Xie was furious.
He glared at Zhang fiercely.
Zhang raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Are you planning to default on your debt, sister-in-law?"
Xie gritted her teeth.
Zhang looked at her with a half-smile.
Xie snorted coldly, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, our second branch will never default on its debt. I'll have someone send the money to the accounting office in a moment."
After saying that, Xie flicked her sleeves and left.
Before leaving, she did not forget to glare at Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu looked innocent.
Xie was clearly taking her anger out on others.
As soon as Mrs. Xie left, Mrs. Zhang asked Gu Jiu, "Second girl, do you want to learn how to be a housekeeper from me?"
Gu Jiu was pleasantly surprised, "Aunt, are you serious?"
Zhang nodded and said, "If you're willing, you can come over tomorrow and learn how to manage the household from me."
Gu Jiu laughed and said, "Thank you, auntie. I do."
Originally, Gu Jiu just wanted to cut the Gordian knot, sort out the accounts, and prevent the second and first houses from becoming enemies.
But she didn't expect to receive an unexpected surprise. Her aunt was actually willing to teach her how to manage the household.
Gu Jiu left the meeting hall happily.
Qingmei asked, "Miss, do you still want to go to Furong Courtyard to pay your respects?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "Madam will definitely not be happy to see me right now, so I won't go and bore myself."
Xie returned to Furongyuan angrily.
She originally wanted to bring him to justice, but ended up getting furious.
Xie was so angry that she cursed Zhang over and over again in her heart.
Chun He reminded Xie that she should quickly send the money to the accounting office, otherwise rumors might spread in the mansion that the second wife was refusing to pay her debts.
Xie snorted coldly and ordered Chunhe to open the box and take out the money.
"When you send the money over, tell the accountant to be more clear next time."
"I understand."
At this time, the maid came in and reported, "Madam, the third young lady is here to pay her respects."
Xie frowned, "Didn't I say that there's no need to greet today?"
Gu Yue walked in from outside, "My daughter is worried about her mother."
"What's there to worry about? I'm fine here." When Xie saw Gu Yue, her expression relaxed a little.
Chunhe bowed to Gu Yue, then hurried out with the silver.
Gu Yue sat next to Xie, "Mother, did someone make you angry?"
Xie said: "That's not the case, don't think about it."
Gu Yue looked at Xie with a worried look on her face, "My daughter wants to share her worries."
"You don't need to worry about me here, just take care of yourself."
Gu Yue lowered her head, bit her lip, and her eyes rolled around.
Why did I not hear any talk about Gu Zhen’s marriage after a whole night?
Gu Yue felt uneasy. Was it because her mother and father suppressed the matter?
She cautiously probed, "Mother, my elder sister cried all day yesterday and didn't fall asleep until late at night. I'm very worried about her. Can her marriage still be successful?"
Xie frowned. She had been busy settling accounts early in the morning and almost forgot about Gu Zhen.
She asked Gu Yue, "You didn't let anything slip about your elder sister, did you?"
Gu Yue shook her head repeatedly, "My daughter didn't reveal a single word."
"That's very good. Your father has said that anyone who dares to say a word will be severely punished."
"But, my eldest sister cried all night yesterday, and many people know about it. Many people may be speculating right now. Mother, shouldn't we take some measures to resolve this matter as soon as possible?"
"How to solve it?" Xie looked at Gu Yue.
Gu Yue opened her mouth and said, "My daughter thinks the best way is to arrange a marriage for Big Sister as soon as possible."
After a pause, Gu Yue continued, "I'm afraid the Haixi Marquis's Mansion won't work out. Now the only option left is the Xie family. Considering what happened between Big Sister and Second Cousin Xie, I think it would be best for Big Sister to marry into the Xie family."
Xie stared at Gu Yue, "Do you really think so?"
Gu Yue looked timid and said, "My daughter is also thinking about her elder sister."
Xie snorted coldly, "Your father doesn't think so."
Gu Yue was panicked, "Could it be that my father objects to this marriage?"
"Of course."
Gu Yue was bewildered and confused.
"Why? It's not unfair for my elder sister to marry into the Xie family."
"You don't understand what's going on here." Xie dismissed Gu Yue with just one sentence.
Gu Yue was anxious.
Gu Yue didn't know a lot of things. She didn't know how many times Lord Gu and Xie Mao had fought, nor did she know that Lord Gu was looking for an opportunity to give Xie Mao a heavy blow.
She just had a vague feeling that her family was not very close to her uncle's family.
But she didn't think much of it. She just thought that her uncle's family's words and deeds were not pleasing to others, so the two families were not close.
But now, even though my elder sister Gu Zhen and Xie Ding are both like that, my father still opposes this marriage.
Gu Yue couldn't figure it out, so she asked directly, "Father, isn't he worried about my elder sister? The marriage at the Haixi Marquis's Mansion is off, and if my elder sister doesn't marry Xie Ding, what should we do? Is my elder sister going to be an old maid?"
Xie said with a stern face, "This is your father's intention. No one can object. Besides, the marriage with the Marquis' Mansion hasn't received any news yet, so it may not be impossible."
Gu Yue's mind went blank in an instant, his face turned pale, and he looked incredulous.
"Big sister and Xie Ding were both like that, and Miss Zhao Liu saw it with her own eyes. Can the marriage still be successful?"
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Gu Yue screamed madly in her heart.
How could Gu Zhen be so lucky that she could marry into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion with her reputation damaged? She would not allow it, absolutely not.
Xie said nonchalantly, "We'll know in a couple of days whether the marriage will be successful or not."
"Mother, we can't let my elder sister marry into the Haixi Earl's Mansion." Gu Yue suddenly said excitedly.
Xie stared at her, "Yuer, what's wrong with you?"
Gu Yue felt guilty and didn't dare to meet Xie's gaze. She simply said, "Mother, my eldest sister is not clean anymore. If she marries into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion, wouldn't it bring shame to our Gu family? How will the people of the Haixi Marquis' Mansion view our Gu family then?"
Xie stared at Gu Yue, "Ridiculous! Yue'er, stop talking nonsense. What do you mean your elder sister is not clean? Remember, your elder sister was plotted against."
Also, if the Haixi Marquisate is willing to marry us, it means that the Haixi Marquisate does not care about this matter, so how can it look down on our Gu family? I think you are confused and talking nonsense."
Gu Yue was panicked and confused.
She made so much effort, even plotting Gu Zhen's entire life, and this is the result she got?
What was her effort then? Was it all in vain?
No, she won't allow it.
Gu Yue's forehead was flushed with blood, and she shouted desperately: "My daughter is not talking nonsense. To marry into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion, it is not necessary for me to marry my elder sister."
"What did you say?" Xie stared at Gu Yue with sharp eyes.
Gu Yue regretted it. As soon as those words came out of her mouth, she regretted it.
She shouldn't have been so impulsive and shouldn't have said what was really on her mind. Her mother already suspected her, so what should she do now?
"Gu Yue, can you explain yourself clearly? Do you know something? What happened yesterday?"
Gu Yue shook her head repeatedly. "My daughter knows nothing. Mother, I didn't lie to you. I really don't know anything. I was just talking nonsense. Mother is tired, so I'll take my leave now."
"Stop right there! Did I let you go? What do you mean by 'marrying into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion doesn't require my elder sister'? Gu Yue, explain yourself clearly. If you don't, you won't be able to leave this room today."
Gu Yue was panicked, "My daughter, my daughter saw that my parents seemed to want to marry into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion, but then my elder sister had that incident.
The daughter thought that her elder sister's marriage might not be possible. But marrying into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion must be very important.
The Haixi Earl's Mansion is, after all, an Earl's Mansion, and it will definitely be helpful to my father's career.
It won’t work out for my elder sister. Am I just going to watch others marry into the Haixi Marquis’ Mansion?
My daughter heard that Haixibo still had a legitimate son who was not engaged, so she thought about finding another way to marry into the Haixibo Mansion. That way, wouldn't everyone be happy?
Xie narrowed her eyes and stared at Gu Yue intently, "You want to marry into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion?"
Gu Yue hurriedly shook her head, "No, my daughter has never thought about it that way."
"really?"
Gu Yue raised her head and said seriously, "I dare not lie to my mother. I just want to share my father and mother's worries."
"What happened with Gu Zhen yesterday has nothing to do with you, right?"
Gu Yue looked aggrieved. "Mother, don't you believe me? This is related to my life. I really regret not being able to help you yesterday."
Xie was suspicious. She knew her daughter well.
However, Mrs. Xie did not ask any further questions. Instead, she said, "You can go down first. Don't talk nonsense again."
"My daughter knows."
Gu Yue fled from Furong Courtyard.
When Chunhe came back from the accounting office, he saw Xie sitting motionless in the chair with a frown on her face.
"What's wrong, ma'am? Is there an accident?"
Xie's face turned ugly. "I remember Yue'er wasn't there when we went to the opera yesterday."
Chun He was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes. Later, the eldest girl got into trouble, and then the third girl showed up."
"You said that what happened to Miss Zhen, could it be that it was not planned by the Xie family?"
"Why would you think so, ma'am?"
Xie said, "Yue'er seems to want to replace Zhen and marry into the Haixi Marquis's mansion."
"ah?"
Chun He was shocked. "Madam, this is impossible. The Third Miss has never met the two young masters of the Haixi Marquis's Mansion. How could she want to marry into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion?"
Mrs. Xie smiled coldly, "I just asked a few maids, and Yue'er had already met the two young masters of the Haixi Marquis's Mansion before the lunch yesterday. I remember that Zhao Erlang really has a good appearance."
"Madam suspected that the third lady had already fallen for Zhao Erlang at that time."
Xie snorted coldly, feeling angry and annoyed, hating Gu Yue for not living up to her expectations.
"I know Yue'er very well. At the luncheon banquet yesterday, she didn't sit with the girls from the Marquis' Mansion, but chose to sit at the same table with that Miss Zhao Liu. The two of them were chatting and laughing. At that time, I should have thought that this damn girl must have something up her mind. But I never thought she would dare to do that."
Xie was disappointed, very disappointed.
Chun He hurried to comfort Mrs. Xie: "Madam, these are just speculations, not necessarily true. Perhaps, perhaps the third lady did nothing and never thought of replacing the eldest lady and marrying into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion."
Xie closed her eyes and it took her a while to catch her breath.
After that, she opened her eyes and said to Chunhe, "Investigate this matter privately. Especially the maid named Grape beside Yue'er, she must know the inside story. Try to pry Grape's mouth open. If she doesn't cooperate, let Gao Sanfu do it. Do you understand?"
Chun He shuddered, "Madam, do you really want to do this?"
Mrs. Xie gritted her teeth, "What else? Am I going to watch Yue'er make a mistake? It's fine if I'm the only one who knows about this, but if the Master gets to know, have you ever thought about what will happen to Yue'er? No matter what, she can't make the same mistake again. Also, arrange for a few maids to watch Yue'er and not let her leave the room at will."
Seeing that Xie had made up her mind, Chunhe could only nod in agreement.
But she still said, "If, I mean if, the third young lady really married into the Haixi Marquis's Mansion..."
"There's no if. If Zhao Erlang didn't have the reputation of being unlucky with his wife and having a bad temper, this marriage wouldn't have been possible for Gu Zhen. I would have secured it for Yue'er long ago."
Chunhe sighed to herself and went out to do some work.
Xie slammed the teacup to the ground. Damn girl, first it was Xie Xian, now it's Zhao Erlang, is she a slut? Or is she just a nymphomaniac?
Xie was disappointed, very disappointed.
She really didn't expect that her daughter, whom she had raised with great care, would have this bad habit.
What will happen if this gets out?
Xie could almost imagine arranging a marriage for Gu Yue in the future. If the man was not good-looking, Gu Yue would never agree no matter what.
That damn girl only stared at the man's appearance.
It's so stupid.
That man's face is worthless.
Xie gritted her teeth and wished she could rush over and beat Gu Yue up right now.
She took several deep breaths and her irritable mood finally calmed down.
Wait until Chunhe has investigated thoroughly before making any plans.
…
Gu Jiu went to Xiaokuayuan to visit Gu Zhen.
There was a maid guarding the door, sent by Mrs. Xie.
The old woman stopped her from entering and said, "Second Miss, please go back. The eldest Miss is not feeling well and cannot see anyone."
Gu Jiu frowned, "You guys are going to stop me too?"
"Please, Second Miss, don't embarrass me. This is what Madam has instructed. The eldest Miss has been ill these past two days, and I'm afraid she will pass her illness on to everyone."
Gu Jiu laughed sarcastically, "What are you going to do if I insist on going in?"
The old woman hesitated for a moment and said, "Please forgive me, Second Young Lady. If I have offended you, please don't take it to heart. We are just following orders."
The implication was that if Gu Jiu forced his way in, the old women would take action.
Qingmei whispered, "Miss, let's go back. We'll come visit you another day."
Gu Jiu was very dissatisfied
Bang!
Suddenly there was a loud noise in the room, and from the sound it seemed something hit the wall.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Zhen rushed out frantically, and the maid in the room couldn't stop her.
Gu Zhen stood under the eaves, cursing loudly: "You evil, rotten-hearted bastards, not only did you stop me, but you also stopped others from visiting me. You want me dead, right? Then I'll die in front of you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Zhen rushed towards the old woman guarding the door.
The maids never expected Gu Zhen to do this. They were stunned for a moment, and by the time they reacted, Gu Zhen had already rushed to the gate of the courtyard.
"Be careful, girl."
Wang Yi screamed, rushed forward to stand in front of Gu Jiu, and steadily caught Gu Zhen who was rushing towards him.
The old women all breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately the eldest girl was fine.
Gu Zhen burst into tears, "Let me die. What's the point of living like this?"
"Big sister, wipe your tears first. No matter what happens, it can be solved."
Gu Zhen shook her head. "There's nothing we can do. There's nothing we can do."
Gu Zhen's face was pale, his eyes were red and swollen, and he looked devastated, sad and desperate.
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, "Big sister, if you have anything to say, let's go inside and talk."
The old women subconsciously reached out to stop Gu Jiu.
Gu Ji glared at me, "After such a commotion, you still dare to stop me? Aren't you afraid that something might happen to my elder sister?"
The maids looked at each other, then all withdrew their hands and whispered, "Second Miss, this will not happen again. Please keep this matter a secret. Otherwise, if the Madam finds out, we will be in trouble."
Gu Jiu said: "Don't worry, if you give me convenience, I will naturally give you convenience."
"Thank you, second lady."
The women breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Jiu helped Gu Zhen back to the room and asked the maid to bring hot water for Gu Zhen to wash her face.
Gu Zhen's face was already red from tears.
After washing, he looked much better, but still looked haggard.
Gu Jiu sat down next to her and said, "Big sister, I don't know what happened yesterday."
Gu Zhen reacted. She tilted her head and stared at Gu Jiu blankly, "Didn't anyone in the mansion tell you about what happened yesterday?"
Gu Jiu nodded. "Maybe my father and the mistress have issued a gag order. I haven't heard any rumors in the mansion. But I heard that my eldest sister cried all night last night and didn't fall asleep until midnight."
Gu Zhen laughed at herself, "How can I not cry?"
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Thunder, heavy rain, and a power outage in the neighborhood prevented me from writing. I started writing after receiving a call this morning. Please forgive me for the late update.
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