Gu Yue was confused. It was the first time she knew Gu Jiu could cry so much.
Gu Shan pulled Gu Yue's sleeve and said, "Third sister, please apologize to Second sister.
Both my father and mother said that no one should mention the previous incident. You brought it up in front of my second sister and accused her of being ungrateful.
You've made my second sister so angry. If her condition gets worse and father finds out, he'll definitely punish you."
When Gu Yue heard that he was being punished by his father, he subconsciously shuddered.
At the same time, she was full of resentment towards Gu Shan.
She suddenly shook off Gu Shan's hand and lowered her voice so that only the two sisters could hear, "You're the only one who's smart! You're so annoying and disgusting!"
Gu Shan's face turned green with anger, and she was shaking all over. How unfortunate she was to have such a sister who couldn't tell good from bad.
Gu Yue didn't care about Gu Shan's feelings at all. She shouted, "Alright, alright, stop crying. I said something wrong, but it's okay. Second sister, if you keep crying, I'll leave. Just pretend I never came."
Gu Jiu stopped crying all of a sudden, and then sobbed a few more times.
She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and asked, "Does Third Sister really admit her mistake?"
Gu Yue looked impatient, "Yes, yes."
Gu Jiu burst into laughter and said, "I knew that Third Sister wouldn't be that bad. She wouldn't deliberately force me to death."
Gu Yue was choked and looked very unhappy.
The eldest girl, Gu Zhen, lowered her head and smiled secretly. She felt secretly happy when Gu Yue was humiliated.
Gu Jiu looked at the other sisters again and said, "I am very grateful for your sincere visit to me. I said the wrong thing before, big sister, sisters, please don't be offended."
"Second sister, you're worrying too much. Are you okay?"
Gu Zhen looked at Gu Jiu worriedly.
Gu Jiu slowly shook his head, his face pale. "Thank you for your concern, big sister. I'm fine. As long as third sister doesn't say those hurtful words in the future, I think my illness should be cured soon."
Gu Yue was furious.
"Second sister, why are you saying such harsh words? Explain to me clearly what you mean by hurtful words."
Gu Jiu looked terrified and shrank back into bed. "Third sister, with such an attitude, could it be that your previous apologies were all fake? I knew that Third sister didn't say anything wrong before, but that's what she really thought."
Gu Yue was furious and pointed at Gu Jiu, "Don't give me face..."
Gu Shan quickly grabbed Gu Yue, fearing that she would say something inappropriate again.
"Third sister, please don't be angry. Second sister is sick and needs to rest."
Gu Yue shook off Gu Shan's hand and sneered. She held her head high, as proud as a hen, "Second sister, today I realized how much of a fuss you can make."
Gu Jiu had a timid expression on his face, but his words were like knives. "Third sister is trying to piss me off. She made my condition worse, and she didn't even allow me to tell her the truth. She's really overbearing. I can't afford to offend you, so please go ahead, third sister."
Gu Yue raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Don't worry, I'll leave right away. But before I leave..."
Gu Yue pretended to look around the bedroom and smiled complacently, "Now, Second Sister must be short of maids. But don't worry, mother has already made plans for you.
I've already told the traffickers to bring a group of maids into the mansion in a few days. When the time comes, I'll personally select a few clever and well-behaved maids for my second sister and send them to Zhilan Courtyard."
After saying that, Gu Yue walked away with an arrogant look.
Gu Shan secretly stamped her feet and called her third sister an idiot.
"Second sister, take good care of yourself. I'll come see you another day."
After Gu Shan finished speaking, she hurriedly chased after Gu Yue.
Gu Jiu lowered his head and raised his eyebrows. What was the reason behind Xie's eagerness to select a maid for her?
However, she still had to thank Gu Yue for letting her know about this in advance.
Gu Zhen and Gu Lin are still in the room.
Gu Jiu waved at them, "Big sister, fifth sister, come and sit down. If you don't mind, we sisters can have a good chat."
Gu Zhen smiled and said, "How could I dislike it? I can't wait to stay here."
"Second sister, are you okay? Don't take Third sister's words to heart. She is that kind of person. Her words are like knives. Second sister, please take care of your health first."
Gu Lin sat on the edge of the bed with a cautious expression.
Gu Jiu smiled gently, "Thank you for your concern, Fifth Sister."
Gu Zhen looked at Gu Lin with a half-smile, "Fifth sister usually gets angry at Third sister a lot, but I didn't expect that she would speak up for Third sister today. Fifth sister is really kind-hearted."
Gu Lin looked at Gu Zhen and said, "I learned this from Big Sister. When Big Sister praises me, she's actually praising herself. Big Sister is really thick-skinned."
Gu Zhen smiled unnaturally and covered her embarrassed expression with a handkerchief.
Gu Lin then said to Gu Jiu, "Second sister, do you have any thoughts on what Third sister said before she left? Mother wants to choose a maid for you, so you'd better make plans as soon as possible."
Gu Jiu smiled lightly, "Thank you for the reminder, Fifth Sister. I will make a good plan."
Gu Zhen asked, "Next month, there will be a banquet at the prefect's residence. Will my second sister go?"
Gu Jiu shook his head and said, "Next month is the anniversary of my late mother's death. I plan to go to the temple with my brother and copy scriptures in front of the Buddha to pay tribute to my late mother."
"Ah? Second sister isn't feeling well yet, so she's going out?"
Gu Lin looked at Gu Jiu in surprise.
Gu Jiu nodded slightly. "Doctor Chen said that I'll be able to go out and walk around next month. As long as I take the medicine on time, I should be fine."
"Second sister should take care of her health first."
Gu Jiu picked up a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes, his expression was sad, with a hint of sorrow between his brows, "In the past few years, I have not properly paid tribute to my deceased mother, which is really unfilial.
This year, no matter what, my brother and I will go to the temple and sincerely copy the scriptures and burn them in front of the Buddha for our mother."
Gu Zhen and Gu Lin were both silent, both feeling a little embarrassed.
Su was Lord Gu's original wife, so Gu Zhen and Gu Lin also had to call her mother.
At this moment, Gu Jiu was grieving for his deceased mother and said that he wanted to fulfill his filial duty. The two of them should follow Gu Jiu in fulfilling his filial duty.
But there is another mother in the family, Mrs. Xie.
Even if they had ten times the courage, they would not dare to say that they wanted to be filial to their mother while Xie was still alive.
Gu Zhen smiled awkwardly, "Second sister must be tired after talking for so long. Fifth sister, we should leave too. We can't tire out Second sister."
"Big sister is right. Second sister, take good care of yourself. We will take our leave first."
Gu Jiu bowed slightly, "Big sister, Fifth sister, take care. Qingmei, please see me off."
After everyone left, the room finally became quiet.
Gu Jiu rubbed his eyebrows, his head ached from Gu Yue's noise.
Gu Yue was not a concern. Gu Jiu cared more about Gu Shan.
In the original owner's memory, Gu Shan was a very quiet person who didn't talk much and was not valued by the Xie family.
Xie favored Gu Yue more because she looked like her. Moreover, Xie was made the legal wife as soon as Gu Yue was born.
When I met Gu Shan today, just a few words revealed her intelligence, steadiness and thoroughness.
Qingmei returned to the bedroom and she was very worried about Gu Jiu.
"Girl, don't be angry."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Why should I be angry?"
"Miss San said something like that. Miss Eldest and Miss Fifth have no filial piety towards the late Madam. Aren't you angry?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "It's just a small matter, why get angry?"
"Aren't you worried about what the third lady said?"
Gu Jiu smiled faintly, "You mean Madam wants to add a maid to our Zhilan Courtyard? This is a good thing. We are worried that there are not enough maids to serve you. Adding one more person can help you share some of the burden."
Qingmei stamped her feet anxiously, "Girl, aren't you afraid that the Madam will do something bad?"
Gu Jiu's eyes curved. "Taohong was carefully trained by Madam, and look at what happened to her now. There's no need to worry about just a few maids bought from outside. By the way, how are Xiaohong and Xiaocui?"
"I have recovered from my injuries and am waiting for the young lady's decision."
Gu Jiu flipped through the book and thought for a moment, "Don't rush to send Xiaohong away. Arrange her to do some needlework to temper her temper. As for Xiaocui, let her continue to serve me."
Qingmei was a little worried, "Is it appropriate for Xiao Cui to serve the young lady?"
Gu Jiu lowered his eyebrows and smiled, "Suitable!"
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