Gu Jiu smiled at Mrs. Xie and said, "I'm sorry to have worried you, Madam. People say that I take medicine as food, and that's not wrong.
Medicine is more expensive than food. I have taken so many medicines over the years, and my money has flowed away like water.
Fortunately, our Gu family is rich, so I didn't eat them out of poverty.
Over the years, my wife has been troubled by all the troubles. She has been watching money being wasted on a sickly person like me. It's a blessing that she has been able to endure it for so many years.
Now I am finally better. I don’t have to take medicine every day, nor do I need expensive medicinal materials. The money I save on medicine every month is a considerable amount.
The money from the accountant's office will be enough to give my third sister a little more dowry, so she won't complain all the time."
Who doesn't know how to cause trouble for others?
Gu Jiu ridiculed Xie a few times, neither too lightly nor too harshly, and also mentioned Gu Yue who had always been making trouble for her.
Xie was fine, but Gu Yue's face was already too ugly to be seen in public.
The distorted expression looks ugly no matter how you look at it.
Gu Yue yelled at Gu Jiu, "Why can't I complain? Father prepared a dowry of 40,000 taels for you. Why? Is it because you want to marry the emperor's grandson?"
Gu Jiu glanced at Xie Shi with a half-smile, then said to Gu Yue, "Before my mother died, she saved up 20,000 taels of dowry for me. Adding the dowry prepared by the mansion, I can have 40,000 taels of dowry.
If you are not convinced, don't yell at me, just ask your wife. And ask her to give you 20,000 taels from her own dowry, so that you can have a total of 40,000 taels."
Gu Yue was speechless and tears fell as if she had suffered a great injustice.
She looked at Xie with pitiful eyes.
How she wished Xie could say at this moment: Yue'er, your mother will use her private money to make up a dowry of 40,000 taels for you.
However, this is nothing but wishful thinking.
Xie no longer cares about her and doesn't love her anymore.
Sending her away with only 20,000 taels of dowry, is that like sending away a beggar?
The family is not short of money, so why are they so stingy with her?
Gu Yue felt hatred in her heart. She not only hated Gu Jiu, but also hated Xie and Lord Gu.
Xie was so irritated by Gu Jiu's look that she almost flew into a rage and wanted to raise her hand to hit Gu Yue in the face.
That damned girl, Gu Yue, stood at the second gate, in front of the main house, and dared to shout that she was not satisfied with the dowry. How shameless! Wasn't she really afraid of being laughed at by the servants?
But after hearing what Gu Jiu said, Xie wanted to beat Gu Jiu even more.
Gu Jiu was a little bitch, always trying to sow discord. She had said long ago that Gu Jiu was a traitor, and it turned out to be true.
Mrs. Xie said with a stern face, "Second girl, as an older sister, you can't give in to your younger sister. You're taking advantage of me and still acting like a spoiled brat. How will others view you?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Madam is right. I really shouldn't show off my 40,000 taels dowry in front of my third sister."
When he heard the price of forty thousand taels, Gu Yue was stimulated again.
She pointed at Gu Jiu and said to Xie: "Mother, she did it on purpose. She said that on purpose to make me angry."
Gu Jiu pursed his lips and smiled. Gu Yue was too self-centered. Didn't she see that Xie's face had turned pale?
Xie's face was stern. "That's enough, everyone, shut up. Yue'er, come with me."
After saying that, Xie left the second gate.
Gu Yue stamped her feet, very dissatisfied. She might not lose if she argued with Gu Jiu.
But Xie had already gone far away, and Gu Yue had no choice but to chase after her.
Gu Shan also followed.
Gu Zhen smiled secretly, looking very happy.
The eldest wife, Zhang, shook her head and said, "I didn't expect the third girl to be so resentful."
"I'm so sorry for making a fool of myself, my aunt." Gu Jiu said with a slight bow.
The eldest wife, Zhang, waved her hand. "We're all family, no need to be polite. As for you sisters, well, I don't know what to say. You should try to stay away from me in the future."
Gu Jiu said, "I wanted to avoid Third Sister, but she insisted on coming up to me to cause trouble. If I don't scold her a few times, she will never learn her lesson."
"That's true. I'm just worrying about nothing. You're sure you can handle this little thing easily."
Gu Jiu said modestly, "Aunt, you are so kind."
When they returned to Zhilan Courtyard, several maids started shouting.
"The young lady has a dowry of 40,000 taels, but the third lady only has 20,000 taels. No wonder the third lady is almost mad to death."
"The look in the Third Miss's eyes when she looked at you today has been very fierce. She didn't make a fuss at the Marquis' Mansion, and I thought she wouldn't get hurt today. I didn't expect that she would start making a fuss as soon as she got off the car at the second gate."
"The Madam's face is also very ugly, even turning blue. I guess that the Third Miss will be beaten by the Madam again."
"What's the point of just scolding? Madam has scolded Third Miss every time, but she still does what she wants."
"This is what they call changing one's nature is difficult."
Listening to the maids chattering away, Gu Jiu kept smiling and thinking about the dowry.
Lord Gu was unusually generous this time, even willing to prepare a dowry of 40,000 taels for her.
When Gu Jiu heard the news yesterday, he was stunned.
What medicine did Lord Gu take wrongly? How could he be so willing to do that?
After thinking about it, Gu Jiu never guessed that Lord Gu became so generous because of guilt and a little bit of fatherly kindness.
Gu Jiu had no idea, so he stopped thinking about it.
She took out her needlework and pricked her hand after just a few tries.
She gasped in pain.
She simply put down her sewing and said, "I can't do this, so I'll leave it to you."
She really has no talent for needlework.
Yesterday, Qingmei urged her to learn some needlework so that she could at least cope with the situation after she got married.
Gu Jiu also thought, well, it would be nice to learn some needlework to deal with people.
In the end, she succumbed to reality.
She is really not good at needlework.
Qingzhu covered her mouth and laughed, "This servant has already said that there is no need to embarrass yourself, young lady."
Gu Jiu agreed deeply, "You really shouldn't embarrass yourself. I'll still draw some flowers for you."
"The patterns the girl draws are the most beautiful. Er Zhuang has reported that the pearl flowers made according to the patterns the girl draws are the best-selling ones."
Gu Jiu was a little proud, "Of course, the patterns I draw are the best-selling ones."
Qingmei said, "I originally thought that there would be no business in the first month of the year, but I didn't expect that the business in the first month of the year would be even better than that in the twelfth month.
This year, Erzhuang closed for one day during the Chinese New Year, that is, it was closed on the first day of the Lunar New Year and reopened on the second day.
It is said that there is a constant stream of people coming to buy pearl flowers. During the first month of the year, everyone wears new clothes when visiting relatives and friends, and young girls and wives all wear new pearl flowers.
Now, Erzhuang’s Jumeizhai has become… that word the young lady mentioned, how could this servant have forgotten it again? Look at my pig brain.”
"To lead the trend in the capital." Xiao Cui replied. She remembered it very clearly.
"Yes, yes, that's the word that leads the trend in Beijing."
While everyone was talking, Gu Jiu drew another flower pattern.
"Come and take a look. This is something I just came up with. Does it look good?"
The maids gathered in front of the desk and nodded, "It looks beautiful, it looks generous."
Gu Jiu laughed and said, "When you have ten patterns, send these manuscripts to Erzhuang. Tell him that these are my own drawings and cannot be given to others."
Qingmei said, "Don't worry, young lady. Erzhuang knows his limits and won't dare show your manuscripts to anyone else. He will return them when he's finished using them."
While Zhilan Courtyard is full of joy, Furong Courtyard is going through a storm.
Xie stared at Gu Yue, "Yuer, are you dissatisfied with me?"
Gu Yue was at a loss, "My daughter is not dissatisfied with her mother."
"Then why are you yelling in front of everyone that your dowry is not as good as the second girl's? Who are you complaining to?"
Xie's eyes were like knives, and she wished she could cut Gu Yue into pieces.
Gu Yue was frightened by Xie's eyes. Her whole body twitched and she howled, "My daughter is innocent. I just couldn't stand Gu Jiu's arrogance, so I complained a few words. I am not complaining to you, mother. Please understand."
Xie smiled coldly, "If you're not complaining about me, then you're complaining about your father, right?"
"No, no. My daughter has no complaints with anyone. If she does complain, it's only because she's not doing her best."
Gu Yue finished her speech, tears streaming down her face, and her voice trailed off. She looked pitiful, as if she had been bullied.
Xie snorted coldly, "How many of these words you said are true? And how many are just your words and your heart?"
Gu Yue shook her head repeatedly, "Every word my daughter says is true. I dare not lie to my mother."
"Hasn't it been long since you've lied to me?"
Xie suddenly became furious and raised her voice sharply, scaring Gu Yue half to death.
Gu Yue felt very aggrieved.
Xie pointed at her nose and scolded her angrily, "Cry, cry, cry, all you do is cry. Every time you make a mistake, you cry. Do you think you can get away with it by crying? Today in the Marquis' Mansion, you secretly asked people about the dowry behind their backs. Are you crazy?"
Gu Yue was so frightened that she almost forgot to cry.
Xie was so angry that her heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys ached. "Do you think you could hide what you did? Let me tell you, your every word and action has long been spread throughout the Marquisate. Do you know what others say about you? They say you are petty and unpresentable. You are indeed the niece of the Xie family."
Gu Yue's face turned pale, "Daughter, daughter..."
"That's enough, stop quibbling. You made a mistake, and everyone says you're worthy of being the Xie family's niece, yet you never say a word against the Gu family. How shameless must the Xie family be to be slandered and ridiculed like this? You're a disgrace, and you've completely disgraced me."
Xie was so angry that she picked up the teacup and smashed it on Gu Yue's head.
"ah!"
Gu Yue panicked and was hit on the head by the teacup, and blood immediately came out.
Gu Yue felt pain and tears fell down.
I reached out to touch my head and found blood on my hand.
Gu Yue was so scared that she screamed "Ahhhhhhhhhh".
"I'm bleeding, I'm bleeding. Mother, my face is going to be disfigured. What should I do?"
"Shut up, you can't be disfigured."
Xie scolded Gu Yue angrily. Now she was angry and regretful. She regretted that she shouldn't have hit Gu Yue with the teacup. What if Gu Yue was really disfigured?
Of course, Xie would never apologize to Gu Yue, nor would she admit her mistakes.
The only one to blame for all this is Gu Yue herself. It was Gu Yue who was ignorant and insisted on embarrassing herself in the Marquis' Mansion, bringing shame upon herself as well.
When she heard the servants in the Marquis' Mansion talking about how Gu Yue was not presentable and was worthy of being the niece of the Xie family, Xie was so ashamed and angry that she wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
In her opinion, the Marquis's mockery of Gu Yue was equivalent to mocking her.
If Gu Yue is like the Xie family, then she is a true member of the Xie family.
In the eyes of everyone in the Marquis' Mansion, isn't she even inferior to Gu Yue?
At that time, she really had the urge to kill someone.
Otherwise, how could she be so angry and hit Gu Yue on the head with a teacup.
When the maids heard the noise, they all ran in.
"The third young lady's head is bleeding. Madam, I will send someone to call a doctor right away."
Mrs. Xie nodded and said, "Go and invite Doctor Zhu over. Ask him to bring the best wound and scar medicine."
When she heard the word "scar removal", Gu Yue cried even louder, so loud that she could be said to be howling.
Chun He hurriedly advised her: "Third Miss, please stop crying. Be careful not to tear the wound and make it bigger."
When Gu Yue heard this, she stopped crying and just sobbed.
She didn't look at Xie either.
She cried for such a long time but didn't get any concern from Mrs. Xie, and her heart gradually grew cold.
She recalled the moment when Xie hit her with a teacup. She thought Xie wanted to kill her at that time.
It must be like this.
She didn't expect her mother to want to kill her.
Gu Yue was so heartbroken that tears almost fell again.
She held back her tears and her heart gradually hardened.
Why should she be sad in vain when her mother hates her so much?
The hatred in her heart grew stronger and stronger. Even she herself did not realize that she had changed unconsciously.
Chunhe brought some hot water, carefully washed Gu Yue's cheek, and observed the wound on her forehead.
The wound was right next to the hairline, just a very shallow cut, about one centimeter long.
Chun He said thankfully, "Don't worry, Third Miss. The wound is very small and will definitely not leave a scar."
"Really? But there was so much blood."
Chun He smiled and said, "Third Miss, I won't lie to you. Dong Mei, go get a mirror."
Dongmei took the mirror and handed it to Gu Yue.
Gu Yue was nervous and hesitantly raised the mirror to check the wound.
Seeing that the wound on the forehead had stopped bleeding, Gu Yue was horrified.
She screamed a few times and almost threw the mirror away.
"Don't worry, Third Miss. This little wound won't leave a scar."
Gu Yue wept silently as she looked towards Xie. Her eyes were filled with aggrieved and helpless feelings, and a hint of hatred was hidden within them.
Xie's face was stern. "It's just a small wound. Why are you screaming?"
Gu Yue opened her mouth and said, "If the injury had been any more severe, my daughter would have been disfigured."
"That's just what you think. It won't actually disfigure you."
Gu Yue lowered her head, bit her lip, and stopped talking.
She finally realized that her mother didn't care if she lived or died. She thought it would be better if she died.
Gu Yue laughed at himself, and the hatred in his heart increased by half.
"The doctor is here!"
The maid called out from outside.
Doctor Zhu was invited to the house and thought the wound was as big as a bowl, so he brought all his best medicines.
When he walked into the main room and saw the small wound on Gu Yue's forehead, he felt terrible as if he had killed man's best friend.
When the Gu family sent someone to invite him, they described the situation as extremely serious, as if the person would die at the next moment.
As it turned out, the wound was so small that it could be left to heal on its own. This really frustrated Dr. Zhu.
Doctor Zhu's face immediately fell. He said, "You can't fool people like this."
Gu Yue cried out, "Doctor, doctor, please help me take a look, will it disfigure me?"
Doctor Zhu didn't want to treat the patient and was passive and lazy.
He looked towards Xie.
Mrs. Xie coughed lightly and said, "Thank you, Doctor Zhu, for the trouble you've made. Please treat my daughter and apply the medicine if necessary. I hope you can remove the scar if necessary."
Doctor Zhu nodded after hearing this.
Since the Gu family was willing to pay, he reluctantly treated Gu Yue.
"It's a small wound. Just apply some medicine and it will heal in two days. Once the scar falls off, over time, there won't be any trace left."
Gu Yue refused: "Doctor, my wedding is scheduled for this year. Isn't there a good scar removal medicine that can remove the scars quickly?"
Doctor Zhu said, "Of course we have the best scar removal medicine, but it costs fifty taels a bottle."
Gu Yue looked towards Xie.
Xie frowned.
Fifty taels, so expensive? Are you robbing me?
Thinking about how Gu Yue was injured because of her, Xie gritted her teeth and said, "Please ask Doctor Zhu to leave some scar removal medicine."
Doctor Zhu readily agreed, "Since Madam has requested it, I will leave a bottle of scar removal medicine for you later."
After the wound was treated, he left some wound and scar removal medicine, and instructed the maid to take good care of him.
The whole process took only the time of an incense stick and Doctor Zhu was done.
He stood up to say goodbye. Chunhe gave him the consultation fee and saw Doctor Zhu out.
Doctor Zhu walked out of Furong Courtyard, looked back, shook his head and smiled.
The wife of the second wife in the Gu family is not even as generous as the girls in the family. It's really ridiculous.
Doctor Zhu had treated Gu Ting's injured leg before. In addition to the consultation fee, Gu Jiu would always give him a generous reward, which was very generous of him.
Compared with Gu Jiu, Xie seemed particularly petty.
Ha ha……
Doctor Zhu laughed out loud and left!
He would never interfere in other people's family affairs.
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