Of course, Xie didn't want to mention such an embarrassing thing.
What was even more infuriating was that Lady Haixi actually sent someone to her house, asking her to restrain Gu Yue more and asking why Gu Cheng had hit someone.
This is really too much.
Yesterday, if she hadn't cared about her face, she would have kicked that old woman out.
"Don't be angry, second sister-in-law. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. The matter of Gu Yue can only be reconciled slowly. I hope that the young couple can understand each other and discuss things properly. How can they fight over a disagreement? That Zhao Erlang is really unreasonable."
Mrs. Xie was unhappy. "Thank you for your comfort, sister-in-law. I have my own plans for Yue'er's affairs, so you don't have to worry about it."
The eldest wife, Zhang, smiled and said, "Never mind. It seems I've been a bad guy again. I'm really annoying. Sister-in-law, I'll take my leave first."
After saying that, the eldest wife Zhang took the eldest young lady, the young lady Zhang, and Gu Jun and left Furong Courtyard.
Now, only people from the second room were left in the house.
Bang!
Xie slapped the table, causing the teacup to vibrate and make a harsh sound.
Gu Lin was frightened and looked at a loss.
Gu Shan consoled him, "Don't worry, mother. Third sister has gotten what she wanted, so there's no need to worry."
Xie glared at Gu Shan. "Even if Gu Yue is wrong, she is still the aunt of the Gu family. The Haixi Marquis's Mansion is humiliating her like this. They don't even take our Gu family seriously."
Gu Jiu said, "If Madam is determined to vent her anger on Third Sister's behalf, why not just bring some people and beat them up? That way, people will know that the Gu family is not a place that can be bullied at will."
"Nonsense. Bringing people to attack them directly, do you have any manners or rules?"
Xie angrily scolded Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu looked at Xie with a half-smile, "The Haixi Marquis's Mansion is allowed to attack, but the Gu Mansion is not allowed to fight back? No wonder Zhao Erlang is so fearless. He is so sure that the Gu Mansion will not really ask about this matter, so he dares to become more and more presumptuous.
If the lady really wants to fight for her own rights, the fastest and most effective way is to bring some people to the man's house.
Filing a lawsuit is a sheer waste of time. The Haixi Marquis's Mansion wouldn't mind wasting time on the argument.
If someone like Zhao Erlang is frightened by a beating, he will naturally know how to restrain himself. I just wonder if Madam has the courage to stand up for her third sister.
Gu Shan looked at Xie nervously.
Xie snorted twice and said to Gu Jiu, "Stop messing around and giving bad advice. Could it be that if you were wronged in the palace, would you just hit him?"
Gu Jiu smiled and nodded, "If someone humiliates me like this, if I don't beat him up, do I have to keep him for the New Year?"
Phew!
Gu Lin laughed out loud, then quickly covered her mouth and looked towards Xie cautiously, fearing that Xie would punish her.
Xie glared at Gu Lin fiercely, and then said, "Second Aunt is so brave. I'm waiting for the day when you can hit me."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Of course I won't let Madam down. Madam, take a rest. I'll go for a walk first."
Gu Jiu got up and left.
Gu Lin took the opportunity to say goodbye.
Xie said angrily, "Do you really think that there is no one in Haixi Marquis's mansion and we can just fight whenever we want?"
Gu Shan said, "Brother-in-law Zhao is always out every few days. If we really want to deal with him, there will always be a chance."
"Nonsense! Did you also believe Gu Jiu's words? Do you really think that beating up Zhao Erlang will solve the problem? That day your brother led people to intercept Zhao Erlang, and what happened? The next day, Haixi Bo's Mansion sent people over to question him. In the end, I was the one who was embarrassed."
Gu Shan was too weak to speak, but she was smiling in her heart.
She was just testing her mother's attitude. Seeing that her mother had no intention of standing up for Gu Yue, she felt relieved.
Gu Yue has only suffered this little bit, it is not enough.
She wished that Gu Yue would live under Zhao Erlang's shadow all her life and never be able to turn things around.
Xie waved her hand and said, "I'm tired, you can go down."
"Take care of yourself, mother."
Gu Shan hurriedly left Furong Courtyard and headed for Zhilan Courtyard.
As expected, she met Gu Jiu and Gu Lin in Zhilan Courtyard.
"Second sister!"
"Fourth sister, come quickly, we are all waiting for you."
Gu Jiu looked at the familiar Zhilan Courtyard, feeling a mixture of emotions in his heart.
She will never be able to come back here again. In a few days, other people will move into this yard.
Gu Shan took a sip of tea and sat down face to face with Gu Jiu.
"Second sister, do you know what happened on your wedding day?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "I just heard the fifth sister give the beginning."
Gu Shan smiled, her eyes and eyebrows curved, obviously very happy.
She smiled and said, "After the banquet that day, Gu Yue was supposed to set off to return to Haixibo Mansion. But she said in front of the guests that she didn't want to go back and wanted to continue living in her parents' home.
My mother's face turned pale, and the guests were talking about it, speculating what had happened.
Zhao Erlang was not a good person. He sent someone to tell Gu Yue to return home quickly. When Gu Yue didn't respond, he went straight to the backyard and pulled Gu Yue away.
Fortunately, most of the guests had already left by then, otherwise it would have been even more embarrassing."
Gu Jiu asked curiously, "Later? Did Gu Yue follow him obediently?"
Gu Shan shook her head. "How could Gu Yue follow him back to Haixibo Mansion obediently?" Gu Yue immediately started to make a scene, saying that Zhao Erlang had hit her.
Zhao Erlang was furious and actually hit her, doing it in front of us. Sixth Brother was indignant. Zhao Erlang was too bullying. He actually acted wildly in the Gu Mansion. Did he really think that the Gu family had no one?
The Sixth Brother brought his men and surrounded Zhao Erlang, beating him up. If it weren't for my father and uncle who intervened in time, Zhao Erlang's leg would have been broken by the Sixth Brother.
Gu Jiu said, "How can Zhao Erlang let it go after being beaten?"
Gu Shan smiled contemptuously, "Zhao Erlang was in the wrong and deserved to be beaten." His father said a lot of harsh words, but Zhao Erlang was sensible and swore to the sky that he would never hit Gu Yue again.
I think he's just being perfunctory, saying one thing on the surface but doing another. I guess he's sworn to heaven quite a bit, not caring about his oaths at all.
Seeing that Zhao Erlang admitted his mistake, his father did not pursue the matter any further. He also advised Gu Yue to stop making trouble and go back with Zhao Erlang.
The second sister didn't see it, but Gu Yue was crying miserably at the time, clinging to the pillars and refusing to let go. But in the end, she was still taken back by Zhao Erlang."
"Did many people see this scene?" Gu Jiu asked.
Gu Shan shook her head. "That's not the case. But rumors always spread quickly. All our relatives and friends know about Gu Yue's affairs. The maids in our mansion and the servants in the Marquis' Mansion chat about Gu Yue every day."
The maids in the mansion were all big mouths. They could make even the most insignificant things sound very convincing. As for Gu Yue's matter, with all the background, process, and Gao Chao, the maids must have been as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
I’m afraid the gossip about Gu Yue won’t die down until the Chinese New Year.
Gu Jiu asked, "I heard from my aunt that Madam Haixi sent someone over yesterday?"
Gu Shan nodded. "Zhao Erlang was beaten. Lady Haixi felt sorry for her son, so she sent someone to question him. Mother got really angry about this."
Gu Lin cried out, feeling incredible, "I thought Madam Haixi sent someone to apologize for Brother-in-law Zhao beating my third sister. I didn't expect it to be to question me."
Gu Jiu sneered, "Does the Haixi Marquis' Mansion really think that there is no one in the Gu Mansion?"
Faced with the dominance of the Haixi Marquis' Mansion, Gu Jiu, as a daughter of the Gu family, naturally shared the same hatred and enemy.
Not to mention Gu Yue's mess, outside, she, Gu Jiu, is also a daughter of the Gu family. When the Gu family was slapped in the face, she also felt shameful, which was equivalent to the Haixi Bo Mansion slapping her in the face.
Behind closed doors, her conflict with Xie was the same thing.
To the outside world, everyone is concerned about their family and cannot be timid.
"What is father's attitude? The Haixi Marquis's Mansion is too bullying, so why don't you just ask a question?"
Gu Shan said, "My mother didn't tell anyone about this because she was afraid of being embarrassed."
Gu Jiu sneered, "They've come to your door, and you're still worried about whether it's embarrassing or not. It's not embarrassing in the house, but embarrassing outside. I really don't know what the lady thinks."
Gu Jiu despised Xie for choosing to swallow her anger.
Xie is not in her right mind. She is always aggressive but she is cowardly when she should be protecting the reputation of the Gu family. Xie is really only a bully in her own home and dares not say a word outside.
There is indeed a reason why the Xie family is looked down upon.
After Gu Jiu said this, Gu Shan suddenly felt that it was shameful that Xie chose to swallow her anger.
Gu Shan bit her lip. "What should I do? It's all over now. What should I do?"
It doesn’t matter that Gu Yue was beaten; what matters is the reputation of the Gu family.
Instead of fighting for money, they fought for face. The Gu family was slapped in the face but did not fight back. In the future, more and more people will ride on the Gu family's heads and act wildly.
When people hear that she is a girl from the Gu family, they might look at her with contempt.
When she thought of that scene, Gu Shan's heart was in turmoil. She didn't want to be looked down upon, especially because of Gu Yue's matter.
Gu Jiu said, "This is a simple matter. Since Madam Haixi dares to come to our house to question us, we can just fight back. Madam doesn't have the courage to come to our house, so why not let Sixth Brother lead the others to beat Zhao Erlang with a black stick?"
This is not to vent Gu Yue's anger, this is to get back the face for the Gu family.
If you, Madam Haixi, dare to come and harass us, we in the Gu family will beat your son.
Lady Haixibai was a lady of the imperial court, so she couldn't be beaten. But Zhao Erlang was a commoner, without any official title, so he could be beaten.
Even if Hai Xibo came to visit, he would still have the same attitude.
You can't be timid at this time.
Gu Shan said, "Sixth Brother has been holding back his anger. If Father hadn't stopped him, he would have broken Zhao Erlang's legs."
Gu Jiu whispered to Gu Shan, "If you don't want Gu Yue to be free, don't break Zhao Erlang's legs."
Gu Shan understood and said with a smile, "Thank you for the advice, second sister."
Gu Jiu warned again: "Tell Sixth Brother to protect himself and don't do it yourself."
Gu Jiu thought for a moment and said, "I'll discuss this matter with Sixth Brother in person."
There are also ways and methods to beat someone.
Gu Shan became worried, "Is there something wrong?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "Don't worry, just take precautions."
The banquet was ready and the maid came to inform the three of them.
Gu Jiu stood up and said, "Let's go to the banquet first."
At the banquet, Xie still had an ugly face.
The eldest wife, Zhang, advised her to be more open-minded.
Mrs. Xie said with a straight face, "Since my sister-in-law has not been involved in these things, she can naturally remain indifferent to them."
The eldest wife, Zhang, laughed and said, "Second brother's wife is really worried. Today is the day when Xiaojiu returns home, so let's all be happy."
Xie wanted to spoil the fun, so she snorted coldly and put on a sour face.
Gu Jiu didn't care about her at all. He ate and drank as usual, not affected at all.
She has fully realized Xie's cowardly nature.
Xie only dared to act arrogantly because of her status as the head wife of the second house. When she met someone more arrogant than her, she would just give in and show a bad face. There was no other way.
Lord Gu must be truly blind, that's why he would have made Mrs. Xie his wife.
No, it should be said that Lord Gu was obsessed with sex and was bewitched by Xie Mao, so he made Xie his legal wife.
Ignoring Mrs. Xie's sour face, we still enjoyed the banquet very much.
Everyone was talking and laughing, having a great time.
After the banquet, Gu Jiu used the excuse of taking a rest to go to the outer courtyard to pay his respects to Old Man Gu.
Old Master Gu was also having a banquet with his concubine.
He was quite surprised when he heard the doorman report that Gu Jiu had arrived.
Old Master Gu quickly sent the concubine away and wiped his mouth, as if he was afraid that Gu Jiu would find fault with him.
"Quick, invite Xiaojiu in."
Gu Jiu walked into the main hall and saw the wine jug on the dining table that had not been cleared away, and frowned slightly.
Mr. Gu laughed and said, "Drink as much as you want, drink as much as you want."
Gu Jiu bowed and said, "Granddaughter pays respects to the old man. The old man should drink less and take care of his health."
Mr. Gu said cheerfully, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Gu Jiu asked, "Is the old man taking the medicine I prescribed for him?"
"I'm taking it. Don't worry, I'm feeling much better now."
Looking at Mr. Gu's half-drunk appearance and the bloodshot eyes, these words really weren't convincing at all.
Gu Jiu didn't waste any words and walked forward to take the man's pulse.
Old Master Gu made a few "eh eh eh" sounds.
Gu Jiu glared, "Don't talk."
As expected, Old Master Gu didn't dare to speak. He thought to himself, "What a vicious little girl! It's hard for Young Master Zhao to like her and marry her."
Gu Jiu frowned slightly. Old Master Gu was in very weak health and a serious illness could take his life.
She stared at Mr. Gu's face.
Mr. Gu touched his face and said, "What's wrong? Didn't you wipe it clean? I can't do that."
"Do you want to live a hundred years, old man?"
Old Master Gu chuckled, "Live a long life, bullshit. You're a family of idiots. Sooner or later, I'll be pissed off by them."
Gu Jiu lowered his head and smiled, "I will prescribe a new prescription for the old man to take care of his health. Take it every morning and evening, and don't neglect it."
"Xiao Jiu, can you also diagnose pulses and prescribe medicine?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "Long illness makes a good doctor."
Old Master Gu sighed, "I've wronged you over the years. If I had left you in the capital, you wouldn't have suffered so much."
Gu Jiu smiled and asked, "Then why didn't the old man keep me in the capital?"
"I don't know how to take care of children. You're not in good health, and if anything happens to you, I won't be able to explain to your father. Besides, the winter in Beijing is cold, which is not conducive to your recovery. The south is warm and suitable for recuperation. Who would have thought that your father would be transferred to the northwest after only a few years in the south?"
Gu Jiu laughed and said, "I was joking with the old man. Everyone had difficulties back then. I know that."
Old Master Gu smiled and said, "Girls really become more sensible after getting married."
Gu Jiu picked up a pen and wrote down the prescription, and told Mr. Gu to take the medicine according to the prescription.
Mr. Gu agreed without hesitation.
Gu Jiu was very worried, fearing that Mr. Gu would agree and forget about it the next day.
I can only remind you again and again.
Old Master Gu disliked her because she was always nagging like a nagging old woman.
Gu Jiu rolled his eyes, "Old man, do you have anyone loyal and reliable?"
"what you up to?"
Gu Jiu then told Xie about how Lady Haixi had sent someone to question her and how Xie had endured the situation in silence.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Gu flew into a rage. "Stupid woman Xie! They've even come knocking on our doorstep, and she's actually swallowing her anger. What a disgrace! In my entire life, when have I ever been so cowardly? No, I have to go to the Xibo Mansion in Shanghai and talk it out with them."
"There's no need for the old man to intervene in this matter. Just send a few loyal and reliable people to deal with Zhao Erlang privately first. It won't be too late for the old man to intervene later."
Old Master Gu stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly, "We can't let the kid surnamed Zhao get away with it too easily. I have the man. But first, tell me what to do."
Gu Jiu muttered a few words.
Old Master Gu clapped his hands and laughed.
"Yes, yes. That's a good idea."
Gu Jiu hesitated for a moment, "It's just that there is something difficult to deal with."
"What's the matter? I'll handle it for you."
"I heard that Zhao Erlang has a lover outside, and she's a person of high status. If Zhao Erlang is beaten, I'm worried that the noble person won't let it go and will stand up for Zhao Erlang."
"No matter who that noble man is, he wouldn't dare to speak up for Zhao Erlang openly. I guarantee this matter will be handled."
Gu Jiu was unsure, "Really?"
Old Master Gu said cheerfully, "They are in the wrong in this matter. If that noble really dares to show up, the worst that can happen is that I will sue him before the emperor. Then Zhao Erlang and his nobleman will be in big trouble. I don't think they have the courage to sue him before the emperor, so your method is feasible."
Gu Jiu felt relieved.
It just benefits Gu Yue.
Teaching Zhao Erlang a lesson is equivalent to indirectly venting her anger.
It's really depressing.
However, Gu Jiu still knew which was more important, the Gu family's reputation or Gu Yue.
First, I will get the Gu family back, and then I will have the chance to deal with Gu Yue.
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