Gu Yue stood up suddenly, feeling dizzy and dazed.
He lost his balance and fell to the ground, unconscious.
The servants exclaimed and hurriedly carried her to the side room to rest.
He also felt that the Second Young Lady had a deep affection for the Second Young Master.
When everyone had left and only Grape was left by her side, Gu Yue slowly woke up.
"Madam, are you okay?"
Gu Yue shook her head and asked, "What's going on in the flower hall now?"
Grape said hurriedly, "Madam wants the young lady to stay with her forever, and she also wants to adopt a child for her. Madam disagrees, and the two sides are arguing."
Gu Yue understood in her heart. Just as she expected, Lady Haixi would not let her go easily.
However, she had no plans to leave Haixibo Mansion immediately.
Her revenge has not been completed yet, and the damned people have not all died, so she wants to stay.
Grape hesitated to speak.
Gu Yue glared at her, "What else?"
Grape whispered, "Madam Zhao seems to know the truth."
Gu Yue chuckled, "What are you afraid of? Even if Gu Jiu knew the truth, she wouldn't tell anyone. You can't write two Gu characters with one stroke. She knows her limits better than anyone else. She knows what to say and what not to say."
"But, what if..."
Gu Yue got up from the bed and said in a resounding voice, "No buts, no ifs. Just follow my instructions and nothing will happen."
"As you command."
Gu Yue thought for a moment and said, "Come with me to the flower hall. I want to express my feelings."
In the flower hall, Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Haixibo refused to give in and argued endlessly.
It seems that this debate will not stop anytime soon.
At this time, the servant reported that the second young lady had arrived.
When Mrs. Xie heard this, she said, "Hurry up and ask Yue'er to come in."
Lady Haixi also said, "I also want to hear what Erlang's wife has to say."
Gu Yue, dressed in mourning clothes and looking haggard, walked into the flower hall and bowed.
She first said to Mrs. Xie, "It is an unfilial daughter to make my mother worry about me."
Then she said to Lady Haixi, "I am your husband's wife in life and your ghost in death. I will stay with him until half a year has passed."
Lady Haixi was very pleased and shouted to Mrs. Xie, "My dear, you heard it with your own ears. It was she who wanted to stay with my Erlang."
Xie's expression changed again and again. She rushed forward and slapped Gu Yue on the head. "How can you be so careless? You are so young and have no children. Why do you want to guard a dead person?"
Gu Yue was sad, "Mother, I am an unfilial daughter."
"Since you know you're being unfilial, take back what you just said. Or are you deliberately trying to piss me off to death? I gave birth to you and raised you with so much hardship, and this is how you hurt my heart? You unfilial daughter."
"Daughter, daughter...it's hard to have both. It's better for my daughter to die."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yue rushed towards the wall.
"Young Madam, you can't die! You've suffered so much and never enjoyed a single day of happiness. If you die like this, it will only bring grief to your loved ones and joy to your enemies."
Grape hugged Gu Yue tightly, refusing to let go even if she died. She cried and tried to persuade him.
Gu Yue was also crying.
The master and servant hugged each other and cried.
In the flower hall, there was bitter wind and rain.
Gu Shan was dumbfounded.
Is this Gu Yue?
Is this the selfish Gu Yue?
Is she dazzled?
Virtuous and filial, but also a little crybaby, what does this have to do with Gu Yue?
Gu Shan couldn't help but look at Gu Jiu, as if she wanted to confirm whether she had seen it wrong.
Gu Jiu shook his head at her, he was right.
The Gu Yue you see now is indeed a virtuous, filial and well-behaved young wife.
Gu Shan was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. It was too unexpected.
She quietly approached Gu Jiu and asked quietly, "What does Gu Yue want to do?"
Gu Jiu shook his head and said, "Let's wait and see."
Xie pointed at Lady Haixi and said, "Are you deliberately trying to force Yue'er to death? Look at what you've done to her. If she continues to stay in your house, she'll be tortured to death by you sooner or later."
Lady Haixi frowned. "What do you mean we're torturing her to death? She just said she wanted to guard Erlang for the rest of her life."
Xie pulled Gu Yue and said, "Now tell your mother-in-law what your plan is."
"Daughter, daughter..."
Gu Yue was shocked and frightened, her body shaking constantly. She was so frightened that she couldn't speak.
Seeing this, Mrs. Xie cried out, "My good daughter, how have you tortured her into this state? You are the mother-in-law, how do you treat her on a daily basis to make her so afraid of you? I tell you, this matter is not over yet."
Gu Yue hugged Xie, "Mother, please don't say anything. This is my fate, I accept it."
"What are you admitting? The Haixi Marquis' Mansion is unkind, so don't blame us for being unjust. Come on, follow me back today."
Xie dragged Gu Yue back to the Gu Mansion.
Gu Yue shook her head and refused to leave.
She refused to explain anything and was just afraid.
It was as if she was being threatened. It wasn't that she didn't want to leave, but that she didn't dare to leave.
Xie was heartbroken.
Although she gave up on Gu Yue for a while, when Gu Yue reformed and became virtuous and obedient, all those feelings came back to her.
She pointed at Madam Haixi and cursed, "You evil woman, you harmed my daughter. I will never let you go."
"presumptuous!"
Lady Haixi was furious. For the first time in her life, she was called a vicious woman.
She said to Mrs. Xie, "Mrs. Gu, please be tactful when you speak. Gu Yue, tell me whether you want to stay or not. I will never make things difficult for you."
Gu Yue looked around timidly, "I, I..."
"Don't be afraid, just say it." Xie encouraged Gu Yue.
Gu Yue sobbed softly and said, "My husband is gone. As his wife, I must stay with him for at least a year before I can return to my parents' home."
Xie was dissatisfied, "Go home and guard it for a year."
Gu Yue shook her head, "Mother, please let your daughter do one last thing for Erlang."
Xie sighed, "You are just a stubborn person."
Madam Haixi was dissatisfied. "Only one year, this won't do. We have to keep it for at least three years."
Mrs. Xie was furious. "Bah! You made my daughter take care of your short-lived son for three years while you dream of a long and prosperous life."
Bang!
Mrs. Haixi slammed the table and said, "Mrs. Gu, don't go too far. Don't forget, this is the Earl's Mansion, not your Gu Mansion. It's not your turn to act wildly."
Mrs. Xie sneered, "Alright! I want to see the power of your Earl's Mansion. Beating my daughter is not enough, do you want to beat me too?"
Madam Haixi cursed inwardly, "Shrew!"
She doesn't bother with shrews.
She glared at Gu Yue viciously, "One year is just one year. After one year, when the time comes, marriage will come and we will have nothing to do with each other."
Xie was reluctantly satisfied.
Gu Yue fell to the ground, as if all the strength in her body had been drained.
She sobbed and was very sad.
Mrs. Xie signaled the maid to help Gu Yue down.
Gu Shan volunteered, "I'll take care of Third Sister."
Gu Yue paused and let Gu Shan help her up.
Gu Shan asked with concern, "Third sister, I'll help you go back to your room to rest. Brother-in-law Zhao is gone, you must take care of yourself."
Gu Yue leaned against Grape's body and said, "Thank you for your concern, Fourth Sister. I'm fine. I can still hold on."
"Even if you can hold on, you should still take care of your body."
Gu Shan and Gu Yue seem to be very close sisters.
Xie was very satisfied.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Gu Jiu said, "I'll go see my third sister."
Helped Gu Yue back to the room and settled her down.
Gu Jiu and Gu Shan stayed by the bed together.
Both of them noticed that there was not a single decent ornament in the bedroom.
The museum shelves are bare, looking poor and desolate.
Gu Shan asked, "Third sister, why don't you take out some ornaments to decorate the room?"
Gu Yue coughed lightly and said softly, "I don't like those fancy decorations. This is fine."
Of course, Gu Shan wouldn't let Gu Yue off easily. "Third sister wasn't like this when she was at her parents' home. Back then, whenever she got something good, she would grab it and show it off in her room."
"You also said it was when I was at my mother's house. Back then, I was young and naive, and I did many things that made people hate me. Now I understand that they are just material possessions, and there is no need to take them to heart."
Gu Yue played it down, showing an attitude of indifference to fame and fortune.
Gu Shan and Gu Jiu exchanged glances. If they were not sure that this person was Gu Yue, they would have suspected that someone had switched the person.
Gu Jiu said, "Third sister is truly remarkable. Living in a wealthy place like Haixibo Mansion, she is able to see through the mundane world and remain indifferent to fame and fortune. It's truly admirable."
Gu Yue lowered her head and said indifferently, "Compared with the Prince's Palace, the Haixi Marquis's Mansion is nowhere near as wealthy. Second sister, please stop making fun of me."
Gu Jiu sighed, "Third sister has changed so much, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it.
On the day of Shangsi Festival, I heard my third sister complaining about Zhao's husband. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, Zhao's wife was gone.
"Third sister is so sad and haggard, it can be seen that she is really sincere to brother-in-law Zhao. I misunderstood you at the beginning, and I thought you and brother-in-law Zhao had a rift."
Gu Yue casually said, "There are always conflicts between husband and wife. Husband and wife fight at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed, it's always changing.
Now, he is no longer with us, but in my heart, I only remember the good things about him.
"My second sister misunderstood me that day, and I understand everything. However, he was my husband after all, and his death saddened me more than anyone else."
Gu Jiu suddenly grabbed Gu Yue's wrist and said solemnly: "I believe what Third Sister said."
Gu Yue felt inexplicably guilty and tried to break free from Gu Jiu's hand.
Gu Jiu turned over Gu Yue's fingers and saw a little brown mark between the nails.
Gu Yue suddenly used all her strength to break free from Gu Jiu's hand and hid her hand under the fur quilt.
Gu Jiu understood it in her mind, and she made a bold guess, basically determining how Gu Yue killed Zhao Erlang.
The premise is that there is indeed something strange about Zhao Erlang’s death.
She said to Gu Yue, "Third sister, take a good rest. There's still a full year left, there's no need to rush."
Gu Shan didn't understand what he said.
Gu Yue understood.
She tilted her head to the side, her hair covering her eyes.
Her eyes were fierce, and at that moment, she did not hide her inner emotions at all.
"Thank you for the reminder, second sister. I will cherish this year."
Gu Jiu added, "I hope Third Sister will be careful and don't give up all your efforts. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous."
Gu Yue lowered her head and smiled, "Second sister is really good at understanding people and their interests. I have to learn a lot from you in the future."
"Don't try to imitate me. You won't be able to learn it either."
Gu Jiu's words made Gu Yue so upset that she wanted to die.
Gu Jiu pulled Gu Shan away together.
Gu Shan curiously asked, "Second sister, what are you and third sister talking about?"
"Nothing. I just want to remind my third sister to take care of herself. Madam Haixi is not an easy person to get along with."
Gu Shan was skeptical.
Gu Jiu was unwilling to explain further.
When leaving, Gu Jiu suddenly asked the second door woman, "Did your second young master have a high fever before he died?"
The concierge nodded repeatedly, "That's right. He started having a fever that night and it never went away. The doctors were helpless."
Gu Jiu understood. If he guessed correctly, the little brown stuff in the cracks of Gu Yue's nails should be rust.
Probably because she was too tired in the past two days, Gu Yue herself did not notice that there was still evidence of murder on her hand.
Gu Yue is indeed vicious enough.
She loved Zhao Erlang so much that she would not marry anyone but him. She also brought disaster to Gu Zhen.
Now he turned against me and killed me directly.
People like Gu Yue are typical of those who go to extremes.
When you love, you love passionately and regardless of everything.
When you hate someone, you become vicious and cruel and will do anything to achieve your goal.
However, Gu Jiu still had a question: how did Zhao Erlang fall off the cliff?
Did Gu Yue bribe Zhao Erlang's servant? Or was there someone else working for her?
He got on the carriage and set off back to the palace.
Nanny Fang whispered, "I see that Third Aunt won't give up easily."
Gu Jiu nodded and hummed, "When she proposed to observe a year of mourning for Zhao Erlang, I knew she was harboring evil intentions."
Nanny Fang hesitated for a moment and asked quietly, "Madam, are you going to stop her?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "No, I won't stop her."
If God wants to destroy someone, he will first make him crazy.
Let Gu Yue continue to be arrogant.
She wanted to see how long Gu Yue could continue to be so arrogant.
"Madam, I have seen the carriage of Princess Huyang."
Deng Cunli, who was sitting in the carriage, spoke out.
Gu Jiu opened the car window and looked outside.
Princess Huyang rode in a carriage with the emblem of the Princess's Mansion.
The carriage stopped in front of a jewelry shop.
Gu Jiu was curious: "Where did the princess get the money to buy jewelry?"
She thought Princess Huyang was on a shopping spree, but the reality was even wilder than she had imagined, refreshing her cognition.
She saw the princess coming out of the jewelry shop hand in hand with Han Wulang. The two of them were talking and laughing, and they looked very intimate.
Han Wulang suddenly got angry and became a little impatient.
Princess Huyang also coaxed him carefully and handed a jewelry box to Han Wulang.
Han Wulang laughed, and the two of them chatted and laughed, then got on the carriage and left together.
Princess Huyang, it’s been less than three months since Prince Consort Chen died?
Han Wulang, Gu Mei’s brother-in-law?
How could two people who have nothing to do with each other appear in the same place and seem intimate?
Gu Jiu held his forehead with his hand. Could it be that she discovered something incredible?
She immediately ordered the driver, "Follow Princess Huyang's carriage."
Nanny Fang said, "Princess Huyang should be at Xiangguo Temple these days to perform a ritual for Prince Consort Chen."
Gu Jiu said, "I guess now that the ritual is over, I feel like going out for a stroll."
She then asked Deng Cunli, "Have you seen Chen Min and Chen Lu?"
"Madam, I haven't seen the Chen siblings."
Princess Huyang's carriage turned several times and finally entered Ping'anfang.
Ping'anfang is built with some exquisite three-courtyard houses, which are very quiet.
Most people who live in the market town are rich.
Nanny Fang said hurriedly, "I remember that Princess Huyang has a separate courtyard in Ping'anfang."
Deng Cunli's deep voice came from outside the carriage, "The princess's carriage entered one of the courtyard gates. Madam, do you want to continue investigating?"
Gu Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Arrange two people to keep an eye on this place and see when Han Wulang leaves."
"I obey your command."
Gu Jiu returned to the palace and as soon as he got off the carriage, he asked the second gate maid, "Is the princess back?"
"Madam, the princess hasn't returned home yet. But the Chen brothers and sisters have returned early this morning."
"Does anyone know where the princess went?"
The old woman shook her head and said she didn't know.
Another maid said, "I heard from the Chen family's servants that the princess needs to go back to the Princess's Mansion to pick up some things."
Gu Jiu sneered.
Princess Huyang is indeed full of lies. She keeps complaining about being poor, but I'm afraid she's not really poor and probably just uses all her money to support her gigolo.
I just don't know whether this kind of thing has existed for a long time or happened after Prince Consort Chen died.
Thinking about how Prince Consort Chen had a grassland on his head and was beheaded and thrown into the city, Gu Jiu felt sorry for him.
When Prince Consort Chen died, Princess Huyang was so heartbroken. It's only been a few months, and she already has a pretty boy by her side.
As for Han Wulang, Gu Jiu was even more confused.
As the young master of Dai Hou Mansion, it is not easy to want a woman.
Why did he have to get entangled with Princess Huyang?
She recalled Gu Mei's evaluation of Han Wulang on the Shangsi Festival: he was lustful, had some talent, was eloquent, but had accomplished nothing. It was so accurate.
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