Gu Jiu came to the flower hall and saw that all the people there were familiar.
The Gu sisters, the Wei sisters, the Han women, and Miss Qu, whom I met once.
When Miss Qu saw Gu Jiu, she shuddered subconsciously.
Obviously she still has a strong shadow in her heart.
When Gu Jiu dealt with her, he did it in front of Prince Han without giving her any face at all.
Miss Qu knew that Gu Jiu was of noble status and very popular.
Some time ago, she was the one being talked about the most in the mansion, which shows how popular she was.
So she decided to avoid the spotlight, hide in the crowd, and resolutely not join in the fun.
However, she was still very contemptuous in her heart.
A woman who stays in the inner house, instead of taking care of her husband and children, spends all day in public, doing business and making money like a man. She is not virtuous at all.
Moreover, after two years of marriage, she was still not pregnant, which was an extremely serious crime.
Miss Qu maliciously speculated that since Gu Jiu had no children, she might be divorced one day.
Of course, Miss Qu's thoughts weren't entirely her own. Aunt Qu also played a significant role, not least by gossiping about Gu Jiu in front of Miss Qu.
It was Gu Jiu who bullied Miss Qu.
If you can't get back at someone, you should at least satisfy your desire to talk nonsense.
All the sisters were there, and Gu Jiu greeted them one by one.
Everyone knows each other, so they speak naturally and casually without any awkwardness.
As they talked, they came to Yuhua Lane.
Under Gu Mei's persuasion, Gu Qi and Gu Ying each invested 1,000 taels of silver.
Unexpectedly, they earned back three thousand taels of silver in just one year.
Both of them were pleasantly surprised by the money.
When I invested the money, I was already prepared. Even if I couldn't get it back, I would just consider it as a favor from my sister.
Obviously they underestimated Gu Jiu's ability to make money.
Gu Qi and Gu Ying surrounded Gu Jiu and chattered.
"Sister Xiaojiu, you've kept this a secret from us. If I'd known you were a fortune-bringing boy, I would have given you all my savings so you could at least make a little more money."
Gu Jiu laughed. "When I asked the sisters about raising funds, I wasn't sure I could make money. But they trusted me with all the conditions. I'm really grateful."
"We're sisters, why be so polite? Next time you need money, just let me know."
"I would like to thank my two sisters first."
Gu Cheng's wife, Mrs. Hu, was very happy. "It seems I had some foresight. This time, I got lucky and my private money increased by several thousand taels."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "I admire your vision, sister-in-law."
Hu and she had never met before. Based solely on Zhenbaozhai, she determined that Yuhuaxiang could make money and specifically asked Gu Cheng to invest in her. This was a very sharp vision.
Mrs. Hu took Gu Jiu's hand and said, "Second Aunt, you are too polite. I don't know how to do business, but I trust you."
After a pause, she lowered her voice and asked, "I heard that Second Aunt bought a large piece of land outside the South City Gate. Although I don't know how Second Aunt will do it, I trust you. I plan to invest 5,000 taels. I wonder if Second Aunt is willing to accept my money."
I have to say that Mrs. Hu has a unique vision. She has been optimistic about Gu Jiu from the very beginning.
Neither she nor Gu Yan was good at making a living, but that didn't matter. She firmly believed that as long as she followed Gu Jiu, she would have broth to drink.
Gu Jiu laughed, "Of course I wouldn't. Sister-in-law, you're not afraid of me losing money, and you're willing to invest money. I couldn't ask for more. But I still have to tell you, sister-in-law, the business outside the South City Gate is definitely not as profitable as Yuhua Lane. And the business cycle is also longer, at least one or two years, and at most two or three years. Have you thought it through?"
Mrs. Hu said confidently, "If you keep the silver at home, it won't make a penny. Giving it to Second Aunt, even if the return is low, it's still a profit. It's better than living off the savings. Whenever Second Aunt needs money, I'll ask my husband to send the silver to you."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled. She really admired Hu's vision and courage.
Especially since the two were unfamiliar with each other, Hu's trust was particularly valuable. His boldness in getting things done was far superior to Xie's.
Gu Jiu felt sorry for Hu. It was so terrible to have a mother-in-law like Xie!
However, I believe that with Hu's ability, she can easily deal with Xie's difficulties and strange temper.
Gu Jiu said, "There's no rush for this. I'll send someone to notify my sister-in-law after the New Year."
"Then it's settled."
Gu Shan, Gu Lin, and Gu Jun were very resentful.
Gu Shan said quietly, "We had a chance to earn some pocket money with Second Sister, but we missed it. We've been upset for a long time. Second Sister, even though we don't have much money and we're not your type, we still want to eat some meat soup with you. I wonder if you'll dislike it?"
Gu Jiu laughed and couldn't help pinching Gu Shan's cheek. "You make yourself sound so pathetic. Did Madam miss your pocket money?"
Gu Shan laughed and was quite close to Gu Jiu.
"The pocket money my mother gives me is nothing compared to earning my own money. Over the years, I've saved up two hundred taels. My second sister will definitely despise me."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Don't even mention two hundred taels. Even if it's two taels of silver, I won't be disgusted."
When the Yuhuaxiang project was raising funds, Nanny Fang only invested fifty taels, and the other maids invested ten taels, and five taels, but Gu Jiu accepted all of them.
She never complained about the small amount of money.
Silver is silver. She won't despise it no matter whether it is one tael or one hundred taels.
She only dislikes people, such as Gu Yue who just arrived.
Gu Yue came to the Dai Hou Mansion for the banquet with a bulging belly. Her main purpose was certainly not to show off, but to build relationships.
Her current status is the concubine of the royal family.
She wanted to gain a firm foothold in the palace and make Princess Chu be cautious. She had to rely not only on herself, the child in her belly, but also on her family.
Look at her family, it's either a marquis's mansion, a duke's mansion, or a prince's mansion. It's either a lady or a young mistress.
Each of them has a noble status.
Her maternal family relationships include the Gu family of Pingnan Marquis Mansion, the Wei family of Zhuguo Duke Mansion, the Han family of Dai Marquis Mansion, the Pei family of Lu Marquis Mansion, and other families of meritorious military generals.
As for Prince Ning's Mansion, she directly excluded it.
With such a powerful network of interpersonal relationships, how could she just sit there and watch without trying to win over others?
She smiled like a flower and greeted everyone warmly, completely changing her past indifference and sharp tongue.
But some things are not what you want them to be.
When Gu Yue was at her mother's house, she offended almost all of her sisters, and even her sister-in-law was despised by her.
Now that she wants to build a relationship with others, she has to see whether the other party is willing or not.
Gu Rui's wife, Grandma Zhou, was not happy about it.
She still remembered that she had a bad impression of Gu Yue the first time she met him.
When she got married, Gu Yue even left early, as if he was disdainful of drinking in her wedding wine.
People are like this. When she doesn't like someone, she can't help but find fault with them.
Grandma Zhou is an open-minded person. She doesn't know why she is so stingy and why she doesn't like Gu Yue. Perhaps this is a woman's self-awareness.
She was polite to Gu Yue, but her politeness was strange and distant. Anyway, she just had to fulfill her duties as a relative.
Gu Yue was unhappy and sneered inwardly, despising Grandma Zhou in her heart. She was just a concubine, what was so amazing about her?
Maybe Gu Rui's heart is still with Jia.
Grandma Zhou clearly felt Gu Yue's contempt for her, even though Gu Yue had a warm smile on her face.
However, the woman's self-awareness told her that Gu Yue didn't like her, maybe even hated her. Maybe he was secretly cursing her in his heart.
Grandma Zhou said politely, "You're welcome, Lady Liang."
No one calls her Third Aunt, but directly calls her Liang Di, which creates a distance between the two parties.
Gu Yue's facial muscles twitched, and she said with a forced smile, "You're too polite, sister-in-law. Are you getting along well with cousin Gu Rui? I was really worried."
"Thank you for your concern, Liangdi. We are fine."
"Really? Then I'm relieved. When I think about what my eldest cousin did to Sister Jia..."
You are really bringing up something that is not related to the topic.
However, Gu Yue underestimated Grandma Zhou.
Grandma Zhou smiled slightly. "My husband is a sentimental man. It's only natural that he cares about Jia. Liangdi is really worried about me."
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Pei Yun couldn't help laughing out loud.
Pei Yun married Wei Dalang, the prince of the Zhuguo Mansion, and became Gu Mei's cousin-in-law. Naturally, she was indispensable to Gu Mei's flower-viewing banquet.
Pei Yun glanced at Gu Yue with a half-smile, looking her up and down. "Liang Di must be very idle in the palace. Come to think of it, you are pregnant now, you don't have to sleep with me, you don't even have to pay respects, so naturally you have a lot of free time."
This person, when he has some free time, likes to think about all sorts of things, things he shouldn't think about. For the sake of our indirect relationship, I kindly remind you, Liang Di, not to meddle in other people's affairs. When you are in the palace, you must know how to understand and appreciate your own interests. Liang Di, please remember this."
Gu Yue was embarrassed.
She dared to confront Grandma Zhou, but she didn't dare to confront Pei Yun.
Pei Yun was the biological daughter of Pei Ren, Marquis of Lu, and the wife of the Crown Prince of the Zhuguo Mansion. Both identities were not people she could mess with.
Gu Yue held back her anger and smiled, "Thank you for the reminder, cousin. I will keep your words in mind."
"I hope Liang Di doesn't blame me for meddling in other people's business. Sister Zhou, let's go talk to Xiao Jiu. I heard she's planning something new. Sister Zhou, you must have been upset last time you missed Yuhua Alley. Don't miss it this time."
When Grandma Zhou heard this, she was delighted and said, "I'll listen to Sister Pei."
The two walked away from Gu Yue hand in hand.
Gu Yue was so angry that she stamped her feet and gritted her teeth.
Looking at Gu Jiu who was being adored by everyone, he was so angry that his liver ached.
Today's flower viewing banquet suddenly turned into a fund-raising meeting.
With the successful project of Yuhua Lane, relatives and sisters are willing to invest money.
The eldest young lady, Xiao Zhang, has decided to invest three thousand taels in Gu Jiu.
"Don't think it's too little, little sister Jiu. Our family has a lot of expenses, and this is all the cash we have left."
Gu Jiu was a little surprised.
You know, my aunt Zhang is very good at managing money.
The Gu family's assets have doubled in recent years, all thanks to Aunt Zhang.
Instead of following her aunt Zhang in investing money, little Zhang invested money in her. Is this appropriate?
Gu Jiu asked, "Has sister-in-law really decided? Will my aunt also need money?"
The eldest young lady, Xiao Zhang, smiled and said, "Don't worry about me, Xiao Jiu. My mother-in-law won't be unhappy when she learns about this. On the contrary, she will support it."
Yeah?
Gu Jiu laughed and said, "In that case, I'll send someone to inform my sister-in-law after the New Year."
"Thank you, Sister Xiaojiu."
Pei Yun pulled Grandma Zhou over and said, "Little Sister Jiu, don't forget us."
Gu Jiu pursed his lips and smiled, "Even if I forget anyone, I can't forget Sister Pei and my eldest cousin's wife."
Pei Yun said to Grandma Zhou: "Xiao Jiu is the Good Fortune Boy, we must not miss him."
Grandma Zhou smiled and said, "I know. Second Aunt is well-known and truly remarkable."
"Sister Pei, eldest cousin's wife, please stop flattering me. I'm just lucky."
"Good luck is also a form of strength. You said that yourself."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Gu Jiu had never expected that the flower viewing banquet would turn into a fundraising meeting, and everyone was very enthusiastic.
Even the girl from the Wei family was eager to try and invested money in Gu Jiu's business.
Gu Jiu was surrounded by people and agreed to everyone's request.
She always accepts money.
She promised everyone that she would inform everyone as soon as she had any news at the beginning of the new year.
Gu Yue looked at this scene and first gritted her teeth, feeling extremely angry.
Then I thought again, no matter who I am, I cannot be against money.
She had heard that the profit from Yuhua Lane alone could be several times greater.
Gu Yue came forward and said, "Second sister, count me in as well. I also want to drink some soup after you, second sister."
Silent atmosphere!
Awkward!
Those present were either ladies, young ladies, or girls waiting to be married.
The common point is that they are all the original wives.
Only a concubine, Gu Yue, managed to sneak in.
To be honest, many people felt uncomfortable facing Gu Yue, who was a concubine.
She didn't want to be the legal wife, but chose to be a concubine. When it was mentioned, all the relatives felt ashamed.
Given Gu Yue's family background, even if she were to remarry, she could still marry into a good family and become the original wife. At worst, she could become a concubine.
Gu Yue didn't want to be the main wife or the second wife, but chose to be a concubine. I really don't know what she was thinking.
And everyone knows how Gu Yue entered the Prince Chu's Mansion.
Gu Mei sighed secretly. She didn't send a message to Gu Yue at the beginning.
However, just because she didn't post it doesn't mean Gu Yue has no choice.
Gu Yue sent someone directly to her house to ask for an invitation.
People came directly to ask for it, and Gu Mei couldn't save face, so she reluctantly gave Gu Yue the invitation.
As she expected, the atmosphere became awkward as soon as Gu Yue arrived.
"Is Second Sister unhappy?"
Gu Yue looked at Gu Jiu aggrievedly.
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "As long as it's silver, I like it. How could I not be happy? But now is not the right time. Let's discuss this matter in the spring of next year."
Gu Yue smiled sweetly, "Then it's settled."
Seeing that the atmosphere was awkward, Gu Mei, as the host, coughed lightly and invited everyone to have tea and snacks.
She secretly asked Gu Shan, "Sister Shan, do you know what Gu Yue thinks?"
Gu Shan glanced at Gu Yue with disdain, "What else can she think? She just wants to climb up the social ladder. She finally got into the palace, and she probably thinks that life in the palace is not going well, so she wants to use the tiger's skin to wave the banner.
The identities of my sisters are so useful. Sister Mei, you are the wife of the prince of Daihou Mansion, sister-in-law Zhou is the wife of the prince of Pingnan Marquis Mansion, sister Pei is the wife of the prince of Zhuguogong Mansion, and my second sister is the wife of the prince of Wangfu.
She comes here and talks to everyone. When she returns to the palace, she will naturally have something to brag about. Others won't know whether it's true or not, so they will naturally be fooled by her. Then she can act tyrannically in the palace."
It has to be said that the person who knows a person best is her enemy.
Gu Shan had seen through Gu Yue a long time ago. As soon as Gu Yue stuck out her butt, she knew what Gu Yue was going to do.
Gu Yue is indeed just as Gu Shan said, she is just using the tiger's skin to wave the banner.
She wanted to win over the sisters as capital for her survival in the palace.
Of course, Gu Yue was concerned about everyone's cold and distant attitude.
But she kept smiling.
She can't fall out with everyone.
Gu Mei rubbed her eyebrows, feeling upset.
Gu Shan said to her, "Sister Mei, don't invite her next time."
Gu Mei smiled bitterly and whispered, "I didn't invite her. She sent someone to ask for an invitation. I couldn't refuse her an invitation."
Gu Shan was speechless and couldn't believe it.
Holy shit, there's this kind of thing? Go and ask for an invitation yourself.
Gu Shan seemed to have discovered something incredible. She pulled Gu Jiu aside and whispered to him, telling him all the gossip she had just heard.
Gu Jiu was also confused.
She always thought that it was Gu Mei who sent the invitation to Gu Yue.
She came to Gu Mei and asked, "Sister Mei, are you telling the truth?"
Gu Mei smiled bitterly, feeling a headache. "I dare not say such nonsense. Don't tell anyone, or it will embarrass everyone."
Gu Shan wanted to embarrass Gu Yue, "No matter how good she looks, since she has no shame, why should we give her face?"
Gu Jiu persuaded Gu Shan, "This is Dai Hou Mansion. Even if we don't give face to Gu Yue, we should give face to Sister Mei. We can't make things difficult for Sister Mei."
If the flower viewing banquet organized by Gu Mei were to cause a commotion and become a laughing stock, Gu Mei would be so embarrassed!
Upon hearing this, Gu Shan had no choice but to give up the idea of attacking and ridiculing Gu Yue.
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