Gu Shan was so angry that she cried.
Fortunately, today is not the first day of the new year, otherwise Xie would have another excuse to scold Gu Shan.
Gu Shan ran out of the flower hall crying, feeling like she was redundant.
As long as Gu Yue is willing to look back, there will always be a place for her by Xie's side. Why?
Gu Yue has done so many cruel things, why should she be forgiven?
Gu Shan disagrees!
Gu Jiu refused to give Xie face, which made Xie very angry, and she naturally took it out on Gu Shan.
As soon as Gu Shan left, Xie also left angrily.
"Madam is confused." Gu Zhen muttered.
Mrs. Hu said, "It's not the first day that Madam has been so confused. To say that Madam is partial is too fair. Madam is partial to Third Aunt."
Gu Zhen was curious, "Why does Madam want to see Gu Yue?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "I just want to ask if Gu Yue is good enough and if she has won the heart of King Chu. I also want to teach her some boudoir tricks to help her get to the top."
"She is a concubine of the royal family, but she wants to be the princess?"
"Maybe you really have this idea." Gu Jiu smiled indifferently.
Gu Zhen felt incredible, "Gu Yue's ambition is really irrational."
Gu Jiu said: "If it is ambition, where is the rationality?"
Moving towards the ultimate goal of desire, this is Gu Yue.
Gu Zhen said firmly: "Gu Yue will definitely suffer the consequences of his actions."
…
Gu Jiu heard from the maid that Xie's temper had become increasingly bad in the past six months.
Could it be menopause?
Qingmei said, "The Sixth Young Mistress has taken away Madam's power as housekeeper. Now that Madam isn't in charge of anything, she's just finding fault. She doesn't like anyone."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Madam was willing to let Sixth Sister-in-law take over the power? So she didn't make a fuss?"
"The master has personally ordered the Sixth Young Mistress to take care of the Second House's affairs. It's useless for the Madam to make a fuss."
As expected, only Lord Gu can step in to suppress the Xie family.
The Hu family's methods are quite impressive, and they are able to suppress the Xie family.
This marriage was chosen by Gu Yan himself. He has good vision.
Gu Jiu asked Qingmei, "Where is my brother?"
As a younger sister, she also has to fulfill her responsibilities and urge her son to get married.
Gu Cheng, who is younger than him, is already married, but Gu Ting is not in a hurry at all.
Qingmei said, "The Third Young Master is in the outer courtyard. I heard that the Third Young Master, along with the other young masters, wanted to force the young master to drink. They said they wanted to get him drunk."
Gu Jiu laughed when he heard this. "I really don't know how much the young master can drink. Go tell Lin Shuping to take good care of the young master and prepare some hangover soup in advance. Keep an eye on him and don't make too much noise."
"As you command."
During the lunch banquet, Gu Shan's eyes were still red and she felt very aggrieved.
She ignored Xie.
Mrs. Xie was so angry that she wanted to curse, but was stopped by Mrs. Zhang, the first wife.
"It's rare for the aunts to come back, so please be kind to your second brother and sister-in-law. Even if they are not your biological children, they should still call you mother."
Xie wanted to say she didn't care, but she swallowed the words back because she was afraid of being slapped in the face by Gu Jiu.
Because Gu Jiu never called her mother, but always called her Madam.
Polite, but with a hint of contempt.
Yes, Xie felt Gu Jiu’s contempt.
This hurt her more than killing her.
A stepdaughter, what right do you have to look down on her?
What’s even more infuriating is that Gu Jiu, a sickly girl, was able to marry into the palace and thrive there.
Her own daughter, Gu Yue, could only be a concubine in the palace.
For countless nights, Xie became more and more unwilling to accept the situation.
She felt that everything Gu Jiu had now should belong to Gu Yue. Gu Jiu should go to the palace to be a concubine.
Gu Jiu didn't know what Xie was thinking.
If she knew, she would definitely give her a slap in the face.
Gu Yue was willing to degenerate and was eager to become a concubine, but she was shameless and said that she was unwilling to do so.
There's no point in being unwilling.
However, Xie had been making a fuss for a long time, and Gu Jiu was annoyed by her.
Then she had an idea in her mind, but she won't mention it here for now.
After the banquet, Gu Jiu went to the Marquis’ Mansion to pay his respects.
She heard a piece of news in the Marquis' Mansion.
Miss Wei San is sick!
He was very ill and could not get out of bed, and the imperial physician was helpless.
The Wei family of the Zhuguogong Mansion is discussing breaking off the engagement with the Chu Palace.
"The marriage between Third Sister Wei and the Third Young Master of the Chu Palace was arranged by His Majesty, and the annulment of the engagement should also be approved by His Majesty."
Gu Mei nodded, "His Majesty is in a very good mood after hearing that Jiang Shuyi is pregnant. The Duke of Zhuguo intends to take advantage of this good opportunity to quickly cancel the engagement."
Gu Jiu was feeling a little complicated at the moment.
At first, she had just casually come up with a plan for Wei San, which was to risk his life. Unexpectedly, Wei San not only listened to her, but also convinced his parents to break off the engagement with the excuse of his impending death.
It's only been a few days, less than a month, quite decisive.
From this we can also see that Wei San is determined to cancel the engagement.
She said, "I hope the Duke of Zhuguo's Mansion can successfully cancel the engagement."
Gu Mei didn't know the truth, she thought Wei San was really sick.
She was very worried. "I'm really worried about Third Sister Wei. I'm afraid something bad might happen to her. She's still so young."
"Don't worry, Sister Mei. Sister Wei San is blessed with good fortune and will definitely get better."
Gu Mei was worried, "If I wasn't pregnant and afraid of getting sick, I would go to visit her."
"Sister Mei, don't worry too much. Trust the doctor."
I believe that the Duke and his wife will not let Wei San die in order to cancel the engagement, so Wei San will definitely be safe this time. Once the engagement is successfully canceled, Wei San's "illness" will be cured.
After bidding farewell to everyone in the Marquis' Mansion, Gu Jiu returned to the Gu Mansion.
Liu Zhao was forced to drink by several brothers of the Gu family, and no matter how good his alcohol tolerance was, he got drunk.
Lin Shuping served him.
Gu Jiu went to the side room to take a look, and when she reached the door, she smelled a strong stench of alcohol, which almost suffocated her.
She covered her chest, feeling uncomfortable.
I can't stand the smell of alcohol. I feel a little nauseous and want to vomit.
She didn't force herself. "I won't go in yet. Lin Shuping, take good care of the young master and don't leave his side for a moment."
"I obey your command!"
Gu Jiu ran away in a hurry, and only caught his breath after he had walked far away.
Qingmei was very worried, "Madam, what's wrong with you? Is it serious?"
Gu Jiu shook her head and waved her hands, "I'm fine." She just felt a little nauseous.
It turns out that after getting pregnant, I can't even stand the smell of alcohol.
She took her own pulse and found it quite obvious that she was indeed pregnant.
In another eight or nine months, she will give birth to a baby.
Gu Jiu felt a little embarrassed when she thought that she would become a mother.
She is still confused and doesn't know how to take care of the child after it is born.
Gu Jiu also plans to visit Mr. Gu.
It turned out that Mr. Gu was even more powerful. The whole yard was filled with the smell of alcohol, and she didn't dare to step in. It was too uncomfortable.
She told Ma Xiaoliu to go in and told Mr. Gu to take his medicine on time and pay attention to his health.
She smelled alcohol and knew that Mr. Gu's alcohol dependence was getting worse.
When Mr. Gu heard that Gu Jiu was coming, he put on his outer robe and ran out.
"Second girl, why don't you go in now?"
"Please forgive me, old man. I'm not feeling well and can't stand the smell of alcohol."
Old Master Gu was very worried. "What's wrong with your body? Why can't you smell alcohol? Did that kid Liu Zhao bully you?"
Gu Jiu shook his head. "It's not Liu Zhao's fault. It's my fault."
"What's the problem? Tell me clearly."
Gu Jiu covered his mouth, his stomach felt sour and he almost vomited.
"Old man, I'll come visit you again someday when you're not drinking. I'm leaving now."
She was afraid of vomiting in front of Mr. Gu, so she left in a hurry.
Old Master Gu was disheveled in the wind.
He muttered quietly, "Xiaojiu looks like she's pregnant. Well, it's probably too early, so she doesn't want to make it public."
There was a gleam of light in Mr. Gu's cloudy eyes, the light of a wise old man.
He called his old subordinates and said, "Give this envelope to the second aunt and tell her that I congratulate her in advance."
The old subordinate was a little confused, "What's in here?"
"Don't worry about what it is. Just leave it to her and tell her to take good care of herself."
The old subordinate took the order and left.
Gu Jiu originally wanted to find Gu Ting, fulfill her responsibilities as a sister, and urge her to get married.
But after talking to Liu Zhao and Mr. Gu, she gave up the idea.
Gu Ting must have been drunk as well.
She didn't expect that she couldn't stand the smell of alcohol.
At the banquet, the sisters were drinking fruit wine, but she didn't smell anything.
It seems that it is a problem with the type of wine, or maybe the wine becomes smelly after the man drinks it.
Qingmei and several maids were very worried about Gu Jiu's health.
On the contrary, it was Nanny Fang who looked at her inquiringly with a strange expression.
Gu Ji turned around and met Nanny Fang's gaze, then smiled at her, indicating that she should see through it but not say it out loud.
Nanny Fang, who usually wore a serious and harsh expression, suddenly smiled widely. The smile was a little stiff, but it was obvious that she was really, really happy.
Qingmei and the other maids were a little terrified, "Madam Fang, are you okay?"
Nanny Fang instantly put away her smile and returned to her serious and harsh look.
She said coldly, "Of course it's okay."
Qingmei and the other maids were a little upset.
Because both Madam and Nanny Fang are not normal.
…
When Liu Zhao sobered up, Gu Jiu ordered someone to help him into the carriage.
She said goodbye to Lord Gu and the others and prepared to return to the palace.
Just as she was about to get on the carriage, a servant from the mansion came running over and said, "Second Aunt, this is from the old man. He said he was congratulating you in advance and asked you to take care of yourself."
Gu Jiu was confused for a moment.
Congratulate her in advance?
Is that possible?
She took the envelope and looked at it. It was filled with banknotes and nothing else.
She asked, "Did the old man say anything else?"
The servant shook his head, "The old man just asked Madam to take good care of herself."
Gu Jiu laughed.
Old ginger is still spicy.
Unexpectedly, the old man guessed that she was pregnant just from a few clues.
She smiled and said, "Tell the old man that I received the gift and I'm very satisfied. Tell him to drink less, take the two prescriptions on time, and walk around when he has time, just to exercise his body."
"I will convey Second Aunt's words to Grandpa truthfully."
Gu Jiu was still a little worried, "Grandpa, if you have any difficulties, remember to tell me."
"I understand."
Gu Jiu was a little reluctant, but finally got on the carriage and set off back to the palace.
Liu Zhao was very drunk and staggered as he walked.
Gu Jiu immediately ordered his servants to bring a sedan chair and carry him back to the East Courtyard.
She couldn't get close to him because she couldn't stand the smell of alcohol on Liu Zhao. She ordered the servants to wait on him, and after washing up, she threw him directly onto the bed and fell asleep.
Gu Jiu rubbed his eyebrows. His brother Gu Ting must have gone crazy today, letting Liu Zhao drink so much.
When Liu Zhao woke up, it was already midnight and everything was quiet.
Everyone was asleep except him.
He had memories of being drunk. It was the first time he was so drunk, and the first time he knew that he was still aware of what was happening around him when he was drunk.
He shook his head and smiled bitterly. Gu Ting, his brother-in-law, really disliked him as always. He even united all his brothers to force him to drink.
He has to drink.
How can I treat my son-in-law as an idiot when he comes to visit me?
How can I refuse my uncle’s toast?
He still remembered when he was drunk and lying in the side room, Gu Jiu went to visit him, but the stench of alcohol drove him away.
He got out of bed and went to Gu Jiu's bedroom.
The man was sleeping soundly, and seemed to have dreamed about something funny, with a smile on his face.
He also laughed, feeling warm in his heart.
He leaned down and gently kissed Gu Jiu on the forehead.
Sleeping in a familiar environment, surrounded by his own people, Gu Jiu slept soundly without any defenses.
She didn't know that Liu Zhao was standing by the bed looking at her.
If she woke up at this moment and saw a figure in the dark, she would have a heart attack.
Liu Zhao stayed for a while, then got up and went to the small study.
He spent the second half of the night in his small study with a book in his hands.
…
Throughout the first month of the lunar year, Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao visited relatives and friends and attended banquets.
Today, Uncle Wang is treating us, tomorrow, Aunt Princess is treating us, and the day after tomorrow, the Pei family is treating us...
There are endless banquets and endless social events to entertain.
Gu Jiu was at ease in such situations. But doing this every day was a bit tiring. The gifts he gave out were like a constant stream.
When it was Prince Ning's turn to entertain guests, he was so busy that he had no time to rest.
If Gu Jiu wanted to chat with Gu Ting, he had to be lazy and make time for it.
The servant invited Gu Ting to the side room, and soon Gu Jiu also arrived.
"younger sister!"
Gu Ting grinned widely, extremely happy. He had become tanner, taller, and more robust. He had the physique of a man, no longer a teenager.
Gu Jiu slumped in the chair, "Brother, don't smile so silly."
Gu Ting scratched his head. "Are you stupid? I think I'm pretty handsome."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Brother, how are you doing in the military camp?"
Gu Ting said excitedly: "Very good. The military camp is my home."
"Brother, don't you plan to get married?" Gu Jiu asked casually.
Gu Ting said, "I have no plans to get married yet. I need to build my career first. As my sister said, only after I have the capital will I have the right to choose."
Gu Jiu rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a slight pain.
Did she trick her brother into becoming lame?
"But building a career and starting a family don't conflict with each other."
"That's different. Right now, the people I like don't like me. And the people who like me, I don't like them. When I make achievements and get promoted, I can naturally choose better ones."
Gu Jiu asked curiously, "Has brother never had anyone he likes in all these years?"
Gu Ting chuckled and answered very straightforwardly, "No!"
Gu Jiu couldn't help laughing, "Well, I'm just urging you to get married and fulfill my responsibility. Since you don't plan to get married for the time being, then I'll follow your advice. It's just that wanting to establish a career is not an easy task."
"I know that. I was just about to tell you about this today. I've already told my superiors that when spring comes, I'll be going to the northwest border for a rotation. I want to make great achievements under the Marquis of Lu."
Gu Jiu was stunned.
"What did you say? You want to join the Northwest Frontier Army? Are you crazy?"
The Northwest Frontier Army saw the most action and suffered the most casualties. The Marquis of Lu's army, in particular, fought tough battles, each resulting in heavy casualties. Naturally, it was also the unit that saw the most promotions and wealth.
Gu Ting said with a resolute expression, "Sister, do you remember when we were in the northwest and I said I wanted to join the army, what did you say?"
Gu Jiu was speechless.
She had said that if he wanted to join the army, he had to hone his skills and become a good man who was both civil and military. She also forced Gu Ting to study cultural subjects and research military books from past dynasties.
Gu Ting said, "I have been preparing for three years and have been training in the military camp for two years. Time waits for no one. I think it is time for me to go to the battlefield and experience what real war is like."
Gu Jiu was a little sad, "I'm worried about you."
Gu Ting grinned and said, "Don't worry, sister. I'm lucky and I won't die."
Gu Jiu bared his teeth and smiled, still able to laugh.
She was a little excited, and her heart felt stuffy and uncomfortable.
She tried to ask, "Can't we go somewhere else? Why do we have to go to the northwest?"
"If you want to go, join the strongest army. Sister, don't worry about me. In three to five years, I will impress everyone. By then, I will back you up, and I will beat up anyone who dares to bully you."
Gu Jiu turned his head, wiped the corners of his eyes, and then asked, "Does my uncle know about this?"
My great uncle is also in the Beijing camp.
It was his great uncle who arranged for Gu Ting to join the army.
Gu Ting felt a little guilty. "I haven't told my family about this yet. My sister is the first one to know about it. Please keep it a secret for me."
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