Before Cai Xiaolian could speak, Gu Xin interjected, "Madam of Rongguo, what my family is like is none of your business! Mind your own business! Isn't Li Shan your child? You adopted her as your own, but you don't even discipline her properly. What kind of people is she playing with?"
Lu Ni covered her face, pointing angrily at Gu Xin: "You, you said I'm a thing?"
Gu Xin glanced at her: "Aren't you a piece of trash? That's right, you're a piece of trash! What were you saying about the Zhou family just now? What were you looking down on about the Zhou family? Do you know who the Zhou family's daughter is to you? She's your mother! During festivals, when your Lu family holds ancestral worship ceremonies, your own mother has to offer incense and kowtow to her. And you, a junior, are still spouting nonsense here. Your Lu family's upbringing is really excellent! Anyway, we country folk could never raise such an unfilial child."
Lu Ni pointed at Gu Xin: "You, you, my mother is my father's lawfully wedded wife!"
Gu Xin: "So what? Your mother is the madam, but she's the second wife! She has to kowtow to the late madam and be a grade below her. Of course, I don't know if your family has done that? Anyway, outsiders can't see it."
Lu Ni was so angry that she tried to pinch Gu Xin, but Lin Shi had someone stop her.
Lu Ni looked at Madam Lin defiantly: "Mother!"
Madam Lin had a servant escort her to the carriage. She looked at the Gu family and said, "The Gu family, right? I'll remember this!"
Gu Xin wasn't afraid of her at all. Anyway, her parents hadn't stopped her. She looked at Madam Lin and said, "Madam Lu, right? I'll remember that too! Thank you for remembering me, Madam Lu. Please mention me next time you offer incense and kowtow to my Aunt Zhou, so she knows I exist!"
Madam Lu turned and left, scoffing.
Madam Xie also looked at the Gu family with disdain, while Li Shan seemed hesitant to speak.
"I'm so sorry, Uncle Lian, Sister Huihui, Sister Xinxin, I didn't know things would turn out like this, I..." Li Shan clutched her handkerchief, her face full of worry.
The Gu family of four didn't even glance at her and left immediately.
The surrounding crowd dispersed; they were all ordinary people who had come to watch the spectacle. They didn't dare say anything to the young ladies and wives of these powerful and wealthy families, but they admired the Gu family!
When Gu Xin mentioned it, some of the older people couldn't help but recall the scene from more than a decade ago when the Duke of Zhenguo's first wife, Zhou, died, and the Zhou family came to the capital to make a scene.
Tsk tsk, the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo died early last year, and the position of heir passed to the son of the second wife. They always feel that there is still a big drama to be staged in the Lu family of the Duke of Zhenguo!
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Inside Renshou Palace, the Empress Dowager listened to Shen Feng's account of the Gu family's actions on the street, and a smile curved her lips: "The Lin family and the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, is that it? Let her have her fun! Let her have a good time!"
Shen Feng was greatly alarmed, but calmly replied, "Yes! Empress Dowager, what if in the future..."
The Empress Dowager interrupted him: "Just make sure no one hurts them. As for the rest, let them develop as they will. If I kill all those troublesome things with one blow, how can Xiao Xinxin have fun?"
Shen Feng: "...Yes!"
After Shen Feng withdrew, the emperor, who had followed him, happened to arrive. The emperor could not remain serious in front of Shen Feng for long. After entering the room, he revealed his true colors in front of the Empress Dowager: "Grandmother, I have already issued a decree. Please allow me to come and pay my respects every day!"
The Empress Dowager glanced at him.
The emperor sat up straight and obediently.
The Empress Dowager said, "Yes, it's good that the decree has been issued. Emperor, remember, that girl Jinghe represents the face of the royal family. As long as she doesn't cause too much trouble, you must support her and not diminish the prestige of our royal family! Your uncle, the Duke of Rongguo, is the most particular about rules and status. We must uphold the dignity of the royal family."
The Emperor looked at the Empress Dowager with a strange expression: "Grandmother, why do I feel like you're saying the opposite of what you mean? Are you trying to get back at the Duke of Rong? Grandmother, could you please tell me why?"
The Empress Dowager glared at the Emperor.
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