Gu Yanran was stunned on the spot!
Is it that my mother-in-law is too arrogant, or is the world turned upside down?
Otherwise, why would she, a mother-in-law born in a peasant family, say such words?
On the day when I just returned home, didn't my mother-in-law tell me that Qi Che should treat me well and that they should treat each other with respect and equality?
How come now——
While Gu Yanran was calm, Qi Che dismissed the servants who were watching, and left with Madam Qi, Gu Yanran, and Chuntao, and came to the flower hall in the front yard.
Sitting at the main seat, Madam Qi took a sip of hot tea and said, "Since this girl has become yours, why not take her into the courtyard and make her your concubine.
Anyway, she is also Gu's maidservant, and she will be taken into the house sooner or later."
Chun Tao's eyes flashed with surprise, and she kowtowed to Madam Qi in a hurry, "Thank you, Madam. Don't worry, I will do my best to serve you, Master."
After Chun Tao finished speaking, she quickly glanced at Qi Che.
This scene happened to fall into Gu Yanran's eyes, and she was so angry that she felt like her chest was on fire.
"No! I don't agree!"
She turned her head and looked at Qi Che with an aggrieved look on her face: "My husband, you and I have only been married for half a month. If it is reported so soon that you have taken a concubine, it may also be detrimental to your reputation. Please think twice."
The atmosphere in the hall was stagnant. Old Madam Qi put down her teacup heavily and glanced at Gu Yanran coldly.
"Gu, as the wife of the first wife, you should be thinking about the expansion of the Qi family. How can you be so jealous? How can you be a mistress of the house?"
Gu Yanran’s face turned pale, and her nails dug deeply into her palms.
"Mother-in-law, I am not jealous. I am just considering my husband's reputation..."
She turned her head and looked at Qi Che again, her eyes full of hurt and grievance; "Husband! Do you think so too?"
For a moment, the three women in the room all looked at Qi Che.
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