Chapter 73 The Desperate Lord Gu
Chen Yuan curved his eyebrows and said, "I want to."
Shenduyuan was busy for a few days.
I learned that Gu Huailing and Shen Yuan were going to separate their residences.
Lord Gu was furious and immediately called Shen Yuan and Gu Huailing over.
"Bang--"
With a crisp sound, the teacup fell to the ground and shattered.
Marquis Gu pointed at Gu Huailing with a sullen face, "If you dare to split the house, I will remove your name from the Gu family tree!"
Gu Huailing's expression was calm. "If the Gu clan elders agree, then I'll remove him."
Humph! If he were to use the Gu clan elders to pressure him, those old guys would probably not remove Gu Huailing's name even if they removed his!
Lord Gu fell back into his chair in anger, his voice extremely tired, "Ling'er, why on earth do you want to split up the family?"
Gu Huailing said calmly, "No reason."
His stubborn attitude made Lord Gu so angry that he had a heart attack.
The Marquis's wife held Chen Yuan's hand and pretended to be kind, "My dear daughter-in-law, you can't write two words of care with one stroke. Go and persuade Ling'er. The affairs of the Marquis's Mansion are complicated and mother is too busy to handle them alone. She is counting on you to help mother manage all the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion."
This is to retain people by using power.
Chen Yuan pulled her hand away from the Marquis's wife's. "I'm just leaving the mansion to live alone, not splitting up the family. Mother has been in charge of the household affairs for many years and has managed the mansion in perfect order. How could she be too busy?"
The smile on the Marquis’s wife’s face froze.
"There is no need to change this matter." Gu Huailing's brows were cold and he didn't say a word.
Lord Gu was about to lose his temper, but his wife stopped him, "Since Ling'er has made up her mind, it's not convenient for us to stop her."
Shen Yuan glanced at Madam Hou, a hint of doubt rising in her heart.
After returning, the doubts still remained.
Gu Huailing looked at Shen Yuan, who looked worried, and asked, "What is Madam thinking about?"
"My dear, Lord Gu and his wife have always tried to stop us from dividing the mansion. Why are they so easy to talk to today?"
"My dear, I have a guess. Will the Marquis' wife attack my grandmother?"
Gu Huailing's face was calm, "She doesn't dare."
Chen Yuan thought about it and realized that she wouldn't be stupid enough to dig her own grave.
"I'll ask someone to pay more attention." Chen Yuan was still a little worried.
The Marquis's wife can't do it, but there are others who can.
The Marquis's wife poured a cup of tea for Marquis Gu. "My Lord, calm down. Now that mother is in good health and has her support, Ling'er is naturally arrogant."
Lord Gu placed his teacup heavily on the table. "When has he ever stopped being so arrogant? It's fine that he relies on his position as Prime Minister to act arrogantly in the court, but he also acts arrogantly in this family. Why don't we just let him be the boss?"
Marquis Gu was furious. He looked at his wife with his eyes narrowed dangerously, "What did you mean by that just now?"
The Marquis's wife was surprised. "Why do you ask that, Lord? I don't mean anything."
Lord Gu narrowed his eyes and had already made up his mind: the only thing that rebellious son cared about was his mother.
If his mother fell seriously ill, he didn't believe that the rebellious son would still make a fuss about dividing the house!
That night, Lord Gu carried a food box and went to Madam Gu's Wutong Courtyard.
"Madam, please ask your subordinates to keep an eye on Wutong Courtyard. There is some movement." Sanjiu said respectfully to Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan put down the account book in her hand and asked, "But the Marquis's wife went to Wutong Courtyard?"
Sanjiu shook his head. "Yes, Lord. Lord, you have never visited the old lady late at night, so I found it strange."
Chen Yuan put down the account book in his hand and called Taozi, "Pour a bowl of pear soup from the stove. I want to go visit my grandmother."
She thought for a moment, then instructed Sanjiu, "You come with us."
In Wutong Courtyard, Madam Gu looked at her useless son and sighed, "Huai Ling has made up his mind. He has a good mind. If you still want him to cherish the last bit of father-son affection, don't stand in the way of the separation."
Lord Gu was very unwilling, "Mother, do you know the reason? Why do we have to divide the mansion for no reason?"
Madam Gu thought of Gu Huailing's words that day, closed her eyes and shook her head, "He's been protecting the entire Gu family all these years by himself, he must be exhausted. Let him go. Besides, he promised me that as long as he's here, the Gu family will prosper. What else are you dissatisfied with?"
Of course he was not satisfied.
Lord Gu remained calm and took out a bowl of chicken soup from the food box.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it. Let him do whatever he wants. When has he ever listened to me in all these years?"
Lord Gu handed the chicken soup to Madam Gu and said, "Mother, please try it. I personally made this soup for you to nourish your body."
Old Madam Gu looked at the bowl of greasy chicken soup and finally took it.
She hasn't eaten meat at night for many years.
Lord Gu stared at the bowl of chicken soup with an eager look on his face, "Mother, please try it and see how it tastes."
Madam Gu scooped up a spoonful and was about to take a sip when Shen Yuan walked in from outside.
"Grandma, drinking greasy chicken soup at night will affect your sleep. My granddaughter-in-law brought you pear soup to moisten your lungs and reduce noise. Grandma still uses pear soup."
She walked over to Mrs. Gu and naturally exchanged the bowl of chicken soup.
Lord Gu looked at Chen Yuan with a sullen face, "It's unruly. How dare you stop me from showing my filial piety?"
The smile on Shen Yuan's face faded. She walked up to Lord Gu with the chicken soup in her hand and said, "Father is so filial, I dare not stop you. But for the sake of grandma's health, it's better not to drink this chicken soup."
"Asshole! What do you mean?"
Lord Gu's reaction directly confirmed Shen Yuan's guess.
"Daughter-in-law is not interesting." Shen Yuan said indifferently and took two steps back.
"hiss--"
Shen Yuan hissed.
His hand slipped and half a bowl of chicken soup spilled into the large white porcelain jar in the house.
In a short while, all the koi in the porcelain tank turned over and floated up.
The lights in the house flickered.
It was so quiet that there was not a sound at all.
Lord Gu was the first to panic, and he roared at Chen Yuan.
"You didn't even let anyone carry the dead fish away. You deliberately poured chicken broth into the fish to kill it. Shen, are you deliberately trying to bring bad luck upon your grandmother?"
After saying that, he stepped forward and tried to snatch the bowl from Shen Yuan's hand.
"Three-nine!" Shen Yuan shouted coldly.
Sanjiu immediately walked in and took the bowl from Chen Yuan's hand.
She looked at Madam Gu, then at Lord Gu, and said, "Taozi, go get the adults. Someone is trying to poison Grandmother."
Old Madam Gu looked at Marquis Gu with disappointment in her eyes. He was her own son.
He looked so flustered, what else could she not understand?
Gu Huailing arrived quickly. His face was as cold as a pond, and his eyes were dark as he looked at Lord Gu and asked in a cold voice, "Is it you?"
"What is this? Would I poison my own mother? Am I still a human being?" Lord Gu's face flushed red, and he was obviously guilty.
"Where is the court doctor?"
The court doctor came over trembling with fear. Gu Huailing didn't even raise his eyelids, but pointed at the bowl of chicken soup with his hand and said, "Test it."
"No test!" Marquis Gu was also furious! He looked at the old lady sitting there, "Mother, don't you even trust your son?"
Old Madam Gu turned her head away and stopped looking at him. The disappointment in her heart was genuine.
The court doctor carefully took out the silver needle, and everyone's eyes were focused on it.
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