A person flashed through Gu Yunran's mind, and she said to Ruizhu, "Go check on Liu and see if she has received a large sum of money recently."
"Yes." Ruizhu turned and walked out.
"Zhuye, go and pay your respects to the Madam."
"Second Madam, if you go to pay your respects to the First Madam now, I'm afraid she will make things difficult for you." Zhuye was a little worried.
"It's okay. Song'er's problem was caused by me, so I have to go give her an explanation. Besides..." Gu Yunran paused and said, "Second Master raised her since she was a child. Logically speaking, she is half his mother, so I should go and pay my respects."
"If I really don't go, I'm afraid she'll go to the old lady and plot against me again."
Zhuye thought for a moment and said, "Second Grandma is right."
Gu Yunran brought Zhuye to the eldest lady's yard.
Qin was sitting in the yard basking in the sun. When she heard someone outside the yard come to report that Gu Yunran was coming over here, she quickly got up and went into the house to lie on the couch.
Gu Yunran walked into the courtyard, and Qin Mama, who was serving Qin, came out and said, "Madam hasn't rested yet, Second Madam, please wait a moment."
After saying that, he turned around and went in, without even greeting Gu Yunran, leaving her standing in the yard in the cold wind.
It was early winter, and the cold wind was blowing. Gu Yunran's cheeks were blown red, her hands were frozen, and snowflakes began to fall in the yard.
Zhuye was so angry that she jumped up and down: "She did it on purpose, just to show you, Second Madam, how intimidating you are."
Gu Yunran reached out and caught a snowflake, a faint smile on her face: "She is angry, so it's normal for her to treat me like this. It will be fine once the misunderstanding is resolved."
She looked outside and said, "Ruizhu should be back."
"Second Madam, it's cold outside. How about I help you go back first?" Zhuye took Gu Yunran's hand and persuaded her to go back. "When the old lady asks about it, she will say that you were here, but she didn't want to see you. It's not your fault."
Gu Yunran reached out and patted Zhuye's hand, "I just married into the Mu family, and I can't let people gossip about the Second Master." She also couldn't let others catch her and accuse her of disrespecting her elders.
She has a lot to do, but she is not someone who can be bullied.
In just an incense stick's time, Ruizhu came back. When she learned that Gu Yunran was in the eldest lady's yard, she hurried over.
"Second Madam, why are you still standing in the yard?" Ruizhu asked loudly.
Gu Yunran smiled faintly: "Auntie may be tired and hasn't woken up yet. It's okay for me to wait a little longer."
Ruizhu's eyes widened. "How is that possible? When I left, I saw Madam admiring the plum blossoms in the garden in the front yard. How come she suddenly fell asleep when she saw you?"
Ruizhu's voice was so loud that many maids who were watering the yard outside heard it. Some of the braver ones even stuck their heads inside to see what was going on, and those who were even braver began to discuss it.
"Madam is setting rules for the new daughter-in-law."
"That's right, Madam, you're really angry. Back then, Madam wanted to marry her own niece to the Second Master, but the Second Master didn't agree."
"So, she's treating Second Mistress harshly?"
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Gu Yunran lowered his head and eyes, rubbing his hands constantly, not knowing what he was thinking. Ruizhu, on the other hand, was very upset when she heard the discussions, and clenched her fists, ready to rush in.
Gu Yunran held her back: "Ruizhu, don't be rude!"
"I think Madam is really tired, so she won't treat me harshly. Let's wait a little longer."
Qin had been eavesdropping in the room for a long time. She couldn't bear it any longer and asked her mother to call Gu Yunran into the room. "Second Madam, the Madam is awake. Please come in."
Gu Yunran nodded and followed Mother Qin in.
As soon as Mother Qin entered the room, she angrily lowered the curtain. The curtain swung and almost hit Gu Yunran's face. Fortunately, Ruizhu was quick to catch the curtain and glared at Mother Qin fiercely, "Are you going to ruin Second Madam's face, Mother Qin?"
Ruizhu is the personal maid of the eldest lady Mu Qianxi. She grew up with the eldest lady. Since the eldest lady passed away, she has stayed in Mu Qianchen's courtyard and her status is higher than that of ordinary maids.
Mother Qin could not give face to Gu Yunran, but she was afraid of Ruizhu. Feeling Ruizhu's anger, Mother Qin shuddered. She turned around and apologized with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, this old slave didn't mean it. Please forgive me, Second Madam."
Gu Yunran waved her hand: "Forget it, I'm not that picky."
Mother Qin's eyebrows twitched. What did she mean by not being such a fussy person? It turned out that Second Mistress also thought that she did it on purpose. Yes, she did it on purpose, but she thought Second Mistress was someone who was easy to control. Wasn't she controlled by the Lu family in the Lu Mansion before?
What now...
Gu Yunran didn't have time to observe what was going on in Qin's mother's mind. She walked up to Qin and bowed slightly, "Greetings, Auntie!"
"No thanks." Qin sat in the main seat, staring at Gu Yunran with a bad look.
I had heard that she was a soft persimmon, but I didn't expect her to be such a scheming woman. The first time I came to pay my respects to her, I gave her the bad reputation of being a harsh bride.
Gu Yunran then raised her head and looked at Qin. This look surprised her. What a gorgeous woman!
She was wearing a gray-green embroidered satin jacket with an orange one-piece pleated skirt. She had her hair done in a very dignified bun and an emerald hairpin in her hair. I heard that she was already thirty-seven years old, but she looked very well-maintained. However, her plump face was full of contempt.
Gu Yunran bowed and thanked, "Thank you, Auntie!"
Qin Madam didn't even bother to look up at Gu Yunran. She snorted and ordered Madam Qin, "Serve tea!"
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