Madam Mu bent down and helped Gu Yunran up, comforting her: "This is not your fault. You didn't know about Song'er's old illness before, and someone sincerely wanted to slander you. This is also something you never expected."
"It's true that it's hard to guard against villains. You don't have to take it to heart. Grandmother knows what's going on."
Old Madam Mu comforted Gu Yunran a few more words, telling her to relax and not blame herself. The two chatted for a while before Gu Yunran left.
Seeing Gu Yunran's departing back, Madam Mu nodded, feeling delighted. Gu Yunran knew where the problem lay immediately, and her findings were 80% consistent with those of the people she had sent to investigate. She was extremely quick, decisive, and prudent.
"As expected of Prime Minister Gu's legitimate daughter, she is calm, generous, and intelligent."
Thinking of that unworthy eldest lady, Old Lady Mu was filled with annoyance. "That unworthy thing, she just jumped on rumors and never thought of sending more people to investigate."
Mother Mu smiled and said, "Finally, someone has taken over the power of the harem. It seems that the old lady can live a leisurely life now."
Madam Mu smiled but said nothing.
Gu Yunran came out of the Frost Descent Courtyard. Ruizhu supported her and said, "Second Madam, I still need you to investigate. Who is it that is slandering you and placing such a stigma on your head?"
Gu Yunran shook his head: "Since the other party doesn't want anyone to find out, it must be difficult to investigate. Let's just give up for now."
"Since that person intends to harm me, if he fails this time, there will definitely be another time. We can just wait and see, but we can't just sit there and wait for death. We must be more careful in the future."
"I know."
Zhuye thought for a moment and then expressed her thoughts: "Second Madam, could this person be the one in the palace?"
Gu Yunran knew who Zhuye was referring to. She shook her head and said, "No."
"Outsiders don't know the details of the Seventh Young Master's old illness, and the one in the palace should be worried about his own affairs right now, so how could he care about me?"
Having said this, Gu Yunran paused and didn't go into details. Zhuye understood as soon as she heard it. Ruizhu supported Gu Yunran, pursed her lips and said nothing.
After a while, she suddenly said, "The eldest daughter of the First Madam, the Second Miss, has been studying abroad for many years. A few days ago, she suddenly sent a letter to the mansion, saying that she was returning home."
"It should be seven days later."
Gu Yunran nodded: "The old lady will take care of this matter."
"Second Madam, please go slowly." Ruizhu supported Gu Yunran and reminded her to be careful with her step. After all, she was pregnant now and could not be careless at all.
As Gu Yunran stepped over the threshold of the old lady's courtyard, she happened to meet the fourth lady Mu Qianjiao who came to pay her respects to the old lady. She was dressed in red and purple and had a very luxurious jade hairpin on her head.
"Fourth Miss, this is your second sister-in-law." The maid beside Mu Qianjiao reminded her and saluted Gu Yunran.
Mu Qianjiao raised her proud head, looked at Gu Yunran with disdain and snorted: "What qualifications does a second-married woman have for me to bow to her?"
Gu Yunran's face looked very bad, but Mu Qianjiao was telling the truth and she couldn't refute it.
"Fourth Miss, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Ruizhu shouted loudly, her cheeks burning with anger. She clenched her fists and couldn't help but punch the locust tree behind Mu Qianjiao. With a snap, the locust tree broke.
Mu Qianjiao opened her mouth to say something, but when she saw Ruizhu's actions, she turned pale with fright. She knew that Ruizhu knew some martial arts, but she didn't expect her to be so powerful.
This punch broke the decades-old locust tree. If it hit her head...
My brain is about to explode.
With a scream, Mu Qianjiao started crying and ran towards the old lady's yard.
"grandmother!"
Seeing Mu Qianjiao's expression, Ruizhu shook her head. Gu Yunran looked at Ruizhu and gave her a thumbs up: "Well done."
"Second Madam, since you just married into the Mu Mansion, if there are any things that are inconvenient for you to do, let the maid do them. Second Master has already instructed that you must not be wronged in the Mu Mansion."
Gu Yunran nodded, feeling warm in her heart. Mu Qianchen was thoughtful and had considered everything for her.
Ruizhu helped Gu Yunran to Biyun Pavilion.
Mu Qianjiao ran to the old lady and lay in her arms and cried: "Grandma, you have to make the decision for Jiaojiao!"
The old lady reached out and stroked Mu Qianjiao's head, and asked distressedly: "What's wrong with you? Who bullied you?"
Mu Qianjiao got up from the old lady's arms, wiped away her tears, and cried, "It's my second sister-in-law."
Hearing that it was Madam Gu Yunran, she frowned and asked patiently, "How did she bully you?"
Before Mu Qianjiao could speak, Xiao Cui, the old lady's substitute maid, took the lead and told her everything that had just happened from beginning to end.
After hearing this, the old lady frowned slightly and couldn't help but scolded: "Jiaojiao, you are wrong in this matter. How can you say that about your second sister-in-law?"
"Where has your respect for elders gone?"
The old lady's chest heaved with anger as she spoke. She slammed the table and said, "I want to ask how Qin taught her daughter. How did she turn such a good granddaughter like me into this?"
When Mu Qianjiao heard this, she was so scared that she stopped crying. She wiped her eyes and begged, "Grandma, Jiao'er is wrong. It's not that mother didn't teach Jiao'er well, it's Jiao'er..."
Mu Qianjiao pursed her lips and hesitated to speak, but the old lady coaxed her, "If you have something to say, just say it."
Mu Qianjiao gritted her teeth and said, "It's Jiao'er who hates Second Sister-in-law. She is a second-married girl and married to Second Brother. It really is a disgrace to Second Brother's status."
"Besides, people say she's a nemesis. She almost killed my seventh brother on the first day of their marriage. And today, when she served tea to mother, she almost poisoned her voice. She's just... "
Bang!
Madam Mu slammed the table. "Mu Qianjiao, where did you hear that? Others are just talking nonsense and throwing dirty water on your sister-in-law, and you're just following suit?"
"As for your mother, the stupid things she did...she brought it upon herself."
Hearing the old lady's words, Mu Qianjiao widened her eyes and looked at her in disbelief, "Grandma, are you confused? Gu Yunran is an outsider, how can you turn your arm around and not help her..."
Before Mu Qianjiao finished speaking, Madam Mu rubbed her brows in pain. Seeing this, Mother Mu walked up to her and said to her, "Fourth Miss, Madam Mu has a headache. Please stop making noise and go back."
"I..." Mu Qianjiao wanted to say something, but her mother Mu had someone pull her out.
Walking out of the old lady's Frost Courtyard, Mu Qianjiao was filled with displeasure. She twisted her handkerchief in her hand and kept muttering, "Mother is right. Grandmother's heart is biased, and she has always been biased towards the second wife."
"It's fine that she favors my second brother, but Gu Yunran is an outsider, and my grandmother favors her too. She even nearly killed my seventh brother."
Mu Qianjiao was unwilling and stomped her feet in anger.
At this time, a delicate little boy ran over and hugged Mu Qianjiao and said coquettishly, "Fourth sister."
The soft and sweet voice was very pleasant to hear. Mu Qianjiao held the little boy in her arms and pinched his little face lovingly: "Song Ge'er."
Suddenly, Mu Qianjiao's eyes turned and she said with a smile: "Song'er, Fourth Sister will take you to play with Second Sister-in-law."
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