The wind was cold and the snow was falling heavily, and the wind blew down the plum blossoms in the yard.
Gu Yunran sat in front of the bronze mirror, staring blankly at the fallen plum blossoms in the yard through the window. The cold winter wind blew on her face, causing her bone-piercing pain.
But it was not even one ten-thousandth of the pain in her heart.
Yes, Gu Yunran was reborn in the third year after marrying into the Lu family. At this time, Lu Qingzhou was not yet Marquis Lu, but with the help of Gu Yunran, he went from being a poor scholar to a Jinshi and entered the official career.
In order to help Lu Qingzhou climb the ladder faster, Gu Yunran went back to her mother's home and knelt in front of her father, begging for three days and three nights before her father agreed to recommend Lu Qingzhou as the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Rites.
This was also the first time that Lu Qingzhou accompanied her back to her parents' home after she married into the Lu family, which is the so-called return visit.
When the appointment letter came down, the mother-in-law was still very unhappy, complaining that Prime Minister Gu did not help enough.
Gu Yunran was not angry, but smiled and said that she would wait a little longer and ask her father and grandfather for help.
"Madam, the old lady wants you to come over."
The maid Zhuye ran in with a few snowflakes on her head and her body was still wet.
Gu Yunran looked at the fresh bamboo leaves and her eyes became red. This girl was her dowry maid and was loyal to her, but because she was blind, in the end, this girl went to hell with her.
She felt sorry for Zhuye.
"Madam, what's wrong with you?" Zhuye saw Gu Yunran's eyes were red and couldn't help but panic.
"I'm afraid the old lady will scold you again if she asks you to go over this time. If you're not feeling well, you'd better not go." Zhuye advised.
She felt sorry for Gu Yunran.
The lady was the apple of the eye in both the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion, but after marrying into the Lu family, she was disliked by Old Madam Lu.
After three years of marriage, the son-in-law was only willing to bring his wife back home a few days ago, and his intention was to ask for an official position for himself.
Even this old lady still complained that the lady's family did not help enough and did not ask for the position of Shangshu or Prime Minister for her son-in-law. For this reason, the old lady has been complaining about the lady for several days.
"I'm fine." Gu Yunran gathered his thoughts and stood up. "Go, of course I can go."
If I remember correctly, today is an important day.
Gu Yunran walked out with Zhuye's support. When she came to the yard, she looked at the plum blossoms all over the yard and was stunned.
In her previous life, she thought that the plum blossoms in the yard were planted by Lu Qingzhou himself because he thought her yard was too monotonous in winter, but she didn't expect that the word "plum" was in the woman's name.
I think Lu Qingzhou wanted to see the object to remind him of his childhood sweetheart.
"Zhuye, let the maintenance servants come and cut down all these plum blossoms."
Gu Yunran left this sentence and continued walking forward.
Zhuye looked at the plum blossoms standing proudly in the wind and snow and was stunned. Did she hear it wrong?
This is the lady's favorite plum blossom, and it was planted by her son-in-law himself.
The lady loves her son-in-law so much, can she really bear to let him go?
"Did you really cut it down?"
Zhuye was unsure of his ears, so he hurriedly chased after him and asked.
"Cut it off. I don't like it anymore." Gu Yunran said lightly.
She won't force things that are not hers. In this life, she wants to live wisely.
Baomoyuan.
This is the residence of Mrs. Lu.
Lu Qingzhou was wearing court robes and had a terribly gloomy expression on his face. Today was his first day in office as a new official, and many people in the palace laughed at him, calling him a coward who lived off his wife.
He hated Gu Yunran to death!
Madam Lu sighed and said, "Alright, just listen to the rumors in the court and don't take them to heart."
"A real man should be able to bend and stretch. You should swallow these grievances first. When you are in a high position in time, no one will dare to laugh at you anymore."
Lu Qingzhou knew that the old lady was right, but he just couldn't get over it.
He said, "Mother, I told you that even without Gu Yunran, I would have been able to climb up. I don't want to live even one more day being laughed at by others."
"What do you want to do?" Mrs. Lu's eyelids twitched.
"I want to divorce Gu Yunran and bring Mei Niang back home."
He really couldn't bear to see Gu Yunran's disgusting face.
Madam Lu's eyes widened in fear. She rushed to Lu Qingzhou, covered his mouth, and scolded him harshly, "Shut up!"
"You are just a small minister of the Ministry of Rites. You have no money and no power. Our Lu family cannot do without Yun Ran."
"Don't say such nonsense in the future."
"When you're on your feet, whatever you want, mother will do."
"My mother, Mei Niang, has already given birth to a son for me and has suffered a lot outside. I don't want her to suffer any more..."
Lu Qingzhou was unwilling, but he shut up when Mrs. Lu glared at him.
Gu Yunran stood at the door and felt heartbroken when she heard what was said in the room. Although she had seen the true faces of the Lu family now, her heart still ached when she heard with her own ears what the Lu family was planning for her.
It is said that killing is not enough, but the Lu family not only drank her blood and ate her flesh, but also sucked her marrow from her bones!
So cruel!
Gu Yunran closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she saw a coldness in them. She walked into the room and pretended to be puzzled: "What child?"
Lu Qingzhou stood aside, clenching his fingers tightly, his face a little pale. His heart was in his throat with nervousness. He looked at Gu Yunran quietly, not knowing how to start.
But Gu Yunran didn't even look at him.
Madam Lu reacted quickly. She smiled and waved at Gu Yunran, "Our Lu family's distant relative's child was too poor at home to support him, so we sent him to be raised in our mansion."
"We are family after all, I couldn't bear it and agreed."
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