"Mother, I don't know when I offended Sister Huizhi to make her do such a vicious thing. If I really wanted to do something private, I should have hidden it away from others. Why would I talk to Xiao Wuzi in broad daylight?"
Gu didn't expect her to react so violently. She just wanted to strike back at the people in the courtyard with the two children. How come this seems to have gotten out of hand?
"Get up, I know you're the most polite person, this must be..."
"Mother! I know that in your and Dad's hearts, I am not as good as Sister Yixing, but I am also a daughter of the Xu family. If I do something shameful, will our family lose face?
Huizhi keeps saying she's doing this for the good of our family, but her actions clearly distort our family values. If I punish Xiao Wuzi for this, wouldn't that prove there's something going on between him and me? That would be truly humiliating!"
Gu glanced at Huizhi who was standing beside her. She hadn't thought too much about it just now. If there was really any problem with her second daughter's marriage because of this, the master would be the first one to not let her go.
"Okay, get up quickly, I won't let this go easily."
"Mother, please listen to me. Since Huizhi has spoken of this and pointed out my shortcomings, with so many people watching today's events, it's definitely not appropriate to be partial. Why don't you send someone to the Seventh Prince's residence to ask him if he minds? I won't have to bear any bad reputation for this."
After Xu Yixing said this, he laughed in his heart a hundred and eighty times. If Lu Anyuan really heard this, I wonder what his face would look like?
"That's unacceptable!" How could a girl's family come to the boy's house and tell him that a girl and a boy were too close? That's just foolish! Even if the Seventh Prince was made of clay, he'd probably be furious.
"Siqin, you go, go and ask in person!" Xu Yixing tilted his head and glared at Siqin. She ran out immediately. By the time Gu reacted and asked someone to stop her, she had already disappeared.
"Ouch, ouch! What's going on? Quick, hurry up and stop Miss Siqin!" Gu covered her chest and repeatedly shouted for people to chase after her. Is this Siqin mentally ill? Why is she so anxious to throw dirty water on her own lady?
"Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan! Yan'er, good girl, please stop her!" Gu was still rubbing Xu Yixing's hands. She had already pretended to be crying loudly, gasping for breath, as if she couldn't hear anything.
Xu Yiwen stood by the table, watching the farce, his hand that wanted to help out froze in mid-air.
"Go and see if Dad is back, and ask him to come over!"
With things like this, Dad had no choice but to come. But when Gu heard about it, she tried to stop him. This whole thing was caused by her maid. The last time Huixiang happened, she hadn't gotten over it yet, and now she's here again. I'm afraid the master will be furious.
"Stop! Ouch! It's such a small matter, yet you're asking for all sorts of favors! The Seventh Prince and your father are both busy men, why are they bothering them so much? Come on, hurry up and chase Miss Siqin back first, and then all these people here can disperse! Today's family punishment is over, so everyone can go about their business!"
Gu finally regained some clarity of mind and sent the group away with a few words to prevent them from staying and making fun of themselves.
Xu Yixing was relieved when he saw Yingwu leave with everyone else. He just stood aside, waiting for Gu to come and flatter him with red eyes.
"Yan'er! My son, I'm sorry for making you suffer. My original intention was just to send someone to help me look after the mansion, but I didn't expect this girl to be so useless! She actually brought up such trivial matters. It's really unbecoming."
Gu took out her handkerchief, took Xu Yixing in her arms and sat her down, while wiping her tears and saying only nice things.
Xu Yixing was secretly delighted that he had finally gotten to this point, but his expression remained unchanged. "Are you sending me away with a few bland words of comfort? No way! If I don't punish Huizhi today, I'll never be able to vent my anger!"
"Thank you for your comfort, mother."
"Don't worry, I will punish this damn girl severely!"
Humph, all talk and no action? Once we leave, your words will be nothing but bullshit. The Gu family is good people!
Xu Yixing was still thinking about how to punish Huizhi when there was a commotion outside the yard. It turned out that Old Man Xu had heard the commotion and rushed over.
The door curtain fluttered, but Dad didn't ask loudly as usual. Instead, he looked at the people in the room and sighed exaggeratedly.
"Alas! I don't know what sinister thing has happened to me recently. I haven't had a single happy event since the New Year! Madam, you just got back, why are you making such a big fuss? I heard that even Xu Shimao, who was by Wen'er's side, was punished? After all, he has been a servant of our family for decades. What serious fault could he have committed to deserve such severe punishment?"
Old Man Xu rarely spoke like this, and his tone was sarcastic. It was obvious that he had no intention of giving face to the Gu family.
Gu smiled in sympathy, "Master, what are you talking about? I just heard that things have been going on in the mansion lately, so I thought I'd sort things out when I got back, otherwise everyone would be in chaos. Xu Shimao...he was a bit reckless, so I sent him off."
"Never mind, never mind what he did wrong. It's too undignified to send him off to the garden. It's awful to have people say we can't tolerate old people. I think, since my wife says he did wrong, let's fine him six months' wages and let him go back to his old job. How do you say that?"
Old Man Xu asked, but his tone didn't hint at a question. Gu's face was a little stiff, but Xu Yiwen thanked his father happily.
"Since the master insists on doing this, I have no choice." Gu looked like an abused young wife, pretending to be pitiful.
The old man glanced at Xu Yixing again, a hint of tenderness in his eyes, and then asked Gu: "What's wrong with Xiaoyan? Why do you say that my daughter has bad behavior and is too close to men outside her family?"
As Old Man Xu said this, he was digging his ear with his little finger, his expression puzzled. Xu Yixing knew at a glance that he was here to call for punishment. Today, Gu Shuang had gone too far and would inevitably be retaliated.
"It wasn't a big deal. I just exchanged a few words with the servant in my yard. How could it have come to this? This damn girl is so ignorant that she had to make a fuss and wronged Yan'er!"
Old Man Xu glanced at Huizhi, very dissatisfied. The latter was startled by the look and immediately knelt on the ground, biting her lip tightly and saying nothing.
"What boy? Call him up here so I can take a look."
Gu didn't know why the master called him Xiao Wuzi, and thought that the master was unwilling to let him go, so she happily sent someone to call him.
Only Xu Yixing knew that his father would not touch the five and a half cents, otherwise it would be confirmed that he was wrong, and he might even let him raise it by one cent to shut everyone up.
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