Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao knew that Gu Qingchen had misunderstood. Although he had long known that Gu Qingchen and Gu Qingfeng were brothers, Yuan Zhao still pretended to be surprised.
"Student Gu, it's you?"
"Big brother, you two know each other?"
Gu Qingfeng and Yuan Zhao spoke at almost the same time.
"Brother? What a coincidence!"
"When I first heard your name, it seemed familiar. Now I realize why."
Yuan Zhao looked like he had just realized something.
Gu Qingchen was confused until her younger brother explained that Yuan Zhao had come today to invite him to be the manager.
After hearing this, he didn't feel relieved; instead, he felt even stranger.
Previously, Yuan Zhao had offered his help, and he already felt that the other party was extremely generous.
Now, the other party has come to my home, wanting my younger brother to be the manager, but then claims they didn't know they were brothers.
He didn't really believe that reason; it was too far-fetched.
He didn't think his family had anything to scheme against, but he couldn't figure out why Yuan Zhao was so good to him.
"Think about it and tell me later."
Seeing that the two brothers were somewhat wary, Yuan Zhao didn't say anything more:
"I'll give you three days. If you've decided you want to be the manager, come find me. Your older brother knows the place."
After saying this, Yuan Zhao left first.
She knew that Gu Qingchen and the others would be suspicious, and the more enthusiastic she was, the more suspicious they would become.
Because they were delayed at Gu Qingchen's place, it was already late when Yuan Zhao returned.
Linglong had received the news and was waiting outside the Marquis's residence early in the morning. When she saw Yuan Zhao return safely, she hurriedly went to greet him.
"Miss, you're finally back! You scared me to death!"
"It's alright, don't worry."
Is there anything amiss at the manor?
Yuan Zhao asked casually, and Linglong quickly replied:
"There is indeed something wrong."
"Today, the second wife made a scene in front of the old lady, saying that the old lady was biased, which made the old lady faint."
"oh?"
Yuan Zhao immediately became interested upon hearing this. It was such a pity that she had missed such a wonderful performance.
"What exactly happened?"
Wen Feng, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but ask as well.
"Naturally, it's about the division of the family property."
Yuan Zhao spoke.
She knew exactly what was going on as soon as she heard it. She knew the second and third wives' personalities too well; they would never believe that the old lady was doing it for their own good.
Furthermore, given that Wenfeng had bribed the maids of both households to stir things up these past few days, they were even less likely to believe it.
“My grandmother is ill, so as her granddaughter-in-law, I naturally can’t not go and visit her.”
"Linglong, go find a ginseng root in my dowry. I'm going to take a look."
Yuan Zhao gave the instructions.
"Miss, that old woman is hardly worthy of ginseng."
Linglong was reluctant.
She used to think that Old Madam Zhou was a good person, but now she knows that she is a ravenous wolf who eats people without spitting out the bones.
She doesn't want to waste good things.
"Don't worry, your young lady won't do business without any risk."
Yuan Zhao spoke.
Upon hearing this, Linglong immediately went to fetch the ginseng.
When Yuan Zhao went to Madam Zhou's courtyard, Madam Zhou had just woken up.
She was already quite old, and this sudden outburst of anger left her somewhat disoriented. When she opened her eyes, she could clearly feel that her body was much stiffer.
Most importantly, when she opened her eyes, she found that apart from her dowry maid, no one from the third branch of the family was serving her. A cold glint flashed in Old Madam Zhou's eyes.
"Where is the Marquis?"
She asked with difficulty.
Her dowry maid hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"The Marquis is in Concubine Bai's room."
Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Madam Zhou's eyes.
She didn't know how Zhou's father had become like this. A dignified marquis, he was now completely infatuated with a peasant girl.
As expected, her decision was correct; the family had to be divided.
If this continues, something terrible will happen to the Marquis's mansion.
Just as I was thinking this, I heard the sound of a maid bowing outside:
"Greetings, young mistress."
Old Madam Zhou: "..."
At this moment, the last person she wanted to see was Yuan Zhao.
Her health is clearly not as good as before, and she is afraid that if she sees Yuan Zhao again, she will be so angry that she will die.
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