Chapter 221 Entering together
Xu Miaomiao immediately touched her upon seeing this, and she then knew how to greet him: "Sixth Lady of the Gu Family greets Mr. Xu and Madam Zhang."
Hearing Gu Yuanniang's voice, Mr. Xu raised his head and looked at her. Just as he was about to let Gu Yuanniang get up, his elbow was touched by the woman next to him.
The woman's expression remained unchanged, her eyes staring straight ahead without even giving Gu Yuanniang a glance. Gu Yuanniang, who was half-squatting, felt a little embarrassed. It was Xu Qingshan, who was standing by, who saw this and immediately helped Gu Yuanniang up.
"Mom and Dad, this is Liu Niang, the one I often mentioned to you. This is his sister Xu Miaomiao."
Xu Qingshan showed a look of joy. He had already talked to his parents about it, and his parents had agreed. The marriage between Gu Yuanniang and him was just waiting for a date. So when Madam Zhang looked strange, he did not notice.
"Qingshan." The woman suddenly spoke, calling the man beside her, "Madam Xu, this is the first time you come to our house. Take Madam Xu to the backyard for a walk."
Xu Miaomiao knew that the woman wanted to get her out of the way so that she could talk to Gu Yuanniang, but Xu Qingshan didn't hear it. He thought she wanted to discuss the marriage with Gu Yuanniang, and immediately said to Xu Miaomiao: "Madam Xu, please come this way."
Things have come to this point, Xu Miaomiao has no choice but to go, and can only follow Xu Qingshan and leave together.
Before leaving, he looked at Gu Yuanniang with some concern. Just as they were about to leave, they saw a servant bringing a young and beautiful woman in. Xu Miaomiao turned around and looked at the woman in confusion, and asked Xu Qingshan who was standing beside him: "Who is that person?"
"Madam Xu may not know." Xu Qingshan said, "That person is my cousin from my mother's side. Something happened at home, so she came to us for help. My mother felt sorry for her, so she let her stay with us for a few more days."
"So that's how it is." Xu Miaomiao nodded thoughtfully and left with Xu Qingshan. Gu Yuanniang in the house was unaware of the bloody storm coming and was still looking at the two elders on the podium with a smile on her face.
Madam Zhang took a sip of tea, her eyes never lingering on Gu Yuanniang, and she slowly spoke in a cold tone: "I heard that you were married."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuanniang was at a loss and said with a stammer, "Yes, yes."
"Another child?"
The doubtful tone came again, and this time the woman finally looked at Gu Yuanniang, with a look of disbelief in her expression.
"Yes." Gu Yuanniang replied, "Almost three years old."
Hearing this, the woman put down the teacup in her hand, looked at Gu Yuanniang and said, "Although our Xu family is not an official family, it is also a noble family. Qingshan wants to marry an abandoned woman, and I will never agree."
"I'm not an abandoned woman!" Gu Yuanniang immediately retorted when she heard this, and stood up excitedly: "We divorced peacefully, he didn't divorce me."
"Haha." Madam Zhang chuckled twice, looked at Gu Yuanniang and continued, "This woman, what's the difference between being divorced and being abandoned? She just made a mistake. It's just a nice reason to be divorced. You can fool others, but you can't fool me."
Madam Zhang's words left Gu Yuanniang speechless. She couldn't utter a word for a long time and could only stand there in a daze, without moving a muscle.
At this moment, if there was a crack in the ground, Gu Yuanniang really wanted to crawl into it in shame. She had never thought that divorce was such a shameful thing, but now, after being said to be worthless by Madam Zhang, she really felt that she had done something wrong.
Seeing Gu Yuanniang's expression, Madam Zhang did not think of letting her go, but continued to speak: "For us women, there are only two things in our lives: getting married and having children. Now you and I have completed both, but it may be difficult for us to recognize your child!"
"It is Liu Niang's fault for being inconsiderate and disturbing the two elders. Liu Niang will take her leave now." Just as Gu Yuanniang was about to turn around and leave, she was stopped by someone behind her.
"Wait." Madam Zhang spoke slowly, looking at Mr. Xu beside her: "Look, this child is so angry. I just said a few words and he made such a fuss."
Once these words were spoken, it became clear that Gu Yuanniang was wrong again.
Gu Yuanniang stood there, not knowing whether to leave or not, but could only let them scold her.
"Madam, Madam Liu is here."
The servant at the side came over with a woman in a white dress to answer. When Madam Zhang saw the woman behind her, she immediately stood up and took the woman's hand: "Hong'er is here. Look at you, you are wearing so little. Why don't you put on two more clothes?"
The woman called Liu Hong raised her handkerchief and coughed twice. She looked very charming. She looked at Madam Zhang and continued, "My aunt is in a serious condition. Hong'er is wearing thick enough clothes."
Gu Yuanniang, who was originally the protagonist, was left aside and watched them laughing and playing.
Liu Hong also saw Gu Yuanniang standing aside, so she asked, "Who is this sister?"
Madam Zhang returned to her original seat, pulled Liu Hong to sit next to her, pointed at Gu Yuanniang and said, "That's the Gu Yuanniang I told you about."
Hearing what Madam Zhang said, Liu Hong immediately stood up and saluted to Gu Yuanniang: "So you are my future sister-in-law. Hong'er greets my sister-in-law."
Before Gu Yuanliang could say anything, Madam Zhang on the side continued, "Look, Hong'er is so polite. Okay, I won't beat around the bush with you."
Madam Zhang turned her gaze back to Gu Yuanniang and continued, "This is Qingshan's cousin Liu Hong. Her family is now in decline and she has nowhere to go. Why don't you let Qingshan marry both you and her? You can be the legal wife and she can be the concubine. This way, it won't be unfair to you. What do you think?"
When Gu Yuanniang heard this, she looked a little uneasy, tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked at the woman and said, "Is this also what Qingshan meant?"
Before Madam Zhang could continue speaking, a voice came from outside the door: "Of course not!"
Xu Qingshan walked towards the hall anxiously, followed by Xu Miaomiao: "Mother, didn't you promise me and Liu Niang's marriage? Now, why do you want to drag my cousin into this?"
Hearing Xu Qingshan say this, Madam Zhang was immediately dissatisfied and said in a harsh tone: "You want to marry an abandoned woman, I have already promised you, now I just want you to give Hong'er a name, why don't you want to?"
"My cousin and I have a clean record. If mother loves her, she can just find a suitable family for her. Why do you have to do this?"
When Liu Hong heard this, she began to sob quietly, tears streaming down her cheeks. She cried pitifully, and said with a choked voice, "Since my cousin despises me so much, I might as well just die."
Seeing this, Madam Zhang became even angrier and slammed the table fiercely, looking at Xu Qingshan angrily: "You are getting more and more disobedient as you grow older. How is Hong'er's gentleness and virtue not worthy of you?"
(End of this chapter)
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