Chapter 536: Only when the board hits yourself will you feel the pain
After the housekeeper of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion finished reading the confession, she bowed and led her people out.
There was deathly silence in the study.
Master Gu San's chest heaved violently, and in those eyes that had seen through the ups and downs of officialdom, there was now only coldness towards the person beside him.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the rage that was about to burst out, and shouted to the outside of the door: "Someone! Go and call the Second Young Master!"
As soon as this order came out, Mrs. Gu San, who was lying limp on the ground, trembled violently, and a trace of extreme fear flashed in her eyes.
Not long after, Gu Chengye came in a hurry and felt that the atmosphere was not right as soon as he entered the door.
His heart sank when he saw his father's ashen face and his mother lying on the ground in a horrible state.
"Father, why did you call me here?"
Master Gu San didn't even look at his wife lying on the ground, but just cast a cold gaze outside the study door.
The two maids, Chuntao and Xiahe, who were being watched by the servant, were kneeling trembling in the corridor, not even daring to raise their heads.
He pointed at the two maids and said to Gu Chengye, "Since your mother 'kindly' prepared these two girls for Lu Ge'er, and Lu Ge'er is young and not blessed enough to afford them, you should keep them for him."
Gu Chengye's head buzzed and he almost thought he had heard it wrong.
Master Gu San's voice continued, each word as cold as ice: "From now on, I will be promoted to your concubine. This will not be considered an insult to her 'loyalty'!"
These words were like a thunderbolt, making Gu Chengye's face turn pale.
"Father! Absolutely not!" he cried out in shock. "Yang...she just gave birth to my legitimate son, and she's not fully recovered yet!"
"You are now promoting two maids to be concubines. This is not only a slap in the face of your daughter-in-law, but also a slap in the face of the Yang family!"
This fire actually burned myself!
Mrs. Gu San no longer cared about pretending to be pitiful. She crawled over and hugged Master Gu San's legs tightly, crying and wailing.
"Master! You absolutely cannot do this! Chengye's wife is just recovering from her illness. If you do this, won't it cause them to become enemies and cause unrest in the family?"
"Please, sir, please reconsider your decision and take it back!"
"Are you scared now?" Master Gu San looked at her with disgust and kicked her away.
He looked down at her, his voice filled with icy disappointment.
"When you attacked Lu Ge'er and Lan Jie'er, why didn't you think this day would come?"
"They are your grandchildren too! You wouldn't even let the young ones go. What a vicious heart you have!"
Mrs. Gu San was kicked to the side, her hair disheveled and she looked in a miserable state.
Master Gu San no longer paid any attention to her. He gave his pale-faced son his final order, making the final decision:
"It's settled! This not only gives those two girls a proper status, but also teaches your mother a lesson she'll never forget!"
"From now on, you must keep her in the backyard and behave herself. If she dares to cause any trouble again, don't blame me for not considering the love between husband and wife. I will send her to the family temple to spend the rest of her life with green lamps and ancient Buddhas!"
As soon as this order came out, the third room's backyard was in an uproar.
The news spread like wildfire. When Gu Chengye's wife, Yang, heard about it, she became so angry that she fell ill on the spot.
The respectability and power that Mrs. Gu had built up in the third house for many years collapsed overnight.
She went from being a high and mighty mistress to being a laughing stock that everyone avoided.
In the quiet courtyard, Lu Ge'er listened to the faint noise coming from outside the window and the servants' low voices talking. He did not feel any joy in his heart, only a coldness.
Grandfather's thundering methods temporarily suppressed Madam Gu San.
But is this really the end?
When Song Ruyan heard that Lan Jie'er was almost corrupted, she immediately wanted to pick up a sword and go to Madam Gu San to settle the score.
"How dare you bully my apprentice like this! I'll skin that old hag alive!"
Song Ruyan's eyebrows were raised, her hand was already on the hilt of the sword at her waist, and she was about to rush out.
Allen Chu quickly stood up, grabbed her arm, and said helplessly, "Calm down!"
She pressed Song Ruyan down on the chair and said, "Madam Gu San is a government official's wife. If you rush over like this, let alone whether you can get close to her, even if you really do fight, how will it end peacefully?"
Song Ruyan couldn't listen to any of this. She just felt a surge of anger in her chest that she had no place to vent.
"I don't care if she's an official's wife or not! She bullied me and still expects to get away with it?"
"Please listen to me first." Chu Ruohan spoke softly and briefly recounted what happened in the third room last night and how Master Gu San dealt with Madam Gu San and the two maids.
"She has been punished, and the matter is closed."
Chu Ruohan sighed softly. The struggle in the harem was sometimes more exhausting than fighting on the battlefield.
Song Ruyan was stunned when she heard this. She had been traveling around the world for many years, taking pleasure in settling scores and settling scores, so she had no idea about the complicated ways of these wealthy families.
She frowned and looked at Chu Ruohan in confusion: "What did you say? Giving those two maids to her son, this, this is also called punishment?"
Song Ruyan slammed her hand on the table, spilling tea. "Doesn't that just give her son a good deal? He's got women on both sides, enjoying all the happiness. How is that a punishment? And what does that old man have to do with it?"
The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. In her opinion, punishment should be a full-on punch to let the other person know how powerful she is.
Chu Ruohan couldn't help but smile when she saw Song Ruyan's "healthy limbs but simple mind" appearance.
Before she could speak, Yuling beside her covered her lips and chuckled, explaining softly, "Miss Song, you don't know."
"The third son married the eldest daughter of a noble family, who has always been proud and arrogant."
"She had just come out of confinement not long ago, and her father-in-law, without a care in the world, stuffed two beautiful concubines into her husband's room. Do you think she can feel at ease?"
Song Ruyan blinked, seeming to understand a little, but also seemed not to understand.
Yuling continued, "The Yang family is a well-known and respected family. My daughter has suffered such an injustice. Even if I don't dare to complain to the Third Master openly, can I really swallow this anger?"
"Furthermore, anyone with a discerning eye can see the cause of this incident. It was the Third Madam's plot against Lu Ge'er that failed, and ended up bringing disaster upon herself."
"Do you think the daughter-in-law will feel comfortable when she sees her mother-in-law in the future? Can there still be a peaceful life between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?"
Yuling paused, lowering her voice slightly, and said meaningfully, "This is called killing someone and destroying their heart. The pain on the surface is easy to heal, but the estrangement and resentment in the heart accumulate over time and cannot be easily dispelled."
"I'm afraid the Third Madam's future won't be easy."
Song Ruyan frowned, tapping her fingers unconsciously on the table, carefully pondering Yuling's words.
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