Chapter 602 Han'er, I'll take your surname Chu
She turned around and looked at Mrs. Gu calmly: "Aunt, Lan Jie'er is sick. Instead of asking a doctor to treat her, you are here beating and scolding Lu Ge'er. What's the logic behind this?"
"I'm willing to pay for Sister Lan to see the best doctor in the capital."
Mrs. Gu's face twisted for a moment, as if she had heard a terrible joke. She poked the feather duster on the ground, making a sharp sound.
"The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is truly wealthy and powerful!"
"But when did it become your turn as an outsider to interfere in our Gu family's affairs?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the air in the yard became a little colder.
Far from being angry, Chu Ruohan's face turned cold, and she met her gaze with sharp eyes: "Aunt San, what do you mean by this is that you don't intend to acknowledge this marriage?"
"We're a family, that's what kinship is." Mrs. Gu San was touched in a sore spot and started to speak without thinking.
"Some people, even if they bear the Gu family's name, who knows what kind of blood flows in their bones?"
She just wanted to speak out of turn and warn Chu Ruohan not to meddle in other people's business, but she didn't think about the weight of her words.
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
A voice mixed with fear and rage came from the gate of the courtyard.
Master Gu San strode in with big strides, his face so gloomy that water could drip out of it.
Behind him followed the expressionless Duke of Zhenguo, Gu Junze.
When Mrs. Gu San saw her husband and Gu Junze, the color drained from her face.
She never thought that they would hear what she said.
Master Gu San was so angry that he was shaking all over.
Gu Junze's background is well known among the noble families in the capital.
If he had not been willing to bear the Gu family's surname, the late emperor would have executed the entire Gu family long ago in the old case of Anyang Marquis' Mansion!
Now, the Gu family's titles, official positions, and even the lives of the entire family depend on this nephew.
He was willing to take the surname Gu, which was something that the entire Gu clan couldn't even ask for!
This stupid woman actually dared to expose someone's scars in front of him!
Gu Junze seemed not to have heard those vicious and heartbreaking words, and ignored the embarrassed expression of Master Gu San.
He walked straight to Chu Ruohan, took her hand as if no one was around, and held it tightly.
He turned to look at Mrs. Gu San, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Madam Third is right." His voice was calm, but it sent a chill down the spine of everyone present.
"After all, I don't have the Gu family's blood. How about this, Han'er, I take your surname Chu?"
Chu Ruohan felt the warmth of his palm, and her heart warmed. She couldn't help but look up at him and couldn't help laughing.
"Aren't you afraid that the civil servants outside will drown me with spit?"
Gu Junze lowered his eyes to look at her, the frost in his eyes melting into a hint of warmth: "Why are you afraid of them? Your husband is the Duke of Zhenguo, with military power in his hands, and he can't shut them up?"
This conversation, carried out as if no one was around, was like two loud slaps in the face of Mr. Gu San and Mrs. Gu San.
While everyone's attention was drawn to him, Lu Ge'er's eyes flashed, and he immediately turned around and went into the house, pulled Lan Jie'er up and walked out.
"Brother?" Lan Jie'er lowered her voice. "Uncle and aunt are here, why...why should we leave?"
"Not enough." Lu Ge'er pulled her and moved quickly towards the side door of the yard without stopping.
His voice was soft, but it revealed a sobriety that was inconsistent with his age. "This matter needs to be made bigger."
"Haven't you seen clearly enough over the years?"
"Grandfather still has feelings for Grandmother as a couple. At most, he'll give her a harsh scolding, and the matter will be over. As long as we stay in the mansion, she'll always find ways to torment us."
Lan Jie'er's heart trembled, and the hope that had just ignited was instantly extinguished by her brother's cold words.
Master Gu San was so angry that he felt dizzy. He pointed at Madam Gu San. He valued his face and reputation the most in his life, but now it had been ruined by this stupid woman.
This is not just opening a scar, this is clearly stabbing the Gu family's lifeline with a knife!
"You, you shut up!" Master Gu San shouted angrily, his voice cracking. "Come here, take this crazy woman who is spouting nonsense away!"
Mrs. Gu San was so frightened that she realized how big a disaster she had caused.
She collapsed to the ground and wanted to beg for mercy, but when she met Gu Junze's cold eyes, she was so scared that she couldn't utter a word.
At this moment, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the courtyard gate, and a servant who was in charge of guarding the side door rushed in crawling.
"Oh no! Master, oh no!" The servant fell to his knees with a plop, his voice filled with tears, "Master Lu and Miss Lan... are gone!"
What?
Master Gu San turned around suddenly and asked, "What do you mean it's gone?"
The servant trembled as he pulled out a neatly folded piece of paper from his pocket and held it high above his head: "I only found this on the table."
The butler hurried forward to take it and presented it to Master Gu San.
It’s Lu Ge’er’s handwriting!
"Grandpa and Grandma are well, and I, your grandson, am unfilial. My sister is seriously ill, possessed by an evil spirit, and the palace physician is helpless. I have heard that there is an immortal on Qingyun Mountain outside the city who can cure all ailments, so I am taking my sister there to seek medical treatment. I hope Grandpa and Grandma will not worry. Lu, I bow."
Master Gu San looked at everyone blankly: "Treatment? Sister Lan is sick? What's wrong with her? Why haven't I heard anyone mention it? Have you called a doctor?"
Chu Ruohan stepped forward and said, "Uncle San, Sister Lan is not sick. She was forced into a desperate situation."
She didn't give anyone time to react and winked at Haitang behind her.
Haitang immediately presented the heavy nanmu box.
"This contains the details of the Wang family in the south of the city."
"The Wang family has long been a hollow shell, relying on loan sharking to maintain its facade. And the second son of the Wang family who wants to marry our sister Lan,
She paused, her eyes like knives shooting straight at Mrs. Gu San who was lying limp on the ground.
"He's addicted to gambling and has a violent temper. He just broke a servant's leg not long ago."
"The two concubines in his front yard, one dead and one disabled. It's even spread outside that he has a shameful affair with a man."
With every word Chu Ruohan said, Master Gu San's expression became uglier.
Haitang opened the wooden box at the right time and clearly presented a stack of documents, along with several signed confessions and a letter with a dark bloodstain, to Master Gu San.
"We have all the witnesses and evidence, including a blood letter written by the family of the servant whose leg was broken."
Mrs. Gu San's face turned from red to white, and then from white to deathly gray.
She looked at the blood letter, as if she saw a wronged ghost seeking revenge for her life. Her whole body trembled like a sieve, and her teeth chattered up and down, making a "clack" sound.
"Poisonous woman!"
With a thunderous roar, Mr. Gu San was so angry that he threw the note in his hand hard at Mrs. Gu San's face.
He pointed at his wife, his chest heaving violently, his eyes filled with complete disappointment.
"My Gu family is a family of scholars and prides itself on being upright. How dare you do such a vile and cruel thing for a mere three hundred taels of betrothal money!"
"How old is Sister Lan? She hasn't even reached marriage age yet, and you want to push her into a fire pit like that!" He was so angry that he was shaking all over.
Mrs. Gu San completely collapsed and fell to the ground, not even having the strength to cry out.
"Someone!" Master Gu San practically shouted, "Take this vicious woman to the Buddhist temple! Don't take a single step out without my order!"
He pointed at the housekeeper in the courtyard and said in a firm voice that did not allow for any argument.
"From today on, her power to manage the household affairs will be taken back! All matters in the mansion, big or small, will be temporarily handled by you!"
"She is not allowed to interfere in the marriages of all the younger generations in the mansion..."
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