Chapter 5 Serving Tea
Chu Ruohan looked at Gu Junze's receding back and suddenly felt relieved.
Gu Junze has been frail since childhood. He had an accident when he was seven years old and has been confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
In his previous life, Gu Junze never married until his death. Chu Ruohan guessed that he was inhumane.
He, Gu Cheng'an and Gu Chengyan are not from the same mother.
His biological mother was Princess Anyang, the emperor's biological sister. She had made great military achievements, but was later seriously injured while suppressing a rebellion. After recuperating for many days, she still died.
Chu Ruohan remembered that not long after in her previous life, Gu Junze was named the prince of Anyang Marquisate, but he died suddenly just over a month later.
And the position of the crown prince also fell on Gu Chengyan.
This time, she informed Gu Junze in advance that he was poisoned. She wondered how long he could live.
It would be best if she lived longer so that she could secure the position of the Crown Prince's wife. It didn't matter if she had no children. At worst, she could adopt one from the royal family.
Chu Ruohan's maid and nanny came in to help her wash up.
The wet nurse who had taken care of her since she was a child said with a distressed look on her face, "Miss, the eldest son's health is so poor, how are you going to live in the future?"
Although Mr. Gu's behavior is ridiculous, the girl is his legal wife after all. It will be easy for him to control his concubine in the future. Why bother to ruin himself?
Chu Ruohan gave the nanny a reassuring look, "Now that I've married into the Gu family, there's no turning back. I can only move forward."
The wet nurse wanted to say something but stopped herself, but now that things had come to this, she could only sigh.
Chu Ruohan reached out to take the handkerchief handed to her by Yuling, and looked down at Baoling who was taking off her embroidered shoes at her feet.
"Baoling, go to Suijinxuan and keep an eye on it. Come back and report tomorrow morning."
"Miss..." Baoling looked hesitant.
Seeing this, the nanny scolded in a low voice: "What are you standing there for? Go and do what the young lady ordered. You are becoming more and more unruly."
"Yes." Baoling bit her lip, lowered her head and responded, then quickly retreated.
In her previous life, Baoling was the first person to betray her. She wanted to find a better way out for herself, and Chu Ruohan understood.
But she should never have joined those people in bullying her. Both Nanny Qin and Yuling died at her hands.
How could she tolerate her in this life?
If we just sell her off, that would be too easy for her.
Baoling walked hurriedly, feeling very upset. As she passed by a bush, she reached out and plucked a beautiful flower nearby, tearing and crushing it in her hands.
The lady is always making trouble for people. She won't let people rest in the middle of the night and is staring at that end for what?
If you can't let go, why do you want to marry a paralytic?
If she were to say, she should marry the handsome Third Young Master instead. If the young lady becomes pregnant in the future, he can also raise her as a concubine.
She didn't want to serve that paralytic.
next day
The morning light streamed into the house through the carved window lattices. Chu Ruohan got up early to put on her makeup. Her thoughts drifted back to her previous life when she was almost burned to death in the mourning hall. There was no such thing as serving tea.
As soon as Chu Ruohan stepped out of the room, she heard the maids whispering in the yard.
"The eldest master didn't sleep with her yesterday."
"This eldest daughter of the Chu family was originally going to be promised to the second son, but the second son didn't want her, so she was forced to marry the eldest son. It's really pitiful for the eldest son."
The maids' laughter pierced Chu Ruohan's ears like sharp thorns, and her eyes turned cold in an instant.
The wet nurse's face flushed with anger. She stepped forward and scolded, "How dare you, you unruly little hoof, gossip here! Do you think you can just say whatever you want about my young lady?"
The two maids were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They fell to their knees and said, "Young Madam, please spare me! I know I was wrong. I beg you to have mercy on me."
Chu Ruohan's eyes flashed, and her cold voice blew like a chill wind: "Slap!"
Upon receiving the order, the wet nurse immediately stepped forward and grabbed the maids, her palms raining down on them, and the crisp sound of slaps echoed in the yard.
"I will never dare to do that again. Please, Madam, have mercy on me!"
The maids' cheeks quickly became red and swollen, and their cries and pleas for mercy were intertwined, but Chu Ruohan remained unmoved. She wanted to let everyone in this mansion know that she was the master of this mansion and not anyone could bully her.
Chu Ruohan turned around and walked out of the yard. She was no longer the softie that everyone could step on as in her previous life.
The news of Chu Ruohan corporally punishing the maid reached Gu Junze's ears.
"It seems that the young lady is not an easy person to get along with." Huaishu, the servant beside Gu Junze, looked worried.
"Send these two maids back to the Marquis' wife." Gu Junze sat in a wheelchair. His voice was low, but it revealed unquestionable majesty. "My courtyard cannot accommodate maids who plot against their master."
Huaishu was startled. He hadn't expected the young master to react like this. But he didn't dare to say anything more and quickly agreed, "Yes, young master, I'll do it right away."
At Tingxue Pavilion where Gu's mother lived, Chu Ruohan was stopped outside the door by a maid.
The maid bent her knees slightly and said, "Young Madam, Madam went to bed late last night and has not yet gotten up. Please wait here."
Chu Ruohan knew in her heart that this was a deliberate harassment, but she did not get angry. She just said calmly: "In this case, then wait until mother-in-law gets up, send someone to notify her, and then I will come over to serve tea." With that, Chu Ruohan turned and left.
The maid could never have imagined that the young lady would leave like this?
Nanny Wang stamped her feet anxiously upon seeing this and hurried after her, "Young Madam, Young Madam, please wait! Madam is awake."
Chu Ruohan paused slightly, and a meaningful arc appeared at the corner of her lips. "Oh? Mother-in-law woke up so soon, what a coincidence."
"Yes, yes." Nanny Wang forced a smile, which was uglier than crying. The eldest daughter of the Chu family was really a difficult person.
"Then please wait a moment, mother-in-law. As for the order of seniority, Princess Anyang is the legitimate wife. As the new bride, I must go to the ancestral hall and burn incense and offer tea to the princess. This is a matter of etiquette and must not be violated."
After saying this, she flicked her sleeves lightly and walked steadily towards the ancestral hall with her personal maid.
Nanny Wang stood there, stunned for a long moment before she came to her senses. She secretly groaned inwardly, then hurriedly turned around and headed back to Tingxue Pavilion.
Mother Gu sat upright on an exquisitely carved sandalwood chair, her expression clear and her eyes filled with displeasure, not at all like she had just woken up.
Nanny Wang hurried forward and reported the whole story.
After hearing this, Mother Gu raised her hand and slammed it hard on the table, making a loud "bang". "What does she mean? Am I not worthy of drinking a cup of tea from her?"
Nanny Wang hurriedly tried to persuade her, "Madam, calm down. The young mistress has just arrived, so we'll slowly train her in the future."
Mother Gu's eyes were still wide open, and she gritted her teeth as she spoke, "What do you mean by 'not understanding the rules'? She clearly did it on purpose, trying to intimidate me. Princess Anyang has been dead for many years, yet she still uses the name of seniority to put herself above me."
"She is openly mocking me for being just a concubine and that only Princess Anyang is the legitimate wife."
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