Gu Yueming moved closer to her daughter and lowered her voice, saying, "The currency here is gold and silver."
Qin Sheng simply said "Oh," calculated based on the outside gold price, and then said again, "Let's round it up and give you one hundred catties of gold."
One hundred... jin?
Even Gu Xiyuan's body trembled uncontrollably, he was so angry!
With a hundred catties of gold, he could buy another piece of land and build another courtyard like this. He's only lived here for a little over four years, and you dare ask him for a hundred catties of gold?!
Are they so desperate for money that they're trying to rob us?!
The thought had barely crossed his mind when he saw Gu Yueming curl her lip in disgust and turn to Qin Zheng beside her, saying, "What can you do with just a hundred catties of gold? I could buy my daughter a bracelet for more than that. I just can't swallow this insult. Otherwise, what would I do with the money?"
Qin Zheng patted her head and comforted her, "It's okay, just consider it free. Shi An just found a gold mine, I heard it's quite big. I'll have him bring back a lot of gold, and I'll build you and our daughter a little golden house to play in."
Is he keeping a mistress in a gilded cage?
Gu Yueming jumped for joy and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Great!"
Gu Xiyuan, Gu Zhongyuan, Gu Changyi, and Gu Changyu: "..."
Ugh, I'm so angry!
Gu Xiyuan, his face grim, was about to say something when a tall, slender figure appeared outside the courtyard and was right in front of them in the blink of an eye.
It was Gu Changxuan.
Gu Yanping's only son.
She is also the most outstanding descendant of the Gu family in this generation.
Gu Changxuan, with a gentle expression and calm demeanor, handed a scroll to Gu Xiyuan and said gently, "I have heard about what happened here and have already asked the elders for their opinions. This is a letter from the elders. Third Grandfather, please take a look."
Gu Xiyuan felt a vague unease, but he still reached out and took the scroll.
Then his expression changed.
Gu Changxuan smiled slightly and said, "The elders said that this courtyard was allocated to my aunt by my great-grandfather and them. The previous agreement to let my cousin Yi move in was just a temporary measure. Now that my aunt and cousin have returned, it is time to return the courtyard to its rightful owner."
He glanced at Gu Changyi, whose face was deathly pale: "My cousin is weak, so her staff needs to take good care of her. We don't need them anymore. I brought some people with me, so let them help manage things."
Tears finally welled up in Gu Changyi's eyes and fell, one by one, crystal clear, making her already delicate face even more like a pear blossom in the rain, a sight to behold: "Cousin Xuan..."
Gu Changxuan smiled slightly and patted her head affectionately: "Cousin, you are weak and can't have too much emotional fluctuation. If something happens, your fiancé is not someone to be trifled with, and your cousin can't bear that responsibility."
fiancé……
Gu Changyi's expression suddenly changed.
Gu Changxuan turned to Gu Xiyuan and smiled gently, "Third Grandfather, let the clan doctor examine my cousin later, and you can also take a look at yourself."
"You don't look well. Don't upset yourself. The Gu family still needs you."
Gu Xiyuan... Gu Xiyuan wasn't just angry and sick, he was practically dying of anger!
His expression darkened, a threat lurking in his eyes: "Xuan'er, you haven't seen your grandfather in a long time, have you?"
Gu Changxuan's smile faded slightly: "Thanks to Third Grandfather's meticulous care and the people he sent to look after me, it's been more than half a year since I last saw him."
"But it's okay, we'll see you soon."
Gu Xiyuan's brow twitched, a sense of unease creeping into his heart. He abandoned any pretense of ambiguity and asked directly, "What do you mean?"
Gu Changxuan smiled and said, "When my father heard that my aunt had arrived home, he thought he would go to my grandfather's place first to wait and visit him together. However, on the way there, he ran into Lord Ye, who said that he had heard that my grandfather was critically ill and had come to visit him."
Gu Xiyuan's brow twitched even more violently. Before he could ask any further questions, Gu Changxuan continued, "Father should have already accompanied Lord Ye to see Grandfather by now. He asked me to come and pick up my aunt, uncle, cousins, and other relatives to go together."
It's already over?
Gu Xiyuan's expression changed drastically. He didn't care about the courtyard anymore. He hurriedly told Gu Changyu to take good care of his sister and then left with his men.
Gu Changxuan then faced Qin Sheng and the others directly.
It mainly depends on Gu Yueming and Qin Sheng.
Gone was his previous formulaic smile; a gentle smile graced his eyes, his expression as serene as drifting clouds, giving off an air of detachment from worldly affairs.
But Qin Sheng, who had already witnessed his confrontation with Gu Xiyuan, knew very well that her cousin was not as harmless as he appeared on the surface.
But what does it matter?
She nodded to Gu Changxuan and called out, "Cousin."
Gu Changxuan smiled instantly and took out the gift he had prepared several days ago. It was a beautiful bracelet, not particularly special in style, but Qin Sheng recognized it at a glance. It was a spirit stone unique to the ancient martial arts world, which had been speculated to an absurd price in some places outside.
Qin Sheng frowned slightly, but did not refuse. She thanked him and accepted the gift.
This was actually the first time Gu Yueming had seen her nephew. When she left, he was still in her sister-in-law's belly.
She had many things she wanted to say and ask, but she knew this wasn't the time to speak, so she held back and anxiously asked, "Xuan'er, what did you mean by what you just said? Uncle San..."
Gu Changxuan nodded: "Let's talk as we walk."
After saying that, he walked out first. Seeing this, Gu Yueming quickly took Qin Sheng's hand and followed him.
Gu Changxuan knew very well why Gu Xiyuan had gone to such great lengths to bring Gu Yueming's family back, and he was also afraid that they would be deceived by the other party while they were completely clueless. Therefore, he did not hide the grudges between them and Gu Xiyuan's side. Not only did he not hide them, but he also explained them in great detail.
The story begins with Gu Yueming securing first place for her family for three consecutive years.
Back then, Gu Yueming was not only exceptionally talented, having already reached the fifth level of ancient martial arts at the young age of fifteen, surpassing her peers, but also possessed outstanding looks and a cheerful personality, making her extremely favored in the Gu family.
Therefore, when she turned eighteen and won first place in the martial arts competition for the third time, many talented young men came to her door to propose marriage.
Gu Dongyuan naturally did not want his daughter to get married so early, so he refused all the marriage proposals on the grounds that Gu Yueming was still too young.
Another year passed, and everyone understood Gu Dongyuan's intentions, so no one dared to approach him anymore.
However, I've been quietly keeping an eye on it all along.
Until one day, the Yuchi family came to the door with a marriage certificate, once again causing quite a stir regarding Gu Yueming's marriage.
That marriage certificate belonged to Gu Yueming and Yuchi Zhong, the young master of the Yuchi family.
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