Although my younger sister was smart and didn't suffer any loss, over the past two months, the lady has been targeting her again and again, which is really too much.
Gu Yuan looked at Madam Gu with eyes as cold as ice and as resolute as a sword.
The entire front hall was silent, and everyone else was looking at the grandparents and grandchildren in silence.
Gu Jian frowned and said in a condescending tone of an elder: "Brother Yuan, today is a big day for ancestor worship, don't be petty and make trouble!"
"Everything the elders do is for your own good!"
He looked earnest and instructive.
Gu Yuan raised his sword-like eyebrows slightly, looked distant, and said coldly: "Is it good for my nephew that the Marquis tampered with the bowstring?"
What does that mean? Most of the other members of the Gu family present didn't know about this and looked at each other in bewilderment.
“……”Gu Jian’s face turned slightly pale and he was speechless for a moment.
He wanted to say that Gu Yuan had misunderstood and tried to evade the matter vaguely, but he saw Gu Yuan greet him with a half-smile: "My Lord, is your arm okay?"
As he spoke, Gu Yuan's gaze moved meaningfully over Gu Jian's injured arm, attracting the attention of others as well.
Someone immediately remembered that the reason why Gu Jian's right arm was injured seemed to be because the rhino horn bow string was broken, but judging from the meaning of Gu Yuan's words, couldn't this be an "accident"? Thinking of this, everyone looked at Gu Jian with meaningful eyes, and each had their own guesses.
"..." Gu Jian felt as if their gazes were filled with thorns. His face darkened even more and he felt a dull pain from his right shoulder to his right arm.
Of course not!
Now his injured arm is fixed with plaster, and his right forearm is bandaged across his chest. His appearance is equivalent to the words "I am injured" written on his body, and anyone can see that his injury has not healed.
Gu Yuan is simply asking questions knowing the answer! The more Gu Jian thought about it, the more unhappy he became. He couldn't help but think more and more, chewing on Gu Yuan's words over and over again, and felt that Gu Yuan was clearly hinting that he deserved it.
In the past, Gu Yuan would never dare to be so rude to his uncle. This kid is just taking advantage of his current position in the Imperial Guard and feeling so proud!
Gu Jian secretly gritted his teeth, put on the posture of Marquis Dingyuan, and raised his voice to scold: "Brother Yuan, you are so unruly and disobedient to your elders. Do you believe that I will report you..."
As he spoke, Gu Jian became somewhat angry and humiliated. He felt really ashamed to be ridiculed by his nephew in front of his two half brothers and a group of younger generations.
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Madam Gu in a cold voice: "That's enough."
Madam Gu's voice was neither loud nor soft, yet powerful. At the same time, she gave Gu Jian a look, signaling him to stop talking nonsense.
Gu Jian had no choice but to shut his mouth awkwardly, feeling a little unconvinced.
Gu Yuan didn't care about the quarrel between the mother and son. He casually brushed off the non-existent dust on his shoulders, and a mocking arc appeared at the corner of his lips. He sighed faintly: "Madam, Lord, you are so arrogant. One wants to send your granddaughter to a nunnery, and the other wants to report your nephew..."
"Sister, are you not scared?" Gu Yuan turned to look at Gu Yanfei seriously, and took out a brand new handkerchief for her, "Don't be afraid, your brother is here."
Gu Yanfei took the handkerchief handed to him by Gu Yuan very cooperatively, wiped the corners of his eyes pretentiously, and nodded with sparkling eyes: "I am not afraid as long as my brother is here."
Her voice is clear and she looks as cute as can be.
Gu Yuan enjoyed this very much and rubbed her soft hair.
Madam Gu's mouth twitched and she glanced back and forth between Gu Yanfei and Gu Yunzhen.
Even from such a distance, she could smell the alcohol on the two girls. They must have drunk a lot that night. Gu Yanfei was almost lawless, and he even had the nerve to say "scared"! This brother and sister were clearly taking advantage of the situation!
Gu Yanfei didn't bother to hide the smell of alcohol and continued to wipe the unnecessary tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, as if he was just wearing a sachet with a special smell.
The front hall fell into a dead silence, and the atmosphere was turbulent.
Looking at the brother and sister Gu Yuan and Gu Yanfei in front of her, Madam Gu's eyes became deeper and deeper, and she tightly grasped the Buddhist beads in one hand.
Before the emperor put down his pen, the Ministry of War sent a transfer order to the Marquis' Mansion, saying that Gu Jian's hand was injured and it was difficult for him to continue his original position, so he was transferred from the Deputy Governor of the Zuoye Army to the Liaison Office.
Although the rank has not changed, the Zuoye Army is one of the five military camps, while the Liushou Division is only responsible for protecting the imperial mausoleum and has no real power at all. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is "on the cold bench."
Mrs. Gu has been upset for several days because of this transfer order.
If this continues, the Marquisate will probably continue to go downhill and become a declining Marquisate with only the title but no real power.
Now, only Gu Yuan's job in the Imperial Guard is still respectable, and it maintains the last bit of face for the Marquis' Mansion.
At this time, we must not split up the family, and we must not let the situation get out of control.
The silence lasted so long that the others subconsciously held their breath, vaguely feeling a kind of oppression before the storm.
The eldest branch of the family has been suppressed for eight years. Now with the rise of Gu Yuan, the structure of the mansion seems to be about to change.
Finally, it was Madam Gu who broke the silence first: "Brother Yuan, what do you want?"
She asked word by word, her voice calm and her words clear, which made people feel more pressured.
"Separate the family." Gu Yuan said coldly.
"Impossible." Madam Gu objected without hesitation, her firm tone leaving no room for doubt.
This is her bottom line!
Gu Yuan looked straight at Madam Gu without avoiding the gaze, his pupils as still and cold as the surface of a frozen lake.
His unyielding attitude made Madam Gu feel uneasy: Gu Yuan was a stubborn child who stuck to his own opinions.
So, Madam Gu lowered her status and advised in a gentle voice: "Brother Yuan, your parents are gone, but I, your grandmother, am still here."
"As long as the parents are alive, the family will not be divided. This is an eternal truth. Every family in the capital is like this."
Gu Yuan's eyes were cold and his gaze remained motionless. He recalled the teachings of his father when he was alive.
At that time, his father asked him: "Brother Yuan, if you want to ask for a sword from someone who doesn't like you, what would you do?"
He waved his fist and said, "Beat him."
Dad laughed and said, "What if we can't beat him?"
When he frowned and thought hard, his father smiled and taught him: "Just ask for all the weapons from the other party, and then bargain step by step. Do you understand?"
At that time, Gu Yuan was only four or five years old and he didn't understand.
But now Gu Yuan already understood.
Gu Yuan raised his chin slightly, outlining a stern arc, as if he was pondering. This time he slowly said, "It's okay if we don't separate the family."
"Then from now on, Madam Tai and Lord Hou should not be involved in the affairs of the eldest house."
"My sister's marriage will be decided by me, the eldest brother, to prevent the Madam from marrying my sister off to some random person for 'bringing good fortune'."
Gu Yanfei was slightly startled.
She didn't expect that her elder brother made such a fuss today just for her.
Marriage is a matter of parents' decision. The eldest son has lost both his father and mother, so logically, the lady-in-waiting is indeed qualified to decide her marriage.
Although for Gu Yanfei, if she didn't want to, no one in this world could force her.
However, her elder brother's consideration for her in every detail still made her feel warm and sweet in her heart, as if she had drunk sweet syrup.
Madam Gu slowly looked away and suppressed the displeasure in her heart.
The hall became quiet again, and you could hear a pin drop.
After careful consideration, Mrs. Gu managed to squeeze out a word from between her teeth: "Okay."
"I promise."
She finally nodded with difficulty, feeling uncomfortable in her heart, as if something had slipped out of her grasp.
She doesn't like it.
Gu Jian's eyes widened, and he instinctively wanted to object, but out of fear of Madam Gu, he finally shut his mouth, his face as gloomy as water.
Gu Yuan snapped his fingers loudly: "Words are not enough, so please ask Madam to write a written contract and sign it."
The word "nonsense" was already on Madam Gu's lips, but she bit her tongue and swallowed it.
Gu Yuan didn't care about Madam Gu's reaction at all. He asked his servant Wutong to bring silk paper, writing brush and ink and placed them on a large rosewood desk.
"Madam, please." Gu Yuan stretched out his hand to Madam Gu as a request, asking her to write the deed.
Madam Gu didn't like the feeling of being forced. She wanted to walk away in anger, but now that things had come to this and she had already retreated to this point, she couldn't fail at this moment.
She was now like an arrow on a string that had to be shot.
Wutong on the side quickly ground the ink, and a faint scent of ink mixed with the surrounding sandalwood and candle incense.
Madam Gu swallowed her saliva, slowly walked to the desk, slowly picked up the wolf-hair brush, and began to write.
Looking at her stiff back, everyone else was stunned.
No one expected that things would develop in this direction.
After a while, Madam Gu finished writing a letter, signed her name at the end, and sealed it with her thumb pressed in cinnabar.
Gu Yuan leaned over, took a look at the contents of the contract, and was quite satisfied.
He personally blew the ink on the silk paper dry, handed the book to Gu Yanfei with great care, and said, "Sister, keep it carefully."
Gu Yanfei nodded obediently, folded the silk paper carefully, and smiled.
This is the gift from her elder brother, she will keep it well... When she returns, she will frame it! Gu Yuan's smiling eyes moved from Gu Yanfei to Gu Yunzhen, and said, "And Zhenjie's marriage..."
A strong sense of dissatisfaction accumulated in Madam Gu's heart, until this moment, the surging anger finally broke out uncontrollably.
"Gu Yuan, don't push your luck!"
Madam Gu interrupted Gu Yuan angrily, her eyes piercing.
She had already promised the Murong family that Gu Yunzhen would marry into their family today, and there was no possibility of changing this.
Gu Yun really didn't want Gu Yuan to offend Madam Gu because of him, so he quickly pulled his sleeve and shook his head silently.
"Big brother," Gu Yanfei said with a smile, "Grandfather will decide Big Sister's marriage."
"soon."
She said this with profound meaning.
(End of this chapter)
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