In comparison, Gu Yuan is like an ungrateful person who can never be tamed.
Since his eldest son Gu Ce died in battle eight years ago, Gu Yuan has become a different person, and it seems as if there is a layer of distance between him and his grandmother.
Madam Gu would occasionally wonder if Gu Yuan had always been dissatisfied with the second branch's inheritance of the title, which was why he bore a grudge against the entire Marquisate.
Thinking back then, she had personally explained to Gu Yuan that it was the late emperor's intention that Gu Jian inherit the title.
Mrs. Gu's cloudy eyes were filled with turbulent waves and a lot of thoughts.
"Brother Yuan, you are already so grown up, but you are not as sensible as Sister Meng." Gu Jian was full of praise when he talked about Gu Yunmeng. When he turned his eyes to Gu Yanfei, he revealed his undisguised disgust. He raised his finger and pointed at her and said, "You... you are a disaster. You were born to bring bad luck to your mother. As soon as you came back, you turned the Marquis' Mansion upside down. There is no peace in the family."
As he scolded loudly, the other members of the Gu family looked at Gu Yanfei with complicated eyes. Some agreed with him, some were contemptuous, some were cold and distant, and some sighed with pity.
The Marquis' Mansion is now run by Gu Jian and Madam Gu. As a junior, she was disliked by the two elders today. She is afraid that she will have a hard time in the future. Unlike Gu Yuan, who is a man, she still has the opportunity to make achievements outside.
Gu Yuan's pupils dilated, and a cold, bloodthirsty light flashed in his eyes. He raised his arm to touch the sword.
"Is that so?" Gu Yanfei sighed leisurely in the hall. He pressed Gu Yuan's right arm without leaving any trace and said lightly, "Gu Yunyan is good in everything. Why not let her be the Marquis' daughter? This will also prevent me from being unlucky with my fate."
She vaguely remembered that the ancestral hall should have been opened during these days in her previous life. At that time, she was too weak and was manipulated by Madam Gu. Her eldest brother was in the military camp, and he only knew of her existence after everything was settled.
The eldest brother did not agree to keep Gu Yun'an under the name of his parents, and argued with Madam Gu and Gu Jian for a long time. However, until the eldest brother died in the battle, he still could not get them to agree to reopen the ancestral hall.
Gu Yunyan is expected to become the future "Princess Kang" or even the queen mother. The temptation is too great and they will not give up.
If you continue to fight like this, there will be no result.
Gu Yanfei didn't want to waste endless time on such a trivial matter. She might as well use this free time to comb her cat's hair.
As long as they and their siblings draw a clear line between themselves and Gu Yunmeng, that will be enough.
The eldest son’s house is the eldest son’s house, and the marquis’s mansion is the marquis’s mansion.
The inner demon is the inner demon...
When she said this, everyone was stunned. Her proposal was beyond everyone's expectations.
After the initial anger, Gu Jian gradually calmed down, with a thoughtful expression between his brows.
He thought about it carefully for a long time, and in just a moment, he figured it out.
There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with this idea.
The daughter of the Gu family who was engaged to the Duke of Yingguo's mansion was the eldest daughter of the eldest house. Once Gu Yun'er was adopted into the second house, she would be the legitimate daughter of the second house and naturally would have nothing to do with this marriage. Prince Kang would also not have the reputation of "stealing someone else's wife".
In the future, if Prince Kang can make further progress, then maybe he will become the father-in-law of the emperor!
Thinking of this, Gu Jian's blood boiled and his heart beat like a drum.
"Brother," Gu Yunyan took a step closer to Gu Yuan, sighed, and asked seriously, "Do you think so too?"
Gu Yun'er stood tall with her face half lowered, her hair like mist, her lips like red, her teeth like pomegranates, her posture as elegant as an orchid, and extremely beautiful.
Gu Yuan nodded silently.
There can only be one legitimate daughter in the eldest son's family.
He would not let his sister's life experience remain unclear and ambiguous.
Gu Yunyan's long, thick eyelashes trembled, and she slightly raised her soft chin, revealing a kind of soul-stirring sorrow and forbearance. She said softly, "Then I agree."
After saying this, Gu Yunyan turned sideways, knelt down, bowed to Madam Gu and Gu Jianfu, and said solemnly: "Grandmother, second uncle, please agree."
Her movements were so graceful, and she had an independent demeanor.
Madam Gu stroked the red sandalwood Buddhist beads in her hand, closed her eyes, and said after a long while: "Second brother, let's do it. Sister Meng will be adopted by you and your wife."
This sentence means that the matter is settled.
Gu Yanfei just smiled without saying anything, half of her mind drifting to her cat.
The clan leader and the elders exchanged glances and breathed a sigh of relief.
The clan leader put his fist to his lips, cleared his throat again, and said loudly: "Then let's open the ancestral hall and ask for the family tree."
After burning incense and paying respects to the ancestral tablets, the clan leader personally took out the Gu family genealogy and spread it out on the large desk.
The slightly yellowed genealogy records the names of more than a dozen generations of the Gu family. The Gu family was just commoners from the countryside in the previous dynasty. It was Gu Yuan’s great-grandfather Gu Yao who followed Emperor Taizu in the uprising and became a famous general of the founding of the country, and was granted the title of Marquis Dingyuan.
As a result, their Gu family also rose up and broke away from the common people class.
Just by looking at this genealogy, the clan leader and other members of the Gu family present felt a sense of pride in their hearts.
A younger generation served the clan leader with writing materials. The clan leader dipped the writing brush in the ink and asked Madam Gu, "What is the name of Yuan'er's sister..."
Madam Gu: “…”
Madam Gu's expression froze, and she realized that she had completely forgotten about this matter.
Of course, she would not say it out loud. Her mind raced, and she thought of a name on the spur of the moment. She said nonchalantly, "Let's call it Yun..."
Before he could finish the next word, he was interrupted by Gu Yanfei: "Gu Yanfei."
Her voice was neither humble nor arrogant, but clear and melodious, like a spring breeze.
Facing Madam Gu's displeased gaze, Gu Yanfei looked at her calmly.
She knew that the lady would name her "Gu Yunhuan".
In her previous life, her adoptive parents never gave her a name. They had called her "money-losing commodity" and "dead girl" since she was a child. After she was taken back to the Marquis' Mansion, it was the lady-in-waiting who gave her the name "Gu Yunhuan".
But, she didn't like it.
"Gu Yunhuan" represents the cowardly and failed her in her previous life, who had died long ago.
“…” Madam Gu’s eyes were filled with dark clouds and her expression was gloomy.
She was annoyed when she saw this girl now. She felt that she was as evil as her cat and might be a disaster! Madam Gu's face became even colder and she said indifferently, "Okay, call me whatever you want."
The clan leader and the elders looked at each other, and the clan leader kindly reminded Gu Yanfei: "Girl, 'Yun' is the ranking of the daughters of this generation in the Gu family. Your eldest sister is Yun Zhen, and your third sister is Yun Meng..." If this girl's name is different from that of her other sisters, it will inevitably lead to unwarranted speculation from outsiders.
Gu Yanfei smiled at the clan leader and emphasized again: "My great uncle, my name is Gu Yanfei."
This was the name her master gave her when she was in the Yaoling Realm, and it accompanied her for two hundred years.
It represents her new life!
(End of this chapter)
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