Meng looked at Chen.
It was more than ten years ago when Gu Sanlang was still alive. No matter how beautiful and charming Chen was back then, she is old now and has gained weight. However, some of her beauty when she was young can still be seen. But she is just a mediocre beauty who has fallen into the cliché.
The beauty is really vulgar.
Meng wanted to see what kind of outstanding beauty could make her husband take her in regardless of their years of love. But now she was disappointed...Looking at the boy and girl next to Chen, her original hopes were almost shattered. It was because the boy looked too much like her husband when he was young.
Meng originally thought that she would be very sad.
But time may be the best medicine, and it also diluted the feelings between her and her husband. Apart from the disappointment in her heart, she was not too sad.
"Since you knew about the existence of the Marquis' Mansion, why didn't you come back many years ago? Why did you have to come back at this time?" asked Meng.
If she was a person without ability, she would not have won the love of Meng Sanlang. Her sharp eyes locked onto the three people in front of her.
Chen was not a noble lady, so how could she bear such a look? Gu Yarong wanted to remind her mother, but as a junior, it was difficult for her to speak in such an occasion.
"I... there were always many wars at the border, and Sanlang's death was so sudden. As a woman, I dare not travel casually. I will wait until my son is older before I dare to inquire about the affairs of the capital."
Chen was feeling uneasy, but when she looked up and saw Meng nodding, she realized that her statement was accepted, and she felt relieved.
Mrs. Meng said, "Take the two children to the guest room to rest first."
The servants came out and took Gu Yarong and Gu Kaihe away. The Marquis's Mansion was originally small, so it was not difficult to arrange a place for them to live. Chen was puzzled. Wasn't her son the only male in the Marquis's Mansion? Why did she treat her son so badly and let him live in the guest room? But Meng had already looked at Liu, "Sister-in-law, you are the housekeeper of the Marquis's Mansion. You should take care of the future of these two children."
Liu nodded, "Don't worry, sister-in-law."
Mrs. Meng smiled and this time looked at Mrs. Chen again. Now that she had lost her two children, her gaze was much more direct than before, and her questions were sharper, "Why did he marry you back then?"
Chen always makes up stories whenever he opens his mouth.
Meng said, "I advise you not to speak. It would have been fine if I didn't know you existed before, but now that I know you exist, with the ability of the Marquis' Mansion, it would only take a little more time to find out how you were taken in."
Chen was confused and never thought that all the people who were with Gu Sanlang back then had died long ago, so no one would know what happened back then.
But Meng's words were so decisive that she was afraid that if Meng found out, she would be in trouble, so she had no choice but to tell the truth.
It turned out that Chen was the daughter of a wealthy family outside the Great Wall. The wealthy family had colluded with a centurion under Gu Sanlang, and the two conspired to send Chen to the bed of the drunk Gu Sanlang. Chen was also a capable woman, and she gave birth to a boy in one go. Gu Sanlang had no choice but to marry Chen in order to take responsibility.
When Meng heard this, her anger subsided a little.
At least...at least my husband didn't take a concubine on his own initiative.
Besides, there are many men in this world who have three wives and four concubines, but few who are truly faithful to one man. In fact, from any perspective, my husband is a rare good man compared to others. He now has a descendant, and I should be happy for him. Meng forced herself to smile and said to Chen: "Since he is a descendant of the Gu family, he should be named after the Gu family's genealogy. I will change his name to Gu Shaohe, do you agree?"
From the family tree, Chen knew that he had recognized his son, so how could he not be satisfied?
Mrs. Meng didn't want to see her any longer. "Okay, go down and have a rest first. After you have recovered, bring the two children to visit the old lady tomorrow."
Chen nodded and quickly left.
After meeting the people, Liu and Meng went to meet the old lady together.
Mrs. Meng said, "Old Madam, I have seen the child. He looks exactly like the one Sanlang had when he was young. Just by looking at his face, you can tell that he is Sanlang's biological child." She said, "I have changed the child's name to Gu Shaohe and asked him to stay in the guest room temporarily. I will decide how to deal with him after my younger brother and sister-in-law take care of him."
The old lady didn't expect that Meng was so open-minded. Not only did she invite Chen's mother and son into the mansion, she also directly recognized Gu Shaohe.
"Sanlang's wife, if you feel bad, just tell me. If you really don't want to see them, you can arrange for them to stay in the side courtyard..." Old Lady Xu looked at Meng and held her hand worriedly. "I'm old now. I don't care about bloodline and other things. But I really don't want to see you suffer for so many years and still be unhappy at home."
All the grievances in Meng's heart disappeared after the old lady comforted her.
But she still shed some tears uncontrollably, "Old Madam, thank you for your love and care. Of course, when I first heard the news, thinking about the relationship between me and Sanlang, I felt a little uncomfortable. But you see, I am now half buried in the ground, and those love affairs are not that important to me."
"Besides, Sanlang didn't want to take this concubine himself?" Meng smiled bitterly.
The person has been dead for so many years, what's the point of her not being able to let it go at this time.
If Gu Sanlang were still alive, given her temper, she would definitely choose Chen over her, or she over Chen, but he was already dead.
Old Lady Xu shook her head. "What nonsense are you talking about? Half of your body is buried in the ground, and you are still so young. If you were half of your body buried in the ground, wouldn't I have died a long time ago?"
"I still say the same thing. Since you live in the Marquis' Mansion, you are not only my granddaughter-in-law, but also my daughter. Even if you are seventy or eighty years old, as long as I am still alive and as long as you still want to get married, I will prepare a generous dowry for you."
When Mrs. Meng heard this, she was extremely moved. She leaned on Old Lady Xu's knees and cried softly.
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Liu quickly selected a courtyard for the three of them to live in, and she also asked Meng for her opinion.
Although the two men could not tell whether this woman was good or bad based on their brief encounter with Chen, they knew that she was probably a person who was easily influenced by others and had no opinions of her own.
"The girl is already grown up, and it's time for her to get married soon. It's too late to intervene now," said Mrs. Meng. "But even if she doesn't know the rules, when the time comes, choose a son-in-law from a lower family background for her. I think he won't bully her."
Liu shook her head. "It's hard for you to care so much about her, but Chen's personality is like this. I'm afraid the child will follow her personality. I don't know if you are doing this for her own good. Instead, I think you can't bear to see her well and want to find her a husband of a low birth."
Meng said: "No matter what she thinks, as her mother, I will do my best to do what I can."
Soon they talked about Gu Shaohe again. Unlike the girl, Gu Shaohe would be the face of the Third House in the future and the only male in the Third House. It would have been fine if they didn't know about it before, but now they couldn't just let it go.
Mrs. Meng said, "The child is sixteen or seventeen years old, so he doesn't have to stick to his mother. I want to bring him to my side to learn some rules. If he likes martial arts, I'll have to trouble the Marquis to find out how to teach him. If he likes literature, that's not a problem. My family can still invite a few teachers."
Liu nodded, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Since you are the only heir of Third Uncle, the Marquis and I will do our best."
Meng gave Liu a grateful smile.
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Chen's mother and daughter lived in a guest room, and Gu Shaohe originally lived next to them.
At night, the servants came to pack his things and told him to move to the yard where the third room was.
When Chen heard that her son was going to move into the third room, she immediately urged him to go, thinking that since he was a boy, the Gu family would not dare to delay. Gu Yarong was more thoughtful, "Mother, you are still happy now? You only asked my brother to go and not us, don't you see anything?"
"What did you see?" Chen really didn't see anything.
Gu Yarong said, "You are stupid. Mrs. Meng is the wife of the third room. She doesn't even have a child. Isn't my brother the one who is offered to her son? Anyway, as long as we get married, my brother will have to recognize her as his mother. She is trying to win over my brother in advance. I think she wants to separate me from him!"
Chen understood what her daughter meant and sneered, "She's dreaming. If she dares to separate me and my son, I'll go to the old lady and make a scene! If the old lady sides with her, I'll go cry on the street! I'm always right. I raised my son with great difficulty, and she didn't do anything, but she wants to reap the fruits. How conceited of her!"
Gu Yarong said, "I don't think the Meng family is anything to be afraid of. Mother, I just found out that the Marquis' wife has actually given birth to a boy for the Marquis's mansion!"
Chen was shocked, "What?"
"The child is called Tuan Ge'er. He is three or four years old this year. I am not sure." Gu Yanrong looked unhappy. "It's all because we were too slow to get news at the border these years. It was more than ten years later when we learned about the restoration of the Marquisate. If we had arrived a few years earlier, before Liu came into the family, and the Marquis had no children, wouldn't the wealth of the Marquisate be ours?"
In the past few years when they were outside the Great Wall, they vaguely heard some news that the wealth of the Marquis' Mansion had no one to inherit. There was originally a Gu Shaoqing, but he intended to murder the Marquis, so he was directly exiled.
Only then did they decide to come back.
But when she arrived at the Marquis's Mansion, she saw that Old Lady Xu did not receive them like an ordinary old lady would treat the only male in the family, and Gu Yarong already sensed something was wrong. After listening to this, she found out that not only did Liu give birth to a child, but Gu Yong even became the crown prince.
Chen was a little disappointed, but not too disappointed.
"Forget it. We are all rich anyway. Your brother is the only male in the third house. Who can treat him badly?"
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