Gu Shaohe closed his eyes. At this point, he no longer had any expectations for his own sister.
"Come in." Gu Shaohe said.
The door creaked open, and Gu Yarong lifted her skirt and walked in slowly, with a faint smile on her face, "Brother, are you still studying hard late at night?"
Gu Shaohe nodded and said, "I was far behind others in my studies, but now I am just making up for it with hard work."
Gu Yarong pouted, "My brother is busy with these things every day and has no time to accompany me and mother."
Gu Shaohe looked at his sister, "In the past, our family was just an ordinary family. As an elder brother, I had nothing to do, so of course I had to accompany you and mother. But since I came to the capital and entered the Marquis' Mansion, I realized that the surname Gu was bought with the blood of so many martyrs. Now I am the only one in the third house, and I have to carry the reputation of the third house. I have to work harder than others to take good care of you and mother."
Gu Yarong, however, looked disdainful and asked, "Since when did brother start talking about these empty principles?"
Seeing that Gu Yarong had turned her sincerity into empty talk, Gu Shaohe sneered, but did not explain. After all, she already felt that this was the case in her heart, so anything she said now was empty talk.
Gu Yarong glanced at Gu Shaohe's face and didn't know what she had said that made him unhappy.
In her heart, she blamed Gu Shaohe for being difficult to please now. You know, when she was at home before, it was Gu Shaohe, as her elder brother, who tried to make her happy.
Although Gu Yarong was unhappy, she still forced a smile and took out the midnight snack she had prepared. "Brother, eat something first. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood."
Gu Shaohe looked at the food she handed him, thought about what his stepmother had said to him today, and closed his eyes.
After opening his eyes again, his dark eyes looked straight at Gu Yarong: "Do you really want me to eat the food in your food box?"
The smile on Gu Yarong's lips froze slightly, "Brother, what are you talking about? It's as if I'm trying to poison you."
Gu Shaohe looked at the things she placed on it and sneered, "Isn't it?"
"Brother, you are wronging me——" Gu Yarong's tears came as she spoke, as if she was really innocent. Gu Shaohe used to be fooled by her because Gu Yarong was his beloved sister from the bottom of his heart, but today, he does not understand what his sister's true face looks like.
"If you insist that there is nothing in it, then take a bite and let me see." Gu Shaohe said coldly.
How dare Gu Yarong do this?
"Brother, if you don't want to eat what I cook, just tell me directly. Why are you being so sarcastic!" Gu Yarong knew that today's plan might not work out, so she simply turned the tables and put away her food. "Since you doubt me so much, I'd rather feed these things to the dogs than give them to you. I'm going to tell mom about this and show how heartless my brother is!"
Gu Shaohe closed his eyes, "Do you think you can leave now?"
Gu Yarong's expression changed and she hurriedly walked outside with the food box.
But as soon as I opened the door, I saw a brightly lit scene outside.
Mrs. Meng was wearing a purple robe with a long fur cloak on the outside. She was looking at him with a cold expression.
Gu Yarong was startled for a moment, but before she could react, she saw a familiar figure appear in front of her.
"Mom!" Gu Yarong was shocked.
It turned out to be Chen. Her hairpins were disheveled and she was tied up.
"I don't know what kind of mistake my mother made that my stepmother had to deal with her with such a big show!" Gu Yarong helped Chen up and tried to untie her. But Chen looked at her with horror, "Woo, woo!"
Chen's mouth was blocked and she couldn't say anything, so this was all she could do.
Gu Yarong quickly untied the restraints on her mouth.
"Yarong, they, they all know!" Chen said hurriedly, shrinking to her daughter's side, "Hurry up and admit your mistake!" Chen was blinded by greed to listen to Gu Yarong's ideas. Now that the truth has been revealed, she suddenly sees clearly what she has done!
How could a mother help her daughter to frame her own son?
Gu Yarong didn't expect the truth to be exposed so quickly. Her face turned pale. Seeing Chen shi trembling like this, she was also angry. "Even if she knows, what's the point? Why are you so scared? You are my brother's biological mother. Can this woman kill you?"
Gu Yarong glanced at Meng and said, "If she wants to kill you, it depends on whether your brother agrees."
As Meng looked at her, she felt that the pretty Gu Yarong in front of her was like a poisonous snake wrapped in human skin, without a single bit of humanity in her body.
Gu Shaohe didn't want to see his sister like this, so he turned his back.
Meng said, "Chen, is it possible that only Gu Yarong is your biological daughter? Isn't Shaohe your biological daughter? Do you know how Shaohe will cope with today's incident once your plan succeeds?"
Chen lowered her head, not knowing how to start.
Gu Yarong's plan was to add some aphrodisiac to Gu Shaohe's food. When Gu Shaohe went to pay his respects to Mrs. Meng, the drug would take effect, and the two of them would run into each other at the door. They could then say that Mrs. Meng had been a widow for many years and was teaching her brother on the surface, but in fact, she had long been interested in her brother.
After all, the criminal was caught red-handed, and the two had no blood relationship at all, so Meng couldn't deny it.
Gu Yarong could come up with such a dirty idea because the people outside the Great Wall were tough and there were many such things. But if it fell into a place like the capital, such rumors would be a deadly weapon. Once they had such a deadly handle on the Meng family, the Meng family would go east and west in order to clear their reputation.
What a good plan.
Chen lowered her head and shed tears. She naturally regretted her decision by now.
But Meng still didn't intend to let her go. If she didn't give Chen a hard time now, with her ears, she might be fooled by Gu Yarong again tomorrow. This time, she knew in advance, so she didn't make a big mistake. But there are only thieves who are always on guard against thieves.
If something goes wrong when he is not prepared, not only his own reputation but also the reputation of the entire Marquis' Mansion will be dragged down by this girl Gu Yarong.
"There is no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world. If you succeed in your plan today, not only me, but also Shaohe will be in trouble once this matter is leaked!" Meng was furious when she talked about this matter. "I'm afraid Shaohe himself didn't expect that the one who would ruin his wonderful life would be his own mother!"
Chen was so upset that she cried. At that time, she was just thinking about not letting Meng take her son away. She didn't think about much else.
Meng's words woke her up. She understood the consequences and became so scared that she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Meng shook her head. She had been soft-hearted before.
After all, Chen really didn't have any malicious intentions, he was just ignorant and stupid by nature.
But in a family like theirs, ignorance is also a mistake. If this mistake is magnified, it will harm more than just one person's life.
Thinking of this, Meng hardened her heart and said, "I couldn't punish you severely before, but now you have committed such a mistake. Now I will punish you to stay in the Buddhist temple for half a year. You are not allowed to step out of the temple. Are you satisfied?"
After all, Meng was not a cruel person. He had only been locked up for half a year.
Chen knew vaguely how big a mistake she had made this time. Seeing that Meng didn't beat or scold her but just locked her up... she admitted it with tears in her eyes. It was only half a year anyway, and after half a year, she could still see her son and daughter.
Daughter... Thinking of Gu Yarong, Chen looked at Meng again, wondering how Meng would deal with Gu Yarong.
Meng looked at Gu Yarong and sighed, "You are the blood of my mansion. There is no deep hatred between you and me. I really don't know why you are targeting me like this?"
To be honest, Meng really doesn't think that she is the kind of mother who is mean to a concubine's daughter.
Although she was not very caring towards Gu Yarong, she had given her all the things she should have since she returned to the Marquis' Mansion and the Third House.
Seeing her like this, Gu Yarong sneered and said, "Just tell me how you want to punish me. Why do you have to pretend to care about me now?" Gu Yarong was not panicked, thinking that her mother was only put in solitary confinement for half a year.
If she needs to be beaten or punished, she will just accept it.
Besides, if the plan failed, could Meng still kill her?
"Since you don't take the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion seriously, the Mansion will definitely not tolerate a girl like you. I will remove your name from the family tree of the Marquis' Mansion right now. From now on, you are no longer a lady of my Marquis' Mansion." Meng said calmly.
When Gu Yarong heard the result of such punishment, her eyes widened immediately. This woman, Meng, actually wanted to expel her from the Marquis' Mansion? ! "I am my father's only daughter. Do you think you can be worthy of my father by doing this?" Gu Yarong shouted, "Meng, you want to make my brother the only one left in the third room. You have been wanting to drive me and my mother away since the beginning!"
Mrs. Meng looked at her and said, "Gu Yarong, no matter what you say today, the result has been decided."
If she was not a member of the Marquis' Mansion, no matter what she did in the future, the Marquis' Mansion would not be harmed.
Chen sighed, still feeling sorry for her daughter. She wanted to plead for Meng, but Meng glanced at her and said, "You can't even protect yourself, so don't say anything." She knew Chen was soft-hearted, so she just said, "Your daughter is so unbridled that she only cares about her own ideas and doesn't care about the lives of the whole family. I can't do anything about it now. But don't worry, she has the blood of the Marquisate in her body, so she won't end up on the streets."
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