Meng said: "I will arrange a small courtyard for her in the capital, and I will also arrange for maids to take care of her. At least she will not have to worry about food and drink."
After hearing this, Chen said nothing more.
Gu Yarong still looked indignant, but she was quickly dragged away. She would wait until the next morning, and then be sent to the corner where Meng had arranged it in a sedan chair.
Finally, everything calmed down. Meng felt that the migraine that she had been suffering from for the past few days showed signs of improvement.
She ordered: "If anyone dares to leak even a word of what happened today, I will sell out his entire family!"
Meng usually doesn't lose her temper, so with such a loud commotion today, naturally no one dared to say anything.
She glanced at everyone, thinking that the matter was resolved here. She glanced at the distraught Gu Shaohe and sighed, "I know you are sad about what happened today. No matter how I comfort you now, it will be empty. You have to figure it out yourself. You should have a good rest in the next two days, but you can't rest for too long. The school exam in a few days is the most important thing for you right now."
Gu Shaohe nodded.
Then he walked to Chen's side and said, "Mom, I will help you to the Buddhist temple."
Chen was helped up by her son, her voice already tinged with sobs. She had originally suspected that her son didn't have her in his heart, so she wanted to take her son back from Meng. But her son didn't have her in his heart... It was she who was blinded by her daughter's words and wanted to stir up trouble.
Chen's son was extremely regretful at this moment, and he even blamed Gu Yarong.
…
Time passed quickly, and half a month had passed in a flash. Gu Yarong was usually locked up in this small courtyard and couldn't get out.
But on that day, a man in a black robe hurried into the yard and left quickly.
On the next day, Dao Yue was given the title of King of the Same Rank by Gu Yanwei for his outstanding military achievements. He was the first king of a different surname in this dynasty, so even if Gu Yanran was the mistress, no matter how low-key she was at other times, she should have held a banquet and invited guests to celebrate on such an occasion.
Gu Yanran was preparing a banquet, so she naturally prepared everything. At night, a few lanterns were hung high, and several ladies came down from the carriage with their maids.
"Mrs. Chen, long time no see. You are here too?"
"Mrs. Li, is that you?"
Those who got off the carriages earlier exchanged greetings with each other, and when the last carriage arrived, they immediately started whispering, "This, seems to be the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion?"
"That's not right. Why are there two cars here? Could it be that the old lady is here too?"
Old Madam Xu is so old that she hasn't attended a banquet for a long time.
But Meng got off the carriage, but her expression was not very good. After a while, Gu Yarong also got off the carriage behind.
Soon everyone left their seats.
Gu Yanran finished dressing and walked out of the house. Everyone felt that the house suddenly became much brighter when she appeared. There was no shortage of beauties in the capital, but beauties like this were rare.
Madam Chen shook her head. "I thought so. This King never took concubines. It turns out he got a wonderful person like you, my sister!"
Gu Yanran put her hand on her lips and smiled slightly, "Sister, you are too kind."
"How could that be?" Soon another lady joined in the conversation, "I think you are not only beautiful but also blessed. Who in the capital is as lucky as you? Who would have thought that the prince, who was still from a poor family at that time, would be so capable now?"
Gu Yanran smiled and talked to everyone.
Gu Yarong was also at the table, but compared to Gu Yanran, few people paid attention to her.
Gu Yanran also lost her father. She was a concubine of a deposed prince before. Now she can sit high and mighty as a princess. Why should she be kicked out of the mansion? She pinched her fingers and looked at the smiling Gu Yanran. The more she looked at her, the more she hated him.
As expected, he was just like Shen Qingqiu, both of them disgusted her.
Gu Yarong stood up and said, "I feel a little uncomfortable, so I'm going to go out for some fresh air."
Meng glanced at her but said nothing.
Gu Yanran continued to talk to everyone. Although she was not good at dancing, her tone was gentle. She was a noble lady from the Marquis's Mansion and she looked well-educated and well-mannered. She quickly won everyone's favor. Meng also nodded continuously. This Yanran was much more responsible than before.
"My jade pendant, my jade pendant is gone!"
A scream was heard, and it was Gu Yarong, who had just gone out, who walked into the banquet hall with a panicked look on her face, "My jade pendant!" She fumbled all over her body, looking as if she was scared to death.
Mrs. Meng was impatient, "What makes you so anxious?" You have no manners at all.
"Oh my god, that was the first time we met, and the Emperor gave me a gift. It was a gift from the Emperor!"
"What?!" Meng stood up immediately after hearing this. "The jade pendant bestowed by the emperor!"
Although she didn't know whether what Gu Yarong said was true or not, the emperor had indeed come to the Marquis' Mansion to see her. If the gift from the emperor was lost, everyone here would naturally be responsible. "Quick, quick, find it quickly!"
Gu Yanran didn't waste any words and just ordered, "Tell the housekeeper to seal the house. No one is allowed to enter or leave."
"yes."
After hearing this, Meng couldn't help but look at her gratefully, "Thank you."
The servants from the prince's mansion, together with the servants from the marquis' mansion, quickly searched the banquet hall thoroughly, but of course found nothing.
"But I brought it with me when I came here, how could it be gone?" Gu Yarong looked like she was about to cry.
But at this moment, a maid from the palace next to her suddenly knelt down and said, "Madam, please spare my life! Madam, please spare my life, but this matter is of great importance, and I must report it!"
Everyone looked at the maid, including Gu Yanran.
“I saw with my own eyes that when Yarong’s jade pendant fell to the ground, our Madam went over and seemed to have picked up something…” After the maid finished speaking, she kowtowed and kept apologizing to everyone.
"I beg you ladies to understand. Our lady is of noble birth and it's not like she hasn't seen such good things before. Maybe, she was just curious when she saw the sparkling jade pendant. She definitely didn't mean it!" These words seemed to be excused for Gu Yanran, but every word led her to the abyss.
Gu Yanran asked: "Why don't I remember what I picked up?"
The maid said, "It's in your room. You'll know when you take it."
She said, "I have asked Madam Zhou to get it. Madam, don't worry. After all, you are from our palace. If you apologize to Miss Yarong for what happened today, no one will blame you."
Before Gu Yanran could say a few words, they were about to confirm the crime for her.
She sneered. No wonder Qingqiu told her that Gu Yarong was a difficult person and told her to be careful. When she came to her mansion today, she actually used such a trick to show off her power.
Okay, let's see who can beat who. The others also looked at Gu Yanran. She was wearing a red shirt and looked rich and noble. With such a noble demeanor, how could she do anything sneaky? "I said, I didn't take it."
"Madam, why don't you acknowledge it? It's a jade pendant bestowed by the emperor. This is a serious crime!" The servant seemed to be trying to persuade her earnestly.
Gu Yarong also said: "Sister, if it was really you who took it, just apologize to me and I won't bear it with you. After all, we are a family, and even if our bones are broken, our tendons are still connected." Gu Yarong had already calculated that in such an occasion, if she said they were a family, even if the Meng family expelled her from the family tree, outsiders would not recognize her.
She has always been a girl from the Marquis's Mansion.
As for Gu Yanran’s refusal to admit it…that’s easier to solve.
"I said, I didn't take it." Gu Yanran said the same thing.
Just then, Mother Zhou, who had been serving in Gu Yanran's room, came in with a black wooden box in her hand. "This was taken out from Madam's room. I just saw Madam put it in with my own eyes. Everyone, take a look--" How could she deny it in front of everyone?
Gu Yarong was smiling smugly, but when the box was opened, there was a shiny object inside. It turned out to be a night-shining pearl! How could it be! "Enough!" It was Gu Yanran's personal maid who came from behind, "You two are so foolish. The lady just picked up a night-shining pearl and said it was a jade pendant. You are biting it at will. Are you going to die?"
Catch the thief and seize the stolen goods. The maid was not stupid. She kowtowed and said that she was too anxious to admit her mistake because the matter was of great importance!
Gu Yarong was horrified. She had bribed the servants in the palace and knew clearly that the jade pendant was picked up by Gu Yanran and entered Gu Yanran's room! Gu Yanran said at this time: "I did pick up this night pearl from the ground, but it was given to me by the prince some time ago and I lost it. Look, there is a mark of our palace on it..." She shook her head, "As for what kind of jade pendant it is, I really don't know."
Gu Yarong took two steps back.
But Gu Yanran said, "But since it is such an important thing and it is left in our palace, I can't just ignore it. Go and ask the butler to report it to the police."
Gu Yarong clenched her sleeves and said, "Don't report to the police!"
Now everyone's eyes shifted to her, and they all began to suspect this young lady from the Marquis's Mansion who had clearly lost the jade pendant bestowed by the emperor and was extremely anxious, but refused to allow anyone to report it.
"If I declare it... and the jade pendant cannot be found, won't the emperor punish me?" Gu Yarong found a reasonable excuse.
Gu Yanran smiled, "Sister Yarong, you may not know that I used to have a friendship with the emperor. It is impossible for the emperor to punish someone without knowing the truth. At least we need to know who lost the jade pendant. If the palace is really responsible for the incident, it would not be too much to accept the punishment at that time."
Gu Yarong knew that she had hit a wall again. Her face froze. After a moment, she squeezed out a few words, "I... I seem to remember where I put the jade pendant."
Now the expressions of the people around her changed when they looked at her.
But Gu Yarong couldn't care about these things now. If she really asked Gu Yanran to report to the authorities, she would lose both the wife and the army.
Seeing this, everyone present at the scene, if they were not stupid, would have basically understood it.
Gu Yanran shook her sleeves, acting like a princess, and said with a smile: "After what happened today, it seems that the banquet cannot continue. I will invite you all to gather together another day."
Everyone knew that the princess was probably going to take care of household chores, so they all took their leave knowingly.
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