Normally, Liu would never say such things. She could only say that she was groping in the dark. After being with Shen Qingqiu for a long time, her words became mixed. “Why does the daughter of the Xiao family have nowhere else to go? She has to go to the Gu family to compete with me for a wife position? I have heard that there are many women who shave their heads to preserve their reputation and become nuns.”
"You are such a vicious woman, you actually asked my Ruyun to become a nun!"
If she was really vicious, she would have asked her to commit suicide to preserve her reputation! "Aunt knows that I come from the countryside, so what she said was a little unpleasant to hear. But if it was at the Xiao family, our Marquis had broken into the girl's boudoir, he would have taken responsibility. But this was at the Marquis's mansion, and the girl's clothes got wet, so she ran to the inner house of the Marquis's mansion to undress. To put it bluntly, the meat was served on the table, so do you still blame the guests at the table for eating a bite?"
As soon as these words came out, Lin's face turned purple, and many of the people who followed behind also held back their laughter.
No one would have thought that Liu, a seemingly weak woman, could say such words.
"You, you!" Lin pointed at Liu, not knowing what to curse at. After a moment, she looked at Old Madam Xu, "Old Madam, our two families have such a close relationship. Do you really want my Xiao family to go to the Emperor to seek justice for our daughter?!" This was a complete break-up.
Old Madam Xu didn't expect this man to be like this, and she was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe.
“What justice are you asking for?” But someone came up from behind.
Lin looked at the person in front of her in disbelief, "You..." Shouldn't he be in his daughter's room at this time? ! "It seems that I missed something because I came back late?" Gu Yong walked over and glanced at Liu, who nodded.
He went over to support the old lady again, "Grandma, are you okay?"
Old Madam Xu took a deep breath, "Isn't he going to be buried yet?" But she had no idea what was going on. Gu Yong patted the old lady on the shoulder, "Don't worry, Grandma, I'll take care of everything."
Old Lady Xu was stunned for a moment. Since her grandson grew up, how could he be so close to her? Gu Yong stood in front of the two women, looking at Lin in front of him, "Originally, family disgrace should not be made public, but now that things have come to this, there are some things I have to say. Otherwise, Aunt Lin, you must have bribed the servants to put drugs in my tea. I wanted to see who was causing trouble, so I didn't get angry and waited. Sure enough, a good show happened. Aunt Lin, you put such a dirty drug in my tea now, what are you going to put next time?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lin quickly glanced at herself, "It's obvious that someone has harmed my daughter—"
Lin suddenly stopped talking. Since Gu Yong was here, the man who broke into Ruyun's room must be someone else. She couldn't say anything more, otherwise her daughter's reputation would be ruined.
Gu Yong said, "Ten years ago, I broke off my engagement with Duke Xiao and went to the border to join the army. Grandmother, do you still remember?"
Old Lady Xu would never forget that it was because of that war that the Gu family suffered a great defeat and was about to fall into decline. Only Gu Yong was left with a reputation, so she naturally refused to send him to the battlefield. This caused a lot of conflicts between the two of them. But at that time, Gu Yong broke off the engagement with Duke Xiao's mansion and went to the border alone.
"Grandmother, I wanted to do what you wanted and marry Xiao Ruyun, and then join the army. But before the wedding, Xiao Ruyun sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that my future was uncertain, and she wanted me to cancel the marriage so as not to implicate her." Thinking of this, Gu Yong sneered, "People are gone, the Gu family is gone, and there is nothing wrong with her doing this. After all, no woman is willing to wait for a husband who doesn't know how to return. Considering the feelings of childhood sweethearts, I broke off the engagement with her, saying it was only for my own reasons, so as not to hurt her reputation."
"But things change over time. After I returned from the battle, Xiao Ruyun brought up the idea of marriage again. Grandmother, do you think I can agree?"
Old Lady Xu almost cried. No wonder her grandson didn't say anything at that time and went straight to the battlefield! It turned out to be because of this woman! She caused so much rift between her and her grandson. She even forced her grandson to marry Xiao Ruyun before! The people around looked at the Xiao family with strange eyes: They stepped on them when they were in trouble, and now they are rich and powerful, but they want to marry into the family at the risk of their lives. What kind of shameless family are they?
"I didn't!" Xiao Ruyun staggered away, breaking free from the maids around her and ran out.
"It was my mother who sent the breaking-up letter, not me!" Xiao Ruyun knelt on the ground, tears seeping from her palms. "You and I were childhood sweethearts, and grew up together. How could I say such words to you?"
She was thin and pale from years of illness. Her shoulders kept shaking as she cried, and some women felt pity for her.
"It's me, it's all my fault," Lin also cried, "I was bewitched by the devil and ruined such a good marriage. My dear nephew, even if I am wrong, Yun'er is not wrong. She has been waiting for you since you went to the battlefield. If you don't marry a wife when you come back, she won't marry anyone else. Ten years, what woman has ten years of youth?"
Gu Yong sneered and looked at Xiao Ruyun who was kneeling on the ground with red eyes crying, but he was too lazy to say some words.
"Everyone, there are too many things to do today. I am not feeling well, so I will not continue to entertain you."
Those who knew the situation naturally excused themselves at this time. With such a big mess in the Marquis' Mansion, there was no mood to organize a garden party.
After all the guests had left, Gu Yong waved his hand and asked people to prepare to send the Xiao mother and daughter away.
"Are you really so cruel?" Xiao Ruyun looked at Gu Yong with red eyes.
Lin was no longer as aggressive as before, and she kept wiping her tears with a handkerchief. She said to Old Madam Xu, "All the mistakes are my fault, but Yun'er has done nothing wrong over the years. Old Madam, we are both mothers, and you can understand my good intentions..."
What a shameless statement.
Unexpectedly, Gu Yong opened his mouth and said, "Didn't you send the letter back then?" He looked at Xiao Ruyun, "You really want to be with me, no matter if I was imprisoned back then or am rich now."
Xiao Ruyun nodded naturally. She had waited for ten years, so how could she not be sincere?
"But the Emperor has already granted me marriage."
Xiao Ruyun looked at Liu who was standing aside. Liu was just a fallen woman, but he didn't mind marrying her, so why couldn't she?
"I will share my husband with this sister, so she shouldn't be unwilling." Although Xiao Ruyun called her sister, there was not much respect in her tone.
After all, she is a daughter of heaven, so what is Liu? "What do you think?" Gu Yong asked.
Liu glanced at him disdainfully and said, "I will obey you, Lord." She had no power. This man had asked the Emperor to grant her marriage, and she couldn't even argue. At most, if he really wanted to marry Xiao Ruyun, she would be a couple who respected each other.
"Okay," Gu Yong said.
As soon as Xiao Ruyun and Lin's expression relaxed, he said, "Then wait for half a year after my wife becomes a marquis, and I will take you as my concubine."
Xiao Ruyun and Lin made such a big fuss, not just to become a concubine!
Old Madam Xu nodded continuously: "This is very good. If Ruyun becomes a concubine, she can marry my grandson and the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion can be preserved." Wouldn't it be much better if the daughter of Duke Xiao's Mansion became a concubine in the Marquis' Mansion?
At this point, Old Madam Xu had been driven mad by Lin and didn't care whether the Xiao family lived or died.
"How can I be a concubine and be inferior to her!" Xiao Ruyun's eyes widened, full of grievance, "Even if I have made mistakes, I am still a clean and unmarried girl. Why do you want to insult me like this?"
Shen Qingqiu watched the show for a long time, and only at this moment could he help but laugh out loud.
"What a clean and innocent girl! Your mother did all the bad things. It was your mother who was forced to break off the engagement. It was you who waited for Marquis Gu for more than ten years. Now it is your mother who is scheming for Marquis Gu. You are the innocent and pitiful one?" Shen Qingqiu said, "Miss Xiao, I am more than eight years old, but I see why you are more like a child than me."
Yes, this 25-year-old girl lives like a giant baby.
Things had come to this point and there was no room for reversal. Both Lin and the Xiao sisters were asked to leave. The nanny beside Old Lady Xu also specifically instructed the concierge that if Lin came again in the future, she should be stopped first and not allowed in without a visiting card! You should know that in the past, with the care of Duke Xiao's Mansion, the Xiao sisters were free to enter and leave the mansion.
The next step was to interrogate the servants. After all, if the servants of the Marquis' Mansion had not opened the door for Xiao Ruyun, Gu Yong would not have been conspired against. However, these had become the internal affairs of the Marquis' Mansion. Liu thought that she was not a member of the Marquis' Mansion after all, so it was not appropriate for her to get involved at this time.
So he took his daughter and left the mansion.
It has always been the case that good news doesn't go out, but bad news spreads far and wide. As soon as Liu stepped into the door, Mother Chen hurriedly asked, "I heard that the Marquis and the eldest daughter of the Xiao family today..." Mother Chen was anxious. If the eldest daughter of the Xiao family really married into the Marquis's mansion, how could their wives be a match? Liu shook her head, sat down and drank a sip of tea, and then told them what happened today.
"What a shameless woman!" Jin Cai said with disdain, "At that time, she despised the poor and loved the rich, so why is it that now that she is rich and powerful, she has not married for ten years?"
She just didn't believe it. Ten years later, this woman dared to risk her reputation and go to the Marquis's mansion to marry the Marquis. If that was the case, how could they have broken up because of a letter ten years ago? Was she dumb? If it was her mother who sent the letter and she didn't know about it, why didn't she go back to look for it?
"My Lord, please don't let yourself be deceived by such a woman."
Shen Qingqiu said, "He's not confused." If he was really confused, he wouldn't have asked Xiao Ruyun to wait for ten years. He thought of something and smiled, "Mom, do you know who I met when I was walking in the garden today?"
"Why are you keeping me in suspense? Are you going to tell me or not?" Liu glared at her and took the snack from her hand.
Shen Qingqiu pouted and then told her about what happened to Xiao Ruqin in the garden today, "These two sisters of the Xiao family are really like that. They seem to have a good relationship on the surface, but they stab you in the back without mercy."
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