In the private room of [Chunxiang Tower], Princess Changping sat at the head of the table.
Opposite her sat a fat middle-aged scholar with a silly face and a graceful and elegant lady.
The two looked at each other, full of bitterness.
"Gu Er, Shen Shi, you two are nothing but useless people, not good at literature and not good at martial arts. The reason you are so successful today is because you gave your son to Gu Yong."
Princess Changping said bluntly: "Gu Yong's legitimate wife died young, and he was over thirty years old and had no children. That's why the Gu family forced him to adopt a son, Gu Shaoqing, as the prince of the Houfu. Originally, Gu Yong was a playboy and irritable person, and he never wanted to take a new wife, so you could still be safe, but now..."
"He remarried Liu, and it seems that he dotes on her very much. Liu has a daughter, Shen Qingqiu, and she is not too old, so I think she can definitely have more children. By then, they can raise children in three to five years and have a few chubby babies. Do you think Gu Shaoqing can still sit on the throne of the heir apparent?"
"Gu Yong already has his own son. Will he still tolerate you two sucking his blood?"
"Who will eventually get all the wealth and fortune of the Hou family?"
Princess Changping sneered and hit the nail on the head.
Gu Jing and Shen couldn't help swallowing their breath. Their faces showed no emotion, but they had many thoughts in their minds.
The Gu family is a prominent family with rich and powerful generations. However, among these generations, only Gu Yong has risen to prominence. The rest are mostly mediocre playboys without much ability. Gu Jing is one of them. He lives a carefree life relying on the huge fortune that his brother risked his life for. He is in his thirties and his children are all married, but he still needs his brother to support the whole family.
But he did not feel ashamed at all, and he was justified in front of his brother. Everyone knew that he adopted his son Gu Shaoqing to his brother so that he could pass on the incense to Gu Yong and ensure that there would be no one to worship him after his death. This was a great favor he had done to his brother.
His elder brother should support him.
That was what his brother owed him.
His legitimate wife, Shen, was also relying on Gu Shaoqing's status in the Hou Mansion to show off her power. The two of them had been enjoying great glory for so many years, and suddenly, Gu Yong got married. It was absolutely impossible to say that they had no thoughts in their minds.
"My Lord, what do you mean?"
Gu Jing rolled his eyes, his mind racing.
He heard that there was a dispute between Princess Changping and Liu's mother and daughter, and it was very tense...
“Except for Liu and Shen Qingqiu, you can rest easy, right?” Princess Changping leaned forward, a cold light flashing in her eyes.
Gu Jing raised his eyebrows, "Except... Haha, Princess, it's easier said than done. Although Liu was a concubine, my brother treated her like a treasure. For her, he killed the maid who had been in mourning for his wife, and also killed the caring people around our mother. We really don't dare to touch her..."
"My Lord, you have a big family, a big business, and a high position of power. It's easy for you to do it!"
Gu Jing teased with a smile.
He wanted to provoke Princess Changping to come forward.
However……
"Haha, Liu and Shen Qingqiu didn't hinder me, and they can't take away my position as a princess, so why should I take action?" Princess Changping sneered.
After learning a lesson from the emperor, although she hated Liu and Shen Qingqiu deeply, she had no scruples. She could do some small tricks in private, but she could not do it herself.
Anyway, these two people are more anxious than her.
"Gu Jing, I'm just reminding you out of kindness. You can do it or not. Anyway, I won't be the one who loses the wealth!" Princess Changping said softly and stood up suddenly.
"Oh, Princess, please talk nicely!" Shen became anxious and reached out to stop him.
Gu Jing grabbed her.
Princess Changping smiled when she saw this. She took out a bottle from her sleeve and threw it on the table. She said, "This is a secret medicine from a foreign country. It kills people instantly. One drop can kill more than a dozen people. The former witch Concubine Xun was poisoned to death by this medicine. I got some by accident. Today, I'm giving it to you."
"You can use it if you want."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and strode away without waiting for Gu Jing and Shen to respond.
“Ah, my husband, what do you mean?” Shen looked at her from behind and anxiously walked around the room, grabbing Gu Jing’s sleeve. Her chubby face was filled with anxiety. “What should I do now?”
"The princess wants us to kill someone, or to kill the eldest sister-in-law and the little girl? I, I don't dare!"
"You dare not! People have come to our house to make trouble! My eldest brother dotes on that bitch Liu so much that he wants to kill her right after the wedding and doesn't even care about me and my mother. If she really gives birth to a male heir in one or two years, there will still be a place for you and me in the Hou Mansion!"
Gu Jing had a cold face and impatiently shook off his wife's sleeve.
"Then, do we really want to kill people? I, I dare not. If we are discovered by Gu Hou, he will not forgive us... My husband, he is a demon star who fought his way out of the battlefield. I heard that he has slaughtered tens of thousands of people." Shen said in panic, her face pale.
Gu Jing pushed her hard, “Bah, useless old woman, you can’t keep him from finding out!”
Anyway, the eldest brother is useless. No matter how much he brags outside, the inner house is a mess. In the past, he plotted against his ex-sister-in-law Jing and caused her to die twice. It has been so many years, but the eldest brother didn't find out.
He is just a warrior, he only has the ability to kill people, but his brains are not enough.
"But, but, now the old lady is old and no longer cares about the inner house. The other day, Liu took over the internal affairs. Even if I want to do something, I will definitely be discovered." Shen cried.
Gu Jing was also in a dilemma for a moment.
When he first plotted against his ex-sister-in-law Jing, he took advantage of her pregnancy. Gu Yong was fighting on the front line, and the internal affairs were managed by Old Lady Xu. As a grandmother, she would not guard against her own grandson, so Gu Jing took advantage of it and killed Jing. But now, Old Lady Xu is old and has stopped taking care of things two years ago. The internal affairs have always been managed by the housekeeper sent by Gu Yong. After Liu came into the family, she took charge again...
It's not easy for me to do anything! Gu Jing frowned, and a look of deep thought appeared on his fat face. After a long while, he gritted his teeth again, and there was a flash of malice and cruelty in his eyes, as if he had made up his mind.
"Go back later and call Huixiu back from her husband's house. I have something to say to her!"
He said in a deep voice.
"Hui Xiu, why are you calling me for no reason?" Shen was completely puzzled.
Gu Huixiu is Gu Jing's eldest daughter. She is now twenty-one years old and has been married to Gu Jing's friend's family for five years.
Nowadays, it is not customary for married women to return to their parents' home. Even though Gu Huixiu married Gu Jing's friend, she has a son and a daughter, two layers of mothers-in-law, and several aunts and brothers-in-law. She is also the grandmother in charge, but she is very busy.
"Don't worry about it, just yell when I tell you to!"
Gu Jing said coldly.
"Oh, yes, yes!" Shen replied hesitantly.
"Useless thing, go back!"
Gu Jing felt annoyed just by looking at her, and walked out with his sleeves swung.
Shen followed carefully. When they reached the door, Gu Jing suddenly turned around and asked her, "When Hui Xiu was in the boudoir, she had a good relationship with Xiao Ruyun, right?"
"Yes, Xiao Ruyun was my eldest brother's fiancée, but she was only five or six years older than me. They acted like real sisters. If it weren't for the generation difference, they would have almost become sworn brothers."
Shen was puzzled, but answered honestly.
"Oh, that's good." Gu Jing nodded, his eyes flickering, he picked up the poison on the table, turned around and strode away.
Shen chased after him as fast as she could.
The couple left the restaurant.
Outside the box, Princess Changping watched this scene with a vicious smile on her lips.
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In the Hou Mansion.
Liu sat in front of the dressing table, holding an account book in her hand. Her brows were slightly furrowed, and her beautiful eyes looked up and down. She looked for a long time, then let it go and sighed softly.
"Ma'am, what's wrong with you?" Mother Chen came in with a cup of tea and couldn't help asking when she saw her appearance.
"This account book..." Liu hesitated.
"What's wrong with the account book? Is it inconsistent?" Shen Qingqiu strode in from outside, leaned close to Liu, picked up the account book, and turned his head to ask while looking at it.
"It's not that they don't match, it's just... the second house's expenses are indeed a little higher." Liu said in a low voice with a hint of worry.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqiu looked carefully and flipped through a few pages. As expected, the expenses of the entire Hou Mansion, including her stepfather Gu Yong, were less than half of those of the Second House.
The couple drew 50 million silver coins from the accounting office every month.
"Do they eat gold and drink silver? What do they do with all that silver?" Shen Qingqiu said in a deep voice.
"Who knows? Your father is a generous man, and Old Madam Xu never restricts the expenses of the second wife. Gu Shaoqing is a prince, and the entire mansion will belong to him in the future. If the second wife wants money, how dare the accountant not give it?" Liu sighed.
Shen Qingqiu slammed the notebook down, a hint of anger on his young face.
"Mother, when you went back to your parents' home the other day, you wanted the accountant to prepare some money for you, but they kept trying to refuse. How come when it came to the second wife, they started handing out several thousand taels of silver?" she said in a cold voice.
Although Liu was getting married for the second time, she was carried into the mansion by Gu Yongba. She had betrothal gifts and dowry, and all the necessary etiquette was followed. She was going to return home in three days, so Liu was also prepared...
Although she has few relatives in Beijing, she still has to go through the motions.
Three days later, when Liu returned to her parents' home, the Hou Mansion had to prepare expensive gifts as the husband's family. However, the accountant was unwilling to give more money and also brought up the fact that Liu had remarried and had no parents' home, playing Tai Chi very well.
Shen Qingqiu was naturally furious about this, and he personally went to the accountant to complain to Liu, and they almost got into a fight. Later, Gu Yong came in person, gave the accountant a good beating, and drove him out of the mansion, and only then was the matter resolved.
However, Shen Qingqiu still had a reputation as a fierce and evil person in the mansion.
"Qingqiu, I've told you before, you're a girl, so don't have a bad temper." Looking at her daughter's appearance, Liu felt both moved and sighed.
On the day of her wedding, she offended Old Madam Xu. Although she had the support of her husband and daughter and appeared to have won, after all, her husband was a great man who was away on business, and her daughter was too young and not a family member. Old Madam Xu had lived in the inner house for many years and although she didn't care about things, it was enough for her to cause trouble for her.
She is an old lady, an elder. If nothing serious happens, she will be disgusted. What can she, a new daughter-in-law, do?
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