Chapter 795: My cousin is reborn and wants to snatch my marriage (4)
Gu Shiyao thought that in her previous life, Gu Shichu was able to marry Tang Buqing successfully because she not only saved him but also funded his imperial examination money. She felt that Gu Shichu and Tang Buqing must not have any contact with each other again. Therefore, when she heard that Gu Shichu was going to meet Tang Buqing, she became anxious.
Compared to the fact that Gu Shichu and Tang Buqing would be entangled together again because of fate, and without this wealthy husband who could guarantee her future prosperity and wealth, the suspicion and blame from her mother, the Lady of the Duke, would not be worth mentioning. When Gu Shiyao thought of this, she made a decision in her heart. She felt that even if she had to stay alone today, she would not let Gu Shichu have the chance to see Tang Buqing.
So she said to Gu Shichu, "Third sister, since you are in a hurry to go back home, I won't force you to stay. You should hurry back before dark."
"Sister, are you really not going back with me? Isn't this a bad idea? What if my aunt blames me..." Gu Shichu looked at Gu Shiyao hesitantly.
Gu Shiyao understood immediately. She knew how much her mother disliked Gu Shichu, the burden, so she immediately said, "Don't worry, Third sister. I will explain everything to mother after I return home. It was me who insisted on staying to listen to the masters' lectures in the temple. It has nothing to do with you. If you are really worried, I will let Qin'er go back with you and let her explain it directly to mother..."
Gu Shiyao was very smart at this moment. Not only did she find a reasonable excuse to stay overnight, she also solved the problem that Gu Shichu might be blamed and harassed by her mother after he went back before her. This allowed Gu Shichu to go back peacefully and avoid meeting Tang Buqing.
When Gu Shichu heard her say this, he naturally agreed without hesitation: "Then there will be more elder sister. It's getting late. I have to leave immediately and go back. I won't disturb my sister."
"You're welcome." Gu Shiyao was relieved when she heard that she was going back immediately, but she quickly remembered that she couldn't let her family know that she had saved a strange student, so she hurriedly reminded Gu Shichu, "By the way, sister, you don't have to tell my mother that I saved someone on the road today, understand?"
"I understand. I won't tell." Gu Shichu nodded and agreed. She was too lazy to get involved in this matter.
Gu Shichu quickly returned to the city with the coachman and Zhiqiu. It was naturally impossible for her to ride in the luxurious carriage of Gu Shiyao, the eldest daughter of the Duke, so she could only take one of the simple carriages that transported Gu Shiyao's various sundries. However, she did not care. The road from Wanfo Temple to the capital was not remote, and there were many students living in the temple now, so there was no shortage of pedestrians on the road and there was no need to worry about safety issues.
Although she only brought the coachman and the maid with her, she returned to the Duke's Mansion safely.
After returning, she still had to report to the Duke's wife.
"What? You said Yao'er didn't come back with you? You left her alone?" When Lady Zhou, the Duke's wife, heard that Gu Shichu returned home alone, her brows were immediately twisted into a knot and she stared at Gu Shichu fiercely.
If it was the original owner, seeing her eyes, she would definitely be terrified, but Gu Shichu, who had changed her soul, would not be afraid of her, so she just said calmly: "Aunt, you are joking. I didn't abandon her. It was my eldest sister who said she wanted to stay one more day to listen to the host's lecture. If you don't believe me, ask Qin'er."
Qin'er quickly told her what Gu Shiyao had told her, but Zhou was still skeptical: "When did Yao'er become interested in preaching? Could it be that she has really changed her personality?"
Gu Shichu didn't care whether her daughter had changed her character or not, nor was she interested in discussing it with her, so she said to Zhou: "Aunt, my niece just came back from outside the city and is a little tired. I want to go back and rest first. Please allow me to leave..."
Zhou raised her eyelids and glanced at her. She felt that with her weak and timid character, she would never dare to leave her daughter and come back alone without her daughter's consent. Thinking of this, Zhou waved her hand impatiently: "Go."
Gu Shichu took Zhiqiu back to his own yard.
"Miss, the people in the kitchen are too good at taking advantage of the situation. When I went to urge them to boil hot water for you, they kept putting it off. Either they said that the First Madam needed to cook bird's nest and they couldn't free up the stove, or they said that the Second Madam is the elder and she should use the hot water first... It really pissed me off. I saw that there was an empty stove, but they still refused to boil water for our young lady!" Zhixia, another maid of the original owner who stayed in the mansion, said bitterly, her eyes red with anger.
Zhiqiu couldn't help but feel sorry for Gu Shichu after hearing this: "Don't those villains think that our young lady is helpless in the mansion and dare to be so arrogant? They are really looking down on people. No matter how good the young lady is, she is not someone that servants like them can bully. Young lady, why don't you let me go and urge her?"
"No, let's wait a little longer tonight. Tomorrow I will tell my uncle that I want to build a small kitchen in my yard." Gu Shichu stopped Zhiqiu. "Even if you urge them now, those who want to be lazy will still be lazy, and those who want to delay will still delay. Whether my words are effective or not is determined by my own status in the mansion. As long as I can't show my importance, I will have to endure this treatment."
"Then what should you do, young lady? If you tell the master, will he make the decision for you? Besides, isn't the matter of the small kitchen in charge of the eldest lady? What if she doesn't agree with you building a small kitchen far away from you?" Zhiqiu didn't dare to be too optimistic.
"My uncle is very concerned about his reputation and may not care about his niece. But if I tell him the truth about my experience and show weakness, he will agree to my small request for the sake of the mansion's reputation. After all, he doesn't want his mansion to be known for mistreating orphans. As for my aunt? The servants in the mansion dare to treat her, who is at least a lady of a noble family, like this. Isn't this a manifestation of her incompetence in housekeeping? If she doesn't correct it quickly, isn't she afraid of being blamed by my uncle? She cares most about her reputation as a virtuous and fair person." Gu Shichu explained.
The reason why Zhou allowed the servants in the mansion to mistreat the original owner was because she had kept it a secret from the biggest master, Gu Taoxing. The other members of the Gu family didn't care about the original owner's experience at all. The original owner was cowardly and timid, so she accepted it submissively and would not complain. That's why Zhou dared to do this.
But once Gu Shichu couldn't bear it anymore and complained directly to Gu Taoxing, she would no longer dare to condone the "evil servant bullying the master", otherwise her good reputation would be ruined, wouldn't it make her appear sanctimonious and hypocritical?
"It would be great if we could really build a small kitchen in our yard." Zhixia said with anticipation. Although she didn't know why the young lady suddenly became tough today and wanted to change her situation, as long as it was developing in a good direction, wasn't it enough?
(End of this chapter)
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