Chapter 21 Let You Be Proud
Gu Shuyan deliberately raised her voice, looking at Gu Yingxue with a puzzled expression and a hint of sadness in her eyes.
Gu Yingxue was about to retort when a sweet, lively voice came from outside the door.
"Sister Yingxue, do you not want me to play with Sister Shuyan? I just went back to the courtyard for something, how did Sister Yingxue come to say that we were arguing? Just how much do you want us to argue?"
Xu Shan'er looked completely bewildered, and the ladies present couldn't help but cast suspicious glances at Gu Yingxue.
An adopted daughter not only dresses better than the legitimate daughter, but also falsely accuses the legitimate daughter in front of so many people. She truly deserves to be the offspring of a country bumpkin.
The young ladies stared at Xu Shan'er in disbelief. In their minds, Xu Shan'er was someone who only spoke ill of others. Today, however, they heard Xu Shan'er speaking well of someone, and the person she was speaking well of was that village girl from the countryside.
That's truly an amazing story!
"Yingxue, how could you make such wild guesses about your sister? Apologize to your sister right now."
At this moment, Madam Ji felt that her adopted daughter had wronged her daughter, so regardless of what others thought, she immediately demanded that Gu Yingxue apologize.
Meeting the unfriendly gazes of those people, Gu Yingxue's tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
"My sister has misunderstood me, please forgive me."
Gu Yingxue lowered her head and gritted her teeth. If this had happened before, Madam Ji would probably have protected her long ago, and would never have made her apologize to this little bitch.
As expected, if she's not her biological child, she's not her biological child. As long as her biological child is alive, she'll always be an outsider.
A sinister glint flashed in her eyes, and when she looked up again, Gu Yingxue had changed her expression.
"It's good that my sister knows her mistake. Don't gossip about others anymore. Mother has always taught us to be kind to others and help them. We can't let Mother down."
Gu Shuyan's words both elevated the Ji family and disparaged Gu Yingxue.
But Gu Yingxue had no choice but to respond, "Sister is right, I will keep it in mind."
Gu Shuyan, let you be smug for now, let's see how long you can be smug.
Seeing that the matter was settled and not wanting to cause any further complications, Lady Jinning quickly got up and invited everyone to head to the courtyard where the banquet was being held.
Xu Shan'er looked at Gu Shuyan, who was following closely behind, and as if the little episode of leaving earlier had not happened, she once again affectionately linked arms with her.
This time, however, Xu Shan'er had a genuine smile on her face. "Did you see Gu Yingxue's expression just now? It was so satisfying."
Xu Shan'er is straightforward and honest, and being young, she doesn't hide her happiness at all.
"You really need to change your personality. Otherwise, you won't even know how you'll suffer losses in the future."
Gu Shuyan and Xu Shan'er weren't particularly close, but because of Aunt Xiu, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but give her a word of advice.
Xu Shan'er nodded in agreement with Gu Shuyan's words, a rare occurrence for her.
In the past, she would have been very unhappy if someone had said that, but today she saw Gu Yingxue get the short end of the stick from Gu Shuyan, and for that reason alone, she was willing to listen to Gu Shuyan.
After everyone took their seats, and with the opening remarks from the Lady of Jinning, the banquet officially began.
The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were open-minded, and banquets like this were not uncommon every year.
Among those attending the banquet were many young men and women.
Therefore, this banquet, rather than being a gathering of women, was more of a platform for young men and women to meet and get to know each other.
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