Chapter 227 is about my birth.
Master Gu's initially good mood vanished completely when he saw her long face.
"The matter has been decided, and you have no choice but to agree."
Master Gu's words unconsciously carried a hint of force.
“I am their mother, and I do not agree to let anyone take my children away.”
Aunt Qiao herself came from a humble background. Although she had tried to act virtuous all these years, old habits die hard. In this critical moment, her common touch instantly took over.
"Don't be unreasonable."
“I’m being unreasonable? I’m being unreasonable today. My daughter is my own child, and I just don’t agree to them moving into the old lady’s courtyard.”
Aunt Qiao was determined to go all out and wouldn't back down an inch.
“Sister, the master raised the two young ladies under the care of the old lady, which is actually for their own good. Our second branch of the family does not have a mistress. With the old lady’s care, even if the young ladies are born out of wedlock, their marriages will definitely be arranged as legitimate daughters.”
Master Gu had never actually thought about it in this way. The reason he agreed to the old lady's request was only because of a moment of guilt.
But upon hearing what Niao Cui said, Master Gu suddenly realized how correct his decision had been.
“The difference between legitimate and illegitimate daughters of prominent families can be seen from Shu’er. You are an ignorant woman who does not understand my feelings as a father at all.”
With that confidence, Master Gu unconsciously raised his head higher when he spoke.
But these words were extremely grating to Aunt Qiao's ears. In her eyes, her child was legitimate, but Gu Er Ye's words clearly implied that her daughter was illegitimate.
"I don't understand your feelings, but do you understand mine? These three children should have been born of the legitimate wife. Don't you know why they were born of a concubine?"
Looking back on the family's impoverished times, all the promises that Master Gu made were, in the end, simply ensuring they had enough to eat and wear.
"What else do you want? Am I going to stop you from being the legal wife? Blame it on your own humble origins, which have ruined your three children."
After so many years together, this was the first time that Second Master Gu had said that Aunt Qiao's status was low, which made Aunt Qiao's heart grow even colder.
She took a few steps back, trembling, her face turning deathly pale.
“Master, you should keep your promise. My daughters are my children, and I will never give them up.”
Heartbroken and disillusioned, Aunt Qiao no longer even wanted to throw a tantrum. The man before her was no longer the one who had once been deeply in love with her; now, the one speaking to her was merely a man who showed tenderness to others.
She glanced up at her beloved husband, then at Niao Cui who stood by indifferently, before turning her sleeves and striding away.
Back in the courtyard, Aunt Qiao immediately summoned her two daughters. Looking at the two girls who were bowing their heads and remaining silent, Aunt Qiao's face was extremely gloomy.
"I suppose you all know that the old lady asked you to move there, right?"
It was just an ordinary sentence, but when it came from Aunt Qiao's mouth, it gave people a chilling feeling.
"knew."
Gu Yuhe trembled and dared not speak. She only nodded repeatedly after Gu Yuxin responded.
"Good to know. Tomorrow morning, when you go to pay your respects, just decline and say you can't bear to part with me and want to stay with me."
Aunt Qiao gave up on the idea of finding Master Gu and directly told her two daughters to go to the old lady themselves to refuse.
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