Chapter 9 Provocation
Hearing the old lady say this, Gu Shuyan's smile widened. "Grandmother, rest assured, your granddaughter will definitely protect my mother and prevent her from being schemed against." She will also protect all the hundred or so people in the Gu family, inside and out, and will never let the tragedy of her past life repeat itself.
Gu Shuyan finished the last sentence in her mind, chatted with the old lady for a while, and then took her medicine and went back to sleep.
Because she had been scolded by the old lady inside the house, Gu Yingxue took out a handkerchief and cried as she left the North Courtyard.
“Mother, my grandmother has never liked me since I was little. Now that my sister has come back, she is even less likable to me. I might as well go back to the Li family in Yuzhou and save my grandmother from being upset when she sees me.”
"Don't talk nonsense. Your grandmother has always loved you the most since you were little. The reason she said those things just now was because she saw your sister and was sad. Don't take those words to heart."
Although Madam Ji harbored some resentment towards the old lady, she couldn't bring herself to say it. Besides, in the twenty years since she entered the Marquis's mansion, the old lady had always treated her like her own daughter, so she naturally wouldn't really regard the old lady as that kind of wicked mother-in-law.
Seeing that Madam Ji was protecting the old lady, Gu Yingxue carefully looked her up and down. Seeing that there was no change in her expression, she continued, "But Grandmother also said that I am not allowed to call her Grandmother anymore, and I am not allowed to go out. My status is already awkward, and if Grandmother says such things, I will really have no face to see anyone in the future."
Gu Yingxue continued to weep, and Ji Shi quickly reached out and patted her back, gently comforting her.
"Don't be angry with your grandmother. She was just saying it in the heat of the moment and won't really embarrass you. Besides, with your mother around, no one will dare to bully you."
Seeing Ji Shi make a guarantee, Gu Yingxue rolled her eyes inwardly.
Is that what she meant? I don't know how someone so stupid could have been born into the Ji family.
It must be said that Gu Yingxue's thoughts at this moment were somewhat in line with those of the old lady.
Seeing that there was no hope of sowing discord between Madam Ji and the old lady, Gu Yingxue simply changed her mind and said, "Mother is so good to her daughter. It's just a pity that my birth mother is someone else, unlike my sister who was born to be Mother's daughter. If only I were also Mother's biological daughter."
Seeing Gu Yingxue secretly wiping away her tears, Madam Ji also felt bad.
She had pampered this daughter for over a decade, cherishing her and raising her with love. But now, she was being told she wasn't her biological daughter anymore. How could she possibly accept this?
"Miss, don't be sad. Although you are not Madam's biological daughter, you have been raised by Madam since you were a child, and Madam has always treated you like her own daughter. Besides, you and the eldest young lady share the same birthday, so you will surely be blessed in the future."
Seeing Gu Yingxue crying with tears streaming down her face, the maidservant beside her quickly stepped forward and handed her another handkerchief.
However, the meaning behind their words was rather intriguing.
After escorting Gu Yingxue back to the courtyard, Madam Ji asked her personal maid, "Wu Ma, what do you think about telling everyone that I gave birth to twins back then?"
When Wu Mama overheard the two talking on the way, she became somewhat wary. Now that she heard Ji Shi speak, she immediately advised, "Madam, you mustn't. This old servant knows that you are worried about Miss Yingxue, but you must also consider the feelings of the eldest young lady. The eldest young lady is still lying in bed. If she finds out about your plans and becomes disheartened, wouldn't that be a loss?"
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