Chapter 914 Extra: Gu Family 2
At this time, Madam Ji was unaware of the old lady's thoughts. She only thought that the old lady was resentful that she had given birth to Yingxue outside the marriage, which was why Yingxue was implicated.
"Grandmother doesn't dislike Yingxue; she's just old and doesn't like too much noise."
Lady Ji comforted her youngest daughter, unaware that her daughter had no faith at all.
She's not stupid. Whether she likes someone or not is obvious. Ji Shi is clearly the one who's stupid, yet she's trying to fool her too!
Despite her disdain for Ji Shi, Gu Yingxue smiled sweetly at her and said, "Didn't Mother say yesterday that she would teach her to play the zither? Let's go quickly!"
Children are forgetful, that's the conclusion Ji Shi drew for Gu Yingxue, but that's fine too, so they don't have to think about upsetting things.
From afar, Gu Yingjie looked at Gu Yingxue and couldn't help but complain, "Big brother, look at her, she's acting cute again to please Mother."
Gu Renjie looked at Gu Yingjie, who was filled with resentment, and couldn't help but glance in the direction of the mother and daughter. He then said, "Second brother, if you tried to please Mother like your sister does, you wouldn't always get beaten up."
To be honest, even he couldn't bear to watch Gu Yingjie being beaten so badly, but this guy just wouldn't learn his lesson even after being beaten ten times a day.
"It's not that I can't please my mother, but the way she looks makes me angry."
After speaking to Gu Yingxue, Gu Yingjie turned to look at Gu Renjie and lowered his voice, saying, "Big brother, sometimes I don't even feel like she's our little sister."
As soon as Gu Yingjie finished speaking, Gu Renjie said, "Don't talk nonsense. If Mother hears this, she will be very upset."
As Gu Renjie spoke, he led the way into the old lady's courtyard, and Gu Yingjie finally shut up upon seeing this.
After paying their respects to the old lady, the old lady smiled broadly as she looked at her two grandsons.
"I heard Yingjie got beaten up yesterday. Come quickly, Grandma will see if he's hurt."
Gu Yingjie obediently stepped forward, examining the old lady as he said, "Grandmother, I have thick skin and flesh. Mother's strength won't hurt me."
"It doesn't hurt when you hit it, but it makes them scream in pain!"
When Gu Renjie saw that he had gone so far as to show off in front of the old lady, he couldn't help but ridicule him.
Seeing Gu Renjie trying to suppress his laughter, Gu Yingjie looked aggrieved and said, "Big brother, how could you do this to me? You actually revealed my secrets."
The old lady laughed when she heard this, "You still have some savings! I thought all you had was this fat body."
The three of them burst into laughter.
After Gu Renjie and Gu Yingjie left, the old lady saw the head maid come in and hurriedly dismissed everyone else, leaving only her trusted mother by her side.
"How did it go? Did you find out anything?"
Upon hearing this, the head maid kowtowed to the old lady. "I asked Mama Wu, who serves the lady, and I heard that it was something Miss said that led to the second young master being punished by the lady. I think that with the second young master's temperament, he probably suffered a hidden loss."
The maid's next sentence, even without being told, was that Gu Yingxue had deliberately provoked Ji Shi, but unfortunately, her daughter-in-law was too foolish to realize it.
"He's just a kid, might as well beat him up!"
The old lady sighed, and in the end, the matter was left unresolved.
After the head maid left, the old lady looked at Zhao Mama and said, "I feel that this girl is not like someone from our Gu family."
They've raised their family with such high moral standards for generations, how could they have such a scheming daughter?
Zhao's mother knew what the old lady was thinking and what she was worried about, but they had sent someone to ask before that this young lady was the old lady's child.
"Madam, do you think it might be because Miss was born outside the family, and that's why she was affected?"
Zhao's mother didn't know how to comfort the old lady, so she could only come up with this barely reasonable excuse.
But the old lady shook her head. "It's just that he was born outside. His nature will not change because of that."
The old lady thought for a moment, then suddenly looked at Zhao Mama and said, "Why don't we find a few more people and continue our investigation in secret?"
"Does the old lady mean that we should not make any moves this time, but quietly wait for them to slip up?"
Having served the old lady for a long time, Zhao's mother immediately had a plan upon hearing this.
The old lady nodded, gave a few more instructions, and then went back to her inner room to rest.
Gu Yingxue had dinner with Madam Ji before returning home. As soon as she returned, Chunyan rushed to greet her.
"Has Miss eaten?"
Gu Yingxue nodded and went straight into the house. "Chunxiang, go and boil some hot water. I want to take a bath."
Chunxiang nodded upon hearing this and turned to give the instructions, while Chunyan stayed behind to help Gu Yingxue change her clothes.
"When you have nothing to do in a few days, go out and buy some things. Also, tell the people over there to be careful, because I'm afraid the old lady will investigate."
Gu Yingxue still feels a bit scared when she thinks about what the old lady said.
She was already quite young, and having been accustomed to a life of luxury since childhood, she was naturally afraid of being kicked out of the Marquis's mansion.
So before the old lady could take any action, she had to tell her biological parents that they had to keep her true parentage a closely guarded secret.
Seeing the determination in her eyes, Chunyan immediately knew that something was wrong, so she quickly responded and kept it in mind.
When Chunxiang returned, Gu Yingxue and Chunyan had already finished their private conversation, and Chunyan was arranging Gu Yingxue's hair.
Chunxiang came in, glanced at the room, and said, "Miss, the Second Young Master sent a servant to say that he will take you out for a stroll tomorrow."
Upon hearing that it was Gu Yingjie who came, Gu Yingxue immediately became unhappy, "I'm not going, who wants to travel with him?"
Chunxiang hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, then added, "But the Second Young Master said that besides him, there is also the Eldest Young Master, as well as several young masters and ladies from prominent families."
Upon hearing that there were young masters and ladies involved, Gu Yingxue immediately changed her mind.
In the capital, there are not many families like the Marquis's Mansion. Those who can go on outings with the Marquis's Mansion must be young masters and ladies from prominent families.
Although Gu Yingxue is determined to marry into the royal family, it doesn't stop him from associating with noble ladies.
A young child who starts scheming when making friends at this age shows that his character is not good.
"I'll ask my second brother to call me later. I don't want to go too early."
Gu Yingxue replied to the servant, and then had two maids help her to take a bath.
The next day, Gu Yingxue dressed up carefully before slowly getting into the carriage.
Seeing her in that long dress, Gu Yingjie's eyes flashed with disdain, but Gu Renjie couldn't help but ask, "Little sister, it might be inconvenient for you to wear that while you're sightseeing. Why don't you go back and change into something more comfortable?"
Gu Renjie deliberately used euphemistic words, but in reality, he felt that the clothes looked incongruous and out of place.
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