Chapter 683, let me say it again.
Although Meng Wei entered the Marquis's mansion as the young mistress, she still has no official rank or title and has not been granted any official title.
Therefore, in front of Madam Zhang, Meng Wei did not use "this Madam" but "I".
"That won't do!"
Without a second thought, Mrs. Zhang replied that if anyone dared to jokingly ask her precious son to lick her feet, she would wipe out his entire family.
Madam Zhang didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said, and still looked down on everyone.
If Lady Yi'an were sitting here, Madam Zhang might still be somewhat humble, but the other party is just a few juniors, so what right do they have to point fingers at her?
Seeing Madam Zhang turn her head to the side like a proud hen, Gu Yuxin couldn't help but take a step forward.
"May I ask if Madam Zhang's surname is Zhou?"
Gu Yuxin's question left Madam Zhang completely bewildered, but she still maintained a disdainful attitude, saying, "My surname isn't Zhou."
Gu Yuxin looked surprised upon hearing this, and after a long while, she suddenly realized and said, "So Madam Zhang's surname isn't Zhou! I thought Madam Zhang's surname was Zhou! Otherwise, why is it that only officials are allowed to set fires, while common people are not allowed to light lamps?"
Gu Yuxin spoke with utmost seriousness, especially her eyes, which were filled with unwavering sincerity.
Ironically, it was precisely this appearance that drew ridicule from everyone.
"You, you little liar, how dare you humiliate me?"
In her haste, Madam Zhang raised her hand to strike Gu Yuxin.
“Oh, Madam Zhang, you mustn’t do that.”
The old lady actually felt relieved by what Gu Yuxin said.
She's just a daughter-in-law from the Secretariat, yet she acts so arrogantly in front of her. Where does that put her?
So the old lady let both sides fight it out, but now that she saw Madam Zhang was angry and about to take action, she, as the head of the Anguo Duke's Mansion, had no choice but to step in and stop her.
"Madam, are you just going to let a mere young girl run wild in the Duke's mansion?"
Although Madam Zhang dared not vent her anger on the old lady of the Duke of Anguo, she could still say a few words of reproach.
"Madam Zhang, do you think the Duke's mansion is your own home? If I remember correctly, it was you who was causing trouble!"
Meng Wei is also very protective of her own, and seeing that the other party was trying to frame her second sister, she couldn't let that happen.
The old lady was quite disgusted with Madam Zhang when she was called out, but when Meng Wei spoke up, she suddenly felt a bit more favorably toward the Gu family.
"You, your Marquis's mansion, are bullying us with your power!"
Not knowing how to refute, Madam Zhang simply pointed at Meng Wei and said, her voice trembling slightly.
"Bullying others by abusing one's power? Isn't it Young Master Zhang who humiliated my little brother?"
With so many people watching, the other party could still distort the truth so blatantly. Meng Wei felt that Madam Zhang was probably illiterate.
Although Madam Zhang liked to put on airs, she clearly couldn't win an argument with the other party, so she simply changed her strategy and started crying.
When Duke Anguo arrived, he happened to witness this scene.
Immediately, the Duke of Anguo's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant. He first greeted the old lady of the Duke of Anguo, and then looked at Madam Zhang and asked, "Madam, are you so sad? Is there anything wrong with our Duke's mansion's hospitality?"
Duke Anguo was originally a son-in-law of the emperor, making him practically a member of the royal family.
As soon as he spoke, Mrs. Zhang, who was crying bitterly, immediately stopped.
"My lord, you must do me justice!"
Madam Zhang, acting as the villain, spoke first, unaware that Duke Anguo already knew about the two children's affair.
"I wonder what grievance Madam Zhang has suffered that makes her need the Duke to intervene on her behalf?"
Duke Anguo did not expose her immediately, but let her continue.
Seeing that Duke Anguo seemed to be on her side, the Duchess's face instantly lit up with a smile.
After recounting the whole story, he was casting a smug, provocative smile at Gu Yuxin and the other two when he heard Duke Anguo slowly say, "The child is ignorant, and the lady should indeed be sad."
"ah?"
Mrs. Zhang was somewhat bewildered.
Duke Anguo comforted her, saying, "It's understandable that Madam Zhang is upset that her son did such a humiliating thing. However, I believe that the young mistress and second young lady of the Marquis of Yi'an's mansion will not hold the Zhang family accountable."
Duke Anguo wanted to use this opportunity to get Meng Wei and Gu Yuxin to say that they wouldn't hold a grudge or bother each other.
In that case, neither the Zhang family nor the Gu family would want to dwell on this matter. Most importantly, once Zhang Zhongshu finds out, he will definitely have to give him face.
Upon seeing this, Gu Yuxin immediately objected, "No, I want to settle this with them."
Gu Yuxin's words immediately attracted everyone's attention. Meng Wei also didn't want her family to suffer such a big loss, so she echoed, "That's right, we want an explanation from the Zhang family."
The temperature suddenly dropped sharply, and no one knew how to start the conversation.
“Your Gu family is bullying others because of their power. I didn’t do anything to Gu Zongjie. He begged me to lick his feet, and I was just trying to help him.”
Young Master Zhang, who had been largely unnoticed, suddenly spoke up, and everyone slowly turned their attention to him.
"Dare you say that again?"
Gu Yuxin was clearly about to be exposed, while Gu Zongjie was jumping up and down, pointing at Young Master Zhang, saying that if he licked Zhang's feet, he would get candy, and if he didn't, he would be beaten into a pig's head.
Seeing Gu Zongjie jumping and shouting, his forehead beaded with sweat from his anxiety, Meng Wei quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe it off for him.
"Zongjie, be good, no one dares to hit Zongjie!"
Meng Wei comforted Gu Zongjie, while Gu Yuxin gave Zhang Xiaogongzi a sharp look.
"My brother has already spoken, what else does Young Master Zhang have to say to argue?"
"He's a fool. How can you believe a fool?"
Young Master Zhang was not afraid at all because Gu Zongjie said those words.
He's just a fool, he can't even speak properly, how could he possibly identify himself? Besides, as long as he insists that what he said is true, how could a fool possibly win against himself?
Thinking of this, Young Master Zhang became smug.
Geng Qiuyin was ignored from the beginning; his gaze remained fixed on the girl in front of him.
Despite her seemingly frail appearance, she stood up for her younger brother and demanded justice.
Geng Qiuyin's gaze remained fixed on the girl, sometimes she was angry, sometimes gentle, sometimes furious, and sometimes heartbroken.
Unable to help but be moved by her emotions, I felt my heart in turmoil.
"You can't trust what Young Master Gu says, but you can trust what I say, right?"
Geng Qiuyin slowly stepped forward, head held high, and bowed to the Duke of Anguo.
However, just like the old lady, no matter how courteous he was, the Duke of Anguo still disliked him somewhat.
The fact that these two families are together is already giving them a headache, and now this guy who just wants to watch the drama unfold has appeared.
"Who are you?" Duke Anguo narrowed his eyes.
Geng Qiuyin first introduced himself to Duke Anguo, and then recounted what he had witnessed to Duke Anguo and Lady Zhang.
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