Chapter 257: Not a Fowl in the Pond
"Let's wait for Miss Gu to come back and handle the Third Elder's gift personally! We are not suitable to handle it."
The Third Elder was naturally embarrassed. Although the Gu family was now in decline, no servant in the Gu family dared to offend the Third Elder and reject him so directly.
He was very unhappy when he heard this, and he shouted, "These gifts are a matter between the master and the master, how can you, a servant, have the right to butt in on it?"
So, after a disagreement, the two sides started arguing, and the argument became louder and louder, attracting a group of onlookers.
It also brought up something that happened more than a year ago.
Later, Prime Minister Wen returned home.
He frowned and looked at everything in front of the Wen Mansion.
He walked through the crowd to the door, looked at Second Elder Gu and said, "I wonder what Second Elder Gu is doing with all this drama?"
Second Elder Gu was originally arguing with the guards about how unfilial Gu Liyue had been, but was suddenly asked this question by Prime Minister Wen and was a little overwhelmed.
Prime Minister Wen continued, "Since you've come here to apologize, it's inappropriate for you to say this about Miss Gu, isn't it?"
"Uh... our patriarch let bygones be bygones, thinking that she is, after all, a descendant of the Gu family, and that it would be better for her to recognize the Gu family, lest she be left alone outside and be bullied."
When the people around heard what Elder Gu San said, they couldn't help but murmur.
"Miss Gu was bullied when she was at the Gu family. Now that she is a student at Qingxuan College, who would dare to bully her so easily?"
"Yes, I heard that when she came back that day, she came back on a spirit boat."
"Really? Spirit boats are rare. I only saw one when Qingxuan Academy was recruiting students. I heard it belonged to the academy."
"I was in the square at the time and saw Miss Gu put away the spirit boat with my own eyes. I knew at a glance that the spirit boat was hers."
"Ah! Then she won't be bullied anymore. I think the Gu family is being severely suppressed in Donglin City."
"It seems that the Gu family wants to take advantage of Miss Gu's influence."
I have to say, this guy is the truth.
Prime Minister Wen said, "Miss Gu went out on business. From what I saw in her attitude towards Master Gu yesterday, it seems she doesn't want to acknowledge the Gu family."
Wen Chengxiang said to the people around him, "Most of you know what happened yesterday. You should know that Miss Gu's attitude is firm, right?"
The people around them said excitedly: "Yes!"
Second Elder Gu said, "Yesterday is yesterday, and today is today. Your Prime Minister Wen is not Miss Gu, so how do you know she won't change her mind?"
He looked around and said, "You can't represent her, right?"
The people around heard this in silence. Yes, no one can represent Miss Gu.
Prime Minister Wen said, "In that case, wait until Miss Gu arrives, and then you can come and offer your apology! But please don't cause trouble in front of my house!"
The Second Elder choked and said, "I'm really not here to cause trouble. I'm just here to give you a gift."
Prime Minister Wen looked around and said, "What's going on? You, the Gu family, have been messing with my Wen Mansion for the past two days. The gate is completely blocked and no one can get in or out. If you continue like this, I will report it to the Donglin City Guards for handling."
Upon hearing this, the second elder had no choice but to leave with his attendants in shame.
The Gu family can’t afford to offend the guards of Donglin City now.
After listening to Aunt Yu's account of what happened at the gate of the Wen Mansion today, Gu Liyue frowned slightly, knowing that this matter was not over yet and might happen again tomorrow!
The Gu family didn't find anyone for two consecutive days, but early in the morning on the third day, the Gu family sent someone again.
When the servant came to find Gu Liyue, she walked out of the room and looked at the sky. It was just dawn.
The Gu family came early today. Was it because they were afraid that she would go out to do something again?
She was curious about who was coming today, and asked the servant as she walked, "Who is coming today?"
The servant said, "He looks like the second elder of the Gu family."
Gu Liyue recalled how the Second Elder had found out the reason why she couldn't practice, and knew that this elder was quite good among the people in the Gu family.
She thought for a moment and said, "Can I borrow a side hall in the Wen Mansion?"
The servant said, "The master has ordered that if Miss Gu needs it, she can use the side hall in the main courtyard."
Gu Liyue said, "Then take me to the side hall and bring the Second Elder over."
The servant complied.
Gu Liyue sat down in the side hall. The servant served tea and then went to invite the second elder of the Gu family in.
The second elder walked into the side hall with two attendants. He looked up and saw a woman sitting in the main seat in the side hall.
He intuitively felt that this person was Gu Liyue. He looked at the woman carefully and identified her carefully, and found that she was somewhat similar to Gu Liyue from more than a year ago.
Because this woman's temperament was completely different from the original Gu Liyue. The original her was timid and afraid of things. When she saw the elders, she lowered her head and was submissive. She seemed to be shrouded in a shadow, and he felt uncomfortable when he saw her.
The person in front of him had bright eyes and white teeth, and her phoenix eyes were full of charm. She was looking at him and said, "Second Elder, please take a seat."
The Second Elder saw that she was quite polite to him, so he responded, "Miss."
He sat down in the guest seat.
Gu Liyue said: "I have severed my relationship with the Gu family and am no longer the eldest daughter of the Gu family."
The second elder looked up at her, and seeing her high spirits, he realized that her cultivation had reached the fourth level of the Golden Core, which was only one small realm lower than his own.
He sighed inwardly: This woman is definitely not an ordinary person. No wonder the head of the family and Gu Mutian were unwilling to give up easily.
Then he thought again: If a person like this doesn't want to, the Gu family can't do anything to her.
With this realization, he said, "Liyue, are you really not going to return to the Gu family anymore?"
Gu Liyue said: "My attitude has never changed, it's just that you haven't realized it."
The second elder said, "It's true that the Gu family hasn't been in a good situation over the past year. Because of Gu Yaoyao's death, the Gu family couldn't marry into the royal family. The number of pills the Gu family has refined has also gradually decreased in recent years..."
Finally, the second elder confessed, "The head of the family hopes to use your ability to make the Gu family's life easier."
Gu Liyue stared at him without blinking, causing his old face to turn red.
In fact, Gu Liyue felt that the Second Elder's frank expression of Patriarch Gu's thoughts, rather than using words to coerce or threaten her, made her feel that the two sides were not so tit-for-tat, making it easier for her to accept.
But she was determined not to recognize the Gu family.
"I'm only meeting you here to express my gratitude to the Second Elder for helping me diagnose my illness. Otherwise, if you, the Gu family, keep bothering me with the same question over and over again, I wouldn't want to see you again."
The Second Elder said, "Is there really no room for redemption? After all, Gu Mutian is your biological father. And it was the Patriarch who asked me to help diagnose you."
"I know what the head of the family is planning. As for my father, he only gave birth to me, not raised me. You should also know what my situation was like in the Gu family. If it were you, what would you choose?"
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