Gu Minghua stormed home and the first thing he did was take a shower. Being a clean freak, he took a shower three times!
As Gu Minghua came out of the bathroom, he was about to send someone to call Wang Mengyun when he found that she had already arrived and was sitting in a chair.
"Lord, I heard that... has something happened to you?" Wang Mengyun was naturally concerned when she heard that Gu Minghua returned in a disheveled state.
Gu Minghua's face was full of anger: "How dare you say that! Did you spread the rumors about Lord De'an?"
Wang Mengyun hesitated for a moment, then denied it: "It has nothing to do with me."
"Slap!" Gu Minghua slapped her across the face: "You bitch! You still won't tell the truth!"
"Madam!" The maid Ziyu quickly supported her, fearing that something might happen to Wang Mengyun.
Wang Mengyun never expected that he would disregard her pregnancy and attack her!
Tears welled up instantly!
The matriarch of the Gu family also arrived. Seeing Gu Minghua lay a hand on Wang Mengyun, she couldn't help but scold him: "Why can't you talk things out? Why did you have to resort to violence? Didn't you see she's pregnant?"
"It's all because of her that I've lost so much face! The vacancy I had in the Ministry of Revenue that I was looking forward to is now gone. Wang Mengyun, marrying you is the worst thing that ever happened to me!" Gu Minghua was so angry that he jumped up and down.
"You call yourself a talented woman from Kyoto? You're not even as good as a country bumpkin!"
Doesn't this mean she's inferior to Yang Cui?
"I warned you last time not to mess with her! You ignored me! Haven't you learned your lesson yet? You idiot! Go back to your Wang family! Don't think that having a child gives you a shield! Let me tell you, the Gu family doesn't lack offspring!"
"What exactly happened?" For her son to get so angry, it must be something serious. Old Madam Gu looked at Wang Mengyun with a serious expression.
Gu Minghua briefly recounted what had happened that day: "At first, I was completely baffled. Why was I being targeted for no reason? Now I understand everything. I'm really having the worst luck. I originally wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Cen family, but now we've become enemies."
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Gu looked at Wang Mengyun with displeasure: "The Empress summoned you to the palace today, could it be for this very reason?"
"What? The Empress summoned you to the palace?" Gu Minghua looked at her in shock.
Knowing that the matter could no longer be concealed, Wang Mengyun said, "The Empress found out that the people spreading the rumors were from the Guo family, but the matter involves our Gu family. In addition, I had some unpleasantness with the Lady of De'an Township before, so she summoned me for questioning and asked me and the Guo family to post notices to clarify the matter."
Wang Mengyun felt that the Gu family wasn't on her side, so she didn't tell the whole truth.
That's it?
That's it.
"Why is the Guo family doing this? Are they doing business with the Yang family? This doesn't make sense," said Old Madam Gu.
“Minyao said before that she thought Yang was hypocritical and that she wasn’t as good to Yuan Qiu as she seemed. I guess it might be because she didn’t manage her subordinates well, which is why her words were spread. And… and in order to clear herself of suspicion, she pushed the blame onto me, saying that I had someone bribe her people. I really have no way to explain myself…” After saying that, she squeezed out a few tears.
The Gu family mother and son exchanged a glance, and began to believe Wang Mengyun's words to some extent.
"Since Her Majesty the Empress has spoken, then quickly post a notice to clarify this matter. Also, you should avoid provoking the Yang family in the future. If I find out that you are secretly using underhanded tactics, you can go back to the Wang family!"
After Gu Minghua finished speaking, Old Madam Gu added, "Just stay home and prepare for childbirth; don't go out."
"My daughter-in-law knows."
The Gu family was unaware that Wang Mengyun had been placed under house arrest, and she had no intention of telling them.
"Zhang Mama, you personally handle the matter of posting notices to clarify things for Madam Yang. Make sure it's done well, and praise Madam Yang a lot," Old Madam Gu said to her confidante. "Also, take two sets of jewelry from my private treasury and send them to the General's Mansion."
Yang Cui was able to get the Empress and the Emperor to stand up for her; based on that alone, they, as the Gu family, could not afford to be careless.
Not only can we not be careless, but we must also be on good terms with each other. Even if we can't become in-laws, at least we can't become enemies.
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