Everyone was present, and after hearing what happened at the morning court, they were all as if under a spell, silent and unsure of what to say. The Duke of Zhenguo took a sip of tea, slowly put down the cup, and said in a deep voice:
"The second brother discussed it with me before handing it over."
The eldest wife and her husband were filled with disappointment. They had thought it was pure silver, but it turned out to be a mine. Gu gently stroked her belly and muttered, "What a shame!"
"That's what Grandfather left behind. Every family should have a share. How could the second son act so arbitrarily? How much can the two mines sell for? Why bother handing it over?"
Jin Linlin casually stretched out her hand and admired the nail polish applied by Yinping, without even looking at Gu.
"Hmph, you have this mine. If word gets out that it's for sale, who are you going to sell it to? Several princes are eyeing it covetously, who can you sell it to? Who can you afford to offend? These are two mines, a fortune galore! If a nobleman takes a fancy to them, they could just hire a bandit to massacre everyone in the Duke's Mansion. Do you have the strength to resist?"
Hearing this, everyone glared at Gu as if struck by lightning, their hearts filled with fear. If it was really as he said, everyone would probably have lost their lives without knowing what was going on. At this moment, Gu was also terrified and dared not say another word.
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at Gu with disappointment, sighed deeply, and thought to himself, "After all, this Gu is the daughter of a century-old family. She seemed quite nice before, so why has she become so confused recently? She looks so far from being a clan wife. I really regret marrying her to my eldest son."
The Duke of Zhenguo stood up and waved his hand.
"Let's drop this matter here and don't discuss it further. Okay, it's getting late, it's time to leave for the palace banquet. Zhuang, you take the second young lady with you, but don't let her cause any trouble."
"Yes, sir, don't worry!"
Because Gu did not have an imperial edict, she could not attend the palace banquet, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn to pieces.
Zhuang took the second girl with her, Cao Jiao took Cao Qiang, and Jin Linlin followed at the end, and they went out in a grand procession.
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