Chapter 32: Your head is buzzing
In the Xuan Emperor Temple, Gu Yulou stood tall. Although he was less than twenty years old, he had the aura of a veteran on the battlefield.
Zhou Zhili, who was standing in front of him, had a look of disbelief on his face.
The servants lying on the ground, some rolling around and crying out in pain, made Zhou Zhili feel completely humiliated.
"Gu Yulou, what do you mean?"
His expression was serious, yet a little guilty.
"If Marquis Jing'an doesn't understand, you can have your servant come forward. I'll explain it to you once more with my actions."
Gu Yulou had no good feelings towards the man in front of him, so he spoke bluntly.
"This is our family affair at the Jing'an Marquis Mansion. What right do you have to interfere?"
Zhou Zhili tried to put himself on the side that was reasonable and well-founded.
"You and Aunt Ye have already divorced, and now Ruanci is also the daughter of our Gu family. Speaking of closeness, what qualifications do you have to compare with us? Before my sister entered the palace today, she specifically told me to stay here and not let anyone disturb Aunt Ye. Why do you think you are an exception?"
Gu Yulou’s words made Zhou Zhili even more angry.
"Before you met me, you sent a message to Aunt Ye, saying that my sister would offend a noble person by entering the palace today. If you don't want her to get into trouble, please ask Aunt Ye to come out and meet her immediately. I want to ask, which noble person will my sister offend? Can you solve this problem? Did you arrange this noble person?"
Zhou Zhili felt as if someone had peeled off his skin, and he stood there feeling extremely uneasy.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Is this how your parents taught you to talk to your elders?"
Gu Yulou spat out loud, "The rules of the Jing'an Marquisate are so strange. As long as the bad guys are older, their seniority should be taken into consideration when they are arrested. We should be more courteous, right?"
Seeing that Zhou Zhili still had the energy to argue, Gu Yulou said something even more ruthless: "When you were with Aunt Ye, we called you elder for her sake. Now that your family has a new mistress, how can you pretend to be an elder in front of us, the Gu family?"
While they were arguing, Zhou Yuxiu and people from the city defense camp arrived.
"Who reported it—"
Before Zhou Yuxiu could finish his words, he saw his father standing there with a red face.
He was embarrassed as he saw Gu Yulou looking at him with his arms folded. The look of him laughing at the joke made him feel particularly awkward.
"I reported it to the authorities. I remember that this kind of thing happened to be under the jurisdiction of the city defense camp. After all, the last time Prince Zhou came in legitimately, he made Master Liu make a great sacrifice. This time, there's no need. I will actively cooperate with you."
Gu Yulou's words made Zhou's father and son very embarrassed.
The people who followed Zhou Yuxiu also had different emotions in their hearts.
"What do you mean?" Zhou Yuxiu asked, "Do you know that this is a waste of everyone's time?"
"Wasting time? The dignified Marquis Jing'an actually barged into the Xuandi Temple and insisted on disturbing my aunt from the Ye family, sending threats. If I weren't here, I'm afraid he would have dragged her out directly. Taking advantage of Taoist Qing Tuan's absence, you are really going too far. What's the matter? The young Zhou family is so shameless that the old ones are joining in the fun too?"
Zhou Zhili said unhappily, "There are no rules. There really are no rules."
"Is your behavior simply unruly? Whether it's forcing your way into the room of a woman you have no connection with, or ordering someone to threaten a mother with her daughter, your actions are enough to land you in jail. It just so happens that your son also works in the city defense barracks. Regarding this matter today, I want to see what kind of explanation you and your son can give to the people. How do you intend to protect the safety of the people of the Imperial State? Is it true that as long as the family members of those in the city defense barracks make a mistake, you can let them off the hook?"
Zhou Yuxiu was in even greater difficulty. Looking at the servants on the ground, he finally came up with an idea.
"There must be some misunderstanding here. My father would never do anything against the rules. He just heard that Ye had returned and wanted to come and visit. As for these servants, they must have misunderstood my father's intentions and offended the Third Master Gu."
Gu Yulou sneered. Just as his sister said, these people in the Zhou family don’t know what face is.
"I know you're from the Marquis' Mansion. Even if you make a big deal out of it, someone will always take the blame. I don't want to argue with you about what happened today. My sister should have returned home by now. I'll have someone notify her and ask her to come over in person. If you have anything to say, just tell her. As for Aunt Ye, she's her mother, so she should decide whether you can see her or not."
Zhou Zhili and Zhou Yuxiu did not expect that the situation would be like this.
Previously at the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion, Zhou Zhili vowed that he had a way to make Ye agree to come forward. It was simply a joke.
"You..." Zhou Yuxiu wanted to object, but he had no suitable reason.
With so many people watching, and the city defense camp alarmed, and the other party being the Duke of Shou's Mansion, there was no way they could just leave.
"I'd like to see what this rebellious girl can say after she comes here."
Zhou Zhili was stubborn and didn't want to lose his momentum at this time.
They waited for half an hour before Gu Ruanci came.
"I heard that Lord Zhou has come to disturb my mother's peace again. Instead of trying to find the Little Medical Fairy and persuade her to change her mind, you're wasting time here looking for trouble with my mother. I heard you even used some low-brow tactics. The Zhou family today is truly astonishing."
As soon as Gu Ruanci arrived, she said some things that Zhou Zhili didn't like to hear.
"Hmph, what happened back then wasn't entirely my responsibility. Now, because of you guys making such a fuss, Little Medical Fairy refuses to treat your grandmother. I'm here to talk to Ye Shi about this. What's wrong with that?"
Zhou Zhili was still being stubborn at this time. Once he determined that it was all his fault, there was really no way to end it.
"I know. From the beginning, I also said that this is not all your responsibility. You are only half responsible."
After Gu Ruanci finished speaking, Gu Yulou was a little hesitant.
"Doesn't the other half belong to that bitch you committed adultery with? She drove us mother and daughter away, and the Marquis's Mansion gained another mother and daughter. We've been living happily together all these years, and your three sons only recognize their mother and sister. Now that she's seriously ill, you're talking to me about your grandmother, Lord Zhou. If you talk like that, then you don't need to see my mother."
Zhou Yuxiu's voice was oppressive: "Gu Ruanci, is this how you talk to your biological father?"
"Actually, I can say it even more harshly. Do you want to hear it, Prince Zhou?"
Gu Ruanci took a step forward without fear.
The situation was a bit stalemate. The people who came to burn incense today had already surrounded the place.
Seeing that there was no way to end the situation, Zhou Zhili asked, "Alright, let's stop talking about this useless stuff. Just tell me, what do you want in exchange for helping me?"
Gu Ruanci found it funny: "Things have become like this. Little Doctor Fairy is not deaf. Even if my mother comes out to help clarify, she won't believe it. Do you think it's necessary?"
Zhou Zhili wanted to argue with him, but he still said, "You don't have to worry about this. You just need to answer my questions."
Gu Ruanci's eyes were already filled with sarcasm, and he said, "You wait here, I'll go ask my mother for her opinion."
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