Chapter 33 I Have a Condition
Under the expectant gazes of Zhou Zhili and Zhou Yuxiu, Gu Runci turned and left.
Although Gu Yulou didn't quite understand, he didn't express his doubts.
They saw with their own eyes that Gu Ruanci disappeared from their sight and did not reappear until a long time later.
"I can let you meet my mother, but I have a condition." Gu Ruanci seemed to have made a concession.
"What conditions?" Zhou Zhili asked immediately.
"You all go back today, and tomorrow the whole family will come together to meet my mother respectfully."
After Gu Ruanci finished speaking, Zhou Yuxiu felt a little uncomfortable.
"I haven't held her accountable for being irresponsible to us over the years, and I still want to be respectful?"
Zhou Zhili glanced at him and signaled him to be careful with his words.
Zhou Yuxiu reacted and said, "This is not a difficult matter. After all, it concerns my grandmother's health."
"Lord Zhou, do you agree?" Gu Ruanci asked, deliberately looking up.
Zhou Zhili thought for a moment and said, "As long as she's willing to meet me, I'll naturally agree."
When Gu Yulou heard this, he wanted to speak out to stop it, but he held back.
"I'll be waiting for you here tomorrow morning." After Gu Ruanci finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to the Zhou family.
Zhou Zhili and Zhou Yuxiu knew that there was no point in continuing to argue, so they left.
When the onlookers saw that the excitement was gone, they naturally dispersed. However, this incident soon seemed to have legs and spread to thousands of households in Dizhou City.
"Sister, why do you let them disturb your aunt's peace?" Gu Yulou asked after seeing that there was no one around.
"I have to let them know that my mother is gone. This matter has become such a big deal, and many people will witness it tomorrow. I wonder what kind of expressions this family will have when they find out that my mother won't help them at all."
Gu Yulou thought about it and knew that his sister must have her reasons for making such arrangements, so he just watched.
"How did you think today that they would definitely come here?" He changed the subject, his tone curious.
Gu Ruanci smiled warmly: "No matter who is instigating this in the palace, I will face many problems after entering the palace. They have their own people in the palace, so it is easy for them to cause trouble for me. Taking this opportunity, they ran here to find my mother and use me to force her to do something. It is reasonable."
"Despicable and shameless thing."
Gu Yulou cursed, thankfully his sister was thoughtful.
"Have you ever suffered any injustice in the palace?"
After realizing what was happening, he immediately asked.
He was too embarrassed to check Gu Ruanci with his clumsy hands, so he could only keep looking at her with his eyes.
"It's okay. That Concubine Ning wanted to see me, but I didn't give her face. From that time on, I became even more certain that the Zhou family would come here."
"Let's go home first and discuss it with Father and the others. Tomorrow's event is rather risky after all..."
Gu Yulou didn't ask any more questions. After all, his sister was tired after a whole day.
Gu Congyun and Zhuang Hefeng did not object after hearing Gu Ruanci's decision.
There's really no need to keep this a secret.
Now they all knew what the Zhou family wanted to do with the Ye family.
"Let's go with you. There should be a big scene tomorrow." Gu Congyun was worried that the Zhou family would do something shameless.
Gu Ruanci did not refuse. She was not worried about bothering the Gu family. They were her family.
She should be like an ordinary daughter. Whenever she encounters something, she wants her father and mother to support her and her brothers and sisters to give her confidence.
The news finally reached the palace in the evening.
After hearing this, the Empress Dowager could only sigh.
The Emperor and the Empress just let things take their course, knowing that Gu Ruanci would not suffer any loss.
Sleepless at starry night, emerging and disappearing during the day.
Xuan Di Temple is usually bustling, and on this day many people came here specially.
Ever since Gu Ruanci placed Ye Hesheng's spirit tablet here, it has never been open to the public, and the people in the temple never answer the people's curiosity.
The light of the sky and the shadows of the clouds are just right, the breeze is soft, and spring has taken root, announcing its arrival through a sea of green.
When the Gu family arrived, the Zhou family was already waiting there.
Taoist Master Qing Tuan rarely showed up today. When he saw the Gu family, he walked over to greet them and said that since there were so many distinguished guests in the temple today, he naturally had to entertain them.
"Didn't you say you were waiting here? Why are you here just now?" Zhou Yuqi looked at Gu Ruanci with an unhappy face.
It was just to let the Ye family come forward, but there was no need to alarm so many people and make such a big fuss.
Gu Ruanci was dressed in a plain robe and her makeup was extremely elegant, but it still couldn't hide the brilliance in her eyes.
"After all, your people haven't arrived yet, so why are you in such a hurry?" Gu Ruanci didn't let the hot-tempered Gu Yulou speak, and chose to deal with it himself.
On the Zhou family's side, Zhou Zhili came with his three sons, as well as Ye Lanxin and her daughter.
After not seeing each other for two days, Zhou Qinzhu became more cautious than before.
"We shouldn't have come today, but what happened back then was related to us, and we still owe our aunt an apology..." Zhou Qinzhu spoke. This time she learned her lesson and did not call Gu Runci "sister".
After saying this, she bit her lips, looking pitiful.
Ye Lanxin's performance also began: "Ruanci, you look so much like your mother! What happened back then, no matter how we explain it, it always brought you pain and suffering. I have always wanted to find you and make up for the mistakes we made back then, but you have disappeared without a trace. Now that you are finally back, I naturally have to apologize to my sister in person. Even if she doesn't forgive me, I should at least express my attitude..."
"Mother, little sister, why are you telling her this? Aren't we here because of grandma's illness?"
Zhou Yuqi still spoke without thinking and was still dissatisfied with his sister Gu Ruanci.
Gu Ruanci ignored her and said directly to Ye Lanxin, "Don't you look like your mother? Stop trying to find the right words. You did something so shameful back then, and you're still thinking of apologizing? Put away that expression you've practiced for decades, which only a blind man like Zhou Zhili can't understand. Your daughter is really becoming more and more like you. She's really good at pretending."
Just as the Zhou family was about to say something in rebuttal, a voice interrupted them.
"The Third Prince has arrived!"
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