Chapter 33: A bite back
"It's time to punish well, otherwise the Yuanhou Mansion in this town may not be what will happen in the future, and when that day comes, you can still do it safely and steadily as the head of the house?" The thick warning in Old Madam Gu's words was something that everyone could hear.
She continued: "The leader of Qingyue has no respect for her elders, she discredits the Gu family, she is young, her mind is not on the right path, she thinks about some intrigue all day long, it seems that the last time you were punished for thinking about it behind closed doors, it was completely ineffective, this time I will simply let you go to the ancestral hall and be grounded for half a year!" ”
When Gu Qingyue heard this, she fell to the ground, blinked her eyes, shook her head and said, "Grandmother, don't ...... Yue'er don't go to the ancestral hall and ask for your grandmother's forgiveness! ”
The Lu family couldn't watch his daughter go to the ancestral hall to suffer, and it was half a year for so long, Xi'er was pampered, where could she stand it, so she pleaded: "Old lady, please take it lightly, Yue'er is only thirteen years old, where can you stand the bitter place in the ancestral hall?" ”
"I haven't finished speaking, I don't allow you to interject, your housekeeper is incompetent, and you have no way to teach your daughter, so even if she doesn't distinguish between black and white, she is reckless and reckless, you can leave the chores to Wan'er to take care of for the time being, she is not small, she should learn how to manage the house!"
As soon as the words fell, she heard the voice of Mo Zhu outside, and she came in and said, "Old lady, the second master is here to say goodbye!" ”
Listening to Mo Zhu's words, the expression on Old Madam Gu's face stiffened slightly, and then she glared at the Lu family, and then said, "Please come in quickly!" ”
Mo Zhu took the order and hurriedly went down, and after a while, Gu Tianyou walked in quickly, Gu Tianyou's face was a little nervous, and he glanced at the embarrassed Gu Qingyue and the red-eyed Lu Shi worriedly.
Then he saluted the old lady Gu and said respectfully: "Son greets his mother!" ”
Old Madam Gu frowned slightly, but she didn't have a seizure, she just nodded lightly and said, "You have a heart, sit down and talk!" ”
Gu Qingwan realized that since Gu Tianyou came in a hurry, he must have come to the rescue with the news, I am afraid that the old lady will not severely punish the Lu family and Gu Qingyue today for the sake of Gu Tianyou's face.
But is she really a bully? She asked Zilan to send someone to find her father who was out early in the morning, the second room was so ill-intentioned, she must let her father see through the true face of the second room, and if she dared to bully her, she should pay the price.
She secretly glanced at the Lu family, but saw that the Lu family threw a look at Mo Zhu, who was standing silently by the door, and her heart was clear, it seemed that the Lu family's hand was indeed long enough, and even the people around the old lady were bought, no wonder Gu Tianyou came so timely.
Old Madam Gu was only focused on Gu Tianyou, and she didn't notice the interaction between the Lu family and Ziyu at all, and only asked, "Why did you come here to greet me so early today?" ”
Gu Tianyou's face was a little embarrassed, but he still smiled and said: "I don't have much business today, I came back early, I thought of visiting my mother in the future, and I felt ashamed, so I came over early to talk to my mother!" I just came in and heard my mother angry, what was the reason? ”
"It's not your good daughter and daughter-in-law, but you are embarrassed in front of outsiders, making the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion lose face!" Old Madam Gu replied with a displeased face.
Gu Tianyou glanced at Lu, who wanted to speak and stopped, looking like a little daughter-in-law, and then looked at his daughter's embarrassed appearance, and his heart tightened.
"Madam, Yue'er, is what the old lady said true?"
Lu was afraid that Gu Qingyue would make the situation worse again, so he immediately spoke first, but his expression was full of weakness and pity, and he blinked his watery eyes, and Gu Tianyou's heart melted into a puddle of water: "Old lady, husband, it's all the fault of the concubine, the concubine is too conniving with these subordinates on weekdays, so she caused today's trouble, I asked myself if it was not thin to take them, how could I expect Chun'er to maliciously slander the concubine and Qingyue, it really broke my heart, and I don't know who she did!" ”
The last sentence made a sneer appear at the corner of Gu Qingwan's mouth, seeing that the Lu family was relying on someone to support her, she was confident, and she even had the intention of harming her again.
When you are the owner of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, you forget who is the real Marquis of Zhenyuan, and who is the real Miss Houfu.
When Gu Tianyou heard this, he was immediately angry from the bottom of his heart, and said in a calm voice: "Where is that cheap?" Bring her here, I'm going to see who gives her the guts! ”
When Lu Shi heard this, he looked at Gu Tianyou with a grateful face, and he couldn't wait to fall into his arms to seek comfort, Gu Tianyou's heart was fluttering, and he almost couldn't help but go over and take Lu Shi into his arms.
Old Madam Gu naturally knew her son's temperament, but after all, she was Gu Tianyou's mother, so naturally she couldn't refute his face, so she just sat on the side and didn't speak, but there was obviously disapproval in her eyes.
Chun'er was escorted up by several mothers-in-law after a while, and her body was also embarrassed and grizzled, and as soon as she came in, she fell prostrate on the ground, crying and begging: "Old lady, lord, lady, slave and maid are guilty, slave and maid are guilty!" ”
Gu Tianyou didn't even look at Chun'er, and shouted in a cold voice: "You slave, how dare you slander your own young lady and lady outside, tell me, who instructed you?" ”
Chun'er glanced at Gu Tianyou in horror, and then looked at the Lu family, only to see the faint warning in Lu's eyes, thinking that the lives of her whole family were in the hands of her wife, she could only grit her teeth and say: "It's all the slave maid's fault, the slave maid was not instructed by others, at first she just resented the eldest lady for beating the slave and maid last time, and then ...... Later, I lost my mind, and I didn't choose what to say, so I asked the lord to forgive me! ”
"Okay, you bold slave, the eldest lady scolds you, that's teaching you rules, how can you hold a grudge? Even if you resent the eldest lady, how can you provoke the second lady to make mistakes together? Old Madam Gu shouted in a deep voice.
Chun'er shrank for a moment, she knew Old Madam Gu's temper, but when she thought of Madame's methods, she had mixed feelings in her heart for a while, and cold sweat dripped down her forehead.
"Slave maid...... Slave ......"
Seeing this, the Lu family hurriedly spoke: "Chun'er, the old lady asked you, how to talk and spit out, is someone instructing you to betray your master, and to frame the second lady and me?" ”
After saying that, his eyes drifted slightly to Gu Qingwan, who was bowing his head and saying nothing. Taking advantage of Gu Tianyuan's outgoing office, Liu's sick in bed, she has to hurry up and charge Gu Qingwan with a crime, stimulate her and force her to go crazy, when Gu Tianyuan comes back, she will pretend to care about her and defend her, which will not only ruin Gu Qingwan's reputation, but also get Gu Tianyuan's guilt for the second room, when the time comes, kill two birds with one stone, after getting rid of Gu Qingwan, it will be much easier to attack other people in the big house, and the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion will become the second room sooner or later.
Chun'er knew in her heart, and hurriedly kowtowed, and said again and again: "The slave doesn't dare to say it...... Slaves...... Ask the old lady to punish! ”
Old Madam Gu frowned suspiciously, Gu Tianyou was also a little surprised, could it really be that someone instructed Chun'er? Who is so bold?
Gu Tianyou saw that the Lu family and his daughter were implicated, and they were almost punished heavily, so he was angry and threatened: "If you tell who is behind the scenes, I can open the net and fall lightly, if you don't say it, then drag it out and beat it to death!" ”
When Chun'er heard this, her face was pale and she collapsed on the ground, trembling like a fallen leaf in the cold wind, tears flowed down her eyes, she crawled to Gu Qingwan crying, and begged: "Miss, slave maid...... The slave and maid can no longer hide it for you, you forgive the slave and the maid, the slave and maid still have old fathers and mothers to take care of in the family, and they can't die! ”
"You...... You are talking nonsense...... Chun'er, you, you dare to spew blood and frame the eldest lady, when did the eldest lady instruct you to harm the lady and the second miss? Ziyu was startled at first, and then stood up angrily and scolded Chun'er regardless of the occasion.
It's just that in the eyes of Gu Tianyou and Old Madam Gu, this behavior has become a void of heart, they haven't digested this sudden change yet, but after Ziyu stood up, they all stared at Gu Qingwan with suspicion.
Chun'er seemed to be frightened, sobbed aggrievedly, and said, "Sister Ziyu, Chun'er is wrong, Chun'er shouldn't betray the eldest lady, but...... But Chun'er's life is also life, how can she sacrifice it casually? After all, the eldest lady is the daughter of the Hou Ye, even if she is wrong, she will not die, you can do it, let Chun'er go! ”
After speaking, he crawled to Lu's again, prostrate at her feet, and cried: "Madam, Chun'er is wrong, Chun'er is a white-eyed wolf, she actually eats inside and out, harming you and the second miss, Chun'er is extremely evil, I beg Mrs. to be loyal to the slave and maid's father, and let it fall lightly!" ”
Lu's face was sad and distressed, his eyes looked at Chun'er, and then at Gu Qingwan, who was kneeling on the ground and never spoke, and then walked over, and said with tears in his eyes: "Wan'er, where is the second aunt unable to stand you?" I am more dedicated to you than Qingyue and Qingtian on weekdays, what are you trying to harm us for? ”
That expression was really heartbreaking as if he had been betrayed by his beloved niece, and the tears matched the words, flowing just right.
Gu Qingyue didn't expect that it would become such a situation in the end, and she had to throw herself into the ground with the five bodies that her mother admired, in the end, she was still too young, if she had half of her mother's ability, she would not make a fool of herself in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.
She suddenly felt it, and followed the crying pear blossom with the rain, threw herself into Lu's arms, and comforted: "Mother, don't be sad, I think my sister must have been blinded by lard, so she would do such a rebellious thing!" Yue'er is still a good daughter of her mother and will never betray her mother! ”
Lu cried out and hugged Gu Qingyue tightly, and the mother and daughter hugged their heads and cried in great pain, which was really sad for those who heard it, and tears for those who saw it.
Gu Tianyou, an old fox who has been in the officialdom for many years, naturally understood a good show played by his wife and daughter, and pretended to accuse Gu Qingwan with a heartache, "Gu Qingwan, our husband and wife treat you well, I didn't expect you to be so vicious at a young age, framing your second aunt and sister, how does your second uncle usually teach you." ”