Chapter 34: Seeing the Truth in Adversity
Everyone present didn't expect Mrs. Tai to let go of Gu Zheng's mother and son like this, and she didn't even beat the board, and she was stunned for a while, looking incredulous. It was Gu Zheng who woke up first, knowing that Mrs. Tai was in a relationship with them, and she was reluctant to blame them.
Mrs. Tai's magnanimity moved Gu Zheng very much, and also made her get up and kneel down in front of Mrs. Tai, and kowtow to Mrs. Tai three times with respect and gratitude: "Old lady, I thank you for your love and kindness for my mother, this matter is not what my mother did, thank you for the old lady's magnanimity and not caring about her." β
Gu Zheng's sensibility made Mrs. Tai slowly wet the corners of her eyes, and also made her reach out to help Gu Zheng up with a look of pity, but she looked at Gu Zheng with wet eyes for a long time, and couldn't say the words to leave Gu Zheng's mother and daughter, so she only sighed heavily and said: "You are a good boy, you have to live a good life when you leave Cen Mansion......"
Mrs. Tai turned her back before she finished speaking, and couldn't bear to look at Gu Zheng any more, so she only waved at her and signaled her to leave.
Gu Zheng didn't say much when he saw it, but walked quickly to Gu Liniang's side, took her hand and said, "Mother, let's go!" β
At this point, Gu Liniang was reluctant to follow Gu Zheng out, but before leaving, she still whispered a little unwillingly: "Let's go like this?" Don't pack up your stuff yet? Why don't we go back to Quan Yuan to clean up, pack up and leave? β
Chen's mother, who was in charge of monitoring the departure of Gu Zheng's mother and daughter, spat them on the spot when she heard this: "I'm bah! What did you bring with you from Tingquanyuan? You entered the house empty-handed, and now you were kicked out by our wife, do you still want to leave with big bags and small bags?! Let's go, don't delay the old lady's work! β
Although Gu Liniang has now fallen from a height, her momentum is as fierce and fierce as ever, I saw that she immediately spat Chen's mother and scolded: "What are you urging?" Let's go! Hurry to reincarnate?! It's just a domestic minion, what a spirit! We are still innocent and good citizens! β
Mother Chen saw that Gu Liniang had already been stripped of the identity of the daughter of the Cen family, and she dared to be so arrogant, and she was trembling with anger at the moment: "Okay, you Gu Liniang, you have the ability......"
As soon as Gu Liniang saw that Mother Chen seemed to be about to pounce on her and fight with her, she immediately rolled up her sleeves and shouted loudly: "What? You still want to beat me?! The old lady didn't embarrass me, could it be that you dare to embarrass me? β
Gu Zheng saw that Gu Liniang had escaped by luck and didn't restrain at all, and her little face sank immediately: "Mother, have you made enough trouble?" If you continue to make trouble like this, then I'll have to go first! β
After Gu Zheng finished speaking, he walked towards the Hanging Flower Gate without looking back, Gu Liniang saw it and hurriedly left Chen's mother to chase after her, laughing and pleading, begging for mercy and review, and finally coaxed Gu Zheng to give her a smile, and the two quickly walked to the vicinity of the Hanging Flower Gate, and saw a few familiar figures standing by the door in the distance, and it seemed that they were waiting for them there.
Standing at the forefront was Cen Yuanniang, as soon as she saw Gu Zheng, she greeted her with red eyes, and she didn't mention the things Gu Liniang did, but only stuffed a bag of gold and silver wrapped in a handkerchief into Gu Zheng's hand: "I don't care what your identity is, anyway, I have already recognized you as a sister in my heart!" If you also think of me as a sister in your heart, then take this bag and don't say those polite words to me! β
The icing on the cake is easy, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow.
Cen Yuanniang's words made Gu Zheng's eyes red instantly, and also made her put her things up her sleeves without saying a word, and she didn't say a word, only held Cen Yuanniang's hand tightly, and said concisely: "My sister was able to come to see off this time, and finally lived up to my affection for my sister, no matter where I am in the future, I will definitely not forget the sisterhood between you and me." β
Cen Yuanniang also held Gu Zheng's hand tightly and said, "Me too!" If you have any problems outside, come here to me, and be sure to send me a letter!" β
Gu Zheng was not polite to her, deliberately pulled out a sweet smile, and said, "I have written down my sister's instructions." β
Later, in order not to make the atmosphere too depressing and sad, Gu Zheng forcibly forced back the tears rolling in his eyes, and forced a smile, pretending to be relaxed and joking with Cen Yuanniang: "Sister turned back for me and Xiao Qidao, and told him not to miss me too much......"
At this time, the spoon and the chopstick, who had been waiting on the side, also came over together, and Qi Qi shouted Gu Zheng with tears in their eyes: "Girl......"
Gu Zheng smiled, stretched out his hand to take the hands of the two of them, and said with self-deprecation: "Two sisters, don't shout like that, I'm not your cousin anymore." β
Although Zhen'er's face was also full of reluctance, she couldn't hold back the tears, and only held Gu Zheng's hand and said: "We can't stay with the girl in the future, the girl has to take good care of herself, don't always be greedy and barefoot." β
When Spoon heard this, she suddenly became even more sad, and simply cried "wow", and held Gu Zheng's hand tightly with both hands, choked up and said, "I'll give up...... I can't bear the girl! Girl, you are so well-behaved and so good, how can the old lady be willing to drive you away? Shall we go and ask the old lady? Beg her not to drive the girl away......"
"Spoon!" Zhen'er is not as heartless as Spoon'er, she has already found out the reason why Gu Zheng's mother and daughter were kicked out of the house, so in order not to embarrass Gu Zheng, she hurriedly interrupted Spoon'er's words at the moment, and also stuffed a small bag of things to Gu Zheng: "Girl, these few things are for you to keep as a thought!" β
"The spoon has something for the girl, too!" As she spoke, Spoon also took out a bag of things from her arms and stuffed them to Gu Zheng.
After Gu Zheng took the things from the two of them, tears poured out again, and her heart was even more mixed, with an indescribable feelingβββ she didn't expect that Spoon and Zhen'er not only rushed to see her off, but also stuffed her with the little private money she had saved so hard!
You must know that the two of them are just second-class maids in Cen Mansion, and the monthly money for a month is only a penny, how much money can they have?
The most important thing is that they, like Cen Yuanniang, did not look down on her, alienate her, or dislike her because of the things Gu Liniang did!
This moved Gu Zheng very much, and also made Gu Zheng see their true feelings for her, and saw a pure affection that was not mixed with any utilitarian heart...... They are also the maids of Tingquan Academy, and the two later maids of Wormwood and Nightshade did not come to see each other, which shows that they are not cordial to Gu Zheng in their hearts.
The so-called adversity sees the truth, although Gu Zheng had to leave Cen Mansion today, she didn't feel sad at all, because this encounter gave her an unexpected harvest and made her gain a friendship that was hard to find...... Maybe the days ahead weren't as bad as she thought they were.
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After Gu Zheng and Gu Liniang left Cen Mansion, they could only return to their original homes in Aotou Villageβββ a few yellow mud houses that were not even lime and only a few worthless wooden furniture at home.
This yellow mud and ink tile house can't be compared with the Cen family's majestic and carved courtyard with beams and paintings, so as soon as Gu Liniang returned to her own yellow mud house, she just walked around and began to sigh and dislike: "Not only are the walls of these houses rough, not even a layer of lime has been pasted, but even the tiles of this roof are also incomplete, and they will leak when it rains......
"Alas! Not to mention the Rongshoutang where Mrs. Tai lives or the Tingquan Courtyard where we live, our rooms are not even comparable to the back cover room where the servants of Cen Mansion live! Could it be that our mother and son really don't have that rich life, and are destined to be beaten back to their original form to live a hard life? Look at these pieces of broken furniture, and think about the antique vases in the courtyard......"
Gu Liniang said that there was a look of headache and regret on her face, and there was a little more chagrin in her tone: "I knew that we would eventually be beaten back to our original form, then when I lived in Cen's house before, I should have eaten a few catties of bird's nest shark fin from his family, as well as those personal ginseng Ganoderma lucidum, I should have eaten more in my stomach!" β
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