Twenty-four hours

  "Even if you want to replace someone, you can do it in a different way. Why do such annoying things?" Wang Shi put on a gold longevity silver hairpin for herself with the help of Gu Man, shaking her head and saying: "After all, we are one family, seeing each other every day, why should I...". She stopped talking when she got to this point, not wanting to speak ill of her elder sister in front of Gu Man.

  Gu Manxiao understood her meaning and knew in her heart that Fan Shi was not a good person. Gu Qing, although arrogant and overbearing, was used to climbing up the pole, if she agreed this time, there would be a second and third time later. The family was originally not a peaceful place, and soon other rooms would also follow suit and send people to her house. It's better to cut off their thoughts early - some people, if you don't show your attitude clearly, they will pretend not to know. However, considering Wang Shi's kind heart, she still responded politely on the surface, and playfully smiled: "Next time I won't dare again."

  See you next time! Wang looked at her sideways, seeing that her eyebrows and eyes were all smiling, and two deep dimples appeared on her delicate and white face. If he wanted to scold her, he couldn't say anything anymore, so he could only poke her forehead with a mix of anger and laughter, saying: "You!"

  Except for her mother, no one else in the world would treat her like this, right? Gu Man unconsciously compared it to the miserable life of her previous life and couldn't help but hug Wang Shi's arm, burying her head in her chest, and sighed: "Mother, it's so good."

  Wang didn't know that her thoughts had turned a million times, and naturally couldn't understand what she was saying, thinking she was just being coquettish with herself. Her heart softened, and she pulled her into her arms.

  The mother and daughter were talking, when they heard the sound of the maids outside asking for peace and good wishes, and then saw Meng Yu lift the curtain and come in, with a look of excitement and surprise, saying: "The old lady has arrived!"

  Mrs. Gu had always kept her distance from the second wife, let alone when Gu Boqi was not around. The mother and daughter exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

  Before she could think of anything, Wang was busy packing up and taking Gu Man out with her.

  Old Lady Gu had a grievance in her heart, she didn't want to come! However, since they were under the same roof, she had no choice but to lower her head. After all, Gu Yun was her own daughter, and Lu Mo was her own son-in-law. Moreover, if Liu Taigong really did have a grudge against Lu Mo, who knows whether this fire would burn down to the Hou Mansion in the future?

  She glanced at the mother and daughter who were bowing their heads in respect, and intentionally delayed calling out to them in order to save Madam Wang's face.

  It's settled, then. It's probably not a good thing to come to the Wang family's house so smoothly, thought Gu Man to himself, but on his face he was even more respectful and called out again: "Greetings to Grandmother."

  It's better to err on the side of caution, so Auntie Xu subtly tugged at Old Lady Gu's sleeve. Only then did Old Lady Gu calmly say, "Let's get up." After speaking, she led the way into the house.

  Wang followed Gu Man closely, but did not dare sit down and stood on the ground to serve tea to Old Lady Gu.

  Old Mrs. Guo asked a few questions to Gu Man and then sent her away: "Go visit your fourth sister, she's not feeling well in her heart. Between sisters, what grudges can't be resolved?"

  Gu Man knew she was being driven away, so she obediently agreed and went out the door. However, instead of leaving, she quietly beckoned to Yue Tong on the side. Yue Tong understood and led her to the neighboring room.

  Next door was the warm room, which was originally connected to Wang's room, with only a door and a curtain in between. Gu Man sat on the ground leaning against the brazier, perking up his ears to listen to the movements next door.

  "Has Lao Er sent any news?" Old Lady Gu saw that Wang Shi's face was respectful and the anger in her heart slightly dissipated.

  Wang was somewhat surprised and hastily said, "It's just that a letter came in November."

  "He's been gone for half a year, and it's easy to go back home now, but he's been delayed twice. Don't you think there's anything wrong with that as his wife?" Old Lady Gu casually mentioned, handing her the used tea cup.

  Wang didn't understand what she was saying, and her expression showed some surprise: "Didn't they say that Hanxuan had a high fever?" While looking at Old Lady Gu's face, she added: "Since it's to pick up Little Sister, we should wait for Little Sister and the others to return together."

  How stupid! Wang Boyong is such a clever person, how could he raise such a foolish daughter? Old Lady Gu knew that she couldn't steer the conversation to her own advantage, so she directly said: "That's what we say outside! Actually, when Mo Zai was in office, he offended an imperial attendant. Now that attendant has been promoted to the Imperial Stables and is extremely sinister. Recently, he has been setting up checkpoints and investigating everywhere. Mo Zai is afraid of his revenge, so he doesn't dare return. Your Second Master naturally also doesn't dare come back to the city."

  It turns out that there is such a thing, no wonder this Gu Yun who has been repeatedly invited to return to the mansion has not yet returned. Gu Man pouted, it was Lu Mo who offended him, what does it have to do with Gu Boqi? If he were to abandon Lu Mo and come back now, the palace eunuch would be delighted. It sounds like Lu Mo has offended this palace eunuch, and is going to implicate the entire mansion... Gu Man suddenly understood, fearing that Old Lady Gu was about to let Wang Shi go find help from Wang Taifu next?

  No wonder he came to visit again and didn't say anything unpleasant.

  Wang's face suddenly showed a flustered expression, and he hastily said: "Could it be that the young master has offended Liu Qiba, who just entered the Imperial Stables and became the Chief of the Imperial Stables?"

  Liu Qi Ba, this name is too unpleasant to hear. Since entering the palace with a good reputation, Liu Taijian has already changed his name. Now that Wangshi brought it up again, Gu Lao Taitai found it somewhat strange: "You actually know?"

  "Brother mentioned several times that this person actually has a history. Originally, his family suffered a disaster and he was forced to become a eunuch." Wang said quietly for a moment before continuing: "He was the seventh of eight children in his family, with a younger sister who drowned when she was young. When he was five years old, his father gave him the name Qi Ba (Seven Eight). By the time he turned ten, his father and older brother had passed away, and his stepmother treated him cruelly, taking all their property and remarrying. He went out to beg for food on the streets, and later somehow entered the palace as a eunuch."

  Old Lady Gu nodded thoughtfully: "Since your brother knows him, that's even better. I think if your brother is willing to step forward and say a few words, both Mo Zhi and your Second Master can return safely."

  It turned out that Wang was indeed going to handle the matter, and Gu Man frowned.

  She had also heard of this eunuch, who was not simple in the end. In his previous life, he finally became the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, and even ordinary ministers would have to give way to him by three points when they saw him.

  Offending someone like that is not so simple, how can a few words from Wang Tingran resolve this disaster? And also the Wang family

  Doing this thankless task, and not wanting to owe the Wang family a favor, Old Lady Gu had indeed made a good calculation.