Fifteen Enemies (One)

  On the second day, De Anju was indeed full of people, and everyone had received the old lady's hint and did not dare to come.

  On ordinary days, it takes no more than the time to drink two cups of tea to pay respects to the old lady. Today, however, because the old lady's youngest daughter is coming back, everyone sees the old lady in high spirits and can't help but join in on the fun and laughter.

  The old lady seemed to be enjoying the feeling of being surrounded by everyone, and several daughters-in-law also showed their skills to entertain her. The atmosphere in the house was extremely lively.

  Gu Manzheng was lost in thought when she heard Wu TaiTai say to her, "A Man has been ill for over a month now, and hasn't recovered yet?" It seemed as if the incident at Mingyue Building where they had confronted each other hadn't occurred at all.

  Gu Man didn't expect her to leave the old lady behind and come talk to him, and seeing the several gazes gathered on himself afterwards, he smiled faintly: "Don't worry, Auntie Liu, it's just a minor illness, I'm fine now." He recovered really quickly, even faster than he had expected. Some people were indeed hard to kill, like little cockroaches.

  The fifth lady picked up the milky white tea cup with gold trim on the table, took a light sip, and nodded thoughtfully: "I heard that your father and mother had a fight over the white madam's affair, and you got sick after that? Your mother is too kind-hearted. In my opinion, some people just can't be given a good face. Once they're given an inch, they'll take a mile and get arrogant, not knowing their own place."

  With a feigned look of shame and embarrassment, she lowered her head, but inside, she coldly laughed twice.

  Liu was just a younger brother and sister, neither emotionally nor rationally should she have casually discussed the affairs of her elder uncle's household, but she actually did, not only speaking out but also bringing it up in front of so many people, and repeatedly claiming to be speaking for her own mother.

  The son and daughter-in-law, what can they do? Because the aunt is making a fuss, relying on the old lady's temper, in the end it will still be blamed on Wang Shi for not being tolerant enough.

  As expected, Mrs. Gu's face turned gloomy and she didn't speak for half a day before sarcastically saying: "You're busy running around every day, but you can't even handle things in your own home properly. Now that your daughter is ill, you want to shift the blame onto Madame Er? You two ladies have quite the nerve!"

  Everyone in the house knew the old lady's temper, but at this moment, seeing Gu Man's face turn bright red with shame and sitting restlessly with a pitiful look, several ladies didn't dare to say anything further.

  After all, it's Wangshi's husband who will take over as the new marquis in the future, so they don't want things to get too awkward.

  Gu Man saw no one responded, so he could only awkwardly smile and said to the fifth aunt: "My Mingyuelou is far from my parents' main house, so I didn't hear them quarreling. I thought it was also my fault. If I knew my parents were in a disagreement, I should have persuaded them. Fifth Aunt's Chunyi House is close by, why didn't you help me persuade them?"

  My daughter doesn't even know that mom and dad had a fight, how did you know as her younger sibling? And it's because of your aunt, you're really something.

  Moreover, Wang's main house is a three-row courtyard in the northeast direction, while Wu Lao Ye and his family live with the fourth house in the five-row courtyard in the southwest direction, which is not only far away but also extremely distant.

  Nowadays, people's inquiring eyes have been stored for some time, but after a month, this nine-tailed fox seems to have changed into another person, speaking in a coherent and organized manner.

  The twins saw their mother eating, and found that the old lady was obviously a little displeased, so they hurriedly said: "Ninth sister is confused, our two houses are so far apart, how can my mother rush to persuade?"

  They thought the old lady was unhappy that Liu didn't persuade her, so they hastily spoke out. But in Liu's heart, it was clear as a mirror that the old lady was annoyed at herself for being too nosy and interfering too much, and now seeing the twins speaking up for her, she was even more distressed.

  Gu Man couldn't help but smile in satisfaction, this was exactly what he wanted to hear. Since they were so far apart, how could she have known about the things going on inside his house so clearly? Why did she have to bring it up at this time and in this setting? The old lady wasn't a fool, couldn't she see through her own calculations?

  Old Mrs. Gu was startled by this remark and realized that the fifth wife's hand had stretched out a bit too far, she looked at her with deep meaning in her eyes and smiled: "Fifth daughter-in-law must have liked to take walks recently, so she could hear things about other people's homes so clearly."

  Several ladies were clever and saw the old lady say this, who didn't understand? For a moment they all lowered their heads, but in their hearts they laughed at Liu Shi, thinking that this time she had lost out.

  Fan Shi laughed and then pretended to be unintentional, going to measure Gu Man.

  Did she really say those words unintentionally? And yesterday...

  Gu Man sat calmly and composedly, accepting the inquisitive gazes of the crowd with equanimity.

  The atmosphere in the house was a bit strange for a moment, and the twins and Gu Qing also closed their mouths obediently. At this time, Yushu suddenly opened the curtain and reported: "Master is here to pay his respects."

  The "Big Brother" in her mouth was Gu Cheng'an, the eldest son of Old Master Gu.

  The ladies of the house would traditionally pay their respects first, while the gentlemen would only enter at around 4-6 am.

  A curtain opens, and indeed a slender young man with a white jade crown comes in. He first pays his respects to the old lady, then one by one to each of the aunties, before it's the turn of the sisters to pay their respects to him.

  When she saw him coming, the old lady had a smile on her face and said with a smile: "Today you're actually earlier than those younger brothers of yours."

  Fourth Master and Fifth Master followed Eighth Master into the room one after another while they were talking.

  It stands to reason that all the younger sons and daughters only need to come and pay their respects on the 15th of the first month, but although the Hou Mansion is prosperous with many people, it's actually quite difficult for them to have male descendants. Among the five houses, there are only four sons in total, and Er Ye's fifth son, Guo Chengyu, who is also a younger son, comes to pay his respects to Old Madame every day.

  Gu Chengyu was wearing a cyan-gray changshan, with a red sash inlaid with rubies around his waist. His eyebrows and eyes were clear-cut, looking quite similar to his father, the Second Master.

  After exchanging greetings with everyone, he turned to Gu Man and bowed: "Sister left too quickly. Xun'er had just gone to your room to pay respects to the old lady, but who knew that sister was so filial and arrived early? Xun'er wanted to come but didn't dare, and was secretly wiping away tears in her room. Please, sister, take my face into consideration and bring Xun'er along often. Although today isn't the first or fifteenth of the month, it's still a grand day for our aunt's return, so I'm sure our ancestors won't blame you."

  These words sound pleasant on the surface, but upon careful listening, every sentence is actually blaming her for being a dutiful daughter only to please the old lady, bullying her younger sister, and disregarding sisterly love.

  How poisonous is the heart! Gu Man's throat seemed to be blocked by a ball of fire, Gu Chengyu's face was full of smiles, but she didn't neglect the hatred and disdain that flashed in his eyes.

  Yesterday's matter didn't necessarily mean there was no share for this brother, but he actually didn't even wait to recover before continuing to scheme!

  It seems that in his past life, he was the one who became the new emperor's hawk dog, ordering many officials to impeach Wang Boyu, causing Wang Boyu's later years to be bleak. And afterwards, Gu Yun boasted to himself, and it must have been this heartless brother who caused Wang Boyu and his family to meet with disaster on their way back home.

  Not to mention this guy disregards human ethics and morality, indulges in romantic affairs with his sister-in-law, and harms his own siblings, she would rather eat his flesh and drink his blood!

  "Gu Jiu! You've done a good deed!" Gu Qing, who had been holding in her anger, suddenly stood up and pointed at Gu Man, scolding: "I said why the eleventh hasn't come to Old Lady's room recently, it turns out you deliberately didn't let her come! As the eldest sister, not knowing how to take care of your younger sister, you've really disgraced our Gu family's face! What face do you have to sit in front of Old Lady and all the aunts? Get out quickly!"

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  Still the same awkward font... Today was a bit late, please forgive me~~~ The child locked in the small black room can't take it anymore... Finally,