EBE Chapter 137 As long as you don’t kill anyone
Chapter 137 As long as you don’t kill anyone
"It's already this time, let's not worry about the details. Haven't you already said it?" Liu Yinshuang said.
Yunhua glared at Liu Yinshuang, then looked at Gu Qinghe carefully, afraid of missing any expression or sigh from her. When she saw her brother, she must describe it vividly. Anyway, the prince would know about it and make him feel uncomfortable.
"Life is hard for women. Just like Princess Yunhua, she had to obey her family's arrangements and had no right to refuse. How could we know that her marriage wasn't a decision made by the royal family to balance power?"
"Liu Yinshuang, that's not what you said when you advised me. You said the county horse must be good." Yunhua said angrily.
"The excellence of the fiancé does not conflict with whether the marriage is decided after careful consideration." Gu Qinghe added lightly.
When Liu Yinshuang heard what Gu Qinghe said, she knew that she had already accepted it in her heart. As long as she didn't go against her, it would be fine. Besides, if she didn't admit it, what else could she do?
"Qinghe, you've been with us for most of the day. Take a rest. We're leaving now." Liu Yinshuang said.
"Okay, I'll see you off."
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When they reached the door, Princess Yunhua and Liu Yinshuang each boarded their own carriages. "Qinghe, let's go back."
Gu Qinghe waved her hand and stood still. She was thinking about going to the Lu Mansion and glanced over there. She saw Lu Wangzhou standing there without her knowing when, staring at her.
Liu Yinshuang in the car saw Gu Qinghe's changed expression, lifted the curtain, and took a look. It was the number one scholar. She sighed softly and lowered the curtain, "What a trick of fate! Poor guy! I can't bear to see this."
The two carriages left, and Gu Qinghe walked towards Lu Wangzhou. When she stopped in front of him, she saw that his eyes were full of regret and sadness.
"Brother Lu, I..."
Before Gu Qinghe could finish her words, Lu Wangzhou interrupted her: "Third Miss, please be careful with your words. I know everything. There is no need to say more to avoid unnecessary trouble."
At this moment, he was still thinking about himself. Gu Qinghe's eyes were filled with tears. "I am sorry for you. I hope that Brother Lu will take care of himself and strive for a bright future. Then I will be happy for you."
"I know, you too." Lu Wangzhou was filled with resentment, but he couldn't vent it on Gu Qinghe. All of this was done by the royal family, and the Gu family was also meat on the chopping board, not to mention she was a woman. He heard that Gu Ruoxing was going to be the concubine of Prince Jin. He didn't believe that there was no fight between the Crown Prince and Prince Jin.
As they were talking, there was movement at the door of the Gu family. It was Wang who brought Gu Ruoxing with a bag in her hand, and they seemed to be going on a long journey.
"Third Miss, please go back first. There are too many people here." Lu Wangzhou bowed and saluted solemnly. Gu Qinghe also bowed, more seriously than ever before.
Yuanxiao was watching from a distance and thought, it would be nice if this gift could be placed in the bridal chamber.
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Gu Qinghe walked to the gate of the mansion. Wang had not yet gotten into the car. She was just letting Gu Ruoxing support her, as if waiting for someone to catch up.
"Third Aunt, Second Sister." Gu Qinghe was about to go inside when she was stopped by Gu Ruoxing. "Third Sister, are you really worthy of the Emperor's evaluation of you in the imperial edict by doing this?"
Gu Qinghe glanced at her questioningly. Gu Ruoxing continued, raising her chin towards the Lu Mansion, "That's right. Just one foot received the imperial edict, and the next foot she had a secret meeting with a man outside? Aren't you afraid that our whole family will be beheaded with her?"
"We bumped into each other in the alley, exchanged a few words, and didn't hide from others, so that's a private meeting?" Gu Qinghe was fuming with rage, but she had no place to vent it. "Third Aunt, look at Second Sister, she doesn't even understand the most basic things. If she's with Prince Jin in the future, then if Prince Jin talks to a palace maid, that's also a private meeting? Wouldn't he laugh at you for not raising your daughter well?"
"Aunt San will tell your second sister." Wang said calmly, but she felt like a pot of soup was boiling in her heart.
"Mother?" Gu Ruoxing looked at Wang in surprise when she heard her mother and Gu Qinghe give in.
"Qinghe, you should go back home and have some rest." Wang forced a smile and pinched her daughter's arm. The pain was so severe that Gu Ruoxing almost couldn't bear it.
After watching Gu Qinghe disappear, Wang patted Gu Ruoxing in frustration, "Why did you provoke her when you have nothing better to do?"
"I'm her second sister, so it's only natural for me to say a few words to her." Gu Ruoxing said dissatisfiedly, "Doesn't it mean that she will oppress me in the future? Can't I vent my anger now?"
"This is not venting your anger, this is making an enemy. Let's not talk about the past, just the fact that she married the prince, you will have to depend on her mood in the future, and even our family has to depend on her mood to survive." Wang said with a sigh.
"So, you were trying to please her? Expecting some benefits later?"
"What are you talking about? I did this all for you, otherwise I wouldn't have quarreled with your father. This heartless man didn't even bother to chase me." Wang said, and stood on tiptoe again, looking into the yard. There was no one else except the servants walking around.
Just now, Wang hit a wall with the old lady and returned to the third room, planning to ask Gu Hong to talk to his mother so that Ruoxing's dowry box can be thicker. She doesn't want anything special, just some banknotes and land deeds.
However, Gu Hong said that he was unreasonable and thought too much.
The two had an argument, and Wang was so angry that she packed her bags and went out with her daughter, saying that she wanted the child's maternal grandparents to add to the dowry. However, Gu Hong sneered and said that the Wang family's money was all for the grandson, and there was no share for the grandson, let alone the granddaughter.
Now that her son was in a difficult situation, Wang was in a difficult situation.
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The news that the emperor had arranged marriages for the two daughters of the Gu family spread quickly. The relatives and friends of the Gu family were all happy. Mrs. Lu even brought Gu Yueru to visit and said that she was very blessed to have married her son to Yueru, and she could even become the prince's brother-in-law.
Old Mrs. Gu has been smiling happily these days. Even when a maid broke her favorite cup, she only scolded her a few words, without beating her with a stick or deducting her monthly salary.
"How's things going with the second house these days? That family is rebellious." asked Old Mrs. Gu.
"In reply to the old lady, the Second Master is still attending court as usual, the Second Madam is still in confinement after giving birth, and the Third Miss is staying in the courtyard, not making any noise. She spends the whole day writing, painting, and... "
"Anything else?" asked Mrs. Gu, putting down her teacup.
"Also, the second master brought some targets and wooden men for the third girl. I think she was tired of sitting and wanted to stretch her muscles." Mother Liu replied softly.
Hearing this, Old Mrs. Gu breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, go ahead and chop it off, as long as you don't kill anyone. If you feel aggrieved, you have to vent it. Otherwise, if you keep holding it in and vent it after she marries the eldest son, that won't be good either."
"But what was the opportunity that led this third girl to learn these postures?" asked Mrs. Gu.
I've heard Madam Liu, who works for the Second Madam, mention this before. She said that the Second Master was in Dengzhou, without any support, and fearing that local tyrants might attack his wife and daughter, he hired a female apprentice specifically for the Third Madam to protect her. Madam Liu felt sorry for the Second Madam's family when she heard this.
"They've suffered so much. Send the donkey-hide gelatin blocks stored in the storeroom to the second wife," the old lady instructed. "Also, find the sapphire-inlaid dagger and send it to the third girl."