Chapter 9: Timely Rain

“Marquis, now it’s good,” Gao Lan said excitedly, “Aren’t you worried that you can’t catch Madam’s handle? She pawned the tonics that the Great Princess gave her, the Princess will be very angry when she finds out, she won’t support her anymore.”

“Hopefully.”

Xu Weibei wasn’t so optimistic.

For someone of such high status like Grandmother, useful people are not bound by petty details.

Gu Wanning is very willful, but she’s just an object, at most she makes Grandmother dislike her.

As long as the Gu family doesn’t fall, she can ride on her head as she pleases.

Thinking of this, Xu Weibei clenched his fist under the table.

—He didn’t care what Grandmother was going to do, but he wouldn’t allow that woman to jump around under his nose!

“Go stand guard at the door, wait for her to come back.”

Xu Weibei decided to catch her red-handed, to leave her speechless.

He couldn’t divorce her for now, but he could teach her a lesson!

Gu Wanning was dreaming of making a fortune with corn, she returned happily, but she was blocked by the “door god” at the door.

Xu Weibei stood at the bottom of the steps in front of the door, looking down at her with a cold gaze.

Gu Wanning hugged the brocade box in her arms, she said cautiously, “Marquis, do you have something to say?”

A good dog doesn’t block the way!

This guy wouldn’t be trying to steal her credit because he knew she had bought something rare, would he?

“You know what you did, don’t you?” Xu Weibei gnashed his teeth.

Gu Wanning felt guilty, “Is it wrong for me to go out and buy something?”

“Where are the things Grandmother gave you yesterday?” Xu Weibei was furious.

So he was talking about those tonics, she thought he was going to steal her corn!

Gu Wanning felt relieved, she said confidently, “The things given to me, does the Marquis want to steal them?”

Just kidding, once they were given to her, they were hers, she could do whatever she wanted with them.

“Those were Grandmother’s intentions! Did you show any respect?”

“Oh, then I married the Marquis, that was also the Princess’s intention for the Marquis, did the Marquis show any respect?” Gu Wanning said slowly.

It was obvious that the Great Princess was on her side.

“You…” Xu Weibei’s face turned red with anger, “The country has its laws, the family has its rules…”

“Heh, didn’t I set the family rules?”

Those who disrespect the mistress will be slapped!

Go and learn from your concubines.

“Someone!” Xu Weibei said fiercely.

Gu Wanning’s mind was racing, she was ready to faint.

She was so weak, how could she withstand the Marquis’s yelling?

Maybe she could get another wave of pity from the Great Princess.

There’s no way, whoever is weaker is right.

“Marquis, calm down—” The second concubine came out of the door, carrying a bag, her steps hurried.

The bag was clearly the one Gu Wanning had taken out with the tonics today.

No wonder Xu Weibei knew so quickly, it turned out that someone was watching her.

It seems that the second concubine had seized the opportunity to curry favor with Xu Weibei.

“What are you doing here!” Xu Weibei’s tone was unkind.

He treated his unlikable wives and concubines equally—he never concealed his disgust.

“Replying to the Marquis,” the second concubine knelt down, she glanced at Gu Wanning timidly, “Marquis, this servant heard that you and Madam have some misunderstandings, so this servant came here specially to clarify.”

Gu Wanning’s lips curled into a playful smile.

A little tea, huh?

After doing a “bad thing,” she came to play the peacemaker?

This second concubine is interesting.

But when she heard the second concubine’s words, she found it even more interesting.

Although, it wasn’t what she imagined.

“Marquis, please allow this servant to explain,” the second concubine said obediently, “Yesterday, the Great Princess bestowed tonics, Madam asked this servant to keep them… Today, I don’t know how the Marquis misunderstood, this servant heard about it and hurried out… Marquis and Madam, please don’t let this misunderstanding cause any rift…”

Oh, a helper has arrived?

But the previous owner and the second concubine had no relationship.

Gu Wanning didn’t say anything, she quietly watched her performance.

Xu Weibei frowned, “What business is it of yours?”

This stupid thing that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, it was annoying.

The second concubine seemed nervous, but she was actually calm and collected, she opened the bag, and inside was the thing that Gu Wanning had pawned an hour ago.

Anyway, Gu Wanning couldn’t tell the difference, they were exactly the same.

How could the second concubine have prepared in advance?

It wasn’t that Gu Wanning was suspicious, she really felt like this was a thief crying thief.

“You’re in cahoots with her!” Xu Weibei accused mercilessly, “Are you taking me for a fool? Gao Lan, go to the pawnshop and bring the person here for a confrontation!”

Gu Wanning still didn’t say anything.

She had just pawned something that belonged to her, the biggest crime was that she was ungrateful and didn’t appreciate her elders’ kindness.

But for other things, she couldn’t get involved.

Unexpectedly, the second concubine wasn’t flustered either.

Things seemed to be getting more and more interesting.

After a while, Gao Lan came back by himself, his head drooping, like a frost-bitten eggplant, he was timid and shrinking.

It’s over, he’s guilty.

He didn’t know how his subordinates were working, he came back and reported that he saw Madam go to the pawnshop to pawn things, how could he go back and check, it didn’t match up?

He was so flustered in the pawnshop just now, he used the name of the Marquis’s mansion to intimidate people, but the shop assistant still insisted that no woman had entered the pawnshop today.

Damn it, how is this so strange!

Madam wouldn’t be able to do some kind of sorcery, would she?

“What’s going on?” Xu Weibei asked.

“Replying to the Marquis, maybe, maybe…” Gao Lan knelt down with a “thump,” “It’s all this subordinate’s fault, he listened to rumors and misunderstood Madam.”

Xu Weibei: ???

What kind of misunderstanding could there be?

He couldn’t even find out?

Although she didn’t know why, Gu Wanning was very happy.

She immediately took advantage of the situation and beat the fallen dog, “Oh, the Marquis is so eager to kick me out, he even resorted to framing me!”

Xu Weibei’s face was ashen.

This woman, she’s doing this on purpose!

She deliberately deceived him, and she didn’t know what she did, she deliberately made him look foolish.

Good, very good.

This round, he lost, he admits it!

“Back to the study!” Xu Weibei flicked his sleeve and left.

Gao Lan bowed to Gu Wanning again, “Madam, this subordinate was wrong, please be magnanimous and don’t blame the Marquis.”

“Get up.” Gu Wanning raised her hand to adjust her hair, she laughed with the air of Concubine Hua, “As a servant, you serve your master, and you also have to take the blame for your master, I can understand you. I don’t blame you, what can you do?”

“No, this subordinate, the Marquis didn’t…”

“I know, the Marquis doesn’t have a villainous heart, it’s you who are audacious and want to target me.” Gu Wanning said with a smile.

Gao Lan couldn’t explain, he was so angry that he slapped himself.

What is going on!

Then he got up and hurried to catch up with Xu Weibei.

The second concubine was still kneeling on the ground, she looked up at Gu Wanning and smiled.

Interesting, really interesting.

Gu Wanning raised her eyebrows and glanced at her, she stepped forward and walked inside.

The second concubine got up with the bag, she followed closely behind.