Chapter 44: Just So-So

It’s all that stupid fox’s fault!

He was so angry, but he could only pretend to be stupid: “Ah? Wife, what are you talking about?”

Then, he pulled Gu Yunlan’s sleeve impatiently: “Wife, I’m hungry, when can we go home to eat?”

“You just ate a sugar figurine when we came out, and you also ate small wontons and white sugar fire cakes.” Gu Yunlan ruthlessly exposed him.

Mu Chenye smiled awkwardly: “I, I want to eat roasted chestnuts! Do you want to eat them, wife?”

“No.” Gu Yunlan raised an eyebrow: “Why don’t we talk about why you’re pretending to be stupid first?”

“I’m not stupid!” Mu Chenye puffed up his cheeks: “You know!”

“Yes, you’re not stupid.” Gu Yunlan looked at him meaningfully: “Let’s go back.”

I’ll deal with you later!

Mu Chenye’s heart was pounding, but he could only continue to smile and pretend to be stupid, as he turned around, he glared fiercely at the stupid fox, it’s all your fault!

The fox touched his nose, lowered his head guiltily: “Then, Mistress, I’ll go back and report to Master.”

Then, he explained, as if to cover his tracks: “It’s not your husband, okay? Don’t misunderstand.”

“Yes, I won’t misunderstand.” Gu Yunlan said with a smile.

The fox didn’t dare to say anything more, if he said anything more, his master would probably kill him with his eyes, he brought the people to Gu Yunlan, then stuffed the deed of sale into Gu Yunlan’s hand, and quickly slipped away.

Gu Yunlan asked each of them their names.

The two old women, one named Jinzhu and the other named Yinzhu, both knew how to manage accounts, Jinzhu knew martial arts, Yinzhu knew some simple medicine, and she understood spices.

The two guards were named Dazhuang and Erzhuang, they were brothers, their walking posture and breathing showed that they were martial artists.

There was also an extra maid named Fuliu, she was sent to be her maid. She knew martial arts, understood human nature, and most importantly, she knew the situation in the capital city and even the palace.

Gu Yunlan was quite satisfied, she decided to go to Yao Yue Tower in the near future, while her reputation was still high, to make this month’s medicinal meal banquet, which would also be a way to promote Yao Yue Tower.

With the manpower, Gu Yunlan didn’t want to hang out outside anymore, so she went back to the Gu Mansion with Mu Chenye.

…

Mu Mansion.

“Damn it! That little bitch, I’m going to strip her naked and teach her a lesson, then let all the brothers have a taste of her!” Mu Zixuan cursed.

The doctor who was treating his injuries didn’t dare to say a word.

After all, this guy was injured every few days, it was a common occurrence. As long as he kept his mouth shut, he would definitely get a lot of money.

Mu Zixuan’s biological mother, Concubine Luo, was crying and sobbing: “My poor son…”

“Aunt, you have to think of a way!” Mu Zixuan was getting angrier and angrier: “How can we let the wife of the Third Fool bully us like this!”

Concubine Luo was the concubine daughter of the Minister of Guanglu Temple, although she was a concubine daughter, because her mother was quite favored, so she was favored by the Minister of Guanglu Temple because of her mother.

Besides, Guanglu Temple was responsible for the royal meals and sacrifices, there was a lot of oil and water in this, so the Minister of Guanglu Temple could be considered a close confidant of the emperor, and it was a fat job.

Looking at her son’s hand, Concubine Luo felt heartbroken: “I’ll go talk to your father!”

Mu Zixuan rolled his eyes: “Don’t tell him about the Third Fool! He loves the Third Fool the most, if you mention it, he’ll think I’m bullying the Third Fool, just say it’s that bitch. I don’t believe that Father will scold me twice for an outsider, especially since my hand was broken by her!”

“Okay, okay, Aunt will listen to you.” Concubine Luo nodded repeatedly.

…

Gu Mansion.

The Gu Mansion was full of joy today.

Because Gu Ziyu, the eldest son who was studying at the Bai Lu Academy, was home for the day off.

Before, Gu Jiaojiao had been robbed of the identity of the Divine Doctor’s disciple by Gu Yunlan, she had lost face in front of everyone, and after returning to the mansion, she had been quite quiet.

Besides, Wu Huanmei had been driven back to her mother’s home by Gu Yunlan, Gu Jiaojiao saw that Gu Xiude now loved Gu Yunlan more, she didn’t dare to touch her anymore, but the hatred in her heart grew stronger.

But today was different!

Gu Ziyu was back!

Who was Gu Ziyu? He was her twin brother, Gu Jiaojiao, the eldest son of the Gu Mansion, he inherited Gu Xiude’s talent for reading, and he was a famous prodigy in the capital city!

In Gu Jiaojiao’s eyes, although Gu Ziyu was a little nagging, he always advised her to be a virtuous and famous lady in the capital city, but he still loved her very much.

So as soon as Gu Ziyu entered the door, Gu Jiaojiao rushed over, tears welling up in her eyes: “Brother, save me!”

“What’s wrong?” Seeing the tears in Gu Jiaojiao’s eyes, Gu Ziyu was startled.

His sister was the most lawless, she would only make others suffer, when had she ever been wronged like this?

“Brother, after Gu Yunlan got married and returned home, she not only beat me, stole my identity as the Divine Doctor’s disciple, but also poured hot water on Mother’s head, Father actually sided with her, and even drove Mother back to her maternal home!”

Gu Jiaojiao quickly complained: “Not only that, she’s also staying in the mansion, and she’s made her poor mother, the concubine, the housekeeper! She’s really lawless!”

“Is that true?” Gu Ziyu frowned.

He was studying at the Bai Lu Academy, he had a day off every half month, in order to let him study peacefully, the family never let him manage these family affairs. Gu Xiude corresponded with him, only talking about political essays, classics, or discussing the situation in the capital city.

So he didn’t know anything about Gu Yunlan’s marriage, or anything that happened at home.

“Of course it’s true!” Gu Jiaojiao pouted: “Don’t you believe me, Brother?”

“How could I?” Gu Ziyu rubbed Gu Jiaojiao’s head: “Tell me all about it…”

Gu Jiaojiao hugged Gu Ziyu’s arm and immediately started complaining.

When Gu Yunlan returned with Mu Chenye, she was greeted by a group of servants holding sticks and glaring at her.

“Oh, a new trick?” Gu Yunlan smiled faintly.

The leader was the housekeeper, he was a servant of the Wu family, he was brought to the Gu Mansion as Wu Huanmei’s dowry, so naturally he sided with Mrs. Wu.

He snorted coldly: “Take Gu Yunlan down!”

The servants swung their sticks and attacked Gu Yunlan and the others.

Mu Chenye’s eyes turned cold, he was about to make a move, but he saw Dazhuang and Erzhuang jump out: “Dare to touch our Miss, you’ll have to get past us first!”

Gu Yunlan crossed her arms and watched coldly.

It was a good chance to see their skills, otherwise she wouldn’t feel at ease putting them by Yun Niang’s side.

Dozens of servants surrounded the two brothers, but they were not afraid at all, they fought ten against one and still had the upper hand.

“Okay, not bad.” Seeing the two of them knock down dozens of servants, Gu Yunlan was very satisfied.

She stepped on the housekeeper’s chest and stomped down hard: “Who gave you the guts to do this to me?”

“Me!” Gu Ziyu stood out, hands behind his back, his jade-like face was stern.

He looked at Gu Yunlan with a pained expression: “Elder Sister, you were always cautious and restrained, how come you’ve become so lawless? You’re really out of line!”

Gu Yunlan reached out and pinched Gu Ziyu’s chin, forcing him to look at her: “Everyone says that Gu Ziyu is upright and courteous, but now it seems, you’re just so-so.”