Gu Mingmou seemed to be unaware and said to himself, "The last time my grandmother asked an aunt to take over the housekeeping rights from my mother, there was already a commotion in the capital. Mrs. Hou even asked me personally. This time she asked a foreigner to take over the housekeeping power from my mother. The wife has become the legitimate son, and even his mother has to stay in the house. How does my father want me to explain to Mrs. Hou? My daughter thinks she cannot afford to disgrace this person. "
Probably because this engagement has been going on for a long time, and the attitude of the Yongning Houfu has never changed, Gu Yong has never considered the impact that these things in the house will have on her daughter's engagement. Now she realizes this after talking about it. The seriousness of the matter.
The most important thing for nobles is their status. Whether they are legitimate or concubine, even if their daughter gets married in the future, no one will think highly of her.
Seeing his daughter's reddish eyes and remembering his wife's indifferent eyes, Gu Yong let out a long sigh, "Don't worry, as long as your mother doesn't nod, your father won't force her."
"Thank you, father." Gu Mingmou stood up and saluted Gu Yong, and then sat back down when she saw Gu Yong waving to her, "Yesterday, my daughter went to Xiling with Princess Qiyang and several princes."
Gu Yong's expression was solemn. It was obvious that he had no idea that his eldest daughter was not in the house. "Why are you with them?"
"My daughter received a post from the Bai family, but she didn't want to miss the Bai family. Instead, she met Princess Xin'an who was traveling to the lake with Princess Qiyang. Princess Xin'an warmly invited her, so my daughter had no choice but to follow."
"The Bai family sent you a message? Are you familiar with Miss Bai's family?"
"Miss Bai has a close relationship with her second sister and is not familiar with her daughter."
"Then Miss Bai is on the boat?"
"exist."
Gu Yong's expression changed and he stopped worrying about this, "You continue."
Gu Mingmou nodded and continued: "On the ship, Princess Xin'an said she wanted to make a bet, and several princes also joined in. By chance, my daughter won the first prize and won a Yue Suqin from the eldest prince. Princess Qiyang really wanted this Qin. Yes, but the eldest prince wants his daughter to keep the piano."
The matter involved a prince and a princess, so Gu Yong could not help but be careless. Gu Yong took a deep look at Gu Mingmou and said, "
Send Qin over. You don’t have to worry about this from now on. "
This was also the result that Gu Mingmou had expected all along. She nodded slightly and said, "My daughter knows."
After getting the desired result from Gu Yong, Gu Mingmou returned to her residence feeling light. As for what other people were doing, she couldn't care so much about it.
The next half month was very peaceful. During this period, Gu Yong had a long conversation with Mrs. Gu. I don’t know what they said specifically. After that, Ms. Xue was released, but the mother and son still lived in the mansion, but they were gone. below. Someone had sent him here with his heart in mind. Naturally, she didn't believe that the matter would end here, but Xiuyue could find out too little information. Now she only knew that the mother and son had met a strange woman before coming to Gu's house. According to the description of the neighbors, that person looked like the maid Dongxue who served in the second wife's room.
There are few people in the second room, the maids and wives have been with the second wife for many years, and the main courtyard is like an iron barrel. No news can be revealed. No one knows whether the second room has any involvement in this matter. Gu Mingmou knows it no matter what. I finally realized that my second aunt, who had been keeping a low profile for many years, seemed not as simple as she imagined.
Gu Mingmou has never cared about the second wife of the Gu family. The second uncle is a cautious person and has never seen him stand out in his previous life. The second aunt has been childless for many years and is also very low-key. She did not expect that the second aunt's control over the second wife is so tight. This seems a bit... strangeness.
After thinking about it carefully, she remembered that this second aunt seemed to be the concubine of the third ward of Uncle Zhongyong's house. The house of Zhongyong had been separated early, and the third aunt was only a sixth-rank official, but no one had ever paid attention to her.
However, before her death, the Zhongyongbo Mansion did not exist. Not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, the entire family was beheaded on charges of collaborating with the enemy and treason. In my previous life, I just listened to the excitement, but now I think it's strange. Uncle Zhongyong is just a nominal lord. He doesn't guard the borders and is mediocre in officialdom. How can he be treason
Thinking carefully about many things, there were doubts everywhere. At the moment, she could only guess, and she would have to investigate later. Today, I know the weirdness of the second room. After staring at it for many years, I can always tell that something is wrong. After all, it has nothing to do with her, it's just Gu Ming
Yue went to the second room, so she had to pay more attention.
After spending half a month investigating the two things, they only scratched the surface. Gu Mingmou was not disappointed. Unfortunately, no matter how smart Xiuyue was, she was only a maid with limited means. She couldn't use them in the Gu family, let alone outside.
But he didn't expect that that night, Gu Mingmou would get the news he wanted to know in the bag beside his pillow. She didn't know when the kit was put there. She was shocked when she saw the extra things, but she didn't say anything. She just picked up the kit and looked at it carefully.
The best Jinlan double-sided satin was embroidered with dark silver blessing patterns on the front and back. She still remembered that when she was learning embroidery from the nvhong master, the master once said that if she was lucky enough to see a piece of Jinlan in her life, Double-sided satin would be fine, but unfortunately this kind of fabric is not easy to weave and embroider. The quantity offered as tribute every year is limited, and even ordinary concubines have never gotten it.
Now that something like this appeared in her house, it was obvious who sent it.
Sure enough, half a month was already the limit for Prince Heng. Holding a palm-sized kit, Gu Ming narrowed his eyes.
The note in the brochure confirmed her previous guess. The people who took her father's outer room to review the home were indeed sent from the second room. Not only that, she also got an additional piece of news. Her younger brother's biological mother had lived there many years ago. She actually had a relationship with her second uncle, and later followed her father. This was really unexpected. I wonder if her father knew about it
He probably didn't know that, otherwise he wouldn't want such a woman based on his personality. She underestimated that woman's ability. She was ambitious in her own right if she dared to lead her child to the Gu family's door.
The second uncle, second aunt and Gu Mingyue, now it seems that they are really more like a family. My father always said that we should love our brothers, I just hope that this time he can lead by example. The corners of Gu Ming's mouth were curved, and his eyes were cold and silent.
She held the note close to the candle flame and watched it slowly turn yellow and burnt to black, and finally turned into a pile of ashes, covering up the inconspicuous address on the back of the note.
Gu Mingmou couldn't sleep well that night. In her dream, her cold, malevolent double eyes followed her everywhere, as if they could see through people's hearts, making her unable to hide.
(End of chapter)