Leading the horse across the street, halfway through the journey, suddenly a long procession in front blocked the way.
Gu Xiran frowned.
The team, of course, didn't come to stop him on purpose, but surrounded a certain shop, and when they couldn't fit, they spread to the street, forming a long stream of people.
"This is..." Ran Mo looked at it from the side, and his face also turned dark.
Gu Xiran glanced at him, and looked at the signboard of the shop, and saw four big golden characters written in strong strokes on it——
Gujia Fragrance Shop.
It turned out to be the property of the Gu family, so it's no wonder that Ran Mo's face changed, and when Gu Xiran stayed at the Gu family, he almost never went out, so naturally he never visited this shop.
He looked carefully, and saw that this shop was different from the incense shops in other places. The shop was very large, and there were eight doors that opened in opposite directions. If you took a few steps closer, you could smell the unique fragrance of the incense shop blowing in the wind. Comes wafting, not overpowering, but refreshing.
Ran Mo said with a bitter face: "Second Lord, this is the main shop of our family. I don't know what happened. How come there are so many people around here."
Gu Xiran took the horse from his hand and said, "Go and have a look, come back quickly."
Ran Mo ran away with a "hey", as clever as a slippery loach, got into the crowd and disappeared, and after a long while, he squeezed back covered in sweat, and said anxiously: " Something really happened to the second master, and many people inside clamored to return the product, saying that the incense made by our family was adulterated with fakes."
"Adultration?"
Ran Mo wiped his sweat and said, "It's said that ordinary sawdust was mixed in it. I didn't listen carefully, so I don't know if it is true, but the incense they lit in public smells really wrong, even the burned ashes , and it’s not the same as authentic incense ash.”
In ancient times, doing business paid attention to honesty and establishment of signboards. Few people dared to do adulteration, for fear that even flies would not come to the door if the signboard was broken. Therefore, if this happened, the consequences would be very serious.
Gu Xiran lowered his eyes and murmured: "Could it be that you deliberately came to tear down the signboard of our shop?"
Ran Mo shook his head: "I quietly asked the shopkeeper, and said that many of those people are regular customers of the shop, and they should not intentionally cause trouble. I think there is something wrong with the newly made incense, and he has rushed to send someone to the house Report back to the master."
"Usually, who is in charge of making incense?"
Ran Mo thought about it for a while, and his face became more and more ugly: "It was the master, but sometimes the master is too busy, so I asked the shopkeeper Tong to watch. Now the shopkeeper Tong is gone, and the master fell ill again. This matter... this matter …”
Gu Xiran interrupted his hesitation: "Who?"
"My wife's companion, Wang Qian..."
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Gu Xiran looked at the people around him, and shook his head: "I'm afraid it will be too late when this matter comes back, master. You pass on my words and tell the shopkeeper that the problematic batch of incense is not allowed to be sold again, and you can return the goods by paying for them." Ten times the money of the people, no matter how nice the words are, send them some good incense to send them away, and wait for the people who gathered around the door to watch the excitement to disperse, and then let the master arrange how to deal with the aftermath."
Ran Mo was stunned: "Then you, the second master?"
Getting to the bottom of this matter is a big deal, Gu Xiran has no intention of caring about this bad thing at the moment, and only asks: "Is there any other way to go back?"
Ran Mo was afraid that things in the shop would get worse, so naturally he couldn't go back with him, so he pointed out a slightly longer way to him, and then hurriedly sent a message to the shopkeeper.
Gu Xiran followed his instructions and rushed home all the way.
The person in charge in front of the door was taken aback when he saw him, then put on a smile and said courteously, "Second Master, are you back?"
Gu Xiran ignored him, just threw the reins to him, and strode towards the door.
He didn't go to pay respects to the old matriarch, he went back to Shengmei Pavilion first, the maids were a little surprised and flustered when they saw him along the way, which made him feel more and more wrong, so he ran immediately, and when he reached the door of Shengmei Pavilion, Before entering, I heard the laughter of the maids from inside, and the entrance to the courtyard is still the same as before, it is quiet and peaceful, and it doesn't seem like anything happened.
Probably because he was overthinking, Gu Xiran relaxed a little.
Who wants to step over the threshold? Qiaoyun, who was joking with Xiangqian, saw him say "Ouch" first, and then realized that he lost his voice, so he hurriedly greeted him anxiously, and forced a smile: "Second Master, why are you back now?" , have you eaten, if not, I will go to the kitchen to pass the meal... "
As soon as she spoke, Aunt Yun also came out to welcome him when she heard the movement in the courtyard, she was also dazed when she saw him, and then went to serve tea and water with a smile.
Their abnormal expressions caused Gu Xiran to panic, he walked all the way to the main room, and asked all the way: "Where is the second grandma, hasn't she come back from the old lady?"
As soon as this question was asked, the courtyard immediately fell silent, and no one dared to speak out.
Gu Xiran's sense was so keen, she stopped suddenly, turned her head to look at Aunt Yun and asked, "What happened?"
"Second Mistress, she..." Aunt Yun knew Shu Huan's position in Gu Xiran's heart, but she felt her lips and teeth were sticky, and she couldn't say the word "dismissed", because this said, the home that has been quiet for two days must be It's changing color again.
Gu Xiran grabbed her by the shoulder: "Tell me what's going on!"
Aunt Yun swayed slightly, this was the first time he took the initiative to contact her, but it was to ask about Shu Huan
She lowered her head to cover up her emotions, and said softly: "Taijun handed her a letter of divorce..."
letter of divorce
Gu Xiran's heart skipped a beat, and he felt suffocated for a moment. He regained his composure and hurriedly asked, "When?"
"That's... that's..." Aunt Yun was still hesitating, not daring to speak.
Qiaoyun is impatient, watching from the sidelines and worrying for her, boldly cut off her words and interjected: "It was not long after the second master went out, it happened ten days ago..."
Before she finished speaking, Gu Xiran was already full of anger, left Aunt Yun and ran out.
Qiaoyun was in a daze, just now, when she saw Gu Xiran's face livid and angry, she couldn't help being frightened, and when she came back to her senses, she saw Aunt Yun and Xiangqian chasing after her, and then she realized that something was going to happen, flustered. Numbly followed and chased out.
From a distance, she saw that Gu Xiran was running all the way to Songhe Hall, and her heart was beating even more, thinking to herself that the second master is crazy, right? He even wanted to ask the old lady Jun Xingshi to question him. Doesn't he know that there are rumors in the family that he is the most hopeful person to take over the Gu family's business in the future? Is it worth falling out with the old lady for someone who is no longer the daughter-in-law of the Gu family
Whether it's worth it or not, only Gu Xiran can decide for himself
When he heard that Shu Huan was dismissed from the house, countless thoughts turned in his mind, and he speculated on countless troubles that she might encounter after leaving the Gu family, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. Breeding and spreading, it was the strong dissatisfaction and hatred for the old lady's despicable practices when the uneasiness that had been suppressed for several days was finally confirmed
In the past twenty years of his life, he has never been so panicked by a person, and he has never hated a person so much
Gu Xiran clenched his fists while running.
If something really happened to Shu Huan, he would definitely want the entire Gu family to be buried with him
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