Just after dinner was served in the Songhe Hall, the old matriarch was lying on the couch, and the maid Fu Ling was feeding a bowl of ginkgo chicken soup. In front of the couch, another maid was standing, telling Gu Xiran about her return home.
"Second Master seemed to be rushing back because of something urgent, but he went to Shengmei Pavilion as soon as he entered the door. I don't know if it was because of Second Grandma's business."
The room was silent, only the soft sound of the spoon hitting the rim of the bowl could be heard.
Fu Ling wanted to feed her again, but the old lady had already raised her hand to stop her, asked someone to straighten herself up, and muttered.
Seeing that she didn't intend to ask questions, the servant girl who reported the matter stood silent for a while, and then wanted to leave quietly. She didn't expect that she just stepped out of the threshold, and when she looked up, she saw Gu Xiran rushing into the yard angrily.
"Second Lord..."
The maids guarding outside saw that his expression was wrong, fearing that he would offend the old matriarch, they hurried up to stop him.
"Step aside"
Gu Xiran didn't stop on his feet, bypassed them and broke in.
Inside the room, Fu Ling was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly put down the bowl and came up to stop her, but was pushed aside by Gu Xiran. He walked up to the old matriarch in two or three steps, and opened his mouth to ask, "Where is Shu Huan?"
The old lady frowned, straightened her back and looked at him: "She is no longer a member of our Gu family, what are you asking her for?"
Gu Xiran narrowed her eyes slightly: "I didn't write the divorce letter."
"It has your seal on it, and it has been reported to the government."
"You can still get married if you divorce, I just ask where she is now"
The old lady saw that he was pressing every sentence, turned her head and sighed, "Forget about her, I have already arranged another close relationship for you, that is your cousin of the Zhang family..."
Gu Xiran forcibly interrupted her before she finished speaking: "Where is Shu Huan?"
The old matriarch had never been persecuted like this before, let alone her own grandchildren. In front of so many maidservants, she couldn't hold back her old face immediately, and said angrily: "Quickly step back, look at your appearance. Are there any rules? Or are you going to disobey the elders like Xiaoxuan and Lao San?"
She didn't say anything, and Gu Xiran immediately sneered after saying that: "The majesty has lived for most of his life, and he has never heard the saying that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, right? There are so many things going on in the family, and the majesty only sees The grandchildren did not do well, so I never thought about what I did wrong? Tell you, they were all forced, and now you are forcing me after being forced by you and the master?"
"Forcing you" the old lady tried to stand up, but her body still hadn't recovered, she swayed and sat down again: "I will arrange a good marriage for you, and marry a virtuous wife who can help each other. This is something no one else can ask for." It’s a good thing to come here, why did it come to you, and it became a force to force you”
"I don't want to force it." Gu Xiran leaned closer to her, looked her in the eyes and said, "Taijun really doesn't know what I'm thinking? Doesn't he know what kind of thing my cousin from the Zhang family is?"
The old matriarch was a little stumped by his question, how could she not know what Gu Xiran was thinking? As early as when Shu Huan cut his wrists, she could see his nervousness, and she also knew that Zhang Hanfang was still far away from a good wife and mother, but she had selfishness, thinking that Gu Xiran was raised so big, and the Gu family was in danger at this time. It was only natural for him to make a little sacrifice for his family, and make a little concession in marriage. He never thought that he would turn against himself because of this, and turned so thoroughly.
"Young Majesty won't answer, let me answer for you." Gu Xiran raised his chin slightly, and stood proudly: "You know everything, so you sent someone to deliver letters one after another, keeping me far away, thinking When I come back, I feel that this is the end of the matter, irreversible, so I have to admit it in a muffled voice, right?"
The old matriarch was also really angry, trembling with anger: "So what? Parents and elders make decisions about marriage, and you can't allow yourself to pick and choose."
Gu Xiran was so anxious at the moment, how could he have the patience to argue with her about such unclear rules and principles, so he just said: "I'll ask the Majesty again, where is Shu Huan?"
The old lady is still confident: "The Zhang family's marriage has been settled, even if you bring her back, she can only be a concubine. Our Gu family has no place for her."
Gu Xiran laughed contemptuously: "What a good place, could it be that if you leave here, you won't be able to live?"
These words pierced into the old lady's heart like an awl, and instantly made her confidence disappear without a trace. She never expected that Gu Xiran would say such words, she shook her hands twice, and said in a trembling voice: " What... what do you want to do?"
Now that the matter is up to now, there is no need to hide it for a long time, it is best to say it clearly.
Gu Xiran whispered three words: "Take her away"
The old matriarch is a shrewd person. Seeing that Gu Xiran couldn't turn a single muscle at this moment, he knew that he would still want to ask about Shu Huan's whereabouts. A one-size-fits-all solution
"You don't need to look for her anymore." The old lady had made up her mind, but calmed down: "Even I don't know where she is."
Gu Xiran's pupils shrank suddenly: "How do you say that?"
"I gave her family a sum of money and asked her parents to take her out of Sedum City." The old lady said calmly, "You also know that her family is poor, and her parents are greedy for money. Money, it’s too late to promise, how can you say no? Now it’s been more than ten days since I left, and I don’t know where it is.”
Gu Xiran was silent for a few seconds, then said coldly: "Lie"
"I didn't lie to you." The old matriarch looked at him with a kind look in his eyes, and said, "You are my grandson, and I know what's on your mind. Since I want to break the marriage between you two, I will naturally break it." clean."
That being said, in fact, she was already full of regrets in her heart. It was because she thought she knew this grandson and knew that he didn't have the confidence to rebel from the family, so she arbitrarily broke up his marriage and influenced his marriage. She just wanted to drive Shu Huan out of the house and order her grandson not to look for him again, and the matter would be over, but she didn't expect him to be so persistent, as if she had made up her mind. With a sum of money, the Shu family and his wife took their daughter away.
Gu Xiran still said the same thing: "Lie"
He is not self-comforting, but he knows Shu Huan's origin, and knows that she is just like him, not a person who can be manipulated by others. Huan wanted to, otherwise they would have knocked her unconscious and carried her away? Just knocked unconscious and carried away, she can also find a way to deal with the Shu family couple, and then come back and wait for her
The old lady didn't want to continue arguing with him, so she looked at him and said, "Believe it or not, you've been working hard all the way back, so you'd better go down to wash and rest, if you don't want to give up, if you want to find her again, you can wait until you get up tomorrow." .As for the matter that offended me, since you are in a hurry, I won't bother you, but it's only this time, let's not make an example."
Usually when these words are said, the rain will pass, no matter who it is, they have to respectfully say yes, and then back down, but when it comes to Gu Xiran, this trick doesn't work, he is still sneering: "Go and rest for a night , Waiting for Taijun, you send people to Shu's house overnight, give them money, and let them move away?"
After speaking, knowing that there was nothing to ask from the old matriarch, he turned around and left.