Gu Jiao was not interested in those hairpins, and even less in Gu Jinyu's gossip, so she turned around and left.
Gu Jinyu in Qingfeng Tower was in a bad mood. Because of Zhuang Mengdie's words, the faces of the daughters in the wing changed when they saw her.
Today, women's school is off for ten days, and everyone has nothing to do, so they invite each other to Qingfenglou, one is to bet for Chunwei, and the other is to bet for the three flower list.
Gu Jinyu is a strong candidate for the Three Flowers List. She was born in the Hou family and is the jewel in the palm of Lord Gu. She is also deeply favored by Concubine Shu, and was canonized as the head of Hui County by His Majesty at the age of fifteen and on the same day.
Her talent is not well-known in the capital, but she is also famous. After entering the women's school, she was like a duck to water and won a lot of first places, which was on an equal footing with Zhuang Yuexi.
Who is Zhuang Yuexi? That is the granddaughter of Master Zhuang, the niece of Zhuang Daru and Zhuang Xianzhi, and the younger sister of Anjun Wang. It is not surprising that she is outstanding.
It was a surprise that Gu Jinyu could be as famous as her.
However, the capital is a place that is very particular about one's background, and this is true for men as well as for women.
"Jinyu, is what she said true?" asked a Miss Xu who had been friends with Gu Jinyu in the past days.
A Miss Yang on the side asked: "Yes, Jin Yu, is Miss Zhuang talking nonsense? How could you not be born by the Hou Ding'an? The Hou Mingming of Ding'an loves you so much!"
Having said that, the eyes of the daughters in the wing room were obviously suspicious.
Gu Jinyu tightened the handkerchief in her hand.
She felt that her cheeks were hot, as if she had been slapped in the face, and she seemed to have been stripped of her clothes. All the shame poured out at this moment.
If someone else said that, she denied it early on. After all, no one would go to the Hou Mansion to ask for evidence. Even if he did, the Hou Ye would say that she was his own in order to protect her.
But it is Zhuang Mengdie!
Zhuang Mengdie has already confirmed her life experience, and it is useless for her to deny it, it will only make things worse.
Even if Gu Houye came forward, it would be useless, a person like Zhuang Mengdie would definitely be serious to His Majesty or the Queen Mother, forcing Gu Houye to swear to God that she Gu Jinyu was his own, otherwise it would be the crime of deceiving the king!
This sounds ridiculous, but it is indeed what Zhuang Mengdie would do.
Zhuang Mengdie took her sister's arm and rushed to the opposite wing with a proud smile: "Hehehe, there's nothing to say? A fake daughter is swindling with the name of a real daughter all day long. If I were her, I would go back to my country sooner rather than later. Come on! Please keep your eyes open for those who are flattering inside, not any pheasant can fly up the branches and become a phoenix!"
"Say a few words, let's go." Zhuang Yuexi took the straw-bag sister away with a cold expression.
"I remember that I have something to do at home, Miss Gu, we will meet again next time." Miss Xu got up and said goodbye.
"Me too, I promised to accompany my mother to incense, Miss Gu, I'll go first." Miss Yang exchanged glances with her companions, and also stood up and left the wing.
The rest of the daughters also left one after another. They were too embarrassed to leave because they were thin-skinned, and they did not continue to bet on Gu Jinyu.
Gu Jinyu felt so embarrassed for the first time.
What made her even more embarrassed was that the daughters who had already bet on her went downstairs to bet on Zhuang Yuexi.
The two-legged situation on the Three Flowers List was reversed, and Zhuang Yuexi overwhelmed Gu Jinyu to become the most popular daughter.
Gu Jinyu left Qingfenglou in humiliation.
"Miss, shall we go home?" the coachman asked.
"Go to the Ministry of Work's yamen," she said.
"Yes!"
The coachman drove the carriage to the government office of the Ministry of Industry.
Gu Houye had just returned from studying the blasting technique in the Ministry of War. When he saw a familiar carriage at the entrance of the yamen, he walked over and opened the curtain to take a look: "Jin Yu?"
Gu Jinyu's eyes were red and tears welled up in her eyes.
Lord Gu was so distressed all of a sudden, he got into the carriage and asked her, "What's wrong? What happened? Did someone bully you?"
Gu Jinyu burst into tears, and the little girl beside her spoke for her: "Master Hou, you can decide for the young lady! The young lady has been humiliated today!"
Lord Gu's face sank: "Who dares to humiliate the daughter of the Marquis of Ding'an?"
The little girl said: "It's Miss Zhuang, she said that our lady is a pheasant from the countryside!"
This little girl is also very powerful. Zhuang Mengdie said such a big thing, she summed it up in one sentence, and also summed up the lethality ten times.
Lord Gu's face became extremely ugly: "How could she be like this?"
Gu Jinyu choked up and said, "Actually, I don't blame Miss Zhuang. She is telling the truth. I am indeed not born to my father. My father and mother are from the countryside. That's how I came from..."
Lord Gu said distressedly: "Dad doesn't allow you to speak of yourself like that! In Daddy's heart, you are Daddy's biological daughter!"
The little maid glanced at Lord Gu Hou and muttered: "Miss is miserable, after being said by Miss Zhuang Wu, everyone will not bet on Miss! It's only the first day, and I don't know if I will go to women's school in the future. How can you be bullied by those people?"
Bullying his daughter? Is this worth it
Gu Houye didn't know much about whether to bet or not, but he asked the master and servant to know that Qingfenglou had opened a betting game of Chunwei. Among them, there was a three-flower list, which was a bet on who could get the hairpin from the hands of the first-class and three-jinshi.
There are three hairpins, most of which are for Zhuang Yuexi, but there are still two left
Gu Houye felt that with Jin Yu's aptitude, how could he win one flower from the two.
He couldn't let Jin Yu suffer this grievance.
That afternoon, he paid 5,000 taels of silver from the warehouse and took them all to bet at Qingfeng Tower.
"Which Miss Gu do you want to bet on?" the shopkeeper asked.
"Are there many Miss Gu?" Lord Gu asked.
The shopkeeper didn't know Mr. Gu, so he explained the two Miss Gu with a smile: "There are two Miss Gu in the Marquis of Ding'an residence, one is Miss Gu, and the other is Miss Gu."
That girl can also make the list? Gu Houye rolled his eyes, and soon, he remembered what the little girl had said, Zhuang Mengdie deliberately bet Gu Jiao a penny in order to humiliate Gu Jinyu, and thought that Qingfenglou was when he wrote about that girl.
Just because she wants to fight with Jin Yu
forget it!
Lord Gu Hou, without saying a word, all-in on Gu Jinyu.
Gu Jinyu's bet amount was equal to Zhuang Yuexi's.
Gu Jiao was still hanging alone in the last one.
Concubine Shu also got the news of the Chunqi gambling game, and quietly asked the eunuch to take the money to make a bet in Qingfenglou.
Prince An is a sure win. Too many people bet on him, and the odds are too low, but Concubine Shu still bet. It is better to earn less than nothing.
Concubine Shu also bet on Gu Jinyu and Zhuang Yuexi, as well as Daoist Miaoyin.
This Taoist nun said that she has some origins. She is Yuan Shoufu's direct granddaughter. It is strange to say that the baby who was about to die, became really alive after entering the Taoist temple.
Concubine Shu asked someone to inquire, Taoist Miaoyin would be able to return to Beijing when she was sixteen years old.
Concubine Shu felt that even if Yuan Shoufu became famous, Daoist Miaoyin would still be able to get a hairpin.
Yuan Shoufu's youngest grandson also participated in the Spring Festival. He was not as famous as Anjun Wang, but Concubine Shu bet on him as the second place.
Next, Concubine Shu placed another bet on a genius from Jiangnan. This boy was quite famous in the Jiangnan generation. He should have been in high school in the spring festival three years ago, but he had a serious illness and missed the spring.
He befriended the fifth prince, and the fifth prince recommended this person to her. Concubine Shu believed in her son's vision, so she bet on his Tanhua Lang.
After doing this, Concubine Shu was worried that she had missed something, so she called the maid who was close to her: "Who is the Crown Princess?"
The palace maid said: "The slaves have inquired, but the Crown Princess did not place a bet."
Concubine Shu couldn't understand what the Crown Princess was thinking, such a great opportunity to make money, don't want it for nothing.
The palace maid speculated: "Among these talents and beauties, only the Prince An can learn to be in the eyes of the Crown Princess, but the Crown Princess can't place a bet from the Prince An."
That said, King An is the Zhuang family, Empress Xiao and the Zhuang family are mortal enemies, the Crown Princess betting on the Zhuang family, isn't she touching Queen Xiao's bad head