Mrs. Gu gently touched the string of Buddhist beads in her hand and raised her hand to make a gesture to Grandma Li.

Nanny Li approached Gu Yanfei with a smile on her face, intending to take her down to settle down, when she heard Gu Yanfei say a few words softly:

"I don't want this marriage."

Her voice was neither soft nor serious, and her tone was very calm, but in other people's ears, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue, and a series of shocked eyes were cast towards her.

"Nonsense!" Mrs. Gu was furious and rebuked loudly, "It is not up to you, a girl, to decide on matters of marriage, your parents' orders and the matchmaker's words."

She had a bad impression of Gu Yanfei to begin with. She felt that this girl was not as good as Gu Yunchun in everything. Especially after this trip to Danyang City, she became even more displeased with her.

During those few days in Danyang City, she only saw Gu Yanfei twice. On the day of arrival and the day of departure, she was spared the greetings in the intervening days, just to deliberately keep her cold.

Seeing that Gu Yanfei was calm these days and never caused any trouble, she thought she had learned her lesson, but she didn't expect that this girl was a thorn in her side and really didn't know what to do with her.

The atmosphere suddenly solidified.

"Grandma, calm down and take care of yourself." Gu Yunchun's delicate voice sounded like the spring breeze blowing through the willow trees.

She lovingly stroked Mrs. Gu's back to comfort her, again and again.

After Mrs. Gu's breath calmed down a little, Gu Yunkuang looked at Gu Yanfei again, her eyes were clear, and she advised tactfully: "It's inevitable that the second sister will feel uneasy when she first arrives at home, but filial piety comes first, and my grandmother is old.

, has a headache. The doctor said that grandma should not be angry and asked us to obey grandma in everything."

Gu Yunkuang advised Gu Yanfei with good intentions.

In this Hou Mansion, Mrs. Gu is the sky and Gu Yanfei is the junior. Her fate is in the palm of Mrs. Gu's hands. It is not good to be too stubborn.

Besides, this marriage between the Gu and Fang families originally belonged to Gu Feiyan, but now it just "returns to its original owner" and everyone returns to their own.

Gu Yanfei chewed on Gu Yunkuang's words in her heart, and distant memories came to her in a daze.

In her previous life, she had never learned to say no. Whatever the lady said, it was whatever she said.

She followed her family's arrangements and agreed to the marriage, but what did she get in exchange?

The British government said that she had lost her way in Danyang City for a night, and they used this as an excuse to break up the engagement and publicize it, which made it difficult for her to live in the capital.

At that time, Mrs. Gu, the grandmother, did not say a word to defend her and sent her to live in a nunnery for a year.

Later, the eldest brother died in battle, but was accused by King Kang of "having great achievements" and "showing off the bravery of an ordinary man". In order to distance herself from her eldest brother, Mrs. Gu not only did not help her eldest brother collect his body, but also removed him from the clan.

Her father and brother fought on the battlefield and made countless contributions to the Great Jing Dynasty, but in the end they only ended up with no bones left and were burdened with infamy.

And later...

One by one, one by one, they are all unforgettable. These past events have become the inner demon that has haunted her for two hundred years, and are deeply engraved in her soul.

Gu Yanfei was in a daze for a while and didn't speak for a while.

However, in Mrs. Gu's eyes, her silence was a sign of submission.

It's natural that my arms can't hold my thighs.

A flash of light flashed across Mrs. Gu's eyes, and she ordered: "Mother Li, go and teach the two girls good manners."

"Yes, Madam." Nanny Li quickly knelt down and accepted the order.

Mrs. Gu stroked her sleeves, and cast her cold winter eyes on Gu Yanfei again, and said: "You have to prepare well these days, and when the British government comes to make a small announcement, don't talk nonsense."

After a pause, Mrs. Gu added a warning: "Don't do what you did last time..."

Every time she thought of Gu Yanfei talking nonsense to Fang Mingfeng about giving up the marriage, Mrs. Gu felt a throbbing pain in her temples.

She was halfway through her words when Gu Yanfei stood up abruptly, his eyes cold, distant and deep.

"Mrs. Tai, both of my parents are dead. The Gu family has neither nurturing nor support for me. Why should they be my master?!" Gu Yanfei asked calmly.

Mrs. Gu was like a big white goose stuck in the neck, she kept silent, her face darkened visibly, and she turned purple with anger.

There was a suffocating silence in the room, and you could hear a needle drop.

Mrs. Gu was furious and slammed her palm on the coffee table, her face turned blue.

"Come here, take care of the family law!"

After a while, a broad-shouldered and round-waisted woman respectfully brought the family method, which was a bamboo ruler one and a half inches wide, thick and heavy.

"Hit me and teach this unfilial descendant a lesson!"

Mrs. Gu ordered in a cold voice. The mother-in-law held a bamboo ruler with no expression on her face and approached Gu Yanfei step by step.

The milk cat, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by the sharp voice of Mrs. Gu. He opened his sleepy blue eyes, glanced at Mrs. Gu and the mother-in-law, and shouted unhappily:

"Meow!"

Even if the cat's meow is a threatening roar, it is still soft and cute.

Mrs. Gu and the mother-in-law were numb, broke out in cold sweat from fright, their clothes were wet, and the mother-in-law felt that the ruler in her hand was as heavy as a mountain.

Mrs. Gu's mouth was opening and closing, her throat was hard, and the sound of "hit" was on her lips, but she couldn't say it out.

She raised her hand and pointed at Gu Yanfei, her hand was trembling, and her eyes were filled with fear and confusion.

At this time, the door curtain was lifted by someone, and a tall and tall figure strode in, covered with dust.

"stop!"

The visitor caught sight of the ruler in the mother-in-law's hand and shouted coldly, his clear voice as sharp as a sword.

It was a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, with handsome eyebrows. He was wearing a slim-fitting blue brocade robe, and a black belt embroidered with flame patterns was tied around his thin waist, which made his figure even more slender and clear.

Jun, like green bamboo or pine tree.

A bunch of ponytail was tied high on the back of his head. When he walked, the ponytail swayed slightly and his expression was flying.

"..." Gu Yanfei stared blankly at the boy in blue, his eyes slightly sore, unwilling to look away.

In this life, she returned to the cage-like Dingyuan Marquis Mansion not only to resolve her inner demons, but also to be able to see——

Her eldest brother.

The milk cat, who was not yet full of sleep, looked at its owner and yawned. Seeing that nothing happened to it, it continued to sleep with its eyes closed and curled up into a ball of three-color fur.

The next moment, Mrs. Gu shuddered and finally came to her senses, feeling chilled in her heart: The cat that Gu Yanfei picked up was very evil.

She held the string of Buddhist beads tightly with her fingers, calmed herself down, and asked unnaturally: "Brother Yuan, why are you back?"

The visitor was none other than Gu Yuan, the eldest son of the Gu family.

Mrs. Gu never expected that Gu Yuan would suddenly return home.

Since Gu Yuan arrived at the Xishan Camp a year ago, he has been staying in the camp all year round. He can only return to the Hou Mansion during his rest days.

Half a year ago, when the truth about the real and fake daughter's transfer of money was revealed, Mrs. Gu asked each house to hide it from Gu Yuan first, saying that she was afraid that he would be disappointed if he could not find his sister, so it would be better to wait for someone to take her back to the Hou Mansion.

, and then talk to Gu Yuan in detail.
Chapter completed!