Forty-five sisters

  The Zhao royal family sent a message to the Hou royal family, and soon everyone knew about it.

  Mrs. Gu pinched a string of Buddhist beads, counting one by one, and slightly lowered her head as if she had fallen asleep. Then, Gu Yun nodded to the several ayahs beside her, indicating that they should all push out.

  As people get older, they tend to love some old things more, looking at them makes them feel stable and down-to-earth, and also feel that they have not been completely abandoned. For someone as suspicious as Old Lady Gu, this is especially true.

  "Mother." Gu Yun drew out the long tail of the word, and her "mother" sounded like a skylark's call, soft and gentle, making the listener's heart feel a little softer.

  The old lady looked up and glanced at her, saying in a low voice: "Nowadays, I'm not effective when speaking to her, if you want to go, then you go yourself."

  It's not bad to send a notice to the Hou Mansion, but Gu Yun is already married and shouldn't be counted as part of the Gu family. Moreover, everyone knows that Zhao Wang only sent the notice because his father, the Grand Tutor, is currently touring Liaoning in the north.

  The Wang family has become the target of attention for the entire Hou Mansion this time, after all, it's not easy to get Zhao Wang's post, and many royal relatives gathered at the Zhao Wang Mansion that day.

  Gu Yun naturally also stared at this opportunity, Lu Hanxuan needed to make more friends, and Lu Yuran even more needed to be recognized by others. She had always been very considerate of her children's interests.

  But the Zhao royal family didn't send an invitation to Lu Mozheng after all - the high-ranking officials in Shengjing were as numerous as the hairs on a cow, and Lu Mozheng, who had returned from his external post, clearly did not have the qualifications to be invited. When Gu Yun heard what Old Lady Gu said, her heart was already half disheartened, and she couldn't bear the thought of going to beg the Wang family with a thick face.

  The house was quiet for a long time, and after a while, Gu Yun thought that Old Lady Gu would not speak again. But then, with a heavy tone, she said: "The Zhao Wang Fu is not an extraordinary place either. Our own family's Yuanxiao banquet has also had its fair share of noble guests. What's the difference between showing off in one's own home and doing so elsewhere?"

  The verdict is in! Gu Yun buried her head on the old lady's shoulder, deeply resenting her husband for not being able to make a name for himself, and also hating her parents for hastily marrying her off back then. However, there was nothing she could do about it. If she didn't want to die, if she wanted her children to not follow in her footsteps, then she had to continue treating Gu Lao Hou Ye and Gu Lao Tai Tai well.

  Gu Yun was thinking about this when other people were not idle, Gu Qing pulled out the hairpins on her head one by one, her face flushed with excitement, and kept asking the maid behind her: "Which hairpin looks better?"

  A twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, looking delicate and beautiful, with a bright smile on her flower-like face, looks good in anything she wears. The several big girls behind her chimed in to flatter her, praising her to the skies.

  Gu Qing became even happier, after finishing picking out accessories, she started picking out clothes, being busy with joy.

  Just as she was busy, a little girl outside lifted the curtain with excitement and told her: "Miss, Eleventh Miss has arrived!"

  The Hou Mansion always treated Gu Yan with respect, speaking to her in a respectful tone and attitude, making Gu Qingxi think it was normal. Upon hearing this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted: "Fool, why don't you invite her in quickly?"

  "Sister is still as stubborn as ever." As she spoke, the pearl curtain was lifted, and Gu Yan's smile, which was even more dazzling than the pearls, bloomed before his eyes, as if illuminating the entire room.

  Gu Qing was stunned for a moment, and his heart almost felt some jealousy.

  She was stunned, staring at Xiang Yan's smiling face, when suddenly a strange thought flashed through her mind. But before she could react, Xiang Yan dropped an even more shocking bombshell that left her reeling: "Fourth sister doesn't need to rush anymore, I heard the Zhao royal family only sent an invitation to mother, and mother has already decided to only bring third sister and ninth sister to the banquet."

  Gu Qing was holding a rattle in his hand, with a lingering smile on his face that hadn't faded yet, looking ridiculous and laughable.

  It was just like Chow Yun-fat's silly smile in a modern comedy, Gu Yan thought.

  A moment later, Gu Qing struggled to throw the stepmother out fiercely and shouted: "What right does she have?!"

  She, of course, refers to Gu Man. Gu Yan knew it all too well, but still had a hint of sadness and resentment, furrowing her brow: "What can be done? Who let her be born from her mother's womb?"

  Gu Qing felt increasingly resentful!

  Whatever she does, it's like a curse, just like her father did at home, no matter how good he is, he can't match up to Second Uncle.

  She took a few quick steps and viciously kicked the broken hairpin into the carpet, as if that could slightly alleviate her anger.

  "It's all thanks to the glory of Wang Taifu! Otherwise, she'd be nothing!" She stared at Gu Yan, her apricot-shaped eyes wide open, the red flush on her face becoming even more pronounced. With a flick of her hand, she swept all the cups and saucers off the table: "Fine! Since you want to block my way, I'll let her know what it means to be overconfident!"

  Gu Yan just stared at her with a pair of watery eyes, seemingly frightened, and only spoke up after a while: "Fourth sister... Ninth sister is Mother's own flesh and blood, it's understandable that Mother favors her. Besides, besides, she has such an intimidating uncle."

  "Bastard!" Gu Qing's temper flared up even more, feeling that everyone was getting on her nerves. A fire was burning in her heart, and she almost wanted to take a knife and chop Gu Man, the stumbling block, into pieces. She tried to suppress the anger in her heart, but the words that came out still contained infinite resentment and grievance: "Even if her maternal grandfather is the Grand Tutor, what's it to us? All these years, because of her maternal grandfather, haven't we treated them like Bodhisattvas?! What more do they want from us?! This notice was given to our family, not to the Grand Tutor's!"

  Her voice was a little hoarse from being too excited, and her originally sweet tone also had a few hints of huskiness, making it sound especially sharp.

  Gu Man is only nine years old! She doesn't need anything now, can she just go out and take a chance to grab what she needs?

  Is there such an unfair thing in the world! I'm already thirteen years old, and my mother has said more than once that it's time to go out and see the world. Why can't I go when I should be the one going? Are the children of the second wife somehow nobler? What reason is there for this?! The current marquis is still my grandfather, and I am still a young lady of the manor!

  "Eleven." She suddenly exhaled a mouthful of hot air, turned her head and smiled brightly at Gu Yan: "Are you willing to be trampled on by her for the rest of your life? I know you're timid and kind-hearted, but you have to understand that they won't treat you well just because you're kind. At this banquet, didn't they also not think of bringing you along?"

  She looked at Gu Yan with satisfaction as he slowly pursed his lips, looking wronged and embarrassed as he lowered his head.

  "You see, you know it yourself. You're a concubine's child, and in the future if your aunt marries you off to some useless man on a whim, what can you do about it?"

  Another week has passed by quickly~~~

  Have a great weekend, everyone!

  What's more, how can Wang and Bo Qi be separated? After all, she herself is also unwilling to leave Bo Qi. She is not a modern person like us, and the education and influence she received since childhood are different from ours. If she really separates and leaves, what will happen to her future life?

  She also has two daughters and will have a son in the future. Can she bear to part with these three children?

  Now she is still a family member and her family treats her like this, if they really get divorced, can she still see her children?

  The heroine's thoughts will be revealed later, so please have a little patience and wait for now~~~

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