Chapter Sixty-Five: Misunderstanding

hings in the house."Gu Jingxi dropped another black chess piece and smiled at her: "My lady, your turn."Meng Jinyao nodded, concentrating solely on playing chess with him. After all, she wasn't in a...Ancestral hall.

Gu Xuanyi endured the humiliation and, under the supervision of her mother's nanny, knelt before the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall to reflect on her mistakes.

She had never been punished so severely in her entire life.

Before, when she had a disagreement with Gu Xuanying, Grandma would only punish them both by having them copy the family rules. They had never been confined to their rooms. Now, not only do they have to copy the family rules, but they are also confined to their rooms for half a month and made to kneel in the ancestral hall for two hours.

This is simply a disgrace!

Among all the grandchildren of the family, only she and her third brother had been punished before their ancestors. However, her third brother ran away from his arranged marriage and eloped with someone else, which was a much more serious offense.

She didn't run away from her marriage, nor did she do anything to shame the family. Yet, her mother was so cruel and harshly punished her own daughter for this, all because of her illegitimate niece.

Grandmother soothed: "My dear girl, don't blame Madam. She couldn't help it, that's why she punished you."

Gu Xuyan's face was grim, and she said angrily, "Just leave, don't stay here and watch my jokes."

"Grandma opened her mouth as if to speak, but finally let out a barely audible sigh and said, 'Then this servant will withdraw first. Please reflect here. In two hours' time, the servant will come again to remind you. After leaving the ancestral hall, return to your courtyard. For half a month, you are not allowed to leave your courtyard."

Gu Xuyan impatiently said: "Alright, I get it."

Grandmother said no more, and left the ancestral hall first.

At this time, Gu Xiuming was copying the family rules and became agitated. He walked out of the small room and strolled around the ancestral hall, unexpectedly seeing the younger sister from the eldest house kneeling before the ancestors, he exclaimed in surprise, "Eldest sister, why are you here"

As soon as Gu Xuanyi heard the familiar voice behind her, her face tightened. Oh no, now that even her elder brother who had been confined to the ancestral hall had found her, everyone else in the house outside must have known about it too.

She turned her head, and Gu Xiuming's thin and haggard face came into view. She was stunned. In her memory, her third brother was a dashing young man. As the son of the Marquis, there was always an ineffable sense of superiority about him.

Now that sense of superiority is gone, and the whole person's spirit has changed, becoming haggard and gloomy, just like someone who is deeply frustrated.

Because of face, Guan Xuan Yi did not directly answer his question, and concernedly asked, “Third brother, are your injuries better”

Gu Xiuming's face paled slightly, but he pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Thank you, elder sister, for your concern. I'm much better now. Why are you here at the ancestral hall"e achieve my goals."Qingqiu understood after hearing.Meng Jinyao narrowed her eyes, a glint of malice flashing in them. Her voice was soft yet chilling as she said: "My stepmother is still my mother....