Chapter Nine: The Head of the Family

mily is your mother after all. Why must you fight with her like this If you insist on having her return, you have to give her some time to inventory her belongings, don't you think"In a few words, she...When Madam Gu heard this, her expression suddenly became serious. She said, “She seems to be quite intelligent and capable of handling many things on her own. However, regardless of whether she needs it or not, your attitude can save her from a lot of unnecessary trouble. When I was unable to conceive for a long time, your father’s two concubines each gave birth to a son. I was pressured by my mother-in-law and ridiculed openly and secretly by the concubines. Your father always just stood idly by, and I suffered quite a bit of injustice.”

When talking about her own youth, Old Madam Gu felt a pang of sadness in her heart. Thankfully, she gave birth to her son at the age of twenty-five, and things gradually improved. She didn't want her daughter-in-law to suffer the same hardships she had endured.

Gu Jingxi was stunned for a moment before nodding: "Mother, rest assured, your son will never let you be bullied. You are the Duchess of the Hou Mansion, representing the face of the Gu family. If others insult you, your son will also lose face."

Madam Gu wasn't satisfied with this reply. She said, "Let's put aside the matter of face for now. At the very least, you should treat her as your wife. She used to be your fiancée, but now that she's married to you, she is your wife.

Gu Jingxi nodded again, assuring her, "Rest assured, my son won't treat her unfairly. I have failed as a father and let her suffer grievances. Since she has married me, she will have all the treatment due to her as the Marquis' wife."

Mrs. Gu: "..."

It's fine, they are just clueless children. We will spend more time together in the future and hopefully build a good relationship where we get along well.

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After leaving Shou'an Hall, Zhang and Chen walked together, chatting.

After all the juniors had left, Zhang shi suddenly said with a mocking and sarcastic tone: "Meng Jinyao has just married in, does Second Sister-in-law need to flatter her so eagerly"

Chen said faintly, “Sister-in-law, what do you mean I don’t understand.”

Zhang snorted coldly, mockingly saying, "Now that there's no one else around, Second Sister-in-law, what are you pretending to be foolish in front of me We've been sisters-in-law for almost twenty years, and I haven't seen Second Sister-in-law discuss tea art with me."

Hearing this, Mrs. Chen's face turned pale for a moment before she deftly retorted, "Didn't elder sister-in-law say these are just frivolous things Elder sister-in-law dislikes them the most!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang was left speechless. This remark had struck a nerve with her.

She came from a poor family. Because her father was determined and passed the imperial examinations, becoming the top scholar, she herself, with her beauty, captivated her husband's heart and became the mistress of the household.idday. She was surprised that she had slept so soundly until this hour.Soon, Meng Jingyao remembered that she seemed to have been drunk last night.Then, memories of last night's drunken state flooded...