vrcanaries Chapter 443 Visitors to Gu Mansion
Chapter 443 Visitors to Gu Mansion
Chapter 443 Visitors to Gu Mansion
Although Gu Rongchang's voice was stern and his face was solemn, he still stood at the door and was reluctant to step into Gu Qianhan's yard.
Obviously, the person inside made him, as a father, a little scared.
Gu Qianning blinked and took a breath.
It seems that it would be useless for her to be Gu Qianhan’s biological father in the next life, because no one can do anything to him!
What a ghost!
Gu Qianning complained in her heart as she returned to her own yard.
When she got up the next morning, she heard from Xiaohe that her father had returned empty-handed the night before.
"Miss, the Duke had an argument with the Second Young Master last night. No one knows what they argued about. All we know is that the Duke left in anger. Then, early this morning, the Second Young Master replaced all the guards around the Duke. The guards around the First Young Master were also replaced!"
Gu Qianning listened in a daze, and after a long while she said, "It's bad, things are really going to change at home. My father and eldest brother together are no match for my second brother. I'm afraid... my second brother is really going to marry me off to Jiangnan..."
Xiao He was also worried: "Miss, even the people around the eldest master have been replaced. I won't be replaced by the second master, right? I don't want to leave you, please talk to the second master and don't let me go!"
Gu Qianning suddenly felt angry and amused: "Do you think your daughter has the right to speak? Second brother has the final say, not me! He doesn't even listen to his father now, how can he listen to me?"
"Ah? What should I do?"
Seeing the maid's look of despair, Gu Qianning comforted her, "Don't worry, Second Brother won't replace my people. After all, you are so stupid that you can't accomplish anything great. In Second Brother's eyes, you are just a small ant. Have you ever seen someone seriously replace an ant?"
"never seen it."
Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. I told you that it's better to be a little stupid. Stupid people have good fortunes!"
Gu Qianning was amused by her: "Fools have good fortune!"
"Almost, almost the same!"
The maid Xiaoou came in through the curtain and said crisply, "Miss, Madam wants you to come over. She said there are guests in the mansion!"
Gu Qianning was suspicious: "Guests? What guests?"
"I don't know either, it seems to be a young lady and a young man, brother and sister. Please dress up and go meet the guests!"
Gu Qianning didn't think much about it and let the two maids dress her up. After she was dressed, she went to her mother's yard.
After entering, he bowed to his mother, then greeted the strange lady, and then the young man.
But when Gu Qianning saw the young man's face, there was a loud bang in her mind!
Isn't this one of the young men drawn in the booklet that her second brother gave her? !
His name seems to be... Ji Xiuyuan!!
My second brother has actually called someone home!
Is he so impatient to marry her off? !
This Ji Xiuyuan looked even more ordinary than the one in the picture. He had neither the noble temperament nor the masculine aura. He was far inferior to the prince!
Years of strict etiquette training allowed Gu Qianning to barely suppress her strange expression. Her heart was in turmoil and her vision was blacking out, but she still maintained a smile on her face. She greeted Ji Xiuyuan clearly and politely.
She even admired herself for being able to laugh in such a situation!
Fortunately, she heard her mother quickly took over the conversation. It turned out that Ji Xiuyuan came to the capital this time to take part in the Spring Examination.
The imperial examination was coming up soon, and Ji Xiuyuan's time was precious. He had to go back to review his lessons, so he did not stay in the Gu family for long. After visiting Mrs. Gu on behalf of their mother, the brother and sister left.
Gu Qianning looked at Ji Xiuyuan's leaving back, her face turning slightly pale.
Mrs. Gu was unaware of this. She was still sighing, "I am a close friend of their mother. We were very close in the past. I cried so hard when she married to Jiangnan. I haven't seen her for so many years. I can only write to her occasionally to ask about her recent situation. In the blink of an eye, her children have grown up so much. Fortunately, she still misses me and asks her children to come and visit me."
After hearing this, Gu Qianning's face turned even paler.
She doesn't want to marry to Jiangnan! If she marries there, she won't have any friends!
She didn't bother to listen to her mother's words. She just lifted her skirt and ran out, throwing away the demeanor of a lady from a noble family.
She ran all the way into Gu Qianhan's yard, pushed open his door, and started crying as soon as she entered: "Gu Qianhan, you are simply not a human being! Why did you call Ji Xiuyuan home? I tell you, I will not marry him! I will never marry him even if I die!"
Gu Qianhan raised his head from the tall pile of letters: "Who are you going to marry? The prince?"
"I won't marry anyone!"
"No, you must marry one."
"Why?! You don't even marry yourself, so why should I marry?"
"My situation is different from yours."
"How is it different? They are obviously the same! You are just making excuses!"
"If you don't like Ji Xiuyuan, I can change him for you."
Gu Qianhan said, throwing the booklet to Gu Qianning: "Pick it."
Gu Qianning threw the booklet on the ground, tears streaming down her face: "I'm not picky! I won't get married! I don't want to leave the capital, I don't want to leave home, I will never go to Jiangnan even if I die!"
She thought that her willfulness and noise would bring about a cold rebuke from her second brother, who would angrily tell her to get out.
But, none of them.
He seemed to be particularly patient and tolerant with her today.
After a long while, she finally heard him say in a slightly hoarse voice: "You won't die, and the matter of getting married cannot be changed. I can indulge you in other things, but not in this matter."
"Why?!"
"The reason... I'll tell you after you get married. Hopefully, it will be in time by then. Jixiang, send the young lady out."
Jixiang walked to Gu Qianning and said, "Miss, look..."
Gu Qianning wiped her tears, turned and left.
She couldn't change her second brother's decision. The only person who could change his decision was one person.
After returning to her own yard, she immediately wrote a letter to Shen Wantang, asking her to come.
Shen Wantang received the letter and came that afternoon.
As soon as she arrived, Gu Qianning hugged her and started crying loudly: "Atang, help! My second brother wants to sell me out!"
"He acted too quickly. He called Ji Xiuyuan to my house today. He must have planned this long ago. He had already decided that I should marry Ji Xiuyuan. He even gave me a booklet and asked me to choose one!"
"That Ji Xiuyuan looks too ordinary, and he looks like a nerd. I don't like him! When I think about marrying him and following him to Jiangnan, I don't want to live anymore!"
"Ah Tang, please help me persuade my second brother. If he doesn't want me to marry the prince, then I won't marry him. Just let me stay at home, and I will obey him in everything from now on!"