The Gu family's name is a flower appreciation banquet. No matter what you want to do with this banquet, flowers are indispensable.
For today's flower viewing banquet, the Gu family spent a lot of money to buy hundreds of pots of flowers from the hot spring village. People who came in saw the pots of bright flowers, and everyone was so willing to give them up.
"Didn't I hear that Mr. Gu Youer suffered a loss in business? How come he still has money to buy these flowers?" There will never be a shortage of well-informed people in the capital, and the Gu family is not very cautious in doing things, so how could no one know about it.
"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. After all, the Gu family is also the fifth prince's maternal family. The fifth prince is now at the height of his power. How dare those people eat the Gu family?"
"Who do you think a salt merchant is? Do you think they are ordinary businessmen? Don't want to eat the Gu family? Huh... they are going to eat the Gu family now." A fat lady said in a low voice, with a look of pride in her eyes.
It looks like he knows a lot of inside information, but...
No one came forward to support her. When they heard this, the people around her seemed to be frightened and walked away quickly, fearing that they would get into trouble if they stayed for a moment longer.
Some things can be said in private, but some things cannot be said in private.
Do you need anyone else to tell you that the salt merchant has a background? Anyone who lives in the capital doesn't know that Jiangnan is the territory of the King of Zhou.
After this incident, all the ladies stopped talking. They only took their daughters and chatted with people they knew well. They gathered together in twos and threes and talked about insignificant things.
"Where is the eldest sister of the Gu family? Didn't you say that someone is coming? Why do you only see the third lady of the Gu family greeting guests?" A tall and thin lady asked in confusion.
Someone immediately replied: "We just asked, and we heard that they live outside. I don't know what kind of tutor the Gu family has. Of the three daughters, one robbed her sister's husband and worked as a child for others; the other did not care about face.
, seducing men in public; this is even more outrageous, living directly outside is simply an insult to our women’s face.”
As soon as this statement came out, many people echoed it, saying that the Gu family was uneducated. A few ladies felt it was inappropriate, but they would not speak for Gu Qiancheng, they just wanted to stay out of it.
Just after Chen hour, everyone who should be there arrived. The young boys of the Gu family were not at home, so Mr. Gu and Mr. Gu took care of the young master and young master in the front yard. In the back yard, Mrs. Gu came forward to entertain the ladies; Gu Qianmeng took care of the ladies.
I took a group of little girls and went to the garden to play.
At the banquet, a lady said solemnly: "Didn't you say that your eldest sister is here? Why hasn't she come out yet? Could it be that she looks down on us?"
This person is the wife of the Rites Master. She values etiquette the most in her life, and she dislikes people like the Gu family. If it wasn't for the fifth prince's face, he wouldn't have beaten her to death.
Mrs. Gu was not angry, but smiled and said: "Madams, don't worry, my eldest sister will be here soon. She has a lonely temperament and is not good at talking to others. I hope all the ladies will not take offense at that time."
It sounded like he was saying good things for Gu Qiancheng, but there was something wrong with his words.
The wife of Rebujiro said with a faint smile: "Mrs. Gu, do you not like your eldest sister? Tell us in advance?"
"No, no, no, of course that's not the case." Mrs. Gu hurriedly denied, "I'm just afraid that my eldest sister will offend all the ladies, so please be patient with me."
"Mrs. Gu is such a good mother. Even before people come, she is afraid of this and that. People who don't know about it would think how arrogant your eldest sister is." Mrs. Ritebujiro's wife is not pleasing to everyone in the Gu family, so she naturally doesn't like it.
It will make Mrs. Gu look good.
Mrs. Gu's face turned red, and she immediately said in embarrassment: "Mrs. Zhu, you can't talk nonsense, I didn't mean it. I, I just... Sigh. My stepmother is in trouble, and my sister is very angry, so I
It’s really, really...”
Mrs. Gu was in a hurry, as if she didn't know what to do. Mrs. Rebujiro wanted to say something else, but before she could speak, her friend, who was close to Mrs. Gu, snatched the words away.
"Mrs. Gu, don't take it too seriously. We all know that succession is difficult. You have to treat your children well, and people will say you are flattering them. You have to be strict with your children, and they will say you are abusive. You are the only one who has the hard work in this.
I just understand." The lady who spoke was a step-mother, and her words aroused the same sentiments from a few people, but most of them laughed and said nothing.
Not many first wives like step wives.
However, the topic ended up being sidetracked, and no one bothered to let it go. Under Mrs. Gu's intentional or unintentional guidance, the topic continued to revolve around Gu Qiancheng.
"I didn't say that. I don't know who taught that eldest sister in your family. She is not sensible at all."
"Unfilial to my elders, I thought it was just a rumor at first, but then I heard what happened in the court and found out that it was true. This is not the birth of a daughter, this is simply the birth of a debt collector."
Madams, you say something and I say something. Madam Gu pretends to be embarrassed and explains a few words in a low voice from time to time. But not only does it not have the effect of explaining, but it makes everyone talk more happily.
Mrs. Gu is embarrassed on her face, but she is happy in her heart. The worse Gu Qiancheng's reputation is in the hearts of everyone, the more disgusted the ladies will be when looking at Gu Qiancheng after something happens, and they will only think that Gu Qiancheng has a bad character, and
I won’t think too much about it.
A quarter of an hour later, Gu Qiancheng still hadn't appeared. Mrs. Gu felt uneasy, fearing that Gu Qiancheng might not come, so she ordered someone to hurry up and say, "Go to the door and see if the eldest lady is here."
Once again, everyone was reminded that Gu Qiancheng was not staying at the Gu family at all and was still late.
Every word was a trap, and everyone present was a human being. He knew with his knees that the Gu family hated this daughter. In order to please the fifth prince, these people could not help but be even more mean when they mentioned Gu Qiancheng.
The person involved was not here and the master didn't care. The ladies talked even more happily. On the contrary, the wife of the previous Ritesbu Temple Master remained silent at this time.
However, at this moment, a servant came in and reported: "The fifth prince is here!"
Half of the people present were here for the fifth prince, and they inevitably got excited, thinking to themselves: I wonder if my son (daughter) could catch the eye of the fifth prince.
The ladies stopped gossiping and sat uneasily, craning their necks to wait for the fifth prince to come in. Even though they knew that the fifth prince would not come to the backyard full of women, it did not hinder their enthusiasm.
While waiting, I couldn't help but say a few more words, but the topic was all about the fifth prince, praising how smart and capable the fifth prince was. It's just...
A quarter of an hour passed, and two quarters of an hour passed.
Everyone was talking till their saliva was dry, but no servants came to report that the fifth prince had arrived in the front yard.
"What, what's going on?" asked a lady.
Mrs. Gu, who looked embarrassed, immediately ordered her servants to investigate, and soon the news came.
"The fifth prince was at the door and met the eldest lady who had accompanied the old man back. When the old man was giving the gift to the fifth prince, he fell ill for some unknown reason. The old man was in critical condition. The fifth prince sent the old man back to the courtyard. At this time, he was accompanying the old man and waiting for the imperial doctor to arrive.
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The young man's words were a truthful description of the scene at that time, but to everyone's ears, it was not the same thing. Several young masters in the front yard were already uneasy and wished they could just leave and stay away from the fifth prince.