She almost told him the truth several times, but in the end she didn't dare to mention it. She just smiled and said: "Don't worry, father-in-law, Alin is in the temple and will come back after receiving the order. It is really rare that this palace is haunted.
Can’t you tell me?”
Mr. Gu was furious, pointed at her and said harshly: "Just keep it a secret till the end! Let's see how you end up!"
He didn't tell her about the haunting in the palace of the Empress Dowager, and just left her there and ignored her.
Mu Yunhan was not angry, and left as usual to visit the second and third bedrooms.
Mr. Gu Er and his wife witnessed Gu Fengyuan's changes with their own eyes and now treat her as honored guests.
Mu Yunhan asked them about Gu Yilan.
Mrs. Gu Er curled her lips and said, "I don't know. He ran out quietly without leaving any news. Maybe he died somewhere?"
Mr. Gu Er coughed with a straight face: "How can you talk like this?"
Mrs. Gu Er argued: "Isn't that right? Cats are like this. They run out quietly before they die, and then die quietly outside. Uncle Jiu should have died long ago, right..."
She said flatteringly: "Let it go when it's time to let it go. What do you want to do by hanging on and not letting go? I went out a few days ago. Do you know what people say about our family?"
"When it comes to our family, it suffers from internal strife! In other families, one head of the family has the final say, but in our family, two or three have the final say. The result is whoever has the final say!"
Indeed, this is the current scene of the Gu family.
In the past, there was one head of the family and one priest who had the final say. Each did his own thing and was responsible for his own affairs.
Now it's up to Gu Yilan and Gu Fenglin to decide what matters in the clan, and Mr. Gu occasionally has to interfere.
Gu Yilan also wanted to intervene in matters involving the Presbyterian Council and the Priest's Palace.
So it's really a mess.
Mr. Gu Er felt uncomfortable and stopped talking.
Mrs. Gu Er sighed: "Each generation is not as good as the last. Seeing the decline of our family makes me feel uncomfortable."
Isn't this tantamount to accusing the priest Gu Fenglin of not doing a good job?
Mr. Gu Er immediately scolded her: "Who is to blame if a dog can't spit out ivory from its mouth? It's fate..."
Mrs. Gu Er said sarcastically: "I didn't mean that. I meant that our life is getting harder and harder."
Mu Yunhan didn't care, knowing that he couldn't ask anything useful, so he stood up and left: "I'm going to see my third uncle and my third aunt."
Master Gu San was not at home, so Mrs. Zhou came out alone. Mu Yunhan saw her haggard face and asked casually: "What's wrong with Third Aunt?"
Zhou touched her thin cheek and whispered: "It's nothing, I'm just worried about Abo's marriage."
Mu Yunhan walked in and saw a small white jade statue of the ancestor of the Gu family holding flowers in the main hall. The first three sticks of incense were only half burned, and he smiled: "I remember the last time I came here, this statue was not there yet.
"
Mrs. Zhou lowered her eyes and said, "I just invited you here. Please keep me safe."
Stay safe.
Mu Yunhan silently stepped forward and offered three sticks of incense.
The two parties sat down separately, and Mu Yunhan first mentioned Gu Fengbo's marriage:
"I asked someone to inquire a few days ago. Mrs. Wu has a clan member who serves as a county magistrate in Huizhou.
There is a girl in the family who is two years younger than the third brother. I have met her and thought she was pretty good..."