The Pearl of the Lady

Chapter 105 Greedy Nursery Rhyme Prelude
Summer afternoons are the best time to sleep in. Duke Gu’s mansion is very quiet. Even the maemis on the trees were wiped away with poles by the servants. Occasionally, a few birds flapped their wings and flew up, which was unbearable. Living in the midday sun, they soon flew back to the bird's nest among the branches.

The window screens in the mansion were newly replaced with green screens, which are very breathable. The iceberg in the room exudes a slight coolness. The master's personal maid is standing by, shaking the fan in her hand at a constant speed. The breeze is gentle. I slept very soundly.

Life here is comfortable and relaxed, but the second room over there is like ants on a hot pot, running around in a hurry.

"It's too deceiving. Aren't we surnamed Gu? Why should we be kicked out? This is to occupy the property of the Gu family." Shi Shi let alone take a nap, she couldn't sit still, and turned around all over the floor. .

Shi Shi is also a middle-aged person. She doesn't pay attention to her appearance on weekdays, and her body has long been blessed. When the weather is hot, she sweats like rain, and her chest and front are wet with sweat. If you don’t fan me, will you kill me from the heat? I’m still the master of this house.”

She walked all over the place, but the servant girl couldn't keep up with her, so she was slow. After being scolded by her like this, she hurriedly chased her and played the fan. Shi Shi felt that the servant girl followed her, which was too much of a hindrance, so she snatched the fan from the servant girl. , Pushing her aside, "Get out and guard, don't come in."

The servant girl was thinking about going out to avoid the wind, so she quickly saluted and went out. Shi Shi looked fiercely at Gu Feng who was sitting on the chair, stepped forward and snatched the teacup from Gu Feng's hand, and put it heavily on the table." You are still in the mood to drink tea, you should say something."

Gu Feng frowned and stared at her, "You are crazy, what am I talking about?"

"You... don't you have the surname Gu, why should we be kicked out, you should think of a way."

"I'm a concubine, so I'm supposed to split up. Besides, where did you get the news, is it true?" Gu Feng was not loved very much when he was a child, and his aunt died early. Li's position is self-aware.

"That's because you died in your previous life, so you can separate the family. The old man is living well. Why did he drive us out? Don't take it seriously. The boy in the utensil warehouse belongs to our mother." Godson, Princess Hua'an asked me to record all the utensils in the second room in another booklet."

Gu Feng was also annoyed, he knew that he should have been separated from the family, but after all, after relying on Gu Guogong's mansion for so many years, it would be really difficult to separate out.

"Why don't you write a letter to the old man. If the elder brother bullies the younger brother, the father has to take care of it." When Shi Shi married, the old man had already gone out to play, and she didn't know Gu Feng. position in the government.

"..." Gu Feng remained silent. His mother had resorted to tricks to climb into the old Duke's bed. Although Gu's family had raised him, the old Duke didn't treat him at all. To be honest, for Gu Zhao, he didn't look down on them at all, and there was no need to embarrass them. If the family is really separated now, it must be the old man's consent, or even the old man's proposal.

His silence made Shi Shi even more angry, "I've been married to you for so many years, and you are useless at all, what else would you do if you were a fool, you are a worthless wretch."

"I'm a wimp, heh, you didn't tell me when you married back then, don't live with me if you have the ability, your sisters and sisters probably live well." Gu Feng sneered.

When he got angry, Shi Shi softened up instead, and she poured Gu Feng another cup of tea, "I'm also in a hurry, I'm just talking nonsense, calm down."

Gu Feng picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"I'm also worried about my family. I'm so old, what can I do? Let's go out. I will be the housekeeper's wife, and I will be the master of the house. It's not much more comfortable than being oppressed and bullied by Princess Hua'an in the mansion. It's just for us. The children think... Ah Ying is not married yet. If she is the eldest lady of Gu Guogong's mansion, the marriage will be much better, and there will be a boy from our family." Speaking of Gu Feng's concubine, she paused, and then Continue speaking as if nothing had happened.

"The boys have grown up too, let alone Gu Weixuan from the big house, and Gu Qixuan is also a fourth-rank Dali Temple Shaoqing. What about our children, don't you think about their future?"

Gu Feng pondered for a while. Although Shi's words cannot be fully believed, at least it cannot be true that Princess Hua'an bullied her, but there is some truth to it. With Gu Guogong's mansion, the future of the children is much better.

Shi Shi quietly asked, "Isn't the division of the family going through the clan? Can you communicate with the elders in the clan? It's not like we won't leave. As long as the children are settled down, we can just separate out."

Just as Gu Feng was about to nod, he suddenly remembered that he was disciplined by Gu Zhao when he was a teenager, and he sent someone to beat a full 30 boards in front of the hall, but his father didn't say anything. Besides, after Gu Zhao took over the position of Duke, he was a member of the Gu family. Patriarch, he is in control of this matter, but Gu Feng was not very willing to be separated out like this, and he didn't nod. He just said to Shi Shi, "You can figure it out." Thinking in his heart, something happened It can't be blamed on me, I didn't ask you to do anything.

Shi took these words as Gu Feng's agreement, and acted. She inquired about the actions of Princess Hua'an. The princess did everything aboveboard, and she didn't avoid people at all, which is why Shi Shi was able to find out so easily.

"Where are you going to send the beggar?" Shi Shi gritted her teeth, angrily threw the teacup on the ground, and opened the handmaid who was combing her hair, "Go away, clumsy, it hurts me."

The four-entry house, the decoration of the second room, and 10 taels of silver are enough. Princess Hua'an can already be called the most generous headed mistress. Let the people in Chang'an City talk about it, and they will all praise Princess Hua'an Dadu, Gu Guogong loves his brothers, but Shi Shi doesn't accept this kind of love.

Although the four-entry house is big, it is hard to compare with the wealth and splendor of Gu Guogong's mansion. Although there are many decorations in the second room, it is hard to compare with Gu Guogong's many years of treasures. Compared with the riches and honors of many lifetimes.

Shi Shi gritted her teeth with hatred, and threw the teacup and powder box on the ground. The maid kneeling beside her buried her head and dared not speak, but she felt that Shi Shi was too big-hearted. Looking at Chang'an, she was not as generous as the eldest princess. They are bastards, even if Dafang let them go out of the house, it would only be a little heartless, but it was justified.

(End of this chapter)