C228 Old house, new wife
The jujube red stallion almost bumped into the old chief. The old chief took a step back in fear and drew a circle on the ground with his walking stick.
Dressed in a black cloak, Gu Yan dismounted from his horse and showed respect to the crowd. However, his expression was one of arrogance. He was handsome, but compared to Gu Xin, he looked a bit less spirited, and a bit more stable. Following that, he dismounted, and the Gu family's second son, Gu Xing.
When he saw the few elders, he gave a deep bow. Compared to Gu Xin, he was much more gentle.
The few of them also knew that Gu Xin, who had offended the Prince Rong's Mansion and was chased back to take shelter, was now married to the Prince Rong's Mansion and even married one of the Duke Palaces' golden branches and jade leaves.
He knew in his heart that in all likelihood, Gu Xin would be the one to inherit this title, so he didn't dare to be too fussy about it. He treated this position as if it were his own child.
Gu Wu was not surprised, he knew that the young master of his clan was not doing this only for his own clansmen. Ever since he returned to the capital last time, he had not seen this young master happy, especially after their marriage.
The Old Patriarch then asked about the situation of Gu Xin City. Gu Xin didn't say anything, but luckily Gu Xing had done everything in the middle and wasn't too embarrassed, so Gu Xin was dragged by Gu Xing as he followed the crowd into the mansion.
The carriage behind him had already stopped. The person inside asked softly, "Husband, are we there just like that?"
Gu Han's footsteps paused, his expression slightly stiff, and he lightly said, "Okay."
Everyone in the Gu Clan was surprised. They felt that this Third Young Master Gu's icy attitude towards such a delicate woman was rather strange.
It was unknown what expression the people in the carriage had, but Gu Yan didn't even make the slightest bit of noise. After getting off the carriage, he saw that the clan elders were a bit flustered. Gu Xin furrowed his brows and gave her a simple introduction.
Fortunately, the new Young Mistress was generous and decent. She quickly regained her composure and greeted everyone calmly.
With such a beautiful girl standing in front of them, the crowd of Gu Clan members couldn't help but look at each other. The clan leader was experienced, so he politely spoke a few words of encouragement to the young couple.
Although the attitude of the Gu family towards this new granddaughter-in-law was quite ambiguous, they were not willing to let the Prince Rong's Mansion feel that they were being too disrespectful to Xiao Wanyin, so they sent Gu Xing to follow them.
The Patriarch was worried that the Third Young Madam would feel uncomfortable, so he sent someone to call for her young wife to accompany him.
According to the rules, after New daughter-in-law entered the door, he first went to wash up. After changing his clothes and cleaning up his servants, he then bowed to everyone once more.
As the maidservants served tea, everyone sat down at their respective seats.
Although Gu Yan was indifferent and polite, the Gu family still felt guilty. In addition, Gu Yan didn't seem like they wanted to communicate with him, so the small talk only made things more awkward.
Gu Xing looked at the expressions of the crowd, his gaze carrying a hint of playfulness.
Gu Baifu saw Jiang Ting, who was dressed in black clothes in the entourage's crowd, and was stunned for a moment. Then, he recalled that this Third Young Madam was Prince Rong's blood-related sister, so it wasn't strange for this master to follow him.
Looking at this person's unfazed expression, Gu Wu knew that Gu Wu had already known about this matter. However, looking at Gu Wen's attitude, there probably was a gap between them.
Gu Baifu thought about the unfriendly eyes of the Third Young Master when he saw the Third Young Madam, and his eyes flashed.
Soon, two of the Gu family's daughter-in-law came over, both of them specially groomed, washed, and changed into their best clothes.
Come in, I'll pay my respects to the two young masters first, then I'll pay my respects to Xiao Wanyin.
It was their first time meeting such rich and powerful people, so they couldn't help but be restrained.
However, Xiao Wanyin maintained a smile on his face the entire time, she did not seem to despise them in the slightest, and even took the initiative to talk to them. However, the old granny felt disgust in her heart. The Gu family was indeed made of a brute, and they had no sense of etiquette at all.
After lunch, everyone left.
Gu Wu led Master to the backyard.
Gu Yue was still living in the original courtyard, but this time, there was one more person, causing the originally quiet and peaceful courtyard to be destroyed. In the courtyard, there were seven to eight Grand maidservant maid s that were serving the two of them, busily going in and out.
As soon as Gu Yan entered, his eyebrows knitted together once more.
Xiao Wanyin observed her words and the color of her face, it seemed that she was somewhat gloomy.
Gu Xing had set up another residence. He had come alone with only two regular employees, and it was quickly arranged.
Gu Xin couldn't bear it any longer and said, "I'm going to look for second brother." He then left the courtyard and saw Jiang Ting standing outside the door with his sword in hand. He felt even more stifled as he said to Gu Wu: "Hurry and arrange a place for him to stay. Ask for a quiet and remote place that I can't see."
He had no choice, he thought of Xiao Zongxian's actions the moment he saw Jiang Ting, and thought of the framed Song Family members.
"My Royal Father said it in a nice way. He wanted you to protect our safety, but who doesn't know that you're just a spy. A pair of eyes!"
On the way, he had always been straight to the point towards Jiang Ting, ever since they had entered Tongzhou County, he had always been even more disgusted with Jiang Ting, and now that he had directly said what he felt from the bottom of his heart, even Gu Wenguwu felt that it was awkward, but Jiang Ting only looked at his nose, looked at his heart, and continued to have an indifferent expression on his face.
Gu Wu thought about this brother's identity and couldn't help but sigh. He said: "You're the same as well, why did you follow me? It's fine if you're not comfortable, but it makes all of us uncomfortable as well. This young master is furious towards your Prince Rong's Mansion, and even Young Mistress rarely sees his smiling face. You, as a hanger-on, are simply looking for trouble, not to mention .. "
Gu Xin felt extremely guilty towards the Song Family, and he felt extremely resentful towards this marriage. He also felt extremely resentful towards Jiang Ting, and towards the Prince Rong's Mansion.
Jiang Ting said indifferently: "I don't want to end this marriage, and I don't want to see the people from the Prince Rong's Mansion. I don't see anyone that doesn't want to invite Heir Feng, and I don't want to become an official in the future."
Gu Wu was flustered and helped his master argue, "What does this have to do with inviting Crown Prince Feng? These are merely words of a matchmaker ordered by his parents, and our master did not want Senior Marquis to worry. But our master, the Prince Rong's Mansion, can .. "
He realized that he had almost leaked the information, he immediately closed his mouth, and turned to look at Jiang Ting. Seeing that he was still the same, with an expressionless face, there was no change in his eyes, and he secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
As the two of them walked, they saw a dark green figure at the end of the building sneaking around, looking in their direction.
Seeing two people coming over, he hurriedly turned around and prepared to leave.
Gu Wu recognized the figure and immediately called out to her: "Glistening Fragrance?"
After he opened his mouth, he suddenly regretted that he had not figured out the person behind this Trembling Fragrance yet, and did not know what intentions the other party had. How he had let her reveal it in front of Jiang Ting.
It was already too late to let her go, she had just managed to turn around to face Jiang Ting.
His eyes suddenly narrowed.
When Gu Xin left, only Xiao Wanyin looked at his back with a look of obvious disappointment. Beside him, the old granny watched as he grew up, feeling angry at him for being so sad, but she still consoled him, "We have just arrived here, the two brothers must have something to discuss."
Xiao Wanyin shook her head and said, "Senior doesn't need to comfort me. After getting married for two months, how could I not understand his thoughts? It's just that I myself understand that the time is not long.
"The lady is right. You have just gotten married, so you are not familiar with each other. As time passes, it will naturally be better." Although the old wet nurse said this, she had a different way of thinking in her heart. No matter how unfamiliar she was, it was rare for her to be this cold after getting married.
However, this marriage was really awkward. The two families had been at loggerheads for many years, and now that they were engaged, it always made people feel like a couple whose relationship was cold was within their expectations.
Now that he saw her like this, he really couldn't bear it anymore. He thought for a moment and said, "A lady doesn't care too much about others. You have a good temper, and you're very smart. The princess always dotes on you, so it'll be a long time before she sees you as a good girl."
Xiao Wanyin pursed her lips and slightly lowered her eyes.
Gu Hai had been staying in the old mansion all summer, so naturally, he was familiar with everything when he returned.
It was just that at that time, he was the only master in the entire house, so naturally he could do whatever he wanted. Now that there was a new Third Young Madam, and Second Young Master, the servants of the Gu family started getting busy.
He said that he wanted to find Gu Xing, but after leaving the courtyard, he rushed towards the stable.
He and his second brother were not close, and did not feel that there was anything that they wanted to say to each other.
On the contrary, there was someone that he was worried about. He had been thinking about it day and night for almost three months, and now, he really wanted to see them immediately.
Gu Wen followed behind him, seeing him go to the stable and bring out his horse, he knew that it was not good, so he quickly went to block him.
"Master, what are you trying to do?"
"When did I have to explain things to you?" Get out of the way! "
However, Gu Wen was unwilling to let go. Looking around, he said softly: "Elder, this is just the first day, so no matter what kind of thoughts you have, you cannot look for him now, and this time, it is not only you who has returned, not to mention Second Young Master, even the new Young Mistress has not been settled in the courtyard yet. There is also that Jiang Ting who has great martial arts skills, even if you sent his away, you would not be able to discover it if he followed behind you."