Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

"Mrs. Gu?"

Ye Jintang looked confused and had no idea who this old lady Gu was.

"Madam Gu is the master's biological sister, so you can call her great-aunt."

Nanny Ji gave a brief account of what happened with Old Madam Gu.

Old Madam Gu married Mr. Gu from Xingnan City. She thought that Mr. Gu could pass the imperial examination at such a young age, and would surely pass the imperial examination and become an official in the future, and would then be able to help the Wen family.

Who could have thought that decades later, Gu Xiucai was still Gu Xiucai and hadn't even passed the imperial examination to become a juren.

Moreover, Gu Xiucai's entire family relies on subsidies from the Wen family to make ends meet.

According to Gu Xiucai, he plans to take the imperial examination in the future, so how can he struggle just to make a living?

Not only did Gu Xiucai have no ability to support his family, but he also had one concubine after another. In the past few years, he had brought four concubines into the courtyard.

When Nanny Ji mentioned the Gu family affairs, she also had a look of disdain on her face. She told Ye Jintang everything about the Gu family affairs in detail, without any intention of covering up for them.

"The Miss Gu who came today is named Wan'er. She is the granddaughter of Old Madam Gu. Old Madam Gu has always liked Miss Wan'er and wanted her to marry into the Wen family."

"I see."

Ye Jintang knew in her heart that they came for Wen Ziqiu and it had nothing to do with her.

"Meet my great aunt, and meet my cousin Wan'er."

As soon as he entered the room, Ye Jintang walked forward and greeted the two of them obediently.

"This is Jintang, she's really good-looking and well-behaved, come here and let your great aunt take a look."

Old Madam Gu took Ye Jintang's hand enthusiastically and started talking about the Ye family's affairs.

"I heard that more than a dozen members of the Ye family died of hysteria overnight, leaving only you."

"According to the older generation, you have a very hard life, and even the King of Hell doesn't dare to take you. When I heard that you have such a hard life, I asked you to go to the temple to burn incense more often, and to set up porridge stalls outside the city to give alms to the poor."

"Doing more good deeds will naturally help you get rid of your karma."

Ye Jintang smiled wryly and pulled his hand away from Madam Gu.

"Grandma, you must not believe the rumors outside. More than a dozen people in our Ye family were deliberately poisoned. The reason I am still alive is because I was not feeling well that day and did not drink the poisoned water."

"The case has been cleared up and the murderer has been brought to justice. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to find out."

"These things have nothing to do with whether I am strong or not. My great aunt is too old to even understand this."

Ye Jintang sat on the chair next to Mr. Wen and kicked back Mrs. Gu's nail neither softly nor hard.

She wanted to embarrass her verbally, but Madam Gu was afraid she would be disappointed.

As soon as Ye Jintang finished speaking, Madam Gu was obviously stunned. She didn't expect that a little orphan like her could talk so eloquently. She was speechless.

Madam Gu wanted to give Ye Jintang a lecture, but was interrupted by Grandpa Wen.

"I don't like what Fourth Sister said. My Jintang is very lucky. She will return to the Marquis of Danyang's Mansion in a few days. By then, she will be the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Danyang's Mansion."

How could Mr. Wen not see that the purpose of Mrs. Gu's visit was just to find out whether he intended to let Ye Jintang stay in the Wen family.

Now that she had made her point clear, she no longer had to be sarcastic when speaking to Ye Jintang.

"I was rude. I did this for Jintang's own good. A girl's reputation is the most important thing. I can't let this ruin Jintang's reputation."

"Well, it's over, don't mention it again."

Mr. Wen has finally recovered from the pain of losing his daughter these days, and does not want to have his pain exposed by Mrs. Gu.

Ye Jintang curled his lips slightly. Old Madam Gu was really annoying. What did her reputation have to do with her? Her grandfather was still alive. No matter what, it was not her turn to worry about it.

After a few more pleasantries, Ye Jintang took Gu Wan'er to play in the back garden, and then Madam Gu explained her purpose.

"My family has been in trouble these days, so I want Wan'er to stay with you for a few days."

"What's going on again, Mr. Gu?"

"What else can he do? He just wants to bring another concubine into the backyard."

When talking about this matter, Mrs. Gu's face turned grim.

Gu Xiucai already has one foot halfway into the coffin, but he is still not honest.

A few days ago, when I was visiting a brothel, I fell in love with a young and beautiful girl.

He lost his mind after just one meeting, and tried desperately to redeem her and bring her into the mansion as a concubine.

"Brother, what is this all about? He doesn't even despise a prostitute from a lowly family, and even wants to bring her into the mansion as a concubine. He doesn't feel ashamed, but I do."

"I'm going to fight him this time. If he dares to bring that little bitch into the house, I will kill him immediately."

Old Madam Gu changed the subject and talked about Gu Wan'er again.

"The house is full of chaos and Wan'er will inevitably suffer at home. After this matter is settled, I will come to pick Wan'er up."

"This is really nonsense. Gu Xiucai is old and there are so many beautiful women in the backyard. He is afraid that he won't die fast enough."

Old Master Wen was so angry that his beard was about to stand on end. Gu Xiucai had been causing a lot of trouble over the years, but as long as it was harmless, he would just put up with it.

He was getting more and more arrogant and could no longer see himself clearly.

"Wan'er is a good girl, but she has such a rebellious grandfather. I'm afraid she will be hindered from getting married in the future."

"Brother, I still need your help in the future. Otherwise, how can an old woman like me take care of the Gu family?"

Of course, Mr. Wen knew what Mrs. Gu meant.

But seeing the Gu family's appearance, he was really hesitant.

Sometimes, marrying someone is really a gamble, and if the gamble goes wrong, the marriage may turn into enmity.

"Let Zi Qiu help you with this matter. If Gu Xiucai continues to cause trouble, don't blame my Wen family for being ruthless."

On the other side, Ye Jintang took Gu Waner for a stroll in the backyard garden.

Gu Wan'er is two years older than Ye Jintang, but she is still just a teenage girl.

The two of them were strolling in the back garden. Gu Wan'er was very talkative. She asked about Ye Jintang's family situation and what her plans for the future were.

"Cousin, will you live in the Wen family permanently in the future?"

“It hasn’t been decided yet.”

"It stands to reason that your last name is Ye, so it's a little inappropriate for you to live in the Wen family."

"Oh? What's wrong with that? I can live in my grandfather's house as long as I want."

The two chatted for a while, and Gu Wan'er's words were all probing. Ye Jintang thought that Madam Gu and Gu Wan'er would not think that she wanted to marry Wen Ziqiu, so she tried to test her in many ways.

"It's not a question of how long I'll live here, but my sister's grandmother is still alive, so it won't make sense for my sister to marry out of her maternal family when she gets married."

"Then if I marry cousin Ziqiu, then I don't have to worry about where to marry."

Ye Jintang said this just to anger Gu Waner.

Just now in the room, Old Madam Gu wanted to embarrass her with words, and now Gu Wan'er was testing her in a roundabout way. She was a person who could not tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes and would never indulge anyone.

If Gu Wan'er makes her unhappy, then she will make things difficult for her.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Gu Wan'er's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Are you really going to marry cousin Ziqiu?"

"What? No?"

"Of course not. Cousin Zi Qiu is mine."

Gu Wan'er's eyes instantly turned red. She bit her lips tightly, looking like she was about to cry.

She had the energy to test her just now, why did she start crying the next moment?

Ye Jintang was speechless. Gu Wan'er was too pampered.

Ye Jintang, who was already old, was too lazy to bully a little girl and said speechlessly, "Why are you crying? You haven't asked for marriage with cousin Ziqiu yet, or have you liked cousin Ziqiu for a long time?"