The mistress of the Hou family worked herself to death, and she did not serve after her rebirth

Pei Jiuniang has always been cautious and prudent, and seldom speaks so harshly. Gu Lanzhi was actually frightened by her for a moment.

After she reacted, her expression changed quickly, and she grabbed the teacup and threw it to the ground, "Mrs. Pei Jiu, don't use your airs as the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion to scare me. And the Marquis' Mansion's Heir, don't forget that we haven't asked for an imperial decree to confer the title on him yet. Besides, are we going to give the title of Marquis' Mansion to a fool?!"

“Bang?!”

Pei Jiuniang didn't want to take action, but when she saw Gu Lanzhi calling her brother Yu a fool and her brother Yu looked aggrieved, she couldn't help herself.

"Mrs. Pei Jiu, are you crazy? You dare to attack me. Do you believe that I will ask my mother and brother to divorce you right now?"

"Okay, you can ask your elder brother to write a divorce letter now, and make it clear which of the seven grounds for divorce I, Pei Jiuniang, have committed that made your mansion so eager to divorce me.

Also, I have to go to the Gu family to express my gratitude, to thank their young mistress for being so generous. A married woman can still come to take care of her natal family affairs and divorce her elder brother's wife. The Gu family is really a great family. I have really broadened my horizons today."

"You?! Pei Jiuniang, Lanzhi, she was provoked by you and said something irresponsible. Who told you to do it?"

Liu was originally so angry that she was shaking all over, but when she heard that Pei Jiuniang was going to Gu's house, she became anxious again. After all, Gu Lanzhi's life in Gu's house was not easy. Gu's family was a noble family, and scholars took rules more seriously than anything else.

"You speak without restraint? Humph, you can call your nephew a fool without restraint, you can divorce your brother's wife without restraint, you can bring the yamen runners to arrest someone before anyone knows what's going on with your words?!

This means you either don't take me seriously or you don't take the Marquis' Mansion seriously.

Or is it that my mother's repeated obstruction of my request to confer the title of Crown Prince is due to some other arrangement? ! "

"You, what nonsense are you talking about? There are outsiders here. Can you say these things in front of others?!"

Liu was so angry that she almost suffocated.

In the past, Pei Jiuniang would always rush over to help Liu calm down, but today, she remained motionless and had a cold face the whole time.

No matter how slow-witted Liu was, she realized that Pei Jiuniang was really angry.

Although she always disliked Pei Jiuniang on weekdays, she knew in her heart that no matter how desolate the Pei family was, a broken ship still had three pounds of nails. Old Master Pei had countless disciples in the past, and many of them now held important positions in the six ministries. These might not be obvious on weekdays, but they might come in handy at critical moments.

Moreover, after Pei Jiuniang married into the Marquis' Mansion, her life was indeed much better than before.

You no longer have to worry about endless accounts, or the various expenses in the mansion, or taking care of clothes for the four seasons, or the etiquette of interpersonal relationships, etc.

If I had known earlier, when Liu was the housekeeper, although she had the title of the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, she got up earlier than the chickens and slept later than the dogs, and her hair fell out in clumps due to worry, but she still managed the Marquis' Mansion to make ends meet. She felt that if she was allowed to continue to manage the Mansion, the Marquis' Mansion would not be able to afford food sooner or later.

It is also very troublesome to deal with the powerful people in Beijing. You have to remember clearly the gifts they give you and the gifts you give yourself.

One time, she mistakenly sent the gift back to him, causing a huge joke.

Even though she was not in charge of the affairs, she often heard people praising the Marquis' Mansion for its good interpersonal relationships over the years. Although she did not say it, she knew in her heart that it was all thanks to Pei Jiuniang.

Even her daughter Gu Lanzhi inherited her personality. After marrying into the Gu family, she often made jokes about the housekeeper's affairs.

"You've made your mother angry. Mother, are you okay? Do you want to ask a doctor to take a look?"

Gu Lanzhi waited until Liu was almost recovered before she pretended to go up to her and ask about her situation, saying that she was concerned about Liu, but her eyes were always fixed on Pei Jiuniang.

"Okay, okay, even if I am angry, as a filial daughter, do you have to serve your mother in person?"

"You, of course I want to, but my Zhou'er... Pei Jiuniang, please stop confusing us. We haven't finished talking about your son hurting my Yu'er."

Gu Lanzhi's eyes were dazed, she didn't want to stay. Every time Liu was sick, she made extra demands, and she didn't want to suffer this.

"It's a good thing you still remember it, but you don't have to worry. I have asked someone to invite the kids who played with Brother Yu and your brother Zhou at that time. They are all from the same street, so they should be here soon."

As soon as Pei Jiuniang finished speaking, someone came to report that the families of several other adults living on the same street had come with their children.

Hearing this, Gu Lanzhi's eyes were a little evasive and she winked at Liu, but Pei Jiuniang took the lead and asked someone to invite the person in.

After coming in, Pei Jiuniang asked someone to serve tea to everyone, and asked someone to take out the snacks that the children liked and share them with the children.

The children were enjoying their meal, so Pei Jiuniang asked with a smile.

"I know you are all good kids who tell the truth and you definitely won't lie. Can you tell me what happened at that time?"

The children were eating fruits and cakes while reminiscing about the past. They were too young to remember everything, but each of them could still describe the situation in detail.

"Did you hear everything clearly? Is this the truth? I want to ask you, this is how you educate your children on a daily basis. The Gu family is a family of scholars. By the way, your old lady is a Buddhist, right? How could you raise such a cruel child who could assassinate these children in the street and even assassinate my brother Yu? No matter how bad Brother Yu is, he is the future owner of the Marquisate, the future Marquis of Wu'an. Assassinating the future Marquis of Wu'an in the street, this is not a small matter?!"

"You? Don't talk nonsense, no..."

"Nonsense, what, are you trying to say these kids are talking nonsense too?!"

"I'm not. Anyway, I know it. My Zhou'er was just an accident. I think we should just let it go. We are all family, so I won't bother with you."

Having said that, Gu Lanzhi was about to leave.

But he was stopped by Pei Jiuniang.

"Before, you brought people here to fight and kill, but you didn't say we were a family. Now that the facts are clear and it is proven that it was your son who insulted my son and chased my son in the street, you told me we were a family..."

"But your brother Yu is fine. My Zhou is covered in blood, and there's a big hole in his stomach. I didn't..."

"So, we can't just let it go like this. I think you were fair in handing it over to the government. Several yamen runners were here and heard the cause of the incident. I think Zhou is just a child after all. The Gu family is a family of scholars and would never kill someone. There must be some internal reasons for this incident. I hope you can go back and report to the adults and give my son justice."

"Mother Pei Jiu, what do you want? I have wronged you, sister-in-law. Please forgive me for my mistakes. We are a family after all. Mother, please say a few words."

Gu Lanzhi didn't expect Pei Jiuniang to be so persistent, and she didn't expect that it was her own son who took action first. She could make a fuss and distort the facts, but Pei Jiuniang called so many children from adult families, she couldn't offend them all, and she suddenly remembered that Zhou Ge's murder was probably caused by seeing her...

Therefore, this matter cannot continue no matter what.

"Jiu Niang, Lanzhi is confused, what do you think?"

Mrs. Liu was also anxious. She had never seen her daughter so anxious before, and she complained more about Pei Jiuniang in her heart.

"You are confused, or not. You haven't figured out anything yet, but you're calling the government to arrest someone. If I were a little less courageous today, I'm afraid Brother Yu would have been taken away by now. Even if Brother Yu's innocence is proven in the end, with so many eyes watching, what kind of reputation will Brother Yu have in the future?!"

"Can……"

"Today's matter should either be handled impartially, or the Gu family should write it down in black and white and post it to clear my brother Yu's name. Otherwise, the assassination of the son of the Marquis' mansion in the street should not be easily covered up. Even if it was Gu Tingzhi, I don't believe that his own son was almost assassinated... By the way, Brother Zhou dared to stab Bai Gou to death in the street and assassinate the son of the Marquis' mansion. You say, there is no guarantee that he will use a knife to kill someone next time if there is a verbal conflict..."

Hearing this, the people who had originally come to watch the show suddenly became afraid and their faces changed. They also thought that since they all lived on the same street, it was inevitable that their children would run away because they were too playful. What if...

"Madam Gu, I think what the Marquis's wife said makes sense. After all, your son almost hurt the only child in the Marquis's mansion. Chasing him with a knife is not a good way to play. Thinking about it now, I am so scared that I break out in a cold sweat..."

"Yes, the Gu family is a family of scholars. We originally thought that if the children interacted more often, they would be able to be influenced by the culture, but..."

"What do you mean?! You said my son was killed?!"

Gu Lanzhi was furious. She was already angry at Pei Jiuniang's aggressiveness, and now these families, who were not as well-off as the Marquis's and Gu's families, were implying that her son was a murderer.

But if he refused to admit it, Pei Jiuniang would insist on handling the matter impartially, saying that Zhou Ge assassinated the prince of Hou Mansion in the street, and threatened to post a notice on the matter.

Let her parents-in-law and husband know that they don’t have to dislike her.

Gu Lanzhi's face turned red with anger. She smashed several valuable vases of Liu's family and said angrily, "Let's handle official business as usual. My brother Zhou has been hurt, and no one, not even the king of heaven, can do anything to him..."

"He's been stimulated, so he's a madman, isn't he? I was wondering how could he kill someone for no reason? It turns out that Brother Zhou has such a hidden disease..."

Pei Jiuniang looked at Gu Lanzhi who was throwing things and walking away in a rage and said loudly on purpose.

She spread rumors that her brother Yu was a fool and a lunatic, making her son a well-known lunatic.