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

We walked in silence all the way to the main courtyard.

Pei Jiuniang was about to reach out to take Brother Yu from his arms, but he dodged her. She frowned slightly, and he explained, "I'll help you carry him in."

After saying this, without waiting for Pei Jiuniang to say anything else, he strode past her.

When Pei Jiuniang chased after him, Gu Tingzhi had already handed Brother Yu over to Caifeng's care, and he himself sat down on the armchair in the hall, while Cuiping was busy making tea for him.

Pei Jiuniang frowned slightly, always feeling that Gu Tingzhi seemed to do it on purpose.

"My Lord is busy with official duties..."

"It's not too busy today."

Gu Tingzhi spoke before she finished speaking.

Pei Jiuniang was slightly startled, thinking about what to do, when she heard snoring sounds from somewhere.

She followed the sound and fell on Gu Tingzhi's belly.

Gu Tingzhi's face flushed with embarrassment. He quickly pressed his hand on his stomach, stammering, and didn't know where to look.

"Well, I've been busy today and haven't had dinner yet."

"Both." Pei Jiuniang recalled that she did not see him pick up his chopsticks at Liu's place, and then when they had a quarrel, he did not even eat.

She didn't know why, but when she saw him like this, she actually wanted to laugh, but she felt it was inappropriate, so she kept suppressing it, but Gu Tingzhi saw through it.

"Laugh if you want."

When Gu Tingzhi saw her like that, he suddenly felt some warmth in his heart.

It reminded him of the past when she would smile secretly every time she looked at him, but she would suppress it deliberately.

The scene just now seemed like a return to the past.

The heavy stone and tension in his heart suddenly disappeared.

This time when she came back, she always kept him at a distance, like an animal covered with thorns. The closer he got, the more she pricked him. Her words and actions showed that she wanted to draw a line between herself and him and sever ties with him, which made him very distressed.

Unexpectedly, this embarrassing moment made him feel as if he saw his past self again.

When Pei Jiuniang saw the smile in his eyes and the slightly raised corners of his mouth, she calmed down instantly, got up quickly, and went to the house to look after Brother Yu.

He left a sentence, "It's getting late, so I won't keep you here, sir."

"lady?"

The servants, who had hoped that the Marquis and his wife would reconcile soon, became anxious when they saw his wife like this.

"Yes, madam, you have been looking forward to the return of the Marquis to reunite with you and your wife day and night. Why are you so shy now that the Marquis has returned?"

Pei Jiuniang was angry and annoyed. She was about to refute on the spot, but then she remembered that it seemed to be true before she was reborn.

"I know that Madam will not eat well if she goes to the old lady's house, so I have asked the kitchen to prepare wine and food. Madam, please invite the Marquis to have dinner with you?"

The old nanny also followed suit. After all, the Madam and the young master would have to continue living in the Marquis' Mansion and would have to rely on the Marquis in everything.

And what happened at the old lady's place today has been reported back.

They felt that the Marquis was very different from before.

They have to help the lady seize the opportunity.

As they were talking, someone quick on his feet brought the wine and dishes to the table one by one.

While Pei Jiuniang was still hesitating, Brother Yu in the room had already woken up after smelling the fragrance of food.

The little guy came out from the inner room barefoot, rubbing his eyes.

Caifeng heard the voice and turned around to see Brother Yu in his underwear. She hurried over and said, "Hey, my prince, why did you come out by yourself?"

"Eat, eat, mother."

Brother Yu muttered something, his eyes searching for Pei Jiuniang, his nose wrinkled as he followed the scent.

"Is it Brother Yu who got up? Hurry up and bring him out. Have you prepared Brother Yu's food?"

Pei Jiuniang's eyes were full of Yu Ge. She couldn't wait to lift the curtain to see for herself. When Yu Ge saw her, he threw himself into her arms.

"Brother Yu? What's wrong?"

Pei Jiuniang knew that Brother Yu was worried, and she had finally helped Brother Yu regain his confidence. However, the words that Liu cursed at Brother Yu at the dinner table tonight once again made all her efforts go to waste. She hated Liu whenever she thought about it, but she was the elder, and the word "filial piety" weighed down on her, as if it was all right for the younger generation to bully her.

Thinking about this, Pei Jiuniang suddenly felt that the national policy of governing the world with filial piety was biased and flawed.

If parents are unkind, what should their children do?

Thinking of how Gu Tingzhi had unusually rebelled against Liu for them and their son today, Pei Jiuniang felt surprised and touched.

Thinking of this, she made a decision while dressing Brother Yu and carrying him out.

But when she saw Gu Tingzhi had picked up the chopsticks and started eating, she suddenly felt that she seemed a little redundant.

She held Brother Yu as he sat opposite her. She should have been worried about his recovery and wanted to feed him herself, but Brother Yu struggled and slid off her to the chair beside her. He grabbed the chopsticks, but he was still too small. He tried to straighten his body, but he could only barely reach the food in front of him. He couldn't reach anything farther.

Pei Jiuniang saw that his eyes were always glancing at the chicken leg in front of Gu Tingzhi. She remembered something and her nose felt a little sour. Just as she was about to pick up the chicken leg, Gu Tingzhi gave it to Brother Yu.

"Both of them, one for Brother Yu and one for Brother Yu's mother."

As Gu Tingzhi spoke, he put one in each of Yu Ge and Pei Jiu Niang's bowls.

Pei Jiuniang didn't say anything, and Yu Ge just glanced at Gu Tingzhi, then ignored the chicken leg in the bowl. Instead, he gently pulled Pei Jiuniang's sleeve and looked at other parts of the chicken.

"Brother Yu, do you want to eat chicken wings?"

Brother Yu nodded slightly. As soon as Pei Jiuniang raised her arm, Gu Tingzhi picked up the chicken wings and was about to put them in Brother Yu's bowl. As a result, Brother Yu pulled the bowl and the chicken wings fell on the table.

This scene successfully made the servants hold their breath.

It also made Pei Jiuniang feel a little uneasy.

Subconsciously, he glanced at Gu Tingzhi. Gu Tingzhi's face was also full of embarrassment, but he didn't seem too angry. Finally, he pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled helplessly.

"Father knows. Brother Yu is angry with Father and doesn't want to eat what Father gave him, right?"

Brother Yu didn't say anything, but his little face deliberately glanced in the opposite direction of Gu Tingzhi.

It couldn't be more obvious.

Gu Tingzhi smiled bitterly, shook his head indifferently at Pei Jiuniang who seemed anxious to explain, and then put down his chopsticks.

"Father knows that you and your son have suffered a lot over the years. Father swears that no one will bully you again in the future."

As he spoke, he looked at Pei Jiuniang specifically, "As for the money that Gu Lanzhi asked you to give me, I will give you the rest when the Chu family receives the letter. As for the money you gave to the mansion, I will also calculate it out and give it to you. But I probably don't have that much silver in the mansion. However, I should get a lot of rewards for my military achievements. If it's not enough in one time, I can do it a few more times and it will be enough.

As for those two children, if you don't like them, you can ask them to move out."

As soon as the words fell, Gu Xijue and Gu Yuzhi, who were about to come in to greet the two, were stunned. Gu Xijue's face turned pale and he didn't say a word, but Gu Yuzhi couldn't help crying and asked Gu Tingzhi, "Uncle, don't you care about us anymore? Is there something I did wrong?"

Gu Tingzhi hadn't said anything yet, but he accidentally saw Gu Yu's face flattened. He understood that Gu Yu didn't like these two children.

If he had not seen Liu ridiculing Gu Yu in order to protect the two children, he might have thought that Gu Yu was intolerant. But now he understood that it was Liu's favoritism that caused a thorn in Gu Yu's heart.

As he had said before, he never felt that he owed Gu Huan, so there was no need to make it up to his children.

What's more, he always had doubts about the backgrounds of these two children.

He would never allow them to be included in the family tree until he found out.