After the eldest daughter was reborn, she became a crazy output

"Has no one come to the Gu Mansion yet?"

"Now that you mention it, it is true. All the big families in Yanjing have come, but only the Gu family has not come yet."

"Isn't this Marquis Mansion not coming?"

"It's so late, it would be rude to come now. It looks like you won't come."

"There has been no news of improvement from Marquis Gu Yuan, and there has been no movement from Marquis Gu Lao either. Both of them are now staying in their mansions and have stopped interacting with other mansions."

"Isn't it said that the person in charge of the Marquis' Mansion is the eldest daughter of the Marquis' Mansion? She won't come either?"

"Don't you think about this? Where did the eldest daughter grow up? She only has a delicate appearance, so she probably wouldn't dare to come here alone."

"That's right. Although Gu Jue's aura is indeed strong, I don't think he would dare to face this kind of situation alone."

Listening to the discussion nearby, a hint of annoyance flashed across Shen Zhuo's eyes.

Although she should have had plans for the Marquis' Mansion long ago, it was indeed because of him that the plans were forced to be brought forward.

It was also because of him that Lord Gu and others were imprisoned.

Although he didn't know what happened exactly, based on his understanding of Gu Jue, the other party must have done something bad.

This is why Gu Jue disregarded blood ties and was determined to get the Marquis' Mansion by any means necessary.

However, perhaps because of him, the process became a bit bloody and quicker.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhuo sighed deeply in his heart.

That day, he wanted Marquis Gu Yuan to help him leave the Marquis' Mansion, but he didn't expect that it would exacerbate the situation and make things worse.

Moreover, Gu Jue's attitude towards Gu Yuanhou that day was very different. They didn't seem like father and daughter. They looked more like a pair of strangers, or even strangers with a purpose.

Thinking of the bad things that happened that day, Shen Zhuo felt a little heavy in his heart, but listening to the discussions around him, Shen Zhuo couldn't stand it anymore.

He knew what kind of person Gu Jue was. He was not that bad, nor as terrible as they said.

Gu Jue was actually a very polite person. He must have had his reasons for not coming to Qin's house to celebrate his birthday.

It is definitely not out of contempt, nor is it out of cowardice.

Just as Shen Zhuo was about to say something to stop the discussion, there was movement at the door again.

The servant who came in walked quickly to the side of the Duke of Zhenguo and whispered in a low voice.

"Duke, Miss Gu from Marquis Gu Yuan's mansion is here."

Hearing this, a gleam flashed in the eyes of the Duke of Zhenguo, and he asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"

"Return to the Kingdom, it's the Miss Gu whom I haven't seen before. That Miss Gu came in men's clothing."

Oh?

Men's?

The Duke of Zhenguo stroked his beard, his lowered eyes full of thought.

"Bring that young lady here."

"Yes."

After the servants left, everyone who had been eavesdropping on the conversation began to pretend to discuss other things.

"Who's coming?"

"Didn't hear that clearly."

"Could it be someone from the Gu Mansion?"

"How is that possible? If it was Gu Jue, he should have gone to Madam Qin's place. Why would he be specially invited here?"

"Could it be the old marquis?"

"Could it be Gu Yuanhou?"

"It's possible. Gu Yuanhou hasn't been out for a long time. He might take this birthday party as a signal for his comeback."

Everyone was discussing the person who had come in a low voice, except Shen Zhuo, who felt his heartbeat accelerate violently. Shen Zhuo became inexplicably nervous.

The Duke of Zhenguo naturally heard the whispers of many people. Not only the Duke of Zhenguo, but also Prince Xiang and other old generals heard it.

Almost all the people who came to celebrate the birthday today are the leaders of each mansion, after all, it is the birthday of the Duke of Zhenguo.

The younger generations were not good enough, and even the legitimate sons of many mansions did not come. Only a few legitimate sons of the big mansions who were good enough came to the Qin Mansion.

For example, Xu Zilin and Lin Fei.

They were already good friends with Qin Ming, so it was normal for them to come and celebrate his birthday, but they just sat next to their fathers and listened to their fathers chatting with others.

Of course there are exceptions. Some wealthy families deliberately brought their daughters with them, and their purpose was obviously obvious.

The Qin family now has only one eldest son. According to the Qin family's style, they never take concubines. No matter who marries into the Qin family, they will live a good life.

In addition to the status and strength of the Qin Mansion, who wouldn't want to be associated with the Qin Mansion?

Among the people who come to celebrate the birthday, at least half of them have their own little plans in mind.

Hearing someone coming at this late hour, almost everyone guessed that the other person was Gu Yuanhou, and they all subconsciously paid attention to the movement at the door.

Just at this moment, footsteps were heard at the door, and a figure gradually appeared in front of everyone.

Just like what he had seen in front of the palace before, the person who came had a powerful aura, and there was darkness in his coldness.

Different from the calm and noble attire he wore in front of the palace before, today, Gu Jue wore a dark purple men's suit.

The clothes were embroidered with large white-edged roses, and the hem was pure white. The butterflies flying up from the white hem looked like real ones, each attracted by the fragrance of the flowers and flying towards the white-edged roses.

His appearance still astonished everyone, with willow-shaped eyebrows and phoenix eyes. The phoenix eyes should be flying freely, but there was no sense of arrogance and wantonness in Gu Jue, and people could only feel that they were like an abyss.

Her lips are red, her teeth are white, and her eyes are as deep as the ocean.

One hand was placed in front of his body and the other hand was placed behind his back. The hand in front of him was casually playing with a string of Buddhist beads.

Gu Jue walked into the hall in this manner.

That image, that momentum, that aura, made Shen Zhuo's heart tighten inexplicably.

Gu Jue walked straight up to the Duke of Zhenguo without looking around and bowed slightly.

"My name is Gu Jue. I came here specially to celebrate your birthday today, but I didn't expect something urgent happened in the mansion. I am late. I hope the Duke will forgive me."

Gu Jue's tone expressed forgiveness and apology, but there was no panic or uneasiness on his face.

He didn't act like a junior at all, but rather like the person in power of a big government. He was neither humble nor arrogant, and remained calm in the face of the Duke of Zhenguo.

The Duke of Zhenguo seemed to not care at all, and said with a smile, "The banquet hasn't started yet, it's never too late to come."

"This is not the first time we've met. Just call me Grandpa Qin. Your father calls me Uncle Qin, so it makes sense for you to call me Grandpa Qin."

"Okay, Grandpa Qin."

It was hard to tell whether Gu Jue was happy or unhappy on his face. In the blink of an eye, he was called to sit next to Duke Qin.

"By the way, you can play chess, right?"

"meeting."

"Then come play with me next time."

As soon as Duke Qin finished speaking, King Xiang became unhappy.

"Hey, it seems that you look down on my chess skills, right?"

"Your Highness, that's not right. I'm just worried that you're tired. It just so happens that we have a junior here. Let's test his chess skills together."

Old Duke Qin smiled and coaxed Prince Xiang helplessly.

Because of Qin Ming and Shen Zhuo, the two are still friends and they occasionally get together to play chess.

As for the King of Xiang's chess skills, Old Duke Qin knew them as clearly as could be.

After seeing this, King Xiang also became interested and compromised: "Okay, okay."