Although smart people are difficult to deal with, they know how to weigh gains and losses, know when to advance and retreat, and act in moderation.

A confused person like Princess Duan, although she has no ill intentions, can easily cause trouble. Just like what happened to Zheng Huiyi, if Princess Duan had not been so indulgent, how could it have evolved to this point?

People like this are the most troublesome and frustrating.

While the two were talking, a servant walked in hurriedly, holding a letter in his hand: "Madam, the prince has sent another letter."

Gu Qinlan took the letter and couldn't help feeling confused. Why was Prince Zheng so keen on writing letters?

This is the third one already!

Since he is not fighting on the front lines, doesn't he need to train his troops?

Liang's face was filled with a gentle smile, and she said softly, "Don't be in a daze, go to the study and check the letter. I'll go and prepare dinner for you."

Gu Qinlan was worried that she was overworked, so she consoled her, "Aunt, from now on you only need to prepare one meal a day."

Liang waved her hand and walked towards the kitchen, saying, "It's just a trivial matter. How can it make people exhausted?"

Gu Qinlan then called Fu Yu over: "Go to the kitchen and help your aunt with some things. Don't let her work too hard."

Fu Yu immediately followed Liang's steps.

Gu Qinlan picked up the letter, walked into the study alone, opened it and read it carefully.

After reading this, she suddenly remembered that after receiving Zheng Dinglian’s second letter, she actually neglected to reply!

Zheng Dinglian's letter mainly asked her whether she had solved all the problems. If not, he was willing to ask for support from the master again. The letter also mentioned the scar-removing medicine she had asked him to find, and told him that he had sent people to find it, and once found, he would let the caravan bring it back. In addition, he also mentioned that he had received all the gifts she had given him and expressed his satisfaction with them.

Gu Qinlan felt a little guilty that she had forgotten about replying to the letter, while Zheng Dinglian, despite his busy military affairs, was still able to pay attention to her trivial matters in detail. In comparison, she did seem a little careless.

She quickly read the letter and decided to reply immediately. Huang Yue cleverly laid out the paper for her, ground the ink, and even dipped the tip of the pen to the perfect color before moistening the pen.

Gu Qinlan thought about it for a while and wrote a reply.

After the letter was completed, Gu Qinlan summoned Huang Yue to invite Jiang Ye over.

"Cousin, please prepare another set of gifts for the prince tomorrow. In addition, I need you to go to the pharmacy to buy some medicinal materials for treating injuries and colds."

Jiang Ye nodded in agreement, and then said to Gu Qinlan: "I just heard that Aunt Zhang has accepted the eldest lady's apology. From tomorrow on, the eldest lady will follow Aunt Zhang to learn etiquette again. In addition, Zou has submitted a visiting card three times, and I rejected it the first two times. This time, Zou's maid cried bitterly and claimed that if the card was rejected again, she would be beaten to death. At this moment, she is still waiting for news outside the door."

As he said that, he handed the post to Gu Qinlan.

Gu Qinlan took the reply, glanced at it lightly, and then a teasing smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "This Zou is really a strange person. She keeps testing the bottom line of her children. Once she goes to the extreme, she is eager to make up for it. What exactly does she want? Send this note to the old lady."

Jiang Ye went to the courtyard of Princess Duan in person, holding the invitation. Although Princess Duan had many complaints about Zou, blood was thicker than water, and she could not give up her family ties. In addition, she had two grandsons who were related by blood, so she was kind-hearted. So she asked Jiang Ye to reply to the maid and tell Zou that she could come to the palace tomorrow.

When the maid heard the news, she cried with joy and thanked Jiang Ye repeatedly before leaving happily.

The next morning, Zou entered the palace early.

Gu Qinlan originally thought that this matter had nothing to do with her, but unexpectedly Princess Duan sent Nanny Cen to invite her. Gu Qinlan was quite reluctant, so she said, "Please tell my mother that I have to prepare things for the prince today, so I am really too busy to do it."

But Aunt Cen said, "Madam, you'd better move over. The old lady said that if you refuse, she will come and invite you personally."

Gu Qinlan had no choice but to follow Nanny Cen to Princess Duan's courtyard.

As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I heard Zou's sad crying.

Gu Qinlan frowned and asked in confusion: "Mammy, what happened?"

Madam Cen sighed and shook her head helplessly: "Madam will understand when she goes in."

Gu Qinlan was suspicious and walked into the main room, only to see that Zou was in a miserable state, with a bruised face and a white bandage on her forehead, looking very scary.

Princess Duan's face was filled with anger and her teeth were chattering.

Gu Qinlan bowed to Princess Duan and asked, "Mother, what happened?"

Princess Duan hurriedly held her back and said, "My son, you are finally here. Help me make a decision. Your cousin has been abused by her husband. She is not only the mother of Huaiyu and Fenghui, but also my niece. How dare the Lou family hurt her so badly? It is clearly a blatant provocation to the dignity of our Prince Duan's Mansion! This matter must not be let go, we must seek justice for your cousin!"

Gu Qinlan was quite shocked: "Is this Lou Yongwei's doing?"

Princess Duan was furious: "Apart from that bastard, who else would dare to lay a hand on her!"

Zou burst into tears.

Gu Qinlan was shocked and puzzled. This childhood sweetheart had been thinking about each other ever since their spouses became widows. How could they have expected that such a tragedy would happen after they got together again?

After Zou remarried and moved into Lou Yongwei's family, she was extremely gentle and considerate to Lou Yongwei. She even let her son suffer all kinds of grievances in order to win his favor.

However, why did this loving couple suddenly have a fierce argument?

Gu Qinlan was full of curiosity and couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, Zou covered her face and cried again.

Gu Qinlan was disgusted by this kind of woman who cried like crazy, as if she had lost a loved one. She was upset by her crying and shouted, "Enough! Go back to your house and cry as much as you want! You cry all day long and only know how to cry. The blessings of our Prince Duan's Mansion will be wiped out by your crying!"

Zou was frightened by her sudden roar, and her cry was stuck in her throat.

"Will you tell me why Lou Yongwei committed such a brutal act? If you don't speak, I won't interfere in such trivial matters."

She has remarried. Even if she suffered misfortune in her husband's family, what does it have to do with Prince Duan's Mansion?

At best, they would just send someone to express condolences and present a small gift.

Princess Duan also urged, "Yes, what happened? Tell me quickly."

Gu Qinlan couldn't help but feel speechless. It turned out that this person who kept saying that he wanted to seek justice for the Zou family didn't even know why the Zou family suffered a blow!

Zou stammered, "My husband kept a mistress outside. I found out about it and gave her a lesson. Unexpectedly, she turned out to be pregnant..."

She never expected that the mistress was pregnant. She wanted to teach her a lesson, but she didn't expect that the mistress would have a miscarriage shortly after she did it.

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