A son-in-law who has risen to the third-rank official at the age of thirty will surely be able to enter the cabinet in the future.

By then, the status of their Gu family will also rise.

And her beloved son can also take this opportunity to get rid of his identity as a businessman and become a member of a noble family!

The more Song thought about it, the more excited she became. She held Gu Qinlian's hand tightly and said, "My son is right. We must make this marriage happen no matter what!"

Gu Qinlian said in a timely manner: "Mother, Yinli is in a critical moment and needs support. The Ji family is obviously unreliable, and only our Gu family can lend a helping hand. When Yinli becomes successful in the future, he will definitely remember our family's kindness. Therefore, this dowry must not be shabby."

Song no longer had the stinginess she had before, and responded readily, "Indeed. I will personally take care of the dowry. You just need to wait patiently for your wedding. As for the concubine of the Ji family, I will help you solve it completely."

No one will be allowed to obstruct my daughter's bright future!

The status of being born out of wedlock may not matter, but being the eldest son born out of wedlock is absolutely intolerable.

Gu Qinlian finally showed her first heartfelt smile in these days: "Mom, you are so thoughtful."

Song hugged her and said softly, "You are my daughter. If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well?"

After leaving Gu Qinlian, Song went straight back to her own residence and had a closed-door conversation with Gu's father until late at night.

The next evening, the Ji family's spy delivered a message to Gu Qinlan: Ji Yinli's newly favored concubine unfortunately had a miscarriage.

When Gu Qinlan learned the news, she was carefully pruning a bonsai that had just been delivered by the gardener.

A little maid reported in a low voice: "The Ji family is in chaos at the moment, and Madam Ji is sending people to thoroughly investigate the matter."

Gu Qinlan chuckled and ordered, "Tell Ji Yinli and that concubine separately about the news that our Gu family secretly bribed the Ji family's servants."

The Ji family was poor and had few people. Each of the married sons had only two servants and two maids. Ji Yinli only had one servant and one maid. The newly appointed concubine was the only maid by his side.

As the elder of the family, Madam Ji was equipped with two maids, a woman-in-law and a servant. In addition to a doorman and a coachman, the number of servants was even less than that of the master.

Her original intention was to arrange for someone to enter the Ji family, and Hongye spared no effort to achieve her wish.

The servant bribed by the Gu family this time was the maidservant beside Old Madam Ji.

The only remaining maid of Ji Yinli had been promoted to concubine and was pregnant. Old Madam Ji could no longer let her serve Ji Yinli and needed special care. So she sent her maid to take care of the concubine temporarily.

The woman had been with Madam Ji for many years and was considered her confidant. However, the poverty of the Ji family had made people less loyal.

The Gu family did not offer a high price, so the old woman tampered with Ji Yinli's concubine's diet.

Gu Qinlan cut off a branch with a sneer on her face. Ji Yinli had a deep affection for the maid. They had been together for many years, and the maid took care of him meticulously.

When she married into the Ji family, the maid even tried to intimidate her, but she eventually managed to resolve the situation skillfully.

Now, Gu Qinlian hasn't even married yet, but the maid has already lost her greatest support, her child. How could she let this go?

Ji Yinli and the maid had a deep affection for each other since childhood, so he naturally attached great importance to this child. For men, the importance of offspring is beyond words, and they don't care too much about the status of the child, because it is their blood.

This is why women are eager to give birth to their first son, because the first child means a lot to men.

Once Ji Yinli finds out that his first child died because of Gu Qinlian, he will probably bear a grudge against her.

Gu Qinlan was in a very good mood, so she ordered people to prepare a sumptuous meal, and she planned to have a few drinks. Fu Yu was also in a good mood, and immediately arranged everything.

The food and wine had just been laid out when a strange maid appeared outside the door, looking around suspiciously.

Hongye asked in a deep voice: "Which courtyard are you from? Why do you not know the rules?"

The maid was panicked and fell to her knees with a thud: "Madam, I am from the eldest lady's courtyard. Madam, please go and visit her quickly. Our lady is ill."

Zheng Huiyi fell ill?

Gu Qinlan paused for a moment with the chopsticks in her hand, then gently put them down, stood up and asked, "Have you called a doctor?"

The maid, with tears in her eyes, replied with a sad face: "We did ask, but the young lady refused to open the door to let the doctor in for diagnosis. She would rather die on her own."

Gu Qinlan heard this and realized that Zheng Huiyi was using the same old trick again, so she said calmly: "I'll go take a look."

Fu Yu quickly instructed the maid to cover the dishes first, and then hurried out with Gu Qinlan.

Before the group arrived at Zheng Huiyi's courtyard, they had already heard the noise coming from the courtyard.

"Girl, please open the door quickly."

"Miss, the doctor is here. Let him take your pulse. It is important to take care of yourself."

Several maids and old women braved the scorching sun and tried to persuade her earnestly.

Zheng Huiyi responded through the door: "If you don't open the door and don't treat me, I don't want to live anymore! Go tell Gu Qinlan to come over!"

Gu Qinlan said coldly: "I am here. If you have any last words to say, please speak as soon as possible to avoid delaying your journey."

There was silence inside the room, and then the door suddenly opened. Zheng Huiyi was furious, raised her finger angrily and pointed at Gu Qinlan, asking: "What do you mean by this?"

Gu Qinlan waved her hand and slapped her fingers away: "Aren't you determined to die and live on your own? Do you want to see me before you die? Since I have obeyed your wishes, I will never interfere."

Zheng Huiyi was speechless for a moment.

Logically speaking, when she expressed her intention to commit suicide, shouldn't others rush to comfort her and give her kind advice?

Why did she end up being treated like this?

Zheng Huiyi was very emotional and asked loudly: "You cruel woman, I already knew that you wanted me to die soon!"

Gu Qinlan sneered: "You think too much, I am just acting according to your wishes. Don't you really want to die, but just want to threaten me with death?"

Zheng Huiyi was speechless for a moment.

Gu Qinlan said coldly, "You have made a wrong calculation. Your life is worthless in my eyes, except for your mother and brother. Whether you live or die is of no concern to me. At most, I will spend some money to take care of your funeral, not to mention that the money does not come from my own pocket."

Zheng Huiyi was so angry that her face turned blue: "Aren't you afraid that if something happens to me, my mother and brother won't let you go?"

Gu Qinlan raised the corners of her mouth slightly, with a hint of teasing in her tone: "Your imagination is too rich. First of all, you yourself are tired of the world and don't want to continue living. Secondly, if you die in your own courtyard, with your personal maid and wet nurse around you, once you pass away, they will be the only ones to suffer. Finally, even if your mother and brother blame me indiscriminately, the most serious consequence is to drive me out of the house. Can they be so cruel as to put me to death to pay for your life?"

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