Reborn to be replaced, remarried to the royal palace to raise children and train husband

Gu Qinlan stepped lightly into the spacious living room, looking around with sharp eyes, taking in all the members of the Zheng family.

She spoke with a firm tone and sharp eyes: "Although Jiang Ye is a butler, he was hired by me personally, not a servant of my Prince Duan's Mansion. His status is no lower than any of you."

"On the contrary, you came uninvited, barged into my Prince Duan's mansion, and gave orders. This is the real disrespect!"

The faces of the Zheng family's side branch members became extremely ugly, like dark clouds before a storm.

Chief Zheng was furious. He slammed his palm on the table and shouted, "How dare you! Gu Qinlan, how dare you be so presumptuous and talk to us like this!"

Gu Qinlan snorted coldly, her expression grim: "I think you are the truly audacious ones, you dare to roar at me without even examining where this place is. Although I have not been granted an imperial decree, I am Zheng Dinglian's principal wife and the mistress of this Prince Duan's Mansion. I have not kicked you out, which is already an extra tolerance towards you!"

Patriarch Zheng and others had never expected that Gu Qinlan would be so resolute and tough.

They originally thought that a young woman from a merchant family would be shallow in knowledge and that they only needed to put a little pressure on her to make her give in. However, they were wrong. Not only did Gu Qinlan not give in, she even wanted to kick them out.

Everyone was speechless for a moment and the scene fell into awkward silence.

Jiang Ye was deeply moved by Gu Qinlan's protection, but at the same time he was worried that her relationship with the Zheng family would deteriorate, so he smiled and persuaded: "Madam, please calm down. The masters may not know about this, and they are also concerned about the reputation of Prince Duan's Mansion."

A middle-aged man in his forties from the side branch, who was obese, quickly followed suit and echoed, "That's right, Princess, we have no ill intentions."

Gu Qinlan gradually calmed down her anger and said calmly, "Since it's a misunderstanding, let's not talk about it anymore."

She walked to the main seat and sat down slowly. She glanced at everyone and asked, "I wonder what important matters you have come to discuss?"

The head of the Zheng clan still had a gloomy expression on his face. He asked unhappily, "Gu Qinlan, why did you imprison Fenghui in the mansion and not allow him to go to school? Do you know that he is the eldest grandson of Prince Duan's mansion and the hope for the future of Prince Duan's mansion? What is your intention in doing this?"

Gu Qinlan raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "I won't let Fenghui go to school? Who said that?"

Chief Zheng replied impatiently: "You don't need to find out who said it."

Gu Qinlan already understood in her mind that there were only a few people in this mansion, and the only one who cared about Zheng Fenghui's studies was Zheng Huaiyu.

But she didn't want to say much, and just said calmly: "I don't want to explain this matter in detail, so let Feng Hui come forward in person to answer your questions to avoid any misunderstandings."

As soon as she finished speaking, she signaled her servants to summon Zheng Fenghui.

Soon, Zheng Fenghui came hurriedly with beads of sweat on his forehead, holding his light sword.

"Why did you call me here?"

Zheng Fenghui, who was interrupted during his sword practice, felt quite unhappy.

Gu Qinlan said softly: "First, pay your respects to the elders of the family. They have something to ask you."

Zheng Fenghui nonchalantly bowed to them and said, "Hello, elders. If you have any questions, please tell me. I have to go back and continue practicing swordsmanship."

The faces of several elders looked a little ugly.

Patriarch Zheng looked at Gu Qinlan with a reproachful look: "He is so unruly, why don't you teach him a lesson?"

Before Gu Qinlan could speak, Zheng Fenghui answered first: "What does my behavior have to do with her? She has only been in our family for a few days. How can she control me?"

Although he didn't have much affection for Gu Qinlan, after all, she helped him yesterday. He couldn't be ungrateful and let her suffer the criticism from these elders.

Chief Zheng was speechless for a moment, but he suppressed his anger and said slowly: "Feng Hui, why don't you go to the school? Is someone deliberately trying to stop you?"

As he said this, he glanced at Gu Qinlan meaningfully.

Zheng Fenghui chuckled: "You don't really think that she stopped me from going to school, do you? This is simply ridiculous. How could she stop me?"

Chief Zheng was slightly stunned and asked, "Then why don't you go to school?"

Zheng Fenghui answered frankly: "If you don't want to go, then don't go. I'm not cut out for studying."

Patriarch Zheng was a little impatient: "Nonsense! Studying is a great cause for generations to come, how can you be so careless! Do you know your responsibility as the eldest grandson of Prince Duan's mansion?"

Zheng Fenghui said nonchalantly, "I don't care about the status of the eldest grandson. I'll give it to whoever wants it. Is there anything else? I'll continue practicing swordsmanship."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Fenghui picked up his sword and ran away without looking back, leaving Chief Zheng and others looking at each other with ashen faces.

Gu Qinlan observed quietly for a while, then said calmly: "I know the purpose of your visit today. Frankly speaking, the reason why Zheng Fenghui didn't go to school is because he was expelled from the school, and currently no school in the city is willing to accept him. Since you uncles are so concerned about Fenghui's studies, then I will trouble you to find a new school for him."

"After all, I am only a concubine in name only, and the school I recommend may not meet your expectations. In order not to delay the future of our Zheng family's eldest grandson, I hope you will take more care of it."

She was originally worrying about how to solve this problem, but she didn't expect that someone would come to her doorstep to help her solve her problem. It was really an unexpected surprise.

Several Zheng elders never expected that Gu Qinlan would actually throw this hot potato directly at them. In an instant, everyone was stunned.

After a long while, the Zheng clan leader finally came to his senses and said hurriedly: "My niece, Fenghui's studies are the foundation of our Zheng family's century-old foundation. How can we make such a hasty decision..."

Gu Qinlan looked serious and nodded in agreement: "What the clan leader said is very true. That's why I plan to entrust this matter to the elders. I come from a merchant family. I am young and have never been to a prosperous place. I know very little about the customs and practices of Jindu. In comparison, the elders are experienced and knowledgeable. No matter what they handle, they are more adept than me."

"Fenghui's studies are extremely important, so I have to ask the elders to spend more time on them."

Patriarch Zheng seemed a little anxious: "Niece-in-law, how can such a thing be handled so hastily? Feng Hui is the eldest grandson of Prince Duan's Mansion, and you are his legitimate mother, so this matter should naturally be handled by you personally."

Gu Qinlan sighed softly, "I understand this, but I am too young and inexperienced. Fenghui carries the future of Prince Duan's Mansion and the expectations of the Zheng family. Now, my husband is away fighting, and only the old, weak, women and children are left in the mansion. If the elders hadn't come here today, I'm afraid I wouldn't know that the Zheng family actually has so many relatives."

If they hadn't taken the initiative to come and cause trouble, she really wouldn't have known that the Zheng family actually had so many hidden relatives, and in more than a month, she hadn't seen any member of the Zheng family come to visit.