Chapter 376: Separation (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Gu Yanfei shook the empty wine jar. She was still a little unsatisfied, but she didn’t let Juan Bi refill her wine and slowly got up instead.
“Big Brother, let’s find Second Uncle to split up the family.”
Be it Gu Jian or Gu Xiao, didn’t they all say that she was a troublemaker? This time, she would let them see what a real troublemaker was.
The siblings left Yuheng Garden together.
The sleeping cat looked lazily at the siblings. In the end, its curiosity to watch the show was defeated by sleepiness, and it closed its eyes to sleep again.
Outside the window, the trees and bushes danced in the breeze. The atmosphere was quiet and leisurely. It was a good time to take an afternoon nap.
However, the same sound sounded dull to the uneasy Gu Jian.
“Marquis, Eldest Young Master and Second Lady are here.”
The servant girl’s report seemed to reach Gu Jian’s ears from afar. Gu Jian took a moment to realize that Gu Yuan had returned from the palace.
Madam w.a.n.g was also uneasy. She twisted the handkerchief in her hand repeatedly and frowned. “Marquis, why is Brother Yuan back? Could it be that he knows that Mother ‘entered the palace’?”
Ever since Madam Gu entered the palace, Madam w.a.n.g has been both expectant and uneasy. Her heart was beating wildly like a drum.
“What do you think?” Gu Jian asked instead of answering. He glanced at w.a.n.g indifferently.
There was no doubt that Gu Yuan knew.
After Gu Yuan was transferred to the Divine Arms Battalion, he nominally belonged to the throne guard, but he followed the Eldest Prince all day long. He was clearly the Eldest Prince’s personal guard.
Usually, Gu Yuan was basically in the palace. He would only return to the residence once every ten days or half a month. It had only been five days since Gu Yuan’s last break. He must have returned now because of Great Madam.
Gu Jian picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup beside him and slowly used the tea lid to brush away the floating leaves on the teapot. His heart, which had been in a mess just now, suddenly calmed down. He thought to himself, “Although Mother’s memorial seems to absolve the Eldest Prince of Feng He’s death on the surface, it’s actually roasting the Eldest Prince over the fire and using Gu Yuan to point his sword at the Eldest Prince.”
Now, the Eldest Prince probably felt that Gu Yuan was a burden, right?
Madam w.a.n.g thought for a moment and understood. She exchanged glances with Gu Jian and suppressed the joy in her hearts. “Marquis, Yuan’er is here to beg for mercy, right?”
After taking two sips of tea, Gu Jian felt refreshed. He said calmly, “No.”
He wanted to make the eldest branch siblings anxious and let them know what it meant to be high and mighty.
The servant girl who came to report stammered, “Marquis, Eldest Young Master said that he’s here to discuss the separation of the family with you.”
Gu Jian’s expression changed instantly. His hand trembled, and hot tea overflowed from the cup and flowed between his fingers.
He thought that Gu Yuan was here to ask for mercy and wanted to beg him to persuade Madam to settle the matter peacefully. He didn’t expect this kid to not only not lower his head, but also use the separation of the family to go against him.
Did he want the world to doubt his uncle’s kindness?
Gu Jian was furious, but Madam w.a.n.g was overjoyed and felt that splitting up was a good idea.
During this period of time, Madam w.a.n.g was also afraid.
They were afraid that if the Eldest Prince and Kang w.a.n.g fought, the Dingyuan Marquis Household wouldn’t be in favor of them. Therefore, they wanted to delay Gu Yunrong’s marriage with Kang w.a.n.g.
After Madam Gu entered the palace just now, Gu Jian carefully a.n.a.lyzed the current situation for her, making her realize that the Marquis Mansion could only rely on Kang w.a.n.g.
Now, it was best to kick out the eldest branch.
In the future, no matter what happened to the eldest branch, it wouldn’t implicate their second branch.
Madam w.a.n.g didn’t notice that Gu Jian’s hand was scalded by the tea. She quickly pulled Gu Jian’s sleeve. “Marquis.”
Meeting Madam w.a.n.g’s happy eyes, Gu Jian could guess what she was thinking. He couldn’t help but think about how short-sighted she was.
Gu Jian put down the teacup heavily and said coldly with a dark expression, “Let them in.”
The servant girl could naturally feel the stagnant atmosphere in the room. She didn’t dare to say a word and only responded obediently before quickly leaving.
The curtain fell, and soon, someone beat her up again.
Gu Yuan and Gu Yanfei walked into the east room one after another and walked towards
Gu Jian and his wife, who were sitting on the bed.
Gu Yuan stopped three or four steps away. Without any pleasantries, he went straight to the point.
“Marquis, let’s split up.”
Gu Yuan only addressed Gu Jian as Marquis’ and not Second Uncle’. It was equivalent to drawing a deep ravine between the two of them and cutting off their relationship.
When Gu Jian heard this, his face was as cold as ice. His gaze swept sharply across Gu Yuan’s face.
His nephew was really unruly!
The atmosphere in the room became even colder and more solemn. There was a faint chill in the air.
Gu Yuan looked straight at Gu Jian’s angry eyes with a cold expression and said loudly, “The Marquis and the Great Madam have always been on guard against our eldest branch. They’re also afraid that the eldest branch will cause trouble for the Marquis. In that case, why forcefully tie them together?”
“After the separation of the family, the eldest branch will belong to the eldest branch, and the marquis will belong to the marquis.”
“The eldest branch won’t come to bask in your glory, but if you provoke any major crimes in the future, don’t implicate the eldest branch.”
The 17-year-old had long grown into a seven-foot-tall man. His figure was tall and straight, he stood there like a mountain, emitting an indestructible aura. It was as if no one and nothing in this world could shake him at all.
Gu Yanfei was standing beside Gu Yuan. He looked calm, and his eyes were cold.
To her, this scene wasn’t unfamiliar.
It made her feel like she had suddenly returned to her previous life.
In her previous life, her brother’s leg was crippled, but even so, he still had his pride. Later on, he stood in front of his uncle like this and asked to be separated from the rest of the family.
Her brother had never changed..