The Gu Family Banquet

"My Marquis, why have you changed your mind again?"

"The Gu family is destitute. I can't let her eat chaff and wild vegetables Gu family, nor can I let her worry about money," Xu Weibei said irritably. "Let her have a proper New Year first."

He keeps his woman.

Just like your own child, no matter how angry you are, even if you can punish them severely, you still have to bring them food afterward and not let them go to bed hungry.

Let Gu Wanning suffer the pain of regret.

Xu Weibei couldn't bear to see her suffer poverty.

This is the highest level of punishment, hmm!

Gao Lan: It really is a world of crazy people.

Ask more questions; that's a good idea. Hopefully, he'll live to see next year.

After Gao Lan arranged the money, Xu Weibei asked him to call his four concubines.

Gao Lan was puzzled again, secretly wondering if the Marquis was looking for a replacement.

He sent someone to summon his four concubines.

Fourth Concubine didn't come; she was nowhere to be found.

Xu Weibei waved his hand. "Never mind her, I don't want to see her anyway. What are your plans, you three?"

The three looked at each other, none of them understanding what he meant.

Xu Weibei thought to himself that they were a bunch of idiots, and impatiently said to them, "Those of you who want to leave the manor, tell me, and I'll have someone arrange it."

He's really annoyed by women right now.

He couldn't even figure out Gu Wanning, and there were so many troublesome things in the mansion, which made him even more irritable.

Let's take this opportunity to chase them all away and have some peace and quiet.

We can't kick out the Fourth Concubine, but we can arrange for her to live somewhere else, so she won't have to see us and be bothered by us.

The First Concubine said she wasn't leaving.

She had nowhere to go, she didn't want to get married, she wanted to stay with Jiaoniang.

The Second Concubine said she wouldn't leave either, as she had nowhere else to go.

--The matter of staying in the mansion to take advantage of others cannot be mentioned. At this time, one can only pretend to be pitiful. The shrewd Second Concubine knows this well.

The Third Concubine's reason was also copied and pasted.

Xu Weibei was annoyed but had no way to deal with it, so he dismissed everyone.

These days are getting more and more miserable.

Those who should have left didn't, while those who shouldn't have left left first.

Chapter 140 Gu family Banquet

On the day the Gu family held their banquet, not many people came; only six tables were filled.

But this was already the limit of the capacity of the Gu family's small, dilapidated house.

After all, it's not appropriate for the Chief Grand Secretary to host a banquet in the freezing cold of December; he can't let everyone eat a simple feast on the street.

The protagonist, Zhi Nu, appeared and bowed to everyone, led by Gu Wanning.

Although he was still very nervous, he did not make any mistakes because he had rehearsed beforehand.

However, he could never leave Gu Wanning, and almost became Gu Wanning little shadow.

"Auntie, how did I do today?" When no one was around, Zhi Nu asked nervously.

He felt a little uncomfortable wearing his new clothes.

To this day, Zhi Nu still feels like he's in a deep, unawakened dream.

"That's good." Gu Wanning smiled and helped him straighten his clothes.

"But what I've been hearing them say..."

"It's nothing, I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about me!" Gu Wanning was telling the truth. "Didn't I get divorced? This is always something new."

"Why did they talk about you? Auntie, please don't be angry, I, I..."

"I'm not angry." Gu Wanning said magnanimously, "Zhi Nu, remember this: in this world, no one is immune to gossip, and no one is immune to being talked about. If we act with a clear conscience and are open and honest, we have nothing to fear from being talked about."

So what if we're just being gossiped about?

Eat up, eat up! There's no drama involved, so eat with peace of mind.

Anyway, she didn't lose a single piece of flesh.

Besides, Xu Weibei "messed around," but she didn't.

She was open and honest about her divorce.

"Okay, I understand, Auntie." Zhi Nu nodded vigorously.

"Remember, I'm your little aunt." Gu Wanning tapped his nose. "Your eldest aunt will be going home soon."

Gu Wanqing sent a message saying she would be back today, but for some reason she hasn't arrived yet.

Wei Shi has asked this several times already.

No one feels more heartbroken than a mother when her daughter is not doing well.

"Okay, Auntie."

"Zhi Nu, come here, Father will take you to meet people." Gu Anqi walked over.

Gu Wanning could only interact with the women in the household; she still had to rely on her father and brothers for support outside the home.

Zhi Nu was a little nervous, but with Gu Wanning's encouraging gaze, she mustered her courage and went out, placing her hand in Gu Anqi's and calling out "Father" in a voice barely audible.

Gu Anqi's eyes flickered slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and simply hummed in response.

Gu Wanning found it amusing.

He was clearly excited, but he had to pretend to be calm. His older brother is quite something.

Gu Anwei arrived late as well. After paying her respects to her parents, she went to talk to Gu Wanning.

"Your second sister-in-law is worried about you and wanted to come today, but I told her there were too many people and she shouldn't be offended. You can go and talk to her another day; in such a large Princess's Residence, there's hardly anyone to keep her company. I'm busy..."

Gu Wanning smiled and agreed, then added, "It's the end of the year, Court of Imperial Sacrifices is very busy. Second Brother, please take care of yourself."

Some positions are very easy, but some people can make a lot of noise and excitement in those positions.

Some positions are very busy, but some people in these positions are idle and have nothing to do.

The sense of responsibility varies drastically between people.

However, the end of the year is usually the busiest time for the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, with the New Year celebrations, sacrificial rites, banquets, and all sorts of other things...

"Oh, right, I promised my second sister-in-law I'd take Hua Ying to see her, but it didn't happen. We'll find another opportunity."

"She told me she's not in a hurry. I don't care about having children," Gu Anwei said. "It's already difficult enough for us to live our own lives well; we don't have to live for others."

My second brother is actually so open-minded?

Gu Wanning opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at him.

Her surprise brought a faint smile to Gu Anwei.

"Before, you were a Marquis's wife, which meant you weren't truly free. Please visit the Princess's Residence more often; your second sister-in-law and I would be more than happy to oblige."