Coming to Explain

Gu Wanning: What? She put Xu Weibei in the eye of the storm?

She was so angry she almost laughed.

However, Gu Wanning understood that you couldn't reason with madmen; they had their own inexplicable logic.

"Who gives you the right to tell me what to do?" Gu Wanning said coldly.

"I'm not trying to boss you around by my position, but I feel your behavior is too flamboyant and tarnishes the Marquis's reputation. I advise you to be kind and not to discredit the Marquis."

Gu Wanning rested her chin on her hand, tilted her head lazily, and looked at her with a mocking smile, "I think you've already started to consider yourself a Marquis's wife. But in my eyes, even if you marry Xu Weibei as you wish, you have no right to point fingers at me. Not even Xu Weibei!"

"Er Ya, go to the Marquis's Residence and ask Marquis to come and take his mad dog away. Tell him that if he comes late, I will lock the gate and beat the dog, and I will not be responsible for the consequences."

"Alright, I'll go right away." Er Ya glanced at Xie Yun, whose face was flushed with anger, and turned to leave.

"You dare to humiliate me, Gu Wanning, you..."

"People must first insult themselves before others insult them," Gu Wanning said coldly. "The Xie family prides itself on its refined and noble character, and its children are well-versed in poetry and literature. You don't even know this saying?"

"Furthermore, you, a daughter of the Xie family, should maintain your dignity. Don't act like you can't get married and start acting like a noblewoman before you've even gotten what you want. Aren't you afraid that you'll end up with nothing and become a laughingstock?"

Xie Yun was truly anxious.

She is sixteen years old this year.

She had always been arrogant and her family spoiled her, thinking she wouldn't have to worry about getting married.

But now, her not getting married is already affecting the marriage prospects of her younger sisters, so she has to be anxious.

Xu Weibei, whom Xie Yun had previously looked down upon, was also disliked.

But now she has no choice; she really can't find a more suitable candidate than Xu Weibei, so she's reluctantly agreeing to marry him.

She had already compromised and "sacrificed," yet Xu Weibei was still entangled with his ex-wife?

What makes Gu Wanning think she can compare to herself?

Especially this morning, when he went to pay his respects to his mother, he heard Xu Weibei's specially sent "declaration of love," which made Xie Yun feel extremely humiliated.

Then she went to Gu Wanning, hoping to make him back down, but instead of gaining the upper hand, she got a good scolding from Gu Wanning.

How could she possibly tolerate this?

"You—" Xie Yun's face flushed red with anger, "You just wait, you won't always be so arrogant!"

"Right? I'll wait." Gu Wanning stood up, smiling nonchalantly. "I'll wait for the day you trample me under your feet."

What an incurable fool! She's just lucky to have been born into such a family; she really thinks she's some unparalleled genius.

Chapter 180 Explaining at the Door

Xie Yun returned defeated.

Er Ya asked Gu Wanning, "Miss, do we still need to go see the Marquis?"

Gu Wanning rolled her eyes. "What do you think?"

"I told you not to go," Er Ya said. "You don't want to be with the Marquis anyway. If I go, Marquis might think you're jealous of her and be very pleased with yourself!"

You can't let a man get cocky.

"That's exactly what I meant." Gu Wanning stood up and stretched. "I was just trying to scare her a little. What are we going to eat?"

"Aren't you angry enough yet?"

"I don't feel anything," Gu Wanning said honestly. "I just feel that the Marquis is a bit pitiful. But men aren't just about marriage. If he's unhappy, he can always take a concubine. Women don't really get any advantage."

The status of men and women is vastly different, and someone like Xu Weibei would never tolerate being wronged.

Xie Yun's arrogance and haughtiness will teach him a lesson in the future.

"But it's none of our business. I'm not anyone's mother."

Gu Wanning took the account book that her Second Concubine had sent, glanced through a couple of pages, then turned to the last page to check the amounts, and expressed her satisfaction.

Her Second Concubine was her "bookkeeper," keeping Gu Wanqing record of all her major income and expenditure items.

Gu Wanning asked Er Ya to arrange a meeting with the middleman so she could personally inspect a piece of land in the outskirts of Beijing.

As long as the other party doesn't ask for an exorbitant price and everything is suitable, she plans to buy it as a "testing ground" for herself.

--I feel more secure only when I continuously acquire my own assets.

"But young lady, won't you wait for me to have my day off so I can go with you?"

"No need, my older brother is too busy, and I can't wait for him for everything. I'll ask Yaya to come with me, then I won't have to worry about anyone causing trouble."

"Then you'll have to be careful she doesn't provoke others."

Gu Wanning was overjoyed upon hearing this.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Then let's call them all."

The First Concubine took Jiaoniang out for some fresh air, the Second Concubine could help with bargaining, the Third Concubine was originally coming to help the third brother with his injuries, Fourth Concubine was there to protect everyone.

Neat and tidy, how nice.

"By the way, keep it low-key, let them go directly to the fields. Don't make a scene, or you'll offend some people's sensitive nerves."

After all, she had already considered herself Xu Weibei's wife, and probably regarded herself as the mistress of the four concubines.

Gu Wanning will probably have little to do with her in the future, but the concubines will still have to be mindful of her feelings.

"You've thought of everything so thoroughly."

Unexpectedly, no sooner had Er Ya left than Xu Weibei arrived.

"Xie Yun came to see you?" he asked bluntly.

"Hmm." Gu Wanning squatted in the yard, waving a small hoe and digging in the soil.

What does she want with you?

"Let me stay away from you."

Xu Weibei: "... crazy woman."

He saw Gu Wanning squatting there, struggling to dig, so he lifted his robe and squatted down as well. Without saying a word, he grabbed the small hoe and quickly turned over the small patch of soil that hadn't completely thawed.

"I will not marry her, nor will I marry anyone else."

Gu Wanning said "Oh," and added, "I understand."