The Old Jade Pendant Burned His Hand, and the Six Sisters-in-Law Began Their Counterattack

Gu Moran gripped the jade pendant, his palm throbbing from the heat.

[System Warning: Gu Moli's emotional anchoring strength is abnormal.]

[Current value: Cannot be quantified.]

Gu Moran placed the jade pendant back on the table, without immediately pushing it away.

He looked at Gu Moli's hand pressed against the web of her thumb and forefinger, and went through the pros and cons in his mind.

Coaxing her might stabilize the situation.

Going along with her will cause the entire Sixth Hospital to collapse.

" Li'er, your brother will always be your brother."

He picked up the jade pendant and placed it in her palm.

"Please keep this as a gift."

Gu Moli looked down at the jade pendant, her fingers slowly closing.

"My brother used to say, 'What's yours is Li'er.'"

Does it still count now?

Gu Moran smiled.

"Stop fooling around."

"Now that my brother has six sisters-in-law watching over him, he can't be too shameless."

A soft Shen Ling'er came from outside the door.

"What my husband said is somewhat acceptable."

Gu Moli turned her head.

Shen Ling'er leaned against the door, playing with a small porcelain bottle in her hand.

"Was Sister-in-law Shen listening the whole time?"

Shen Ling'er walked in.

"The princess speaks so sweetly, I'd like to listen to a few more words."

Gu Moli looked at her bottle.

"Is there medicine inside?"

"Coptis chinensis."

Shen Ling'er placed the bottle on the table.

"A cure for sweet words but bitter heart."

Gu Moli laughed out loud.

"My sister-in-law is so funny."

Shen Ling'er looked at her.

"Princesses are interesting too."

The two were separated by a desk, the scent of ink faint, but the bitter smell of coptis chinensis slowly wafting out.

Gu Moran raised his hand and pressed down on the porcelain bottle.

" Ling'er, stop fooling around."

Shen Ling'er looked at him.

Am I being unreasonable?

Gu Moran immediately changed her tune.

"No, it was I who made a scene."

Gu Moli lowered her head and smiled.

"My brother is afraid of my sister-in-law now."

Shen Ling'er caught it quickly.

"That's probably a good thing; it means my husband wants to be more comfortable."

Gu Moli looked at Gu Moran.

"But my brother used to be fearless, and he would do anything for Li'er."

Gu Moran's heart tightened.

She's trying again.

Are you trying to coax me into starting the succession struggle now?

"I was young and ignorant before."

Gu Moran sat down behind the desk, her fingers touching the teacup, which was rather cool.

Now that I'm married, I cherish my life.

Gu Moli nodded slowly.

"It's my sisters-in-law who made my brother cherish his life, that's good."

Shen Ling'er looked at her.

"Was the princess speaking from the heart?"

"Certainly."

Gu Moli smiled sweetly.

"I'm so happy that my brother has someone taking care of him."

Shen Ling'er put the bottle of Coptis chinensis back into her sleeve.

"That's good."

Footsteps could be heard outside the door.

Su Yao has arrived.

She held the book of "Lessons for Women" in her hand, with Biyu following behind.

"If the princess wishes to see the study, the Strategies for Governing the State are too weighty; she would prefer to look at this."

Gu Moli took the Lessons for Women" and turned to the first page.

"Did Sister-in-law Su give me this?"

Su Yao said, "The princess has excellent manners; let's keep this as a memento."

Gu Moli closed the book.

"My sister-in-law is very good with words."

Su Yao said calmly, "I learned it from the princess."

Gu Moran took a sip of tea.

The tea turned bitter when it got cold.

This situation is much harder to control than the small competition at Dragon Abyss Martial Arts School.

When Lin Qingdai entered, she didn't even bother with the proper etiquette.

She placed the whetstone on the table.

"Princess, this is quite good."

Gu Moli looked at her.

"I'm glad my sister-in-law is happy."

Lin Qingdai said, "I like it."

She raised her hand and tapped the whetstone.

You'll only know if it's hard or not after you try it.

Gu Moli blinked.

Murong Xue then entered, carrying the horse reins.

"This braid is missing a knot."

Gu Moli turned to her.

"Is it too little?"

Murong Xue tossed the reins onto the table, her fingertip pointing to the middle.

"The reins in the Northern Territory protect your life; tighten them less here, they'll loosen in an emergency stop."

Gu Moli took a serious look.

"That's something Moli doesn't understand."

The fire in the hall quickly spread to the study.

Just as Gu Moran was about to speak, Xie Wanqing arrived.

She was carrying a plate of mung bean cakes.

"Princess, please have some pastries first."

Gu Moran looked at Xie Wanqing and breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, someone came to the rescue.

Gu Moli looked at the plate of cake.

"Is Sister-in-law Xie worried that I'm hungry?"

Xie Wanqing said softly, "I'm afraid everyone will get tired if we talk for too long."

Liu Ruyan stood outside the door until the very end.

She didn't go in.

Gu Moli saw her first.

Why isn't Sister-in-law Liu coming in?

Liu Ruyan raised her eyes.

"The study is already full; I'm not an exception."

Gu Moli looked at her face.

But I want to talk to Sister-in-law Liu.

Gu Moran put down the teacup in his hand.

Liu Ruyan glanced at him.

It was a fleeting glance, yet it carried a question.

Looking at the two nearly identical faces, Gu Moran inwardly groaned.

Liu Ruyan stepped into the study.

Gu Moli walked up to her.

"Sister-in-law, you've stopped burning osmanthus fragrance?"

Liu Ruyan said, "I don't want to today."

Gu Moli smiled.

I thought my sister-in-law didn't want me to smell it.

Liu Ruyan smiled as well.

"If the princess wishes to smell it, I will send you a packet another day."

Gu Moli looked at her.

"Need not."

Liu Ruyan asked, "Why?"

Gu Moli said softly, "There are plenty of osmanthus incense sticks in the palace. Besides, I think the Li'er pendant my brother gave me smells better than incense."

The study fell silent.

Shen Ling'er's hand reached for the Coptis chinensis bottle.

Su Yao's gaze fell on Gu Moran.

Lin Qingdai clenched her wrist.

Murong Xue looked at Gu Moli's neck.

Xie Wanqing held the cake plate, her fingertips slightly clenched.

Gu Moran stood up.

" Li'er."

Gu Moli turned to look at him; he was so obedient that it was impossible to get angry at him.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Gu Moran walked to her side and lightly patted her on the head.

I haven't actually encountered it.

"You're here to see your sister-in-law today, not to dredge up your brother's past."

Gu Moli looked at his hand, which was suspended in mid-air.

He used to just ruffle her hair.

That's no longer the case.

She put the jade pendant back inside her clothes, her smile unchanged.

" Moli understands."

She turned to look at the six ladies.

" Li'er just hadn't seen her brother for so long, and seeing her six sisters-in-law made her so happy that she forgot to walk and talked a lot."

Gu Moran quickly spoke up.

"Alright, alright, I'm hungry. Let's eat!"

Gu Moli walked to the door and suddenly stopped.

"Elder brother."

Gu Moran looked at her.

"Um?"

"Is the five-cash miracle doctor in the south of the city feeling any better about his nose?"

Gu Moran's smile vanished completely.

All six ladies looked at him at the same time.

Gu Moli stood by the door, smiling sweetly.

" Moli just returned to the capital and has heard quite a bit of gossip."