Oh my god, can you play like this?

Gu Lanzhi had no idea what the Fifth Prince was thinking. He was nervous about meeting his family soon!

Hundreds of officials stood on both sides outside the Kyoto city gate, waiting for Gu Lanzhi's return, and all members of the Gu family were also out, waiting outside the city gate.

But they were family members and could not stand in the front, so they could only stand behind the officials.

The first lady was holding a little girl who had just turned four in her arms, and a ten-year-old boy was standing next to her. Behind her was the mother of the third lady, Gu Shurui, and standing next to her was Gu Shurui.

The two children by the eldest lady's side are Gu Lanzhi's biological brothers and sisters from the same father and mother. During the four years that Gu Lanzhi was away, the eldest lady had been taking care of the two children.

There is a ten-year age difference between Gu Lanzhi and his younger brother. When Gu Lanzhi went to the battlefield, Gu Jingcheng was just a six-year-old kid. He only knew that Gu Lanzhi was his biological brother, but it shouldn't be that deep of a relationship with Gu Lanzhi.

And his sister, Xiao Baoer, who was just four years old, had no impression of Gu Lanzhi at all.

When his sister was just born, Gu Lanzhi just hugged her and rushed to the battlefield.

All the things about Gu Lanzhi were told by the eldest lady to Xiao Baoer, and all the knowledge about Gu Lanzhi was heard from the eldest lady.

As for why the four-year-old girl was still called Xiao Baoer, it was because the eldest lady felt that although Xiao Baoer was raised by her, she was not her biological child after all. Even if she raised Xiao Baoer as her own daughter, she was still her second brother's child.

It is better for the elder brother Gu Lanzhi to choose the name, so the child has not been named yet and has always been called Xiaobaoer, Xiaobaoer.

The eldest lady was anxiously waiting for Gu Lanzhi to come back soon because she knew that Gu Lanzhi was seriously injured.

Ever since she learned the news, the eldest lady has been worried day and night, hoping that Gu Lanzhi would come back immediately. There are so many good doctors and imperial physicians in Kyoto.

As long as Gu Lanzhi can come back, he will definitely be cured and can recuperate peacefully at home.

However, the Third Madam and Gu Shurui, who were standing behind the First Madam, were worried and scared.

No matter how good-tempered Gu Lanzhi was in the past, the current Gu Lanzhi has crawled back from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, and Gu Lanzhi is the pillar of the Gu family.

What kind of life they will have in the future depends entirely on Gu Lanzhi!

Even though Mrs. Gu San was her elder, she didn't dare to confront Gu Lanzhi. After all, she was a widow now, living under the care of others in the Gu Mansion.

She asked Gu Shurui to seduce the fifth prince because she felt that since Gu Lanzhi could not come back from the battlefield, the marriage contract would still have to fall on her son's shoulders!

In that case, what difference does it make whether it’s early or late?

But they never expected that Gu Lanzhi could return to Kyoto even though his life was hanging by a thread. So these two people started to panic!

Her relationship with her eldest sister-in-law was just average, and her eldest sister-in-law was close to Gu Lanzhi, so there was no one in the family who could speak up for her.

If Gu Lanzhi really wanted to do something to the mother and son, no one would stop him.

The Third Madam’s family was a farming family. At first, Uncle Gu was ambushed and was seriously injured when he was picked up by the Third Madam and taken home. For the sake of the girl’s reputation, Uncle Gu married the Third Madam.

After following her uncle back to the Gu family, the third wife always felt inferior when she saw her two sisters-in-law.

The first and second wives were both noble ladies in the capital, and their families were all officials in the court. They were not on the same level as the third wife in terms of appearance, temperament, and how they dealt with people.

It can be said that the third wife is the most cunning, mercenary, and vulgar one in the family. She has never been liked by General Gu and Madam Gu. Fortunately, the two old people passed away early.

But even though she had lived in Kyoto for so long, the Third Lady's vision could not be compared with those women in Kyoto.

She is already so old, and when the ladies of the noble families in the capital get together, no one will invite the Third Madam to attend.

Uncle Gu has been living like this with Third Madam out of gratitude for saving his life, but if you ask me if there is any affection between them, it is definitely not there.

The Gu family is not allowed to take concubines, mainly because Uncle Gu himself does not have that idea, so the position of Third Wife has always been hers. They only have one child, Gu Shurui, who was born by Uncle Gu drugged by Third Wife.

It’s not that the Third Madam doesn’t want to have another child, but Uncle Gu doesn’t want to. Also, because of the drugging incident, Uncle Gu was scared and doesn’t want to be close to the Third Madam anymore.

From then on, Uncle Gu often stayed in the military camp and would not go home if possible.

Even when he went home, he only hurriedly saw his parents and left the Gu Mansion directly without even returning to his own yard.

With such a mother to teach him, Gu Shurui's vision and mind are naturally incomparable to those of his brothers, so Gu Shurui used to be the least noticeable one in the Gu family.

Later, the eldest lady's two sons died in battle, leaving only two boys, Gu Lanzhi and Gu Shurui, who were almost adults.

But Gu Lanzhi's situation is different from others. Everyone in the family dotes on Gu Lanzhi, and Gu Shurui has always been jealous of Gu Lanzhi.

Originally, I thought that with Gu Lanzhi always suppressing him, Gu Shurui had never shown up.

Who would have thought that Gu Lanzhi would actually go to the battlefield. Only then did Gu Shurui truly enter the eyes of the people of Kyoto.

Having suddenly received so much attention, Gu Shurui's mood must have changed a lot.

You can say he is getting carried away or too arrogant.

Anyway, it was at the instigation of his mother that Gu Shurui hooked up with the Fifth Prince and caught his eye.

The main reason is that his mother's family has no power and cannot give Gu Shurui any help. If he himself does not consider his own future, no one can help him.

It's actually selfish!

Gu Shurui and his mother always felt that if Gu Lanzhi also died on the battlefield, the emperor would certainly give some rewards to the Gu family.

But how long can the Gu family, a wealthy and powerful family, survive relying on the rewards given by the emperor? Without Gu Lanzhi, the glory of the Gu family is gone too.

Gu Shurui felt wronged for having to support the orphans and widows in this mansion.

It would be better to join the royal family and find a bright future for yourself.

Maybe it's because there are people with Gu Lanzhi's physique in this world, so people in this world think it's normal and natural to marry a man.

Madam Gu San and Gu Shurui had been waiting for the news of Gu Lanzhi's death, but after waiting for a long time, the news of Gu Lanzhi's death did not come back, but Gu Lanzhi himself did come back.

Now seeing the honor guard approaching from afar, Madam Gu San and Gu Shurui's hearts began to beat faster.

The rumors in Kyoto about Gu Shurui and the Fifth Prince were the work of Madam Gu San and Gu Shurui.

Although they thought they did it secretly, General Gu Lanzhi was powerful and influential. If they really investigated carefully, no one could be sure whether they could find out that it was the two of them who did it.

If Gu Lanzhi makes things difficult for them because of Gu Shurui's relationship with the fifth prince, how will they continue to live in the Gu Mansion?

The mother and son were now like ants on a hot pan, anxious and worried. The closer Gu Lanzhi's carriage got, the greater the fear in their hearts.