Oh my god, can you play like this?

Although Gu Lanzhi is not a love-brained person, it is normal to unconsciously want to have more contact with someone when you like them.

What's more, Gu Lanzhi told Li Beichen that he would go find Li Beichen. Gu Lanzhi is a man of his word, so he would do what he said!

Gu Lanzhi is PUAing himself and making excuses for himself.

Who made Gu Lanzhi live two lives to meet such a person who suits his taste! Hehe...

During dinner, the first lady called the third lady to the dining hall for the first time.

Ever since Gu Lanzhi returned to Beijing, the Third Madam almost dared not leave her own yard. The farthest she went was to Gu Shurui's yard. She never dared to get close to Gu Lanzhi.

But now her son ignores her and he would talk back to her after just a few words.

His attitude towards her was one of disgust and hatred, which made the third wife even more uncomfortable.

She resented Gu Lanzhi. If Gu Lanzhi had not returned to Beijing, her relationship with her son would definitely still be very good, and her son would listen to her more.

But Gu Lanzhi has only been back for a short time, and her son has already started to hate her.

Today, Gu Lanzhi was conferred the title of marquis, and even the first wife received an imperial decree, but she, the dignified third wife, got nothing.

When the imperial edict of the imperial decree arrived at the mansion, the third wife was there to receive it. Seeing her eldest sister-in-law smiling so happily and everyone flattering the eldest wife, the third wife almost crumpled the handkerchief in her hand.

But the Third Madam only dared to hate Gu Lanzhi secretly in her heart, she didn't dare to show it.

The first lady and Gu Lanzhi were sitting at the main seats. Before dinner started, they saw the third lady enter the dining hall. The first lady looked at the third lady and said, "Third sister-in-law, there will be a banquet in the palace tomorrow. You are the third lady of our Marquis' Mansion and you have to attend. Do you need anything? I'll have someone bring it to you."

The first lady didn't really want to ask the third lady what she needed. She asked the third lady to come to teach her a lesson.

My brother had just been conferred the title of Marquis, and was being coveted by various forces. The Third Lady was not an open-minded person, nor was she someone who could hold herself up to the task.

The eldest lady was afraid that the third lady would say something unfavorable to Gu Lanzhi to other female relatives and cause trouble for Gu Lanzhi, so she asked the third lady to come for dinner.

Although Gu Shurui was not particularly smart, he could understand what the eldest lady meant.

The First Madam didn't want to make her words too clear, but Gu Shurui didn't have too many concerns. Before the Third Madam could reply to the First Madam, Gu Shurui spoke first.

"Mother, there will be a palace banquet tomorrow, and the guests are the envoys from the West Lin Kingdom. When you enter the palace tomorrow, you must not speak nonsense with other female relatives.

"My third brother has just been conferred the title of Marquis. If you cause trouble and bring trouble to the Marquisate at this time, I will not protect you!"

After saying this, he threatened the third lady with his eyes.

After hearing Gu Shurui's impolite words, the Third Lady was filled with hatred!

This is her own son. Not only does he not care about his mother's face, he is also turning his elbow outward and standing on the same front with Gu Lanzhi and the eldest lady.

The Third Lady really felt that she had given birth to this son in vain. He was such an ungrateful person. It was a pity that she had planned so well for her son in the past.

Does the son think that he is useless as a mother and is ready to kick her away?

The third lady glared at Gu Shurui implicitly, then looked at the first lady with a smile.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will stay by your side tomorrow and won't speak if I can."

The third wife agreed verbally, but in her heart she hated the entire family.

But she couldn't fall out with this family. If she didn't, she could still live a life of luxury in the mansion and be called Madam.

If she really fell out with this family, she would never have a good life.

Her parents' home is thousands of miles away, and it is not easy to go back.

Even if she returned to her parents' home, her family's financial situation would have improved a little because of her marriage to Gu Sanlang, but it would never be comparable to the wealth of the Marquis' Mansion!

What's more, it's impossible for her parents to support her for nothing!

Besides, she is already so old, there is no chance that her family will be willing to accept her.

She had originally thought that she could use her son to pave a smooth road for the two of them, so that she could be proud of herself in the mansion.

But seeing her son's current condition, the third wife no longer has any hope.

Her only way out now is to stay quietly in the Marquis' Mansion until she dies.

As long as she doesn't act like a demon, Gu Lanzhi won't ignore her uncle and kick her out.

In a short period of time, the third lady's mind turned over and over again, but in the end, she could only accept her fate and lower her eyes.

Everyone had their own thoughts during the dinner. After the meal, the third lady went straight back to her own courtyard, not wanting to stay in the dining hall any longer.

The others accompanied Gu Lanzhi and the eldest lady to drink tea and chat.

"Brother, do I have to go to the dinner tomorrow too?" Gu Jingcheng looked at Gu Lanzhi and asked.

Gu Lanzhi nodded and said, "Everyone in our family will go, even Xiao Yan'er will not be left behind.

Tomorrow's dinner is not only for the envoys from Xilin Kingdom, but also for my title of nobility.

After all, I am the first person in this dynasty to be conferred the title of marquis!" Gu Lanzhi said in a somewhat arrogant tone.

Gu Jingcheng had been amused by Gu Lanzhi these days and had become less arrogant. He had also gotten used to his brother's shameless character.

Hearing Gu Lanzhi's boasting, Gu Jingcheng just rolled his eyes at Gu Lanzhi and shut up.

"Brother, is there anything I need to do for the dinner tomorrow?" Gu Shurui did not hide it from the eldest lady and the others. Anyway, they would know these things sooner or later.

Gu Lanzhi shook his head. "No need to do anything special, just let it go."

"So are you going to cancel the engagement tomorrow?" Gu Shurui asked.

Gu Lanzhi shook his head again, "Tomorrow is the wedding banquet, how can we talk about such a depressing thing as breaking off the engagement!"

Gu Shurui sighed regretfully, "I was hoping that you could cancel the engagement in front of so many people tomorrow, so that the Fifth Prince wouldn't have to pester you anymore."

Gu Lanzhi smiled and said, "It's not as easy as you say. You should think more about how to deal with him when you visit the other courtyard with the fifth prince tomorrow."

Gu Shurui curled his lips and said nothing.

The eldest lady and Gu Jingcheng both looked at the two of them in surprise. First, they were surprised at how the two of them got along, and second, they were surprised at their plans.

It was obvious that the two had reached a consensus. Gu Lanzhi broke off the engagement with the Fifth Prince and let Gu Shurui marry the Fifth Prince.

Although the eldest lady and Gu Jingcheng had known that Gu Lanzhi had such a plan, what happened in the past few days? Why did the relationship between these two people become so harmonious?

Didn't Gu Shurui dislike Gu Lanzhi? Why did he listen to Gu Lanzhi so much now?