The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

Gu Xingfan immediately stood up, with gratitude on his face, and replied respectfully: "Yes, thank you for your concern, great aunt. Xingfan will definitely keep it in mind."

The two siblings came here today to actually meet each other.

Their family had little presence to begin with, but Gu Weiwei was about to reach marriage age and had to prepare to get married.

Her father was only a minor official, so if she wanted to marry into a high-ranking family, she had to rely on the reputation of the general's mansion.

The same is true for Gu Xingfan.

Originally, she was the only girl waiting to be married in the mansion, so she was not in a hurry. Even for the sake of their own face, the old lady and Wang Shi would not find a bad family for her.

But now, an older girl named Gu Fanchu suddenly appears, and she will definitely be put first in everything.

It means that I will definitely fall behind her.

This made Gu Weiwei very dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to complain directly.

In a few days, Concubine Xi will hold a birthday party, and at that time she will have to rely on the old lady and Wang to take the two siblings out.

Although I would take them out without asking, we are still under their care and I still have to save face.

The two siblings didn't stay in Songtao Garden for long and left after a while.

After they left, the old lady's maid brought some things over.

Gu Fanchu took a closer look and saw that it was a rare piece of Moonlight Brocade, with the colorful stripes shining brightly.

"Your aunt sent this with this letter."

The old lady naturally understood what her daughter meant, and thought that everything was fine now.

The gifts sent this time must be for her birthday party at the beginning of next month.

His Majesty dotes on me, so even though the birthday banquet every year is said to be a family banquet, it is actually very lively every time.

The ladies and daughters of the aristocratic families also took this opportunity to have a good look at each other.

She looked at Gu Fanchu on the side kindly, feeling a little melancholy: the girl came back late, and she was about to reach the age of marriage, so the family had to find a good man for her.

Of course, she knew the purpose of Gu Weiwei and her brother's visit.

However, Liu was too conceited. After all, they were of the same origin. Could she deliberately hinder Gu Weiwei's marriage?

Thinking of this, the old lady became a little worried again.

Now that everyone knows that Meng Hewan is not the real daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, they will definitely guess that she came to the General's Mansion.

This is not bad. If it can help Chu'er clear his name, it would be a good thing.

However, she really looked down upon the marriage that the Meng family had arranged for Meng Hewan.

What kind of person is the Third Prince? Only someone as short-sighted as the Marquis's would treat a useless prince as a treasure.

Although Concubine Rong has some means, she has no backing after all. Even if the Third Prince has some ideas, he has no support after all.

What's more, not to mention the crown prince, even if there is no crown prince, there is still the fifth prince.

The General's Mansion naturally knew what the Third Prince was up to. It was nothing more than wanting to gain support by leveraging the relationship between the Marquis' Mansion and the General's Mansion.

However, he also has to consider his own weight. It is wishful thinking to want to control the General's Mansion.

His engagement to Meng Hewan had nothing to do with the General's Mansion.

What I’m afraid of is that now that Meng Hewan’s identity has been exposed, they will try to get close to Gu Fanchu.

"Grandma, it turns out that my aunt is having a birthday! Then Chu'er must prepare a good gift. In the past, my aunt always gave me gifts, but this time I must prepare something well."

Gu Fanchu felt relieved after reading Concubine Xi's letter.

The letter said that she was feeling much better, and that the female doctor from the Imperial Medical Bureau was someone the General's Mansion had managed to send in before, so she could be trusted.

Moreover, the letter also mentioned some speculations, but due to the short time, the female doctor could not fully confirm it. I believe that after a few days, the result will be known.

Gu Fanchu naturally understood what his aunt meant and was happy for her.

However, since her aunt wanted to tell it later, she probably had her own plans, so she naturally couldn't reveal it in advance.

"Okay, okay, you prepare well. But your aunt is in the palace, so she's seen all kinds of precious things. Why don't you go to your second uncle's shop? He has a lot of new things there."

The old lady said with a smile, giving Gu Fanchu some advice.

"Yes, I know, Grandma." Gu Fanchu said happily: "Then Grandma, Aunt, Chu'er will go out first. I'll go to my second uncle's shop to have a look!"

"Grandma, mother, I want to go too. I want to see my second uncle too."

When Gu Ce'an heard that Gu Fanchu could go out, he immediately clamored to go with him.

Wang frowned and whispered a scolding to her son who was acting coquettishly towards the old lady.

"mother······"

Gu Ce'an was still a little afraid of his mother. Seeing that Wang seemed a little angry, he didn't dare to speak anymore. He could only look at his grandmother sitting in the upper seat for help, and reached out his little hand to hold Gu Fanchu's hand.

"Alright, alright, don't worry about yours. Just have someone follow carefully. Nothing will happen. It just so happens that he has a rare day off today, so it's okay to go to Lao Er's shop. But you have to ask your sister Chu'er if she is willing to take you there."

Gu Ce'an looked at the people around him with anticipation.

Gu Fanchu naturally saw it too. She lowered her body, a gentle smile in her eyes: "Of course you can! But you have to listen to me obediently!"

Gu Ce'an immediately cheered.

Since the old lady had already spoken, Wang Shi had nothing more to say, so she reminded them to bring more people and not to run around along the way.

Now that I have a reason, I naturally want to go out for a walk, but I brought Gu Ce'an with me.

By the way, I'll go find Manager Xue, as she has something to tell me.

"Go, go, take your people out and don't run around." The old lady waved her hand and didn't restrain her.

Gu Fanchu left Songtao Garden and returned to Lingxi Pavilion to change his clothes. When he arrived at the door, Gu Ce'an was already waiting in the carriage.

With Gu Ce'an around, it was not convenient to go to Mo Lianju to find Xue Yang, so he went directly to his second uncle's shop.

One of Gu Huaijin's shops is also on Anye Street. It is a shop with a slightly exotic style, and all the goods are shipped from the Western Regions by merchant ships.

Gu Fanchu first took a look around the shop. There were many rare and interesting things, but nothing that excited Gu Fanchu.

However, Gu Ce'an saw an exquisitely crafted nine-curve chain, and Gu Fanchu asked Qiutang to pay for it before leaving the shop.

Gu Fanchu still took Gu Ce'an to Mo Lianju. The chefs hired by Manager Xue were all very good, so he could take Gu Ce'an to try the delicious food.

It was not far away, so Gu Fanchu took Gu Ce'an and walked over slowly.

Unfortunately, on the way, I met my second aunt, who was already a little pregnant. She was accompanied by a woman of similar age who was dressed as a chivalrous woman. The two of them were planning to go into Mo Lianju.

Before Gu Fanchu could stop the excited Gu Ce'an, he called out, "Auntie, Auntie."

Li Nanyiyi, who had one foot in the threshold, heard a familiar voice, immediately stopped and turned around.