When she arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, everyone was waiting for her outside the door.

Gu Jizhou and his wife, Ning Yan, are the prime minister's wives. They have two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Gu Yue, is 23 years old, married, and has a son.

The second son, Gu Cheng, is nineteen years old and still unmarried.

The daughter is Gu Can.

Gu Jizhou has two concubines. Fang has a son who is ten years old this year.

Liu has a daughter who is fifteen years old this year, one year younger than Gu Can.

"You came."

"I'm late and have made everyone wait for so long. It's my fault." Gu Can stepped forward and saluted.

"No, no, I just want to see you earlier." Ning Yan was a little at a loss when facing Gu Can.

"Madam, please go in first." Gu Jizhou reminded.

"Yes, yes, yes, come in quickly and talk inside."

After entering the Prime Minister's Mansion, Gu Jizhou introduced the family members to Gu Can and they exchanged greetings. It took almost half an hour. This is the disadvantage of having too many people.

The Prime Minister's Mansion also prepared a courtyard for her. Everyone was polite and the meal was quite harmonious.

The courtyard was filled with a lot of clothes and jewelry for Gu Can, and there was also a separate large study room containing many rare books that were hard to find on the market.

Gu Can had already bought the house next door to the Prime Minister's Mansion. She was now a third-rank official, qualified to buy a house in this area. She also had money. This place was also closer to the palace, so she could sleep a few more hours in the morning. She had been renovating it.

It's time to let Gu Wenlu and the others move in.

She wants it all!

"Cancan, can we really live here?" Feng Xiao looked at the house. It wasn't about how big or beautiful it was, the point was, not everyone could live in this location.

"You are now a third-rank lady, and I am the Minister of Works. Why can't I live here? I am too greedy. I thought that if I live in the Prime Minister's Mansion in the future, I can see you often. Isn't it too much?"

"Are you looking for a fight? Why should we force ourselves? There are so many people who can't live in this place. Before you were in high school, we were thinking about buying a house nearby. Where we lived before, you had to get up so early every day to attend court, and I couldn't sleep well either." Feng Xiao patted Gu Can's shoulder.

"Then let's hold the housewarming party in three days. Let's go in and see if they like it now. If not, we can change it." Gu Can smiled and took her arm.

"Okay, it's up to you."

The Prime Minister and the Grand Tutor both attended the housewarming party. Ning Yan and Feng Xiao found themselves surprisingly connected. They later became close friends. Gu Xiangzhi, however, was absent that day for unknown reasons.

"This plum blossom painting has a unique artistic conception. I think it would be even better if a touch of red could be added here." When Gu Can came back from work, he saw Gu Xiangming painting in the yard, and he couldn't help but walk over.

"Hello, elder sister. I, I won't paint anymore." Gu Xiangming said nervously.

"Why? You draw so well, it's my fault for giving you random suggestions." Gu Can thought it was her problem.

"No, elder sister, you are not angry?"

"Ah? Why should I be angry?" Gu Can was confused by her question.

"Because I did something you're not good at."

"??? Even if I'm not good at it, I'm with you. Who told you not to do something I'm not good at?" Gu Can realized that someone must have warned her like this.

"Yes, it was my aunt. My aunt said that I am a concubine's daughter and cannot steal the limelight from my elder sister. Mother will be sad." Gu Xiangming's little face flushed red.

Gu Can didn't know what to say for a moment. Aunt Liu had her own way of survival. Without experiencing her life, Gu Can couldn't comment on whether she was right or wrong.

"You paint very well. You can paint whenever you want in the future. Can you give me this plum blossom painting?" Gu Can patted her shoulder.

"Okay." Gu Xiangming's eyes sparkled. Then, picking up her brush, she added a stroke as Gu Can had instructed. The painting became lively and interesting. It was just a casual touch, but the change was so significant. This elder sister must be quite accomplished in painting.

"Thank you, I like it very much. I also learned painting in my early years and have collected many special pigments. I will ask Jinfeng Yulu to send them to you later."

"No need, elder sister."

"I'm so busy right now that I don't have time to concentrate on painting. Leaving it in your hands will prevent the paint from being wasted. Wouldn't it be a waste if it spoiled? Your paintings have a unique spirituality, a rare talent. Don't bury it. We are all members of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and we all prosper together. Mother only hopes that you will live a good life."

"Yes, thank you for your teachings, elder sister. Xiang Ming will take note of it."

In this feudal society, having three wives and four concubines was common. Although there was a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, under normal circumstances, the head of the household would not torture illegitimate children. They would be well-educated and brought up, and they would all be a help to the family. The interests of the family were above all else.

The ways and customs of modern society are so feudal that even our ancestors would be shocked!

"Miss, this eldest lady seems a little different." Gu Xiangming's maid Lan'er said in a low voice after watching Gu Can walk away.

"She is the first female number one scholar in history, and the third-rank Minister of Works of the current dynasty. She dared to beat the drum to sue the prince, and would argue for strangers and would be willing to take punishment rather than back down. She is a person who can hold up the sky on her own, so of course she is different. I am not as good as her." Gu Xiangming looked at Gu Can and felt that the figure was shining.

"Miss, you are doing well too." Lan'er could only comfort her dryly.

"Let's go, it's time to go back, otherwise my aunt will be worried." Gu Xiangming knew that something was changing quietly, and even if she was a firefly, she had to emit her own light.

This matter was not deliberately forced, so all the masters in the Prime Minister's Mansion knew about it that night. Gu Can sent the paint over, and then Gu Xiangming received a complete set of wolf hair brushes from his father, a paperweight from Ning Yan, drawing paper from Gu Yue, and some tools from Gu Cheng.

Even Aunt Fang sent some things over.

"Ming'er, is this because of the eldest lady?" Aunt Liu thought of it instantly.

"Yeah. This afternoon..." Gu Xiangming recounted everything that happened when he met Gu Can in the yard.

"Ming'er, this eldest lady is a good one. Without Madam, Auntie would have died long ago, and you and I wouldn't be where we are today. The eldest lady has a kind heart, you can do whatever you want, but there is just one thing, you must not burden the eldest lady, do you understand?" Auntie Liu held Gu Xiangming's hand and instructed.

She knew that her daughter had to hide her shortcomings and felt aggrieved over the years, but she still remembered vividly the enlightenment of Gu Xiangzhi when she was five years old. The maid who followed her to class only recited the poem before her, and the next day, she fell into the well and died.

How could she not think more about this? She was rescued by the lady and was not favored by the prime minister. It was her blessing to have a daughter in this life and have no worries about food and clothing. She only hoped that her daughter could grow up safely and healthily.

"I know, aunt. I won't take advantage of my elder sister's kindness and do anything aimless. Besides, what people see of my elder sister's abilities may just be the tip of the iceberg. I will learn from her and won't embarrass her." Gu Xiangming has a very sharp intuition. Gu Can's aura is even greater than that of his father, but she deliberately restrains it.

"Kind people will be blessed. The eldest lady and the lady are both kind-hearted people." Aunt Liu was really grateful to Ning Yan. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would not have believed that the lady's daughter would be so cruel.

If the people in the Grand Tutor's Mansion heard her words, they would only sneer at her. What good people will be blessed? Their family has a clean and upright tradition and they act uprightly, but they still got the retribution of Yang Min and Gu Xiangzhi!

"I am the number one scholar, I am the Crown Princess, the Queen, and the Immortal King in heaven. Gu Can, it's all your fault. Why haven't you died yet? You deserve to die. I will kill you, kill you!" After hearing what Gu Xiangzhi said in the room, the maids and old women outside the door went from being shocked at first to being numb now.

"Are you sick again today?" Gu Tongguang heard the cursing from afar and walked over.

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