Wang An asked the others to stay at the door, and he, Qiu Tong and Yun Shu followed Gu Lingyue into the ancient mansion.

The group had not walked far when they met Liu and others walking towards them.

Gu Lingyue recognized at a glance that the person wearing the veil was Gu Youyan.

It seems that Xinghua has succeeded, and a cunning look appeared in Gu Lingyue's eyes.

At this time, Gu Youyan also saw Gu Lingyue, which reminded her of the embarrassment at the door of the imperial study yesterday.

Gu Lingyue smiled and said, "Oh, Concubine Yan is back too? Wearing a veil in broad daylight, are you too tired yesterday and too embarrassed to see people today?"

Yunshu and Qiutong pursed their lips tightly, fearing that they would laugh out loud.

Gu Youyan looked unhappy under the veil.

Just when she was about to say something, she saw her father and elder brother Gu Chenxuan hurried over. She thought of something, her eyes turned, she gritted her teeth to hold back her anger, and forced a smile. Before Liu could say anything, she bowed to Gu Lingyue.

"I have met Princess Jing."

"Yan'er?" Liu looked at Gu Youyan in disbelief and called out.

This idiot was just mocking her, and she actually saluted him? Why should her daughter be so humble in front of this idiot?

I have already bowed my head in front of her bitch mother. Does that mean my daughter has to endure the bullying of this bitch?

"Mother, Princess Jing is right. We are all married daughters now, and everything must be done according to the rules. Sister is the Princess of Jing, so I should pay my respects."

Gu Youyan spoke with her head lowered, but there was a hint of grievance in her voice.

The more she acted like this, the more distressed Liu felt.

Her Yan'er was such a proud girl, so much better than this idiot. Now not only was she insulted by this idiot, but she also had to salute him. How could she bear this!

Thinking of this, she looked at Gu Lingyue angrily, "Girl Yue, we are all sisters. Even if you are the princess now, you can't ignore the deep sisterly love. Isn't it too inhumane for you to do this?"

As soon as Liu finished speaking, before Gu Lingyue could say anything, Wang An, who was standing behind her, immediately got furious.

"Are you teaching my princess a lesson?"

As he spoke, his voice turned cold. "Even if my prince hasn't woken up yet, it's not the place for a minister's wife to give orders, let alone a concubine."

The reason why he was so sure that the lady in front of him was not the mother of their princess was because he had seen the prime minister's wife once before, and she did not look like this at all, so he concluded that Liu was his concubine's.

"you you……"

Liu didn't recognize Wang An, but since he followed Gu Lingyue here and spoke like that, she knew he was from Prince Jing's Mansion. She just didn't know what his status was in the Mansion. She was choked by Wang An and was speechless for a moment, and glared at him angrily.

What she hated most in her life was people calling her a concubine. She was originally Gu Shuo's legal wife, but was brought into the mansion as a concubine.

Although she was eventually promoted from a concubine to a co-wife, she was still inferior to others.

At this moment, Gu Shuo and Gu Chenxuan rushed over.

They were far away just now and didn't hear clearly what happened here, so when Gu Shuo came over and saw that King Xing was not here, but only his two daughters, he still bowed to Gu Lingyue and Gu Youyan.

"Your Highness greets Princess Jing, the Concubine."

Seeing this, Gu Chenxuan also bowed and said, "Greetings to the Princess, Concubine."

Wang An was afraid that his princess would be reluctant to speak due to their father-daughter relationship, so, without waiting for Gu Lingyue to say anything, he spoke first with a mocking look on his face, "My princess cannot bear such a gift from you, otherwise people will accuse her of being unkind."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shuo looked at the person who spoke. He recognized this person; he was the steward of Prince Jing's Mansion.

He never expected that although Prince Jing was unconscious and could not accompany his eldest daughter back home, the housekeeper of Prince Jing's mansion actually came with her.

Although he is just a butler, he is the butler of Prince Jing's Mansion. Prince Jing is very much loved by the emperor. Even though he is unconscious now, the emperor is still thinking about Prince Jing.

Under normal circumstances, he would not take a housekeeper of a royal palace seriously. After all, he was the prime minister of a country. Even if he was not second only to the emperor, he was still a top official of the dynasty.

But now that he has been demoted by the emperor and become a fourth-rank minister of rites, that is a different matter.

So, Gu Shuo asked with a smile, "I wonder what you mean?"

Wang An snorted coldly, "Your concubine said that it was inhumane for my princess to ask Prince Xing's concubine to perform the ceremony.

This old servant just can't understand it. Let alone Prince Xing's concubine, even if Prince Xing himself was here, he would have to greet my princess when he saw her. Why is it that when it comes to Prince Xing's concubine, my princess is treated as unkind?

This old servant would like to ask the Prime Minister, doesn’t the Prime Minister’s Mansion learn etiquette and respect for hierarchy?

Our princess is the daughter-in-law of the royal family and represents the dignity of the royal family. How can we not accept the gift of a concubine?"

When Gu Shuo heard Wang An call him Prime Minister and Liu's concubine, he felt very embarrassed for a moment and didn't know whether to respond or not.

Finally, he looked at Liu and glared at her fiercely.

Liu was unwilling, but didn't say anything else.

Gu Chenxuan stepped forward and said, "You're joking. My mother really didn't think this through. She felt that Princess Jing and Princess Xing were sisters, and now that they were returning to their parents' home, the formalities seemed awkward. But she forgot that both sisters were now married into the royal family, and everything should be done in accordance with the rules."

After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Gu Lingyue and said, "Please forgive my mother's rude behavior, Princess Jing."

When Liu heard her son speak up for her, although she was a little reluctant, she still said, "Please forgive me, Princess Jing. I was too quick to speak and said something wrong. Please don't take it to heart."

Wang An snorted coldly and said nothing more. Instead, he stood behind Gu Lingyue.

Gu Lingyue looked at the man in white who was bending down to apologize to her, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

Gu Chenxuan, Liu's eldest son, looks like Gu Shuo, as if they were carved from the same mold. Nominally, he was brought into the mansion by Liu, but in fact, he is Gu Shuo's biological son. Otherwise, Gu Shuo would not have placed high hopes on him.

In the original owner's memory, Gu Chenxuan was also a famous talent in the capital, but his temperament was a bit cold, and he was rather indifferent to the original owner and other children in the Gu Mansion. If one had to say who he was nicer to, he was actually warmer to the original owner, and that was because the original owner often stuck to him.

Gu Lingyue looked at Gu Chenxuan with a faint smile on her face, "Brother, you are too kind. Since Aunt Liu said that she spoke too hastily, I can't punish her for this, right? Otherwise, it would seem that I am unkind."

Gu Chenxuan frowned slightly. Usually, Gu Lingyue called his mother "Second Mother", but this time she called her "Aunt Liu". Moreover, this girl seemed different from usual?

Gu Chenxuan raised his eyes and glanced at Gu Lingyue again, but didn't notice anything for a moment. "Thank you, Princess, for your forgiveness."

Gu Lingyue felt Gu Chenxuan's gaze on her, but so what? Could he have imagined that her heart had changed?

She smiled faintly, turned her head and said to Liu: "I won't take this matter to heart. After all, this is in our own home. Aunt Liu can say whatever she wants. But Aunt Liu, please be careful in the future. If today's incident gets out and the emperor knows that you are so disrespectful to the royal family, the emperor will blame you..."

Gu Lingyue hadn't finished her words, but Gu Shuo had already broken out in a cold sweat.

He had just been demoted by the Emperor because of the marriage exchange. If the Emperor convicted him of disrespecting the royal family because of this stupid woman, then his Gu family would be really finished.

"You are so disgraceful. Go to the ancestral hall and kneel down." Gu Shuo roared at Liu.

"Master, I..."

Liu wanted to say something, but was glared at by Gu Shuo and swallowed it back.

Her face was pale, and she said to Gu Lingyue, "I'll take my leave."

When he turned around and left, his face was gloomy and he cursed in his heart, "You little bitch, you ungrateful wolf, just wait and see."

Seeing her mother being scolded and leaving, Gu Youyan wanted to ask for Liu's hand in marriage, "Dad, Mom..."

"Princess Jing, you and Concubine Yan, please come this way." Gu Shuo stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, interrupting Gu Youyan's unspoken words.

Gu Lingyue still smiled, "Dad, please stop talking like that. We are a family, there is no need to be so polite."

Gu Shuo: ...

"Okay, I understand."

Gu Shuo felt relieved that this girl had finally grown up.

Little did he know at that moment that it wouldn't be long before he would be so angry with Gu Lingyue that he wished he had never given birth to her.

When Gu Youyan heard this, her face was distorted with anger.

This bitch, she did it on purpose, but Yun Shu and the others all smiled.

Gu Lingyue then said, "I want to go see my mother first."

Although Gu Shuo didn't understand why Gu Lingyue suddenly became so close to her mother, he agreed without hesitation: "Okay, you can go and talk to your mother. When the meal is ready, your father will send someone to call you."

"it is good."

Gu Lingyue responded and looked at Wang An behind her, "Uncle Wang, you..."

"I will serve the princess." Wang An said hurriedly without waiting for Gu Lingyue to finish.

He knew that it was not convenient for a man from outside to enter the harem of another family, but not only was he a eunuch, he also followed his own princess, so others could not say anything.

If he didn't follow, what would he do if the people in the ancient mansion were blind and bullied his princess?

Gu Lingyue also guessed Wang An's concerns. Although she knew he was worrying too much, she nodded and said, "Okay."

After saying that, he left with Yun Shu and others. Then Gu Shuo looked at Gu Youyan who was with Mi Li.

Although he was angry that she had caused him to lose his official position, after all, she was his daughter whom he had loved for so many years, so he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Why are you wearing a veil in the mansion out of the blue?"

Gu Youyan felt better when she saw that her father did not scold her. However, she did not intend to tell her father about her illness.

Today, that bitch Gu Lingyue also came back. She was afraid that if Gu Lingyue knew that she was sick, she would take the opportunity to mock and humiliate her, so she decided to keep it a secret.

Gu Youyan shook her head. "Nothing. It's just a windy day. My daughter is afraid of getting hurt, so she's wearing a veil."

Gu Shuo frowned when he saw this. Although he knew that Gu Youyan was lying, he did not expose her. He just said, "Your grandmother is sick. Go see her."

Gu Youyan was originally going to visit Madam Gu, but now Gu Lingyue had also returned. She was afraid that if she ran into Gu Lingyue again, she would find out that she was sick, so she said, "The prince is injured. I am going back to the palace to see him now, and then I will go visit my grandmother."

"That's fine, the prince's health is more important."

Although Gu Shuo was unhappy, he still let Gu Youyan leave.

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