Gu Nan's heart was filled with heat and she was indescribably moved.
In the eyes of outsiders, Xie Heng just took a concubine. Any man who doesn't have three wives and four concubines has reached the point of reconciliation.
But in the eyes of her mother, she must have suffered a great injustice by proposing a divorce.
The first thing my mother thinks about is who can come forward to seek justice for her and fight for her reconciliation.
She raised her hand to wipe away the tears from her mother's face, "Mom, don't be afraid, it all depends on man. As long as we think about it, we can always find a way to reconcile."
"I don't agree with my sister-in-law's divorce."
At this time, a sharp voice sounded outside the curtain, with a bit of anger.
Gu Nan looked up and saw his sister-in-law Chang striding in through the curtain.
It was less than three years since the death of her father and brother, and Chang was still in the period of mourning. She wore a simple and elegant green lotus-colored skirt, a high bun, a silver plate face, and willow-leaf eyebrows.
The eyes he looked at Gu Nan were full of coldness and alienation, mixed with a hint of disgust.
"The reputation of a woman is beyond the sky. My sister-in-law, you are not happy, so you want to divorce her.
What should you do if you don’t want to think about my Jiaojiao? There is an aunt who is at peace with her. How will my Jiaojiao negotiate a marriage in the future?
It would be too selfish for my sister-in-law to act like this. "
Gu Jiaojiao is her little niece, who just turned six this year.
"Ms. Chang, Nan Nan has been sensible and considerate since she was a child. If she hadn't had a difficult life in the Xie family, she wouldn't have proposed a divorce." Mrs. Gu hurriedly explained to her daughter.
Chang sneered.
"Why is it so difficult? It's just that my uncle married a concubine. Which man is not like this?
Didn’t your son, my husband, also have two wives? What woman has not experienced this?
What's more, she is the noble wife of the Crown Prince. As a concubine, no matter how much she behaves, how can she be able to surpass her, the main wife?
how? Is she going to make peace with her if she is unhappy? Are you completely ignoring the reputation of the He clan girl?
If all women in the world are like this, when my husband favored us and we had a marriage, should I have made peace with her and divorced her? "
Mrs. Gu's face turned pale and her lips trembled with anger.
My son has suffered from heart disease since he was a child and cannot live a normal life, so the marriage is particularly difficult.
Girls with a good family background are reluctant to marry, while girls with a bad family background are afraid of having bad character.
It was not until he was in his twenties that he married Chang, who came from a poor family.
Although Mr. Chang has a fierce temper and speaks unforgivingly, he treats his parents-in-law with all his heart and makes no mistakes.
Now there is a daughter on one side and a daughter-in-law on the other.
She felt sorry for her daughter, but her daughter-in-law was filial to her father-in-law, and now that she was a widow for her son, she was also very filial to her mother-in-law.
What's more, it's natural for a mother to care about her granddaughter's reputation.
She couldn't criticize her daughter-in-law harshly, so she could only look at Gu Nan with trembling lips.
I wanted to ask my daughter if she had to make peace with her, but when the words came to my lips, I couldn't say them out.
She understood the daughter she had raised since she was a child. If she hadn't really reached a desperate situation, how could she have spoken out and divorced?
The atmosphere in the room was a little stagnant for a while.
Chang sneered and spoke with a gun and a stick.
"When my sister-in-law married into the Hou family, she kept saying that the prince was young, promising, talented, and a rare good match.
how? Now that the prince only has one concubine, he is no longer a good man in your eyes? "
Gu Nan felt extremely uncomfortable, not angry, but regretful.
Although my sister-in-law's words were unpleasant, none of them were wrong.
At first, she really thought that Xie Heng was a rare good match, and she was lucky to be able to marry into the Hou family as the daughter of a merchant.
Later I realized that it was not her luck, but her fate.
Mrs. Chang continued: "Now that the Gu family's business is in the hands of the Hou Mansion, if you try to make a divorce, be careful that if you fail to reconcile, you will be divorced and go home.
My husband is ten years older than my sister-in-law. I beg my sister-in-law, for the sake of your husband’s love for you since childhood, please leave a way for your nephew and niece to survive. "
These words made Gu Nan feel sad, but she knew where her sister-in-law was feeling.
"Reconciliation is different from divorce. If he, the Marquis of Wenchang, spoils his concubine and destroys his wife, and seeks to seize his wife's property, even if I divorce, it will not affect my niece's reputation."
Mrs. Chang was stunned for a moment, her eyebrows raised, and a sneer appeared on her face.
"I have only been in the house for a day, not to mention whether I spoiled my concubine or destroyed my wife, but I only mentioned that I wanted to seize my wife's property.
Haha, when my father-in-law and husband passed away one after another, my sister-in-law tried her best to ask the Hou Mansion to take over the Gu family's business.
I don’t have any bad intentions in having a heir apparent. I’m just afraid that my father-in-law’s hard work will be occupied by the second and third wives. I will give it back to my son when he grows up in the future. "
Mrs. Chang took a heavy sip of water on the ground.
“Bah, I’ve never heard of a wife’s natal family’s property being returned back to her in person since ancient times. The Xie family’s abacus has been slapped in the face.
how? My sister-in-law is going to make peace today, so she admits that the Xie family is trying to seize property? Did you see the true face of the Xie family at once?
You say these words and slap yourself in the face. Doesn’t it hurt? "
Gu Nan's face turned green and red, feeling a little embarrassed, but she had asked for all this.
She sighed self-deprecatingly.
At first, my sister-in-law, second uncle, and third uncle did not agree with the Wenchang Hou Mansion taking over the Gu family's business.
It was she who was fascinated by Xie Heng and firmly believed that her second and third uncles were ambitious.
It was she who persuaded her mother to insist on supporting the Hou Mansion to take over.
The Xie family used the power of the Hou Mansion to finally subdue their second and third uncles.
It turned out that the sister-in-law had long seen through the Xie family's plan and thought that she and Xie Heng were joining forces to seize the family's property.
"Sister-in-law, I..."
Mrs. Chang didn't listen to her explanation at all and directly issued an order to expel the guest.
"Sister-in-law, if nothing happens, just go back to the Marquis' Mansion. Don't make any divorce. Do you expect your family to support you?
Don't be ridiculous, now our Gu family has to look at the face of a steward of the Marquis Mansion if we want to live.
Let your sister-in-law live her own life. Our Gu family cannot support you. "
A slightly childish voice came from outside the door.
"What mother said is wrong."
Gu Nan looked up and saw his nephew Gu Qinghong, who was under nine years old, walking in with a stern face.
He has a pair of sparse and broad eyebrows that look very much like his elder brother. Because he had heart palpitations since he was a child, he took medicine as soon as he could walk, making him slim and delicate.
The little guy pursed his lips at this moment and looked at Mrs. Chang seriously with a pair of dark eyes.
Chang's face changed slightly, "There is no sun today and there is wind. Why did you come out?"
Gu Qinghong bowed his hands to Gu Nan and returned to the previous topic.
"What my mother just said was wrong. My son read in a book that it is a good idea for two surnames to get married and make a contract together.
Now that the Xie family is not upright, it is the interests of our Gu family that are being harmed.
When we support our aunt, we also support our own family. If our aunt is allowed to be bullied by the Hou family, the Gu family will remain silent.
Others will think that the natal family of a girl married by the Gu family will not care about her, and that a girl from the Gu family will not even be able to straighten her back in her husband's family. "
Chang's face darkened.
"When adults are talking, there is no room for children to interrupt. Go back and read your book."
Gu Qinghong frowned, like a serious old man.
"My grandfather and father are both gone. I am the only male in the Gu family's big house. I have the right to make suggestions on my aunt's affairs.
Doesn’t her mother hope that when Jiaojiao gets married in the future, she won’t be able to count on her parents’ family?
Chang's expression changed greatly.
"What are you talking nonsense about? Your sister has a brother like you."
Gu Qinghong smiled bitterly, "My aunt used to have a brother who loved her. Her brother was my father. Now that my father is gone, I should make decisions for my aunt on behalf of my father.
What's more, my son has had heart problems since he was a child, and he doesn't know if he will survive until his sister gets married.
If something like this happens to my sister in the future, will my mother want my sister to swallow her grievances like her aunt? "
"I..." Mrs. Chang was rendered speechless by her son's rebuttal.
Gu Qinghong walked to Gu Nan and said seriously:
"Aunt, your father and brother are gone, but your family is still here, and you still have nephews.
My nephew will definitely make the decision for you and support you. "
