The two of them exchanged few words before Wen Ziqiu said hello to Ye Jintang from afar and left.
Looking at Gu Wan'er's red eyes, she could guess that Wen Ziqiu had clearly rejected her without asking.
Ye Jintang was not one to comfort people. She took out her handkerchief and handed it to Gu Wan'er, asking her to calm down first.
"What will I do in the future? Cousin Ziqiu said he won't get married and have children in the next few years. He doesn't want to delay me."
"But I can't wait."
"You planned for yourself earlier."
"Um."
Gu Wan'er responded, and after a while, she stood up and said goodbye to Ye Jintang.
Looking at her lonely figure, Ye Jintang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the life of the woman in the inner courtyard of the back house was really difficult.
After returning to the small courtyard where she lived, Gu Waner sent the maid next to her to tell Mrs. Gu what happened today.
She has no other choice. If she continues to delay like this, it will only waste time. She is not young. If she does not finalize her marriage, it will be even more difficult in the future.
Mrs. Gu received the news and immediately came to Wen's house in a sedan without saying anything. She did not go to the front yard to see Mr. Wen, but went straight to Gu Wan'er's small courtyard.
"What's going on? I didn't ask you to live in the Wen family and cultivate a relationship with Ziqiu. Why did you cause such a big trouble for me?"
As soon as Mrs. Gu entered the room, she gave Gu Wan'er a fierce look with a face drawn.
"Grandma, I have tried my best, but cousin Ziqiu said that he would put family business first and would not marry and have children early."
The red-eyed Gu Wan'er said that she really couldn't force Wen Ziqiu in terms of love. He didn't want to marry, so it was useless no matter how hard she forced him.
"After all, you are useless. My good brother doesn't like you and doesn't want you to come in."
"If he intends to make you his grandson-in-law, he doesn't need Wen Ziqiu's consent. He can just make a marriage arrangement directly."
"It's all your damn girl's fault. If you were prettier and sweeter, and coaxed everyone in the Wen family to like you, there would be no need for me to worry about you."
Madam Gu was so filled with hatred that she couldn't help but step forward and pinch Gu Wan'er's arm hard.
Her hand was so strong that Gu Wan'er burst into tears from the instant pain.
"Grandma Wan'er knows that she was wrong, and please forgive Wan'er this time."
"What's the use of sparing you? If Wen Ziqiu doesn't marry you, then you will be of no use to our Gu family."
"The Gu family has supported you for so many years, and we can't afford to support you in vain."
Gu Wan'er plopped down and knelt at the feet of Mrs. Gu, crying so hard.
"I also asked my grandmother to come forward to facilitate my granddaughter's marriage."
"Of course I will find a way to get Wen Ziqiu to marry you. If this doesn't happen, then you can just go and fill a house for Magistrate Yang."
Gu Wan'er had long expected that Mrs. Gu would treat her like this.
But she didn't expect that person to be Magistrate Yang. Magistrate Yang could be her grandfather at his age. Moreover, his family has extremely prosperous heirs, and his granddaughter is older than her.
If she really got married, how could she still be alive?
Seeing that Gu Wan'er was almost frightened, Mrs. Gu took out a small white porcelain bottle from her sleeve.
"There is a grain of Albizia Julibrissin in this. As long as you find a way to give it to Ziqiu, and the rice is cooked, Ziqiu will marry you even if he doesn't want to."
Gu Wan'er was stunned on the spot and couldn't say a word.
"Grandma, my granddaughter cannot do such a thing. Even if she is alone for the rest of her life, she will not be able to do such a despicable thing."
Gu Waner wants to be Mrs. Wen, but she also has a bottom line, and she can't do anything shameless.
"Scumbag? If you can't marry Wen Ziqiu and bring glory to the Gu family, you are the worst whore."
"I ask you again, do you want to take this medicine or not."
"Grandma, granddaughter, please forgive me for obeying my orders. Grandma please punish me."
"Okay, very good. You have grown up and your wings have become stiff, but you don't listen to grandma. Aunt Zheng, bring me bamboo sticks. I want to let the dead girl know what will happen if you don't listen to me." "
Nanny Zheng, who was waiting on the side, brought over a foot-long bamboo stick, but did not give it to Mrs. Gu right away.
I saw her whispering a few words in front of Mrs. Gu. Mrs. Gu suppressed the anger in her heart and continued, "One more thing. I didn't ask you to inquire about the situation of the silver in Ye Jintang's hand. How did your inquiry go?"
"I heard from Jintang's cousin that her family's property was defrauded. When she came to join the Wen family, she only brought a suitcase with clothes."
"You damn girl, you're brave enough to learn to lie to me."
Mrs. Gu raised her hand and slapped Gu Wan'er.
She slapped her with all her strength, and Gu Wan'er's cheeks instantly became red and swollen.
"Grandma, everything Wan'er said is true and I didn't lie to grandma."
Gu Wan'er covered her face and knelt on the ground, tears falling down, but she didn't dare to cry.
"You think I only want you to keep an eye on Ye Jintang. The nun in her yard said that a teapot she uses is worth several hundred taels, the quilts she covers are all expensive brocade, and bird's nests are what she often eats. "
"She lived a life of luxury and good food. You told me that her family property was defrauded. Did Ye Jintang give you any benefit to make you lie to your grandmother like this?"
The more Mrs. Gu talked, the angrier she became, and Gu Wan'er's repeated disobedience to her only added fuel to the fire.
"Pull up that damn girl's sleeves and see if I don't beat her to death today."
This time, Aunt Zheng didn't stop her. She called another nanny to step forward and press down on Gu Wan'er, forcefully exposing her left arm.
The thin bamboo stick was slapped on Gu Wan'er's fair arm, and a bloody streak appeared in just one blow.
Gu Wan'er screamed in pain, but grandma covered her mouth, and she could only make a whining sound.
"I gave you a good life and asked you to do something, but you cheated on me. If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'm afraid you won't remember it long."
Mrs. Gu was very cruel, and she slapped her ten times in a row before stopping.
I saw that Gu Wan'er's entire arm was red and swollen, with bloodshot streaks oozing out.
Grandma let go of Gu Wan'er, and she collapsed on the ground with tears streaming down her face, not even having the strength to cry.
"You should think about it carefully. I'll give you a few more days. If you still can't figure out where Ye Jintang hid the money, don't blame grandma for being cruel."
Mrs. Gu rolled her eyes at Gu Wan'er, turned around and left the house, going to the front yard to find Mr. Wen.
"Girl, get up quickly. The ground is cold."
Feng Xi, the maid serving beside Gu Wan'er, quickly stepped forward to help her up.
"Girl, why don't you just tell the truth to the old lady." Feng Xi looked at the injury on Gu Wan'er's arm and cried silently with heartache.
She took out a large jar of ointment from the cage and carefully applied it on Gu Wan'er's wound.
Feng Xi was very skilled in her movements, and it seemed that she had done such things often before.
