"You two little monkeys, you are singing the same tune. How can I not know what you are thinking? Don't worry, I have let it go after this incident."

"From now on, the Wen family belongs to Ziqiu. Ziqiu can make all the decisions on his own. I have caught a cold recently and need to rest at home. I will close the door and refuse to see anyone."

Old Master Wen has spent half his life cleaning up the mess that Old Madam Gu had made. He has now repaid Old Madam Gu for his great kindness. Now she can only wish her luck for the rest.

"Grandfather, rest assured. I will definitely manage the Wen family business well and won't let you worry."

After coming out of Mr. Wen’s study, Wen Ziqiu sent Ye Jintang back.

On the way, Ye Jintang talked about Gu Waner's marriage.

"I will help Wan'er find a suitable person later. Whether it is a businessman or a scholar, let Wan'er choose for herself."

"Well, what do you think about Madam Gu?"

"I have no idea yet. Cousin, do you have any good ideas to help the Wen family get rid of the Gu family?"

"Of course there is."

Last time, Grandpa Wen asked Wen Ziqiu to deal with the issue of Gu Xiucai visiting Shangguan Ji, but the matter has been dragged on and not resolved.

It’s not that Wen Ziqiu didn’t want to help, but Gu Xiucai was being unreasonable and trying to bring her into the Gu family to be his concubine.

"I don't know what tricks that girl used to trick Gu Xiucai into going around in circles. She didn't even care about her life at such an old age and wanted to carry him into the mansion."

"Cousin, why don't you fulfill Mr. Gu's wish? Didn't Mrs. Gu say that courtesans cannot be concubines? Then just bring her into the Gu family without any status or title."

"Ah, why do you want to help Gu Xiucai?"

"This is not just to help Mr. Gu, but to find something for Madam Gu to do. Imagine that a courtesan of low status could make Mr. Gu throw away his dignity and do everything he could to bring her into the mansion. It can be seen that her methods are definitely extraordinary."

"With someone like this in the Gu family's backyard, I'm afraid Madam Gu won't have the time to cause trouble for the Wen family."

“Take advantage of this opportunity to settle my cousin’s marriage, and when Madam Gu comes to her senses, it will be easy to resolve her continued entanglement with the Gu family.”

"Mrs. Gu must have received a lot of benefits from the Wen family over the years. Cousin, you just need to make a list of all these benefits and show it to the elders of the Wen family."

"I don't think you need my cousin to step in. The elders can help you deal with Madam Gu."

"All they need to do is say that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled out. Madam Gu Lai will not be able to come to the Wen family to ask for money in the future."

Wen Ziqiu was silent for a moment.

"Okay, okay. Those elders usually only know how to cause trouble for me. This time I will give them something to do."

Wen Ziqiu was a quick man. That afternoon, a green sedan carried the beautiful bride to Gu Xiucai's yard.

Madam Gu was furious on the spot and came to find Grandpa Wen without saying a word.

As a result, as soon as he arrived at the door of the Wen family, he was stopped by Nanny Ji.

"Madam Gu, the master has caught a cold and is too sick to get out of bed. He has ordered that the door be closed and no one be seen. He wants to take good care of himself."

"So my eldest brother is ill. That's great. I'll go in and see him."

"The master has ordered that he will not see anyone, so it would be better for Madam Gu to come another day."

Nanny Ji was unmoved. No matter how Madam Gu pestered her, she refused to let Madam Gu in.

Seeing that more and more people gathered at the entrance of the Wen family to watch the fun, Mrs. Gu had no choice but to leave.

After returning home, Mrs. Gu became more and more angry the more she thought about it. She came to the Wen family again the next day, but this time she was smart. She did not go to see Mr. Wen, but went to find Gu Wan'er and said that she wanted to take her back to the Gu family.

"Madam, the young lady is still ill. Why don't you let her stay at the Wen family for a few days?"

Seeing that Madam Gu was determined to take Gu Wan'er away, Fengxi almost knelt down in front of her.

These days, Wen Ziqiu has been looking for a husband for Gu Waner, and this matter will be settled in a few days.

If Gu Wan'er were brought back to the Gu family now, I'm afraid there would be trouble again.

"It's just a little fever, why can't you come back with me? Get up now and go to the front yard to say goodbye to your uncle."

Old Madam Gu glanced at Nanny Zheng beside her, who immediately stepped forward to pull Gu Wan'er.

"What's going on? My cousin is so sick that she can't get up, but the old lady wants to take her away by force. The north wind is howling outside and it's so cold. Don't let my cousin's illness get worse."

Ye Jintang walked in slowly from outside. She sat down beside Gu Wan'er's bed with great concern, and pushed Nanny Zheng aside to prevent her from being an eyesore.

"This is our family affair. It has nothing to do with you. Don't forget, this is the Wen family, and your last name is Ye."

"So what if it's the Wen family? I came to stay at my grandfather's house in an upright manner, not to ask for money."

Ye Jintang obviously had something else in his words, how could Madam Gu not hear it?

"I never knew you were so sharp-tongued at such a young age. You are indeed a bastard who was born by a mother but not raised by one."

Old Madam Gu was so angry that she spoke without restraint. She said whatever words were unpleasant to hear and whatever words could hurt Ye Jintang's heart, without any regard for the Wen family or Old Master Wen.

The reason why Madam Gu could scold so harshly was because Ye Jintang was just an orphan.

She had no father or mother, and the Ye family didn't take her seriously. She felt that even if she scolded Ye Jintang a few times, it wouldn't matter. At most, she would just be scolded by Old Master Wen.

Unfortunately, she underestimated Ye Jintang's fighting ability.

Ye Jintang stood up suddenly.

"You old woman, you are courting death if you dare to scold me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Jintang pushed Madam Gu heavily. Although she was weak, she still had some strength in her hands.

Old Madam Gu was not young at all. She had no time to steady herself when she was suddenly pushed. With a thud, she fell heavily on the bunk bed.

"Murder, murder, this motherless little whore wanted to kill me."

Several maids and old women hurried forward to help Madam Gu, but were pushed away by Ye Jintang.

At some point, Ye Jintang had a dagger in his hand.

She rushed forward and put the dagger in her hand against Madam Gu's throat.

"You should be thankful that your last name is Wen. If it was anyone else who dared to speak rudely to me like this, this knife would be stuck in your leg right now."

"I don't have a good temper. If anyone dares to provoke me, let's see whose knife is faster."

Madam Gu, who had lived in the inner house all her life, had never seen a girl as ferocious as Ye Jintang. She was so scared that she forgot to scream.

"You, you, how dare you"

"If you have the guts, try to curse me and see if the dagger in my hand will fall on your leg."

Old Madam Gu pursed her lips tightly and dared not say a word.

Ye Jintang put away the dagger and glanced coldly at the completely stunned nanny and maid.

"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and help the old lady. It's so cold. If she can't stand properly and falls to the ground, I'm afraid her bones will be broken."

In the blink of an eye, Ye Jintang turned into the gentle little girl again, as if the fierce person who could take Madam Gu's life at any time was not her.

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