Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 330 Bullying goes too far
It is very common for servants to discuss some household matters behind their backs.

It was normal for the Da Qin clan to have several loyal servants, but what happened back then was abnormal.

Gu Tingyu is in poor health and usually stays in his own courtyard and rarely goes to the garden.

There was something wrong with Gu Tingyu appearing in the garden at that time, and the instigator deliberately amplified his voice.

Grandma Chang felt that someone was deliberately plotting behind her. After all, Bai was about to give birth at that time.

She told Gu Tingye that she wanted Gu Tingye to investigate secretly and find the instigator.

Gu Tingye picked up the wine pot and took a big sip, and sneered: "I have inquired about it. Most of the servants who were dismissed in the Gu family were dismissed after my mother passed away. Some of them even had children in the family and have been in the Gu family for several generations. As a slave, besides my father, who in the Gu family has this ability?"

Grandma Chang fell silent after hearing this and dismissed one or two servants, as the housekeepers at home can do if they have an excuse.

Once there are too many, they won’t have the ability to manage things, let alone the families among them who have children.

This kind of thing is impossible for others to do without the head of the family, the queen and the queen.

Even a legitimate son like Gu Tingye couldn't do it without going through Gu Yankai and Xiao Qin.

Aunt Chang didn't think about Xiao Qin. First of all, Xiao Qin was married into the Gu family by Xuxian after Bai's death. Moreover, Gu Tingye had told her before that Xiao Qin had treated him as his own child over the years.

Apart from this, only Gu Yankai can do it.

"If my mother's death had nothing to do with my father, why would my father do this? Didn't he dismiss those servants just to cover up the truth and not let me know?"

Aunt Chang was silent for a long time and said: "Brother Ye, although I don't understand why the Marquis did this, the young lady's death should have nothing to do with the Marquis. The Marquis did neglect the young lady at the beginning, but later his relationship with the young lady slowly grew. Get better. If Mr. Hou wanted to kill the lady, he wouldn’t have to wait so many years.”

"Mommy, please stop talking. I know that my father would not kill my mother on purpose. But he has a great responsibility for my mother's death. How could he not know that the servants are talking nonsense? It's because of his laissez-faire , which led to my mother's death." Gu Tingye said bitterly: "If he really loved my mother, why would he not even let her enter the ancestral hall after her death?"

There are no stipulations in clan etiquette, and those who continue their strings are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall.

It's just that if you want to enter the ancestral hall, you must have meritorious service in the family.

His mother married into the Gu family with a dowry of one million yuan and kept the Gu family's title.

Giving birth to him also opened up branches and leaves for the Gu family.

As long as his father insists, his mother can enter the ancestral hall.

However, his father did not do this, which shows that his father has no feelings for his mother.

"Ugh."

Upon hearing this, Grandma Chang changed the subject and said, "Brother Ye, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about your outer room."

"Manniang has a weak temperament. Although she is an actress, she treats me very well. It is also thanks to her these years, otherwise I really don't know how I would have spent my time."

Mentioning Mannia, Gu Tingye smiled, but he didn't notice that Grandma Chang frowned after hearing this.

As soon as she heard it, she felt that the woman named Mannian was not that simple.

Generally speaking, the brothers of wealthy families have one or two maidservants before they get married.

As long as she is honest and well-behaved, even if her brother gets married and takes her as a concubine, he will not dare to have children before his wife.

If Mannia really cares about Gu Tingye, she should know that Gu Tingye is not married to his real wife.

It was impossible for her not to know the influence of having a concubine first on Gu Tingye, but she got pregnant and gave birth to two children.

This kind of thing is usually done by concubines in the backyard, relying on the favor of the master.

Grandma Chang wanted to say something, but when she saw Gu Tingye mentioning Mannia with a happy smile on her face, she finally didn't say anything.

After all, this kind of thing is just her speculation without evidence. It is also possible that Mannia is of low origin and does not understand these things.

Let’s wait until we meet someone to tell you what happens.

……

Because Li An came back, Li Nan and Li Ping did not go to the shop the next day. The family had breakfast and sat in the living room to discuss going back to Lijiacun tomorrow to see their grandparents.

While they were discussing, the concierge hurried over.

"Master, a group of people came outside. They said they were the owners of Chen's Braised Meat and wanted to see the master and the eldest son." The concierge said.

"What is he here for?" Li Nan frowned slightly.

"Dad, no matter what the purpose is, you will know it when you see me. If he asks me about my identity later, just say that I am my nephew from my hometown. Don't tell me about my identity yet." Li An said.

Li Nan nodded when he heard this, looked at Ms. Liu and said, "You and your daughter-in-law should go back to the backyard with Brother Rui first."

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu also knew that it was not appropriate for them to stay here on such an occasion, so she and Zhang Qing left with their children.

Li Nan asked the concierge to invite the people in.

"Dad, Chen Yan is from Zhizhou after all. How about I go out to greet him." Li Ping said.

"Brother, this person stole the secret recipe using despicable means, and now he comes to visit. I'm afraid the person who comes here is evil, so you don't need to be so polite." Li An said.

Although Li An couldn't do anything with Zhizhou, he was not afraid of Zhizhou's concubine's brother.

If you can't take your parents to Bianjing, what can a magistrate do to their family?
"A Niu is right. There must be no good things happening when he comes here this time. What are you doing to welcome him?" Li Nan said.

Although Li Nan was a little scared, since Li An said this, it proved that there was a way to solve it. In this case, why suffer the grievance.

Although he persuaded Li An not to do stupid things, it didn't mean that he wasn't angry with Chen Yan for using deceitful means to steal the secret recipe.

Li Ping nodded when he heard this and said nothing more.

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and a short while later a man in his twenties, seventy-eight years old, richly dressed, walked in with an entourage.

The man was short in stature and very fat. He held a folding fan in his hand and fanned it as he walked. The followers behind him also fanned him with fans, and the sweat on his face was still pouring.

"I've met Mr. Li."

Chen Yan put away his folding fan and saluted with a smile.

"Yes." Li Nan nodded slightly and said calmly: "I wonder what Mr. Chen is doing when he comes to visit?"

"Haha, I have something to discuss with Mr. Li."

Chen Yan smiles like Maitreya Buddha, which is not annoying at first glance.

He glanced at Li Ping without paying attention. He knew Li Ping. Finally, his eyes stopped on Li An and said with a smile: "Who is this little brother?"

"This is a nephew from my hometown who came to Yangzhou for a few days." Li Nan said calmly.

Chen Yan didn't care when he heard this. Seeing that Li Nan had no intention of asking him to sit down, he sat down next to Li Ping.

"Uncle Li, I'm here this time to discuss a business with you. Both of our families are doing this braised food business. As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If these two businesses do the same business, it will inevitably damage the harmony. . Your young master also has an official status. Although he is only a ninth-grade civilian official, he is still an official. My brother-in-law is also an official. It is not good for everyone to be harmonious. In this way, I will give Li Yuanwai five thousand taels of silver. How about changing your business?" Chen Yan said with a smile.

"boom!"

Li Ping stood up, glaring at Chen Yan and saying, "It's really too much of a lie!"

(End of this chapter)