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Chapter 23: Prince Qi Visits
Chapter 23

The crowd surrounded Madam Gu and Gu Nianchu and entered Madam Gu's Heyi Courtyard. Gu Nianchu greeted her mother, eldest brother's sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and third sister-in-law one by one, and then the younger generations also came to greet Gu Nianchu.

When Gu Nianchu saw that her family members who had suffered a tragic ending in their previous life were now alive and well in front of her, even though she had made sufficient preparations these days, she still couldn't help but burst into tears.

The Gu family thought that she was so sad because she was bullied by the Marquis' Mansion. Everyone wanted to stand up for her and directly razed the Marquis' Mansion to the ground.

Gu Nianchu comforted her family: "Mother, eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, I'm sorry to have worried you. Chu'er is definitely not the kind of person who will swallow her anger. She was just deceived by the Marquis' Mansion before. Now that I know their ugly faces, I will naturally make them pay the price!"

Madam Gu said with a heartache: "Chu'er, let mother and your elder brother handle these matters. We will definitely let you and Shen Ling divorce!"

Gu Nianchu told Madam Gu and the others about her plan. Madam Gu was extremely excited when she heard that the child she gave birth to might be alive: "Chu'er, where is the child now? Send the child back. We in the General's Mansion can protect you and your child!"

Gu Nianchu shook her head: "Mother, according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if a couple divorces, the child will return to the husband's family. As long as this mansion exists, I can't take Chang Huan away. I can't take the risk."

Mrs. Gu was also silent. The Gu family members were now somewhat restrained.

We cannot damage the jade bottle just to kill the mouse. Chang Huan is now that jade bottle.

"Chu'er, even if we can't send Chang Huan home for the time being, can we meet this child first?"

Madam Gu wanted to see the child very much, and Gu Nianchu comforted her: "Don't worry, mother. I will arrange for you to meet Chang Huan as soon as possible. Don't worry, mother."

At this time, the nephews and nieces were not at home, so Gu Nianchu told them about his plan.

Madam Gu made the decision, "The Shen family actually wanted to harm us from behind, so we naturally cannot let them go! I will not harm others unless they harm me. The Shen family wants to kill our entire Gu family, so we naturally cannot let them off easily!"

The Gu family is a family of military generals. They usually do good deeds, but they will not be scared when faced with other people's calculations.

"Sister, please stay at home and wait until the time comes. Then we will go to the Marquis' Mansion to ask for the silver."

Liu smiled and said to Gu Nianchu: "If the Shen family can't come up with the money by then, it will be really embarrassing."

Gu Nianchu was very sure: "They can afford it."

Xu Yan's dowry is enough.

Since they can calculate their own dowry, they can naturally let Xu Yan take out her dowry.

"Those dowries were exchanged for your dowry, my sister."

Second sister-in-law Wang was a little unwilling, Gu Nianchu hurriedly comforted her: "Second sister-in-law, don't worry, they have to return as much of my things as they took!"

Gu Nianping said firmly that he would do all these things and would never let the Shen family bully Nian Chu.

Time passed quickly as the family sat and talked.

"My Lord, the Prince of Qi is here to visit."

The concierge came to report.

Everyone's eyes fell on Gu Nianchu. Gu Nianchu felt helpless. It was obvious that Zhou Yuchen was keeping an eye on her whereabouts and came because he knew she had returned to her parents' home.

Gu Nianping stood up and said, "Mother, sister, I'll be back soon."

While waiting for Gu Nianping to go to the front yard to meet Zhou Yuchen, Madam Gu couldn't help but sigh: "Chu'er, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi has not yet married."

At the beginning, Zhou Yuchen and Gu Nianchu were good friends, and their families knew about it. They also knew that the emperor would not let the daughter of the general's mansion, who had military power, marry the prince, so after Zhou Yuchen's proposal failed, they agreed to the emperor's marriage.

But no one expected that what would happen to Zhou Yuchen later. He did something out of line on Gu Nianchu's wedding day and was disliked by the emperor. If it weren't for the pleadings of many ministers and the turmoil in the northern border, he would have been deposed long ago.

"Mother, please don't say such things again."

Gu Nianchu warned Madam Gu sternly, and Madam Gu and her three daughters-in-law all sighed.

What they didn't expect was that Zhou Yuchen actually followed Gu Nianping to Heyiyuan. He said that he hadn't seen Madam Gu for five years, so he had to come to pay his respects to Madam Gu. He specifically mentioned that he and the Gu family were old acquaintances and there was no need to avoid them.

Sima Zhao's heart.

Madam Gu and her three daughters-in-law all looked at Gu Nianchu. Madam Gu hesitated for a moment and said, "Nianchu, just meet His Highness and see what he has to say."

Zhou Yuchen presented Madam Gu with a hundred-year-old ginseng. Madam Gu thanked him repeatedly and exchanged pleasantries. It was almost time for dinner, so Madam Gu casually asked His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi to stay for dinner, and Zhou Yuchen agreed.

"Thank you, Madam. I used to like the food at the General's Mansion the most. During the five years I was on the battlefield, I often dreamed of eating at the General's Mansion."

After Zhou Yuchen said this, what else could Mrs. Gu say? She could only instruct her daughter-in-law to make arrangements and make sure that all the food that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi likes to eat is provided.

In return, Zhou Yuchen asked Gu Nianping to go to Prince Qi's Mansion to help him write inscriptions for several courtyards.

Gu Nianping, the eldest son of the General's Mansion, was weak since childhood, so General Gu made him study literature. Other children of noble families entered officialdom through the merits of their ancestors, but Gu Nianping relied on his own path to imperial examinations. Now he is the Minister of Works of the fourth rank. Even though he is in charge of construction work all day long, his handwriting is very beautiful.

Gu Nianping bowed to Zhou Yuchen and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Highness, the Prince of Qi."

"Master Gu, you're welcome."

Zhou Yuchen bowed in return: "When the time comes, please help me repair the yard, Master Gu. I'm afraid it will take Master Gu a lot of time."

Gu Nianping's family was overjoyed.

They had already thought of following Gu Nianping to the Prince of Qi's Mansion to see Chang Huan. Naturally, they would need to bring craftsmen with them to renovate the courtyard, and they could all dress up as craftsmen to sneak in.

After seeing Zhou Yuchen off, the family began to plan.

Gu Nianchu said that she wanted to tell Chang Huan in advance because she was afraid that her family would scare Chang Huan.

The Gu family members were very sure that their grandson would never be scared by the crowds.

In the evening, Gu Nianchu took Han Chan to accompany Chang Huan.

The Gu family didn't think much about it.

Chang Huan was a little nervous when he heard Gu Nianchu say that his grandmother, uncle and several aunts were coming to see him.

"Mother, what do I need to do?"

Gu Nianchu held Chang Huan in his arms and whispered, "Chang Huan, you don't have to do anything. They are all my mother's dearest people, and they are also your relatives."

Chang Huan felt relieved when she said that: "Mother, I will pay my respects to my grandmother, my uncle, and my aunt when the time comes. Chang Huan pays respects very well."

Chang Huan thought for a moment and then said, "I will kowtow to them when the time comes."

He had no gifts to give to his grandmother and the others, so he kowtowed and bowed sincerely.
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(End of this chapter)