Reborn I want to be a giant

Chapter 3
September in the capital is the time when the "autumn tiger" is at its fiercest. Fortunately, there is a cool autumn wind, so the courtyard is not too hot in the afternoon.The two brothers and sisters were nestled in the small courtyard reading a book that day. It was supposed to be peaceful and quiet, but it was broken by Xi'er's flustered footsteps and panting.

The brother and sister lived in the remote Hibiscus Courtyard of the Duke's Mansion, and seldom asked about the affairs of the front yard. Seeing people's flustered appearance became less and less every year, and most of this behavior was caused by their mother and others. My father was in trouble.The two little dolls have nothing to do with this kind of thing, they just pretend to kneel in the front yard.So Gu Yanqing thought that he was going to kneel again today, and wanted someone to fetch the knee pad.

But before he could open his mouth, Xi'er sat down on the porch and cried like a child of a dead mother, anxious and sad, mixed with sweat and tears, the scene was quite ugly.The two brothers and sisters looked at each other with a bad feeling.

Could it be... that father and mother fought, and one of them was seriously injured or died?The siblings thought very unkindly.

It can't be blamed for their indifference, since from birth till now, the meaning of parents is like naming names, and the pitiful care given to their brothers and sisters is mostly due to the fact that they are the children of the Gu family.

"If you can't speak well, go outside and cry. It's going to make people unhappy." Gu Changyan frowned dissatisfied.

Hearing Yan Xi'er crawled over to hug Gu Changyan, and couldn't care less about being polite, she stammered while crying: "Little...Miss...my poor lady...how could they treat you like that? ..."

Gu Yanqing was shocked and shouted, "Xi'er, what are you talking about, what's wrong with my sister?"

Gu Changyan also knew that something serious had happened, and it had something to do with him.So with a wink, Tweety and the wives went outside to guard.She pulled Xi'er back to the small study, followed by Gu Yanqing and closed the door. "Xi'er, please tell me clearly. If there is a word that is hidden, I will have someone sell you." He was anxious, but Xi'er looked like this, so he might need to slow down.

Xi'er took a sip of water, choked for a while, finally calmed down, and tightly grasped Gu Changyan's hand, almost strangling the child's immature fingers.Gu Changyan knew that she was emotionally unstable, so he didn't break free.Xi'er sobbed and told the whole story one by one, but the faces of the two brothers were extremely ugly, and Gu Changyan was even pale.

It turned out that at noon today, after Gu Zhengxia came back to the mansion, he ordered someone to invite Chen Mengling. The husband and wife were locked in the main room, and they didn't know what they talked about. They only heard terrible movements, as if everything inside had been smashed.But no one came out, and Chen Mengling's voice became more and more clear, and finally ended with her slamming the door and leaving angrily.

Chen Mengling's dowry, Nanny Duan, is Xi'er's mother, she is very embarrassing in the Chen family, she has been in charge of the big and small affairs of Chen Mengling's house since the dowry, and when Chen Mengling returned to her yard from the main house, she angrily smashed a bunch of valuables, Duan Mammy finally learned about this absurd thing from her master.So he hurriedly asked Xi'er to come over, told her about the matter, and asked her to pass it on to Gu Yanqing and Gu Changyan. Obviously, the three of them must work together to survive this matter.

"The madam said that the young lady didn't want to marry the fourth prince, and the master agreed, but he didn't want to lose the marriage, so he asked someone to ask Concubine Zhu Xian to divert the matter from the emperor. The madam said that the emperor had already agreed, and waited for the young lady to get married. Then they got married. Miss... What do you think you can do? Why did the master treat you like this? Missy is his daughter, so aren't you his daughter? You...you are only ten years old...how could he..." Xi'er burst into tears.

Xi'er's words contained too much information. Gu Yanqing hadn't slowed down to think about it, but Gu Changyan had calmed down and analyzed it carefully.

The emperor had nine sons, the prince and the four princes were all born by the empress, the empress suffered from a long illness and could not be loved by the emperor, instead, concubine Zhu Xian, who gave birth to the seventh and ninth princes, took advantage of the loophole to become the head of the four concubines.Concubine Zhu Xian has been favored by the emperor for many years, and her natal family is prominent. On the surface, the harem is dominated by the empress, but everyone knows that she is not the one who wants to win the wind.

Gu Zheng asked Concubine Zhu Xian for Gu Changxi's sake, so it can be understood that he chose to stand in line.But he refused to give up on this marriage, probably as a way out.But Concubine Zhu Xian is willing to act like a fool in Liang Guogong's mansion?Certainly not that simple.There is another thing that makes her feel unbelievable. Why did the emperor agree? After all, this marriage was arranged by the empress dowager first, and almost everyone knows it. Isn't the emperor afraid of the clan's comments and the censor's pen?

Suddenly, Gu Yanqing rushed out, and Gu Changyan knew that he must be going to the front yard to find Gu Zheng, so he chased after him regardless of so much.At this juncture, nothing is clear. My brother will go to his father directly, and there will be no good results.How could she be willing to punish her dearest relative in this world.

"Father, please take it back. My sister is still young."

Gu Yanqing broke into the Huanhua Hall, no matter who was inside, he knelt down with a plop.Aunt Tang, Gu Yanya, and Gu Changyu were all there, and the three of them were taken aback.Gu Zheng was having refreshments, when he saw his youngest son barging in regardless of etiquette, the anger that had not been calmed down for a long time was simmering again.What Chen Mengling said to him earlier echoed again.

The teacup was placed forcefully on the table and made a bang.Gu Changyan ran in and saw so many people in the room, as well as his brother kneeling on the ground, he knew that the matter had reached an irreversible stage.It doesn't make sense to worry about that right now, the top priority is to keep my brother from eating the stick.So she knelt down without hesitation.

"Brother is impatient and reckless, please don't punish father."

Aunt Tang has always been very winking, she bowed slightly and led Gu Yanya out. Although Gu Changyu really wanted to stay and watch the fun, she naturally didn't dare, so she went out with Aunt Tang's mother and son.

Looking at the two children kneeling on the ground, Gu Zheng felt very complicated.On the one hand, he knew that he and his eldest daughter did something wrong, on the other hand, he felt guilty for not being close to the two children all these years.But everything has been done, and it is impossible to change it.Since he decided to sacrifice his young daughter, he couldn't continue to hold such a mood.He kept telling himself that everything he did was for the sake of the Gu family, and for the Duke's Mansion.

"Your eldest sister is not suitable for the fourth prince, and she changed it as a last resort. Father is also very helpless." Gu Zheng put on an aggrieved gesture.

Although the two children are young, they are naturally intelligent, and they don't know that this is a prevarication.Gu Changyan didn't know how her brother was feeling, but she knew that bitter water had been gushing up her throat.The fist hidden under the sleeve was clenched tightly.Just about to speak, Madam Hu's urgent voice came from outside. "Master, Madam handed over the sign to enter the palace to meet the empress. She is already changing clothes now."

Gu Zheng stood up abruptly, his face livid, ignoring the two children who were still kneeling on the ground, he rushed to Zheyuan on his feet.In any case, this matter can't be complicated, otherwise he and Gu Changxi can't afford to walk around, and even the other children of the Gu family will suffer.The empress is not favored, and has been ill for a long time. She has been out of business for seven or eight years, but she is still the empress. The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse. In addition, there are two sons who are proud of the emperor, the prince and the fourth prince. .

Gu Changyan frowned, and had an idea in his heart that he hoped that Chen Mengling would make a big fuss, the bigger the better, the better it would spread throughout the capital.Anyway, whoever can't get along with her, she can get along with anyone.Gu Changxi tricked her, and she also made him feel bad.But soon she was surprised that she had such a thought, when did she become so impetuous.

She was about to get up when she saw Gu Yanqing's body trembling, actually crying.She had never seen her brother so sad.The twin's strange feeling quickly made her depressed too.But you have to live with it, who made their brother and sister too young to be able to make decisions for themselves for the time being.

Nanny Duan walked in and saw two children kneeling on the ground crying, her heart clenched.Curse secretly, Gu Zheng is really nothing.He hurriedly called the maids outside to take the two brothers and sisters to wash and change their clothes. The madam was waiting in the warm spring hall again, and she was going to lead them into the palace to meet the empress.Gu Changyan's mind was muddled, and he relied entirely on the maid's help.However, Gu Yanqing thought that if his mother made a move, there must be room for improvement in this matter.So he cheered up quickly.

However, when the two brothers and sisters came to Nuanchun Hall, what they saw was the tense confrontation between their parents.

"You want me to promise Changyan to marry the fourth prince for Gu Changxi, as long as you submit a booklet to Qing'er and invite him to be the crown prince."

Because Chen Mengling didn't like Gu Zheng and didn't go out of the house, she didn't wear makeup on weekdays.Today I made up my mind to enter the palace, so I dressed up a bit. Back then, there were only two or three beauties in the capital, and Chen Mengling was naturally one of them. Looking at her today, she looks as good as ever.Even Gu Zheng was a little dazed.The women who have been with him are not bad in appearance, but no one can compare to Chen Mengling.And the two children she gave birth to are very similar to her.

Looking at Chen Mengling's strange and excited expression, Gu Zheng felt timid.He never thought of giving the position of the eldest son to other children besides Gu Yanyun. Even if the worst result today is that Gu Changxi still wants to marry the fourth prince, he would not trade Gu Yanyun's future.But now Chen Mengling's aggressiveness and his unrelenting attitude made him irritated.

It is a fact that he has no relationship with Chen Mengling. He has tried hard, but Chen Mengling's heart cannot be broken.He knew that Chen Mengling had someone he liked even before the two families had the idea of ​​marrying, and Chen Mengling never evaded this matter.It is true that the relationship between their husband and wife is weak, but the two children are his biological children.He has been too negligent these years, and now he has to sacrifice a child to fulfill the one he loves the most. It is impossible for him not to feel guilty.But just like he comforted himself before, this is the only way to do this matter, and he just needs to make up for the brother and sister in the future.

"Mother Lin, take Qing'er and Yan'er out first, I have something to talk to Madam." Gu Zheng suppressed his temper.

Nanny Lin, like Nanny Duan, is Chen Mengling's dowry nanny. She had some opinions on the master's seclusion these years. To her, the two children were not flesh and blood, but shackles, so in the end, Nanny Lin stopped talking extraneously, and could only do so.She only hoped that Chen Mengling would not regret it in the future.

Nanny Lin thought that the two children would not leave, but she did not expect them to be very obedient, holding hands and waiting in the yard.

"Does it have to be like this? We are husband and wife after all." After the door closed, only the husband and wife remained, Gu Zheng casually pulled a chair and sat down, and asked coldly.

Chen Mengling sneered twice, and sat down too. Although she didn't like Gu Zheng for so many years, she had never hated him as much as today.I can't wait to humiliate him with the most vicious words in the world.

"No, the wife in Master's mind is An Ninglan. She is your wife, and the child she gave birth to is your child."

Gu Zheng has always been incapable of reciprocating her sarcasm, "You know Xi'er's temperament, even if she marries the fourth prince, she will only bring disaster to the Gu family. It's better to let it go than this."

Chen Mengling's smile grew stronger, "Then the master just retired the marriage, isn't that the end of the matter?" Now that he followed Concubine Zhu Xian's path and made up the saying that the characters were not compatible, it is not difficult to give up the marriage.

"This marriage was bestowed by the Empress Dowager in the first place, so you can retire wherever you say." He put on a bitter face.

Chen Mengling sternly said, "Okay, it's fine to lie to your aunts with the little tricks of the Duke. I know who you are." She helped the hairpin on her head, "It's the same sentence, immediately draw up a booklet for you. Qing'er, please make me the crown prince, and I don't care about Gu Changyan's affairs."

Seeing her stubbornness, Gu Zheng slapped the table angrily, "Qing'er is only ten years old and has no military achievements. How can I invite you to be a prince? How easy is it for you to be the Duke of this country? The Zanying family is nothing without military achievements. My son already has prestige in the barracks, and the emperor already knows it in his heart." He said that, but he knew in his heart that Gu Yanqing was outstanding since he was a child, and he has a foreign family like the Chen family, so he can justifiably claim the status of the heir, and the emperor would not say anything.But he just didn't want to, the position of son had always belonged to his eldest son, Gu Yanyun.

The corners of Chen Mengling's lips raised slightly, and she stood up, "If that's the case, please invite the Duke back. I still have to go to the palace to meet the queen." He said to open the door.

"Wait...I haven't finished my sentence yet..." Gu Zheng clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

Chen Mengling turned her head and looked at him coldly, "You've said enough." After she finished speaking, she ignored it and stretched out her hand to pull the door.

Gu Zheng ran over to grab her hand in three steps and two steps, "Heli, I agree. How about this condition? Song Shaoxi is coming back soon, you can sleep and fly with him." Two lines dripped from his forehead Sweat, said viciously.

Chen Mengling looked at the other party in shock, her heart was pounding and almost jumped out of her throat.It took a while to recover, and she slapped the other person angrily, but she didn't stop, she kept slapping until her palm was burning with pain.

Gu Changyan and Gu Yanqing waited in the Hibiscus Courtyard for a whole day, but there was no news that Chen Mengling was going to enter the palace.Gu Changyan finally had to accept this cruel ending, and soon began to quickly calculate what to do next so that the interests of the two brothers and sisters would no longer be affected.She even thought about how to make a living if she took Gu Yanqing away from home.It's just not fair to my brother.

That night, Chen Mengling came to Hibiscus Courtyard to visit them for the first time.After the mother and son had dinner together, Chen Mengling turned away all the servants, leaving the siblings to talk.It wasn't until this time that the siblings knew what Gu Zheng had done.

(End of this chapter)