The Rebirth of an Orphan

Chapter 125 The Young Madam Takes Charge of Household Affairs

Zhao Xihua was slightly stunned when she walked into the main hall. She didn't expect that the main hall was filled with people. Sitting there were Gu Yan, Gu Lun, Mrs. Hua, the two young ladies of the Gu family, as well as the heads of each room in the family and some servants.

Old man Gu, who was holding a dragon-headed cane, sat in the middle of the room with a very unhappy look on his face. Everyone lowered their heads and said nothing.

Seeing this, Zhao Xihua hurried forward to greet Mr. Gu and prepared to sit in the seat next to Gu Lun.

"Look, another bastard descendant." Old Master Gu scolded Zhao Xihua in a low voice.

Zhao Xihua was confused by the scolding, but she didn't dare to reply. Deep down, it was normal for the old man to dislike her. After all, her background was not to his liking. But she was scolded as soon as she entered the door, and she was still a little confused.

Gu Lun pulled her to sit down and smiled at her comfortingly, but Zhao Xihua turned her face away and didn't want to look at him.

Old Master Gu, who was sitting in the main seat, was so angry that he slapped the armrest of his chair and said, "When did our Gu family fall to this point? A dignified young master of the Gu family actually performed a dance for those boring women. It's so embarrassing. I have no place to put my old face."

Old Master Gu's cane hit the floor hard, and Gu Yan's face was full of shame. It was already known throughout Kyoto that his son was forced by the Queen Mother to perform a dance for those women.

Although Mo Yuan gave his son the high position of commander of the Five Cities Armaments Department, the Gu family still lost face.

Mr. Gu suddenly pointed at Madam Hua and said, "No matter how bad her family background is, Hua'er is now a member of our Gu family and cannot be bullied by outsiders. That little girl from the Qin family humiliated our young lady. What are you doing as the mistress of the family?"

Mrs. Hua's face turned pale and she moved her lips but couldn't speak. She originally thought that she could use an outsider to intimidate Zhao Xi, but she didn't expect Gu Lun to do such a thing and even disregard the reputation of the Gu family.

Gu Yayu was furious and defended Madam Hua, saying, "Grandpa, my sister-in-law didn't refute Miss Qin at the time. My mother just thought it was a little girl playing around. She never thought..."

"Do you have the right to interfere in what the elders say?" Old Master Gu shouted fiercely, "Come here, drag you out. It seems that you haven't had enough of the temple in the suburbs."

"Father," Mrs. Hua said hurriedly when she saw that she was about to touch her precious daughter again, "Father, don't be angry. Yayu has been imprisoned once. Please don't take your anger out on her."

Mrs. Hua's tone was very harsh. It was obvious that those people wanted to humiliate that bitch Zhao Xihua, and it was that bastard Gu Lun who had fallen into depravity, so why did they want to punish her and her daughter?

Gu Yan was afraid that the situation would become awkward, so he ran to Old Man Gu and pleaded, "Father, it would not look good if Yayu was locked up in the nunnery again. It would also damage the reputation of our Gu family."

"Gu Yayu, why don't you apologize to grandpa and admit your mistake."

Gu Yayu was so angry that her eyes were almost bursting with fire. Her grandfather used to love her very much, but ever since Gu Lun returned to the Gu family and married Zhao Xihua, she had been unlucky one after another. Today she could only swallow her anger, and one day she would settle accounts with this couple.

Gu Yan begged for mercy, and just drove Gu Yayu away. But Old Man Gu still looked at his son Gu Yan coldly and said, "I didn't give you such a large fortune in the first place, not for you to use it to pamper a stupid woman."

Mrs. Hua gritted her teeth and dared not refute. Although she was very domineering in the Gu family, she was just a woman after all, and she was just living by guarding the Gu family's property.

But she can't fall out with this old guy yet. Although Mr. Gu is no longer in charge of the daily affairs of the Gu family, he still has the ancestral property of the Gu family in his hands. Mrs. Hua has not yet obtained the ancestral property, otherwise she would have killed this old guy without a burial place.

Old Master Gu sighed heavily, looked at Gu Yan and said, "The Gu family has made great contributions to the country over the years, and only then have they earned this favor from a military family. Look at what you have done? Not only have you thrown your own flesh and blood out to be raised, but now you are letting your son be humiliated by those women. You have no shame, but I, an old father, still have some dignity."

Gu Yan's face turned pale and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to the old man, saying, "Father, calm down and don't get yourself hurt by anger. I know I was wrong."

Old Master Gu felt a little soft-hearted when he looked at Gu Yan. He used to hold his precious son in the palm of his hand and love him dearly, but he became more and more confused after marrying Hua Lan Nazhu.

He continued, "That Zhao is also the young lady my grandson married back from Yuncheng. As the mistress of the house, you, Hua, brought her into the Presidential Palace. You have an unshirkable responsibility for causing such a big mess this time."

Mrs. Hua said with a trembling voice: "Father is right. I won't do it again."

Looking at the resentment on Mrs. Hua's face, Mr. Gu couldn't help but sneer secretly. No, I'm afraid she will cause trouble again next time. Everything started because of Hua Lannazhu. Mr. Gu looked at her with even more disgust.

Mr. Gu paused and looked at Gu Yan and said, "Before, there was no young mistress in the family, and all the responsibilities were on the Hua family. Now that Lun'er has grown up and married, it's time for the young mistress to help the mistress share the affairs. From now on, all the affairs of the family will be managed by the young mistress of the Gu family."

As soon as Mr. Gu finished speaking, everyone looked at Zhao Xihua, and Zhao Xihua herself was startled.

She was brought to Kyoto by Gu Lun just to cooperate with him in acting, but she never thought about taking charge of the Gu family's daily affairs.

Although she had seen Old Madam Sun in charge of some of the Sun family's expense accounts in her previous life, it could not be compared with the Gu family. The Gu family was huge and powerful, and it must be difficult to manage this family. She had no idea at all.

But now, after listening to what Mr. Gu said, she was not happy at all. She didn't want to settle down in the Gu family, nor did she want to get involved in those account books. This was not the purpose of her coming to Kyoto.

She was also very surprised. It was obvious that Mr. Gu looked down on her, but why did he give her the rights that seemed to be a great benefit to outsiders? This should be related to Gu Lun, right?

She turned her head to look at Gu Lun beside her, and met Gu Lun's smiling eyes. Sure enough, it was really Gu Lun's work.

Mrs. Hua's face looked extremely ugly. She had always been arrogant in the Gu family, but now Gu Lun and Zhao Xihua had forced her to this point after coming to the Gu family.

She raised her head and looked at Gu Yan pitifully, crying, "Master, I have been married to the Gu family for so many years, and I have never been slack or lazy. Have I done anything big or small at home over the years that has not satisfied you? I work so hard for you. I didn't expect this incident to cause such a big mess, but don't the young master and the young mistress have any idea? Why do they push all the responsibilities to me when something goes wrong? Didn't the master see the suffering and pain I have endured over the years?