RPAGF Chapter 192 Gu Yilan Returns to Her Parents' Home After Being Beaten
Chapter 192 Gu Yilan Returns to Her Parents' Home After Being Beaten
Gu Gaoyuan smiled awkwardly and remained silent.
Another relative asked, "Where's Yiwen? Her younger sister got married, where did her older sister go?"
Gu Gaoyuan originally planned to tell his clansmen and Gu Yiwen about severing ties after Yilan got married.
It wasn't appropriate to say it now, so he could only laugh it off and say, "We'll talk about Yiwen's matter after the wedding."
Gu Yilan was in her boudoir, completely overwhelmed with worry.
"Where's the mirror I brought with me when I got married?"
Where is my red veil?
Where's my comb?
Enraged, Gu Yilan threw the teacup at the maid, spilling tea leaves all over her.
"None of you are easy to please!"
She suddenly realized that this maid was her dowry maid, who was supposed to go out with her. She was covered in tea, and she didn't want people to laugh at her.
The maidservant immediately knelt on the ground to beg for forgiveness, inwardly groaning in despair.
The master dismissed half of the servants, leaving the remaining servants to do twice the work. Weddings are already busy, and everyone complained and didn't work properly. Some even dared to cause trouble in secret.
The things I prepared yesterday are gone today; I guess someone secretly took them.
"Alright, go change your clothes now!" Gu Yilan said.
After a flurry of activity, she finally made it out and arrived at her husband's family home.
Zhao Sheng, the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, only exchanged a few words with Gu Gaoyuan before falling silent.
Gu Gaoyuan felt that Zhao Sheng's expression was somewhat arrogant, which made him feel uncomfortable.
He had originally thought that everything would be fine once his daughter married into the family. He was sure his daughter would be capable and helpful. He also believed that Lord Zhao, being his in-law, would also assist him.
However, he had a bad feeling that Lord Zhao had never thought much of him from beginning to end, and might not give him much face in the future.
Thinking about this, Gu Gaoyuan felt a little regretful.
But then she comforted herself, thinking that since they were now in-laws, how could she not care about him?
The Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies is a favorite of the Empress Dowager, and his future is limitless. Following him will guarantee a bright future.
When the bride arrived, she was wearing a red veil and seemed rather flustered. The maids beside her were also dressed in rather old clothes, which made Zhao Sheng feel a little uncomfortable.
Even before they were officially married, he already looked down on his future wife.
However, he knew what kind of person his son was.
The son has a habit of beating women; he has beaten several of the maids in the house to death.
He didn't care; they were just lowly servants.
The reason for seeking a marriage alliance with Gu Gaoyuan was that he had no connections or background in Kyoto, and was rather afraid of him, feeling that his daughter was easy to manipulate.
Gu Yiwen from before didn't seem like someone to be bullied. When Gu Yilan suggested a marriage exchange, he immediately agreed.
This Gu Yilan looks so gentle and weak, I bet she wouldn't dare to utter a sound even if she were beaten.
The ceremony was completed quickly.
the next day.
Gu Yiwen suddenly remembered that she had left something at the Gu family home, so she punched her head with her fist.
She didn't want to go back, but that thing was quite important to her, so she had to bite the bullet and go back anyway.
She is indeed usually careless and forgetful.
Gu Yilan got married yesterday. I wonder when she'll get beaten up?
Thinking that she had escaped a disaster, she sighed that she wasn't entirely unlucky.
No, she changed her fate because of A-Ying.
Ah Ying was her benefactor and her lucky star. Without Ah Ying, she would be in dire straits right now.
She must treat A-Ying well from now on.
Gu Yiwen returned to the Gu residence with a maid.
The gatekeeper, unaware that her family had written a letter severing ties with her, let her in without any further notice.
Upon entering, he saw Gu Gaoyuan and Madam Xue and greeted them casually, "Lord Gu, Madam Gu."
She's already severed ties with her family, so calling him "Lord Gu" isn't too much of an overreaction, is it?
Gu Gaoyuan felt a pang of hurt upon hearing this, but since he had personally written the letter severing ties, Gu Yiwen's way of addressing him was not unreasonable, and he didn't say anything.
When Xue saw Gu Yiwen, she noticed that Gu Yiwen looked radiant and full of energy. She felt displeased and thought to herself, "You were kicked out of your home, so why aren't you sad at all?"
Wanting to provoke her, he said, "Yiwen, Yilan got married yesterday. You don't know how lavish the banquet was at the Zhao family's house, the table was full of delicacies. Zhao Yuzhe seems so sensible, he'll definitely treat Yilan well..."
Upon hearing Xue's words, Gu Yiwen was not angry at all; in fact, she almost burst out laughing.
Once your daughter runs home crying, you probably won't think that way anymore!
Just then, a servant came in to report: "Master, Madam, the young... young lady has returned!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yiwen became interested.
They came back the very next day?
Looks like he got beaten up in less than a day.
Good looking, love to watch.
Gu Yiwen took his things and was about to leave, but when he heard that Gu Yilan had returned, he sat down and started eating sunflower seeds.
When Gu Gaoyuan and Madam Xue heard that Yilan had returned, their expressions turned serious.
There was no time to worry about Gu Yiwen; they were waiting for Gu Yilan to come in so they could find out what had happened.
Why did you come back on the second day of your marriage? Did you have some kind of argument?
Gu Gaoyuan looked displeased. He had thought Yilan was a sensible person; couldn't she just bear it when she was wronged? She came back the very next day!
Yesterday I attended a wedding banquet, and some elders from the Gu family came. They haven't left yet and are still staying at the mansion.
Gu Gaoyuan had already told the clan elders about the letter severing ties with Gu Yiwen.
When the clan elders heard that Gu Yiwen and Gu Yilan had arrived, they rushed over to see them.
Gu Yilan ran in crying, without even wearing shoes, her face bruised and swollen, so much so that she was unrecognizable.
After she came in, she immediately knelt at Gu Gaoyuan's feet and hugged his leg: "Father, Father, save me, Father... That Zhao Yuzhe is a beast!"
Gu Gaoyuan's expression changed.
Zhao Yuzhe is clearly a refined and polite person. Could it be that he beat his daughter like this?
Seeing her daughter like this, Madam Xue quickly went over to help her up: "My good daughter, get up quickly and tell us what happened."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Xue's hand touched Gu Yilan's arm, Gu Yilan felt excruciating pain and pulled her arm back.
She carefully stood up, rolled up her sleeve, and saw bruises all over her arm, with marks from being whipped.
My wrists were also purple, as if they had been tied with rope.
When Madam Xue saw her daughter like this, her pupils contracted sharply.
Isn't Zhao Yuzhe a good person? How could he beat his daughter like this?
Madam Xue almost shouted, "Did Zhao Yuzhe do all of this?"
Gu Yilan nodded through her tears, "Yes...this is only a small part...my daughter has other injuries..."
"That Zhao Yuzhe is a beast. Last night he was drunk and beat me up. He even hung me up and whipped me..."
"He hung me up all night, only letting me down this morning, which is how I escaped..."
The clan elder listened in stunned silence.
Gu Gaoyuan told them one version of events, but considering that Gu Yiwen had been removed from the family genealogy, they felt something was amiss.
They all knew that Gu Gaoyuan favored Gu Yilan, and they felt that it was very likely that Gu Yilan had caused the trouble of wanting to be married off in a different marriage.
Is this the final result?
After the arranged marriage, she'll be married to a beast?