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Chapter 193 Gu Gaoyuan begs Gu Yiwen to return to the Gu family
Gu Yiwen, munching on sunflower seeds, said, "You stole my marriage, so you have to swallow the bitter pill yourself. You were determined to marry into the Zhao family, after all."
When Gu Yilan saw that Gu Yiwen was there, she cried even harder.
She looked at Gu Yiwen with venomous resentment, thinking that Gu Yiwen should have suffered this pain, but she had taken her place.
She deserves to suffer like this!
Thinking of this, she wanted to scratch Gu Yiwen's face so that she would never be able to get married.
Hearing Gu Yiwen's gloating, Madam Xue said angrily, "Shut up! You heartless wretch! Yilan is in such a state, and you're still gloating!"
Gu Yiwen looked at Xue Shi and smiled gently: "A woman should listen to her father when she is at her parents' home, and she should listen to her husband after she gets married. If he hits you, it's definitely not without reason. You must have done something wrong. You should reflect on yourself and correct your mistakes."
He turned back to look at Gu Yilan and said, "Isn't that right, Gu Yilan? You taught me this before."
Gu Yilan stopped crying slightly and stood there stunned.
Yes, she insisted on marrying him back then, and she was the one who said those words.
Unexpectedly, what I said earlier backfired.
Gu Gaoyuan's face was gloomy.
He had hoped that by marrying off his daughter, she would be favored in her husband's family and thus help him out.
Unexpectedly, my daughter was treated like this in her husband's family.
He couldn't believe that he had given all the family's money as dowry for this marriage, and even borrowed money at exorbitant interest rates!
Nowadays, the daily necessities for food, clothing and other necessities at home have been greatly reduced, and even the shops outside have been given away.
Half of the household servants were also dismissed.
But this is the result!
The dowry has already been moved there, so it probably won't be easy to get it back.
I was hoping to get some money from my daughter's husband's family to help support the family after she got married, but it seems unlikely that will happen!
The elders shook their heads one by one.
I thought Gu Gaoyuan was a promising person, which is why I recommended him to be the clan leader. I never expected him to be so foolish.
Gu Yiwen looked at Gu Gaoyuan and continued to add insult to injury: "Lord Gu is really generous. I heard yesterday that the dowry was quite a lot. I guess he borrowed it all at exorbitant interest rates. I wonder if he can repay the money? He's not going to sell the house too, is he?"
Gu Gaoyuan glared at Gu Yiwen, his eyes red, and instinctively rushed over to hit her.
Gu Yiwen scattered the melon seeds all over the ground, jumped up and dodged away, laughing, "How old are you? Still so easily angered. With a son-in-law like this, you'll have plenty to be angry about in the future."
Gu Gaoyuan was furious, but was stopped by the servants behind him.
"Master, you mustn't!" The servant was the same one who had seen Gu Yiwen leave the Marquis's residence.
After seeing it that day, he was afraid of upsetting the master, so he didn't dare tell him about it.
However, Gu Yiwen has now recognized the Marquis of Dingbei as his godfather, which is something the Gu family can't afford to offend.
So she told Gu Gaoyuan about it: "Master, the eldest young lady has already recognized the Marquis of Dingbei and his wife as her godparents, and she also has a very good relationship with the second young lady of the Marquis of Dingbei!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Gaoyuan seemed struck by lightning. He looked at the servant in disbelief: "How did you know?"
"I personally witnessed the eldest young lady leaving the Dingbei Marquis's residence, holding hands with the second young lady of the Dingbei Marquis's residence, discussing this matter!"
Gu Gaoyuan knew that this servant couldn't possibly be lying to him.
However, he still subconsciously shook his head, unwilling to believe such a fact.
He sold everything he owned to raise money for Gu Yilan's dowry, only to be beaten by her husband's family after they got married.
Gu Yiwen, who was driven out of her home, became the adopted daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei.
The second daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei's family is clearly highly regarded by His Majesty. Living in the Crown Prince's residence, she must have a very good relationship with the Crown Prince.
She might just be the future Crown Princess.
Gu Yiwen is on good terms with Qin Wanying, so his future is limitless.
Now, Gu Gaoyuan truly regretted it.
He felt he had lost too much.
He originally thought he could rise to prominence through Gu Yiwen, but he never expected to kick her out himself!
He began to blame Gu Yilan and Xue Shi again.
He stole Yiwen's marriage and drove her away from him, but Yilan was useless. He was truly blind to have favored the mother and daughter for so many years!
The clan elders stared wide-eyed.
Gu Yiwen, who was kicked out of the family by Gu Gaoyuan and was to be removed from the family genealogy, has somehow managed to climb up to such a powerful person.
If she had been in the Gu family, the Gu family would have had a bright future.
I never expected that Gu Gaoyuan would break off our engagement!
What a tragedy! What a terrible tragedy!
Gu Yilan couldn't believe her ears.
She couldn't accept this fact.
At home, her older sister, who was the unloved one, bullied by her, and eventually kicked out of the house, is now living such a good life!
She can't accept it!
All these good things should belong to her, while all the suffering should have been Gu Yiwen's!
Xue's eyes also showed disbelief.
She always wanted to outdo Lin Shi, and she also hoped that her daughter could outdo Lin Shi's daughter.
But how did it turn out like this?
Lin's daughter became the adopted daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei and had wealth to rely on, while her own daughter was almost beaten to death by her husband!
Madam Xue clenched her fists in resentment.
At this moment, one of the clan elders stepped forward.
“I think we’re all family, there’s no conflict that can’t be resolved. Yiwen, your father wrote a letter severing ties in a fit of anger, and you haven’t been removed from the clan yet.”
"I think you should just tear up the letter severing ties and go back to the Gu family. Gao Yuan, quickly apologize to your daughter."
Gu Gaoyuan thought to himself that this daughter could indeed help him in the future, and it would be wonderful if she could come back.
His abilities were mediocre to begin with, and he had no connections in the capital. He was able to become the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies only because he had given Zhao Sheng a lot of gifts.
He didn't have a clear political stance; he would simply side with whoever could promote him.
He had previously sided with the Empress Dowager's faction simply because the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies was one of the Empress Dowager's men, and the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies could help him.
Gu Yiwen has climbed up to the Dingbei Marquis's mansion, which is affiliated with the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince can promote him, he is willing to pledge his allegiance to him.
As for whether the Crown Prince would think he was a fence-sitter, wavering and indecisive?
It's perfectly reasonable for someone to break with the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial and the Empress Dowager for the sake of their daughter, after she suffered such a severe beating in the Zhao family.
He disregarded his pride and stepped forward, saying, "Yiwen, I was wrong. Come back to the Gu family. I promise I'll treat you well from now on."
Gu Yiwen took a step back and gave him a cold smile: "What, now that you know I've recognized Marquis Dingbei as my godfather, you can't wait to become my father? You didn't hesitate when we severed our ties back then!"
"I, Gu Yiwen, will never return to the Gu family!"
Gu Gaoyuan saw the hatred in Gu Yiwen's eyes and frowned.
It seems that his daughter is unwilling to forgive him, and it is unlikely that he can get in touch with the Marquis of Dingbei's mansion and the Crown Prince through his daughter.
If that's the case, we still need to maintain a good relationship with Lord Zhao.
Seeing Gu Yiwen's resolute expression, the clan elders all shook their heads.
Everyone was secretly blaming Gu Gaoyuan. How could he possibly push such a good daughter away!
Just then, the servant came to report: "The young master is here!"
Madam Xue frowned. Her son-in-law had come so quickly?