you"Her bright smile was so piercing that Gu Xiuming felt it like a stab to his eyes. It perfectly embodied the image of a vicious stepmother in his mind, she sneered, "Are you here to see if I'm stil...Gu Jing Sheng's eyelids are shallow, and he almost made a mistake. Everyone doesn't pursue it any further.

As for the maid, Yunxiang, who was instigated by Gu Xiuming to harm Xuanyin, it's absolutely impossible for her to stay in the Gu family. A maidservant who betrays her mistress once is capable of betraying her again. Therefore, Zhang shi made the decision that tomorrow they will find a middleman and sell the maid away.

All they could do was console Gu Xuyan, who had suffered such a great hurt. Seeing her holding the divorce papers and crying and laughing at the same time, they couldn't find it in them to blame her for being foolish. They gently reassured her, "Life is long, you need to look forward. There will be good marriage prospects in the future."

Gu Jingxi didn't say anything, only instructing: "Xuan Yi, in the future, if you encounter people from the fourth branch of Duke Wu'an's mansion, or the old lady of Duke Wu'an's mansion, show some respect and don't proactively create enmity."

As soon as his words fell, Gu Jing Sheng and his wife were taken aback.

Gu Xuanyi also looked puzzled: "Third Uncle, why should I give them any face The Peng family isn't anything good. I've been married there for so long, and I haven't seen any of them truly treat me well.

"You think you could escape the Wu'an Bo Mansion just by luck"

Gu Jingxi countered, seeing his niece freeze, and continued, "You were able to escape today, thanks to their secret help. Even if they helped you because of a family feud, they did indeed help you. The one who has a grudge against you is the Peng family's main house, not the fourth house."

Gu Xuanyi froze again. She really thought she was lucky, but didn't expect it to be someone secretly helping her

For a moment, she asked, "Third Uncle, how did you know they helped me"

Gu Jingxi said faintly, "I speculate they intended to confine you. Your escape couldn't be due to luck, and since the Peng family has the ability to help you secretly, it can only be them."

Zhang seemed thoughtful, and felt that her younger brother’s words were reasonable. She said, “Xuan Yi, listen to your third uncle, although their family feud has nothing to do with us, you have truly received help from others. In the future, if you want to see them, don't turn people away. Of course, what your third uncle means is that we shouldn’t become enemies with them, nor should we take the initiative to get close to them.

Gu Xuanyi was a little dumbfounded. She really hadn't expected the Fourth House to help her. Seeing all the elders say this, she nodded hesitantly.

Everyone was troubled by this matter today. They said everything they could, then each went back to their own courtyard to digest the unpleasant events of today.

Gu Xuanyi and Li went back home, she continued to live in Ningxiangge, the place she lived before getting married. She loved flowers, so Ningxiangge planted a lot of flowers, with blooms year-round. The fragrant flowers filled the air throughout the four seasons, hence the name Ningxiangge.

Back at Ningxiang Pavilion, Gu Xuanyi felt a sense of being reborn. But when she thought about her divorce, the smile on her face faded again. As a married woman, even if she remarried, it was unlikely to be a good match. If she didn't remarry, her parents wouldn't agree either, especially her father who wanted to use her for his own gain.

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