The Legend of Concubine's Daughter Minglan

Chapter 136

On the way to Marquis Ningyuan's mansion, Minglan felt ill at ease the whole time. It was like watching the fun of the people whom she had refused to lend the money to. There were already three men of the Gu's family held in custody. If Minglan and Gu Tingye still swaggered along into their mansion, this couple really might be beaten fiercely. Minglan looked at her small figure and then lifted the curtain to look at the tall and strong man on the horse in front of her sedan.

Then she got relieved and put down the curtain. Luckily this buddy could give her a sense of security.

The atmosphere in the peaceful hall was very gloomy. Every member of the Gu's family was present.

Gu Tingyu sat in the middle with a pale face. Madam Shao who seemed to be worrying about him stood beside him with a bowl in her hand. Old Madam Qin sat next to Gu Tingyu with her face full of melancholy. Others sat on either side according to their genders. The solemn looks on everyone's face reminded Minglan of the Mafia.

Fourth Old Madam held a cup in her hand quietly with her head lowered, lost in thought. Second Madam Bing seemed quite scary with her swollen eyes goggling and her teeth gritted. Right now, this woman was glaring at the women of the Fifth family.

First Madam Yang who got used to staying humble didn't mind the resentful gaze. Once she lowered her head, she didn't care what others said. However, Fifth Old Madam and Second Madam Di felt quite uncomfortable being glared at like that. Madam Xuan sat next to Zhu shi and was comforting the latter. Zhu shi, with a sad look on her face, leaned close to Madam Xuan and sobbed lightly.

The men of the Gu's family were sitting across from the women. Only one man of the Fourth family was present today, and that was Gu Tingxuan. However, all the three men of the Fifth family were sitting there with sullen looks on their faces.

The spacious hall which was full of people right now remained quiet all the time with the air filled with the aroma of the herbs, matching the deserted yard outside. Compared with the crowded and bustling scene back in the old days, Marquis Ningyuan's mansion truly was very cheerless as if sorrow had permeated into this place. Even until Gu Tingye and Minglan sat down, the people of the Gu's family still didn't utter a word.

Everyone was looking at Gu Tingyu, waiting for him to say something. However, the man happened to be short of breath and kept coughing slightly. Madam Shao who was concerned about him served him the medicine right away. Since all those people hadn't said anything, Gu Tingye didn't want to talk first and only stared at the pink tea cup painted with willow patterns while listening to the clear sound of the cup lid overturning in the cup.

After Minglan sat down, she saw Zhu shi looking utterly miserable with a sallow face. Although Zhu shi's cheekbones seemed a bit prominent now, her cheeks were actually a little swollen. As Minglan remembered how pretty this woman used to look, she was startled right away. Minglan couldn't pretend that she hadn't seen that and said, "Don't... Don't get too worried. You have to take care of yourself. You don't want your husband to see you being like this when he comes back, right?"

Zhu shi sobbed with tears welling up in her eyes, "I don't even know if he'll come back."

When saying this, she fell into Madam Xuan's arms and started crying in a low voice. Madam Xuan patted on Zhu shi while saying to Minglan gently, "There's something you don't know. A few days ago, the doctor said that she has been pregnant for two months."

Minglan felt awkward right away. Under the circumstances right now, she didn't know if she should congratulate Zhu shi. So she only muttered, 'I'll send you some medicine of highly nutritious value when I go back."

Before Minglan could finish her sentence, Zhu shi suddenly struggled to sit up from Madam Xuan's arms and tried to kneel down with tears in her eyes, "Second Brother, I'm begging you. No matter what has happened before, my husband, he, he... he is your brother after all! How can you look on and do nothing! I don't know how he has been doing... in the hell-like place these days!" On these words, she cried even louder.