Chapter 470: Chapter 329: The Old Lady Has Nothing to Do with Li Mansion
Dong Lei scratched his head in confusion upon hearing these words, “I have no idea! Uncle Song never mentioned it! Madam, you shouldn’t have any siblings…”
“Good heavens! Why hasn’t Uncle Song come back yet!” Gu Changsheng looked up and sighed tragically.
Oh my god, what an unfortunate coincidence, she suddenly has a sister who’s the heir’s wife!
She was totally unprepared for this, alright!
In both her past and present lives, she had been an only child, okay!
Now, could someone tell her what’s going on?
Is this suddenly appearing sister real or fake?
Uncle Song went with Yhan Ting to deliver goods to Baili Mountain and is not at home right now!
Does she have to suddenly gain a sister for no reason?
“Lady Changsheng, don’t listen to their nonsense, in your generation of the Gu Family’s legitimate lineage, you are the only daughter!”
Some kind-hearted onlookers immediately called out from a distance to remind her.
“That’s right! Lady Changsheng, we’ve been neighbors with your family for decades, we know the truth!”
“The Former Madam of the Gu Family only had you, her precious daughter, and she unfortunately passed away not two years later, where would you have gotten a sister from?”
“…”
The voices around her even carried a hint of snickering, causing Yhan Qinrui’s expression to instantly become richly colorful with anger, her fists clenched tightly, her entire body unable to stop trembling slightly!
Gu Changsheng must be doing this on purpose! Deliberately twisting her words! Deliberately humiliating her!
Yhan Qinrui’s own mother was born in a noble family from the south of the Yangtze River, a legitimate daughter of a noble family, how could she be compared to Gu Changsheng’s lowly and ignoble mother without a name!
This is outrageous!
Simply outrageous!
Gu Changsheng, upon hearing the words from the onlookers, looked at Yhan Qinrui with a face full of doubt and suspicion. Seeing her like this, he assumed she was embarrassed by her lie being exposed and thus spoke languidly, “I actually thought I really had a sister, but it turns out to be a fake relative, what a wasted thrill, such a waste of emotions…”
The crowd burst into concealed laughter upon hearing this.
“How insolent! How dare you disrespect the heir’s wife!” Qiu Yue shouted in anger.
Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng raised his eyebrows in disdain and said, “Insolent? I’ll be as insolent as I want! Can you manage it?”
“If you truly had something to see me about, it would be one thing, but to come knocking on my door with this false kinship, I’m afraid I, Gu Changsheng, do not have that much leisure to entertain you!”
Having said this, Gu Changsheng, with disdain, waved his red sleeve and turned to walk back, still muttering an annoyed complaint to Dong Lei as he went, “Look, tall trees catch much wind, see, now even the heir’s wife is trying to claim kin with your wife, how famous must I be?”
Hearing this, Dong Lei covered his mouth to muffle his laughter.
“Wait! Sister, wait for me!” Yhan Qinrui, having collected herself and suppressed the raging fury in her heart, stepped forward and spoke in a gentle voice.
Gu Changsheng, now by the threshold, replied impatiently, “At this point, you still dare to call me sister? You’re the heir’s wife after all, it’s not so proper to claim kin so recklessly, is it?”
Goodness knows, what use would she have for an impersonating sister claiming to be the heir’s wife?
Was Zhou Mu simply waiting to see her humiliated?
Good lord, how idle must he be! Humph!
“Why must sister be like this! Qinrui is not one to make baseless claims, Sister Changsheng, you do not need to make things difficult for me like this!” Yhan Qinrui pleaded with a pitiable face.
Seeing her acting so, Gu Changsheng’s large phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.
Clearly, this self-proclaimed Qinrui, the heir’s wife, was much more sophisticated than the explosive Huo Shuixian who would ignite at the slightest provocation; at the very least, her endurance and acting skills were on a whole other level!
“I’m purposely making things difficult for you? I don’t even know which onion you are, why would I go out of my way to make things difficult for you?” Gu Changsheng said with a corner of her mouth twisted in a mocking curve, her demeanor indifferent.
Upon hearing this, Yhan Qinrui staggered back in shock, her face full of disbelief.
“You! You are indeed going too far!” Housekeeper Yan shouted angrily, his eyes filled with unhidden hatred.
“I’m going too far? Up until now, I haven’t even set foot outside my residence; if you hadn’t come to my door to pick a fight, how would I have had the chance to go too far?” Gu Changsheng raised her eyebrows with a rascally air and continued, “Besides, saying that I, Gu Changsheng, am going too far, only shows your ignorance. Go ask around, this is me being lenient. Whoever comes to my residence making trouble, which one of them ends well? You’re lucky in your misfortune. Learn to be satisfied with your lot in life!”
Their arrogance and presumption earlier had not gone unnoticed by her as she waited on the second floor, she heard everything loud and clear!
She, Gu Changsheng, had made a solemn vow that anyone who harmed her family members would pay with their life!
If she hadn’t intervened in time, that butler’s full-power sword strike would have claimed the life of her family’s Song Mu, the child servant, wouldn’t it?
“Indeed! Lady Changsheng has already shown mercy! You people from out of town haven’t seen Lady Changsheng angry!”
“Even to be thrown out like a sack of potatoes, that would be letting them off easy!”
“Shooting on the spot would be permissible too!”
“Ignoring her proper role as the heir’s wife only to seek out Lady Changsheng’s troubles—isn’t that just asking for trouble?”
“Really! Trying to establish authority in front of Lady Changsheng is simply preposterous!”
“…”
Spectators at the event immediately began to take pleasure in the misfortune of others.
Upon hearing this, Yhan Qinrui’s face turned from red to white, looking particularly unsightly.
Gu Changsheng watched her with a bored gaze; she was quite comely, the enduring kind, with skin as fair as porcelain—a clear sign she was born into affluence, a delicate beauty reared in pampered luxury!
Her gentle and dignified image indeed seemed authentic, but it was a question of when she would falter!
“Enough! You may have the time, but I don’t! Heir’s wife, stop beating around the bush with me. I’m not interested in playing your little games, so speak quickly if you have something to say, and be quick about it!” Clearly, Gu Changsheng was running out of patience as he addressed the righteous crowd below with irritation.
Yhan Qinrui looked up at the words, her face a picture of sorrow as she asked, “Sister Changsheng, do you really not remember me?”
“I don’t recognize you! I don’t remember!” Gu Changsheng replied without hesitation.
Damn it, she really thought herself indispensable, to be known by everyone!
“I am Yhan Qinrui!” Yhan Qinrui persisted, suppressing the anger within her with all her strength.
“Yhan Qinrui?” Gu Changsheng called out in confusion, then shook her head, “Still don’t recognize you!”
Good heavens! Forgive her limited memory capacity; she genuinely did not recall knowing such a person!
Or perhaps the original owner of this body knew her, but she was one hundred percent certain that she had never heard such a name from Xiao Cui!
If she really knew such a person, she wouldn’t have been swept out the door penniless and destitute in the Capital City, would she?
Ignorance was the greatest form of contempt, and without realizing it, Gu Changsheng thoroughly disregarded Yhan Qinrui.
Yhan Qinrui, stricken by these words, wore a face of disbelief and injury.
Qiu Yue, who was standing by, couldn’t stand it anymore. She stepped forward and raised her voice, “Gu Changsheng, stop pretending to be ignorant when you know perfectly well. My mistress, the heir’s wife, is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of War and the wife of Li Mufeng, the heir from Li Mansion!”
Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s distinguished brows instantly knitted together, and a flash of anger crossed his eyes as he said in a low voice, “The Minister of War’s legitimate daughter? Li Mufeng’s heir’s wife?”
Li Mufeng!
That was a name she had once forgotten, but she now remembered it well!
The man who had divorced her, who had cast her out! The man who had turned her into an object of scorn and derision!
“What now? You remember? My mistress deigned to call you sister, and you have the audacity to be so ungrateful! Just who do you think you are! Hmph!” Chun Hua spoke in support of her mistress, her eyes and brows filled with disdain.
“So, you call me sister because I was once Li Mufeng’s ex-wife?” Gu Changsheng asked icily upon hearing this.
At Gu Changsheng’s words, a shadow of malevolence flickered in Yhan Qinrui’s eyes.
Before she could speak, her servant Qiu Yue took it upon herself to respond, “Ex-wife? An abandoned wife who was expelled from the residence—how is she still worthy of the title ‘wife’? Gu Changsheng, stop trying to add false luster to your name!”
As soon as Qiu Yue finished speaking, Yhan Qinrui, looking genuinely angry, raised her voice, “Qiu Yue, step back, do not be disrespectful to your sister!”
Watching this, Gu Changsheng’s lips gradually curled into a larger smile until she burst into laughter, “Heh heh…”
Her laugh was wild and unrestrained, catching everyone by surprise.
“Madam…” Dong Lei called out uncertainly.
Li Mansion! It was that very Li Mansion! The new wife of the man who had divorced her had come looking for her!
Dong Lei and several others immediately grew anxious, all of them looking at their mistress with concern.
Seeing Gu Changsheng laughing so loudly, a glimmer of satisfaction flashed through Yhan Qinrui’s heart.
Could it be that Gu Changsheng could not bear the news of her husband remarrying and had gone mad?
However, before Yhan Qinrui could revel in her schadenfreude, Gu Changsheng abruptly stopped laughing and gazed down at them with a look of supreme disdain.
“Sister? Whom are you calling your sister?” Gu Changsheng’s phoenix eyes slightly narrowed as she spoke in a deep voice, “When I was divorced and left the Gu Residence, I cut all ties with Li Mansion! Let me make it clear—I have nothing to do with Li Mansion! Naturally, I don’t deserve your title of sister either!”
“Sister! A day of marriage equals a hundred days of grace! Why must you speak so absolutely?” Yhan Qinrui stepped forward anxiously at these words.
Gu Changsheng scoffed at this, “A day of marriage equals a hundred days of grace? Do you know how I was divorced? How my child was discarded like a worn-out shoe?”
“I don’t dwell on past grudges, nor do I seek trouble with Li Mansion. That I have done is merciful enough. So, what are you here for exactly?”
“A day of marriage equals a hundred days of grace! When the Old Devout Woman from Li Mansion forced me with her life on the line, why didn’t she consider the marital grace between her son and me? As Li Mufeng’s new wife, what exactly are you scheming by saying such things?”