The abandoned wife of the noble family, she is Black Heart Lotus

Chapter 20 No more being taken advantage of
  Gu Deyin did not stay in Mrs. Xu's yard for long. Seeing that she was tired, she resigned in a sensible manner.

At the end of the day, Mrs. Xu held her hand and said warmly.

"Don't be afraid. If that unfilial grandson really punches you, I, an old woman, will definitely stand up for you."

It not only gave Gu Deyin a reassurance, but also secretly laid a thunderbolt.

As long as Xu Ningyu is labeled as having a corrupt character, the elders of the Xu family will not support him in asking for the title of Crown Prince.

After all, everyone knows that the regent is a murderer. As long as he catches him in the slightest, the title will be over.

Gu Deyin nodded knowingly, "In this mansion, the only person my grandson's daughter-in-law can rely on is you."

"It's so pitiful." Mrs. Xu sighed.

She really liked Gu Deyin, her granddaughter-in-law, but the child was not lucky enough to marry a husband like Xu Ningyu.

Patting Gu Deyin's hand, to show her importance, she asked Aunt Zhong beside her to take Gu Deyin back to Lan Xinyuan.

As soon as Gu Deyin returned to Lan Xinyuan and entered the inner room through the curtain, she saw that her clothes and jewelry were scattered everywhere.

This scene of suspected robbery made her face darken, but no one in the room noticed it at all.

The little girl of 12 or 13 years old who was obediently standing aside, her eyes lit up when she saw Gu Deyin.

I saw her hurriedly coming over to say hello, "Second sister-in-law, you are back."

Hearing this voice, the girl who was holding Gu Deyin's jewelry on her head immediately turned around.

"Second sister-in-law, you came back right away. Do you think this hairpin looks good on me?"

Gu Deyin looked at the flamboyant smiling face in his memory with a straight face. The second girl from the Xu family was as thick-skinned as ever, no matter her past or present life.

As for the fifth girl who was a concubine on the side, she was still as submissive as she remembered, willing to be the green leaf of her first sister.

In her previous life, she treated several sisters-in-law with all her heart and soul, but what was the result?
  None of these people remembered her well, and they all behaved extremely indifferently regarding her son's death.

At this time, she didn't have a good face to show them.

She stepped forward, pulled out her hairpin from Xu Huizhu's head, and threw it directly into the jewelry box.

"Didn't your mother teach you not to mess with other people's things? Especially when the master is not at home."

Xu Huizhu was startled and couldn't react.

After all, she used to come to Gu Deyin to look through clothes and jewelry, and when she saw something nice, she would just take it away. Gu Deyin would let her take it with a smile, and she never turned her back.

Did Gu Deyin take the wrong medicine at this moment?
  Doesn't she need her good words in front of her second brother?

When she thought that she could control Gu Deyin, her face instantly turned cold.

"Second sister-in-law, I don't like hearing what you say. No wonder my second brother doesn't come to your Lan Xinyuan."

Tsk tut twice.

"Look at your sarcastic look. Even if I'm a man, I won't pay attention to you..."

In the past, in order to please her, Gu Deyin would knock out his teeth and swallow blood and let her ridicule him.

Now, even if she gave her this face, she would be sorry to be reborn.

"Taking it without asking is a theft."

Xu Huizhu jumped in anger, "Gu Deyin, who do you think stole it?"

Gu Deyin looked at her leisurely, "It must be who it is."

"Gu Deyin, you are so brave. If you dare to call me a thief, I will tell my mother and second brother right away."

Xu Huizhu turned around and walked out.

Gu Deyin would not hold her back, "Go ahead."

Xu Huizhu, who originally wanted to take advantage of Gu Deyin, was unable to get off the tiger, so she just snorted and walked away.

Wait until she invites her mother and second brother to see if they can punish Gu Deyin properly.

If you dare to offend your sister-in-law, you must be prepared to be punished.

When passing by the cowering Xu Huiling, she shouted angrily, "Aren't you leaving yet?"

Xu Huiling glanced at Gu Deyin shrinkingly, and couldn't help but feel disappointed when she saw that she didn't say anything to persuade her to stay.

After returning from her first sister's maternal grandfather's house this time, she found that her second sister-in-law seemed to have changed as soon as she met her.

But whether this change was good or bad, she couldn't tell for a while.

"Are you leaving?" Xu Huizhu felt angry and stretched out her hand to pinch the concubine hard.

How dare this wretched maid disobey her and rebel against her?

Xu Huiling snorted secretly when she was pinched. She didn't dare to hesitate now and immediately raised her feet to keep up with Xu Huizhu's pace.

My sister-in-law has a cruel temper. If she dares to neglect him, she will definitely not get any good results.

Gu Deyin just watched the sisters walk away with cold eyes. Before, she would have stood up for Xu Huiling.

After all, she couldn't stand being bullied so blatantly.

But now, when she thinks of what Liu Ruohe said in her previous life, when her brother Hao was struggling in the water, Xu Huiling hid in the dark and watched.

The pity and love she felt for her were instantly turned into ashes.

Be nice to a dog and it will wag its tail for you.

In this life, she will never stand up for Xu Huiling again, let alone go out of her way to find a husband for her.

A concubine's life is as thin as paper, but her heart is as high as the sky.

She still remembered that Xu Huiling complained privately that the husband she chose for her was from a lowly background.

But she didn't look at it. He was a young and promising young man who had passed the imperial examination before he was twenty years old. Looking at the capital, how many such people could there be?
  Family background is not as important as talent. This is the current situation of the Shang Dynasty.

But many people live in dreams and cannot see the situation clearly.

Taking a deep breath, she no longer recalled the unfortunate things in her previous life, otherwise she would only make herself angry to death.

Being angry at others is not worth it.

What's more, it was an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf.

After slowly sitting down, she glanced at the maids in the room standing with their hands hanging. It was obvious that they all realized that she had made a mistake.

"I don't want to see today's scene again in the future. If the second girl and the fifth girl come again, if I'm not here, I'll let them wait in the yard."

All the maids rushed to respond.

Then she waved her hand and said, "Hurry and clean up the house. If anything is missing, report it immediately."

After giving the order, everyone started to get busy.

After a while, Hua Chao brought the roster.

"Second Grandma, I lost a red gold bracelet inlaid with coral and emerald, a pearl unicorn bracelet, a hollow red gold bracelet with tangled branches..."

Five bracelets alone were missing, not to mention the others.

Gu Deyin always felt that it was unlucky. Xu Huizhu was indeed born in the year of the rat, and she knew how to steal.

Hua Chao closed the book and said, "Second Miss has always taken more than this when she came here. Second Mistress, I might as well forget it this time..."

"It doesn't count. This kind of trend cannot last forever."

Gu Deyin refused to be taken advantage of again.

"You make a separate list of the lost things today, as well as the things she took away in the past, make two copies, and send them to Xu and Xu Ningyu respectively."

Hua Chaoxin was shocked, "Second Grandma, I'm afraid this won't look good..."

"Everyone can do it, why am I worried that it won't look good?"

Gu Deyin almost laughed out of anger.

"Those who are thieves are not afraid of others finding out, but I, the one who catches thieves, still want to be secretive. Is there any justice in this?"

Hua Chao was immediately convinced and had nothing to say, and turned around to go do it.

Gu Deyin thought for a while and called her again.

"You can send a message directly to them later. I will see the stolen items tomorrow night at the latest, otherwise I will file a lawsuit with the officials."

This time Hua Chao didn't hesitate and quickly responded.

Since her master no longer intends to live this life, as a loyal servant, she has to keep up.

Gu Deyin felt a little more angry now. Although she didn't care about the money, no one could give it to the Xu family if it was cheap.

None of this family is good.

(End of this chapter)