The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!

Chapter 358 - 355: Get Lost, Stop Embarrassing Yourself Here

The street was wide and long, lined with shops. Every now and then, the strained voices of vendors calling out could be heard.

Zhou Yurou was breathing rapidly, trying to detect traces of deceit on Gu Wu.

"It would be great if it were truly like this."

She looked around: "I’m not one to gossip behind others’ backs, but some things... I just can’t turn a blind eye to, and I wanted to speak to you about it, so you have an idea, otherwise, you might feel uneasy."

She appeared delicate and soft, biting her lip, invoking pity. It truly seemed she was considering Gu Wu’s well-being.

"As far as I know, that General’s wife is particularly difficult to get along with."

"When she first came to Shangjing, she silenced Shen Zhiyi at Jinluo Pavilion."

Zhou Yurou smoothed her hair: "Everyone in Shangjing knows the notorious nature of Miss Shen. This General’s wife truly has tremendous skills."

Gu Wu furrowed her brows, remembering the numerous conflicts she had had with Shen Zhiyi.

"Then Shen Zhiyi must have deserved it."

Zhou Yurou: ?

Gu Wu continued, "For years, Shen Zhiyi has been unreasonable, offending almost everyone. Just a daughter from the Ministry of the Imperial Household, if it weren’t for her having an Imperial Concubine aunt, where would she get the audacity to show off?"

"My sister... was bullied by her, did she have to swallow her anger?"

Moreover.

Gu Wu pursed her lips.

Now, she was on good terms with Shen Zhiyi.

"But... the General’s wife didn’t give Princess Jiasan a good face either."

Zhou Yurou: "Although there’s no love of nurturing, there is love of birth, I..."

Her words were interrupted.

"That also makes sense."

Gu Wu, considering Yu Tingwan’s perspective, felt that she was earnest and loyal.

Zhou Yurou: ??

"A few days ago, an official went to visit the General, and it was said she was actually sunbathing on a rockery four people high. She climbed up there herself and set a chair and wooden table on top, with snacks and tea, enjoying herself. But this doesn’t seem like something a lady who has been educated in etiquette since childhood would do."

"I know about this; the Gu Family’s rockery is quite high too. It would be great if she could come back and climb it."

Zhou Yurou: ???

She was at a loss for words for a moment.

"The General’s wife doesn’t even recognize a few characters, doesn’t understand any rules, and so the Duchess Shun, as her mother-in-law, has to teach her."

"I know about this too, my mother has been sighing deeply for days, wishing she could go personally to the Wei Family to teach. Fearing she’d be exhausted and worried that Duchess Shun might be too harsh, scaring her."

The rosary beads in her hand sparkled in the light. Gu Wu’s eyes were especially bright: "Don’t talk about managing the household, if she wants to learn, my father, as the Grand Tutor, can teach her anything."

Not to mention, how you, a counterfeit, still care about the legitimate one!

What a gigantic joke.

Zhou Yurou couldn’t believe Gu Wu had such magnanimity.

If she were Gu Wu, she would have been resentful long ago, wishing the biological daughter would die outside and never show up. Much less never seeing each other again in their lifetime; she would wish to eliminate this threat and trouble as soon as possible.

But Gu Wu’s identity was at a disadvantage, so she didn’t dare to clash with the biological daughter of the Gu Family. Even if uncomfortable inside, she couldn’t express it.

Gu Wu looked at Zhou Yurou, acting very approachable: "What exactly do you want to say?"

See, unable to sit still.

Zhou Yurou prided herself on understanding people, pulling out her trump card: "The Empress Dowager once wanted to marry you off to the General, this... well, now you’re considered one family."

Gu Wu felt unnatural.

She indeed had feelings for Wei Zhao before.

At that time, she was dissatisfied. If Wei Zhao didn’t like her, then who could he like?

Now she accepted it.

Even felt Wei Zhao was the lucky one.

Seeing she didn’t speak, Zhou Yurou felt relieved.

She spoke gently: "I’m afraid you’ll feel disappointed. Judging by appearances, that General’s wife doesn’t even slightly resemble a daughter of the Gu Family. Frankly, I think you’re more like the legitimate daughter of Princess Jiasan."

Gu Wu laughed lightly.

"You truly think so?"

"How could it be false?"

Gu Wu handed the rosary to the maid behind her, signaling Zhou Yurou to come closer.

As Zhou Yurou leaned in, Gu Wu raised her hand and unhesitatingly slapped her.

With a resounding slap, everyone was taken by surprise, even the passersby stretched their necks to see.

Zhou Yurou didn’t foresee it and took the full slap; Gu Wu’s nails were long, leaving a scratch mark on her face, not bleeding but cutting the skin, stinging with pain, and her head was knocked sideways.

She cried out in pain, no longer speaking in a soft, gentle voice; her voice was sharp and piercing: "Miss Gu, why did you hit me?"

Her face turned pale, about to seek a doctor, fearing her face would be ruined.

But the Gu Family’s maids blocked her path completely.

"Who said you could leave?"

"Weren’t you quite talkative just now."

Gu Wu’s expression turned cold.

After all, she was someone meticulously raised by the Gu Family; her intimidating presence when angered was indeed daunting.

"Whatever the Gu Family is like, whatever the General’s wife is like, it’s their business, also a family matter of the Gu Family. I have no standing to be involved, does it befit a mere daughter of the Minister of Ministry of Industry to jump out and meddle in my affairs?"

"Who says she doesn’t know words? She’s read the classics. And if she didn’t know, it would be the Gu Family’s loss, caused by the now bedridden Duke Zhou. You, however, know words yet engage in sowing discord."

"If you feel wronged, you could go to the Gu Family, the Wei Family right now, even the Capital Mansion. Say what you just said to me again, dare you?"

"If Yu Tingwan doesn’t want me to call her sister, I still must show respect. If she wants it, I won’t even have time to be happy. Understand?"

She wiped her hands with a handkerchief, as if she had touched something dirty just now.

"Get out, don’t embarrass yourself here."

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The teahouse wasn’t far from here, Yu Tingwan and Shen Zhiyi walked there together.

Shen Zhiyi felt especially relieved.

"When she curses people, she resembles you a bit."

How could she not resemble?

Gu Wu was brought up by Princess Jiasan.

Yu Tingwan’s temper resembles her biological mother’s.

Shen Zhiyi sighed: "Gu Wu usually isn’t much, but she knows right from wrong at critical moments. What do you think after hearing about it?"

She cautiously asked, "What do you think of Gu Wu..."

"If it weren’t her, it would be someone else."

Yu Tingwan’s lips moved.

"Actually, things are quite good now."

The Gu couple knew she wasn’t dead, and she no longer felt repulsed. Going forward, they could exchange pleasantries calmly if they met.

She was at peace with everyone, but hadn’t forgiven herself.

Since childhood, Yu Tingwan had been stubborn, once determined, she’d stick to it firmly.

If her mother were still here, she might gently persuade her.

But the only person who could have made her compromise and change her mind had died saving her.

"Gu Wu knows right from wrong, showing the Gu Family’s good upbringing."

Yu Tingwan offered a faint smile.

"But my Yu Family is no less impressive either."

Didn’t you hear?

Yaoyao’s virtues are truly countless.