IBTSOME Chapter 48 Part 1: Punishment

I BECAME THE STEPMOTHER OF MY EX-HUSBAND

 

Chapter 48 Part 1: Punishment

 

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Gu Hui Yan just took a glance and roughly understand what had happened. He was a little surprised. This little girl also has a brain, even knows how to pull out the firewood from under the kettle¹, and prepared for herself in advance. The Lin family retainer who was standing in the courtyard, did not how he could go back and forth between Daxing and the capital in a short time. Satisfied, Gu Hui Yan nodded to the Lin family retainer: "You did a good job today. It's getting late. Hurriedly get out of the city."

 

The other party was flattered. Although he was loyal to the Marquis Zhongyong Lin's family, he was actually found by Yan Wang and assigned to Lin Wei Xi for her protection. Because of this background, he certainly knew how rare it was to get Yan Wang’s praise. He also aware that Yan Wang’s words "you did a good job" was not meant for his management of Lin Family’s estate, but for strictly abided by Lin Wei Xi’s command. The Lin family retainer’s heart was bright, but at this moment he understood the meaning of Yan Wang, he should leave the mansion. The retainer knelt and bowed to Gu Hui Yan. When he entered the door, he dared to only bow to Lin Wei Xi and ignored the others in the house. But now he kowtowed to Gu Hui Yan without any disrespect. He also did not dare to use the Lin Family old term to call Lin Wei Xi: "Thank you Yan Wang. This subordinate salute Yan Wang and salute Wangfei. Wangye, Wangfei, this subordinate retire first."

 

After the retainer left, only people of the mansion remained in Jingcheng Courtyard.

 

Everyone keenly felt that the atmosphere changed. They lowered their heads and dared not speculate at will, but resigned themselves to waiting for Yan Wang's conclusion.

 

Gu Hui Yan also no longer concealed it, and his powerful aura came out: "Who gave you the courage to question Wangfei's decision and gathered everyone in front of her?"

 

Gao Ran still amiably bowed her head. She thought she was ready in her heart, but when she heard this she was shocked. Isn’t Yan Wang's focus a bit biased? Is this really the point?

 

Bu Mama was obviously also suppressed, and when she finally reacted, she couldn't help but say: "Wangye, you haven't asked about the whole situation today. How can you directly convict according to Wangfei's one side story?"

 

Gu Hui Yan's eyes were extremely unpleasant. He glanced over slightly, but it was only this glance that almost frighten Bu Mama to the ground: "Didn’t I say before that she is Yan Wangfei, the only master of the inner house of the Yan Wang Mansion. Just do what she said. Other people don’t need to know the whole reason. I never say the words for a second time. This is the only exception. Do you understand this time?"

 

People knelt down on the ground, didn't care that the floor was cold. Their forehead were all touching the ground, with the atmosphere they didn’t dare to rise. Bu Mama’s cold sweat was overflow. She knelt down in panic, with her cheeks pressed against the cold ground, making a surrender appearance. Even so, Bu Mama's face was deathly pale, obviously extremely scared.

 

Although Bu Mama was a dowry maid from the Shen family, she had been in the mansion for many years, and she already regarded this as her place in her heart. But since Bu Mama entered the mansion, only when the old Yan Wangfei passed away that she had seen such a clear and terrifying personal emotions of Yan Wang.

 

Gu Cheng Yao of course angry with Bu Mama who relied on his trust to incite discord, and turned black and white, but Bu Mama was Wangfei Shen's dowry maid. An old servant who looked after Gu Cheng growing up since he was a child. Now she knelt on the ground and trembled with no face. Gu Cheng Yao couldn’t just stand and watch. He could only take a step forward under the tremendous pressure and bowed his head to Gu Hui Yan and said: "Father, Bu Mama's words and deeds today are my negligence and ineffective discipline. Ask father for forgiveness."

 

Gu Hui Yan didn't even turn his head, but said plainly: "The one you should ask for forgiveness is not me. She is the one that preside over the affairs of the house."

 

The people in the courtyard were stunned, but Gu Cheng Yao was just startled for a while, at once cup his hand in obeisance and saluted to Lin Wei Xi: "Mother, today is this son’s oversight. I haven’t understand clearly what happened, but already offend you. Mother can scold and punish me. I absolutely will not object, only ask mother, for the sake of Bu Mama’s years of hard work, to forgive her old muddle-headedness."

 

When Lin Wei Xi first saw Gu Hui Yan, besides being surprised, she was actually a little nervous. With the experience of her previous life, Lin Wei Xi was quite worried about her husband's attitude towards her, but Gu Hui Yan's attitude was unexpected. He didn't even ask why and directly reprimanded others, even now he didn't even give Gu Cheng Yao any face.

 

Of course, the inner houses belong to women, but the husband’s family was different from the maiden family. People all had close and distant relations, and the husband would be closer to the people of the family who had been together since childhood. It’s really human nature. Lin Wei Xi’s greatest hope in the past was to have a reasonable husband’s family, it would be a great fortune to have a husband that was able to distinguish right from wrong. She had never even thought that her husband, regardless of the reason, would directly protect her.

 

Gu Hui Yan was standing next to her now. With Yan Wang by her side, Lin Wei Xi's confidence instantly rose. Lin Wei Xi didn’t even dare to think about it before, that one day Gu Cheng Yao would beg her for mercy. Lin Wei Xi finally understood what it feels like to be a fox that exploits the tiger’s might. She snorted in her heart, her face was even more respectable: "I don’t dare to accept Shizi’s words. After all, I’m just a stepmother, and I’m afraid I’m still an outsider to the mansion. I know I can’t compare to Shizi’s birth mother. How dare I deal with the loyal servants and old slaves left by Wangfei Shen? Don’t mention in two days Shizi and Shizi Consort will go outside again to complain, saying that I this second wife doesn’t know the importance of things and punish the loyal servant left by her predecessors. After all, I can't even change the menu left by Wangfei Shen."

 

Gu Cheng Yao's face was unreadable, but Gu Hui Yan clearly frowned, "They said this to you?"

 

Facing Gu Hui Yan, Lin Wei Xi immediately dropped her mocking and sneering tone, blinked innocently, raised her head and smiled, "Of course they dare not say that with Wangye here. It's just..."

 

Lin Wei Xi left the other half of the sentence, and the art of speaking was particularly in place. Gu Hui Yan was already very angry from the previous matter. Now when he heard Lin Wei Xi said this, his expression completely sank. He glanced at Gu Cheng Yao, his eyes were dark, and the invisible aura pressed on everyone: "You are indeed truly mature. Because of a few wicked slaves you came to rebel against your mother, questioned her decision and make her suffer a grievance?"

 

Gu Hui Yan had always been emotionally restrained. This was already quite heavy words, but also a condemnation of both virtue and wisdom. Disobedient against his mother was a lack of virtue, not able to differentiate right and wrong was a lack of wisdom. This was a very serious accusation, let alone the words came directly from Gu Hui Yan.

 

Gu Cheng Yao's face turned pale, his hands on his side tightened, and in the end he just hung his head lower. Gu Cheng Yao himself was silent, but the rest of the people were going crazy.

 

Since Gu Cheng Yao was a child, Bu Mama regarded him as her hope for the future. She regards Gu Cheng Yao as hers, to say that he was her lifeblood was not excessive. And for Gao Ran, becoming Shizi Consort was the proudest thing in her life. Now her glory and medal was condemned by other people, she couldn’t bear it.

 

Bu Mama's anxious eyes were red, simply hated that she was unable to use her body to replace him. And Gao Ran was so angry that she cursed in her heart, It was true that to have a stepmother and the father become a stepfather, the majestic Yan Wang could actually be this muddle-headed?

 

Of course, Bu Mama and Gao Ran’s movements could not be hidden from the three standing people. Lin Wei Xi took a quick glance and pretended not to see anything. Gu Hui Yan didn't say a word. Gu Cheng Yao frowned and shouted: "Bu Mama, Shizi Consort, you must not be rude."

 

Bu Mama was very afraid of Yan Wang. When Gu Cheng Yao said this, she became even more afraid, and could only anxiously bow her head. However, Gao Ran stayed in Yan Wang Mansion for a short period of time, and she had never seen Gu Hui Yan’s other faces. She thought that she was justified, and took the opportunity to say: "Wangye, you dote on the new Wangfei is not wrong, but Shen shi is also your Wangfei. Shizi is even more has filial heart, when you say these words to Shizi, won’t it chilled everyone's hearts?"

TN: I'm sorry to cut it at such an awkward place, hopefully tomorrow's edition will make up for it.

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1 Pull out the firewood from under the kettle, it means to take drastic measures to deal with a situation.^↩

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