Gu Jiangyue was afraid that the matriarch would come back and secretly probed. But the next moment, the matriarch simply closed her eyes and refused to look at Gu Jiangyue.
"The old one has made up her mind. There's no need for you to say more."
Just then, Aunt Liu had brought the document and placed it directly in front of Gu Jiangyue, with a sinister smile on her face. It seemed that if Gu Jiangyue didn't sign this document today, she would either die or be severely punished.
Although Gu Jiangyue looked at the document despairingly, what she was thinking in her mind was whether she should refuse one more time to make it seem more genuine. But before Gu Jiangyue could come up with an answer, a voice came from Zhiyuan.
"I will follow the young lady to the death."
These words pulled Gu Jiangyue's thoughts back. Only then did Gu Jiangyue remember that Zhiyuan's indenture was still in the Gu Mansion.
"You stupid girl. Why are you rushing to your death? You were bought by me. You can only stay in the Gu Mansion for the rest of your life!"
Aunt Liu was still resentful that Zhiyuan hadn't stopped Gu Jiangyue just now. Her voice was shrill, and the words she said were extremely vicious.
Zhiyuan's family was so poor that they couldn't afford to raise so many children, so they sold the good - looking and capable Zhiyuan to the Gu Mansion. But if Zhiyuan continued to stay in the Gu Mansion, she would only have a dead end.
In fact, Zhiyuan wasn't afraid of death. She just wanted to stay by Gu Jiangyue's side all the time. The name Zhiyuan was given to her by Gu Jiangyue. If she couldn't follow Gu Jiangyue, it would be no different from being dead.
Zhiyuan thought for a moment. Aunt Liu's appearance clearly showed that she wouldn't be willing to let her go. Zhiyuan closed her eyes, and then two lines of tears streamed down her cheeks. She said,
"In that case, I might as well just die!"
Saying that, Zhiyuan was about to smash her head against the pillar beside her. Gu Jiangyue noticed Zhiyuan's movement and quickly stepped forward to pull Zhiyuan back from behind.
Zhiyuan was truly kind to her. In this Gu Mansion, Zhiyuan was the most important person to Gu Jiangyue. If all the people in the Gu Mansion died, Gu Jiangyue wouldn't shed a single tear. But Zhiyuan was different. For Gu Jiangyue, Zhiyuan had long been her family.
With a "bang", Zhiyuan's head hit the vermilion pillar. Blood slowly spread on Zhiyuan's forehead.
This time, Zhiyuan was really going to die, so she hit it very hard. Gu Jiangyue pulled her from behind, which reduced a lot of the force, so Zhiyuan could still stand there.
"Miss, you've saved Zhiyuan again."
Zhiyuan's face was covered with tears. She looked at Gu Jiangyue pitifully. Then, regardless of the wound on her head, she directly threw herself into Gu Jiangyue's arms.
"Zhiyuan, what are you doing?"
Looking at Zhiyuan, Gu Jiangyue's voice also choked. She seemed to comfortingly stroke Zhiyuan's thin back, and then heard Zhiyuan's voice.
"Zhiyuan will follow the young lady to the death."
Zhiyuan's voice was muffled, but her tone was extremely firm.
Seeing this, Gu Jiangyue felt even more heart - ache. She no longer pretended. She directly picked up the paper that Aunt Liu had just handed over, then looked at the matriarch and said coldly,
"If you let me take Zhiyuan away, I'll sign this immediately. If you don't let me take her away, in a few days, I'll make all of you bury me with me!"
An amazing aura burst out from Gu Jiangyue, which directly shocked everyone present. Aunt Liu wanted to refute, but when she met Gu Jiangyue's gaze, she couldn't help but feel a little scared.
The whole place was silent. No one dared to speak. Only Zhiyuan looked up at Gu Jiangyue and was extremely grateful in her heart.
"Fine. The old one agrees to you."
The matriarch could also tell the importance of the matter. It was just a maid. She could give her away. But being shocked by a junior made her lose face.
Gu Jiangyue didn't say any more nonsense. She settled Zhiyuan on one side, wiped the blood on Zhiyuan's forehead with a handkerchief, and then directly picked up the pen and paper beside her.
As Gu Jiangyue's hand moved, her name was written in the most prominent position. Then, at the matriarch's request, Gu Jiangyue stamped a bright red handprint on her name.
The paper was handed to the matriarch by Aunt Liu. Gu Jiangyue looked up at the matriarch, with her aura undiminished. Gu Jiangyue said extremely calmly on the surface,
"His Highness the Ninth Prince is our witness today. If anyone goes back on their word, they will be punished by heaven and earth."
The family had been divided. With the matriarch's character, Gu Jiangyue had already guessed that they wouldn't get anything. So she simply broke the pot and stopped pretending to be so cowardly.
The matriarch looked down at Gu Jiangyue's unyielding figure. She also said with a straight face,
"The document is in effect. From now on, you have nothing to do with our Gu family."
Gu Jiangyue watched as the matriarch finally said this sentence. She only felt that the heavy burden in her heart was finally put down at this moment.
Under the matriarch's gaze, the corner of Gu Jiangyue's lips actually slightly curled up.
"A promise is a promise."
Gu Jiangyue's smile was really strange. The matriarch was also a little at a loss because of Gu Jiangyue. She looked at Gu Jiangyue puzzledly, but what answered her was not Gu Jiangyue's voice, but a loud "tear" sound.
The matriarch immediately realized something. She suddenly looked at Xie Jiuan beside her. She saw that the letter of annulment that Xie Jiuan had just held in his hand was now torn into pieces.
Then Xie Jiuan casually scattered the pieces in his hand into the air. Through the cover of the pieces, the matriarch saw Gu Jiangyue's smiling eyes.
"What does His Highness the Ninth Prince mean by this!"
The matriarch's eyebrows had already frowned. She always felt that something was wrong, but it was already too late.
"This prince has been attracted by Jiangyue's unique aura again. This prince doesn't want to annul the engagement."
Xie Jiuan also laughed. His tone was casual, as if he was talking about a trivial matter. But as soon as Xie Jiuan's voice fell, the matriarch covered her chest and directly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood with a "puff".
"No! You can't do this!"
Shen Menglan also realized that something was wrong. Clearly, the two people who had been arguing fiercely just now had suddenly made up. She almost instinctively spoke out to stop them.
"What right do you have to say that? The document is in effect. From now on, Jiangyue has nothing to do with the Gu family. Isn't that what you said?"
Xie Jiuan stared into Shen Menglan's eyes and returned the exact words that the matriarch had said just now to her.
Shen Menglan was choked by Xie Jiuan's words. She really didn't have the right to interfere in Gu Jiangyue's affairs anymore. But Shen Menglan was extremely unwilling. Aunt Liu beside her was also so angry that she wanted to roll her eyes.
But under everyone's gaze, Xie Jiuan directly took Gu Jiangyue's hand. Zhiyuan followed behind them and was about to leave.
"What's the benefit for you in doing this? You'll be implicated by her!"
Shen Menglan was so angry that she went crazy. Regardless of the etiquette, she pointed at Xie Jiuan and said.
Xie Jiuan also patiently looked back at Shen Menglan. The smile that didn't reach his eyes made Shen Menglan feel like a thorn in her back.
"So what if I'm implicated? She's mine. I can bear it."
After saying that, he took Gu Jiangyue and left.