Gu Liyue quickly waved her hand. "No, there's no need for such trouble. Grandmother, I used to live quite well in the Feng family. They all treated me kindly. Young Master Feng... he didn't know my identity before. I was very cautious and there were no problems."
Jiang said discontentedly, "But we heard that the young master of the Feng family had been harassing you, and Lady Feng seemed to be angry with you because of this?"
Gu Liyue took the old lady's hand and said, "It can't be called harassment. Although the young master of the Feng family did something inappropriate, Lady Feng was on high alert everywhere, so nothing serious happened. Later, I was sent by Lady Feng to the Jiang family and I haven't seen the young master of the Feng family since. Lady Feng was really angry, but she didn't do anything to me. She just gave me a few warnings."
Qin said unhappily, "She's a merchant. Naturally, she values profit. You were praised by Lady Jiang at that time. She was counting on you to climb up to the Jiang family."
Gu Liyue nodded. "Second aunt, it's not only merchants who value profit. Even I valued profit very much under that situation at that time. I'm grateful for the kindness of the Feng family to me. Moreover, it was because of them that I was able to come to the capital and finally meet you all, right? Grandmother, please don't blame them for such a small thing. Otherwise, I'll feel uneasy, thinking that they've encountered this trouble because of me."
The old lady stroked Gu Liyue's hair. "Our Liyue is so kind. Alright, since you said not to punish them, then we won't. However, that young master of the Feng family was really inappropriate. We can overlook the others in the Feng family, but this young master of the Feng family must be punished."
Gu Liyue blinked her eyes. She didn't like Feng Sui, especially since Feng Sui had been spouting nonsense for so long today. But anyway, Feng Sui hadn't harmed her like Feng Lanqing or Jiang Yingyue. She still didn't want anything bad to happen to him.
Jiang naturally understood what Gu Liyue meant, so she smiled and said, "Both mother and Liyue said to let it go, so we'll let it go. Well, I'll send someone to give the Feng family a warning. In the future, Feng Sui will never appear in front of Liyue again, let alone talk nonsense and tarnish Liyue's reputation."
Gu Liyue now knew the personalities of the Gu family members. They were all straightforward and didn't like to play tricks. They showed their likes and dislikes on their faces and disdained to hide them. Feng Sui had really gone too far. She nodded and let her aunt make the arrangements.
The Feng family was now at the height of their power, and Lady Feng was extremely happy. These days, she had been looking for a suitable candidate for her eldest daughter - in - law. Of course, the most suitable ones were the daughters of merchant families of equal status, but she was a bit hesitant. If the girl was too capable, she thought the girl would overpower her as the mother - in - law. If the girl was not capable, how could she be the mistress of the Feng family in the future?
The maid offered advice, "Now that the Feng family has become imperial merchants, if the lady doesn't like merchant girls, you can also consider official girls."
If it was an official girl, according to the status of the Feng family, they could either marry the legitimate daughter of a low - ranking official family. Lady Feng was worried that such a girl had too little knowledge. If it was a high - ranking official family, they could only marry a concubine - born daughter, and it had to be an unfavored one. That was even worse than the legitimate daughter of a low - ranking official family.
Lady Feng had a splitting headache. "None of them are suitable... Sui'er is already this old. If he doesn't get married and have children soon, his younger brothers will surpass him. You've also seen that recently Feng Chen has been standing out. He's clearly deliberately trying to gain his father's favor, but Sui'er still doesn't know to be vigilant at all."
The maid nodded. "Yes, Concubine Jin also seems to be too active recently. I heard that she's arranging a marriage for the third young master."
If Feng Chen's child was born first, that would be terrible! Lady Feng's face immediately fell.
The maid advised again, "Moreover, madam, your servant heard from Hongyu that the young master often paints pictures of Liyue girl..."
"Gu Liyue!" Lady Feng was extremely angry. "It's Gu Liyue again. It's been half a year, and Sui'er still can't let her go? When I first saw her, I knew she was a vixen. She was always humble, but there was seduction in her eyebrows, which made Sui'er miss her all the time!"
The maid quickly said, "Madam, please be careful with your words. Now Liyue girl is very much liked by the Duchess. The master got a good thing the day before yesterday and praised Liyue girl highly."
Lady Feng sneered. "If she didn't have this little use, how could I have tolerated her?"
Just then, a maid came in from outside to pass on a message. "Madam, an old maid has come from the front with a team of attendants. The master asks you to go there quickly."
Lady Feng was stunned. "A maid? Where did this maid come from? From the Jiang family?"
The maid naturally didn't know. When Lady Feng arrived at the front hall, she really saw a serious - looking maid. She quickly stepped forward to greet her. "Maid, may I ask which lady sent you here and what's the matter?"
The maid lifted her eyelids and glanced at Lady Feng, then looked behind her and asked, "Where's Young Master Feng?"
Lady Feng was stunned again when she saw the maid's rudeness. She subconsciously looked at the master standing beside her.
Master Feng quickly said, "Maid, please take a seat. My son will come right away."
The maid ignored him and closed her eyes, standing still.
Master Feng and Lady Feng looked at each other. They didn't dare to make a sound or sit down. They just stood there with the maid.
Not long after, Feng Sui came in. His nose was wrapped up. He looked listless and mumbled, "Father, did you call me?"
Lady Feng was greatly surprised and quickly stepped forward, asking with concern, "Sui'er, what's wrong with your nose?"
Feng Sui stammered and waved his hand. "I... I accidentally bumped into something..."
The maid sneered and cleared her throat. "Young Master Feng is here? You two, go and grab him."
Two guards immediately stepped forward, one on each side, and held Feng Sui down, forcing him to kneel on the ground and unable to move.
Lady Feng was greatly frightened and quickly rushed over. "What are you doing? What are you doing? What do you want to do?"
The maid's face darkened. "Is Lady Feng going to stop this servant from doing the old lady's business?"
Lady Feng didn't care about anything else and shouted, "You... where did you come from, maid? How can you act without knowing the truth? What on earth do you want to do?"
The maid only said, "If Lady Feng doesn't stop me, after this servant finishes the task and reports back quickly, Young Master Feng will only suffer a minor injury and this matter will be over. If the lady insists on stopping me, this servant can only leave and report to the old lady. Then we'll see what the old lady decides."
Master Feng was sweating cold. He didn't know the background of this maid, but judging from her imposing manner and the fierce - looking guards standing outside, he didn't dare to act rashly.
Hearing what the maid said, he gritted his teeth, stepped forward and grabbed his wife. "Stop making a scene. Sui'er must have caused trouble and angered the old lady, which is why this happened. Do you really want our Feng family to offend them?"