12dz Chapter 173 Deception
Chapter 173 Deception
After all, only people like the Song family would do such shady things.
What she pursues is the Gu family's business empire.
Gu Dingli was quite popular when he was alive, and his connections and relationships were complicated, so the preparations for his funeral were no small feat.
Gu Qinlan not only had to take full charge of all aspects of the funeral, but also had to play the role of a filial daughter and welcome guests who came to pay their respects. Whenever a guest arrived, she would kneel down to thank them and then cry in grief.
After a few days, even though she was pretending to cry, Gu Qinlan's eyes were swollen and she had lost a lot of weight.
As the in-laws, the Zheng family naturally had to come to pay their respects.
Princess Duan came personally with Zheng Huiyi.
When Princess Duan saw Gu Qinlan in such a state, she felt extremely distressed.
She held Gu Qinlan's hand tightly and said softly, "Don't be too sad. Your health is important. Eat when you need to, and rest when you feel tired."
Zheng Huiyi also comforted her softly: "Mother is right, sister-in-law, the dead are gone, don't be sad. You must take good care of yourself, we will always be with you."
A warm feeling surged in Gu Qinlan's heart.
Her efforts over the past six months have finally paid off!
Gu Qinlan gave the two of them a gentle smile: "Mother, please relax, I will take good care of myself. I will be absent from home in the past few days, so I'll trouble you to take care of the chores at home."
Zheng Huiyi nodded solemnly, and said firmly: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, Huaiyu and I will work together to manage the household affairs. If you encounter something you don't understand, we will put it aside for now and make a decision when you return. We will never act rashly."
Gu Qinlan raised her hand with relief and patted her head gently.
Zheng Huiyi felt extremely honored and her face flushed with excitement.
Gu Qinlian, who had hurried over to watch the fun, was stunned, his eyes full of astonishment.
What exactly did she see?
Could it be that the person in front of her was the arrogant and unreasonable Zheng Huiyi in her memory?
In the previous life, this barbarian woman fought with her to the death, and the hatred between them was so deep that it seemed that it could only be settled with swords.
How come in this life, Zheng Huiyi became so docile and submissive in front of Gu Qinlan?
And the Duan Princess who was called the "old fool"! Her behavior also became very strange.
In her previous life, that old fool made her suffer a lot.
On the night she first entered the palace, Zheng Dinglian went to the battlefield. Before she had time to calm down, the old fool impatiently sent her four concubines.
The four concubines relied on the fact that they were personally selected by Princess Duan, and with Zheng Huiyi fanning the flames behind the scenes, they opposed her every day.
Just thinking back to the humiliation she had suffered over the years, she gnashed her teeth in hatred and wished she could kill Princess Duan with a dose of poison.
She originally thought that after Gu Qinlan married into the Zheng family, she would definitely experience all the sufferings of her previous life.
However, everything now was obviously completely different from what she expected.
Zheng Huiyi unexpectedly became like a docile kitten, and was even ecstatic because of Gu Qinlan's recognition! And the old fool seemed to love Gu Qinlan as if she were his own daughter.
what on earth is it!
Why have everything become so different in this life!
Ji Yinli went from being a graceful gentleman to a playboy who stole dowry money and indulged in brothels.
Old Madam Ji also changed from a sensible noble lady to a vulgar woman full of materialism.
Even her father died without any warning.
And all of the Gu family's business fell into Gu Qinlan's hands.
She felt something was wrong.
Something is very wrong.
It seems as if everything in this life has lost its original track.
When did this abnormality begin?
She thought deeply for a moment, and her face suddenly turned as pale as paper.
It started from the moment she was reborn and planned to marry Ji Yinli first!
In this reborn life, Gu Qinlan's attitude has changed dramatically. In stark contrast to her previous life, when her parents arranged her marriage, she no longer silently accepted the arrangement of fate, but instead had a new determination and self-awareness.
When she heard that Gu Qinlian intended to marry Ji Yinli, Gu Qinlan pretended to show a kind of hypocritical sympathy, saying that she couldn't bear to let her jump into the fire pit of the Ji family. In her previous life, the cold and ruthless Gu Qinlan didn't care about other people's lives at all, let alone sympathize with others.
Gu Qinlian's face became paler and paler, like a piece of white paper attacked by the cold wind. A flash of inspiration suddenly occurred to her mind, and she suddenly realized a crucial possibility. Since she had the opportunity to be reborn, did Gu Qinlan also get the same luck?
If Gu Qinlan also came back from reincarnation, then all the mysteries seemed to have found a reasonable explanation. She knew the true face of the Ji family and had no intention of stepping into that abyss again, so she deliberately made those remarks to mislead Gu Qinlian and strengthen her determination to step into the Ji family.
As she pondered, Gu Qinlian discovered more suspicious points. Gu Qinlan cleverly used a trick and joined forces with her uncle to successfully take back the dowry left by her short-lived mother, causing herself to suffer huge financial losses. The more Gu Qinlian thought about it, the more suspicious she felt, and the more she believed that Gu Qinlan, like her, had returned from another time and space.
Gu Qinlian was not far from Gu Qinlan and the others, and Zheng Huiyi quickly noticed her abnormality. "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with her?" Gu Qinlan turned around and saw that Gu Qinlian's face looked as ugly as if she had been poisoned. She said lightly, "She had a miscarriage recently, and she also lost her father, so her face is naturally not very good."
Princess Duan had heard about the past of Gu Qinlian and Ji Yinli, and a look of sympathy appeared on her face. She sighed and said, "What a miserable life he has." Gu Qinlan responded with an indifferent attitude without commenting.
Seeing that Gu Qinlan looked tired and not wanting her to work any longer, Zheng Huiyi suggested to Princess Duan: "Mother, let's go home. There are still many things waiting to be dealt with at home." Princess Duan nodded in agreement, and after telling Gu Qinlan to take good care of herself, they left together.
After bidding farewell to the Zheng family mother and daughter, Gu Qinlan planned to find a quiet place to rest for a while. She felt extremely tired from the continuous hard work in the past few days. However, while she was walking, Gu Qinlian suddenly rushed out from a hidden corner and blocked her way.
"Gu Qinlan, you vicious woman, how dare you lie to me!" Gu Qinlian's eyes were wide open with an expression so ferocious that he seemed to want to devour the other person.
Gu Qinlan frowned slightly, with a barely perceptible annoyance in her tone: "What's wrong with you? When did I lie to you?"
"How dare you deny it! You have experienced the same reincarnation as me, why are you pretending to be innocent? You clearly know Ji Yinli's character, but you tricked me into stepping into that trap! You despicable thing! What suffering you have put me into!
Gu Qinlian's anger grew stronger and stronger. She suddenly raised her hand, intending to slap Gu Qinlan.