Ms. Doctor Divine

, what is the problem of me coming so late?”

Having said the words…

She gazed at Gu Xiuying.
“No wonder you are the daughter of a concubine.
You are such a shame to have not learnt the rules.”

Gu Xiuying flushed out of anger rather than humiliation! Stuck with words, she pointed at Gu Chaoyan.
“You hideous woman! How dare you…”

The words had just been spoken, when a slap landed upon Gu Xiuying’s face.

Before Gu Xiuying was able to say anything, Gu Chaoyan bowed to Madame Gu.
“Grandma, we are all people of literacy, and what we need most of all are rules.
Third Sister is not obedient enough for her to be at the Huo Mansion.”

Madame Gu was both furious and surprised.

She was furious that Gu Chaoyan had slapped Xiuying before she gave an order.
Xiuying might be annoying, yet she was both good-looking and intelligent, and she was definitely going to marry someone better than Gu Chaoyan.
So she did not plan to wrong Xiuying in any way.

What surprised her was that Gu Chaoyan was right about the positions and rules.

However, thinking that Ruxue would soon become the lineal daughter, Madame Gu thought through and decided to agree with Chaoyan this time.

Madame Gu said to Gu Xiuying, “Just stay here today, you are grounded for half a month.”

Gu Ruxue and Mrs.
Gu had no idea how to beg for mercy, so they gave up.

Madame Gu had made the decision, after all.

Mrs.
Gu was surprised too.
She had not expected that the weak and crazy Gu Chaoyan in the past had now become so intimidating.
She even asked for the dowry the day before! Now she regretted that she should have killed her in case of potential trouble.

…

At the Huo Mansion, or more precisely, the home of Elder Huo.

Elder Huo invited the Gu Family to the banquet not because they were in a good relationship with each other, but because as the Elder of the court, he invited every official above Rank Five.

That was why Madam Gu was pretty sure that Madame Wang would be present too.

They had just entered the Huo Mansion when a maid bumped into Gu Chaoyan accidentally.