Chapter 43

Zhao Xian Protects His Shortcomings (1)

As soon as she heard that familiar voice, her face darkened a bit. She admitted that she couldn’t compare to her older sister in many aspects, but just because this person didn’t like her, it didn’t mean she had to like them back.

“Second Sister, you’re really something. Lord Prime Minister is here, and you didn’t even bother to inform us. Otherwise, we would have opened the door to greet her long ago.”

Before Gu Xian could speak, another familiar voice sounded, and soon seven or eight people walked into the hall.

Seeing them, Gu Tingshu involuntarily shrank back behind Zhao Xian.

Ever since he was young, his grandparents favored girls over boys, especially him. No matter what he did, they always found fault with him.

So, he didn’t like them very much.

As the group walked into the hall, each of them respectfully bowed, with the elderly lady of the Gu family leading the way.

“I greet Lady Prime Minister. I’m afraid we’ve been remiss in welcoming you to our Gu family. Second Sister, why haven’t you invited Lady Prime Minister to sit down yet? It’s so disrespectful to keep her standing like this,” the old lady said as she took her seat, looking every bit like the head of the household.

Zhao Xian watched as this family walked in, acting as if they owned the place. Observing their arrogant demeanor, Zhao Xian’s expression darkened for a moment.

Looking at the situation, she could roughly guessed what happened. These were the same daughters, but the older one had made something of herself, so naturally, she looked down on the younger one. Judging by the way they looked at Gu Tingshu, it was clear they favored girls over boys, just like in her world, where some families favored sons over daughters.

Perhaps she herself had been discarded by such a family in her past life? If she hadn’t met her foster mother, she wasn’t sure if she would have survived to adulthood. Now, in this world where women were revered, encountering this bias against boys made her furious.

These relatives were really something else.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xian looked at the county magistrate and the elderly lady of the Gu family, who were respectfully bowing to her. She spoke calmly, her expression unchanged, as if she didn’t even know these people.

Zhao Xian glanced at them and lightly said, “Who are you, and why are you causing a commotion here?”

Her indifferent voice instantly echoed in the room, causing everyone present to involuntarily shiver.

Perhaps because of Zhao Xian’s overwhelming aura, Gu Hong, the county magistrate of Anjun County, couldn’t help but feel weak in the knees and knelt down with a thud.

“Lady, this is a misunderstanding. We are family. I, Gu Hong, am Gu Xian’s elder sister and also the eldest aunt of Shu’er,” Gu Hong explained.

Zhao Xian gave her a sidelong glance and then walked over to the grandmaster chair, sitting down.

“Oh, if you’re family, then you should have clarified from the beginning. Coming in like that, anyone would think you were here to rob us,” Zhao Xian remarked.

“Ha…” Gu Tingshu couldn’t help but chuckle upon hearing this.

Suddenly, he felt incredibly happy. It turned out that having someone stand up for him felt so satisfying. In the past, the members of the main branch of the family were always domineering, but now they were being put in their place.

“Yes, you’re right, Lady. It’s all because Second Sister didn’t explain clearly. Since you brought Shu’er here, you should have informed us beforehand so we would know,” Gu Hong shifted the blame to Gu Tingshu’s mother.

“…”Gu Xian really had nothing to say. She was also very tired of dealing with this relatives.

“Shu’er, why haven’t you helped your aunt up yet? Your aunt’s health isn’t good to begin with.” Sensing the awkward atmosphere, the two elderly members of the Gu family understood. This prime minister was indeed as difficult to deal with as the rumors suggested; she could easily take lives. So, it was better to be cautious.

While they couldn’t mess with the Prime Minister, Gu Tingshu was a different story. They were used to bossing him around since he was young.

Hearing the other party’s obvious commanding tone, Zhao Xian felt very displeased.

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