Chapter 50

The Best Relatives

Moreover, just look at the eldest sister’s two prodigal daughters. They’re more troublemakers than anything else. It’s better not to let them out to cause trouble. Otherwise, they might end up losing their heads in the future.

Just as they were thinking about this, they heard Zhao Xian speak up, “What about their skills? Grandma, why don’t you tell us what they’re good at? After all, the people around me should have some strengths. Like the guards by my side, they all have the ability to take on a hundred foes. I wonder what talents your two nieces have?” This one sentence left the Gu family’s old lady speechless.

Indeed, what skills did they have?

“We are a family of scholars. Your two nieces are knowledgeable and will surely be able to offer you advice and strategies under your command,” the old lady praised, almost wanting to immediately send her granddaughters away.

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, Gu Tingmo couldn’t help but choke. Those two, full of knowledge? Did her grandma want her to laugh herself to death?

Zhao Xian replied calmly, “Oh, offering advice and strategies? I have the top female strategist in the world by my side, so I don’t need anyone else for that. Think about what else they can do. I don’t lack advisors.”

As someone from a scholarly family, she naturally knew who the top female strategist in the world was. She was the literary giant of Fengyan Country.

The other party once achieved the top rank in the imperial examinations, but refused to take up an official position. In the end, she only accepted the appointment to become the dean of the Imperial Academy.

She just hadn’t expected that such a person would now be under Zhao Xian’s command.

Hearing what Zhao Xian said, Gu County Magistrate Gu Hong lost his composure.

Her two daughters had been rejected by the Imperial Academy several times.

Seeing their uncomfortable expressions, Zhao Xian couldn’t help but say, “Well, if you can’t think of anything, I’m in need of a fire stoker in my military camp. Which one of you wants to go?”

“What? You want us to cook? That’s unacceptable… I refuse to do such humiliating things.”

“That’s right, I won’t go to that kind of place, it’s so dirty.”

Zhao Xian raised an eyebrow, “Oh, then I won’t insist. Actually, cooking isn’t embarrassing. Back then, I was just a cook myself.”

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but sigh. To be honest, if she hadn’t said it, no one would have guessed that the woman who now holds sway over the world was once a mere cook in the military camps.

“Ahem, okay, let’s eat, let’s eat, otherwise the food will get cold…” This was the first time Gu Xian felt her spine was worth something.

Although born into a family of scholars, she dislikes reading books, so she was disliked by her clan and neglected by her parents since childhood. Now she has discovered that she can hold her head high.

“Okay… Mom, let’s eat…” Zhao Xian directly picked up a piece of meat and put it into Gu Xian’s bowl, then another piece into Gu Tingmo’s bowl. “You should eat more too.” Zhao Xian stopped talking after that, the hall fell silent again.

After all, Zhao Xian’s aura was too strong, so no one dared to say anything when she remained silent.

But even so, the stares from the main branch didn’t let up on Gu Xian.

Zhao Xian kept putting food into her bowl, with a pleasing and respectful manner, completely different from how she treated them.

Why, why did Gu Xian have such good luck? Clearly, she, Gu Hong, was better than Gu Xian in every way.

Actually, if these people genuinely cared about the Gu family, as long as they didn’t commit any major crimes, Zhao Xian could ensure they lived a prosperous life. But these people had no affection for the Gu family whatsoever and were only thinking about how to use them as stepping stones. How could she endure that?

…

After dinner, Gu County Magistrate Gu Hong smiled and said, “It’s getting late, so I’ll leave first, and I’ll come back to visit you another day.”

Zhao Xian nodded lightly, “Miss Gu, please…” She really didn’t like these people, so she didn’t even bother to call her aunt.

A simple “Miss Gu” instantly severed Gu Hong’s attempt to further the family ties.

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