Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

Chapter 972: Bad Temper

Song Ruozhen looked at her belly. Her child was due to be born next year, and her third uncle's child was also due soon.

Who knows... her own child might be older than Gu Qingzhe's child.

This generational hierarchy is truly impressive!

Gu Ruyan seemed to have thought of this as well. Although there are many families that have children late in life, Gu Qingzhe is in such a sorry state, yet he still manages to get married and have children. She really felt sorry for her former third sister-in-law.

Pity!

"Looking at him like this, Mother, you don't even need to say anything when you go back. He'll be unable to hold it in and will spread the news back to the entire Gu family."

Song Ruozhen chuckled softly, suddenly looking forward to seeing the expressions on her two uncles' faces when they heard the news.

……

Two days later.

Song Ruozhen was invited out by Gu Huan'er and Gu Zhaoyuan.

"Did you two plan to come to see me together?"

Seeing the two arrive one after the other, Song Ruozhen smiled brightly.

"Cousin, I came to see you today because I have something exciting to tell you. I'm so bored staying at home all day, so as soon as I heard there was something interesting, I rushed over immediately."

Gu Huan'er smiled broadly. She was now showing signs of pregnancy. Since what happened before, when she almost lost the baby, she had become extra cautious.

During this time, she stayed quietly in the mansion, thinking that she should take good care of her pregnancy and come out after things stabilized.

Even when she goes out, it's only to look back at her home or visit her cousin.

Upon hearing Gu Huan'er's words, Gu Zhaoyuan couldn't help but ask, "Huan'er, you didn't come here because of what happened to Third Uncle, did you?"

Gu Huan'er nodded. "You too?"

"Indeed! I was stunned when my mother told me about it today."

Gu Zhaoyuan said with a sigh, "I thought that my third uncle would definitely want to come back after he left. He did nothing in the manor all those years before, but I didn't expect that after persisting for so long, he finally couldn't resist anymore."

When I talked to my mother about it, I specifically asked about my father's attitude. I didn't dare ask him directly, for fear of upsetting him.

As she spoke, she couldn't help but look at Gu Huan'er, "Has Second Uncle mentioned it?"

“The things my third uncle did before really angered my dad. Back then, whenever my dad talked about my third uncle, he would look disgusted.”

This time, my third uncle said he had a child outside the family, and without mentioning marriage, he directly said that the child needed to be recognized as part of the family line. I don't need to guess what my dad will say after hearing that.

Gu Huan'er shrugged. She had always thought that her third uncle was just a spoiled brat who did nothing but eat, drink, and have fun all day long.

Fortunately, my uncle and father were there to support the family, but even so, my third uncle still managed to cause so much trouble. He's really something!

Gu Zhaoyuan and Gu Huan'er exchanged a glance. They could easily guess their father's reaction. They already thought he was hopeless, and after kicking him out of the house, he was now making a fuss about coming back, using the children as an excuse.

"Does your maternal grandfather know now?" Song Ruozhen asked.

Gu Zhaoyuan shook her head. "Everyone is still keeping it from Grandfather. They're worried that if he finds out, he won't be able to handle the shock, and that would be troublesome."

However, secrets can't stay hidden forever. Since Third Uncle is determined to come back and is currently only pleading with Grandmother, she can't possibly keep it from Grandfather. So it's only a matter of time.

“I’m really worried about my grandfather. He made a tough decision to drive away my third uncle.”

Cousin, you don't live at the mansion, so you might not be aware of the situation, but we all know that Grandfather didn't sleep all night.

When we saw my grandfather the next day, he looked like he had suddenly aged several years, and it broke our hearts to see him like that.

Gu Huan'er sighed. She might not have understood this feeling before, but after becoming pregnant, she gradually came to understand it.

My grandfather wouldn't have made this decision if he hadn't been extremely disappointed.

No biological parents don't love their own children; it's only because they keep making the same mistakes and refuse to repent that they make such a decision.

"Actually, I don't have any feelings for my third uncle. In the past, when he lived in the mansion, I would only occasionally hear that there was some unpleasantness in his courtyard. Whether he came back or not, we juniors didn't care."

However, I think my grandfather is a man of his word. Once he made a decision, he won't easily back down now," Gu Zhaoyuan said.

Song Ruozhen nodded slightly, "He even came to my mother before, forcing her to go back and put in a good word for him."

"What? He's forcing his aunt to speak well of him?" Gu Huan'er's eyes widened. "Isn't he incredibly shameless? He treated my aunt so badly back then, showing no regard for our sibling relationship. How can he have the nerve to say such things now?"

“Some people are just shameless. Maybe the Gu family has been too good to him all these years, so he’s gotten used to it and thinks that as long as he speaks up, we should speak up for him.”

Song Ruozhen lowered her eyes. She knew that her mother would never speak out about the injustice she had suffered.

However, since Gu Qingzhe dared to boss his mother around, she naturally wouldn't let him have his way.

“I never liked my third uncle before. He is clearly incompetent, but he always seems to put me first. How dare he make things difficult for my aunt?”

My parents definitely don't know about this. If they did, they would never have remained indifferent!

Gu Huan'er has a fiery temper. She likes not only her cousin but also her aunt.

Since her aunt came back, she has been very kind to her, much better than Liu Yunwei was back then. She liked her aunt almost the first time she met her.

"No wonder Uncle San and Liu Yunwei had a good relationship before. They were birds of a feather."

"What do you mean 'kept in the dark'? My dad and uncle grew up together too, how come they weren't misled?"

"Huan'er, you're pregnant now, so don't get too angry."

Seeing that Gu Huan'er seemed eager to rush back and tell her everything as soon as she started talking about it, Song Ruozhen quickly reminded her.

She knew Huan'er's straightforward temper, but she still underestimated the extent of her volatile temper.

"It's alright. I'm more pregnant now. When I went to the palace a few days ago, the Empress Dowager had the imperial physician examine me and said that my pregnancy is stable and there's nothing to worry about."

Gu Huan'er smiled slightly and touched her belly. "He is a strong child who was able to survive the previous ordeal. Just like you said, he came to repay a debt of gratitude."

“You’re right, we have indeed come to repay a debt of gratitude.”

Song Ruozhen smiled, her mood instantly improving. Gu Zhaoyuan, seeing that both of them were pregnant, couldn't help but think of herself.

She's married now, but I don't know when she'll get pregnant.

If I could get pregnant, we'd have so much more to talk about; just thinking about it is exciting.

"Let's go, it's rare that you've all come, let's go out for a walk together."