The surrounding elders of the Gu clan looked at each other with emotion, and they also noticed the scene of Wang Cai pulling Gu Jian's sleeve just now, and thought: Sure enough, Gu Jianjian separated the family, but they insisted on pushing it to the nephew and niece.

They sighed and shook their heads, somewhat disapprovingly.

As an uncle, Gu Jian really shouldn't treat the two children left by her elder brother so harshly!

Gu Yanfei stroked his sleeves, looked at Gu Jian with raised eyebrows, a small dimple curled up on his right lip, "Master Hou, let's make it clear, who wants to separate?"

Gu Jian said without saying a word: "It's the Marquis."

"I wish I hadn't said that earlier." Gu Yanfei sighed quietly, causing Gu Jian to vomit a mouthful of old blood stuck in his throat.

Gu Yanfei casually played with a purple silk sash hanging from his ear, looked around at the crowd, and said slowly: "It is Lord Hou who wants to separate the family, and all the clan elders can testify."

Gu Yuan looked at Gu Yanfei quietly, his eyes were unbelievably soft, like the bright sunshine in March in spring.

The younger sister is of a casual and reckless nature, and likes to go straight to the point. It is because of her elder brother that the younger sister makes such a big circle...

The division of the Hou Mansion must be brought up by the uncle, only in this way will it not fall into the limelight in the future.

Gu Yuan was laughing, but Gu Jian was about to cry, her heart was full of breath, and her mouth was filled with a strong salty smell.

Obviously it was Gu Yuan who proposed to separate the family, but now, in just a few words, it turned out that he insisted on separating the family, and that he bullied Gu Yuan, a junior, as his uncle.

He just couldn't explain it.

Gu Jian only stared at Gu Yuan and Gu Yanfei brothers and sisters with cold eyes. After a long time, she gritted her teeth and said to the crowd: "Clan chiefs, clan elders please witness, separate the family."

This sentence almost used up all his strength, and after he finished speaking, a sense of powerlessness swept over his body.

There was silence in the hall for a moment.

The patriarch stroked his beard again, sighed, and confirmed with Gu Jian again: "Master Hou, have you thought it through?"

"The matter of family separation is like overwhelming water, and there is no turning back after opening the bow."

"You and Brother Yuan share the same roots, and everything will prosper in harmony."

Several clan elders also advised a few words, most of them hoped that Gu Jian would think carefully.

Separating the family is a very important matter, and if it spreads, it will inevitably make people question the disharmony between the Hou's house and the Gu family's reputation.

Gu Jian's ears were buzzing from what they said, and while feeling depressed in her heart, she felt a little impatient, but she still had a smile on her face and said something like "I've made up my mind".

Seeing that one of the clan elders wanted to persuade him, Gu Jian said before the other party: "Speaking of which, there is a recent happy event in the family and I have not had time to tell you all about it. The palace has made a plan for King Kang to have a wedding with Sister Xie in a month. wedding."

"At that time, we have to invite all the relatives of the family to come to the mansion for a glass of wedding wine."

The elders of all the clans present knew that the engagement ceremony had been made, and they couldn't help showing joy when they heard that the wedding date had been fixed.

Their Gu family is about to produce a county princess. For the whole family, this is a great joy!

After chatting with several close elders, the patriarch stroked his beard and pondered for a long time, looked at Gu Yuan's brother and sister for a while, and Gu Jian and his wife for a while, and said, "Then let's split up."

As soon as these words came out, Gu Jian and the Wang couple breathed a sigh of relief.

The patriarch settled down, and said again: "Master Hou, there are five houses in the Hou's mansion. In this division, should the head house be divided only, or the rest of the houses should be divided as well? Master Hou, do you have any ideas?"

Gu Jian had planned a long time ago, so she replied eccentrically: "Brother Yuan has an idea, he can support the lintel of the long house, I think this time we will only divide the long house."

"These three are widows, and the fourth brother has always been in charge of the general affairs of the Hou's mansion, and the Hou's mansion is also inseparable, and the fifth brother is still studying."

While speaking, Gu Jian cast a sideways glance at Wang's side. He and Wang's had already discussed: if they are separated into the long room, no one will say that they can't tolerate their brothers' children.

Mrs. Wang pinched her cuffs gracefully, her nails stained with impatiens juice shimmered against the golden ring inlaid with three-color gemstones, and her little finger was slightly raised.

Gu Yuan nodded and said, "Yes."

The patriarch glanced at Gu Jian and Gu Yuan, uncles and nephews with very different temperaments, and continued: "According to the ancestral system, the house that inherits the title will get 70% of the property, and the remaining 30% will be shared by other houses. The concubine takes up twice as much."

"Do you have any objections?"

The patriarch was talking about you, but he was only asking about Gu Yuan.

After all, according to the ancestral system, the second wife would definitely take the bulk and be the winner, while Gu Yuan only got 15% of the family property, which is really not worth mentioning. Now it's up to Gu Yuan to see if he has any objections to this.

Gu Yuan nodded decisively again and said, "Yes."

For Gu Yuan, he divided the family not to fight for the property of the Marquis Mansion, but to take his younger sister to live alone in the Marquis Mansion, away from such ugly people and things in the Marquis Mansion.

He is confident that he can build a future by himself and become his sister's support.

Gu Yuan's expression was unusually calm, and his face was full of arrogance, like wind and frost.

"The Marquis also has no objection." Gu Jian also nodded, and couldn't help looking at Gu Yanfei.

This girl is not only a troublemaker, but also a thorn in the side.

Gu Jian was 99% sure that it was Gu Yanfei who was instigating Gu Yuan to separate the family.

From the fact that this girl climbed up to the eldest prince, it can be seen that her heart is too big. Would she be willing to get only so little property from the long house? !

In the next moment, Gu Jian met Gu Yanfei's unusually clear eyes. The girl's brows were picturesque, and there seemed to be bright stars flowing in her eyes, and her cherry lips parted slightly.

"The one who inherits the title can inherit 70%?" Gu Yanfei asked generously.

"That's right." The patriarch nodded with his beard, "This rule was set by your great-grandfather. He said that if the descendants of this honorable family are not good enough, the family property will be divided more and more thinly. Then the Xijue Yifang will support the family. Industry."

Gu Yanfei's great-grandfather was Gu Yao, the first Marquis of Dingyuan who founded the country with Emperor Taizu.

It is not uncommon to divide the family business in such a way, and it is also because most of the noble families do not want to separate, thinking that it is better to enjoy the shade under the big tree.

Another clan elder in his fifties with a round face added kindly: "Your grandfather also divided 70% of the family back then."

"I share 10% with your third uncle and fourth uncle."

Among the clan elders present, there were also three concubine brothers of Old Hou Ye Gu Xuan, who were the uncles of Gu Yuan and Gu Yanfei.

They were also afraid that the head of the family would feel that the division of the family was unfair, so they all spoke up to explain.

Gu Jian stared at Gu Yanfei closely, always feeling that this girl would not stop, so she heard her ask again: "Patriarch, what if my Gu family loses its title?"

The patriarch was stunned, sighed and replied: "If the descendants are useless and lose their titles, the house that bears the lintel of the family business will inherit the ancestral property, accounting for 70% of the family property."

The title of the Marquis Mansion can be hereditary for five generations, and after that he will be reduced to the title of uncle, and this title cannot be passed down from generation to generation. Gu Yao also understood this point, so he made this rule.

"I see." Gu Yanfei nodded, and didn't raise any objections. It seemed that he just asked out of curiosity.

The patriarch and the elders were relieved to see that the process of separating the family was so smooth, and exchanged glances with each other.

No matter how the family is separated, they are all of the same clan. Even if there is a little bit of discord, the Gu family's lineage will break the bones and connect the tendons. It is best to separate the family harmoniously.

Gu Jian was even more delighted, with smiles on the corners of her eyes and brows, and quickly ordered her servants to bring over the account books and property list of the mansion.

After two cups of tea, a few servants brought several heavy boxes to the main hall one after another, and opened the lids of the boxes one by one, exuding a musty smell that had not seen the sun for a long time.

The boxes were full of large and small account books. Two boxes were very old, with faded covers, yellowed pages, and a lot of dust.

The patriarch and the patriarchs covered their noses with their sleeves and looked at each other, feeling a little headache.

Their Gu family was born in the countryside, that is, the family of Dingyuan Hou followed the Taizu Emperor's uprising, and only then did the Gu family become so prominent today.

Most of the clan elders present had studied for several years, but they were only at the level of literacy.

There are so many boxes of account books that cannot be sorted out in a few hours, at least you need to ask the accountant to help you spend a few days to sort it out.

The patriarch took out a handkerchief and wiped his itchy nose. He wanted someone to carry these account books to the side hall first, but before he could say anything, he suddenly remembered something and asked Gu Jian: "Master, Lingtang Woolen cloth?"

For such a big matter as the division of the Hou Mansion, Mrs. Gu did not appear.

The patriarch remembered that Mrs. Gu had been ill for several days during the Chinese New Year, so he asked with concern: "Is she still ill?"

The smile on the corner of Gu Jian's lips froze all of a sudden, until now, he remembered that Mrs. Tai was still kneeling at the Meridian Gate.

Wang's face was also a little unnatural.

Just now, the husband and wife were in a hurry to separate the family, so they even forgot Mrs. Gu for a moment.

Seeing Gu Jian's expression was a little weird, the patriarch asked, "Could it be that Lingtang's condition has gotten worse?"

Gu Jian's hand hidden in his sleeve twitched unnaturally, his thoughts turned quickly, while looking at Gu Yuan, he sighed: "Thank you uncle for your concern, my mother has recovered, but..."

After a pause, he went on to say: "Because the matter of Brother Yuan beheading Feng He caused a lot of noise in the court, my mother was worried, and felt that she didn't teach Brother Yuan well, so she went to the palace to plead guilty."

What? ! The patriarch and elders all stared wide-eyed, and several of them subconsciously looked at Gu Yuan not far away who remained calm.

Grandfather told grandson, this is a big matter about Gu's reputation!

Why didn't Mrs. Gu discuss it with her family before entering the palace? !

Seeing the patriarch's face full of disapproval, Gu Jian quickly explained: "Uncle, the eldest brother committed a crime eight years ago, which almost affected the whole clan, and the Hou's Mansion was almost seized by the late emperor. Now this matter is not small. As if walking on thin ice, my mother has no other choice..."

Speaking of Gu Ce's past, the patriarch's expression became more complicated.

He watched Gu Ce grow up. He was once the pride of the Hou Mansion, but in the end he died young and his reputation was ruined.

Gu Yuan is the son of Gu Ce, and this is the karma that he can't get rid of all his life. He wants to forget, but others can't.

The patriarch looked at Gu Yuan with some unbearable eyes.

Gu Yuan was still sitting on the armchair, his body was as straight as a mountain ridge, and his whole body was covered with an aura as cold as ice and snow.

"Since Mrs. Tai is still at the Meridian Gate, let's go and bring Mrs. Tai back." Gu Yanfei said with a smile, her slender fingers curled the silk ribbons of her hair casually, and the purple silk ribbons reflected her slender fingers as white as jade .

"Separation is such an important matter, how can the eldest lady not be able to do it!"

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