Chapter 679: Chapter 679: Persuade Him to Take That Woman Chapter 679: Chapter 679: Persuade Him to Take That Woman Gu Hengniang had just arrived when Gu Ya heard that Wan Da’an was planning to take a concubine, he did feel a trace of pity and sympathy for his second sister, Gu Hengniang. The issue with Wan Ruyan was already in the past, and considering the sibling affection between them, Gu Ya didn’t want to delve further into it and was intent on advising his second sister, Gu Hengniang.
But as Gu Hengniang continued, her words became increasingly excessive, to the point that Gu Ya, now irritated, no longer wanted to interfere in his second sister’s affairs. Seeing that Gu Ya said he couldn’t help her, Gu Hengniang disregarded all else and laid bare the reason for her visit today, “Third brother, you can help your second sister, you’re the only one who can help.”
Gu Hengniang’s words seemed to hint at something more.
Before Gu Ya could ask, Gu Hengniang, in her panic, continued, “Third brother, you know how Yanyan feels about you. Your second sister wants to tell you that although Yanyan and Gu Changshun have married, Yanyan is still pure. To this day, she hasn’t shared a bed with Gu Changshun.”
Gu Hengniang spoke more and more fervently.
Gu Ya’s voice deepened, his face expressionless with displeasure.
“Second sister, say no more. Wan Ruyan’s affairs have nothing to do with me, Gu Ya. I don’t want to hear anything more about Wan Ruyan,”
Gu Hengniang stepped forward, grasping Gu Ya’s hand, “Third brother, it does matter, it’s very relevant. Do you know? Yanyan said that if you’re willing to take her, she will convince your brother-in-law not to take a concubine. Third brother, right now Yanyan is still untainted and pure; if you’ll have her, Yanyan will find a way to have Gu Changshun divorce her, and then she can marry you.”
Wan Ruyan threatened Gu Hengniang that if she did not do as she said, Wan Ruyan would persuade Wan Da’an to marry another woman as his concubine. At first, when Gu Hengniang heard Wan Ruyan’s plan, she thought it absurd. Wan Ruyan had already married her nephew; how could she then marry Gu Ya?
To spread this around would invite the entire Gu Family village to gawk at their scandal. For an uncle and nephew to marry the same woman in succession–wasn’t that a joke?
Gu Hengniang disagreed, shaking her head like a rattle drum, yet Wan Ruyan told Gu Hengniang that her relationship with Gu Changshun was untouched.
Not even her fingertips had been touched by Gu Changshun. And she claimed that even if she married Gu Ya, she’d still be a woman of purity. At first, Gu Hengniang didn’t believe it.
But then she was persuaded by Wan Ruyan.
“Yanyan, are you serious? If sister-in-law helps you marry my third brother, you’ll prevent your older brother from taking concubines?” After all, Wan Ruyan’s purity was still intact.
As far as Gu Hengniang was concerned, so long as Wan Ruyan’s purity was intact, then all was well. After all, Wan Ruyan wasn’t asking Gu Ya to divorce and remarry. It was only a matter of becoming his concubine.
In Gu Hengniang’s view, there was no big deal about it. Most importantly, Gu Hengniang believed that allowing Wan Ruyan to become the concubine of her third brother, Gu Ya, was killing two birds with one stone.
On the one hand, Wan Ruyan would help her, ensuring that her elder brother would not take a concubine, which was good news for her. On the other hand, Gu Hengniang had always looked down on Su Yunjin.
Gu Hengniang felt that a woman like Su Yunjin was not worthy of her third brother, Gu Ya. Yanyan was so much better–gentle, well-behaved, obedient, and sensible.
Having her as a sister-in-law wouldn’t be bad.
“Third brother, please help your second sister. Take Yanyan, and then your brother-in-law won’t take another concubine. Third brother, Yanyan is still pure, truly. You must believe what your second sister is saying.”
Gu Hengniang persistently tried to convince Gu Ya to marry Wan Ruyan, oblivious to the increasingly grim expression on Gu Ya’s face.