Chapter 886: Dumbstruck by the Scolding

Expulsion from the clan!

Elder Gu’s mind exploded, staring at Gu Dafu, somewhat dazed, and asked, "Are you Dafu? What are you saying?"

Gu Dafu said, "I say, your branch committed a grave mistake, and as the Clan Leader, for the reputation of the Gu Family, I will expel you from the clan according to the clan rules."

Elder Gu finally understood but did not agree: "What did our branch do wrong? You want to expel us from the clan? Gu Dafu, are you blind? Do you know how prestigious our branch is now? We have connections with the Lord Vice Magistrate, do you know the rank of the Vice Magistrate? If I told you, you’d be scared to death!"

He continued, "Besides, your father is the Clan Leader; he alone has the authority to expel us from the clan. What are you? I am your elder, and you dare to expel your elder from the clan? You’ve become audacious after eating your fill at Gu Dashan’s family for two days, yet you used to respect the clan’s uncles here the most."

Elder Gu and Granny Gu are indeed a match made in heaven; when they start to cause trouble, they’re completely unreasonable.

Gu Dafu restrained his anger and said, "Though you’re my elder, your branch indeed committed a grave mistake, and according to the clan rules..."

Elder Gu wasn’t listening, stubbornly saying, "Don’t talk to me about irrelevant matters; if you still consider me an elder, then demonstrate the proper etiquette for treating an elder."

Mrs. Chen was angry; originally, they had walked in confidently, hoping to display the prestige of the Clan Leader’s family, but unexpectedly, her big brother was so useless, unable to out-talk a shrewish rogue.

Mrs. Chen rolled up her sleeves, jumped up, and spat in Elder Gu’s face, hitting him right in the eye, and shouted, "Old thing, what are you? How dare you speak like this to the Clan Leader? Elders—don’t you know the Clan Leader is blessed by the ancestors? Disrespecting the Clan Leader means disrespecting the ancestors. You disrespectful dog, you want my big brother to respect you as an elder? Are you worthy? You’re just a thing that should be skinned and thrown into the mass grave!"

"How prestigious is your branch? Quite prestigious indeed; you even opened a brothel at home. Don’t talk about how your Gu Ya and Gu Rong were forced by others; with their greedy nature, there’s no need to force them. Upon seeing a wealthy lad, they throw themselves at him. And the likes of Gu Youlu and Gu Chengxian actually caught venereal disease. Oh my God, what sin did your family commit for the men to catch such disgraceful disease?"

"Your branch’s women are wanton, and the men are lewd—a family of whores. If you’re not expelled from the clan, the Gu Family ancestors will strike us down with lightning!"

Mrs. Chen managed to stun Elder Gu with her tirade; he stared at her, unable to utter a word.

Everyone present was also dumbfounded, all turning to look at Mrs. Chen. Where did this shrew come from with such a sharp tongue, cursing as if a storm, finishing in the blink of an eye.

Mrs. Chen enjoyed her scolding, seeing Elder Gu stunned by her words, she spat again and said, "What are you looking at? If you keep staring, I’ll gouge out your eyeballs, old thing!"

Then she took out gold hairpins from the purse at her waist, one by one, and stuck them into her hair in front of Elder Gu: "I forgot to mention, not only are we eating well at Xiao Yu family, but we’ve also struck it rich. Look at these gold hairpins; I bought them with my pin money, pure gold, each weighs two taels, unlike your Mrs. Gu, strutting around the village with a half-tael gold hairpin. Ha, calling that a gold hairpin? That’s gold hairpin refuse, the unwanted leftovers from when they make real ones!"

The people in the court were dumbfounded, truly impressed by Mrs. Chen; they had seen many women but never one so inviting trouble. Isn’t she afraid Elder Gu will go mad and beat her?

Indeed, Elder Gu went mad from anger, howling and charging at Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen was clever enough to dodge to the side, directly flashing behind Gu Dagui.

Elder Gu missed by a bit, brushed Gu Dagui’s shoulder, and charged straight at Gu Dafu.

Perhaps deliberately, Elder Gu didn’t stop knowing he missed, with a thud, knocking Gu Dafu and Old Mrs. Yan both to the ground.

Old Mrs. Yan, being old, couldn’t get up after being knocked over.

Gu Dashan and them hurriedly ran over to help, Gu Jin’an calling to Doctor Xiao: "Doctor Xiao, please come over and check; Granny Yan seems to be harmed."

Mrs. Chen was scared to death when she heard this; if Old Mrs. Yan was truly hurt, would she be beaten by Dagui?

Not wanting to be beaten, Mrs. Chen howled and directly started crying, rushing over to hold Old Mrs. Yan, pointing at Elder Gu and said, "Sixth Son Gu, you plague-ridden old thing, are you even human? Grandma didn’t even curse you, yet you resorted to such brutality against her. Such a vicious person, if not expelled from the clan, can the Gu Family have good days?"

Gu Dagui glared at her; this troublesome woman every time after doing some good ends up in trouble. Hopefully, Grandma is alright, or how could they account to Damu and Dalin?

Doctor Xiao had already come over, examined her, and said: "No worries, she’s just stunned, she’ll recover gradually, no major issue."

Everyone relaxed after hearing this.

Magistrate Gu breathed a sigh of relief too, his stomach rumbling in the meantime.

So hungry, quickly finish the trial and go back to eat.

With a loud bang, Magistrate Gu slapped the gavel mightily and said to the Government Official, "Are you all dead? Quickly pull apart Gu Shengxiang, don’t let him harm anyone further."

Then towards Gu Dashan said, "If you wish to divorce on behalf of your mother, write the divorce paper well, and once this court sees it, I will stamp it."

Then turning to Gu Dafu, "You say you are the Clan Leader of the Gu Family, do you have proof? Any private seal of the Gu Family? The letter of appointment from the previous Clan Leader present? Do you have the clan genealogy?"

The Great Chu has many clans, and their influence isn’t small. Some clan members would murder the current Clan Leader to seize the position, resulting in many murder cases. Therefore, from the former dynasty onwards, the government required clans to design private seals. The new Clan Leader must inherit it with the clan genealogy, private seal, previous Clan Leader’s written appointment letter, and recognition from several fellow clan members.

Gu Dafu quickly nodded: "Yes, we fled from Northwest, my father feared accidents on the way, so before fleeing, during the clan meeting, he arranged all these. He mentioned that if he passed away during the escape, I should succeed as Clan Leader, leading the clan back to the ancestral land in Northeast."

The clan elders were aware of the escape, knowing the road was deadly, and made posthumous arrangements to prevent worries. His father was no exception.

As Gu Dafu spoke, he untied a cloth bag from his waist, took out a box, and handed it over to the next Government Official: "Please deliver to Magistrate Gu, be careful, this is all our Gu Family treasure."

The Government Official nodded and brought it to Magistrate Gu.

Magistrate Gu looked through the box contents, also examining Gu Dafu family’s branch. This branch’s ancestor led the clan from Northeast to the Northwest, contributing to the clan and becoming the new Clan Leader of the Gu Family. Since then, the Clan Leader of the Gu Family has always been from his branch.