Abandoned Young Miss Gu (Arch-enemies transmigrated into a novel)

"Do you really hate me that much eldest sister-in-law?" Madam Yun's choked voice hung in the air as tears flowed continously from her red rimmed eyes.

Madam Shen subjected to Madam Yun's question, looked at her, "I don't hate you second sister-in-law law but-" Madam Shen has started in her gentle voice when Madam Yun Interrupted her.

"Then why?" Madam Yun cried.

"Why are so heartless towards me? Why do you want me to punished so earnestly?" Madam Yun stared at Madam Shen as she asked.

Being Interrupted by Madam Yun midway, Madam Shen was stunned buy she quickly composed herself back when she faced Madam Yun's cry for answers.

"As I said before-" Madam Shen had just started only to be interrupted again.

"Yes. You said before that I should be punished for taking red coral headpiece without asking permission from mother." Madam Yun readily accepted her 'mistake' this time which earned Madam Shen a victorious grin but only to be frozen in next moment.

"Then what about you, eldest sister-in-law?" Madam Yun met Madam Shen's gaze more firmly than ever as she questioned again "What about you?"

"What about me?" Hearing Madam Yun's question and meeting her so firm gaze Madam Shen found herself mumbling a question back.

Madam Yun gave vicious grin to Madam Shen but didn't bother to reply instead she turned towards the main seat in the hall.

Instantly her expressions changed. Her vicious grin had already turned into a forced smile as she looked at old Madam Gu with her red teary eyes.

Mdam Yun looked at old Madam Gu and asked in her choked voice: "Mother, do you remember your green emerald bracelet that was bestowed upon you by the Her Majesty Empress Dowager herself?"

"Green emerald bracelet?" Many voice at once mumbled the same words.

Old Madam Gu narrowed her eyes at the mention of that precious bracelet. That bracelet was a tribute from a southern merchant to Imperial Palace.

It was highly valuable for it's high transparent quality and being polished by a skilled master. Previous emperor had given a pair of these bracelets to empress dowager as a gift to make her happy.

Empress dowager had keep one for herself and had sent second piece of these bracelets to Gu Residence on Old Madam Gu's thirtieth birthday.

Old Madam Gu had recently lost her husband and was in precarious situation in Gu Residence being a widow with two young sons who were still to come of age.

That single bracelet was a valuable accessory in itself but already a widow, old Madam didn't needed any expensive accessory but the power came with it.

That single piece of bracelet showed Empress dowager's affection and her special bond with old Madam Gu which gave old Madam Gu protection from the scheming and cunning Gu family members and clan members and even in capital it gave a strong message that being a widow doesn't meant that old Madam was on her own and anyone could bully her as they want.

That single piece of bracelet work as a protective shield for old Madam Gu until the marriage agreement fixed with the Lin Family followed by Gu Tianshui and Gu Tianhao's excellent ranking in imperial examination and their posting in imperial court.

Only after her both sons became high ranking officials at the imperial court that old Madam took a sigh of relief and took of that green emerald bracelet that she was wearing for more than a decade and wore another three colored bracelet given by her second son on his promotion as the third rank official in the ministry of finance.

But she didn't know that taking of that green emerald bracelet that one time would be the last time she saw that as after she returned from celebration that night, that gree emerald bracelet was missing from her vanity table.

As at the celebration banquet there were countless people with their servants, old Madam Gu didn't wanted to make fuse and let the matter pass thinking that one of those people would have been coveting her bracelet for so long and taking the chance of crowd would have sneaked in her private chamber and took her bracelet away.

Never in her wildest dream old Madam Gu would have thought that the bracelet she thought was taken away by some greedy Madam from other noble family's would have some other story.

While others were looking at Madam Yun with curiosity filled and narrowed eyes, Madam Shen felt her heart came into her throat.

Her palm sweaty and body trembling. If everyone's attention was not focused on Madam Yun entirely, they would surely have noticed abnormalities in Madam Shen's expressions.

"Mother, that green emerald bracelet is with eldest sister-in-law. In her room. I had seen it with my own eyes." Madam Yun's loud and clear voice boomed in the quit hall making Madam Shen forgot to breath.

Gu family members along with old Madam Gu, everyone's attention immediately fell on Madam Shen.

Getting everyone's gaze all at once on herself, Madam Shen felt she lost all her strength.

If not for her last shred of determination, she would have been on the ground joining Madam Yun and Gu Tianhao, kneeling in front of old Madam Gu and begging for forgiveness.

But Madam Shen forced herself to stay sane and calm and forced a smile on her face as she faced Madam Yun's gaze directly.

"What nonsense are you spouting second sister-in-law? Just because I told mother and everyone about you taking mother's missing red coral headpiece, it doesn't mean you can blame on me for mother's lost green emerald bracelet, can you?" As Madam Shen spoke, her confidence could be heard in her voice.

With this she not only denied her stealing old Madam Gu's green emerald bracelet but she also labeled Madam Yun as a petty and narrow minded woman who couldn't take truth and instead frame others for the things they hadn't did.

Old Madam Gu and other also nodded their heads at Madam Shen's words.

"You-"