Just then, Gu Zhong, one arm in a sling, suddenly walked over. He pulled a small piece of broken silver from his robes, handed it to Gu Qing, then took Xiao Mi with him and left.
'These past few days, I've watched from the sidelines,' he thought. 'Gu Zhang has been helping the third brother, both openly and in secret, and so has Eldest Sister.'
'Whenever Second Brother's family has something good to eat, they send a bowl to Eldest Sister and a bowl to the third brother, but there's never any for my family.'
'I can't understand it. Why do my own siblings treat my family with such disdain? Surely they can't be jealous of our wealth.'
'Eldest Sister's family and Second Brother's are both far better off than mine.'
'And another thing—Bao'er and Hu Zi are cousins, yet I've seen Gu Fei secretly give snacks to Hu Zi time and again, while deliberately ignoring Bao'er.'
His sister and brothers had all grown distant. As Gu Zhong realized this, his heart went cold.
