Cuiping obeyed the order and left. She walked quickly to the door and looked at Pei'er with displeasure hidden in her eyes. Her tone was quite casual: "Madam asked you to come in."

As soon as she finished speaking, Pei'er's face immediately turned cold: "Who are you? How dare you talk to me like that?! Do you really think you are the lady's confidant?!"

"I tell you, I am the Madam's maidservant who came with her as a dowry. I grew up with her!"

Cuiping and the maids in the mansion had all been schemed against and bullied by Pei'er to varying degrees in the past, and they didn't like her in the first place.

Now that she has been assigned to work in the outer courtyard, she is not taken seriously.

Hearing this, Cuiping glanced at her, thinking about making breakfast for her wife. She ignored her, bumped into Pei'er's shoulder, and hurried to the small kitchen.

Pei'er felt pain in his shoulder and was about to take revenge when he saw that the door to the inner courtyard was still open.

Thinking of the Gu family's urging on her, she could only suppress her anger for the time being, bowed, lifted the hem of her skirt and walked into the house: "Madam, Pei'er is here."

"I heard Cuiping say you came to see me, but what's the matter?"

Gu Qingxu raised his hand and motioned for her to sit down.

Pei'er became more respectful, hesitated for a moment, and looked a little embarrassed and aggrieved.

After all, she was a maid who had served him for so long, and Gu Qing could see through her thoughts at a glance.

Pretending to be concerned, he said, "You are not with me now, but has anyone bullied you in the Chen Mansion?"

Pei'er felt that Madam was still on her side, so she immediately knelt down before her, wiping her tears and saying, "Madam, the people in the outer courtyard thought I was your maidservant, so they didn't dare to make things too difficult for me."

"But......"

She wanted to say something but hesitated, and actually learned the customs of those concubines.

Gu Qing's eyes were immediately filled with displeasure. Seeing her like this, it was as if he saw the concubines and maids in Gu Yunzhao's backyard.

She is humble, petite and weak in front of others, but in fact she is scheming and vicious.

"Oh? You can tell me what you want."

Gu Qing suppressed the coldness in his eyes, his eyes gradually softened, and he helped the person up to prevent her tears from staining his clothes.

Pei'er hurriedly stood up, choking with sobs, "The maids serving you now are all from the Chen Mansion. When she saw me working in the outer courtyard, she spoke harshly to me, thinking that the Madam no longer wanted a servant, and so she flattered me and looked down on me, not treating me like a human being."

The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she felt, and her tears couldn't stop flowing.

Gu Qing was already irritated, and to save face, he could only quickly persuade her to leave: "You know how I treat you."

"However, even I, after marrying into my husband's family, would be subjected to some cold words, let alone a maid? Pei'er, come here."

As he spoke, Gu Qing reached out, pulled her forward, and comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll find a way to fulfill my promise to you."

"Can you trust my lady?"

Pei'er and Gu Qing grew up together. Pei'er knows that although Gu Qing is simple, he is quite stubborn and will definitely accomplish what he wants to do.

What is said will inevitably be followed by promises.

She nodded immediately and said, "Pei'er remembers!"

"That's good. When you come back to me, no one will treat you like this anymore."

Gu Qing smiled and patted the back of her hand, then changed the subject and asked, "By the way, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Pei'er then remembered her purpose and immediately lowered her head and said, "Madam, the mansion needs to do some shopping today, so I have to go out for a while."

Although Pei'er was temporarily assigned to work in the outer courtyard, she was still Gu Qing's person after all. Naturally, she had to report to the original owner and get consent before leaving the house.

Gu Qing looked at her twice, the look in his eyes was gloomy.

Pei'er suddenly felt that his wife was a stranger, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

But the next second, Gu Qing smiled and said, "Just go ahead. After all, it's for the family purchase. I'll give you some money. You've been through a lot without me, so go out and buy some of the things you like."

As he spoke, he slowly stood up and walked to the counter nearby, took out a small bag of silver and gave it to her: "Consider it my reward, go ahead."

Pei'er was surprised and happy when she saw this. She felt like she had fallen into a honey pot. She was also certain in her heart that Gu Qing still loved her as much as before.

"Thank you, ma'am!" Pei'er took it with both hands and thanked her repeatedly.

Gu Qing also smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's still early, I'll sleep a little longer."

After saying that, she turned around and slowly walked around the ebony carved and embroidered screen, went into the inner room and lay down to take a nap.

Pei'er stuck her head out and looked inside boldly. She saw Gu Qing's graceful figure lying on her side through the screen, and left the room happily.

As soon as she left, Gu Qing's face on the bed suddenly turned cold.

Pei'er saw caution and evasion in her eyes just now. It seemed that she wanted to use the excuse of shopping to reveal her information to Gu's family.

"Heh." Gu Qing sneered in the quiet room, and the temperature in the room seemed to drop to freezing point.

Just now, she deliberately gave Pei'er a bag of silver, but she was afraid that she couldn't hide it even if she wanted to, because not only the maids in the Chen family had sharp eyes.

Those people in the Gu Mansion are even more vicious.

Pei'er was stupid and thought this was a good thing. Later she would just cry.

Thinking of this, Gu Qing felt much better.

Not long after I closed my eyes, a loud and clear female voice came from outside, like a breeze blowing in my ears, making me feel instantly relaxed.

Without seeing the person, Gu Qing knew who it was, and a smile appeared on his face.

Just as she was about to stand up, the woman strode in and pushed her back without saying a word: "Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing! Lie down quickly!"

Mu Xin was wearing a red dress today, with her hair tied up high. Her slightly heroic face looked quite healthy and pretty. But she was making a lot of noise, and her beautiful eyebrows were frowned.

Gu Qing was so lost in thought as he stared at her that he didn't realize he had a smile on his face.

"You're still laughing?!" Mu Xin's gaze fell on her belly wrapped in thick bandages, which looked horrifying.

When she only had a stable, she had seen horse trainers who were seriously injured by their horses use such thick bandages.

"Xin'er, I'm fine now. I'm almost recovered." In order to stop her from making such a fuss, Gu Qing deliberately poked his lower abdomen.

This poke frightened Mu Xin so much that he suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Are you crazy?"

"Lie down right there, don't move!"

Mu Xin held down her hands, frowning even deeper: "This is pitiful."

"Don't worry, I brought you some excellent golden medicine today. I'll have Chen Zhizhou apply it to you and I guarantee you'll recover quickly."

Hearing this, Gu Qing laughed, with a touch of emotion in his eyes: "I'm so happy that you can come. I've been feeling really depressed these past few days."

After she said this, Mu Xin said helplessly: "Recently, because of the Huaishui City case, the emperor was furious and the court was in chaos."

"My brother told me not to wander around, so I couldn't come to see you earlier."

What she meant was that the Chen family was now at the center of the case. Although they had gained credit, times were changing and who knew what the future would hold.

"Prince Mu is thoughtful and this is as it should be. How could I blame you?" Gu Qing's eyes were gentle, without any intention of blaming anyone.