"Sister, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"

Gu Qing blinked and asked knowingly, "I was wondering why you were wearing a veil. It turns out your face is damaged? A woman's face is the most precious thing. How did you do that? You're so careless!"

She spoke lightly, but her words were like a soft knife, stabbing Gu Miao's heart.

Gu Miao was so angry that his face turned green.

"Stop pretending here. It's obvious that you know..."

She was so angry that her head was dizzy and she almost blurted out everything. When she realized it, she immediately stopped and swallowed the rest of the words.

"Know what?"

Gu Qing deliberately widened his eyes and stared at her with pretended curiosity.

"No, nothing!"

Gu Miao was speechless and gasped for breath.

Seeing her appearance, Gu Qing was worried that she would faint at any time.

She didn't care what happened to Gu Miao, but it was too unlucky for her to faint in Chen's house!

"Since there's nothing else to do, then go ahead! Or should I send someone home to ask my father to invite you?"

Gu Qing emphasized the word "father" to threaten Gu Miao with his father.

Gu Miao gritted his teeth, his face full of unwillingness, but he was helpless, especially when he saw her raised eyes and smug expression on her face, he hated her to death.

"snort!"

She narrowed her eyes and left angrily.

After leaving Chen's house, she turned around and spat.

One day, she will return all the pain to Gu Qing doubled.

…

Noon.

Chen Zhizhou hurried back, and before he saw Gu Qing, he heard about Gu Miao causing trouble this morning.

"Liao Feng."

He called him to his side and whispered a few words in a low voice.

Le Feng was extremely efficient and arrived at Gu's house in less than half an incense stick of time. He recounted today's events with some exaggeration and repeated Chen Zhizhou's intentions exactly as they were.

"Master Gu, our masters said that Madam has a gentle nature and dotes on her concubine sister, so they can't bear to punish her. However, for the sake of the Gu family's reputation, we have to remind you that if you continue to indulge Miss Gu's reckless behavior, I'm afraid that it will inevitably cause great disaster in the future!"

He imitated Chen Zhizhou's sarcastic tone perfectly.

When Father Gu heard this, he was furious, especially since the other party was a guard.

He just wanted to go back and beat up that rebellious girl right now. At the same time, he also resented Chen Zhizhou for actually getting a guard to teach him a lesson.

He is so arrogant!

"I know about this and will discipline him strictly."

After sending Feng away, Gu's father's eyes were gloomy and cruel. He beat Gu Miao up as soon as he returned home.

Gu Miao was beaten so hard that he screamed and nearly died. Finally, Aunt Liu heard the news, rushed over, knelt on the ground and begged with tears and snot.

Bewitched by her, Father Gu softened his heart again and let Gu Miao go.

"Discipline your daughter well. If she does something like this again next time, don't blame me for being ruthless. I will beat this rebellious girl to death."

Aunt Liu kowtowed repeatedly to express her gratitude, and only after Gu's father left did she rush to Gu Miao's side. Seeing her daughter being beaten to death, she almost fainted from crying.

Then he quickly ordered his servants to carry the man back, apply medicine and bandage him, which took most of the day.

…

When Gu Qing learned about this, he felt relieved and at the same time, he couldn't help being moved. Looking at Chen Zhizhou who was practicing boxing seriously, his eyes became more gentle.

"do what?"

Chen Zhizhou didn't know why, and felt uneasy when she stared at him. He stopped what he was doing, raised his eyebrows and looked back at her in confusion.

"nothing!"

There was a smile on Gu Qing's eyes and eyebrows.

Chen Zhizhou pursed his lips, took the handkerchief she handed him, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"By the way, this morning the wife of the Marquis of Fucheng sent you an invitation to a banquet."

He pursed his lips and stared at her, his eyes blazing. "The wife of the Marquis of Fucheng is notoriously arrogant and conceited. Not to mention ordinary wives of officials, even wives of the same rank are rarely so enthusiastic. How did you manage to win the favor of the Marquis of Fucheng?"

Chen Zhizhou was really curious.

Not to mention Princess Huafeng, now even the wife of Marquis Fucheng is fond of her. It is really unbelievable.

"This~is a secret!"

Gu Qing stretched out his voice, changed the subject, and revealed a mysterious expression.

"Um?"

Chen Zhizhou frowned and grabbed her under the armpit with a mixture of anger and amusement.

Gu Qing felt itchy and tried her best to hide to the side, but she was no match for Chen Zhizhou's skills and was caught by him in the blink of an eye.

"I, I was wrong, please...please forgive me!"

She laughed so hard that tears were about to come out, and begged for mercy repeatedly.

After Chen Zhizhou stopped, she felt her legs go weak and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he held her tightly.

The two of them played around for a while before talking about business.

"I put a lot of effort into hooking up with the wife of the Marquis of Fucheng. This time, I must plan carefully and try to narrow the distance between us again."

"The wife of the Marquis of Fucheng is one of the most distinguished ladies in the capital. If she can speak for us, our family's reputation among the people of the capital will be much better."

Chen Zhizhou felt warm in his heart as he listened to her hard work in planning for the Chen family and himself.

"God is so kind to me, letting me marry such a virtuous and capable wife!"

Gu Qing blushed with embarrassment when she was praised seriously by Chen Zhizhou.

…

Gu Mansion.

"Hiss... Mom, be gentle!"

Gu Miao lay half-dead on the bed, waves of pain hitting her like heat waves, making her wish she could just die.

Seeing her daughter's face turn pale with pain, Aunt Liu felt heartbroken.

"It's all that little bitch!"

She had been cursing Gu Qing a lot these past few days, "And that damn girl Pei'er, she can't even do something as easy as getting information, she's just a waste."

"Mother, I heard from the maid that Gu Qing is going to attend the banquet hosted by the wife of the Marquis of Fucheng!"

When Gu Miao thought of this, he felt even more resentful.

Why is Gu Qing so lucky? She was born as a legitimate daughter and has a seductive face. People thought she would marry a peasant general, but who would have thought that she would be born with such a majestic bearing.

That would have been fine, but now he has even managed to climb up to the high position of wife of Marquis Fucheng.

Why do all good things happen to her?

Gu Miao was so angry that sparks came out of his eyes and his back teeth were clattering.

“I want to go too!”

Her eyes rolled and a plan immediately came to her mind.

"Mom, go and ask Father. Gu Qing is most afraid of Father and wouldn't dare disobey. As long as Father asks, I will definitely go."

Everyone in the capital knew how important the banquet hosted by the wife of the Marquis of Fucheng was.

If she makes careful preparations at that time, she might become famous overnight. If she can win the favor of the wife of the Marquis of Fucheng, she will be able to marry into a good family in the future.

As long as her official position is higher than Chen Zhizhou's, she will definitely trample Gu Qing under her feet.

Aunt Liu was softened by her pleading and agreed without hesitation.

"But your face...can it be done?"

Gu Miao's eyes darkened, as if he had thought of a solution, and a determined smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.