Chapter 314 Fortune Turns Around

Supported by Madam Gu, Xiao Qingyuan followed her into the front hall with great difficulty. After he sat down, he felt pain in his internal organs, bones, and flesh all over his body!

Only after being beaten like this by Gu Qianhan today did he realize that Gu Qianhan had actually held back when she hit him before!

Today, he was beaten so badly that he couldn't fight back at all!

He really wanted to curse, but Madam Gu apologized repeatedly, so he had to swallow his swear words for the time being.

Because he respected Madam Gu, just as Gu Qianhan respected his mother. No matter how much the two of them fought, they still had to show basic courtesy to their elders.

Madam Gu clearly wanted to quell the feud between the two. As she wiped the bloodstains from Xiao Qingyuan's face with a handkerchief, she said, "Is the young master here to take back the maid? Don't worry, I'll have someone send her back to the Prince's mansion right away. I will never let Qianhan keep her here on her own."

"I didn't know he had taken your maid before, otherwise I would have sent her back to you long ago. If you're not satisfied, you can choose any maid from the Duke's mansion; take whichever one you like!"

"Granny Chang, quickly, summon all the maids I prepared for Qianhan so the young master can choose one!"

Despite the excruciating pain, Xiao Qingyuan waved his hand and said, "Madam, there's no need for that. I just need to bring back my own maid. The Prince's Mansion has no shortage of maids. I don't need Gu Qianhan's maid."

"If he hadn't gone too far, I wouldn't have brought my guards here today. I'm not fighting for some maid; I'm just fighting for my pride!"

"Please bring my maid here, Madam. I will take her away from the Duke's mansion immediately!"

How could Madam Gu let him leave like this? He was so badly injured, and she wanted him to return to the Prince's mansion. The Prince and Princess Ning must be heartbroken and furious.

No matter what, we must first find the imperial physician to treat Xiao Qingyuan's injuries and then change his clothes. He is covered in blood right now, and he looks really frightening.

While comforting Xiao Qingyuan, she told the nanny to urge the imperial physician, and after a while she scolded her son for going too far.

After scolding his son, the imperial physician finally arrived.

Fortunately, his son knew how to control his strength. Although Xiao Qingyuan was bruised and swollen and looked frightening, he was not seriously injured and only suffered superficial wounds.

After the imperial physician treated all his injuries, he summoned Xiao Qingyuan's maid, who helped him change his clothes and re-tied his hair, making him look much better.

Madam Gu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sent her personal nanny to escort Xiao Qingyuan back to the Ning Prince's residence. She also asked the nanny to deliver medicine and tonics to the Ning Prince's wife as an apology.

Previously, when Xiao Qingyuan wrongly accused Gu Qianhan of humiliating Chu Yanluo, Princess Ning had sent her personal nanny to apologize to her. Madam Gu never expected that the tables would turn and now it would be her turn to apologize to Princess Ning.

After seeing Xiao Qingyuan off, Madam Gu's face darkened. She looked at her son and said coldly, "Kneel down!"

Gu Qianhan lifted her clothes and calmly knelt down.

"What's gotten into you lately?! I thought you were just acting on a whim when you snatched Chu Yanluo, and I didn't say anything. But now you're even trying to steal Xiao Qingyuan's maid! You've really got guts! Tell me, what are you after?!"

"Mother, please calm down. This was just a spur-of-the-moment thing. I didn't want anything in return. I just didn't like Xiao Qingyuan and wanted to annoy him a little."

Madam Gu couldn't help but rub her forehead: "It's one thing to disgust him, but how could you beat him like that! How am I supposed to explain this to Princess Ning? And how is your aunt supposed to explain this to the Emperor?"

“This is a trivial matter and has nothing to do with my aunt. Today, it was Xiao Qingyuan who led the guards to force his way into our Duke’s mansion. Isn’t it normal for me to hit him? If word gets out, we will be in the right.”

"You stole his maid, and you still think you're in the right?!"

"Didn't you just give it back again?"

Gu Qianhan sighed softly: "But, actually, it would have been better if Mother hadn't returned that maid. Perhaps Princess Ning would have been a little happier."

Madam Gu looked at her son suspiciously. She felt that her son's attempt to take that maid was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

She had just seen the maid. Although she was quite pretty, she wasn't particularly stunning. At least the two maids she had given to her son last time were more beautiful than Xiao Qingyuan's maid.

However, the son unhesitatingly handed both maids over to his daughter.

Madam Gu knew her son well; he was genuinely indifferent to women, a trait shared by all the men in the Gu family.

She had a vague feeling that everything her son did today seemed to be pre-planned, but she couldn't figure out what he was planning.

Her son was a child prodigy from a young age, exceptionally intelligent, and she never needed to worry about him.

She did indeed devote very little effort to her son; she poured almost all her energy into her eldest son and daughter, because her eldest son and daughter were much less gifted and needed more guidance and instruction.

However, Gu Qianhan did not need these things, so over the years, Madam Gu had somewhat neglected this son.

People outside thought she would favor her genius son Gu Qianhan, but the truth was quite the opposite; she rarely interfered in Gu Qianhan's affairs.

Madam Gu was actually filled with regret. She felt that if she had paid more attention to her son, he wouldn't have turned out like this, snatching someone else's maid out of a fit of temper.

However, her son's actions made her realize that he also had a normal side, and he also had emotions and desires, but he had suppressed all of these things in the past.

"Get up!"

Madam Gu was worried that her son's knees would hurt, so she couldn't bear to make him kneel for too long: "This kind of thing should not be repeated. Tomorrow you will come with me to the Prince Ning's residence to apologize to the Princess Ning."

Gu Qianhan stood up and replied calmly, "Okay, I'll do whatever Mother says."

Madam Gu was surprised: "You're willing to apologize? Aren't you afraid of losing face? Aren't you afraid of being harassed by Princess Ning?"

“I am not ashamed of my actions, and besides, I made this mess myself, so how can I let my mother face it alone? Moreover, Princess Ning is a reasonable person, and she will not make things difficult for me.”

Madam Gu was at a loss for words. Her genius son always had a way of calming her anger. His sensible and filial nature made her unable to say anything more.

She hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Qianhan, it's time for you to get married. If you still like the daughter of Elder Liu, I'll ask someone to arrange a marriage for you. What do you say?"

Gu Qianhan said indifferently, "Mother, I have already said that I do not like the daughter of the Liu family. Please do not try to matchmake me with her."

“But you will eventually get married. If you don’t like this one, then your mother will find you another one.”

"No need, my son doesn't even want any of them."

After Gu Qianhan finished speaking, she turned and left.

Madam Gu was not surprised by her son's answer, and she believed that her son really looked down on those ordinary girls, after all, he was a genius that was hard for ordinary people to match.

She turned to her daughter: "A-Ning, you seem to be getting quite close to your second brother lately. Have you noticed him treating any girl differently?"