Chapter 930 Slap in the Face (First Update)

A person's rationality does not collapse overnight.

Frankly speaking, Gu Jinyu's actions today were unwise. Even if she made Gu Jiao look bad in public, it wouldn't bring her any real benefit.

This is a behavior that harms others without benefiting oneself.

However, after Gu Jiao returned, Gu Jinyu suffered too many devastating blows from Gu Jiao, and her rationality was almost completely eroded.

She didn't care what she could gain; as long as Gu Jiao became the laughingstock of the capital, she was willing to suffer heavy losses herself, even if it meant hurting the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred.

Gu Jiao's appearance didn't become this ugly on the first day.

But in the past, she was just an ordinary little doctor, and no one cared about her appearance.

Now that she has married into a wealthy and powerful family, the young marquis of Zhaodu, it's natural that some people feel her appearance is not a good match for him.

This marriage is like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung!

Men are all concerned about their image.

His wife had made him lose face in public; the young marquis must have a lingering resentment and probably wouldn't dare to travel with her again.

Gu Jinyu thought gleefully, and her gaze towards Gu Jiao and the other person unconsciously carried a hint of mockery.

She thought Gu Jiao must be furious, but the opposite was true; Gu Jiao's expression was very calm.

"Sister, aren't you angry?" she asked.

Gu Jiao glanced at her and said, "I'm not angry, I just think you're pathetic. There's so much light in the world, but you only see darkness."

Gu Jinyu's pupils contracted.

“Let’s go,” Gu Jiao said to Xiao Heng.

Gu Jiao is actually a girl who loves beauty, but she doesn't have strange ideas just because she loves beauty.

She is neither ashamed of her appearance nor arrogant because of her beauty. She doesn't care what others think of her, and she doesn't care about tearing off her veil just because of a few words of provocation.

Xiao Heng didn't care what others thought of him, or how they laughed at him for marrying an ugly wife, but he was unwilling to let Gu Jiao suffer even the slightest grievance.

"Wait a minute," he said to Gu Jiao.

He then looked at Gu Jinyu and said in a deep voice, "You say my wife feels ashamed in front of you, then let me ask you, when my wife was saving lives, what did you do? When my wife invented the bellows, what did you do? When my wife was fighting on the battlefield, guarding the border, treating plagues, and protecting the country and its people, where were you, Gu Jinyu!"

His gaze swept over the onlookers, who seemed to enjoy the spectacle. "My wife has rendered outstanding service in Yuegu City and has been personally bestowed the title of Protector of the Nation Princess by His Majesty! The peace and security of any of you today was bought with the blood of my wife and the soldiers of the three armies! What right do you have to criticize her appearance! It is my great fortune that my wife is willing to marry me! I have waited four years for this marriage! I begged the Empress Dowager and my uncle, the Emperor, to finally set the wedding date! My wife is the most beautiful woman in the world, and she needs no proof to anyone! If we're talking about feeling inferior, it's all of you who should feel inferior in front of her!"

His words made everyone feel ashamed.

As a woman, she did things that even men couldn't do, yet they criticized her appearance.

A storm raged in Gu Jinyu's heart.

She originally intended to embarrass Gu Jiao, but unexpectedly, it led to the young marquis publicly confessing his love to Gu Jiao, thus clarifying all the unfavorable speculations about Gu Jiao during the wedding.

He had asked for this marriage...

He was incredibly fortunate...

It was him.

He wanted to marry her; he waited four years, just to marry her under his true identity...

Why?

Why was Gu Jiao able to meet such a good man?

Xiao Heng sighed, "My wife, appearance doesn't matter anyway. Let them look if they want to."

Everyone: What happened to not needing to prove it?

Gu Jiao is not someone who likes to wear a veil. The last time she wore one was at Yao Shi's request, and this time it was to give Duke Anguo a surprise.

Yu Ya'er stepped down from the carriage. She gave Gu Jinyu a cold look, then went to Gu Jiao's side and snorted, "Some people are just asking for trouble. Miss, you should just let her have her way!"

Chunliu rolled her eyes: "Ha, who knows who's humiliating themselves! No matter how much you praise yourself, you're still an idiot—"

Gu Jiao's veil was blown open by the wind.

Looking at that indescribably beautiful face, Chunliu was instantly speechless.

how so?

She clearly saw the young lady's face with her own eyes last time in the jewelry shop, and it didn't look like this.

What about that conspicuous red birthmark?

Why did it disappear without a trace?

Gu Jinyu was no less astonished than Gu Jiao. Chunliu had only seen Gu Jiao once, but Gu Jinyu had witnessed her up close countless times.

She even drew a portrait of Gu Jiao herself.

"No...it's impossible...it's impossible..."

She stared in disbelief at the flawless face, unable to accept Gu Jiao's transformation from an ugly duckling to a celestial beauty.

She had lost to Gu Jiao in everything, and the only thing she could be proud of was her appearance.

But nowadays, even their appearance has been completely overshadowed!

Saying that would be giving her too much credit.

Before Gu Jiao removed her veil, her face was still presentable, but after the veil was gone, she instantly lost her luster.

All the light in the world seemed to gather on Gu Jiao's face.

Gu Jinyu has withered away completely!

"No...no...it's not like that...you're not my sister...you're not! You're not..."

"Enough! Shut up!" Young Master Quan couldn't take it anymore. People around him were pointing and whispering. He had married such a clueless woman, and he would never be able to go out in public again!

He gritted his teeth and glared at Gu Jinyu, then cupped his hands to Xiao Heng and said, "Brother-in-law..."

Xiao Heng said calmly, "Don't call me brother-in-law, we're not close."

After saying that, he took Gu Jiao's hand and entered the Duke's mansion.

The others were so captivated by Gu Jiao's stunning beauty that they remained stunned for a long time.

Who was the bastard who spread the rumor that the young marquis married an ugly wife?

Was it a deliberate attempt to tarnish the reputation of the young marquis and his wife?

If he's actually met the person, he's blind! If he hasn't met the person and still spread this rumor, he's evil! Stupid and evil!

"It's her! It was her last time too!"

"Yes, yes, she caused trouble in front of the Duke's mansion, acting all sarcastic and weird! She got a severe scolding from the Duke's steward!"

"The old Marquis ignored her! He even told her not to call him grandfather!"

"How could the Marquis of Changping's household have married such a woman?"

Whispers of comments about Gu Jinyu could be heard from the crowd.

The Third Young Master Quan felt utterly humiliated and wished he could disappear into the ground: "This is all your doing!"

Having said that, he no longer showed any pity for Gu Jinyu in his eyes. He gave Gu Jinyu one last disgusted look, then turned and got into the carriage and left!

Chunliu hurriedly chased after him, calling out, "Young Master! Young Master! Miss hasn't gotten into the carriage yet!"

On the day of her return visit to her parents' home, Gu Jinyu was abandoned on the street by her new husband.

What truly drove her to despair was that even her last shred of superiority over Gu Jiao vanished.

She lost completely.

But actually, she didn't lose either.

Because Gu Jiao had never competed with her.

...

Steward Zheng had been tinkering with Duke Anguo's new wheelchair in the backyard, and by the time he heard the commotion and went to the front to unleash his skills, the battle was already over.

"oops!"

He was heartbroken!

I feel like I missed out on a fortune!

Duke Anguo was teaching Xuanyuan Qi to play chess in the backyard.

Liao Chen was being hunted down by Daoist Qingfeng and couldn't take his father to tour the capital, so Xuan Yuanqi could only stay at the mansion with Duke Anguo.

"You can go down here..."

As soon as Duke Anguo finished speaking, Xuanyuan Qi slammed the chess piece in his hand onto the chessboard with a loud thud.

"How could you..." He looked at Xuan Yuanqi, then followed Xuan Yuanqi's horrified gaze toward the entrance of the garden.

The young woman, dressed in a long green dress, with a slender figure, walked hand in hand with Xiao Heng, like a perfect couple who had walked out from under the Three Lives Stone.

They were so well-matched, as if they had been born for each other.

Of course, Xuanyuan Qi and Duke Anguo's focus was not on this, but on Gu Jiao's face.

No veil, no birthmark.

She has regained her beauty.

Gu Jiao approached the Duke of Anguo, bent down, and brought her face close to his, smiling like a playful child: "Surprised? Unexpected?"

Duke Anguo raised his hand and touched her cheek: "Surprise, what a surprise."

Xuan Yuanqi looked at the childlike Gu Jiao, a hint of emotion flashing in his eyes.

More surprising to him than her appearance was the change in her personality.

Brother, if you were still alive, you would be very gratified to see her like this now, right?

...

Duke Anguo and Xuanyuan Qi were unaware of the matter of the virginity mark, but now that they knew, they were at a loss for words.

This blunder... is huge!

Xuanyuan Qi secretly put his plan to beat up the abbot on the agenda.

Xiao Heng took over from the Duke of Anguo and continued to teach Xuanyuan Qi how to play chess.

The father and daughter went to the courtyard to unpack the gifts. Xiao Heng had carefully selected each gift for the return visit. To show his respect for his son-in-law, the Duke of Anguo wanted to inspect each gift one by one.

After reviewing it, he had a large box brought over.

"What is this?" Gu Jiao asked.

Duke Anguo, sitting in his wheelchair, smiled and said, "The Imperial Advisor sent this as a wedding gift that he had promised you before."

Gu Jiao immediately remembered: "Ah, weapons from the Jin Kingdom! This whole box is for me!"

Duke Anguo was amused by her impatient manner: "There are still two more boxes."

"They're here! They're here!" Steward Zheng directed his men to bring in the other two large boxes of weapons and open the lids.

Gu Jiao began to carefully select her items.

The State of Jin really went all out this time, offering only the best of everything as tribute.

Suddenly, Gu Jiao's gaze fell on a long, narrow peach wood box.

"Miss wants to see this?" Steward Zheng walked over cleverly, opened the peach wood box, and presented it to Gu Jiao with both hands.

Inside was a longsword made of black iron and peacock feathers, gleaming with a cold light.

When Gu Jiao saw it, a strange feeling inexplicably rose in her heart.

She took the sword in her hand, examined it carefully, and then drew it from its sheath. The cold light shone into her eyes, and suddenly an image flashed through her mind.

Is that it?

In that dream of conquest, she saw her own end—to die by this very sword.

It's the last day of the month, don't waste your monthly pass.

(End of this chapter)