Chapter 25 I Like My Mother

It's likely that the young lady of the Gu family accidentally fell into the water and was rescued by this burly man, which is why she said those words.

The burly man clearly hadn't expected a reward after receiving the money, and immediately gave Gu Shuyan his name and address.

Little did he know that what awaited him was not a thank-you gift, but a deadly blade.

After writing down the address, Gu Shuyan thanked the big man and then hurriedly ran to the front yard.

Seeing that there was no more entertainment to be had, the others also dispersed.

Unbeknownst to anyone, two figures slowly emerged from the artificial hill.

“Master, I never expected this village girl to be so ruthless. I’m afraid that Miss Gu doesn’t even know that she’s the one who tricked her.”

A man who looked like a guard looked at the spot where Gu Shuyan had been squatting and clicked his tongue in disapproval.

Upon hearing this, the man in red beside him gave him a cool glance, and the guard immediately shut his mouth.

With Gu Yingxue in trouble, Gu Shuyan naturally had to go back and tell Ji Shi.

Just as the mother and daughter were about to get up and leave, a shrill voice rang out, "Lady of the Marquis of Yi'an, it's almost time for your young lady to perform. Why are you leaving? Could it be that the Marquis of Yi'an's family looks down on His Highness the Crown Prince and is unwilling to entertain him?"

The speaker was Lady Wuchang, who had been at odds with Lady Ji since childhood and later married someone less fortunate than Lady Ji. Therefore, she had been making things difficult for Lady Ji for many years.

Ji glanced at the Lady of Wuchang, and as usual was about to retort, but Gu Shuyan stopped her.

"Mother, don't worry, His Highness the Crown Prince is still here!"

Although the current crown prince is a good-for-nothing, he has a terrible temper. If Lady Ji were to quarrel with the Lady of Wuchang at this time, the crown prince would be furious, and it would be his mother who would suffer.

Reminded by Gu Shuyan, Lady Ji glanced at the Crown Prince, who was casting a disapproving look at them, and swallowed back the words she was about to say.

"Then what do we do?"

Ji was momentarily at a loss for words.

Seeing this, Gu Shuyan gently patted the back of her hand to reassure her before turning to face the Lady of Wuchang.

"Madam is truly concerned about my mother! If Madam weren't a woman, I would have thought you had fallen for my mother. Otherwise, how could you have known that my mother was leaving as soon as she got up!"

As soon as Gu Shuyan said this, the ladies and young women immediately covered their mouths and laughed.

The fact that Lady Wuchang and Lady Yi'an were at odds was common knowledge in the capital. However, in the past, whenever the two clashed, Lady Yi'an always suffered a loss. This was probably the first time Lady Wuchang had ever been so humiliated.

This Miss Gu is truly something else! She actually dared to say such things in front of everyone. She's really shameless.

"You're talking nonsense! What right do you, a country girl, have to speak here!"

When Lady Wuchang was ridiculed, she immediately turned her anger towards Gu Shuyan.

A village girl dared to talk back to her. If we don't teach her a lesson today, she'll think she's made of clay.

Gu Shuyan sneered upon hearing this, "This place has no right for a young lady to speak, but similarly, it has no right for a lady of the Earl's mansion to speak either."

After speaking, Gu Shuyan, without waiting for Lady Wuchang to speak, curtsied to the Crown Prince, saying, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is above us, so naturally we have no right to speak. Also, as for Lady Wuchang's previous accusations that my mother and I were disrespectful to the Crown Prince, we would never dare to accept such a crime."