Chapter 86 Chapter 86 is the only authentic version...
"Crazy bitch! You crazy bitch."
"Sister, sister, quickly pull her away. Sister."
Mr. Xu was yelling loudly, blood dripping from his neck, and a deep red tooth mark was clearly visible.
He got angry and grabbed Mrs. Xu's hair, pulling her back so that her head tilted back.
The hairpin fell off, and a large clump of hair was pulled out along with the scalp. Mrs. Xu felt pain and subconsciously opened her mouth. Mr. Xu took the opportunity to press her head to the ground.
Mrs. Xu waved her arms and legs wildly, and the two of them started fighting.
Xu watched all this calmly, then closed her eyes wearily and said calmly, "According to the Daqi Law, he who sells out a good family's daughter should be hanged."
"After they finish fighting, send them all to Jingzhao Prefecture."
When she looked at Nanny Sun, there was a hint of pain in her eyes.
Mrs. Xu always believed her. She said that there was no birthmark on her daughter's body, and it was just a mark left by the firelight at that time, and she believed it herself.
If Xu hadn't seen the birthmark on Jiaojiao's body that she had seen countless times in her dreams, if Yaoyao hadn't told her that Nanny Sun "accidentally" scalded Jiaojiao with hot water, if Nanny Sun hadn't been so nervous and furtive since Jiaojiao moved in... she probably wouldn't have suspected it.
Xu originally wanted to have a frank talk with Nanny Sun after Xu'er's third-day baptism banquet, but who would have thought that they were so eager to destroy Jiaojiao.
"She was sent along as well."
Nanny Sun held her chest with her hands, her face gloomy, and she did not beg for mercy.
Upon hearing the name Jingzhao Prefecture, Master Xu paused, then shouted, "Yes, yes, send her to the authorities!" He wasn't the one who stole the child, and it had nothing to do with him at all. "I'm going to divorce this crazy woman!"
Xu ignored his shouting and finished her words in one breath: "The Xu family was originally a small wool merchant in the north. It was because of the Zhenguogong Mansion that we have our current family business."
"Brother, sell all your property and give the money to Bixia Yuanjun Hall on the outskirts of the city. If the Jingzhao Yin finds you not guilty, take the Xu family back to the Northland and never leave it for the rest of your life."
Bixia Yuanjun Hall is under the name of Taiqing Temple, and the hall is full of abandoned baby girls.
At first, only occasional baby girls were abandoned in front of the mountain gate, and the temple took them in. Later, as the number of baby girls increased, the temple master opened the Bixia Hall.
Girls in the hall were taught literacy, Taoism, and some livelihood skills like needlework, weaving, and medicine. When they grew up, they could leave the hall to marry, attain enlightenment and become nuns, make their own living, or continue to stay in the hall to care for new children.
Bixiatang has been open for nearly thirty years now.
"No. All the Xu family's money belongs to my Bao'er." Mrs. Xu's mouth was covered in blood and she screamed, "Don't even think about it."
Master Xu couldn't believe it, his lips twitching non-stop: "Sister, the Xu family is your mother's family. You suppressed your mother's family with your own hands. Who will support you in the future?!"
Xu looked around.
Her simple-minded mother-in-law was talking to Jiaojiao with a gentle look in her eyes.
Her niece, who was not yet of age, sat there silently, only giving her an encouraging smile when she needed it.
Her children were entertaining guests outside, supporting the Duke's Mansion with their little shoulders.
They are her strength.
…
And what about her parents' home?
They stole her daughter and treated her like worthless. They even took her life and sucked her marrow from her bones for the sake of their own son's future.
Support her? Is such a family important?
The Xu family looks down on girls and despises them, so they should take out all their savings and give them to these helpless girls in Bixia Hall!
Xu walked closer to them, staring at her brother's bleeding neck, and said coldly, "If you can't do it, I'll do it for you. It can be considered as a good deed for you."
She flicked her sleeves and said without hesitation: "Drag it away."
She clapped her hands lightly, and a few maids came in from outside and immediately dragged the person away without saying a word.
Mrs. Xu screamed heart-wrenchingly, and Mr. Xu scolded her for not caring about family affection and hated Mrs. Xu for acting on her own and bringing suffering to the Xu family.
The couple kicked each other and bit each other, and were dragged out by the strong women.
Nanny Sun kowtowed twice in the direction of Xu, stood up silently and followed her out, only to be stopped by Gu Zhizhuo.
She asked aloud, "...get a handkerchief, pretend Jiaojiao has bad intentions, and force the Gu family to kick her out. Who taught you that?"
Nanny Sun has been in the Gu family for more than ten years, so Gu Zhizhuo has some understanding of her.
If she had this kind of brain, she wouldn't be so stupid.
As soon as these words were spoken, Mrs. Jia also raised her eyebrows and looked over.
Gu Zhizhuo repeated, "Who is it?"
Nanny Sun shrank her head and mumbled, "It was Miss Ji." She quickly explained, "But she didn't say that to me. Last time, she wanted to remind the young master, but he ignored her, so she stood there talking to herself."
Gu Zhizhuo's heart sank, and he asked, "What did she say?"
"She said..." Nanny Sun's brain was a little clumsy, but she had a good memory. "She said, 'If Miss Xu doesn't want to get married, she must find a way out. You're the Crown Prince, the future Duke. You're the best way out for her. But if she really has such thoughts, she'll definitely be driven away, right?' That's what she said."
Gu Zhizhuo sneered, "That really sounds like something she would say."
These words and sentences are clearly instigation.
Nanny Sun glanced at her and added, "Miss, I overheard it. She probably didn't see me."
Gu Zhizhuo didn't believe it at all.
Even if Nanny Sun was telling the truth, it only meant that she did not see Ji Nan Ke.
Gu Zhizhuo was holding her breath. She bowed hurriedly and left Ronghe Hall. She originally wanted to go straight to the courtyard where Ji Nan Ke lived now, but then she changed her mind and thought that since Xie Jing had come, Ji Nan Ke might have gone out to see him. So she asked a maid to ask around. Ji Nan Ke was indeed in the front yard, so she turned and went to the ceremonial gate.
Along the way, guests were leaving one after another, obviously the banquet had ended. The carriages were all parked at the outer ceremonial gate, and the stewards were busy but not chaotically leading the way.
Ji Nan Ke had once been the most favored lady in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion. Even now, one couldn't help but cast his eyes on her. Gu Zhizhuo asked a few servants and soon found Ji Nan Ke.
She was wearing a turquoise dress, her black hair tied up except for a pearl hairpin, and her face lightly powdered. She stood under the moon-shaped doorway and looked over, her figure slender, her eyes filled with melancholy, and she had a rather otherworldly temperament.
Their eyes met in mid-air. Ji Nanke stared at her face covered with a thin veil, and her tone contained a vague sense of alienation: "Cousin Zhuo."
Gu Zhizhuo didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with her sisters and asked sternly, "Ying'er has never provoked you."
Not only Jiaojiao, but even Gu Zhizhuo himself, not wanting to be struck by lightning for no reason, had kept his distance from her ever since that incident. They hadn't even met.
Ying'er? Ji Nanke suddenly felt happy and understood.
"Yes, I instigated it."
Ji Nanke raised her head. She did it and she would not deny it.
"To praise someone highly and then trample them into the dust, isn't that what the Gu family loves most?"
That's how it is with my aunt.
The same goes for her.
First, he let her enjoy all the wealth and prosperity, and everyone admired her, and then kicked her down from the clouds. He even deliberately replaced her with a cousin, just to tell the world that she, Ji Nanke, was just a cat or dog raised by the Gu family, to be teased when happy and kicked away when unhappy.
These days, she has felt enough of the coldness of human nature.
I also suffered a lot of contempt and ridicule.
"hypocritical!"
Ji Nanke raised the corner of her mouth, with a hint of provocation, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid I'll have to change another cousin this time."
Gu Zhizhuo: “…”
To be honest, since the last life, Gu Zhizhuo has been a little confused about her thoughts.
Why, after enjoying everything the Gu family had given her, could she casually say that the Gu family had violated the emperor's grace and the people of the world, and that she couldn't ignore right and wrong just because the Gu family had done her a favor? Why could she use the Gu family's money to provide relief to the victims of the Qingzhou earthquake after the Gu family had died out, and then express her gratitude to Xie Jing that she finally no longer owed the Gu family the grace of raising her.
Ji Nanke's eyes flashed with paranoid joy, and she opened her red lips slightly: "Why, was I right?"
Gu Zhizhuo raised his hand and slapped him.
Bang!
At the same time, Gu Zhizhuo felt a sudden, heart-wrenching pain in his heart.
She was mentally prepared and didn't even frown.
Ji Nanke was hit so hard that she was half-tilted. She covered her face, a flicker of disbelief in her clear eyes, followed by a fierce look.
Gu Zhizhuo endured the pain in his heart and sneered, "I've tolerated you for a long time!"
"Ke'er."
Xie Jing had made an appointment with Ji Nan Ke to meet here, and he came over as soon as the banquet was over.
Witnessing this scene from afar, he ran over with an exclamation and hugged Ji Nan Ke in his arms.
"Ke'er, are you okay?"
Xie Jing hurriedly pulled away her hand that was covering her face, and was shocked to see her red cheek with a clear five-fingerprint on it.
Ji Nan Ke's fair skin made the fingerprints particularly obvious and shocking.
He was a little far away just now and was wondering if he had seen it wrong. Now the fingerprints were clearly reminding him that he was not seeing it wrong.
Xie Jing gently touched her cheek with his fingers, his fingertips were slightly wet, and the cold tears burned his whole body.
Ji Nanke brushed away his hands that were cupping her cheeks, and said with a hint of anger, "Your Highness, please don't get too close to me. I don't want to be slapped again."
Her words were vague, implying that Gu Zhizhuo had slapped her because of Xie Jing. Gu Zhizhuo was so angry that he laughed instead. She grabbed her clothes and dragged her out in front of Xie Jing.
Ji Nanke's lips were tightly drawn together, and she raised her head stubbornly. Only her trembling eyelashes and the tears on them revealed her vulnerability. This was like a knife stabbing Xie Jing's heart. He became anxious and blurted out angrily, "Gu Zhizhuo, aren't you afraid that I will reveal your secret?!"
"secret?"
"Tell me, what secret do I have?"
Xie Jing stared at the veil covering Gu Zhizhuo's face and said, "You know medical skills! So, you discovered the problem with the plaster long ago, and you weren't injured at all. You are..."
Deceiving the king!
Xie Jing was not really stupid, although Prime Minister Song always said that he lacked talent, but it was impossible for a young man from the royal family to be truly naive and ignorant.
He had already had suspicions in his heart, and this was especially confirmed after Gu Zhizhuo demonstrated his medical skills in front of him and saved Prime Minister Song.
He had been fooled by her. From the day of the Millennium Festival, he had fallen into her trap.
She had been planning to break off the engagement from the very beginning, and had been leading him into the situation step by step. He was furious when he realized the truth, but he endured it. After all, he was the one who first fell in love with Ke'er. However, she hated herself for being so rude to Ke'er.
"You're having fun teasing me, aren't you?"
Gu Zhizhuo pushed Ji Nanke to the ground and strode towards Xie Jing.
Xie Jing was startled by the menacing appearance. He stepped back subconsciously and asked, "What do you want to do?"
The slender figure loomed over him, carrying with it a fierce and oppressive aura.
"I won't……"
Xie Jing wanted to say that he would not tell anyone else, but she was not allowed to bully Ke'er again.
They are cousins and live under the same roof, so why shouldn't they get along well with each other?
Before she could finish her words, Gu Zhizhuo took the lead and tore off her veil, revealing her stunning face. Her cheeks were white and delicate, without a single scar.
“You really are…”
"What am I really?"
Gu Zhizhuo raised her lips and smiled, with a hint of almost crazy wantonness in the corners of her lips. She pulled out the sword from Xie Jing's waist and stabbed him without any hesitation.
"Miss Gu, no!"
Song Shoufu, who was walking to the ceremonial gate with Xie Yingchen, happened to see this scene. He turned pale with fear and started to scream. Not only him, but also some guests who were about to leave in the distance.
Xie Jing's eyes widened, and with a "bang", the back of his head hit the wall of the moon cave door. The sharp edge of the waist knife flashed in his pupils. The moment the tip of the knife touched his skin, it tilted slightly and stabbed into the stone wall behind him. The sound was so close that it made Xie Jing's ears buzz.
Prime Minister Song breathed a sigh of relief and was so frightened that he almost collapsed.
Gu Zhizhuo sneered and whispered in his ear, "What? Just because I'm not disfigured, that means you didn't poison me?"
"Your Highness, since you have done this, you must bear the consequences."
She raised the knife and the tip of the knife passed through the end of his hair. A strand of black hair fell along the blade and the thin strands of hair floated on the ground.
"You're right, I just want to break off the engagement with you."
"As for Ji Nanke, she deserves it."
"Do you understand?"
Xie Jing was still in shock, and for a moment, he really thought that she would stab him to death.
"That's enough."
There was a strong emotion in Ji Nanke's eyes.
"Don't push your luck, Gu Zhizhuo." Ji Nanke got up from the ground, her hair disheveled.
Her dignity was trampled upon, and the intense sense of humiliation made her like a helpless cub.
Her face was as pale as frost, and she squeezed out a voice from between her teeth: "If the Gu family raised me just to humiliate me, then I would rather the Gu family had never raised me."
"Okay, give me back the money." Gu Zhizhuo stretched out his hand to her.
Ji Nan Ke bit her lower lip and refused to bow her head stubbornly.
"You only talk about it, but your body honestly enjoys everything the Gu family gives you." Gu Zhizhuo sneered, "Or are you just so short-sighted that you can't bear to part with these yellow and white things?"
Seeing Gu Zhizhuo staring at Ke'er, Xie Jing said anxiously: "Every month..." I will give you ten thousand taels.
"You paid 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, and you expect the Gu family to treat her like a goddess? That's too good to be true."
Gu Zhizhuo played with his sword, half-smiling as he said, "The Gu family only paid gold and silver, but they're really wrong to force you to give your heart. I'll have the accountant calculate how much money you've spent from the Gu family."
"Miss Ji, I hope your backbone can live up to your mouth!"
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