Chapter 168 Ji Heng, I want it
"If you continue to be stubborn, you will be grounded for half a year."
Gu Yunchang lay on the ground in a mess, the jewelry on her head was knocked off, and she could hardly hear anything with her right ear. Not only were there fingerprints on her face, but there were also spots of bright red at the corners of her lips.
"Please calm down, Duke."
Things happened so fast that all the maids and servants in Lu Garden knelt down and begged for mercy, but only two maids who served Gu Yunchang personally dared to come forward to support her.
She slowly raised her head and looked at the man in front of her with a dull expression.
For thirty years, she and her husband had lived in harmony, rarely quarreling, and never fighting.
But now, this slap really hit her in the face, just because she wanted to get her child back?
Gu Yunchang's body was trembling slightly. Her skin was pale, and the slap marks on her face looked particularly prominent.
She didn't understand. Isn't Chen'er his Tang Yuan's biological son?
Duke Su met her extremely disappointed look, snorted coldly, and left without any reluctance.
"Mother, I hope this slap will teach you a lesson. In the Duke's Mansion, father is the most important person." Tang Song sat numbly to the side with a cold expression. He said to the servant who pushed him over from behind, "Chang Shun, let's go."
The wooden wheels creaked as they turned. Gu Yunchang was helped to stand up by two maids. Her heart was broken and tears rolled down her cheeks. She called out softly, "Changpu, Mingyue, what should I do..."
The girl named Chang Pu was taller, more aggressive, and more cautious in her actions. She swept her sharp gaze across the room and shouted, "All of you, retreat! Remember, once you leave Lu Garden, you must know what to say and what not to say. If even a little word gets out, I'll skin you alive."
"yes."
After all the maids and servants in the room had left, Changpu turned around and looked at her master with a distressed face. "What's wrong with being beaten for no reason, Madam? She just wanted to find the real prince! Yesterday, Mingyue and I didn't see it, but when we saw it today, we were shocked to find that Doctor Xie looked exactly like Madam!"
"How could such a coincidence happen in the world? I've only heard of people with the same name and the same birthdate, but I've never seen two people look exactly the same!" Mingyue adjusted the hairpin beside her temples, her eyes full of pity. "Anyone would investigate this matter, let alone a lady who has lost her own child for eighteen years."
Gu Yunchang sat in the chair, not saying a word, listening quietly to what the two maids said.
She has a soft nature and never gets angry or argues when encountering things. She has suffered a lot since she was young.
If it weren't for her cowardly nature, the Gu family wouldn't have sent Changpu and Mingyue to accompany her closely, just so that she would have two more right-hand men to protect her from being oppressed by her husband's family.
"Madam, please forgive me. I have to say this. The Duke acted in anger. This is very strange."
Changpu took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the blood from her mouth, feeling heartbroken and about to cry. "In that fire eighteen years ago, the young master and the maids who came with him as a dowry were all burned. That's why the master sent me and Mingyue here. To be honest, when I heard about what happened to the lady, I thought the fire was suspicious."
"That's right. Although three bodies were found at the fire scene, they were only similar in shape. Why is the Duke so sure that the young master is the one who died?" Mingyue brought a cup of tea and advised softly, "Madam, you are the mistress of the household. Even if you have a kind heart, you should act like one. Blindly enduring will not lead to good results."
Gu Yunchang gently opened her eyes, and the hesitation in her eyes disappeared. "I can't just let this slap go. Mingyue, go back home and tell my father about the beating I received."
Mingyue smiled with satisfaction, "Yes, I will definitely pass on the message."
"Changpu, you come with me out of the house. We must find out the truth about Xie Suzhou's background." Gu Yunchang took a deep breath and thought calmly, "When I lost my own son, I went crazy for a while. It was Du Yuanling who prescribed several bottles of medicine to save me. Coincidentally, at that time, Tang Yuan brought back a child and said that it would help me feel better."
"Before I met Suzhou, I always treated Tang Song as my own son and forced myself not to think about Chen'er. Now looking back, what happened back then was too coincidental. Mingyue, go check it out."
Gu Yunchang gripped the armrests of the chair, her expression unusually gloomy. "If Suzhou is really my son, I won't allow anyone to stand in my son's way."
The two maids looked at each other and saw excitement in each other's eyes.
Madam has endured for so many years and finally learned to be tough!
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As the night deepened, Wanhuafang was still brightly lit and the sound of pianos could be heard everywhere.
After the song was over, the audience in the audience started to clamor for another song, and some even threw gold leaves directly onto the stage, trying to buy the actor's night.
Ji Heng ignored them, stood up holding the guqin in his hand, and slowly walked towards the second floor.
"Wait! Ji Heng, just tell me how many taels of gold can buy you one night. Is three hundred taels of gold enough?"
Ji Heng paused, turned sideways and looked at the girl below.
The person who just spoke was Princess Jiayang, Huo Beiting's biological sister.
"Did I hear correctly? She asked how many taels of gold..."
"Three hundred taels of gold, just thrown on an actor?"
"As expected of Princess Jiayang, only someone with this kind of wealth is worthy of Ji Heng."
The crowd in the audience was talking about it, all of them admiring the princess's generosity.
Ji Heng, standing at the corner of the stairs, turned a deaf ear to what others said and just smiled politely at Princess Jiayang. "Princess, you are a frequent visitor to Wanhuafang. How come you don't know that Ji Heng only sells zither art?"
"Of course I know you're selling your art, not your body." Princess Jiayang curled her lips and smiled, her baby face full of provocation. "But even the most indifferent person would laugh when seeing these things, right?"
After she finished speaking, Princess Jiayang clapped her hands, and the servants behind her brought up box after box of gold. The brilliance of the gold was so eye-catching that people could not take their eyes off it.
Princess Jiayang raised her chin with a proud expression, "If you, Ji Heng, had followed me, you would have been rich and well fed in the future. Why would you need to perform here to support yourself?"
A flash of sarcasm flashed in Ji Heng's eyes, but before he could speak, someone beside him spoke for him.
"Princess Jiayang is so generous that we are dumbfounded." Zhang Yuemei leaned lightly on the railing, her eyebrows raised slightly, and her eyes were mostly disdainful. "It's a pity that Ji Heng is my man. I'm afraid he can't follow the princess back to the mansion."
Princess Jiayang was stunned for a moment, then curled her lips and sneered, "Zhang Yuemei, I didn't expect you to come to the brothel. Is your father, the Prime Minister, unable to control you?"
Only a handful of people knew Zhang Yuemei's identity, so her appearance naturally caused an uproar.
Zhang Yuemei glanced at the handsome Ji Heng, and the smile on her lips deepened. "Whatever you say, but Ji Heng, I want it."
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