Gu Shaoyu took the person off her neck and saw that there were faint tears in her eyes. Feeling sorry for her, he quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.
“I could tell at first glance that someone had framed me. I just have a habit of getting to the bottom of things, and I also trust you.”
He held her close, pressed his lips to her eyes, and coaxed, "My darling, even if you killed someone, it was still punishing evil and promoting good. Why would I doubt you?!"
Seeing her heartbroken, Gu Shaoyu wished he could turn back time and tell Bei Chen to stop observing from the shadows and instead capture those two villains in Fanghua Garden and beat them to death on the spot.
“Because I don’t doubt you, I will not hesitate to conduct an on-the-spot trial.” Gu Shaoyu said, “I want to catch that villain so that he will never dare to mess with Qingpu Court again, and never dare to scheme against you again.”
He knew the Marquis's mansion was in decline, and he also knew that Madam Tu was not respectable. He had always thought she was just a bit stupid, but he never expected her to be so wicked.
"What if I really did it?" Xie Zhaozhao said. "What if the frame-up is successful?"
"Isn't that simple? I'll just admit it was me and punish myself by leaving the manor," Gu Shaoyu said. "We'll move out of the manor and live on the island in the middle of the lake. How about that? It'll be nice to spend every day playing with the birds."
He said to tease the birds, while looking in a certain direction.
Xie Zhaozhao immediately understood what he meant and punched him.
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you to death." Her little fists weren't heavy, but they amused Gu Shaoyu so much that he actually held her down, insisting that she tease the bird.
"How about we swing on the swing?"
"No……"
Gu Shaoyu knew that Xie Zhaozhao was shy and had strict rules, so in this matter, he didn't really ask for her opinion, but rather informed her in advance.
He hugged the person and opened the door to the swimming pool next door.
The two doors were closed, and no one heard anything more.
He placed the person on the swing chair, clothes already scattered on the ground, and said softly, "Little darling, you can relax as much as you want... the louder you scream, the happier I am."
Xie Zhaozhao continued to punch him.
...
It was dark when the two of them came out.
Under the lamplight, Gu Shaoyu saw the red marks on her back and felt very regretful. Zhao Zhao's skin was too delicate; several bruises made it look like her skin was about to break.
It broke his heart.
She gently rubbed it and said, "I'll put some medicine on it for you in a bit."
Xie Zhaozhao ignored him, so he started hugging her and coaxing her: "Don't be angry, good Zhaozhao."
After coaxing him for a while, dressing him, carrying him out, and placing him on the bed, Gu Shaoyu asked, "What would you like to eat?"
"Anything is fine." Xie Zhaozhao also felt hungry.
"How about we drink some milk together?"
Xie Zhaozhao nodded; she was thirsty too.
Looking at Gu Shaoyu's energetic appearance, she was puzzled: "You're the one who's making a fuss, but how come you still have so much energy? I'm exhausted and feel like I'm falling apart."
"you guess?"
"No guessing!"
There will definitely be nothing nice about it.
Gu Shaoyu found it quite amusing to see her bury her head under the sheets and look so shy.
He squatted down in front of her and said, "Speaking of milk, I'm reminded of a case."
“A few days ago, the Dali Temple solved a case involving a 60-year-old woman who married a 20-year-old man. However, the man died a few days after the wedding. The man’s family sued in court, claiming that the old woman had killed him.”
Xie Zhaozhao always felt that he had ill intentions, so she deliberately said, "The age difference between these two is too big. Did the man die from overwork?"
Gu Shaoyu said seriously, "The Dali Temple investigated thoroughly and found that the man died of poisoning."
"This old woman is after money and murdering people?" Xie Zhaozhao said. "It's already abnormal that the two are so far apart in age."
"The coroner dissected his stomach and intestines; it was food poisoning," Gu Shaoyu said regretfully, looking at Xie Zhaozhao. "Guess what he ate?"
"Arsenic?"
"no."
"What is that? Could it be expired food?"
"Oh my, my dear Zhao Zhao, you're so clever! How could you guess that?!" Gu Shaoyu exclaimed, grabbing her hand in surprise. "You have the bearing of a high-ranking official! — He drank expired milk!"
Xie Zhaozhao was dumbfounded.
A moment later, his face went from surprise to bright red.
She grabbed a pillow and threw it at him: "Gu Shaoyu, Grand Secretary Gu!! You're so mean..."
Gu Shaoyu chuckled, grabbed her hand, and seeing her face flush as pink as a sunset, kissed her and said, "My darling, you're so beautiful."
Xie Zhaozhao buried her face in the sheets and refused to look at him.
Gu Shaoyu pulled the person's face out and said with a smile, "Okay, I won't say anymore. Don't bury your face like that, or your nose will get flat and you'll look ugly."
"It's better if it's ugly, it'll disgust you and stop you from talking nonsense."
"Don't be angry anymore, shall we get something to eat?" Gu Shaoyu told her to get dressed, then called out towards the door, "Nanxing, bring two bowls of iced milk..."
Xie Zhaozhao immediately stopped her: "I don't want to drink milk, I don't want to drink milk."
She added, "I won't drink milk anymore."
Gu Shaoyu leaned closer: "I actually have milk too, it's very fresh..."
"Get away from me... I'll never drink milk again..."
Gu Shaoyu laughed so hard he squatted on the ground.
The maids and servants outside had no idea what the two masters were talking about, but the usually dignified Grand Secretary was actually laughing so seductively.
The kitchen staff delivered dinner to Qingpu Courtyard. Yuan Yuanman had already prepared some snacks in the small kitchen, and the nanny and servant who delivered the meal each received a cup of milk from Qingpu Courtyard.
It's no fault of anyone else; Xie Zhaozhao was influenced by the story Gu Shaoyu told her and was determined not to see milk.
After dinner, Gu Chengyan came to the courtyard to report that the interrogation had been completed. Gu Shaoyu, not wanting to disturb Xie Zhaozhao, went to the front yard alone.
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