Chapter 65 Conquer
As the two were talking, they turned around and walked somewhere else, when they suddenly heard someone crying and walking out from behind.
The two turned around.
"Golden Sunflower?"
Jin Kui paused, and seeing that it was Gu Huan and Zhou Zhilan, she quickly wiped her tears and knelt down to greet them: "This servant greets the Second Miss and Miss Zhou."
Gu Huan took a step forward and took her hand with concern: "What's wrong with you?"
Jin Kui gasped in pain.
Gu Huan lowered her head and found bruises on her wrist. She quickly pushed up her sleeve and saw that her entire arm was covered with blood bruises of varying depths.
Zhou Zhilan was also shocked.
"Did my uncle do it?"
Jin Kui quickly retracted her hand and put down her sleeve, "No, I hurt myself."
Gu Huan knew that if Mu An wanted to hit someone, he would not just hit a hidden place, so it must have been Gu Wanru who did it.
She always looks kind but has a vicious heart. She pretends to be a virtuous and dignified lady all day long, but in fact she is as vicious as Aunt Pei.
In the past, with Yinzhi serving her and Gu Huan as a punching bag for Gu Wanru to vent her anger on, Jinkui would not be blamed no matter how slow she was.
Now that she and Yinzhi are gone, Jinkui is the only one who can vent her anger.
Gu Huan: "Why did you go to see the uncle?"
Jin Kui lowered her head and said, "The eldest lady asked me to go and discuss something with my son-in-law."
Gu Huan glanced at Zui Moxuan and said, "My son-in-law is very angry now. I'm afraid he won't go."
So, Jin Kui was scolded out.
But if she didn't look for her son-in-law, she would be beaten. If she couldn't find one, she would also be beaten. Jin Kui couldn't stop crying and looked helpless.
Gu Huan especially understood Jin Kui’s current state of mind, just like her in her previous life.
Being bullied every day, trapped inside four walls without seeing the sun, there is absolutely no way to survive.
Gu Huan patted her hands and said, "If you have any trouble, just come to me. We have been serving my elder sister together for more than a month, and I feel sorry for you."
Jin Kui's eyes were hot and she choked up, "Second Miss, I used to..."
Gu Huan said gently, "Let's not talk about the past. Everyone has difficulties."
Jin Kui didn't expect that Gu Huan didn't care about her not helping her in the past. When she thought about her future life, she suddenly felt sad.
Gu Huan glanced at Zhou Zhilan, and the two of them understood each other very well.
"I have something else to do, you guys talk first."
Zhou Zhilan found an excuse and left.
"Come on, go to my place and have a cup of tea. If you have any difficulties, I will help you think of a solution."
Jin Kui was helpless. She couldn't call her son-in-law over, and the eldest girl would definitely not let her go easily.
She is different from Gu Huan.
When Gu Huan was around, the eldest lady wanted her to consolidate her favor, so she wouldn't bully anyone openly, and she also had to maintain the gentle image of a young lady.
But now, everything has fallen out, and the older girl doesn't care about pretending anymore. Especially after the miscarriage, her temper has become even more violent. She beats people without any care and hits them in the face, but she just can't hide.
Jin Kui followed Gu Huan into Yayun Pavilion.
Donghua and Dongqing diligently served tea, water and snacks, treating Gu Huan as a proper master, which made Jinkui sigh in his heart.
Gu Huan pulled Jin Kui to sit down.
Jin Kui didn't dare, and was forced by Gu Huan to sit on the couch.
"You are from the Gu Mansion, and we are family. Coming to my place is like coming home, no need to be polite."
Gu Huan smiled and handed her a piece of dessert: "This is the most delicious dessert in the Duke's Mansion, it's crispy and crunchy, come and try it."
Donghua had met Jinkui and knew that she never helped when the girl was bullied and was not a good person.
Although he didn't show her a bad face, he couldn't help but sneer at her.
"This is not an ordinary snack. It contains pine mushrooms and ham, which are rare and valuable. It can only be made in this season of the year. The old lady and Miss Huan are the only ones in the mansion who can enjoy it."
Jin Kui was putting the snack into her mouth and was about to take a bite, but when she heard the words, she was so scared that she quickly took it away.
"Eat quickly, it's okay." Gu Huan said kindly.
Donghua raised her eyebrows: "You've taken it all, are you going to let us girls eat it?"
Gu Huan glared at Dong Hua and said, "Okay. Sister Jin Kui used to take good care of me."
Donghua immediately put on a flowery smile: "Oh, so, then Sister Jinkui must eat more. Sister Jinkui, please wait, I will go to the kitchen and get some more delicious snacks."
After saying that, he pulled Dongqing and ran away.
Jin Kui was stunned and thought that Dong Hua was loyal to Gu Huan.
Gu Huan pursed her lips and smiled.
Donghua looked carefree, but she knew clearly in her heart that Jinkui would not win over Jinkui for no reason and deliberately help her.
Jin Kui was embarrassed.
"Eat it. They are avoiding you so you can eat it without worry."
Jin Kui felt a pang in his heart and ate in small bites, silently looking around the room.
Neither Gu Wanru nor she had ever come in.
The entire courtyard is not as big as Jinxiu Pavilion, but everything is very exquisite, the materials are all top-quality, and the quality is very new.
I was secretly amazed in my heart, being treated so highly, could it be that the second girl has really become the Duke's woman?
But the Duke did not marry her, nor did he take her as his concubine.
Why are the people in the Duke's Mansion so nice to a woman who doesn't even have a formal status?
Jin Kui couldn't figure it out.
"Sister Jinkui has suffered a lot during this period."
Jin Kui came back to his senses, his mouth full of snacks, and he couldn't speak.
"When I'm not around, my sister has no one to vent her anger on. Sister Yinzhi is also gone, so there's no one to defend you. Naturally, you're the only one who has to bear the brunt of the anger. You must have suffered a lot of grievances."
Gu Huan's words hit Jin Kui's heart.
I couldn't control my tears and started to fall again.
Gu Huan sighed, poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her.
"Sister Yinzhi is so pitiful. She was loyal to her elder sister, but ended up like this. It's really chilling."
"Yinzhi...is she really dead?" Jinkui couldn't help crying.
"The executioners that day were the Duke's guards, all of them were ruthless. Sister Yinzhi was a slave, but she was raised with great wealth and had never done any heavy work. How could her delicate body withstand the iron whip? I didn't dare to look at her at the time. I just thought she had turned into a bloody mess."
Jin Kui covered her face with her hands and burst into tears.
Gu Huan continued, "I saw that she was still breathing when she was dragged away, and her eyes looked at my elder sister with despair. If my elder sister had come forward to protect her, the Duke would have given his daughter-in-law face."
"As a servant, my life may be cheap, but it is still my life. The Duke's Mansion has always been kind to servants and rarely punishes them. If they make mistakes, they will be punished, but they will not necessarily take their lives."
Every word Gu Huan said touched Jin Kui's heart.
In the past few days, the sadness and resentment in her heart have become stronger.
Yinzhi is more loyal to the eldest girl than anyone else. Even though she is forced to become the brother-in-law's concubine, and the brother-in-law deliberately pampers her to annoy the eldest girl, she will secretly run to Jinxiu Pavilion whenever she has the chance and serve the eldest girl wholeheartedly.
The eldest girl would get angry when she saw her and would either beat or scold her, but Yinzhi never complained. She always told her that she was sorry for the eldest girl and told her to serve the eldest girl well.
But was Yinzhi’s death worth it?
The more Jin Kui thought about it, the more hateful and afraid she became.
Suddenly, she stood up, knelt down in front of Gu Huan, and kowtowed while crying.
"Second Miss, please save me. If I continue like this, I will definitely be beaten to death by the eldest Miss. It doesn't matter if I die, but my mother and brother will also die."
Gu Huan hurriedly helped her up: "Hurry up, I still call you sister, don't be so polite to me."
Jin Kui refused to get up and grabbed Gu Huan's sleeve tightly, as if she was grabbing a life-saving straw.
"Second Miss, I have wronged you in the past. When you were in pain, I turned a blind eye. I deserve to die. I ..."
Gu Huan almost fell down because she was being pulled by her.
"What could you do then? You get up first."
"I have a lot of hardship. My mother is seriously ill, my brother is only five years old, my father died young, and my family is very poor. My monthly salary is not enough. It's all thanks to Aunt Pei who lets the Pei family pharmacy buy medicine on credit every month. Otherwise, my mother would not be alive."
Jin Kui cried and told everything about herself.
Gu Huan is her only lifeline.
Gu Huan's heart sank.
It turns out that Aunt Pei knows everyone's weaknesses.
"Let's figure it out together."
Jin Kui stood up with tears in her eyes and looked at Gu Huan as if she were a Bodhisattva.
Gu Huan pulled out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears: "Sister Jin Kui, you are eighteen years old now, right? You have to plan for yourself. Tell me what difficulties you are facing right now, and we will find a solution together."
Jin Kui shuddered all over.
Eighteen years old.
Fortunately, she is not good-looking, otherwise...
Jin Kui had no more secrets and told everyone the conversation she overheard between Nanny Chen and Gu Wanru.
"I know that the eldest lady wants the son-in-law to do this, but she refuses to tell the truth, and I can't tell her directly. The son-in-law will definitely not go to see the eldest lady. I will definitely be beaten when I go back."
Jin Kui started crying again as she spoke.
Gu Huan pondered for a moment.
Sure enough, as far as she could remember, the incident regarding the military winter clothing order happened in the past few days.
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