Gu Qing was stunned for a moment before she couldn't help laughing and said, "What do you mean by understanding the mystery? My husband must be joking."
Chen Zhizhou did not say what was in his mind. He was originally curious about why Gu Qing reacted so strongly after the Western Region Princess came to Beijing, and then he repeatedly advised himself not to contact her.
Naiza's attempt to frame the imperial concubine for poor care by claiming illness was actually intended to weaken the Third Prince's impression in His Majesty's mind.
She started with the imperial concubine, and the next person would always be herself.
Chen Zhizhou smiled and cupped Gu Qing's cheeks. "Madam, are you the reincarnation of the God of Fortune? Are you here to save your husband?"
These words immediately touched Gu Qing's heart. She clenched her round fan tightly and managed to keep a calm expression: "You really know how to joke."
"It was just a casual remark. If you could have been more vigilant, it would have been a credit to me."
Gu Qingda couldn't help laughing.
Chen Zhizhou lowered his voice and said, "It is all thanks to Madam that I am able to live safely now."
That night, Gu Qing couldn't sleep all night, tossing and turning, thinking about his mother.
Gu Yunzhao's words today were clearly meant to warn her. In recent days, she and Chen Zhizhou had been rumored to be deeply in love with each other, which probably made him more suspicious.
If he dares to attack his mother!
Gu Qing's heart turned cold, and his eyes suddenly became cold.
Chen Zhizhou, who was standing by, turned over and held her in his arms, nuzzling her neck: "Madam, what's wrong?"
Gu Qing didn't say anything and pretended to be asleep, and the person next to him didn't speak again.
The next morning, Gu Qing slept until noon before waking up.
The people around her had already left for the morning court. As usual, Cuiping heard the noises in the house and came in with warm water for her to wash.
"Madam, you're awake. There's only one cup of medicine left today. Would you like to drink it now?"
Hearing this, Gu Qing lowered his head and touched his lower abdomen.
Thanks to Chen Zhizhou's careful care these days, and the good medicine sent by Mr. Huang and Mu Xin, her lower abdomen has now returned to normal, and even the scars are no longer visible.
"Bring it now." After thinking for a while, Gu Qing spoke slowly.
But after Cuiping left, she didn't come back for a long time. She called Cuiru in and asked, "Just now Cuiping went to the kitchen to get medicine. Where is she now?"
Cui Ru was also quite curious, "Madam, please wait a moment, I will go and take a look."
Not long after, Cuiru came running in, and said indignantly, "Madam, Cuiping and Pei'er are arguing in the kitchen!"
When Gu Qing heard Pei'er's name, his brows unconsciously raised slightly: "Oh? Did you have a quarrel with Pei'er?"
"Isn't she working in the outer courtyard? Why did she come into the inner courtyard?"
Cui Ru couldn't explain herself in a few words, so she could only anxiously say, "Madam, you'd better go and take a look! I just saw them fighting!"
"Okay." Gu Qing stood up and Cuiru changed her into casual clothes. The two of them rushed to the small kitchen. Before they reached the door, they heard the noise inside.
"Who let you into the kitchen? How can you drink the lady's medicine after it passed through your hands?!"
"I am the closest maidservant to the Madam. Who do you think you are?! How can you say you can drink after it has touched my hand?! Can I really poison the Madam?!"
"It's you Chen family members who have evil intentions all day long, trying to harm my young lady!"
Pei'er's words were harsh.
After all, she was Gu Qing's maidservant who came with her as a dowry. If this were to reach the ears of the master and the old lady, it would probably cause a rift between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.
Gu Qing's eyes turned colder as he strode into the kitchen. Two maids were wrestling with each other beside the stove, their clothes and hair scattered all over the place.
The guys standing by didn't dare to intervene. When they saw Gu Qing coming, they all bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Madam."
The two people on the ground didn't care about Gu Qing's appearance at all, and neither of them was willing to give in.
Gu Qing angrily said, "What are you doing? How disrespectful!!"
As soon as she spoke, Cuiping was the first to react. She immediately let go of Pei'er and knelt respectfully, saying, "Madam, please forgive me. Cuiping greets you."
Pei'er glared at her, looked at Gu Qing pleadingly, crawled to her, wiped her tears and said, "Madam, you have to make the decision for Pei'er!"
"This woman Cuiping is so overbearing! I wanted to do something for you, but she said I wanted to harm you and even insulted me with her words!"
Gu Qing looked down at the two people on the ground, then glanced at the medicine brewing on the stove, and said in a deep voice: "All of you follow me."
The kitchen finally returned to calm, and in the main courtyard, Cuiping and Pei'er were both kneeling in front of Gu Qing.
A group of servants stood on both sides.
Almost half of the servants and maids in the Chen Mansion came, including spies sent by the second and third wives.
Cuiru took a chair and placed it under the corridor. Gu Qing sat in it with two people kneeling in front of him.
She just took advantage of this opportunity today to make an example of someone and let those people in the mansion with evil intentions see whether this yard is so easy to scheme against!
"Pei'er, decide for yourself whether you should be punished."
When Gu Qing said this, Pei'er couldn't help but be stunned.
She originally thought that the Madam had always been on her side, and had previously said that she would find an opportunity to let her enter the courtyard to serve, but now...
"Reply... Reply Madam, Pei'er... Pei'er is so devoted to Madam, it's understandable!"
Gu Qing's eyes were cold, and he looked at Cui Ping again: "What about you?"
Cuiping lowered her head. Although she felt disgusted with Pei'er, she had no objection to Madam's decision to punish her. "Madam, Cuiping disturbed your peace today and broke the rules of the mansion. She deserves to be punished."
The difference in their attitudes was immediately apparent.
The older and younger maids in the mansion exchanged glances with each other, not daring to say a word.
One was a maid who came with the dowry, and the other was a new and efficient person, but Gu Qing did not refute them at all.
Didn’t the people in this courtyard say that Gu Qing had always been on Pei’er’s side and wanted to find an opportunity to bring her back?
No one could guess what Gu Qing was thinking. Those who had previously thought that Gu Qing was simple-minded now thought that she was quite cunning.
"Pei'er, although you are my maidservant, you have broken the rules of the Chen Mansion. I have no choice but to punish you. Do you accept it?"
Pei'er covered her face and cried when she heard this, choking with sobs: "This servant... This servant admits it, but..."
Gu Qing interrupted her: "It's nothing!"
"You two should be punished for fighting in the mansion." Gu Qing said, and then shouted: "Come here!"
Two servants came up with a board: "Madam."
"Everyone, get fifteen lashes." Gu Qing said impartially, but the people watching the show around him gasped.
Fifteen lashes! How could these two maids possibly bear it?! The Madam was truly furious this time!
Gu Qing looks kind and gentle on weekdays, but I didn’t expect that he would be so cruel when he fights!
Some maids looked cold, cautious and fearful.
Gu Qing glanced at these people and sneered in his heart.
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