Mrs. Lu twisted her handkerchief and glanced around the study. "Brother and sister-in-law, I wanted to bring you some ginseng, and I found this place all the way here. This is..." She looked at the maid kneeling on the ground and said in surprise, "This... Isn't this Ming'er!"
Mother Chen looked unhappy.
If she had known this, she should not have accepted the person sent by Lu. She said that this maid was capable and had been pitiful since childhood, so she could not bear to accept her as a maid.
Who would have thought that after only being here for a month, he would do such a thing that would bring disgrace to the Chen family!
"You know, this is tomorrow."
Mrs. Lu frowned and immediately went over to apologize to her, "Are you blaming me, sister-in-law? Ming'er was indeed the person I brought here, but what did she do to anger and alarm so many people?!"
Seeing her putting on such a show, Gu Qing sneered inwardly, while Chen Zhizhou didn't give her any face at all: "What did she do? Doesn't Second Aunt know?!"
In the brief silence, Mrs. Lu looked innocent and aggrieved, and said helplessly: "Zhi Zhou is slandering Second Aunt. I came here with good intentions to deliver something to the eldest wife, how could I know what crime this girl has committed?!"
As she spoke, she glared fiercely at Ming'er lying on the ground. In an instant, Ming'er withdrew his gaze and did not dare to look up at Lu again.
Gu Qing looked at Ming'er carefully, but the next moment he saw her suddenly stand up and bump into the incense burner beside her. Before everyone could react, she fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string, lifeless.
Even the skilled Liao Feng didn't realize that she was going to commit suicide.
Huang Lao immediately went to check her breath, turned back and frowned and said to Gu Qing: "Dead."
Chen's father and mother closed their eyes, Chen Zhizhou slammed the table and stood up, everyone was shocked, and Mrs. Lu said nothing, covering her face and not daring to look at Ming'er's body.
"What a sin! How could they force someone to death?"
Chen Zhizhou glanced at her coldly, "Second Aunt, what do you mean? The person you sent here has bad behavior and seduced this young master, and you want to put the blame on my eldest wife?"
Mrs. Lu waved the handkerchief in her hand and said, "Second Aunt, I didn't say anything. It's just a pity for such a pretty maid."
"No matter what, we can't force people to death, right? It's hot out here, we have to send someone to collect the body quickly, otherwise the house will stink up."
Having said that, Lu was about to leave.
Seeing this, Gu Qing stood up suddenly: "Wait!"
"What's wrong? Does the Third Young Master's wife have anything to say?" Ever since the two of them had a private falling out that day, Mrs. Lu's attitude towards Gu Qing in public was no longer as polite and gentle as before.
Gu Qing looked at the corpse on the ground, anger surging in his heart: "What Second Aunt did or didn't do, others may not know, but I must know it clearly."
"Did you know that people who die unjustly will turn into ghosts and seek revenge at night?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Lu's expression changed slightly. She knew that Gu Qing was deliberately trying to scare her. She frowned and looked at Mother Chen: "Sister-in-law, this is your daughter-in-law. I can't say anything."
"But isn't it a bit rude of her to act like this in front of her elders?!"
Mrs. Lu looked dissatisfied.
If it were the past, Chen's mother would naturally not be able to see what this matter had to do with Mrs. Lu, but Ming'er was sent here by her, and just after seeing her, he inexplicably bumped into a wall and died.
If you say this has nothing to do with the Lu family, no one will believe it.
Besides, she had seen the true faces of the second and third wives over the past few days, and could now guess what they were thinking.
She slowly stood up and said in a rather grave tone, "Second son's wife, God is watching what you do, so be a person with a clear conscience."
"My daughter-in-law is a very good person. As her mother-in-law, I haven't said anything yet, so you shouldn't say anything."
Mrs. Lu's face turned ashen with anger.
Now she even dares to talk to me?!
"Great! Very good! I came here with good intentions to give you ginseng, but your first wife treats me like this!" As Mrs. Lu spoke, she began to feel aggrieved and put all the blame on the first wife.
Father Chen couldn't stand it any longer and shouted, "If you don't agree, tell the second son to come to my room. Otherwise, get out and cry. Don't dirty my eldest son's room!"
Mrs. Lu's fingertips trembled: "You... your eldest wife is really going too far!"
She turned around and slammed the door. Gu Qing looked at the body on the ground and frowned, saying, "Someone, take care of Ming'er's body."
"Yes! Ma'am!"
Chen's father and mother comforted Gu Qing for a few words, and then they went back to their room to rest because they were tired.
The farce finally came to an end, and looking at the moonlight, it was already the middle of the night.
Gu Qing was about to leave when Chen Zhizhou grabbed her arm and asked, "Where are you going?"
"You really won't let your husband go back to his room to sleep?"
After what happened just now, Gu Qing looked quite tired. Not wanting to get angry with him again, he said helplessly, "Let's go back. I'm tired."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Zhizhou smiled, picked up the person and carried him sideways, then quickly returned to the main house.
On the bed, Gu Qing was held in his arms. Thinking of what had just happened, he said seriously: "This matter must be related to the second house."
"I'm afraid that Mrs. Lu has something on Ming'er. Otherwise, why would she decide to run into someone and die when she saw Mrs. Lu?"
Chen Zhizhou couldn't deny it, but he didn't want Gu Qing to worry too much: "This is my husband's fault."
"I wanted to make you jealous, so I let that maid into the study on purpose. I didn't know it would have this result."
Chen Zhizhou gently rubbed her head: "Are you scared?"
Gu Qing laughed and shook his head, "I didn't kill him, so why should I be afraid? If anyone is afraid, it should be Lu. Maybe she will be unable to sleep tonight."
In her previous life, she witnessed the beheading of members of the Chen family. She had seen more horrific things than this.
"Leave this matter to your husband. Madam wants to get rid of the second wife, so there is no need to rush." Chen Zhizhou comforted her.
Perhaps it was because his arms were too comfortable, Gu Qing responded softly and fell asleep.
The next day, as usual, when Gu Qingqing woke up, the person beside her was gone. She slowly got up, and the person serving her was Cuiping.
"Madam, please have some tea."
Gu Qing raised his eyes to look at her and said with a smile, "Alright?"
Cui Ping nodded, her eyes red: "Cui Ping knows that Madam asked Cui Ru to give me the best medicine, so I want to get better quickly and serve Madam every day."
"It's best that you think this way. What happened last time was unavoidable, but after going through it, you'll know how to be more calm in the future."
Cuiping lowered her head and served Gu Qing carefully: "Cuiping understands everything. Cuiping has never blamed Madam."
"If it weren't for Madam's teachings, I'm afraid I would have made a big mistake in the future."
Gu Qing's eyes were filled with relief, but then he remembered something and asked in a cold voice, "How is Pei'er?"
"She is still recovering from her illness and has not been feeling well in recent days."
Gu Qing was not confused. After all, it would be a problem if she could get better after taking that medicine.
"Well, let her take good care of herself and come back to serve me when she's better."
"yes."
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