The maids and servants stood aside and didn't even dare to breathe...
Old Madam Chen clutched the whip in her hand and ran around the yard chasing Chen Zhizhou.
Such a funny scene is rare in a century. Everyone around looked at the grandfather and grandson with resentment, and no one dared to interfere.
Mrs. Lu stood aside, gloating, and shouted pretentiously, "Mother, mother, please have mercy. Zhou'er has no children now. What if he is really hurt..."
In fact, Mrs. Lu was already very happy.
Didn’t the old lady say that her precious grandson brought honor to the Chen family?
"Go and apologize to Qing'er, you playboy! How could the Chen family's century-old doctrine raise such a thing as you!" Old Madam Chen was so tired from running that she was out of breath. She stood aside, panting with one hand on her waist.
Seeing this, Chen Zhizhou was afraid that if he tired his grandmother out, she might cause some trouble...
He stood there motionless and took two whippings from his grandmother.
Gu Qing stood in the room, staring at what was happening outside the window. Every time Old Lady Chen whipped Chen Zhizhou, it hurt in her heart.
Seeing her shocking expression, his heart trembled and he subconsciously clenched the handkerchief in his hand.
It's all my fault for coming up with this bad idea. Otherwise, he wouldn't have suffered so much.
"I tell you, even if Qing'er has no children, that's not an excuse to let you do whatever you want. Gu Qing's family is of great status, but you went through the three letters and six ceremonies and married your wife in a formal ceremony. When did our Chen family--" Old Madam Chen pointed at Chen Zhizhou angrily, with one hand on her waist, and scolded him.
Chen's mother stood at the end of the corridor and didn't dare to move forward. The two elders watched Chen Zhizhou being beaten, and they didn't even dare to breathe, but just watched from a distance.
Old Madam Chen had already said that if any of them dared to speak up for Chen Zhizhou, that monkey, they would no longer be allowed to call her mother...
After a while, the courtyard finally became quiet.
Chen Zhizhou was punished by the old lady to kneel in the ancestral hall.
The news that Gu Qing and Chen Zhizhou had a rift spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital in just half a day.
Everyone said that the apple of Mr. Gu’s eye was going to be divorced by Chen Zhizhou!
At night, the breeze outside the window blew gently, and the leaves rustled.
Gu Qing specially asked Cuiru to come and serve at night. She beckoned Cuiru over and first closed the window outside in a mysterious manner. Then she looked at Cuiru with a stern expression and said, "Take off the clothes you are wearing so that we can change."
After hearing this, Cui Ru looked at her in horror, "Young Madam, what are you doing——"
"Hey, hurry up." Gu Qing urged her a little impatiently, and from time to time he glanced sideways at the small bamboo basket on the table.
These were all bought from outside by her own request tonight. If she were to ask them to cook them in the small kitchen at home, it would be too obvious and not very appropriate.
If she's not careful, her and Chen Zhizhou's plan will be exposed...
"These are for the third young master to eat, right?" Cui Ru raised the corners of her lips in a cunning arc.
After the two of them quickly changed their clothes, Gu Qing took out a veil from a drawer beside her and put it on her face. If they were caught by someone later, they could use the veil to cover their face.
"You just lie on the bed and pretend to be me. If anyone outside wants to come in tonight, just say that I'm in a bad mood and went to bed early." After Gu Qing explained everything to Cui Ru, she quietly pushed open the wooden door and walked out through the side door.
Cui Ru carefully looked around for her, biting her lower lip tightly, and replied with a heavy face: "Young Madam, don't worry, I know what to do."
The Chen family's ancestral hall is in a side room in the backyard. Usually, there are very few people coming here, except for the maids who come to sweep the floor at noon every day.
So, from now on, she and Chen Zhizhou have plenty of time...
Gu Qing did not dare to neglect her. She held the bamboo basket in one hand and the medicine for Chen Zhizhou's external injuries in the other hand. She walked quickly as if with the wind.
The door of the ancestral hall was ajar, and the bright moonlight made the figure of the man sitting lazily on the ground look taller.
Chen Zhizhou was holding his chin with one hand, with his elbow resting on his knee, and was dozing off with his eyes squinting.
He was aware of the movement behind him, and hearing the rustling footsteps, he tensed up at first, and subconsciously one hand touched his waist, but after he pricked up his ears and listened carefully, he relaxed for a moment...
"Hiss...it hurts." Chen Zhizhou sighed softly in a deliberately pretentious manner.
Hearing Chen Zhizhou's sad tone, Gu Qing quickened his pace.
She placed one hand lightly on Chen Zhizhou's shoulder and called out in a delicate voice, "Third Young Master."
"The night is long and I have no one to accompany me. You come at the right time." Chen Zhizhou grinned with the corners of his lips raised as if his conspiracy had succeeded. He grabbed the white wrist on the shoulder with his backhand and pulled the person into his arms with gravity.
Gu Qing, caught off guard, widened her eyes. She was terrified and quickly covered the basket in her hands, fearing that the food inside would spill...
"You are so nice, Chen Zhizhou, I didn't realize that you say one thing and do another behind my back. The long night is left with no one to accompany you——" Gu Qing lowered his eyes in anger, his heart felt like it was blocked by a huge rock, he couldn't breathe, and felt depressed.
Chen Zhizhou's large hand gently stroked her face. "Madam, when did you become so petty? I was just joking with you. If I can't hear your footsteps, then I, Chen Zhizhou, have wasted all my skills."
Hearing his explanation, Gu Qingqing couldn't help but blush on her cheeks. She turned her head away in a stern tone, "I think the pain is not so severe."
"Ouch - it hurts, it hurts here and there. Madam, please help me take a look at my wounds and heal them..." After Chen Zhizhou said this, he frowned, and his handsome eyes were full of love for the person in his arms.
Gu Qing's casual glance at her made her heart tremble with fear and she gasped.
The clothes on Chen Zhizhou's back had been torn by the old lady's whipping with a thorn, leaving a huge hole, revealing his skinned back...
At first, she thought that since Old Madam Chen doted on her grandson so much, even if she wanted to teach Chen Zhizhou a lesson, she would naturally be sensible.
Who would have thought that she was so cruel!
Gu Qing felt a lump in her nose. She had never expected that her bad idea would cause him to suffer so much.
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