"Madam, I..."
Pei'er bit her lip, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Gu Qing sneered, and did not expose her little thoughts, but chose to purse her lips and remain silent.
"I... your servant wants to return to serve you."
Pei'er's eyes rolled around, and he still told her the purpose of this trip.
Especially when thinking about the last time at the Gu family, Aunt Liu's words that were both funny and offensive, a sense of vigilance arose spontaneously.
She must not let herself lose her value!
Pei'er silently clenched his fists, and after making up his mind, he raised his eyes and stared at Gu Qing seriously, acting like a loyal servant.
"Madam, I know that Cuiping and Cuiru have been serving you very attentively these days. However, they have only been with you for a short time, so they may not remember some of your habits and preferences. Although I am a crude servant, I have been with you for a long time."
What she meant explicitly and implicitly was that no one cared about her more than she did.
If this had happened in the past, Gu Qing would have been very touched, but after experiencing her previous life, she no longer had any trust in Pei'er, and naturally regarded everything she said as nonsense.
Her methods are of no use to herself.
However, Gu Qing did not reject her request, but agreed to it happily.
"Hey! I thought it was something serious, just that you wanted to come back. Now that you're well, just come back. Why bother with such a look?"
"I originally asked Cuiping and Cuiru to come because you were sick, and Qiurong was assigned to other tasks, so I really don't have anyone else to use."
Gu Qing's voice was cold and calm, but to Pei'er, it was indescribably gentle and pleasant.
She didn't even have a doubt.
Gu Qing's eyes turned cold as he glanced at her excited expression. He held a string of red agate beads in his hand, rubbing and playing with them.
The reason I let her come back this time was not because I was soft-hearted, but because I wanted her to truly feel the feeling of being excluded and isolated.
Let her know completely that she is about to become a worthless abandoned child who will be abandoned by everyone!
Only in this way can he completely break down her psychological defenses, and finally use her to fight back against his 'good' father and those two idiots, Aunt Liu and Gu Miao.
This chess game had been set up since the day she was reborn, and she pushed it forward, watching the enemy fall into the trap step by step, caught in the net. The more they struggled, the tighter it shrank until they could no longer escape.
…
Five days later.
Gu Qing lay on the chaise longue, leisurely drinking tea and eating cakes.
Occasionally, I would watch Pei'er relying on her status as a dowry maid to boss Cuiping and Cuiru around, but she would get retorted by the two of them.
Every time he gets angry, his face turns blue, but he never learns his lesson and insists on humiliating himself.
Sometimes Gu Qing even felt speechless and funny.
At first, Pei'er would come to me to complain after being criticized, and I would pretend to scold them and then comfort her with words.
But what she didn't know was that every time she left triumphantly, he would find various reasons to reward the two of them.
Cuiping and Cuiru were both smart and naturally understood what she meant.
After a few rounds of this, gradually everyone saw the situation clearly, and even the lowest servant in the yard could speak ill of Pei'er.
Anyway, the lady won't give any substantial punishment, and you'll even get rewards occasionally!
Pei'er would quarrel with others twice almost every day, and in the most serious cases, he would even fight, but every time he would end up losing and getting hurt.
Because no matter who Pei'er quarreled with, everyone in the yard would definitely gang up on her.
If it was just a minor quarrel, Gu Qing would just pretend not to see it. Occasionally, if the quarrel was too serious, she would pretend to stand up for Pei'er.
Gu Qing had a good grasp of the scale, and Pei'er was always kept in the dark. She simply thought that Cuiping and Cuiru were competing with her for the master's favor and attention.
As for the others, they were completely bewitched and instigated by the two of them, so they targeted me everywhere.
…
At noon, Mu Xin suddenly came to the door.
When Gu Qing heard the report, he immediately ordered someone to invite her in.
She and Mu Xin have similar personalities, especially after what happened last time, their relationship has reached a new level, and they are as close as real sisters.
"Come on, you've arrived just in time. I just ordered someone to buy some lotus root pastries. They're so fragrant and not greasy at all. Come and try some!"
Seeing Mu Xin being led in, Gu Qing sat up and greeted him warmly, while telling Cuiping to pour tea.
"Then I'm going to give it a good taste!"
Mu Xin didn't hesitate to take a piece and put it in his mouth. It was crispy at first, accompanied by the fragrance of lotus leaves and lotus roots, and filled with sweet and sticky date paste. The two flavors blended perfectly.
After swallowing, the mouth still tastes fragrant.
There was a hint of surprise in her eyes, her mouth was full, and she nodded at her frequently.
“It’s delicious!”
Gu Qing looked at her with a smile, his eyes glancing at Cuiping who came up with the tea, and quickly gestured for her to serve it, while also saying with concern: "Eat slowly, no one is competing with you, be careful not to choke."
Looking at Mu Xin's eating habits, which were different from those of girls from aristocratic families, she had a natural and comfortable beauty. Her every move in daily life was also unrestrained and uninhibited.
Compared to those delicate and pretentious girls from aristocratic families, Gu Qing still prefers her style.
"By the way, I came here this time to bring you good news."
After eating for a while, Mu Xin seemed to remember the purpose of his visit and raised his eyebrows mysteriously at Gu Qing.
Before she even opened her mouth, she had already successfully aroused most of Gu Qing's curiosity.
"What news?"
Is it actually worth her coming here in person?
Could something big have happened in Kyoto? Could it be that she has been staying in the mansion all these days and is too isolated?
Gu Qing opened his eyes wide and pricked up his ears for fear of missing anything.
Mu Xin patted the crumbs on her hands. She was very good at creating an atmosphere. She moved closer to Gu Qing, squeezed out a space with her butt, and leaned close to her ear, covering it with her hand as if afraid of being overheard.
"This is private information. I heard that Bai Rongrong, who was giving you trouble some time ago, went crazy last night!"
"What?"
When Gu Qing heard the news, his face was full of surprise and he exclaimed in surprise.
"Shh..."
Mu Xin was startled by her. After realizing what was happening, he quickly covered her mouth and said in a low voice:
"Keep your voice down. No one else knows about this yet. General Bai won a victory and was about to return to the capital, but now something has happened to his beloved daughter. The moment the emperor received the news, he immediately blocked the news overnight and sent four imperial physicians."
"what is going on?"
Gu Qing couldn't recover for a long time.
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