On the other side, there is the Azalea Pavilion in the Gu Mansion.
Gu Yunzhao watched the maid apply medicine to Liu and saw the horrible wound on her back, his face became much colder.
This girl Gu Qing was really too cruel!
When did her temper become so cruel!
It’s not because he felt sorry for Liu, but because the wounds on her body were a slap in his face!
Liu was lying on the bed, her face pale due to her weak body. When she heard that Gu Yun had summoned Gu Miao to put some makeup on her, she looked even more delicate and fragile like glass in his palm.
Gu Miao also covered her face and cried, sobbing: "Dad, Mom has suffered a great injustice this time!"
"It's all Gu Qing's fault! How could she lay hands on an elder? My mother has treated her like her own daughter all these years!"
After hearing this, Gu Yunzhao's opinion of Gu Qing became much colder. What Miao'er said was not without reason.
Liu raised her hand, pressed the back of her hand and said, "Okay, Qing'er is your sister after all, how can you say that?"
"She is the legitimate daughter, and I am just a concubine. Now that she has married into such a good family, it is only right that I should suffer some grievances."
She looked weak, but in fact she was observing the changes in Gu Yunzhao's expression calmly.
As expected, upon hearing this, his eyes were filled with anger.
"Qing'er, you are really going too far. How dare you make such a fuss in the Gu family!"
As he spoke, he sat down beside Liu. "You've been with me for so many years, and your temperament is still so gentle. Just take good care of yourself. I, the master, will not treat you unfairly."
Liu's eyes were red as she grasped his hand, saying earnestly, "I understand your earnest intentions. As long as I can be with you in this life, I have nothing else to ask for."
After she finished speaking, Gu Yunzhao's heart softened and he became more dissatisfied with Gu Qing. He used to think she was gentle, but now she was really becoming more and more arrogant!
And that woman from Cuihuayuan, I really don’t know how she taught her daughter!
Seeing his father angry, Gu Miao added fuel to the fire, "Dad, my sister is making a fuss at home. She simply doesn't take you seriously. Otherwise, if you dote on mom so much, how could she dare to do such a cruel thing?!"
These words hit the nail on the head for Gu Yunzhao and were also a thorn in his heart.
It seems that it's time to give her a lesson.
Seeing his grim expression, Gu Miao was overjoyed and pretended to be helpless: "It's a pity that my mother and I have little influence. Sometimes, even if I don't like my sister's overstepping of the line, I dare not say anything."
"How dare you!" Gu Yunzhao stood up and turned away.
In fact, he knew Gu Miao's thoughts very well, but compared with Xu's mother and daughter, Liu and Gu Miao were easier to control.
Gu Miao was so frightened that she fell silent. She lowered her head and said, "It was my daughter who spoke too much. I shouldn't have said that to my sister."
"You're right." Gu Yunzhao said coldly, "Now that your sister has found a good husband, it's time for Dad to find a good place for you."
Upon hearing this, Liu immediately became excited. Her greatest hope in this life was on Gu Miao.
Now that Gu Qingxing has broken off relations with her, he will not take the initiative to help Miao'er. As long as Gu Yunzhao gives the order, she has to do it.
Gu Miao wanted to say something, but Liu glared at him and he immediately stopped talking.
"Master, Miao'er's destination is entirely up to you. The husband you find for Miao'er must be the best." Liu said softly, her eyes and eyebrows as gentle as water.
Now her clothes were open at the back, revealing her blood-red skin, but her waist was still slender and graceful. Gu Yunzhao narrowed his eyes slightly, very satisfied with what she said.
"Miao'er, you should also cultivate your virtues and skills, and don't lose face for your father when the time comes."
Gu Miao was delighted and said coquettishly, "My daughter will listen to my father and will definitely be self-disciplined."
The next day, the sun was scorching overhead, and it was the hottest time of the year.
Gu Qing stood by the window, the wind carrying the heat wave made him feel stuffy and irritable.
Cuiru closed the window and asked the servant to break ice from the ice cellar, put it in a jar and carry it into the house. After a while, the heat gradually dissipated.
"Madam, the sun is scorching today. Don't get too hot. You should get some rest."
Gu Qing looked at the ice cubes in the jar, remembered Huang Lao's instructions, and asked her to make a bowl of ginger and jujube tea to warm herself up.
Seeing this, Cui Ru couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Madam, are you feeling cold? Otherwise, could you please remove the ice?"
"No need." Gu Qing said, and gave her a cup of ginger and jujube tea. "You drink a cup too. Don't be too greedy and miss out on your health. Remember to send a cup to the old lady every morning."
Cui Ru was grateful for Madam's kindness. She took it with both hands and said with a smile, "Madam, you are so kind! No wonder Sister Cui Ping said you are the best Madam in the world!"
Gu Qing laughed.
Cuiping had also said this to herself. She looked up at Cuiru, remembering how she had carefully recounted the conversation between Situ Sheng and the little beggar yesterday. Curiously, she asked, "I see that you and Cuiping both have good memories, madam?"
Cui Ru was a little embarrassed and said modestly, "The master said that Sister Cui Ping is calm and steady in her work and has a photographic memory. She can serve you, Madam."
"I grew up with Sister Cuiping and learned some skills. The old lady saw that I was very smart, so she kept me in the mansion. Later, I was sent by the young master to serve you."
After hearing this, Gu Qing finally understood Chen Zhizhou's painstaking efforts.
It turned out that from the very beginning, he had already planned to keep the capable person by his side.
In his previous life, he sent the maids from his mansion into the courtyard to serve, but he thought he had deliberately placed spies around him.
Gu Qing sighed secretly. Cui Ru saw that she looked sad and thought that she had said something she shouldn't have said. She immediately bowed her head and said, "This servant shouldn't have said so much."
"You didn't do anything wrong. Go check on the mung bean soup in the kitchen. Once it's ready, send some to Cuiping as well."
"Yes, ma'am!" Cuiru looked delighted and left the house happily.
At the same time, a servant from the mansion came to report that the princess was visiting. Gu Qing invited her in and entertained her with peach blossom cakes and sake.
"Why are you here today when it's so hot?" Gu Qing said happily as she ordered the maid to prepare a chair and food for her.
Mu Xin picked up a piece of peach blossom pastry and took a few bites. "Beijing is really boring, so I came to look for you."
Gu Qing laughed: "If you don't find it interesting, then you can go to the horse ranch or the music hall or wherever you want. I will go with you."
"Qing'er really understands me!" Mu Xin sighed, "It's all my elder brother's fault. He said you're already married and I can't have fun with you casually, lest I ruin your reputation."
Gu Qing raised her eyebrows. Prince Mu was being too cautious. Besides, she was only in her teens, not an old woman.
"Boring." Gu Qing lowered his voice and said sarcastically.
Mu Xin was like meeting a close friend: "Qing'er! What you said makes sense! I also think my brother is very boring!"
The two chatted and laughed, and Mu Xin had already eaten several pieces of peach blossom cakes.
Gu Qing was worried that she would get food stagnation, so he sent someone to take it away: "Xin'er, don't be greedy."
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