She slowed down her tone, worried about waking up the lady, and walked up to Gu Qing and whispered, "Miss, let me come."
Gu Qing carefully wiped the medicinal juice from the corner of Xu's mouth before handing the bowl to Qiu Huan. His expression was cold and calm. "Did Gu Yun summon you?"
Just this one sentence made Qiu Huan's heart tremble.
She nodded, made room for Gu Qing, and said with a firm expression, "Miss, this happened because I lost my temper and started an argument with the people from Dujuan Pavilion. After I take good care of the lady, I will go out and take the blame."
She didn't want the eldest daughter, who was already married, to argue with the master over the people in Cuihuayuan.
Moreover, before the eldest daughter got married, she had never argued with the master. Seeing the eldest daughter act so decisively today, she was quite surprised and felt relieved for the lady.
Gu Qing's lips curled up into a smile, three parts cold and seven parts sarcastic. She pressed Qiu Huan's shoulders and ordered, "Take good care of your mother in the house. Don't come out."
"This Cuihua Courtyard, your eldest lady can still protect it."
In an instant, Qiu Huan's eyes turned red, and the hand holding the medicine bowl couldn't help but tremble. She raised her eyes and said respectfully, "Yes, Miss."
Originally, she shouldn't be addressed like this, but the lady always thought that although the eldest daughter was married, she was still her precious daughter, so whenever Gu Qing came back, everyone in the courtyard would still call her the eldest daughter.
Only the shameless and disrespectful people in Dujuan Pavilion called the young lady by her full name.
Gu Qing stood up and pushed the door open to go out.
Outside the house, Gu Yunzhao stood with his hands behind his back, his face dark and gloomy. The servants and maids in the mansion dared not breathe, and the atmosphere was solemn and terrifying.
Yinghong blocked his way with a sword and said coldly, "One step closer and I'll kill you!"
Gu Yunzhao's gloomy eyes passed Yinghong and looked straight at Gu Qing. He said angrily: "Gu Qing! Look at the maid you brought with you! Do you still have respect for the inferior?"
Gu Qing's expression remained unchanged, neither cold nor indifferent, and he simply ordered softly, "Yinghong, get out of the way."
Her calmness and gentleness formed a sharp contrast with Gu Yunzhao's irritability.
Civil officials in power pay the most attention to etiquette and moderation. No matter how steady and reasonable Gu Yunzhao pretends to be among his colleagues on weekdays, he now becomes a joke and a mockery.
He also noticed something strange, and the shame and anger in his heart turned into blaming Gu Qing. He immediately ordered: "Kick your people out of the Gu family and follow me to the study."
After all, Gu Qing is now married to Chen Zhizhou, and is a member of the Chen family in the final analysis.
Even if Gu Yunzhao didn't give face to Gu Qing, he had to give face to the Chen family. Besides, he still needed Gu Qing as an 'informant.'
Upon hearing this, a cold look flashed across Yinghong's eyes, and she then stood sideways in front of Gu Qing, worried that her master would be harmed by a villain.
In her eyes, there is no such thing as relatives, parents, family honor or disgrace. Only the life of her master is the most important.
Gu Qing smiled at her and rubbed her head. "Go ahead, wait for me at the door."
Yinghong then curled her lips, tiptoed lightly, and flew out of the Gu Mansion.
"You!" Gu Yunzhao's eyes became sharper, with a hint of murderous intent, and he couldn't help feeling a little panic in his heart.
Gu Qing actually has such a master by his side!
In an instant, he looked at Gu Qing with a strange and cold look.
In the study, Gu Qing and Gu Yunzhao looked at each other, both of them were speechless, and the atmosphere was very solemn.
"Don't you have anything to say to your father?" Gu Yunhai spoke, exerting invisible pressure.
Gu Qing raised her lips to a faint smile. She was still humble as always, but there was a hint of stubbornness and alienation in her eyes.
"Father, do you know why mother fainted today?" Gu Qing examined Gu Yunzhao's face.
Just as she thought, he didn't show much emotion, as if he didn't care about Xu at all. "Your mother is weak to begin with. She needs medication every day, and fainting is a common occurrence."
"You've been acting so arrogantly in the mansion today," Gu Yunzhao said in a scolding tone. "Do you really think that just because you married a successful husband in the court, you can lord it over your family?"
Gu Qing ignored his anger and continued, "Don't you know what Liu Shi'an is thinking, father?"
"If I hadn't snatched him back from Liu today, I would have been in her clutches!"
Gu Yunzhao had never seen Gu Qing talk back before. With his palm hanging in the air, he slammed the table and shouted, "How dare you!"
"Do you know what you are talking about! How could Auntie harm your mother?! Such a thing can't possibly happen in my Gu Mansion!"
What Gu Yunzhao meant by this was that Gu Qing should shut up and not allow the news of Xu's poisoning to spread out.
Gu Qing suddenly sneered, "It seems that Father also knows that Mother has been poisoned?"
"In that case, I will never let Liu go today!" Gu Qing waved her sleeves and stood up.
Gu Yunzhao glared at her, "How dare you!"
"What reason do you have to punish Liu?" Gu Yunzhao lowered his voice. "We are all family. If you insist on causing trouble for our family, don't blame me for humiliating you!"
"You injured someone in your house today. If this gets out, will you still have a place to stay in the capital?"
Gu Qing looked up and met Gu Yunzhao's threatening gaze, "Father, are you threatening your daughter?"
Gu Yunzhao now has some white hair on his temples, but even though he kowtowed in the court, he could only get the position of a secretary.
Gu Qing understood his cowardice, incompetence and ambition, and the irony in her eyes became even stronger. "In my life, my daughter is willing to sacrifice everything for her mother."
"If father punishes Liu and treats mother well in the future, then I will pretend that nothing happened. Otherwise..."
Gu Qing said word by word, "Father, just do it yourself!"
Gu Yunzhao was furious. "You! You are going to destroy the Gu family!"
"Father, you still have a big plan to make. How will you choose between my daughter and Liu?"
Gu Qing was certain that Gu Yunzhao didn't dare to abandon him yet and hadn't completely brought down Chen Zhizhou. How could he be willing to do that?
Gu Yunzhao lowered his eyes, and his opinion of Gu Qing changed in an instant. The Gu Qing now was completely different from before.
What she said just now was actually a warning to me. Could it be that she realized that I was using her?
Gu Yunzhao pondered for a long time, then sighed helplessly and said, "You find the evidence. Once you have it, you can go."
"Just one thing! Don't kill Liu."
Gu Qing felt sick when he heard this, "It seems that father still loves my aunt more and even wants to cherish her worthless life."
"What are you talking about! How can you, a lady from a noble family, speak so filthy words!"
Gu Qing snorted coldly, "Father, you should save these words for Gu Miao. Everyone knows how she embarrassed you."
Gu Yunzhao's expression darkened almost instantly. His hands trembled as he slammed the table and yelled, "Get out!"
"My daughter, goodbye."
Gu Qing left the study. Cui Ping outside the room asked anxiously, "Miss, are you okay?"
"What could possibly happen to me in the Gu family?"
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