Father Chen kept sighing, wanting to say something but always stopping himself.
He specially sent someone to accompany him out, and only spoke after seeing Gu Qing get on the carriage: "Qing'er, go home and stay for two days. Tomorrow your father will help you catch that unfilial son Chen Zhizhou. Then I will bring him back to the Gu family to apologize to you personally."
\"Apologize? Oh, we, the Gu family, don't dare to accept that. We have already reached the limit of our relationship with your Chen family!" Aunt Liu was still yelling at the two elders of the Chen family in a domineering manner.
The carriage slowly set off, Gu Qing's heart filled with unspeakable secrets. She looked out the window at the familiar Chen family as they gradually receded from her sight...
Gu Qing tightly grasped the silk handkerchief in her hand. In addition to worrying about her grandmother's health, she was even more worried and frightened. She didn't know where Chen Zhizhou was now and what was going on outside.
And Pei'er, what happened after she left that night in the ancestral hall?
Thousands of doubts filled her heart...
"Give me this golden medal of immunity from death, it's such a treasure. Or let your aunt keep it for you. It's a pity that you gave the phoenix hairpin to the old lady of the Chen family. This family is so ungrateful. It's really a bargain for them." Aunt Liu stroked her hair and glanced at Cuiru with a cold look.
Aunt Liu, who had just been speaking up for Gu Qingming in the Chen family and saying that she wanted to seek justice for Gu Qing, now seemed like a different person.
Pei'er, who was sitting next to Gu Qing, looked at Aunt Liu cautiously, but her hands were still tightly holding the golden nanmu treasure box in her arms and she refused to let go.
Upon seeing this, Aunt Liu flew into a rage. She slammed her hand hard on the table and said, "What? You, a lowly servant, don't even listen to your master? I've long seen that your Chen family is harboring evil intentions. It's really true."
"This is my young lady's thing. No one is allowed to take it away without the young lady's permission." Cui Ru argued with Aunt Liu at the top of her lungs.
Gu Qing glanced at the furious Concubine Liu beside him, and then said slowly, "I won't let anyone else handle my own things. I'll keep them well by myself, so I won't bother you with any more worries."
"Your kindness is truly being taken for granted. It's so hot, and I've come all this way, but I still can't warm your heart of stone. I don't know what sins I committed in my past life..." Aunt Liu muttered in dissatisfaction...
Gu Qing raised the corners of her lips in a sneer. She really didn't expect that Aunt Liu would give up so quickly and didn't want to pretend anymore before she even arrived at the Gu family.
Outside the Gu family mansion, Gu Yunzhao and Gu Miao, father and daughter, stood at the gate, staring eagerly...
If someone were to pass by here without knowing the situation, they would definitely be deeply moved by the look on Lord Gu's face as he was worried about the plight of his beloved daughter.
From a distance, Gu Qing looked at the scene at the gate. She sneered and didn't know whether her father was worried about her or whether she had held on to the golden medal of immunity from death.
Before Gu Qing even got off the carriage, he heard Gu Yunzhao's voice from not far away, "Chen Zhizhou is really going too far. I, Gu Yunzhao, usually hold my precious jewel in my palm for fear of breaking it, and hold it in my mouth for fear of melting it, but he actually bullied me like this. It's truly despicable! He's a heinous crime!"
Gu Qing got off the carriage with a cold face. She looked back every few steps and from time to time she warned Cui Ru behind her: "Don't forget the things inside. You must keep them well."
"How come you're back? We even brought back the maid from our own family to the Chen family. People who don't know would think that your father is short of a maid like you. Tomorrow, go out and see what kind of maid or servant you want on the street. You won't be able to find one..." Gu Yunzhao looked back every few steps as he walked.
After Cuiru entered Gu's house, she was no longer as cheerful as before. She was silent and sullen, walking behind Gu Qing, not even daring to breathe.
The atmosphere in the Gu family is truly depressing and creepy...
As soon as Gu Qing got home, she was shocked to find something unusual. She saw the servants looking at her with nervous eyes. She quickly turned around and looked at Gu Yunzhao and asked, "Dad, how is my mother? Why did my aunt say that my mother started vomiting blood these days? She was -"
Gu Yunzhao patted her shoulder gently, sighed, and rubbed her temples with one hand, pretending to speak in a serious tone: "Poor thing, you know your mother's temper. Ever since she found out about you and Chen Zhizhou, she couldn't eat or sleep, and she became ill from overwork..."
Hearing this, Gu Qing naturally didn't believe it at all!
It was obvious that Gu Yunzhao had found this excuse. If anything happened to his mother, he could easily shift all the blame onto Gu Qing.
He is so evil!
"I'll go see mother first." Gu Qing said as she hurriedly walked towards the backyard, but unfortunately she was stopped by Aunt Liu before she took two steps.
Aunt Liu glanced at Gu Yunzhao out of the corner of her eye and whispered, "When I left, your mother had just taken her medicine and rested. So, we've been so tired from the journey, and your father specially ordered someone to make you a lot of your favorite meals. It won't be too late to visit your mother after you finish your meal."
"I have to go see my mother first. As for dinner, any time is fine." Gu Qing looked up and down at Aunt Liu with a cold and stern look.
Gu Miao glanced at Gu Qing nonchalantly, and as she looked at Gu Qing's back, she sighed softly, "You're just a divorced woman despised by the Chen family. My mother took you home out of kindness, and it's fine if you don't appreciate it, but who are you trying to impress with your airs like a rich lady?"
"What are you saying? How could our young mistress become a divorced wife? The third young master and the young mistress just had a rift and misunderstanding!" Cuiru spoke up for her young mistress with some indignation.
Aunt Liu glared at Cui Ru coldly, "This Chen family really has no manners at all. The servants they raise are so unpresentable. How dare a mere servant talk back to the master? How dare a lowly servant like you have the right to speak here?"
Gu Qing followed them to the dining room absentmindedly. Although she was worried about her mother, she was even more puzzled as to why Aunt Liu had taken her back to the Gu family but was still making excuses and refusing to let her see her mother earlier...
But now that she had just returned to the Gu family, she had to control herself.
"Qing'er, you did a good job this time. It's worth your father's education of you. Last time, regarding the disaster relief silver issue, the Fifth Prince praised you a lot in front of your father." Gu Yunzhao walked into the door quickly with a smile on his face, looking back at Gu Qing from time to time.
These words were meant to test Gu Qing's feelings.
Gu Yunzhao still had no idea why she had inexplicably helped the Fifth Prince.
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