Chapter 4: Why would a mute need to be so good-looking?
"Master, if you want to buy something, just tell us. Why do you have to come out in person?"
Jiang He and Jiang Hai are twins who have followed Gu Chen since they were young. Naturally, they are very devoted to Gu Chen. They have been very distressed since the eldest young master's leg became ill.
Gu Chen smiled and said, "An An's first birthday party is coming soon, so it would be best if I picked it myself."
As for An An's birthday, everyone in the Gu family feels that it should be counted from the day Gu Yi picked up An An. No matter what happened before, An An is the little baby that everyone in the Gu family loves.
Jiang Hai is the younger twin brother. He is naturally a little eccentric. In addition, he has a good relationship with Gu Chen. After hearing this, he naturally started to joke: "Miss An An really likes the young master. She hugged the young master and refused to let go yesterday!"
Yesterday, Gu Yi intended to let An An and Gu Chen stay together for a while longer. An An liked her brother, and she also wanted to cure Gu Chen's leg, so she stayed in Gu Chen's arms the whole day.
Jiang He also smiled: "Miss An An likes our young master!"
Gu Chen ignored the two people's teasing and thought of the little girl who lay in his arms yesterday, and his heart softened.
No one was paying attention, when suddenly a woman bumped into them without even looking down. Jiang He reacted quickly and protected Gu Chen to the side.
The young lady was not paying attention and stumbled.
Before Gu Chen could say anything, the maidservant shouted at him without knowing the truth: "Who are you, you have offended our young lady? Do you know who our young lady is?"
The young lady she was talking about looked arrogant. Seeing Gu Chen sitting in a wheelchair, she didn't take it seriously at all: "Since you are a cripple, you should not come out, so as not to offend others and cause annoyance."
After the woman finished speaking, she took out a handkerchief and covered her nose with it, looking extremely disgusted.
Jiang Hai couldn't stand it anymore after hearing that young lady slandering people for no reason. He immediately hit back: "Whose young lady are you from? It's obviously you who are blind. You bumped into our young master and you're still slandering him!"
"Do you have the right to interrupt when the master is talking? Who do you think you are? Just barking like a dog?" the young lady said angrily.
"You!" Jiang Hai was about to draw his sword but was stopped by Gu Chen.
"My lady, I didn't want to come out today because my little sister's full moon banquet is coming soon. I was just about to go into the Duobao Pavilion to take a look, but I didn't expect the lady to come out in a rage and almost bump into my wheelchair. I didn't expect the lady to turn the tables on me."
Gu Chen explained the whole story in a leisurely manner, and his demeanor made people unconsciously convinced.
"Yes, I saw it clearly just now. It was the young lady who almost bumped into the young man, but she turned around and acted aggressively. It was really..."
"Yeah, yeah, I saw that too."
Listening to everyone's constant agreement, the woman blushed and said without thinking: "Who do you think you are! You..."
There was a flash of sword light, and a long sword was placed across the woman's neck.
"Apologize." Jiang He was usually a ruthless man of few words, and he successfully silenced the woman.
Gu Chen did not stop it.
The long sword seemed to be about to cut flesh and blood. The woman panicked: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Quick, let me go!"
"Jiang He." Gu Chen said slowly.
Jiang He put away his sword.
The woman was so angry that she had no place to vent. She glanced at the person behind her and slapped him without thinking: "What are you doing? You are so slow in picking things! Are you really from the countryside? You can't move when you see something, right?!"
"Pa!" A slap, using all his strength.
It scared everyone.
Zhezhi looked at Song Qingxi with a distressed look on his face: "Miss..."
Song Qingxi covered his face, as if trying to retain the last bit of dignity; his eyes were red, but he refused to cry.
The crowd was about to speak up when they heard the woman's smug voice: "You are a mute, and your father has already given you a lot of face by bringing you from the country farm to the capital. You are still picking on jewelry? Haha, if you tell others, you will be laughed at!"
"Why would a mute need to look so good? As your elder sister, I will definitely teach you a lesson so that you don't embarrass yourself!"
The woman seemed to have vented her anger enough and walked away triumphantly with her maid.
The crowd gradually dispersed, and their eyes were full of sympathy for Song Qingxi: Dumb...
"Miss..." Zhezhi's face was full of tears.
Song Qingxi shook her head, and tears finally fell, but were quickly wiped away.
She thought: It doesn't matter what, as long as it's not in the Song family.
Now that things are like this, it would be better to die and be done with it all.
She was a mute and her father thought she was worthless, so he raised her in a farm since she was a child. Her father only remembered her if her sister Song Shaoxi hadn't cried and begged her not to get married.
But, if I get married and find out that I am mute, I will probably be beaten, right?
The pupil gradually lost focus, but suddenly a tube of ointment appeared.
Looking up, I saw that the young man in front of me looked normal, with neither ridicule nor sympathy. He just said calmly: "It's for swelling reduction, keep it."
Song Qingxi hesitated and didn't dare to extend his hand.
Gu Chen handed it forward and said, "Others don't take you seriously, but you have to be good at it."
Song Qingxi took the ointment. Although he couldn't speak, he still bowed seriously to express his gratitude.
Looking at Gu Chen's leaving back, Song Qingxi thought: This young man is such a good person.
Zhezhi didn't know how to comfort her young lady, so she could only support Song Qingxi and said, "Miss, let me apply the medicine for you."
Song Qingxi looked at Zhezhi, nodded with a smile, and pointed to the wound on Zhezhi's wrist: Together.
Zhezhi followed me and was often bullied, but she never complained. It was my own fault that I couldn't speak up to seek justice for her.
but……
Song Qingxi smiled secretly, there was a way.
"Hey, do you know the lady who beat her sister in the street today?"
"Of course I know that. The Zhang family next door came back and told me that a person dressed like a young lady was scolding her own sister on the street! You think this young lady who lives in luxury looks just like that?"
"Of course not. Do you know which family it is from?"
The aunt shook her head, cracked some melon seeds, and urged her to speak quickly.
"But it belongs to the Crown Prince's tutor Song Shangjia!"
"Oh my, this is so fresh!"
Somehow, everyone in the capital knew what happened on the street that day; even the scripts in the teahouses were updated.
The storyteller opened his folding fan and said, "Today, let's continue from the last chapter. The eldest daughter of the Song family is so majestic..."
Unfortunately, rumors spread quickly in the capital, and there were so many witnesses at the time that it was hard to even arrest the people.
Somehow, these words suddenly reached the ears of the current emperor. It is said that the current emperor angrily rebuked Song Shang, saying that he couldn't even teach his own daughter well, so how could he teach the prince? He immediately waved his hand and told him to go home and reflect.
This is a matter of life and death. I have to go home and reflect on myself, but there is no deadline. Who knows when the emperor will calm down?
Lord Song was so angry that he used family rules to beat Song Shaoxi until his skin was torn.
Zhezhi heard the news and smiled: "Miss, your idea is really good. Now she will definitely be unable to get out of bed for ten days or half a month!"
Song Qingxi also laughed. He just asked someone to spread the news, but he didn't expect it to have such a big effect and even alarm the emperor. He could only say that it was his own fault.
What she didn't know was that after Gu Chen went back, before she could say anything, Jiang Hai started complaining, and all the Gu family members were there.
Naturally, An An heard it too. He waved his fist angrily, and someone was bound to be in trouble.
"Come to think of it, I'm engaged to a girl from the Grand Tutor's family." Xu Tinglan, Gu Chen's mother said.
Gu Chen felt everyone’s gaze: …It’s so embarrassing.
Gu Mingshan pondered and said, "Let's retire some other day. With such a temper, he will cause trouble sooner or later. Our Gu family cannot tolerate such a big Buddha."
Xu Tinglan nodded and said she would send the visiting invitation today and cancel the engagement tomorrow!
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