The maid brought hot water.
"Madam, I will help you wash and dress."
Gu Yue didn't move.
She stared at her reflection in the water and raised her hand to gently wipe the thick foundation off her face.
This is really ugly. If she hadn't been going back to her parents' home, she wouldn't have dressed like this.
The foundation was wiped off, revealing the hidden true face.
There were bruises on the forehead and cheeks.
Can a fall have this kind of effect?
Of course not.
She was clearly beaten.
Not only on the face, there are more marks on the body.
Gu Yue shuddered when she thought of what happened on her wedding night.
Who would have thought that Zhao Erlang, who has a good appearance, is actually a devil and a pervert underneath.
He is not only violent, but also has special hobbies.
A tear slid down Gu Yue's cheek.
Her hands tightly grasped the washbasin.
What happened on her wedding night was like a nightmare, which made her shudder.
Whenever she thought of that scene, she felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.
"Young Madam, please stop crying. Everyone is still waiting outside, don't keep them waiting too long."
Gu Yue smiled coldly, "Just let them wait. Those who want to see my good show have bad intentions."
Grape was filled with worry. "Madam, why don't you take advantage of today's opportunity and let the master make the decision for you. Just divorce your uncle."
Gu Yue angrily said, "Are you kidding me? Divorcing right after getting married? Are you afraid that I'm not embarrassed enough?"
"But……"
"No buts. All this is temporary. It will get better in the future. It will definitely get better."
I don't know whether these words were said to the maid or to Gu Yue herself.
Grape sighed, "I'm worried about the young lady. What should I do if my son-in-law does that again in the future?"
Gu Yue picked up the towel, wet it, and gently wiped her cheeks.
Every time the injured area was touched, she would gasp.
She said to Grape, "There will be a way, there must be a way. He...he prefers men. It will definitely be solved."
Grape's heart shuddered. "The Haixi Marquis's Mansion is truly harmful. My son-in-law has such a habit, yet he never made it public."
"There's no time to cover it up, how can we possibly make it public?"
No wonder Zhao Erlang has not married at such an old age, and no wonder the famous families in the capital are unwilling to marry their daughters to Zhao Erlang.
Those people should know something about Zhao Erlang's quirks.
Gu Yue closed her eyes and wondered what she was thinking at the time. She seemed to be possessed and her mind was on Zhao Erlang.
Without Zhao Erlang, nothing that happened later would have happened.
Gu Yue gritted her teeth. She didn't regret it. She couldn't regret it. All of this was temporary. It would definitely be resolved and it would definitely get better.
The tightly closed door of the compartment was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Gu Yue suddenly picked up the towel and covered her cheeks.
"who?"
"Third sister, we came to see you."
Gu Jiu led the way and walked in with Gu Shan and Gu Lin.
Gu Yue roared, "Don't come in, I'm fine, I don't need you to visit me."
Gu Jiu looked at the ground and said, "Third sister, you see we are already here, why don't we just..."
Gu Yue interrupted Gu Jiu directly, "Get out, all of you get out, I don't want you to visit me."
"Third sister, are you afraid that you can't face people?" Gu Shan covered her mouth and laughed.
Gu Yue was annoyed. "Shut up. You made me look bad, and you're so proud of it. What else do you want?"
"Third sister, you misunderstood me. I really care about you."
"Humph, I don't care about your concern."
Gu Yue always had her back to the door; she couldn't let anyone see her most embarrassing side.
Gu Shan raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Third sister has been facing away from us. Are you worried that we will see the injuries on your face?"
"There's no wound on my face, don't talk nonsense."
Gu Shan stared at the maid Grape, "Grape, does your young mistress have any injuries on her face? Was it caused by a beating from Zhao's brother-in-law?"
Grape kept silent and just shook her head.
Gu Shan sighed softly, looking distressed for Gu Yue. "The marriage to the Haixi Marquis's Mansion was carefully planned by you, Third Sister. How could your brother-in-law from the Zhao family not know how to cherish you? It's not easy for him to marry a wife and have children. If the famous ladies in the capital are unwilling to marry him, only you, Third Sister, are willing to marry her."
Gu Yue roared, "Get out of here!"
Gu Shan's words clearly touched Gu Yue's sore spot.
Gu Shan smiled with satisfaction, "Since Third Sister doesn't care about our concern, then let's go out. Second Sister, let's go."
Gu Jiu said to Gu Yue, "If Zhao Erlang is not a good match, you'd better make plans early."
Gu Yue sneered, "You're just pretending to be sympathetic. You can't even wait to laugh at me. How can you be so kind as to advise me?"
Gu Jiu's face was calm. "Even if a passerby encountered a similar situation, I would advise him to make plans early, regardless of whether I was kind or not. I don't care whether you listen or not. Anyway, I won't be the one who gets beaten and suffers."
Gu Shan smiled and said, "That's right. We are not the ones who are being beaten and suffering."
"Who said I was beaten and suffered? I tell you, I'm fine." Gu Yue said stubbornly.
Gu Jiu said coldly: "In this kind of situation, showing off will not bring any benefits."
Gu Yue said sternly, "It's none of your business."
Gu Jiu said: "I don't want to get involved in your affairs."
Gu Shan pulled Gu Jiu and said, "Second sister, let's go. She doesn't want to see us anyway and she doesn't even show her face."
The three sisters left the room, and the maid Grape hurriedly closed the door.
Gu Yue gritted her teeth, her heart ached, and tears fell one by one.
Grape urged again: "Girl, please ask the master to make the decision."
"Shut up, are you trying to piss me off to death?"
Grape had no choice but to shut up and dared not persuade him anymore.
Gu Shan listened to the noise in the house and smiled secretly. Her mood was obviously much better and a smile finally appeared on her face.
She said to Gu Jiu, "Second sister, I now believe that evildoers will be punished by their own evildoers, and those who do evil will be punished by heaven."
Gu Jiu said, "This isn't a punishment from heaven. This is called not listening to the elders and suffering the consequences."
Zhao Erlang had a reputation for being unlucky with his wife, and there were also rumors that he had a brutal temper.
No wonder no one from the famous families in the capital was willing to marry their daughter to Zhao Erlang.
Gu Yue refused to believe in evil. While others were trying to hide, she insisted on getting closer. Her current situation was already destined.
Gu Shan laughed and said, "Even after my father punished her like that, she refused to change her mind and insisted on marrying Zhao Erlang. I wonder if she regrets it now."
Gu Jiu said, "Whether I regret it or not, I don't know. Zhao Erlang's face is indeed very good-looking. No wonder Gu Yue has been thinking about him for a long time."
Gu Shan sneered, "She just cares about looks. There are so many good-looking men in the capital, but she just has a bad eye and chose Zhao Erlang. She deserves what she has today."
Gu Jiu looked at Gu Shan. After that incident, Gu Shan had indeed changed.
Gu Lin asked curiously, "Since Zhao Erlang is not a good person, why doesn't Third Sister ask Father and Mother for help?"
Gu Jiu said, "Of course, she's just trying to save face. She asked for this marriage, and she even ruined her elder sister's marriage. She's only been married for a few days, and she's already asking her parents to make the decision for her. Such a huge loss of face is unbearable for Gu Yue's pride."
Gu Shan hoped that Gu Yue would suffer for the rest of his life because of his stubbornness. Only in this way could Gu Yue live a life worse than death and suffer in dire straits.
Gu Jiu continued, "If this matter hadn't been discovered, it would have been fine. But now that it's been discovered, my father will definitely punish Zhao Erlang. After all, Gu Yue is nominally the aunt of the Gu family. I can't just ignore her when I know she's injured."
But I guess it would be useless even if I warned Zhao Erlang. Since he dared to take action during the wedding, he is obviously fearless. Unless Gu Yue is willing to cut off this relationship. "
Gu Shan said, "Impossible! Gu Yue will never cut off this relationship. This is related to her reputation."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "The reason why I'm reluctant to cut off this relationship is because Gu Yue hasn't suffered enough. When she has suffered enough, you will see that she will come back crying for help."
Gu Shan clenched her handkerchief tightly and asked Gu Jiu nervously, "Will Gu Yue really come back for help one day?"
Gu Jiu nodded. "That's possible. But that would be a long time in the future, long enough for Gu Yue to lose her self-esteem after being beaten and to be willing to give up her face. It's also possible that by then she will be accustomed to this kind of life and will live like this with Zhao Erlang for the rest of her life."
Gu Shan said: "She will definitely spend her whole life with Zhao Erlang. I wish them a long and happy life together."
Gu Jiu looked at Gu Shan deeply and said, "Fourth sister, don't be trapped by hatred."
Gu Shan smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Second Sister. I know my limits."
Gu Jiu shook his head. Gu Yue had really done a lot of harm to others.
Just as Gu Jiu guessed, Lord Gu learned that Gu Yue had a wound on his head, which was most likely caused by Zhao Erlang, so he warned the other party.
"Marriage is the union of two families. Erlang, isn't that right?"
"Father-in-law is absolutely right."
Zhao Erlang looked respectful.
Lord Gu stroked his beard. "I'm marrying my daughter to you, and I hope you'll treat her well. If there's any friction between husband and wife, communicate well and don't resort to violence. If violence occurs, the nature of the situation will be completely different. If your two families start a quarrel because of you two, both families will be embarrassed."
Zhao Erlang bowed and said, "My father-in-law has taught me this. I will definitely treat Yue'er well and will not let her suffer any grievances."
Lord Gu nodded with satisfaction, "I believe you can keep your word. I hope you and your wife will get along well and have a baby soon."
"Thank you, father-in-law, for your kind words."
After washing up, Gu Yue changed her clothes and put on makeup again.
Still wearing heavy makeup.
Gu Yue didn't want to attend the banquet anymore and directly said goodbye to return to her husband's home.
Xie looked at her with a frown.
"Now that you're married, you should live a good life. Husband and wife, please discuss anything you want to discuss."
"I know." Gu Yue said dryly.
Xie waved her hand and said, "I'll have the maid take you out."
"No, I'm familiar with the house and I can go out by myself."
"Let's have someone see us off. Chunhe, take Third Aunt out."
"As you command. Third Aunt, please!"
Gu Yue looked at Xie with complicated eyes, then turned and left.
Zhao Erlang met Gu Yue at the second gate and asked, "Should I say goodbye to my mother-in-law?"
Gu Yue said with a straight face, "No need. I've already said goodbye for you."
Zhao Erlang nodded, "Then get in the car."
After saying that, he reached out to help Gu Yue.
Gu Yue shuddered noticeably, but finally let Zhao Erlang help her get into the car.
Chun He returned to Furong Courtyard and said, "Madam, Third Aunt and Uncle have already left."
Xie hummed tiredly and muttered to herself, "This is the path she chose herself. No one else can be blamed."
"Don't worry, ma'am. This might really be an accident."
Mrs. Xie shook her head. "Look at Yue'er's expression. It's definitely not an accident. She must have been beaten by Zhao Erlang. I told her at the beginning that Zhao Erlang has a bad reputation. As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. Not to mention that he is unlucky for wife, just based on his brutal temperament, she shouldn't marry him.
In the end, she refused to listen to me and insisted on marrying Zhao Erlang. Now, she finally got what she wanted. I worried about her so much, but now I can't worry about her anymore."
Chun He said, "Thank you for your hard work, Madam. Third Aunt will surely appreciate your good intentions in the future."
Xie shook her head. It was useless. She was already married, so there was no point in regretting it.
Lord Gu didn't take Gu Yue's injury to heart.
He was always thinking about Aunt Tan.
After such a long period of recuperation, Aunt Tan's rash subsided and her appearance returned to normal.
The disfigurement that Xie had hoped for did not occur.
Aunt Tan looked in the mirror and confirmed that she had fully recovered, and she was very happy.
She dressed up carefully and asked her maid to invite Lord Gu.
That night, Lord Gu stayed in Aunt Tan's room and was very happy.
The next morning, the flowing rewards were delivered to Aunt Tan's room.
It can be seen that Aunt Tan is still favored.
Originally, Xie was furious when she heard that Aunt Tan's appearance had recovered and Lord Gu stayed in Aunt Tan's room at night.
Bitch Tan, she had such a severe rash but she didn't even look disfigured.
When she woke up in the morning, she heard that the reward had been delivered to Aunt Tan's room. Xie was so angry that she smashed a soup bowl on the spot.
"Madam, calm down. It's not worth getting so angry over a concubine Tan."
"How can I not be angry?"
Xie was extremely angry.
At this time, Aunt Hu came to pay her respects.
Seeing that Xie was angry, he brought up the old matter again.
"Madam, the master dotes on Concubine Tan so much now that it's not easy to deal with her. The best strategy is to divide her favor."
Xie frowned, "Can we only share the favor?"
Aunt Hu nodded repeatedly, "This is the only way without any risk. Master dotes on Aunt Tan so much, if anything happens to Aunt Tan, Master will definitely not let it go."
Xie nodded secretly, what Aunt Hu said was right.
Xie still vividly remembered how Aunt Tan had a rash all over her body and how Lord Gu looked like he wanted to eat someone.
If she hadn't left any evidence, this matter might not have ended well.
Xie had already witnessed the ruthlessness of Gu. This man was truly capable of favoring his concubine over his wife. Wasn't he the same way towards Su back then?
Xie laughed at herself, thinking that things change over time and she never expected that it was her turn now.
I guess Su was as miserable as she was back then, and had so much suffering to express.
Now it seems that the only way left is to divide the favors.
Xie waved her hand, and Aunt Hu tactfully took her leave.
Chun He stood under the eaves, "Auntie is gone!"
"I'm leaving. Thank you, Miss Chunhe, for taking care of the Madam.
"It's what a servant should do."
As the two talked, they exchanged glances calmly.
Xie was already moved, and Chunhe's heart was about to jump out of her chest.
Dongmei hid in the tea room and peeked, with complicated thoughts in her mind.
Chunhe really wanted to be the master's concubine. She gritted her teeth and thought that the opportunity belonged to everyone, so why should Chunhe have the only one to shine.
Dongmei chose the right time and when Chunhe was out busy, she came to Xie.
"Madam, I have something important to report."
"What's the matter?" Xie asked casually.
Dongmei calmed herself down and said, "Chunhe secretly did needlework for the master."
Xie was stunned.
Dongmei hurriedly took out an unfinished men's undershirt.
This style and size are clearly Lord Gu's size.
Xie could tell at a glance that the needlework was indeed done by Chunhe.
Xie's face turned ashen.
Dongmei exaggerated, "Madam, please understand. Chunhe keeps saying she wants to serve you for the rest of her life, but secretly she's thinking about becoming the master's concubine. She's clearly having second thoughts."
"She's so cunning, if she really becomes the master's concubine, and she knows so much about the mistress, there's no guarantee she won't tell the master about it. If the master finds out, the consequences will be disastrous."
"Shut up!" Xie scolded Dongmei angrily.
Dongmei was a little flustered and kowtowed, saying, "Madam, please understand. I am afraid that you will be deceived, so I dare to expose this matter."
Xie gritted her teeth, "You are very good and loyal. Leave the needlework behind, and when Chunhe comes back, ask her to come see me."
Dongmei was delighted, "As you command."
Xie was holding the unfinished needlework, and she didn't expect that without her knowledge, the maid beside her had already planned to become her concubine.
hehe!
She is indeed a good maid trained by her.
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