Gu Jiu stepped forward and held Gu Zhen's arm, "Big sister, let me help you up."
Gu Zhen felt like she had become a clown and was too embarrassed to see anyone.
Hearing Gu Jiu's voice, Gu Zhen looked up at her.
Then she suddenly threw herself into Gu Jiu's arms and burst into tears.
"Second sister, what should I do?"
She would become a laughing stock if she lost face in front of so many people.
Woohoo…
She was too embarrassed to see anyone and might as well just die.
Gu Jiu said, "Big sister's clothes are dirty. I'll take her to change."
Qingmei stepped forward and helped Gu Jiu lift Gu Zhen up.
However, Gu Zhen kept hiding in Gu Jiu's arms and refused to get up.
She couldn't face everyone's gaze. She didn't even have the courage to stand up, let alone leave.
It’s better to be an ostrich, bury your head and pretend nothing happened.
Gu Zhen cried and condemned her own cowardice.
But she really didn't have the courage to stand up, it was too embarrassing.
Gu Jiu frowned slightly and glanced casually, and saw Gu Yue and Gu Shan hiding in the crowd, frowning and looking at each other with contempt.
Especially Gu Yue, she could hardly hide her disgust.
It's really too embarrassing. I don't want anyone to know that Gu Zhen is my half-sister. If people knew, I would be embarrassed too.
Gu Yue thought so in her heart. She whispered to Gu Shan, "Fourth sister, what do you say we should do?"
Gu Shan frowned and thought for a moment, "Let Second Sister handle it. Second Sister can handle it."
Gu Yue sneered, "She's a sickly girl..."
"Stop calling Second Sister a sickly girl." Gu Shan interrupted Gu Yue rudely.
Can a sickly child win the battle with his mother again and again?
Even if he is really sick, it is only his body that is sick, but my second sister's brain is not sick.
Gu Yue stared at Gu Shan, unable to believe that Gu Shan dared to interrupt her.
Gu Shan looked straight at Gu Yue without showing any weakness.
But Gu Yue's gaze was too scary, and thinking of her mother's love for Gu Yue, Gu Shan suddenly felt a little scared, and could not help but look away and give in.
Gu Yue snorted coldly, gritted her teeth, and said in a low voice: "Fourth sister, you'd better understand that I am your biological sister."
Gu Shan was a little unwilling, but finally nodded, "I know. Please don't make it a fuss with me, Third Sister."
"Hmph!" That's more like it.
Seeing that Gu Shan admitted her mistake, Gu Yue did not pursue the matter any further.
Gu Jiu bent down, lowered his head, and whispered in Gu Zhen's ear, "Big sister, do you know that more and more people are looking over here?
If you don't leave now, it will only make you more embarrassed. Maybe your wife will be alarmed soon.
"When your wife comes, have you thought about the consequences? Aren't you afraid that your wife will embarrass you right there and then?"
When Gu Zhen heard Gu Jiu mention Xie, her heart shuddered. She didn't care about the embarrassment anymore, she quickly wiped away her tears and stood up with Qingmei's hand.
"Thank you, second sister."
"Big sister, let's get out of here."
Gu Jiu took Gu Zhen and quickly left the scene.
Throughout the whole process, Gu Zhen kept her head down and didn't dare look at anyone.
She was afraid of seeing ridicule and sneer in other people's eyes.
Woohoo…that’s so embarrassing.
Gu Jiu brought Gu Zhen to the guest room not far away.
As soon as she entered the room, Gu Zhen's maid Lu Yi knelt down and apologized.
"It's all my fault, please punish me, young lady."
Gu Jiu frowned slightly and said to Lu Yi, "Now is not the time to argue about right or wrong. Hurry up and take out some clean clothes for your daughter to change into."
Lu Yi looked at Gu Zhen.
Gu Zhen has never recovered from the humiliating blow.
She just nodded to Lu Yi and said, "Listen to the second lady."
Lu Yi quickly stood up and went to get the bag from the ox cart.
Gu Zhen's dress was covered in tea stains, and her back was stained with mud from the fall.
The hair is a little messy too.
Gu Jiu asked Qingmei to comb Gu Zhen's hair, and asked Qingzhu to fetch a basin of clean water for Gu Zhen to wash her face.
Gu Zhen cried so hard that her makeup was ruined and she had to put on new makeup.
As she was washing, she said, "Today, thanks to my second sister, I don't know what to do otherwise. Thank you, second sister."
"Don't be polite to me, big sister."
Then Gu Jiu asked curiously, "Big sister, why didn't Lu Yi serve you before?"
"Greenie's clothes were splashed with tea, which was unsightly, so I asked her to wash them. But I didn't expect that after Greenie left for a while, bugs would crawl all over me. I am afraid of bugs the most."
As she spoke, Gu Zhen couldn't help crying again, probably because she remembered the fear of being dominated by caterpillars.
Gu Jiu took out a handkerchief and wiped Gu Zhen's tears.
"Luyi was fine, how come tea got spilled on her dress?"
Gu Zhen was very dissatisfied, "It's because the maidservant beside Fifth Sister is so clumsy that she can't even hold a teacup steadily."
As expected!
It turned out that it was the maid named Cui Liu who was beside the fifth sister who was responsible.
Now, everything connected.
Cuiliu poured tea on Luyi, obviously to get rid of her.
As soon as Lu Yi left, Cui Liu secretly put the caterpillar on Gu Zhen's body, making Gu Zhen look embarrassed in public.
Cui Liu must have known that Gu Zhen was most afraid of caterpillars, so she came up with this idea.
But Cui Liu was clearly a maidservant serving Aunt Bai.
In other words, everything Cui Liu did was most likely in accordance with Aunt Bai's instructions.
But why did Aunt Bai do this?
Did Gu Zhen offend Aunt Bai?
Qingmei tugged at Gu Jiu's sleeve, pulled her aside, and quietly reminded her, "Miss, have you forgotten the quarrel between the eldest and fifth girls in Zhilan Courtyard last time?"
Gu Jiu suddenly understood.
She whispered to Qingmei, "Does this mean Aunt Bai is venting her anger on Gu Lin's behalf?"
Qingmei nodded and said in a low voice, "Mrs. Bai only has the Fifth Lady as her child, and she protects her like her own eyeballs.
That day, the eldest girl said so many harsh words to the fifth girl that she ran out crying.
Aunt Bai would never let the fifth girl suffer any injustice, so she would definitely not let the eldest girl go.
I just didn't expect that Aunt Bai would actually let Cui Liu do it at the banquet."
What a great Aunt Bai.
All that pitiful, gentle, and affectionate thing was a lie. When she struck, she was ruthless and accurate, no less ruthless than Xie.
Nothing would be more detrimental to Gu Zhen's self-esteem and pride than making her look bad at the banquet.
At this time, Lu Yi came back with a bundle and helped Gu Zhen change clothes.
Gu Zhen changed her clothes and walked out from the inner room.
She looked at Gu Jiu with a nervous expression, "Second sister, is this okay for me?"
Gu Jiu smiled and nodded, "Very good."
"But... I don't dare go out and see people." Gu Zhen lowered her head, almost crying again. "I want to go back."
Gu Jiu said, "But if Madam doesn't leave, we can't leave either. Big sister, don't worry too much. This kind of thing will be forgotten soon, and no one will laugh at you."
Gu Zhen shook her head. "No, everyone will remember that I made a fool of myself today. Second sister, I really, really don't dare to go out and see people. Can you help me? Why don't I stay here and send someone to call me after the banquet is over?"
Gu Zhen grabbed Gu Jiu's hand and looked at her eagerly.
Gu Jiu asked, "Second sister, are you really not going out?"
Gu Zhen nodded. "I, I won't go out. It's not interesting anyway."
Gu Zhen was in a gloomy mood and had no interest in today's banquet. She just wanted to leave quickly.
Gu Jiu said: "Okay then, I'll leave someone here to watch over you."
Gu Zhen's worry turned into joy. "Thank you, Second Sister. I have Lu Yi accompanying me, so I don't need to arrange anyone else. Just send someone to inform me when the banquet is over."
Gu Jiu said, "Big sister, you haven't eaten yet, right? I'll have someone bring you some food later."
"Second sister, thank you so much."
Gu Jiu returned to the banquet with a few maids.
She asked Jiang Yan to pack some food and send it to her elder sister Gu Zhen.
Gu Lin came to Gu Jiu and asked, "Second sister, where is the eldest sister? Isn't she with you?"
Gu Jiu said calmly, "Big sister is not feeling well and is resting in the guest room."
After saying that, Gu Jiu looked at Cui Liu, the maid behind Gu Lin.
Cui Liu had a humble and pleasing look on her face, and looked extremely honest and reliable.
Gu Lin noticed Gu Jiu's gaze and asked, "Second sister, why are you looking at Cui Liu? Did Cui Liu make Second sister unhappy?"
"No, that's not true. I just wanted to say that I really envy my fifth sister for having such a capable maid by her side."
Gu Lin laughed, "Cui Liu is my aunt's maid. My aunt is worried about me, so she specially asked Cui Liu to stay by my side and serve me today."
"I see." Gu Jiu agreed with a smile.
It seems that Gu Lin knows nothing.
Cui Liu was a little nervous and her palms were sweating.
Did the second girl see through it?
How could that be?
Cui Liu went over everything in her mind to make sure there were no mistakes. Logically, no one should suspect her.
Cui Liu secretly looked at Gu Jiu, and accidentally met Gu Jiu's eyes that saw through everything.
Cui Liu quickly lowered her head, feeling very guilty.
Did the second girl really see through everything?
Gu Jiu said to Gu Lin, "I feel relieved that Fifth Sister has a capable maid like Cui Liu by her side. However, sometimes it's not a good thing when a maid is too capable. Cui Liu, am I right?"
Cui Liu didn't dare to answer.
Gu Lin took Gu Jiu's arm and said, "Second sister, don't worry about Cui Liu. She will only follow me today. She will serve Auntie on weekdays."
At this time, Gu Yue, Gu Shan, and Xu Yuanniang were walking towards them.
Gu Jiu and Gu Lin were standing by the pond.
Gu Jiu glanced at the pond and came up with an idea.
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