Gu Jinsong was wearing a green brocade robe and looked Su Shunci up and down.
"He's a little thinner and a little frail. But it's okay. I'll just take care of him after he gets married."
His critical gaze fell on Su Shunci's chest and waist, revealing dissatisfaction and disgust.
Su Shunci's personal maid Jinyun stretched out her arms to block Su Shunci.
"Young Master, please respect yourself. The Marquis' Mansion is a place where rules are followed, not your Pingzhou."
However, Su Shunci heard the deeper meaning in Gu Jinsong's words and looked at him over Jinyun.
"What do you mean, cousin?"
Gu Jinsong crossed his arms over his chest and trembled on his toes. "Don't play dumb. Our marriage is already settled. Why are you still playing dumb? I know you women like to act like a spoiled child. But remember, I'm not the type to spoil women. I like people who are obedient."
Gu Jinsong knew that he was not worthy of Su Shunci in terms of family background. So he was afraid that she would suppress him, so he wanted to dampen her spirit first.
Su Shunci suddenly realized that the person her grandmother was talking about was Gu Jinsong. She sneered inwardly. Her grandmother was really good to her mother's family. She gave them money, land, and now she was even giving her granddaughter to the Gu family. It would be better if the Pingning Marquisate just changed its surname to Gu.
Jinyun couldn't help but scold: "You are a toad wanting to eat swan meat. Do you think you can covet our young lady? Why don't you look in the mirror and see what kind of moral character you have? With your condition, you are not even worthy of marrying our young lady, let alone licking her shoes."
Jinyun was naturally hot-tempered, and since he'd been hanging out with Su Shunci a lot recently, he didn't even have to think about the curse words; they just came out of his mouth.
Gu Jinsong was scolded by a little maid, and his face turned ashen with anger.
"Who are you? How dare you scold me? Believe it or not, I will tell my great aunt and sell you out."
He knew that he had little say in the Gu family, so he brought up Old Madam Su.
Su Shunci took two steps forward and kicked Gu Jinsong without saying a word.
Gu Jinsong was standing sideways and was kicked unexpectedly, causing him to fall to the side.
Because his arms were still wrapped around each other, he had no support when he landed, and his side face fell directly to the ground.
Su Shunci looked down at Gu Jinsong and said, "If you keep using dirty words next time, I won't kick you like this."
"Let's go."
The master and servant glared at Gu Jinsong and left one after the other.
Gu Jinsong fell hard, and when he got up, he spat out a mouthful of sand. He stared at Su Shunci's back, his eyes narrowed.
"Little girl, you have a very fierce temper. Wait until you come in and see how I deal with you."
"Miss, what should we do? The old lady won't really let you marry into the Gu family, right?" Jinyun followed Su Shunci and asked worriedly.
Su Shunci's face was grim. "Whoever thinks the Gu family is good can marry them. But don't even think of asking me to marry that bastard Gu Jinsong."
Jinyun was still uneasy. "Why don't you find a way to tell the young lady? Now that the old lady won't let you leave the house, I'm really worried."
Su Shunci turned around and saw Jinyun's face had turned pale with fear. She comforted him, "It's okay. Grandma asked me to leave the house, but I can't go out for the next few days. I have to stay at home and look after them."
As for the engagement, it hasn't been finalized yet, but there's always a way to take it slow.
The next day, when Su Chengye and the old lady were discussing the details of the engagement with Mrs. Gu Si, Su Shunci suddenly burst in. With a cold attitude, she said that she would never marry Gu Jinsong unless she died.
Su Chengye and the old lady were so angry that they scolded her for being unfilial, but they didn't dare to push her too hard.
Another day passed. That morning, Su Qingyu was meeting with the farm steward when Feicui came in and whispered, "Madam, the third cousin is here."
Su Qingyu nodded, then said a few simple words, sent away the manager of the farm, and stood up to walk towards the flower hall for receiving guests.
When he entered, Lin Wuchen was pacing back and forth in the middle of the hall, looking a little anxious.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Su Qingyu lifted the hem of her lake blue moonlit skirt and walked in.
When Lin Wuchen saw her come in, he asked anxiously, "Fourth cousin hasn't been to the shop for three days? Did something happen?"
Su Shunci was extremely concerned about the shop's affairs and was basically busy in the shop from morning to night. He had not shown up for three days, but that was something he had never seen before.
Su Qingyu was shocked when she heard this. Could it be that her family was making things difficult for Aci?
It was her fault for neglecting it. The two days since Zhuangzi came to give his account, she'd been so busy she was completely lost. She should have sent someone back to check. Those people from the Su family must still be suspicious of the shop.
"I'm going to change my clothes and then go back to the Su family to take a look."
Lin Wuchen immediately said: "I'll go too. I'll wait for you here."
The two of them didn't know that the Su family was already in turmoil.
Three days ago, Gu Jinsong was kicked by Su Shunci, leaving a bloody mess on his right cheek. He didn't complain, but was obsessed with how to get back at Su Shunci.
Early this morning, after Gu Jinsong went to the inner courtyard to pay his respects to the old lady, he did not return to the outer courtyard. Instead, he quietly went to Qingxinju, where Su Shunci lived, and hid behind the grass outside Qingxinju.
His original intention was to see if he could meet Su Shunci and find an opportunity to teach this girl a lesson.
But after staying there for a long time, Su Shunci didn't come out, and he couldn't get in.
Just as she was about to get up and leave, she saw a maid coming over from a distance. In her hand was a mahogany tray with a pile of clothes on it, covered with a curtain.
When Gu Jinsong saw that it was the maid who scolded him last time, an idea suddenly came to his mind.
He turned around, picked up a medium-sized stone from behind, and threw it at Jinyun's leg. For children from small places, hunting birds in the mountains and fishing in the water was common, so their aim was naturally good.
The stone bounced directly onto Jinyun's knee, causing him to feel pain and his knee to give way. The object in his hand also fell out of his hand. The autumn wind in Beijing was strong, and the clothes on the mahogany tray were scattered everywhere.
While Gu Jinsong was laughing secretly, a red bellyband embroidered with peach blossoms fell at his feet.
He looked down at it and thought it was a handkerchief at first, but it seemed a bit too big. When he picked it up and saw what it was, his heart started beating fast.
Jinyun obviously didn't notice that one piece of clothing was missing. He picked up the clothes on the ground, rubbed his legs, and got up to leave.
Gu Jinsong held the bellyband in his hand and subconsciously put it into his arms.
He looked around again and walked towards the outer courtyard.
But before he reached the Chuihua Gate, he met He, the second wife of the Su family.
Gu Jinsong felt guilty, covering his chest with his hands and his eyes were panicking.
He saw that there was something wrong with him at first sight and thought that he had stolen valuable things from the mansion.
He walked straight forward and blocked his way.
"Where did Jinsong come from? What's in his arms?"
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