Ever since the rift between Gu and Mrs. Gu began, Gu Shuang had always felt that she wasn't managing the finances well enough without her help. Although she understood the accounts, it wasn't convenient for her to leave the house every day to keep an eye on them. The dividends from the various stores at the end of this year were exceptionally small, which was really frustrating.
Fortunately, at this time, someone told me that there were some good things in the warehouse behind the master's study, and none of them were stored or recorded, so no one would find out even if they were lost.
Wouldn't it be a waste to leave such a large treasure warehouse there? It's a good opportunity to let this maid practice and see if she has the ability and loyalty.
Gu was describing a bright future to Huixiang when suddenly there were voices outside the courtyard and General Xu walked through the gate with a cold air.
"Master is back!" Gu Shuang hurried over to greet him, helping him change clothes and serving him hot tea. But she felt that the master was not happy today, and the dark anger under his brow was about to burst out.
"Master, aren't you happy today? It's already the New Year holiday, why are you..."
"Don't you know why I'm unhappy?" Old Man Xu always spoke like this, very directly.
Gu knew it at a glance, she must have found out about Nanny Gu and was angry.
"Master, I didn't expect Mammy to be so bold. She actually dared to kill someone! When I first heard about it, I was furious and anxious. She really betrayed our trust."
Old Man Gu didn't like this beating around the bush, and he said directly, "Alright, why are you saying those useless things? Let me ask you, do you want to save her?"
"This... She is my nanny after all. We have been together since we were little. I..."
"Let me tell you, Chen Yue sent someone to bring me a letter today. He said that we allowed our evil slave to kill people, and he also cursed the Xu family's atmosphere. I was so angry that I really wanted to chop the old woman to pieces with a knife!" As Old Man Xu said this, he made a hand gesture and slammed the table.
Gu Shuang: Eh? Shouldn't I have killed Chen Yue? Why didn't I get angry at all after being scolded by him?
She knew that the master always disliked scholars who discussed Confucius and Mencius, but she didn't know that Chen Yue was an exception. Since Chen Yue came to power, Father Xu had watched from the sidelines for three years. This civil servant was truly different from the others.
He was very straightforward, even more so than me. Just think of who would dare to piss off the old emperor and then act like nothing happened? In this respect, I could never compare to Chen Yue.
Damn it! What's wrong with him scolding me? He's right to scold me! He just spit in my face, what can I say? I'm so fucked!
"The master is certainly angry, but Madam is also doing this for the Xu family..."
"Did the Xu family ask her to kill someone? Did they ask her to steal someone's wife? Did they ask her to beat someone's wife to a disability? How dare you say that!"
It seems that the master still doesn't know that it was he who crippled Cai...
Having said that, Gu didn't dare to persuade him anymore.
But Nanny Gu must be saved, not only for the sake of friendship, but more importantly, Nanny Gu has done so many things for me. If she really turns against me, won’t I be in trouble?
At worst, we can just keep the master in the dark and send him directly to the farm, changing his name.
"Yes, Master, calm down. Since you said so, I will naturally listen to you."
Seeing that Gu was sensible, Old Man Xu didn't say anything more. The reason why he was so angry today was because Yi Yan was currently discussing marriage with the Seventh Prince. Although she didn't say it explicitly, Madam Jing should have gone to the palace to tell the emperor about it.
How could I not be angry when such a thing happened at this juncture that brought disgrace upon my family? If this incident delayed Yi Yan's marriage, I would definitely jail that bitch and kill her!
On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar year, it was customary to eat Laba porridge. Xu Yixing didn't like it; it was sticky and tasteless, but he had to drink it anyway.
Last night she made an appointment with the Seventh Prince, and today she was going to visit Nanny Gu in the prison. Not to see her off, but to pierce her heart.
The carriage swayed as it moved, but Xu Yixing's smile never relaxed.
Gu must have received the news last night. The jailer accepted the money and promised to take care of Madam Gu, but he refused to let her visit. The reason must be that the adults were taking the case very seriously and were keeping a close eye on it.
Humph, bribery is different from bribery itself. The jailer dared to accept the money but didn't dare to let her in. Naturally, he had Lu Anyuan's instructions.
It took a long time to reach the prison gate. It was filled with a musty smell. Fortunately, there weren't many people there. After the New Year, everyone had gone to spend time with their families. Only a few people were on duty.
The jailer said attentively, "Hey, Miss, you're here. Please come in!"
This jailer was probably the first person, besides the families of both parties, to know that Second Miss Xu and the Seventh Prince were about to discuss marriage. But so what? Even if you were to vomit blood, would you dare to speak out?
"Thank you very much."
"Of course not, it's as it should be, as it should be!"
The warden took her deep into the women's prison. There weren't many prisoners there to begin with, and even if there were, they all had dull eyes, and no one knew what they were thinking.
The jailer, who was paid to do the job, gave Madam Gu a pretty good position, at the very back, very quiet. There was a small skylight above, so it wasn't too dark or smelly, but it was very cold.
"I can stay here by myself, you all go." Xu Yixing didn't even keep Siqin. The jailer saw that the maid was so determined to leave and thought to himself, aren't you afraid that something might happen to your young lady?
This is the future prince's consort. If something goes wrong, will the Seventh Prince forgive me, and will General Xu let me go?
“Second Miss, please stand further away so as not to disturb you!”
"Thank you, but it's not necessary. Leave the key here, you don't have to worry about me." Ying Jiu also followed in, so what danger could there be.
"Okay." Leave quickly and run away.
Mrs. Gu was hit on the back and lay on the ground, with only her head raised, staring at Xu Yixing. She was like a snake, unable to rise, so she could only hold her head up.
Xu Yixing took the key, unlocked the door with a click, untied the chain, and walked in.
"You are quite brave. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you here?" Mrs. Gu's voice was full of viciousness, but Xu Yixing could hear a sense of helplessness in her voice.
She tiptoed forward and upward, hooked Mrs. Gu's chin, and exerted force to force her to raise her head higher.
"You're still in shackles, how can you touch me? Besides, try it?"
"Xu Yiyan! You're a bitch! You're not fit for a high place! You filthy bastard, you think you're dreaming of marrying the prince? Bah! He's also a bastard born out of wedlock. You two are a pair of dogs and bitches!"
It turns out that Mrs. Gu’s curses are quite vicious. Okay, her mouth is dirty enough, so I don’t feel any psychological burden when I beat her.
Xu Yixing ignored her. There was no point in defeating the enemy with words. Only by making her feel pain could she know what fear was.
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