Chapter 172 Abusing the Scum (Third Update)
News of the suspension bridge's collapse quickly spread throughout the neighborhood, even reaching the old lady and the old priest.
However, since their child was unharmed, the two did not investigate further.
The imperial examinations will be held next month. Although the Imperial Academy is not open yet, Gu Jiao urges her husband to study every day.
Xiao Liulang, pinned down in the study... had no way to express his suffering!
On the tenth day, Gu Jiao went to the Marquis's residence.
She didn't tell Yao about the thrilling events that had happened at home. Granny Fang came to Bishui Hutong every few days and knew some of the details, but Gu Jiao told her not to say anything.
Granny Fang is listening to Gu Jiao more and more these days, and she really hasn't said a single word.
Yao is in good condition.
Gu Jiao thought that if things continued like this, it wouldn't be long before she could stop taking her antidepressants.
"The plum blossoms are in bloom, let's go for a walk in the plum garden," Yao said to her daughter.
Gu Jiao nodded and said, "Okay."
After a pause, as if thinking of something, he said to Granny Fang, "Call Gu Jinyu here."
"Huh?" Granny Fang was taken aback.
Isn't the eldest young lady always at odds with the second young lady? Why is she suddenly being called?
Madam Yao glanced at her daughter with surprise, then said to Granny Fang, "Go."
"Yes." Granny Fang went to Gu Jinyu's courtyard.
She heard that it was Madam Yao and Gu Jiao who invited her to visit the plum garden. She didn't say anything, changed her clothes, and went.
Recently, the incident of the broken bridge has occurred among the common people, and the imperial harem has been more well-behaved than in previous years. Every year at this time, Consort Shu would summon her to the palace to accompany her, but this year she did not.
She came to the plum garden.
Seeing Yao Shi and Gu Jiao sitting intimately together, she felt a pang of sadness, but smiled and walked over: "Mother, sister!"
Madam Yao's gaze fell on her thin coat, and she scolded, "Why are you out dressed so lightly? Aren't you afraid of getting cold? How do your maids serve you?"
Gu Jinyu smiled innocently: "I was so eager to see Mother and Sister that I forgot about them."
Madam Yao hurriedly had a servant bring her a cloak to put on.
Gu Jinyu looked at Gu Jiao and said gently and kindly, "So, sister likes plum blossoms?"
"Mm," Gu Jiao replied perfunctorily.
Gu Jinyu added, "Then I'll pick a few and put them in a vase to send to my sister later."
"No need." It's not like I really like it.
After walking for a while, Yao could no longer walk.
Seeing that the two sisters were in good spirits, she said to them, "I'm going to sit in the pavilion for a while. You can enjoy yourselves, don't worry about me."
Gu Jinyu thought Gu Jiao would refuse, since Gu Jiao never liked being with her.
But Gu Jiao didn't.
Gu Jiao walked forward silently.
Gu Jinyu was a little confused.
Did this woman take the wrong medicine today?
She followed him suspiciously.
Gu Jiao walked and walked until she left the plum garden.
"Where does my sister want to go?" Gu Jinyu asked with a smile.
"Just taking a walk," Gu Jiao said.
Mentioning this, Gu Jinyu's sense of superiority arose spontaneously: "The Marquis of Ding'an's mansion is very large. It is said to have once been the residence of a prince, and was later bestowed upon my grandfather by the late emperor. My grandfather liked the fishpond in front the most. Would you like to go and take a look, sister?"
"Um."
Gu Jiao cooperated unexpectedly.
Gu Jinyu was surprised again.
She led Gu Jiao to the pavilion by the fishpond, where fish food was always kept. The masters of the mansion could use the food to feed the small fish when they came here. However, now that the lake was frozen, it was not easy to feed them.
Gu Jinyu: "If you like the Marquis's residence, you can consider moving back. I can give you Qingya Garden..."
"What's over there?" Gu Jiao suddenly asked, pointing to the back mountain.
Gu Jinyu was interrupted and looked annoyed, but still answered patiently, "It's the back mountain. My three older brothers often go there."
Gu Jiao: "Who went today?" There was some noise from the back mountain, but Gu Jinyu couldn't hear it.
"It looks like my second brother." Gu Jinyu remembered seeing her second brother heading towards the back mountain when she came from her own courtyard.
"Madam is calling you," Gu Jiao said.
"Huh?" Gu Jinyu turned around and looked back. "How come I didn't hear that?"
Gu Jiao remained expressionless: "I think I heard it."
Gu Jinyu: "Then, sister, are you going back?"
Gu Jiao: "I don't want to."
Gu Jinyu: "..."
Talking to this person always makes me furious, even if they're not actually insulting me.
Gu Jinyu cracked her knuckles and said, "Then wait for me here, sister. I'll be right back."
After Gu Jinyu left, Gu Jiao turned and headed to the back mountain.
Gu Chengfeng was picking fruit on the back mountain when Gu Chenglin suddenly got the idea to eat the wild fruit from the back mountain.
This fruit is reddish, slightly smaller than a hawthorn, and can grow rapidly even in heavy snow. The taste isn't actually that good, but Gu Chenglin, being a child, loved to eat this strange and unusual thing.
As Gu Chengfeng was picking the fruit, he suddenly felt a murderous aura rushing towards him.
He dodged the attack with a swift movement, then turned around quickly with a light tap of his toes.
When he saw that the person who came was Gu Jiao, he was instantly stunned.
Gu Jiao raised her hand and broke off an icicle hanging from a tree branch. It was as long as her arm. She used the icicle as a blade and coldly slashed at Gu Chengfeng.
Gu Chengfeng was on guard to see if she had attracted anyone else, and he almost couldn't avoid her.
Gu Jiao showed no mercy.
So if he hadn't been skilled enough, his throat would have been pierced by that icicle long ago.
"What are you going to do?" Gu Chengfeng asked through gritted teeth.
Gu Jiao weighed the icicle in her hand and suddenly swung it at the other person.
Gu Chengfeng finally unleashed his hidden weapon.
One hidden weapon shattered the ice crystal, while two other hidden weapons flew towards Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao's waist bent backward in an incredible arc, and the hidden weapon flew past her flat waist and abdomen, embedding itself in the sycamore tree behind her with two thuds!
How could you dodge that?
Gu Chengfeng narrowed his eyes: "You... secretly removed my mask that day?"
“You’re wrong.” Gu Jiao straightened up and looked at him. “It wasn’t done secretly; it was done openly and honestly.”
Gu Chengfeng: "..."
Footsteps came from that direction.
Gu Chengfeng remembered the hidden weapon left on the tree and hurriedly flew to retrieve it, but Gu Jiao kicked him away!
Gu Chengfeng knelt on one knee and slid backwards for more than ten steps in the snow, but he was not injured.
Gu Jiao was very satisfied: "As expected, he can take a beating."
Gu Chengfeng: "...!!"
The footsteps were getting closer.
Gu Chengfeng had no desire to continue the fight and slipped away.
Gu Jiao stepped forward and pulled him down from mid-air!
Gu Chengfeng had too many concerns and couldn't unleash his full power, so Gu Jiao dragged him into a small wooden hut nearby.
It was in this room that Yao poisoned Aunt Ling.
The visitor was Gu Changqing.
He came over to investigate after hearing the commotion on the back mountain.
No one showed up.
But there were footprints on the snow, and signs of a fight.
He did not discover the hidden weapon in the sycamore tree for the time being.
Gu Chengfeng looked at him nervously, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
"I'll give you a chance." Gu Jiao crossed her arms. "Answer my question. Otherwise, I can rescue you, or I can bury you back in."
Gu Chengfeng: "Heh, if you had that ability, why didn't you make a move sooner?"
Gu Jiao: "I dare to make a move, do you dare?"
Gu Chengfeng choked.
He glanced at Gu Changqing, who was scouting in the snow: "What do you want to know?"
Gu Jiao asked, "There's a person named Aheng in the Xuanping Marquis's residence. He's not a servant. Who is he?"
Gu Chengfeng looked at her warily: "Who exactly are you? Why are you inquiring about the Xuanping Marquis's residence?"
Gu Jiao said calmly, "Just answer."
Gu Changqing arrived under the paulownia tree, and only needed to turn around to discover the hidden weapons on the tree.
Gu Chengfeng clenched his fist and said coldly, "The only person whose name contains the character 'Heng' is the deceased young Marquis of Zhaodu, whose name was Xiao Heng."
Gu Jiao: "Which one is more aggressive?"
Gu Chengfeng: "Beautiful jade pendant".
"Hmm." Gu Jiao savored the word "heng" for a moment, quite satisfied with it.
She tilted her little head.
They look rather cute.
Gu Chengfeng turned his face away. He was going crazy. This girl was a killer. How was she cute?
Gu Jiao reached out her hand to him again.
"What are you doing?" Gu Chengfeng asked.
Gu Jiao glanced at Gu Changqing outside the house: "One thousand taels of silver, and I won't tell anyone."
Gu Chengfeng's eyelids twitched: "A thousand taels! Why don't you just rob me!"
Gu Jiao made a move to open the door.
Gu Chengfeng's breath hitched: "I don't have that many silver notes on me!"
Gu Jiao: "Write an IOU."
Gu Chengfeng: "There's no paper or pen here."
Gu Jiao took out a homemade charcoal pencil and a small notebook from the small purse her aunt had made for her, turned to a blank page, and handed it to him: "Here you go."
Gu Chengfeng: "..."
If looks could kill, Gu Chengfeng would have killed Gu Jiao a hundred times over!
Gu Chengfeng gritted his teeth and wrote down an IOU: "Is this alright?"
After reading the IOU and confirming that there were no hidden clauses, Gu Jiao nodded in satisfaction and put away the charcoal pencil and notebook.
Gu Chengfeng breathed a sigh of relief and continued to observe his elder brother's movements.
The next second, Gu Jiao raised her foot, aimed at his butt, and kicked him away!
I only said I wouldn't tell anyone about you, I didn't say I wouldn't kick you out, right?
The end of the month is approaching, so don't waste your monthly pass!
(End of this chapter)
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