Gu Yanran was thrown outside the Seventh Prince's Mansion. It was freezing cold and snowy, and she was filled with despair.
"One wrong step, all wrong--" Gu Yanran looked at the sky in despair, and smiled miserably after a moment. She was wrong from the beginning, treating Shen Qingqiu as an imaginary enemy to deal with her, and then shutting out the old lady who truly loved her. She had fallen to this point, and she could only blame herself.
Gu Yanran looked up at the sky with a wry smile. If she were given another chance, she would never do such a thing again.
But now it's too late to say anything.
She tried to hide her face in her collar. The world was so big, but she had nowhere to go. She walked aimlessly without realizing that she had walked into a dark alley.
This place was where the beggars of the capital gathered. Although Gu Yanran's appearance was ruined, her skin was still fresh and tender, and she was wearing luxurious clothes. She lowered her head and did not look around, not realizing that some malicious eyes had fallen on her.
"Young lady, why did you come to this place alone?"
Gu Yanran was walking forward when she was blocked by someone. She looked up and saw a beggar in tattered clothes who was dirty and smelly. She frowned and left without saying anything.
"Hey, young lady, why are you leaving?" But how could those people let her go.
Soon, a ragged beggar stood in front of her. Gu Yanran didn't take it seriously at first, thinking he was just a hooligan. She turned around and wanted to retreat, but who knew that there was someone else behind her. Gu Yanran's face was cold, she bit her lip and said, "Get out of the way!"
"You have a pretty bad temper, don't you?"
Someone else spoke up, "Brother, look at the clothes she's wearing, she must be from a wealthy family. Those people are very concerned about their reputation, let's strip off her clothes and take her bellyband, so she won't be threatened by us in the future!" As soon as that person finished speaking, Gu Yanran felt that the eyes of the people around her were becoming lustful.
She took two steps back with her clothes rolled up, trying to rush out, but unexpectedly a beggar had already seen through her intention and pushed her back into the crowd with both hands.
Gu Yanran looked at these people, "What are you going to do? I am..." Who is she? She is the concubine of the seventh prince. She has been driven out of the mansion by Gu Cheng.
The daughter of the Gu family, but she was the first to abandon the Gu family! In this big world, I am afraid that only she can be so stupid as to abandon the person who really cares about her. Suddenly, Gu Yanran laughed lightly, and she was not afraid at all. The beggars were waiting for her to reveal her identity, but they saw her laughing like crazy, "What are you laughing at, who are you?"
Gu Yanran's mind was extremely clear at this moment. She certainly knew what these beggars were planning.
Wanting to know who I am so that they can use my handle to threaten my family, they will be disappointed. She has already abandoned her family. Thinking of this, Gu Yanran took off the hat outside her cloak, looked up at the people in front of her, and lowered her attitude to the extreme, "Gentlemen are quite elegant, and are interested in a woman like me."
The beggars were originally looking at Gu Yanran's exposed arms, which were extremely white and tender, and her graceful figure, and she was also a pretty lady. Seeing her look up and reveal her true face, they were naturally very excited. But when they saw the scarred face in front of them, they were all shocked! "This is too ugly!" Someone in the crowd shouted this.
Gu Yanran smiled bitterly. She originally thought that since her scars were exposed, no man would be interested in her face. But she still misjudged people's hearts. Just as she was about to stand up, she heard those people continue to say, "Although she is ugly, she is still a woman, and the things on her are worth a lot of money. Strip her naked and sell her to a brothel. It's not a brothel, no matter how beautiful the woman is!"
Gu Yanran was shocked. Which decent woman would be willing to go to a brothel?
She quickly got up from the ground and wanted to run, but the beggars rushed forward, some grabbed her feet and some grabbed her hands. Even though Gu Yanran struggled hard, she was no match for these people - is this the price of doing something wrong? She has fallen to this point, and God still refuses to give her a way out.
Thinking of this, Gu Yanran felt despair. She had already let her family down too much. As the eldest daughter of the Gu family, she could not allow herself to be insulted by these beggars. It would be better for her to bite her tongue and commit suicide to preserve her innocence.
"Stop!" The woman's stern voice came over.
Gu Yanran only felt that it sounded familiar, but he was surrounded by many beggars and couldn't see outside. Suddenly, a whip came like a thin snake, breaking through the air with a few snapping sounds. By the time Gu Yanran reacted, the beggars had already let go of him, and there were some bloodstains on their faces.
Gu Yanran looked up again and saw that it was Shen Qingqiu!
Shen Qingqiu looked at the embarrassed woman in front of him, without any gloating in his eyes. He just turned his head and said, "Tu Jiu, take off your clothes!" Tu Jiu did not hesitate to take off his outermost clothes. Shen Qingqiu turned around and threw them to Gu Yanran, who was naked on the ground.
After receiving it, Gu Yanran quickly wrapped herself up tightly, and then said in an inaudible voice, "Thank you."
"Send these people to the government office in Jingji Prefecture." Shen Qingqiu said. Tu Jiu nodded and quickly brought some men to take these beggars away.
Shen Qingqiu then looked at Gu Yanran, and she naturally noticed her face, "What's going on? Who did it?"
Now there were no outsiders here, and Gu Yanran had nothing to hide, "Princess Changping did it. She didn't like me in the first place, and I lost the favor and protection of the Seventh Prince—" A strange look flashed across Shen Qingqiu's face.
Seeing her expression, Gu Yanran couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Shen Qingqiu said that she was hard-hearted, but in fact she was softer than anyone else. She had done so many wrong things in the past, and now her face was just disfigured, but she looked like this.
Why couldn’t she see clearly before? Gu Yanran shook her head.
At this point, she was unwilling to let anyone feel sorry for her, and only said: "I have brought this upon myself, and I have already figured it out. Qiu'er -" Gu Yanran said: "I still owe you an apology. I am really sorry, it was because I was narrow-minded in the past that I made so many mistakes."
Shen Qingqiu frowned, "Why are you saying this?"
Gu Yanran said, "I'm not asking you to forgive me, but I'm a member of the Gu family after all. I've done so many things that let down our ancestors. I'm afraid I won't be able to face my father in the afterlife. I just hope you can take good care of the old lady." She smiled bitterly, "You and Liu - no, you and Aunt Jiu are good people, you will live in peace until old age."
After saying that, she tightened her clothes, turned around and left.
"Where are you going?" Shen Qingqiu asked.
Gu Yanran turned around and did not hide it from her, "This world is so big, there is no place for me to stay. But don't worry, I won't let anyone use my status as the legitimate daughter of the Gu family as an excuse to threaten the Marquis' Mansion. I will go to a nunnery in the suburbs to become a nun." This was the only way she could think of for herself.
"You——" Shen Qingqiu was about to speak, but he saw Gu Yanran in front of him roll her eyes and fainted.
She hurriedly helped the man up and ordered, "Jin Cai, call a carriage!"
Jin Cai let out a cry and quickly ran to the back to call the Marquis's Mansion's carriage over. She and the coachman helped lift Gu Yanran onto the carriage, and several of them rushed all the way to the Marquis's Mansion.
"Jin Cai, ask the doorman to call the doctor, and be sure to keep this a secret from the old lady." Shen Qingqiu ordered.
Jin Cai said, "Don't worry, young lady. When I came in just now, I asked someone to find a doctor. The old lady will not hide it." If the old lady saw Gu Yanran's face now, she would be scared to death if she didn't get sick.
Shen Qingqiu nodded, and smiled after a moment, "Don't you usually dislike her? Why is she in a good mood today?"
Jin Cai snorted, "Who do you think I am? If you kill people or set fires, there will be people behind you who will hand you knives and take things. If you want to save people, can I still hold you back?"
"You are much braver now. You can reply to every word I say." Shen Qingqiu was surprised. She seemed to have such a good temper.
This girl used to be so scary that she was scared to death.
Jin Cai said: "If what I said is unreasonable, you can punish me."
Shen Qingqiu shook his head, "I won't punish you, I'll go find another wife for Tu Jiu."
Jin Cai stamped her feet in anger, "Miss!" She could only say, "I used to hate Gu Yanran, but seeing how she is now, I think everyone makes mistakes. There are not many people in this world who are born bad like Princess Changping. Take me for example. I did a lot of wrong things when I followed Song. If the young lady hadn't brought me here and given me this opportunity, how could I be where I am now?"
After Shen Qingqiu heard this, he said, "I didn't give you any chance. I just needed someone to serve me at that time."
And she had the leverage over Jin Cai, so she was not afraid that she would disobey.
"Young lady!" Jin Cai stamped her feet again. She naturally knew what the young lady was thinking at the beginning. But they had been together for such a long time, why did she have to explain the past so clearly? She just said, "No matter what it was like in the past, I think the fourth young lady seems to have understood it this time."
"And her face now..." Jin Cai shook her head. It was ruined like that. Even Hua Tuo couldn't save it. "It's like this now. Even if she still has some intentions, she won't be able to make any waves in the future."
Shen Qingqiu nodded. She was soft-hearted at first, but she couldn't help regretting it when she thought of Gu Yanran's past record. Now that she heard Jin Cai say this, she felt relieved. She just said, "This matter must not only be kept secret from the old lady, but also from my mother. She is pregnant now--" As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Liu slowly walking over, holding her belly.
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