Chapter 115 Hospitality
The servant rolled his eyes in annoyance at Chunxiang's continued behavior.
She still thinks she's the same respectable maid she used to be! Now that even her master has been beaten half to death, she still dares to act arrogantly in front of him.
He glanced sideways at the other two members of the Li family, who were dressed fairly well, and remembering that they were the young lady's adoptive parents, he finally lingered before going inside to report.
Inside the study, Gu Jin was surprised to hear that the Li family had arrived, and then looked at Luo Yu with some apology.
"Your Highness, I still have some matters to attend to. How about having someone accompany you for a stroll in the garden?"
The garden is bursting with color this season, so it doesn't feel too monotonous, which is why Gu Jin made that comment.
"If Your Excellency has other business to attend to, please proceed."
After Luo Yu finished speaking politely, Xu Feng pushed him out of the study. Seeing this, Gu Jin gave an instruction to the butler before heading to the front hall.
In the reception room, the Li couple had already been arranged to have tea. Upon seeing Gu Jinjing arrive, they almost dropped their teacups.
Awkwardly putting down their teacups, the two were somewhat flustered and unsure of what to do next.
"Quickly bow to the Marquis."
Chunxiang whispered a reminder from the side, and the two of them immediately knelt down on the ground.
"This humble servant greets Your Excellency."
After saying that, the two hurriedly kowtowed, looking somewhat like they were going to see the county magistrate.
Knowing that the two were from the countryside, Gu Jin didn't mind. He had someone help them up and then sat down in the main seat.
"I wonder when you two entered the capital. Why didn't you say anything in advance? Your household could have sent someone to pick you up."
Gu Jin asked with a smile.
The two, already too ashamed to look directly at Gu Jin due to their vastly different social statuses, lowered their heads even further upon hearing his words, barely daring to breathe.
"My lord, my wife and I came here to visit our daughter, and by the way..."
Li Daniu hesitated for a long time before finally speaking, but once he opened his mouth, he couldn't get the words out.
"Pick up the young lady while you're at it."
Seeing that the Li couple couldn't say anything, Chunxiang had no choice but to step forward.
"My lord, actually, Master Li and his wife were already brought to the capital by Miss and are living in a mansion in the south of the city. The reason they came to visit this time is because Master Li and his wife learned that Miss had been beaten, and that's why they wanted to take Miss back to take care of her."
At first glance, Chunxiang's words seemed to be explaining the situation to the Li couple, but upon closer examination, their meaning suddenly became somewhat different.
Saying they would take the person back to care for them clearly implies that the Marquis's mansion failed to take good care of the person and even injured them, which is why the couple came to settle scores.
Even though the couple had raised their daughter for over a decade, Gu Jin's expression was still rather unpleasant.
"So the two of you had already gone to the capital. Yingxue really kept it a secret; we didn't even know."
The honest, illiterate couple didn't understand anything amiss with Gu Jin's meaningful words.
"My lord, please don't blame Yingxue. She didn't tell you because she didn't want to trouble you all."
Li Dani hurriedly tried to explain for Gu Yingxue, but such unnecessary words would only make Gu Jin think more.
Considering Gu Yingxue's recent behavior, Gu Jin's eyes lit up and he said, "Shu'er hasn't seen you two for a long time, why don't we have her keep you company and have a chat?"
Although Gu Jin's words were a question, they also carried a hint of deliberate probing.
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