Chapter 156 Vicious
Chunxiang doesn't remember how long she was locked up by the madam; all she knows is that during that time, she experienced a feeling worse than death.
When she was finally able to rebuild her life, she changed her identity and became a prostitute in a brothel who changed grooms every night.
In the North Courtyard, Ginkgo endured ten strokes of the cane every day as instructed by Gu Shuyan, and finally succumbed to her injuries on the fourth day.
Looking at the battered and bruised ginkgo tree, everyone in the courtyard looked somber, except for Gu Shuyan, who seemed to have suffered enough.
Inside the room, the two maids looked rather listless. Seeing this, Gu Shuyan asked them, "Do you think I'm too vicious?"
Upon hearing this, the two lowered their heads, but neither of them spoke.
Although it was wrong for Yinxing to poison the people in the mansion, Gu Shuyan could have simply killed Yinxing. Torturing her day by day by rubbing salt into her wounds was far too cruel.
“I know you two can’t accept this, but if it were you in that situation, if those people were the ones who hurt me like this, would you still think I’m vicious?”
Gu Shuyan didn't want to explain anything to others, but if her two most trusted maids were to become estranged from her because of this, Gu Shuyan would feel very sad.
Looking quietly at their expressions, it was clear that Gu Shuyan's assumption was simply not valid in their eyes.
"Miss, don't you think too badly of people?"
Mingyu asked, otherwise she couldn't find a reason for Gu Shuyan to do this.
If it was truly because she felt the other party might harm her that she did such a cruel thing, Mingyu felt obligated to bring the young lady back.
Seeing that Pearl was also looking at her with the same questioning gaze, Gu Shuyan sighed helplessly. Just as she was wondering how to persuade the two of them, a little maid knocked on the door.
"Miss, something has happened to Madam."
As soon as the maid finished speaking, Gu Shuyan rushed to the door.
"What's wrong with Mother?"
Seeing Gu Shuyan's anxious expression, the maid Youxie said with difficulty, "Miss, you should go and see for yourself!"
In the main courtyard, Ji Shi paced back and forth, her hair disheveled, occasionally banging her head against a pillar.
Seeing this, Gu Jin reached out and hugged her tightly, but Ji Shi managed to break free.
"The soup is here, the soup is here."
When Madam Wu brought in the chicken soup, Ji Shi's empty eyes lit up and she walked over in a few steps.
Before the chicken soup had cooled down, Madam Ji eagerly drank it, only to spit it out the next second.
"No, this isn't it. I've told you so many times, this isn't the taste."
Looking at the chicken soup that she didn't like, Madam Ji waved her hand, and the whole bowl of chicken soup was smashed on the ground. Madam Ji didn't care about that at all and angrily pointed at Wu Mama, "Make them redo it, redo it."
After saying that, Ji Shi held her head in her hands and began to scratch it, looking as if she had gone mad.
Gu Jin looked at Ji Shi's appearance, his eyes filled with bitterness.
"Father, Mother."
Gu Shuyan walked quickly towards the door. Seeing Ji Shi's appearance, her heart ached terribly.
The thing she feared most finally happened.
"Shu'er, Shu'er, do you know how to make that soup? Go to the kitchen and make a bowl for your mother, okay? Just a whole bowl, not half a bowl, half a bowl is enough."
As Ji spoke, she looked at Gu Shuyan with an almost pleading expression, as if Gu Shuyan was now her only lifeline.
"Mother, please don't do this."
Looking at her dignified and beautiful mother like this, a tear slid down Gu Shuyan's cheek.
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