In her previous life, the Madam also said this to Chu Qianling: "Sister Ling, kneel down!"

Chu Qianchen looked at the lady in silence, pursed his cherry lips, and the scenes of his previous life were as clear as yesterday.

Gu Nanzhao took a step forward, walked to Chu Qianchen's side, bowed to the lady, and explained in a gentle voice:

“Grandma, this was an accident and has nothing to do with Sister Chen.”

"Grandma, this was an accident and has nothing to do with Cousin Ling."

Chu Qianchen recited silently in his heart, overlapping with Gu Nanzhao’s words.

So many years have passed, but Chu Qianchen still remembers every word clearly.

Upon hearing this, Chu Qianling widened her eyes in disbelief and looked at Gu Nanzhao aggrievedly.

It was clear that my cousin saw Chu Qianchen hurting him with his own eyes, but now he is speaking for Chu Qianchen by confusing right and wrong!

Chu Qianchen is a vixen!

What sweet words did she say to her cousin just now to make him so bewildered? !

"Cousin." Chu Qianling murmured, feeling heartbroken.

Her injured face hurt, but her heart hurt even more...

Chu Qianling's eyes were suddenly filled with crystal tears that seemed like they would roll down her cheeks at any time, making her look extremely pitiful.

Chu Qianchen looked at Chu Qianling steadily, with a cold gleam in his eyes.

Chu Qianling is always like this. In her previous life, she hurt her own face, but she cried more sadly than the victim herself, as if she had suffered a great injustice and wronged, which made her particularly pitiful.

Faced with such a delicate and pitiful girl, even a heart of stone would be melted into softness by her!

Back then, Gu Nanzhao even went back to coax Chu Qianling.

So, what will happen to him in this life?

"Cousin Ling," Gu Nanzhao turned his head and looked at Chu Qianling with a sincere look, "Just now you and Sister Chen were dancing with swords, and it was your sword that accidentally slipped out of your hand first, which led to... Well, in short, all this was an accident."

"Cousin Ling, you are a sensible person. You won't blame Sister Chen for this accident, right?"

A gentle smile appeared on Gu Nanzhao's handsome face.

But at this moment, smiling is more hurtful.

Chu Qianling was heartbroken, her delicate body trembling slightly, and she felt that every word he said was like a needle piercing her heart.

My cousin has really been bewitched by this vixen Chu Qianchen!

"Cousin..." Chu Qianling covered her left cheek and looked at Gu Nanzhao with hurt, feeling sad, disappointed, angry and unwilling.

The lady on the Luohan bed looked at Gu Nanzhao with deep eyes, wondering: Could it be that her grandson has fallen in love with Sister Chen?

That's not bad.

They originally wanted to give Sister Chen to the Second Prince. If the Second Prince likes her, that would of course be the best.

The lady made up her mind immediately and brushed the matter off lightly: "Since it was an accident, Lingjie, stop making a fuss and get a doctor to take a look."

Chu Qianchen stood quietly with his head down, not surprised by this result.

It was like this in the previous life, Chu Qianling destroyed her face but was not punished, and it was the same in this life.

What?! Chu Qianling stood up from the chair suddenly, her eyelashes trembled twice, and a line of crystal tears slid down from the corners of her eyes...

Tears flowed into the wound, making Chu Qianling's pretty face even paler in pain, and she moaned softly.

But Liu was so distressed that she quickly used a handkerchief to wipe her daughter's tears, "Lingjie, don't cry, your tears flowing into the wound will only make it more painful!"

Chu Qianling couldn't stop her tears and they kept falling.

The personal maid next to her also hurriedly helped her girl wipe her tears.

Liu felt as if there was a fire burning in her heart. Normally, she would not even scold her daughter, but her face was disfigured by that bitch Chu Qianchen!

She stood up suddenly and rushed towards Chu Qianchen without hesitation, like a mother wolf protecting her cubs, raising her hand and slapping Chu Qianchen vigorously...

Liu wore long and thin armor covers on the ring finger and little finger of her right hand. The two armor covers were made of tortoise shells and were pointed and sharp, making it clear that she also wanted to leave a wound on Chu Qianchen's face.

Gu Nanzhao's expression changed, and he raised his voice and shouted, "Second Aunt, stop it!"

Chu Qianchen dodged lightly by leaning sideways, and at the same time, he quickly attacked, blocking Liu's right wrist with his right wrist and waving away the opponent's hand.

"Second Aunt, be careful with your armor and don't damage it." Chu Qianchen kindly reminded her, his voice as gentle as always.

To Liu, these words sounded like a provocation.

Liu became even angrier. She turned to look at the lady on Luohan's bed and complained, "Mother, look at Sister Chen! She hurt Sister Ling's face and now she has no respect for her elders and dares to attack my aunt!"

Each word Liu spoke became louder and sharper, and her face turned red with anger.

The lady looked at Liu and Chu Qianchen and frowned.

Before she could say anything, the door curtain leading to the main hall was lifted, and a gentle yet dignified female voice spoke first: "Second brother's sister, Sister Chen is a daughter of my eldest son's family. If she needs a lesson, I, her stepmother, am still here."

The woman's voice was neither hurried nor slow, neither arrogant nor impatient, and her implication was that she was reprimanding Liu for overstepping the bounds.

There was silence in the room.

Everyone looked over in the direction of the sound, including Chu Qianchen and Liu.

A beautiful woman in her twenties walked in from behind the door curtain. She had an oval face, crescent eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and a graceful appearance.

The beautiful woman wore an autumn-scented ten-pattern brocade jacket, with a white silk bamboo-leaf stand-up collar underneath, and a goose yellow plum, orchid, and bamboo-patterned hem skirt. Her skirt swayed slightly as she walked, revealing a pair of butterfly-flower shoes. She looked elegant and dignified, as quiet as water.

"Mother." Chu Qianchen bowed to the visitor, with a faint smile in his eyes.

This beautiful woman is the legal wife of Yongding Marquis Chu Lingxiao, Lady Marquis Shen.

Marquis Yongding had one wife and three concubines. However, even though the three concubines had children, their status was far from comparable to that of the marquis's wife.

Shen was born into a noble family, the eldest daughter of the Duke Mu's mansion. The Shen family was a very prestigious family of scholars. Her father, Duke Mu, was not only highly respected, but also had a very high reputation among the scholars. Many important officials in the court were his students. The Chu family could not maintain its current honor without the help of the Duke Mu's mansion.

Fourteen years ago, the old Marquis Chu Yun was ordered to go to the north, but lost three cities in a row. Later, the court sent the Marquis of Weiwu to rescue him, and he managed to save the north. The late emperor felt that the old Marquis did not have the demeanor of his ancestors, so he was displeased with the Chu family and wanted to demote the Chu family's title. In the end, because Chu Lingxiao married the Shen family, the late emperor saved the Chu family's title for the sake of Duke Mu's face.

Since Shen married into the Marquis's Mansion, she has enjoyed an exclusive status in the mansion. Even the Dowager Lady Jiang has to respect this daughter-in-law.

Liu looked at Shen, raised her chin, and said in a rage, "Sister-in-law, you came at the right time! Your concubine's daughter hurt Lingjie'er's face. Shouldn't you give our second wife an explanation?"

(End of this chapter)