Gu Yunjin didn't know how long she had been crying or how long she had been beaten. She only remembered that she was completely naked and that whips were constantly falling on her body, causing her excruciating pain.
She kept begging for mercy and kept shouting.
But the servants around her seemed deaf, all standing there indifferently, and not one of them dared to step forward to help her.
Even now, several days have passed, and still no one has called a doctor for her.
Now she only has Bailu by her side, who can apply some medicine to her.
"Be gentle!"
"Are you trying to kill me with pain?"
"Useless thing."
Gu Yunjin winced in pain and couldn't help but unleash a torrent of curses at Bai Lu.
Bai Lu was so startled that her hand trembled, and she almost dropped the ointment in her hand.
Actually, Bai Lu was hit herself while protecting Gu Yunjin, and she's still in pain.
But she still endured the pain and applied medicine to Gu Yunjin first.
Now that Gu Yunjin had scolded him like that, he couldn't help but feel a little wronged, but in the end, he still applied the medicine too gently.
After the medicine was applied, Gu Yunjin felt a little better and slowly asked, "What day is it today?"
She looked out the window.
There, a bird was perched on a tree, chirping incessantly, which was quite annoying to listen to.
Bai Lu answered her while packing her things.
Gu Yunjin then asked, "Has anything happened recently?"
Bai Lu then told Gu Yunjin everything that had happened during this time.
Upon learning that Marquis Yong'an had been imprisoned, and that Chu Qianlan had gone to plead with Gu Jingchun to no avail, and had even been summoned to the palace where she was nearly assassinated, she couldn't help but chuckle softly.
"My mother is truly laughable."
"You actually went to beg Gu Jingchun? If she had any good intentions, how could I have ended up like this today?"
Gu Yunjin snorted coldly, and upon learning that Gu Jingchun had actually become a female official in the Eastern Palace, she burst into smug laughter.
"It really is heaven's help."
"Since Heaven has sent her to me, I will certainly teach her a lesson."
As she spoke, she disregarded her physical pain and instructed, "Apply more medicine to me. I need to go and meet my dear sister as soon as possible."
"I owe my good life to her, so I should at least let her taste what it's like."
As time went by, Gu Jingchun gradually adapted to life in the palace.
With the New Year just around the corner, the entire Eastern Palace was filled with joy.
But at this crucial juncture, some bad news emerged.
Then Prince Rui and Marquis Yong'an both came out.
It is said that Prince Rui has changed his ways and is studying hard in prison. Emperor Rongcheng was very moved when he saw this and finally released him.
As for the Marquis of Yong'an, it's simply unbelievable that he was able to escape unscathed.
He was somewhat skinned alive. Although he kept his marquisate, he lost his military power, but at least he saved his life.
After he was released from prison, he went straight back to the Marquis's residence.
But after learning that Chu Qianlan had been kicked out of Gu Jingchun's house after repeatedly pleading with him, he was enraged and slapped Chu Qianlan across the face.
"Foolish woman!"
He shouted angrily.
"Ignorant and stupid woman!"
He was so angry that his mustache twitched. "You actually went to beg that Gu Jingchun!"
She merely copied a few Buddhist scriptures for the Empress Dowager; what help could she possibly offer?
"By doing this, aren't you just spreading all my secrets around, ruining the reputation of the Yong'an Marquis's mansion?"
Chu Qianlan covered her face, looking aggrieved.
"What can I do?"
“Your life or death is uncertain inside. I begged everyone I could, but no one was willing to help me. I thought that since she was able to see the Empress Dowager, she must have some influence in front of the Empress Dowager, so I wanted to ask her for help.”
But who could have imagined that girl would be so heartless, refusing to even see me? I had no other choice but to resort to this tactic.
"Because of this, I was summoned to the palace by the Empress Dowager and knelt for six hours straight. On my way back, I almost encountered an accident. If I hadn't been lucky, you would probably have seen a pile of bones."
Gu Wei'ang was furious at Gu Jingchun's ruthlessness.
Chu Qianlan then said, "Do you know that the girl keeps saying that she is not familiar with the Empress Dowager, but she has now entered the palace and is said to be a lady-in-waiting in the Eastern Palace."
“Even that child was taken away. Everyone is saying that the Crown Prince has taken a fancy to this girl and specially brought her to the Eastern Palace, saying that she is to be a female official, but in reality she is just a concubine.”
"We were fortunate to have driven her out of the Yong'an Marquis's residence, otherwise the reputation of our Yong'an Marquis's residence would probably have been tarnished by her."
Gu Wei'ang snorted coldly upon hearing this, cursed under his breath, and then sat down to continue asking Chu Qianlan questions.
"Where's the Yunjin?"
Chu Qianlan paused here, then sighed and said:
"I wonder if Yun Jin has encountered some difficulties. I've been trying to find her for a while, but I haven't been able to see her."
"I just hope that nothing bad happens because of this."
Gu Weiang frowned.
"I'll go take a look when I have time. I heard that the Third Prince has been a bit crazy lately."
Upon hearing this, Chu Qianlan immediately became nervous, thinking, "This fool can be coaxed, but what about this madman?"
No, she must go see her again tomorrow.
For some time now, Gu Nansheng has been forced to study by Chu Qianlan.
Since Gu Weiang was arrested, Gu Nansheng has realized that the manor is entirely supported by Gu Weiang alone. Once her father is killed, their manor will be finished.
Therefore, during this period of time, he studied diligently, determined to make a name for himself and to support the Yong'an Marquis's mansion.
As a result, he was completely unaware of what was happening outside during this time.
However, when he was tired from studying, he would inevitably think of his older brother.
Gu Erli.
Yes, Gu Nansheng does have an older brother.
However, his elder brother left the Marquis's mansion when he was young and has not returned to this day.
Whenever he struggled with his studies, he would wonder what his older brother looked like now, and what he would do if it were him.
Upon hearing that Gu Weiang had returned, she immediately ran over, looking at him with delight.
"Father."
"I'm so glad you're alright."
Seeing Gu Nansheng's haggard appearance, Gu Wei'ang felt gratified and couldn't help but sigh, "He has finally grown up."
Chu Qianlan added, "Nan Sheng has been studying diligently lately, but his original marriage..."
At this point, Chu Qianlan couldn't help but sigh again.
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