Chapter 3 Falling into the Water
The warm sun shines obliquely and the breeze blows gently.
The few remaining bamboo trees in the courtyard swayed in the wind.
Beside her, a woman in a light and elegant silk dress was playing with bamboo leaves. Her long black hair fell on her shoulders like a waterfall, and a sweet fragrance poured out, making this quiet woman even more charming.
The maid Lan Xin beside her blushed and her heart beat faster.
"Has there been any letter from the Luo family?" Gu Jingchun asked her.
It has been some time since Gu Jingchun came back. Things have been calm during this period, so she found something to do.
I had a small discussion about cooperation with the eldest son of Minister Luo.
Lan Xin shook her head and hesitantly asked, "Miss, do you really want to marry Mr. Luo?"
"Although he is the son of the Shangshu family, he is a homosexual and is not a good match. If you marry him, wouldn't it be..."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun glanced at Lan Xin.
"You silly girl, I went to find him just because he was gay.
Otherwise, do you want me to marry that foolish Third Prince?"
"Or do you want me to be caught by that living devil? Have you forgotten why we came back?"
Gu Jingchun has been doing very well in recent years.
He has money and people, but the only thing he lacks is power.
Because of this, she and her son provoked a big shot who should not be provoked.
In order to avoid him, Gu Jingchun released his information and was found by the Marquis' Mansion.
Since she wants power now, the Marquis' Mansion is a rare springboard.
However, the Gu family is also a den of jackals, and now His Majesty is wary of them. It is only a matter of time before they lose power.
Therefore, before returning, Gu Jingchun found a suitable marriage for himself.
After getting married, she can not only live her own life with her son, but also use it as a springboard to get what she wants.
At this time, the maid Xiaoman ran over in a hurry.
"Miss, it's bad. The young master has been taken away by the second young lady and the second young master."
After Gu Jingchun came back, the Yongning Marquis' Mansion was unwilling to send her away, and took the opportunity to recognize Gu Yunjin as their second daughter.
Upon hearing that something had happened to his son, Gu Jingchun stood up.
"What happened?"
Gu Jingchun rushed to Gu Yunjin's yard while listening to Xiaoman's story.
"The weather is good today. I saw that the young master was a little tired from practicing calligraphy, so I took him for a walk in the garden."
Xiaoman spoke quickly with a hint of anxiety in her voice.
"There's a small pond over there in the garden, and the young master was reading by the pond. He said, 'You like to eat fish, so I can catch one for you.' I just thought it was funny at the time, and before I could explain to the young master, the second young lady arrived.
She came up to the young master and said she wanted to take him out to play. The young master didn't want to and wanted to leave, but the second girl grabbed his hand.
In the end, no one knew how it happened, but the second girl fell into the water.
Just then, the Second Young Master came over and rescued the Second Young Lady. He also said that the Young Master had pushed the Second Young Lady into the water, and angrily took the Young Master away."
The more Xiaoman spoke, the more regretful she felt.
"It's all my fault that I didn't keep an eye on the young master, so someone took advantage of me."
"Young Master didn't want me to come to you, but I was really worried, so I hurried back."
After listening to what happened, Gu Jingchun nodded.
"You're right. Xi'er was taken advantage of, and she must be holding her breath. Naturally, she doesn't want you to tell me. However, this is the Yongning Marquis' Mansion after all, so we must not act rashly."
As they were talking, they had already arrived at Gu Yunjin's yard.
Her courtyard was extremely large, with pavilions, towers, carved railings and jade bricks, and a small garden. Every brick and every piece of wood was extremely exquisitely crafted and researched, and every detail showed Gu Yunjin's status in the Yongning Marquis Mansion.
As soon as he entered, Gu Jingchun heard an angry voice.
“She definitely did it on purpose!
You were already in poor health, and now you've fallen into the water. How will you recover if you get sick again?"
"I knew she wasn't a quiet person. We've already taken her back, but she's still not satisfied and is even instigating a child to frame you. It's simply despicable!"
"I must teach him a lesson today!"
Gu Jingchun followed the sound and saw Gu Jinxi's small figure as he got closer.
He stood in the corner with a puffed-up face, as if he was trying hard to suppress his anger, but his clasped hands also showed his helplessness.
Gu Jingchun frowned slightly and called out in a low voice.
"Xi'er."
Gu Jinxi suddenly looked up, her puffy little face instantly turned into a smile, and she ran towards Gu Jingchun happily.
"Mother-"
He hugged the woman's legs, his little face full of guilt.
"Mother, Xier seems to have caused you trouble!"
"No trouble! Leave the rest to mother!"
Gu Jingchun reached out and pinched his son's nose, which was full of milk. "Is Xi'er scared?"
"I didn't!" Gu Jinxi shook her head, her face full of pride. "They tried to trick me, saying that it was my mother who ordered me to do it, but I didn't fall for their trick!"
“So good!”
Gu Jingchun rubbed Gu Jinxi's head in praise.
As he was speaking, a skinny man rushed over aggressively.
"Gu Jingchun, what exactly are you thinking? You're targeting Yunjin right after you get back. Is she that annoying to you?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun glanced at Gu Nansheng indifferently and coaxed Xier again.
"Xi'er, go back and read for a while, okay?"
Xier nodded obediently.
"Well, then mother must hold back and not get angry!"
Gu Jingchun silently glanced at Gu Nansheng, who was full of anger.
"Mother, do your best."
Xier nodded, and walked away with Xiaoman with satisfaction on her short legs.
After Xi'er left, Gu Jingchun lazily found a chair to sit on and said casually: "Second brother, speak more quietly, you scared Xi'er."
"I've only been back for a few days, and I'm already bothering Second Brother?"
"Don't call me second brother, you don't deserve it!"
Gu Nansheng scolded angrily.
Gu Jingchun smiled gently.
She looked at Gu Nansheng and couldn't help but think of her previous life, when he had always protected Gu Yunjin like this.
Whenever Gu Yunjin suffered any injustice or shed a tear, it was all because of her.
She would be forced to endure Gu Nansheng's insults and suppression, and he would forcibly take her over to apologize.
If she doesn't want to, Gu Nansheng has plenty of ways to deal with her.
But now she is no longer the Gu Jingchun of the past.
"Gu Nansheng, I came here today because you took Xier away.
As for other things I haven't done, I won't admit to them. Instead of ranting here, you might as well investigate the servants around Gu Yunjin."
Gu Nansheng snorted coldly.
"Don't try to quibble!
Yun Jin simply thought the child was cute, so she approached him and said something. If it weren't for you secretly instructing him, how could a child like him push Yun Jin into the water for no reason?
"Huh, I didn't know Xi'er, a child less than four years old, could have so much strength to push an adult down!"
"Who knows what methods you used? After all, you grew up in the countryside, so who knows what dirty tricks you might have learned!"
Gu Nansheng showed disdain on his face.
"Besides, in the entire Yong'an Marquis Mansion, who else besides you would mind her existence?"
Gu Jingchun sneered in his heart, but remained neither humble nor arrogant on the surface.
"Then why don't you think about it? In this mansion, who would mind my existence?"
Gu Nansheng paused, his words stuck for a moment.
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