Chapter 133 Wicked Stepmother and Poor Child 26
Gu Hongjian had just finished his shift and returned home, finally able to rest. He had just reached the door, still in his official robes, when he saw Zhou Jingxuan's clever little maid rush over and kneel at his feet, her voice trembling with tears.
"My lord! You should go to the main courtyard immediately!"
Madam, Madam has suddenly become very angry and is currently beating her concubine in the courtyard!
My aunt is pregnant, and her head is broken; she's bleeding a lot!
Upon hearing this, Gu Hongjian's heart tightened.
Jingxuan is pregnant with his child, perhaps his and Zhou Jingxuan's only offspring! How dare Shen Ci be so arrogant! His face darkened, and without bothering to ask any further questions, he hurriedly rushed to the main courtyard.
If we go too late, this child who is related to the Zhou family might be beaten to death, and he might not be able to have another child in the future!
Upon entering the courtyard, what greeted his eyes was a scene that caused his blood pressure to spike and his vision to go black.
Shen Ci actually straddled Zhou Jingxuan and raised his hands to slap her hard across the face!
Zhou Jingxuan's hair was disheveled, her cheeks were swollen and red, blood was still flowing from her forehead, and her mouth was split open, making her look like a slit-mouthed woman. She looked miserable.
It looks shocking.
"stop!"
Gu Hongjian shouted sternly and strode forward, trying to pull Shen Ci away.
As soon as Zhou Jingxuan saw her backer arrive, she immediately became a drama queen. Tears washed away the bloodstains on her face, and she spoke in a weak and aggrieved voice, crying first and playing the villain who accused first.
"Gu Lang! Gu Lang, save me!"
I meant well. Seeing that Mingzhang and Mingzhu's diet was too extravagant, I wanted to advise them to be frugal at such a young age and not develop a bad habit of extravagance, so as not to cause a great disaster in the future.
"Waaah, I never expected my sister to come back and beat me like this without even asking what happened. My child and I are in so much pain..."
She deliberately avoided mentioning her intention to disfigure someone with a hairpin, focusing instead on advising frugality and portraying herself as a weak person who had good intentions but was brutally beaten by Shen Ci.
They will never admit their mistakes, but they will definitely file a complaint.
Gu Hongjian was in dire need of the Zhou family's help to get promoted, so his heart naturally turned to them.
Without even asking what happened or checking if the children were frightened, he looked at Shen Ci and the two children with a gloomy and unpleasant expression.
The truth is no longer important; what matters is the attitude.
He dared not confront Shen Ci, who was in a fit of rage, directly, so he scolded the two children indirectly.
"You two! So immature at such a young age!"
Aunt Zhou was trying to teach you with good intentions, and you've still caused such a mess! You really lack manners!
If word gets out, you'll completely disgrace the Gu family!
Gu Mingzhang and Gu Mingzhu stared blankly at their father, their little faces filled with great grievance. Was this still their biological father?
"Father, Father, you didn't even ask clearly before assuming it was their fault?" Gu Mingzhu pouted, tears welling up in her eyes, and argued softly.
"Father, we didn't..."
"How dare you talk back!"
Gu Hongjian was already angry, and when the child retorted, he angrily interrupted Gu Mingzhu. Seeing these two faces that looked so much like Shen Ci, he felt both apprehensive and unable to like them.
Shen Ci was already furious, and seeing Gu Hongjian's inability to distinguish right from wrong and his mistreatment of his own child, the fire in her heart burned even more fiercely!
She suddenly stood up and raised her hand before anyone could react.
"Smack!"
A crisp, resounding slap landed hard on Gu Hongjian's face!
The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.
The lady not only beat Aunt Zhou, but also the master. Is there anyone in this mansion that the lady dares not beat?
Shen Ci's gaze was like a knife as he glared at Gu Hongjian, who was stunned by the beating.
"Gu Hongjian! You don't distinguish right from wrong, you just listen to one side and believe it all. Do you deserve to be a father?!"
You can't even be bothered to investigate the facts, yet you're here insulting your own flesh and blood?!
Do you have good manners? If you have good manners, would you do something so shameful?
You have good manners, how could you get a perfectly innocent girl pregnant?
Do you have good manners? Would you favor a concubine over your wife?
"How dare you say my child is ill-mannered? Do you even deserve to?"
She turned to him and spoke to the two children.
"Mingzhang, Mingzhu, look carefully and listen carefully."
A father like that is better off without! At worst, Mom will find you a reasonable, loving, and protective father in the future!
The two children were wrongly accused by their own father and were so depressed that their little faces were full of hurt and grievance. When they heard their mother's words, they hugged her legs tightly.
Sure enough, Father will have many children, but they will only have one mother, and their mother will only have them.
The father who used to be so good to them is about to have a new child, so he no longer loves or likes them.
Gu Hongjian covered his burning cheek, both shocked and furious.
"Shen Ci! What, what do you mean?!"
Who encourages a child to disown their own father?
"What do you mean? The literal meaning! You're blind and deaf, you don't deserve to be a father!"
"You can't even understand human language? Are you even human? I really don't know how you became the top scholar. Did you bribe the examiners?"
The two immediately started arguing fiercely. Gu Hongjian was slapped in front of so many people and was also accused of being unfit to be a father. He lost all face and dignity.
Zhou Jingxuan covered her wound, groaning and feigning pain while fanning the flames.
In her eagerness to stir up trouble, she neglected to apply medicine to treat her injuries.
"Gu Lang, my sister... she's probably misunderstood something. I really did it for the children's own good..."
No matter what, I can't hit you! You're the head of the family; how can this save face for you? I've gone too far this time!
Shen Ci, too lazy to watch their performance any longer, spoke coldly to Gu Hongjian.
"You only know that she advised the children to be frugal, but do you know that she just pulled out her hairpin and tried to slash Mingzhu and Mingzhang's faces?! This is the Aunt Zhou you claim is doing what's best for the children!"
Zhou Jingxuan's expression changed drastically. She hadn't expected that Shen Ci would suddenly describe the facts while the two were arguing. Startled, she forgot to fan the flames and hurriedly tried to defend herself in a shrill voice.
"No! You're making false accusations! I... I just wanted to use the hairpin to test if the pastries were poisoned!"
Yes! I'm worried that someone might poison the children!
Gu Hongjian wasn't stupid. Seeing Zhou Jingxuan's shifty eyes and the expressions of the servants around him, he already knew the truth. Considering his own schemes and future, he could only grit his teeth and try to smooth things over.
"Even if Jingxuan's method was improper, you shouldn't have used such a heavy hand!"
You got angry and hit someone without even knowing the specifics of the situation; that's really going too far! You should apologize to Jingxuan!
You've made everything so clear, why do you still need to apologize?
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