Being asked like this, Gu Hanyue didn"t know how to answer.
"If Yue"er asked for yourself, then I am not please. In terms of status, I am the Ten Princess who personally conferred by the Imperial father and Yue"er is only a young miss of Gu family, don"t even have a status. It"s not a good thing to provoke the royal family. Furthermore, in terms of family relationship, now that I married the Seventh Lord, as the Seventh Madam of Gu family, regardless Yue"er should address me aunty in-law. I, as your aunt in-law haven"t spoken yet, you as a younger generation rudely questioned me. If this spread outside and others talk badly about Gu family, will Yue"er able to bear responsible?
Su Qing"s voice was soft, speaking in unhurried speed, but every word was clear and full of rightfulness. Gu Hanyue"s complexion suddenly changed, tightly clenched the handkerchief in her hands looking at Su Qing with hate.
Humph, I only said a few words, you have already revealed your true color.
Su Qing was happy inside, but her face remained unmoved.
She took a glance at the Old Madam who was sitting in repose with her eyes closed. Su Qing suddenly I fell to my knees with a “plop", her forehead knotted on frown seemed as if she has suffered injustice. Speaking as if she was about to burst into tears : "If, if Old Madam wants to blame, this daughter in-law, of course would not dare to say more. This is the daughter in-law"s fault. But, I also asked Old Madam to get justice for me."
The Old Madam sitting in the upper position opened her eyes and took a sip of the tea that just handed over by Luo momo, then looked at her and said, : "What kind of justice do you want me to get for you?"
Su Qing gritted her teeth, and secretly pinched her own tight, and blinked her eyes a fews time tears started flowing down.
Shuang Qiang already said to push everything on Seventh Lord.
Her voice trembled: "Yester, yesterday night, I didn"t know where Seventh Lord went to, and came back with blood all over his body. With the sword still in his hand, directly put it on this daughter-in-law"s neck and told me to conduct myself according to his mood. And, and these …" As she said, Su Qing choked a few times, rolled up her sleeve to expose a large swelling of bruises on her arms. The marks were particularly conspicuous on the delicate white arm.
People in the room gasped out cold air.
"Old Madam, if you want to punish, hit, or scold, or even take it as Yue"er"s accusation, as long as you can get justice for me, Su Qing will never dare to complain." She said looking as if she was wronged, making people felt distrees when seeing her crying like pear blossom in rain.
Gu Hanyue also changed her face, and quickly pleaded guilty: "It"s Yue"er"s fault. It"s Yue"er who wrongly blamed Seventh aunt in-law."
Seeing that the Old Madam ignored her, she gritting her teeth and immediately stepped forward to help Su Qing up from the ground. Secretly pinched her arm underneath the sleeve, Su Qing was in pain, her foot simply turned off and directly fell on the together with Gu Hanyue, she took the opportunity and pinched her back.
Ouch, it hurts!
Seeing the two fall, maidservants who were standing there also fl.u.s.tered. They quickly came forward to help the two up.
The Old Madam frowned and yelled: "Alright, everyone can return. What"s there to push and pull!"
The two stopped, and then they turned around to find a place to sit down.
Of course, no matter where Gu Hanyue sit, she won"t go sit next to her. Su Qing simply came to sit at the opposite side, and when she looked up, she saw Ding shi (maiden name) was looking at her with gentle eyes.
She said in a low voice: "Eldest sister-in-law."
"Good child, come and sit." Ding shi beckoned gently.
The Eldest Gu Lord has an honest and simple personality, and Ding shi is also from a famous family in Jiangnan, always treated people with courtesy. In addition, the Eldest Lord never stain with the willow and peach blossom (having an affair). Husband and wife are in harmony, widely praised by everyone in the capital.
After seeing the two sat down, the Old Madam then said: "Now that the Little Tenth married into the Gu family, is one of our family members. Both of you as sister-in law should get along well with each other." Then she paused and stared at Su Qing before saying: "Now the Seventh has already married, as a first rank general of Zhen Bei. Living in Gu Mansion is a bit beneath his dignity. If the Little Tenth has time, you might as well persuade the Seventh to live in a mansion given by the emperor is more comfortable than living in a small house in Gu family.
Oh, this is asking to separate the family ah.
Su Qing nodded obediently: "The Old Madam rest a.s.sured, I will try my best to persuade him."
"It would be great if that is the case. Luo momo will tell you more in detail later." The Old Madam rubbed her eyebrows and said: "I"m a bit tired, you all can leave."
"Yes."
After Luo momo sent them out of the small pavilion, Gu Hanyue took a few steps and turned to blocked Su Qing. She hatefully said: "Su Qing, how capable you are, dare to treat me like this in front of the Old Madam?!"
Su Qing narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Yue"er, did you forget what you said in front of Old Madam just now? Be good, call Seven aunt in law."
Just now, she suddenly remembered this Gu Hanyue seems to be the second female in the book.
"You!" Gu Hanyue"s hand was about to hit her, but she saw Ding shi is coming, she quickly withdraw her hand and glare at Su Qing instead. She then walked away from the pavilion angrily.
Ding shi said gently: "Yue"er always behaves like this in the family, don"t take it to heart."
"Thank you eldest sister in law." Su Qing nodded. After a few simple and polite conversation, she turned around and walked away.
The distance between the small pavilion and Gu courtyard are far apart from each other, but they can see the corner of Gu courtyard from the bridge in the small pavilion.
"Chun Sao, what do you think of that child?"
Chun Sao is the wet nurse that Ding shi brought from her parent"s home.
"She"s a clever child." Chun Xun paused and lowering her voice: "But it"s a pity that she married the Seventh Lord. This entire life is ruined."
Ding shi smiled inexplicably: "This child has flexible personality and looks weak, but she"s absolutely not willing to lose. Yue"er can"t even fight her. As for what will happen in the future, no one could predict."
Chun Sao sighed: "If we were to know the Tenth Princess this thoughtful, it would be better to ask her to be Young Master Li"s wife."
"Forget it, our Li"er can"t outargue her." Ding shi smiled in spite of herself.
After gave Gu Hanyue a good scolding, Su Qing"s mood feels a lot better, even yesterday anger also disappeared. But as soon as she stepped into the Gu courtyard, caught sight Si Ting, her joyful steps suddenly staggered and almost stumbled to the ground. The fingertip in her sleeve trembled for no reason. She tried to calm her expressions, lowered her head and walked into the backyard with light footsteps.
"Don"t run around, come in." The languid voice of Seventh Lord sounded from inside the room.
Su Qing bited her lip tightly. After a long hesitation, she walked in.
"Seventh Lord."
Gu Zifu answered "Um", and looked at her: "Was it fun at the Old Madam?
"……not fun" Su Qing lowered her head even lowered.
Why is he back so soon?
"Come here." Gu Zifu put down the tea cup and kicked the stool next to his foot: "Sit here."
Su Qing"s heart skipped a beat and said awkwardly: "Seven Lord, I, I"m fine standing here."
Gu Zifu did not answer, only narrowed his eyes looking at her.
She talked so much in front of that old women just now, how come turned stutter when with him? Making him felt inexplicable upset.
He sneered: "Meat buns and skin painting fan, choose one?"
Su Qing: "……"
She was angry and afraid at the moment.
Annoyed by her own weakness and incompetence, could not even say a word of aggrievance. She"s very afraid of Gu Zifu. This person likes to threaten people with his words and before deliberately….
Su Qing trembled in her heart, and did not dare to think anymore. Bracing herself and walked to sit down obediently. Who knows that Gu Zihu played a dirty trick on her. When she was going to sit down, he kicked the chair away. She didn"t notice it on time and fell to the ground awkwardly.
"Yo, the b.u.t.t is going to become eight petals again?" Gu Zifu took pleasure at her misfortune.
"Seventh Lord….."
Su Qing gritted her teeth, holding back the tears in her eyes and got up from the ground. Her eyes fiercely glare at him, but when she met with his smiling eyes, her hair stood up again. Especially, the shadow of last night still lingering in her heart. She lowered her head and tried to comfort herself again and again for a long while. She then took a deep breath, gathered her courage, and tried to soften her voice.
"Seventh Lord, this marriage was bestowed by my Imperial father. Although it is difficult for us to divorce, but if you don"t like me, just say a word, I"ll definitely move out." Su Qing gritted her teeth and straightforwardly said: "In my heart, Seventh Lord, you look really good, but, but, I"m also a young girl who is full of radiant ah. Bullying a young girl, Seventh Lord, don"t you have a sense of guilt in your heart? You are doing these, will make it hard for me."
Su Qing was right about this. Although Su Yingruo was praised as "the number one beauty", in Su Qing" heart, she"s far less than the Seventh Lord Gu in front of her now.
He has fair skin and tall figure. A pair of smiling fox eyes that could absorb people"s hearts.
Gu Zifu nodded with a smile
Su Qing blinked and froze.
Oh no, no, what does this nod mean?
She then heard him respond: "What you said makes sense, but I didn"t make you cry. It has nothing to do with me."
Hearing that, the mist at the bottom of Su Qing"s eyes is floating again.
This person, this person didn"t listen at all! Would she cry if he didn"t scare her and made her terrified!
Su Qing flattened her mouth and mumbled with grievance: "Seventh Lord, you bullied me…."
She"s not a real ancient person, even though she"s afraid of authoritarian power, despite feeling afraid, she"s also felt wronged in her heart.
Gu Zifu uttered a snorting laughed: "What"s wrong with bullying you, bullying you make this Seventh Lord happy."
Hearing his remarks, the little girl cried even more.
Several people waiting outside look at each other and looked at each other"s eyes in worried.
Chuntao clung to the corner of her clothes, hates that she can"t rush in there now.
At first, Gu Zifu felt it was fun to tease her, but after watching for a long time, he was also felt irritated and noisy. He said with frowned: "If you cry again, I"ll chop you off and feed you to Da Bai this time!"
Being intimidated by him, Su Qing immediately covered her mouth and sobbed a few more times before calming herself down and asked: "Who"s Da Bai?"
Gu Zifu gave her a dismissive glance: "The tiger I raised."
Tiger?
Su Qing"s eyeb.a.l.l.s rolled around.
Is it…..is it a real tiger?
She has never seen a real tiger before. With curiosity she asked again cautiously: "Is it in the courtyard?"
"No." Gu Zifu was a little agitated, "Why do you have so many questions?"
"Oh." Su Qing bowed her head in disappointment.
Gu Zifu lifted his eyelids, stretched out his hand to grab her arm. He rolled up her sleeve and took a look at it. When I saw that big bruise on her arm, his fingertips pressed harder, making Su Qing trembled from pain.
"How did you get it?"
Su Qing shook her head and said in fear: "I don"t remember."
Maybe it was yesterday when I fell down, or from Gu Hanyue"s pinched.
"Tsk, like crying and useless." After dropped a cold sentence, he got up and went out.
When Su Qing returned to the room, Chuntao brought a bottle of medicine for her bruises. She shed tears while applying her the medicine.
Chuntao sneaked out and bought the medicine on the street. They didn"t have much money, so she couldn"t afford to buy a high quality product.
Ouch, it hurts a little bit.