Chapter 609: Servant (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Chu Yi gently shook the folding fan in his hand with a smile on his face. When his deep, sea-like eyes looked at Gu Yanfei, they revealed endless gentleness, and his brows were filled with indelible love.
“What exactly is going on?!” In the crowd, someone muttered softly.
Just now, when the servant named Zhaodi kept calling Second Lady Gu her sister, Li Erya, they were more or less a little doubtful.
But now, after the tables had turned, Kang w.a.n.g actually personally admitted that Li Zhaodi was the sister of the third daughter of the Gu family, Gu Yunrong.
The n.o.ble girls present were very familiar with Third Miss Gu. She was outstanding among the young ladies in the capital in various aspects such as zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Moreover, she had a wide circle of friends and had a good relationship with n.o.ble girls like Princess Changqing and County Lord Ya’an. She was an influential figure in the capital. Last year, she was even bestowed a marriage by the Empress Dowager and became the future Princess Consort Kang.
However, no one knew why Gu Yunrong suddenly changed from the eldest daughter to the daughter of the second branch.
In a rich family, it wasn’t rare to adopt children. If the Gu family didn’t say it themselves, no one would pursue the matter. To put it bluntly, this was someone else’s business.
But now, Kang w.a.n.g actually said that Gu Yunrong’s sister was a servant of the Zeng family.
This kind of thing was simply unheard of. It was even more strange and shocking than the scenes in those movies!
Everyone couldn’t help but be in an uproar, but no one dared to question Chu You in person. They looked at him in unison, wanting to see if he would say anything else.
However, Chu You pursed his thin lips with a livid expression and said nothing.
His silence was an affirmation, which meant that what he said just now wasn’t a joke, but the truth.
Everyone was stunned and didn’t recover for a long time.
A round-faced girl licked her dry lips and couldn’t help but ask, “Just now, that servant of the Zeng family said that her sister is Li Erya. Then is the surname of the third daughter of the Gu family Gu or Li?”
“Third Miss Gu is Li Erya?” a young man said uncertainly.
In other words, Gu Yunrong’s surname was actually not Gu, but Li?
The future Princess Consort Kang had become a servant’s sister. Didn’t that mean that the dignified Kang w.a.n.g was going to marry a son of his family as his main concubine?
This was too ridiculous!
Everyone looked at Kang w.a.n.g in a subtle manner. No one paid attention to whether Zeng Ya was crazy anymore.
Gu Yanfei smiled and asked, “Your Highness, is it suitable for Consort Kang’s sister to be a servant in someone else’s house?”
She raised her voice on the word “sister” and ended with a faint sigh.
She used a questioning tone, but she shook her head in disagreement.
Chu You’s body suddenly tensed up as he slowly looked at Zeng Ya. His expression was dark, and his sword-like eyes were like an eagle staring at its prey.
The atmosphere was even colder, and there was a faintly murderous aura in the air.
Chu You didn’t say anything, but Zeng Ya shuddered in fright. She almost used all her strength to not lose her composure.
Zeng Ya bent her knee and bowed to Chu You with difficulty. Her voice was a little hoa.r.s.e. “Your Highness, I’ll get someone to send Zhaodi to the prince’s residence later.”
Gu Yanfei interrupted leisurely, “Then the slave contract…”
“Of course, the slave contract will also be sent to the prince’s residence with others!!” Zeng Ya couldn’t wait to interrupt Gu Yanfei. Her lips were so pale that they were almost green, and she didn’t dare to look at Chu You’s sinister and sharp gaze at all.
Her heart was in a mess. Panic, fear, surprise, uneasiness, resentment, and other emotions rolled in her heart. Her inner clothes behind her were drenched in sweat.
She really didn’t understand why Kang w.a.n.g would admit this. This was completely harmful to Kang w.a.n.g without any benefits.
Could it be that Kang w.a.n.g was coerced by Gu Yanfei?
Or did Gu Yanfei use some method to control other people’s minds?
Various speculations appeared in her heart. Zeng Ya’s heart was even more confused, and her hands trembled.
This matter involved Kang w.a.n.g, which was equivalent to her exposing the Kang King’s shortcomings in public. She could confirm that she wouldn’t do well when she returned today.
Zeng Ya’s nails almost bled from digging into her palm. She tried her best to explain calmly, “Your Highness, I took Zhaodi in because I felt that she was pitiful. I really didn’t expect Zhaodi to talk nonsense…”
She tried to clear her name. On the one hand, she told herself that she wasn’t wrong, but on the other hand, her hand was still trembling uncontrollably. She had never been so afraid as today.
“No.” Gu Yanfei gently interrupted Zeng Ya and said firmly, “You’re crazy.”
With that said, she turned to look at Chu You, who was 10 feet away, and asked with a smile, “Your Highness, is that so?”