Mrs. Zhou had never been very fond of this concubine who should not have been alive in the world. Looking at the concubine's beautiful face, she had to act like a kind aunt.
"Second girl, this marriage is decided by the master, and my mother is helpless. However, you don't need to be too sad. Your family status in that house will ensure you a lifetime of wealth and glory."
Gu Qingzhi looked at the woman in front of her coldly and slowly lowered her eyes.
Zhou turned a blind eye to the flash of green in her eyes and sighed: "Although you and your mother are not close, your mother still hopes for your best. My son, who made us women? The orders of our parents and the way of matchmaking are at home. Follow your father, follow your husband when you go out, no one can escape.”
These words sounded like pity for her, but after a closer look, it turned out that it wasn't Zhou who was trying to persuade her to accept her fate.
Gu Qingzhi couldn't bear it any longer and sneered with a straight face: "Thank you, mother, for worrying me. I wonder if my mother would say such things to my eldest sister if she married into such a family."
Mrs. Zhou was so choked that she couldn't say a word. After a long while, she rubbed her two fat hands with a look of confusion on her face: "Son, we have two daughters in our eldest family. You and your eldest sister are both mothers." My dear mother, I won’t treat you badly, I will give you a generous dowry.”
When Gu Qingzhi heard the word "heartache", she yanked out the hairpin on her head, threw it down hard, and said with a trembling voice: "I can't bear the word "heartache" for my mother. If my wife hadn't taken pity on me, my daughter would have died early. If I were not in this world, my mother would not be able to understand this truth today.”
"you… "
Zhou was exposed, and became angry and said: "You have been with my wife for all these years, how can you learn such rules?"
Gu Qingzhi cried and said: "No matter how well my daughter learns the rules, she is just being used by my mother to climb high."
"You... are presumptuous!"
Mrs. Zhou was so angry that the flesh on her face trembled, "You can't tell me this. If I sell you, you won't be able to climb a high tree. If you want to blame me, it's your own bad fate, which was left in your aunt's belly."
After saying that, Mr. Zhou snorted coldly, rolled up his sleeves and left. Gu Qingzhi was so angry and resentful that she threw herself on the bed and cried.
The Zhou mother and daughter made a fuss, but within just one day, everyone knew about it. Princess Huayang just came back from waiting in the lady's room, took the wet handkerchief from the maid's hand, wiped her hands, leaned comfortably on the pit, and said to the man on the other side of the pit: "The girl has such a big temper. It’s not a good thing. I would say that the Madam is too doting. A concubine’s food and clothing expenses are higher than those of a direct descendant.
Okay, but that's not a bad thing. "
Gu Songtao was preoccupied with waiting for the marriage to be finalized so that the official position would fall on him. Hearing what the woman said, he echoed: "That's right. Our second house cannot be as unruly as the first house. You need to take those few It’s better to be more powerful. Even the elders dare to contradict you.”
Princess Huayang raised her eyebrows and said, "Second Master, are you willing to bear it?"
"What is there to be reluctant to part with!"
Gu Songtao smiled and said, "You are the only one I can't bear to part with."
"Death sign!"
Although Princess Huayang knew this was unbelievable, she still smiled brightly. After all, few women in the world can resist a man's sweet words.
The two of them were lounging together when they saw Nanny Tan walking in with a pale face and whispering a few words into the princess's ear.
The princess sat up suddenly and said sternly: "Which little bitch dares to make trouble, I will beat him to death."
Before he finished speaking, a little maid ran in with a panicked look on her face: "Second Master, Princess, something serious has happened. Second Miss has hanged herself."
"What!"
Huayang fell down on the pit with a look of defeat.
Gu Songtao put on his shoes, grabbed the little maid's breast, and said sternly: "Are you dead?"
The little maid was so frightened that she shook a few times and stuttered: "Go back to the Second Master, fortunately I found it early and I'm still angry."
Gu Songtao let out a long breath and broke into cold sweat.
"Miss, I'm finally rescued."
Yueniang patted her chest and said with lingering fear, "Thanks to Miss's carefulness, Chunni secretly told Hongyi to be careful, otherwise..."
Qingguan stood up, sat in front of the bronze mirror, and straightened his slightly messy hair.
She waited for two days, not only waiting for the attitude of everyone in the Gu family, but also waiting for whether the three masters of the Gu family would leak the details about Gao Xiaofeng.
The Gao family has kept Gao Xiaofeng's details well hidden, and the women in the inner house cannot inquire about it. However, the men in the Gu family have all been in prostitutes. If you want to find out, just ask the prostitutes in the brothel.
She wanted to see if this man from the Gu family would really be so cruel to marry her second sister and die in vain for the sake of his own future.
Now it seems that she is really high-minded. Thinking about how they could even force their aunt to death in the past, how could a little concubine be so important to them
Qingguan sneered in her heart and said: "Come on, come with me and have a look. It's time for the second sister to wake up."
Gu Qingzhi's boudoir is located behind his wife's yard. As soon as Qingguan stepped into the courtyard, she heard the madam's shrill cries.
"Damn it, I'm such a lovable person, but you still want to watch her die. Why don't you stab me in the heart with a knife? If I had closed my eyes earlier, I would have let you go. Noisy, but this eye refuses to close. "
Qingwan sighed lightly. The second sister's years of serving tea and water in front of the wife were not in vain. At the critical moment, the wife still said a word for the second sister.
Just as he was thinking about it, the master's deep voice came out. "She is the daughter of my Gu family. She grew up eating my Gu family's rice and noodles. Even if it is a sea of swords and fire, she has to fight for my Gu family. If she refuses to marry, there will be no place for the Gu family in Beijing. Then the whole family will follow. Are you happy now that you're down and out? Someone, please move the second lady out of the yard and send a maid.
The mother-in-law is guarding day and night. If anything goes wrong, everything will be killed with a stick. "
"Mother, mother..."
"Hurry up and get some ginseng tea..."
"Quick... call the doctor!"
The room was in chaos. Apparently the lady fainted again after hearing the news.
Qingguan resisted the urge to rush in and check her pulse, turned her head and said to Yueniang: "Let's go back first and wait until the second sister moves to a new yard before we go see her."
Yueniang didn't quite understand, and said: "Second Miss has just been rescued, and her body is still weak. She is moving around. Isn't it a torment?"
Qingguan's eyes were gloomy: "If you don't move, let her beg to the madam. The madam will relent and let her go. How can the Gu family communicate with those two houses?"
Furthermore, if the second sister and the wife are not separated, how can the master convince the wife to agree to this marriage. After all, the wife has to step in when doing the six rites.
The men in the Gu family are not good at being a person or an official, but they have many ways to manage women.
Qingguan didn't want to say more and left quietly.
Late at night, everything is quiet.
Yueniang held a lantern and helped Qingguan walk through the dark corridor and came to a secluded courtyard.
Yueniang looked around and said with hatred: "You actually brought the second young lady here, you are really cruel."
Qingguan smiled and pointed at the two envoys at the entrance of the courtyard. Yueniang understood and hurriedly stepped forward, took out the broken silver and stuffed it into their hands.
Who doesn't know how to do tricks if they have money? Qingguan entered the yard easily.
In the yard, there were two more women guarding the door, one on the left and one on the right. Yueniang followed the same pattern.
After entering the main door, there were four maids in the room. This time, Qingguan couldn't smile anymore, and her eyes darkened slightly.
The master has recruited so many people, so he seems to have made up his mind. She glanced at Yueniang and entered the inner room alone.
Hong Yi was lying on the edge of the bed dozing off. She was startled when she heard the movement. When she saw that Miss Six was coming, she let out a sigh of relief on her face.
"Miss Sixth is here?"
Qingguan nodded and said, "I'm here to see the second sister. You go outside to talk to Yueniang."
Hong Yi's eyes turned red, and she choked with sobs: "Miss was carried here, and Miss Six was the first to see her."
"Why are you crying?"
Qingguan's face was serious and she said sternly: "If the sky falls, there will be someone taller to hold it up. Just take care of your young lady."
Hongyi was stunned. Could it be that this sixth lady is sick again? The young lady is going to die. So what if she cried twice? Is it possible that she is still smiling
Qingguan ignored her expression, walked straight to the bed, pulled out the red hairpin and picked out the wick, moved the brazier to the bed, and then sat on the edge of the bed.
The woman on the bed had her eyes closed, her eyes were blue, her face was haggard, her pale lips had no trace of blood, and she had lost weight in just a few days.
Qingguan stretched out her hand, pushed aside the quilt and took a closer look. There was a long strangulation mark on her neck, which was tinged with blue and purple, in stark contrast to the skin on the side.
After letting out a long sigh, Qingguan remained silent.
Gu Qingzhi knew it when Liu Mei came in, but she just didn't want to open her eyes. After waiting for a long time, there was no movement from the people in front of the bed, so she had to slowly raise her eyes.
A pair of black and white eyes, with deep concern, came into view.
"What are you doing here?" Qingzhi's voice was hoarse, like an old woman.
Qingguan stretched out his hand to hold her hand, and placed three fingers on her pulse. I breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there is nothing wrong with it.
"Let's see the second sister. Is the second sister's dinner ready?" Qingguan's tone was very normal.
Qingzhi burst into tears and turned her head to the inside. Even if you have the desire to die, why should you eat
Qingguan's heart was bright and she didn't try to persuade her. She just stood up slowly, walked to the window and opened it. She looked at the dark night outside and said, "Second sister, you only have one life. Once you die, there will be no more."
"If you die, you will be clean. It will be settled once and for all, and you will avoid being treated as a slut."
"If anyone deceives you, you should return it severely. In this world, you can't make others pity you by shedding a few tears."
Gu Qingzhi turned around in shock, looked at the figure in front of the window, and said, "Sixth sister, what are you talking about?"
Qingguan looked back and smiled, looked straight at her, and asked without answering: "Second sister, tell me, what are your plans in your heart?" Gu Qingzhi took a deep breath, her face turned frosty: "I'm not dead this time. Yes, there will always be a second time. I don’t believe it. Is it difficult for me, Gu Qingzhi, to die? "