Screams continued one after another.
When Gu Qianying struck, she also used a little internal force. Those who were hit by her, after several screams, fainted.
This time, it stunned Gu Kun and his group.
After finishing her actions, Gu Qianying slowly tidied her clothes, then turned to face Gu Kun: "Father, my second and fourth sisters are deeply affectionate with my sisters and I. By rights, our sisters should not be too calculating with each other. However, today, second sister and fourth sister, disregarding propriety, were greatly disrespectful to Mother. Daughter truly cannot stand by and watch. Since Father does not discipline second sister and fourth sister, then daughter will do it on his behalf."
As she spoke, before anyone could react, Gu Qianying stepped forward and, with two sharp slaps, struck Gu Mingyue and Gu Yumei on their faces, one slap for each.
Finally, she casually added: "Second sister, fourth sister, remember this slap well, lest you make the same mistake again in the future!"
Gu Mingyue and Gu Yumei were standing closer, so Gu Qianying did not exert too much strength when hitting them, but the force was well-applied.
Gu Mingyue and Gu Yumei's faces instantly swelled.
Previously, Gu Mingyue had already been slapped by Gu Qianying, so at this moment, Gu Mingyue's face was much more swollen than Gu Yumei's.
After Gu Mingyue recovered, she clutched her face and tearfully complained to Gu Kun: "Father, Gu Qianying hit me again!"
Gu Yumei merely covered her face and wept silently, not accusing Gu Qianying before Gu Kun in any way.
She understood in her heart that in front of her father, Gu Kun, only Gu Mingyue had the right to speak, so how could it be her turn to speak?
Seeing Gu Qianying bully his second daughter, Gu Mingyue, so openly in front of him, Gu Kun was instantly furious. Before he could reprimand her, a young servant approached and whispered something in his ear. Gu Kun's eyes narrowed, and he then raised his hand towards the servant.
Meanwhile, Gu Qianying, who had originally intended to continue teaching Gu Mingyue and Gu Yumei a lesson, suddenly changed her demeanor. She knelt down before Gu Kun. Before anyone could react, she wiped her nose with a handkerchief, her voice choked with tears, and said: "Father, you are avenging second sister and fourth sister, and daughter dare not say anything. But daughter truly did not hit second sister and fourth sister. Daughter is wronged!"
Gu Qianying's crying stunned Gu Kun, Gu Mingyue, and Gu Yumei.
The three of them had the same thought.
What was Gu Qianying doing?
Just as Gu Mingyue was about to retort, a figure appeared: "Gu Kun, you unfilial son, are you bullying my granddaughter again!"
Old General Gu, his face full of anger, strode forward.
Gu Kun and the others were all startled when they saw Old General Gu.
"Father, I..."
"What 'I'? Get out of my way!"
Old General Gu kicked Gu Kun aside and hurried to Gu Qianying, helping her up: "Granddaughter, don't cry. What happened? Did they bully you again?"
Gu Qianying's voice was weak: "No, it's daughter's fault for displeasing Father and upsetting second sister and fourth sister. It is daughter's fault."
Finally, she added: "It's all daughter's fault, daughter is not good."
Gu Qianying had overheard the servant speaking to Gu Kun.
Although the servant's voice was very low, with Gu Qianying's use of internal force, she had heard it clearly.
Grandfather had returned home!
Normally, her grandfather doted on her, but he disliked arrogant and overbearing people. Drawing from her past life's experience, she absolutely could not let Gu Mingyue speak ill of her before her grandfather, causing him to gradually develop a dislike for her.
On the contrary, in this life, she would repay them in kind, making Gu Mingyue and Gu Yumei the kind of people her grandfather disliked.
Having lived two lives, the act of playing the innocent to deceive others was naturally no challenge for her.
Seeing Gu Qianying crying so sadly, Old General Gu, in a fit of rage, directly ordered people to seize Gu Mingyue and Gu Yumei and force them to kneel on the ground.
"Qianying is such a kind person, and you bully her every day. Have you gone mad? Guards, beat them soundly!"
Gu Mingyue and Gu Yumei were both terrified into silence.
One of them cried and explained: "Grandfather, granddaughter did not bully elder sister. It was clearly elder sister who slapped granddaughter twice and then framed granddaughter for bullying her. Granddaughter is wronged!"
Gu Yumei rarely saw Old General Gu.
Old General Gu's anger greatly frightened her. She only knew how to cry and did not know how to defend herself.
Old General Gu frowned as he listened to Gu Mingyue's explanation and looked at the red, swollen slap marks on Gu Mingyue's face.
He looked at Gu Qianying and asked softly: "Qianying, is this true?"
Old General Gu was inclined to favor Gu Qianying, but on the surface, he had to ask in a symbolic manner.
"Granddaughter did not. If Grandfather does not believe granddaughter, granddaughter is willing to..."
Gu Qianying, mimicking Gu Mingyue's usual demeanor of enduring hardship and grievance, did not finish her sentence before she began to cry again, tears streaming down her face. Not only were her eyes filled with tears, but she also knelt before Old General Gu.
Her tearful appearance suddenly reminded Old General Gu of the incident where a maid had smashed her head against a pillar to show her loyalty.
Immediately, Old General Gu quickly helped Gu Qianying up and patted her hand: "My good granddaughter, grandfather naturally believes you. Don't cry, don't cry, alright?"
After speaking, Old General Gu turned around and coldly rebuked Gu Mingyue: "Did you hear clearly? Qianying did not bully you; instead, it is you who have been bullying her! Today, I will definitely uphold justice for Qianying!"
Thus, Gu Mingyue and Gu Yumei both received a beating.
While they were being beaten, Gu Mingyue kept crying out her innocence, but after a few blows, Gu Yumei feigned unconsciousness.
When she appeared to have fainted, Old General Gu ordered the household servants to stop the beating and have Gu Yumei sent back.
Gu Kun was scolded by Old General Gu and confined to his room to reflect for two days.
In the Garden Pavilion.
Nanny Wang and Lu Zhu were both injured. Lu Zhu's injuries were lighter, on her finger, and after being properly bandaged, she was fine.
However, Nanny Wang had sustained internal injuries and had vomited blood. She had been bedridden for many days and had not recovered or woken up. Madam had invited several physicians for her, all of whom informed her that her time was limited.
Madam cried heartbrokenly in her room for a long time. Just as she was about to go to Old General Gu to ask him to take her to the palace for treatment, Gu Qianying approached Madam with the poison pills she had first developed and said: "Mother, there is no need to go to the palace. Daughter can save Nanny Wang."
Madam naturally did not believe these words.
Her daughter had never studied medicine, so how could she save Nanny Wang?
Gu Qianying knew her mother did not believe her. In her past life, at this time, she naturally knew nothing.
"Mother, please let daughter try."
Gu Qianying could not explain too much.
Seeing Gu Qianying's confident expression, Madam agreed. At this moment, she could only try anything, however hopeless.
When Gu Qianying was saving Nanny Wang, she had everyone in the room sent out. Nanny Wang was elderly and had suffered severe injuries, with only a breath left. To save her, a strong remedy was needed.