Gu Mingyue's words had not yet fallen when Gu Qianying pushed her aside, looked up, and said, "Sister, your words make it sound as if I bullied you just now. You can eat anything, but you can't say anything you want. You rolled off the carriage yourself just now, I didn't push you."
Gu Mingyue's smile froze.
If in the past Gu Qianying had been wrongly accused, she would have swallowed her bitterness for the sake of sisterly affection. But now, Gu Qianying actually refused to give her face and was targeting her everywhere. This fool Gu Qianying was becoming more and more different from before.
After being retorted a few times, Gu Mingyue wished she could tear apart Gu Qianying's unyielding mouth, but on the surface, she smiled and said, "Sister, nothing is important now. What's important is that we, the children of the Gu family, cannot lose face in front of outsiders."
Gu Mingyue did not admit that she had rolled off the carriage. Instead, with just one sentence, she increased her father Gu Kun's dislike for Gu Qianying by a few points: "Qianying! Know when to stop, don't push your luck!"
"Father, daughter only wants justice," Gu Qianying insisted on her original intention, not giving an inch.
In her previous life, she had obeyed her father in everything and never defied him. What she got in return was that in times of crisis, her father, who valued power, used her as a stepping stone and exploited her for his own gain.
Having been reborn, Gu Qianying absolutely would not indulge her father anymore.
Gu Kun did not want Gu Qianying to trouble Guard Bai to testify about a minor family matter, but Gu Qianying refused to comply. Bai Qi was also a stubborn person. Since his master had instructed him to be a witness for Miss Gu, he naturally would not disobey his master.
"Miss Gu, I am here to listen. If anyone dares to falsely accuse Miss Gu, I will not stand by idly."
With Bai Qi standing by, Gu Qianying felt much more at ease.
She had Lu Zhu lift the carriage curtain, then pointed to the spot where Gu Mingyue had been sitting: "Sister's seat was very close to the carriage door. There are traces of being bumped open on the side of the carriage door. This trace is very deep. If sister were pushed out, this trace would be very shallow.
Pushing someone out requires a great deal of force from the pusher, and the person being pushed would not need any force to roll out easily. Therefore, the traces she made when bumping into the carriage door would be very shallow. Conversely, if she rolled down with too much force, the traces of bumping into the carriage door would be very deep."
As she spoke, Gu Qianying pointed to where she had been sitting and said, "Father, I was sitting here, and I was still far from sister. Even if I wanted to push sister, I would have to move forward a bit. However, the items sister and I were about to use were placed there, and there was no room for anyone to sit.
Moreover, before sister rolled down from the carriage, she couldn't stand my maid Lu Zhu and insisted that she kneel and serve her. In the confined space of the carriage, Lu Zhu was a bit plump, and it was already difficult for her to bend down, let alone kneel.
If she accidentally brushed against sister, it would be understandable. I believe Lu Zhu did not do it intentionally. Unless she wanted to die, she would never do something so self-destructive. Besides, being pushed and being brushed against are two different concepts. The former involves a forceful push, while the latter is just a light brush, not enough to make sister roll out of the carriage."
After speaking, Gu Qianying looked at Gu Kun, waiting for him to speak.
She knew very well that if the events that happened inside the carriage were not spoken by her, but by Gu Mingyue, then Gu Mingyue would definitely add fuel to the fire and "punish" her.
But the situation was completely different now. After this incident, Gu Mingyue's gentle and dignified image would be ruined.
Because she couldn't stand her maid and insisted on making the maid kneel and serve her in the carriage, wasn't that petty and malicious?
Gu Mingyue's face turned ugly. Suppressing the urge to bite Gu Qianying to death, she looked at Gu Kun with a wronged expression and said, "Father, elder sister is talking nonsense. It was clearly your elder sister's maid who said sister looked very ugly, and sister was angry, so..."
"Cough cough."
Bai Qi coughed lightly at the opportune moment, then said, "A maid daring to speak ill of a young lady of the manor is punishable by death. I believe, as Miss Gu said, unless this maid doesn't want to live, how would she dare to frame the second young lady of the manor?"
Bai Qi, instead of being silent and brooding, spoke directly to the point.
Gu Mingyue's words were highly unreliable.
Gu Kun looked at Gu Mingyue, his expression not very pleasant.
"Father, Mingyue is telling the truth. It's just that the maid by elder sister's side is too ignorant," Gu Mingyue said, grabbing Gu Kun's arm and acting spoiled as usual.
Usually, as long as she acted spoiled in front of her father, her father would agree with her and continue to protect her.
This little slut Gu Qianying wanted to deal with her in front of their father, humph, impossible!
"Truth? Heh, so you're saying what I said is all lies?"
Bai Qi tightened the saber at his waist, his expression displeased.
Seeing Bai Qi's anger, Gu Kun quickly shook off Gu Mingyue and reprimanded her, "What nonsense are you talking? How could Guard Bai lie? Don't speak carelessly. You've slandered your elder sister and still don't know your mistake. Go and apologize to your elder sister!"
"Father!"
Gu Mingyue was shocked that Gu Kun reprimanded her instead of Gu Qianying.
"Hurry up!" Gu Kun shouted.
With Bai Qi standing up for Gu Qianying, Gu Kun dared not reprimand Gu Qianying. Besides, he dared not offend a popular figure like Bai Qi.
"Yes, Father." Gu Mingyue reluctantly curtsied to Gu Qianying: "Sister, I'm sorry. It was my fault for framing you. I was wrong."
"Slap."
Gu Qianying slapped Gu Mingyue across the face.
"Framing one's elder sister requires kneeling in the ancestral hall. However, I am magnanimous and will not ask Father to send you back to kneel in the ancestral hall. But this slap is to remind you to act cautiously in the Gu family from now on! Do not frame others again."
Gu Qianying's tone was very cold.
Beside them, Gu Ziran and Gu Yumei were startled by her aura. At the same time, their gaze towards Gu Mingyue changed.
Framing one's elder sister, failing to do so, and getting slapped in the face, humph, overestimating oneself!
Gu Mingyue covered her face, feeling the disdain from others, and was furious to the point of exploding.
Gu Qianying, you slut, how dare you hit me? Just you wait!
"Elder sister is right. Younger sister has noted it."
No matter how much Gu Mingyue hated Gu Qianying in her heart, she dared not retort in front of everyone.
Gu Qianying's words were all reasonable and fitting for her status, so she could only accept them obediently.
Seeing Gu Mingyue's face change like a palette, Gu Qianying's lips curved upwards.
She had plenty of ways to teach Gu Mingyue a lesson and make her suffer in silence. She would play with her slowly in the future!
"Brother Bai, thank you. Please also thank your master on my behalf. You may go back now," Gu Qianying said to Bai Qi.
When Gu Qianying asked him to leave, he left.
However... Bai Qi, who had gone to report to Nangong Mo, reappeared before Gu Qianying shortly after.
"Guard Bai, is there something else?"