Her commotion was rather loud, and Madam Sun looked over.
Her expression turned extremely shocked as a woman in a white dress slowly approached from not far away.
“Gu… Gu… Gu Qianying, you’ve… returned?”
Madam Sun never expected Gu Qianying to return at this time. But then she thought, where in the Gu Manor would Gu Qianying have a place to stay now? Just two days ago, she had heard the master say that he was going to drive Gu Qianying and her daughter to the countryside.
At the thought of this, Madam Sun no longer felt afraid.
“Eldest Young Lady, you’ve finally returned. You have no idea how clumsy your mother is. Making her do rough chores, she’s so awkward and slow, it’s just not efficient.”
Gu Qianying did not look at Madam Sun, nor did she respond. Instead, she went to the First Madam and helped both her and Nanny Wang up. She then tore a strip of cloth from her dress and first bandaged the First Madam, and then treated Nanny Wang’s back wound.
Treating the wounds consumed some of her energy.
Upon seeing Nanny Wang’s sleeve that was now missing an arm, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.
Meanwhile.
Madam Sun, seeing that Gu Qianying ignored her, assumed Gu Qianying was afraid of her.
Indeed, given the current predicament of the Gu mother and daughter, if they were to humble themselves and curry favor with these concubines, perhaps they wouldn’t have to go to the countryside, and might even stay in the manor for a while longer.
If they were in a bad mood, they could come here and torment the Gu mother and daughter from time to time.
Thinking this, Madam Sun, attended by her personal maid, slowly approached Gu Qianying.
Looking at the First Madam’s pale face, contorted with pain from her wounds, up close brought her great satisfaction.
“I say, Eldest Young Lady, stop fussing. It doesn’t matter if the First Madam’s hand is bandaged or not. She still has to continue working later. Our master said that every blade of grass and every tree in this area must be trimmed by her. Also, the master said…
“Slap!”
A crisp slap interrupted Madam Sun’s unfinished words.
She clutched her face, which was red and swollen from Gu Qianying’s slap, and glared at Gu Qianying in shock: “Gu Qianying, what are you doing?”
“Hitting you! What else would I be doing? Isn’t that a question you already know the answer to?”
Madam Sun was enraged: “You… presumptuous!”
“Oh, while hitting you, I’m also giving you a special gift!”
The moment she struck, Gu Qianying quickly reached into her waist pouch with the same hand, grabbed a black pill, and popped it into Madam Sun’s mouth.
Madam Sun instinctively covered her mouth, but it was too late.
The bitter-tasting pill rolled directly into her stomach.
“Gu Qianying, you… what did you give me?”
Madam Sun grew nervous.
“A poison that won’t kill you, but will make you suffer excruciating pain!”
“You!” Madam Sun’s face changed instantly.
Immediately, a pain like being pricked by thousands of needles surged through her.
Madam Sun screamed repeatedly.
“Aunt Sun! Aunt Sun! What’s wrong with you?”
The maids serving beside her were terrified and at a loss.
“Gu Qianying, you are truly despicable! How dare you poison me, you shameless little slut! If you know what’s good for you, quickly hand over the antidote, otherwise, you…”
Madam Sun, in pain, leaned on her maid and pointed at Gu Qianying, cursing.
Gu Qianying looked at her with a cold smile: “Oh, I forgot, this poison not only makes you suffer excruciating pain, but it also paralyzes your tongue and limbs, making you like a cripple.”
“Bang!”
As soon as Gu Qianying finished speaking.
Madam Sun, who had been leaning on her maid, suddenly fell backward stiffly.
A cloud of dust billowed up.
Several maids who rushed over at the sound were stunned.
Among them, some with sharp eyes hurried to Madam Han’s courtyard to secretly send a message.
Before long, Madam Han, accompanied by Concubine Bai, slowly walked towards Gu Qianying.
Upon seeing Madam Sun lying on the ground, unable to move her limbs or speak, her face pale, sweat beading on her forehead, and eventually fainting for some unknown reason, Madam Han first feigned concern. Then, she had Madam Sun roughly carried away and ordered servants to find a doctor to examine her.
“Oh, isn’t this Qianying? Qianying, you’ve finally returned. You have no idea what major events have happened in our manor these past few days.”
Upon seeing Gu Qianying, Madam Han’s tone and attitude were extremely pleasant, her pretense was impeccable.
She adopted the demeanor of the main mistress of the inner court, emphasizing how she had been working tirelessly since taking charge of the inner court and being promoted to Madam Han, and how she had settled those servants who had made mistakes and had their ranks demoted.
And among these servants, those who were disobedient naturally received harsher punishments.
Her words clearly indicated that the disobedient ones included the First Madam and Nanny Wang.
Madam Han’s veiled words, though not mentioning the First Madam and Nanny Wang directly, clearly informed Gu Qianying how the First Madam had suffered under her oppression these past few days.
Such provocative words caused Gu Qianying’s face to turn cold.
She first pulled the First Madam behind her, and with a clear gaze, looked at Madam Han, speaking word by word: “So, I should congratulate Aunt Han, oh no, Madam Han, for having the fortune in her lifetime to rise from a lowly aunt, stepping on the blood of others, to become the most powerful lady in this inner court?”
Gu Qianying’s words caused Madam Han’s expression to stiffen.
“Presumptuous! How can Eldest Young Lady describe our Madam Han like this? Guards, slap her!”
Concubine Bai, following behind Madam Han and acting as a bully, called for two manservants to grab Gu Qianying and a maid to slap her.
The three approached Gu Qianying.
All three had arrogant and overbearing expressions.
The First Madam and Nanny Wang had already been subdued under their torment, so it was likely that their Eldest Young Lady was lacking this kind of torment.
With a crack!
Bones dislocated, and screams erupted.
A scene of chaos unfolded before their eyes.
It was seen that…
Of the three servants ordered to restrain Gu Qianying, two manservants had their vital points seized by Gu Qianying before they could even touch her.
One had his arm dislocated, and his shoulder bone also displaced.
He lay on the ground howling. The other manservant, seeing this, was so frightened that before he could retract his calloused hands, he was kicked by Gu Qianying several meters away.
The maid who was walking towards Gu Qianying quickly retreated in fear.
Seeing her three incompetent servants, Madam Han was inwardly furious, but she did not show it on her face. She glanced at Madam Bai, who was pretending to be enraged.
Madam Bai, sensing Madam Han’s gaze, immediately shouted again.
“Gu Qianying, you dare to disobey my orders, you’ve truly rebelled! Guards, come quickly, everyone, come together, you must capture the Eldest Young Lady! I don’t believe that today, I, this aunt, cannot discipline you, humph!”
As Madam Bai’s words fell, all the manservants in the inner courtyard put down their tools and gathered around Concubine Bai and Madam Han.
Upon hearing Madam Bai’s command, several manservants who knew some martial arts or were strong approached Gu Qianying.
The First Madam, hiding behind Gu Qianying, immediately stepped forward, shielding Gu Qianying behind her.
Although she knew her daughter knew some basic martial arts, one fist cannot defeat four hands.
She absolutely could not let anyone harm her daughter.
As the First Madam shielded Gu Qianying, Nanny Wang also quickly stepped forward, with one arm protecting Gu Qianying and the First Madam behind her.
She would rather die than let anyone harm her Madam and Eldest Young Lady in the slightest.
Madam Han, who was watching the scene unfold from behind Concubine Bai, desperately hoped that the manservants obeying Concubine Bai would accidentally cripple or even kill Gu Qianying and her mother.
And if they were truly killed, she could use this opportunity to eliminate Madam Bai as well.
The Eldest Young Lady, upon returning to the manor, had injured Concubine Sun for seeing her mother being punished in the courtyard, and had also spoken disrespectfully to Concubine Bai. Concubine Bai, displeased, deliberately summoned several manservants to discipline the young lady of the household on behalf of their master, intentionally having a group of manservants publicly beat the Eldest Young Lady and her mother to death.
If such a story reached their master’s ears, even if their master favored the slutty Madam Bai, he would have to consider the family’s reputation and might even beat Madam Bai to death.
In this way, in the inner courtyard, there would no longer be Gu Qianying and her mother competing for her authority in managing the courtyard, nor would there be the slutty Madam Bai flattering their master.
The days that followed would surely be smooth and pleasant.
Thinking this, Madam Han, unnoticed, gave a signal to her personal maid, Shi Liu.
Shi Liu understood and immediately disappeared into the crowd.
Meanwhile, several manservants surrounded Gu Qianying and the other two.
“Bang!”
A powerful surge of internal energy repelled all those about to attack several meters away.
Instantly, the manservants, scattered and falling, all collapsed on the ground, clutching their most painful spots and screaming.
Among them, the manservant closest to Gu Qianying, kneeling on the ground and crying out in pain, was knocked unconscious by Gu Qianying’s second swing.
Gu Qianying passed by him and walked towards Concubine Bai and Madam Han.
Concubine Bai was so scared she couldn’t speak.
As Gu Qianying passed by her, she pushed Concubine Bai aside and directly approached Madam Han.
“Gu Qianying, you… you…”
Madam Han was so scared she stammered.
“Madam Han, from today onwards, if you dare to order anyone else to bully my mother and nanny again, this will be your fate!” She pointed at the manservant she had knocked unconscious with her internal energy, her voice as cold as ice.