It was easy to imagine the Qu family falling into misfortune.
Yun Shu walked in.
Wan Qing bowed respectfully to Yun Shu, "Second Miss Yun."
Yun Shu smiled and nodded, walking to the bedside. She came before Gu Zhiruo and asked softly, "How do you feel now?"
"Much better, though I'm still a bit dizzy. You saved me again. I'm truly fortunate to know you," Gu Zhiruo said with some emotion.
If she had been like the other ladies in the capital back then, she would have surely mocked and bullied Yun Shu. How could she have received Yun Shu's help today? Fortunately, she had always disdained associating with Yun Yueyin and her ilk.
"I'm also very happy to be your friend. Don't worry, dizziness is normal. After all, you've vomited everything from your stomach. Your stomach is empty now, so you'll naturally feel weak and dizzy. You'll feel much better after having a bowl of clear congee to warm your stomach," Yun Shu explained with a smile.
Lord Gu and his wife's hearts, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled with Yun Shu's words.
A smile also appeared on Gu Zhiruo's face. Her gaze shifted, and she said to Lord Gu and his wife, "Father, Mother, Yun Er Xiaojie and I have something to discuss. Could you go and have breakfast first?"
"Ah, yes, yes, yes. You two talk."
The two immediately walked out.
And closed the door behind them.
With no one else in the room, Gu Zhiruo suddenly held Yun Shu's hand, her eyes welling up.
"Shu'er..."
Yun Shu gently patted Gu Zhiruo's hand, knowing that Gu Zhiruo wouldn't dare to cry in front of Lord Gu and his wife, for fear of worrying them.
To be deceived, even poisoned, by one's future husband was something no woman could easily bear.
Moreover, it seemed that Gu Zhiruo had genuine feelings for Qu Shujie.
"It's alright now, Qu Shujie can't harm you anymore. I should be the one to apologize to you. The Qu family will likely target you because of me. You've been implicated by me," Yun Shu softly revealed the truth.
However, it also confirmed from another perspective that Qu Shujie was a complete scumbag, not protecting his future wife, but instead colluding with Qu Jiaojiao to harm Gu Zhiruo.
Gu Zhiruo was stunned for a moment, then wiped away her tears. "It has nothing to do with you. Even without you, he was never sincere with me. In the past, he was only feigning affection. I heard from people at the teahouse that he secretly kept several mistresses, getting tired of the old and loving the new, with different mistresses every year. It's a pity that I truly had some feelings for him before."
Yun Shu smiled faintly and nodded. Gu Zhiruo was very sensible!
Although she had shed a few tears, she could rationally understand the current situation and recognize Qu Shujie's true colors.
After chatting for a while longer, they had breakfast together.
As soon as they finished breakfast, Lord Gu rushed back.
"The Qu family has had an accident!"
"What?" Gu Zhiruo was shocked.
Yun Shu's gaze flickered.
Lord Gu, having returned in haste, was dry-mouthed. He quickly grabbed a cup of tea and drank it rapidly to relieve his thirst.
He continued urgently, "Something big has happened to the Qu family! This time, no one will say anything negative about our Gu family for breaking off the engagement!"
He hadn't reacted immediately, but now that he had, he felt it was truly self-inflicted!
Qu Shujie's own misdeeds!
Gu Zhiruo was very curious, "Father, please tell us." She really wanted to know what had happened to the Qu family.
She rarely saw her father so shocked.
It must have been something astonishing that happened to the Qu family!
Yun Shu picked up the teacup beside her and took a sip. She didn't actually know what Ruan Xi and Jing Heng had done.
Lord Gu, for the first time, felt a sense of satisfaction hearing gossip about another family. He rarely revealed his true emotions, but at this moment, he couldn't help but smile, his face unable to remain composed. "It's Qu Shujie, he and his sister Qu Jiaojiao, they actually..."
He was about to blurt it out.
But as the words left his mouth, he felt something was amiss.
Such a thing...
"Father, please say it!" Gu Zhiruo was very exasperated. She was really curious.
Yun Shu's brow suddenly furrowed. Could it be that Ruan Xi and Jing Heng had dismembered Qu Shujie and his sister?
"The brother and sister were found together! And it was in a dilapidated temple. Although that temple was rundown and often inhabited by beggars, some people also went there to burn incense. Before dawn, they were discovered by someone, brother and sister, under the Buddha statue... they didn't even have time to put on their clothes! This is too immoral! Too shameful to speak of!" Lord Gu shook his head after finishing.
It was as if he had spoken some scorching profanity.
Gu Zhiruo was stunned and greatly startled, "What?! They actually!"
Yun Shu almost spat out the tea in her mouth!
She felt this must have been Ruan Xi's idea. With Jing Heng's usual methods, he would at most cut out their tongues, cripple Qu Shujie's male pride, and perhaps break Qu Jiaojiao's arm or something similar.
"Fortunately, I'm sweating cold now. It's a good thing you met Qu Shujie keeping mistresses. Otherwise, if you had truly married him, the consequences would have been unimaginable! They dared, dared to commit such lewd acts in a broken temple!" Lord Gu repeatedly lamented the decline of societal morals.
He was likely also lamenting that after living for more than half his life, he had encountered such an event!
Gu Zhiruo drank several mouthfuls of water to calm her shock. She quickly looked at Yun Shu, "Are they crazy? Qu Jiaojiao just got engaged, and she dared to do this with Qu Shujie. The Qu family must be in chaos right now!"
"Human nature is inherently complex. Both brother and sister have wicked intentions. It's good that they fulfill each other's desires and harm fewer others," Yun Shu replied calmly and lightly.
Gu Zhiruo, who had been feeling somewhat sad and even shaken, couldn't help but chuckle after hearing Yun Shu's words. "You're right, they are fulfilling each other."
Lord Gu, who had been worried that Zhiruo would be heartbroken and unable to recover from this blow, felt even more grateful to Yun Shu upon seeing her smile.
"Second Miss Yun, you are a benefactor to our Gu family," Lord Gu said with utmost seriousness.
He secretly made a decision that the affairs of the General's Mansion would henceforth be their Gu family's affairs.
Yun Shu immediately said, "Zhiruo and I are friends. It was just a small effort. Friends don't need to thank each other, nor is there any benefactor or debt of gratitude."
Hearing this, Lord Gu felt even more that those outsiders were blind, spreading various rumors about Second Miss Yun.
Suddenly, the doorkeeper rushed in and stopped before them, saying to Yun Shu, "Second Miss Yun, someone has come from the General's Mansion, requesting Second Miss Yun to return to the General's Mansion."
Yun Shu's smile vanished. "Did the person say why?"
The doorkeeper shook his head, "Replying to Second Miss Yun, no."
Yun Shu nodded. "Alright."
Then she looked at Gu Zhiruo, "Continue taking the medicine today. There are still some residual toxins in your body. One more day of medication should suffice. If you feel any discomfort, send someone to the General's Mansion to find me immediately."