Chapter 42

Lai Da no longer caused trouble, so Gu Qiancheng naturally wouldn’t pick a fight to avoid embarrassing himself in the end.

Gu Qiancheng gave Lai Da a cold look and walked past him to the center, stopping in front of a male servant with an honest face. She pointed at him and said, word by word, “He is the murderer who killed Mother Sun!”

“M-M-Miss, you are wronging me.” The male servant’s face was full of panic, and he knelt down with a thud. “Miss, I am wronged, I am wronged. I didn’t kill anyone.”

The man seemed terrified, his face drained of color. Others looked over, and even Lai Da, who was about to leave, stopped and turned to look. Each of them had a malicious smile, as if they were waiting to see how Gu Qiancheng would handle the situation.

“You don’t need to tell me if you killed someone; go to the yamen and tell the magistrate.” Gu Qiancheng, having found the murderer of Mother Sun, felt a weight lifted from her heart. She took a step back and asked Lady Gu, “Madam, should we apprehend the murderer?”

Before Lady Gu could speak, Lai Da said in a sarcastic tone, “Miss, judging a case is not a game. You can’t just say Zhu San is the murderer and he becomes the murderer.”

Lai Da didn’t dare to argue with Gu Qiancheng earlier, but he didn’t take her too seriously. He didn’t dare to argue before because he had no reason, but now he had a reason. If he didn’t reclaim his position, how could he stand among the servants?

“Are you speaking on behalf of the old master, or are you speaking for yourself?” A cold glint flashed in Gu Qiancheng’s eyes.

“Does it make a difference?”

“Of course it does. Do you think you are something? You are just a dog by the old master’s side. Without the old master, you are not even a dog. Do I need to answer you?” As a master, even if she was not favored, she didn’t need to flatter a servant. She still had her dignity.

“You, you... Miss, you are indeed well-bred.” Lai Da’s face turned red with anger. Since he had been by the old master’s side, no one had dared to speak to him like that.

“An ignorant dog, how dare you speak about the master’s affairs.” Gu Qiancheng glared with anger, her presence formidable. Lai Da’s face grew increasingly ugly.

He wasn’t scared by Gu Qiancheng’s presence. No matter how strong her presence, it was just a show of bravado. No matter how strong her presence, she couldn’t do anything to him. He was angry because Gu Qiancheng called him a dog and a dog slave.

Gu Qiancheng’s words were irrefutable. He was a servant, a slave, a dog by the old master’s side. Without the old master, no one in the household would flatter him.

“Miss, if Lai Da can’t ask, can I ask?” Lady Gu, seeing Lai Da at a disadvantage, immediately supported him, clearly trying to embarrass Gu Qiancheng.

Gu Qiancheng, who hadn’t suffered such humiliation for many years, asked calmly, “What do you want to ask, Madam?”

“Why do you say Zhu San is the murderer?”

“Madam, I am wronged, I am wronged. I have never killed anyone. I am so timid that I wouldn’t even kill a chicken, let alone a person.” Zhu San, seeing the situation, quickly kowtowed in Lady Gu’s direction. “Madam, please do me justice.”

“Zhu San is right. Please do us justice. We are slaves, but we are also human. Miss, with a casual word, you can easily accuse us, but we will lose our lives because of your false accusations.” Lai Da glared fiercely at Gu Qiancheng, showing no respect for her as a master. The other male servants, seeing this, also started to cause a commotion, surrounding Gu Qiancheng and arguing with her.

“Qiancheng.” Lord and Lady Third, worried about Gu Qiancheng, hurried over to pull her out, but were blocked by the male servants.

Lord Third didn’t understand Lady Gu’s intentions, but Lady Third did, and her face changed immediately. “Qiancheng, quickly... quickly get out, don’t let them touch you.”

If Gu Qiancheng were to struggle with the male servants or be pushed to the ground, then...

Given Lord Gu’s character, he would definitely marry Qiancheng to a servant.

“Qiancheng, Qiancheng...” Lady Third shouted anxiously, but her voice was drowned out by the male servants. Gu Qiancheng couldn’t hear her, and even if she did, it wouldn’t help.

Lord Third, hearing Lady Third’s words, realized the severity of the situation and tried to push through to get to Gu Qiancheng. “Move, move! Move quickly!”

The male servants, having been instructed by Lady Gu, ignored Lord Third. They didn’t dare to attack him, but they could keep him outside. Lord Third tried hard to get to Gu Qiancheng but remained on the outskirts.

“Hmph... trying to compete with me, you are too young. A woman’s marriage is like a second reincarnation. Gu Qiancheng, you will be married to the lowest servant and spend your life as a slave.” Lady Gu, seeing this, felt an indescribable satisfaction.

Thinking of Gu Qiancheng’s future, married to an old and ugly servant, spending her life serving others, she felt an indescribable excitement.

She would make sure Gu Qiancheng’s life was ten thousand times worse than Qianxue’s!

But would things really go as she wished?

Would Gu Qiancheng, who had no skills, dare to walk into the middle of the male servants?

Did Lady Gu really think Gu Qiancheng was a naive fool? After being tricked once on the road, how could she be tricked again? If Lady Gu wanted to scheme against her, she would have to see if she had the ability.

Strength overcomes ten strategies. Gu Qiancheng firmly believed that in the absence of power, fists were the best solution. If Lady Gu wanted to scheme against her, she would show Lady Gu the consequences of scheming against her!

“Bang!” When the male servant tried to grab Gu Qiancheng, a loud noise was heard, and he was directly thrown to the ground. Before the others could react, Gu Qiancheng attacked the surrounding male servants again...

Three months of rest and training hadn’t brought Gu Qiancheng up to her previous level, but it was enough to take down these male servants when they were off guard.

Gu Qiancheng used practical and simple military boxing to the fullest, quickly creating a path through the stunned male servants...

“Th-This...” Lord and Lady Third stood there, mouths agape, completely disbelieving what they saw.

Was this the weak and insecure Qiancheng?

Had they mistaken her for someone else?

When did Qiancheng learn to fight? And so well? Were they seeing things?

If Qiancheng was so capable, why did she always cry when bullied by Qianxue? Was Qiancheng hiding her abilities to smoothly marry into the Zhao王府, and now that it was impossible, she no longer needed to pretend?

Lord and Lady Third were full of questions and wanted to catch Qiancheng and ask her clearly, but Gu Qiancheng had no time for them and no intention of answering their questions.

Gu Qiancheng had just broken out of the male servants’ encirclement and saw a group of people walking over. The leader seemed to be the old master. Gu Qiancheng’s eyes lit up, and her gaze fell on Lady Gu...

She had said, “I, Gu Qiancheng, am not a gentleman. If I have a grudge, I will find an opportunity to repay it!”

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