Chapter 43

None of those present, including Lord and Lady Third, had expected that after Gu Qiancheng was released, he would pull out a short-statured male servant from his side...

The male servant had never imagined such a scene; when pulled by Gu Qiancheng, he almost fell. At this moment, Lord and Lady Third witnessed a scene they would never forget: they saw...

Gu Qiancheng pushed hard, actually shoving the short male servant towards Lady Gu, causing both to fall and tangle together on the ground.

"Ah..." Lady Gu screamed, and the male servant, flustered, tried to get up but, for some reason, as soon as he managed to stand, his legs went numb and he fell again, moving up and down on Lady Gu. From a distance, the scene looked vulgar and indecent.

"Heavens!" Lady Third covered her face with her hands, unable to bear the sight, yet couldn't help but laugh. Those who harm others will eventually harm themselves; it was just what she deserved.

Lady Third was well aware of Lady Gu's intentions. She had been worried about Qiancheng, but now, Qiancheng was fine while Lady Gu herself suffered. And the worst was yet to come. As the male servant and Lady Gu rolled together, Duke Gu and the Old Master arrived.

"What are you doing?" Seeing his wife being pinned down by a vulgar male servant, Duke Gu's face turned bright red.

"Truly a disgrace, a disgrace to the family." The Old Master's cane, used for decoration, continuously tapped the ground. Seeing Duke Gu only getting angry, the Old Master's face darkened even more, and he struck with his cane: "What are you standing there for? Go and help your wife up."

"Yes, yes, yes." Duke Gu hurried forward, and at this moment, Lady Gu had already pushed the male servant away and climbed to her feet.

Lady Gu's face was pale, and her body trembled uncontrollably. Her clothes, disheveled from the struggle, she hurriedly pulled them tight. The maids behind her also came to their senses and quickly helped Lady Gu tidy up her appearance.

During the struggle, Lady Gu's clothes were in disarray, and her hairpins were askew, making her look even more disheveled than Gu Qiancheng, who had been fighting.

"Lord, Lord... you must do something for me." Lady Gu's whole body trembled, her eyes darting, too flustered to look at Duke Gu directly.

In public, being pinned down by a male servant and seen by her own husband, she truly didn't want to live anymore.

"Qiancheng, Qiancheng..." In her panic, Lady Gu thought of the culprit, her trembling finger pointing at Gu Qiancheng: "Lord, it's Qiancheng, Qiancheng she..."

Lady Gu didn't continue, but the meaning was clear enough for others to understand.

Duke Gu followed Lady Gu's finger and saw that Gu Qiancheng had already calmed down, bowing to the Old Master with Lord and Lady Third, standing obediently behind Lady Third.

Lord Third was a bastard son, not favored by the Old Lady, but the Old Master had no particular dislike for his son. Lord Third was a smart man and, while Duke Gu and Lady Gu were talking, he briefly described the events.

Of course, Lord Third didn't lie, but he subtly rearranged the sequence of events to make things more favorable for Gu Qiancheng. This made Gu Qiancheng look at her third uncle with even more respect.

"Nonsense, sheer nonsense." The Old Master was so angry that his whole body trembled, his eyes filled with disappointment as he looked at Duke Gu and Lady Gu.

The eldest couple was becoming more and more disgraceful.

It was just a minor incident involving a servant, yet they had to bring it to him. The Old Master, who had been shrewd all his life, saw through Lady Gu's petty tricks. Lady Gu deliberately escalated the situation, calling all the Old Master's trusted servants to make him notice.

Lady Gu had intentionally lured Duke Gu and the Old Master to see Gu Qiancheng and the male servants struggling, but she ended up reaping what she sowed.

Lady Gu was in a panic, not daring to say much in front of the Old Master and Duke Gu. She could only stand there, watching helplessly as Lord Third spoke on Gu Qiancheng's behalf in front of the Old Master.

Lady Gu was so angry that her lips bled, but she didn't dare act out in front of the Old Master, only looking at Duke Gu with a sense of委屈 and helplessness.

Duke Gu was still fixated on his wife being pinned by a lowly male servant. He didn't even notice the Old Master's disappointed gaze, let alone Lady Gu's grievances.

Duke Gu kept staring at the male servant lying on the ground, his anger boiling over. He stepped forward and kicked the servant: "You lowly thing, how dare you touch my wife."

The male servant was already terrified, and Duke Gu's kick sent him sprawling. This revealed a certain part of his anatomy, which caught Duke Gu's eye...

Duke Gu's veins bulged with anger, and he kicked the male servant's crotch: "You despicable thing." The servant's reaction on his wife's body was something no man could tolerate.

There was a loud thud...

Lady Third and Gu Qiancheng turned their faces away, and the other men present shuddered, instinctively looking down at their own bodies, secretly relieved that they weren't the ones kicked.

The male servant clutched his crotch, rolling on the ground in pain, his teeth chattering as he begged for mercy: "Ah... Lord, spare me, Lord, spare me. I, I am innocent. It was Lady, Lady who told me to... embrace..."

"You lowly thing, what nonsense are you spouting." The male servant's words were cut off by Lady Gu, who rushed forward to kick him but was stopped by Duke Gu: "Do you want to make things even more shameful?"

"I, I... I am not lying. Lady said she would betroth the young miss to me, I..." The male servant, in pain and losing his mind, spoke in broken sentences, but his voice was loud enough for everyone to hear.

The other servants lowered their heads, and Lord and Lady Third's eyes flashed with anger. The Old Master looked embarrassed, but Gu Qiancheng stood there calmly, her beautiful face expressionless, making the Old Master both admire and be angry...

After three months of observation, the Old Master knew this granddaughter was no ordinary girl, but she had distanced herself from the Gu family. From her demeanor, it was clear she didn't respect Lady Gu as her stepmother or Duke Gu as her father.

Sigh, it was all because of the eldest couple's incompetence, driving their daughter away. If it were him, he wouldn't respect such parents either.

The Old Master sighed lightly, not intending to intervene, but as he turned his head, he saw Gu Qiancheng standing with Lady Third, and his eyes lit up: Perhaps this was a turning point!