Chapter 44

The words of the male servant made everyone involuntarily look at Lady Gu, waiting for her to explain...

Whether it was due to guilt or something else, Lady Gu felt that everyone was looking at her differently. Lady Gu felt that she could not stay in this place for a moment longer, but she could not leave.

Lady Gu, in a panic and helpless, looked to Lord Gu for help, but the scene from before was deeply etched in Lord Gu's mind. How could he still look at her?

"My lady, what is going on here?" Lord Gu urged.

"Lord..." Lady Gu, deeply hurt, leaned on the maid, tears streaming as she explained, "I didn't, I didn't. Lord, you must believe me, I didn't, how could I do such a thing. Qiancheng is my daughter, how could I let her marry a servant, Lord, you must believe me..."

Since the incident began, Lady Gu had only seen Lord Gu and had not noticed the presence of the old master. She hurriedly explained, only hoping that Lord Gu would believe her.

Unfortunately, this time Lord Gu did not believe Lady Gu without question as he usually did. He coldly glanced at Lady Gu and turned away, the atmosphere instantly becoming tense.

Lord Third and Lady Third looked down, pretending not to exist; the old master had intended to leave but stayed specifically for Gu Qiancheng, though he did not intend to intervene.

Gu Qiancheng was very clear that with today's incident, at most it would make Lord Gu feel disgusted with Lady Gu. To use this to bring down Lady Gu was absolutely impossible.

After enjoying Lady Gu's panic and unease, Gu Qiancheng spoke up generously, "Father, Mother is the head of the Gu family, always thinking of the Gu family. How could she do something to ruin her daughter's reputation? To appease the Zhao王府, Mother could even sacrifice Qianxue to become a concubine for Prince Chu. How could she do something to disgrace the Gu family? This matter must be suspicious, Mother must have been deceived by this wicked servant."

"No, Miss, I really did..."

"Enough, you have no right to speak here." Gu Qiancheng interrupted the male servant and bowed to Lord Gu and Lady Gu, "Father, our Gu family is also royalty. Now, not only do we have a wicked servant who killed someone, but also a servant who defamed the head of the household. If this gets out, won't people laugh at us?"

Lady Gu was still wondering why Gu Qiancheng would speak for her. She was furious, but she did not dare to contradict Gu Qiancheng.

"Qiancheng is right. These servants are becoming more and more insolent, not even respecting Miss. Just now, Lai Da, the head steward, kept arguing with Miss, forcing her to say nothing." Lady Gu, being a decisive person, knew she would not get any benefit from this matter, so she pushed Lai Da out, wanting to see if Gu Qiancheng dared to fight with Lai Da.

"Old Master, I am wronged." Lai Da's face changed drastically, and he knelt down with a thud, secretly cursing the most venomous heart of a woman.

"Old Master?" Lady Gu, who had not spoken until now, was startled to see the old master. She quickly tidied her clothes and bowed to the old master.

"No need." The old master waved his hand and stepped out from behind the people, looking at the black mass of kneeling servants. A fierce light flashed in his eyes, "Third, lock these people up and deal with them later." After seeing the disgrace of the Gu family, they would never be allowed to speak again in this life.

Lord Third, knowing the methods of a large family, felt that this action was against heaven and reason, but understood that he had no right to stop it. Moreover, most of these male servants were Lady Gu's informants, so it was better to get rid of them.

Lord Third immediately went to the front courtyard and called people to handle it. The male servants kneeling on the ground were terrified, desperately begging for mercy, "Old Master, Old Master, spare my life. I, I know nothing, Old Master..."

Lai Da was even more heartbroken, bowing his head harder than anyone else, "Old Master, I have been by your side for over twenty years. Don't you know me? I really know nothing. It was Lady who sent me, I did nothing, and I did not offend Miss. Please, Lord, show mercy, spare me this time."

Lai Da begged for a long time, but seeing that the old master was unmoved, he became even more afraid. Looking up and seeing Gu Qiancheng, he felt like he had found a lifeline and started to bow to Gu Qiancheng, "Miss, please, please say a word to Old Master. I really did not offend you, Miss, you have a kind heart, please, spare me."

Seeing this, the others also began to beg Gu Qiancheng, as if they would be considered cruel if Gu Qiancheng did not save them...

Gu Qiancheng could not help but laugh. What did these people think of her?

When they were bullying her, no one remembered that she was Miss. Now that they were in danger, they actually hoped she would save them. How naive.

Gu Qiancheng coldly turned away, ignoring these people. She had no regard for her reputation when she dared to faint in front of her parents.

The old master was very satisfied with Gu Qiancheng's performance. Although Gu Qiancheng did not want to deal with it, the old master disagreed, "Qiancheng, what do you plan to do with these people?"

When the old master spoke, all the servants in the courtyard held their breath, looking at Gu Qiancheng expectantly. They hoped that this Miss, who usually seemed easy to bully, would say something nice, but they were destined to be disappointed.

Without raising her eyebrows, Gu Qiancheng respectfully said, "Whatever Grandfather decides, I have no objections."

Even though she knew the old master had no affection for her and only saw her as useful, Gu Qiancheng still showed respect to the old master.

Whether the old master liked her or not was not important. As long as he gave her a little attention, she would have more freedom in the Gu family. Before she had enough power, she would not go against the old master's wishes.

"Old Master..." When Gu Qiancheng spoke, the male servants, led by Lai Da, all looked like they had lost their souls, collapsing on the ground.

Gu Qiancheng did not look at them, pointing to a male servant who was looking around, trying to escape, and said, "Grandfather, please hand that person over to me."

"Is that person the murderer of your wet nurse?" The old master had already learned the general situation from Lord Third. If not for this, he would not have given Gu Qiancheng a second glance.

"Yes." Gu Qiancheng answered firmly, but the old master looked puzzled, "Why are you so sure that person is the murderer of your wet nurse?"

"It's simple, his shoes have grass and mud that can only be found by the pond."

Following Gu Qiancheng's finger, the old master, Lord Gu, and Lady Third indeed saw some green grass on the person's shoes.

The male servant, terrified, quickly pulled back his foot, wishing he could kick off his shoes. He wanted to beg for mercy but did not know what to say.

"Is that it?" The old master frowned, clearly dissatisfied with Gu Qiancheng's answer.

Gu Qiancheng did not hide what she knew and continued, "Grandfather, Wet Nurse Sun was strangled to death. Before she died, she grabbed a piece of skin from the murderer. Although all these servants have scratches on their necks, they are all fresh wounds. To avoid hurting others, they were all very gentle, unlike the desperate struggle of a person before death."

"That makes sense." The old master nodded, following Gu Qiancheng's finger to study the wounds on these people. Upon closer inspection, it really did seem like what Gu Qiancheng said...