Chapter 61

After weighing all the pros and cons, Gu Qiancheng gritted her teeth, forcibly retracted her foot, and stood still like a live target. However, at the moment Qianxue stabbed her, she sidestepped to avoid the vital areas, allowing Qianxue to stab her shoulder instead, and at the same time...

Slap... Another slap landed on Qianxue's face, but this time Gu Qiancheng used more force, knocking Qianxue to the ground.

"Ah..." Qianxue screamed as she fell to the ground in a mess.

Gu Qiancheng also gasped in pain. It hurt like hell!

The hairpin wasn't sharp, but it had pierced the flesh, showing how much force Qianxue had used. If it had hit her heart, Gu Qiancheng might have really died.

So young and so vicious, she wondered how Lady Gu had raised her...

Gu Qiancheng endured the pain in her shoulder, pulled out the hairpin, and threw it to the ground with a clatter, speaking loudly enough for the two people in the distance to hear: "Qianxue, you've disappointed me too much."

Taking the initiative, Gu Qiancheng clutched her injured shoulder and stood there with a pained expression.

"My mother was right, Gu Qiancheng, you are just a little slut." Gu Qianxue lay on the ground, her hair disheveled, tears streaming down her face, looking like a hag.

Gu Qiancheng ignored her and instead looked at the approaching Duke of Gu, sighing helplessly...

The Duke of Gu looked at her as if she were his daughter's murderer, wishing he could get rid of her as soon as possible.

She couldn't understand, Gu Qiancheng really couldn't understand. Was the Duke of Gu brainless? Clearly, she was the one who was injured, yet he treated her as the murderer.

Murderer?

Even if she had killed Qianxue, it would have been self-defense.

"Vile daughter, what have you done?" The Duke of Gu didn't give Gu Qiancheng a chance to explain. As soon as he approached, he raised his hand and slapped her.

Gu Qiancheng looked straight at the Duke of Gu, seeing Prince Zhao walking towards her, she gritted her teeth and didn't dodge, letting the Duke of Gu hit her...

Using the injury on her shoulder and a slap to make Prince Zhao despise the Duke of Gu and Qianxue was worth more than anything!

At this moment, the Duke of Gu had forgotten about Prince Zhao, who had come with him, and didn't think about the consequences...

Slap, a heavy slap landed, making Gu Qiancheng's head turn to the right, her left cheek burning with pain, a metallic taste in her mouth, and blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

Gu Qiancheng didn't cover her face, nor did she show any dissatisfaction or accusation. She just looked at the Duke of Gu calmly, calling him without any emotion: "Father."

"You..." Why didn't you dodge?

The Duke of Gu stared at his hand in a daze. He hadn't intended to hit Qiancheng, it was just a habit...

He thought Qiancheng would dodge like last time, but she didn't.

"Father, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Gu Qiancheng didn't miss the guilt in the Duke of Gu's eyes, but it was too late!

"Don't go, Gu Qiancheng, you stay right there. Who gave you permission to leave?" Qianxue, seeing her support arrive, felt more confident.

The maid had just helped her up, and she immediately pulled the Duke of Gu to complain: "Father, sister hit me and insulted me. Sob... Father, you must avenge me."

"I only hit you, I didn't insult you." The Duke of Gu's slap was very heavy, Gu Qiancheng's left cheek was swollen, and each word was a torment for her.

Prince Zhao stood behind the Duke of Gu, facing Gu Qiancheng. Just as Gu Qiancheng was about to bow, Prince Zhao shook his head, signaling her not to bow.

Not bowing, Gu Qiancheng wouldn't remind the Duke of Gu that Prince Zhao, who had come with him, was watching the commotion.

Qianxue didn't see Prince Zhao, pulling the Duke of Gu to complain: "Father, look... Sister admitted to hitting me. Father, my face is swollen, if the young master sees it, he will be angry."

Qianxue pushed her red, swollen face towards the Duke of Gu, trying to get him to take her side, but in fact, the two slaps from Gu Qiancheng combined weren't as heavy as the Duke of Gu's one slap. At least Qianxue could speak without pain, and her lips weren't broken.

The Duke of Gu's guilt towards Gu Qiancheng dissipated when he saw Qianxue's red, swollen cheek. He came to his senses and looked at Gu Qiancheng with deep sorrow.

"Vile daughter, kneel down."

"I won't kneel, I did nothing wrong. If she hadn't insulted my mother, I wouldn't have hit her." Gu Qiancheng didn't know what had come over her, but as she said these words, tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.

"Nonsense, how could I insult Mother? I respect her so much." Qianxue retorted, lying through her teeth.

"Actions speak louder than words, be careful of the heavens' wrath." Gu Qiancheng thought the original owner must have been extremely resentful and hateful. The Duke of Gu's heart was so biased.

She really couldn't, she respected the Duke of Gu, so she didn't blame him for treating her badly. If she wanted something, she would fight for it...

Qianxue couldn't help but tremble, timidly pulling the Duke of Gu's sleeve, pitifully saying: "Father, sister is cursing me. I knew sister blamed me for taking the young master, but I really didn't mean to. I truly love the young master, we never intended to hurt sister. Father, you must stand up for me."

Pretending to be weak was Qianxue and her mother's specialty, and it was clear the Duke of Gu fell for it. His anger flared: "Vile daughter, didn't you hear your father? Kneel down."

Seeing that Gu Qiancheng still didn't move, the Duke of Gu was so angry that his beard almost stood up: "Someone, go get the family law. I will beat this vile daughter to death today."

Unfortunately, besides Qianxue's two maids, there were no outsiders here. These two maids didn't dare to move, and it wasn't easy for the Duke of Gu to hit Qiancheng.

Gu Qiancheng gave a self-deprecating smile and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth: "Father, I am the eldest daughter of the Duke of Gu's household. Even if I were wrong today, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Gu's household doesn't need to apologize for hitting a concubine, let alone be punished by the family law."

"What concubine, Qianxue is your legitimate sister." The Duke of Gu's face turned red with anger.

Recently, his colleagues had laughed at him about this. The legitimate daughter of a prestigious duke's household had become an unnamed concubine, which was embarrassing to say.

"Qianxue is my half-sister, that's true. But once married, she follows her husband. Even if Qianxue is a concubine, she is still married. She is no longer the daughter of the Duke of Gu's household but the concubine of Prince Zhao's heir." Gu Qiancheng's mouth hurt badly, but to trap the Duke of Gu and Qianxue, she endured it.

The Duke of Gu and Qianxue dreaming of a comeback? Dream on!

"Don't talk nonsense. Qianxue is now the secondary consort of the young master. Do you have a reason for hitting the young master's secondary consort?" The more proud Gu Qiancheng became, the more the Duke of Gu despised her. He saw the shadow of that detested woman in Gu Qiancheng.

Lady Yun, his legitimate wife.

"Secondary consort? When did Qianxue become a secondary consort?" Gu Qiancheng countered, unceremoniously digging a hole for the Duke of Gu.

"Very soon..." The Duke of Gu started to speak but was interrupted by Prince Zhao: "Yes, I also want to know when she became Yun Chu's secondary consort?"

Prince Zhao finally stopped watching the show and slowly stepped forward...