Chapter 63

Qin Yunchu comes from a good family and is handsome, so he has always been successful with women. Gu Qiancheng is the first woman to embarrass him in public.

Thinking about the scene at the wedding and the private ridicule from his good friend, Qin Yunchu felt an urge to kill, and his eyes showed a murderous intent...

The Fifth Prince's face changed slightly, fearing that Qin Yunchu would make things worse. He quickly stepped in front of Qin Yunchu and said to Gu Qiancheng with a smile, "Qiancheng, there might be some misunderstanding here. You are injured, so go see a doctor first. We can talk about this later. When the Prince of Zhao and the Duke are present, they will certainly uphold justice for you if you have been wronged."

On the surface, these words seemed to be for Gu Qiancheng's benefit, but they were actually biased towards Qin Yunchu and subtly warned Gu Qiancheng to behave, completely disregarding her act of saving his life.

Gu Qiancheng was not disappointed and readily agreed, "Thank you, Your Highness, I understand."

When the Fifth Prince ignored her act of saving his life and helped Qin Yunchu and Qianxue cover up the lie, taking the credit from the original owner, she knew that this late-born son of the emperor, who was even younger than Qin Yunchu, was not a good person.

Such a person, Gu Qiancheng did not want to provoke and could not afford to. She bowed to the Fifth Prince and turned to leave, completely ignoring Qin Yunchu's anger.

The Princess of Zhao felt guilty towards her, so Qin Yunchu did not dare to do anything to her.

"This woman is truly detestable," Qin Yunchu said, looking at Gu Qiancheng's back and angrily punching the air.

The Fifth Prince patted Qin Yunchu's shoulder, "Yunchu, don't argue with a woman. Quickly take Qianxue to see a doctor; she doesn't look well."

The Fifth Prince was younger than Qin Yunchu but of a higher generation, so it was not inappropriate for him to call him by his name.

"Alright," Qin Yunchu could do nothing as everyone had left, so he left sullenly...

"Miss Gu, indeed, is quite interesting," Jing Yan, dressed in gray, came out from behind a rock and stared at the direction Gu Qiancheng had left for a while. He only turned and mixed into the male servants of the Gu residence when he heard someone coming.

After returning to her courtyard, Gu Qiancheng did not ask for a doctor but had the maid bring the medicine and bandaged and treated herself.

The wound on her shoulder was not serious; a little hemostatic powder was enough. However, the wound was deep, and scarring was inevitable, but Gu Qiancheng did not mind.

The wound on her face was more troublesome. It was difficult to get ice in this season, so Gu Qiancheng could only soak a cloth in cold water and apply it to her face. Although the effect was not great, it somewhat alleviated the pain.

"Miss, should I go to the Third Lady and ask for some ice?" The head maid, who was by Gu Qiancheng's side, felt the pain for her.

Gu Qiancheng had to drink several cups of water to rinse out the blood from her mouth.

Gu Qiancheng shook her head in refusal. She could alleviate the wound on her face, but it could not heal too quickly because...

She had ruined Qianxue's dream of becoming a concubine, which also meant losing face for the Gu family. With such a big incident, the old master would definitely want to see her.

Sure enough, half an hour later, the old nanny from the old master's courtyard came and said that the old master wanted to see Gu Qiancheng and asked her to come immediately.

Gu Qiancheng did not delay and went over after putting down the cloth.

The old master still met Gu Qiancheng in the study, where only the two of them were. Perhaps because the plan had failed, the old master's face was very grim, his eyes dull and lifeless. He did not speak when he saw Gu Qiancheng.

The old master did not speak, and Gu Qiancheng did not speak either. After performing the salute, she stood still in front of the desk...

The study was quiet, with no sound except for their breathing. The atmosphere was very oppressive. Most people could not last long in such an environment, but Gu Qiancheng was completely unaffected.

The old master did not speak, so Gu Qiancheng stood there thinking about Gu Chengyi's case, wondering if there were any details she had overlooked.

Gu Chengyi's case would be publicly tried the next day. How long would it take to reach a verdict? When would Qin Jiyu choose to counterattack?

Also, how could she escape the Gu Duke's residence and gain the power to protect herself, so that she would not have to resort to self-harm to achieve her goals, as she did today?

Gu Qiancheng had too many things to think about. She had no time to care whether the old master was angry. As long as Qin Jiyu did not show obvious disgust towards her, the old master would not take her life; at most, she would be punished.

The old master waited for a long time for Gu Qiancheng to speak, but when he looked up, he saw that she was completely immersed in her own thoughts. The old master immediately became unhappy, "Qiancheng, what are you thinking about?" To be distracted in front of him, this granddaughter was really not taking him seriously.

"I was thinking about Chengyi's case, Grandfather," Gu Qiancheng did not let her mind wander to the point where she did not hear the old master. She interrupted her thoughts as soon as he spoke.

"How is Chengyi's case?" The old master swallowed the words he was about to say.

Compared to a married granddaughter, a grandson was more important.

"It's not good. Although we can be sure that Chengyi is not the murderer, I don't know if Prince Qin can find the real culprit. If he can't find the real culprit, Prince Qin definitely won't take action." Even if Gu Qiancheng was not 100% sure, even if Prince Qin had already caught the culprit, she would not tell the old master.

If Chengyi's case had a result, her value would decrease.

"Did Prince Qin say anything else to you?" The old master did not realize that he was being led by Gu Qiancheng and completely forgot to ask about Qianxue.

"Prince Qin said not to worry, that he would inform me if there were any new developments and that I should rest at home," Gu Qiancheng once again altered Prince Qin's words, but what did it matter? The old master would not confront Prince Qin.

"Alright. Did Prince Qin say anything about coming to see you?" The old master's eyes fell on the injured left side of Gu Qiancheng's face.

Compared to before, the wound on Gu Qiancheng's face had improved, but the finger marks were still obvious, swollen and ugly, clearly indicating that the person who hit her used a lot of force.

That fool, the eldest.

The old master sighed again.

Gu Qiancheng pretended not to know and answered honestly, "I don't know. Prince Qin said he would come to see me if there were any developments."

"Since that's the case, rest well these few days. Have someone invite a doctor; a girl's face is very important," the old master sighed.

In this situation, he could not possibly punish Qiancheng. Whether it was for Chengyi or because of Prince Qin.

"Thank you, Grandfather. Qiancheng will take good care of herself." She knew that her grandfather was the best at making choices. Even if he wanted to punish her, he would not do so now.

Gu Qiancheng safely escaped, but she did not expect that Qin Jiyu, whom she used as a shield, really came that night...