Chapter 111.1: Slap in the Face
Chapter 111.1: Slap in the Face
Gu Jiao did intend to go to the iron shop, but she ran into a little trouble on the way.
As early as when she first arrived in the town, she actually already noticed that there were a lot more officers in town. She did not know why, so she asked the owner of a dumpling shop.
The boss of the dumpling shop was a warmhearted and helpful man, he wasn’t the type to not talk to people just because they didn’t buy his stuff. He said, “I guess the girl doesn’t know anything about this? I heard that a prince from the capital has arrived in our town, and those officers are tasked to protect him!”
It wasn’t just these officers. Gu Jiao also noticed that the seemingly inconspicuous crowd was mixed with a lot of experts dressed like civilians.
Such a big disposition of troops.
The road to the iron shop was blocked, so Gu Jiao just decided to go another day.
She headed back to the private school to wait for Little Jing Kong and Gu Yan. Unexpectedly, she bumped into Gu Jinyu.
Gu Jinyu was accompanying Young Miss Zhuang to go shopping in the town. The two were waiting to get their osmanthus cake in Li Ji.
Young Miss Zhuang naturally wouldn’t wait in line. She spent money to buy all the osmanthus cakes in the shop, but the osmanthus cakes couldn’t be baked so quickly.
“Sister.” When Gu Jinyu saw Gu Jiao, she let go of Young Miss Zhuang’s hand and came to say hello to Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao had nothing to talk with Gu Jinyu, so she simply cast her a faint look and didn’t intend to stop.
Gu Jinyu caught up with her, “Sister!”
Gu Jiao felt annoyed, “I told you I’m not your sister, so don’t call me that again.”
Gu Jinyu opened her mouth to say, “But…”
“Hey! Just how do you talk?”
Young Miss Zhuang suddenly appeared beside Gu Jinyu.
Owing to Gu Jinyu giving her a copybook and singing over-the-top praises for her, Young Miss Zhuang had reconciled with Gu Jinyu and now considered her a friend.
A friend of hers talked to someone in such a humble way and the other party even treated her like nothing, Young Miss Zhuang only felt humiliated.
Gu Jiao didn’t know Young Miss Zhuang nor did she have any intentions of knowing her. She merely continued to walk away from them with a straight face.
Never before had Young Miss Zhuang been so ignored like this. She got angry at once and commanded, “Stop right there!”
Gu Jinyu pulled the sleeve of Young Miss Zhuang and said, “Young Miss Zhuang, forget it.”
Young Miss Zhuang grumpily replied, “What do you mean? An unruly person like her actually dares to show an attitude in front of the daughter of an aristocratic family! Who did she borrow courage from?”
“She…” Gu Jinyu said awkwardly, “She is my sister.”
Young Miss Zhuang sneered, “What sister? Such an unruly girl also deserves to be your sister?”
Gu Jinyu explained, “I’m not lying. She is really my father’s daughter.”
Young Miss Zhuang sized up Gu Jiao before saying, “She’s obviously poor and ugly… Ah, this young miss understands, she is your father’s illegitimate daughter!”
Marquis Gu had only one acknowledged daughter. If he had other children, then it must be an illegitimate child born out of wedlock!
Gu Jinyu grabbed her and said, “That’s not it, Young Miss Zhuang… It’s a bit complicated… I’ll explain it to you later…”
Young Miss Zhuang let out a cold snort, saying, “You don’t have to speak for her, she’s just a shameless bitch. Why do you give her a face? I’ve seen many such people. They take themselves as proper masters because of their own mother’s ability to seduce men. Little did they know that a pheasant is a pheasant no matter what, even if they fly up on a branch, they can’t become a phoenix!”
This remark was to insult Gu Jiao, but Gu Jinyu felt as though it was directed at herself, making her face burn.
Gu Jiao looked extremely calm, as if it wasn’t her who was insulted at all.
This made Gu Jinyu’s heart feel even more stifled.
This Young Miss Zhuang sure knew how to hurt her own teammates with her cursing…
Young Miss Zhuang uttered some more insults for a long time but didn’t see the other party being affected at all. She felt that her fist hit a cotton. She stepped forward and pointed to Gu Jiao’s nose, saying, “You, apologize to my friend right this instant!”
Gu Jiao looked at her as if she were looking at a fool.
This little look completely enraged Young Miss Zhuang. Just then, the classes in the private school were over and Gu Yan and Little Jing Kong came out.
When the two people saw Gu Jiao, Little Jing Kong darted to Gu Jiao’s side at once.
Gu Yan couldn’t run and could only watch the little monk throw herself at Gu Jiao.
Little Jing Kong hugged his JiaoJiao!
Young Miss Zhuang was standing very close to Gu Jiao, so when Little Jing Kong ran past her, he accidentally brushed against her dress.
Young Miss Zhuang suddenly blew her top, “How do you walk? Now my skirt is soiled!”
The glint in Gu Jiao’s eyes grew cold.
Gu Yan’s expression was also cold.
Little Jing Kong didn’t recognize the malice in her words. He loosened his little hands embracing JiaoJiao, and carefully studied Young Miss Zhuang’s skirt, asking, “Did I soiled your dress? Let me see where!”
Young Miss Zhuang tugged at her skirt and said, “Don’t touch me with your dirty hands!”
Gu Yan came over with a cold expression. He took out a handkerchief, crouched down, grabbed the little monk’s hand, and carefully wiped them.
Little Jing Kong looked blankly at Gu Yan.
Gu Yan threw the handkerchief he used for wiping the little monk’s hands on the ground without hesitation, then said, “Don’t touch dirty things outside in the future.”
Young Miss Zhuang’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Did she hear it right?
This guy meant her skirt was a dirty thing?
Young Miss Zhuang was really very furious now.
Just now, she still thought at the bottom of her heart that this young man was so good-looking, only to find out that he was an arrogant bastard!
Gu Jinyu looked at Gu Yan and said, “Yan’er, this is Young Miss Zhuang, she is An Junwang’s younger sister.”
Young Miss Zhuang frowned, “Do you know him?”
Gu Jinyu nodded, “He is my father’s son… He and sister are twins of mixed genders.”
Young Miss Zhuang gave Gu Yan a disdainful look, “Twins of mixed genders, so you are also an illegitimate child? I heard that there is a short-lived ghost in Marquis Ding’an Estate. You are not that short-lived ghost, are you?”
This remark was so malicious that even Gu Jinyu’s expression changed.
Gu Jiao said to Gu Yan, “You two, wait for me over there.”
“Oh.” Gu Yan took Little Jing Kong by the hand and brought him back to the private school.
As soon as they disappeared, Gu Jiao gave Young Miss Zhuang a hard slap in the face!
Young Miss Zhuang was stunned on the spot, “You… You slapped me?”
Gu Jiao said coldly, “If I want to slap you, I’ll slap you. Must I still pick a date for that?”
Gu Jinyu’s face turned pale in an instant, “Sister, you… How could you… Ah——”
Pa!
Gu Jiao also slapped her with her backhand!
“Will you die if you talk properly? Do you have to stutter or stammer your words? You can’t explain clearly with a sentence, so you have to divide it into three or four parts? Did the Marquis Estate feed you with too much oil and water, and it all went to your head, is that it?”
“You… You…” Being attacked verbally like this, Gu Jinyu was simply staggered.
Not far away, Marquis Gu and An Junwang, who were drinking tea, heard the noise from the civilian populace and came to see what was going on. As a result, they saw that Young Miss Zhuang and Gu Jinyu’s faces were both swollen into steamed buns.
“Big brother!” Young Miss Zhuang threw herself in front of An Junwang, showed him her injured face, and pointed her finger at Gu Jiao, “She slapped me! She slapped me!”
Marquis Gu’s head exploded when he saw Gu Jiao.
How come it was this girl again?
Author’s Note: “If I want to slap you, I’ll slap you. Must I still pick a date for that?” – A line in a Hong Kong television series <Beyond the Realm of Conscience (宫心计)>