Chapter 111.2: Slap in the Face
Chapter 111.2: Slap in the Face
An Junwang’s eyes rested on Gu Jiao’s face. Due to the birthmark on her left face, people would mostly consider her ugly, and yet her countenance possessed an aloofness that surpassed those of the so-called beauties in the capital.
Gu Jinyu also walked over to Marquis Gu’s side, with tears in her eyes and a look of injustice.
Marquis Gu felt so distressed as he asked, “What happened here?”
An Junwang also looked at Gu Jinyu, as if waiting for her answer.
Gu Jinyu looked down and said, “Sister and Young Miss Zhuang have some misunderstanding… Actually, it’s my fault that I didn’t make my words clear. Dad, don’t blame my sister.”
Marquis Gu stumbled back in anger, “So then, did she really hit you?”
Crazy, this girl was extremely audacious! Forget that she beat up her own father, but to beat up even her own sister and even the younger sister of a prince? How many heads did she think she had?
Wasn’t she afraid that the whole Marquis Estate would be buried with her?!
Marquis Gu cupped his hands in apology, “Junwang…”
An Junwang looked at Gu Jinyu and asked, “What misunderstanding is it exactly?”
Gu Jinyu still had her eyes lowered as she replied, “I told Young Miss Zhuang she’s my sister, but I didn’t make it clear enough, which made Young Miss Zhuang misunderstand that she was my father’s illegitimate daughter.”
Young Miss Zhuang glared angrily at Gu Jiao and said, “What misunderstanding? Isn’t she an illegitimate daughter?”
Marquis Gu gritted his teeth and bowed to An Junwang, saying, “She’s the flesh and blood of this minister and my wife.”
Hearing this, An Junwang’s puzzled eyes fell on Gu Jinyu. Gu Jinyu only felt like there was a thorn in her back. In the end, An Junwang didn’t ask any questions.
However, Young Miss Zhuang couldn’t help opening her mouth, “If she’s your own flesh and blood, what about her?”
The first one referred to Gu Jiao while the second one to Gu Jinyu.
Gu Jinyu’s hands were tightly clenched.
Marquis Gu broke into a cold sweat and responded awkwardly, “Jinyu… Jinyu is also the daughter of this minister and my wife.”
Young Miss Zhuang asked, “So it’s not twins, but triplets?”
Marquis Gu wanted to say no, but when he turned around, he saw that Gu Jinyu’s eyes were red and the wronged look on her face suddenly made his heart soften.
He simply didn’t speak, and Young Miss Zhuang thought she guessed it right.
Young Miss Zhuang looked at Gu Jinyu coldly, “Since she’s your blood sister, you should have spoken more clearly!”
Gu Jinyu said in a small voice, “I wanted to, but Young Miss Zhuang didn’t give me a chance…”
An Junwang said, “My sister was rude to her just because she misunderstood that she was an illegitimate daughter?”
Gu Jinyu suddenly felt guilty. She replied, “No, actually… Young Miss Zhuang thought I was being bullied by my sister, and she defended me and said a few words to my sister in return.”
An Junwang shifted his gaze to Young Miss Zhuang, “What did you say?”
Young Miss Zhuang dodged his gaze, “I… I didn’t say much… Just a few words…”
“What words?” An Junwang asked gravely.
Young Miss Zhuang whispered, “She’s an illegitimate daughter.”
An Junwang looked at the crowd of onlookers and pointed to a commoner, “You, come over here and tell everything that happened here.”
The man looked frightened when the guards brought him before An Junwang. Just now, he heard that Lord call him Junwang. He was the prince from the capital!
“What did she say?” An Junwang looked at the commoner man and then glanced at his own younger sister.
The man was afraid to speak up at first.
“You’re innocent so you’ll be pardoned whatever you say.” An Junwang said neither too fast nor too slow.
The man looked at Young Miss Zhuang, who threatened him with her eyes. An Junwang clearly had an easy-going tone, but he inexplicably felt that this An Junwang was far more dangerous than that Young Miss Zhuang.
He confessed in a cold sweat, “She… She called that girl an illegitimate daughter… and a bitch… She also said that the girl’s mother is a seductress… and… she also badmouthed another person… Saying, ‘I heard that there is a short-lived ghost in Marquis Ding’an Estate. You are not that short-lived ghost, are you?’”
That other person was not here at the moment but it didn’t matter. Just the phrase “a short-lived ghost in Marquis Ding’an Estate” was enough for anyone to recognize who that person was. She was insulting Gu Yan.
Gu Yan had been ill since childhood, and the physician asserted that he would not live to fifteen years old, but the physician’s diagnosis was one thing, and being ridiculed as a short-lived ghost was another.
That girl wasn’t only the flesh and blood of Marquis Gu and Yao shi, but also the older sister of Gu Yan.
She was ridiculed as an illegitimate daughter and a bitch. Her own mother was also cursed as a seductress and her younger brother as a short-lived ghost. If she didn’t beat people up, who would?
Now Marquis Gu didn’t feel like speaking.
An Junwang cupped his hands and bowed slightly towards Marquis Gu and Gu Jiao, saying, “My younger sister’s words and deeds are nothing but insolent. I apologize to Marquis Gu and Young Miss Gu here.”
Marquis Gu hastened to help him up, “This mustn’t be done, mustn’t be done! It’s merely a squabble between little girls, An Junwang doesn’t have to worry about it.”
An Junwang sincerely said, “I’ll discipline my younger sister well later.”
Marquis Gu replied awkwardly, “Junwang speaks too seriously…”
He cast Gu Jiao a meaningful glance as he replied. This moment was the right time for her to apologize as well and say that she had only hit people on impulse.
As a result, Gu Jiao turned around and walked away, ignoring his meaningful glance completely.
Marquis Gu：“……”
Young Miss Zhuang snapped at once upon seeing her leave, “You, you… I won’t let you off! I don’t care if you are the Marquis Estate’s daughter! You slapped me, I’ll remember you! You’d better kowtow to this young miss and apologize now! This young miss may be merciful and spare you if you do so! Otherwise, once you return to the capital, this young miss will let you see!”
Marquis Gu’s eyelids twitched badly!
Gu Jiao continued to ignore them and walked in the direction of the private school.
Young Miss Zhuang’s lungs felt like bursting in fury, “How dare you! Do you know who I am? Grand Preceptor Zhuang is my grandfather! The Empress Dowager is my grandaunt! When I get back to the capital, I will have the Empress Dowager punish you to death!”
Marquis Gu was so anxious that cold sweat seeped out all over his body.
The vicious and merciless Empress Dowager Zhuang was notorious for shielding her people’s faults and shortcomings. Whoever bullied her grandniece could really have their heads rip off…
This stinky girl! Would saying a few words of apology hurt her?
Did she really want to lose her head?!
“Shut up!” An Junwang reprimanded coldly and said to the guard on one side, “Send the young miss back to the villa!”
“Yes!”
Young Miss Zhuang was so furious that she jumped to her feet and clamored, “I’m not going back! I don’t want to! Where do you dog think you are from, don’t you dare touch me! I’m going to have your hands chop off!”
“Pardon this humble one for the offense!”
The guard took a cloak from the servant girl’s hand, draped it over Young Miss Zhuang’s shoulders, and then he “sent” people into the carriage with the cloak.
An Junwang nodded briefly to Marquis Gu before his eyes swept across Gu Jinyu’s face. Gu Jinyu bowed her head. An Junwang said nothing more and also got into the carriage.
When Young Miss Zhuang saw her big brother get on the carriage, she said very furiously, “You’re not true to your words at all! You said you would stop helping outsiders bully me!”
An Junwang said in a soft voice, “Let big brother have a look.”
Young Miss Zhuang turned away from him, “Don’t bother! You don’t care about me at all anyways!”
An Junwang: “Big brother will give you——”
Young Miss Zhuang covered her ears, “No, no, I don’t want any presents! You can’t buy me off again! I want to go back to the capital, I want to see my parents, I want to see the Empress Dowager! I want to tell them that you help outsiders bully me!”
An Junwang sighed faintly and said, “I was going to take you around the town for a few more days. But since you insist, then let’s set off for the capital. It also happens that Fourth Uncle is heading back to the capital soon. Let him give you some tests about your lessons to see if you have made any progress, how about it?”
As soon as she heard that she was going to take a test from Provincial Governor Zhuang, Young Miss Zhuang fell silent.
She took off her hands covering her ears and said weakly, “Then… That… Why don’t we go play for a few more days?”
An Junwang replied, “Then don’t stir up any more trouble.”
“I know, I know!” Young Miss Zhuang answered perfunctorily. In her heart, she secretly swore that when she returned to the capital, she would immediately go to see the Empress Dowager and asked the Empress Dowager to seize that little hussy of the Marquis Ding’an Estate and slap her a hundred times in public!