Chapter 132.2: Cruel Beating
Chapter 132.2: Cruel Beating
“Does he have other sisters besides her?” It was too dim inside the woodshed and Gu Chenglin actually didn’t manage to see Gu Jiao clearly. However, he could tell from Gu Jiao’s voice that she was very young, around the same age as Gu Jinyu. Hence, she should be Gu Yan’s twin sister.
Gu Chengfeng had some doubts. Wasn’t it rumored in the estate that the girl, having grown up in the countryside, was very timid and couldn’t be presented on the table, that she didn’t even dare to return to the Marquis Estate? How could she have the guts to beat up Gu Chengfeng into a pig’s head?
“Doesn’t she know who you are?” Gu Chengfeng asked.
“How do I know if she knows?” Gu Chenglin was beaten to the point of almost losing consciousness. How could he still remember to inquire?
“Where are your friends?” Gu Chengfeng asked again.
Gu Chenglin choked up and said, “Second brother, don’t mention them! That bunch of useless trash! They couldn’t even beat a country girl!”
Gu Chengfeng sucked in a breath. He knew about his younger brother’s friends. Several of them had some skills when it came to fighting. How on earth could they lose to a little girl?
In any case, the other party must have truly given Gu Chenglin a real fright, otherwise Gu Chenglin wouldn’t think of bringing their eldest brother forward to back him up.
Gu Chengfeng also thought that the other party had gone too far. If they really wanted to get back at people, they could’ve just locked up Gu Chenglin too. Why beat up people?
Gu Chengfeng thought for a moment before saying, “But, if eldest brother knows that it was you who locked up others first, he will definitely punish you first.”
Gu Chenglin clenched his fists and said, “Let me think about what to tell eldest brother.”
The thought of being beaten up by that girl really scared him. If in case his eldest brother didn’t come forward to support him, he would never be able to go to Qinghe Academy for the rest of his life.
Gu Changqing, who had no idea that his younger brother had made up his mind to denounce Gu Yan falsely in front of him, made a trip to the Qishan Camp in the daytime and delivered what Gu Jiao handed over to him to Zhou Erzhuang.
He wasn’t from the Qishan Camp and had little contact with this side. People in the camp all wondered why he came here, and when they learned that he was here to deliver something to a small corporal, they were inevitably surprised.
Deputy General Hu summoned Zhou Erzhuang to his military tent and questioned, “How do you know Gu shizi?”
Zhou Erzhuang replied he didn’t know him.
Deputy General Hu said with a frown, “You don’t know him yet he personally delivered stuff to you? Do you know how long it would take one to get here from the Hushan Camp?”
Zhou Erzhuang had a baffled look on his face as he replied, “I really don’t know him!”
Deputy General Hu stared at Zhou Erzhuang and thought he didn’t seem to be lying. However, Gu shizi would never run an errand for a small corporal for no reason. It was either Zhou Erzhuang had a background, or it was the person who asked Gu shizi to run errands that had a background.
Zhou Erzhuang suddenly spoke, “Right, my neighbor in the countryside is a well-learned scholar. This year’s provincial exam, he became the Jieyuan in our province and came to the capital to study in the Imperial Academy. My sister-in-law asked them to bring stuff to me.”
So… It was the Imperial Academy student who had met Gu shizi?
Don’t look at the fact that Deputy General Hu’s position was above a commandant. He was already forty years old, on the other hand, how old was Gu Changqing? Also, what was his background, and what was Gu Changqing’s background?
Deputy General Hu cleared his throat and said to Zhou Erzhuang, “In a few days, we’re going to select a senior corporal, so do well.”
This was hinting at Zhou Erzhuang’s promotion.
Zhou Erzhuang’s name might sound silly, but that didn’t mean he was stupid. He understood the message and replied, “Deputy General Hu, rest assured, this humble one will do his best!”
“Very well, you can retreat.” It was good he could still take the hint.
After leaving the Qishan military camp, Gu Changqing galloped back non-stop. When passing Chang’an Street, he subconsciously slowed down. In the past, he would take another alley, but today he took the Bishui Alley.
The sky was getting dark as the autumn wind was rustling in the air; lanterns were already hung in every house.
Gu Jiao was busy in the kitchen, while Xiao Liulang was checking Little Jing Kong’s homework in the study.
Due to the setback he had experienced in the entrance exam, Little Jing Kong had not only added one more item in his after-school schedule everyday, but also included six languages in it.
Today, he learned a nursery rhyme of the State of Chen. Xiao Liulang picked out the key words in the nursery rhyme and asked Little Jing Kong to write down each one of them ten times.
Little Jing Kong went to train in the backyard after finished writing them, leaving Teacher Xiao to correct them alone.
Little Jing Kong’s small body was coiled in a tree, with his back on the trunk and his hands holding his feet backwards. This stance was very difficult to do and maintain, but obviously Little Jing Kong was used to it already.
Gu Xiaoshun was carving wood on one side while Gu Yan was lying on the rattan chair, recuperating. He was still very weak, his complexion still a bit pale.
In fact, Gu Changqing had noticed that something was wrong with him as early as when he helped him take the medicine. He should be suffering from some kind of hidden disease. He might look like a normal person on the surface, but he could die at any time once he got sick.
Perhaps, if he had been just a little late yesterday, the other party would have…
Gu Changqing’s brows furrowed.
He couldn’t figure out who and what hatred the person had, that he would tie up a defenseless and sick youngster and lock him up in the woodshed.
Without alarming the people in the house, Gu Changqing silently headed back to the Marquis Estate.
Gu Chenglin’s servant had been waiting for him at the gate of his courtyard early. When he came back, the servant rushed up and said, “Shizi! Not good! The third young master was bullied! Quickly go and see the third young master!”
Gu Changqing went to the courtyard of Gu Chenglin and Gu Chengfeng.
Gu Chenglin was lying on the bed. He deliberately didn’t let the estate physician treat him, just to show his miserable appearance to his eldest brother.
Gu Changqing looked at his miserable-looking younger brother and his face turned cold at once, asking, “What kind of trouble have you done this time?”
Gu Chenglin cried, “I didn’t stir up any trouble this time! It’s only been two days since I transferred to this academy, what trouble can I make? Eldest brother, am I so unruly in your eyes?”
Gu Changqing was unmoved as he said, “If you didn’t stir up any trouble, why would people beat you up?”
“How do I know?” Gu Chenglin made up his mind long ago. He would insist his innocence, saying that he never touched a finger of the other party.
He wasn’t afraid that his eldest brother would investigate, because once his eldest brother found out that the other party was Gu Yan, he could reason that Gu Yan must have hated him for the things that happened when they were still kids, and thus found someone to beat him up to get back at him.
This reason was simply flawless!
“Where did he beat you up?” Gu Changqing asked.
Rather than the whole truth, telling some truth mixed with some lies was more convincing!
Gu Chenglin choked with sobs as he answered, “The woodshed of the academy! If you don’t believe me, eldest brother can go to the woodshed and take a look! There are traces of my beating on the ground there!”
Hearing that it happened in the woodshed, Gu Changqing’s eyes grew cold.