From the eldest daughter of the Duke's palace, to the crown prince, to the favorite concubine of another prince, to the empress, to the empress dowager, Lin Xuerong has done everything smoothly since she entered the book, and rarely bows to others.

So even though she said she was admitting her mistake, the expression on her face was very stiff.

Gu Zhao sneered, "Are you wrong? Where did you go wrong? Since you have become the eldest daughter of the Duke's family, how could you give up such honor and wealth and return to the Gu family to live in poverty?"

Lin Xuerong's eyes lit up and she nodded involuntarily, "That's right..." After saying two words, she realized something. She glanced at Gu Zhao and hurriedly changed her words, "That's not what I meant. What I meant was,

Actually...Actually, this is all a misunderstanding, fate plays tricks on people, I didn’t know it was like this..."

Gu Zhao was not interested in talking to her about this. She just wanted to confirm whether Lin Xuerong was her enemy in her previous life! The culprit who killed their mother and daughter!

"Stop talking nonsense." Gu Zhao crossed his legs, shook out the hem of his official uniform, covered his legs, and leaned back on the back of the chair, with a nonchalant look on his face, "Anyway, you are in my care now.

In my hands, I can deal with you however I want."

"I don't like hearing your explanation."

Gu Zhao snapped his fingers, "Here comes someone."

Shen Wei, who was waiting outside the door, responded, "My subordinate is here!"

"Call two people over, give her a few mouthfuls first, and let me hear the sound." Gu Zhao ordered very casually.

Lin Xuerong was shocked, "Gu Zhao, you can't be unreasonable! I didn't do anything, why did you hit me?"

Gu Zhao sneered in his heart.

Reasonable? Lin Xuerong’s so-called reasonableness is probably only reasonable if she is coaxed and played with!

In her previous life, she was too reasonable and moral, so she was deceived to death by that pair of bitches.

"What other reason do I need to beat you?" Gu Zhao crossed his legs, picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, clicked his tongue, and poured the tea onto Lin Xuerong's face.

"Is it okay if you don't like your ugly face?"

Lin Xuerong, who had hot tea thrown on her face, screamed, and then heard Gu Zhao whisper, "After being raised in the Duke's mansion for so many years, I still look mean and vicious. I really can't stand up to the public."

Lin Xuerong was furious. What she hated most was being associated with the Gu family.

Just as he was about to say something, two middle-aged women, Xiao He, who had been looking at Lin Xuerong in the room, walked in.

They saluted Gu Zhao, and when Gu Zhao raised his chin to signal, without saying a word, they took out two gloves from their sleeves, put them on, and walked towards Lin Xuerong.

"What are you doing!" Lin Xuerong wanted to hide, but she had no strength at all. She could only retreat in fear, but someone pulled her hair forward and involuntarily knelt in front of Gu Zhao.

Xiao He pulled her hair back expressionlessly, and Lin Xuerong raised her head. In front of her was the sole of Gu Zhao's shoe.

If Gu Zhao stepped forward, the sole of his shoe would just hit Lin Xuerong's face.

Lin Xuerong saw Gu Zhao's face. On that beautiful face, there was no concealment of the cold murderous intent.

Her heart suddenly trembled, and before she had time to think about it, a force of gravity had already hit her cheek.

The gloved palm slapped her on the cheek, the sound was much duller, but the force was stronger than the bare hand, and the feeling was more painful, and something sharp and rough seemed to have rubbed across her face, leaving a burning sensation.

of pain.

Lin Xuerong couldn't help but screamed, "Ah, it hurts! My face! My face!"

Before she could say the following words, the other cheek received another heavy blow!

When her nose became hot, bright red blood flowed out of her nostrils. Lin Xuerong's lips were forced to open, and two teeth flew out.

The two little cranes had a clear division of labor. One grabbed her hair and pressed her shoulders, so that Lin Xuerong could only raise her head to be beaten; the other looked calm, and used his bow from left to right to slap Lin Xuerong hard on both cheeks.

The gloves specially used for executions were as rough as gravel. Every time they were rubbed against Lin Xuerong's cheek, her skin would be torn, leaving patches of red blood.

Not long after, Lin Xuerong's face was covered in blood and flesh, and her original appearance was almost unrecognizable.

Lin Xuerong no longer had the intention to talk nonsense with Gu Zhao. She was already in pain and had tears and snot flowing from her nose. But the tears flowed down her face, bringing another pain.

"It hurts me so much...my face..." Lin Xuerong reached out and touched her face, and was frightened by the blood on her hands, "Gu Zhao, why are you so cruel!"

When he heard her calling Gu Zhao by his name, Xiao He frowned and pointed at her mouth.

Lin Xuerong screamed, spitting out her two front teeth, and her lips instantly swelled.

"Sir, we have been brought here." Shen Wei reported outside the door.

Gu Zhao raised his lips and smiled, "Then bring him in." She put down her legs, leaned her head forward, and looked at Lin Xuerong, who was kneeling on the ground and shaking all over in pain, "Here, let me introduce you to an old friend."

Lin Xuerong was in so much pain that she just wanted to cry. How could she care about seeing an old friend?

"Qin Youjin, look, do you know this person?"

Hearing this name, Lin Xuerong couldn't help but open her eyes that were swollen to a slit, and what she saw was a bent-over old man with gray hair and shabby clothes.

How could this be Qin Youjin!

But when the old man turned his head, Lin Xuerong recognized that face, even though it was much haggard and old, it was really Qin Youjin.

Why is Qin Youjin in this world so downcast?

Judging from the way he is dressed, he seems to be an ordinary citizen...

Qin Youjin knelt down, kowtowed to Gu Zhao and saluted, "Common people bow before the queen." He had suffered too much these days, and he no longer dared to be presumptuous in front of Gu Zhao.

Lin Xuerong was shocked, "common people"? She dug out the experience of Qin Youjin cooperating with her to frame Gu Zhao from her memory, so now Gu Zhaozhen is the queen, and Qin Youjin has been directly demoted to a commoner?
Chapter completed!