Gu Qingyuan didn't look at the passing sedan again, holding the lantern and leaving without looking back.
Only Pei Jinting was left on the sedan chair.
The wounds on his back where he had been tortured with the cane were bleeding again.
Already starting to feel dizzy.
Along the way, he knew that he was being sent to the Zhenguo Palace and that he had entered the backyard.
Relying on consistent concentration, I can stay awake.
I just want to say something to Gu Yuanyuan and tell her not to be afraid.
He has everything.
Just now.
He looked at his empty hands, as if he couldn't even catch a strand of wind.
He took an uncontrollable breath.
He Zheng, who was by his side, quickly stepped forward to support him, "Master..."
A second look showed that the young master was fine in front, but his back was wet, probably because he raised his hand and touched the wound.
However, it was dark at night and he was wearing dark clothes, so the young lady never noticed that the young master was seriously injured just now.
Pei Jinting felt dizzy, but his thoughts were still clear. The moment he passed out, he did not forget to give He Zheng instructions.
"Find out who leaked the news, and bring that person to Madam and let her deal with it."
After he finished his instructions, he closed his eyes with peace of mind.
It doesn't matter.
As long as he recovers at the Gu family, there is still a chance.
study.
Gu Qingyuan hung the lantern on the rivet in front of the door and pushed the door open.
When he entered, Gu Shao was sitting in front of the desk, wiping his long knife.
She once remembered that when she was a child, she would often see this scene when she followed Mr. Qin to the study.
However, at that time he was still a brave and elegant young general, but now he is much older and has a lot of gray hair on his temples.
Perhaps because I often frown, I have deep lines between my eyebrows.
Seeing Gu Qingyuan come in, Gu Shao put the knife back into its scabbard.
Gu Shao looked at his daughter's expression carefully, his eyes were deep and sharp, as if he could see into people's hearts.
"Ayuan, if you encounter anything unpleasant in the future, just tell me. Father will help you make decisions."
Although he knew the general idea of snatching the bride, he didn't know what his daughter was thinking.
Gu Qingyuan sat on the chair,
"Back in Huangzhuang, I watched him hanging out with Yun Niang, and then he left me and ran for his life."
"I have made an agreement with the third son of the Pei family. He will help me get out of the marriage, and I will help him block Mrs. En."
Gu Qingyuan said expressionlessly.
Gu Shao was silent for a moment, and his hand holding the scabbard tightened.
The way he looked at the daughter in front of him was completely different.
Why is she so bold? Why doesn't she discuss things with her elders?
He felt that he was at fault and his second brother and his wife were at fault for causing such a situation.
She was left alone and helpless.
Gu Shao stared at Gu Qingyuan's face with slightly painful eyes.
Now that times have changed, her words seem to be very light.
But he couldn't imagine how much she had suffered.
The Lu family is the source, he is the source, and the Gu family is the source.
"Ayuan..."
Gu Shao screamed, remembering that this daughter, even though she was not of the Gu family's blood, was not born to the Qin family in ten months of pregnancy.
But he still has Qin's temperament.
Stubborn softness.
He remembered that Mrs. Qin had actually been pregnant, but she had just given birth to a dead baby.
Gu Shao's heart ached, and he held the scabbard calmly.
"You did nothing wrong in snatching the bride. If you have to use some dirty means, then it should be done by me as the father."
"Your mother loves you like a treasure. She personally taught you enlightenment because she wanted you to..."
Gu Shao's eyes were complicated and he stopped talking. He seemed to feel the sharp thorns standing up like hedgehogs on Gu Qingyuan's body.
She admired the Qin family, so she was very disgusted with her father who married his step-wife without waiting for his wife to pass away.
Gu Shao felt a little helpless and narrowed his eyes, as if ever since the red bean tree in her yard was uprooted by his stepwife, their father and daughter could no longer talk to each other properly.
"Yes. It's all my father's fault. My father should have protected you from the wind, frost and snow sword outside."
"I won't be lenient with Lu Wenze, and with your uncle and aunt, I used to think that they were your biological parents, so I always kept an open mind."
"I won't let them off lightly this time."
Gu Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, the root of her nose felt inexplicably sore, and the sharp armor secretly erected on her body slowly softened and disappeared.
Gu Shao called Gu Qingyuan over, and at first he wanted to teach her about the bride-robbing thing, but after she told her what had happened, she couldn't say anything reproachful.
Finally, he weakly waved his hand, telling her to go back and rest in the dark night.
After Gu Shao came back, Gu Qingyuan settled in the Gu family with peace of mind.
She knew that Pei Jinting was recuperating in the guest house not far away, and she also knew that Duke Chengen had come to visit her.
One day, when Gu Shao came back from the palace and told Gu Qingyuan that it was time to leave for the frontier, Gu Qingyuan began to prepare the equipment for the journey.
On this day, Gu Qingyuan leaned against the window and looked at the place in the courtyard where the red bean tree was originally planted. Now, several dwarf shrubs were planted.
"The young man in the guest house is so handsome..."
Two little maids were chatting happily in the courtyard.
"What young man, that is our uncle... I heard that he received fifty sticks before coming to our house to recuperate..."
Gu Qingyuan originally didn't care what people were chatting about.
Compared to the past when Mrs. Ruan was here, this would be considered more reserved.
When she heard that Pei Jinting had received fifty strokes, her heart seemed to be wrapped in thin threads and her breathing became much slower.
Fifty sticks, how serious that must be. No wonder there was no color on his face that night.
Why didn't he say anything?
If she knew...
Gu Qingyuan sat on the couch by the window, then got up and walked outside the house after a while.
But he had just reached the door, and before he could raise the curtain, he went back into the house.
Gu Qingyuan's mind was in such a mess right now that she had no intention of thinking about anything else.
On the night when his mind was filled with the idea of kidnapping his bride, he was also tortured with a cane. How many canes did he receive?
Thirty?
The wound did not heal for more than half a month.
This time fifty sticks.
Gu Qingyuan felt a throbbing pain in her heart just thinking about it.
After all, he was punished because of the bride-robbing incident.
Gu Qingyuan suddenly didn't know how to face him.
In the end, Gu Qingyuan stood up, her steps faster than ever.
guest house.
Pei Jinting leaned lazily on the big pillow, his clothes hanging loosely on his body.
Those calm eyes looked outside the door.
For so many days at Gu's house, as long as he was awake, he would just lean on the bed and look out the door.
Looking forward to that familiar figure coming into view.
Unfortunately, not even once.
Pei Jinting lowered his eyes and curled his lips.
Suddenly, a familiar voice seemed to come from outside the door,
"He Zheng..."
Pei Jinting suddenly raised his eyes. Without getting up and going out to confirm, the familiar figure gradually came into his sight.
Under the bright light outside the window, Pei Jinting felt like she was in a trance with her gleaming white face.
Pei Jinting consciously tugged on his collar, gradually revealing his well-defined chest from top to bottom, and then down to his abdomen.
The thin quilt around my waist was thrown away somewhere.
His face was pale and looked weak.
As soon as Gu Qingyuan entered the door, she heard a soft gasp in the room.