Chapter 286 What are you doing in the past! Are you humiliating yourself?
Follow the footprints and find the woman who just escaped in a dilapidated alley.
She was dressed in coarse cotton clothes, her hair was disheveled, she was holding a broken pipa and shivering. Although her face was haggard, her beautiful appearance when she was young could be vaguely seen.
That woman acted very tough and aggressive in front of the scumbag, but now alone, she couldn't help but feel helpless.
She is considered old in Wanhua Tower, and a few old benefactors here and there make it hard for her to even eat. If this continues, sooner or later she will be thrown out of the building by the madam and become a beggar on the street.
When she was young, she was considered a prostitute in the building, and she accumulated a lot of money to redeem herself.
But that beast Zhao Guang said that he had become rich and could work in a noble family, but he needed money.
She had clearly agreed that when Zhao Guang successfully entered Di's house, he would come to pick her up in the building, but she gave her money and no one came for a long time.
A few years later, her life became increasingly difficult, so she sneaked out of Wanhua Building to find Zhao Guang.
Zhao Guang is good at sneaking around and is now the steward of the Di family's greenhouse.
But when he saw her, Zhao Guang turned his back on her, beat her up and drove her out, then sent her away with some scraps of silver.
These scraps of silver cannot last long in Kyoto.
And after she escaped from Wanhua Tower, it would be even more difficult for her to go back.
When she was miserable, she saw Gu Yu and Li Ruo coming over. She thought they were here to cause trouble for her, so she immediately wiped away her tears and said, "My lord, please forgive me, I will leave now."
But Gu Yu stopped in front of her and asked: "What is your name?"
The woman was stunned for a moment and said timidly: "My name is Chang Yinxiang."
Chang Yinxiang suddenly thought of something, knelt down and said: "My dear, please spare my life. The common people were deceived by Zhao Guang, and that's why they started making trouble in front of your mansion. My dear, please don't send me to the government. The common people will never dare to do it again."
Seeing Chang Yinxiang's look, Gu Yu seemed to really believe Zhao Guang's lies and thought she was here to cause trouble.
Gu Yudao: "I'm not here to embarrass you, I'm here to redress your grievances."
Chang Yinxiang couldn't believe that she came from a humble background and was used to being bullied. In order not to be bullied, she gradually turned into a shrew with all her teeth and claws.
This noble man said he wanted to redress her grievances, how could that be possible!
Chang Yinxiang tightly grasped the few taels of silver that Zhao Guang had just thrown away, as if she was afraid that someone would take it away. She said dryly: "My lord, please stop tricking me."
Gu Yu looked her up and down and said, "Even if you sell me, you won't be able to buy a single piece of clothing from me. What do you have that is worthy of me deceiving you?"
Chang Yinxiang still couldn't believe it and clenched the silver in her hand tighter.
Gu Yu sighed and said to Li Ruo, "That's it, let's go."
After saying that, Gu Yu turned around and left.
Before taking two steps, Chang Yinxiang said nervously: "Can you really help me redress my grievances?"
Gu Yu turned around again and said, "Yes."
Chang Yinxiang said: "Zhao Guang relies on the power of the Di family."
Li Ruo said from the side: "What does the Di family mean? Our father is the Duke of the country!"
Chang Yinxiang was shocked. In her eyes, the county magistrate was a great figure, let alone the Duke of Zhenguo.
Chang Yinxiang hurriedly said: "The ordinary people have eyes, not Mount Tai, please forgive me, Lord."
Gu Yu said: "It doesn't matter."
Chang Yinxiang's heart was beating very fast and she said, "Why do you want to redress the grievances of the women?"
Gu Yu told the truth and said: "I will help you redress your grievance, and you will do something for me."
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In a blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival arrived. Gu Qiong dressed up early and went to Shendu Courtyard to find Gu Yu.
Seeing that Gu Qiong was willing to go out, Gu Yule agreed to accompany her to watch the lanterns.
The two came to the busiest street in Kyoto. Before getting off the carriage, Gu Yu picked up a hood and hesitated whether to put it on Gu Qiong.
Unexpectedly, Gu Qiong shook her head, took Gu Yu's hand and got out of the car.
Gu Yu smiled, it seemed that her sister had really come out.
The place is brightly lit and bustling, and there are small vendors selling goods along the way, making it very lively.
Gu Qiong rarely goes out, let alone during the crowded Lantern Festival.
She was curious about everything she saw, and Gu Yu followed her to protect her carefully, not letting others step on her, and pamperingly paid for all her expenses.
After a while, Sang Ya and Ping Sha, who were following behind, were carrying many things in their hands.
The two "brother" and sister have very outstanding looks, and they look almost exactly the same, attracting many people to turn their heads.
Gu Yu had been nervous, fearing that Gu Qiong would be frightened by other people's attention, but fortunately Gu Qiong was not affected.
You don't feel cramped when walking through the crowd.
"I'm selling candied haws—"
Gu Qiong was attracted by the shouting, and Gu Yu paid her as usual.
Gu Qiong took the candied haws from the vendor. She didn't eat it, but handed it to Gu Yu's mouth. Her eyes turned into crescents and she said with a smile: "Brother, eat it first."
Gu Yu loved her sister's happy look so much that she opened her mouth and bit off the first one, saying: "It's so sweet."
She chewed the candied haws and touched Gu Qiong's head tenderly.
This scene fell into the eyes of two other people not far away.
Songyang's eyes turned red with jealousy, biting his handkerchief and saying, "We are both brothers, why is there such a big gap?"
Songyang was a person who couldn't bear loneliness. He wanted to go out to play during the Lantern Festival, but Princess Duanqin had recently contracted a cold and couldn't bring her out. Prince Duanqin was unreliable.
The eldest princess didn't want to see Junze bored in the house every day, so she asked Junze to take Songyang out.
But along the way, Junze was not as venomous as usual, but for some reason he was very silent and extremely boring.
Songyang muttered in his heart: If you don't want to take her out, just don't come out. Now that she has come out, she has a dead face, which is bad luck.
Junze watched Gu Yu and Gu Qiong being intimate, his hands hidden in his sleeves clenched into fists.
He found that he never really understood Gu Yu.
In front of him, Gu Yu was wise, cold, and distant from others.
The rare change was just a jump due to his poisonous tongue, and there was nothing that could be done about it.
Gu Yu had never shown such a relaxed and gentle look in front of him.
Perhaps this is the real Gu Yu, a Gu Yu that he has never had and cannot have.
Junze's palms bled from being pinched by his nails, but it was not worth one ten thousandth of the heartache.
Not far away, Gu Qiong said something unknown, which made Gu Yu smile fondly.
Junze lowered his eyes, not wanting to see Gu Yu like this again.
Pushing him down into the Goddess Lake, he was in so much pain that Gu Yu didn't even feel the slightest bit sad.
He finally understood.
It was because he thought that Gu Yu also cared about him, but he ended up in a complete failure.
Junze said to Songyang: "Let's go."
Songyang wanted to walk in the direction of Gu Yu and Gu Qiong.
Junze stopped her in time and said excitedly: "What are you doing! Gu Yu doesn't like you, and she's getting married soon. Why are you going over there to humiliate yourself?"
He didn't know whether he said this to Songyang or to himself.
Songyang was so angry that she thought Junze had changed his temper, but she didn't expect that his words were still so unpleasant.
Songyang stamped his feet and said, "What are you talking about!"
Junze said with a cold face: "Don't go looking for Gu Yu!"
Song Yang said: "Who said I'm going to find Gu Yu! I'm going to find Sister Gu!"
The sister Gu she calls is Gu Qiong.
Junze's hand seemed to be firmly holding Songyang's wrist, and he still said: "Don't go!"
Songyang couldn't argue with him, but she heard a familiar voice not far away calling her: "Songyang!"
Their movements were still heard by Gu Yu and Gu Qiong.
When Gu Yu saw the two of them, before he could react, Gu Qiong beside him happily called Song Yang's name.
Gu Yu raised her head, and through the crowds of people, she happened to look into Junze's cold peach blossom eyes.