Chapter 20
Great Shock
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One was a large person, and one was a small person . One was straining her neck to look up, and one was looking down as much as possible .
This method allowed them to handle the difference in height and meet eye to eye .
After the two exchanged this glance, they both began to laugh .
Yu Fu’s giggling was even more melodious than the bells hanging from her head .
Gu HuaiJiang laughed while shaking his head .
Qi An and Qi Ting were both extremely shocked, staring at the two with their jaws dropped .
This situation… was there something funny about it?
Gu HuaiJiang then turned around and looked at the others .
“When I was at the border, I had been plotted against by people from Western Kun and ended up being poisoned . There was nobody who could cure it . It was Yu Fu who came out of Immortal’s Valley and saved my life . Say, if she was a spy sent by Western Kun, rather than not saving me back then, why bother with going through with this effort now?”
The people in Marquis Gu’s Manor knew that he had been injured at the border, but they did not know about the situation surrounding it . Upon hearing this now, they finally understood why Gu HuaiJiang favored Yu Fu so much .
Without Yu Fu, he would not have been able to return to Western Ling alive .
Qi An cast a look of doubt at Qi Ting then looked at Yu Fu’s innocent little face . For a while, he did not know who to trust .
Laying on the ground, Qi Ting’s heart sank upon hearing those words, as she thought to herself that this was not good .
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Gu HuaiJiang continued: “Did you know that Yu Fu was allowed to move freely in the military camp while I was recovering from my injury . All of the people in the Gu family’s military treat her as a lifesaving benefactor and don’t put up the slightest bit of defense against her, yet you…”
His gaze ended up falling on Qi Ting .
Just what sort of look was this!
He did not deliberately put on a murderous look . He was merely looking at her, yet his gaze was filled with swords pointed at her .
Qi Ting suddenly forgot how to breathe and just looked at Gu HuaiJiang’s eyes in a daze . She felt as though her body no longer belonged to her .
After this, it was as though she had entered a freezing cellar, and she began to shiver uncontrollably .
With this sort of scenario, there was no need for Yu Fu to say anything . Everyone could see where the problem lay .
If what Qi Ting had said was true, why would she feel so guilty that she would begin shaking?
“This marquis currently has no time to deal with you . Take her away for now . Yu Fu, I’ll be bringing you to the front to see the guests . ”
Gu HuaiJiang said this then grabbed Yu Fu’s hand, slowly leading her past Qi Ting .
“Steward Qi, this is a medicine that will cure the poison . She’ll be fine if she takes that . I don’t want to prick her, but my clothes and hair were taken care of by Aunt Li and sister Lian Zhu . I can’t make a mess of them and waste their efforts . ”
Qi An had already been feeling extremely ashamed from what Qi Ting had done, but now that he saw Yu Fu’s kindness and heard her explanation, his eyes turned a little red .
“This old servant thanks young miss Yu Fu . There’s no need for young miss to feel guilty . As a servant, Yao Hong* actually framed young miss and moved to grab young miss . She only has herself to blame . ”
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He raised his head and saw the two black pills in the palm of Yu Fu’s little white hand .
He wanted to receive them, but he felt that he had no right to accept them .
Yu Fu seemed to notice his embarrassment and squatted down to grab his hand . Without a care in the world, she placed the pills in his hand .
She then followed Gu HuaiJiang and noisily walked out .
Gu HuaiJiang walked along while laughing: “It’s no wonder you don’t want to prick her . Aunt Li really did a good job with your clothes and makeup today . You are really beautiful . ”
“Really?”
Yu Fu blinked her large eyes and lifted the pouch hanging at her hip to carefully examine it .
Gu HuaiJiang saw the pouch and noticed that it was not the one that he had sent, and this aroused his curiosity .
“Who made this pouch for you?”
He could tell that Yu Fu really liked this light-purple pouch . The swaying reed pattern had a lively feeling that was similar to what Yu Fu gave off .
“It was eldest brother . ”
There was a faint hint of a smile in Gu HuaiJiang’s eyes, as he silently nodded .
All of the guests had arrived . In truth, it was mostly female guests who had gathered around the two, making it hard for them to get through .
Today, Princess DanYang had also come out of the palace, and she spent all of her time cozied up to Gu ShuBai, giving him an extreme headache .
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Helpless, he could only shoot a glance at Gu HanMo, but the latter simply sat in place with a blank expression . He was not paying much attention to anyone .
He understood Gu ShuBai’s expression, but he was unwilling to deal with guests on his behalf . He could only pass along this look to the nearby Gu WenQing .
Gu WenQing was currently holding a cup of wine and appeared to be happily chatting with someone who looked like a son from a noble family . Seeing this, he helplessly sighed and had no choice but to go and take care of these officials from court .
Fortunately, Gu HuaiJiang arrived with Yu Fu just a short while later .
Upon seeing Gu HuaiJiang personally lead a young girl out, everyone opened their eyes wide in disbelief . They felt as though they were looking at an illusion .
The dignified head general of Western Ling, Gu HuaiJiang, was the marquis with only one person above him but tens of thousands of people below him .
He was decisive and fought in all directions . It was not an exaggeration to say that he held off Western Kun’s ambitions for Eastern Ling on his own .
Just the mere mention of his magnificence was enough to make enemies tremble, yet this general was carefully holding a little girl’s hand?!
This truly was too hard to believe…
Everyone then turned their attention to Yu Fu at his side, and this made them feel even more shocked!
This little girl’s skin was as white as snow, and she was currently looking at everyone with a smile .
She looked to be no more than ten years of age . Her large eyes were black yet brilliant . When she smiled, her dimples were as sweet as honey .
This truly was a beauty . When she grew up, she would surely be even more beautiful than Marquis Gu’s late wife .
To be able to give birth to such a beautiful daughter, her birth mother must have been a great beauty . It was no wonder the virtuous Marquis Gu would…
As for the clothes that she wore, it as a set of pink, cloud-patterned clothes . They were a magnificent rosy color that made her position in the marquis’ manor even more apparent .
If she was not Gu HuaiJiang’s beloved daughter, how could she be able to wear this set of cloud-patterned clothes?
Even someone as noble as Princess DanYang was not able to wear them .
“Is this young miss Yu Fu? She really is obedient and bright . She really looks like Lord Marquis!”
“She really is worthy of being Lord Marquis’ daughter . She is really beautiful!”
Everyone’s praises continued without end . As long as they could curry favor with Gu HuaiJiang, they were willing to say all manners of things that they would usually be unwilling to say .
Who told this great general and marquis to have more power than all of these officials yet also act as if he was uninvolved in the affairs of this world?
To curry favor with him was truly too difficult .
Yu Fu listened to the praise and subconsciously wanted to explain her relationship to Gu HuaiJiang, but she felt the hand holding hers suddenly tightly a little .
She looked up at Gu HuaiJiang, and the latter slightly shook his head .
With this, Yu Fu lowered her head and slightly bit her lip .
When it came time to say something, a girl in court clothes suddenly came over .
*TN: Qi Ting’s new name as a servant .