Chapter 164: 164 counterattack

Chapter 164: 164 counterattack

Chapter 164 164 Counterattack

Gu Jue stood up from the chair and protected Chu Qianchen by his side.

"Who gave you the courage to attack my princess in front of me!"

He looked down at Chu Lingxiao who was sitting on the chair from a high position, cold and arrogant, his eyes shot past like ice arrows, and the air was awe-inspiring.

"..." Chu Lingxiao's eyes met with his, as if falling into an ice cellar, and he couldn't help but shudder.

His wrists burned and hurt.

He dared to hit Chu Qianchen because Chu Qianchen was his daughter, but when he faced Gu Jue, he couldn't even speak politely. He said in a strong and polite manner: "This unfilial daughter not only slandered her grandmother, but also disobeyed me. It’s time for you to teach her a lesson.”

Yes, it is only natural for a father to teach his daughter a lesson!

"Oh? What's the slander?" Gu Jue raised his eyebrows slightly and said calmly, "I would like to listen to what the Marquis has to say. If you can't explain clearly, then please ask Jing Zhaoyin to come and review."

After the words fell, the whole hall fell silent.

“…”

“…”

“…”

Everyone was stunned again, almost wondering if they had heard something wrong.

Please ask Jing Zhaoyin to come to the government for trial? !

This is a family matter. What kind of medicine is sold in King Chen's gourd? !

But Chu Qianchen felt that Gu Jue's proposal won her heart, and she echoed righteously: "Your Majesty is right."

Chu Qianchen behaved like a husband and wife, which made Hu Hua sigh with regret. She always felt that in the future, she would often see the scene of "the prince kills someone and the princess hands the knife".

Everyone was even more shocked, and they were all speechless.

Although the actors on the stage felt that the atmosphere in the seats was a little subtle, they turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear and continued to sing their plays responsibly.

The trees fell and the hozens scattered, leaving the two elders of the Yang family living on the streets with no choice but to temporarily live in the Chenghuang Temple in the wilderness, like beggars.

The long and mournful music sounded like adding fuel to the fire to Chu Lingxiao's ears, and he felt a little panicked.

He knew the origin of this purse very well. It was Chu Qianchen who personally took it out and gave it to Aunt Jiang.

This matter must not be brought to Jingzhao Mansion, otherwise the Chu family will really become a joke in the whole capital!

Chu Lingxiao struggled in his heart for a while, but in the end he could only take half a step back, trying to muddle through: "It was just that Sister Chen, this girl was ignorant and talked nonsense, making the prince laugh!"

"A joke?" Gu Jue would not let Chu Lingxiao pass the test so easily, "Then why don't you tell me what the joke is and make me laugh too."

Chu Lingxiao: “…”

Chu Lingxiao was blocked by Gu Jue and couldn't speak.

At this moment, a gentle female voice came from the direction of the stairs: "I think we should just call Aunt Jiang over and ask who owns this purse, so as not to ruin Aunt Jiang's reputation."

Mrs. Shen came back from changing her clothes. She had already heard about what happened here. She walked up the stairs gracefully, with a dignified expression, and she was as elegant as the mistress of the Hou Mansion.

Shen's face showed no expression, and she was very angry in her heart.

She knew that Chu Lingxiao was a despicable person, but she didn't expect that he would be so bad that he actually wanted to force Chu Qianchen to betray King Chen! Has he ever thought about what kind of situation he has put Chu Qianchen in!

He didn't think about it.

All he thought about was himself, and he just wanted to please the emperor and get promoted to a higher position.

For this reason, no matter what the means, for this reason, you can sell your daughter for glory!

Chu Lingxiao's shamelessness once again set Shen's bottom line, and her hatred for this man reached an all-out level.

In her opinion, Chu Qianchen did the right thing. Conspiracy is not as good as conspiracy. Since the Chu family used such underhanded methods, it would be better to reveal the matter in front of King Chen.

Therefore, Shen decided to follow Chu Qianchen's wishes and push the boat along.

As soon as Mrs. Shen gave the order, a round-faced little maid immediately obeyed her order and tried to go downstairs. However, she was stopped by the madam in a sharp voice: "You are not allowed to go!"

The little maid stopped in the middle of the stairs and looked hesitantly towards the second floor.

Mrs. Shen ignored Mrs. Tai's livid face and said again: "Go!"

Chu Lingxiao's face was even uglier than that of Mrs. Tai, and she shouted displeasedly: "No one is allowed to leave this building!"

Chu Yunyi looked at Chu Lingxiao with complicated eyes.

He had personally heard his father and grandmother say that they wanted Chu Qianchen to die violently. There was nothing they couldn't do!

The other Chu clan members probably understood a little bit. It was probably the Tai Madam who took a purse and told Chu Qianchen that it belonged to Aunt Jiang, intending to use her aunt's reputation to threaten Chu Qianchen and ask her to give away the money from Prince Chen's Mansion. The message is delivered.

Unexpectedly, Chu Qianchen was not threatened at all, so he turned around and told the matter in public.

The round-faced little maid looked at Chu Lingxiao, then at Mrs. Shen, then at the Dowager Madam, undecided.

In the lobby on the first floor of the theater, another maid dressed in green knelt down and said, "Yes, madam."

After she responded, she quickly ran out of the theater, while some people secretly regretted that they didn't move quickly enough.

Ever since Mrs. Shen married into the Hou Mansion, the old Marquis had made the final decision and handed over the middle money of the Hou Mansion to her. In the past ten years, she had single-handedly controlled the internal affairs of the Hou Mansion and had accumulated prestige for a long time.

Even during this period, the Marquis and the Shen family were at odds, but there was nothing they could do to the Shen family.

These servants also see it.

There are also people who want to show off in front of Shen. If they missed today's opportunity, they don't know when they will have to wait until next time.

The atmosphere in the theater became increasingly tense.

Chu Qianhuang looked at Mrs. Shen, bit her lower lip slightly, and stopped talking.

Chu Qianling didn't understand how things could turn out like this. Didn't her mother swear that there was a way to control Chu Qianchen? !

Chu Qianling looked at Ms. Liu anxiously and panicked, and Ms. Liu was also very upset.

At this moment, the most upset person was Chu Lingxiao.

He couldn't help but look at Gu Jue's face, and saw Gu Jue sitting down again, and Chu Qianchen also sat down, sitting next to him.

Everyone was looking at them.

Seeing that the tea in Gu Jue's hand was almost untouched, Chu Qianchen knew that the tea was not in line with his taste, so he told Hu Hu, "Go and pour two cups of scented tea."

Amber quickly went to make scented tea. After a while, there was an elegant scent of scented tea in the air, with a bit of lotus and a bit of rose.

The two of them sipped tea and watched the show comfortably, as if the commotion around them could not disturb them in the slightest.

On the stage, the two elders of the Yang family were crying and apologizing to their three daughters, regretting their actions in driving them and their son-in-law out of the house.

Chu Lingxiao felt that this scene was really dazzling, and drank the tea tastelessly.

The others seemed to be watching the show, but in fact they were all absent-minded, looking outside the theater from time to time.

No one spoke anymore, they were all waiting for the situation to develop.

After a while, the maid in green clothes brought Aunt Jiang over.

Aunt Jiang wore a lilac-colored embroidered green-calyx plum ruffle. She had a slender waist and was delicate and lovely. She was obviously in her thirties, but she looked several years younger than her actual age, as if she was still in her prime. .

Grandma Chen quickly asked someone to stop the play. Then, the sound of strings and bamboos suddenly stopped, and the actors also hurriedly got off the stage, almost running away.

In the theater, only the Chu family was left.

Aunt Jiang walked over with her pretty face as pale as the first snow, blessing Chu Lingxiao, Shen and others.

Chu Qianchen put down the pastel tea cup in his hand, looked at the dowager and said, "Grandma, where is that purse?"

Madam: “…”

Grandma Wang looked at Mrs. Tai's face, took out the aqua green lotus-embroidered purse, and handed it to Chu Qianchen's hand via amber.

Chu Qianchen played with the purse casually. The delicate white jade fingers looked particularly white and delicate against the aqua material.

Chu Qianchen sent the purse in the direction of Aunt Jiang, looked straight at her and said, "Auntie, your purse."

"..." Aunt Jiang trembled and opened her eyes slightly.

The corners of her eyes were slightly red, and there were faint tears in her eyes. She was hurt and sad, and those eyes full of autumn water seemed to hide a thousand words.

She pursed her white lips and did not argue.

In the eyes of others, they only felt that she endured the humiliation and endured the heavy burden, and there seemed to be a hidden meaning in it. However, it was hard for her to be a good person when she was caught between Chu Qianchen and the wife, so she could only remain silent.

Compared with Aunt Jiang's forbearance and compromise, Chu Qianchen seemed aggressive.

Some members of the Chu clan began to whisper among each other and cast disapproving glances at Chu Qianchen.

Mrs. Shen frowned. She knew Aunt Jiang's daily behavior best. She always acted like "others are wrong and she feels wronged", but others may not know that.

Mrs. Shen was worried that Gu Jue had a bad impression of Chu Qianchen. After all, Aunt Jiang was Chu Qianchen's biological mother.

When Chu Qianchen saw that Aunt Jiang didn't accept the purse, he took it back and sighed, "Don't you even recognize your own purse?"

She slowly turned the entire purse over. The lining of the purse was duck yellow.

Chu Qianchen turned the purse toward Aunt Jiang, pointed to the corner of the lining and said, "Is this your aunt's maiden name?"

Others also came over curiously and saw one word on the lining: Shan.

Many people in the prince's mansion know that Aunt Jiang's maiden name is Minshan.

This character "shan" is obviously Minshan's "shan".

Everyone was whispering to each other again and was in an uproar.

In other words, this purse is really Aunt Jiang’s purse.

What the **** is going on? ! The madam's heart skipped a beat and she realized something was wrong.

She wanted to ask Mr. Liu where he got the purse, but the current occasion was obviously inappropriate.

"..." Chu Lingxiao's eyes widened in disbelief.

How is this possible!

This purse was clearly taken out by Chu Qianchen himself, how could Minshan's name be on it!

Chu Qianchen added with a smile: "If my aunt still can't recognize this purse, then I can only ask the prince to send someone to ask Jing Zhaoyin to find out what happened."

Gu Jue drank tea leisurely, with a smile on his face, clearly showing his support for Chu Qianchen.

Seeing this scene in the eyes of other people, they all secretly shook their heads in disapproval. The atmosphere changed again.

Most people felt that Chu Qianchen was not only arrogant, but also short-sighted.

No matter what, Aunt Jiang is her biological mother, and the blood connection cannot be severed. If Aunt Jiang's reputation is even slightly damaged, it will also damage Chu Qianchen's face.

In order to sell well in front of King Chen, Chu Qianchen did not hesitate to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to himself.

Chu Lingxiao's face was filled with surprise and uncertainty, and his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

The madam looked at the eldest son's face and tightened the string of beads in her hand.

When things got to this point, she could only fool them first. After all, the people present were all members of the Chu family. Later, she would be able to silence these people with her kindness and coercion.

The wife coughed twice and said dryly: "Sister Chen, you misunderstood. I didn't ask you to reveal any news about the palace just now. I was afraid that you, a newlywed, would not be used to living in the palace."

Mrs. Tai felt that she had already given Chu Qianchen the chance to step down, and Chu Qianchen should just accept it as soon as he could. After all, they were all a family.

However, Chu Qianchen didn't want them to get through so easily and skillfully.

It is better to "clarify" some things, lest it be a purse today, a veil tomorrow, and then something like a round fan, wiping the forehead, etc. As the saying goes, you are not afraid of thieves stealing, but you are afraid of being remembered. There is a principle of guarding against thieves for a thousand days!

"It's not a misunderstanding, let alone talking about it." Chu Qianchen looked at the Madam with a smile, and then brought the topic back to the purse, "Grandma, this purse is related to my aunt's innocence, so we must make it clear."

Chu Qianchen's expression and tone seemed meaningful.

The Dowager's face became even worse, and the loose skin on her cheeks trembled for a while.

Gu Jue raised his hand and made a gesture, and Mo Chen, who was standing by like a shadow, jumped directly from the second floor window, his body as light as a roc spreading its wings...

Many of the female relatives present had never seen such a scene before, and they let out a low voice with pale faces.

Mo Chen was from Prince Chen's Mansion. Chu Lingxiao couldn't stop him even if he wanted to, so he could only watch as he landed on the ground and strode outside the Hou Mansion.

Chu Lingxiao's first instinct was to scold Chu Qianchen and tell her to stop making trouble, but when his eyes met Gu Jue's cold eyes, he seemed to be mute and dared not say anything.

Chu Yunmu listened to them all discussing a purse, each holding his own opinion. He was confused until he saw Mo Chen jump down, and he suddenly became energetic, with a pair of phoenix eyes shining brightly, and a small mouth. open.

The second brother-in-law's personal bodyguard is so powerful, he is like a knight in a storybook who can fly over walls and walls!

He is the brother-in-law of the second brother-in-law. The second brother-in-law should be able to let the "hero" teach him!

Chu Lingxiao hesitated again and again, and could only try to make peace with her politely: "Sister Chen, we are all a family, and we have to deal with our own affairs. There is no reason to make a family scandal public!"

Chu Qianchen smiled and said nothing.

Others only thought that the key to this matter was Aunt Jiang's reputation, but Mrs. Shen saw clearly and felt clear in her heart: Mrs. Chu, Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang were all involved in this matter, as well as Mrs. Liu. , she must have had a hand in it.

These people will do whatever it takes for their own interests!

Chu Qianchen was just **** for tat.

"Ah Zhi," Mrs. Tai saw that Chu Qianchen was unable to get in, so she could only place her hope in Mrs. Shen. She put down her body and said to Mrs. Shen in a good voice, "please advise Sister Chen. Today is the day she returns home from three dynasties. It’s an unlucky day to be involved in official affairs.”

Although Mrs. Shen also felt that what Mrs. Tai said was right, if this matter was revealed lightly, wouldn't it be too easy for them? What they did was really disgusting and despicable!

Just imagine, if their plan succeeds, how will Chu Qianchen gain a foothold in Prince Chen's Mansion in the future!

"Mother, Aunt Jiang's reputation is not something to be trifled with." Shen expressed her attitude concisely, her eyes as firm as a rock and unshakable.

Madam: “…”

A slight sweat broke out on Aunt Jiang's forehead, her eyelashes trembled twice, her eyes were a little wandering, and she looked at Chu Lingxiao pitifully.

Chu Lingxiao felt as if his heart was being pinched. Aunt Jiang was his lifeblood, so how could he bear to let her suffer such injustice? He said resolutely: "This purse is for me, Sister Wenchen."

He was telling the truth. He did speak to Chu Qianchen that day, but he still hid half of what he said.

The surrounding Chu clan people were in an uproar again, dumbfounded, saying that this show was much more exciting than "Five Daughters' Birthday Wishes", with climaxes and twists and turns.

Chu Lingxiao intended to protect Aunt Jiang, but unfortunately Chu Qianchen had no intention of cooperating.

"Father, if you ask me for a purse, as a daughter, it is natural for me to sew a purse with my own hands to honor my father, but..." Chu Qianchen said innocently, "This purse is clearly the craftsmanship of Tianxiufang. You see, it has the mark of the embroidery shop on it."

Chu Qianchen turned over the purse again and saw the words "Tian Xiu Fang" embroidered with golden silk thread on one corner.

What Chu Qianchen meant was that Chu Lingxiao was lying. For the sake of Aunt Jiang's reputation, he even threatened his own daughter to help him lie in front of King Chen.

Chu Lingxiao: “…”

Chu Lingxiao was speechless again, this time not because of awe, but because of extreme anger.

This dead girl Chu Qianchen is just telling lies!

At first, Aunt Jiang liked this purse and asked Chu Qianchen for it. However, Chu Qianchen had no filial piety and refused in every possible way. He couldn't stand it, so he spoke, and the girl reluctantly took out her purse.

Originally, Chu Lingxiao had forgotten about this matter a long time ago.

A few days ago, Aunt Jiang saw that he was unhappy about Chu Qianchen's marriage to King Chen, so she took the initiative to give him advice and took out this purse.

"I see that Mr. Hou has been tossing and turning these days and has lost a lot of weight. I really feel sorry for Mr. Hou."

"Master Hou, I have Sister Chen's purse here. I don't know if I can help Master Hou..."

"Master Marquis, you are Sister Chen's father. It's not good for you to take out this purse. It's better to use the hands of the second lady to avoid arousing suspicion."

“…”

My concubine’s gentle and considerate words still ring in my ears.

Alas, his Minshan is probably the only one in the world who loves him wholeheartedly!

Until now, she has been holding back, enduring the suspicion and accusations from others for herself, and has remained silent.

She was so focused on him, and how could he let her face these criticisms and accusations!

Everything was caused by Chu Qianchen, the disaster star!

Chu Lingxiao's heart was filled with rage, one wave after another beating at his heart.

He still can't figure out why there is the word "shan" in the purse Chu Qianchen gave him. How on earth did she do it, to frame her aunt so viciously!

This girl's heart, liver, and lungs must be black.

If Gu Jue was not here today, Chu Lingxiao really wanted to slap Chu Qianchen down, so it would be best to knock this rebellious girl off the second floor with one slap and finish her off.

Chu Lingxiao's eyes were sinister and he clenched his fists subconsciously.

This movement affected the injury on his right wrist, causing a burning pain.

Even if Chu Lingxiao didn't look, he knew that his wrist must have been swollen by Gu Jue.

What kind of son-in-law is this? He is an ancestor and a giant Buddha!

Chu Lingxiao finally understood what it meant that it was easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away.

In any case, this matter must not be left to Jing Zhaoyin, otherwise things will be really difficult to deal with...

Chu Lingxiao felt extremely embarrassed, and Mrs. Tai was even more embarrassed.

The madam is not stupid. At this moment, she has already figured out the cause and effect of the whole thing.

When she looked at the purse in Chu Qianchen's hand, she felt her eyes hurt terribly and her chest felt uncomfortable.

The eldest son actually didn't tell me about such a big matter in advance, and even kept it in the dark, which made me look like a fool and lose face today!

The madam blamed Chu Lingxiao, but she hated Chu Qianchen even more. This girl actually gave up her own mother for her. She was indeed a cold-blooded and ruthless white-eyed wolf.

Mrs. Tai criticized Chu Lingxiao, Aunt Jiang, Mrs. Liu and Chu Qianchen in her heart.

After her anger rose to the extreme, it gradually subsided, and she quickly weighed the pros and cons.

She told herself that she couldn't really wait until Jing Zhaoyin came over. If that happened, the Hou Mansion would completely lose face and become the laughing stock of the entire capital.

The madam made her decision quickly.

At this point, the only way to deal with Aunt Jiang would be the smallest loss to the Hou Mansion.

After all, Aunt Jiang is just an aunt, and her name is not even on the Chu family's genealogy.

"Aunt Jiang," Mrs. Jiang looked at Aunt Jiang with a deep look, her tone was cold and arrogant, "You are also the one who has given birth to a pair of children for the Marquis. How come... Hey, you are so careless, even your purse is so private. Everything can be dropped at will!”

"Madam..." Aunt Jiang knelt down with a plop, her slender body trembling violently like a delicate flower in the wind.

Her eyes were a little redder, and there were hazy tears in them. The crystal tears were about to fall, as if she was about to cry at any time...

She knelt there, motionless, and then stopped talking. She looked so weak, so innocent, and yet so strong.

Just looking at her, Chu Lingxiao's heart began to hurt again.

This was the person he held dear to his heart, yet he suffered such grievance and humiliation just to protect him.

At this moment, Chu Lingxiao turned his anger on Mrs. Tai. She knew that his Minshan was innocent, but she poured dirty water on her.

"Mother, how can you confuse right and wrong? How can this purse belong to Minshan!" Chu Lingxiao retorted flatly, his eyebrows tightening.

"..." The wife was originally angry with her eldest son for hiding something from her, but now she was scolded by him in public, and she almost fell down in anger.

Grandma Wang quickly supported the madam and raised her hand to give her some relief.

Mrs. Tai's chest hurt so much that it felt as if her heart was constricted. Chu Lingxiao was so angry that she was about to lose ten years of her life. Has this traitor been bewitched by Jiang Minshan? !

The people of the Chu clan who had nothing to do with them all watched with great interest.

When things have developed to this point, most of them have completely understood the cause and effect of the matter and figured it out.

I see!

This purse indeed belongs to Aunt Jiang.

She "lost" her purse, but she bit her to death and dared not admit it. It seemed that there was indeed some unknown secret behind the "lost" purse!

Hey, this is just the kind of thing between a man and a woman. Aunt Jiang secretly communicated with others behind Chu Lingxiao's back. When the Dowager found out, she took the purse and threatened Chu Qianchen.

This must be the truth!

Thinking about it, their eyes looked at Aunt Jiang with a bit of contempt.

Ouch, this woman looks weak and pitiful, but in fact she really knows people and faces but doesn't know her heart.

Some women in the Chu clan exchanged glances secretly, feeling amazed in their hearts.

Some people looked at Chu Lingxiao with admiration. Was he out of his wits?

For a mere concubine, the dignified Marquis Yongding was so obsessed that he didn't care even if he was cuckolded. He just defended the concubine and made frequent mistakes.

Should we say this is true love, or is he doting on his concubine and destroying his wife?

The atmosphere in the theater became even weirder.

(End of chapter)