Poor Lady

"Jin Yun, I didn't expect that your family would really move to the capital. If you need help, feel free to speak." He Zhe smiled and looked at his friend.

"No, thank you." Gu Jinyun took a sip of tea and looked at the bustling street outside the window.

He Zhe followed his gaze and smiled: "It's not easy to gain a firm foothold in the capital. Although your Gu family is rich in Jiangnan, in the capital, everything has to start over."

Gu Jinyun gave a low "um".

He Zhe tapped the table lightly with his fan, and said helplessly, "I said, Brother Gu, how did you manage to do such a big business? Could it be your coffin face?"

Gu Jinyun looked back at him and continued to drink tea in silence.

He Zhe was furious for a while, and said, "If you don't know your temperament, ordinary people really can't get along with you, even if you have facial paralysis, your eyes are still so scary."

"Sorry." Gu Jinyun apologized sincerely, but the words made people feel threatened.

He Zhe covered his forehead and retreated.

Then, he introduced the customs of the capital to Gu Jinyun, especially the recent situation. The emperor vigorously rectified corrupt practices, and many ministers in the court were severely punished, including the once-powerful Wang family and Qi family.

Hearing him mention the Qi family, Gu Jinyun's eyes flickered a few times and asked, "How is the Qi family now?"

"I don't know. It is said that after being kicked out of the house by the officers and soldiers that day, the Qi family went into hiding. I heard that they moved to the Dongjie area, lived in seclusion and rarely showed up again." He Zhe paused and said strangely, "Why do you treat Qi to Qi? Home so interested? Old with them?"

"It's okay." Gu Jinyun put down the teacup, got up and said, "It's getting late, I'll go first."

"Oh, well, I'll invite you another day."

Gu Jinyun nodded and turned to leave.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?"

When passing an alley, Gu Jinyun suddenly heard a woman's scream.

He hesitated for a moment and followed the sound.

Turning the corner, he saw a noble woman with a group of people bullying the other two women.

"Hmph, I can't help but fight. Let this lady see, is she seriously injured?" The noble woman's arrogance was quite arrogant.

This looks like a dispute between nobles. Gu Jinyun didn't want to meddle in his own business, but when he was about to turn around and leave, he stopped because of the noble woman's next sentence: "Qi Surong, I'll give you two choices. , one is to kneel down and give me ten kowtows; the other is, let me leave something on your face."

Qi Surong?

Gu Jinyun looked straight at the woman on the ground, and saw that she was trembling all over, seemingly frightened, but the next moment, he denied this guess.

The woman slowly raised her head, although her face was pale, her eyes were firm.

Gu Jinyun heard her say word by word, "I won't kowtow to you."

The noble woman refused to give up, and actually took out the hairpin, ready to destroy her appearance.

Gu Jinyun moved slightly, and was about to stop it, but saw Qi Surong holding the opponent's wrist and moving the hairpin to his throat.

Then, he saw that she used her life as a bargaining chip to reverse the situation little by little, and successfully frightened the noble woman away.

When I first saw her, I thought it was an elegant orchid in the empty valley, but it turned out that she was a flirtatious Manzhu Shahua.

"... Pick up that hairpin and sell it back. It should be worth a few taels of silver." The last sentence instantly turned her from Manzhushahua to peacock grass. A smile flashed in Gu Jinyun's eyes.

He quietly followed behind the two of them, intending to **** them home and take a look at the current residence of the Qi family.

Qi Surong didn't go home directly, but found a rather quiet corner, took out a comb, and said to Ping'er: "Ping'er, comb my hair, I can't be seen by my family. "

"Yes, ma'am."

Qi Surong casually sat on a stone pier, untied her hair bun, and a black silk fell down, reaching her waist.

Ping'er held the comb and began to gently comb her long hair.

Gu Jinyun hid in the dark, watching her silently.

She sits upright on the stone pier, her back is straight, her eyes are straight ahead, her expression is soft, revealing a kind of independent elegance and indifference to the world.

In a short period of time, Gu Jinyun found several different faces in her. Who is the real her?

Qi Surong wiped her lips with a handkerchief and asked, "Ping'er, is there any blood on my lips?"

Ping'er took a closer look, shook her head and said, "No more."

"That's good, you will remember it later, don't tell my parents what happened today, lest they worry."

Ping'er hesitated: "But the lady's face is not very good, should we go to the doctor first?"

"It's just some bruises, it's okay."

Ping'er's persuasion was fruitless, so she could only give up.

When the two returned home, Qi's mother saw that Qi Surong and Heping'er's clothes were a little dirty, so she couldn't help but asked worriedly, "What's the matter with you?"

"It's okay, mother, the cloth fell on the ground and got dirty, and we got some ash on our bodies."

Mother Qi nodded in peace, took the cloth and looked at it, and said, "Fortunately, just cut off the dirty part."

Saying goodbye to Mother Qi, Qi Surong returned to the room, and Ping'er immediately called a basin of hot water to help her apply the wound.

Qi Surong took off her clothes and stood naked behind the screen.

Gu Jinyun, who was hiding outside the house, saw the looming figure behind the screen through the window, and couldn't help but look away.

There were bruises on Qi Surong's belly, right elbow, and back. Ping'er saw that her nose was sore, and her tears fell uncontrollably.

"Why are you crying?" Qi Surong asked.

"Miss has been pampered since she was a child, why has she ever suffered such grievances?" Ping'er choked up, "It's all my fault that Ping'er didn't protect her well."

"How can I blame you?" Qi Surong smiled and said, "There are so many of them, how many can you handle with your small body?"

"But…"

"Silly girl, don't think about it, just put it on me quickly."

"Yes." Ping'er replied dully.

Qi Surong looked at her, thinking of many things in her mind. She owed too many people in her last life, and the girl in front of her was one of them. She has been sold to Qi's family since she was a child. She has a simple personality, works hard and bears no complaints. She is not smart, but she is very loyal. But in her two lifetimes, she will only encounter such a fool. She didn't know how to cherish it before, and this time she must not let her end up in the wilderness again.

"Miss, why are you crying? Does it hurt?"

"No, it doesn't hurt."

"It must be very painful, otherwise the lady will never cry." Ping'er said, the tears had already stopped and fell again.

"It really doesn't hurt, don't cry."

"Wow, sorry, woo..."

"Fool…"

Gu Jinyun quietly left Qi's house and went straight back to his own mansion.

"Jin Yun, come here and see how this plaque is?" Father Gu greeted Gu Jinyun with a high-spirited look.

Gu Jinyun looked up and saw four golden characters hanging in the middle of the lobby: Loyalty, Righteousness, Renyong.

"Brother, hurry up and persuade Dad, these four words are really tacky!" Gu Yufeng said with an expression he couldn't bear to look directly at.

"What do you know, kid?" Father Gu blew his beard and stared, "That's how imposing!"

Gu Yufeng rolled his eyes.

"By the way, Jin Yun, have you heard about the Qi family?" Father Gu asked.

Gu Jinyun gave a soft "um".

"Any news?" Father Gu's eyes lit up, "Great, let's choose a day to visit?"

"Dad, do you really want to marry the Qi family?" Gu Yufeng disagreed, "His family has been sealed up now, and he can't take care of himself, why should we join in?"

"What are you talking about? Qi Shuo and I have had a deadly relationship. He didn't dislike our low-ranking family and was willing to marry his daughter to Jinyun. Now that his family is in trouble, we turn our faces and don't recognize anyone? Let's talk about it. , how can I, Gu Chang, raise my head to be a human being?"

"Isn't it just a verbal joke?" Gu Yufeng muttered, "Why are you so serious?"

"Fuck! I've always kept my word. I'm not like you, I haven't heard you say a few human words."

Gu Yufeng was speechless and asked the heavens. When the old man got angry, he didn't hide his words, and even "I" came out.

He turned his head to look at Gu Jinyun: "Brother, what do you mean? Regardless of the current situation of the Qi family, I heard that the eldest miss of the Qi family doesn't seem to have a good reputation."

"Not very good?" Father Gu planned to say, "Miss Qi's family is a well-known talented woman in the capital. Is this also called a bad reputation?"

Gu Yufeng said helplessly: "Dad, Miss Qi is a talented girl, but she has a cold and arrogant personality and thinks highly of herself. Are you sure you can serve such a daughter-in-law?"

Father Gu was silent for a while, and asked Gu Jinyun, "What do you think?"

"The situation has been unstable recently, so don't visit Qi's house for the time being," Gu Jinyun said.

"Big brother is really wise." Gu Yufeng praised.

Gu's father was about to refute, but he heard Gu Jinyun say again: "But, I want to marry her."

Gu Yufeng was stunned: "Brother, what did you say?"

"I want to marry Qi Surong." He repeated again.

Gu's father was overjoyed and praised his son for being affectionate, righteous and responsible.

Gu Yufeng wondered: "Brother, you would never decide something so hastily, you have never even seen Qi Surong's face."

A pale and flirtatious face appeared in Gu Jinyun's mind, and then he remembered how she was sitting on the stone pier and combing her hair like a virgin.

Tough and unyielding, not afraid in the face of danger, not frightened in dealing with things, not hypocritical in dealing with others, this is his evaluation of her.

He never trusts the gossip of the outside world, but only trusts his own eyes and feelings.

"Six sons, go to the pharmacy and get two bottles of congestion cream." Gu Jinyun instructed the servant beside him.

"Yes."

Father Gu asked, "What? You are injured."

"No, it's a gift."

"Who?" Gu Yufeng asked curiously.

Gu Jinyun sat quietly like a mountain, without any intention of answering.

Gu Yufeng shrugged: "Forget it, I'll go find my Shuangshuang to play."

"You kid, don't spoil your sister." Father Gu glared at him.

"How dare you boy? Father, Rong boy retire." Gu Yufeng gave a big gift, and then flashed out like the wind.

The next day, Qi Surong woke up early and found that there were two bottles of ointment on the table. She thought it was Ping'er who went to the pharmacy to buy it, so she didn't ask any more questions.