After seeing off Lord Yang, Prime Minister Gu and Gu Qing got up and headed to Gu Qinglan's courtyard.
Gu Qing had sealed her acupoints, and she was still lying in bed at the moment.
Prime Minister Gu walked forward and took a look at his emaciated daughter. He shook his head helplessly.
"I don't know what kind of sin we've committed. There are so many noble young masters in the capital, but she just fell in love with Mu Yanming. And she even ran away from home!"
He let out a long sigh and turned to walk out. Gu Qing followed behind him, his expression unreadable.
"Keep a good eye on her these days and don't go anywhere. If someone gets hold of the handle of her running away from home, I won't even be able to hold my head up in front of Lord Yang in the future."
Gu Qing just nodded and looked back at the door of Gu Qinglan's boudoir in the distance.
"Go and unseal her acupoints. It's not a good idea to keep her acupoints sealed like this. Call Yi Shu and persuade her properly together."
Gu Qing saw the look of heartache for his daughter on Prime Minister Gu's face, but he just couldn't understand. Since he loved his daughter so much, why didn't he let her marry the one she loved? Why did he have to make her live with regret for the rest of her life! Life was so short. If one couldn't spend the rest of their life with the one they loved, it was really hard to imagine what kind of bitterness that would be.
Thinking of this, he suddenly let out a bitter laugh. Wasn't he in the same situation?
After Prime Minister Gu left the courtyard, Gu Qing walked towards Gu Yishu's room. When he got to the door, the door was tightly closed.
He stepped forward and gently knocked on the door. There was no response!
He raised his hand and knocked twice again. Still, there was no response.
"Yi Shu, I'm coming in." With that, he pushed open the door. Just as he was about to walk in, he suddenly smelled a strange fragrance.
He walked in and saw a maid lying on Gu Yishu's chest. She was only wearing a pink bellyband.
Gu Yishu had his eyes closed tightly. His clothes had been untied, and his chest was bare.
Seeing Gu Qing come in, the maid was so frightened that she fell off the bed. After getting up, she rolled her eyes.
She walked up to Gu Qing, raised her bare arm, and put it on Gu Qing's shoulder. "Brother Gu, please don't tell the master, okay? As long as you don't say anything, I'll serve you however you like."
Gu Qing gave her a cold look, raised his hand and waved off her arm, and said in a deep voice, "Do you know that you're committing a capital crime for defiling the young master?"
The maid knelt on the ground with a thud and tugged at the corner of Gu Qing's clothes. "Brother Gu, please don't." He glanced at her obliquely. From this angle, he could see her full breasts clearly. His Adam's apple moved, and he shifted his gaze.
The maid seized the opportunity and deliberately arched her chest and rubbed against his leg.
There was incense burning in the room. At this moment, the woman's actions were so bold and charming that Gu Qing felt as if his throat was on fire. He was so thirsty that his throat was extremely dry.
He bent down halfway and raised his hand to lift the maid's chin. The maid opened her red lips slightly. "Brother Gu, please don't."
The door was not closed. Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew in. His originally muddled mind suddenly cleared up. He kicked the woman away.
He walked to the bed and threw the clothes on the bedside to the woman. "Get out of here quickly!"
The woman knew that he was letting her go. She grabbed the clothes, put them on randomly, and ran away.
He tidied up Gu Yishu's clothes and gently patted his face. "Yi Shu, Yi Shu."
Gu Yishu slowly opened his eyes. He half-sat up. "Brother Gu." As soon as he opened his mouth, he felt that his throat was extremely dry, like a dehydrated fish.
Gu Qing saw his discomfort and walked to the table to pour him a glass of water.
"What's wrong with you? Sleeping in the room during the day. Aren't you afraid of the family rules if your father sees you?"
Gu Yishu scratched his head. "Something's not right. I was originally practicing swordsmanship in the yard."
"Then how did you end up sleeping in the room? You're being lazy and still not admitting it! See if I don't tell your father."
Gu Yishu quickly grabbed Gu Qing's hand. "Really, brother. I was really practicing swordsmanship in the yard."
He pulled Gu Qing to the yard. Sure enough, he saw the sword leaning against the stone table. There was also a water cup on the stone table.
Gu Yishu pointed to the water cup. "By the way, brother. I remember. When I was practicing swordsmanship, a little maid brought me a glass of water. After I drank it, I don't seem to remember what happened later."
Gu Qing looked at the teacup thoughtfully. He couldn't help but have a suspicion in his mind. How could a little maid have the audacity to have thoughts about the eldest son of the prime minister's mansion?
Could there be some conspiracy behind this?
"All right. You go and tidy up, change your clothes, and go and see your sister later."
Gu Yishu looked at Gu Qing with wide eyes. "You've brought my sister back?"
Gu Qing averted his gaze and looked at Gu Yishu. He saw that there was no joy in his eyes, but rather a bit of anger and blame.
"What? I've brought your sister back, but you seem unhappy. Why?"
Gu Yishu sighed and turned to walk back into the room. Gu Qing followed him and grabbed his arm. "What's going on?" Looking at Gu Yishu's evasive eyes in his anger, he seemed to suddenly realize something.
"Your sister's running away from home. Did you have something to do with it?"
Gu Yishu immediately retorted, "What are you talking about!" But his eyes didn't dare to look at Gu Qing.
Gu Qing walked up to him and looked into his eyes. "You really were involved, Yi Shu."
"Brother, you grew up with my sister. Can you just watch her marry someone she doesn't love and live a painful life?"
Gu Qing was rendered speechless by Gu Yishu's words. He helplessly turned his head away. "Of course I don't want that, but what can I do?"
Gu Yishu heard the helplessness in his words and raised his hand to pat his shoulder. "Brother, the night before my sister ran away from home, she told me in person that if she couldn't escape and was finally forced to marry Lord Yang, she would rather die!"
Gu Qing looked at Gu Yishu in shock. "Your sister... She actually threatened to die! Is that right?"
Gu Yishu nodded. "So, brother, we must help her. If we don't help her, no one else can."
Of course, Gu Qing also wanted to help her, but it was easy to say. How should they actually help her?
Seeing that Gu Qing was wavering, Gu Yishu walked to the door, looked around, and after confirming that there was no one there, he closed the door. He walked back and sat down in front of Gu Qing again.
"Brother, before my sister ran away from home, we had already thought of a plan. If she was caught and brought back after running away, we would use the second plan. But for the second plan, we must have your cooperation to implement it."
He grabbed Gu Qing's arm, his eyes full of pleading. "Brother, are you willing to help my sister?"
Gu Qing let out a deep sigh. "If it can make your sister happy, of course I'll help. But first, tell me what this second plan is?"
Gu Yishu leaned over to Gu Qing's ear and told him the plan they had discussed before.