Gu Jiangyue adjusted her state and stood aside leisurely, watching them fight among themselves like dogs.
Gu Zhengwan's face was as pale as paper. She glared fiercely at Gu Yimiao. A thin layer of sweat oozed from her forehead, and her mind was constantly searching for a countermeasure. Nanny He would never make a mistake. This bowl of medicine must not be the original one. How dare she let Gu Jiangyue vomit blood? This medicine must have been tampered with by Gu Jiangyue.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhengwan turned to look at Gu Jiangyue and found that she had already wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. When no one was paying attention, Gu Jiangyue curled her lips slightly and gave Gu Zhengwan a highly provocative smile.
Even if Gu Zhengwan knew it was Gu Jiangyue who did it, so what? Gu Zhengwan had gone all out to drug Gu Jiangyue. Except for her confidants, no one else could have touched that bowl of medicine. Therefore, she had no reason to prove that this medicine wasn't the one she had boiled. Unless Gu Zhengwan admitted that she had drugged it, but it wouldn't endanger Gu Jiangyue's life. And how many people would believe her?
All of Gu Zhengwan's scheming had ended up benefiting Gu Jiangyue.
After thinking for a long time, as if making a certain determination, Gu Zhengwan's voice trembled with nervousness. "Apart from me, only Nanny He touched that bowl of medicine. It must be her. It must be!"
Gu Jiangyue stared at Gu Zhengwan's trembling figure. She had actually anticipated how Gu Zhengwan would try to get out of this mess. How could the number one talented lady in the capital ruin her own reputation? A venomous person like Gu Zhengwan would surely shift the blame onto someone else. This was exactly what Gu Jiangyue wanted to see.
In her previous life, Gu Jiangyue had treated her so well, but Gu Zhengwan had repaid kindness with evil. In this life, Gu Jiangyue was determined to make Gu Zhengwan kill everyone around her one by one, so that she could taste this kind of pain!
Soon, someone dragged Nanny He up and threw her roughly in front of the hall. Nanny He was confused. Her cloudy old eyes stared blankly at Gu Zhengwan.
Gu Zhengwan quickly averted her gaze as if she had been stabbed. She didn't dare to meet Nanny He's eyes. This was the wet nurse who had served her for sixteen years. But Gu Zhengwan didn't care. She interrogated Nanny He in a hurry. "Why did you poison the tonic I made for Sister Jiangyue?"
"What poisoning? This old servant doesn't know! Please, miss and the old matriarch, make a fair judgment!"
Nanny He finally realized something was wrong. She prostrated herself on the ground, banging her forehead against the ground continuously. She didn't feel the pain even though her head was bleeding, and there was no sign of her stopping.
At this time, Gu Jiangyue on the side spoke. Her thin lips parted slightly, and her voice was cold and clear. Every word hit Gu Zhengwan's nerves. "Tell me, who instructed you?"
Nanny He finally stopped. "It's... it's..."
Gu Zhengwan's heart was in her throat.
"This old servant doesn't know!" Nanny He looked at Gu Zhengwan. After all, she had raised this child for fifteen years. How could she bear to expose her?
But the next words from Gu Zhengwan stunned Nanny He.
"Grandmother, this slut dared to disobey her superior and tried to poison Sister Jiangyue. Please punish her."
"She is Sister Zhengwan's servant. Let Sister punish her. Cough, cough, cough..." How could Gu Jiangyue easily let this mistress and servant off? She knew that with Gu Zhengwan's mentality, Nanny He would either die or be severely punished.
Gu Zhengwan stared fiercely at Gu Jiangyue. She clenched her fists tightly, and her fingernails dug deeply into her flesh. Gu Jiangyue clearly wanted to fight her to the death.
Gu Zhengwan looked down at Nanny He lying prostrate at her feet. She had betrayed her today. What if she took revenge on her in the future? Gu Zhengwan gritted her teeth and said, "This slut is so audacious that she dared to harm Sister Jiangyue. It's better to beat her to death with a rod. She'll only cause trouble if she's left alive."
"This old servant will never dare again. This old servant will never dare again! Spare this old servant's life!"
Nanny He resumed her previous actions, banging her forehead against the ground continuously. But there were more tears on her face due to heartache. The tears and blood mixed together, blurring her entire face.
No one was willing to plead for her. In this deep mansion, there were too many dangerous places. Nanny He lost all her strength and stopped struggling. She was dragged out of the hall like a dead dog.
The thick rod fell on Nanny He's body. Her shrill screams were continuous and heart - rending. But as the rod kept hitting, her voice got weaker and weaker. Her cloudy old eyes stayed on Gu Zhengwan from beginning to end, but Gu Zhengwan never looked at Nanny He directly.
Was she afraid or just guilty?
Some people couldn't stand the bloody scene and left halfway. Gu Zhengwan also found an excuse of poor supervision and went to the Buddhist hall to copy scriptures.
Gu Jiangyue glanced sideways at Gu Zhengwan's fleeing figure. She wondered if there would be a hint of guilt in Gu Zhengwan's heart. Nanny He never betrayed her until she died.
This was exactly what Gu Jiangyue wanted. It would be too boring to just kill her directly. She must make Gu Zhengwan do it herself and make her suffer a hundred times more than herself!
Zhi Yuan was still in shock. She put a cape on Gu Jiangyue. "Miss, you're so smart. But it really scared this servant. I heard that after the fourth miss returned to her courtyard, she smashed a lot of things but still couldn't calm down."
Gu Jiangyue had a smile on her lips but didn't answer. She picked up the teacup beside her and took a small sip. There was endless coldness in her eyes. This was nothing. It was just a small greeting gift for Gu Zhengwan to commemorate her return. The real show was yet to come.
Gu Jiangyue put down the teacup and looked up at the back courtyard. Didn't Gu Zhengwan want to make her look bad at the coming - of - age ceremony? She wanted to see what Gu Zhengwan could do to defeat her.
The dim twilight gathered more and more. The bright moon hung high in the sky, and night fell.
Zhi Yuan backed out of Gu Jiangyue's room. She gently closed the door. But not long after she left, the door was opened again. A small, dark, and nimble figure rushed out and headed straight for the back courtyard.
Gu Jiangyue was wearing a jet - black gauze dress. Relying on her memories from her previous life, she shuttled back and forth in the darkness. Finally, she stopped in front of the deepest room in the back courtyard. Gu Jiangyue carefully pushed open the door and walked in. As expected, she found what she was looking for.
In a brocade box, a pair of peach - colored shoes were lying quietly. The shoes were small and delicate. The design of the heels was particularly ingenious. There were large light - blue peony embroideries on the edges of the shoes, outlined with gold thread. At first glance, they were definitely not ordinary items. They were extremely beautiful.
These dance shoes were what Gu Zhengwan had prepared to wear at Gu Jiangyue's coming - of - age ceremony. Gu Zhengwan had specially learned a dance from another country, which could only be danced in these special dance shoes. She claimed it was a performance for Gu Jiangyue, but how could Gu Zhengwan be so kind - hearted?
In her previous life, Gu Jiangyue not only had her veil torn off at the coming - of - age ceremony but was also outshone by Gu Zhengwan's dance. The strong contrast between them made Gu Jiangyue the target of criticism from those so - called "scholars and poets." During that period, even after the rash on her face had healed, she didn't dare to go out very often, and thus missed a lot of things.
In her previous life, she was used by Gu Zhengwan and her mother. She had made an engagement with Xie Chengrui and supported him for more than twenty years. But when he ascended to the position of the crown prince and sent her to the cold palace, she finally realized that she was just a shield, and Gu Zhengwan was his true love!
Unfortunately, she was reborn a step too late. Her engagement with Xie Chengrui was already a done deal... But in this life, she didn't want to repeat the same mistakes. If Gu Zhengwan wanted to step on her to climb up, she would accompany her to the end.
This time, she wanted to see how he would react if it was Gu Zhengwan who made a fool of herself.