allonlinenovel Chapter 40 I hate women like you who throw themselves at me.
Chapter 40 I hate women like you who throw themselves at me.
Seeing Zhai Rongyu's solemn expression, Madam Gu quickly stepped forward and asked, "My benefactor, what's wrong with Xiruo?"
"Miss Gu is not sick."
"Not sick?" Madam Gu was a little confused.
Before Zhai Rongyu could speak, Shen Mingzhu sneered, "Miss Gu looks so pale, how could she not be sick? If Miss Zhai can't diagnose it, just say so, why make up lies?"
Then he said to Madam Gu, "Madam Gu trusts her so much, but you should also see if she is worthy of this trust. I think this Miss Zhai has no ability, but she is quite good at talking big."
Madam Gu frowned.
Ignoring the sleeping dragon, Zhai Rongyu said to Madam Gu with a solemn expression, "Miss Gu has been afflicted by evil spirits."
"A malevolent aura?!" Madam Gu exclaimed in shock. "What do you mean by that, benefactor?"
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Shen Mingzhu became somewhat angry. "Miss Zhai, since you can't diagnose the illness, you're starting to make things up, aren't you?"
"Someone in this mansion is plotting to harm Miss Gu, judging from her current state..."
Looking at Gu Xiruo's pale face, Zhai Rongyu said, "I'm afraid they've already succeeded."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiruo trembled slightly, her rabbit-like eyes flashing with confusion and panic, "Who wants to harm me..."
Madam Gu walked worriedly to Gu Xiruo's side, took her hand and cried, "My poor child!"
Her chubby, round face flushed slightly with anger. "Which heartless bastard dared to harm my son! If I find out, I'll have him torn to pieces!"
She remembered Zhai Rongyu saving her.
She managed to subdue the mad horse with a talisman!
Furthermore, at the palace banquet, she defeated the Three Pure Ones, demonstrating her ability to stir up trouble!
Suddenly I felt hopeful.
He hurriedly knelt before Zhai Rongyu and said, "My benefactor saved my life, and I am deeply grateful. Now, I humbly beg my benefactor to save my son's life as well!"
Zhai Rongyu quickly reached out to help her up: "Madam Gu, you flatter me. Now that I'm here, I certainly won't stand idly by."
[How dare she harm my future sister-in-law! Doesn't she even know who her sister-in-law is?!]
She walked to the table, took out a talisman, dissolved it in water, and presented it to Gu Xiruo: "Drink this bowl of talisman water; it will temporarily suppress the evil energy within you."
Gu Xiruo hesitated: Is the talisman water... bitter?
Shen Mingzhu stepped forward and said, "Miss Gu, you can't just drink things that aren't properly known. What Miss Zhai said might not be true. Why don't you ask an expert to take a look before making a decision, Madam Gu?"
Zhai Rong sneered, "If we wait for another expert to arrive, Miss Gu's life might be in danger. Will you take responsibility then?"
"I……"
Madam Gu frowned and said, "Not only did Miss Shen come all this way on her own, but now she's going to delay my son's chance for treatment. What are you up to? Get out of here!"
In a fit of anger, Shen Mingzhu turned and left.
That Mrs. Gu is so ungrateful! She kindly reminded him and still got scolded!
She's all set on Zhai Rongyu, what's so great about her!
Shen Mingzhu went out and saw Zhai Sangjie standing in the courtyard. She rolled her eyes, pretended to slip, and pounced on him.
"Ouch~"
Gu Xiruo drank the talisman water and felt better, but then she saw Shen Mingzhu bump into Zhai Sangjie outside the door.
She was so angry that her eyes turned red.
Before the incident could escalate, Zhai Sangjie shoved Shen Mingzhu away, leaving her to fall to the ground.
"General...you..." Shen Mingzhu cried out in pain.
A cold voice rang out from outside: "I hate women like you who throw themselves at me."
Shen Mingzhu ran away crying.
Gu Xiruo was stunned.
A sudden wave of bittersweetness washed over me.
What I hate most is... people throwing themselves at me...
So this is how he treats the women who admire him...
That myself...
She lowered her head and clenched the blanket tightly with her delicate hands.
Seeing that she looked unwell, Madam Gu asked Zhai Rongyu, "My benefactor, who exactly wants to harm my son?"
Zhai Rongyu pulled out a talisman and threw it into the air, then made a hand seal:
"The nine luminaries move in sequence, and the primordial spirit disperses."
I know the ways of the world before I do.
"Evil spirits, reveal yourselves!"
The cinnabar on the talisman emitted a faint golden light, then hurriedly flew out of the house, and Zhai Rongyu stepped forward to chase after it.
Madam Gu, accompanied by a group of servants and maids, followed closely behind.
"Little sister!"
"Brother, you stay here to protect Miss Gu," Zhai Rongyu instructed Zhai Sangjie.
Zhai Sangjie glanced inside the house but did not chase after them.
The talisman flew to the front of a courtyard in the Gu family mansion.
Zhai Rongyu put away the talisman and looked inside.
"Isn't this Miss Wan'er's courtyard?" everyone exclaimed.
"Miss Wan'er?" Zhai Rongyu asked.
"My benefactor, could there be a mistake?" Madam Gu asked, somewhat incredulous.
Zhai Rongyu raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
Madam Gu sighed and told Zhai Rongyu about Miss Wan'er's background.
It turned out that she had been childless after marrying Master Gu.
She thought she was destined to have no children and felt somewhat sorry for her husband.
So he went outside and found a concubine, hoping to continue the Gu family line.
Unexpectedly, just two months after the concubine became pregnant, Madam Gu also became pregnant.
The two gave birth one after the other.
However, this concubine died of postpartum hemorrhage during childbirth, leaving behind only a baby girl, whom she named Gu Wan.
Madam Gu felt sorry for her because she had lost her mother at a young age, so she treated her as her own daughter and raised her herself.
“Wan’er is always the most sensible child, how could she hurt Xiruo?” Madam Gu still refused to believe it.
Zhai Rongyu glanced at her, but didn't reply. She walked straight into the courtyard and began to look around.
Hearing the noise, Gu Wan came out of the house.
"Mother, what's wrong?"
Madam Gu smiled slightly. "It's alright. I've invited a feng shui master to take a look at your feng shui."
Gu Wan looked at Zhai Rongyu with some surprise.
Feng Shui Master?
So young?
Zhai Rong gave her a strange smile, then picked up a compass and pretended to stroll around the courtyard.
She suffered severe damage at the palace banquet and has not yet recovered.
Therefore, the talisman can only locate the general direction, not the specific location.
Holding her compass, she strolled around, secretly observing Gu Wan's expression.
As Gu Wan walked to the old tree in the courtyard, she showed a moment of tension.
Zhai Rongyu raised her eyebrows slightly.
This seems to be the place.
She put away the compass and instructed Madam Gu to dig the ground.
"Mother!" Gu Wan exclaimed anxiously, stepping forward to stop the crowd. "What are you doing, Mother?"
“This tree has been here since Wan’er was born! Over the years, Wan’er has been lonely in her room, and only this old tree has kept me company. Mother, are you going to listen to a feng shui master and dig it up?”
"Does Mother no longer care about Wan'er?" Gu Wan asked, tears welling in her eyes, looking utterly pitiful.
Madam Gu also felt somewhat reluctant.
"My benefactor, this..."
"Madam Gu has been so good to you, yet you want to harm her daughter. Is this how you repay her kindness?"
Zhai Rong and Hao Zheng were in a leisurely state.
"What...what do you mean? How could I possibly harm my delicate younger sister?"
Gu Wan rushed to Madam Gu's side, somewhat agitated, and took her hand, saying, "Mother! You know better than anyone how I've treated Xiruo all these years. How could I possibly harm her?"
She pointed at Zhai Rongyu and said, "What are your intentions in trying to sow discord between us sisters? Mother, you must not believe her!"
Madam Gu hesitated.
Over the years, Wan'er has been incredibly good to Xiruo.
He always gives the best things to his younger sister.
One year, when Xiruo was seriously ill, she didn't hesitate to cut off her own flesh and bleed out, saying she wanted to use it as a medicinal ingredient for Xiruo.
With such dedication, how could someone be someone who harms the weak?
"Whether it's good or bad, words are not enough. Why don't we dig and find out?" Zhai Rongyu said. "It's your stopping us from digging that makes people suspicious."
Madam Gu was startled.
Her benefactor was right. She looked at Gu Wan and said, "Wan'er, if you have a clear conscience, you naturally have nothing to fear from digging."
Gu Wan looked at Madam Gu, the light in her eyes gradually fading.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Fine. I'll let you dig today!"
"If you find evidence that I harmed my sister, I have nothing to say."
“But if we can’t find her,” she turned to look at Zhai Rongyu, her eyes flashing with a venomous coldness, “I will make her kneel down and apologize to me in front of all the guests in the front courtyard!”