Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 317 Who's plotting against me?

Gu Qingyue stood up, her tone calm, but her face had darkened. "Who told you to do this? Trying to scald me with mushroom soup?"

Regardless of what others think, you have to strike first. If it wasn't an accidental spill of the soup pot, then someone must have been behind it.

"Miss Gu, please forgive me. I didn't mean to. It was...it was...it was because your sleeve accidentally hit the soup pot. I didn't hold it properly, and that's why..." The little maid's tears flowed even more profusely, and she looked quite burned.

"Ha, so you think I deliberately overturned what you were holding?" Gu Qingyue's lips curled slightly. She was now certain that someone was behind this!

She was the one who waved her sleeves after she saw the soup had spilled!

"You little brat, you need to provide evidence before you speak! My little sister has done nothing to you, so why would she need to spill the soup and scald you? If you dare to spout nonsense, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion will never forgive you!" Madam Wei trembled with anger.

She caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye; the soup had splashed over first, and Yue'er had only flung her sleeves away afterward. But things happened so fast that she didn't have time to react.

"Yes, one is a rich young lady, and the other is a lowly maid. Is it really necessary for Miss Gu to do this?"

"Yeah yeah".

Wei's words immediately changed the minds of those who had just thought Gu Qingyue was abusing her power.

"You audacious servant! You are utterly useless and cannot serve a noble person. Then you should stay here! Guards, drag her away!"

While they were talking, the old nanny had already walked over and looked at the little maid as if she were a dead person.

"This servant dares not, it is this servant's fault, this servant accidentally knocked it over, it has nothing to do with Miss. This servant was in too much pain just now, and I talked nonsense for a moment, Miss, please forgive me, Miss."

Upon hearing the old nanny's words, the little girl froze, quickly knelt on the ground, and began to kowtow repeatedly.

Gu Qingyue didn't speak, but squinted at the imposing old nanny in front of her. This was the eldest princess's person. Could it be that Princess Chaoyue had ordered her to do this?

Hearing the girl's repeated kowtows and seeing the bloodstains on her forehead, the crowd erupted in uproar.

"That's going too far! It's just a little soup spilled, is it really necessary to be so petty?"

"Yes, I heard that Miss Gu grew up in the countryside, so she probably cherishes her clothes more, hehe-------"

The implication was clear to everyone, and some people who already disliked the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion immediately began to discuss it.

"Take him away!" The old nanny gestured behind her.

"Wait a minute," the crowd parted, and Gu Yuanchen and his two brothers hurried over, followed by Liu Zichan and his two companions whom they had just met that afternoon.

"Second Brother," Gu Qingyue said with a smile as she looked up at the person who had arrived. "I'm fine."

Gu Yuanchen nodded. "What happened?"

Gu Qingyue's eyes darted around. "Oh dear, it was an accident. The soup pot was knocked over. Look, the little girl got burned, Jiang Wan."

Gu Qingyue turned around and said to Jiang Wan, who had just squeezed into the crowd, "Quickly take the little girl downstairs to find a female doctor to check her injuries. She must have been burned."

After saying that, he gave Jiang Wan a look, and Jiang Wan understood and immediately reached out to pull the little maid up.

The maid tried to struggle, but the hand on her arm was like an iron clamp, and she couldn't move at all.

Instantly, her face turned even paler, and with the blood on her forehead, she looked like a ghost.

The onlookers couldn't help but take a step back.

The young maid had no choice but to look up at the old nanny, who remained expressionless, her eyes drooping, unmoved.

"I'm sorry to have frightened Miss Gu," the old nanny bowed apologetically.

"It has nothing to do with Granny, it's just a coincidence," Gu Qingyue said with a charming smile, as if the woman who had just been so domineering was not herself.

"Little sister, go change your clothes first," Gu Yuanen stepped forward and looked Gu Qingyue over. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Gu Qingyue was not injured.

Gu Qingyue smiled sweetly and said, "Okay." Then she took Zhu Qing and prepared to leave.

"Miss Gu, please wait. Let me have someone take you there. There are rooms for you to rest nearby," the old nanny said respectfully, neither servile nor arrogant.

Gu Qingyue sized up the old nanny. She really was calm and collected.

"Thank you," she said, nodding to her brothers before preparing to leave.

"Yue'er, I'll go with you," Wei Shi said, still feeling uneasy after hearing the old nanny's words, and immediately followed with her maid.

"No need, sister-in-law. The nanny said the guest room is nearby, I'll be back soon, don't worry," she said, squeezing Wei's hand and nodding.

Gu Qingyue pinched hard, but it didn't hurt. However, the force was quite strong, and Wei Shi immediately understood.

Gu Qingyue didn't want her to come along, but she was still worried, "It's better if your sister-in-law goes with you."

Gu Qingyue smiled, waved her hand, and left with Zhu Qing in a moment.

Madam Wei pursed her lips. This?

She knew that Yue'er was quite skilled, and her husband had told her that her younger sister's skills were already superior to his.

It should be noted that as the eldest son of the second branch of the Duke's mansion, Gu Yuanjin had followed his ancestral teachings and practiced martial arts since childhood. He was extremely talented, but even after twenty years of practice, he was still no match for his younger sister, which left him quite helpless.

But as she watched Gu Qingyue walk further and further away with a maid, she couldn't help but worry.

The three Gu brothers, standing not far away, were naturally not at ease. Overturning the soup pot was obviously a conspiracy. What about changing clothes?

Gu Yuanchen and the other two exchanged a glance, their eyes darkening slightly, before turning and walking back to the men's area.

After sitting down, Gu Yuanming gestured behind him, and Gu Chao immediately disappeared into the nearby woods.

What he didn't see was that the instant he flashed into the woods, a dark figure disappeared into the deepening night.

Gu Qingyue followed the maid in front of her with a relaxed and casual demeanor.

She had just sent Zhuqing to the Duke's residence to fetch her clothes. She wanted to see who dared to plot against her. Hmm, that was quite exciting!

After walking for about 15 minutes, we arrived at a charming courtyard. Each room was brightly lit with a golden lantern.

Gu Qingyue squinted and looked around, noticing that there was a nameplate above each room.

The maidservant took me there; it was called 'old news'.

Gu Qingyue followed lightly up the steps, pushed open the door, and found the room to be a typical setting for a short rest.

There was no large bed, only a four-panel screen, behind which was a soft couch of moderate size.

The room was covered with brocade quilts and soft pillows, which looked quite comfortable. Next to it was a small eight-immortal table with a bronze red candle burning on it. The flickering flames created a warm and tranquil atmosphere.

"Please wait a moment, Miss Gu, while I fetch some water," the maid said softly, watching Gu Qingyue casually glance around.

"Okay, go ahead." The oil from her sleeves had already seeped onto her arms, making her feel slightly cool and sticky, which made Gu Qingyue uncomfortable, so she naturally wanted to wash it off first.