Chapter 10 - The Gu Residence’s Biggest BOSS*

*gaming reference to BOSS

If my memory is not wrong, these two prominent servants are Gu Qian Rou’s gift to benzun*. In addition, their names were Yu Lian and Yu Cui, and were also actually her former maids’ names.

*refers to herself

This matter will need to be traced back to one certain day from an year ago, benzun found out that she lost her favorite pair of jade bracelet, she practically put herself to work she searched and dug through whole three feet of Ting Xue* courtyard, at last it was found at her personal maids Yu Lian and Yu Cui’s, these two’s room, benzun was furious, ordered these two maids to get beaten up thirty times each with the stick, and after they were demoted to the kitchen to servants that tended the fire.

*Listening Snow Courtyard; will be referred as Ting Xue instead (Listening Snow is just weird but oddly profound o-o)

And now, these two servants are given by Gu Qian Rou, what they are called is really forgotten, benzun is too lazy to remember these servants’ new names, therefore allowed to let these two people be called the previous servants’ names.

Gu Qianxue takes in these two’s appearance in full view, then deeply glanced at these two, then no longer looked at them.

Yu Lian and Yu Cui, these two people at the same time reacted as if they were hit with cold shivers, in their hearts, it was a sort of bad premonition.

Manfu Courtyard. (t/n: literally written)

Manfu Courtyard is Minister Gu’s mother, Gu Residence’s Old Madam Zheng Shi*’s courtyard that she resides in, as the name implies, the message ‘to be satisfied and be filled with good fortune and blessings,’ courtyard.

*(maiden name Zheng),

At this time, it is really already full of people, it is a pity that no one’s face dared to hang a smile, each and everyone were currently facing death, their facial expressions were cautious and strict, the whole entire yard was repressed with a dead atmosphere.

As being the Madam of the house, Zhao Shi and Gu Qianxue’s party of people entered the back of Manfu’s courtyard, faintly aware of the countless line of sights shooting from all around, perhaps rejoicing in their misfortune, or perhaps were giving them a malicious look.

At the entrance door, there is a strip of rock placed together to smooth the pavement, towards the inner pathway of the courtyard is exactly a wide open space of the door to the main reception hall. Straight inside the center of the reception hall, sits the Old Madam Zheng Shi as well as the Gu Residence’s male master, which is also benzun’s father, Minister Gu, Gu Qingze.

The Old Madam Zheng Shi comes from a prestigious official family, and is once again married to join another official family, she also occupies a high position, as a result Zheng Shi is extremely responsible, regardless whether it is outside family affairs or within the family’s customs, she is extremely severe.

Minister Gu, Gu Qingze follows and is a well known filial son, everything is all to honor the Old Madam, therefore this Gu Residence’s owner is his own mother, what is hanged is Zhao Shi’s name, what goes out is Pei Shi’s strength, but in actuality, the one who holds power is however this Old Madam, Zheng Shi.

Gu Qianxue’s front foot was barely stepped into the hall, only to hear Minister Gu angrily yell, “This unfilial girl, you still dare to not quickly kneel!”

Zhao Shi’s entire body trembled and hurriedly rushed in, “Husband, Mother… …” without waiting for Zhao Shi to finish her sentence, the Old Madam further rolled her eyes, “You go to the side and sit, today her matter is extremely severe, further your father the Marshal of Zhenyuan will also unable to take responsibility for this.”

Zhao Shi just before was going to throw a tantrum, but suddenly remembered her daughter’s words, for the sake of not implicating her father’s whole family, she hurriedly tolerated, and obediently ran to sit at Zheng Shi’s assigned seat, then nervously stared at her daughter.

Gu Qianxue did not yet kneel, at the center of the hall she stood gracefully upright, “Qianxue believes this matter has already been settled, but did not think, Minister, His Excellency is still going on and on with this.”

Everyone stared blankly, they did not think Gu Qianxue was unreasonable like this.

Minister Gu just now wanted to pound the table in anger, but also remembered the previous Gu Qianxue’s threatening words, hence forcibly swallowing back the ruthless words.

“Xue’er, today let’s close the door to talk about our family, just now there were people who came to report, saying they saw with their own eyes witnessing that you pushed Prince Li into the water, you tell the truth, did you or did you not.”

Gu Qianxue frowned, “Why, Minister, Your Excellency are you always grabbing onto this matter and unwilling to put it down, is it that important?” then she also let out a sigh, “It’s nothing much, yet you* really want an answer, then in that case we will debate. Where is the witness? Bring the person over then.”

*formal you

It was clearly that Gu Qianxue is on trial, although her imposing manner, however, makes it seem that she is the presiding judge.

Not even a moment later, there were two people that were brought up, it wasn’t anyone else, it was really the two sneaky and secretive people who were at the end of the crowd.

“You two are precisely the witnesses?” If it was other people who were witnesses, Gu Qianxue would feel a little bit unconfident, afterall without a doubt it was benzun who pushed Prince Li, however it is only that– these two people they were not afraid at all.

“Yes.” Their attitude was extremely resolute.

Gu Qianxue raised her eyebrows and nodded, “Well then, someone come, prepare a screen, prepare a pen and paper.”

Everyone all had doubts, why is this situation altogether different from what they had imagined? Shouldn’t Minister Gu, His Excellency be interrogating, while the Eldest Young Miss weeps endlessly standing on trial? However it seems, this Eldest Young Miss is not in touch with reality, what exactly is the situation?