Our Master Has a Request

Gu Shiyan instantly opened her eyes. With her keen hearing, she could clearly hear it. It was Gu Jingwen. Auntie Yun had indeed succeeded. News of Gu Jingwen's injury quickly spread. Gu Shiyan smirked. She quickly freshened up and hurried to Auntie Yun's courtyard. How could she not go and enjoy Gu Jingwen's pitiful state?

"It's all because of you, this despicable woman, that Master got injured. The ancestral hall was burned, and you played the zither as if you were deliberately seducing Master. I'll kill you, you despicable wretch!" As soon as Gu Shiyan entered, she saw Madam Wei raising her hand to slap Auntie Yun.

Auntie Yun could have dodged it.

"Smack!" However, she took Madam Wei's slap head-on.

"Yun'er, how dare you, Madam Wei! You think I'm dead? If you dare to touch Yun'er again, I'll divorce you, you shrew!" Gu Jingwen lay on the bed while the house physician treated him. He roared angrily at Madam Wei.

Madam Wei staggered back, looking at Gu Jingwen incredulously. "What? You want to divorce me for this wretched woman?"

Her eyes turned red, and she rushed up to argue with him.

Steward Mo gave her a subtle look.

Madam Wei froze, then looked at Gu Jingwen with a pained expression.

"Mother, Father is injured, and it's natural to be anxious. Father's health is more important than anything else. We can discuss the rest later," Gu Yunshang tugged at Madam Wei's sleeve.

Only then did Madam Wei calm down.

"Master, please don't be angry with Madam. It's all my fault. It's only right for Madam to punish me," Auntie Yun covered half of her face with a snowy white handkerchief, looking pitifully at Gu Jingwen.

"Yun'er, what does this have to do with you? Come here, let me see your face," the more she acted like this, the more Gu Jingwen felt distressed.

Auntie Yun walked slowly toward him.

Madam Wei watched them, feeling as if she had been pricked by a needle.

She would never let this despicable woman, Auntie Yun, go...

"Father, does it hurt? How did you fall for no reason?" Gu Shiyan looked at Gu Jingwen with a heartache, her big black eyes glistening with tears.

Auntie Yun's face swelled.

Gu Jingwen frowned, giving Madam Wei a cold glance, and then said to Gu Shiyan, "Shi'er, be good, Father is fine."

After the physician's diagnosis, it was determined that Gu Jingwen's fall was not light. He had broken his shinbone and would need to rest in bed for at least half a month.

"What?" The Old Madam arrived at last, shocked by this terrible news, and nearly fainted.

"Oh my heavens! What kind of tragedy has befallen our Gu family? The ancestral hall burned down last night, and now Jingwen has injured his leg this morning." She clapped her thighs and wailed.

Gu Qingci also felt that these two incidents were suspicious in many ways.

He discreetly looked at Steward Mo.

Steward Mo had personally inspected the steps Gu Jingwen fell from and found no traces.

He gave Gu Qingci a meaningful look.

"Grandmother, it's just an accident. Father's injury will heal after a few days of rest," Gu Qingci's gaze swept over Gu Shiyan, suppressing the doubt in his eyes.

Gu Yunshang also approached and used all her wits to coax the Old Madam. For some reason, the Old Madam suddenly stared straight at her. That gaze made Gu Yunshang's heart tremble. "Grandmother..."

In the end, the Old Madam pursed her lips and said nothing.

Gu Shiyan glanced at her, lowered her eyes slowly, and a hint of a cold smile flashed across her lips. The seed she had planted in the Old Madam's heart had sprouted. Soon, there would be an interesting show to watch.

...

First, the ancestral hall was burned, and then Gu Jingwen had an accident and got injured. The more the Old Madam thought about it, the more uneasy she became. On the way back, she even stumbled and fell. This was serious.

Everyone immediately rushed to the Old Madam's courtyard.

The entire Gu family was in chaos this morning.

Fortunately, the Old Madam only sprained her foot and would recover after a period of bed rest. However, with one misfortune after another, everyone in the Gu family was in disarray.

This was exactly what Gu Shiyan wanted.

Although the Old Madam's incident was an accident, it could also serve as the icing on the cake.

She sat in front of the dressing table, gently playing with the red coral beads in her hand, her eyes unusually profound.

At present, her biggest dilemma was the lack of usable people.

She carefully reviewed the events of her past life.

Suddenly, she remembered something important.

Today.

She hurriedly got up and went to the Old Madam's room.

Under the pretext of going to Tianning Temple to pray for them, she easily slipped out.

When the carriage reached Youran Residence, a servant suddenly stepped forward to stop Gu Shiyan's carriage. "Are you Miss Gu, the fifth young Miss of the Gu family? My master has a request for you."