Chapter 8 - Daughter, you seem to be different

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Zhao Shi held out her white pudgy fingers, counting off for a long time, but still could not calculate it. “To the end, is it fifty times or sixty times, I really forgot how many times I had written to him.”

“… …”

Gu Qianxue felt her sides of her head throbbing and hurting even more, slowly raising her head, her thoughts and feelings were rather thinking deeply towards Zhao Shi, “Mother, get rid of those birds outside.”

“Get rid of the birds?”Zhao Shi’s face was full of doubts.

Gu Qianxue nodded, “Don’t you find that the birds are very noisy?”

Zhao Shi listened, then frowned, “Indeed, it is a little bit, but everyone all says the chirpings of the birds are pleasant to hear though.”

Gu Qianxue’s corner of her mouth drew up, still being patient with her explanation. “Everything should have moderation, the warbling birds indeed are sweet-sounding, but a group of birds mixed together, doesn’t it become a chicken farm? Furthermore, it can be compared to the perfume powder that you use on your body, lightly rubbing it on yourself faintly will make one smell more seductive, however you rub it in a way with so many different kinds of perfume, the amount you use is also ample, it is already no longer able to be called as fragrant to describe the smell.”

It’s pungent!

Zhao Shi has some grievances, but also thought that what her own daughter said was reasonable, she nodded her head, and called her servants to come and put the birds away.

“Daughter, which one do you like, let us keep one or two birds then.” Zhao Shi said like she is ordinarily presenting a treasure.

Gu Qianxue endured her temper, “Mother, do you not think because if they are too noisy, one is unable to mediate and reflect?”

Zhao Shi who does not understand said, “Is there anything to think and reflect about?”

Gu Qianxue again has a headache, compared to Prince Li, this cheap mother instead is the true big BOSS*, “I pushed Prince Li down into the water, are you not afraid?”

*Gaming reference: BOSS/ i.e PKing Boss

“All has been already said, just leave this to your grandfather.” Zhao Shi answered.

Since she accepted this life, and accepted this blood relative, Gu Qianxue believes that it is necessary for herself to lecture her mother.

She pulled Zhao Shi down and sat her to her side, compared together with Zhao Shi, her body’s age is only fourteen years old but compared with Gu Qianxue’s temperament, it seemed like she is generally like a sister of Zhao Shi’s.

“You think about it, I have caused trouble and committed an offense to Prince Li, you writing a letter to grandfather to come settle this matter, isn’t this just equivalent to let grandfather represent me, becoming grandfather who committed offense to Prince Li?”

Zhao Shi thought about it, then nodded, “Yes.”

Gu Qianxue nodded with satisfaction, the child*… may still be able to be saved.

*referring to her mother

“Grandfather, although he holds military power in his hands, and is a Marshal for Zhenyuan, but after all he is still an outsider, if he carries injustice he will be unable to face the Emperor. Meanwhile, Prince Li is indeed Emperor’s own blood-related son, not only does he accompanies the Emperor as one of the subjects that acts as his left and right hands, even more he, himself among the subjects is highly regarded and well valued, whether big or small matters he is able to go to the Emperor immediately and tell him. To calculate like this, if grandfather and Prince Li really started to fight, with the Emperor as the judge, who do you think he will be more partial to?”

Zhao Shi followed her train of thought and answered, “It will be Prince Li.”

Gu Qianxue continued to speak, “This just indicates, Prince Li is more powerful than grandfather. If Prince Li really did fight with grandfather, grandfather will be no match for Prince Li, if he really did slander with false charges, do you believe grandfather’s whole family still have the life to return to the capital?”

Zhao Shi’s face whitened in an instant, “No… … No … … It’s not possible, from before till now for so many times, it is always your grandfather who settled the matters, this time… ….”

Gu Qianxue smiled grimly, “That is because, from before till now, we did not commit an offense to a person like Prince Li, a ruthless character.”

Zhao Shi was completely frightened, the chubby face was deathly pale. “Then what should we do, what should we do, your grandfather cannot handle this matter, your grandfather must live till he is a hundred*.”

*have a long life span

Gu Qianxue understood her own cheap mother’s simple mind, furthermore did not rather explain that the Marshal who holds onto military power is even more in danger, to be always in fear of the Emperor, in case if there is a sign of trouble, the criminal charge is very easily carried out. In previous generations, the Emperors have been in this way in all cases, to pacify a wrong they are willing to kill a thousand not willing to let go of a single person, because the consequences of failing is to further lose the land under heaven. *

*the empire/kingdom

Gu Qianxue placed her hands on Zhao Shi’s shoulder, every single word was seriously said towards her. “Therefore, this matter can never implicate grandfather, or else both of us will further completely lose this mountain of support, such consequences precisely, is to die horribly.*

*idiom: torn body and crushed bones

Zhao Shi suddenly feels that her own daughter has changed, not even thinking about her previous times, that sort of headstrong and willfulness, her calmness as if she has become another person, this sort of feeling seems like… … her husband.