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Marquis and Marquis' Wife were probably already used to it, the only way to resolve the awkward situation was for Xie Jingxi to quickly follow Gu Yun, no matter how much she said, it would always be nonsense.

Therefore, Xie Jingxi stood up, and said apologetically: "Father, Mother, I've already used it up, so I'll be leaving first."

The Marquis nodded his head in agreement. The Lady Zeng did not say anything, but Gu Heng suddenly opened his mouth, "Big brother was not at home in the past, and the whole family was not together for long. It's so easy for you to stay at home now, no matter how busy you are, you have to eat.

If it wasn't for Xie Jingxi, he probably wouldn't have stayed in the Marquis Mansion, even the Marquis was pleased. Why did Gu Heng make things difficult for him all of a sudden, why did he insist on going against him?

Gu Yun did not seem to be angry either, as he pulled Xie Jingxi's hand and said: "It's really unfortunate, since both your sister-in-law and I have used up all of our resources, there's still a long way to go.

After Gu Yun finished speaking, he followed Xie Jingxi out of the house. Gu Heng smiled, "Since big brother has already eaten, it's the same for me to accompany father and mother."

Marquis frowned, he was keenly aware that there was a smell of gunpowder between the two brothers, and he looked at Gu Heng with some scrutiny, then casually asked, "What have you been busy with recently?"

Gu Heng replied, "Something happened in two of the branch stores. I went over to take care of it in the next few days."

"Oh, is there any trouble?"

"A small matter. No trouble at all."

After dinner, the Marquis left first. Gu Heng accompanied the Lady Zeng to speak for a while, then left as well. After returning to the courtyard, he did not head into the study as usual, but first went to Aunt Fang's room.

After being scolded by Gu Heng, he had embarrassed himself in front of everyone, feeling depressed and regretful. Leaning on the bed with a sickly expression, he heard Gu Heng's entrance, and almost thought that he had heard wrongly, until the little girl reported that Gu Heng had arrived. She suddenly stood up, feeling happy in his heart, but he still had to put on a respectful expression on his face, "Second Master, you came."

Gu Heng did not reply and sat down on a chair. He crossed his legs and stared at Aunt Fang, to the point that Aunt Fang started to panic.

After looking at it for half an incense's time, Gu Heng finally opened his mouth, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?"

"Second Master must be joking, how could I possibly take my life as a joke? At that time, I was indeed careless and fell into the water, and even met with a whirlpool, causing Grand Mistress to be unable to save me. I know it was all because I was useless, and even Third Miss was implicated by me, and Second Master was angry at me …"

"Tell me the truth."

"I …" "Aunt Fang's heart shivered, she was even more scared by Gu Heng's cold voice," What I said is all true, second master doesn't believe me, why must you ask?

The corner of Gu Heng's mouth curled up as he stood up and walked towards her, looking down at the Aunt Fang from above, "I'll give you one last chance."

The rebellious instinct in Aunt Fang's heart was triggered as she raised her head and held her neck up, "I never …" Before she could finish, Gu Heng had already pinched her chin.

Simply based on her looks and temperament, she was considered a beauty. But for some reason, he just could not like her face, and every time he looked at her, he would always think of Xie Jingxi's appearance, especially when he appeared at the same time as Xie Jingxi, and he especially did not want to see her face.

Therefore, on the day that he had become his concubine, he had not recognized her at all. But unfortunately, Aunt Fang had brought up that day on her own accord, and as Gu Heng put it together, he was able to come to a unhappy conclusion. Aunt Fang was extremely hostile towards Xie Jingxi.

No matter what the reason for the enmity was, Gu Heng did not plan to let it be, giving it to a woman was something that he could accept with his eyes closed. Someone that could be as honest and sensible as Yue Wen was willing to protect them with.

The strength in Gu Heng's hand was enough to crush Aunt Fang's chin. Aunt Fang endured the heart-wrenching pain, the defensive line in his heart slowly collapsed, but he refused to admit it no matter what, "Second Master, if Second Master does not believe, then just beat me to death."

"You're quite an imposing person. You've made me look down on you." Gu Heng sneered, "Fang Wanqing, don't think that you're smart. The reason why I slapped you in front of everyone was because you were rude to Xi. Don't think that I don't know what you're scheming and dare to play tricks in front of me.

Aunt Fang was truly afraid now, even her eyes revealed fear. When Gu Heng used all her strength, she could only hear a cracking sound as Aunt Fang's chin was smacked down. Compared to the unbearable pain, what made her more afraid was the humiliation, the saliva that she couldn't control because she lost her chin, and the contempt and ruthlessness that was conveyed to her in Gu Heng's eyes. This was the first time despair arose in her heart, a despair that she didn't even feel when she fell down from her family.

Compared to Xi's life, this is already very merciful to you. You should know why your life is being spared, you should be able to do what you want from now on, and I can give you what you want. If you dare to use your brain on her again, I'll make sure to say this.

Gu Heng raised his hand and closed his chin, he then took the handkerchief and wiped off his saliva, "Don't think that you can use this grandpa's thoughts to threaten me. I can tell you this very clearly, I believe that I would dare to do so before anyone, so stop thinking about it."

Gu Heng threw the handkerchief onto her face, "Go and clean yourself up, you will serve me tonight."

Aunt Fang looked at him in disbelief, and in the end, swallowed all of the humiliation that came out of his mouth with great difficulty.

The next morning, Fang Dai came over to ask Xie Jingxi, "Madam, the kitchen manager has brought the dishes for you to take a look."

"Show me? Isn't this matter being questioned by the Aunt Fang? "

Uh, I said this morning that Aunt Fang said it herself. She said that since Madam is going back to the manor, the birthday feast should be done by you.

Xie Jingxi put down the hairpin in her hand, turned around and looked at Fang Dai, "Aunt Fang is doing so well, how can I possibly have things to do? Can it be that I have to hold her in my arms everyday in order to be willing to lower her?"

"I think it's probably because Second Young Master shamed her yesterday, so she couldn't come down, but she heard that Second Young Master went to her house yesterday, so she might have gained some face, and wanted to make up for it with a little face."

"Did Mother say anything?"

"I didn't say anything."

"Go and give the list to Aunt Fang yourself. Tell her that I've been sick from the summer and that I've asked her to help me for a few days. If there's anything that I can help with, feel free to do so."

When she went to the Lady Zeng Courtyard, Lady Zeng had already finished her breakfast. Seeing that Aunt Fang's movements were a bit unnatural, she knew that Gu Heng must have stayed in her room last night, and her face revealed a happy look, "If you wake up late, then you don't have to come over. You also have to work hard recently, and need to pay more attention to your body."

"I'm fine, ma'am."

The moment she opened her mouth, Lady Zeng could hear that something was wrong. Looking at her red and swollen face, she was shocked, "What happened to your face?"

Aunt Fang stammered, "N-nothing, I fell down yesterday."

"Falling?" Lady Zeng thought back to yesterday's incident, "I actually forgot, don't take it to heart. Heng'er also didn't do it on purpose, you can only blame me for forgetting to remind you that Eldest Miss had only been there for a short while. His heart is still stuck at the threshold, he's usually the kindest, so don't scare you."

The Aunt Fang lowered her head, "I understand Madam. I won't take it to heart.

Seeing that she was obedient and sensible, Lady Zeng was also satisfied in her heart, "You should hurry up. Take advantage of the moment when you just entered the door and have your first child. You will definitely have good days ahead of you."

The Aunt Fang nodded her head bashfully, "Since Grand Mistress has returned for the birthday banquet, I will leave it to her. However, Grand Mistress said that she was not feeling well these few days, and still called me to take responsibility, I have just angered everyone, and my heart is still very nervous. I'm afraid that I might not be able to do it well, Madam, please look …"

"Since you've already started, there's no reason for you to leave her alone. If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask her. Once you've experienced it, you can just do it a few times."

"Since Madame believes me, I have no choice but to go through with it. However, there is one thing I wish to ask you, because I do not know what the statute of the previous year is, and I am not sure if you will agree to the assignment of books from the account office."

"That's not difficult, just tell Fang Dai and the account room, tell them that it's something I want to see, and then send it back after that, it'll be fine."

Aunt Fang's face revealed joy, she laughed with great difficulty, "Thank you Madam for your love."

The words that the mistress asked Aunt Fang to transfer the account books entered Xie Jingxi's ears in the blink of an eye. The question of whether Li Zhangfang was able to avoid the fate of being looked at was a blessing or a curse, since the Aunt Fang had her wife's backing, so it was useless speaking to the Grand Mistress.

However, the matter of the two Medicine Hall branches under the name of Marquis Mansion became more and more intense. It was said that the medicine being sold inside was tainted with poison, and in the end, a person died, but some people died because of it. This was why this matter could not be suppressed, and became a matter that could not be taken.