Chapter 2540: Blessings to the Old Master
Old Master Gu was approximately in his forties, wearing a garment of superior ice-blue silk with elegantly embroidered bamboo leaf patterns and snow-white trim. The mutton fat jade hairpin in his hair complemented, with a few strands of white amidst his black hair. Although his face inevitably bore the marks of time, one could still clearly see his past handsome and gentle demeanor.
The servants guarding the courtyard gate quickly knelt down to greet him as he arrived, "Blessings, Old Master!"
"Hmm!"
Old Master Gu waved his hand and walked in with his head held high and chest out.
The servants at the courtyard gate looked troubled. Normally, when the Old Master came, they would inform Aunt Yu in advance.
Thus, Aunt Yu’s extremely spoiled personality had never been exposed to the Old Master. Today, Aunt Yu was injured, turning from a great beauty into an ugly woman, and was extremely irritable.
After returning to the courtyard, Aunt Yu insulted everyone she met.
The servants were anxious and fearful, focusing instead on the angry Aunt Yu inside, failing to notice Old Master Gu’s approach, leading to this oversight.
As Old Master Gu just took a step inside, a vase came flying towards him, startling him to lower his head, letting the vase skim past his scalp...
"Bang!"
The vase hit the wall, then fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
The normally dejected maids standing aside, upon seeing the Old Master enter, couldn’t help but sigh in relief, thinking, "Great, the savior is here."
The doctor had just been over to apply medicine to Aunt Yu, but it could only stop the pain.
The wounds and swelling would take several days to heal. Aunt Yu looked in the mirror, and the bloodied, pig-headed person reflected was actually herself? Her mood turned sour immediately.
Then she began to vent her anger in the room, even breaking the expensive ornaments the Old Master usually gifted her without a hint of regret.
"Qianqian, I heard you were hurt. What happened? You still have the energy to throw a tantrum?" Old Master Gu, nearly struck on the head by the vase, was quite displeased, but then thought, his beloved concubine being bullied and wounded outside surely justifies her bad mood.
After smashing a vase, Aunt Yu picked up another ornament, lifting it high ready to smash it down, when suddenly hearing Old Master’s voice, was so startled she shivered, causing the ornament to slip from her hands and shatter on the ground.
"Old... Master... Old Master... Why... why are you here?" Aunt Yu’s distorted and scarred swollen face resembling a pig’s head appeared rather frightening.
Although Old Master Gu had seen much, actually witnessing his beauty turned into this state still gave him a start.
"Qianqian... you... you...!"
Old Master Gu’s horrified expression stabbed at Aunt Yu.
"Old Master, you must stand up for Qianqian. Someone bullied Qianqian, and the whole Capital knows Qianqian is yours. To treat Qianqian like this is to disrespect you." Aunt Yu threw herself into Old Master Gu’s arms, both complaining and acting coquettishly.
The Princess Consort of War Prince, that little cheap person, was too much, hitting her in full view of the Capital’s people until she was in this state. Aunt Yu was furious, gritting her teeth, vowing to use Old Master’s hand to teach Situtu Xueer a lesson.
Let the people of the Capital know that she, Yu Xiaoqian, though a concubine, is not to be trifled with.
"Old Master, I’m talking to you, say something!"
After waiting for a long time without receiving the expected comfort, Aunt Yu raised her pig-headed face again, looking at Old Master Gu and acting coquettishly.