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Today, the word "not knowing how to respect" had pricked her foot. No matter how bad Gu Jinzhu was, she held the position of a legitimate direct descendant, so naturally, her status would be higher than hers. This made her extremely resentful.

She was so angry that her face turned red. She gritted her teeth and her chest heaved up and down.

She had been on good terms with Gu Bitong since she was young and had never been reprimanded like this before. The maidservants who served her looked over in shock, causing her to feel even more humiliated.

Gu Bijin glared fiercely at him. Her gaze wanted to eat Gu Jinzhu alive, but Gu Bitong acted as if she didn't see it and urged, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and kowtow to big sister!"

The word "kowtow" had thoroughly provoked Gu Bijin. She had been proud and arrogant since childhood. Other than her grandmother and father, she had never bent her knees before her own mother. How could she kowtow to such a wild child who had just returned to her family?

She was essentially just a child. Now that she was furious, she suddenly pushed Gu Jinzhu away and cried out, "It's all your fault! It's all your fault! I hate you so much!"

Gu Jinzhu was caught off guard and was pushed back until she staggered. Behind her was a table filled with food. Just as she was about to fall on the table, a figure rushed over and supported her.

She was about to stand up, but the person who was rushing over couldn't stand properly, and fell backwards. With a crashing sound, the table immediately flipped over, and all the things on it fell to the ground.

Gu Jinzhu turned around to see Yun Xiang lying on the floor in a mess. The dishes were all over the floor, and the vegetable juice and soup had spilled all over her body. She was in an extremely sorry state.

Her expression changed as she pounced over in a hurry. Yun Xiang's hand was pressing onto a broken piece of porcelain, and fresh blood flowed from it. She was in so much pain that her face had turned pale.

Gu Jinzhu's eyes turned red the moment she saw them. Biwan had been scalded just a few days ago, and now that she had her hand pricked, she hated Gu Bijin to the extreme.

She carefully took out the piece of porcelain in her palm and used a handkerchief to cover her wound. She raised her head and hurriedly said, "Hurry and get a doctor!"

All of the maidservants present were also shocked. Only when they saw the blood on Yun Xiang's hands did they realize what had happened. Some of the maidservants hurriedly came over to clean up the dishes, and some went out to look for someone.

Gu Bijin saw that she had stirred up a disaster. A trace of fear flashed across her face. She stomped her feet and ran away while crying.

Gu Bitong had an anxious expression on her face as she said to the servant girl beside her, "Quickly follow Third Lady, don't let anything happen to her."

The maidservant responded and hurriedly went to chase after Gu Bijin.

When Gu Bitong saw Gu Jinzhu squatting on the ground, all of her attention was focused on that little girl. Her face was anxious, and she didn't notice that the hem of her skirt was stained. Her eyes flashed faintly.

Mrs. Yao and Gu Qingyuan naturally saw the commotion over here. They quickly walked over and asked about what had happened. Gu Qingyuan rarely got angry. He scolded Gu Bijin repeatedly and pretended that he wanted someone to bring her back.

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly came in from outside. When she saw the blood on Gu Jinzhu's hands, she was shocked, fell to her knees with a "plop" and cried to Gu Qingyuan, "Master, please calm your anger. Jin offended Eldest Miss because I didn't teach her well. Since Jin is still a child, Master let her off this time …"

She had been out looking after the kitchen, but when she heard that something had happened in the garden, that it had been her daughter who had caused it, and when she came in and saw the blood on Gu Jinzhu's hand, she immediately misunderstood.

Gu Qingyuan pointed at her and scolded, "What a good daughter you have raised! She was so arrogant and dared to be so impudent in front of others. It was you who had spoiled her. If she continued like this, wouldn't she become lawless? She will not go back to her room to sleep tonight. Let her go to the ancestral hall to kneel and reflect on her actions! "

Mrs. Jiang was shocked. "Kneeling in the ancestral hall?" Immediately, she cried out, "Master, Jin is still just a child. The ancestral hall is so dark, and the night is so cold. How could a girl withstand it …"

Mrs. Yao also advised, "Master, isn't this too much? Jin was young, what did she know? However, there were a few arguments between the two little sisters, so how could they be worthy of arguing over? 'Besides, she's only injured a little girl, so there's no need to kneel in the ancestral hall. I think she should be well-behaved after being confined in her room for three to five days … '

Mrs. Jiang kept crying like she was in the rain.

Even Gu Bitong came up to her and said, "Father, Third Sister did not make a mistake on purpose, it's not like she intentionally offended Big Sister." Mrs. Yao advised, and even Gu Bitong came up to him, "Father, Third Sister did not make a mistake on purpose, it's not like she intentionally offended Big Sister.

After being persuaded repeatedly by them, Gu Qingyuan's expression clearly relaxed. He pointed at Mrs. Jiang and cursed a few more times, "Forget it, just let her stay in her room for the next few days and learn from her. If she goes out like this, won't she lose all her face in my house?"

Mrs. Jiang nodded repeatedly and stood up to wipe the tears off her face. However, she did not look at Gu Jinzhu again from the corner of her eyes.

The matter was picked up and put down lightly just like that. Although Gu Jinzhu was still worried about Yun Xiang's injuries, she was still listening to the conversation over here.

When Gu Bijin heard the end, she was only restricted to her feet. She didn't even scold or scold him. She tightly clenched her fingers as a trace of sharpness appeared in her eyes.

Yun Xiang's head was covered in cold sweat from the pain. Her lips had already turned white, but when she saw Gu Jinzhu's expression, she couldn't help but hold her hand with her uninjured one and comfort her in a small voice, "Miss … "Don't worry, I'm not in pain …"

She said it didn't hurt, but her hand trembled uncontrollably. Gu Jinzhu's heart ached violently. It was all because of her that she couldn't protect the people around her …

She bit her lips tightly as a layer of frost covered her eyes under her long eyelashes.

Even though she had sent for a doctor, the attendants from the Gu Mansion had never seen a doctor before. In the end, a woman with a slight understanding of medicine had come over and cleaned the wound for Yun Xiang, applied some medicine at random, and even wrapped her hand in layers of gauze.

Gu Qingyuan comforted her with a few words. The floor was swept clean quickly and the table was set up. Food was brought up one after another. The garden was filled with laughter and the matter was over.

However, Gu Jinzhu was no longer in the mood to stay in the garden and admire the flowers.

Gu Bitong pulled her hand and said with a look of guilt, "Elder sister, it's all my fault. Luckily, I still have a few bottles of the injury medicine that were given by the palace. They say they can remove scars. I'll get someone to send them over to Miss Yun Xiang later."

Gu Jinzhu's cold gaze swept across her face as she said indifferently, "No need." It brushed past her.

Gu Bitong heard a girl behind her say in a weird tone, "Such arrogance. He's just a servant, how could he be worthy of Miss's expensive medicine?"

Gu Bitong reprimanded him lightly, "Stop spouting nonsense."

Gu Jinzhu's expression didn't change, but as she walked forward, her eyes became colder and colder. At the corner of the garden, she bumped into Mrs Zhao and the Gu Zhiyue whom she hadn't seen for a few days.

When Gu Zhiyue saw her, she hastily ran over and stuffed something into her hands. "Big sister, this is a top quality medicine. Go back and apply it on big sister Yun Xiang, she'll be better soon."

Without waiting for Gu Jinzhu to speak, she turned around and ran back to Mrs Zhao's side. She turned her head and blinked at her, looking childish.

Mrs Zhao slightly blessed her, and the mother and daughter walked towards the remote little courtyard where they lived.