Chapter 43: Benefactor 3

The woman was dressed very simply, with a fair face that was charming, especially her eyes, which resembled a clear spring.

There was also a faint scent of herbal medicine on her.

Tang Chuying looked at her with disdain; where did this village woman come from?

Seeing her seemingly inexperienced demeanor, she simply should not be in front of the prince, as she was quite eye-catching!

Just as Gu Qingchen was about to stand up, he heard Tang Chuying’s sharp voice ring out, “Where did this wild woman come from?”

“Hurry up and drag her away so she doesn’t offend the prince!”

“Oh, the prince hasn’t spoken yet, and she is already shouting! Is she trying to become a princess and has lost her mind?” Dujian muttered quietly.

Tang Chuyao maintained a faint smile at the corner of her mouth, watching Tang Chuying’s foolishness with amusement!

Standing in front of her was none other than Gu Qingchen’s master, her adoptive mother, Hua Wanshu, of the Wanhuagu!

How many people would rush to curry favor with her? Tang Chuying, this dog-eyed individual, had offended Hua Wanshu to the core!

Hua Wanshu secretly winked at Tang Chuyao, then coldly turned to look at Tang Chuying, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Then, turning her gaze back to Tang Chuyao, her eyes were filled with even more fondness as she looked at Gu Qingchen, showing a hint of a smile: You brat, you’ve picked up treasure!

Gu Qingchen was rendered speechless by his master’s gaze; just as he was about to bring her up, he noticed Hua Wanshu giving him a signal with her eyes, so he made no move.

Seeing that Hua Wanshu showed no reaction to her words, and not a single servant around stepped in to remove this woman, and the woman was smiling when looking at Gu Qingchen, Tang Chuying couldn’t help but feel even more furious.

“Hey, you woman, you really are shameless. Can’t you understand what this young lady is saying?”

Hua Wanshu looked at Tang Chuying with disdain, “Who are you, young lady?”

“Our prince hasn’t spoken yet, and yet you keep blabbering!”

“What are you babbling about?”

“Do you think you are the only one who can speak?”

Tang Chuying’s face turned ashen with anger; just as she was about to speak, she heard Hua Wanshu continue, “I am an important witness!”

“I am the only one who knows clearly who saved the prince back then!”

Tang Chuying was taken aback by Hua Wanshu’s words; no wonder she had seen this woman winking at Tang Chuyao earlier!

It turned out that this woman was brought by Tang Chuyao!

This woman wanted to testify for Tang Chuyao, and she simply would not fulfill their wish!

“No wonder I saw you winking at Tang Chuyao just now; it turns out you are in cahoots with her!”

“Are you conspiring to deceive the prince?”

“The regent’s lifesaver is this young lady! You venomous woman actually dare to lie to the prince, trying to confuse the situation!”

After saying that, Tang Chuying looked at Gu Qingchen with tearful eyes, a pitiful appearance that no man could refuse such a fragile beauty!

Perhaps Gu Huaifeng would have a little sympathy for Tang Chuying, but Gu Qingchen remained completely unmoved!

Gu Qingchen’s face held a hint of anger, which in Tang Chuying’s eyes, seemed to indicate extreme displeasure with Hua Wanshu and Tang Chuyao.

“Oh, in that case, according to the second miss, how should we punish those who confuse the truth?”

Tang Chuying looked at Gu Qingchen with surprise; did this handsome man really believe her?

She could hardly believe her ears!

Suppressing the excitement in her heart, Tang Chuying said, “I believe this woman impersonating the lifesaver should be dealt with alongside Tang Chuyao…”

She initially wanted to say they should be skinned and have their tendons pulled, but considering that Gu Qingchen might think she was too cruel, she changed her mind.

“Give them thirty blows with the rod, and then demote them to lowly slaves!”

As long as Tang Chuyao was demoted to a lowly slave, she could dispose of her freely, including her substantial dowry!

Just thinking about it made Tang Chuying extremely excited; at that moment, she felt like a high and mighty princess, while Tang Chuyao was merely a lowly slave!

Gu Qingchen smiled slightly, nodding and saying, “The second miss has a very good idea. Let’s do that!”

After speaking, Ye Feng stepped forward and directly grabbed one of Tang Chuying’s arms, attempting to drag her out. Tang Chuying was momentarily stunned!

Tang Youze and Mei Yiniang were also taken aback; this must be a mistake!

Before they could react, they heard Tang Chuying’s scream, “Bold servant, open your dog eyes wide!”

“I am the lifesaver of the prince!”

“The person you should be capturing is her!”

Tang Chuying pointed towards Tang Chuyao.

Ye Feng ignored her shouts and directly moved to drag her down. Mei Yiniang suddenly stepped in front of Tang Chuying, her heart racing, and shouted at Ye Feng, “You servant, didn’t you hear the prince’s command? The person you should capture is Tang Chuyao!”

Taking advantage of Ye Feng’s momentary distraction, Tang Chuying crawled to Gu Qingchen’s feet, looking up at him, “My lord, this servant disobeys your order!”

Gu Qingchen kicked Tang Chuying away with one foot, “Ah!” Tang Chuying was instantly kicked several meters away.

“Ying’er!” Mei Yiniang hurriedly rushed forward to support Tang Chuying, and both women looked at Gu Qingchen in confusion.

Tang Youze wiped the sweat from his forehead; he didn’t quite understand the current situation but didn’t dare to rashly intercede for Tang Chuying. It’s said that the regent’s mood was unpredictable; if he angered this lord, he might get beaten too!

“Does the second miss really take this king for a fool?” Gu Qingchen’s lashes lowered slightly, and his gaze towards Tang Chuying was filled with disdain!

Afterward, Gu Qingchen stood up and cupped his hands to Hua Wanshu, saying, “Greetings, Master Hua!” Hua Wanshu did not want outsiders to know about their master-disciple relationship, so Gu Qingchen never referred to her as his master in public.

Tang Youze showed shock on his face; Master Hua? Could it be Hua Wanshu, the leader of Wanhuagu?

Tang Chuying and Mei Yiniang were both dumbfounded; who was Master Hua?

Hua Wanshu nodded at Gu Qingchen and replied, “You’re too polite, my lord!”

Tang Chuyao also stood up and walked toward Hua Wanshu, sweetly calling, “Auntie!” Hua Wanshu quickly took Tang Chuyao’s hand and affectionately pulled her to sit next to Gu Qingchen.

Tang Youze felt restless; Tang Chuyao was actually Hua Wanshu’s adopted daughter??

He wasn’t even aware of that!

Feeling somewhat displeased, he thought about this rebellious daughter who had never been close to him!

Although Tang Chuying and Mei Yiniang didn’t know who Master Hua was, seeing Gu Qingchen’s respectful attitude towards Hua Wanshu allowed them to guess that her identity must not be simple!

Tang Chuyao actually called this woman “Aunt”? They thought they were acquainted, but didn’t expect there was this layer of relationship!

Realizing how she had spoken disrespectfully to the woman earlier, Tang Chuying felt quite afraid!

Her face turned pale, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on Mei Yiniang’s hand.

Hua Wanshu looked at the two squatting on the ground, her expression icy, “Tang Chuying, I am the leader of Wanhuagu, Hua Wanshu!”

After that, Hua Wanshu took out a jade token from her sleeve, which bore the character “flower” on its front.