Chapter 50: A Man Who Loves and is Rational Like Me

  Suddenly a dip behind, Gu Zhaobei's heart tightened, and he hastily stopped his steps: "Yan'er?"

  "She fainted." Yuwen Changqing walked beside her, looking at Shen Guiyan's profile, and said in a low voice, "Let's take her back first, probably from the pain."

  Twenty slaps on the board, the first few will hurt, but the later ones will be numb. However, after calming down, all the pain will rush up together. Shen Guiyan probably endured it until now and finally felt at ease, losing consciousness as she lay on Gu Zhaobei's back.

  "She's really capable of enduring." Yuwen Changqing said, "If it were someone else, they would have had twisted thoughts and been thinking about revenge by now. But she's still calm and was actually able to endure the punishment."

  Gu Zhaobei quickened his pace towards the Northern Courtyard, feeling truly enraged for the first time. His woman, whom he hadn't even dared to bully, had turned around and been bullied into such a state!

  What family rules and laws, what mistakes should be punished, he doesn't care about those things. In his heart, it's all about the big business, in his eyes, it's all about her.

  She has to follow the rules, but he doesn't have to.

  Bao Shan has already invited a doctor to come. There is only one old doctor in the mansion, and since nothing happened at the East Wing, he came to the North Wing to treat Shen Guiyan's injury.

  "This is also too miserable." The old doctor was kind-hearted and sighed twice, saying: "The board hit heavily, may have injured the lungs. I am not convenient to check the situation behind the young lady, please trouble the fourth young master to do as I said."

  Gu Zhaobei nodded and let down the curtain, then turned his head to see Yuwen Changqing still standing there.

  Yuwen General can go out and wait for the next official. Gu Zhaobei said.

  Yuwen Changqing nodded and said: "Alright then, I'll just sit in your estate's garden for a bit."

  Gu Zhongbei didn't bother with him. This person was also bored and wandering around all day, so it's better to deal with Yaner's injury for now.

  "Fourth Master can remove Fourth Madame's clothes and lay her on the bed with her back up." The old doctor said, sitting with his back to the bed.

  Bao Shan came over to help untie Gui Yan's clothes, and when Gu Zhaobei saw the pink bellyband inside, his face turned red, he coughed lightly and looked away.

  "Has Young Mistress's back been bruised and swollen?" asked Old Master.

  Bao Shan originally wanted to answer, but when she saw the young master's appearance, her eyes moved slightly, and she stopped talking. With the young master present, she didn't need to rush, leaving everything for him to do, it was better for her to go out and boil water to prepare medicine.

  She thought about it and decided to leave immediately.

  Gu Zhaobei was stunned for a while and didn't hear Bao Duan's response. He turned his head to look back, only to find that the little girl had disappeared. Subconsciously, he swept his gaze over the bed and saw Shen Guiyan's clean back. Jian Wen Qian Kun

  Her skin was good, white and tender, like porcelain. But this time, her forehead was truly pitifully covered with red and purple bruises, swollen high, some of which had even bled. He had already calmed down, but seeing this, the fire in his heart couldn't be suppressed: "This isn't just bruising, it's almost as if the flesh has been beaten rotten!"

  "Fourth Master, don't panic, don't disturb the Fourth Mistress." The old doctor outside was startled and hastily said: "The Fourth Mistress is exhausted and resting, if she's woken up it won't be good."

  He forced down a mouthful of air, and Gu Zhaobei's face was extremely frightening. His voice, however, was much softer: "What should I do?"

  "Have the maid bring some hot water, and I'll use this excellent anti-swelling ointment to help Young Master's wife rub away the bruise." The old doctor added, "If there are any areas with internal bleeding, rub them a bit more gently."

  Is he coming? Gu Zhaobei was slightly stunned, and the old doctor had already taken out the ointment from the medicine box and placed it on the table.

  His throat was a bit itchy, Gu Zhaobei let out a light cough, touched his chin, and slowly walked out to get the ointment. He wasn't shy, really, he had seen all sorts of women...it's just that he had never applied medicine for anyone before, so he was a bit nervous.

  Sat back on the edge of the bed, the old doctor outside was still saying: "Need to use some force, it's possible that Madame will feel pain, but this way is better for a quick recovery. As for internal injuries, wait until I prescribe medicine and let the maid cook it, first give Madame a dose to try and see if there are any problems."

  "Alright." Gu Zhaobei replied, squeezing out the ointment and applying it to his hand, pursing his lips as he rubbed it onto Shen Guiyan's back.

  "Hmm." Even in a daze, Shen Guiyan felt the pain and let out a muffled groan. The sweat on her forehead increased. Gu Zhaobei couldn't help but ease up on his grip, looking at her furrowed brow, a small part of his heart feeling as if it had been pricked.

  "Don't be too gentle, or the ointment won't work." The old doctor seemed to have guessed that he wouldn't use force and reminded him of this.

  Gu Zhao Bei responded with a grunt, gritted his teeth, and began to gently rub the medicinal paste onto her back. The skin under his palms felt scorching hot, and as he rubbed, he too started to feel increasingly heated up.

  Shen Guiyan was awakened again with a start, but she still couldn't open her eyes, yet she could hear them talking in the room.

  The doctor said: "It's almost like this, just drink the medicine later... Fourth Master, have you been having too much fire recently? You've had a nosebleed."

  "...Maybe I was just too angry." Gu Zhaobei wiped his nosebleed with a handkerchief, his eyes cast downward.

  "Be careful with your body, your liver fire is too strong." The old doctor nagged for two sentences and said: "The East Wing has not yet subsided, I still need to continue on my way, I'll take my leave first." [Synopsis of Korean drama] Female lead, let go of that male supporting character.

  Gu Zhaobei's eyes sank slightly as he called out to him: "The child of the young master and mistress of the East Wing, is it really gone?"

  The old man stiffened his body, and even though he was facing away from him, Gu Zhaobei saw that he had trembled slightly.

  "Otherwise... what else could it be? I'll take my leave first." The old doctor replied with a sentence, and left without even turning his head.

  Her body felt a bit chilly, and it seemed like someone had lifted the quilt with their hand. But after a while, instead of covering her up again, they opened the cabinet to find a piece of silk to cover her with, and then put a robe with some warmth on top of that.

  "Master." Chui Yun shouted at the door, Gu Zhaobei put down the curtain and walked to the door: "Found it?"

  Chui Yun nodded and recounted the process of how Shen Guiya's child had gone missing. Gu Zhaobei sneered, "What does the East Wing have to say about this now?"

  "The young mistress has woken up and said that she doesn't blame the fourth young mistress, but it's enough to make her angry. Originally, they were going to punish the fourth young mistress by deducting two years' worth of monthly allowance and not allowing her to leave the house for half a year. Now if they say that the fourth young mistress was wronged, not only can't they punish her, but the mistress will also have to come and apologize, having hit the wrong person."

  "Apologize?" Gu Zhaobei sneered: "Who wants to see those hypocritical scenes? No need to say more, since I hit the wrong person, let me hit back. I won't be satisfied with any other way."

  Zhu Yun was startled and jumped up, while Shen Guiyan on the bed heard it too and had to open her eyes: "Master."

  Gu Zhaobei was taken aback, stretched out his hand to push Chuiyun away and closed the door. Then he quickly walked to the bedside: "Awake? The doctor said you need to rest for a while."

  Shen Guiyan moved her head with difficulty and said in a bad tone: "You're going to beat the lady, what am I resting for?"

  "Did everyone hear that?" Gu Zhaobei raised an eyebrow.

  "Uh-huh."

  "Does it hurt?" Gu Zhaobei sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her pale face, and said with a pursed lip: "People from big families are just unreasonable like this, but where's that clever spirit you had before? How come you didn't know to dodge and actually got hit by her."

  Shen Guiyan smiled bitterly: "What's the use of being clever again? She knows I won't give up my treasure, and there are ways to make me suffer. I didn't expect your official business would stimulate her so much. Originally, Madam thought I was quite good and let me take care of some things in the house."

  "That's what she thinks you're not a threat, and I'm not a threat either, so naturally everything is fine." Gu Zhaobei rolled his eyes and said: "Now that I'm in the limelight, you've also shone brightly in front of the emperor, can things still be like before?" Husband going to line up? Old lady wants to take roll call.

  "I knew that if I stood out, I would be subject to criticism and ridicule. But even if I didn't stand out, I would still be remembered by those petty people. Thinking about it this way, I might as well just do a good job and show them, which would also give me some satisfaction."

  "It's not bad that you think this way." Gu Zhaobei stood up and said, "Being able to speak and think proves that there is no major problem, and as a husband, I can rest assured. Now, let me help you take revenge."

  "Hubby." Shen Guiyan cried and laughed as she stopped him: "You really think you can go beat the madam up? This is simply absurd. If things in this world were so easily solved, I wouldn't have to endure so many years under Shen Guiya's rule. Dealing with them, isn't it just a matter of taking it slow?"

  Gu Zhoubei snorted: "You take your time, I won't stop you. But this breath in my heart, I have to get it out myself to feel relieved. Don't worry, I absolutely won't cause trouble."

  It won't be a ghost! Shen Guiyan saw his serious expression and panicked: "Don't act rashly."

  "I won't be impulsive." Gu Zhaobei looked at her, very seriously saying: "Generally speaking, when one's own wife is bullied, a loving man will go and beat them up without hesitation, a rational man will make those people pay the price in a regular manner."

  "And I." Gu Zhaobei stretched out his hand and pointed at himself: "I am a rational and loving man."

  Shen Guiyan: "......"

  Her back ached with waves of pain, she had no strength to bicker with this man anymore, and could only lie on the bed with her eyes closed and hum. Gu Zhaobei was not an idiot, so she shouldn't have to worry too much, and in any case, he wouldn't be too out of line.

  Shouted for Jiang Shi to come to the main house to accompany her, while Gu Zhaobei went out and headed towards the garden.

  Yuwen General.

  Yuwen Changqing was staring blankly at a purple flower when he heard Gu Zhaobei's voice coming from behind him.

  "There's no one else around." Yuwen Changqing said: "Every time you call me General Yuwen, I feel like I'll lose years of my life. Just call me Changqing instead."

  Gu Zhāo Běi waved his hand and asked, "Do you have any free time tonight?"

  "Naturally." Yuwen Changqing nodded slightly, then seemed to remember something and immediately took three steps back: "If you want me to lure the wolf dogs away like last time, I'm not free."

  "No." Gu Zhaobei snorted coldly: "Doesn't the Gu manor have what you want? Tonight I'll accompany you in action, how about that?"

  Yuwen Chang's eyes widened: "Didn't you say another day?"

  "Whatever changes tomorrow, tonight!"