Princess and the General

Chapter 34: A Girl's Physique

After returning to Marquis Gu's Manor, Gu HuaiJiang sat in the candlelit main hall. His dignified appearance was shrouded in darkness.

Before the group entered the hall, they suddenly became quite hesitant. This was especially true of Gu Xiang and Gu Yi, as intuition told them that they would not be able to avoid a caning.

There would be at least 20 strikes.

Qi An stood to the side and watched the group get closer. He also saw Gu HuaiJiang with his stony expression.

The atmosphere inside the hall was ominous like a storm on the horizon. The entire building was shrouded in a cold wind.

It seemed that today's affairs would not be resolved so easily. He would need to have people prepare some medicine to prevent the young sirs from suffering any lasting effects from being beaten.

"Greetings, father."

Everyone stepped forward to perform their greetings. Only after seeing that Yu Fu was in one piece, Gu HuaiJiang was finally able to let out a slight sigh of relief.

Looking at his three sons who looked like drenched rats, he shot a glance in Gu ShuBai's direction, and the latter pulled Yu Fu to sit to the side while ordering for people to pour some hot tea.

Gu JiuGe was at the front, while Gu Xiang and Gu Yi shrank behind him. The three stood in the center of the hall and endured Gu HuaiJiang's gaze.

The air was filled with a feeling of dread.

After a long period of time, Gu HuaiJiang finally picked up his cup of tea. This was a sign that he was about to speak.

"Where did you go?"

"Father, we secretly went out to play without telling you or eldest brother. As a result, our boat was rammed by a drunk man. That drunk guy also sent fighters to assault us. Second brother began fighting with them, and we also went to help. Who knew that the boat would start swaying so violently and Yu Fu would fall into the water..."

Gu Xiang's words flowed out smoothly and quickly. After finishing his recount, he took a deep breath.

He was not truly that foolish. To wait for Gu HuaiJiang to ask one question at a time, that would just make Gu HuaiJiang more and more furious.

On the way back, he and Gu Yi had discussed this matter. In the end, they agreed that the fine tradition of taking care of the younger brother would see him speak.

After hearing him speak, Gu Yi also let out a sigh of relief.

Gu JiuGe took a step forward, "Father, today's matter was all son's fault. It was I who failed to take care of Yu Fu that caused her to fall into the water. Fifth brother and sixth brother are both young. I will take responsibility for this."

Gu HuaiJiang put down his cup of tea and shot him a quick glance.

"Acknowledging your mistakes is sincere, but it's not sufficiently profound. Did you know that your biggest mistake tonight was not allowing Yu Fu to fall into the water."

Yu Fu falling into the water was not it?

Then what could it be?

Gu JiuGe froze in place for a moment, not knowing how to respond, as Gu HuaiJiang stood up from his seat.

"That drunk guy still dared to charge after hearing Marquis Gu's Manor invoked. There's clearly something wrong with this situation, yet you actually did not think about why he dared to be so impudent. On the contrary, you only focused on fighting. Also, that Yin Shuo, he appeared on the same stretch of river at the same time as you, yet you still dared to bring your younger brothers and sister out without investigating things clearly?"