Chapter 1375: I Am Your Savior

Chapter 1375: Chapter 1375: I Am Your Savior

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Mrs. Ji arrived reluctantly, accompanied by Nanny Xie, to visit Gu Jinli.

The reason for her visit today was because Xie Cheng mentioned that even if she didn’t like the Gu Family, she should still come by to thank them for the help; otherwise, she would be seen as rude and become a laughingstock.

Mrs. Ji felt that her background was more noble than Gu’s and didn’t want to be outdone by refugees, which is why she came.

Fortunately, Gu was pleasant towards them, and she and Nanny Xie were quickly invited onto Gu Jinli’s carriage.

As soon as she entered the carriage, Mrs. Ji began sourly: "This carriage of yours is pretty nice, with plenty of animal skin rugs. It’s quite warm."

It’s much warmer than her own carriage and the materials are better.

And there are flowers!

Mrs. Ji was annoyed and sarcastically asked, "You like flowers too?"

As ugly as you are, you still dare to like flowers? Have some shame! You have a disgusting smell, you’ve stunk up the flowers!

Mrs. Ji couldn’t stand the smell on Gu Jinli and held her breath, almost suffocating herself. When she couldn’t bear it anymore, she quickly stuck her head out the window and took a few deep breaths.

Huff, huff, huff! She was almost suffocating.

Boo hoo, Xie Cheng still wants her to spend an afternoon with Gu Jinli; she’ll die from the stench.

Seeing Mrs. Ji’s half-dead expression, Gu Jinli laughed happily, holding a handkerchief, she deliberately giggled and asked, "Aren’t these flowers pretty? They were picked by my husband for me. He insists on picking them for me and gets upset when I tell him not to. He just loves picking flowers for me, and there’s no talking him out of it."

Mrs. Ji was flabbergasted, her eyes filled with horror. She covered her nose and said, "He... he must be crazy!"

Who else but a madman would pick flowers for an ugly woman like you? What a terrifying thing to do!

Gu Jinli: "..."

Damn, you’re the crazy one. You don’t know how great my Brother Qin is!

Gu Jinli was annoyed and didn’t want to bother with Mrs. Ji, but Mrs. Ji felt Gu Jinli had helped her, so she earnestly said, "Don’t be foolish. You’re so ugly, no man would like you. That Qin Ruofan is just pretending. He doesn’t like you at all. He just wants your family’s silver. Once he gets your family’s silver, he’ll divorce you and marry a beautiful lady!"

Mrs. Ji spoke earnestly, leaving Gu Jinli in a difficult position.

Nanny Tao laughed, thinking Mrs. Ji wasn’t a bad person. Even if she didn’t like the lady, she still tried to warn her, but her choice of words made people want to punch her.

Seeing Gu Jinli silent, Mrs. Ji got anxious. While covering her nose and mouth, she pointed at Gu Jinli and exclaimed, "Hey, why aren’t you saying anything? Are you listening to me? That Qin Ruofan is no good, everyone in the camp knows he married you for the money!"

Gu Jinli said expressionless: "My husband truly loves me. You shouldn’t listen to what people say outside."

Mrs. Ji was shocked, with an expression of disbelief, about to raise her voice to knock some sense into Gu Jinli, when Erqing came to report: "Madam, Company Commander Lu’s wife has brought her daughter to see you."

Mrs. Ji was taken aback, and said, "Daughter? Is it Sister Tang? She’s a year older than my Zhuzhu. Quickly let her in, I want to hold her."

Mrs. Ji’s eyes watered; she missed Zhuzhu.

Gu Jinli refused and told Erqing, "No visitors, just tell them I’m busy and have them go back."

"Yes." Erqing immediately went to handle it.

Ji Zhenniang was furious, pointing at Gu Jinli: "What do you mean? I said I wanted to see Mrs. Cen’s daughter, why are you not letting me see her?!"

This ugly woman was not only disgusting but also cold-hearted, sending away a child over three years old.

Gu Jinli looked at Mrs. Ji with a triumphant smile and replied, "Because I’m your lifesaver."

Mrs. Ji listened, feeling a bit guilty, but unwilling to bow to Gu Jinli, she angrily retorted, "Nonsense, when did you become my lifesaver? Even if your family’s doctor discovered my poisoning, that’s Doctor Dai’s credit, what’s it got to do with you!"

"You do recognize it’s my family’s doctor, right?" Gu Jinli held a long bamboo tube filled with hot tea, warming her hands while saying, "Doctor Dai discovered your poisoning because I reminded him. Otherwise, you’d be waiting to go mad, so I’m technically your lifesaver."

Mrs. Ji didn’t believe it: "Nonsense, how could you have reminded them? You don’t even know medical skills?"

Gu Jinli raised her eyebrows and cast a sidelong glance, giving Mrs. Ji a look that said, "You really are an idiot," and said: "It has nothing to do with medical skills. Your temperament is abnormally irritable. Anyone with common sense could figure out you’re either sick or poisoned."

With one statement, she called Mrs. Ji an idiot while praising her intelligence.

Mrs. Ji also heard the implication in those words but since she indeed was poisoned and without the doctor brought by the Gu family, she might have been harmed by Hong Xiang, she could only simmer in anger and not shout at Gu Jinli.

But after a while, Mrs. Ji started tearing up.

Gu Jinli looked stunned, she really got so mad she made herself cry!

"Why are you crying? Stop crying, you make it seem like I’m bullying you." Gu Jinli felt she needed to say something in such a situation.

However, it would have been better if she had stayed silent, as soon as she spoke, Mrs. Ji shouted: "Aren’t you bullying me? I got cried out by your stink, you smell like rotten eggs!"

Gu Jinli was stunned, chuckled, and flicked the handkerchief to let the smell spread even more, justifiably saying, "Nonsense, my husband says I smell wonderful!"

Mrs. Ji was about to lose it, covering her nose and mouth: "You fool, that Qin Ruofan just wants your dowry, of course he’d say any lie."

She offered another kind reminder: "In light of you having the doctor detoxify me, I’ll warn you again, be careful of Qin Ruofan. You’re so dumb, the journey to the Northwest is long and dangerous, be wary he might harm you on the way!"

Outside the carriage, Qin San Lang’s face darkened, this Mrs. Ji really knew how to sow discord.

But upon hearing Gu Jinli’s uncontrollable laughter, his expression softened, a smile forming, he knocked on the carriage to remind: "Wife, it’s time to set off. Sit tight, call me if there’s any issue."

"Oh, got it." Gu Jinli pulled the curtain and smiled at Qin San Lang, even mouthing the words: Qin Ruofan.

Qin San Lang’s smile deepened, he raised a hand to gently caress her face, lingering for a moment before saying, "Mrs. Cen has already left."

With that, he rode off.

Gu Jinli waited for him to leave before putting down the curtain and sitting properly.

Mrs. Ji frowned and stared at her: "Why won’t you listen? I’ve told you, Qin Ruofan is only nice to you for your family’s silver. Just look at how he touches you, it’s with disdain. He doesn’t really care for you. Wake up, don’t let him deceive you."

Gu Jinli repeated the same line: "My husband genuinely likes me."