I just want to die of old age

In the capital, however, there was chaos at the Guo Mansion. Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Guo saw the bruised Guo Shaojie and stood by wiping their tears with heartache.

Mrs. Guo kept asking the maid to apply the medicine more gently and urged the servants to quickly call the imperial physician.

Guo Shaojie's voice rang out, and he kept cursing at me: "Su Yuzhu, I'm going to kill you."

“Ah… it hurts.”

Mrs. Guo also hated me. She poked the floor with her cane, her old face twisted and deformed. She said gloomily, "This woman is too vicious. Since she beat my grandson so badly, I will not let her go."

After a while, the imperial physician finally arrived and carefully diagnosed Guo Shaojie. He said, "Master Guo, your bones and muscles are not injured. You will recover in about half a month."

Mrs. Guo still looked worried and asked, "Why is Shaojie in so much pain?"

Doctor Li cleared his throat and said, "Because the wounds are all the most painful acupuncture points on the human body, they won't leave too many marks, but the pain is unbearable. I will prescribe some analgesic and tranquilizing medicine later."

Mrs. Guo looked at Guo Shaojie, whose face was as swollen as a bun, and seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

Doctor Li was a shrewd man. He knew what Mrs. Guo wanted to ask at a glance and replied, "As for the facial wound, it's not very serious. Just apply some medicine and it will heal in a few days."

Mrs. Guo ordered someone to send Doctor Li out.

She didn't expect that the daughter brought back from the Marquis' Mansion would be so strong and beat her son so badly.

She also showed indignation on her face, and the maid who went out to investigate the cause and effect came back in time to report the news.

After listening to the maid's report, her face turned half green and half red. Mrs. Guo really didn't expect that her son would be so capable now that he would actually snatch Su Yuzhu's precious calligraphy and paintings in public.

If Su Yuzhu reported this behavior to the police, the reputation of the Guo family would be ruined, and the master's image in front of His Majesty would also be affected and destroyed.

Mrs. Guo was so angry that her face turned red and she shouted angrily, "Guo Shaojie, we really spoiled you."

When Guo Shaojie saw his mother's angry look, he turned pale with fright. Mrs. Guo hurriedly held her grandson in her arms.

"Why are you yelling at Shaojie?"

"Mother, please stop protecting him. He's in trouble this time."

"Shaojie is such a well-behaved boy, how could he get into trouble?" Mrs. Guo touched Guo Shaojie's head comfortingly.

Mrs. Guo kept complaining anxiously: "Mother, if he doesn't handle this matter well, I'm afraid it will affect the master."

Mrs. Guo withdrew her hand upon hearing this, and a look of astonishment appeared on her face: "What on earth has happened that is so serious?"

"He was beaten because he was trying to steal the newly acquired calligraphy and painting from the daughter of the Nanyang Marquis's mansion."

Mrs. Guo silently supported herself with her crutches. At this moment, she understood what Mrs. Guo wanted to express. If it was not handled properly, it would really affect the relationship with the Marquis' Mansion.

What's more, this matter was instigated by Guo Shaojie. If it gets out, the image of the entire Guo family will be damaged.

Mrs. Guo glanced at the silent Guo Shaojie, but seeing his bruised face and nose, she couldn't bear to blame him too much.

"After all, Shaojie has been beaten so badly by her, does she still have the nerve to find fault?"

"Even if she doesn't cause trouble, what about Marquis Su Muyun?"

Madam Guo also had a headache when she thought of Su Muyun. The Marquis had great prestige in the court, and he grew up with His Majesty, so he was deeply trusted by His Majesty.

Moreover, he has always been an extremely tough person, scheming and sophisticated, making him difficult to deal with.

Guo Shaojie finally realized that he had brought trouble to his family. A look of regret appeared on his face, and he tightly grasped the brocade on the bed.

"Mother, will grandma's incident affect father?"

They hesitated to speak and did not respond to his question.

Guo Shaojie understood immediately, and a look of regret appeared on his face.

Mrs. Guo finally said calmly, "Let's not be too anxious. Let's wait until the master comes back."

Guo Shaojie became even more nervous after hearing this. When he thought of his father's gloomy face, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

By the evening, a man with a long beard and wearing a bright red official uniform sat upright, staring straight ahead. He had a thin face.

This person was none other than the Minister of War Guo Xuzhi. Guo Shaojie, supported by his servants, walked into the room tremblingly.

Minister Guo threw the cup in his hand in front of him. Seeing this, Guo Shaojie knelt on the ground, his face turned pale.

The anger in Minister Guo's eyes was like a volcano erupting, his lips trembled slightly, and his long beard fluttered.

He scolded angrily: "It's bad enough that you don't achieve anything in your studies, but you also cause trouble for me everywhere. You are such a waste."

After hearing this, Guo Shaojie became even more depressed.

"Father, this time it was my son who made a mistake and brought trouble upon you. You can punish me if you want."

Guo Shaojie hung his head, looking listless and without any energy.

Mrs. Guo ran over in time, and seeing Guo Shaojie in such a state, she quickly helped him up.

She looked Guo Shaojie up and down, and seeing that his face was pale, she felt distressed.

She protected Guo Shaojie behind her and said with a complaint on her face: "Master, Shaojie's injury has not healed yet, how can you be so cruel."

"It's all because of you loving mothers that you spoil your son. You've spoiled him."

"Then have you done your job as a father? Have you ever taken care of Shaojie? You are always busy with court affairs, coming and going in a hurry every day, and it is difficult for your son to even see you."

Mrs. Guo's anger soared when she heard this, and she said righteously.

Minister Guo had seen how Madam Guo protected her child, so he gently stroked his forehead and felt a headache.

"Just speaking of the facts, he did something wrong in this matter."

"Yes, I admit that he was wrong. Then do you know why he must get Master Yinmo's painting?"

Minister Guo showed confusion on his face. It was just this brat who wanted to bully the little girl. What other reasons could there be?

Mrs. Guo glared at him fiercely, and said with a bit of resentment on her face: "It's all for you, so that you can be more friendly to him."

Minister Guo sneered when he heard this: "He made a fool of himself by robbing people on the street, all for me."

Mrs. Guo couldn't help but cough lightly when she heard this: "It's not that. He has always wanted to worship the great scholar Xu Jiqing as his teacher so that you can look at him with new eyes."

After hearing this, Minister Guo finally understood. It turned out that this was the reason why Master Yinmo had tried every possible means to snatch his paintings.

Everyone in the capital city knew that Master Yinmo was a close friend of the great scholar Xu Jiqing, and that the two of them had once traveled around the country, playing the zither and painting.

It is a pity that after Master Yinmo passed away, the great scholar Xu Jiqing never played a piece again.

Their friendship is like mountain stream, deep and pure.

The zither is easy to play, but it is hard to find a soulmate, just like Zhong Ziqi and Yu Boya.