mtl008 Chapter 210 The Old Madam's Accident
Chapter 210 The Old Madam's Accident
Gu Ziming sneered: "Young Master? My household doesn't have an eldest young master anymore. Gu Changfeng is just an outsider now, he has nothing to do with my Gu family. He's lying there, if Lord Zhao wants to take him away, then so be it!"
Gu Ziming was secretly delighted. Fortunately, he had expelled Gu Changfeng from the family a little earlier, and he did it in front of the Prince and the Third Prince. Even if this matter blows up now, it will only hurt the Gu family superficially and not fundamentally.
Only then did everyone remember Gu Changfeng. Gu Changfeng was already dead, and Wang Ruyan was still holding Gu Changfeng's body.
Hearing Gu Ziming's words, she looked up and couldn't help but laugh, and the more she laughed, the more eerie her voice became.
"What are you laughing at!" Gu Ziming asked angrily.
"What am I laughing at? I'm laughing at your cruelty and heartlessness, Lord Zhao. I know everything. They were indeed killed by my son, but my son is already dead. Do you think I'll let that person roam freely in this world?"
"What do you mean by that?" Lord Zhao asked.
Xiao Yuheng sensed something was wrong and quickly interrupted, "Lord Zhao, how credible can the words of a madwoman be? Instead of listening to her nonsense, it's more important to investigate the truth. Prime Minister Gu, didn't you already divorce your wife? How come she's still disgracing your family in your residence?"
"Third Prince, what are you saying! That's my mother, your mother-in-law! Instead of seeking justice for her, you're saying such things here!"
Gu Hanjiao had run out at some point; she was also in a disheveled state, stumbling and staggering as she ran over.
"Why are you out here! Guards, take the Second Miss back!"
"Father! Father, please spare Mother this once! I beg you, Third Prince, please help my daughter!"
The Third Prince's face was ashen. He stepped forward to support Gu Hanjiao and whispered, "Don't you understand the situation? Your mother is already a discarded child. Keeping her around will only drag you, me, and the Prime Minister's Mansion down. If you know what's good for you, you'd better go back to me right now!"
Gu Hanjiao shivered at the coldness in the Third Prince's voice and looked up at Wang Ruyan.
Although Wang Ruyan always does foolish things, she is the person in this household who is truly good to her. She does her best to be a good mother. From childhood to adulthood, if it weren't for her protection, Gu Hanjiao admits that she might not have lived as well as Gu Qingwan.
At this moment, Wang Ruyan looked at Gu Hanjiao with a tearful, sorrowful expression on her face. She smiled and shook her head at Gu Hanjiao, signaling her to leave.
Gu Hanjiao naturally saw Gu Changfeng lying dead in her arms, and immediately she understood what Xiao Yuheng meant.
After weighing her options, she chose to faint and was carried back to the courtyard by the servants once again. She knew in her heart that this parting might be forever.
Seeing Gu Hanjiao leave, Wang Ruyan felt both happy and heartbroken. She was happy that she had saved her only daughter, but heartbroken that her daughter, whom she had doted on for so many years, had ultimately chosen to abandon her, her mother.
The constables dragged out another person from behind. He was covered in blood and breathing weakly, but Wang Ruyan recognized him at a glance.
"Brother Yang!"
"Sir, this was found behind the old lady's courtyard, and she is still breathing."
Lord Zhao frowned and asked, "Prime Minister Gu, how dare you resort to private torture?"
“This man came to my mansion to steal. He’s just a thief. When we caught him, the servants in my mansion accidentally used too much force, so he’s not dead yet.”
Gu Ziming said nonchalantly.
"Gu Ziming, you are really selfish and heartless!" Wang Ruyan, with strength she didn't know she had, ran to the front door in one breath, opened the door, and instantly the people eavesdropping outside stumbled.
Wang Ruyan was hunched over, as if she had aged a lot in an instant, like a wild beast on the verge of death making its last struggle.
"Wang, what are you trying to do!" Gu Ziming felt that things had gotten out of his control, and his face showed a panic he had never seen before.
"Hahaha, Gu Ziming, you can panic now? Didn't you pride yourself on being above the emperor and second only to ten thousand others? Now you'll taste the bitterness of destruction!"
The onlookers behind Wang Ruyan looked at each other, still confused about what was going on.
"Prime Minister Gu! Since this person has gone mad, what are you keeping her around for? Quickly send someone to take her away!" Xiao Yuheng stood up and urgently reprimanded her. He knew very well that this woman was going to burn her bridges.
She is Gu Ziming's bedmate; it would be terrible if she said something she shouldn't have.
"Somebody come!"
"What is it, Yuheng? What are you worried about?" King Chu asked from behind.
Xiao Yuheng was annoyed; in his haste, he had completely forgotten about this King Yama.
"In reply to Your Majesty, I am not worried. I just feel that Prime Minister Gu has worked so hard for the Great Qing Dynasty and it is not easy for him to have his reputation ruined so easily."
"Well, he is indeed your future father-in-law. Your filial piety is commendable. Your father will be very happy to know this."
Xiao Yuheng was speechless again.
"Hehehe, it's all the same to him anyway, so listen up, everyone! This man is a thief from the Prime Minister's residence, and he's been caught red-handed by the Prime Minister! But he didn't steal anything; he stole a person!"
The crowd erupted in uproar.
"That's right, it was me who was stolen. The dignified Prime Minister's wife, Wang Ruyan, and the eldest son of the Gu family, Gu Changfeng, is not Gu Ziming's biological son, but my son with this man. Gu Ziming is a cuckold, raising someone else's son for almost twenty years, hahaha."
"besides!"
"Stop talking! Stop talking, do you hear me!" Gu Ziming said, about to step forward and personally grab Wang Ruyan, but was stopped by the men brought by Lord Zhao.
Before being caught again, Wang Ruyan hurriedly shouted, "And these corpses all over the yard, they were indeed killed by my son Gu Changfeng, but it was all at the behest of the old lady! She dotes on her grandson, and seeing that my son Changfeng was sullen, she wanted to find something to amuse him. That granddaughter who was buying groceries was also lured in by someone sent by the old lady. My poor Changfeng was tortured into impotence by that vicious man Gu Ziming, waaaaah..."
"The old lady knew that Changfeng was impotent, but she refused to believe it and wanted a great-grandson. She even drugged my son, which led to this tragedy!"
This melon is quite big and there are quite a lot of them; everyone can't digest it all at once.
"So the old lady knew her grandson was incapable, yet she still tricked people into having a son to carry on the family line?"
"Isn't that too unethical?"
“Mrs. Wang, you should think about your daughter. You have another daughter, there’s no need for this. What will happen to your daughter if something happens to you?” Xiao Yuheng reminded her.
Wang Ruyan gave Xiao Yuheng a deep look. She knew that the Third Prince was using Gu Hanjiao to threaten her, so she would not reveal anything related to the Third Prince.
Wang Ruyan knelt on the ground and said, "Third Prince, the Second Miss is innocent. She is talented, pure and intelligent, and loves you dearly. Please treat her well."
"Then wake up and don't do anything foolish again." Xiao Yuheng saw that Wang Ruyan's attitude had softened and thought that she was starting to care about Gu Hanjiao. As long as she was considering Gu Hanjiao, things would be easier.
However, Wang Ruyan only knelt there and kowtowed three times before standing up and saying, "Your Highness, Lord Zhao, this sinner knows that I have no way out. I knew that this was bound to happen sooner or later when I conspired with the old lady to harm the late Madam Ning Jingxian. I have already explained the cause and effect of this matter to the young lady."
"You can go to the Prefect of the Capital and explain everything to me."
Wang Ruyan shook her head and said, "I won't have a good ending, and Gu Ziming won't let me off the hook either."
Dr. Zheng, who was lying on the ground, looked up at Wang Ruyan as if he had a sudden burst of energy before death: "Yan'er..."
Although they were far apart, Wang Ruyan still knew that Zheng Yang was calling her.
"Brother Yang, Yan'er is so sorry. We lost our only son and even took your life. In the next life, I will be your slave to repay you!"
After saying this, Wang Ruyan slammed her head against the threshold of the Prime Minister's gate and died. Her blood splattered everywhere, causing many people around to scatter, probably because they were stained with blood.
"Yan'er!" Doctor Zheng roared, a mouthful of blood gushing up. Blood streamed from his eyes as he said to Gu Ziming, "You will die a horrible death! You will be childless!"
"Hmph, so what if you drugged me? Is there no one who can cure me?"
"Hehehe, it can't be cured. That's poison from southern Xinjiang, how could it possibly be cured!"
Upon hearing the words "Southern Frontier," Xiao Jingchen's pupils contracted.
"Xiao Yi! Give him a pill, and I will spare his life! Take him back and keep a close watch on him!"
Just before Zheng Yang breathed his last, Xiao Yi took out the pill given to him by Gu Qingwan, which instantly kept him alive. Before anyone could react, Xiao Yi and another guard carried him away, one on each side.
"Uncle Emperor!"
"No need to say anything more. I still have a use for this man. Besides, he's not involved in any murder cases, so Lord Zhao shouldn't need to detain him, right?"
"Of course, of course. Please do as you please, Your Highness."
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The matter seemed to have been settled. Gu Qingwan stood at a distance watching Wang Ruyan's death, feeling no sense of relief. This was truly just the beginning, but even if all those who deserved to die were dead, the dead could not return.
“Miss…” Siqi asked worriedly.
"Let's go back."
Xiao Yuheng stared intently in the direction Doctor Zheng had left, his eyes filled with gloom.
"Prime Minister Gu, things are almost clear now. I need to take the old lady with me. I hope you can do me a favor."
"Lord Zhao! My mother is over 60 years old. You can ask her in the backyard if you have any questions. Is it really necessary to take her away?"
“Prime Minister Gu, this involves too many lives. We can’t leave it unresolved. Moreover, we need to conduct an autopsy before we can offer any further explanation for Gu Changfeng’s death.”
“I don’t care what happens to Gu Changfeng. He’s not a descendant of the Gu family, he’s just my mother. You can’t take him away. She can’t bear that kind of suffering.”
"Prime Minister Gu, why are you making things difficult for your subordinate?"