Even a scoundrel like him knew that Five-Stone Powder was an absolutely forbidden substance, let alone royalty.

As for the panacea and the elixir of immortality, which are a hundred or a thousand times more effective than the Five-Stone Powder, how many heads could the Earl's Mansion possibly have if they were used to harm the Crown Prince or His Majesty? How tough could their necks be to be cut off?

Xie Zhaozhao then asked, "Brother, do you know who Aunt Yue is?"

"Who is she? And what is her background?"

"Brother, why don't you think about who this person looks like?"

Gu Boyu shook his head: "I really don't know. I haven't even really looked at what this concubine looks like. What kind of father-in-law would go and see his son's wife?"

“Then I will tell my brother: Eight years ago, Grand Secretary Gu personally adjudicated the case of Guan Shanyue’s offense against His Majesty. The Guan family was sentenced to beheading and exile.”

After Guan Shanyue's daughter, Guan Yingying, arrived at the place of exile, Gu Chengyan spent a large sum of money to bribe the local officials to report Guan Yingying's death, and then brought her back and registered her under the name of Ou Yang's in-laws...

At this point, Gu Boyu understood everything. Aunt Yue was a convict, no, a fugitive!

The eldest son of the Earl's family harbored a fugitive, and the case was personally tried by the third brother!

He never had to worry about anything in his life; the poor old man really couldn't keep up with his thoughts.

He murmured, "That beast, didn't he know this was a case personally tried by his third uncle? Why did he undermine his third uncle? Why did he harbor a fugitive?"

Xie Zhaozhao said calmly, "Perhaps he thinks Guan Yingying is the great lucky star that the monk Yuan Zhen spoke of, and he also wants to..."

Gu Boyu was completely dumbfounded.

Harboring a fugitive and fathering an illegitimate child—there's no way to deny it.

The prince had become addicted to concocting poisons, the poison seeping into his very bones.

Each one is a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of an entire clan.

He'll die, and drag his entire clan down with him!

Gu Chengyan, you're the biggest idiot in history! I'm going to kill you all!

Gu Boyu covered his face, unable to cry in front of his sister-in-law, and didn't raise his head for a long time.

Xie Zhaozhao saw him break down but did not try to comfort him.

Gu Chengyan has grown up like this; shouldn't he and Madam Tu bear some responsibility?

As a victim who was wronged in her previous life, why should Xie Zhaozhao sympathize with the people of the Marquis's Mansion (Earl's Mansion)?

He said to Yuan Yuanman, who was waiting at the door, "Go and bring Yan Ke and Nian Ke here, and have them explain the details to the Lord."

She didn't lie; she presented the witnesses and evidence to Gu Boyu.

In your past life, the entire Marquis's mansion rose to prominence thanks to my dowry. You spent your life indulging in food, drink, and entertainment. In this life, you'll have to face these scoundrels all by yourself.

When Gu Boyu saw Yan Kenianke, the two were terrified and knelt down to kowtow. They told her that Aunt Yue had asked them to deliver a letter to Wei Bufan, and that Wei Bufan had led bandits to rob the women of the Earl's mansion.

They also revealed in detail Guan Yingying's scheme to refine a panacea to control the Crown Prince, and begged Lord Gu to let them leave the manor.

Gu Boyu was so angry he was practically fuming, laughing uproariously while tears streamed down his face.

This is his eldest son! He slept with a wicked, jinxed woman, ruining himself and dragging the entire clan to their deaths.

What kind of lucky star is she? She caused the deaths of the Guan family and the Earl's mansion. The Crown Prince was associated with her, so he's not far from his own demise, is he?

This is a comet, a poisonous creature! Extremely poisonous, with no antidote!

Thinking that the Crown Prince was not far from death, Gu Boyu's steps were faster than a whirlwind.

We must eliminate Aunt Yue immediately, right now.

The destruction of my family and death is imminent.

He thanked Yan Kenianke, but he didn't have much money to settle them down. He would first go to the manor to find their indentures and restore their freedom.

Yan Kenian was moved to tears.

After leaving Qingpuyuan, Gu Boyu went to Sangyuan to intercept people.

Aunt Yue is nowhere to be found in Sangyuan.

The servant said, "Aunt Yue has been gone for two days and hasn't returned."

Enraged, Gu Boyu ordered his men to restrain the servant and beat him: "She's been missing for two days, are you all dead? Didn't you know to report this?"

The servant boy argued, "Aunt Yue has already informed the old lady. How could I dare to interfere in my mistress's affairs?"

Gu Boyu rushed to Ci'en Courtyard. The old lady was unwell, and he didn't want to ask too many questions. He only said, "Aunt Yue has been away from home for two days and hasn't returned. Does Mother know?"

The old lady blinked her cloudy old eyes for a while before remembering: "She did say two days ago that she was going out, saying that someone from the Crown Prince's residence had come to ask her to do something?"

What exactly was it? She couldn't remember for a moment, but the other party said to go help out and bring back some money.

Gu Boyu asked her, "Are you sure you went to the Crown Prince's residence?"

"Yes, I remember correctly." The old lady was senile, but she vaguely remembered going to the Crown Prince's residence... to get silver!

Because of the matter of selling the soldiers, the old lady knew that Consort Yue could connect with the Crown Prince, so she didn't suspect anything when Consort Yue said she was going to the Crown Prince's residence.

Gu Boyu wanted to slap his mother twice. Gu Chengyan's concubine was sneaking off to the Crown Prince's residence. What kind of nonsense was this? Did she think her reputation wasn't bad enough?

He turned and left, immediately leading his men to the Crown Prince's residence.

He respectfully explained his purpose to the gatekeeper of the Crown Prince's residence, but the gatekeeper frowned and said, "What Aunt Yue? I didn't see her."

Gu Boyu and his men waited outside the Crown Prince's residence for two days, but they didn't see anyone.

“This won’t do, my lord. We must report this to the Kyoto government office,” said Steward Zhang. “If she takes His Highness the Crown Prince’s carriage to another place, we could wait here for a year and still not catch her.”

Gu Boyu waved his hand, saying that they absolutely could not report it to the authorities, and that the authorities must not find out what Gu Chengyan and Guan Yingying had done.

Gu Boyu was filled with worries and hadn't had a proper rest for several days. With his head full of white hair, he looked visibly aged.

"Mother, I need to find my mother, I'm hungry!"

Gu Yuebai's crying startled Gu Boyu.

Guan Yingying, are you hiding in the Crown Prince's residence and refusing to come out?

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