Gu Chengyan stormed into Gu Boyu's courtyard, roaring and demanding to know why he had let his wives and concubines go.

Gu Boyu said calmly, "I have something to tell you. Let's talk in the study!"

Before going to his study, he called Gu Zheng over and gave him two letters: "Gu Zheng, your second and third uncles will be leaving court at noon. Deliver these two letters to them separately, don't delay."

Gu Zheng took the letter and went out. Gu Boyu said to his personal servant, "Lock the courtyard gate. The young master and I have important matters to discuss. Send everyone out and prevent anyone from coming in."

The personal servant went out and locked the courtyard gate.

Gu Boyu picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea, one for himself and one for Gu Chengyan.

"Have some tea, let's have a good chat, just the two of us. How many years has it been since we had a proper conversation?"

Gu Chengyan took a few sips of tea, his face displeased, and said, "Ever since my son became the heir apparent, we haven't sat down to talk together."

"Time flies!" Gu Boyu stood up, locked the study door, tugged at his collar, sat down properly in the chair, and suddenly said sternly, "You kneel down for me."

Gu Chengyan slammed the teacup down, knelt down, and scoffed inwardly, "Is this how they settle scores?"

No matter how you calculate it, I'm still better than you, you scoundrel! Release both your wife and concubines; you have to give me an explanation.

Gu Boyu's voice was somewhat hoarse. He had a lot to say, but for a moment he didn't know where to begin.

"Gu Chengyan, your father has lived a very absurd life. I didn't study hard, I didn't manage the household well, and nothing I did was respectable. As a result, your grandmother, your mother, and even you look down on me, right?"

“I admit, I’m not as good at pretending as you, and I don’t have your ambitions. I can’t even speak coherently. Like right now, I have a lot to say, but I don’t know where to begin.”

"Let's start with this trip to Ouyang for the funeral."

"You couldn't go to Ouyang for the funeral because you were being punished; your second uncle, third uncle, and Gu Zheng were all busy with their duties, and the other nephews and nieces were all studying. So, only the women of the household attended the funeral."

Do you know what happened?

"They were all raped by bandits!"

His voice trembled with sadness as he spoke.

Gu Chengyan raised his head, looked at Gu Boyu, and asked, "Father, what do you mean? What do you mean by 'all of them were ruined by bandits'?"

"It means exactly what it says: all the women in the Earl's household were raped by bandits..."

Oh, no, your third aunt and her maid resisted and were forced to jump off a cliff. Although she was seriously injured, she preserved her chastity.

Your second aunt fought bravely against the bandits. To protect your two cousins, she was slashed three times by the bandits, but her chastity was preserved.

Gu Chengyan didn't believe Gu Boyu's words at all. His eyes widened. How could that be? Neither Xie Xiangxiang nor Guan Yingying said that!

How could bandits possibly have violated all the women in the mansion?

"Is it strange? Why are the bandits so accurate in their intelligence gathering?" Gu Boyu said. "It's all thanks to your Aunt Yue. She hates the Earl's Mansion and wants to drag the entire mansion down to hell."

Tell Gu Chengyan how Guan Yingying contacted Yan Kenian, Wei Bufan, and the bandits.

He said sarcastically, "Gu Chengyan, isn't that interesting? She contacted that guy surnamed Wei to hire bandits to rob the women of the Earl's mansion, and she herself was also violated by the bandits. Your one wife and five concubines have all given you five green hats!"

Is Xie still a virgin? If you don't consummate the marriage, the bandits will do it for you.

Gu Chengyan, this is a wonderful gift from the woman you've cherished for so many years!

You, me, and your second uncle have all been cuckolded! Poor second uncle still doesn't know.

Your second aunt was strong-willed and preserved her innocence, but what about you and me? We, father and son, from our mother to our wives and concubines, are all tainted. We're both green from head to toe.

He nonchalantly touched his head and gave a shameful laugh. "Is your head itchy? Is your neck sore? I am itchy, so itchy that I can't rest day or night."

My neck aches; all these green hats are crushing my neck and spine!

If it weren't for the many things that still needed to be dealt with at home, I would have smashed my head against the stone lion at the entrance of the ancestral home in Ouyang and died.

Gu Chengyan collapsed to the ground, uttering a single, earth-shattering sentence—

"Why wasn't it Third Aunt who was destroyed? Wasn't it agreed that only Third Aunt would be destroyed?"

Gu Boyu, still reeling from the humiliation, was taken aback by these words. He tried to suppress his shock and said calmly, "You want to ruin your third aunt? The entire Bo family relies on your third uncle. Why would you want to ruin your third aunt?"

Gu Chengyan chuckled wickedly: "Ruining her would be a slap in the face to Third Uncle! We're four years apart, and everyone has always compared me to him since we were little."

But I can't be him!

Every time he excels, it makes me feel even more incompetent. Not a day goes by that I don't want to kill him!

But I could never kill him! I could only try to ruin his life by targeting the people around him!

Why do I like Aunt Yue? Because she possesses skills and wisdom that even my third uncle can't match; she can help me crush Gu Shaoyu!

Gu Boyu's hands trembled as he laughed heartily, "As expected, it was your doing. I knew that woman had no power to ruin the entire mansion; it turns out, there really was a traitor like you inside!"

"Beast, beast..." Gu Boyu pounded the table with his fists, "What a misfortune for our family, what a misfortune for our family!"

Gu Boyu angrily scolded Gu Chengyan: "You still dare to resent your third uncle? Every single thing you've done, wasn't it your third uncle who covered for you?"

You think he didn't know you brought Guan Shanyue's daughter, Guan Yingying, back from exile under the pretense of faking her death, and that you were harboring a fugitive?

You think Guan Yingying got some kind of panacea from the Nanzhao Kingdom and gave the poison she made to the Crown Prince without his knowledge?

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