He snorted coldly.

"Since you insist that this child belongs to my Chen family, then let everyone bear witness. Three days later, let this child and my father-in-law testify their relationship through blood tests. The truth will then be revealed."

Gu Qing looked at her coldly, but was surprised to find that she was not afraid at all, but seemed more confident and proud than before.

She is not afraid of blood test?

Is he pretending to be calm or does he have another plan?

For a moment, Gu Qing was confused again, but the words had been spoken and it was impossible to take them back.

She could only temporarily suppress the confusion in her heart and ordered people to invite Yu Furong and her daughter to the Chen Mansion, arrange a room for them, and keep them under careful watch.

Cutting off her connection with the outside world might reveal her flaws.

The disturbance was temporarily quelled, but even so, someone with ulterior motives still got hold of the evidence and presented it to the emperor along with the closing statement of the Supreme Court Minister.

The emperor was furious and immediately dismissed Chen's father from his official position and confined him to his palace for a year.

When the eunuch delivered the imperial decree, Chen's father, who had always pretended to be calm, faltered and instantly became hunched over. His expression became dull and he lost all his brilliance.

Everyone in the Chen Mansion was dejected. However, the second and third wives came over after hearing the news. They said they were worried, but they were openly and covertly sarcastic.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry for you. And my brother too. He's already old, and he still caused such a thing. He's lost face for the rest of his life, and even our Chen family can't hold our heads up."

Third Aunt Bai had a look of gloating on her face and stabbed Chen's mother in the heart.

She just couldn't stand her sister-in-law. Why was her life better than hers in every way?

The husband is capable and not unfaithful. Not only are his step-sons all successful, they are also very filial, especially Chen Zhizhou, who married a woman from the wealthy and powerful Gu family.

She took all the good things for herself, and now she is finally getting her comeuppance!

She rushed over immediately after hearing the news just to see how aggrieved her sister-in-law was.

"Men! Having three wives and four concubines is normal. Big brother is pretty good. Sister-in-law, don't hold on to him too much."

Second Aunt Lu also spoke up.

What she meant was that she was too jealous, so Chen's father didn't dare to take a concubine and had to go out and have affairs.

Mother Chen was already quite upset, and after being ridiculed by her two malicious sisters-in-law, she could hardly breathe and covered her chest with her hands, looking painful.

Gu Qing, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it any longer and said coldly, "The truth is still unknown. The two aunts are so eager to throw dirty water on their own family. Someone who doesn't know would think that the singer was hired by you to deliberately disgust my mother!"

"How can you talk like that, kid? We are your elders after all. You are a girl from the Gu family, how can you be so uneducated?"

Mrs. Lu frowned, stared at her unhappily, and lectured her like an elder.

Bai acted like a shrew. She glared at Gu Qing and cursed, "You little whore, you're talking nonsense. You just walked in and you're already ruining the relationship between my mother-in-law and us. The Chen family will be ruined in your hands in the future..."

Gu Qingben gave them some face because they were his elders.

But some people just don't know how to be shameless even if they are given face. Since that's the case, she won't tolerate it anymore and frowns.

"If you two aunts are truly concerned, we welcome it. If you're just here to watch the fun, please leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, given my husband's temper, he'll be furious when he finds out you're bullying mother. I heard my second uncle happens to be under my husband's command. I wonder if he'll be able to handle it..."

Her voice was so deep that it made people's hearts tremble.

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Zhizhou was mentioned, the arrogant Lu and Bai families immediately changed their expressions and shut up in embarrassment.

Their husbands and children still rely on Chen Zhizhou, and this man is a scoundrel. If he really finds out, it is hard to say what will happen!

Looking at the two people who became obedient in an instant, Gu Qing's eyes became more and more disdainful.

…

evening.

Gu Qing leaned on the chaise longue, covered with a thick white fox fur blanket. On the small table beside her was an exquisite teacup, still emitting steam.

She pulled the blankets up closer, feeling sleepy.

I felt someone coming in while I was dazed, and I forced my eyes open a little.

Chen Zhizhou came over with a cold body, and a cool breeze accompanied him. Gu Qing couldn't help shivering and gave him a reproachful look.

This rude man has no idea how to be considerate of others.

As if sensing Gu Qing's dissatisfaction, Chen Zhizhou stopped and rested for a while by the fireplace before he hugged her in his arms and touched her all over.

"Try to counsel your mother these days. She's been working so hard and her health has always been poor. Now she's been hit one after another. I'm afraid..."

There was a layer of coldness in Chen Zhizhou's eyes, but it disappeared instantly when he looked down at Gu Qing, leaving only lingering tenderness.

Even though I knew she had other motives for marrying me, I still couldn't control myself from getting close to her.

"Yes, I know."

Gu Qing was feeling sleepy, and his voice was quite lazy.

"Look at you like this, why don't I carry you back to bed!"

Chen Zhizhou scratched her nose lovingly, and his strong arms wrapped around her slender waist.

Gu Qing put her arms around his neck, and the scent of orchid sprayed on his neck.

His eyes moved slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. He swallowed and his Adam's apple rolled up and down.

"Young Madam."

There was a knock on the door, and the person outside called out softly through the door.

When Gu Qing heard that it was the person he sent to monitor Yu Furong, he instantly came to his senses and reached out to push the person in front of him.

Seeing that the other party was a little dissatisfied, she bit her lip, leaned forward, and kissed him on the cheek.

Chen Zhizhou didn't know whether he was surprised or happy, and stared at her for a long time.

"Come in!"

Gu Qing gathered her loose clothes and waited for the others to settle before she asked in a deep voice, "But what did you find?"

A round-faced woman came in. She seemed not to have expected the Third Master to be here, and her face was a little hesitant. "Young Madam, please let the servants keep an eye on the woman and the child. She has been quite well behaved since she moved in, but... but..."

As she spoke, her eyes kept glancing towards Chen Zhizhou, as if she felt it was inappropriate for him to hear her.

"But you can say it!"

Bad thoughts began to arise in Gu Qing's mind.

The round-faced woman said, "Only your maid Pei'er sneaked over there and tried to approach that woman when we weren't paying attention, but we stopped her."

Pei'er?

Gu Qing frowned. Could it be that this was planned by his father?

"Well done! Go to the accounting office tomorrow to collect your reward. Keep watching and report any incidents, big or small."

Chen Zhizhou spoke at the right time, and only after the round-faced woman left did he turn his gaze to Gu Qing.

In the silent night, those eyes, permeated with dark light, seemed to be able to see through all lies.

He is waiting for a reasonable explanation!