Without thinking, Jiang Segu raised his hand and slapped Yin Muheng. "Yin Muheng, do you think I'm bluffing you? Think about it carefully. How could the clan leader and his uncle have taken Ruoli away so quickly, and how could the news of Ruoli's pregnancy have spread so rapidly throughout Baoding? How could no one have helped to stir things up?"

That person is more than happy for you to take Ruoliu, and then take advantage of the Yin family's moral failings to attack them, so that the Yin family's business will definitely be affected!

According to the Yin family rules, the eldest son of the legitimate wife will only be informed of the true nature of the Yin family's business upon reaching adulthood. However, my grandfather and eldest uncle passed away suddenly. I don't believe that my maternal grandmother did not tell you in advance who the Yin family was accumulating wealth for!

That person's thoughts are unfathomable! But if the Yin family loses its ability to amass wealth, do you think that person will still keep the Yin family alive?

Her voice was low and hoarse, but every word struck Yin Muheng's heart like a heavy hammer.

Yin Muheng was only a thirteen-year-old boy at the time. The incident happened so suddenly that he hadn't even recovered when he received a letter from his mother threatening suicide. He then boarded a carriage to the capital.

He spent several hours in a daze on the carriage, constantly recalling the events of that day. Overwhelmed with self-reproach and guilt, he didn't think about anything else!

Looking into Jiang Segu's piercing eyes, he blankly recounted what had happened that day.

That day was the tenth day after my father passed away.

His former classmates and friends came to pay their respects to his father. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and his friends took him out of the mourning hall to his courtyard for a chat.

Later, Ruoli brought some wine, and he drank a lot because he was grieving over his father's death.

Later, when he woke up, Ruoli... was sleeping next to him...

Jiang Segu's eyes burned with hatred like a raging fire. Looking at the already dejected Yin Muheng, he felt a tightness in his chest, unable to breathe properly, and extremely uncomfortable!

After a long silence, she said in a low voice, "Tell me about your classmate!"

Yin Muheng stared at Jiang Segu, looking bewildered.

"Didn't you ever suspect him?"

"Ziyi? What do I suspect about him?"

Jiang Segu glared at Yin Muheng, then pinched her a few more times, still not satisfied. "What do you suspect him of! What could you possibly suspect him of! Of course, you suspect him of being instructed by someone else, colluding with Ruoli to plot against you! You idiot!"

Jiang Segu was truly furious!

They even used foul language!

"I have no grudge against Ziyi, why would he want to harm me?"

"That's why I asked you to tell me about him, so I can find out what he's after!"

"But Ziyi..."

Just as Yin Muheng was about to make a fuss, she shrank back under Jiang Segu's piercing gaze and honestly began to recount Wan Ziyi's background...

"Wan Ziyi is from Changqing County in Baoding Prefecture. His family is very poor. His father used to be a hunter, but he broke his leg in a snowfall at the end of last year. Now his mother supports him by washing clothes..."

That's all for money!

"Qiaohe, quickly go and report to Third Grandmother everything your cousin said, word for word, and ask her to send a message to Baoding, asking your eldest aunt to investigate Wan Ziyi, and also to thoroughly investigate the people in your cousin's courtyard!"

I would also like to remind my aunt that no matter what, she must send someone to find out if Ruoli is really pregnant.

Also, tell your grandmother that some material possessions should be let go!

If Liu was merely a second-class maidservant by her cousin's side, how could she have the ability to deliver wine to her cousin that day without being discovered to have done *that* with him? She absolutely refused to believe that no one had orchestrated it!

Qiaohe accepted the order and hurried away.

"Cousin, you should go back to the hospital and rest first. You should think carefully about what happened that day and see if there's anything you've overlooked."

Yin Muheng walked out of the house with her head down, her previous radiant demeanor gone. She seemed to have completely forgotten how Jiang Segu had found out about the matter that only the eldest son of the Yin family knew.

No sooner had he left than Jiang Segu ordered Qiaohe to keep watch next door, instructing her to report back as soon as Gu Songhan returned to the manor...

***

Gu Songhan stayed in the palace until dusk.

The Emperor held a banquet in the Hall of Preserving Harmony, inviting General Weiyuan and others who had come to the palace with him to dine there. Naturally, civil and military officials from the capital were also present.

Disliking the formal and bureaucratic atmosphere at the banquet, Gu Songhan excused himself by saying he had drunk too much and left the main hall.

But as soon as he stepped out, a palace attendant approached him, saying, "General Gu, please come with me!"

"I don't know who you are..."

"General Gu, there's no need to ask any more questions. Just follow me!"

Gu Songhan followed the eunuch all the way to Hongyi Pavilion.

The young eunuch served him tea and then withdrew.

Gu Songhan stood upright in the hall with his hands behind his back, waiting quietly for the person to arrive...

About an incense stick's time later, footsteps sounded behind me.

Gu Songhan turned around, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "This humble general pays his respects to Your Majesty."

Emperor Xuanzong ascended the throne with a somber expression, showing none of the friendliness he displayed at the banquet, exuding the majesty of an emperor who held the power of life and death.

"Gu Songhan, do you know your crime?"

"This humble general does not know what crime I have committed?"

"How dare you! First you mocked the young ladies of the Song family, then you incited the public to fabricate rumors and slander the eldest daughter of the Song family, causing the Song family to lose face. You even forced the Song family to send several young ladies to the Jingyue Nunnery to reflect on their mistakes. General Gu is truly all-powerful and doesn't take me seriously at all!"

Emperor Xuanzong's words were filled with thunderous power, and every sentence contained the oppressive force of the imperial family!

"This humble general is guilty, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Although he was apologizing, there was no fear on his face, as if he was certain that he would not do anything to him!

This greatly displeased Emperor Xuanzong.

An emperor's mind is always changing in an instant. One moment he may be blaming Gu Songhan, and the next he may be all smiles, having regained his affable demeanor at the banquet.

"I find it very strange that you have never met the sixth daughter of the Jiang family before, so why would you make an enemy of Grand Tutor Song for her sake?"

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