"Old woman Zhang, quickly take a look at me, is this face and these clothes acceptable?"

Granny Zhang frowned, stepped forward and carefully smoothed out the creases on Madam Lu's skirt, saying with pity,

"Madam, sometimes it's when women are a little more vulnerable that men feel sorry for them!"

"You're right." After saying that, Madam Lu turned and walked to the small couch, wiping away the tears in her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Old Lady Zhang, tell me, what's wrong with me pushing Gu Qianluo out for the sake of the Gu family's honor?"

It's all because the master fell ill. If he hadn't fallen ill, would he have been willing to punish Gu Qianluo?

Furthermore, if we hadn't severed ties with Gu Qianluo, wouldn't our Gu family have faced censure from the Marquis's mansion?

The entire Gu family, numbering over a hundred, depended on the Marquis's mansion for life and death.

At this moment, Gu Cixiu had already arrived at the entrance of the Buddhist hall.

Hearing the voices inside, he stopped in his tracks.

Madam Lu was taken aback. She glanced at the shadow outside the house and gave Granny Zhang a sharp look.

Granny Zhang's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly began to comfort her.

"Madam, this is not your fault!"

The mistake was that the young lady shouldn't have gone out on business with those guards from the Marquis's mansion; she was inconsiderate!

Madam is not heartless. Although the eldest daughter is not your biological child, she is still your child in name only.

I know that you must be feeling terrible about what you did.

The lady was very righteous; for the sake of the family, she was willing to be scolded by the master!

With a mistress like you to help me, I have no regrets about spending my whole life as a servant in the Gu family!

Upon hearing Granny Zhang's praise, tears welled up in Madam Lu's eyes, and she sobbed,

"Waaah, Granny Zhang, you always say nice things to coax me!"

If I were really that good, why hasn't the master come to see me yet?

This time, the master truly hates me!

"Madam, don't be sad. Master loves you so much! He will never let you be upset."

Standing outside the door, Gu Cixiu listened to the conversation inside the Buddhist hall, his mind filled with a multitude of emotions.

Gu Cixiu genuinely liked the Lu family.

Therefore, before Gu Qianluo's accident, Gu Cixiu turned a blind eye to the actions of the Lu family.

He even pretended not to see her secretly embezzling Gu family property with Gu Zichen.

But it was only after Gu Qianluo's accident that Gu Cixiu discovered the true nature of the Lu family.

He took out a stack of Xuan paper from his sleeve. The paper was covered with dense characters, all of which were written about the unjust things that Lu Shi and Lu Zichen had done in the Gu family over the past few years!

Gu Cixiu's face contorted with rage as he glanced at the words in his hand, his fists cracking as he roared.

"Poisoning her own husband! Seducing and flirting with another woman! Absolutely unforgivable!"

Gu Cizheng straightened his expression and strode into the Buddhist hall.

Seeing this, Madam Lu's eyes flickered. Supported by Granny Zhang, she staggered to Gu Cixiu's side, knelt down, and pleaded.

"My lord! My lord! I know I was wrong! But I was only thinking of the family!"

My lord! Please calm down! Don't be angry with me anymore, please don't ignore me, okay?

Gu Cixiu raised an eyebrow and looked at the tearful, coquettish Lu Shi in front of him, a bitter feeling rising in his heart.

He vaguely remembered the first time he met Madam Lu; it was her eyes, brimming with autumn water, that touched his heart.

At this moment, Gu Cixiu looked at those eyes again and felt only disgust.

"My lady, please stop acting. I've come here today to settle things with you."

Startled, Madam Lu slowly raised her eyes to look at Gu Cixiu and asked softly,

"Sir, what do you mean by that?"

Gu Cixiu frowned, took out a stack of Xuan paper from his sleeve, and handed it to Madam Lu.

"Madam, please take a good look. Is there anything you've missed?"

Lu was taken aback, then spread the Xuan paper out flat and looked at it one sheet after another.

When Madam Lu saw the last letter bearing the words "Letter of Divorce," she could no longer contain her resentment and laughed wildly, looking up at the sky.

"Hahaha! Gu Cixiu! You finally couldn't keep up the act anymore!"

"For the sake of Gu Qianluo's dead, despicable mother, you've finally decided to turn against my son and me!"

With a "slap," Gu Cixiu raised his arm and slapped Lu Shi hard across the face.

Because the force of the palm strike was too great, Lu was knocked to the ground.

Granny Zhang quickly stepped forward to help her up, "Madam, Madam, how are you?"

Granny Zhang was practically a servant of the Gu family, and this was the first time she had ever seen Gu Cixiu so angry.

Granny Zhang sensed something was wrong and quickly stepped forward, kneeling down to plead.

"Master, please calm down and don't hold a grudge against Madam anymore!"

She was thinking of everyone in the Gu family!

Although this young lady wasn't her darling, she was someone who had called her mother.

The lady's decision to sever ties with the eldest daughter was also for the sake of the family!

"Sir, it's not worth doing this for a dead man!"

"Dead? Who's cursing me to die?"

Suddenly, a surprisingly familiar voice came from outside the Buddhist hall, and everyone was startled, turning to look at the speaker.

Madam Lu's pupils widened as she watched Gu Qianluo walk towards her step by step, seemingly in disbelief.

"Who...who...are you?"

Gu Cixiu's eyes darkened as he looked Gu Qianluo, dressed as a handsome and dashing young master, up and down, and asked in surprise,

"Who are you? Why are you disguised as my beloved daughter?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qianluo's gaze fell fiercely on Madam Lu, and she coldly snorted.

"What? Mother doesn't remember Luo'er?"

Gu Cixiu's eyes were already brimming with tears, a long-lost tenderness appearing in them. His hands trembled as he tightly gripped Gu Qianluo's arm.

"Are you really Luo'er?"

Looking at Gu Cixiu, whose face had aged ten times since a year ago due to poisoning, Gu Qianluo felt a surge of bitterness in her heart.

"Father, look, it really is Luo'er!"

Gu Cixiu raised his hand, trembling slightly, and gently stroked Gu Qianluo's cheek. His downturned lips slowly curved into a smile, and he wept with joy.

"Luo'er is back! It really is Luo'er who's back!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Lu turned her head to the side, not daring to meet Gu Qianlu's gaze again, and muttered to herself,

"How could this be? How could this be? Gu Qianluo is dead, she's dead!"

Stimulated by the sudden appearance of Gu Qianluo, Lu lost his mind for a moment.

She pulled a gold hairpin from her hair, intending to stab Gu Qianlu in the back.

Gu Cixiu's eyes darkened, and in the nick of time, he grabbed Gu Qianluo's arm and turned her behind him.

Gu Qianlu turned around and realized that Madam Lu was rushing towards her with a gold hairpin in her hand!

"Go to hell! Gu Qianluo! Go to hell!" Madam Lu cursed incessantly!

She raised an eyebrow, then suddenly extended her right leg, swiftly and skillfully kicking the knife out of Lu's hand.

Then, Gu Qianluo quickly flew behind Lu Shi and used the whip on her body to tie Lu Shi's hands together.

Upon seeing this, Gu Cixiu quickly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Luo'er, are you hurt?"

Gu Qianluo's gaze fell on Lu's arrogant face, and she said in a deep voice,

"Father, rest assured, your daughter is fine."

The Lu mother and son committed many evil deeds and poisoned their father.

"Didn't Father want to settle accounts with her today?"