Chapter 448 He Yin Makes a Move

Sun Ruoyun asked one last time, her eyes filled with expectation yet also a hint of fear.

"Miss Sun has asked the wrong person. Everything Miss Sun has done is based on your purpose. How can there be any talk of hatred or not hatred?"

Gu Shuyan thought Sun Ruoyun's words were utterly absurd. Not only that, she even felt that Sun Ruoyun's behavior was somewhat morbid.

Since she chose to attack me back then, what's the point of her putting on an act now? Does she really think she can forgive and forget and make peace with her?

Gu Shuyan didn't think she had such a good temper. The two of them were never going to get along peacefully in the first place, so why make it sound so high-sounding?

Besides, even if the other party hadn't attacked her first, she would have attacked them anyway, so Gu Shuyan wasn't surprised that the other party did this.

Gu Shuyan's face was icy cold. Sun Ruoyun knew that Gu Shuyan was determined to break off all ties with her.

“Miss Gu is right, but Ruoyun is taking it too seriously.”

Sun Ruoyun was about to say something more when she looked up and saw a little maid running hurriedly towards them.

"Miss, something terrible has happened! You must go to Aunt Qiao's courtyard immediately!"

The maid looked anxious; it was clear that something serious had happened.

Gu Shuyan frowned upon hearing this. The second branch of the family had been causing quite a bit of trouble lately, but no matter how much they made a fuss, it was still a matter within their own courtyard, so the first branch of the family pretended not to hear it.

But now that they've come to me, I'm afraid things have gotten out of hand.

"Mingyu, you personally escort Miss Sun out."

After saying this, Gu Shuyan smiled apologetically at Sun Ruoyun. It is said that family scandals should not be aired in public, so Gu Shuyan could not possibly take Sun Ruoyun to the second branch of the family.

Sun Ruoyun was already planning to leave, but upon hearing Gu Shuyan's words, she immediately took her leave, saying, "Since Miss Gu has other matters to attend to, then Ruoyun will head back first."

After saying that, Sun Ruoyun nodded to Gu Shuyan and let Mingyu lead her away.

"Miss Mingyu, I heard that the Marquis's mansion has already divided its property. Why is Second Master Gu's family still living in the Marquis's mansion?"

Sun Ruoyun had also heard about the division of the family property between the two brothers of the Hou family, but because the events of that day were deliberately concealed, no one knew the specific details.

"The Marquis's family has few heirs, and the Second Master only returned home after many years away. Our Marquis couldn't bear to part with the Second Master, so he let him stay at the Marquis's mansion."

Mingyu answered Sun Ruoyun's question calmly.

Sun Ruoyun was no pushover, and given that she had been with Gu Shuyan that day, Mingyu couldn't help but be more wary of Sun Ruoyun's questions.

"So that's how it is. I thought there was some other reason why Second Master Gu stayed at the manor!"

Sun Ruoyun smiled knowingly, and seeing Mingyu's calm and composed expression, she already had a guess in her mind.

Mingyu's answer was incredibly fast, almost without any interruption, as if it had been prepared in advance and she only needed to memorize it.

Sun Ruoyun knew that Mingyu was a calm and composed person, but because Mingyu spoke a little too quickly, Sun Ruoyun still noticed something was off.

Gu Shuyan was led by a maid to Aunt Qiao's courtyard, which was already crowded with people.

As soon as Gu Yuxin saw Gu Shuyan, she quickly brought Gu Yuhe over. "Elder sister, Mother felt unwell today, so she found a doctor to take her pulse. But the doctor said that Mother had been taking contraceptive medicine too frequently, which damaged her health."

"Mother immediately interrogated the maidservant beside her, who then said that the medicine was all prepared and delivered by the concubine at her request. At that moment, Mother was demanding that the concubine be expelled from the mansion!"

When Gu Yuxin said this, her face was calm, showing no sign of worry about her birth mother being sent away.

Compared to Gu Yuxin, Gu Yuhe was a bit soft-hearted, and her expression naturally showed more emotion.

"It's alright, I'll go take a look."

Gu Shuyan's words were meant to comfort the two of them. After all, Aunt Qiao was their birth mother, and even if she appeared calm on the surface, she would still have some worries in her heart.

As Gu Shuyan spoke, she walked past the crowd and into the courtyard. Only when she reached the middle of the courtyard did she see the situation inside clearly.

Aunt Qiao was being forced to kneel on the ground, her hair disheveled, while He Yin leaned against a soft chair in front of her. He Yin's face was pale and she looked very weak, but her eyes were bright and alert as she looked at Aunt Qiao.

Gu Shuyan sneered inwardly and took a few steps forward to sit in front of Madam Ji.

As soon as Madam Ji entered the old lady's courtyard, she heard about the incident involving the second branch of the family, so she rushed over here before even sitting down.

Just then, Madam Ji took a sip of water and saw Gu Shuyan. She quickly took Gu Shuyan's hand and whispered to her, "Now that the two families have separated, we should wait and see before making any decisions."

Madam Ji genuinely loved Gu Yuxin and Gu Yuhe. Now that Aunt Qiao has been accused of plotting against the mistress, even if she is sent to the authorities, it will only be Aunt Qiao who suffers.

So Ji Shi had been watching quietly ever since she came in, without saying a word or even uttering a sound.

Gu Shuyan was aware of the situation, so she nodded without saying anything more.

"Aunt Qiao, the evidence is all there. Do you have anything else to say?"

The maid standing next to He Yin was arrogant and haughty, showing no respect whatsoever, even to a woman who had given birth to Master Gu's child.

“I didn’t do it. I said I didn’t do it, and that’s final. If I were to poison someone, I would use something that would kill them instantly. Why would I allow you to humiliate me like this?”

Aunt Qiao's clothes were somewhat tattered, and it was clear that they had been torn.

"Slap me in the face, and see if she's still so stubborn."

He Yin looked at Aunt Qiao, who was glaring at her fiercely, and felt embarrassed. She immediately told the old woman to slap Aunt Qiao.

As Gu Shuyan watched all this, her gaze involuntarily swept over He Yin's face.

Just as Aunt Qiao said, if she really wanted to poison someone, she would have used a drug that would kill instantly, so why would she use a drug that wouldn't cause any real harm to He Yin?

It's likely that this whole affair was a scheme deliberately set up by He Yin to deal with Aunt Qiao.

"Stop! Don't touch my mother!"

A somewhat childish voice rang out, and everyone turned around to see who it was but Gu Zongjie!

Although Gu Zongjie was young, he was still the biological son of Second Master Gu, and his only son at that time. So when the old woman who was about to attack him saw him, she stopped what she was doing, but she did not let go of his hand.