Chapter 191: Put Yourself in Others’ Shoes
"Master Zhang, you heard what she said just now. It was her fault. It has nothing to do with me."
Tang Song said this expressionlessly, and the room suddenly became quiet and silent.
Duke Su looked at him in amazement and murmured, "Song'er..."
Gu Yunchang was also stunned for a moment, and then a mocking look flashed in her eyes.
Tang Song seemed oblivious to the gazes of the crowd as he spoke to himself, "Since she has confessed her guilt, I would like to trouble Lord Zhang to order her arrest and execution on a chosen day."
Elder Zhang's eyes deepened, revealing his dislike for the man before him. "You hired someone to kill someone, and the evidence is irrefutable. Even the perpetrator has already accused you, yet you still manage to say this without batting an eyelid?"
Tang Song curled his lips and shrugged nonchalantly, "I was sitting quietly the whole time, not saying a word. She was the one who confessed on her own initiative, not me forcing her. Was what I said wrong?"
Elder Zhang curled his lips in a cold smile and glanced at him indifferently, as if he was unwilling to speak again.
Talking to someone like him only lowers your own value.
"Mother, let's go home." Tang Song looked at Gu Yunchang with a smile. His expression was calm, but the storm hidden in his eyes was enough to swallow her up. "Just as father said, which aristocratic family doesn't have some secrets? Looking around, those who are your age have already had many wives and concubines, and their children and grandchildren are scattered all over the place. But father only has mother to take care of, without even a concubine."
Tang Song's eyes darkened as he said in a deep voice, "Father loves you deeply, what else could mother not be satisfied with?"
Gu Yunchang was furious for a moment, and couldn't believe that he could say these words so calmly, "You...you..."
Duke Su seized the opportunity and spoke hastily, "Yes, Yunchang, I already know I was wrong. Cen Wanqing is the widow of a close friend. I was ordered to help her before her death, but I have always thought of you in my heart. If I had any other intentions, why would I wait until now?"
"Yun Chang, think about it. When you gave birth to Chen'er, your belly was left with such a heavy mark of pregnancy, blood streaks crisscrossing. Anyone who saw it would be disgusted." Duke Su sighed and patiently brainwashed her. "I am the only one who doesn't care about these things. I have been with you for more than ten years as always. Have you forgotten all this friendship?"
Such a private matter was spoken out loudly in public, and the entire Censorate was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Gu Yunchang felt a roar in her ears, and could no longer hear anything. The gazes directed at her were magnified infinitely. She even felt as if she was naked and being watched by everyone. She subconsciously covered her lower abdomen, her face pale. "Tang Yuan! You f—"
"Duke Su, you are so resourceful."
Before Old Man Gu could curse out loud, Su Cheng slowly spoke, looking at him with a half-smile, "Exposing Madam's scars in public is to embarrass her and make her want to die of shame and anger, so that she either bangs her head against a pillar or gives up the idea of divorcing her husband."
"That way, you can get what you want, right?"
Duke Su's eyes flashed with guilt, but he didn't show it on his face. He glanced at her coldly and said sarcastically, "I'm talking to my wife. What does it have to do with you?"
"A woman goes through so much hardship to bear a child for her family and her husband, and the blood marks on Madam's body are proof of her motherhood. How can that be so terrifying?" Su Cheng sneered, seeing through him completely. "Could it be that you dislike your own mother?"
Duke Su's expression changed slightly. He stared at Su Cheng hatefully and was speechless for a long time.
"Madam would rather leave traces all over her body than give birth to Suzhou and prolong the Duke's family's lineage. Cen Wanqing would rather sacrifice her life to protect Tang Song, the ungrateful bastard. They have forgotten who they are and only remember that they are mothers."
"No wonder Tang Song developed this personality. I thought he was born bad, but it turns out he was carefully taught by others." Su Cheng crossed his arms, his eyes wandering over the two of them with interest. "You are not father and son, but you are worse than father and son. You are simply wicked to the extreme."
"You!" Duke Suguo was so angry that his vision was black. He pointed at her and cursed, "You have swallowed all the etiquette and rules into a dog's stomach. Is this the family education of the Zhao family?"
"Duke Su." Zhao Hu stood in front of the Censorate, waving a folding fan, with Steward Liu at his side. "It's not for outsiders to judge the Zhao family's upbringing. I worked so hard to climb up the ladder so that my daughter could speak freely in front of outsiders. Duke, calm down and don't argue with my daughter. If you provoke me, I'll be incorrigible."
This sentence was like a basin of water that completely extinguished the arrogance of Duke Su. He seemed to have thought of something, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, and he actually closed his mouth and stopped talking.
Su Cheng noticed his strangeness and looked up at Zhao Hu at the door, his eyes full of inquiry.
Does he know something?
Zhao Hu smiled at her and motioned her to continue, "You can talk about yours, I will support you."
Su Cheng was stunned for a moment, and a ripple arose in his heart.
She seemed to... see kindness in Zhao Hu's eyes?
Aren't they mutually beneficial? Why would Zhao Hu come to support him?
Seeing Su Cheng turned away, Zhao Hu's smile deepened, and he covered his lips with his fan, "How is it?"
Manager Liu glanced sideways and whispered, "What does the Patriarch mean?"
"I really like this girl. I might as well recognize her. That way I can have a future." Zhao Hu glanced at him with a smile on his lips. "What about you? Do you like her?"
"Everything is up to the master." Steward Liu looked up at the green hue in the room, and a rare smile appeared on his usually dull face. "Young lady is as beautiful as a fairy and so smart. It's hard not to like her."
"Then she will be my daughter from now on." Zhao Hu took a deep breath, looking very relieved. "If she is willing to truly call me dad, then my life will not be in vain."
Inside the house, Gu Yunchang hung her head, her shoulders trembling unconsciously, not knowing what she was thinking.
The next moment, her hand was gently held by someone.
Gu Yunchang subconsciously raised her eyes, her gaze falling on the girl's dazzling smile, and she was distracted for a moment.
"Madam, don't be afraid, just kick him." Su Cheng held her hand a little harder, as if to encourage her, "As long as there is green mountains, there will be no fear of running out of firewood."
How great it would be if this girl were my daughter-in-law...
Gu Yunchang pursed her lips and glanced at Xie Suzhou, who was sitting beside her in deep thought, in confusion.
"Madam is so kind. Losing you is his sorrow." Su Cheng smiled at her and gently advised, "From now on, Suzhou and I will be by Madam's side. And his two younger brothers are also kind-hearted people. If Madam treats Suzhou well, they will also treat her well and respect her like their own mother."
Gu Yunchang's eyes sparkled with light. After a moment's hesitation, she held her hand and said firmly, "I want to divorce my husband."
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