Gu Zheng, dressed in mourning clothes, immediately knew from the angry words of the steward, Xiao Zhang, that this was the enemy who had driven his father to his death.
They actually dared to come to our door demanding our return?
"I'm going to the imperial court to file a complaint! His Highness the Crown Prince is going too far!" Gu Zheng's eyes were red.
He was not yet twenty years old, and the eldest son of the Earl's family was left to support the household.
The people felt both sympathy and anger.
The Crown Prince is shameless! He drove the old man to his death, and before his body is even cold, he still dares to come to his door and ask for his concubine.
Even ordinary people don't humiliate others like this!
Gu Shaoyu looked at Shi Xiu and released his full aura of power. Shi Xiu's smile froze, and the flesh on her cheekbones trembled involuntarily. She wanted to leave, but her legs went weak.
"What do you want with the women in the inner quarters of the mansion?" Gu Shaoyu asked authoritatively.
“She’s a technician in the Crown Prince’s residence. Good, she hasn’t been on duty for several days. Let’s come and ask her about it.”
"What kind of technician? What is she making? Is she indispensable?"
"Well, well, it's those handicrafts women do..."
Shi Xiu wouldn't dare say she was developing weapons, but all an ordinary woman could do was make do with her children's clothes.
This makes the Crown Prince seem even more shameless.
What kind of craftsmanship could make the Crown Prince drive a lowly official to his death in order to seize it?
Gu Shaoyu's face darkened, and he said, "Does the Crown Prince think that the Earl's Mansion has no one left? He actually disregards the Earl's Mansion's reputation and bullies it in an arrogant and unscrupulous manner!"
"Guards, give these lackeys a good beating to appease your brother's spirit in heaven."
Nanxing Beichen immediately led the guards to pin Shi Xiu down at the gate and beat him with sticks.
Shi Xiu screamed like a chicken being strangled and tortured, sending chills down the spines of people on half the street!
Every single guard who came with Shi Xiu was subdued and severely beaten.
Nanxing and Beichen are both martial arts masters whose strength far surpasses that of generals. After being beaten with a board, Shi Xiu and the guards were left with torn skin and barely breathing.
The coachman from the Crown Prince's residence was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
Gu Shaoyu told the coachman to take everyone back and said to him, "Go back and tell the Crown Prince that I will impeach him for forcibly taking the Earl's concubine and forcing the Earl of Pingyang to his death."
The driver was so frightened that he wet himself and hurried back home.
Butler Zhang and Gu Zheng both knelt down and kowtowed to Gu Shaoyu, crying, "Your Excellency, the Earl died so unjustly and tragically. You must avenge him."
Gu Shaoyu neither asked them to get up nor made any promises.
He was facing the Crown Prince, who was backed by the Wei family. His chances of winning were slim, but he couldn't just let it go.
Xie Zhaozhao heard the commotion and had been helping with the funeral arrangements at the Earl's residence for the past two days.
Although Gu Boyu's body was completely destroyed, he certainly did not die as silently as Tu Shi.
Gu Shaoyu pinned Shi Xiu down and beat him severely at the entrance of the Earl's mansion, and Xie Zhaozhao knew that Gu Shaoyu was angry.
After he finished beating Shi Xiu and his gang and said those words, Xie Zhaozhao decided to have an open and honest talk with Gu Shaoyu.
They must prevent the prince from resorting to desperate measures.
"My lord, I have something I'd like to say to you alone." Xie Zhaozhao looked at Gu Shaoyu with a serious expression.
Gu Shaoyu said, "Let's talk about it when we get home."
The two took a carriage back to Qingpu Garden and entered the last courtyard on the island in the middle of the lake.
It was also the most confidential courtyard.
"Zhao Zhao, what's wrong? Tell me!" Gu Shaoyu said calmly, but with a hint of hope that she could completely trust him.
Xie Zhaozhao looked intently at Gu Shaoyu. He was a high-ranking Grand Secretary, but in front of her, his eyes were clear and he seemed harmless.
"Gu Shaoyu, there's something I need to tell you frankly."
"Okay, go ahead."
“Before the Earl passed away, he visited Qingpu Garden. In order to protect the entire Gu family, I told the Earl about Aunt Yue’s background.”
Gu Shaoyu: "What is Aunt Yue's background?"
"Aunt Yue's given name is Tu Qianyue, which is a pseudonym."
"Her name was only registered in Ouyang last year, said to be the daughter of the Tu family who was lost and found."
"She is not Gu Chengyan's cousin, but Guan Shanyue's daughter. She is the eldest daughter of the Guan family, the one you handled in the first case of confiscation and exile. She is also the great lucky star predicted by the monk Yuan Zhen twenty years ago. Her real name is Guan Yingying."
"..."
“At the time of the incident, she was still young and not the main culprit, so it’s normal that you didn’t pay attention. Gu Chengyan kept this a secret, but Madam Tu knew that she was a fugitive.”
Xie Zhaozhao lowered her eyes. "Guan Yingying is not only a fugitive, but she also claims to be from a thousand years in the future. I can't be sure if it's true. But Gu Chengyan harboring a fugitive and Guan Yingying using the Panacea to control the Crown Prince are both heinous crimes that will lead to the extermination of their families. They will be exposed sooner or later, so I exchanged opinions with the Earl. Aunt Yue absolutely cannot be allowed to live."
Gu Shaoyu nodded, instantly understanding what Xie Zhaozhao wanted to talk to him about.
Aunt Yue and Gu Chengyan have both committed heinous crimes, enough to wipe out their entire families, so naturally they cannot be spared.
Because she told Gu Boyu the truth, Gu Boyu understood the situation and ordered Guan Yingying to be beaten to death, and then dragged Gu Chengyan to commit suicide by fire.
Thinking of Gu Boyu's tragic death, Xie Zhaozhao shed tears.
Gu Shaoyu reached out from across the desk, took her hand, and comforted her, "You don't need to blame yourself. Your brother fulfilled the responsibilities of a duke. His death has nothing to do with you. Your brother wrote me a letter, which is basically the same as your guess."
He handed Gu Boyu's last letter to Xie Zhaozhao.
Xie Zhaozhao was still somewhat moved when she read the last few lines, "If His Majesty and the Crown Prince want to exterminate the Gu family, tell His Majesty that you are just an adopted child of your father..."
The prodigal son returns, but alas, there is no shore to reach!
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