Seeing Zhao Qi in this state now, Gu Qing really couldn't imagine how Lady Zhao would react if she knew about the relationship between her husband and the maid, as well as all those dirty things!
"without."
Zhao Qi shook his head.
My mother's health has been getting weaker and weaker in the past two years. Even in the hottest days of summer, she still has to wrap herself in a fur coat and cannot get angry. If she gets even a little excited, she might faint.
How could he dare to tell his mother about this!
"Um."
Gu Qing nodded upon hearing this, agreeing with his approach.
"Your mother's body has been severely damaged by the toxins. It's best not to know for now."
She took out the antidote from her arms and explained to him in detail how to take the medicine, the dosage and precautions.
"Your condition is different from Madam's. You only need to take half of Madam's dose each time."
As the toxins are cleared, the health of Zhao Qi and his mother will gradually improve. At that time, it would be most appropriate to reveal everything to Lady Zhao, Duke of Zhao's wife bit by bit.
"Did you try it yesterday?"
What Gu Qing was more concerned about at this time was whether Duke Zhao knew that his old lover was so scheming and vicious.
"Not yet!"
Zhao Qi pursed his lips, not daring to look her in the eyes.
He knew that he was holding himself back, but the news yesterday was like a thunderbolt that made him unable to even think, let alone pretend that nothing had happened and test his father and Aunt Huo.
He really can't do it!
Although Gu Qing had expected this, he still sighed after hearing his exact answer.
Her eyes darkened and her tone became much heavier.
"In the final analysis, this is your family affair, and we shouldn't interfere. Everything that happened before was because we have a connection, so we're here to help if we can. If you don't want to, we won't force you."
Gu Qing looked at Zhao Qi with cold eyes. These words were equivalent to putting all the choices in his hands.
If he is unable to accept it for a long time, then they will regard it as a waste of their meanness and will never meddle in his affairs again. Let him deceive himself, and the family will be considered "happy".
Zhao Qi naturally understood the hidden meaning in her words and struggled internally for a moment.
“I, I was wrong!”
In the end, rationality triumphed over emotion. When Zhao Qi raised his eyes, there was determination in them, and there was no more hesitation or helplessness.
This matter has threatened his life and his mother's life. If he hesitates any longer, he will probably die without a burial place one day, and his mother will be even more miserable, as she will be kept in the dark until her death.
"I will follow your wishes tonight and test my father first."
Zhao Qi clenched his fists, feeling very curious and nervous.
He also wanted to know whether this matter had his father's tacit approval.
Could it be that my father's decades-long care and concern for my mother were all insincere?
Seeing his determined eyes, Gu Qing didn't say much. She knew that at this moment he had really thought it through.
"What should we do after the test?"
Zhao Qi looked at Gu Qing, completely treating her as his backbone. Although they had only known each other for a few days, he trusted them from the bottom of his heart.
This feeling is very strange, and perhaps even Zhao Qi himself cannot explain it.
"Then we have to lure her out of her shell and capture her red-handed. By then, the evidence will be irrefutable, and combined with everything we've done before, she'll have no way of defending herself."
Hit the snake at its most vulnerable part!
Since we have decided to eradicate the cancer, we must do it decisively and not leave the enemy any chance to take advantage. Otherwise, if we give her a chance to breathe, she will definitely suffer a more serious backlash.
Zhao Qi nodded and agreed with her very much.
"But how can we trick her into revealing her true identity?"
Poisoning the Duke's wife and son is no small matter. The other party will definitely know about it, so why take the risk again?
"That depends on your father's attitude. If he's unaware of what that man did and has a deep affection for you and your son, everything will be much easier."
Gu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a slow and steady voice.
That person poisoned Zhao Qi and his mother, but the poison he used was not a strong one. Besides being afraid of exposing himself, he probably also enjoyed watching the lives of Zhao Qi and his mother fade away bit by bit. He sought out many famous doctors but was helpless, and finally had to die in despair.
It's like when a cat catches a mouse, it won't eat it in one bite, but will play with the mouse and enjoy the pleasure of torturing its opponent.
From this, it can be seen that she must hate Zhao Qi and his mother.
The more this happened, the more determined she became to kill them mother and son with her own hands.
If she didn't have the help of Duke Zhao, she would most likely do it herself. Only in this way could she satisfy her morbid psychology. If she used other people, there was no guarantee that something unexpected would happen.
"You just need to keep an eye on her. I think she will most likely target the antidote, but it's not ruled out that she might target other things."
Zhao Qi nodded, with a heavy look in his eyes, and asked her about another possibility.
"What if my father knew all along?"
Gu Qing's pupils shrank slightly, and he pondered, "This is relatively tricky."
"It depends on whether you can be cruel enough to sever this father-son bond."
In fact, in Gu Qing's opinion, if Duke Zhao had always condoned his old lover to poison Zhao Qi and his mother, then such a person would be worse than an animal.
It’s better not to have such a beastly father!
"What do you mean?"
Zhao Qi frowned tightly, his voice rising involuntarily, and if you listened carefully, there was a slight tremor in it.
"If Duke Zhao continues to acquiesce, then it will be difficult for you and your son to get justice from him. Then he will have no choice but to gather evidence, call out the elders of your Zhao family, open the ancestral hall, and expel your father!"
If it really comes to this, I'm afraid there will be no more gratitude between father and son, and they will be no different from enemies.
Zhao Qi's clenched fists tightened, and his joints made cracking sounds.
He was silent for a long time, finding it difficult to make up his mind, and his face showed one of great pain and struggle.
Gu Qing understood the pain in his heart at the moment and did not rush him to make a decision. Instead, he waited patiently.
"I……"
After being silent for nearly half an hour, he finally made a choice.
…
Chen Mansion.
Gu Qing repeated to Chen Zhizhou exactly what he had said to Zhao Qi today.
"I didn't expect that Zhao Qi, who looks so fragile, is actually so decisive and efficient when doing things."
Chen Zhizhou peeled the pear, cut it into small pieces, and put them into Gu Qing's mouth lovingly.
The pears were sweet and juicy. Gu Qing took one bite after another and couldn't stop at all. His entire mouth was filled up and his speech became slurred.
"Um...yes, yes!"
She was afraid that Chen Zhizhou didn't understand, so she could only nod frantically to show that she agreed with him.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
