"I put Mr. Su and the little cousin of the Su family on the same bed."
boom!
This is the truth.
So unbearable, so dirty.
Gu Jiu closed her eyes. She was afraid that if she looked at Gu Zhili's face, she would impulsively kill someone.
After a moment, she suppressed the murderous intent in her heart and asked again, "And then?"
Gu Zhili shook his head repeatedly, "I don't know. I was only responsible for giving them the drugs, putting them on a bed, and then I left. I don't know what happened after that. I was just following orders, and I don't want to do this!"
"Go on!" Gu Jiu said sternly.
The so-called innocent excuses are all nonsense.
Gu Zhili trembled with fear and spoke cautiously, "A few days later, I learned that the Su family's little cousin had disappeared. No one had seen her alive, and no one had found her body. I guess she was dead, but I really don't know who did it. Before I could react, something bad happened to the Su family. They were in turmoil and their future was in jeopardy. You know everything that happened next."
Gu Jiu's hand fell on the table, and his fingers slid lightly across the table, very gently.
Her mood was like the sea, turbulent and full of anger.
"Didn't Mr. Su come to settle the score with you?"
"No. He was struggling to protect himself at the time, and I was the son-in-law of the Marquisate and his son-in-law..."
The implication is self-evident.
The Su family can hardly protect itself. For the sake of the Su family, there is a high probability that Mr. Su will swallow his anger.
I thought that if I could get through this, it wouldn’t be too late to deal with Gu Zhili later.
If she couldn't get through this, Su, as the daughter-in-law of the Marquis's mansion, would at least have a place to settle down. The premise was that the two families didn't fall out.
Later, when Mrs. Su passed away, Mr. Su probably regretted it.
However, he could only continue to keep it secret.
What an ugly thing!
He also carries a life on his shoulders.
The Su family has been a scholarly family for generations, and now that they have been dismissed from office, they cannot afford the blow of such a scandal.
How could Mr. Su dare to tell the truth so easily?
Gu Ting and Gu Jiu are both children of the Gu family.
Now that his biological mother has passed away, how could Mr. Su slander the child's biological father in front of the child?
Sometimes, one decision can change a person's life.
I wonder if Mr. Su was able to rest in peace when he passed away.
Gu Jiu asked, "Did my mother find out what you did?"
Gu Zhili nodded slowly. "I don't know how she found out. She was already pregnant with you at the time. She confronted me, asking me about the whereabouts of my little cousin from the Su family and asking me if I had murdered her to silence her. How could I admit to such a thing? Of course I denied it. But I could tell that she must have known something. Maybe she knew the whole truth. Because of the quarrel, she had a miscarriage and had to stay in bed to take care of the baby. Only then did she calm down."
Gu Ting had already scratched the armrests of the chair, but he held back and didn't say a word.
Gu Jiu suppressed his anger and continued to ask, "Why didn't my mother tell anyone about this?"
Gu Zhili laughed at himself, "She has to protect her reputation, the Su family has to protect its reputation, and she also has to consider things for you and your sister. How can she casually tell others about such things?"
"Since she wouldn't say anything and wouldn't tell anyone about the dirty things you did, why did you kill her?"
"That's not true. You can't believe other people's nonsense." Gu Zhili exclaimed repeatedly, looking panicked.
Gu Jiu remained unmoved. She tapped the table lightly, observing Gu Zhili's reaction.
Gu Zhili was sweating profusely and was fidgeting as if there were nails under his butt.
His eyes were wandering and he didn't dare to meet Gu Jiu's gaze.
Maybe it's because I feel guilty, or maybe it's because I'm under too much pressure.
She asked, "Did you guess who was threatening you behind the scenes?"
Gu Zhili shook his head repeatedly, "No one has contacted me since then."
Gu Jiu raised an eyebrow. "It doesn't make sense to discard such a useful chess piece like you after just one use. By that time, had Xie Mao already been promoted to an official in the Eastern Palace and was he highly valued by Crown Prince Renxuan?"
Gu Zhili was bewildered. "You suspect Xie Mao was the one who secretly threatened me? No, no, no, that's impossible. At that time, Xie Mao was just a nobody, and he was only promoted to an official in the Eastern Palace after the Su family got into trouble. The timing doesn't match at all."
After a pause, he continued, "When Old Master Su was driven out of the court, the Eastern Palace suffered the most. Xie Mao wanted to be an official of the Eastern Palace, so how could he undermine the Crown Prince? If the Crown Prince is in trouble, he won't benefit either."
"He can take this opportunity to make a name for himself and gain the favor of Crown Prince Renxuan."
Such cases of people stepping on the shoulders of their colleagues to get promoted are common in official circles.
The officials of the Eastern Palace were not united, and there were always conflicts among them.
Another thing is that Mr. Su is not an official of the Eastern Palace. He is just highly regarded by Crown Prince Renxuan and is a very tough civil servant.
Gu Zhili shook his head like a rattle. He didn't believe that he would be manipulated by Xie Mao.
Gu Jiu sneered, "Of course he can manipulate you. If it weren't for him, how could a girl like Xie from a small family have the chance to become a concubine of a marquis."
Gu Zhili snorted coldly, "Stop talking nonsense. Do you think I'm just a fool and a waste in your eyes?"
About the same.
Gu Jiu didn't continue to provoke Gu Zhili, but asked: "Did my mother threaten you, so when she was bedridden after giving birth, you wanted to kill her to silence her?"
"No! I have never killed anyone, and I certainly won't kill my wife."
Gu Zhili flatly denied it.
He confessed everything except murdering his wife, which he refused to admit.
Gu Jiu was calm and collected. "Do you know what Xie Shi did secretly when I let it slip in front of her?"
"What did she do? Did she slander me again?"
Gu Jiu took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
The folded handkerchiefs were unfolded layer by layer, and finally a piece of medicinal material was revealed.
"Mrs. Xie is quite scheming. She secretly picked up a herb from my mother's share and has carefully preserved it. I've already had it tested, and it contains a trace of arsenic."
"She framed me!" Gu Zhili shouted and threw himself on the table, trying to destroy the medicinal herbs.
Gu Ting stood up suddenly, grabbed Gu Zhili's collar and put him back in his seat.
"Father, don't act rashly," he warned.
Gu Zhili was gasping for breath, his clothes soaked with sweat.
He was flustered and angry. "Slander, all slander! God knows where this herb came from. It's very likely that she deliberately framed me."
Gu Jiu smiled faintly, "After my mother died, my father was so excited that he even drank to celebrate. How do you explain that?"
"That's not true!" Gu Zhili waved his arms. "I don't know where you heard that nonsense. It's all fake, fake."
"But the Su family's little cousin is real. The death of the servant Gu Cong is also real."
Gu Zhili let out meaningless roars like a wild beast.
He slammed his fist on the table, and the teacup jumped up.
Gu Jiu said lightly, "Those who knew about this back then are still alive, so the truth will eventually be revealed. Do you want to tell me in person, or let me learn the truth from someone else?"
"Do you hate me? Do you still recognize me as your father?" Gu Zhili questioned Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu smiled calmly, "Before we talk about family affection, why don't you tell me the truth, father?"
"She's already dead. You've never even met her. What's the point of what you're doing now? Can someone who's been dead for decades be more important than a living person? Can she be more important than the family's reputation?"
Bang!
Gu Jiu slapped the table, his movements seemed very light, making only a little noise.
But it unsurprisingly suppressed Gu Zhili's anger.
Gu Zhili was like a mouse with its neck strangled, unable to utter a word.
Gu Jiu said softly, "I just want to know the truth. As for the family's reputation, I will protect it."
Gu Zhili sat down dejectedly, as if he had lost his parents.
"You're pushing me to death!"
"Are you brave enough to do it but not to take responsibility for it?" Gu Jiu asked.
Gu Zhili's face was pale. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. His teeth were chattering and he almost bit his tongue.
"She's very stubborn. Once she makes a decision, no one can change it. If it weren't for the need to protect her pregnancy, she would have turned against me long ago."
Gu Zhili quietly recounted what happened that year.
Gu Jiu reminded him: "Keep going!"
Gu Zhili smiled bitterly. "She's very smart. She figured out the truth about the Su family's little cousin's disappearance and the Su family's misfortune through clues. She threatened to destroy me and the Gu family."
"Did she say that in anger?"
"Maybe. Anyway, I don't like her at all. She looks like a crazy woman."
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, "What made you decide to kill her?"
Gu Zhili turned his head and met Gu Jiu's gaze for the first time. "She was weak after giving birth to you and needed to rest. I went to see her once. She was very weak, but her eyes were particularly sharp and cold. In this respect, you and her are very similar. At that time, the Su family had been driven out of the capital and was completely ruined. She asked me, asked me..."
"What do you want to ask?"
"She's a lunatic. She actually asked me if I was going to kill her next. She also said she was very weak and only a little bit of arsenic would kill her."
"You're talking nonsense!" Gu Ting shouted angrily, "Mother would never say such a thing. You're clearly trying to excuse yourself."
Gu Jiu frowned and waved his hand to signal Gu Ting to be quiet.
She stared at Gu Zhili, "You mean, your mother tricked you into killing her?"
"I'm not lying!" Gu Zhili shouted. "At this point, do I really need to lie? She's really crazy. She really told me that just a little bit of arsenic would kill her. If she hadn't reminded me, how could I have thought of using arsenic? According to my idea, if I drove away the maids and servants around her, and if I neglected her, she would die soon with her health condition."
"Were there any servants present when you were talking?"
Gu Zhili shook his head repeatedly, "There were no servants present."
"Have you ever thought about why she tempted you to kill her?"
"She doesn't want to live anymore. And her body is ruined. Even with careful care, it will only take a year or two. She is trying to harm me. It's obvious that she is plotting against me. I didn't mean to do that."
Gu Zhili covered his face and burst into tears.
Gu Ting was excited. "Sister, you can't really believe what he said. He is slandering mother. How could mother be willing to give up on us and want to die?"
Gu Jiu looked up and sighed, "She is begging to live."
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