"Mother is a very intelligent person. She sees through you and knows that you hope she will die soon, right?"
"say!"
Gu Jiu questioned harshly, but Gu Zhili was confused and could only nod.
"What would you do if she really died?" Gu Jiu asked softly.
Gu Zhili looked confused. He raised his head with cloudy eyes, not knowing what was going on.
Gu Jiu pointed at Gu Ting and asked, "Can my brother survive and grow up?"
She pointed at herself again, "Will I be able to grow up alive?"
Gu Zhili moved his lips but said nothing.
Gu Jiu patiently coaxed her, "You hate your mother, don't you? She's smart and clever. All your tricks and all your dirty thoughts are exposed in front of her. You feel embarrassed, angry, dissatisfied with her, and even disgusted. You hate that she sees through you. When others threatened you to find something to hold against the Su family, you didn't hesitate at all, and didn't even think about asking your uncle, grandfather, or the old marquis for help. You agreed to their request without hesitation. You subconsciously hoped that the Su family would suffer misfortune, right?"
Gu Zhili shook his head repeatedly, "Stop talking nonsense."
Gu Jiu smiled coldly, "Afterwards, my mother found out the truth, and in her rage she threatened to destroy you. Years of pent-up emotions suddenly erupted, and you thought that if you could destroy the Su family, you could certainly destroy her as well. Rather than letting her destroy you, you might as well strike first. From that moment on, you had the idea of killing your wife in your heart."
Gu Zhili avoided Gu Jiu's gaze and said, "It's all speculation, all false. I told you, she was the one who wanted to die, and I was just helping her."
"Why did she want to die so badly? Because you pushed her. You hated her and wanted her dead. My brother and I are both an eyesore to you. If Mother really died of a serious illness due to the servants' neglect, you wouldn't feel the slightest bit of guilt. That would also mean that my brother and I probably wouldn't have had the chance to grow up alive."
"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. You are my children. How could I possibly hurt you?" Gu Zhili roared, his face full of grievance.
He was wronged.
He's not that bad.
He is a father!
Gu Jiu remained indifferent to his shouting.
She said expressionlessly, "Mother knew it all. She was no longer able to take care of my brother and me, and the Su family was no longer reliable. Before she died, she wanted to find a chance for my brother and me to survive. That was to have you kill her with your own hands, and use your guilt to ensure that my brother and I could grow up safely."
Gu Ting shed silent tears, his eyes full of sadness.
He asked Gu Jiu, "Sister, is what you said true? Mother wanted to die so that we could live?"
Gu Jiu sighed, "Brother, think back to your childhood, there might be some clues."
Gu Ting was at a loss at first, and then his face became ferocious.
He jumped up, rushed to Gu Zhili, grabbed his collar, and waved his fist...
This face is so disgusting and vicious.
Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but he allowed the brother and sister to live because he felt guilty about killing his wife.
Even so, my sister almost died due to "neglect of care by servants."
But this person happened to be his own father.
His fist stayed in mid-air. He wanted to kill this man, but he couldn't bear the sin of patricide.
He struggled, conflicted...
His eyes were filled with anger, hatred, and pain.
"Brother, let go!" Gu Jiu held his wrist tightly and pulled him away forcibly.
Gu Ting fell into the chair with a painful look on his face. He felt incompetent and sorry for his mother who gave birth to him and protected him.
He despised himself, deeply despised himself.
Gu Zhili looked as if his soul had been sucked out of him. He asked blankly, "In her eyes, would I kill you, kill my own child? In her eyes, am I so vicious?"
Gu Jiu said calmly, "You won't kill us. You'll just watch coldly as my brother and I are mistreated to death, die in accidents, die of illness... Your attitude determines our life or death. Mother tricked you into killing her, betting her life that you still have a shred of conscience, a shred of guilt. That you would stand up and protect my brother and me when misfortune strikes."
"If she dies of a serious illness, will I have no conscience?" Gu Zhili looked confused.
Gu Jiu sneered, "You hate her and fear her. She humiliated you, a young master from a marquisate, and you've been accumulating resentment. Only when you think you've finally overpowered her, and can even decide her life or death, will you vent that resentment. Once the resentment is released, you'll have a slight sense of responsibility as a father, and a modicum of guilt. It was because of this sense of guilt that my brother and I were able to grow up alive. From the beginning to the end, she saw through you. You have no way to hide from her."
Su is such an extremely smart woman, so smart that it makes people feel distressed.
Gu Jiu felt uncomfortable and his eyes were wet.
She raised her head to stop the tears from falling, and she didn't want Gu Zhili to see her vulnerable side.
"Since she was wholeheartedly thinking about you and your sister, why didn't she reveal a single word to the servants around her?" Gu Zhili was full of questions.
Gu Jiu's mouth twitched, "Because she wants my brother and me to survive. If she doesn't reveal a word to the servants around her, my brother and I won't know the truth and won't resent you. Children can't hide their emotions. If my brother and I harbor hatred towards you, we won't be able to grow up alive. Those servants might also lose their lives. My brother and I are so young, we need loyal servants to take care of us. Hiding the truth is to ensure that we are well taken care of and grow up smoothly."
Gu Zhili suddenly laughed.
After laughing, he gritted his teeth and said, "She looks down on me. She's self-righteous. Whether it's true or false, she can always see through it at a glance. The person next to you can see through everything about you, and she keeps it to herself, saying nothing. At the critical moment, she'll say something deadly and provocative. Do you know how terrifying that is?"
"This is not a reason for you to kill her." Gu Jiu said coldly.
Gu Zhili chuckled coldly, "The ice is three feet thick, and it didn't freeze overnight. You said I'm resentful, and I admit that I am very resentful. But resentment didn't accumulate in a day, it was accumulated over years and months. She disdains me, so why should I care about her? She would rather chat and laugh with those stupid women than smile at me. I am her man, the son of a noble marquis, but what is her attitude towards me? She is so confident because she gave birth to the eldest son, and I will not let her have her way."
At this point, Gu Zhili's eyes flashed with deep malice.
"She didn't want to give birth, but I insisted on making her pregnant with my child. She was weak, and pregnancy was a heavy burden on her, so I insisted on having the doctor protect her pregnancy. She had a difficult labor and heavy bleeding, so I found a century-old ginseng from the Marquis' Mansion to save her life. She will die sooner or later, but before she dies, I have to let her know who has the final say in this family. I am her man, and if I want her to give birth, she has to give birth. If I want her to die, she has to die. Her life is in my hands, and she can't look down on me, hahahaha..."
Gu Ting clenched his fists, his knuckles crackling.
The whole person looked very violent, but he couldn't scare Gu Zhili.
Gu Zhili was never afraid of his reckless son Gu Ting.
“Ahem…”
Gu Jiu coughed lightly, and the smug Gu Zhili stopped laughing instantly. He looked very nervous and uneasy.
Gu Ting really wanted to curse: Fuck!
His fist was less effective than his sister's cough.
Is he that weak?
On the battlefield, he was General Gu, who was feared by the enemy.
He clenched his fists and wanted to punch Gu Zhili in the face.
Gu Jiu asked, "Who did you ask to poison him?"
Gu Zhili said tremblingly, "The servant is Gu Cong. He is very clever and does things properly."
"Where is Gu Quan?" Gu Jiu asked casually.
Gu Zhili was momentarily bewildered. "It's none of his business. At that time, he was not even worthy of my attention."
Gu Jiu scoffed, "Where did the arsenic come from?"
"I bought it from pharmacies. I bought a little bit from each pharmacy and saved it up little by little. She was so weak that only a little bit of arsenic would kill her."
Gu Jiu narrowed her eyes slightly, she was very unhappy.
Gu Zhili immediately lowered his head and said nothing.
"Did you arrange for someone to kill the servant Gu Cong?" Gu Jiu asked casually.
Gu Zhili was stunned for a moment.
The main reason was that I didn’t expect Gu Jiu to care about the life and death of a servant.
He lowered his head and whispered, "He was just pushed from behind, nothing else."
Gu Jiu sneered, "Why did you make Xie your wife after Mother died? Was it because Xie Mao became an official in the Eastern Palace? As a son of a marquis, if you wanted to marry a concubine, you could have married someone much better off than Xie. Why did you choose Xie over everyone else and make her your wife despite the whole family's objections?"
Gu Zhili's forehead was sweating.
He said cautiously: "This has nothing to do with your mother's affairs!"
Gu Jiu said casually, "I'm just curious, so I asked casually. Is it inconvenient for you to answer?"
Gu Zhili nodded first, then shook his head. "Back then, the Xie family was doing well. Xie Mao rose to prominence and became an official in the Eastern Palace. He was a very smart man. I just wanted to establish a good relationship with the Eastern Palace, just in case in the future..."
Hearing this, Gu Jiu sneered, "You were counting on Crown Prince Renxuan to ascend the throne and become emperor so you could also benefit from it. At that time, Crown Prince Renxuan had a great chance of winning. How did Xie Mao trick you? When the crown prince ascended the throne, he recommended you and asked you to follow him to rise to prominence."
Gu Zhili looked ashamed and embarrassed.
Those bewitching words, when heard back then, made people's blood boil.
Looking back now, I feel like I must have been completely out of my mind back then. How could I have been fooled by Xie Mao's few words?
Gu Jiu turned his eyes away, really not wanting to see Gu Zhili's disgusting face again.
She stood up and left the study without saying a word.
Gu Zhili looked confused and at a loss.
What's going on?
Why did you leave?
Is the conversation over?
Does it mean that he is fine and Gu Jiu will not hold him responsible?
After all, the incident happened decades ago. Why dig up the past and make a fool of yourself?
Gu Zhili secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had passed this hurdle.
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