Chapter 434 Can you see your past life?
An aide stepped forward, picked up a document with his name on it, but after reading just one page, his expression changed drastically!
He knelt down on the ground with a thud: "Second Young Master, spare my life! This happened ten years ago. I was young and impetuous back then, so I... But I have already reformed, I have reformed!"
The other staff members were all taken aback by how quickly his expression changed.
They all stepped forward and picked up the documents with their names on them.
Then, one after another, they knelt down in front of Gu Qianhan.
Gu Rongchang's face was extremely ugly: "What exactly is written on it? Why are you all kneeling before him? Didn't you just say you swore to be loyal to me to the death?"
Gu Qianhan mocked him: "Father doesn't even know what his own staff have done, yet he dares to use them. It's truly admirable. Is this the arrogance that comes with old age?"
Although Gu Rongchang was furious with him, he had been through a lot and quickly calmed down.
He stood up, took the document from one of his aides, read it once, and then took the document from the next aide.
After he finished reading them all, his face darkened as if it were about to rain: "Good, everyone has a weakness, everyone has such a big handle on them! It's a good thing that Qian Han is the one who has the handle on you. If others find out, you will all be dead, and I won't be able to escape either!"
The staff members all hung their heads, their faces ashen.
Since they all followed Gu Rongchang, their personalities inevitably resembled his, and they all had a very strong desire for power.
Privately, they naturally used Gu Rongchang's name to vie for power and amass wealth.
But it's not just them; everyone else does it too!
The Crown Prince's men are even more greedy and shameless than them. The Divine Pill Hall, which has caused many deaths, belongs to the Crown Prince!
Gu Qianhan looked at the staff kneeling on the ground. In his previous life, they followed their father. When the Gu family was wiped out, they were also purged by the Crown Prince. Some died, some were imprisoned, and their families were reduced to slaves. Men were sent to the army, women were made prostitutes, and children were castrated and sent to the palace as eunuchs. In short, none of them had a good ending.
That was truly a catastrophe that terrified people.
His voice became deep and resonant: "From now on, all of you will obey my orders. Since you're going to die anyway, following me might save your lives."
The kneeling staff members looked at each other, all somewhat bewildered.
What does that mean? It sounds like they're doomed if they don't follow him.
Even if they made some mistakes, with the Duke of Zhenguo protecting them, they shouldn't die, right?
The Duke of Zhenguo felt that there was a deeper meaning in his son's words. He had actually sensed that his second son had changed a lot recently. He had also heard his second son mention that if the Gu family continued to wield so much power, it would bring about the extermination of the entire family.
According to Gu Qianhan, he, as the Duke of Zhenguo, should retire from the military and return to his hometown; otherwise, he would surely be purged by the Crown Prince in the future.
He didn't know where his second son's conviction came from, but now he knew his son was serious because he refused to give up power; his son was planning to seize power.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally asked Gu Qianhan, "Recently, there have been rumors that some people can see things that happened in their past lives, such as Xiao Qingyuan's concubine and the crazy daughter of the Shen family. Qianhan, could it be that you can also see past lives?"
Gu Qianhan did not answer his question. He only said, "Seizing the throne is a decision I made after careful consideration. It is also my only hope. Father, just listen to me. If you don't listen, then I have a way to make you listen!"
"However, you might not look good then. Think it through before you make a decision."
"It's getting late, son should go back to rest. You should go to sleep early too."
After he finished speaking, he turned and left.
In the darkness and heavy rain, a series of black figures followed him away.
Gu Rongchang frowned as he watched this scene. He and his eldest son exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.
Gu Qianhan's strength has already reached such a level that he has probably already taken control of the entire Duke's Mansion.
Gu Qianling asked softly, "Father, do you think my second brother can see his past life?"
"Maybe yes, maybe no, but he's a little different than before. It's a strange change, don't you think?"
"He has changed quite a bit. If it were before, he would never have tried to steal a maid from Xiao Qingyuan. To be honest, Father, I still don't understand why my second brother would try to steal that maid. I heard from Mother that my second brother actually didn't like that maid."
"So his conflict with Xiao Qingyuan was a battle of egos?"
"It doesn't seem likely. My second brother is mature enough. He hasn't argued with anyone since he was three years old. Someone with Xiao Qingyuan's mind probably wouldn't even look at him."
Gu Rongchang sighed: "I can't understand him anymore. All his actions are somewhat inexplicable, but I know that your second brother is definitely not an impulsive or reckless person. You and I should know better than anyone else that his reputation as a genius is not undeserved."
Gu Qianling nodded, a smile appearing on his gentle face: "Therefore, I am more inclined to believe the possibility you mentioned. Second brother, he can see his past life."
“But I just asked him, and he didn’t say he could see it.”
"But he didn't say he couldn't see it either."
"The idea of a past life is utterly absurd; how could such a thing possibly exist?"
"How about I send someone to inquire about Xiao Qingyuan's concubine?"
"Alright, send someone to the Shen family again to ask Shen Guannian's crazy daughter what's going on."
"yes."
...
The night passed, and the next day, the sky cleared up.
The air was exceptionally fresh after the rain, and the branches washed by the rain began to show a touch of green.
As the weather warmed up, a faint smile appeared on Shen Wantang's face: "Spring is coming, and the ladies and young women of the capital should change into their spring clothes. Our shop will be busy again."
Du Juan chimed in, “Princess Consort, our shop is never idle. After the young master wore the fabric you gave him last time, our shop was almost bursting at the seams. It’s a pity you don’t allow your son to order that kind of fabric anymore, so the money from that time all went to other people.”
Shen Wantang chuckled: "How come you're even more greedy than me? When we make money, we should naturally let others have a share. Otherwise, if only we make money, it will cause public outrage."
Du Juan nodded: "What you said makes sense."
She handed a stack of fabrics to Shen Wantang: "Princess Consort, these are new fabrics that Young Master Biao sent over. Take a look and see which ones we should get?"
Shen Wantang took the fabric, examined each piece, and then selected a dozen or so, handing them to Du Juan: "These will do. Ask my cousin to get more of the glutinous pink one; it'll probably be very fashionable this year."
Dujuan responded and took the fabric out.
Qin Xin walked in: "Princess Consort, just as you predicted, Consort Chu has fallen into the hands of the Yu family!"
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