Chapter 353: Two Confrontations



"What do you know? The master has been suffering from hemiplegia at home for some time. If it weren't for my careful care, I'm afraid he would have died long ago. Didn't you rely on me to complete Xue Niang's marriage so smoothly? Now you come to question me, what qualifications do you have!"

When Mrs. Wei first spoke, she felt a little guilty, but the more she spoke, the more excited she became. At last, when she looked at everyone, she had a righteous attitude, as if she had done something worthy of publicity.

After hearing this, not to mention Gu Shaoyu, even the eldest sister-in-law Liu felt a little bit reluctant.

She had also taken care of her seriously ill husband, so she knew that the most important thing for people like them who were weak and bedridden was to stay clean, otherwise they would easily get moles.

But the Duke in front of her was not taken good care of at all, because when the quilt was lifted, she smelled something sour, so she suspected that Madam Wei did not take good care of him, so she retorted.

"Would careful care lead to not even changing your underwear? Would careful care lead to your father-in-law emitting a sour and smelly smell? Would careful care lead to someone becoming so sick in just one or two months? Madam Wei doesn't choose where to lie!"

Her words made everyone understand.

Sister-in-law Liu had experience in taking care of bedridden patients, so she pointed out the pain points. They argued and quarreled for a long time, but there was no reaction from the Duke. It was obvious that he was terminally ill.

In fact, before coming here, Gu Shaoyu had some doubts, wondering if it was Madam Wei who did it. After all, she had hired someone to kill someone for her own benefit before, and now she was just repeating the same old trick, so he didn't think there was anything strange about it.

Now seeing his father's appearance, he has become more or less certain of this idea in his heart.

After being scolded by her sister-in-law Liu, Mrs. Wei felt very upset. She had always regarded these people as thorns in her side, and now what they said made Mrs. Wei very embarrassed, so she said with a cold face.

"Whether you acknowledge me or not, I am your father's second wife and the elder who is in charge of the Duke's Mansion. No one has been respectful to me since I entered the courtyard. If I get angry and report you to His Majesty, I will see how the world will criticize you, the children of the original wife who forced your stepmother to death!"

Mrs. Wei had a look of determination to fight to the death, but she was able to control her sister-in-law, Liu.

She was not afraid of anything else but she was afraid that the smooth life she was leading now would be gone forever. If she really bore this bad reputation, when Ping'er succeeded to the Duke's Mansion in the future, there would be people in the Guo family who would gossip about Xuenniang.

So, she suppressed the questioning momentum she had just expressed.

It's a pity that Madam Wei's trick is useful for the women in the harem, but useless for people like Gu Shaoyu who fought in the previous dynasty and on the battlefield. After looking at Madam Wei coldly, he said calmly.

"If father is gone, all the children of the Shang family will have to observe mourning for three years. If you are gone, only your two sons will observe mourning. It has nothing to do with us. It is just rumors from outside. Do you think I care? However, I am afraid that your son Shang Qilang, who has just entered the court, will have a bright future. Even if he is appreciated, what does it matter? Three years is enough for him to be isolated and helpless in the court."

His words, one by one, sent Madam Wei into an ice cellar. She didn't feel any pain when her fingers pinched into her flesh. She only felt great hatred for the person in front of her. She hated why it was Da Lang who died instead of this abominable Liu Lang! As they were talking, they saw Cao Cao arrive.

Shang Qillang has now won the favor of the Fourth Prince. Although he cannot be said to be very successful in the court, no one dares to bully him at will. Even though Gu Shaoyu has not been in Sui'an City for many days, he has heard about this.

He has lost a lot of his previous immaturity, and now there is more sharpness in his eyes, just like a sword that has just been unsheathed, eager to show its sharpness so that others will not dare to underestimate him.

Mrs. Wei had been unable to fight four people with her own fists before, but now that she saw her son coming, she felt that she had someone to support her, and immediately started crying and shouting.

"My son, you are finally here. If you hadn't come, I would have been forced to death by them. All they say is that I didn't take good care of the master. I really don't know how to live!"

Her ability to bring tears to her eyes just by opening her mouth left Guo Silang stunned.

She was clearly gritting her teeth at them just now, but now that her son is here, she has become the most innocent person. The speed at which this woman changes her face is really extraordinary. No wonder she was able to be promoted from a concubine to a wife. She is indeed a capable person!

Thinking of this, he clicked his tongue twice, and when Shang Qillang heard it, the first person he spoke was to Guo Silang.

The Guo family was originally the prince's faction. Now that he has pledged his allegiance to the Fourth Prince, he is doomed to have no good relations with the Guo family, so he said with a cold face.

"Eighth sister and her husband are really arrogant. They just came back for the third day and broke Madam Jiao's leg. Then they questioned my mother for not taking good care of my father. Since they are so filial, how about I immediately have someone prepare a carriage and send my father to the general's mansion or the Guo family, so that my brother, sister-in-law, sister and brother-in-law can show their filial piety?"

His words are much more insightful than Mrs. Wei's.

He didn't jump or make a fuss, but just continued talking along with what they said. This made them shut up immediately. After all, saying is one thing, and doing is another.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Now they are all preparing to go south. How can they spare the time to look after Shang Yukuan? This is the first reason. They have not received much love from their father since they were young, so their feelings for him are also very cold. This is the second reason.

So, after Shang Qilang finished speaking, his eldest sister-in-law Liu, his eighth sister Xue Niang and Guo Silang all fell silent. Only Gu Shaoyu turned around, stood up, looked Shang Qilang straight in the eye, and then spoke calmly.

"If you speak up, can you be the master of this house?"

"Of course. My father is seriously ill, my mother is tired, and my fourth brother and his wife have to take care of my young nephew and can't go out. I am the only one who can support the family, so I have to support it, just like my sixth brother did back then, right?"

Shang Qillang now knows where to poke where it hurts. The years he was talking about were when Shang Dalang died of illness and Madam Gu passed away. Those were the darkest days in Dongyuan, so just one sentence made the faces of his eldest sister-in-law Liu and others turn ugly.

And Xueniang used to care about the brother-sister relationship between her and Shang Qilang, so she spoke well of him in front of Sixth Brother. But now it seems that she is so stupid!


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