Chapter 159 Mother, Let Us Protect You

Chapter 159 Mother, Let Us Protect You

"What? Your second brother was sent to the army?!"

When Lin Wanhui heard this, she was completely dumbfounded.

She stood up suddenly, and the teacup in her hand fell to the ground. She didn't even notice that the scalding tea had scalded her feet. She was completely panicked and at a loss.

"How could it be possible?"

Lin Wanhui suddenly grabbed Gu Ruyu's clothes, her eyes wide open: "Your second brother is the runner-up in the imperial examination, the second in the first class, and will soon be able to enter the palace to become an official. How could he suddenly be exiled?"

Lin Wanhui didn't want to believe it at all.

You have a good son. He won the second place in the imperial examination and got married. No matter how you look at it, he has a bright future in his career. Now you tell her that after a banquet of honor, Gu Ziyun was directly sent into exile?

"You must be talking nonsense, you bastard. How dare you imitate that bitch Su Jin and bully me, your mother!"

Thinking of this, Lin Wanhui gritted her teeth and slapped Gu Ruyu hard.

Gu Ruyu covered her red, swollen and painful face, and her whole body collapsed. She angrily cursed: "Am I sick? Why would I bully you? My second brother was really exiled..."

Gu Ruyu loudly recounted what happened at the Enrong Banquet, saying that Gu Ziyun plagiarized Gu Zilu's essay, which was brought to the emperor by the failed candidates, and that Gu Ziyun threatened Gu Zilu, etc., so the punishment was changed from caning to exile.

"Exile?!"

Lin Wanhui was trembling all over, even her lips were shaking.

"How can he be exiled? How can my son survive here? I'm afraid he will die in a foreign land, with his head and body torn apart!"

What good can come from being exiled?

At least if you were exiled, you could find a complete body. But if you were exiled, you wouldn't know where you died. Where would you go to find it?

And why was he sentenced to exile when he was fine?

Lin Wanhui's eyes were red. She pushed Gu Ruyu away and walked out. "I want to find my sister. She is the mistress. She brought you out. She should watch over you and protect you. I want to ask my sister how she is the mistress. How did she protect my son? She even protected him to the point of exile!!"

"mother!"

Gu Ruyu collapsed even more. She was so angry that she shouted, "Do you understand the seriousness of this matter? If you go to look for your mother now, aren't you walking into a trap?"

Everything that happened at the Enrong Banquet, one by one, involved not only Gu Ziyun, but also you, Lin Wanhui!

Gu Ruyu stamped her feet anxiously. She didn't dare to breathe at the Enrong Banquet and buried her head for fear of being dragged out. Now that she has finally returned, she wants to discuss a way to survive with her mother. But now it seems that her mother only has her second brother in her heart and doesn't care about her at all!

Gu Ruyu gritted her teeth in anger.

If her mother was kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion, what would she do in the future? Would she really run to Liuting Pavilion to serve Su Jin, pour her tea and water, and put on a smiling face?

She doesn't want to.

Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell mother, Su Jin is going to leave soon. If mother stays calm, maybe she can become the mistress. Then wouldn’t she be a legitimate daughter?

The more Gu Ruyu thought about it, the happier she became. She felt it necessary to bring Lin Wanhui back.

Unfortunately, she was still a step late.

Lin Wanhui rushed to the door of Liuting Pavilion like a madman, yelling and cursing as she tried to rush in.

"Su Jin, Su Jin, get out of here! I know you look down on me and are trying every way to drive me away. If you have the guts, come at me. Why are you targeting my brother Yun? He is the most promising man in the mansion, but now you have sent him to exile! You are such a vicious mother who kills her son!"

Lin Wanhui was crying and making a fuss, and the old woman guarding the gate was frightened. She was still thinking about whether to tell the mistress, but who would have thought that a cold light flashed in the dark night, and a long sword as cold as ice was already across Lin Wanhui's neck.

The crying stopped instantly.

Lin Wanhui was angry, but she was not stupid and knew what was around her neck.

She looked at the person who came with fear and trepidation. Several servants around her held up lanterns, and the light illuminated a childish face.

Gu Zilu held the sword steadily, his eyes, which were 70% similar to Su Jin's, were cold and frosty.

"Lu, Brother Lu..."

Lin Wanhui was panicked for a moment. She glanced at Jian and bit her lip and said, "I, I am your father's concubine!"

Gu Zilu had no expression on his face, and even a hint of disdain floated in his eyes: "You also know that you are a concubine."

The young man said in a steady voice, "A concubine who taught her son to bully the legitimate son and jumped around in the mansion, causing her father to be suspended from his post. Now she dares to come to the mistress's door and talk nonsense. Lin Wanhui, even if I kill you here today, no one in the mansion will stop me. Do you believe it?"

"I..." Lin Wanhui was furious and said, "I, I don't believe it!"

"Oh, then let's give it a try."

After saying that, the young man shook his wrist, and the tip of the sword moved forward an inch. The piercing pain and bone-chilling chill penetrated into the bones and blood. At that moment, Lin Wanhui was frightened and fell to the ground with a scream, covering her neck. When she felt the warmth and wetness in her palms, she was so frightened that her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

The old woman who followed nearby was already frightened to death when she saw this, and she screamed: "Murder, murder!"

Gu Ruyu, who arrived later, had no idea what had happened, but when she saw Lin Wanhui lying on the ground with blood between her fingers covering her neck, and Gu Zilu holding a sword in his hand, she was frightened.

"Old Five, you, you actually dare to kill someone!"

Gu Zilu said calmly: "It's not murder. There's no need to ruin my career for a concubine. Come, take this thing back and tell everyone that whoever disturbs mother's rest tonight will end up like her!"

The young man held the sword in one hand, and the sharp edge of the sword was visible in the firelight. His voice was cold and deep. In the howling night wind, Gu Ruyu shivered all over and was so scared that he couldn't utter a word.

Was Gu Zilu like this before?

In the past, Old Five had the least sense of existence. He always hid behind others and was as silent as a background board. But today, the little boy held the sword in one hand and looked so majestic that even Gu Ruyu was afraid.

Such a fifth brother is so scary!

She was so scared that she took a few steps back and quickly asked the maid to take Lin Wanhui away.

After all the disturbing things had gone away, Gu Zilu swung his sword and put the long sword neatly back into the sheath. The young man waved his hand and ordered: "Surround this place!"

My mother has agreed to leave this matter to me, so I must do my part diligently and responsibly.

I hope things will go smoothly with my eldest brother and fourth sister, and they can get divorced as soon as possible after three days.

After all, some things cannot be delayed. Delaying will lead to changes. It is better to cut the Gordian knot.

While Gu Zilu was guarding his mother here, Gu Zixuan also stopped Gu Changqing who was about to go out.

"Get out of the way!" Gu Changqing was almost mad with anger, but the young man in front of him, who was taller than him, spoke coldly.

"Don't even think about it!"