Gu Huixiu had been poisoned, but fortunately the poison was not strong, and Shen Qingqiu fed her milk. She was in good health and had a strong will, so she was able to hold on until now. Now, how could she bear Gu Yong's rough treatment?
"Don't be anxious. If you have something to say, take your time and let her go first." Seeing that Gu Huixiu was tormented and rolled her eyes, vomiting blood and twitching, Liu quickly stepped forward to hold Gu Yong's arm and gently persuaded him, "I know you are angry, but you have to ask one question at a time, right?"
Gu Yong had a dark face and didn't reply, but he finally let go.
Gu Huixiu whimpered and fell back onto the carpet.
Liu looked at her and waved her hand to call the doctor, "Doctor, please take a look at her first, don't let her die!"
She spoke coldly, finally bringing out a hint of disgust.
After all, Zhao's death was so tragic. From what Gu Huixiu said, she knew about it for a long time. She was the second daughter of the Hou family, and she could live such a good life with fine clothes and delicious food, all thanks to Gu Yong's support. In the end, she knew that Zhao had died, but she just stood by and watched.
Liu really disliked her.
"Yes, ma'am." Upon hearing this, the doctor stepped forward tremblingly to feel Gu Huixiu's pulse, and then wrote out a prescription. Jin Cai and Tu Jiu held it and boiled the medicine in a short while, and then forced it into her mouth.
Taking this opportunity, Liu and Shen Qingqiu told Gu Yong everything that had happened.
Gu Yong's back was soaked with cold sweat.
He stretched out his long arms to embrace Liu, then picked up Shen Qingqiu and placed him on his knees, breathing heavily.
Almost!! Just a little bit, he lost his wife and daughter again.
"Qingqiu, you did a great job. In the future, no matter what happens or who you face, as long as you feel there is danger, don't be cautious. Don't think too much, just expose it directly."
He whispered.
Shen Qingqiu sat on his knees, and her little body, which had been struggling unwillingly, suddenly froze. After a long while, she turned her head away with a slightly blushing face and held his arm with her little hand.
"Really...anyone is fine? Aren't you afraid that I will offend someone for you?"
Shen Qingqiu bit his lip, raised his head and spoke softly.
Dada Xing'er's eyes were full of temptation and shyness.
"Of course it can be anyone. With your father backing you up, you can even knock the sky down!" Gu Yong smiled, enjoying the pleasure of raising a daughter.
"A girl should be quiet and gentle, but you treat her as a naughty boy. If you don't teach her good things, Qingqiu will be wild enough!" On the side, Liu listened to them talking and couldn't help but hit Gu Yong's chest with a little annoyance.
"Hahahaha, my daughter is a daughter of a general, so it's right for her to have a wild temperament. What's the use of those ladies who hum like mosquitoes!" Gu Yong patted Shen Qingqiu's little shoulder.
"Father, I love what you said."
Shen Qingqiu arched his eyebrows.
"You two are really the evil stars in my life." Liu smiled helplessly.
The atmosphere among the family of three finally became warm, and the hostility in Gu Yong's eyes gradually dissipated. Liu looked at him, sighed with relief, and cast a grateful look at her daughter.
This child has always been arrogant and not very close to her stepfather Gu Yong. She never expected that this time, she would be willing to humble herself for him and act like a little girl to make him happy.
Shen Qingqiu turned his face away and said nothing.
Her cheeks flushed slightly.
Gu Yong hugged his wife and daughter, with a touched look in his eyes.
Warm time always passes quickly, and it seemed like only a moment had passed before Mother Chen lifted the curtain and came in to report that Gu Huixiu had woken up.
The three of them went to the inner bedroom and took her for a long interrogation. Finally, they got to the bottom of the death of Zhao and the child.
"If you don't believe me, uncle, I secretly hid one of the two maids who delivered Madam Zhao in the farm." Gu Huixiu whispered.
Gu Yong's eyes changed.
"You know how to plan ahead, and you even left something for your parents."
"Uncle, I had no choice but to do this. If it weren't for that midwife, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to wash myself clean even if I jumped into the Yellow River for what happened today." Gu Huixiu smiled bitterly.
"Bring that old woman here. If what you said is true, from now on, you will still be the lady of the Hou Mansion." Gu Yong said coldly.
Gu Huixiu let out a long sigh and finally fainted with relief.
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Time passed quickly. Gu Yong gave an order and Tu Jiu led a team to quickly bring back the midwife who had been raised in Gu Huixiu's farm for many years. The midwife was blessed by Gu Huixiu and was taken care of by her. She was also loyal to her and told everything without Gu Yong's interrogation.
Gu Yong was so angry that he wanted to kill.
Gu Jing and Shen from the second house were also extremely anxious. Once Gu Huixiu entered the first house, she never came out again. No one could find her alive or dead. When Shen occasionally met Liu during a visit, she asked about her carefully, but she only said that Gu Huixiu had left with Bai Mama a long time ago...
Shen felt nervous and didn't dare to ask more questions. She came back dejected, and the couple had no clue.
However, Gu Jing privately guessed that something might be wrong, and was thinking about how to put the blame on Shen if something really happened.
On this day, when it was bright in the sky and Old Lady Xu had just woken up, her two granddaughters-in-law came to pay their respects to her.
Liu was in front and Shen was behind.
Liu also brought her encumbered daughter, Shen Qingqiu. Looking at the girl who had caused trouble at the wedding, Old Lady Xu frowned slightly and was about to speak when a loud noise came from outside.
"What's wrong? Why is there so much noise so early in the morning?"
Old Madam Xu said angrily.
The maid ran out to see, but before the door was opened, Gu Yong strode in from outside, holding Gu Jing's neck with a knife in his hand, his face as cold as frost and his eyes as loud as thunder.
“Brother, you, you please let me go, it hurts me so much!” Gu Jing screamed, his face turning purple from being strangled by Gu Yong.
"Beast!" Gu Yong didn't care at all. He rushed into the room and threw him to the ground.
"Yong'er, what are you doing? Ajing is your brother, how can you treat him like this?" Old Lady Xu stood up suddenly and screamed.
"Hey! Grandma, big brother, beat me to death!" Gu Jing saw that his grandmother was towards him and started yelling. However, before he could finish his sentence, Gu Yong's knife was pressed to his neck.
With a 'swish' sound, a deep scar was left, blood gushed out, and the severe pain made Gu Jing see stars in front of his eyes, "Brother, wuwu, brother!!"
He screamed, and a smelly stain of water flowed out of his crotch.
Gu Jing felt so much pain and fear that he actually peed.
"Gu Yong, what have you done? You actually wanted to kill someone in front of me. A Jing is your own brother. Are you crazy? Or did some unvirtuous woman instigate you to kill your brother?"
Old Lady Xu's eyes went dark, and she shouted loudly, glancing at Liu. She cursed, "When Shaoqing was adopted by you, it was your own consent!!"
"Gu Yong, you refused to marry, and you took concubines for several years without having children, so you chose your brother's son. Now that you have married, even if you want your own son to inherit the throne, you have to give birth to a son first. Now you are shouting for war and killing, don't you think I, your grandmother, care?"
Old Madam Xu cursed loudly, her face turning pale with anger.
She misunderstood, thinking that Gu Yong acted like this because Liu Shican was dissatisfied with Gu Shaoqing's position as the crown prince, and forced Gu Jing to come to her to make trouble! ! "You vixen, you unvirtuous vixen, even if you want to sow discord between the brothers, you must be able to give birth to a child. You are a divorced concubine, you are so old, who knows if you can lay eggs! !"
She spoke angrily, without any mercy, and scolded Liu.
Liu frowned and said nothing.
But Shen Qingqiu was not so good-tempered. Looking at Gu Jing who was rolling his eyes and Shen who was trembling, she sneered and went straight to Liu. She looked up and faced Old Lady Xu and sneered:
"Old lady, there is indeed that unvirtuous woman in your family, but she is not my mother. Your eldest son did kill his younger brother for his wife, but she is not my mother either!"
"He killed Gu Jing because of Madam Zhao, your former granddaughter-in-law who died twice."
Shen Qingqiu said directly.
"Zhao?" Old Lady Xu was stunned and turned around in confusion. "Gu Yong, what's going on? Zhao has been dead for so many years, why are you digging her up again?"
"Old lady, you have to ask your good grandson about this. If he didn't send someone to provoke my mother and want to kill us, how could such a thing happen? And he even dug up the cause of Mrs. Zhao's death."
Shen Qingqiu folded his arms, a smile on his face.
Old Lady Xu listened with bewilderment in her eyes, "What, what does this mean? What are you talking about?"
"Who killed whom? Who wanted to poison whom? Gu Yong, Liu, tell me clearly!"
She yelled loudly.
Shen, however, was already weak all over and sweating profusely from fear.
As for Gu Jing, he had been silent since Shen Qingqiu said the word "Zhao".
Gu Yong looked at Old Lady Xu coldly without saying a word.
When he went to the battlefield, he entrusted Zhao to the care of Old Lady Xu. At that time, she was in charge of the entire Renhou Mansion. If she had been more careful, Zhao would not have died.
Shen Qingqiu also shrugged, not wanting to bother with this biased old lady.
Liu finally softened her heart. Seeing the bewildered and painful look on Old Madam Xu's face, she sighed and stepped forward and said, "Madam, this is what happened..."
She spoke softly, telling Old Madam Xu everything, from the time Gu Huixiu came to pay her respects to the death of Zhao.
"...No, no, it's impossible. This is not true. I don't believe it. This is a lie. Zhao had a difficult birth. I was guarding the door myself. How could it be that your brother killed her? Gu Yong, you, don't be fooled. There must be someone behind this!"
Old Lady Xu shook her head in disbelief. She turned to look at Shen, who looked guilty, and her silent grandson. Suddenly, she turned to look at Liu, "Is it you? You vixen, you haven't behaved well since you entered my house. You want the position of the crown prince, right? I'll give it to you!!"
"I'll let Shao Qing step down and give you the position of Crown Prince. I'll give you whatever you want. Don't do such a thing. I only have two grandsons. Don't create discord between them!"
She yelled at the top of her lungs.
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