Chapter 158 Still a Mass Grave
"The ginkgo tree is dead."
Gu Shuyan murmured, and to everyone's surprise, even after hearing that the other person was dead, Gu Jin still demanded to see them.
Seeing that Gu Jin insisted, Gu Shuyan had Mingyu lead her to the courtyard. In the corner, Yinxing's body had not yet been dealt with. Gu Jin was startled when he saw the bloody scene, but he quickly came to his senses.
Looking at Yinxing's tragic death, Gu Jin felt no sympathy whatsoever.
"Flog the corpse a hundred times, then send it to a mass grave."
These words were spoken to the guard behind him. After receiving the order, the guard did not leave through the main gate, but instead carried the corpse and disappeared into the courtyard.
"Master, your health is of utmost importance."
Seeing Gu Jin's trembling body, Mingyu couldn't help but offer a word of comfort.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jin wiped away her tears and returned to the main courtyard.
In the main courtyard, the Ji family had successfully weathered the first wave of poisoning and were gradually returning to calm.
Taking advantage of this time, Gu Shuyan hurriedly explained the nature of the poison to Madam Ji and kept encouraging her.
"My daughter knows that you suffer a lot when the poison takes effect, but as long as you can hold on, it will all pass. Our family can be together peacefully again."
As Gu Shuyan spoke, she hugged Madam Ji, her eyes filled with tears.
After a long while, Madam Ji reached out and touched her head. "Don't blame yourself. This is not your fault. You must believe your mother. Even if it's just for the sake of you three siblings, I will definitely persevere."
Ji remembered everything that had just happened clearly, so she did not miss the self-blame in Gu Shuyan's eyes.
"Yes, with us here, Mother will definitely be alright."
Gu Renjie and Gu Yingjie appeared behind the two of them at some point. Judging from their travel-worn appearance, they must have rushed back after receiving the news.
Upon seeing her two older brothers, Gu Shuyan could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
Thinking of the increasing suffering that the Ji family would endure, Gu Shuyan burst into tears.
That evening, Gu Shuyan went to the old lady's courtyard as usual. While massaging the old lady's body, Gu Shuyan recounted the events of the day.
“Grandmother, sometimes I think that I shouldn’t have returned to the Marquis’s mansion in the first place. If it weren’t for me, would so many things not have happened? Would Grandmother and Mother not be in this state now? Would all the disasters in the Marquis’s mansion disappear if I left?”
Gu Shuyan's voice was trembling with tears, indicating that she had just been crying.
After returning from Yuzhou, Gu Shuyan never cried like this again, which shows how much she had been traumatized.
“Miss, there’s always a saying that you can’t guard against thieves for a thousand days. The fact that this happened to the old lady and madam was not your intention. Please don’t say such things again, or the old lady will be saddened to hear them.”
When Zhao's mother, who was standing beside Gu Shuyan, heard her say such a thing, she was quite shocked.
For so many years, the old lady has been depressed because of her great-aunt's matter, and has never truly let go of the knot in her heart.
Now that the eldest young lady has finally returned, with her by her side, the old lady is slowly forgetting the past. If the eldest young lady does something foolish again, how will the old lady live?
"That being said, the reason why both my grandmother and mother have become the way they are today is because of me."
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