Chapter 413 Showing Off Power
For this reason, the Gu family members were more tolerant of Gu Erye's actions.
However, there is a limit to this tolerance, especially when they see that Master Gu is becoming increasingly greedy, all the bad things from the past resurface in everyone's minds.
“Back then, your father brought you back from outside. According to your grandparents, you were supposed to be put into the family genealogy and then raised by servants. But I saw that you had lost your birth mother at such a young age, so I took you in and even included you in the Gu family genealogy as the eldest son.”
“But because your father loves your mother so much, he always favors you. Sometimes when I’m strict with you, your father thinks I’m deliberately tormenting you. So, in order to take care of your father, I always indulge you, and in the end, I’ve raised you to be like this.”
As the old lady spoke, she became even more resentful of the old Marquis. Back then, he kept a mistress and rarely returned to the mansion or visited her room, and the old lady had tolerated all of this.
The old lady even diligently taught the son of her mistress, but the final result was like this.
The old lady's words surprised everyone present, especially Second Master Gu, who was the most shocked. For so many years, he had always believed that he was the old lady's biological son, since she had never mistreated him since he was a child.
But he never expected that he wasn't the old lady's biological son. If he was adopted by his father, then what was his mother's status? She wasn't even worthy of entering the Marquis's mansion and could only be raised as a mistress outside. This was something that Second Master Gu found hard to accept.
"Mother, even if you don't want me to inherit so much of the family fortune, you don't have to make up such a story to deceive me!"
As Master Gu spoke, a look of disbelief appeared on his face, which was much more endearing than his usual swagger.
"Your mother didn't lie to you. Your father met your birth mother while listening to music, and from then on, he devoted himself to this mistress, rarely returning home for ten or fifteen days at a time. Later, the mistress died in childbirth, and your father naturally couldn't take good care of you, so he brought you back to your grandmother's care. But what kind of family is the Gu family? How could your grandmother accept a child born to a woman of such lowly status? So she had servants take care of you. If it weren't for your mother taking pity on you, you probably wouldn't even have grown up, let alone be here negotiating with your brother."
The clansmen were aware of what had happened to Master Gu, but they had kept it to themselves. If it weren't for Master Gu's insistence on dividing the family property equally today, they probably would never have spoken of it in their lives.
"No, that's impossible. You're all making up stories to lie to me."
Master Gu shook his head, refusing to believe it.
"Don't you know whether this is a fabricated story or not? Your father clearly said he would give you the title of marquis, so why did we all disagree and insist that your elder brother inherit it? The Gu family title is not passed on to illegitimate children. From the beginning, this title could only belong to your brother."
Seeing Master Gu like this, none of the clan elders felt any sympathy for him.
Thinking back to how Master Gu had demanded such an exorbitant amount, they felt no sympathy for him whatsoever. On the contrary, they felt a bit more sympathy for the old lady.
The son she raised for so many years turned out to be nothing but an ingrate. Anyone would be heartbroken and devastated in that situation. Not to mention what happened to the Gu family girl back then; weren't all those things done by this ingrate who was so ungrateful?
"Is what they're saying true? So you didn't take my title from me in the first place?"
Master Gu looked at Gu Jin. Gu Jin had previously felt some affection for this younger brother, but now Gu Jin had no more reservations.
“That’s right. This title was mine from the beginning. If it weren’t for the fact that my father asked me to take care of you all these years, I would never have let you come back just because of my sister and Shu’er’s situation.”
Gu Jin was telling the truth. When he thought of his sister's tragic death and his daughter's thin, dark appearance when she returned, it was impossible for Gu Jin not to resent Second Master Gu.
Master Gu had thought that revealing the Gu family's secret would bring him more benefits. Little did he expect that the biggest secret would ultimately push him even further away.
“Mother, elder brother, I was wrong, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have disobeyed you. Please don’t separate the family. I will definitely take good care of you from now on and never do anything so foolish again.”
Master Gu, who is usually not very bright, weighed the pros and cons in an instant.
Before, it was a joke that the legitimate son could get more when dividing the family property, but now that his status as an illegitimate son has been revealed, how much can he get? Although the old lady had previously said that he could continue to live in the Marquis's mansion, after today's incident, it seems that it is impossible for him to stay.
Seeing Master Gu's appearance, the old lady and Gu Jin's expressions were not very good, while Gu Shuyan glanced at Master Gu with disdain.
This guy is shameless indeed. Even at a time like this, he still wants to stay together. His thoughts are laid bare in front of everyone, and he's not even embarrassed.
"Father, now that the division of the family property is settled, can you at least retain a little dignity?"
After the initial shock, Gu Yuxin couldn't bear to look at her father's attitude any longer.
Although one shouldn't speak ill of one's father, the degree of fault matters. Gu Yuxin worried that if things continued like this, she and her sisters would never dare to see their uncle, aunt, brother, or sister again.
"Who taught you to talk to me like that?"
Second Master Gu's gaze swept over coldly, his expression as if he wanted to devour Gu Yuxin whole.
This daughter now lives in the old lady's courtyard, and even he feels somewhat unfamiliar with her. She's raised in the old lady's courtyard, and should be standing up for him right now, but instead, she's siding with outsiders to criticize him.
If it weren't for so many people watching, Second Master Gu would have slapped Gu Yuxin across the face.
"Wasn't propriety, righteousness, integrity, and a sense of shame what Father taught my younger brother from a young age? Now Father himself has completely forgotten them."
When she met Second Master Gu's gaze, Gu Yuxin showed no sign of backing down. Gu Shuyan had once told her that no matter if she was afraid of facing people, as long as she felt it was right, she must not show any signs of backing down.
So at this moment, Gu Yuxin was convinced that her father was wrong, and naturally she was not afraid at all.
"Father!"
Gu Yuhe watched the two facing off, then took a step forward and stood next to Gu Yuxin.
"Good, very good. So that's what you were planning, elder brother and sister-in-law. No wonder you were so kind as to take Yuxin and Yuhe to Mother's room to raise them. It turns out you wanted them to help you deal with me."
Master Gu felt that his daughter's changes were all a premeditated scheme by Gu Jin and his wife.
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