Chapter 427 The Matter Is Settled
With Li Yingxue's reminder, everyone came to their senses and looked at Gu Shuyan.
Gu Shuyan's face was very calm, but the way she looked at them always gave them the feeling that she was looking at dead people.
"Chunxiang, do you still feel wronged? Or do you still have any questions?"
Chunxiang had asked her a few questions before, and Chunxiang naturally couldn't understand her answers. But now that things had come to this, Gu Shuyan believed that Chunxiang must have figured it out.
When Chunxiang looked back at Gu Shuyan again, she seemed to suddenly stop hating her and even felt some sympathy for her.
Driven by the Li family's greed, she herself became one of them, and Gu Shuyan, also a victim, felt a sense of shared suffering.
“Young Miss, I don’t blame you. You can kill me or torture me, I will not complain. Even if you are in the King of Hell’s palace, you will not be blamed for this.”
Chunxiang's resolute expression made Gu Shuyan nod in agreement; at that moment, she genuinely liked this maid. However, Gu Shuyan wouldn't let her off the hook just because of this, after all, she was a member of the Li family, and after all, she had harmed her in her past life.
"May you be reborn into an honest family in your next life and live a good life!"
This was Gu Shuyan's last bit of kindness towards Chunxiang. Upon hearing this, Chunxiang nodded, completely ignoring everyone in the Li family as she bowed to Gu Shuyan to express her gratitude. She then stood in a corner, quietly waiting for Gu Shuyan to unleash her power.
"Xu Feng".
Gu Shuyan called out to Xu Feng, who immediately understood and stepped forward, drawing his long sword. Before Chunxiang could react, the blade had already slashed her throat.
No, don't.
Madam Li looked at Chunxiang, who had just collapsed to the ground. This daughter had only just returned to their side, and they hadn't even received her forgiveness yet, and she was already dead.
A piercing scream rang out, and Gu Shuyan couldn't help but frown.
"Gu Shuyan, you will get your comeuppance."
Li Yingxue looked at Madam Li, who was holding Chunxiang's body, and cursed at Gu Shuyan again.
"Isn't this the result you wanted? Chunxiang has suffered so much injustice over the years. What good do you think it would do you if she returned to the Li family? Now that she's gone, you're still Madam Li's most beloved daughter. Isn't that what you think?"
Gu Shuyan's words tore Li Yingxue apart, leaving her exposed and vulnerable in front of everyone. She truly believed that Chunxiang's life posed a significant threat to her; only with Chunxiang's death would her mother continue to love her alone.
Li Yingxue's eyes darted around, and Gu Shuyan knew she had hit the nail on the head.
"Li Yingxue, Li Yingxue, you are still as selfish as ever."
As Gu Shuyan spoke, her gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on the face of Old Madam Li.
"What have you gained after all your life's work, even at the cost of your descendants' lives? Have you ever regretted it?"
Gu Shuyan's gaze met that of Old Madam Li, whose eyes darted around but she remained silent.
Even so, Gu Shuyan knew that now, no one in the family was without regret, but what could they do? It was all too late.
"Xu Feng, it's getting late, it's time to go back to the manor."
Gu Shuyan's words were light and casual, and the Li family thought that Gu Shuyan was going to let them go. But who knew that as soon as Gu Shuyan spoke, someone started to nail wooden boards to the doors and windows.
"Gu Shuyan, what do you want to do?"
Li Yingxue was truly panicked now. If she guessed correctly, Gu Shuyan was probably going to kill their entire family.
Gu Shuyan had just stepped out of the room when she heard Li Yingxue's words and couldn't help but turn back to look at her, saying, "The hatred of wiping out my entire family, the hatred of killing my son—Li Yingxue, we are now even."
Gu Shuyan's words floated lightly to Li Yingxue's ears, and Li Yingxue suddenly felt a headache, especially when she watched Gu Shuyan leave and the door slowly close. A different scene suddenly appeared in her eyes.
In that scene, Gu Shuyan sat miserably on the cold ground, a small swaddled baby lying in her arms, while she stood to the side, laughing smugly.
Looking back at the lifeless child in front of her, Li Yingxue was momentarily unable to distinguish which was real and which was not. Clearly, her own child was dead, yet it seemed as if Gu Shuyan's child was the one who had died.
The shout reached her ears, but Gu Shuyan didn't blink once from beginning to end.
"Miss."
Fei'er called out to Gu Shuyan, who glanced at her and nodded: "Go!"
After receiving permission, Fei'er took the torch from the guard beside her, and after everyone had finished setting everything up, she picked up the torch and personally set the entire courtyard ablaze.
The fire spread rapidly, and agonizing screams echoed from inside the house, yet no one came to investigate. Even the soldiers on night duty and those on the lookout tower seemed to have never witnessed the fire.
The next day, when the Prefect of the Capital arrived at the scene after receiving a report, the fire had already been extinguished, and nothing was left inside except for a few corpses.
After leaving the courtyard, Gu Shuyan did not go directly back to the Marquis's mansion, but instead went to another of Yun Yichen's villas.
"How is it? Is the child crying or fussing?"
Gu Shuyan looked at an elderly woman in her forties. The old lady shook her head upon hearing this, "Reporting to Miss, the child is sleeping very soundly, neither crying nor fussing, and seems very easy to take care of."
"That's good then." Gu Shuyan nodded. "Pack your things, and send the child out of the city first thing tomorrow morning!"
Gu Shuyan ultimately did not harm Li Yingxue's child, not because she suddenly had a change of heart, but because she remembered what the old monk had once told her.
Leave a way out for others! Although she didn't know if this would bring trouble upon herself, Gu Shuyan was still just an innocent baby, and she wouldn't go to such lengths to kill her.
"Yes, this servant will take her leave now."
As she spoke, the woman bowed and stepped back towards Gu Shuyan.
"Miss, where do you plan to send the child?"
Mingyu looked at the tiny baby sleeping soundly in the cradle. If she hadn't just happened to find a child who had died in childbirth, this child would probably be dead like her mother.
“Let’s send him to the temple outside the city! Since he was lucky enough to survive, that’s a kind of destiny. Although the temple is a bit austere, he can always be by the Buddha’s side. It can be considered as atonement for his mother’s sins.”
As she spoke, Gu Shuyan reached out and poked the child's face before slowly withdrawing her hand.
"Then, Miss, would you like to name the child?" Mingyu felt that since the young lady had given the child a name, she should also give him a name.
Gu Shuyan shook her head upon hearing this, "A name is just a label, let the monks in the temple decide!"
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