"Do you regret it now? Too bad, it's too late." Gu Tongfan said sternly when he saw the two people beside him looking at him.
Without even looking elsewhere, he knew that all the guests present, including everyone in the Wei family, were staring at him.
Upon hearing this, Mu Rongjing glanced at the person sitting on the cushion, but there wasn't the slightest hint of regret on his face!
This Minister Gu is really something else. He's already come this far, yet he's still putting on airs. Isn't that just deceiving himself?
On the other side, Eunuch Fu also wore a half-smile, thinking to himself, what's the point of trying to save face now? When I return to the palace and tell His Majesty about this, His Majesty will surely not believe that the cunning and shrewd Lord Gu, who plans everything so meticulously, could be so foolish.
Hong Xiaoduo smiled and said, "I've only ever regretted something once in my life. But it's definitely not what happened today. Lord Gu, are you feeling well?"
The thing I regret is going to that science museum and being tricked into lying down in that experience cabin.
"My health has always been good, so there's no need for you to worry," Gu Tongyue said coldly.
Upon hearing his response, Hong Xiaoduo turned to look at Wei Junpei.
Wei Junpei had been paying attention to this area, and when he saw her looking at him, he knew something was wrong, so he quickly came over.
"Uncle Wei, do you have a doctor in your household? If not, would you like to invite one? Or perhaps you could check if any of these guests are doctors?"
"The medical skills don't need to be superb. I'm afraid someone might not be able to handle the shock. So, to be on the safe side, find someone with a little medical knowledge. Just enough to keep the person alive and prevent them from dying in your house, that would be good luck," Hong Xiaoduo said, not deliberately lowering her voice.
Although she didn't say who the person who couldn't handle the shock was, everyone who heard her words knew who she was referring to.
"You?" Gu Tongfan was so angry that his beard was about to stand on end, but reason made him suppress his anger. His eyes, sharp as blades, seemed to want to pierce hundreds of holes in Hong Xiaoduo's body.
"Yes, Physician Yang is sitting right over there, don't worry. Actually, Xiao Duo, you don't need to have such concerns. If someone really can't handle the shock and dies in my Wei residence, it's no big deal. We can invite a few Taoist priests later, and they'll naturally have ways to dispel bad luck." Wei Junpei finished speaking with a smile, and walked away without even looking at Gu Tongfan.
Not far away, Gu Liu couldn't hear what was being said, but he could tell from the looks of it that it was bad for his father. He wanted to go forward and stand beside his father, but as soon as he moved, he felt a dull pain under his armpit. He decided to just stay where he was and wait. In any case, his father could handle it.
He knew very well that although his father was a civil official, he was ruthless enough in his actions.
"The results are out? Stop wasting time here. Are you deliberately stalling for time?" Gu Tongfan urged impatiently.
His usual composure, patience, and calmness seemed to have been diminished today.
Hearing the other party urging her, Hong Xiaoduo put away her smile: "Lord Gu, I'll ask you one last time, are you sure you want to say the result here? Are you sure you want to say it in front of these two?"
Upon hearing this, Murong Jing glanced at Hong Xiaoduo and said, "This bloodline identification is a matter for Lord Gu's own household. It seems inappropriate for me to stay and listen."
After saying that, Murong Jing walked seven or eight steps to the side with his hands behind his back and stopped.
Eunuch Fu was somewhat displeased and reluctantly followed suit, saying, "Since Young Master Mu has avoided it, I can't very well not avoid it either." After saying that, he also walked away in another direction.
Gu Tongfan's expression darkened further. These two had followed him back to the mansion and witnessed him taking the fingernails for identification. Only now did they realize it was inappropriate?
But now is not the time to dwell on this.
"Let's begin," Gu Tongfan said coldly to Hong Xiaoduo.
Hong Xiaoduo loosened her clasped hands, untied the brocade bag, poured out the paper packets inside, and began to match them according to her memory.
Gu Tongfan then took out the paper he had written down from his sleeve, unfolded it, and waited for her.
The nineteen nail samples she retrieved from her residence are slightly different from those taken from the guests here this morning. Let's see what conclusion she draws from the analysis.
Even at this moment, Gu Tongfan still harbored a glimmer of hope, thinking that if even one pair of identifications was wrong, he could refute her so-called secret technique.
After all, there shouldn't be any error rate when it comes to identifying blood relatives.
It has to be done perfectly, with zero mistakes.
However, when he saw the sum of the numbers on the four sets of paper packets that Hong Xiaoduo had already arranged on the mat and the result she had given, he couldn't believe it and hurriedly looked at the sheet in his hand. When he checked the fourth set, he was shocked and his eyes widened and his lips trembled slightly.
The four groups she had just arranged were the servants of the household. The first group was a pair of maid sisters. The second group was the head housekeeper and her son. The third group was the gardener and his son.
What surprised him was actually the fourth group, one of whom was his accountant Liu Tugeng, and the other nails were taken from the son of the cook Lan and the cook Yang.
The reason Gu Tongfan took the fingernails of these two people who had no blood relation was because his concubine had told him that the accountant and the cook, Lan, had an affair and that Lan's son was Liu Tugen's child.
Gu Tongfan didn't take it seriously at the time, because neither the accountant Liu Tugen nor the cook Lan had ever made any mistakes in their daily work.
When Gu Tongfan returned to the mansion to retrieve the fingernails today, he didn't expect to retrieve those of the two men. It was only by chance that he met Liu Tugen, who told him that Lan Shi and Chef Yang's son was intelligent and, since he was a servant, he wanted to take him with him to teach him accounting.
That's why Gu Tongfan suddenly had this idea.
Then, the results of the identification show that the child is indeed related to Liu Tugen and his son.
This is definitely not a coincidence, nor is it a case of her misjudging the situation!
It's true that this young lady has the secret art of identifying blood relatives!
But if she really knows such a secret technique, then Xiao Liu isn't really her son? Is he her brother?
Gu Tongfan felt a wave of dizziness and swayed slightly.
"Lord Gu, are you alright?" Hong Xiaoduo asked, somewhat puzzled, looking at Gu Tongfan's condition.
Because the outcome that will truly provoke him and make him unable to bear it is something he hasn't yet created!
Could it be that among these four groups of eight people, there is one who is very important to him, and the result of the identification surprised him?
"Lord Gu?" Hong Xiaoduo called out once, but there was no response. So she quickly raised her voice a little louder.
The reason I called him was not for any other reason than that if he was distracted, wouldn't it be pointless for Hong Xiaoduo to tell him other possible outcomes?
At this moment, although all the hundred or so guests were looking this way, mainly at Gu Tongfan, he was facing away from them. Therefore, only Murong Jing, Eunuch Fu, and Wei Junpei's family could clearly see his expression and state.
What's wrong? Those who saw Gu Tongfan's expression were very curious. Could it be...?
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