Forty-eight forced to death

  "Are you sure this trick is useful?" Gu Qing's face was smoked red by the incense burner in the house, looking especially cute.

  "If you can't kill with one blow, beware of endless troubles." She fell silent for half a day, then suddenly muttered another sentence, and looked up at the person standing upright in the center of the room.

  She was a woman, about thirty years old, with a straight back and an unusually large number of wrinkles on her face. When she raised her head, there were deep wrinkles on her forehead.

  The woman raised her face, almost numbly, and replied respectfully: "Don't worry, Miss. Even if Ninth Miss is clever, she's still just a child. When she hears that her mother is suffering, what reason would she have not to go and rescue her? Besides, her relationship with Second Madam is so good."

  "That's good." Gu Qing nodded, remembering how Gu Man had rushed to save his mother in a panic, but ended up implicating the second wife in the arson case, and felt a sense of relief wash over him.

  Zhi Hua hastily pushed open the door and saw Gu Man standing with his back to her in front of Qiu Lan, so he said: "Miss! The old lady has sent someone for you! She says she wants to send Madame back to her natal home!"

  Gu's heart ached and instinctively reached out to press the left side of his chest, then his entire body exuded a strong sense of oppression, slowly closing in on Qiu Lan. He said coldly: "I'll count to three. Either you tell me who is behind your back, or after my mother returns to her natal home, you and everyone in your family will die here!"

  Wang can leave, staying in this wolf's den is meaningless anyway.

  But absolutely not in this way, if she is sent back to the palace now, even if Wang's family jumped into the Yellow River, they would be afraid of washing away the stains on their bodies. This is simply not giving her a way out, forcing her to death!

  If they can't be better off than us, then all those who obstruct them should go die!

  Theft, robbery... all are serious crimes! Moreover, moreover, the ninth young lady's maternal grandfather is the Grand Tutor!

  Didn't the big sister next to the fourth girl say that the ninth girl would definitely be deceived? But why did the ninth girl see through herself without even blinking? And still forced like this?!

  She was hesitating when she heard Gu Man's crisp voice saying: "One!"

  Her heart skipped a beat, she looked up to see only a deep and bottomless gaze, without any emotional fluctuations inside, empty and frightening.

  Two!

  Before she could even react, Gu Man lightly uttered a second sentence, which almost made her jump up.

  Gu Man absolutely has the ability to let her die here, this is not deceiving people, she doesn't even need to bear any bad reputation for killing herself, there are so many things in her own hands. At that time, no matter how you say it, it will be unclear!

  Three!

  "I said!" She could no longer bear the terrifying and oppressive atmosphere, she was so startled that she jumped up suddenly, her voice trembling as she repeated: "I said!"

  The old lady stared at Wang Shi for a moment before saying, "I have been more than kind to you, but things have come to this point and you can no longer stay in the Hou Mansion!"

  Wang's heart felt dull and aching, as if someone had stabbed her with a blunt knife that hadn't been sharpened.

  She can't walk!

  She didn't mention the promise between Old Master Hou and her father when she married Gu Boqi. She didn't mention that she had loved Gu Boqi for nearly fifteen years, and she still had Gu Man, Gu Zhao, and this new life that was about to be born. How could she be divorced with such a shameful accusation? She only felt that all the blood in her body had congealed, and it wasn't until half a beat later that she found her voice: "Old lady! You can't treat me like this. I haven't done anything!"

  The old lady was furious and sternly pointed at Xu's mother, saying: "Don't you hurry to stop her for me!"

  Mrs. Xu hastily ran over to persuade Mrs. Wang: "Second mistress, the old lady is still in a huff. She won't listen to anything. Why don't you just humor her for now and wait until she calms down before explaining things slowly to her?"

  Gu Yun did not expect the old lady to actually want to drive Wang Shi out of the house, and her face showed some unnatural hesitation: If Wang Shi was driven away at this critical moment, would Zhao Wang's note be considered as belonging to the Wang Mansion or the Hou Mansion?

  She was about to speak when she heard Old Lady Gu angrily say: "I'm giving you face, don't want it? Fine! Let your husband come over and see how he talks!"

  What's going on?

  He's completely unreliable. Mrs. Wang was on the verge of collapse and at a loss for what to do when she heard a little maid's voice: "Old lady, Ninth Miss has arrived."

  "What is she doing here? Isn't it chaotic enough already?" Old Lady Gu scolded with a stern face: "Let her go back to her own room, I don't need her coming over here to worry about things!"

  That little girl responded with a stammer, just about to go out, when she saw Gu Man herself lift the curtain and come in. She immediately turned her head to take a look at Old Lady Gu, then stretched out her hand to stop her: "Ninth Miss, please go back!"

  Gu Man didn't even look at her, dodged her hand and asked Gu's old lady, "Grandmother, what's wrong with you? You were fine just now, why are you suddenly so angry?"

  "What's wrong?" Old Lady Gu turned her head, only to see her standing not far away with her hair disheveled. Suddenly, anger rose from her heart: "What kind of state are you in? Is this the demeanor one should have when meeting their elders?!"

  Gu Man knelt down calmly and asked, "Is the young lady here to report on this matter? I just heard that Grandmother wants to invite Father over. Does Grandmother already know about this?"

  "What's wrong?" Old Lady Gu couldn't help but ask: "What happened at your father's place again?"

  Just as Gu Man was about to speak, Wang Shi suddenly broke free from Xu's grasp and rushed over to hug her, then pleaded with Old Lady Gu: "Aman doesn't know anything, she's still young, please don't scold her!"

  The old lady scolded her severely, coldly saying: "Now you know to care about your reputation! When you were doing those shameful things, why didn't you think that your daughter is still young?! You're a wife who has no shame and no conscience!"

  Wang had lost her mother since childhood and had never received her mother's care while growing up, which always made her feel inferior. Now hearing Old Lady Gu speak like this, she suddenly stumbled and couldn't even stand steadily, her face turning deathly pale.

  Gu Man suddenly lifted his head, his eyes staring straight at Old Lady Gu. Despite being a seasoned person, she couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine as a young child stared at her with such an eerie gaze. She involuntarily broke out in goosebumps and coughed uncomfortably before saying, "Was what I said wrong?"

  Gu Man silently shook her head and quickly walked a few steps to the front of Old Lady Gu, saying lightly: "What did grandmother just say?"

  "What's your attitude?" Mrs. Gu was so angry that she couldn't help but scold: "How did your mother teach you?"

  "My mother taught me to be filial and fraternal, to respect my elders and love my siblings." Gu Man coldly smiled and said: "On the contrary, Father, from young to old, you haven't taught me anything. Grandmother, I'm really a child who has a mother but no father to teach me, right?"

  "Good riddance!" Old Lady Gu felt a surge of anger that left her breathless, almost choking on her own saliva. After composing herself, she pointed at Gu Man and shouted: "How dare you curse your father?!"

  "It's not my curse!" Gu Man stood up from the ground, looking at Grandma Gu with a word-by-word tone: "I'm just stating facts. Father hasn't taught any of us siblings properly, am I wrong?! Grandmother probably doesn't know yet? Father is currently in the mansion, not only that but also has a mistress, and he's forgotten about his own mother! When our family's house caught fire, Mother sent people to invite him multiple times, but he still didn't come. Is this the kind of upbringing he had?! Who taught him to be like this?!"

  What? Old Lady Gu was so choked by her words that she couldn't speak, and suddenly retreated several steps. When she came to her senses, she slapped Gu Man with a loud slap and scolded: "Nonsense!"

  Gu Man didn't flinch or dodge, and even after being slapped, she didn't show any signs of anger. She simply sneered and curled up the corner of her mouth with a calmness that a nine-year-old child shouldn't possess, and said mockingly: "Am I talking nonsense? If Grandmother doesn't believe me, she can send someone to Su Yue Pavilion to take a look and see if what I'm saying is true or not!"

  Is this guy, Gu Man, eating leopard gallbladder or what?!

  Everyone stared at her in astonishment, and she didn't come back to herself for a long time.

  Everyone on the scene had different thoughts, some couldn't wait for Gu Man to say a few more words to infuriate Old Lady Gu, some hoped that Gu Man would scold this biased old lady severely, and some were just watching from the sidelines, but no one dared to speak up at this critical moment to fan the flames. Looking at this little girl's attitude, it seemed like she was ready to fight to the death.

  "Did Grandma say my mother was the arsonist?" Gu Man didn't wait for Old Lady Gu to continue speaking, and burst out laughing coldly: "Grandma will probably be disappointed. The person who set the fire wasn't my mother. I've brought all the people from Qingjiang Courtyard here, over 20 people in total, every single one of them can vouch for my mother and prove that she never left Qingjiang Courtyard. If this isn't enough, I'll also call the night patrol women from the estate to come and testify. Grandma will surely believe their words, right? It's really laughable, they didn't see my mother, but they saw someone else... Grandma, guess who it was?"

  "Who?" Old Lady Gu was led astray by her own words and asked casually.

  Gu Man looked around at everyone in the room before speaking, "Just as we were about to report to Grandmother, a fire broke out in Old Lady's room. They saw a woman sneaking into Fourth Sister's courtyard. Someone also said they saw that woman lingering outside your De'an Residence for quite some time!"

  Is it Gu Qing? "Is it Xiao Si?" Old Lady Gu blurted out: "How is that possible?!"

  "Xiao Jiu! Don't be rude to others!" The old lady said in a low voice as soon as she heard it was related to her daughter, while staring at her with a threatening tone.

  For a daughter who is not her own flesh and blood, she still has some trust in her son, why doesn't she have any for her own mother? Gu Man didn't know whether it was anger or sadness inside her, but she retorted bluntly: "How can that be impossible?! I have witnesses!"

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