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Gu Changqing also heard her talk with Zhen Ping at the restaurant and knew that if she went out, she must have gone to the Zhen residence.
However, didn’t he hate her the most?
Why would he help her?
Yao shi was very puzzled.
Yao shi didn't go back to the estate immediately, but went to Bishui Alley.
Marquis Gu waited for Yao shi in the estate for a long time, but she didn't see her come back, so he went to Bishui Alley.
"Have you been here the whole time?" Marquis Gu asked.
Yao shi replied without changing expressions, "Otherwise? Where does Lord Marquis think I went?"
Marquis Gu went back to the estate and beat Gu Chenglin violently, "You don’t learn from good examples, but learn to slander your mother! Who let you borrow the courage!"
Gu Chenglin received the lashes from his father's leather-thonged whip.
Gu Chenglin shouted with grievance, "I didn't slander her! I saw her leave the estate with my own eyes! She acted so sneaky, at first glance you can tell she wasn’t up to anything good!"
"You still dare to quibble!" Marquis Gu gave him another strike of the whip.
Gu Chenglin was fuming as he said, "If you don't believe me, ask eldest and second brother! They heard it too! Yao shi made an appointment with that man! She went to meet a strange man in private just now!"
Coincidentally, Gu Changqing passed by the door at this moment.
Gu Chenglin, as though he saw his amnesty had arrived, shouted himself hoarse, "Eldest brother is here! Ask him!"
"What is it?" Gu Changqing came over.
Marquis Gu said, "This brat said that when you were in the restaurant, you heard the Madame discussing a private meeting with a strange man."
Gu Changqing responded, "I didn't hear it."
Gu Chenglin was in disbelief, "Eldest brother, you’re lying! I’ve heard it all. Your hearing is better than mine, so how could you not hear it? "
"You heard wrong." Gu Changqing told him. After that, he made a salute to Marquis Gu and turned back to his courtyard.
This time, Marquis Gu really didn't show any mercy.
Gu Chenglin was beaten badly.
Actually, Gu Chengfeng also heard it, but Gu Chengfeng went to do some missions in order to pay his debts and was not at the estate at the moment.
Even though Yao shi narrowly escaped this incident, she once again witnessed the means of Concubine Ling and became more and more convinced that this concubine was not so simple. She could tell how vicious she truly was.
It wasn’t surprising for her to deal with Yao shi like so, but to think she could go so far as to make use of Gu Chenglin whom she raised with her own hands. It just showed that this woman really had no heart.
What loving mother, what doting? These were all just illusions.
Gu Chenglin was raised into such a bad character partly because of the elderly woman’s upbringing, and partly because of this aunt of his.
On the other hand, the news that Gu Changqing asked his dark guard to investigate had finally made progress.
Study room.
The dark guard saluted Gu Changqing.
Gu Changqing said faintly, "How did it go? Did you find those people?"
The dark guard answered, "There is a servant girl named Guizhi around Madame(Ling shi). She was married far away and her whereabouts are unknown. However, this subordinate found out that her brother was in charge of guarding the ancestral grave of the Ling Family. This subordinate indirectly asked him about Madame and Concubine Ling."
Gu Changqing: "Get to the point."
Dark guard: "Yao shi had never met with Lord Marquis before he married into the estate. Yao shi and Lord Marquis are innocent. Yao shi already had an engagement beforehand."
As early as last night, Gu Changqing was convinced of this when he saw the interaction between Zhen Ping and Yao shi.
Yao shi wasn’t only engaged with Zhen Ping first, but their feelings for each other were also sincere. The two of them were forced to separate, and the Yao Family even did something horrible to Zhen Ping.
The dark guard added, "It is true that Madame asked Yao shi to be Lord Marquis’s second wife more than once. Madame didn't know that Yao shi was already engaged. Seeing that she could not get away with this subject, Yao shi confessed to Madame that she was going to get married soon, and Concubine Ling was also present that day."
Gu Changqing frowned. That meant Concubine Ling knew early on that Yao shi was engaged to someone. The reason why she didn't speak about this promptly might be that she didn't think this marriage would be successful.
"One more thing." The dark guard opened his mouth again, "Lord Marquis once saved Concubine Ling."
"When did this happen?" Gu Changqing asked.
The dark guard explained, "Many years ago. Even Old Madame Ling didn't know about this. This subordinate dug out this information only after finding out Concubine Ling's birth mother. It was after the third young master was a month old, when Madame came back with the third young master in her arms. Concubine Ling accidentally fell from the attic, and Lord Marquis caught her."
Concubine Ling probably could no longer get her brother-in-law out of her mind since then.
The look in Gu Changqing's eyes were getting colder and colder, "Go on."
The dark guard continued, "There’s more. The idea of making Concubine Ling as Lord Marquis’s concubine was put forward by her birth mother. Originally, neither Old Madame Ling nor Old Madame Gu had thought of this, but her birth mother successfully persuaded both Old Madames. It’s just... "
At this point, the dark guard suddenly stopped in hesitation.
Gu Changqing gave him a cold look, "Just what?"
The dark guard said, "Before Concubine Ling entered the estate to be a concubine, Old Madame Ling gave her a bowl of anti pregnancy medicine. She can only get on the sedan chair after drinking it, otherwise this marriage will be abandoned at once."
Gu Changqing: "Did she drink it?"
"She did." The dark guard nodded, "But shizi would never have guessed this. On the night she entered the Marquis Estate, the Old Madame also gave her a bowl of anti pregnancy medicine."
Old Madame Gu did look someone unreasonable, but the dark guard never thought she would be so scheming.
Gu Changqing was also surprised by this fact. He didn't expect her paternal grandmother to do such a thing, not to mention her maternal grandmother whom he believed was gentler and kinder than Old Madame Gu.
Who would have thought the two people, without any prior discussion, would tacitly handle Concubine Ling with such ruthless hands.
Both these Old Madames were trying to protect their direct grandsons.
This was the truth of Concubine Ling's infertility for so many years.
She told the three brothers that she would never have children in her life, not because she didn't want to, but because she couldn't.
Gu Changqing didn't know what to say for a moment. He felt very sad for her as a woman, but if it wasn't for her own greed, how could she have ended up like this?
The dark guard added, "This subordinate has also carefully investigated the rumors against Yao shi over the years. It was Concubine Ling who had people to spread them. Although this subordinate has no complete evidence, the letter that framed Yao shi for hooking up with Lord Marquis should also be written by Concubine Ling."
"I know." Gu Changqing wasn't too surprised by this result. However, since she had long coveted her father, then that meant her mother had inadvertently become a thorn in her side.
"What about my mother's death? Did she really die of illness?"
The dark guard thought for a while before shaking his head, saying, "This… I'm afraid we can only ask Concubine Ling about this. The day before Madame passed away, Concubine Ling accompanied Old Madame Ling to visit Madame, and then her condition deteriorated sharply at night."
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