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Every time they were wronged by Marquis Gu, crying that their father was a bad person and they didn’t want their father anymore, the servants would say, "It's not Lord Marquis's fault. Lord Marquis used to treat you very well. It’s all Yao shi‘s fault, giving birth to your younger brother, so Lord Marquis no longer pays you attention."
The two children then took all their anger out on Gu Yan.
Poor young Gu Yan, hopping around to find his older brothers, only to be bullied by them.
Marquis Gu's wrath finally broke out completely. He stood up and kicked Concubine Ling in the chest, knocking her over!
Concubine Ling fell heavily on the ground, and her mouth spit out a mouthful of blood.
At this moment, Concubine Ling’s heart was truly chilled.
Even when he was convinced that she was pregnant with another man's bastard, he was never so angry. Now, he just heard a little of how she dealt with Yao shi and Gu Yan, and he was already this furious?
Weren't that bitch and her son perfectly fine?
Were they not doing well nowadays?
Or was it because of the 200,000 taels of silver?
Hah, she had worked like a cow and a horse in this family, and was even deprived of the right to be a mother!
Was she not even worth that money?!
"Why did you do such things?" Marquis Gu looked puzzled at Concubine Ling.
"Why..." Concubine Ling smiled. "Of course it's because of Lord Marquis..."
I wanted to marry you from the moment I fell from the attic and was saved by you.
But why are you my brother-in-law?
When I saw my sister with you, I was so jealous that I seriously went mad!
My sister is dead.
My sister was very kind to me till the moment before she died.
But I'm not sad at her death, not at all.
Because I know my chance has come.
……
Marquis Gu had people take Concubine Ling down.
Concubine Ling's evil deeds were simply unpardonable, but one, she was the daughter of the Ling Family, and two, at present, the three young masters still didn’t know Concubine Ling's crimes and that she was dealt with immediately. When the time came, his sons might not believe it and instead accuse Yao shi of doing something to people. The misunderstanding would only get even deeper.
Marquis Gu suddenly felt very tired.
He had never heard the rumors about Yao shi. First, no one dared to say it in front of him, and second, Yao shi never once complained to him. Occasionally though, he would hear the servants gossiping about her background and he would kick them out of the estate at once.
"Lord Marquis, what shall we do with these servants?" Huang Zhong asked.
Marquis Gu said impatiently, "It's just a few servants! Do you even have to ask this Marquis about this?"
"Yes, yes!"
Alas, it was truly sad to be the venting target of people’s anger ah!
Huang Zhong quickly had those few servants beaten with the rod as punishment, and then sold them afterwards. In short, they could never set foot in the Marquis Estate again.
“Lord Marquis.” Huang Zhong said, "It's getting late, why don’t you go back to your room for now and rest."
Unwittingly, it was already midnight.
Yao shi has already returned to her courtyard.
Old Madame Gu was so angry that she suffered a severe headache. She went back to her room to take medicine and then took her rest.
Marquis Gu was exhausted, but instead of resting, he headed to the courtyards of Gu Chengfeng and Gu Chenglin.
Having just come back from his secret job, Gu Chengfeng was drained of strength and his face was pale, but it was in line with the feeble appearance of someone who had woken up in the middle of the night.
Marquis Gu: "Call your eldest brother over."
Something wasn’t quite right with his aura.
The two brothers looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with their father.
Gu Chenglin said, "Eldest brother has gone to the military camp."
Marquis Gu spoke wearily, "Fine, I'll tell you two first."
Marquis Gu didn't mention that Concubine Ling had an affair with someone. It was a disgraceful matter; it was too hard to talk about it in front of his children.
He only talked about Concubine Ling's greed for money, as well as her bribing the servants to spread false rumors and sow discord.
The two brothers were dumbfounded.
Ling shi had left this world early. When Concubine Ling entered the estate, the two of them were still at the age of being dependent on their parents. They drew the warmth of a mother from Concubine Ling, and in their hearts, Concubine Ling was their second mother.
Gu Chenglin rose from his chair and hollered, "I don't believe it! Aunt won't do such things! It must be Yao shi! It's that bitch Yao shi who slandered aunt!"
"Who are you calling a bitch!" Marquis Gu also stood up coldly!
This time, Gu Chengfeng stood in front of his younger brother.
He would not allow his aunt to be accused unjustly, and he would not allow his father to teach his brother a lesson for no reason!
Marquis Gu felt a different aura from his second son for the first time, but he didn't think too much about it. His fists clenched as he said, "The evidence is conclusive. That group of servants are still being punished in the stable. If you don't believe me, go and ask!"
Gu Chenglin retorted, "They were all bought by Yao shi! They will say whatever Yao shi tells them to say! I don't believe them! I want to see my aunt! I will ask her myself! I only believe aunt!"
Marquis Gu flew into a rage, "Rebel!"
Gu Chenglin ignored him. In Gu Chenglin's mind, his aunt was much more important than his own father.
Whenever he was sick, it was his aunt who took care of him!
Whenever he missed his mother, it was his aunt who always stayed up all night holding him in his arms!
Whenever he was beaten indiscriminately by his own father, it was his aunt who comforted him, coaxed him, and prepared delicious food for him!
To him, his aunt was the best person in the world apart from his own mother!
Only his aunt!
Gu Chenglin rushed to Concubine Ling's courtyard.
Gu Chengfeng was also worried about Concubine Ling's situation and followed along.
"Aunt!" Gu Chenglin soon arrived in front of Concubine Ling’s courtyard.
The guard stopped him, "Third young master, you can't go in!"
"Get out of the way!"
Gu Chenglin aggressively pushed the guard guarding the gate.
However, he couldn't push him away.
Gu Chengfeng arrived moments after. With a flick of his fingers, the guard felt something hit his knee, causing him to stumble. Gu Chenglin took this opportunity to push him aside and enter the courtyard with Gu Chengfeng.
"Aunt! Aunt!" Gu Chenglin hurried to Concubine Ling's room.
The room was quiet and there was no lit lantern inside, only a sliver moonlight shone in from the outside.
"Aunt?" Gu Chenglin called softly.
Concubine Ling sat in front of the dressing table with disheveled hair, staring at the bronze mirror in a daze.
In just one day, her youth and beauty all seemed to have faded away.
"Aunt..." Gu Chenglin came behind Concubine Ling.
Concubine Ling was very quiet.
But it wasn’t hard to see from her red and swollen eyes that she had just cried, and there was also blood on the corners of her mouth.
Gu Chenglin's heart ached as though it had been pierced with a knife. He got down on one knee and looked up at Concubine Ling in distress, "Aunt? Did father hit you? He's such a jerk! I'll never talk to him again! I don't want him anymore!"
The rim of Concubine Ling's eyes were red and her eyes were filled with tears. She raised her hand and touched Gu Chenglin's cheek, "Silly child."
Gu Chenglin put his cheek on the palm of her hand and promised, "They said you framed Yao shi and bribed people to slander her! Aunt, don't worry, I won't be fooled! My father was deceived by that vixen. I'll definitely find a way to absolve you of your grievances!"
Concubine Ling said, "Didn’t you think before that she’s stupid and naive to be capable of framing people?"
Gu Chenglin grunted, "That was in the past! I saw her having a private meeting with others but I was the one who ended up bad, so I knew she was not so simple! She's not a good person! Aunt, if there is no room for you in the estate, then I won't stay here too! I'll take you with me! I’ll get you out of the Marquis Estate!"
Concubine Ling smiled bitterly, "You are the son of Lord Marquis. Lord Marquis won't let you leave the Marquis Estate. You will be taken back no matter what."
Gu Chenglin choked with sobs and quickly said, "He, he can't catch me! Let's go to the Ling residence and hide there! Grandmother will definitely make decisions for me!"
Yes, she would make decisions for you, but not for me.
My value has been exhausted the moment you all had grown up.
Concubine Ling looked at him with tears in her eyes and chokingly said, "Let this aunt hug you again."
Gu Chenglin nodded, wrapped his hands around Concubine Ling's waist, and buried his head in her arms.
Suddenly, he felt pain in his chest.
Everything happened so fast that Gu Chengfeng had no time to react. Concubine Ling's dagger had already been stabbed into Gu Chenglin's chest!
Gu Chenglin looked down at the dagger in his chest and then looked up in disbelief, "Aunt. Mother——"
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