Qi Chengxiu looked at his second uncle with some confusion. Oh no, it should be his father now. Since returning to this courtyard, the second uncle of the Qi family has been silent.
It took him a while to react: "Xiu'er, Second Uncle is not trying to teach you to be selfish. You must remember to think more about yourself, your wife and children in the future."
"They are your real family, understand? Look at your second uncle, he didn't understand these things, so he ended up like this."
Qi Chengxiu had grown sensible. He looked at his second uncle and asked, "Second uncle, what happened?"
In fact, the Second Master and Second Madam of the Qi family have always been very nice to Qi Chengxiu. After all, because Qi Chengxiu is still young, the grudges between the two families have not extended to him.
Qi Chengxiu looked at his second uncle who didn't say anything, then continued to ask: "Did you really kill the second aunt? Doesn't the second uncle like the second aunt? Then why did the second uncle marry the second aunt in the first place?"
Hearing this question, the second uncle of the Qi family was also stunned. He saved her unintentionally at the beginning, but he didn't expect that this would make her decide to marry him. Now he thinks about it.
She really was devoted to him from the beginning to the end. What about him? He also liked her at the beginning. But when did he change? Husband and wife became alienated, father and daughter became alienated.
He even killed his own wife and pushed his daughter into the fire. All of this was the idea of the eldest wife, who even claimed that she was thinking about the head of the family. It's really funny to think about it now.
His wife knew the secret of Qi family and wanted to kill her. This shows that he did not regard his wife as a family member at all. In other words, he did not regard him as a family member or someone he could trust.
It was a pity that he woke up a little late. When he looked at Cheng Xiu and told him everything in detail, it was almost dawn and time for the morning court.
He patted Cheng Yuan on the forehead and said, "Second Uncle has gone to the morning court. We may not be able to see each other in the future. Remember to visit his grave, okay? Remember, be more selfish in the future, think more about yourself, and don't be easily fooled."
Watching his second uncle leave, Cheng Xiu's eyes flashed with sadness. Not long after the second master of the Qi family left, the eldest lady of the Qi family came to find Qi Cheng Xiu: "Cheng Xiu."
When Qi Chengxiu looked at his mother, he thought of what his second uncle had said. He also knew his mother's style, so he did not doubt the truth of what his second uncle said.
"Aunt, what's up so early?"
When Madam Qi heard about her great aunt, she felt as if her heart was stabbed by a knife. She sighed and looked at Qi Chengxiu in front of her: "Chengxiu, mother has her own difficulties."
Qi Chengxiu blinked his eyes: "Aunt, do you want Xiaoxiu to be struck by lightning?"
After finishing speaking, seeing Madam Qi was stunned, she continued, "If everything is fine, Auntie, please go back. My nephew has not rested all night, so I have to go and rest now."
After no longer caring about Madam Qi's expression, Qi Chengxiu went straight into the room to rest. Madam Qi was so sad that she turned around and went back.
At this time, the atmosphere in the court was still a little strange. The emperor looked at the ministers below, with a smile on his face. The eunuch's voice rang out: "If you have a petition, please submit. If you don't, please leave the court."
It is not yet the three-day deadline, so the people from the Gao family did not speak. However, no one expected that at this moment, the second master of the Qi family would stand up.
"Your Majesty, I have a report to make. I am guilty, please punish me."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, then, my dear Qi, what crime have you committed? Tell me about it."
The second master of the Qi family had a gloomy expression on his face: "It was this criminal who poisoned his own wife himself, so please don't make things difficult for the Qi family. This criminal is the only one who knows about this matter."
"The rest of the Qi family doesn't know the situation."
When the old man of the Gao family heard this, he immediately became furious. He walked forward and slapped the second master of the Qi family to the ground: "You beast, Huixin was devoted to you all those years ago."
"If I hadn't cared about you, I would never have married Hui Xin to you. You actually poisoned your own wife yourself. You deserve to die!"
Although he had thought of the whole possibility, when the second master of the Qi family really admitted it, the old man of the Gao family was still furious. He patted his chest and said, "It's all because of my ignorance as a father."
"That's why I let my daughter marry into such a talented family. I am blind."
Seeing that a great general actually started crying in the court, most of the ministers felt sad, and the emperor was also shocked, looking at the second master of the Qi family in front of him with some confusion.
"Why did you poison your own wife? I remember that you and your wife had a very good relationship."
The second master of the Qi family had already thought of a reason: "Because I already have someone in my heart, I just accidentally saved Gao Huixin's life back then, who knew that she would pester me because of this."
"Marry me, and secretly kill the woman I love the most, so that she doesn't even have the chance to become a concubine in my Qi family. At the beginning, I didn't know about this."
"But I have been investigating this matter, and the truth has only just come to light recently. It was Gao Huixin who killed the woman I loved the most, so I couldn't help but take action."
Old Master Gao was furious: "You are the second son of the Qi family, you are so powerful, but do you know that from today on, how will your daughter face others?"
"It's such a shame to have parents like you!"
The second master of the Qi family had a cold expression on his face: "I have already written a letter of severance of the relationship. I will not recognize the child born by that woman. Your Majesty, it is my fault. I am willing to die for this crime."
As he said this, he spat out a mouthful of blood. It turned out that before this, the Second Master of the Qi Family had already taken poison. Seeing that the Second Master of the Qi Family died like this, the people of the Gao Family knew that it was time to quit while they were ahead.
"Your Majesty, the man who killed my daughter has been brought to justice. Thank you for your decision."
The meaning of what the old man of the Gao family said was very clear, and the matter ended here. The emperor also quickly understood the meaning of this statement, and naturally this was what he wanted to see.
The daughter of the Gao family died, and now the Qi family has a son to offset it, which is enough. The emperor glanced at Qi Ge Lao and others from the Qi family, and their eyes were red.
I'm afraid that I will hate the Gao family from now on. Indeed, the elder of the Qi family is really in pain now, as he saw his son die in front of him with his own eyes.
No matter who he is, he has hatred in his heart. He will never let the Gao family go, no matter what. He is waiting, waiting for the day when the Qi family's plan will succeed.
The Gao family is definitely on the verge of destruction, but they must endure it at this time. Otherwise, before that time comes, their Qi family will encounter a huge trouble.
In such an awkward atmosphere, the morning court ended, and the Qi family took the body of the second master back home. However, Lord Qi did not expect that this incident would lower the reputation of the Qi family, which had already been brought to a low point.
It dropped directly to zero. Now, no matter how big or small, or how poor, any family that loved their daughters would not marry their daughters to the Qi family. For a time, the Qi family had no reputation at all.
After returning home, the Qi family started preparing for the funeral. Everyone was sighing, thinking that the Qi family might have been unlucky this year as they had to hold funerals one after another.
Of course, no matter what, the second master of the Qi family is Qi Mengyao's father, so this matter should be told to Qi Mengyao, so after the morning court, Mr. Gao found Qi Mengyao.
"Mengyao, grandpa has a message for you. Your father has passed away. This is something your father gave to you. Take a look at it yourself."
What was handed to Qi Mengyao was a letter of severance written by the second master of the Qi family. When Qi Mengyao heard the news that the second master of the Qi family had died, her heart trembled for a moment, but then she understood what was going on.
When she raised her eyes, she saw the old man of the Gao family looking at her with concern, and suddenly a warm feeling rose in her heart. Although her parents were gone, she seemed to have someone who cared about her more.
"Grandfather, Yao'er is fine, don't worry."
Old Master Gao then stood up and said, "Yao'er, remember, I am your grandfather. I will stand by you no matter what and will not let anyone bully you. If you find someone you like in the future."
"If you want to get married, then get married. Our Gao family can afford the dowry! If you don't want to get married, our Gao family can support you for the rest of your life. You finally have the opportunity, so live your life the way you want."
"Okay, that's enough. You don't have to feel sad after seeing this thing. You still have a big family like us!"
Hearing these words, Qi Mengyao was moved and nodded heavily: "Yao'er understands."
After Old Master Gao left, Qi Mengyao looked at the thick letter of severance in her hand. When she saw the three words "Severance Letter", her body twitched again and she was still very sad.
With shaking hands, he opened the letter of severance. It was indeed a standard letter of severance, written on only one page. This indicated that Qi Mengyao could even change her name to Gao Mengyao in the future.
But Qi Mengyao didn't have this idea. She looked at the severance letter in front of her with some curiosity. How could a piece of paper be so thick? She studied the envelope.
When she saw that there was a compartment inside, Qi Mengyao was immediately very curious and opened the compartment directly, only to find two indentures inside.
There was also a letter on the ground of a manor. Qi Mengyao opened the letter and read it: "Mengyao, Dad owes you this life. This manor is Dad's secret power."
"I'll leave it to you from now on. You must make good use of it. I'm going to apologize to your mother for her death now. It's not that I don't love you, it's that I can't help myself. From now on, you're no longer related to the Qi family."
"Just stay away from the Qi family. The Gao family is a kind family. Dad is not worried about your future."
Seeing these contents, Qi Mengyao burst into tears and also imagined some so-called truths...