Because it was Wei's birthday and he was an elder, everyone in every room and courtyard, except the master, should come to propose a toast.
When Mr. Gu came forward with a wine glass, his eyes glanced at Qingwan.
Qingguan stood up and blessed Fu, "Second Master is well."
In front of the maid of the master of the palace, Gu Songtao's handsome face changed several times when he was called Second Master in full view of everyone.
Zhao Huayang sipped his wine and sneered, "That's fine with us. He is your biological father after all. Calling him like this is not chilling."
These words touched Wei's heart, and she hurriedly said with a smile: "Sixth girl, what your father did in the past was wrong. For the sake of an old woman like me, just write it off."
Mrs. Zhou helped: "Yes, yes, eldest aunt was confused before. We are a family after all, why are we so divided."
Guan held the wine glass and said softly: "Sister, calm down, today is a good day for my wife. It is only right for our family to be warm and harmonious."
Seeing everyone coming to persuade him, Qingguan just smiled softly and his eyes met Gu Songtao's.
When Gu Songtao looked at her, he felt that the smile seemed cold but not cold, with a calmness that could see the world, as if he had never heard these people's words.
Gu Songtao opened his mouth, but no words came out. Because just for a moment, he seemed to see the dead Qian, standing in front of her again.
He didn't say it, but Qingguan did.
"I originally didn't want to come to the banquet today, but I just thought that he would be in the mansion, thanks to my wife's secret care, and the second sister came to invite me personally, so I couldn't bear to lose face."
The words were spoken so straightforwardly, without even a hint of perfunctory, that Gu Yanqi's face darkened across the table.
A smile broke out on Qingguan's lips, "A few days ago, I checked for the emperor's pulse, but I never thought he would suddenly ask me, 'Female Doctor Gu, my mother is fine, why do you want to seek death?'".
Like a lightning strike from the sky, Mr. Gu swayed twice and his legs felt a little weak. "You... how did you... answer?"
Qingguan shook his head and said: "I said, mother has seen through the world and let it go, so she let it go."
Mr. Gu was holding his breath, and when he heard these words, he let it go.
"only… "
Qingguan paused and looked around, "I haven't given up yet."
"Clang"
The wine glass in Mr. Gu's hand shattered with the sound.
Qingguan knelt down on the spot and kowtowed three times to Mrs. Wei, "My granddaughter has never given up, so she has resentment in her heart. But my wife will always be my wife, and my second sister will always be my second sister. I can't care about the others..." "
Wei was shocked, ashamed, hating and hurting, and her whole body felt like it was rolling in a gush of oil.
"presumptuous!"
No matter how good-tempered Gu Yanqi was, he couldn't help it. This evil beast has no food or salt, no distinction between good and bad, even a dog will bark twice, she is just a white-eyed wolf.
Qingguan seemed to have not heard anything, stood up and smiled leisurely, "Qingguan is unfilial, take one step in advance, madam, use it slowly."
"You..." Gu Yanqi became angry and fell back.
"I have to thank you for that bowl of medicine that kept me alive."
Gu Yanqi's hands were shaking at this moment, and his eyes were full of fear.
Qingguan took a few steps and seemed to think of something. She paused and said, "Oh, I almost forgot. After I said that, the emperor asked again. Can you guess what the emperor asked?"
Gu Yanqi held back a few words through his teeth, "What did you ask?"
Qingguan said lightly: "The emperor said, 'It's too early for your father to let go. We were married. I thought back then I... the Gu family... were nothing more than that.' Oh, sir, I have gone too far. I'm leaving."
Gu Yanqi felt that this was the most murderous sentence he had ever heard in his life.
A bone-chilling chill ran through his body. He saw a woman in plain clothes in the distance, holding a shining knife, coming towards him. As he got closer, he realized that the woman was Gu Qingwan, but in a blink of an eye, it was Qian again. Shi.
The anger flashed in his eyes, and he sternly shouted at his son: "You have raised a good daughter."
Gu Yanqi walked away with a puff of his sleeves.
Qingguan walked into the mansion and was greeted by Chen Ping.
"Miss?"
"I've been keeping an eye on Gu Mansion these past few days to see what the reaction is."
"Yes, miss, I will make arrangements immediately."
Back in the courtyard, Qingguan was in a good mood. She felt a little hungry for a moment, so she ordered: "Let's put some food on the table."
Yueniang and others started immediately, and within a moment, the food was served.
After using it, Yueniang handed over the light tea and stopped talking.
Qingguan glanced at her and waved for Ye Qing and others to leave.
"Yue Niang, if you have anything to say, just ask."
"Young lady used to hold back, why are you so angry today on my wife's birthday?"
Qingguan smiled and said, "It's because of what Master said." They said you shouldn't scare the snake away, but she decided to do the opposite.
"A dog will jump over the wall when he is anxious. I moved the emperor's giant Buddha out just to see the reaction of everyone in the Gu family."
Yueniang suddenly understood and looked at the young lady with respect.
Seeing that she understood, Qingguan added, "What we have to do now is to hold up the net and wait for them to jump out."
Although Yueniang didn't quite understand what the net was that the young lady was talking about, she was extremely confident in her heart.
"Let's go."
"Miss, where are you going?"
"Accompany me to walk around Master Shi's courtyard and eat something while you're there." Qingguan raised the corner of her lips with a sly smile.
Shou'an Hall, the lights are dim.
Wei looked at the man's expression and sighed softly: "Master, she is still young and her words are insignificant. You don't have to be the same as her."
Gu Yanqi sat on the rosewood couch by the window. He glanced at her coldly, pushed the bird's nest at his hand out, got up and paced back and forth in the room.
After a moment, he stood still and said sternly, "The Gu family will be defeated by her sooner or later. Who does this evil boy have eyes for now?"
Wei couldn't help but said: "Master, we have gone too far in this matter before."
"The kindness of women."
Gu Yanqi was furious, "I didn't give her enough food or clothes. It would be a disaster to keep someone like her. I just regret why I was so soft-hearted in the first place."
Wei covered her chest and swallowed half of her words.
Gu Yanqi was agitated and couldn't bear to see his old wife in such a state, so he simply pushed the door open and walked out.
After walking out of the study, the moon was dimly shadowed. Gu Yanqi did not go to the study, but stood under the tree with his hands behind his hands.
"Someone, go find the second master."
About half a cup of tea later, Mr. Gu came in a hurry.
"Father."
Gu Yanqi glanced at him and said, "You have seen everything."
Second Master Gu straightened his clothes and sighed, "Father, my son can see it clearly. This girl is determined not to look back and hates us deeply."
"In your opinion, what should we do?"
Mr. Gu's mouth was filled with bitterness. Liu Yatou is now walking in front of the emperor, and there is a Jiang family behind her. No matter what he can do, she can't...
With a thought in his heart, Mr. Gu looked sharply at Gu Yanqi, "What father means..."
Seeing that he had understood, Gu Yanqi stroked his beard and sneered: "A person who is not poisonous is not a husband, and a petty person is not a gentleman. She is very worried about Qian's death. As long as she is here, our Gu family will always be in the forefront."
"Father, you must not do it. She is my daughter after all, she is my flesh and blood."
"You are more than just this daughter." Gu Yanqi looked calm.
Second Master Gu took a few steps back, his face looking so pale under the moonlight.
"Don't blame me for being cruel and lazy as a father. You have also seen that this girl is indifferent. Now, the emperor has said such words again, our Gu family is in danger."
Second Master Gu struggled for a while and said: "My son dare not disobey my father's words, but no matter what the Jiang family explains when the time comes, they will bite us and not let go."
Gu Yanqi pinched his nose and hid the coldness at the corner of his mouth, "Let me ask you, who was responsible for what happened at Yangu Temple back then?"
"Father" Mr. Gu Er was so shocked that three of his souls disappeared.
The dim light in Gu Yanqi's eyes flashed, "Is it Zhao Huayang?"
Mr. Gu lowered his head.
"explain!"
A sharp roar shocked Mr. Gu so much that he fell to his knees with a look of sorrow on his face.
"Father, my son is incompetent."
"As expected, I guessed it right."
Gu Yanqi's eyes darkened, "Tell me, why can't I tolerate it?"
Second Master Gu thought that now that the matter had come to an end, there was no point in hiding it anymore, so he might as well just tell it all.
"Old Prince Qi's family fell in love with the Jiang family because of Sister Ling, but Sixth Girl took the lead, so..."
"What an old Prince Qi, he's just too much of a bully."
Gu Yanqi gritted his teeth, and his face suddenly changed, like a ghost crawling up from the underworld.
Second Master Gu was shocked by the look on his face, but he didn't dare to say a word.
There was dead silence.
After a long while, Gu Yanqi said quietly, "Spread the news about Zhao Huayang poisoning Liu Yatou."
"Father, what are you doing?"
Gu Yanqi twitched the corner of his mouth, "He is ruthless and I am unrighteous. I have to borrow Zhao Huayang's hand for this matter. Son, let's just sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers."
Second Master Gu fell to the ground, feeling like he had been cut by a knife several times.
Just when Mr. Gu was stunned, a dark shadow moved unknowingly and continued to listen.
"Miss, that's what happened. After the second master left the study, he did not go to the princess's courtyard, but to Aunt Shu's place." Chen Ping thought about the shameful voice and shook his head.
Qingguan sneered again and again. What a well-read poet, Mr. Gu who is both loyal and righteous.
Yueniang said bitterly from the side: "He is such a wolf-hearted person, he even wants to attack his own granddaughter, why doesn't God strike him to death with a thunderbolt?"
Qian Fu couldn't help but said angrily: "Second Master knows it clearly, but he pretends to be confused and shows no affection as a father and daughter. It's not enough to make people laugh, you're a hypocrite!"
"That's a good scolding. He is nothing more than a human being." Chen Ping added.
"Master, what do you think about this?"
Qingguan raised his head, with no trace of anger on his face. Being angry and sad about irrelevant people is not what she does.
Shi Minwei squinted his eyes and frowned. He pondered for a while and then said, "Mr. Gu is indispensable for the Gu family's current situation. He is a great person."
The answer was inappropriate, Yueniang glared at him, that was not what the lady asked. But Qingguan sensed some of the meaning and sneered: "All the men in the Gu family are characters."