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He had always thought that Gu Jing was just biased, but now it seemed that she was not biased at all. She no longer held any place for Xiao Zhi in her heart.
When did Gu Jing change?
Zhang Qin carefully pondered this matter. It seemed that her entire demeanor had changed after she found out about the pregnancy.
With a light sigh, Zhang Qin looked at Gu Jing, who seemed helpless. Suddenly, he felt that severing ties with Xiao Zhi was the right decision. If Xiao Zhi continued to stay with them, he couldn’t guarantee what would happen in the future.
Was it true, as Su Yu had said, that Xiao Zhi would ultimately meet his end at their hands?
With this thought, Zhang Qin suddenly felt relieved. Even though he would rarely see Xiao Zhi in the future, as long as he knew that Xiao Zhi was doing well, that would be enough.
“It’s not that I’ve changed. He is no longer close to us. If he helps his younger brother get more, then that’s only natural,” Gu Jing didn’t see anything wrong with her thoughts.
The younger son was so well-behaved and adorable after he was born. He hardly cried except when he was hungry or needed a diaper change, and was incredibly well-behaved at other times. Compared to Xiao Zhi when he was young, he was much easier to take care of. Naturally, she found herself favoring her younger son more.
Especially in the past few months, taking care of her younger son made her dislike for Xiao Zhi even more apparent.
Zhang Qin looked at Gu Jing and realized that she had completely lost her mind. Did she even know what she was doing?
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Qin looked at Gu Jing. “You will regret this.”
“I won’t regret it. This is what I want to do now,” Gu Jing said firmly.
Regret was not something she would entertain.
She could already imagine the glory that Zhang Zhilin would bring to her younger son three years from now.
“What you’re thinking is useless. Do you think Su Yu is someone you can easily manipulate?” Su Yu was never an easy person to deal with.
Su Yu’s tolerance towards them was all thanks to their relationship with Wang Jinhe. Now that the relationship between the two families had been severed, Gu Jing had made her own choice. She still wanted to use the connections of the royal Mansion to pave the way for her younger son. When did she become so naive?
No matter what Zhang Qin said now, Gu Jing wouldn’t listen. She always felt that Xiao Zhi was her son, and in the future, he would have to do whatever she wanted him to do.
“Gu Jing, if you continue to disturb Xiao Zhi in the future, even if the Prince can help you develop your business with his connections now, he will be able to ruin everything for you in the future. I’ve said my piece. Whether you listen or not is up to you,” Zhang Qin said disappointedly to Gu Jing.
Gu Jing ignored Zhang Qin and went to attend to other matters. Seeing her like this, Zhang Qin sighed silently, with a bitter smile on his face.
With something in mind, Zhang Qin went to the Prince Mansion to see Su Yu.
Upon hearing that Zhang Qin had come to see him, Su Yu was somewhat surprised. Hadn’t they just met? What was his purpose in coming again?
Su Yu set aside what he was doing and went to the door to meet Zhang Qin.
“What business do you have with me?” Su Yu asked.
“Gu Jing has lost her mind. She wants to use the Prince’s connections for the next three years and wants to pave the way for her younger son using everything Xiao Zhi has,” Zhang Qin candidly told Su Yu.
After hearing this, Su Yu was somewhat surprised. “Why are you telling me this?”
“After seeing Gu Jing’s current state, I think what the Prince said is right. If we continue to involve Xiao Zhi in our affairs, he really will be harmed by us in the future. I won’t come back to disturb the Prince anymore. I’ll trouble the Prince to take care of the child in the future,” Zhang Qin had already made up his mind on his way back.
After coming to the Royal Mansion today, he wouldn’t appear in front of Xiao Zhi again.
He knew that Su Yu treated Xiao Zhi very well, and Xiao Zhi would be happy in the Royal Mansion. That was enough for him.
“Gu Jing wants to come find Xiao Zhi in three years. She believes she is Xiao Zhi’s birth mother, and no matter what she says, Xiao Zhi must listen, or else he would be considered unfilial,” Gu Jing’s intentions were not about paving the way for her child. She was trying to exploit Xiao Zhi’s last remaining value.
What would happen when Xiao Zhi no longer had any value to exploit? Zhang Qin didn’t dare to think about it.
Su Yu narrowed his eyes, surprised at Gu Jing’s audacity.
“I know about this matter,” since Gu Jing wanted to play games with him, she shouldn’t blame him for being unkind.
“What do you want by telling me this? You can mention anything except seeing Xiao Zhi,” Su Yu asked.
Zhang Qin shook his head. “I don’t want anything. Consider this as the last thing a father does for Xiao Zhi.”
Su Yu remained silent, not expressing any opinion on what Zhang Qin had said.
“After I take my leave, take care,” Zhang Qin said.
“Okay.”
Watching Zhang Qin’s departing figure, Su Yu thought it was a pity that he had encountered such a disoriented woman.
Turning back, Wang Jinhe saw Su Yu return and asked, “What did Zhang Qin come to see you for?”
“He told me that Gu Jing wants to use my connections to develop her business and also wants to pave the way for her younger son using Xiao Zhi’s future connections. He also mentioned that Gu Jing will come to find Xiao Zhi in three years, believing that as Xiao Zhi’s birth mother, he must listen to her,” Su Yu never hid anything from Wang Jinhe.
Wang Jinhe, upon hearing Su Yu’s words, couldn’t help but feel angry. “I think she’s gone mad, hasn’t she?”
It was outrageous for Gu Jing to do such a thing.
“What do you plan to do?” Wang Jinhe knew that Su Yu wouldn’t just let this go after being manipulated like this.
Su Yu raised an eyebrow at Wang Jinhe. “Do I seem like someone who is easy to manipulate?”
Easy to manipulate? Su Yu wondered if he had misunderstood himself.
“Yuan Bao, go and ask Wan Feng to come over,” he said. If someone dared to manipulate him, they should be prepared for the consequences.
No matter how arrogant Gu Jing was now, he would ensure that she faced dire consequences in the future.
Yuan Bao used to have some goodwill towards Zhang Qin and his wife. It seemed that was no longer the case. Gu Jing was truly a self-righteous woman.
After Wan Feng arrived, Su Yu talked to him for a long time. No one knew what they discussed, but it was clear that Wan Feng left in a very agitated state.
Wang Jinhe didn’t pay too much attention to this matter. In the past few days, King Chen and Sinong from King Huainan’s entourage had been visiting frequently.
Knowing that Wang Jinhe was pregnant, the officials didn’t take up too much of her time, only staying for about an hour each day.
It was within Su Yu’s tolerance, so he didn’t pay much attention to it.
He had recent matters to attend to with King Zhenbei, and aside from that, Su Jiu was getting married in a few days, so he needed to go and help. He didn’t have time to accompany Wang Jinhe, so it was good that the officials came to keep her company and pass the time.
“What did you say?” Wang Jinhe looked at Qiu Yi in surprise.
“Gu Xiruo and Qing Yukong are getting married on the fourth day of the second month,” Qiu Yi repeated the news he had heard to Wang Jinhe.
Wang Jinhe found it somewhat unbelievable. How long had it been since she had paid attention to Gu Xiruo’s affairs? She was getting married to Qing Yukong?