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“He only has Gu Xiruo in his heart now, willing to do anything for this daughter. It’s not surprising that he struck me,” Madam Gu said coldly.
“What does the master really want to do?”
Recent actions by Gu Sheng have left many members of the family dissatisfied. What will become of the Gu family if things continue like this?
“He wants to leave the Gu family to Gu Xiruo.” Madam Gu’s feelings towards Gu Xiruo were now quite complex.
“What? Miss isn’t…”
Madam Gu nodded, “She is just our adopted daughter. How could she possibly become the head of the Gu family? She was also involved in the deaths of the elders before. Gu Sheng must have been involved in that too.”
Helping others to seize their own family’s inheritance, Gu Sheng truly has some skills.
The maid felt that Gu Sheng must have gone mad. How else could he do such things?
“The master is truly insane. The Gu family should rightfully be inherited by the young master. Isn’t he afraid of hurting the young master’s feelings by doing this?” the maid gritted her teeth.
Clearly, the young master was supposed to be the rightful heir of the Gu family, but the master’s actions made it seem like the young master was unnecessary.
Was it really worth it to do all this for an adopted daughter?
“He has already hurt his own biological daughter’s feelings. What difference does it make if he hurts his son’s feelings?” Madam Gu said sarcastically.
She admitted that she had also made mistakes by helping Gu Xiruo harm Wang Jinhe. She was too ashamed to face Wang Jinhe.
But she hadn’t lost her mind to the extent that Gu Sheng had.
“Madam, what should we do now? We can’t rely on the master anymore. We can’t let the Gu family fall into the hands of the young lady,” the maid said anxiously.
Things were still manageable for now, but with both the master and the young lady acting this way, no one knew what would happen once the young lady truly became the head of the Gu family.
After much consideration, Madam Gu shook her head and said, “There’s nothing we can do now. As for Yanqi, we can’t reach anyone. There’s simply no way to send him a message.”
Thinking about it, Madam Gu felt some regret. Why did she treat Wang Jinhe that way in the past?
After all, she was her daughter.
“Do you think she will forgive me, Xiao Hui?” Madam Gu looked at her maid, hesitating for a moment, and asked with a hint of hope.
Xiao Hui opened her mouth, but couldn’t bring herself to comfort madam Gu.
She knew a bit about Princess Yu’s character. It was probably impossible to expect forgiveness from Princess Yu.
Seeing Xiao Hui’s reaction, Madam Gu’s hopeful expression dimmed significantly. “What have I done? Why did I treat my own biological daughter like this? I regret it, I truly regret it.”
Xiao Hui felt helpless. She had tried to warn Madam Gu before, but she wouldn’t listen. And now…
From what she knew of the princess’s personality, she would probably never come to the Gu family, let alone forgive them.
“If she doesn’t forgive me, it’s only right. A mother like me doesn’t deserve forgiveness,” Madam Gu said softly, with a sad smile.
She laughed, then cried.
Wang Jinhe listened to the news brought back by the undercover guards without any emotional response. When Madam Gu hurt her at the moment she had hoped for the most, what use was there in talking about regret now?
What good was their regret? Was it so cheap?
“Madam, just listen to this news and don’t dwell on it too much,” Yuan Xu said, trying to comfort Wang Jinhe as she remained silent.
“I’m fine. I just find it all rather amusing. The deed is done, what’s the point of coming to regret it now?” They truly were self-righteous.
Talking about forgiveness, what was there to forgive?
A simple “I’m sorry” after causing harm doesn’t automatically grant forgiveness.
They had sought her life back then, after all.
“As long as you’re okay, Madam.”
“Is Yanqi coming back?” Wang Jinhe asked Yuan Xu.
Yuan Xu’s expression was complicated as he replied, “Yanqi is indeed coming back soon, but Xiruo also knows about this from Qing Yukong.”
If Gu Xiruo knew, then Gu Sheng would naturally know as well.
They might directly target Yanqi’s life.
“Keep an eye on him. Yanqi must not die at the hands of Gu Xiruo.” She wouldn’t allow Gu Xiruo to have the Gu family, let alone the Qing family.
Once someone like her gained power that didn’t belong to her, she would surely cause trouble for her. That was not something she wanted to see.
“Don’t worry, Madam. We have already made preparations to ensure Yanqi returns safely to the capital,” Yuan Xu assured.
Wang Jinhe nodded, “Go ahead and take care of it.”
“Understood.”
On the other side, after learning about Yanqi’s return, Gu Xiruo smashed things in her room.
“Damn Yanqi, why did he have to come back now of all times?” Gu Xiruo said with a dark expression.
She had finally persuaded Gu Sheng to agree to pass the position of the head of the Gu family to her.
And now, Yanqi had unexpectedly returned.
Once Yanqi returned, her status as the heir of the Gu family would become questionable.
This was not what she wanted to see.
What should she do?
While Gu Xiruo pondered her options, Qing Yukong’s subordinate informed him of the situation.
“After Young Master Yanqi returns, it may not be so easy for Madam to take control of the Gu family. Although Madam has some tricks up her sleeve, if she were a legitimate child of the Gu family, there would be a chance to compete. But unfortunately, Gu Xiruo is just an adopted daughter of the Gu family. It wouldn’t be justifiable for an adopted daughter to vie for everything in the Gu family against the legitimate son,” the subordinate reported.
If Madam isn’t cursed by everyone at that time, that would be truly surprising.
Qing Yukong let out a soft sigh and rubbed his forehead, “Why did Yanqi come back at this time?”
Their success so far was largely due to Yanqi’s absence, and the fact that Gu Qing and their contacts couldn’t reach anyone.
For him to show up at this critical moment was extremely disadvantageous for them.
“It seems that someone helped him hide his whereabouts before. Our people didn’t discover anything until he was close to the capital,” Qing Yukong explained. If they had found out earlier, they could have taken some measures. But now that he was almost in the capital, any actions they took might draw attention from the court.
Committing murder at the foot of the imperial city was a serious taboo.
No matter who is killed, the court will definitely apprehend the culprit. Moreover, they will conduct a thorough investigation. If the young master is implicated, it will pose a problem for the Qing family.
“We’ll find another opportunity later.” If even the guards knew about it, how could Qing Yukong not be aware?
With a slight frown, Qing Yukong rose to go find Gu Xiruo.
Gu Xiruo, feeling aggrieved, spoke up when she saw Qing Yukong approaching, “Husband, is Yanqi deliberately going against me?”
Coming back neither too early nor too late, he returned at this critical moment.
If she had known earlier that he was coming back, she would have sent someone to kill him directly. Now, there was simply no chance.
“Husband, should we take his life?” Gu Xiruo looked at Qing Yukong expectantly and asked.