Chapter 148 Xiao Qin's Back-up Plan
Xiao Qin slowly recounted the process of how she fell in love with Gu Yankai.
Xiao Qin, who came from a noble family, had heard a lot of dirty stories about the wealthy and powerful families since she was a child.
But Gu Yankai was an outlier. He was willing to marry a sickly woman like her sister. The couple had a very good relationship and had never taken a concubine after marriage.
For little girls in ancient times, such men were extremely rare.
As the saying goes, it is easy to find priceless treasures, but hard to find a loving man.
Xiao Qin fell deeply in love with Gu Yankai.
In fact, even if Gu Yan had killed her sister, her sister would not have lived long given her condition at the time.
At that time, her father intended to have her marry Gu Yan as his second wife.
Xiao Qin, who overheard this conversation, was ecstatic.
But before she could be happy for long, she learned that Gu Yankai was divorcing his wife.
Xiao Qinshi and her sister did not have a deep relationship and did not have much sympathy for her sister's situation.
However, Bai became an obstacle for her to marry Gu Yankai.
Finally, after much effort, she married into the Gu family, only to find that it was not what she had imagined.
Gu Yankai did not treat her the same way he treated her sister.
One time she discovered that Gu Yankai often went to the ancestral hall and talked to her sister's tablet.
It was then that Xiao Qinshi realized that Gu Yankai had only her sister in his heart from beginning to end.
After listening to Xiao Qin's story, Gu Yankai stood up with an expressionless face.
"Tomorrow morning, someone will take you to the Shenjie Division. I will make the arrangements. As long as you behave yourself in there, you won't have a hard time."
After saying that, he walked out.
"Gu Yankai, actually you don't love my sister that much. What you care about most is the Gu family. Don't pretend to be ignorant. Don't you know anything about what I have done over the years? You know everything, but you feel guilty towards my sister and don't want to expose it." Xiao Qin shouted at the top of her lungs.
Gu Yankai paused and walked out after a while.
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Gu Tingye returned home in the evening and felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere at home as soon as he entered the door.
"Second brother!"
Gu Tingwei rushed out from the corner door and stopped Gu Tingye.
Gu Tingye gave Gu Tingwei a complicated look and asked, "What's the matter?"
"What's wrong with my mother? She just called me over and said a lot of inexplicable things and kept crying." Gu Tingwei said.
"I'm not at home, how would I know." Gu Tingye shook his head and said, "I'm a little tired. If there's nothing else, I'll go back to my room first."
"Wait." Gu Tingwei said quickly: "Mother asked you to come over. She wants to see you."
Gu Tingye stopped, hesitated for a while, then turned and walked towards Xiao Qin's yard.
"Second brother, wait for me." Gu Tingwei hurriedly trotted after him.
When I came outside the yard, Xiang's mother was already waiting there.
Seeing Gu Tingye and Gu Tingwei coming, he bowed and pushed open the gate.
Gu Tingye walked in, and Gu Tingwei wanted to follow him in but was stopped by Xiang's mother.
"Mom, why are you stopping me?" Gu Tingwei asked anxiously.
"The eldest lady said that only the second young master was seen." She said to her mother.
Gu Tingye walked into the yard and all the way to the hall, he didn't see a single servant.
Only Xiao Qin was sitting on the couch.
In the past, Xiao Qin attached great importance to her image and always had a smile on her face.
Now Xiao Qin's hair is messy, her eyes are red and swollen, and she looks embarrassed.
The whole person looks much older.
"You're here." Xiao Qin raised her head and looked at Gu Tingye, her voice a little hoarse.
"Tell me what you want from me."
Gu Tingye walked to a stool nearby and sat down.
Things have come to this point, and there is no need to be hypocritical.
"Haha, I underestimated you these years." Xiao Qin said. Gu Tingye's eyes turned cold and said, "I thought you would commit suicide. After all, entering the Shenjie Division is worse than death."
"If I commit suicide, how can you get rid of your anger? I will go to the Shenjie Division to ask for forgiveness for what I have done. I only ask you not to make things difficult for Tingwei and Tingcan. I know you hate me, but they know nothing and their feelings for you are real." Xiao Qin said.
Gu Tingye felt a little bored after hearing this. He came to see Xiao Qin, thinking that he would feel the pleasure of revenge.
But for some reason, I felt very upset.
"You don't have to worry about these." After saying this, Gu Tingye stood up and walked out.
"Actually, your mother and I are both miserable people. Your father has only my sister in his heart from the beginning to the end. Your father knows everything I have done over the years, but because he owes my sister, he pretends to be ignorant. Haha...haha...it's ridiculous." Xiao Qin laughed like crazy.
When Gu Tingye heard this, he stopped and clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves. The pain of his nails piercing into his flesh brought him back to his senses.
He didn't turn around or say anything, he just walked out.
When Xiao Qin heard Gu Tingye's footsteps fade away, she stopped laughing, looked outside coldly, and murmured, "Gu Tingye, I know your character too well. Do you think you can avenge your mother with the help of the crown prince? Wishful thinking!"
Although Xiao Qinshi didn't know what had happened, she realized later that this matter was Gu Tingye's plan from beginning to end.
And Gu Tingye could do all this thanks to the help of the prince.
"Lady."
He walked in towards his mother and looked at Xiao Qin with some concern.
"Tingwei is gone?" asked Xiao Qin.
"I have already persuaded him to go back. Madam, are you really not going to tell Wei Ge'er about this?" I asked my mother.
"We can't say that. Tingwei is simple-minded and can't hide his emotions. If he knew, he wouldn't be able to hide it from Gu Tingye. Tingwei is no match for Gu Tingye." Xiao Qin shook her head.
"Is there no other way?" I said to my mother.
She also knew a little about what the Shenjiesi was. Once Xiao Qinshi went in, it would be almost impossible for her to get out.
Xiao Qinshi did not answer this question, but asked: "Is the Marquis still in the ancestral hall?"
"Yes, after the master left here, he went to the ancestral hall and never came out since then." He said to his mother.
"Gu Tingye, don't let me down." Xiao Qin murmured.
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Gu Tingye came out of Xiao Qin's courtyard with a face as gloomy as ink.
"Sir, are you okay?"
Shi Tou, who was waiting outside the yard, said with some concern.
"Where is my father?" Gu Tingye asked.
"I heard that the Marquis is in the ancestral hall." said Shitou.
Gu Tingye nodded and walked towards the ancestral hall.
He had actually thought about what Xiao Qin said before, but he had never thought about it in depth.
Or rather, I dare not think about it.
But after Xiao Qin revealed the truth, Gu Tingye kept thinking about it.
How could Gu Yankai be completely unaware of what Xiao Qinshi had done?
He had only been deceiving himself before.
When they arrived outside the ancestral hall, Shi Tou stopped and Gu Tingye walked in alone.
The ancestral hall enshrines the ancestors of the Gu family and also houses the red-lettered iron certificate.
Normally, even Gu Tingye is not allowed to enter at will, let alone servants like Shitou.
As Gu Tingye walked into the ancestral hall, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol.
Gu Yankai was sitting on a mat, holding a tablet in his arms. There were several wine jars on the ground, and he was holding one in his hand and pouring wine into his mouth.
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Shitou was waiting outside the ancestral hall. Soon he heard quarrels coming from inside. He was very anxious, but did not dare to go in.
After a while, Gu Tingye walked out with red eyes and a dazed look.
"male…"
"Come on, go out with me for a drink." Gu Tingye said.
(End of this chapter)