Chapter 304

Just as Gu Kang was about to walk into the examination hall, a woman suddenly ran over and charged straight at him.

The woman wore a silk gown, the color was very bright, the fabric was also of high quality, but such a vivid pink on a woman in her forties gave her a somewhat strange air.

"You little beast, you actually killed your own younger brother?"

"Return my son, give my son back to me!"

Although the rich person hasn't also experienced, when young he must have been a beauty embryo, but his face twisted from anger, jealousy, and joy, becoming especially ferocious.

At this moment, because he was running extremely fast, his hair bun had loosened considerably, giving him a somewhat disheveled, loose-haired appearance; he lunged at Gu Kang like a madman.

Yun Duo also quickly stepped forward, grabbed the crazy woman and shoved her; the woman fell with a thud, lifted her head, spat at Gu Kang several times, and shouted angrily.

"Madam Lin?" Jiu Yue, upon seeing the woman's face clearly, froze there and couldn't help but whisper.

Jiu Yue, covered in sweat, the surrounding nobles also saw that the madwoman on the ground was none other than the Lin concubine of the Gu Shangshu residence.

A low murmur rose from the surroundings.

"I heard that the Gu family's third son, jealous of his second brother who had been taken as a closed-door disciple by Mr. Wen, bribed the roundworms around his second brother, even setting fire to burn Mr. Wen to death, trying to frame him?"

"This matter has already spread throughout the city; I heard that Gu Shangshu personally went to the emperor, knelt before him for a whole day, and even expelled his third son's name from the Gu Zu Pu, thereby avoiding implicating the Gu family."

"That is also the emperor's mercy; by rights, such a traitor should not only be executed by lingchi but also have his nine clans exterminated."

"It is said that this Lin concubine spoiled her son, raising him to be like this, and now he has committed such heinous crimes."

"Isn't that a storage tank? Using the first lady's money to indulge her own son, disregarding others' children, this woman deserves it."

"Yeah, the news from the former Xiangfu says that the old hometown year is dissatisfied with this Lin clan's atmosphere, and has directly locked him in the Chai Fang."

"I heard that another concubine beside Gu Shangshu, Xin Concubine, was pregnant; the doctor felt her pulse and said it was a boy, making Gu Shangshu happy, and he immediately appointed her as the lady of the Shangshu residence; this so stimulated Lin Concubine that she went mad."

The onlookers looked at Lin Qingxue, who was raving and cursing on the ground, even showing contempt.

Jiu Yue coldly stared at the Lin concubine sitting on the ground, thinking back to how much effort she had expended to climb into Gu Shangshu's bed.

Step by step, she angered the former lady to death, thinking she could securely hold the position of lady of the Shangshu residence, but in the end it was all for naught, and she merely made a wedding dress for someone else.

Jiu Yue frowned fiercely, looking at the Lin clan rolling and raving on the ground, feeling like she was watching a drowned dog.

She turned to look at Gu Kang and said, "Second Master, you should still go into the examination hall; don't be delayed by unrelated people."

Gu Kang nodded, but glanced at Lin Qingxue and slowly walked over to her.

"Second Master!" Jiu Yue couldn't help but freeze for a moment; the time to enter the examination hall is limited.

Gu Second Master is now renowned throughout the world and is also Mr. Wen's disciple; this imperial examination is especially important for him, why waste time on a shrew?

Unexpectedly, Gu Kang still walked up to Lin Qingxue, who was still not stopping her parents.

Lin Qingxue had just been shoved by Yun Duo, fell hard to the ground, and after a moment, unable to recover, she still lifted her head and shouted angrily.

"Gu Kang, you won't die a good death; do you think killing my son lets you rest easy?"

"Your mother is just a merchant's daughter; you're no better. If you manage to pass the exam, it's only because heaven is blind. I curse you to fail the exam; in this lifetime you'll never catch the emperor's eye."

In front of the examination hall, with the imperial examination imminent, such a curse also counts as a poisonous curse.

The onlookers couldn't help but shake their heads; Gu Kang is also quite unlucky—earlier almost killed by this woman's son, and now being cursed by this woman without distinction.

Unexpectedly, Gu Kang paid no heed, slowly bent down to look at Lin Qingxue before him, and Lin Qingxue instinctively reached out to grab his face.

Unexpectedly, her wrist was seized in a death grip by Gu Kang, almost breaking it.

After all, she is a woman and cannot withstand Gu Kang's strength; she lifted her head and stared fixedly at his disfigured face.

Gu Kang's half-face was scarred, looking somewhat frightening.

Moreover, his expression was cold and stern, his eyes holding a hint of unusual killing intent, which made Lin Qingxue dare not act rashly.

Gu Kang bent down, coldly staring at her, and said word by word, "That day your son Gu Huai hanged himself in the great prison of the Ministry of Punishments."

"Everyone says your son committed suicide out of fear of crime, but as far as I know, before your son Gu Huai died, your other good son Gu Cheng went to the prison to see him."

Moreover, the fault Gu Huai committed this time is simply intolerable by heaven and also involves Mr. Wen; if the emperor really takes it to heart, I fear Gu Shijie's position as Shangshu may not be preserved.

"If I'm not mistaken, Gu Shijie must have taken something and exchanged it with the emperor, thereby preserving the lives of the old and young of the Gu family."

That thing must be very important; even the emperor would have to make a compromise over it.

Actually, Gu Shijie could completely use this bargaining chip to rescue Gu Huai from prison, but unfortunately, in the eyes of Gu Shijie and Gu Cheng, Gu Huai is merely a pawn.

"Gu Shijie, let alone loving my mother in his lifetime, what are you even to him in his heart?"

"Now that you have Xin Xiuyu, you've forgotten Lin Qingxue; do you really think you're still important in my father's heart?"

"No, even my mother cannot compare; you are merely a plaything in his hand."

"As for how your little son died, I think you should properly ask your eldest son, or ask Gu Shijie; maybe they'll give you an explanation—do as you will."

After Gu Kang's words, Lin Qingxue froze completely; she wasn't truly mad, she actually understood everything in her heart.

She simply couldn't accept that her husband, her beloved eldest son, had actually killed her little son.

Before, she had already lost her daughter, Gu Nanxiang, whose whereabouts remain unknown, alive or dead; now her little son has died tragically.

In the Gu family, she had previously fought to the death with the former lady Du, relying entirely on the three children she had borne.

She believed her three children were far superior to the pair of foolish offspring borne by Lady Du.

She never expected to end up like this, and for a moment she couldn't accept it.

This time, being stimulated by Gu Kang's words, she actually felt a sense of bewilderment.

Her mind really became muddled; at times it was her eldest son, at times her little son, at times Gu Shijie with blood-drenched hands, driving her mad bit by bit.

Suddenly she raised both hands to cover her ears and let out a shrill cry; the people around also stepped back a bit, fearing that this Lin clan had truly gone mad.