Chapter 66

At this moment, Gu Nian'an was already in tears: "Even if Sister was mad, she didn't forget to find me... but I couldn't do a single thing for Sister. Therefore..."

Tears were still flowing, but his tone had become firm: "... what I can do for her is to avenge her! The Guo woman, Gu Huai—none of you will get away!"

He stared at Gu Huai with bloodshot eyes, viciously. If he weren't still tied with ropes, he would have wanted to beat that scumbag to death alive.

And Gu Huai was immersed in great shock: "Deputy Envoy Lin, what was the scene you just brought out? That wasn't real, right? My favorite youngest son, he... how could he..."

"It's real." Lin Qingyue said coldly, "Everything you just saw was a reappearance of Gu Nianxue's past memories. Many things were also your own personal experiences; didn't you just see them?"

"Who knows if you mixed the true and the false together to deliberately deceive this Marquis?" Originally, Gu Huai was quite polite to Lin Qingyue, but the issue of heirs concerned a man's face, and he wouldn't allow anyone to slander him.

Lin Qingyue chuckled: "Don't you think your son's facial features look a lot like Steward Gu's? If you still don't believe it, you can go check it yourself. Although the Guo woman and Steward Gu are already dead, since they had been hooking up for so many years, the servants around them must know; it's not hard for you to check."

"Besides, this official is from the Xuanjing Division and didn't know Gu Nianxue or Gu Nian'an before, and have no friendship with them. What good would it do me to help two strangers deceive you, Marquis?"

Gu Huai's face turned deathly pale, and he muttered: "Yes, although the Xuanjing Division is a rabble, they have no ties with any force in the imperial court. So... that's true? That bitch, the Guo woman! It's a waste that I was even a little sad because of her death! That bitch really deserved to die!"

When he married his first wife, Gu Huai, in order to cling to the aristocrats, acted humble everywhere, and even though he didn't love her, he had to pretend to.

And the existence of those two children constantly reminded him of his originally low status. They were also the shameful marks of his rise to power by relying on women!

Therefore, when he truly had the ability and status, he was eager to erase everything from the past.

Wives can be changed, and children can be born again. Those don't count for much.

A man must be ruthless; in his heart, nothing is more important than money and power.

He married the Guo woman when he was at his most glorious, and her background was not bad. Most importantly, she was young, beautiful, and relied on him everywhere, serving him meticulously. And she was also very sensible, never interfering with his taking concubines; she was his ideal virtuous wife.

He liked the Guo woman, and by extension, he liked the youngest son she gave birth to, cultivating him as his future successor.

But now he was shocked to realize that he had been betrayed, and his son wasn't his own!

Although he had many concubines and many children, those were all born of concubines, and their maternal backgrounds were too low; the aristocratic circle valued bloodlines most and simply wouldn't recognize them.

So at this moment, when he turned his eyes to look at Gu Nian'an, this eldest legitimate son who had the best background but lived the most bitterly, he rarely showed a bit of a kind father's demeanor.

"Nian'an, Father didn't know the Guo woman was such a snake-hearted woman. You've suffered all these years; please give Father a chance to make it up to you!"

"Make it up?" Gu Nian'an sneered sarcastically, "Can you make up for my sister's life?"

"Nianxue was also harmed to death by the Guo woman! Father wasn't in the capital at that time, otherwise... otherwise Father definitely wouldn't have let your sister suffer such hardship!"

"Have you let my sister suffer any less? She lived so miserably all these years, all thanks to you!"

"No, no!" Gu Huai was still trying to explain.

"Although I married your sister to Minister Fang, daughters of large families all need to marry for alliance; there's no problem with that! Later, when Minister Fang was convicted and exiled, Father also took her back to the Gu house. If Father were really that heartless, your sister should have been exiled far away by now!"

Gu Nian'an said: "You took my sister back to the Gu house just to cut ties with a criminal official! After my sister returned to the Gu house, you ignored her, and the Guo woman even deducted the money for her medicine; did you ever care? That Guo woman certainly deserved to die, but you are the culprit who caused the tragedy of us siblings!"

"Do you really hate Father that much?" The kind look in Gu Huai's eyes gradually faded, and he rationally withdrew from the father-son relationship.

"Yes!" Gu Nian'an answered without hesitation.

"Since that's the case, this Marquis will just pretend I don't have a son like you. You snuck into the Marquis Mansion last night and murdered three people, and today you attempted to assassinate this Marquis; in order to protect myself, I have no choice but to execute you!"

When he said the last two words, he didn't have the slightest hesitation.

A son who hates him to the bone is too dangerous. Rather than being retaliated against, it's better to strike first.

And Gu Nianxue's ghost sensed that her brother was in danger and instantly became agitated, wanting to rush over to take action, but was trapped by Lin Qingyue's nether umbrella, unable to leave a single step, and could only roar and howl angrily.

"What are you in such a hurry for? Don't you still have me?"

After Lin Qingyue placated her indifferently, she said to Gu Huai: "Marquis Gu, are you going to use private lynching? Why, am I so insignificant in your eyes?"

Gu Huai said: "Deputy Envoy Lin, you've worked hard today. The Baofeng Bank is an industry under my name; tomorrow, Deputy Envoy, you can withdraw a sum of money at will. Any amount is fine!"

"What a big tone, worthy of being the richest man in Da Qi!" Lin Qingyue couldn't help but marvel.

A trace of pride flowed from Gu Huai's eyes: Everyone in the world loves money, not to mention the Xuanjing Division, which is a famous clean-handed yamen. The scraps that leak from my fingers are more than these people can earn in a lifetime. I'm not afraid you won't be tempted!

"It's a pity that your few pieces of broken silver don't catch my eye! I came to resolve the obsession of the wronged soul, so naturally, I can't let there be one more wronged soul in this world."

"If you can resolve it, resolve it; if you can't, disperse it! Why be so long-winded? Have you never seen money and don't know the benefits of wealth? The money I want to give you is not just a few pieces of broken silver! With money, you can have delicacies every day, and it can even help you rise to prominence. Deputy Envoy, you're just a second-in-command, right? Don't you want to go up another level and be the chief official of the Xuanjing Division?"

Lin Qingyue sneered, walked in front of Gu Nian'an, and picked him up: "Your sister is worried about you, so I'll send you down the mountain first. I won't untie the rope for now, lest you act recklessly again."

"Deputy Envoy Lin!" Behind her was Gu Huai's cold shout, "Are you really going to meddle in this business?"

"Marquis Gu, you should be glad that I don't like meddling in business much right now, otherwise you would have lost your life long ago."

After saying this, she held her umbrella in one hand and dragged Gu Nian'an in the other, heading down the mountain.

Gu Huai watched them gradually walk away, and finally hardened his heart.

Originally, he didn't want to take action against Lin Qingyue; after all, she had an official position, and the aftermath would be troublesome.

But... this woman doesn't know what's good for her, so she can only be eliminated together!

Gu Huai has been able to make his business so big and possess such high power and status over the years, so his methods are naturally vicious. In order to obtain a business firm, he could force the other party's entire family to death.

Now, what does killing a mere deputy envoy count for?