Chapter 68

"Nian'an, Nian'an..." The murmurs in his ears grew smaller and smaller, and the soul in his arms turned into little bits of light and disappeared.

"Sister..." Gu Nian'an knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Who said there is no family affection in this world?

It's just that calculation and desire have occupied the peak, ruining the warmth of blood and shattering the bonds in the heart.

"Let's go, I'll send you home on the way." Lin Qingyue's face was calm, and there was even a habitual rogue smile on her lips. Those partings of life and death seemed not worth mentioning in her eyes.

On the way, she told Gu Huai: "I spared your life only because of Gu Nianxue. Gu Nian'an is her last concern; treat him well and let him recognize his ancestors as soon as possible to fulfill Gu Nianxue's concern."

"Okay, okay! After this Marquis returns, I will choose an auspicious day, summon the elders of the clan, and let Nian'an recognize his ancestors..."

"No need to choose a day; after dawn is the best day."

"Yes, yes! After returning, I will do it immediately, do it after dawn! Princess, rest assured, Nian'an is my only legitimate son, and I will definitely not treat him unfairly. In the future, all of the Gu family's business will be handed over to him."

Gu Huai promised readily, his mouth full of good words.

Lin Qingyue only sent them to the gate of the Gu house before stopping: "After dawn, I want to hear the news of Gu Nian'an recognizing his ancestors."

After saying this, she turned and left.

As soon as she left, the pressure that had enveloped Gu Huai all the way disappeared instantly.

Gu Huai's waist straightened, and his eyes gradually became sharp.

"Nian'an." He called out to Gu Huai indifferently.

Gu Nian'an glanced at him coldly, then strode into the Gu house gate.

——Sister was right, Mother also had a share in everything in the Gu family. I can't let others benefit; I must take back everything that belongs to us!

Gu Huai's eyes were deep, his schemes heavy.

Just now, he saw the hatred in Gu Nian'an's eyes clearly; this son could not be relied upon at all.

It was just that in front of Lin Qingyue, he couldn't show any dissatisfaction.

But Princess Jin couldn't keep an eye on their Gu house every day; after a while, when the attention faded, he would support another son born of a concubine.

When the time was ripe, he would get rid of Gu Nian'an.

Gu Huai didn't want to keep a weapon by his side that could take his life at any time!

Even if it's his own biological son, as long as he threatens him, he must be eliminated.

How ridiculous Gu Nianxue was, always following her mother's weak nature. She actually believed in family affection and let Gu Nian'an recognize his ancestors?

That night, Gu Huai sent people to inquire and verify Lin Qingyue's identity.

After confirming that she was indeed Princess Jin, he immediately notified the elders in the house, and held a grand recognition ceremony at dawn.

During the day, in front of everyone, Gu Huai wept and recounted the pain of losing his son over the years, and promised repeatedly that everything in the Gu family would be left to Gu Nian'an as compensation.

And Gu Nian'an was so disgusted by him that he couldn't eat for a whole day. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that there was someone in this world so good at acting. No wonder the entire Gu family was deceived by him back then!

That night, when Gu Huai returned to his bedroom, he ordered his confidants to start adding chronic poison to Gu Nian'an's food from tomorrow.

Originally, he had planned to wait for a while before taking action.

But that kid Gu Nian'an really didn't know what was good for him; not only did he keep a cold face all day today, but he even denounced Gu Huai in front of the clan elders for driving his daughter mad and harming his own flesh and blood, making him lose all face.

Gu Nian'an could no longer be kept, otherwise, who knows when he would kill him!

Thus, Gu Huai thought of a chronic poison he had found with heavy gold before. After taking that medicine, a person would gradually become weak, lose the ability to move, and die of exhaustion after half a year.

And the best thing about this medicine is that the deceased would show symptoms of dying from illness, and no one would suspect murder.

He had used this trick on his first wife back then.

Now, he was preparing to use it against his own biological son.

"A tiger doesn't eat its cubs?" He sneered coldly, "That must be a sick cat!"

"So what if I lose my eldest legitimate son? This Marquis can still take a fill-in wife and plot for noble daughters! I'm only fifty, and I still have the ability to reproduce; what's difficult about having a few more legitimate sons? In this world, there is nothing that cannot be exchanged for power and wealth!"

"Marquis, which wife should I summon to serve you tonight?" A subordinate presented a beauty album on a tray for him to choose from.

The beauties in the album were all concubines he had taken; there were too many of them for him to keep track of. So he had them painted into an album, and he would look at the pictures to choose someone before going to sleep every night.

"This one." He flipped through a few pages and chose the youngest one.

Not long after, the beauty was sent.

This beauty had originally been neglected for more than half a year, and today she was overjoyed to be suddenly chosen.

But a moment later, Gu Huai lay there panting like a dead fish.

Beauty: "..."

Gu Huai looked back inadvertently and saw the disappointment and contempt in the beauty's eyes, and was suddenly furious: "Bitch, you actually dare to despise this Marquis? Get out!"

After the beauty was driven out, Gu Huai couldn't help but ask himself in a muffled voice: "Am I really old?"

Just at this moment, he suddenly heard a "bang, bang, bang" knocking sound from outside.

"Didn't I tell you to get out?"

No one answered, only the "bang, bang, bang" sound, which was particularly dull in the quiet midnight.

"Who?" Gu Huai felt something was wrong.

"Bang, bang, bang!" The knocking sound grew louder and louder.

"Who on earth is it!"

Gu Huai was just about to open the door when he suddenly realized.

Something is wrong! There should be people guarding outside the door; no matter who wants to come in, they should report first. Not to mention it's already late at night, and no one should be coming to find him.

If it's not a person outside the door, could it be...

He was startled by this thought, his heart pounding.

He wanted to open his mouth to call for help, but his throat felt as if it were blocked, and he couldn't shout at all.

He struggled to light the lamp, but his whole body was weak, and even his fingertips couldn't move.

The only thing he could move were his eyes.

A white silk ribbon hung down, falling on his face, feeling itchy and numb.

He used all his strength to move his gaze upward, and saw a dangling figure hanging from the end of the white silk ribbon hanging from the crossbeam of the bed canopy. The layers of white skirts moved without wind, and the stench of rot mixed with the thick smell of blood rushed to his nose.

That figure suddenly lowered its head, its pupil-less eyes meeting his. The bright red corners of its mouth split to the ear roots, squeezing out a stiff smile.

"Daddy—"

The tail sound was dragged out long and thin, carrying a cold aura.

This once most familiar call now made his hair stand on end and his whole body stiff and cold.

Gu Nianxue!

Didn't she already leave?

He saw her soul disappear before his eyes with his own eyes; how could she come out again?

"Daddy—"

The ghost hanging on the white silk ribbon disappeared, and the childhood Gu Nianxue poked a small head out from the quilt, her eyes hollow and lusterless, a stiff smile spreading across her pale face.

"Daddy, shall we go back to when I was little?" The little girl's voice was as sweet as dew, as if pulling time back to the past.

"Baby wants to pick fruit, the tree is too high to reach! Daddy, Daddy, hurry up and get up to carry Baby to pick fruit!"

"Pick fruit, let's go pick fruit!"