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Chapter 32 Gu Cheng'an Kneels

After seeing off all the relatives, Gu's mother could no longer suppress her anger and strode aggressively toward Sui Jinxuan.

She cursed inwardly, determined to teach that little bitch a lesson and show her the rules of the Gu family.

Upon entering Suijinxuan, the scene before her eyes left Gu's mother stunned.

Gu Cheng'an knelt upright in the center of the courtyard, his usually spirited figure now appearing exceptionally lonely and dejected.

"Cheng'an, what are you doing?" Gu's mother stepped forward quickly, her words containing both reproach and heartache.

"Mom, why are you here?"

Upon hearing his mother's voice, Gu Cheng'an hurriedly stood up and rushed to greet her. He could even kneel before Du Ruoling in private.

After all, it was him. He wronged her and broke their promise.

But what if his mother sees this?

Mother Gu had no time to pay attention. Seeing her son's unnatural expression and his staring straight at the closed door, she instantly understood most of the situation.

An unnamed anger suddenly surged from the bottom of her heart, burning away all her reason.

"A man's knees are worth gold, and you actually knelt before her! What kind of behavior is this? I'm going to tear that little slut apart today and see what kind of seductive tricks she used to bewitch you like this!"

As he spoke, he tried to rush into the house.

Gu Cheng'an was shocked and quickly opened his arms to stop her, his voice full of anxiety, "Don't worry about it, Mother! This is between me and Ling'er. I'm the one who has wronged her, so please don't make things difficult for her."

"Hmph! Which man doesn't have three wives and four concubines? She's just a lowly servant girl, not even a concubine, yet she dares to stop you from sharing a room with the princess. She's trying to turn the world upside down!"

Mother Gu was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and her finger trembled as she pointed at the door, as if Du Ruoling behind the door was right in front of her, and she could poke a few holes in her.

Just then, a sob came from inside the house. The sob was a little louder than before, a soft whimper that tugged at Gu Cheng'an's heart.

He felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if it were being cut by a sharp blade. He immediately wanted to send Gu's mother away as soon as possible, fearing that it would cause a bigger commotion and make Du Ruoling even more heartbroken.

Gu's mother seemed determined to finish what she was saying, forcefully breaking free from Gu Cheng'an's obstruction, her brows furrowed tightly into a "川" shape.

"I can ignore that little slut for now, but you must accompany the princess on her homecoming. Today's tea ceremony incident has already caused the princess a great loss of face. If word gets out, do you think the Prince Yong's mansion will let it go so easily?"

After saying that, Gu's mother suddenly turned to the closed door and raised her voice, as if she were speaking to Du Ruoling.

"If you really care about her, then make her serve tea to the concubines as soon as possible, and put away all those inappropriate thoughts. From now on, she should behave herself!"

Gu Cheng'an's face was full of bitterness. He sighed helplessly and pleaded in a low voice, "Ling'er is still recovering from childbirth and is very weak. Can we talk about the concubine tea later? She really can't take any more trouble."

Upon hearing this, Gu's mother curled her lip, snorted coldly, but did not insist any further. She simply glared fiercely at the door and left in a huff.

Gu Cheng'an was left standing alone in the courtyard, gazing wistfully at the tightly closed door, remaining motionless for a long time.

As soon as Chu Ruohan returned, she saw that Gu Junze had already gotten up and was sitting upright on the couch by the window.

Warm sunlight streamed through the cracks in the window, gently bathing him in color. His once pale face seemed to regain a rosy hue, and he appeared much more energetic than yesterday.

"Why did you get up? Is there anything else that feels uncomfortable?"

Gu Junze turned his head, a faint smile on his lips: "I'm fine now, but I'm still a bit tired. Lying down for too long makes me feel stuffy, so getting up and basking in the sun makes me feel better."

Chu Ruohan moved a stool and sat down next to him. "Should we arrest Physician Fang and interrogate him thoroughly? There's something fishy about that prescription; he can't escape responsibility!"

Gu Junze shook his head slightly, his expression solemn, and explained slowly, "This matter is not that simple. The medicine I drank was not originally prescribed by Physician Fang. It was prescribed by the previous head of the Imperial Medical Academy, Lord Tian."

He paused, as if recalling the past, coughed a few times, and then continued, "Later, the Tian family suffered a sudden misfortune and was wiped out by bandits. After that, my illness was taken care of by Physician Fang."

Chu Ruohan frowned. How dare Gu's mother be so bold as to kill even the head of the Imperial Hospital to silence him?

"Although he didn't write the prescription, how could Physician Fang, as a doctor, not see that the prescription contained such a harmful substance as ghost poppy?"

“He knew the prescription was rigged, but he remained calm and continued to make you take the medicine. He is still highly suspicious.”

Gu Junze slightly raised his hand and gently pressed his temples. Although his face still showed signs of illness, his expression was extremely solemn.

"Now is definitely not the time to make a move against him; we mustn't alert him."

"This imperial physician has quite a history. He was introduced to the Imperial Medical Academy by my father, and by all accounts, he was from the same hometown as my grandmother. Perhaps my father valued this hometown connection and his medical skills, which is why he recommended him to the palace."

Chu Ruohan's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Gu's mother was the niece of the birth mother of the Marquis of Anyang. In that case, wouldn't this imperial physician be a fellow villager of Gu's mother?

No wonder……

"Should we report this to the Empress Dowager?" Chu Ruohan suggested.

Gu Junze shook his head. "She went to Wuyi Mountain to cultivate in seclusion. Even if we report this matter to the palace, without direct evidence, we still cannot bring her to justice."

Chu Ruohan nodded slightly. He was right. If they couldn't hit the mark in one strike, who knew how many more insidious methods they would come up with in the future.

You can only guard against thieves for a thousand days, not every single day...

On the other side, Lin Xingyao had been looking at the account books all day, and the account books beside her were piled up like a mountain.

The old woman attending to him, seeing the meager figures in the account book, finally couldn't contain her anger and spoke up in a huff.

"Princess, look at this! Is this outrageous? The Marquis's mansion only has five hundred taels of silver left in its accounts! And the Marquis's wife has even handed over the keys to the household to you. Isn't this deliberately trying to trip you up?"

As she spoke, the old woman put her hands on her hips, her face flushed red, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Lin Xingyao knew that the Marquis's mansion was in debt, but she didn't expect it to be to this extent.

The old woman stepped closer and lowered her voice, saying, "Princess, this old servant also heard that the Marquis of Anyang sold off quite a few properties a few days ago."

"Guess what? One of those unremarkable, barren mountains sold for a whopping 200,000 taels of silver! Once the money entered the manor, it was like throwing it into the water; not a single penny was left. I wonder where it all went. Could it have been secretly pocketed?"

Who would dare to embezzle such a large sum of money?

It must be that the Marquis of Anyang did not keep this money in his residence.