Chapter 623: Eradication (2)
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The more the patriarch thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He hurriedly went to fetch the teacup and took a sip of tea absent-mindedly. The tip of his tongue was numb from the hot tea.
He impatiently put down the teacup again, and the teacup gently hit the coffee table. The collision sound was especially loud in the silent hall.
After the initial panic and uneasiness, the patriarch tried his best to stabilize his emotions and said in a friendly tone, “Yanfei, I have an idea for you.”
“I also know that your grandmother and your second uncle made a huge mistake, but if they’re convicted, what about your brother’s errand… and your marriage?”
The patriarch frowned deeply and hinted at her tactfully.
Gu Yanfei chuckled and casually flipped the tea lid, making a crisp sound.
Every sound was like a needle stabbing into the patriarch’s heart. The patriarch was a little embarra.s.sed. He felt that, in front of Gu Yanfei, his little fuss couldn’t be hidden at all.
“Cough, cough.” The patriarch coughed dryly a few times. He felt uneasy and said warmly, with an awkward expression, “Yanfei, Ah Jian is your biological second uncle. If he’s charged with conspiracy…”
“Great-uncle,” Gu Yanfei interrupted him. She put down the pink enamel teacup in her hand and reminded him with a faint smile. “The Emperor knows that Big Brother and I have a biological grandmother, Qi Zhaoning.”
“Also, have you forgotten about Old Madam and Second Uncle falsely accusing my brother of murder?”
“…” The patriarch naturally remembered.
The day Old Madam Gu and Gu Jian lost, the patriarch personally went to the Emperor to clarify. The Emperor knew the conflict between the eldest and second branches of the Gu family very well.
Gu Yanfei shook her head and sighed slightly. “Such a grandmother?”
“This second uncle?”
She openly expressed her disdain for Old Madam Gu and Gu Jian.
“…” The patriarch was speechless and frowned even more. The Emperor took pity on Gu Yuan and Gu Yanfei and wouldn’t vent his anger on the eldest branch because of Gu Jian, but it was hard to say in the Gu clan.
Gu Yanfei sighed faintly. “If only grandfather had never remarried…”
The patriarch’s heart trembled, and his eyes widened slightly. He saw that Gu Yanfei, who was sitting in the front seat, was smiling, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes.
The two of them looked at each other quietly for a moment.
The patriarch was enlightened and immediately understood.
Indeed.
If only his cousin, Gu Xuan, didn’t remarry…
In that case, the old lady, Madam Gu, would have no right to be involved. Gu Jian wasn’t even a member of the Gu family, so he naturally wouldn’t implicate the clan!
The patriarch’s initially confused and nervous eyes gradually settled, but he was still a little hesitant.
Gu Yanfei’s originally slightly curled lips curled up a little higher. She seemed to have seen the patriarch’s hesitation and asked with a smile, “Great-uncle, don’t you think so?”
She looked at the patriarch calmly.
Did the clan choose to draw a clear line with Gu Jian, or did they just wait for death and be implicated by Gu Jian?!
The patriarch tightened his grip on the arm of the armchair and swallowed.
This choice was too easy.
The patriarch could hear his heavy heartbeat beating faster and faster.
After a moment of silence, the patriarch loosened his right hand that was holding the armrest and suddenly relaxed.
He straightened his expression and organized his thoughts. He said seriously, “Back then, your grandfather hired the daughter of the Qi family to be the main wife. After you and your brother’s biological grandmother pa.s.sed away, your grandfather didn’t tell the clan that he wanted to remarry.”
“Is that so?” Gu Yanfei took another sip of tea and looked up. “I didn’t know that.”
Her expression was neither shocked nor happy, as calm as water, but the patriarch seemed to have been encouraged.
He stroked his white beard and sighed seriously. “Perhaps when your grandmother pa.s.sed away, she entrusted her widowed sister to take care of Ah Ce because she was young.”
“I didn’t expect her to take advantage of your grandfather’s death to take over her son’s place.”
In the beginning, the patriarch even said it a little dryly. The more he spoke, the more natural he became, and the smoother he spoke. His heart gradually turned from rapid to calm, and his last sentence was powerful.
He completely denied the marriage between Gu Xuan and Madam Gu. These words were casually made up, so there were naturally many loopholes. However, the patriarch knew that no one would pursue these loopholes. It was enough to just listen to it logically.
“I see,” Gu Yanfei echoed casually, her eyes as deep as a pool.
The patriarch seemed to have eaten a rea.s.suring pill. He was relieved and continued seriously, “Your grandfather contracted an emergency illness 15 years ago. He left in a hurry and didn’t have time to leave any words..”