Chapter 456: 381 Plot Twist_3
Xiaofeng had just begun to understand.
Ye Cheng’s right to inherit was not set in stone; if Ye Cheng had a bad reputation, or if everyone unanimously agreed that Ye Cheng had poor character, then, they could jointly petition to revoke Acheng’s inheritance rights.
Therefore, today, that is, right now.
This matter must be dealt with clearly.
“Miss Su,” Lady Cheng felt that Xiaofeng’s words were rather absurd: “Although you are Mr. Quan’s daughter, it is not strange that you, having been raised in the countryside since childhood, are unaware of how things are handled among the people of the Imperial Capital. This matter is not at all serious, why must you be so stubborn, letting others laugh at you? You’ve just returned to the Imperial Capital, isn’t it embarrassing if people mock you?”
“Embarrassing?” Xiaofeng scoffed lightly: “What could be more embarrassing than soone slandering my husband to my face? As for today’s matter, I simply cannot let it be trivialized.”
“Madam Quan, look at your daughter, she’s beco quite unreasonable, hasn’t she? This matter is really a trifle, isn’t it resolved if Young Master Gu just clarifies he did not harass any servants? Now, there’s even the issue of the Xu Family poisoning Young Master Gu, if this matter blows up, nobody will look good in the end.”
To put it bluntly, even if the Xu Family did poison Young Master Gu, given the Xu Family’s power, could the Gu Family really afford to make a fuss in front of so many people?
Chu Qing smiled gracefully, her eyes full of doting: “Who is Young Master Gu? He is the lifeline of the Gu Family, the future Family Head of the Gu Family, and also the leader of all the families in the future. If he were to suffer any mishap, it’s not just a loss for the Gu Family but for all of us as well. With Young Master Gu’s health at stake, I believe my daughter is doing the right thing. This matter must be handled with care, and there can be no negligence.”
Listening to Chu Qing’s words, the other ladies exchanged looks, feeling both angry and resentful.
Whether it’s the Gu Family or the Quan Family, they all seem very protective of this country girl.
“Since Xiaofeng is determined to investigate thoroughly, let’s proceed,” Elder Xu motioned to the steward: “Testing the blood is indeed too troubleso, why not test the wine and the jug that Yecheng just used? Everyone saw that after Yecheng left, his wine cup and such were still untouched on the table, you have no objection, right?”
This question was directed at Xiaofeng.
The Gu Family and the Quan Family were protecting Su Xiaofeng; of course, he had to give face to the other party.
After all, everything today happened on the Xu Family’s turf; it would be improper to sar the faces of their guests too much.
“Look, Elder Xu is so magnanimous, not petty with her, a country… young lady,” Lady Wan originally intended to say ‘country bumpkin’ but eting Xiaofeng’s half-smile, she suddenly found herself unable to speak.
At that mont, she actually felt sowhat pressured.
It was really bizarre, she was just a country woman after all, how could she feel pressured? It must have been the alcohol, causing her to have hallucinations.
The group returned to the grand hall.
Everything on Yecheng’s seat was untouched by anyone else, kept exactly as it was.
“How should we test it, with Silver Needles or shall we have lab personnel co over?” Elder Xu inquired about Elder Gu’s preference.
“You arrange it, if I do it personally, everyone surely won’t believe the results.”
“n Chao, what do you think?”
“I think we should use Silver Needles. Just now Elder Gu was able to detect poison in Young Master Gu’s blood; if that was the case, the poison in the wine must be even stronger, the Silver Needles will surely give an imdiate result.”
“Xiaofeng, what do you think?” Elder Gu turned to Xiaofeng.
This Xiaofeng, she had truly not disappointed him, possessing the decisiveness of a Family Head’s wife, absolutely not soft-hearted when she needed to be resolute.
“Then let’s use Silver Needles,” Xiaofeng agreed.
The cups on the table had actually been switched by them already, but no matter, just as Yecheng was drinking the wine, she had secretly transferred a little into her space.
A wineglass and a wine jug were placed in front of everyone.
Gu Yecheng’s grandfather took out a silver needle and inserted it into the half cup of wine before him.
Everyone held their breath, all waiting for this heart-stopping mont.
Old Master Xu remained composed, not taking the situation before him seriously at all.
He dared to act against Yecheng in front of so many people, of course, he wouldn’t let anything show.
He had only underestimated Yecheng’s ability to fall ill; it seed he wouldn’t get sick just under any circumstances. Not having been able to make Yecheng sick, he felt quite regretful.
As long as Yecheng had beco ill today, by tomorrow everyone would know he was soone who couldn’t control his emotions, and then his rights to succession would definitely be revoked.
It hadn’t worked out; where exactly did things go wrong? He needed to investigate thoroughly and quietly wait for a second opportunity.
Just as he thought there was no issue, soone beside him exclaid, “My goodness, look, the silver needle really turned black, it turned black.”
“Is it really poisoned?”
As the silver needle turned black, everyone’s gaze towards Old Master Xu also began to grow complex.
Everyone had known Old Master Xu was ambitious, but they hadn’t expected him to be so eager to make a move against Young Master Gu.
Thinking of the rumors surrounding Young Master Gu from before, the Xu Family seed to have cast a shadow over many of them.
The incident with Miss Xu, it seed to have started from the mouths of the Xu Family’s servants, right?
Old Master Xu’s gaze suddenly shifted to the silver needle and saw that the needle placed in the cup of wine by Old Master Gu had indeed turned black.
Turned black? How could that be?
n Chao also frowned; if the wine was poisoned, how could that be possible?
The butler, seeing what was happening before him, was already trembling. He had clearly switched out Young Master Gu’s wineglass and had poured the wine from the non-poisoned side; how could it possibly be poisoned?
No, what exactly was wrong? He couldn’t put his finger on it.
“Old Xu, can you explain what’s going on? I ca with my grandson to celebrate, and you plan on harming my grandson?” Old Master Gu, holding the blackened silver needle, no longer smiled; his expression was stern.
Old Master Xu also furrowed his brows, how could he explain this?
“I had soone do it,” Xu Xuezi ca out from the bridal chamber, resplendent and beautiful in her red veil, a trace of coldness on her lips: “I waited for Gu Yecheng for three years, only to end up hearing news that he had already married and had children. I was furious, so I wanted to teach him a lesson on this occasion.”
“Xuexue, you are too willful,” Old Master Xu inwardly sighed in relief. See, Xuexue was still sensible at a critical mont.
With Xuexue taking the bla for this, everything fell into place smoothly, and it had nothing to do with him.
“Grandfather, you’ve always told to be patient, but I don’t want to be patient,” Xu Xuezi stood there, eyes steadily on Gu Yecheng: “Gu Yecheng, today’s incident was my doing, with the purpose of ruining your reputation and then stripping you of the heir’s qualification. But you were lucky and dodged it. From now on, I have no affection for you, and our paths will diverge as if we were strangers.”
From that mont on, she, Xu Xuezi, truly regarded Gu Yecheng and Xiaofeng as her enemies.
Hereafter, when they t in the Jianghu, there would be no affection, only calculations.
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