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Since Pei Zhiqing gave her the golden sand, she had taken precautions by carrying some useful homemade medicinal powders with her for emergencies. At that moment, the usually indifferent Pei Zhiqing showed no signs of worry. He pulled Gu Qingning into his embrace once more and said with a hint of sourness, "My heart aches."
In front of her husband, she found herself worrying about a maid. Instantly, the weak and sickly prince felt a pang in his heart.
At the residence of Duke Zhongyuan.
"Mother, look at Father’s expression now. If Chen Die and her son don’t enter the mansion, he will never relent. Since that’s the case, why don’t we take a step back and let them in? Once they’re inside, won’t you still have control over them?" Gu Yanran sat on the edge of the bed, earnestly advising Li Ruofeng.
Li Ruofeng stared at Gu Yanran in disbelief, her eyes filled with sorrow. "You are my daughter, not that vixen's! How can you allow your father and that fox to bully me like this?" The thought of how Gu Yanran had spoken up for Chen Die and her son for her own benefit, disregarding her objections, made her heart ache terribly.
This was her daughter whom she had painstakingly raised, yet in the end, she was helping outsiders to bully her.
"Mother, the second branch needs a son to inherit the Duke's century-old family business. Otherwise, all this wealth will fall into someone else's hands. At that time, we won’t gain anything and will find it hard to stand in the Duke’s residence. As long as they want to adopt Gu Zan under your name, you will still be my father's legitimate wife while she will always be a concubine."
Gu Yanran couldn’t understand why Li Ruofeng still wasn’t thinking about herself and was instead fixated on the deceased Gu Yuxuan. What significance did that hold?
"I would rather die than accept that vixen's son! I have a son; his name is Gu Yuxuan—your biological brother!"
"But he’s dead! He’s dead! Don’t you know?" Gu Yanran shook Li Ruofeng's body and shouted loudly.
Gu Yanran's patience had reached its limit; she didn’t have much time to comfort Li Ruofeng. Her position in the Wang residence was precarious. If she couldn’t seize this last opportunity, she had a premonition that Pei Zhirui would abandon her.
Li Ruofeng stared blankly ahead, muttering to herself, "He’s dead… he’s dead…"
Gu Yanran felt utterly defeated. She turned to Granny Li and said, "Granny, go tell Father that I’ve decided to let that mother and son come into the house. Have him bring them back from outside. When the time comes, let him arrange for Chen Die and her son to stay at Tingshui Pavilion near Xuezhuyuan."
The astute Granny Li immediately nodded in understanding. The young lady intended to bring Chen Die and her son into the mansion and have them stay at Tingshui Pavilion—was this a move against Gu Wanning?
She accepted the order hastily without giving it much thought.
Gu Yanran watched as Granny Li walked away, then turned to glance at the dazed Li Ruofeng. In her heart, she wished she could trample the Gu Qingning sisters underfoot. By now, what was there left for her to understand? Gu Qingning was no longer the obedient girl she used to be; she had become much more cunning.
Right under her nose, she had managed to pull off so many schemes. Mother, wake up a little. My brother didn’t die of illness; he was harmed by someone.
A glimmer of calculation flashed in Gu Yanran's eyes.
As soon as her words fell, Li Ruofeng turned her head, eyes wide open, and said fiercely, “What did you say? Who wanted to harm my Xuan'er?”
“Gu Qingning knows medicine, did you know that?” Gu Yanran asked softly, fixing her gaze on Li Ruofeng's eyes after a moment of contemplation.
“That little wretch dared to kill my Xuan'er; I will make her pay with her life!”
“And Chen Die and Gu Zan—they are the ones who caused Xuan'er’s death. Mother, don’t you agree?” Gu Yanran probed cautiously.
In this moment of losing her beloved son, Li Ruofeng appeared almost lost in her own world, as if she had lost her sanity.
She had gone mad.
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