Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Gu Tingyu sneered and waved his hand: "There are so many people in her house, why did she have to come all the way here to order the people in my yard? Doesn't this prove that she has something to hide and wants to shift the blame? It is entirely possible that she poisoned Erlang first, and then led my people to Erlang's yard, and put the blame on me. This way, she kills two birds with one stone, and kills two sons. Wouldn't the future of the Gu family fall on her own son Sanlang?"

Shaw: "It may be possible for outsiders to say such things, but my father has always trusted my aunt, so I don't think he would doubt her for this, right?"

Gu Tingyu: "Father is loyal and trusts her, firstly because she is my biological mother's sister, and secondly because she has been pretending to be weak and stupid for so many years. But if father finds out that she is plotting against me, and may even be the real murderer who poisoned my second brother, the meaning will be completely different."

"Perhaps father has feelings for aunt, too?"

"If my father had any feelings for her, he wouldn't have often gone to the ancestral hall to wipe my mother's seat. In my father's heart, no one can ever replace my mother. My aunt knew this very well, so she never dared to do anything to me for more than ten years, and only dared to put all her plans on my second brother. But this time, I didn't expect that the second brother would also come up with this plan to alienate us. My aunt has been patient for so long, but finally she couldn't hold her temper anymore, and she fell into his trap and attacked me. Maybe it was because the imperial examination was approaching, and she was afraid that the second brother would really pass the exam, so she was in a hurry to kill me first."

Shaw was very surprised: "I used to think she was such a kind and tolerant person, but I didn't expect there were so many twists and turns."

"I didn't tell you this before because she put all her energy into the second son, and she's been really good to you and me. We can just sit back and watch the fight, and occasionally help her to step on the second son. If she behaves herself, after I die, the title can be passed on to the third son or his descendants. It's a pity that our aunt is a little impatient and doesn't want to wait any longer."

"Then why don't we talk it out with her and dispel her doubts. Wouldn't it be better if we all work together?"

"As the saying goes, villains fear power but not virtue. If we talk about it now that we've fought like this, neither side will listen. This time we must let her know that we are not easy to mess with, so that she can sit down and listen to what I say, and join hands with us to drive Gu Tingye out of the house. My brother is no longer the impulsive and instigative fool he used to be. Now he can make us a mess even though he is far away from home."

Shao raised his eyebrows in disbelief and said, "Second brother... has he really become so terrifying?"

Gu Tingyu: "It is said that reading makes people wise. Look at him, he used to be a scholar, but now he has passed the imperial examination. If he really wins, we will have to rely on him in the future. His mother forced my mother to death, and I must get revenge on him."

"But you have no title or official status now, how can you stop him?"

"As long as I can find something to hold against him, I will be able to stop him from turning over. Why would I need an official position or a title?"

"Then should I send someone to his private residence to get some information?"

Gu Tingyu raised his hand to his head and placed his palm on the back of her hand: "I told you not to do these things. You just need to stay in this room and listen to me. I will do the dirty work."

"But I always hide behind you like this and can't help you with anything." Shao turned her face away aggrievedly.

Gu Tingyu gently turned her face back: "As long as you and Sister Xian are happy and stay by my side every day, it will be the greatest help to me."

As the two were talking, someone came outside to serve breakfast.

"Why don't you let us eat together in the main house?" Gu Tingyu knew from the sight of people carrying large and small baskets that they were to eat by themselves in the house.

"The lady said she was worried that you didn't get enough rest, so she didn't allow you to run back and forth."

Gu Tingyu: "Haha, mother is so considerate! Then you can report to father and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him after breakfast."

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After breakfast, Gu Yankai was not in a hurry to interrogate those people. He and Xiao Qinshi drank tea in the hall and asked someone to call Gu Tingyu over.

When Gu Tingyu showed up, Shao and Sister Xian also arrived.

The three of them bowed to Gu Yankai and his wife, and then Gu Yankai asked, "Why do you look so bad?"

Gu Tingyu: "I was thinking about the adoption all night and didn't sleep well last night. Fortunately, mother was considerate and let me have dinner in the room this morning. I thank you, mother." As he said this, he bowed deeply to Xiao Qinshi.

Xiao Qinshi hurried forward to support him, and gently scolded him: "You are filial, so I will naturally love you in every way. Why do you need to thank me? You are not feeling well, so sit down and talk quickly. Dalang's wife, come and help him sit down."

Shao and Sister Xian came forward and helped Gu Tingyu to sit on the chair beside them.

"My son has three things to report to you today. The first is about adoption. I thought about it all night last night and I really think adoption is meaningless. Although it sounds like I have another son, he is not my biological son after all. It is hard to say whether I can entrust him to my family in the future."

The double meaning of his words made Xiao Qin's face darken slightly.

Gu Tingyu seemed unaware that his words could be interpreted in other ways, and continued, "God made me born as the eldest son of the Marquis's mansion, with fine clothes and delicious food, and everyone's support, but he also made me lose my mother early and have been weak and sick since childhood. God gave me such a good wife, but it took us ten years of marriage before we had Sister Xian... It can be seen that God is fair, and there are gains and losses in everything. It is already a blessing from God, the manifestation of the ancestors, and special grace for my son to have such a high family background, such loving parents, and such a caring wife and daughter. If I ask for anything else, I'm afraid God will think I'm too greedy... Father, just think that your son is cowardly, and just wants to live under your wings and doesn't want to live in such fear. I beg you, father, don't mention the matter of letting your son be adopted again."

His words were so ambiguous that even the usually upright Gu Yankai could hear the hidden meaning in them. He turned his head to look at Xiao Qinshi, who was wiping her tears with a handkerchief and seemed to be feeling very aggrieved.

Gu Yankai suddenly sighed: "Why don't you two think about me?"

When Gu Tingyu heard this, he immediately slid down from the chair, knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "My son is unfilial, my son is unfilial!"

Shao Shi and Sister Xian also knelt down.

Gu Yankai stepped forward and pulled him and Shao up: "Xian Jie'er, get up too. Why are you three doing this? Don't you just want to adopt the child? I will listen to you. It was just a temporary thought of mine, and I don't want to embarrass you."

Xiao Qin followed Gu Yankai and stood up. She looked coldly at the affectionate "family of four" in front of her and thought to herself: [Is this round really going to be lost? ]