Reborn as the Savior of a Short-lived Father and Son

"What did you give me to eat?"

Gu Qinghe held up three fingers, "Of course it's something that can make Master Yao tell the truth. You only have three chances. If you tell a lie all three times, even if the Great Luo Immortal came today, he couldn't save you. Of course, you can also tell a lie first to give it a try."

It was obvious that Yao Fangzhi didn't believe it. Gu Qinghe smiled slightly, not in a hurry, asked someone to bring a chair and sat down directly, raised his chin towards Yao Fangzhi, "Let me ask you again, what is the grudge between you and Chen Qingshan?"

There was nothing unanswerable about this question. Yao Fangzhi's eyes flickered for a moment, and he answered truthfully, "It's not that I have a grudge against him. The person he provoked was Lin Cong. What does it have to do with me?"

Gu Qinghe smiled again and thought to himself that there was no need to rush since no one could escape anyway.

"Since he has no grudge against you, why do you and Lin Cong want to harm him?"

This time, Yao Fangzhi stayed longer. After a long while, he said, "I don't know what you are talking about."

"Ah!!!" The heart-wrenching scream scared all the sparrows on the roof and scattered.

Yao Fangzhi felt as if his abdomen was being torn apart by countless venomous insects with claws and fangs. The pain seemed to go straight through his bones. Even though he was a seven-foot-tall man, he couldn't help but feel dizzy and wanted to kneel on the ground begging for mercy with tears streaming down his face.

But he was tied up so tightly that he couldn't even curl up.

I don’t know how long it took, maybe just a moment.

But to Yao Fangzhi, it seemed like a long time had passed.

He was truly terrified at this moment, and with a pale face, he shouted at Gu Qinghe in despair, "What on earth do you want to do?"

"I told you, as long as you answer my questions truthfully, the poison won't take effect."

Gu Qinghe gently touched the bug wrapped around his arm with his fingertips hanging in his sleeves, and said slowly: "Mr. Yao still has two more chances. The question this time is the same as before."

She leaned over and asked Yao Fangzhi, "Chen Qingshan has no grudge against you, so why did you team up with Lin Cong to harm him?"

"I don't want to!" Yao Fangzhi never wanted to experience the pain he just felt again. He was not afraid that the man in front of him would chop him with a knife, but this man was vicious and it seemed that not only would he not let him die quickly, but he would torture him in different ways.

Yao Fangzhi quickly figured it out. Even if he told everything, what would happen? What kind of trouble could he cause?

"I really don't have any grudge against him," Yao Fangzhi said with a sneer, "but who told him to be so close to Huo Qiu? Huo Qiu trusted him, and he even protected Huo Qiu with his life. Some people wanted Huo Qiu to die, but it was not that easy to kill him. Every time, his plan was stopped by Chen Qingshan. I had no choice but to let him be the scapegoat."

The severe pain just now did not occur, but Yao Fangzhi's forehead was already soaked with cold sweat, and the whole person seemed to be exhausted. "Look, I didn't lie to you."

He was not lying, and what he said was indeed true, but he was a smart man, and the information he hid was far more than what he said.

Gu Qinghe's emotions were hidden behind the cold mask, and Yao Fangzhi could only see her eyes.

"Next question," she asked softly without waiting for Yao Fangzhi to slow down, "What kind of deal was there between your father, Yao Shiliang, and the King of Wu?"

Yao Fangzhi suddenly raised his eyes.

"Who are you?"

"You don't need to know," Gu Qinghe stood up, "but I can tell you a good news. Your father's favorite concubine Liu is now pregnant. You don't seem to know it yet, right?"

I didn't lie to him, what Gu Qinghe said was indeed true.

She also just learned the news two days ago.

Aunt Liu got the news from somewhere that she was going to leave the capital, so she came to her in disguise and asked for an abortion pill.

Gu Qinghe took her pulse and found that the fetus was two months old.

Judging from the time, this child must have been conceived not long after she recovered from her illness.

Of course Gu Qinghe couldn't give her the abortion drug. One only had to look at the servant standing behind Aunt Liu, staring at her with a fierce look in his eyes, to understand.

She told Aunt Liu that she was powerless, "If Madam doesn't want this child, there are many ways to do it, but you can't do it, let alone me."

If she prescribed abortion pills to Aunt Liu, Yao Shiliang would probably send someone to kill her that night.

Gu Qinghe didn't have much good feelings towards Aunt Liu, and she knew that if she prescribed abortion pills for her, she would face Yao Shiliang's revenge, but she still came to find her. This was enough to show how selfish Aunt Liu was.

In this case, she couldn't do anything.

However, this news was like a bolt from the blue for Yao Fangzhi.

She clicked her tongue twice, "It seems that Master Yao doesn't know this news yet. Guess why Yao Shiliang hid it from you when Aunt Liu was pregnant?"

"You think you are Yao Shiliang's only son, but you don't know that you are just a knife in his hand that he can throw out at any time to ward off disaster."

Yao Fangzhi was a little upset, "What on earth do you want to do?!"

"I'm asking you, what's the deal between your father and King Wu?"

"I have no idea!"

"You know." As soon as Gu Qinghe finished speaking, the hellish pain just now suddenly swept over Yao Fangzhi again.

At the end of this time, he felt like a fish out of water, his whole body soaked in cold sweat.

"You have one last chance. If you still don't want to answer properly, the punishment next time won't be so simple. You will experience firsthand what it means to have your intestines pierced and your stomach rotted."

His Adam's apple rolled violently for a few times, and Yao Fangzhi opened his eyes with all his strength. "It was the King of Wu who wanted Chen Qingshan's life, but this was just a matter of course. Whether he wanted Chen Qingshan to die or not, Chen Qingshan would not survive. The only difference is that if there was no King of Wu, Chen Qingshan would not have been charged with such a crime, and at most he would have been tortured by Lin Cong."

Although the Lin family was not as wealthy as the Ming family, they had an inseparable relationship with the royal family. The master of the Lin family obtained many rare treasures while traveling far and wide for business, and presented them all to the palace.

Wei Yanzhou had told Gu Qinghe about the Lin family in his previous life. Compared to the Ming mansion, the Lin family's money was not clean. Over the years, the Lin family's shops had been opened to various places in Ruichao, and many disputes had arisen as a result, but all of them had been suppressed.

Ministers in the court had mentioned the affairs of the Lin family before, but it never caused any waves. It can be imagined that this was due to the people above turning a blind eye.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Chen Qingshan. The fundamental reason why Chen Qingshan offended Lin Cong is that he does not know how to hide his shortcomings.

As soon as Lin Cong entered the military camp, he wanted to make a name for himself, and those in the army who knew his identity gave him some respect.

Only Chen Qingshan was as stubborn as a block of wood and refused to listen to anything.

Like a dog in Huoqiu.