Huang Ke felt bitterness he couldnât express, but he also knew that the urgent matter wasnât to dwell on this, so he immediately took people upstairs.
Before long, a house servant carried two people down and quickly left. Of course, both were covered, body and head.
Even so, someone had seen it just now, and one of them was specifically arranged by Shu Luo, causing those watching the spectacle to become extremely excited, gossiping nonstop.
"Shut up, what nonsense are you spouting?" Huang Ke shouted at the crowd, "Slander the Gu Family again, and do you believe..."
"What slander?" a middle-aged man in the crowd waved his hand, "I didnât sleep the whole night last night; the sounds from my room were getting louder and louder. If you donât want people to talk, then donât do it! The Gu Family? Isnât that the Ministerâs family? Is this how they behave?"
"Yes, thatâs right." Some middle-aged women in the crowd nodded, one with a particularly loud voice, "Back then, the Gu Family married the eldest daughter of the Shu Family. But, Gu Sheng favored his concubine and mistreated his wife, and later even expelled the eldest son from the family, claiming the eldest son insulted his stepmother?"
Chinese aunties have always had a knack for gossip, and their prowess in spreading it is formidable. This transcends time, for instance, right now, a crowd of aunties had gathered at the innâs entrance, gossiping fervently.
"Is that true?" Another aunty joined in, "That Zou Qiuyue is much older than the former Gu eldest son. Besides, how old was Gu eldest son back then?"
"Ugh!" The woman spat, "Shameless is right here. Thatâs nothing more than a scheme by the current Chief of Staffâs wife to pave the way for her son."
"How do you know this so well?" Two more aunties squeezed in, practically radiating the word âgossipâ on their faces.
"My nieceâs sister-in-lawâs third auntâs son works in Beijing; he delivers vegetables to the Minister Office. A while ago, that Chief of Staffâs wife was sent back, not because she was sick, but because she was caught in the act having an affair with her cousin Deng Da. Now, the Gu Familyâs little master, Gu Che, isnât even a blood relative of the Gu Family. Heâs an illegitimate son of that cousin. They want to transform the Gu Family into the Deng Family..."
"Oh my, is that so?" The group of aunties exclaimed in unison.
The man who initially stirred everyoneâs gossip interest stepped back, leaving the gossip battlefield to those middle-aged aunties.
"Really, thereâs not a single good thing about the Gu Family." An old lady with a vegetable basket chimed in, "My husband worked for them before. That Gu Family is so stingy..."
"Ah, now it makes sense. The father-in-law and daughter-in-law blatantly booking a room together. So who knows, maybe Gu Che is that father-in-lawâs..."
"That would be hilarious. Your own son suddenly becomes your brother?"
"Exactly, how could they face anyone? Hahaha..."
"With the familyâs reputation so sullied, does the Emperor care?"
Yang Ruxin and Gu Qingheng sat in a carriage not far away, watching it all with a composed demeanor.
Although Gu Qinghengâs expression was calm, beneath those calm eyes was a turbulent storm.
Yang Ruxin reached out and patted Gu Qinghengâs hand: "Donât worry, weâll deal with the Gu Family slowly, like cutting meat with a dull knife."