Perhaps Wu Dazhuang's words were too shocking, for a large crowd of onlookers gathered at the dock.
Those curious or shocked gazes fell on Wu Hui, making Wu Hui feel ashamed, especially since Wu Dazhuang was still talking incessantly.
Enraged, Wu Hui slapped Wu Dazhuang, "Shut up! Don't you think I've embarrassed myself enough?"
Wu Dazhuang covered his face, unable to believe that he, nearing forty, had been slapped in the street by his own father.
Wu Dazhuang of desperation, said angrily, "Fine, since you care so much about your reputation, I'll expose everything about you."
I support it! I support it!
Although Tong Aning possesses a Gossip System that allows her to access any gossip she desires, nothing compares to the thrill of being there in person, especially when it's her son exposing his own father's shortcomings.
Wu Hui wanted to slap Wu Dazhuang again, but Wu Dazhuang dodged it. Wu Hui's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "You dare!"
Wu Dazhuang, with a bright red handprint on his face, said, "You dared to hit me, so what wouldn't I dare? That year, when my uncle was seriously ill, you used the excuse of visiting him to get involved with my aunt, and even said that my uncle was about to die and that my aunt should think more about herself."
After Wu Dazhuang finished speaking, the onlookers collectively let out a "whoosh".
Tong Aning's mouth dropped open. "[I've seen people undermine others, but I've never seen anything like this... Is this even human?]"
"Who says otherwise? Maybe his older brother killed him in his past life, otherwise why would he be brothers with someone like him in this life?"
"That's right, so the eldest brother really did die in the end, and he really did marry the eldest sister-in-law? Brother, tell me more."
Wu Dazhuang sneered, a hint of defiance directed at his father, and said, "Since everyone is so interested, I will naturally answer all your questions to the best of my ability."
Wu Hui's eyes were bloodshot. "I'll kill you, you unfilial son."
Wu Dazhuang nimbly dodged, "Father, it's too late for you to kill me now. You can only blame yourself for doing those shameless things and letting your unfilial son find out."
Tong Aning suddenly discovered a blind spot.
[Yes, Wu Hui is arguing with his sister-in-law, his brother is in bed, but where is Wu Dazhuang?]
[He was hiding under his uncle's bed... Why would he go and crawl under his own uncle's bed for no reason?]
Alright, since Wu Dazhuang has gone this far, he doesn't need to show any mercy to his son anymore. Is Wu Dazhuang the only one who knows his secret?
He also knew Wu Dazhuang's secret!
Wu Hui said with great distress, "You still know you're an unfilial son? You even gambled away the money your mother needed to buy medicine."
[Wow, case solved! He went to steal his uncle's money. Wu Hui and Wu Dazhuang's family is a complete scoundrel.]
Tong Aning couldn't help but pull Tong Siyan and the others back a step, to prevent them from getting involved with anything bad.
As if by some kind of telepathy, the onlookers all moved a little further away from the father and son.
Tong Aning exclaimed, "[It turns out that we, who were just watching the drama together, could form such a deep bond.]"
... Not at all, it was purely due to divine revelation.
The two fathers of the grown sons were completely stunned by these controversies.
[Isn't this a good thing in a way? All the bad things have come together.]
After hearing the deity's words, the biological father felt relieved. He had never been able to understand why Wu Dazhuang would steal his wife, and why the child he had raised with such care would recognize a thief as his father.
Now he understood everything, because they were the same kind of people.
A son like that is better off without.
The father resolutely walked away, leaving them to fight.
"Second sister, let's go too."
"Okay." Tong Siyan looked away.
Upon returning to the Marquis's residence, Tong Yi'an immediately began asking Tong Siyan a barrage of questions.
Su Zhouyue said, "Alright, your second sister has had a long journey, let her get some rest."
Tong Aning said with a smile, " Yi'an kept asking me questions on the way back."
Su Zhouyue sighed, "Just how many problems are there?"
Tong Yi'an a simple, honest smile.
Tong Siyan indulged her, saying, "Mother, just let her ask. She won't stop until she finishes asking."
Su Zhouyue snorted, which was taken as a concession, "You guys can just spoil her."
That evening, when Tong Aobai returned from his bath, he found that Su Zhouyue had taken out the item that the emperor had bestowed upon Tong Aning, and was holding it in her hands, looking at it over and over again countless times.
Tong Aobai chuckled and put his arm around Su Zhouyue, asking, "What's wrong?"
Su Zhouyue elbowed him, displeased, "Still laughing? The imperial examination is almost here. I'm secretly calculating that although our Aning can't compare to Yibin and Siyan, she'll definitely make it to the palace examination... I won't feel at ease unless I'm holding onto that belief."
Tong Aobai comforted her, "Don't think too much about it. Our Aning has her own good fortune. Look at Fengye. You used to worry about what he would do next, but he figured it out himself and decided to join the army."
It would have been better if this hadn't been brought up; the more it was mentioned, the more worried Su Zhouyue felt.
She glared fiercely at Tong Aobai.
Tong Aobai was completely bewildered. He said awkwardly, "What's wrong, Madam? Did I say something wrong again?"
Su Zhouyue looked at her shoulders. Tong Aobai Su Zhouyue and massaged her shoulders. Su Zhouyue said, " Fengye has been settled, Yi'an? What will happen to Yi'an? She's wild and doesn't know anything about poetry or books. She only knows how to play all day and follow her second sister around."
As she spoke, Su Zhouyue became so angry that her teeth itched, but she couldn't scold or hit her. When she wanted to hit or scold her, Tong Yi'an would open her big, watery eyes and pretend to be innocent.
Absolutely outrageous!
Tong Aobai pondered, "Since she likes following Siyan so much, then let her follow her."
Su Zhouyue grasped Tong Aobai's hand, glanced back at him, and Tong Aobai Tong Aobai an eyebrow. He wrapped his arms around Su Zhouyue's waist, "How about letting her try it herself?"
Su Zhouyue thought for a moment, "That's a good idea."
Su Zhouyue slapped Tong Aobai's restless hand and picked up the baby she had put aside. "I'm sleeping with it tonight."
Tong Aobai's face fell.
*
The Princess's Residence.
Tong Aning said incredulously, "Such a thing actually happened?"
Xue Shang nodded. "I have no other choice but to lock Mingyue inside the room."
A few days ago, Mingyue sent Tong Aning an invitation, saying that she was going to hold a garden party and that Tong Aning must come.
Tong Aning agreed, but the day before the garden party, she suddenly received news that the garden party had been canceled.
Tong Aning sensed something was amiss. Today, after accompanying Xue Ruyun to the Princess's residence, she learned that Mingyue had gone mad.
[This is unbelievable, how could Mingyue go crazy?]
In Tong Aning's view, Mingyue is carefree, strong, sincere, and optimistic; she would never be crazy.
Xue Shang couldn't understand it either; she had been worrying about Mingyue's affairs every day for the past few days, and she looked quite haggard.
Xue Shang pressed her temples and said, "I've tried the imperial physicians and folk healers, but none of them have worked."
Xue Shang looked at Xue Ruyun, "Now we can only place our hopes on Sister Ruyun."
Xue Ruyun nodded. She didn't want to disappoint Xue Shang, nor did she want to give Xue Shang hope too soon. She carefully said, "I can only try my best."
Xue Shang said in a deep voice, "I understand."
Xue Shang Xue Shang personally led Xue Ruyun and Tong Aning to the room where Mingyue was, and ordered someone to unlock it.
She said softly, " Mingyue hasn't cried or made a fuss, she must be asleep."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Mingyue suddenly pounced out, baring her teeth and claws, demanding that Xue Shang return Tong Lang to her. Xue Shang was startled, but Xue Ruyun swiftly used her silver needles to temporarily put Mingyue into a deep sleep.
Xue Shang caught the collapsed Mingyue. Holding Mingyue, she was at a loss, tears streaming down her face and onto Mingyue's face.
Tong Aning felt very sad after seeing this.
Everyone knows how much Xue Shang loves his daughter Mingyue. Now that Mingyue has become like this, Xue Shang is probably on the verge of collapse, both physically and mentally.
Tong Aning helped Mingyue into the house, and the four of them entered.
Xue Ruyun took Mingyue's pulse, while Xue Shang clenched her handkerchief, watching nervously. Xue Ruyun shook her head, and Xue Shang's expression turned disappointed.
Xue Ruyun said, "The pulse is fine."
Xue Shang wiped the corner of her eye. "The imperial physicians all said so, but Mingyue is so stubborn and insists on being with someone. But that person doesn't like Mingyue. I even ordered someone to bring him here and threatened him with a knife to his neck, but he still wouldn't agree. Mingyue saw this and thought I was really going to kill him, so he tried to fight me to the death."
Xue Shang's heart was breaking.
Tong Aning felt increasingly uneasy as she listened. "Could this be a curse?"
Poison?
Xue Ruyun and Xue Shang's eyes sharpened simultaneously.
Xue Ruyun took out a small knife from the medicine box and drew some of Mingyue's blood.
Xue Ruyun held the bowl, and Xue Shang and Tong Aning also came over to look. The blood in the bowl was not normal; it was not only unusually viscous, but also black.
Xue Ruyun said coldly, " Mingyue has been poisoned with Love Gu, but where is that person?"
Xue Shang said, "Go and bring that person here."
She wanted that person to suffer a fate worse than death for using such methods to harm her daughter.
The person who was brought along was plain-looking and had no outstanding demeanor; if he hadn't been lost in the crowd, you could never have found him in your entire life.
She is definitely not someone Mingyue would like.
Xue Shang said in a deep voice, "What should we do now?"
Xue Ruyun had no pity for such a wicked person. She said, "Kill him. Once the mother Gu dies, the child Gu will also die."
Xue Shang took the dagger. "I will do it myself."
Seeing that Xue Shang was serious, Tong Caiwen panicked and said, "You are treating human life like dirt!"
"You've ruined my Mingyue, you're taking my life! Killing you isn't enough, even tearing you to pieces wouldn't be too much, you beast!"
Tong Caiwen shouted, "Don't kill me! I was just following orders!"
Xue Shang didn't believe it. "Go argue with the King of Hell!"
[Usually, the purpose of Love Gu is to make the other person fall head over heels in love with you, right? Why is it the other way around in his case? Could it be that he's really being manipulated by someone?]
Xue Shang stopped when she was an inch away from Tong Caiwen.
Tong Caiwen broke out in a cold sweat. Xue Shang looked at Xue Ruyun and asked with a frown, "Sister Ruyun, is there any other way?"