Quick Wear: I and the Villain Beat the Scum Together

Chapter 160 My Welfare Mission 8

Gu Yun looked at his colleagues around him who were waiting to watch the fun. After all, this was a family matter, and he naturally didn't want others to watch the fun.

So I wanted to find an excuse to get rid of these people and deal with them later.

However, just because he wanted to cover it up didn't mean these people were willing to let it go. Soon, someone stood up and expressed their feelings.

"What happened in Prime Minister Gu's mansion is truly bizarre. I've been an official for many years, and I know a lot about other people's affairs. But this is the first time I've heard of a legitimate son fainting from overwork at home. I'll have to discuss this matter with the Emperor tomorrow."

The speaker was none other than the Imperial Censor, Lord Fang, commonly known as the Censor. He was a man of integrity throughout his life, and anyone who fell into his hands would be badly wounded, if not dead.

Gu Yun felt his eyes go dark. He turned to look at Si Ke, but she just lowered her head and kept crying. He thought that this village girl would be speechless, so he turned to look at the servants in the house.

"Is this how you serve the young master? Come on, tie up these maids and servants, and sell them to human traffickers tomorrow." Gu Yun said angrily.

"Master, please have mercy on us. This has nothing to do with us. It's Madam. Madam has been asking the nanny to teach the eldest young master and the eldest young mistress the etiquette for two hours every day. The eldest young master is overworked and has fainted."

"Teaching rules? What rules? Don't you know Han'er is not in good health?" Gu Yun pointed his finger at his wife, Qin Shuang, and scolded her coldly. However, his tone was much better than before. This reason was also reasonable, at least better than accusing him of abusing his son.

As expected, Qin Shuang was very understanding and immediately began to wipe away tears of grievance. She quickly admitted her fault: "Master, this is really wronging me. I thought these two children had just returned and must not know the rules of the mansion. Naturally, I needed to teach them well to avoid losing face for the mansion. But I didn't expect such a thing to happen. From now on, I will never dare to teach them the rules again!"

Gu Yun nodded slightly upon hearing this. Excessive instruction was completely different from abusing one's own son. Being impeached would only result in a few words of criticism, but it was harmless.

As expected, matters in the inner house were the most troublesome. Si Ke also regretted his plan. It would have been better to just poison them directly, which would have been more effective.

But since she had made the plan, there was no reason for her to return empty-handed.

So just as everyone was about to turn around and leave, Si Ke fell to his knees with a thud.

"Father, please let my husband and daughter-in-law go! My husband and I are willing to stay in the countryside forever and never return to the capital." After saying this, Si Ke did not forget to kowtow.

Gu Yun's face darkened, and he lowered his footsteps, looking unhappy and saying, "What are you talking about? Qinghan is the legitimate son of our Gu family. Now that he's back, there's no reason for him to go back. Isn't this a joke?"

"Father, although my wife and I have lived a very difficult life in the countryside, we have been living comfortably. My husband, though frail, has never fainted. He has only been home for a few days and has fainted. I cannot bear to stay any longer, so I beg for your blessing."

Everyone shook their heads and sighed. It seemed this incident had frightened the young wife. However, someone grasped the key point and quickly asked, "Madam Gu, what do you mean by 'eating coarse grains and slurping vegetables'? Could it be that you and your wife have been supported by the Prime Minister's Mansion all these years?"

Si Ke was crying, tears streaming down her face, but she looked up blankly. Then, as if understanding something, she shook her head. "I've been married to Qinghan for over a year, and Qinghan hasn't said anything about receiving anything from home."

"No, this is impossible. I send people to deliver the silver and money on time every year. How could they not have received it? This matter has always been handled by the steward Fu in the mansion. Go and bring steward Fu to me." Qin Shuang looked at Si Ke. If she didn't kill this little bitch, she would dare to play tricks on her. She really underestimated her.

However, after waiting for a while, the servant came back and reported that Manager Fu was missing.

Now, almost everyone believed Si Ke's words immediately.

If he hadn't disappeared earlier or later, but only at this moment, there was only one possibility. Either Steward Fu had embezzled the money and fled the palace. Or, Qin Shuang had never cared about the legitimate son, and Steward Fu was just a front. Seeing the truth, he hid the man.

No matter what, it was all related to Qin Shuang. Otherwise, how could a newly returned couple, powerless and without any foundation, let a living person disappear?

Even Gu Yun had a strange look in their eyes when they looked at Qin Shuang.

Qin Shuang's face flushed red and white, experiencing the feeling of being wronged for the first time. However, she was quick-witted and continued, "Master, please trust me. If I hadn't sent the money, how would a five-year-old child have grown up?"

"This husband did mention that there was a nanny who went with him at the beginning who treated him extremely harshly. She would beat or scold him if he did the slightest thing wrong. In the middle of winter, she even made him, a child of only a few years old, wash clothes and cook for the nanny. Later, when he grew up and didn't want to be treated so harshly, he drove the nanny away. Dad, if you don't believe me, you can ask the nanny."

"Oh! Let the young master do the laundry and cooking for the servants. The rules of your mansion are really eye-opening." Lord Fang stepped forward again like a god assisting, and not only took out a small notebook to make a note.

In the past, Qin was portrayed as a virtuous person, but now it has collapsed in an instant.

There were also those legitimate wives who stood up and expressed indignation, saying that favoring concubines over wives and treating legitimate sons so harshly was what legitimate wives hated the most.

Qin Shuang continued to protest, and soon the nanny was brought in. She confessed everything she had done. Of course, Si Ke had poisoned the nanny long ago. She spilled the beans, spilling everything she should and shouldn't have, including the fact that she had been poisoning Gu Qinghan for years.

"Master, all this was instructed by Madam, and I am following orders. Please have mercy on me, Master. Please have mercy on me!"

Gu Yun just felt that he had lost all face. At this point, there was nothing he didn't understand.

The so-called understanding and eloquent person is nothing but a wolf in human skin.

At this point, the birthday party could no longer be held, and all the onlookers dispersed.

After the others left, Qin was demoted to a concubine. The reason he didn't divorce her and hand her over to the authorities for investigation wasn't because Prime Minister Gu was particularly concerned about the relationship between husband and wife, but rather because Qin's family was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. While not a high-ranking position, it was still a helpful one.

The next day, Prime Minister Gu was impeached by several officials. He was accused of lax household management, favoring concubines over his wife, and abusing his own children, among other crimes. He was ultimately fined a year's salary and barred from court for a month, leaving him to attend to his household affairs at home. This was the lightest punishment possible. No matter how serious Gu Yun's offenses were, they were merely family matters.

However, this almost angered Gu Yun to death, and his reputation was completely ruined.

However, this is just the beginning, the real fun is yet to come.