nucmednet Chapter 486 Human greed is limitless.
Chapter 486 Human greed is limitless.
Ye Qing'an's gaze deepened. If the joke Gu Duo was telling was about her aunt whom she had never met, then did that mean that what Gu Duo said before was not just nonsense, but actually true?
If this is true, then who is Xiao Huang?
What about the red mole on his palm that he cares so much about?
Furthermore, if things are indeed as Wei Mama said, then when Gu Duo gave Liu Xueying to Ye Qinghao, it must have been when Gu Duo was with Ye Huajin. No wonder Ye Qinghao accepted Liu Xueying and doted on her so much.
She had been influenced by Ye Qinghao's attempts to torment Gu Duo and kill him, so she was always puzzled as to why Ye Qinghao would trust someone sent by Gu Duo.
Even if Liu Xueying is capable of creating illusions, Ye Qinghao still needs to give her the opportunity.
However, Su Yusheng had previously mentioned to Ye Qing'an that Gu Duo had given Liu Xueying to Ye Qinghao, but he hadn't brought up this particular incident.
Ye Qing'an poured herself a cup of tea. It seemed Su Yusheng had no reason to hide this from her, unless…
Unless even he didn't know.
"How many people knew about Gu Duo and Ye Huajin's affair back then?"
Granny Wei shook her head: "Not much. After all, it concerns a young lady's reputation and honor, so the master ordered a silencing order. At first, even the madam was kept in the dark. I only found out about it by chance when I overheard Miss Hua Jin talking to a servant. Only after I found out did I tell the madam."
Ye Qing'an nodded, "No wonder."
"Do you know anyone around Gu Duo whose name contains the character 'Huang'?"
Granny Wei looked bewildered, her bewilderment tinged with confusion: "This...this servant really doesn't know. If Miss wants to know, this servant can go and inquire."
"Never mind." Ye Qing'an waved her hand. "I was just saying it casually."
Granny Wei responded, still somewhat puzzled, but then began to worry about the situation: "I just feel that the Gu family did this on purpose; they're seeking revenge. The fact that they've made such a scene today, even risking their mistress's life, means they must have planned this all along. This matter is probably going to be very difficult to resolve..."
As she spoke, Granny Wei began to speak indignantly: "I clearly saw it. It was Madam Gu who ran into it herself."
Ye Qing'an replied, "It's alright. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. We'll just have to deal with whatever comes our way."
Granny Wei bit her lip: "The Gu family lost a matriarch, and in front of so many people no less. It's not that easy. Perhaps the Emperor will show some favor to you, Miss, because you are now the Supreme One. But the Gu family is a centuries-old clan. If they were to use the full power of the clan to deal with you, Miss, I'm afraid you would be..."
"Mobilize the entire clan?" Ye Qing'an chuckled lightly. "It's probably not easy to unite a clan to deal with me alone, unless there's a sufficient incentive. Human greed is limitless, and who dares to say they can offer such an absolute incentive?"
Granny Wei carefully considered Ye Qing'an's words and couldn't help but nod in agreement, as if they did make some sense...
The palace gates were soon reached. Ye Qing'an stood up, got off the carriage, and entered the palace with Madam Gu's body.
Upon arriving at Huayang Palace, Ye Qing'an was turned away at the door.
"Miss Ye, His Majesty is currently consulting with Lord Gu and discussing matters with him. Please wait a moment, Miss Ye," the eunuch said in a low voice, his gaze fixed on the person being carried behind Ye Qing'an. Who was that person?
The person was being carried steadily, and he couldn't see their full appearance, but he vaguely felt that they looked somewhat familiar.
Then he noticed that the person's clothes were stained with blood, and wondered if someone had been injured and had come to the palace to ask the Emperor to have the imperial physician treat their wounds.
"Gu..." Ye Qing'an narrowed his eyes, clearly sensitive to this surname: "I wonder which Lord Gu His Majesty met?"
The eunuch didn't hide anything, and just smiled: "He is Lord Gu Jiang, the younger brother of Lord Gu Hai."
Ye Qing'an raised her eyelids slightly: "Oh? When did Lord Gu enter the palace? Was he summoned by the Emperor?"
"He entered the palace about an hour ago. He entered on his own, saying he had important matters to discuss with the Emperor. He has been inside for an hour."
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips and looked up at Huayang Palace in front of her. Her face was as calm as ever: "Could you please go and report to the palace that I have an extremely urgent matter to attend to and that I have killed Madam Gu?"
A look of surprise flashed across the eunuch's face as his gaze fell on the person being carried by the servants behind Ye Qing'an: "That is..."
"Oh, what you see is Madam Gu's corpse."
The eunuch froze, his face filled with horror: "The... the body of Madam Gu?"
"Ah."
Seeing Ye Qing'an's calm and composed demeanor, the eunuch couldn't help but swallow hard, then hurriedly turned and ran towards the palace: "This servant... will go and report right away."
A moment later, the eunuch rushed out again: "Miss Ye, please come in."
Ye Qing'an responded and turned to look at the corpse of Madam Gu being carried behind him.
The eunuch hurriedly said, "Well... let's leave it here for now."
Ye Qing'an nodded and stepped into Huayang Palace.
As soon as Ye Qing'an entered Huayang Palace, she saw a middle-aged man standing in the hall, who should be Gu Jiang, the eunuch.
Gu Jiang looked anxious, his brows furrowed, and veins bulging on his forehead. When he saw Ye Qing'an enter the hall, he glared at her.
"This humble woman pays her respects to Your Majesty."
Yi Yun Kui glanced at Ye Qing An, then at Gu Jiang, before nodding: "Get up."
"I just heard from the eunuch that you killed Madam Gu. What happened?"
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips: "Early this morning, just as dawn broke, Madam Gu brought everyone from the Gu family to cause trouble outside the Ye residence, claiming that I had impersonated her and sneaked into the Gu residence to steal the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, and that I had killed Lord Gu. Of course, I cannot admit to these baseless accusations. But Madam Gu didn't care and brought a lot of people with her. After a few words, she had people attack me."
"The people Madam Gu brought were quite skilled and numerous. I was struggling to fight them off and didn't pay much attention to Madam Gu. But unexpectedly, Madam Gu suddenly rushed towards the ice arrows I had shot at the thugs, crashing into them herself, and then she stopped breathing."