Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

"Gu Shuwang couldn't take it and confessed everything after just a few strokes of the cane."

The Prince of Shu told Gui Yao, "He admitted that he was the one who harmed those women, and he also admitted to impersonating the eldest son of the Gu family and consummating his marriage with the second wife of the Gu family."

At this point, he sighed a little, "Princess Chengle was worried that the two children would not be close to Gu Wangshu, so she told them the truth about their origins when they turned ten."

But neither of the two children told their mother, even though they knew she was being deceived and taken advantage of.

Madam Gu, seemingly in despair and heartbroken, attempted to smash her head against a pillar, but was stopped by the constables.

The Prince of Shu then recounted how Qi Yun had identified Gu Xiang.

"Gu Xiang is indeed Gu Wangshu's biological daughter. After being frightened by Lord Zang, she confessed without even being punished with a board, saying that Cheng Le instructed her to find Qi Yun."

Seeing that she was spineless, Lord Zang started by questioning her, and in a few words he found out about Gu Beisheng killing Gu Lao Er.

Implicated by his own sister, whose timing and location perfectly matched, Gu Beisheng was utterly speechless.

Gui Yao sneered, "None of the children Cheng Le raised are good. She's reaping what she sowed."

"Yes."

The Prince of Shu nodded. "Later on, Gu Wangshu, Gu Beisheng, and Gu Xiang all betrayed Cheng Le. Lord Zang also arrested several of Cheng Le's confidants for interrogation, which confirmed that she had been in contact with the Luo family all these years. Gu Beisheng was her right-hand man and helped her do many bad things."

How did Gu Wangshu become Gu Nansheng?

Gui Yao is curious.

"It's human clothing."

It was Xiao Huaijin who answered, handing Gui Yao a cup of hot tea. "Gu Wangshu is indeed the illegitimate son of Cheng Le and Luo Xuanshu. He was born with the appearance of a short life."

Luo Xuanxu practiced evil arts for him, but before he could master them, he committed a crime. Before committing suicide, he sent someone to deliver clothing that could be used to impersonate someone else to the Gu residence.

"The human clothes must be an illusion of the skin; I see that his body is fine now."

Gui Yao took a sip of tea, then, as if remembering something, asked, "Did he borrow Gu Nansheng's life force?"

Xiao Huaijin smiled and patted her head, "Yaoyao is smart."

Gui Yao didn't refuse, and even rubbed her head against his palm with a smile, making Mao Dan jealous.

It quickly chimed in, "The Luo family who gave away the clothes also possess some evil magic, and they've been hiding around Cheng Le all these years."

The man calculated that Gu Nansheng was blessed with great fortune and abundant vital energy. He also believed that he and his father shared the same bloodline, which could extend the life of the eldest son, Gu, and that he could use human clothing to help the eldest son completely transform into Gu Nansheng.

However, because Gu Nansheng was still a child at the time, a large amount of his vital energy was forcibly plundered, resulting in the depletion of his consciousness and loss of his intelligence, leaving him confused and foolish ever since.

Gu Wangshu didn't want to be a child, much less a foolish one, so she used human clothes to take the life of a man from a collateral branch of the Luo family and lived in the world as his identity.

That's the man in his thirties you saw at the Gu residence.

However, because the Luo family were all exiles, he dared not appear openly. In those years, he either hid in Yunqi Prefecture or in the Gu Mansion.

Only after Gu Nansheng had fully grown did he use human clothing to both steal Gu Nansheng's life force and impersonate him to commit evil.

"According to Gu Nansheng, since it was Gu Laoda who took the initiative to propose to Madam Gu, why does he hate Madam Gu?"

Why torture her like that?

Mentioning this, Mao Dan looked on with disdain.

It spread its wings and patted Xiao Huaijin's hand, "Your Highness, why don't you tell the master?"

snort!

Let the prince decide whether to let him curry favor with his master or to address Gu Wangsu's twisted mindset.

Xiao Huaijin glanced at the bird, then looked at Gui Yao with gentle eyes.

"He was born weak and could not marry or have children. He felt that he had sacrificed his health for Madam Gu, so Madam Gu should love him wholeheartedly."

But Gu Lao Er's persistent entanglement made him suspect that Madam Gu still harbored feelings for the Second Master.

As his body deteriorated day by day, his hatred for Madam Gu deepened with each passing day.

Gui Yao's eyes widened in surprise.

What kind of twisted mentality is this?

Mao Dan couldn't help but add, "That's not all. He doesn't actually like the Feng family that much. He's just jealous of the Second Master, so he wants to take what belongs to him."

"I suspect that he was the one who caused Second Master's injury, so he had someone leak the news."

Xiao Huaijin smiled, "Lord Zang's first trial confirmed it to be true."

Mao Dan rolls its eyes at him, making itself look superior; it always tries to steal its owner's love.

Turning its head, it flew into Guiyao's arms, looking aggrieved, "Master, the prince is bullying the bird."

Xiao Huaijin touched his nose sheepishly.

"In short, Gu Wangshu plotted to marry Feng, then suspected Feng of infidelity, and even believed that Gu Nansheng was not his child."

"He's a real piece of work."

The Prince of Shu couldn't help but curse aloud.

He clearly used his son's life force to recover his body, and he clearly injured the Second Master's body, yet he still deceived himself into believing that the Second Master wasn't his son, which is why he impersonated him to harm women.

"He's definitely a piece of trash."

Guiyao's recognition.

He's impotent, so he should just mind his own business. Not only did he marry Madam Feng, but he also went and got involved with Madam Gu.

"People like this deserve to go to the eighteenth level of hell."

"He and Gu Beisheng were sentenced to death by a thousand cuts. Gu Xiang and Madam Gu were both imprisoned. Cheng Le was given poisoned wine. Unfortunately, the Luo family member realized something was wrong beforehand and ran away. The Crown Prince has already sent people to arrest them."

Mao Dan was somewhat dissatisfied, "The root of all this trouble is actually Cheng Le, she should also be executed by slow slicing."

But because of her royal lineage, and to preserve the dignity of the royal family, she was ultimately poisoned.

It looked at the Prince of Shu and said, "Your human imperial power is too unfair."

The Prince of Shu did not refute.

In a monarchical society, those born into royalty certainly had privileges.

Otherwise, why would so many people covet the throne and imperial power?

"alright."

Gui Yao poked Mao Dan's head, "Don't talk about my brother."

The Prince of Shu, protected by her, couldn't possibly argue with a bird, so he quickly smiled and said it was alright.

As they were talking, Zhao Mingyue arrived.

Firstly, she was worried about Gui Yao and brought Feng Youcheng to visit her. Secondly, her father's remains had been properly interred at the temple and it was time to bring them back for the funeral and burial.

She wanted to ask Gui Yao to come over and take a look to see if there was anything else wrong.

"no problem."

Gui Yao readily agreed.

Zhao Mingyue thanked her and then smiled, "I sent someone to the Gu family's house this morning."

Chengle married into the Gu family and gave birth to two sons. The eldest son was born out of wedlock and was the only bloodline of the Gu family. The second son was killed by the son of the illegitimate child, which meant that Chengle cut off the Gu family line.

When I arrived, the Gu family had already gone to find Cheng Le in a large group; they're unlikely to make things difficult for him.

He bullied Gui Yao, and now he wants to settle things with a cup of poison.

dream!

Gui Yao knew that she had stood up for him, so he rested his head on her shoulder and said, "Thank you, Boss Zhao. How can our Boss Zhao be so kind?"

"If you really think I'm good."

Zhao Mingyue was a little embarrassed. "Then could you please not call me Boss Zhao? It's too formal."

She truly considered Gui Yao a friend.

"Bright moon?"

Gui Yao smiled, "Yueyue? Sister Mingyue..."

"Stop, the last one is pretty good."

The Prince of Shu interrupted Gui Yao, saying that he was Gui Yao's elder brother and that Mingyue would be her sister-in-law in the future.

You can call her "sister" as well.

Zhao Mingyue gave him a grateful smile, and the Prince of Shu also grinned foolishly.

Gui Yao's gaze swept over the two of them, a deep smile on her face. "Sister Mingyue..."

The sound was drawn out for a long time, and everyone shivered. Laughter then filled the room.

Afterwards, Gui Yao returned to Xuanji Tower, and the Duchess of Qi, along with Qi Yun, went to visit her.

Gu Nansheng and her son, as well as Imperial Censor Chen and his wife, all expressed their concern.

Gui Yao accepted everyone's concern with a smile, but one person appeared at Xuanji Tower, which was unexpected for Gui Yao.

The woman, in her early twenties and with a slender face, knocked directly on the gate of Xuanji Tower.

"Miss Guiyao, I am the wife of Lord Canglan. I have come today to thank you for saving my master that day."

Seeing the intense power of vows emanating from Madam Cang and the surging death aura around her, Gui Yao stepped aside, "Please, Madam."

Madam Zang smiled shyly, carrying the gifts as she stepped into Xuanji Tower. The deathly aura that clung to her like living things was kept outside the tower, yet it lingered and refused to leave...