To Jiang Ji? It was not that Gu Zhen did not resist Ji's methods, but no matter how hysterical she was, her voice could not be heard outside the walls of the courtyard. If there were no accidents, Gu Zhen would probably be trapped in this small courtyard for the rest of her life without freedom.
"I want to see Liu She. Is that okay?" Gu Zhen's disheveled hair made her look like a crazy woman. However, she had been pampered for many years and her skin was as fair as snow. She looked much younger than her actual age. Even though there was still a trace of madness on her face, she still looked lovely. She sneered and said, "This is Liu She's mansion and I am Liu She's legal wife. It's not too much to see him!"
The courtyard where Gu Zhen lived was watched by people to prevent her from escaping, going out, or contacting strangers.
Liu She was not a stranger. He was the owner of this mansion. As long as he wanted to, he had the right to see his wife.
The servant reported that Gu Zhen wanted to see him. Liu She's expression was not the least bit surprised. He was calm and seemed to have expected it.
"Father, do you want to go and see?"
Liu Zhao's cheeks were bulging as he ate. He looked like the pet hamster that Liu She had gotten a while ago.
Liu She carefully wiped his hands with a handkerchief and looked down. "Let's see. We have been husband and wife for many years."
Even if they were only husband and wife on the surface, there was no real relationship between them.
"You're here …" Gu Zhen's eyes revealed some surprise. It was as if a drowning person had grabbed onto a life-saving straw. She tried hard to suppress her uncontrollable emotions. Her beautiful eyes were watery. She said, "Brother-in-law, are you going to let that evildoer humiliate me like this?"
As a witness to Liu She and Gu Min's relationship, Gu Zhen knew this man's feelings for Gu Min the best. He would even love her because of her.
Liu She walked past her and sat down on the mat next to the tea table. He looked around.
This courtyard was originally the legal wife's residence. The decorations were not bad, but it was not as good as Jiang Ji's private residence. Ji had given Gu Zhen a private residence.
Even though he did not deliberately pay attention to it, he had heard about Gu Zhen's life over the years. He was also surprised by her extravagance when they met occasionally.
At this moment, Gu Zhen was very different from the little sister in his memory.
However, perhaps that was Gu Zhen's true personality.
"Isn't it good here?"
Liu She did not look at the pleading look in Gu Zhen's eyes. He calmly stated the facts.
Gu Zhen clenched her fists tightly. Her nails, which were painted with beautiful nail polish, dug deep into her palms. Her expression showed that she was about to explode.
"What's good about it?" Gu Zhen still knew how to control her emotions. She gritted her teeth and said, "Brother-in-law, do you think it's good to imprison him here?"
Liu She asked, "Do you think it's better to be alive or not? You're the only one who survived after poisoning her. "
If not for their friendship, Gu Zhen's corpse would have long been cold.
Liu She didn't think that Jiang Zhe was a ginger. Ji Yunshu was a person who would care about the reputation of killing her mother. If she really cared, why would she kill her father on the battlefield?
According to the history revealed by Gu Min, it clearly showed that Jiang Qinghu Ji Yunshu was a ruthless person. He killed his own father on the battlefield.
Even the so-called biological father treated him this way, let alone a stepmother.
It was rare for Gu Zhen to survive. Couldn't she be more obedient?
"Brother-in-law, you've changed." Gu Zhen seemed to have suffered a great blow. Her face turned pale at Liu She's question. She said in disbelief, "So what if I poisoned her? Didn't she deserve to die? She killed your and Big Sister's dearest daughter. She killed Lanting and took over her identity. Now that she has achieved success and fame, she disdains Lanting's identity as a burden and throws it away! If Big Sister knew that your daughter was treated this way, would her soul in heaven be at ease? I only wanted to kill her to get back what I should have. What's wrong with that? "
Liu She looked at Gu Zhen with a strange gaze.
"If you really think that way, why didn't you kill her back then? Why wait until she's fully grown before talking about these big principles? "
"I didn't kill her back then because I believed in Big Sister's words about having two souls in one body. I tried my best to treat this evildoer as Lanting, but I still couldn't do it. " Gu Zhen said angrily, "She's just an evildoer, a evildoer who killed your own daughter. How can you still be so indifferent?"
Liu She's lips curled into a mocking smile. He did not comment on Gu Zhen's words.
"Even though you are Ah Min's most beloved sister, as your brother-in-law, I still have to say this. When it comes to petty tricks, you are indeed better than her. But other than that, you can't compare to her in any other way. If she were you, she would most likely stop while she's ahead and live a peaceful life. You don't have to do anything. In the future, you will be the empress dowager who will be supported by the world. What about now? I'm afraid you won't get anything. "
Liu She had only seen Gu Zhen turn a naturally good hand of cards into a pile of mush.
Liu She was very clear about what Gu Zhen was thinking.
She said a lot of nonsense, but at the end of the day, it was all for her own benefit.
Liu She could see clearly what kind of feelings she had for Liu Xi, her two biological sons, and her biological grandchildren.
When Gu Zhen heard the two words "sister," her face turned hideous for a moment.
She hated it when others used the words "legal" to differentiate between her and Gu Min.
When Gu Min was alive, Gu Zhen had to be careful to please her. She had to maintain her sisterly relationship to maintain Gu Min's high regard for herself. Gu Zhen was able to receive the treatment of a legitimate daughter even though she was not a legitimate daughter. That was because she had carefully served Gu Min, not because of the rewards bestowed by others.
In the end …
Gu Min had been dead for many years, but there were still people who used the word "concubine" to ridicule her.
When the person who said this was Liu She, who had a deep love for Gu Min for more than 30 years, the negative emotions in her heart became even stronger.
Liu She said, "Are you not satisfied with being an empress dowager?"
Gu Zhen sneered and asked, "Why should I be satisfied with being an old lady who is supported by others but has no real power?"
It was like she had never been satisfied with being a daughter of a concubine. She had racked her brains and worked hard to get some preferential treatment.
If she had not worked hard to climb up in the past, she would have ended up like many of the Gu family's concubine daughters.
Liu She frowned slightly. He did not expect Gu Zhen to say it so straightforwardly.
Gu Zhen said, "The opportunity is right in front of me. Why should I let others continue to control my life? In the past, it was Gu Min. Now, it is the evildoer who has taken over Liu Xi's body. Is it interesting to be an empress dowager without real power? In the end, don't you still have to live according to others? Brother-in-law, I've had enough. I've really had enough of this kind of life! I've been watching Gu Min's face since I was four or five years old. I have to carefully please her to live a good life. If she gets angry, Mrs. Gu will secretly beat me and teach me a lesson. She is afraid that I will hurt her precious daughter. It has been like this since I was young. In the eyes of all of you, I am just a living doll that Gu Min likes! "
Hearing Gu Zhen belittle Gu Min like that, how could Liu She, who was obsessed with his wife, bear it?
"Are you crazy? How can you slander Gu Min like that? Has she ever treated you badly? "
Gu Min had never even raised her voice to her, let alone getting angry. She had always treated Gu Zhen as her own daughter.
Gu Zhen said, "She is good to me, but didn't I get all this in exchange for being a lowly person?"
Liu She said coldly, "There are some things that you don't even have the right to fight for, not to mention being a lowly person. She treats you well!"
Gu Zhen was treated badly? During the days that Ji You was imprisoned, her treatment plummeted. Her freedom was restricted, and no one was willing to talk to her.
For the first few days, she had lived in fear of being killed. After that, she was depressed because of her narrow and claustrophobic life. Now, she was angry because of the conversation with Liu She … Her emotions were like a spring that had been suppressed to the extreme, bursting out and destroying her rationality.
She said angrily, "Treats me well? If you treat me well, why would you find me those marriages? In the end, I would marry Meng Zhan under your suggestion? Liu She, my life has been almost ruined by you and Gu Min. Now, a demon has jumped out to humiliate me like this. It's really good! "
Liu She frowned and said, "Which of the marriages that Gu Min found for you were not good?"
Gu Min had been very busy for Gu Zhen's marriage. She had personally screened the groom's family background, character, appearance, and style. Even her own mother was not as meticulous. For Gu Zhen, Gu Min, who was a history bum, had racked her brains and scratched her cheeks to recall her pitiful historical knowledge. She had carefully selected those candidates for several months. The only bad thing was that their status at that time was probably not high.
This made Gu Zhen very uncomfortable.
The different treatment that came with being a legal wife or a concubine made Gu Zhen mentally unbalanced. Now that Gu Min had prepared such a low-class marriage for her, it would be strange if she could feel good. However, Gu Zhen had never dared to disobey Gu Min. On the surface, she was very satisfied and kept saying, "Sister, make the decision."
As for what she was thinking in her heart, only she knew.
When Meng Zhan had taken a fancy to Gu Zhen's appearance and hoped that Liu She could matchmake him, Liu She had agreed.
He felt that Meng Zhan's family background was better and was worthy of his wife and sister. He was willing to be a matchmaker.
When Liu She revealed his intentions, Gu Zhen had also taken a fancy to Meng Zhan at first glance. The two of them hit it off.
Why was it that he and Gu Min had ruined Gu Zhen's life?
"Is this really what you're thinking?"
Liu She felt sad for Gu Min.
He had treated his sister wholeheartedly, but in the end, he had judged her in this way.
Gu Zhen's brain was blown a few degrees colder by the cold wind. However, the words had already left her mouth and she could not take them back.
"Yes, that's what I think." She gritted her teeth and admitted it. She might as well shed all pretense of cordiality. She continued, "After Gu Min died, she entrusted me to you. Why did she not let me go after she died? You married me as your second wife, but all these years, you have maintained the title and relationship with me like when Gu Min was alive. You are my husband in name, but you have never touched me from the beginning to the end. What kind of husband and wife are you? "
Gu Min had died and still stood between her and Liu She. She was like a ghost haunting her.
"Your thinking is too extreme. You are crazy. Why don't you calm down for a few days and talk?"
If they continued to talk, Liu She would be worried about Jiang? Ji did not kill Gu Zhen. He could not hold it in anymore.
Jiang? Ji had never treated Liu Xi's interpersonal relationships as her own. Liu She, who had recovered the emotional memory of the system, would not treat humans as his own kind. If Liu Zhao was not the son of him and his lover, and Gu Zhen was his lover's sister, how could he have so much patience?
"Brother-in-law, do you think I am wrong?"
"I married you for the sake of our child and your safety. I was justifiably protecting you from the Meng's. Did I force you? "Liu She said," We had three rules in advance, and you agreed to it willingly. Now you are accusing me and Gu Min of not treating you well. Why didn't you reject us back then? Meng Zhan is a scumbag, but you, Gu Zhen, are not a good person either. Be kind, especially when you are bullied by dogs. Learn to wag your tail, and you can live longer. "
Gu Zhen was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe.
"Jiang? It is true that Ji likes to hurt people's feelings, but you have not lost your original heart. How could she hurt you? " Liu She said, "She has been providing for you all these years. Her treatment is no worse than 'providing for the world.' She has been too good to you, and you have been too successful. Your cautiousness has been worn away, and your true nature has been exposed. Think about it calmly. If it was you in the past, would you behave like this? You wouldn't. If you were that kind of person, you wouldn't have coaxed Gu Min for more than twenty years. She didn't even see you clearly until she died. "
To put it bluntly, people are born in trouble, and they die in peace. Gu Zhen was too happy, and that was why her IQ dropped.
It was the same logic as pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger.
"You really don't care about me?"
Gu Zhen was regretful, but she refused to admit defeat.
"Back in Chongzhou, you and Bai Die mistakenly thought that I imprisoned you. Bai Die blurted out that I killed Gu Min. Do you remember? "
Gu Zhen's expression froze when she heard Liu She's abrupt mention of an old matter.
"I remember, but I don't think you would kill her."
Liu She had no reason to do so.
"You're wrong."
Gu Min wasn't killed by Liu She, but he was connected to the main system. From this point of view, Liu She was also the murderer.
Liu She didn't explain. He purposely scared Gu Zhen and let her guess blindly. He could also get a few days of peace.
He got up and strode out of the courtyard. He didn't care about Gu Zhen's emotional journey.
In the afternoon of the next day, two rare guests came to visit.
"My dear nephews, please sit."
Because Gu Zhen was Liu She's second wife, Nie Xun and Meng Zhan avoided Liu She to avoid embarrassment and trouble.
It was rare for them to come in person.
The brothers didn't have any other intentions. They just said a few words, hoping that Liu She would take care of Gu Zhen and not let her suffer.
Liu She raised his eyebrows. "That's it?"
The words sounded nice, but in reality, there was no substance to it.
Jiang? No matter how crazy Ji was, she wouldn't have instructed Liu She to abuse her second wife.
As long as Gu Zhen didn't mind returning to a normal standard of living, her life was better than many noble ladies.
If the two brothers came just to say these words, it could only be said that Gu Zhen really didn't know how to behave in the past.
She had a good eye for cozying up to powerful people. She used to cozy up to Gu Min, then Liu She, and then Jiang? Ji, but she couldn't control herself and offended all three of them at once. When she cozied up to powerful people, how would she think about getting her two sons? When she poisoned them, she didn't think that failure would implicate her sons.
Now that she was in dire straits, her sons treated her out of respect.
As long as Gu Zhen ate well, wore well, and lived well, the two brothers wouldn't care much.
Meng Heng said, "I already know that mother poisoned the lord. It was her fault. It's already a mercy that the lord is willing to spare her life. I don't dare to ask for more. I only ask that she be safe for the rest of her life. I'll be relieved. "
Ask for Jiang? Ji or Liu She released Gu Zhen. Meng Heng had never thought about it. He didn't have the cheek to ask for it.
Nie Xun had the same idea.
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