"You bastard!" Gu Qingyou's expression changed drastically. She grabbed Gu Caiwei's hand, "The Temple Mistress can't be threatened. How dare you force her to make a choice for an outsider? Get out of here!"
Gu Caiwei's eyes turned cold. He struggled to break free, "Gu Qingyou, I don't need you to care about my business!"
Gu Qingyou said coldly, "If you weren't my sister, I would've killed you for offending the Temple Mistress. I wouldn't have cared!"
"What's the difference between me and a dead person in your eyes?" Gu Caiwei said coldly, "You've wanted me dead since I was a child so that mother could come back to life. You've hated me for so many years. Why don't you kill me now to let go of your hatred?"
"Second Young Lady, Second Young Lady …" Luo Shuang He said hopelessly, "Don't hide it for them anymore. No matter what, this has nothing to do with Young Master Yan and Second Young Lady …"
She said to Gu Yuehuang with a look of desperation, "Temple Mistress, everything started because of Fourth Master's plot to seize Southern Field Manor!"
"Luo Shuang He, how dare you slander us!" Gu Tingkun said angrily.
"How could I slander you!" Luo Shuang He straightened her back and widened her eyes, "Just now in Fourth Master's courtyard, did you forget how you threatened Second Young Lady to hand over Southern Field Manor?"
Gu Yuehuang gestured to a maid. The maid understood and brought a chair for her to sit on. She sat down with a calm expression like the calm before the storm. She looked at Gu Caiwei who was kneeling on the ground, then at Gu Tingkun.
Gu Tingkun's heart trembled under her gaze. He hurriedly knelt down, "Temple Mistress, this is absolutely not true. Didn't you see how much I loved Second Young Lady when she was alive?"
"Second Young Lady has been bullied by you since she was young. She tolerated everything because she was evil, but you thought she was weak and easy to bully, forcing her to do so!"
Luo Shuang He couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Palace Master, last year, the Fourth Master colluded with the Golden Hook Bandits and robbed the Southern Fields Manor. When I heard the news, it was the Second Young Lady who sent me a letter and told me not to bother about the Southern Fields Manor anymore! Later, I learned that Fourth Master went to the Lotus Seat and shamelessly asked Second Young Lady for the Southern Fields Manor. Second Young Lady had always harbored evil thoughts and had no choice but to give in. She let him ruin the Southern Fields Manor and make everyone in the manor restless! I really couldn't bear it, so I asked Young Master Yan for help. He handled this matter beautifully, saying in the letter that Fourth Master had returned safe and sound. How could he have been injured and poisoned? "
"Palace Master." She pointed at Yan Li and said, "How did Young Master Yan obtain the title of 'Invincible in Ten Directions'? To put it bluntly, manipulating Fourth Master only required a finger, and there was no need to poison him. Moreover, if he had injured and poisoned people, how could he have let Fourth Master escape? Wouldn't it have been easier to just kill him? Just now in Fourth Master's yard, First Master insisted that it was Young Master Yan who did it, and wanted to bring people to Swallow Fort to settle the score. He also said that he would report to Palace Master. Second Young Lady had no choice but to compensate for the Southern Fields Manor before they were willing to let it go. "
"You …" Gu Tingkun pointed at Luo Shuang He and was about to scold her, but he was interrupted by another voice.
"Junior can prove it!"
Su Xingyu returned at some point and cupped his fists to Gu Yuehuang, saying, "Everything Lady Shuang He said is true. Junior heard every word clearly when I was in front of the sickbed. If there is any falsehood in my words, I will be expelled from the sect, my cultivation will be abolished, and I will be demoted to a mortal!"
If the disciples of the Nine Great Confucian Orthodoxy were to be found out that they had been demoted to a mortal, there was no telling how much humiliation they would suffer.
Gu Yuehuang looked at Gu Caiwei, saying, "Weiwei, tell me, is what they said true?"
Gu Caiwei kowtowed, saying, "Great-grandmother, if there is any falsehood in their words, grandson will forever fall to the Nine Hells!"
Gu Yuehuang gently closed her eyes and was silent for a long time. When she opened them again, they were glowing with a kind of fiery light. She said slowly, "Shuang He, it is getting late. Take the guests of Swallow Fort to rest."
"Ah? Yes, yes! "Luo Shuang He was startled at first, then overjoyed, hurriedly got up to do it.
"Great-grandmother, are you willing to believe me?" Gu Caiwei asked.
"Get up, child. Come to my side." Gu Yuehuang waved her hand.
Gu Caiwei stood up with a smile and returned to the stage.
Gu Yuehuang rubbed her knees with a heartache, "Does it hurt from kneeling? It's all my fault. I didn't believe you and almost made a big mistake. "
Gu Caiwei shook her head and laughed.
"As for you guys!" Gu Yuehuang's expression suddenly became cold. She stared at Gu Tingkun and his siblings, "Why aren't you kneeling to me?"
Including Gu Tingyu, they all knelt on the ground, trembling.
Gu Tingyu said bitterly, "Great-grandmother, how can you believe an outsider but not us? We, we are all your blood! "
"That's right!" Gu Tingkun said sorrowfully, "Great-grandmother, we are the blood and bones of the Gu family …"
"Great-grandmother, I am your Shang 'er. And sister Yun Zhi, we are all descendants of the family. Even if we didn't do much, we still worked hard …"
"That's right, Great-grandmother …"
"All of you shut up!" Gu Yuehuang was so angry that her face turned white. She pointed a trembling finger and said, "None of you put this seat in your eyes. That Southern Field Estate was left to Weiwei by Yun. You bastards, in order to take it, you didn't hesitate to use all kinds of vicious schemes to plot against your own niece. My Gu family's blood cannot tolerate you filthy people! "
"Great-grandmother, spare me!" Gu Tingwei hurriedly knelt down from the stretcher. His movements were very agile. He didn't look injured at all.
Gu Tingkun and the others almost fainted from anger. If they continued to fight, perhaps Gu Yuehuang would let them go on account of her own flesh and blood. However, Gu Tingwei's actions had completely blocked off this path.
"From today onwards, Gu Tingkun will be stripped of his position as Vice Palace Master. He will be demoted to Fan Zhen Palace's lantern lighting servant!" Gu Yuehuang said with a steely expression, "Gu Tingyu, you instigated your brothers and sisters to set up all kinds of evil schemes. How can you be a parent of the Southern Phoenix Territory? Go and resign from the court. You will be confined to reflect on your mistakes. Without my orders, no one is allowed to let you out!"
Gu Tingkun and Gu Tingyu's faces paled as they slumped to the ground.
"Gu Tingwei," Gu Yuehuang continued to announce, "You kept a mistress, bullied your family, and deceived your elders. Your crimes cannot be forgiven. Your cultivation will be abolished and you will be demoted to hard labor in the mines! Gu Yun planted Gu Yunshang. You two are accomplices. You will be stripped of your positions. Leave your children behind. Take your husbands and go back to your husbands' homes. You are not allowed to return! "
This punishment could be said to be of the utmost importance. The Gu family's vitality was greatly damaged and it would take a long time for them to recover. But the Hall of Phoenix still had disciples. There were many people fighting to fill the vacancies.
The ruckus continued all the way until midnight. Only then did it completely calm down.
An emissary came to invite Yan Li. He was in the middle of cultivating, so he withdrew from Visualization and followed the emissary to Fan Zhen Palace.
Gu Yuehuang sat on a luxurious throne. When she saw him enter, she waved away the disciples and emissaries. She said to Yan Li, "Young Master Yan, please sit." A emissary brought a chair over and left.
Yan Li didn't understand, so he didn't stand on ceremony. He sat down and said, "May I ask, Hall Master, why have you summoned this junior in the middle of the night?"
Gu Yuehuang said, "This seat isn't someone who doesn't dare admit her wrongs. If I were to invite you here tomorrow, it would seem like I was neglecting you. That wasn't my intention either."
"You are my senior. There is no harm in that," Yan Li said with a smile.
"This is the most basic of human beings. It has nothing to do with me." Gu Yuehuang stood up and slowly walked down. She stretched out her hand and handed him a brocade box. "This seat apologizes to Swallow Dock and you for two reasons. The second reason is that this treasure is far too precious. Phoenix Hall cannot accept it. Young Master Yan, please take it back."
Yan Li also stood up. "How can I take back something that has been given away? Also, I didn't take out this treasure purely out of friendship to help Caiwei vent her anger. If she hadn't suddenly appeared in the Heavenly Capital, I might not still be alive today. If Hall Master truly loves her, then keep it for her first. When the time is right, you can give it to her. That would be the best karma. "
"This …"
"If Hall Master still has concerns, this junior has a presumptuous request."
"Speak."
Yan Li cupped his fists and said, "Just now on the Phoenix Platform, I heard Hall Master mention the Guang Wei Scripture. Is it written by the Seven Friends of Guang Wei?"
"Yes. How do you know about the Guang Wei Scripture?" Gu Yuehuang said.
Yan Li said happily, "This junior has questions about cultivation. I wish to see the Guang Wei Scripture for verification. I asked around and heard from Bodhi Temple's Zen Master Dao Zhen that a few hundred years ago, a noble surnamed Gu took it away from the temple. Since then, there has been no news of it."
"What do you mean by 'took'? It was clearly a theft. You must have thought it was me. "Gu Yuehuang smiled.
"This junior doesn't dare to speculate." Yan Li said.
"Why wouldn't you dare?" Gu Yuehuang turned around and sat back down. She smiled. "I heard many things about you from Weiwei. It's not like you don't even have the guts. Forget it, you don't need to guess. That noble was my sister who married into the palace. She passed away many years ago. "
Yan Li said, "Then can this junior borrow it for a look? I promise to only study it in the Hall of Phoenix. "
"I could have agreed to it." Gu Yuehuang shook her head. "Unfortunately, eighteen years ago, it was stolen by Weiwei's damn biological father."
"How?" Yan Li was stunned.
Gu Yuehuang said hatefully, "That bastard was originally interested in the Hall of Phoenix. That's why he was willing to be his son-in-law. Later, he found out that men couldn't practice it. So he stole the Guang Wei Scripture. He abandoned Qingyou who didn't remember anything and Yun Xiang who had a big belly. He disappeared without a trace!"
Yan Li was speechless. He knew that no one could copy a scripture like the Guang Wei Scripture. There was no such thing as a rubbing.
"But …" Gu Yuehuang suddenly kept him guessing.
"But what?" Yan Li said anxiously.
Gu Yuehuang said, "The tracks of that evil creature, I have found out a little. If you are willing to help me do one thing, I will tell you the clues. You can ask him for it."
"Hall Master, please say it." Yan Li cupped his hands.
Gu Yuehuang faintly sighed and said, "My pitiful Wei Wei has never been loved or cared for since she was young. In this family, she would rather suffer grievances than get angry with others. However, she was willing to speak harshly to this seat for you. It is clear that she cares for you. Just now, she had a big quarrel with Qing You. I believe that since she is angry with Qing You, she definitely cares about it. If you have a way to untie the knot in her heart, I will tell you the clues. "
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