Do You Know?: I, the Little Cabinet Elder, Regent of the World

"Get out! Get out!"

Mrs. Shao helped her mother-in-law up, while Mrs. Qin covered her face with a handkerchief and wept.

"Mother."

“Mother, tell me this isn’t true.”

Gu Tingye's heart was aching.

This is a game!

Even though he was a little confused, he came to his senses.

The mother, Madam Qin, and the elder brother, Gu Tingyu, were both the ones who set up the scheme.

"Mother, elder brother, are you trying to kick me out?" Gu Tingye asked.

"It's not just about getting rid of you!"

"You made my father sick, so don't even think about pretending to visit him again!" Gu Tingyu declared.

Madam Qin wiped away her tears: "Everyone says it's hard to be a stepmother. I pity you for losing your mother at a young age. I love you even more than my own son. I've given you whatever you wanted, and I haven't covered up for you when you made mistakes."

"Originally, I thought you had turned over a new leaf and become someone of value."

"Who would have thought!"

The cries of lamentation were incessant, evoking sympathy from the listeners.

"Now that you've angered the Marquis to the point of illness, do you expect me to lie with you and cover for you?"

Gu Tingye remained silent, stunned.

After a long pause, tears welled in his eyes, and he sighed, "You are Duke Zheng, and I am Duke Gongshu Duan. To tolerate evil is wrong."

The story of "Duke Zheng defeats Duan at Yan" tells of how Duke Zheng indulged Gongshu Duan without principle, and then defeated him with a single sentence when Gongshu Duan was off guard.

The saying "those who do many unrighteous deeds will surely perish" comes from the story of "Duke Zheng defeats Duan at Yan".

"get out."

"Do you expect me to deliver it to you?" Gu Tingyu said coldly.

Gu Tingye sighed, bowed deeply, and was about to get up and leave.

"vomit!"

With a long vomit, a pool of blood appeared.

The imperial physicians inserted some kind of needles, but it's unclear what they were.

Gu Yankai is awake!

As soon as Xiao Qinshi stopped sobbing, her face froze for a moment.

Gu Yankai was a marquis, so she dared not poison him immediately.

Therefore, her main plan was to drive away the second son while the old marquis was in a coma.

As a result, the censors impeached the second son, leaving him with no time to deal with his own problems.

She would personally feed him the medicine, and after three to five days of this, the Marquis would be sent to hell.

The second son's crime of angering his father to the point of illness was to cause his father's death, and losing his official position was a certainty.

It could even implicate the young Grand Secretary.

But the Marquis woke up!

Actually, it's not surprising that Gu Yankai woke up.

Vomiting is the body's instinctive way of expelling toxins, which weakens the toxins considerably. After vomiting for a while, you will naturally feel clear-headed for a period of time.

The difficulty lies in the fact that I shouldn't have woken up at this time.

Madam Qin inwardly groaned, but outwardly wore a look of delight: "My Lord."

Gu Tingyu breathed a long sigh of relief, and his coughing frequency subtly increased.

"Second brother, get out of here," Gu Tingyu shouted immediately.

Once Gu Tingye leaves the Marquis's mansion, it will be a foregone conclusion that he will inherit the title.

Of course, inheriting the title was secondary; what he really wanted was for his second son not to have a good life!

“Father.” Gu Tingye rushed over.

"This matter is actually a relapse of an old illness, and has nothing to do with Erlang," Gu Yan said definitively after glancing at the scene.

Just from that one sentence, Gu Tingye wouldn't have lost his official position or been exiled.

At least, it left plenty of room for explanation.

"Paper, pen." Gu Yankai mustered a sudden burst of strength.

Gu Tingyu's expression changed: "Father."

"Paper, pen!" Gu Tingye shouted, his face hardening.

He was not just a spoiled brat; he was one of the powerful commanders of the Imperial Guards.

"Everyone, step back. Erlang and I have something to discuss." Gu Yankai took a few weak breaths and waved his hand.

"Master Hou!"

Xiao Qin's expression darkened slightly.

"Let's go, everyone get out." The fourth uncle waved his hand.

He was completely unaware of Gu Yankai's poisoning.

The plans of the fourth and fifth branches of the family, along with Madam Qin, were only aimed at Gu Tingye, not the Marquis.

Or rather, they won't target Gu Yankai.

After all, Gu Yankai was the pillar of the family, while the fourth and fifth wives were the beneficiaries.

Similarly, Madam Qin was aware of this and did not discuss the overall plan with the fourth and fifth wives.

The two women from the fourth and fifth wives beckoned at the same time, and Madam Qin's heart sank slightly.

Hopefully, the Marquis hasn't realized it yet.

She could poison the Marquis to death as long as he left the manor!

“Father.” Gu Tingye helped his elderly father up.

Gu Yankai coughed twice and remained silent for a few moments: "My hidden illness has flared up, and I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for long."

Gu Tingye was taken aback, his eyes twitching slightly.

Is it a hidden ailment?

That's probably not the case!

"As for getting married, it's up to you," Gu Yan said calmly.

Having narrowly escaped death, he felt much more at ease.

"If you have any connections, send me out for a trip so I can see the battlefield." Gu Yankai glanced around and sighed, "I can't stay in this Marquis's mansion."

Gu Tingye was taken aback.

The father was clearly disappointed.

He must have heard something before he fully regained consciousness.

Otherwise, the father wouldn't have been able to regain consciousness so quickly.

The elder brother's ruthless pursuit of the title while their father was seriously ill greatly disappointed their father.

Lady Qin

“Madam Qin,” Gu Yankai said, a complex look flashing in his eyes, “Your decision regarding my passing is entirely up to you.”

Gu Tingye nodded slowly.

He also knows a little about pulse diagnosis.

Given my father's health, he probably only has a year or two left to live.

There is more than enough time to deal with Madam Qin.

However, Lady Qin was, after all, the principal wife and first wife, and was known for her virtue. Her family was also a marquis's mansion.

It's not difficult to deal with her, but it will take time and effort.

It would be a waste to waste only a year and a half of his life on dealing with the Qin family matter.

Gu Yankai picked up his pen and began writing his will, stroke by stroke.

In particular, the succession of the marquisate.

Jiang Mansion.

The brook babbled softly, making a clear, melodious sound.

In the pavilion, Jiang Zhao, Sheng Changbai, Gu Tingye, Su Zhe, and others gathered and played chess in pairs.

"So, Zhonghuai has already broken off the engagement?" Su Zhe asked, touching the chess piece.

He knew a little about the affair between Gu Tingye and Madam Qin.

Gu Tingye nodded and waved his hand dismissively: "She is not a good person, and is really not suitable to be a wife."

“It’s alright, there are plenty of well-bred young ladies in the world, we can look for another one. If all else fails, I can introduce you to my cousin,” Su Zhe said magnanimously.

Gu Tingye is a future marquis; marrying him would be a sure win for my cousin.

“However, Zhonghuai will be demoted, won’t he?” Su Zhe looked at Jiang Zhao.

"Demotion is unlikely, but we need to lay low for a while," Jiang Zhao nodded.

The matter involves the father's illness, and it cannot be completely resolved simply by Gu Yankai saying "the old illness has relapsed."

However, once a settlement is reached in such family matters, the principle of "no investigation unless the people complain" applies.

Gu Yankai's protection was enough to relieve most of the pressure on Gu Tingye.

To be cautious and avoid public backlash, one would either have to take a leave of absence for a while or go to a local area to avoid the storm.

"This matter may not necessarily be a bad thing. At least it made Zhong Huai see the true colors of Xiao Qinshi." Su Zhe said, looking like he was watching a melon.

It should be noted that Zichuan had hinted at the problem of Xiao Qinshi as early as a polo match eight years ago.

After eight years, this scandal has finally come to an end.

Gu Tingye waved his hand dismissively: "As long as it doesn't implicate Zichuan, I'd even accept being dismissed from my post."

Zichuan was his recommender. Given his personality, if things escalate too much, he would have to sacrifice Zichuan to save the king.

After all, even if he was demoted, as long as Fan Zichuan stayed in the court, he would be promoted sooner or later.

"Does Lord Gu want to go for a walk?" Jiang Zhao asked slowly, taking a sip of honey milk tea made from milk.

Gu Tingye nodded repeatedly: "If possible, I'll go out too."

"Have."

Jiang Zhao placed a piece in the southwest: "In this place, someone has rebelled, calling himself Emperor 'Zhaode,' and is about to quell the rebellion!"

Gu Tingye nodded: "Let's do it here then."

As for Gu Yankai's ending, he was destined to die; he wouldn't last much longer. I've thought about changing my ways, but I can't.

The original words Gu Tingye said to Minglan in "The Story of Minglan":

“There was a woman whose husband was having an affair. She picked a kind of herb from her yard and put it into her husband’s medicine soup every time she cooked. Her husband drank it and died after half a year.”

This poisoning started very early on.

Therefore, Gu Yankai was destined to die. The real cause of death was poisoning by Xiao Qinshi. The argument between father and son was merely an opportunity to expose his physical weakness.

Given Gu Yankai's physical condition, he should be able to hold on for about a year or two, until Minglan and Gu Tingye get married and Minglan becomes pregnant.

Moreover, Gu Tingye really needed an opportunity to see the true nature of Xiao Qinshi, and apart from the Gu Yankai incident, there really wasn't a good opportunity.

The eldest son was also killed by Madam Qin. One reason was the Blood-Withering Grass, and the other was that the medicine he took later was faulty, causing him to get fatter and cough more and more.