sjar Chapter 426 A bastard born of a bastard, it's better if heshe dies.
Chapter 426 A bastard born of a bastard, it's better if heshe dies.
After all the guests had left, Gu Junze ordered the main gate to be closed tightly.
Chu Ruohan handed her daughter to the wet nurse and sat down with Gu Junze: "What do you plan to do with them?"
Gu Junze's expression was cold: "Interrogate them first to see if there are any other people behind this."
Song Ruyan couldn't help but interject: "Stop interrogating, just beat them to death! They dared to scheme against a child, they deserve to die!"
Soon, Gu's mother, bound hand and foot, was roughly escorted up by two guards.
Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were rumpled, and she looked utterly wretched. As soon as she saw Gu Junze and Chu Ruohan, she started cursing like a mad dog, using foul language and cursing them to die young.
"You two adulterers!" Gu's mother struggled fiercely, spitting venom from her mouth. "I shouldn't have held back then and killed you sooner..."
Gu Junze's expression was cold and stern, his eyes devoid of any emotion: "You plotted to murder my daughter, and you still have the nerve to spout nonsense here?"
"That bastard born of a vile woman is better off dead!"
With one slap from Gu Junze, no one could insult his daughter in front of him...
Mother Gu's face twisted in a ferocious grimace as she spat, "If you have the guts, then kill me, otherwise I will make you pay for my son's life!"
Gu Junze waved his hand, signaling the guards to restrain Gu's mother: "Did you do this evil on your own, or were you acting under someone else's orders? Confess honestly!"
"Why should I tell you!" Mother Gu's face was still contorted with rage. "Go ahead and hit me, kill me all you want, this old woman will take it!"
Chu Ruohan smiled coldly: "In that case, let's invite the other 'distinguished guest' up."
As Chu Ruohan finished speaking, two other guards escorted Du Ruoling in.
Du Ruoling had already woken up, and upon seeing the scene before her, her face turned deathly pale.
"Let me go! I am Princess Anping! How dare you treat me like this?" Du Ruoling struggled, but was held tightly by the guards. "I will tell the Emperor that you have illegally detained a princess, which is a serious crime!"
Chu Ruohan took a leisurely sip of tea and said, "Princess Du, there's no need to rush. We just want you to explain why your maid was lurking around in the backyard of my residence."
Upon hearing this, Du Ruoling shook her head frantically: "I don't know what you're talking about! Her actions have nothing to do with me!"
She turned to Gu Junze, forcing herself to remain calm, and said, "General Gu, today's events have nothing to do with me. I know nothing about them. Please let me go!"
Gu Junze's gaze was like a knife, making Du Ruoling unable to look him in the eye: "Do you think I would believe that?"
"Bring that maid up here," Chu Ruohan ordered softly.
A maid quickly brought in Du Ruoling's personal maid. The maid was kneeling on the ground, trembling all over, completely terrified.
Chu Ruohan looked down at the maid and said, "Tell me, who instigated these rumors outside?"
The maid bit her lip, her face showing struggle, her eyes constantly glancing at Du Ruoling, as if seeking instructions.
"Aren't you going to confess?" Song Ruyan stepped forward, holding a whip in her hand. "Want to try this?"
Upon seeing this, the maid was terrified and immediately kowtowed repeatedly: "This servant confesses! It was the princess, the princess ordered this servant to bribe the little beggar to spread the rumors about the general's wife and young master Gu!"
"Slap!" Du Ruoling slapped the maid hard across the face. "You lowly servant, how dare you frame your mistress?"
Chu Ruohan snorted coldly: "Du Ruoling, now that things have come to this, what are you still trying to say?"
A glint of malice flashed in Du Ruoling's eyes, but she straightened her back and laughed instead: "Chu Ruohan, you think you've won? The person Gu Chengan loves is me! Me!"
Chu Ruohan sneered: "Du Ruoling, you slandered an official's wife; according to the law, you should be executed. Do you know your crime?"
"Hmph, I am a princess, how dare you touch me?" Du Ruoling was still unwilling to give up and tried to use her status to intimidate others.
Song Ruyan had been itching for a fight for a long time, and now she couldn't hold back any longer: "Let me beat you up before I behead you!"
Before Chu Ruohan could respond, Song Ruyan had already raised her hand and slapped Du Ruoling hard across the face.
Du Ruoling was knocked backward and staggered, losing her balance and falling to the ground.
"You bitch! How dare you hit me?" Du Ruoling covered her face, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Song Ruyan persisted, kicking him several more times: "Princess, my foot! You're a prisoner now!"
Du Ruoling screamed as she was beaten, pleading on the ground, "Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!"
Song Ruyan stopped what she was doing and looked down at her: "What did you say?"
Du Ruoling looked at Chu Ruohan with a venomous gaze: "Gu Junze, only you treat her like a treasure. She's a monster. She and Gu Chengyan were both reborn!"
Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.
Gu Junze and Chu Ruohan exchanged a glance, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.
Gu Junze already knew about these things, but he didn't understand how Du Ruoling knew.
Chu Ruohan shook her head slightly, signaling Gu Junze not to panic.
"Rebirth?" Chu Ruohan feigned confusion. "Princess Du, what nonsense are you spouting now?"
"Keep pretending! Keep pretending!"
A cold glint flashed in Gu Junze's eyes: "Men, take these two to the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. Tell them they attempted to murder the young girl of the General of the State's mansion, and the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture will handle them according to the law."
"Yes!" the guards responded in unison, and stepped forward to escort Gu's mother and Du Ruoling.
"No! Don't!" Du Ruoling struggled desperately. "Gu Junze! Chu Ruohan! You can't do this to me! I'm a princess!"
Instead of struggling, Gu's mother revealed a sinister smile, her eyes filled with resentment: "Gu Junze, even if I become a vengeful ghost, I will haunt you two and take your lives! I will not let you go!"
Gu Junze said expressionlessly, "Take him away."
As the screams of Gu's mother and Du Ruoling faded into the distance, Chu Ruohan let out a long sigh and slumped into her chair.
"How do you think Du Ruoling knew my secret?" Chu Ruohan asked softly.
Gu Junze frowned: "Perhaps he overheard something by accident, but since there is no evidence, the Jingzhao Prefecture will not believe such absurd words."
“However, the fact that she knows about this still worries me a bit,” Chu Ruohan said with concern.
Gu Junze held her hand: "Don't worry, only heaven, earth, you, and I know about my rebirth. No matter what they say, it's just nonsense, and no one will believe it."
Chu Ruohan nodded, her mood calming down slightly: "Thank you for setting up this scheme and catching all those who wanted to harm me and my child in one fell swoop."
Gu Junze gently stroked her cheek: "Anyone who dares to hurt you and the child is an enemy of me, Gu Junze."