kvmb Chapter 422 Gu Shunfa and his wife were murdered
Chapter 422 Gu Shunfa and his wife were murdered
Gu Qingyue remembered that once she was so hungry that she couldn't stand it anymore, so she stole a multigrain steamed bun to eat. Her cousin from her second uncle's family found out and told Gu's old lady.
Not only was she beaten, but she was also locked outside the gate for a whole night in the dead of winter!
Gu Qingyue could still seem to hear the biting cold wind and the original owner's cries of pleas...
Later, if Erniu's grandmother hadn't secretly given her a quilt, she probably wouldn't be in this world anymore.
Gu Qingyue closed her eyes, sighed, and regained her composure.
"Why did he want the money back then? Wasn't it for you to raise that child?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Shunfa and Madam Wen trembled even more violently, unable to utter a single word.
Seeing this, Yue Ran stepped forward and explained the whole story.
He also learned about it from Zeng Shun's mother. "This subordinate knows..." After Yue Ran finished speaking, Gu Qingyue wanted to curse.
That year, Zeng Shun received five hundred taels of silver from Liu Shi, gave twenty taels to Gu Shunfa and Wen Shi, and gave Gu Qingyue to the couple to raise.
Afterwards, he immediately returned to the Liu family residence in Lizhou to redeem himself, only saying that he was worried about his mother being alone at home.
With the money, they bought a maid and a house for his mother in Mingzhi County, and the two began to enjoy a life of luxury.
To the outside world, he only said that Zeng Shun had saved a benefactor, and the benefactor rewarded him with silver.
But the good times didn’t last long.
With money, Zeng Shun naturally developed a gambling addiction. Six years ago, he lost all his money and even sold his house to pay off his debts.
Finally, he thought of Gu Shunfa and the Wen couple, so he decided to borrow money from them.
Gu Shunfa usually does odd jobs in the county town and other towns, so where would he get the money to lend him!
Moreover, Gu Shunfa himself often secretly went to the brothels in town to enjoy himself. Whenever he had a little money, he would spend it all on those courtesans. He had no money to save.
So Zeng Shun stole their son and left a note telling them to bring one hundred taels of silver to Mingzhi County to ransom him.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived, Zeng Shun was hiding because he was being chased by debt collectors, so they didn't see him at all!
Over the years, Gu Shunfa and his wife have lived a very miserable life.
Ever since they learned of Gu Qingyue's identity, the couple has been living in hiding.
Gu Shunfa worked as a sedan chair carrier, while Wen worked as a dishwasher in a small restaurant.
The couple continued working while searching for Zeng Shun and their son until a few months ago.
Upon hearing Yue Ran's words, Gu Qingyue glanced at Gu Shunfa with disgust. She couldn't believe that this seemingly honest man from Xinghua Village would frequent brothels.
"How did you find them?" Gu Qingyue turned to ask the man kneeling on the ground, bound like a dumpling by Yue Ran.
"Six months ago, the First Madam received a letter from Zeng Shun, saying that he had the First Madam's bracelet from back then, which was evidence of that incident, and he wanted to ask the First Madam for a large sum of money."
Driven by greed, Zeng Shun went mad, even threatening the wife of the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. He was incredibly audacious.
When Liu received Zeng Shun's letter, she was naturally furious.
The man was drenched in cold sweat. He was a bodyguard named Chang Hu, working for the Liu family on their estate in the capital.
Liu sent me here half a year ago, mainly to find Zeng Shun, retrieve the bracelet, and then kill him.
In this way, the matter of the bracelet can be resolved once and for all.
Unexpectedly, it was once as smooth as a loach.
Unable to find her, he took Zeng Shun's mother hostage.
Later, he spread the word that if Zeng Shun didn't hand over the token, he would kill his mother.
Zeng Shun finally appeared.
He brushed past Chang Hu on the street, slipped him a note, and by the time Chang Hu realized what was happening, Zeng Shun was nowhere to be seen.
The note said that Chang Hu should release his mother. In fact, he had given the bracelet to a couple for safekeeping years ago, namely his cousin and her husband.
Moreover, his cousin and cousin-in-law already knew about what happened back then, and warned Chang Hu and Liu not to act rashly, otherwise he would spread the news.
However, as long as Chang Hu releases his mother, he will tell him about his cousin's situation.
Chang Hu thought for a moment. Zeng Shun was cunning; he could control his cousin and cousin-in-law first.
So, on the very day he released the old woman, he received another letter from Zeng Shun.
The letter detailed the characteristics of his cousin and her husband, including where they worked.
So Chang Hu tied up the couple.
To his surprise, no matter how he asked, they all said there was no bracelet and they didn't know.
But when he pressed him too hard, he said he knew about Zeng Shun selling Gu Qingyue back then, so he quickly wrote a letter to ask for Liu's opinion.
Unexpectedly, the letter was intercepted by Gu Qingyue's gyrfalcon.
She sent Yue Ran over...
It turned out to be the case.
Gu Qingyue sighed.
She glanced at Gu Shunfa and his wife, who were still trembling.
Although the couple were greedy for money back then, they did take her in when she was young, preventing her from being sold to a worse place.
Their son must have been sold by Zeng Shun long ago; they are truly pitiful.
In a way, it was indirectly caused by Gu Qingyue's matter.
That's it.
"Where is Zeng Shun?" Gu Qingyue turned to ask Yue Ran.
"He's dead. He was accidentally killed by thugs from the Hong Hing Casino a month ago."
Serves him right!! It's good that scum is dead!
Gu Qingyue waved her hand, signaling for Gu Shunfa and his wife to be taken away.
The truth of what happened back then was just like this!
However, she did come to understand some things she didn't understand when she was a child.
For example, the couple weren't exactly cold towards her, but they certainly didn't care much about her either.
Perhaps they didn't beat or scold me because of the twenty taels of silver.
Finally, Gu Qingyue had Yue Ran give them fifty taels of silver and send them away before she breathed a sigh of relief.
Lady Liu is dead, and all grudges from the previous life have been resolved.
As for the couple, it's best to say that our past relationship is over and we should never meet again.
However, unexpectedly, an accident occurred.
This caught Gu Qingyue off guard.
The next morning, Gu Qingyue had just gotten up and was having breakfast with Gu Yuanen downstairs at the inn when Yue Ran rushed in.
He saw Gu Qingyue and the other person, lowered his voice, and said a few words.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue paused for a moment, then waved for him to leave.
Gu Shunfa and his wife died.
His death was gruesome; he was poisoned.
I heard that the constables of Mingzhi County have already taken the man away, but the commotion has spread far and wide, and many people went to see the excitement this morning.
I wonder who did it?
Gu Qingyue felt very regretful, but she didn't know what to say.
After finishing their meal, Gu Qingyue questioned Yue Ran carefully and learned that the couple had been poisoned in a restaurant, and the poisoner was likely one of the two women who were in the next room at the time.
This made Gu Qingyue very curious.
According to Yue Ran, the waiter at the restaurant recalled that early in the morning, when Gu Shunfa and his wife went upstairs for breakfast, they had an argument with the two women at the bottom of the stairs.
It seems that Gu Shunfa glanced at one of the women a few more times, and was then scolded by her.