Chapter 153: Heaven Literally Helps Me
Gu Yu understood the superstitions of ancient people to some extent.
Therefore, after hearing that Xi Yang successfully used the medicinal powder to impersonate a master and scare Zhou Li, Gu Yu was not surprised.
In his original world, there were still people who chose to see fortune tellers instead of going to the hospital when they were sick!
However, what Gu Yu never expected was that… what Xi Yang said next completely astonished him!
Could it be that even heaven was helping him?
Originally, after implicating the Zhou family as scapegoats, Gu Yu, due to his lack of understanding of the Zhou family and the short time frame, only thought of framing them and diverting the attention of those two groups away from him.
It would be much better for them to believe that the royal bloodline had suffered misfortune than to continue targeting him.
However, things did not turn out that way.
This was because Zhou Li was not the biological son of the Head of the Zhou Family, but a child brought back from outside many years ago.
Of course, the previous Head of the Zhou Family did not think so; he only thought that Zhou Li was his illegitimate son… after all, he was the child of an extramarital affair, and it happened during a time of constant infighting within the imperial palace.
Based on the principle of “better one less thing than one more thing,” even though Zhou Li was born, he was not brought back to the Zhou mansion.
It was this decision that made the mistress, who wanted to become a concubine, filled with resentment. She often took out her anger on Zhou Li, and under such circumstances, she naturally let slip some words.
This led Zhou Li to know that he was not of the Zhou family’s bloodline, but a child born from his mother’s infidelity with a wild man.
However, whether it was Zhou Li’s good luck or the Zhou family’s bad luck, as ministers favored by the emperor for generations, the younger generation of the Zhou family suffered considerable losses as the imperial infighting intensified.
Among them was the direct lineage of the previous Head of the Zhou Family, all of whom were ambushed by enemies.
Not a single one was left.
This caused the previous Head of the family to be grief-stricken, but upon remembering that he had an illegitimate son outside, he immediately stopped his sorrow and focused on tidying up the mess left by the imperial family.
Later, by the time the new emperor ascended the throne, the imperial family was in disarray, with many dead and crippled, posing no further threat.
Then, Zhou Li entered the Zhou family.
Because the previous Head of the family was not young, even if he married several more concubines, he could not immediately have a son… Therefore, Zhou Li, as his only son, was elegantly transformed from an illegitimate son into the heir of the Zhou family…
After Gu Yu heard Xi Yang finish this story, he was stunned for a good while before snapping back to reality, thinking that inspiration truly comes from life, and this plot was truly amazing!
If Zhou Li’s story were placed in modern times, it could even be made into a long and tedious household struggle drama.
It was also fortunate for Xi Yang that he was able to get information from Zhou Li.
“My god! Brother-in-law, does it really have to be such a twist? If that’s the case, wasn’t the previous Head of the Zhou Family happy to become a father?”
At this moment, Gu Qingheng’s face was still filled with surprise after hearing Gu Yu’s words.
The subsequent questions made Gu Yu smile bitterly and shake his head.
Things were not that easily resolved!
“I thought so too, but then Xi Yang followed this clue and investigated further, and the midwife who delivered Zhou Li back then revealed another shocking piece of news… that Zhou Li’s mother had a miscarriage.”
“What!!!”
As expected, upon hearing this even more explosive news, Gu Qingheng’s mouth widened, large enough to fit a whole egg.
What is all this about!
There are reversals everywhere.
Can people still listen properly!!!
“I was also incredibly shocked at the time, but the truth is indeed like this… Zhou Li is not of the Zhou family’s bloodline, nor is he his mother’s son. It was the mistress who directly bought a baby from outside to cling to the previous Head of the Zhou Family.”
“The Royal Support Squad and Bai Qian will definitely be able to find out about this kind of information; even if they want to hide it, it’s useless… In this way, it’s simply heaven helping me, directly increasing Zhou Li’s suspicion to the maximum! After all, he is the same age as my deceased father.”
“That’s why I told you not to go out and wander around aimlessly! At least, wait until the Zhou family side comes to a conclusion.”
After speaking in one breath, Gu Yu continued to lie lazily on the bed, flipping through the pages of the Medical Scripture, feeling more and more comfortable the more he lay down!
Anyway, he usually stayed home, and the Alliance wouldn’t find it strange even if he stayed indoors.
As for Mengyao, after arriving in the capital, she was either having tea and practicing martial arts with Gu Qing or shopping with Gongsun Feifei, and was extremely busy.
As for his younger brother-in-law, without anyone to accompany him, he couldn’t easily leave the residence.
Everything was the same as usual, absolutely no suspicion would be aroused.
Ever since Gu Yu decided to drag the Zhou family down, he had already planned everything, so he was now leisurely waiting for the final outcome.
However, if Bai Qian were not too shrewd, Gu Yu would not have chosen such a troublesome method.
Everything he was doing now was to eliminate Bai Qian’s doubts.
Fortunately, things went very smoothly, and Gu Yu’s several backup plans were not used; it was also a great misfortune for the Zhou family to provoke Gu Qing at this critical juncture, attracting Gu Yu, the super demon king.
“Phew! I know now, I definitely won’t go out!”
“Yes, it’s good that you know… By the way, haven’t we seen Father-in-law today? I’m really a bit unaccustomed to not having him nagging me to have children.”
“Didn’t my father go to the Imperial Palace? He was specially summoned by the court in the Emperor’s name. Perhaps there’s some order!”
………
“By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: The Zhou family and the Wang family colluded, embezzled disaster relief grain, bullied men and women, and disregarded the law. Therefore, Gu Qing is ordered to arrest all two hundred and fifty-six members of the Zhou family and imprison them.”
As the sharp and piercing eunuch voice sounded, Zhou Li broke out in a cold sweat all over his body, making him feel weak and powerless. If not for the newly accepted concubine beside him supporting him, he would have probably collapsed to the ground.
And Gu Qing, seeing Zhou Li’s pale face, revealed a hint of mockery in his eyes… Zhou Li probably never imagined that he would end up like this.
Truly, the wheel of fortune turns!
Just a few days ago, Zhou Li had led a group of people aggressively surrounding him, but now, he was the one leading a group of soldiers.
Moreover, with the imperial decree, Gu Qing had no reservations.
“Heh heh, let’s go! Head of the Zhou Family, Xu Wang is waiting for you in prison!”
“Gu Qing! You must have incited the Emperor, otherwise, my Zhou family has been loyal for generations, how could the Emperor treat us like this!”
“Incite? You think too highly of yourself. It’s clearly your crimes that have been exposed. Stop trying to drag me down! Guards, take Zhou Li away immediately.”
In order to complete the imperial decree as quickly as possible, Gu Qing did not waste any words with Zhou Li. After speaking with a refreshed demeanor, he immediately waved his hand for someone to tie up Zhou Li.
Seeing Zhou Li’s despairing expression, Gu Qing felt incredibly exhilarated.
First, his good son-in-law came forward to help him, and now he himself was sending the Zhou family into prison… Recently, his luck has been too good!
