Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 752 - 588 Motivation

"I didn’t intend to kill him, I just added a little more than before. Since he had my cousin Mrs. Wang, he would naturally start to neglect me in the future. To please him, I added a bit more. Who knew the medicine was so potent, and he ended up dead."

Mrs. Li showed some emotion at this point, as if this was something she hadn’t even expected herself.

"Slap!"

The sound made everyone freeze again, as the second son stepped forward and slapped Mrs. Li twice, "Wretch!"

Yet when everyone came back to their senses, no one stepped forward to stop him.

No matter what, Gu Chengyi died because of Mrs. Li; it seemed right to hit her a few times.

Mrs. Li was pushed to the ground again by the second son, who also kicked her twice, before Ming Mo, standing by, stopped him.

This was on Gu Chengyu’s instructions; the matter hadn’t been clarified yet. If she were severely beaten, wouldn’t it make questioning her even harder?

And Gu Chengyu was not someone easily fooled, "Added a little more? There was half a bottle of powder in that porcelain bottle. The doctor said just a tiny bit would do. Are you sure you just added a little more?"

"Furthermore, my second brother was watching you. How did you manage to add more?"

Gu Chengyu raised two consecutive questions, then turned his gaze towards Wang Yue.

Wang Yue noticed Gu Chengyu looking at her and couldn’t help but tremble.

"I was too flustered at the time and don’t quite remember. He wasn’t always watching me. I had already poured the powder into my hand beforehand and when I served him the drink, I poured the powder into the teacup."

Mrs. Li’s lip was bleeding from the second son’s beating, yet she remained expressionless, as if she didn’t feel any pain.

"You were aiming for my father’s life! That was half a bottle of powder, and you poured it all into the tea? Years ago, my father saved you from the brink of death, and this is how you repay him?"

The third son couldn’t help but stand up from his chair, his eyes red, clenching his fists, loudly questioning Mrs. Li.

As soon as the third son said this, Mrs. Li’s expression changed to one of agitation.

She struggled to get up from the ground and sneered at the third son, "Repay with betrayal? Do you have any idea what kind of life I was leading?"

Mrs. Li yanked open her collar, exposing the skin above her chest for everyone to see.

"Look at this, this is what Gu Chengyi did, he’s a beast."

Mrs. Li’s action terrified everyone present; the men didn’t dare look at her skin beneath her collar.

However, Wang Yue and Mrs. Wang had no such scruples; they saw the scars covering that part of her skin, though the wounds had both new and old marks.

Mrs. Wang was deeply shocked; indeed, she saw the scars on her cousin’s body today. But there was only one patch on her chest, nothing elsewhere.

At the time, although she found it strange, under those circumstances, it wasn’t appropriate to ask.

She thought it was no wonder Gu Chengyi no longer liked her cousin; perhaps it was because of the scars on her cousin’s chest.

But never did she expect this was caused by Gu Chengyi. Now she felt a chill all over her body.

She wasn’t stupid; she completely understood now. Gu Chengyi had some depraved preference.

Luckily, Gu Chengyi died. Otherwise, if she married him, would he treat her the same way in the future?

The thought of nearly falling into a wolf’s den was terrifying, and she felt a lingering fear.

She wouldn’t assume that just because she was prettier than her cousin, Gu Chengyi would spare her. Frankly, her cousin’s looks weren’t bad either.

Gu Chengyu merely glanced before turning away, never imagining Gu Chengyi had such perverse inclinations.

Mrs. Li closed her collar, laughing to herself at Mr. Gu and Uncle Gu who dared not look at her.

At this stage, there was nothing left for her to hide. She was doomed; the Gu Family wouldn’t spare her.

And she didn’t want to live any longer, not when that person was about to get married. What was the point of staying alive?

Just a few months ago, Gu Chengyi found it harder to perform that act.

But he remembered the doctor saying that the medicine shouldn’t be used often.

But seeing Mrs. Li, a young and beautiful woman, rekindled the sinful desire in Gu Chengyi’s heart.

From then on, Gu Chengyi would drag Mrs. Li to the bed. Seeing his useless body sparked a perverse desire within him.

He dripped candle wax on Mrs. Li, unexpectedly gaining pleasure from it, and it spiraled out of control since then.

In truth, when Gu Chengyi hooked up with Mrs. Wang, she wasn’t that angry, because then Gu Chengyi wouldn’t drag her to the bed constantly.

But these weren’t the reasons she decided to use more medicine. The real reason was Shunzi.

When Gu Chengyi got involved with Mrs. Wang, her cousin Shunzi also took the opportunity to get involved with her.

She gave Gu Chengyi the medicine, never intending to take his life. She heard people say that overdosage would cause a stroke and paralysis.

She just wanted Gu Chengyi to spend the rest of his life on bed; she didn’t want to endure the same old days again. She was scared, and her heart was thinking about her cousin Shunzi.

But who knew just after the incident, Mrs. Wang suddenly told her cousin was about to get engaged. As soon as they got the bride price from the Gu Family, they would propose marriage for the cousin.

The engagement family was chosen, but they just hadn’t gathered enough decent betrothal gifts. They were waiting for Mrs. Wang to marry into the Gu Family and take the silver back.

This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue, shattering her completely.

Gu Chengyi was dead; would the Gu Family still tolerate her? Even if she returned to her family and married again, with her chest like that, the man would divorce her.

Moreover, earlier she was pregnant but accidentally miscarried. The doctor said afterward she couldn’t have children again.

Her family was so poor that returning would mean being sold again by her father. What was the point of living?

Gu Chengyu remained silent. In this Dayan Dynasty, in such situations, women could only suffer silently.

There could be no law to restrain such behavior. If the natal family was strong, they could pressure the other side. If the natal family was weak, even if tortured to death, it would be considered their own misfortune.

As for divorce, it wasn’t that easy.

The third son never expected his father to be such a man, leaving his heart in a tumult.

"Even if my father did something wrong, you shouldn’t have taken his life. He bought you, and it’s only right if he beats or kills you."

The second son stepped forward and cursed a few lines, thinking Mrs. Li was just a concubine.

His father spent so much silver to buy Mrs. Li, so it was his father’s right to beat or scold her.

These words made even Mr. Gu lose patience; although the second son was poisoned to death by Mrs. Li, the second son had indeed gone too far with Mrs. Li.

Such things, once happened, could happen again. Who could endure endless torment? Wouldn’t it drive a person mad?

Thus, good deeds begot good results. The second son himself bore the consequences of his own sins.

"Sigh!" Mr. Gu deeply sighed, not knowing how to handle Mrs. Li.

The person who administered the poison had been found, yet the follow-up was uncertain.

If they handed Mrs. Li over to the government, then how Gu Chengyi died wouldn’t stay hidden.

Just as everyone was at a loss, a "thud" was heard.