Qin Yuan couldn’t help but become tense as well.
Gu Shiliu handed the gold ornament to Qiujie standing by, who hurriedly presented it in front of Old Madam Gu.
Gu Baoshu curiously leaned in as well.
Old Madam Gu, with trembling hands, picked up the gold ornament from Qiujie’s hand and squinted to examine it closely.
Qin Yuan also kept her eyes fixed on the small gold ornament, trying to detect any clue.
"This, there’s a small mark on the corner," Gu Baoshu exclaimed, "It’s really intricately made, a lot of thought went into it."
Old Madam Gu gasped, and the gold ornament slipped from her hand, Gu Baoshu reached out to catch it, laughing, "Almost hit the floor, mother you’re too... "
She stopped mid-sentence.
The Old Madam Gu in front was already full of tears.
She couldn’t help but ask with a trembling voice, "Mother?"
Gu Jinghui clenched his fists, barely suppressing the turmoil in his heart.
He sat not far away, already having seen the gold ornament clearly, including the small mark.
"Baoshu, bring it here, let me take a look."
Gu Baoshu dared not say much and rushed to hand it over, then stood by silently watching.
She wasn’t foolish, naturally she could tell the implication behind the gold ornament wasn’t simple.
Gu Jinghui placed the gold ornament on a nearby table, carefully examining it repeatedly, although he had already seen it clearly, he needed to do this to feel assured.
Finally, he sighed deeply and said, "Mother, this is indeed Old Fourth’s thing."
"Fourth brother?"
Sixth Master Gu jumped in shock.
Gu Baoshu was dumbfounded.
Old Fourth of the Gu Family had long been dead in the Northern Border, laid in the ancestral tomb.
This person was closely related to him, yet died in the family shrine of the Gu Family.
Anyone would find it suspicious.
Old Madam Gu was full of tears, pounding her chest, choking out, "My poor child, my poor child."
The voice was sorrowful and mournful.
Qin Yuan hurriedly supported Old Madam Gu, gently coaxing, "Mother, what exactly happened, we still don’t know."
Gu Baoshu also reacted, hurrying forward to hold her on the other side.
"Mother, stop crying, let someone find out clearly first before crying isn’t too late."
Old Madam Gu paused, teary-eyed, hugging Gu Baoshu tightly, crying, "You are pitiful too, Baoshu, you are really pitiful."
Gu Baoshu burst into tears, "Mother, please stop crying, if you cry I can’t help but cry too."
Qin Yuan also couldn’t help wanting to shed tears.
Old Madam Gu, who always smiled at people all day, had never lost her composure like this, the deaths of several children still left deep scars on her heart.
Easily untouched.
Everyone remained silent.
Gu Jinghui didn’t know how to console his own mother, furrowing his brows, after a moment said, "Mother, did Old Fourth give this gold ornament to someone later?"
Old Madam Gu gradually stopped crying, choking, "Third child, you muddlehead, who else could it be! Who else could it be?"
Such a thing, who else could it be given to?
Gu Jinghui was stunned for a moment, his voice dry, "I, I heard she was sent back home for a marriage, wasn’t she?"
Old Madam Gu retorted angrily, "How should I know, you’re only asking me, why not quickly investigate."
"Yes, I will go, Mother please don’t be too upset."
Gu Jinghui gave Qin Yuan a glance, signaling her to comfort Old Madam Gu, upon Qin Yuan’s response, he then took Sixth Master Gu out of the main room.
"Third brother, what’s going on? Fourth brother, he..."
Sixth Master Gu followed behind, inquiring.
Hearing the wailing from the main room, Gu Jinghui had no mood to deal with him, said, "Go find something to do. Painting, writing poetry, or chatting with Mr. Songshan. Just don’t ask me."
Seeing his expression dark and cold, Sixth Master Gu stopped talking, walking slowly behind.
Gu Shiliu caught up and asked, "Marquis, any orders?"
"You immediately send someone to investigate the Mo Family! After all these years, we have hardly any dealings with them, find out where the Mo Family’s young daughter got married to back then? How is she doing?"
Gu Shiliu’s face changed slightly, said, "Yes."
Gu Jinghui was stifled, unable to vent, walked a few steps angrily, and said, "Did Yelv Guza come alone?"
Gu Shiliu replied, "Yes, not even a guard was brought."
"Ha," Gu Jinghui sneered, "Does he think I won’t deal with him or what?"
Gu Shiliu asked, "What does the Marquis plan to do?"
"I’m upset today, and he comes at me; you go tell him after half an hour, I’m at the training ground, if he can’t wait, he can come, if he can wait, let him wait slowly."
Gu Shiliu knew that Gu Jinghui was going to embarrass Yelv Guza on the training ground.
"Yes."
...
Old Madam Gu was crying hard, holding Gu Baoshu, and Qin Yuan really couldn’t console her, so she quickly went to ask Nanny Rong to come.