Chapter 82 Satisfied
82 Satisfied
After receiving the order, a maidservant hurried out of the main hall.
Gu Yunrong’s expression changed slightly. When she heard Madam Gu mention Gu Yanfei, she recalled that Gu Yanfei had previously hinted that when the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to propose marriage, her marriage with Kang Wang would definitely change…
At this moment, Gu Yunrong seemed to have been enlightened.
She had never believed in fortune-telling or illusory metaphysics.
Fate was never something that could be calculated with a flick of a finger.
So that was it!
It was not that Gu Yanfei had calculated it correctly. She was just a rat hiding in the gutter, who had secretly set up this trap and was waiting for them to jump into it.
“Meow!”
Outside the window, there was another long cat meow. It sounded happy, excited, and impatient.
To Madam Gu, it was like a death warrant.
“Meow, meow, meow…”
Gu Yanfei came over amidst the meowing.
She saw the plum tree, scratched by the cat, and saw the blood, the dagger, and the torn letter of appointment in the main hall. Even if she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she could almost piece together the entire story.
She wasn’t going to hide her good mood, so she went in, smiling and amused.
The atmosphere of the main hall was heavy and everyone was silent, except for Madam Gu and Gu Yunrong.
Gu Yunrong looked at the smile on Gu Yanfei’s lips without blinking, her eyes darkening.
It was her!
It was indeed Gu Yanfei!
Gu Yanfei had made Fang Mingfeng a sword to deal with her.
Gu Yunrong was so angry that her hands kept trembling, and the knuckles of her fingers were faintly white.
Madam Gu also looked at Gu Yanfei. She held the prayer beads tightly in one hand and her slightly pale face tensed up.
She wanted to ask, but she could not bring herself to do so. It was as if as long as she opened her mouth, she would be showing weakness to Gu Yanfei and begging her.
Gu Yanfei was not in a hurry. Without needing anyone to call her over, she picked a chair and sat down, then watched leisurely as the servants nimbly cleaned up the mess on the ground.
The blood on the floor was quickly wiped clean. The torn big red betrothal letter was picked up and placed on the table with the Empress Dowager’s decree.
The house was neat again, as if nothing had happened.
Madam Gu lowered her eyes and slowly spun the rosewood prayer beads in her hand, one after another. Her speed was extremely slow, as if even time had been slowed down by her.
A moment later, the prayer beads in her hand stopped moving,
She raised her hand and gestured for Granny Li to send away all the servants in the main hall and guard the corridor alone.
“What do you think we should do?” Madam Gu asked without rhyme or reason, her voice dry.
“It’s very simple.” Gu Yanfei smiled and said gently, “If I’m satisfied with Madam, I’ll make sure you’ll be satisfied too.”
Madam Gu’s pupils constricted.
She immediately realized that Gu Yanfei was doing this for Mother Su.
She did not like to be coerced, and a hint of unhappiness disappeared in the blink of an eye. She softened her voice and coaxed, “Yanfei, you are one with the Marquis Household and are bound together…”
Gu Yanfei shook her finger and interrupted her with a chuckle. “If Madam doesn’t satisfy me, I’m already unhappy, so why should I care about the life and death of the Marquis Household? Madam, don’t you think so?”
As she spoke, Gu Yanfei casually picked up the bloodstained dagger from the chair beside her and sized it up.
The dagger was made of fine iron and the blade was straight and smooth. After being tempered by the flames and repeatedly hammered, the blade was extremely sharp. The blood on it had dried.
The word “Fang” was engraved on the blade near the rhinoceros horn handle, half-red with blood.
Even if no one told her, Gu Yanfei knew that the blood on this dagger belonged to Fang Mingfeng.
The cold light on the dagger was reflected in Gu Yanfei’s pupils. Those unforgettable memories flashed through her mind.
Gu Yanfei stared deeply at the blood-stained dagger in her hand. Her vision was blurry, as if a layer of blood fog was spreading in front of her.
In her previous life, she had seen this dagger.
At that time, she was being forced by Gu Yunrong step by step. The two of them had already reached the point where they were like fire and water. She threw caution to the wind and wanted everyone to know that Gu Yunrong was born by a wet nurse, while she herself was the real daughter of the Marquis Household.
In order to protect Gu Yunrong, Fang Mingfeng had used this dagger to stab her. The blade had pierced into her chest, taking half her life and leaving an indelible scar on her chest!