TFWYH – Chapter 672 Fairness and Justice

Tang Wan continued, “Since you know that, then you should also be able to figure out whose daughter Huangfu Ronglan really is, right? After all, at that time Gu Yanshuang had not yet been intimate with the Second Prince, much less pregnant.”

Gu Hengcang was instantly speechless. His face cycled through a variety of colors.

Tang Wan sneered. “You knew everything, yet you allowed the elder daughter to marry in place of the younger one. You also ignored Huangfu Ronglan, letting her be tormented by Gu Yanshuang for more than ten years. And now you still have the nerve to come here talking about deep fatherly love and parental affection? Forgive my bluntness, but isn’t it because you saw that my husband is handsome, talented, and favored by His Majesty, so for the sake of your own prosperity, you decided to abandon the elder and support the younger?”

What?

Madam Jiang was shocked and stared at Gu Hengcang in disbelief.

Gu Hengcang: …

He had never expected this County Lady Wengnai to be so difficult to deal with!

Not only was she troublesome, but she was also incredibly straightforward, saying whatever came to mind.

The worst part was that she was absolutely right!

In official circles, everyone knew how to speak in circles. Even a simple sentence would wind around eighteen bends before reaching its point.

Someone as direct as Tang Wan was a type of opponent Gu Hengcang simply wasn’t used to handling.

His gaze darkened as he looked at Tang Wan, his words carrying a warning.

“County Lady Wengnai, why do you make such reckless assumptions about my intentions? My heart is filled with nothing but a father’s sincere love for his daughter. Heaven itself can bear witness!”

Tang Wan raised an eyebrow.

“That’s simple. If you’re truly so sincere, then give my mother-in-law the justice she deserves.”

Gu Hengcang frowned.

“What justice?”

“The truth, of course!” Tang Wan looked at him as though he had lost his mind. “My mother-in-law has suffered for so many years. Are we just supposed to let it all go? If you truly care about her, then be fair and impartial for once. Tell everyone the truth about what happened back then and restore her good name!”

“You—”

Gu Hengcang was at a loss for words.

After glaring at Tang Wan for a long moment, he flicked his sleeve and turned his head away.

“If I did that, Shuang’er would be doomed beyond redemption. She has been the Second Prince’s consort for so many years, and she is Yanran’s own elder sister. Are you asking me to kill my own daughter?”

He did intend to abandon Gu Yanshuang.

But he could not do it openly, and certainly not with his own hands.

What if she bit back and dragged him down with her?

As Prime Minister, he cared greatly about his reputation.

After all, not everyone was as gullible and easy to fool as Madam Jiang.

The moment he revealed the truth, anyone with a mind to investigate would discover exactly what role he had played in the affair back then.

Even if they found no concrete evidence, he would still inevitably bear the stigma of sacrificing his own daughter.

Not to mention that the Second Prince—who had been deceived for so many years—would certainly become his mortal enemy.

Gu Hengcang would never do something so self-destructive.

What he wanted was to play the role of a grieving father who had been kept in the dark, not that of an accomplice.

Tang Wan had long since seen through this old fox. Despite his benevolent appearance, the malice lurking beneath could not escape her notice.

Seeing him put on this act, she could no longer be bothered to waste words.

“In that case, Prime Minister Gu, you should leave. Don’t worry—Heaven sees all. Debts owed to others will one day be repaid.”

“Hmph!”

Seeing that Tang Wan would not yield no matter what he said, Gu Hengcang stopped wasting his breath and turned to leave.

It was a pity.

He had deliberately sent Ling Yu away and chosen such a perfect opportunity.

Who would have thought Tang Wan would return?

A miscalculation.

It seemed there was only one option left—destroy Ling Yu.

With that thought in mind, Gu Hengcang’s brow remained furrowed the entire way back.

After he had left, Tang Wan turned to Madam Jiang.

“Mother, don’t be fooled by that old fox. The person he cares about isn’t you at all. What he cares about is his own wealth and status—the future of the Prime Minister’s Manor.”

Madam Jiang slowly collapsed into a chair, tears spilling from her eyes.

“How could I not know that?” she said softly. “But I’m worried about Lan’er. Just now, I was thinking that if I accepted his olive branch and went along with him, perhaps Elder Sister would be divorced by the Second Prince, and perhaps I could bring my daughter back sooner.”