TFWYH – Chapter 697 This is outrageous!

“Just do as you’re told. Why are you talking so much?” Huangfu Rongan threatened viciously, her face twisted with malice. “I’m warning you—if you dare tell anyone, I’ll inform Mother about that little affair between you and the coachman. I’ll have her kill both of you, along with that bastard child.”

The maid bit down hard on her lip. In the end, she could only compromise.

“Yes… this servant will go at once.”

Her name was Xique.

She and the coachman, Ergouzi, had been purchased by the Second Prince’s Residence at the same time. Over the years, affection had blossomed between them, and eventually they had been unable to resist tasting the forbidden fruit.

Unfortunately, Huangfu Rongan had discovered their secret.

At first, Huangfu Rongan had pretended not to know, acting as though nothing had happened.

Only after Xique became pregnant did Huangfu Rongan expose the affair, promising to help her keep the child.

In the beginning, Xique had believed Huangfu Rongan to be a kind person and had been deeply grateful.

Who would have thought that after she gave birth, Huangfu Rongan would take the child away and begin threatening her into doing all sorts of immoral deeds?

For example, tormenting Huangfu Ronglan…

or drugging Huangfu Rongan’s rivals…

or acting on her behalf to bribe various people…

Throughout it all, Huangfu Rongan never had to dirty her own hands.

Xique did everything for her.

Fortunately, the people Huangfu Rongan targeted were usually victims of petty schemes, and she never provoked anyone truly powerful.

But now…

she was ordering Xique to poison the Eldest Young Lady!

That… that was the Eldest Young Lady!

Even if she was mentally impaired, she was still their mistress.

For what felt like the hundredth time, Xique regretted her moment of weakness all those years ago. One wrong step had led to another, until there was no turning back.

But she had no choice.

When living under another’s roof, one had to bow one’s head.

For the sake of the pitiful daughter she had never even been allowed to see since giving birth, she would have to endure it—

even if it meant walking through mountains of knives and seas of fire.

Watching Xique’s retreating figure, Huangfu Rongan spat disdainfully.

“Shameless slut!”

Mother truly was clever.

To control someone, one only needed to seize upon their weakness.

As long as their weakness remained in your hands, how could they ever betray you?

Hmph!

…

Prime Minister Gu was quite angry.

He had sent letters twice, only for Huangfu Yi to ignore them both.

Even when he had come in person, Huangfu Yi had avoided seeing him.

Under ordinary circumstances, he would have long since stormed off in indignation.

But now, he was genuinely worried that Gu Yanshuang would prove no match for Ling Yu and fall into that young man’s trap.

If she alone suffered misfortune, so be it.

But if she implicated the Prime Minister’s Residence, that would be unacceptable.

Suppressing his displeasure, Prime Minister Gu instructed someone to announce his arrival, deliberately ignoring the various looks cast his way by the surrounding Black Scale Cavalry.

He refused to believe that Huangfu Yi truly dared to shut him out.

Before long, the gatekeeper emerged and respectfully invited him inside.

Prime Minister Gu snorted coldly, straightened his robes, and only then stepped through the gates of the Second Prince’s Residence.

The anger he had harbored over Huangfu Yi’s repeated refusals eased considerably.

However, when the gatekeeper led him before Huangfu Rongan, Prime Minister Gu’s expression darkened once more.

“Rongan, was it you who had someone invite me inside?”

Huangfu Rongan had no idea that her grandfather had already been turned away twice. She nodded honestly.

“Yes, Grandfather. These servants have become far too insolent. When you arrived, they should have welcomed you inside immediately. Instead, they actually left you waiting outside the gates. It’s outrageous!”

“This is intolerable!” Prime Minister Gu’s suppressed fury finally erupted. “They’ve gone too far!”

Huangfu Rongan blinked in confusion.

What was going on?

Why was Grandfather so furious?

Still…

this worked in her favor.

Her eyes shifted slightly before she quickly said,

“Grandfather, come with me to Lin Garden Waterside Pavilion. That fool—I mean, Eldest Sister—is about to begin the parasite removal.”

“Let’s go.”

After a brief hesitation, Prime Minister Gu forcibly restrained his anger once more.

He had to go and keep watch.

He could not allow Gu Yanshuang to act recklessly.