The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 1632 - 1635: Why Did He Harm Her?

The local leader had never heard Jin Zijin talk about these things. This was the first time he heard it, and he was amazed. Shaking his head, he said, "How is that possible? We all know that the Gu Family’s eldest son and his wife have a great relationship. We believe you think about the Gu Family’s sister-in-law, but saying she fancies you? Hmph, you should look at yourself in the mirror first!"

"No matter what I’m like, Gu Youyou is my daughter," Gu Wu insisted.

"You..." The local leader had rarely encountered such shamelessness, and for a moment, he was too shocked to speak. After a while, he slowly said, "Gu Wu, what good does it do you to be so stubborn and unreasonable? You say Youyou is your daughter? Is this how one treats their daughter? You’re pushing her into the fire.

Do you hate her so much? Are you so eager for her to die? We’ve been neighbors for decades. Everyone has seen your father’s character, and while your mother was feisty, she wasn’t so vicious.

Your eldest brother’s character was impeccable and very much like your father’s. Your second brother was at most greedy, but he was very filial to your parents. As for your wife, she bore you two children and toiled tirelessly for your Gu Family. In the end, when she heard you wouldn’t return, she committed suicide. She did right by you.

But you... look at yourself. When you say these things, have you thought about them? They cannot rest in peace even in death! Gu Wu, think carefully: what was your family once like, and what is it like now? Your parents are dead, your elder and second brothers are dead, your sister-in-law and your wife are also dead. What has become of such a good family? 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Since childhood, Youyou has suffered so much. What did she do to you to make you disregard the family’s reputation and harm her?"

The local leader’s words were quite plain, like an elder earnestly advising a disobedient youth. This made those accustomed to the verbal battles of the court somewhat uneasy, yet the leader’s words were all the more penetrating.

People whispered among themselves, saying, "This old Madam speaks with reason. This Gu Wu claims repeatedly that he had a daughter with the woman he loved and treated the daughter well. But if he truly cared for her, he should have kept it a secret for life instead of proclaiming it everywhere. This is more like how one would treat an enemy’s daughter."

Over there, the County Magistrate bowed to everyone and slowly said, "Isn’t it just that? I recall clearly that year when Prince Ning and his princess visited Qingshui Town to see the prisoners, Gu Wu looked at Princess Ning with eyes filled with animosity. He hated that she had landed him in prison, and he hoped to have an opportunity for revenge in this lifetime. Heaven really wasn’t stingy with Gu Wu, for Qingshui Town flooded that year, and indeed Gu Wu escaped from prison."

Everyone found the County Magistrate’s explanation quite reasonable.

If Gu Youyou were truly Gu Wu’s daughter, how could he treat her like this? When he is on the brink of death, does he not realize what revealing this secret means for Gu Youyou?

After the County Magistrate finished speaking, he raised his hand to the Emperor, saying, "Everything I said is true. Your Majesty, please see clearly!"

"Hmm, does Gu Wu have anything else to say?" The Emperor glanced lightly at the sweating Gu Wu.

What else could Gu Wu say? At this point, he could only insist that he killed his elder brother and sister-in-law due to a love-turned-hate situation, and anyway, Gu Youyou was his daughter.

No one had ever seen such an unreasonable person. Everyone was shocked by Gu Wu’s tantrum and antics in the courtroom.