The butler's scalp tightened and he raised his head suddenly.
His father did say this when he died. They and his son were the only ones present at that time. How did this girl know? He looked at Gong Mingcheng in panic.
Will the master also know? This is the only thing he hides from the master.
Seeing the surprise on Gong Mingcheng's face, he quickly wanted to deny it, "Girl, my father didn't..."
"Son, dad has never done anything wrong in his life. The only person I'm sorry for is the master. But after all, dad is just a slave. How can a slave defeat his master? Dad can only go underground to apologize to the master."
Wei Qingyan interrupted him, but her tone of voice was not her own.
The butler's head exploded and his heart was beating loudly. This was his father's tone before he died. These words were also what his father said.
Exactly!
He was so frightened that his knees went weak and he knelt down. His face was pale and frightened. He hurriedly explained, "Master, my father did say this before he died.
However, there was nothing else to do. The young one really didn't understand, so he didn't tell his masters. "
Gong Mingcheng's fists clenched. Gong Minglou stood up from his chair, walked to the housekeeper, gritted his teeth and said, "Then tell me everything you know."
The old housekeeper had been by his father's side all his life and was the most trusted by his father. Two years after his father's death, the old housekeeper also died of illness. Listening to the meaning of his words, his father actually meant what he said.
Seeing that the two masters were angry, the housekeeper broke out in sweat and leaned down to the ground and said, "A few days before my father died, he was a little confused. He often recognized the wrong people, and even talked to some dead people in the air.
One moment, it was said that my mother came to pick him up, and the next moment, it was said that my grandmother scolded him for soiling his new clothes again..."
"Tell me what is related to Gong Changying, and there is no need to go into details about the rest." Wei Qingyan interrupted him in a deep voice.
Something to do with the old man?
The housekeeper looked up at Gong Mingcheng.
Gong Mingcheng said with anger hidden on his face, and said coldly, "Do as Miss Chang said."
He never expected that the butler would hide something from him.
If it was true that this concealment caused them to ignore their father's appeal, leading to resentment after his father's death, and bringing harm to the descendants of the Gong family, then they really deserve to die.
Although the housekeeper didn't know who Wei Qingyan was and the purpose of coming to the Gong Mansion, he knew his master, and the expressions of the two masters were extremely angry.
I'm afraid that the little thing he concealed will cause great trouble to the Gong family.
A chill ran down the butler's back.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he tried his best to recall what the old housekeeper said about the old man, in order to make up for it.
The more anxious I am, the less I can remember.
He raised his hand and slapped his face twice to calm himself down. After a long while, he said in a trembling voice, "My father said, Master, I have inquired, and the girl from the Yu family is a good one. Just listen to me. Get married."
The Gong brothers looked at each other. Their mother's surname was Yu. So the young man mentioned by the old housekeeper was their unmarried father?
My father didn't want to marry my mother back then?
"Sir, my wife has not eaten for three days. If something happens, what will you do in the future? If the Yu family finds out... you will be ruined."
…
"Hehe, my young master is extremely handsome, but none of the women in the world can compare to you."
The housekeeper wiped his sweat again, beat his temples with his fists, and finally said with a mournful look on his face, "Master, I don't dare to leave out the little ones, that's all."
that's it?
These are enough to make brother Gong Mingcheng feel uneasy.
The two brothers didn't even dare to think deeply, and both turned to look at Wei Qingyan.
Wei Qingyan was also chewing on the words of the housekeeper in her heart. Feeling the eyes of the two brothers, she looked deeply at the housekeeper of the Gong family, "Your father said that he could not defeat the master, and that master is Mrs. Gong!"
Not a question.
The Gong brothers didn't even know what their father had told them, and they couldn't possibly disobey their father's orders. The only master in the Gong family who could force the old housekeeper to obey orders was Mrs. Gong.
What Wei Qingyan could think of, the Gong brothers also had a clear vision in their hearts.
It's mother!
It’s really my mother!
Gong Minglu suddenly held his brother's arm, feeling an unreasonable fear in his heart.
The housekeeper looked at the faces of the two men with fear and replied, "Yes, but I really don't know what it is. Although my father was confused in those few days, his mouth was tight.
No matter how I ask, I can't get it out. The relationship between the two masters and the old lady has always been close. How dare the young one spoil your relationship by talking nonsense? Master, second master, the young one does not intend to hide it. "
It was not intentional, but it also caused a big mistake.
Wei Qingyan looked at Gong Mingcheng, "I've finished asking him."
Gong Minglu's arm was tightly held by his younger brother and he couldn't break free. He glanced at his eldest son. Gong Jun understood and took the housekeeper out.
Wei Qingyan looked at Wei Shiran's sister-in-law and Gong Jin again, "You guys should go back too."
That means there's nothing more to ask them for now.
When only the Gong brothers were left, Wei Qingyan spoke again, "You said that your father only likes to read, play chess, and draw, and has no other hobbies.
Have you ever taken a good look at his bookshelf? "
"My father rarely works in the study. In his words, there are no secrets. We brothers can go and read at any time." Gong Mingcheng replied.
Wei Qingyan nodded.
Most of the study rooms of ordinary government officials are used to handle official business. It is more accurate to call it an office than a study room, and most of them are relatively private.
Gong Changying's study is a real study, with bookshelves on all four walls, filled with books, a long desk, a few chairs, and nothing else in the middle.
Wei Qingyan spent the whole afternoon here, just wanting to know what books the person who arranged the study in this way was reading.
She led the two of them into the study, tapped her toes, jumped up to the bookshelf, pulled out a few books from various places, and handed them to the brothers, "Have you read these?"
Gong Mingcheng shook his head.
Gong Minglu said, "I read it once, but because it was all about women's clothing, hairpins and rouge, I didn't read it carefully."
Yes.
The few books Wei Qingyan pulled out from the high-rise bookshelf were all books that women were interested in.
"But what's wrong?"
For some reason, Gong Minglu felt uneasy, so he explained, "There are many books and miscellaneous books in my father's study. I asked him before why he collected them.
My father said that you cannot travel thousands of miles and read thousands of books. No book is without value. Their existence is reasonable. Only by reading in many aspects can you broaden your horizons. "
It was also because of his father's influence that he had been reading all kinds of books since he was a child. With today's rich collection of poetry and classics, he was able to serve in the Imperial College at a young age.
"Mr. Gong is right." Wei Qingyan nodded in agreement.
However, he pointed to the books and said, "Look carefully, what are the differences in these books?"
Gong Mingcheng is the eldest son, and his parents have relatively strict requirements on him. Since he was a child, he has read books related to his academic future and rarely read miscellaneous books.
After listening to Wei Qingyan's words, he hurriedly opened the books one by one. After a while, he said, "These books look good on the surface, but there are signs of frequent reading inside."
Especially the collection of women's dresses, there are still signs of folding.
Gong Minglu also saw it, shook his head and said, "It's not me..."
After a pause, he said with some difficulty, "Mom doesn't like reading."
There are only a few members of the Gong family. It's not him and his brother, nor the mother, but the father!
Why would a seven-foot man be interested in women's skirts and rouge?
But they never noticed it.
The father had a secret, and the two brothers came up with the idea at the same time.
What's his secret?
