But it was all too late.
It was too late.
It was completely, utterly too late.
Fifth Young Miss Gu’s coming-of-age ceremony stirred a massive uproar throughout the capital.
Everyone had assumed that, as always, Gu Lingwei would be the star of the ceremony and Fifth Young Miss Gu would merely be a background accessory.
No one expected that Gu Lingwei would not even be qualified to appear.
Every eye was drawn to Fifth Young Miss Gu.
She stood quietly and with dignity amidst the crowd, her slender frame held tall, her spine straight.
Her eyes were calm and distant.
There was not a trace of timidity or inferiority left in the gaze she cast upon the high-ranking officials and nobles.
After the coming-of-age ceremony, Fifth Young Miss Gu devoted herself entirely to preparing her wedding attire.
She began learning to manage the Marquis Manor’s inner household affairs.
She cut off Gu Jundu’s medicine and dismissed the servants assigned to wait on him.
Gu Jundu was forced to lie in bed day after day; with no one to tend to him, the entire room reeked of a pungent, foul stench.
Whenever Gu Wangci went to visit, he saw only the dull, lifeless eyes of Gu Jundu.
He had completely lost his spirit.
Unreconciled, Gu Wangci went to find Fifth Young Miss Gu to demand she arrange for someone to care for Gu Jundu, only to be driven away by her cold, disdainful glare.
"He caused the death of my cousin. Everything that is happening to him is of his own making."
Gu Wangci stumbled back, reeling.
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Chapter 119