When facing his closest relatives, all judgments will become less accurate and less certain. Gusu Liang can understand Gu Huaian's current mood.
"By the way, there's something I think I should tell you." Gu Suliang cleared her throat, as if she was still thinking about how to say it more appropriately. In order to help herself hide this matter for the time being, Gu Qiang still hasn't done it until now. Not telling her about meeting her brother in the woods was a chance to give herself a chance. If she took the initiative to tell her about this matter, the situation might be better.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Shen Qianshan had encountered too many things recently, and he couldn't bear to be so scared, and his face suddenly became serious.
Gusu Liang patted Shen Qianshan on the shoulder, "Actually, it's not a big deal. There's just one thing I've always wanted to tell you. The name Gusu Ran is not actually made up by me. My younger brother is. The real Gusu Ran.”
After hearing the news, Gu Huaian arrived but had no special reaction. He had sent people to the Jiangnan area to investigate, and indeed he already knew Gu Su Ran's true identity, but the real Gu Su Ran is now No one seems to know exactly where it is.
"Then where is your brother now?" Shen Qianshan felt that Gusu Liang's sudden mention of this matter must have his intentions. Is it related to Gu Qiang's incident this time
"Aran used to be in good health. The two of us also learned martial arts together since we were young, and we would often go to the mountains to practice with our master. But at that time, we were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and it was impossible not to be curious about the outside world, so we I would often sneak out of the thatched hut when the master was not around, sometimes going deep into the mountains, and sometimes sneaking away to the market. At that time, the master would always go out, so he would often give me something. We provide this opportunity."
At that time, Gu Suran was already very clingy to his brother. No matter when or what he did, he would always drag his brother to do it together. But what he wanted to do was to secretly sit under the tree behind the yard. On the swing, Gusu Liang was different. At that age, he was full of curiosity about everything. Sometimes, he would take his younger brother to do some more adventurous things. matter.
"Brother, if you do this, you will be scolded by the master." Gusu Ran was still very young at that time and still had a lot of respect for the master. But Gusu Liang was different. He was already smart. , those things taught by the master, for him. He can learn everything very quickly, so he often does things that are not in line with the master's rules. The master always punishes him, but the more he punishes him, the more he has to create new tricks. The master just After walking for less than half an hour, he stared at the small box that the master had locked in the backyard.
"No, let's take it out secretly and take a look. It'll be fine. At worst, put it back intact. The master doesn't come in very often, so he shouldn't notice."
Gusu Liang didn't know what happened to him at this time, and he seemed to be even more curious about these unknown things.
Thinking about it now, if I hadn't insisted on opening that box at that time, my brother might not be like this now, riddled with diseases.
"Then... Okay." Gu Su Ran was still young at that time. He was originally well-behaved and sensible, but in the end he could not resist the temptation of the unknown. He followed Gu Su Liang into the house, but he did not expect that the little The box is the beginning of all nightmares.
Gusu Liang tiptoed and unlocked the backyard door. She never thought that they would have such courage to break into a place that she had repeatedly forbidden to enter, so she didn't have much precaution against that place. I didn't expect that two young boys would break in like this.
The box placed in the middle of the room looked so mysterious, attracting Gusu Liang to get closer step by step. The pattern on the box was so weird that Gusu Liang subconsciously leaned over without even thinking about it. Thinking about it, he opened the box.
In the flash of lightning, Gu Su Ran fell into a pool of blood. Gu Su Liang didn't know what he saw at that time. He only felt a red thing popping out of the box, straight up. Flying towards Gu Suran, Gu Suran's throat seemed to be penetrated. She looked very painful and could not say anything.
Gu Su Liang staggered and crawled to Gu Su Ran's side. When he saw the blood still spurting out, he was so frightened that he froze in place.
That little bug is not an ordinary thing. It is a blood poison that the master had finally conquered before. Unexpectedly, it was accidentally hit by Gusu Liang and released. The moment the blood poison breaks out of the confinement, it will choose the weaker ones. Host, so among the two people, Gu Su Liang and Gu Su Ran, it chose Gu Su Ran.
"Master, please save A Ran!"
Seeing his brother lying on the ground in a daze, his face getting more and more ugly, Gusu Liang also realized the seriousness of this matter and collapsed on the ground.
"Go and call your uncle over quickly!"
The master is not sure that he can save Gusu Ran by himself. If his junior brother is here, the chance of winning may be greater.
Gusu Liang had already been frightened out of his wits by the scene just now. At this moment, he had completely lost his ability to think, and stumbled towards another hut at the foot of the mountain.
That incident caused Gu Suran to lose his physique like a normal person. Although the blood poison in his body was temporarily restrained, the blood poison was almost integrated with Gu Suran's body. It can't be taken out at all, so it can only be temporarily inactive.
"Because of this, the blood poison has remained in my brother's body. He has been suffering from diseases. I searched all over the south of the Yangtze River, but I couldn't find a doctor who can remove the blood poison."
Gusu Liang paused and picked up the tea beside him, "I also heard that the blood jade from the Western Regions can attract Gu insects to come out, so I thought of coming to the capital to try my luck. Until that day, Bai Zhi went to Lingyin Pavilion , we all happened to be there that day, so I was convinced that the blood jade was on the prince’s body.”
If it is correct, Bai Zhi's purpose at that time should also be to use the blood jade to attract Gu insects. However, Shen Qianshan was afraid that he would use the blood jade to do other things, so he resolutely did not give the blood jade to him.
But can he completely gain Shen Qianshan's trust? Is it right or wrong for me to tell these things today
When Shen Qianshan heard this, he almost understood what Gu Suliang meant. Without saying a word, he took out his blood jade from his waist and said, "There are some things that are just for use. I have been using this for so many years." It is used as a talisman, but the mother-in-law should also hope that this jade pendant can be used for its real purpose."
Shen Qianshan's trust caught Gusu Liang off guard. He had never thought that this matter would go so smoothly. He didn't even know where to put his hand. He hesitated for a long time before reaching out to take it. Come over.
"However, where is your brother now? I am a doctor after all, so I can help him see where he is. Maybe I can have some other ideas."
Gu Qiang's shoulder wound was caused by dirty water, so he had to cut out a large piece of flesh. Although Gu Qiang couldn't feel the pain, he still couldn't lift his arm. Now, no matter what he does, he can only Being able to use one hand will inevitably feel a little inconvenient.
When trying to tie the belt on her clothes, she finally encountered something that she had no choice but to do.
"Ah! Why is it the arm that is injured!"
For the past few days, I have only been able to use one hand, which is really inconvenient.
Not to mention, even when eating, I often burn myself.
Gu Huaian didn't know what medicine he had prescribed for himself. In the past few days, besides eating, he really didn't seem to be interested in doing anything else. He was always lying in bed and had to drink various decoctions.
"How is the investigation going on the matter I asked you to investigate?" This matter has become so big that Shen Zhongbai cannot just sit idly by and ignore it. Moreover, I heard that Gu Suran was now seriously injured due to this incident. Although I had never visited him, I still sent someone to send a lot of medicinal materials.
"For the record, Your Majesty, my subordinates have indeed found out that the person who pretended to be from the palace that day, went to Xiaoyao Tower and took away the Prince Consort, came out of Prime Minister Gu's house."
Although the result was not much different from what he had expected, Shen Zhongbai still felt very angry. During this period, Gu Suran had been willing to help him get rid of so many Gu Linjiang's informants, but now he was suddenly murdered. It was Gu Linjiang who was about to kill him. Even if he showed off his power, he might not have thought that Gu Qiang would be able to come back safely.
"Did you find anything else?"
"The boss of Xiaoyao Tower has also returned. I heard from the spies inside Xiaoyao Tower that Gusu Liang left this time because there seemed to be business problems in the Jiangnan area, so he was so anxious."
"Jiangnan?"
The Gusu family's original business was mostly in the Jiangnan area. He just came to Kyoto a few years ago, but Gusu Liang's mind is really flexible. In just a few years, he has now become the largest merchant in Kyoto. It's really admirable.
"Yes, but the Gusu family has actually transferred all its main business to Kyoto in the early years. The business in the Jiangnan area is mainly silk fabrics and the like. Generally speaking, there should not be any big problems. We are here People in Jiangnan also say that the Gusu family’s business is normal.”