Gu Suran smiled. After all, once she left her brother and entered Tianji Pavilion, the opportunities for her and her brother to meet would become less and less. It was normal for her brother to worry about him.
"Well, you must protect yourself and bring a letter to Chu Tiankuo."
Gusu Liang still felt that Chu Tiankuo, the master of Tianji Pavilion, might want to let his younger brother take over, so he also wanted to come forward and say something to him, hoping that he would consider it carefully. After all, Aran doesn't have that much thought, so he may not be able to manage Tianji Pavilion well.
Gusu Liang sent his brother away, and after a brief tidying up, he quickly returned to Lingyin Pavilion. Although Qingping and Shen Siyin had already left, Gusu Liang and Shen Qianshan were also back. The originally deserted Lingyin Pavilion also returned to its original liveliness. Although Gu Qiang was injured and could not get out of bed, she was still very happy to hear that Gusu Liang had returned safely, but Gusu Liang saw it. Gu Qiang was hurt all over her body, but she was not in a good mood.
"Who dares to be so cruel to you?"
Gusu Liang is not ordinary angry. To be honest, there are people in the capital who want to bully Gu Qiang, which means they do not take the Gusu family seriously. Although they are not officials in the government, they cannot allow others to bully them like this.
"Liu Chu is the one who flattered Shen Qiangwei at the banquet last time." Gu Qiang really didn't want to mention this matter again, but when Shen Zhongbai rescued her last time, she reminded herself that what was happening to her , there is indeed a token that Shen Zhongbai gave to him before. After a long time, he has actually forgotten about it.
"By the way, did I have a small box in your room before?"
Because of the last fire, Gu Qiang also had a better memory. Why was there nothing wrong with the things that Gu Suliang carefully put away? He had lost a lot of things in such a small box, so after that, Whatever important things he had, he put them all in Gu Suliang's hands.
Gu Suliang didn't know why Gu Qiang suddenly mentioned this matter. He tilted his head, pushed the door open and walked out. After a short while, he came back with an extra small box in his hand.
"is it this one?"
Gu Qiang nodded, but her hands and legs were all covered with whip wounds and she couldn't stretch out her hands. She couldn't get out of bed, so she had to ask Gu Suliang to help her open the box.
The box originally contained his diary, Gu Zhihua’s blood relationship, and the token given to him by Shen Zhongbai. After Gu Zhihua’s death, he burned all the things about her, and the diary was also It disappeared without a trace in the last fire, and now there is only a token left in this box.
"Do you want this thing?" Speaking of this thing, Gusu Liang still has some impressions. This token seems to have been given to Gu Qiang by Shen Zhongbai at a certain banquet. It is said that seeing the token is like seeing the emperor. , and can enter and exit the palace freely. When Gu Qiang was still the fake consort, this token was often used, but Gu Qiang never used it after that. He even couldn't remember when he received the token in his hand.
When Shen Qianshan saw this thing, he felt a little unhappy, but he almost understood that Gu Qiang took out this token, probably because he wanted to use this token to suppress Liu Chu, if he wanted to cut off Shen Zhongbai's retreat , Liu Chu is absolutely not allowed to stay.
"You actually collected the things he gave you so carefully?"
In the end, Shen Qianshan couldn't hold back and uttered these words calmly.
When Gu Qiang heard Shen Qianshan's words, she raised her head and looked at him, "This is the first time I heard our Ninth Prince speak like this. It seems that I will have to keep the things that Ninth Prince gives me in the future, otherwise, It’s time for the Ninth Prince to have his taste.”
Gu Suliang listened to the side and couldn't help laughing. He was obviously a very young prince, but he liked to be jealous. Gu Qiang took out the token at this time. She must have had her own intentions. She definitely didn't. Maybe just take it out and make it sink into the mountains.
"Brother, are you going to go to court tomorrow morning?" Gu Qiang looked at the token in Gu Suliang's hand and grinned.
This is the first time Gu Huaian has gone to court after Gu Qiang's accident. However, his sister has suffered so much injustice. It is absolutely impossible for him to let Liu Chu go so easily. Although he already knows that no matter what Liu Chu is, No matter what mistake he made, Shen Zhongbai would not deal with Liu Chu, but he still wanted to tell the matter.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say."
In the morning court, it was as if nothing had happened before. Liu Chu even looked unruly and did not seem to take the people around him seriously.
"Master Gu rarely expresses his thoughts. Just say it."
Gu Huaian cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, what I want to say today is very important. Your Majesty, please consider it carefully."
Shen Zhongbai saw Gu Huai'an's serious expression, and his heart skipped a beat. Although he had sent a lot of precious medicinal materials to Lingyin Pavilion, he didn't get any information about whether Gu Qiang had woken up. Now Gu Huai'an has returned to Lingyin Pavilion. With a serious look on his face, could it be that something really happened
"Just say it."
"Gu Su Ran, the younger brother of Gu Su Liang, a businessman in the capital, runs the Lingyin Pavilion with his brother. A few days ago, Gu Su Liang left the city for something, leaving Aran alone in the Lingyin Pavilion. Originally, there was no one in the Lingyin Pavilion. It was no big deal, but I didn’t expect that Mr. Liu used the reason of investigating the case to put the young master of the Gusu family into the death row of the Minister of War, and tortured him severely. Without any evidence, he wanted to beat him into submission. "
Shen Zhongbai naturally knew these things, but he didn't expect that even though Gu Qiang had been rescued by him, Gu Huai'an was still aggressive. Wasn't he afraid that standing up for Gu Qiang here would expose the relationship between himself and Gu Qiang? Identity
"Even so, Gu Suran is just a commoner. It's not the turn of Mr. Gu and the Minister of Etiquette to stand up for her, right?" Liu Chu knew that at this time, the emperor would not do anything to him. Although the emperor's attitude was a bit strange when he was in Shangshu Mansion that day, later on, the emperor still did not punish himself. Even today, the emperor still will not punish himself.
"Your Majesty, please first punish me for the crime of knowing but not reporting. The person captured by Mr. Liu that day, the second young master of the Gusu family, was carrying a token given by the Emperor himself. The sword token is like seeing the Emperor, but Mr. Liu still used lynching against a man who was convicted without evidence."
After hearing what Gu Huai'an said, everyone in the civil and military dynasties began to whisper. Who didn't know that the second young master of the Gusu family was no longer the consort, so how could he still have the nerve to show off with a token? Could it be that Gu Huaian is crazy? He actually said that the second young master of the Gusu family was holding back the token given by the emperor himself
"What do you mean by this? This is not an ordinary crime of deceiving the emperor. Gu Suran was engaged to the princess before. Is it possible that after the engagement is terminated, will the token be useful in the hands of a commoner?"
Liu Chu didn't expect that Gu Huaian had such a trick, but if Gu Huaian did this, wouldn't everyone in the Lingyin Pavilion be punished for bullying the emperor and being arrogant
"No, the person who was engaged to Princess Shen Siyin before was the second young master of the Gusu family, Gusu Ran. However, the token was also given by the emperor himself. Even if Aran is no longer the consort, the token is still valid. Yes, if you don’t believe it, Mr. Liu can ask the emperor.”
Gu Huaian was holding the token in his hand and raised it in front of him, "The second young master of the Gusu family is still unconscious until now. Due to excessive blood loss, his life and death are still uncertain. The official came here today because he wants to Seek justice for this young master of the Gusu family."
"Life or death is uncertain..." Shen Zhongbai murmured. To be honest, when he rescued Gu Qiang according to the weather, he didn't expect that Gu Qiang's injuries were so serious. He thought most of them were skin injuries. He was from Huai'an, but he didn't expect that Gu Huai'an had no way to stop Gu Qiang.
"Gu Huai'an, this is the main hall, not your commoners' thatched cottage. The emperor has so many things to do, how can he have time to care about your trivial matters?"
Liu Chu was a little panicked. To be honest, he was frightened by Shen Zhongbai's attitude that day. Although Shen Zhongbai still didn't punish him in the end, the same look as before seemed to appear on Shen Zhongbai's face, which made him a little scared.
"Let's see, Liu Aiqing did something wrong in a hurry, and attacked the second son of the Gusu family without asking questions clearly. But Gu Aiqing should not dwell on one thing all the time. You are a famous doctor in Bei'an. I will send other imperial doctors in the palace to work with you to treat the second son of the Gusu family as compensation."
"As for Mr. Liu, he will be temporarily removed from the position of Minister of the Ministry of War and demoted to Minister of the Ministry of War."
Gu Huai'an was not prepared for Shen Zhongbai to punish Liu Chu more severely for Qian'er. After all, Liu Chu now holds military power and is the controller of the military forces in the capital. He still has to save some face, but this This incident seemed to have helped Liu Chu cover up all the previous scandals, but it actually gave him an advantage.
"Is it just like this?" Gusu Liang didn't understand what was going on in the palace, and naturally he didn't know either. Shen Zhongbai had already been pushed to such a hot spot, so why could he solve this matter calmly? It's really surprising. Incomprehensible.
"It's pretty good. It's almost the same as what I originally thought." Gu Qiang was not surprised. Shen Zhongbai would always win people's hearts like this. When there is no use leaking out, he should not have such an attitude.