As a member of the circle of honorable generals, the rumors and rumors outside cannot be hidden from the Gu family.
Naturally, I didn't care at first.
It's just that the more you listen, the words will inevitably hit your ears and your heart.
Looking back on these years, the empress's treatment of the Gu family seems, it seems, really indifferent.
The Gu family did not receive special care just because they were relatives.
When gossip gets into your mind, you will inevitably think wildly.
Tossing and turning at night and unable to sleep, Hu Shi pushed Gu Teng, "You said the Empress is really dissatisfied with us?"
Gu Cheng yawned, "Don't think about it, go to sleep."
Where can Mrs. Hu sleep, "There are still a few months before you can be a filial piety. Is there any clue about your recovery?"
"The matter of Qifu will be discussed after the filial piety. You, don't listen to the wind is the rain."
"I'm not the only one thinking wildly. In the past two days, when I went to the Marquis' Mansion and the Dafang, everyone was asking about the empress's attitude inside and out. My aunt even asked me if we hadn't done enough."
Gu Teng was so noisy that he completely lost sleepiness.
He opened his eyes and looked at the roof, "Even if the empress is dissatisfied with the Gu family, she will never deliberately suppress the Gu family. I can be sure of this."
Mrs. Hu frowned, "But this time, it seems that our Gu family has nothing to do with the establishment of the military academy. On the contrary, Zhu Guogong's mansion was beaming, and even posted a post asking for wine. I suspect that they are intentionally disgusting people, deliberately irritating our Gu family people."
Gu Cheng was silent for a moment, then said: "The Wei family of Zhu Guogong's mansion is two generations of in-laws with the Hou's mansion next door. I think Zhu Guogong, an old man, should not ignore our Gu family."
Hu retorted, "However, the Gu family was not among the candidates recommended by Lord Zhu. Lord Zhu recommended all his old subordinates, who were blatantly nepotism. But the queen empress still accepted him."
Hu Shi gritted his silver teeth.
Although Gu Cheng is a civil servant, it is not Gu Cheng's turn to plan to build a military academy.
But when she thought of the Gu family being so completely ignored, she felt bad.
Gu's relatives, who were supposed to be so beautiful, are not as good as ordinary officials and officials, aggrieved!
Talking late at night, Hu did not hide his emotions.
Gu Cheng secretly sighed, "Stop complaining! We don't need to worry about this matter."
Hu was dissatisfied, "Husband, this matter is related to the future status of the Gu family. It doesn't mean that you can stay out of it if you have nothing to do with it."
Gu Teng asked back, "Then what do you think I can do? I can't go into the palace to question the queen, right?"
"Of course not, but you can go to the big house, go to the Hou's mansion, and ask the elders for their opinions. I think the person who is most anxious about this matter is the Hou's mansion."
Gu Cheng frowned, "The brothers in the family are all on duty in the military camp, and they are not allowed to leave their posts without a transfer order. I am afraid that the brothers' qualifications are not as good as the establishment of the military academy. I count on my uncle and several uncles in the Hou's mansion to do the same. Don't forget, uncle and his generation haven't really fought a lot of battles. On the contrary, it's a few brothers who have fought on the battlefield for many years with real knives and guns."
Hu frowned, "A rare opportunity, do you really want to give up?"
Gu Cheng sighed, "If the Gu family is really qualified to participate in the establishment of the academy, I think the empress will not be stingy and give everyone a chance."
"Other honorable families are qualified, but our Gu family is not qualified. It's really aggrieved."
"Don't even think about it. It's not up to you and me to control this matter."
"If Uncle was in the capital, it would definitely not be like this."
The uncle in Hu's mouth refers to Gu Ting.
Gu Ting went south to train soldiers, and he went there for two years.
It looks like he won't be back for a few years.
…
Gu Teng and his wife are not the only ones who miss Gu Teng.
Everyone in the Hou family also missed Gu Ting.
Everyone knows that the Empress Dowager and Gu Ting have a deep brother-sister relationship.
The queen empress will only sincerely plan for Gu Ting, and the other Gu family members are just piggybacking.
Hou Mansion Songhe Hall.
The old lady, Wei Shi, is very old, with snow-white hair. But the spirit is not bad, and the thinking and articulation are very clear.
She was wearing a cane and sitting on a soft bed.
When I am old, I cannot sit on a hard mahogany chair, and my back hurts.
Ruanzi gradually became popular, and the old lady Wei also added two for herself, and it was really comfortable to sit on.
The soft cushion back wraps the whole body, so comfortable!
Hou Ye Gu Zhiwen sat at the bottom, looking upright.
"Recently there have been a lot of gossip outside, all related to our Gu family."
The attitude of the old lady Wei is very clear, "Don't pay attention to the gossip outside. The empress has not forgotten the Gu family, let alone neglected the Gu family. People outside are just afraid that the world will not be chaotic."
"We know that the empress did not neglect the Gu family, but the people in the clan don't know, and the outsiders don't know. Do you want to spread the news that Gu Rui and the others are about to return to Beijing, and seal the mouths of those people."
The old lady Wei's idea is very righteous, "Since the empress tells us to keep quiet, you should listen to the empress. Our Gu family will also participate in the preparation of the military academy. Gu Rui will bring the first batch of students selected from the military camp to Beijing. There is a good show to watch."
Gu Zhiwen nodded, "I'm just not reconciled, those people are like gossips, their mouths are too stinky."
The old lady Wei laughed, "Since you know they are gossips, why bother?"
At this time, the servant reported that it was Gu Teng and Hu's visit.
Gu Zhiwen smiled knowingly, "Another person who can't sit still and ask for news."
The old lady Wei ordered her servants, "Bring Gu Cheng and his wife in. Their family is about to be filial piety."
"Wait until the beginning of spring next year, and you will be able to produce filial piety."
"The beginning of spring next year, just in time for the opening of the military academy, is also a good sign."
…
All kinds of gossip, what to say.
It even spread to the palace and to the ears of Empress Dowager Pei.
Empress Dowager Pei was very surprised, "What does the queen mean, that her family doesn't take care of her?"
Eunuch Wen waited beside the Empress Dowager Pei, "Perhaps there is some deep meaning in what the Empress Dowager did."
Empress Dowager Pei sneered, "What deep meaning can there be! When she was in the palace, she didn't like to go back to her natal family, and she didn't have much contact with the sisters in the family, except Gu Mei who married into the Daihou's mansion."
"The empress dowager has a good memory, and she still remembers everything that happened many years ago."
Empress Dowager Pei smiled triumphantly, "Unlike the late emperor, I don't know how to take care of my body. I never spoil my body."
"Your Majesty, live a long life!" Eunuch Wen took the opportunity to say auspicious words to win the prize.
Empress Dowager Pei was in a good mood, "The empress is not afraid of gossip, and she is ruthless towards her natal family. This Palace looks at her with admiration."
Eunuch Wen said in a low voice: "The empress seems to never care about criticism from outside."
When the Empress Dowager Pei heard the words, her face collapsed.
This one is especially annoying.
Because in the world, there is no woman who can be as free and easy as Gu Jiu, who doesn't care about the criticism of the world, doesn't care about anyone's opinion, and lives her own way.
It is said that Hu Yang lived a free and easy life, in the eyes of Queen Mother Pei, Gu Jiu was the real free and easy one.
The one in Huyang can only be called unrestrained, and I don't know how to check it.
"I haven't seen Huyang for a long time, how is she doing recently?"
Huh
This topic changed so quickly, why did it come to Hu Yang.
Eunuch Wen cheered up and said: "Princess Huyang has been ill since last time, and her spirit has not been very good. I heard that she dismissed all the faces in the mansion, leaving only one monk by her side."
Pooh!
Empress Dowager Pei laughed out loud when she heard this.
"I didn't expect Huyang to be a lover. After so many years, I still miss the hopeless bald donkey. It's a pity that the hopeless bald donkey will never return to her. She can only rely on a counterfeit to solve the pain of lovesickness. Live It's really rare to live as confused as her all my life."
Eunuch Wen was curious, "Your Majesty, why did you say that Huyang is confused."
"Of course she is confused!"
Empress Dowager Pei looked smug, and she couldn't get used to Huyang.
"In the early years when Consort Chen was still alive, the couple had almost fallen out. Although Emperor Wuzong Kaiyao was strict, he actually loved Huyang. If Huyang had resolutely proposed to reconcile at that time, he would have been soft and hard for a few times, and Wuzong Kaiyao Emperor guessed that he would nod in agreement. In this way, there will naturally be no such messy things in the future."
"However, Huyang is at odds with each other, and he and Concubine Chen live their own lives separately, and the leaks are getting bigger and bigger. When something happened to the Chen family, she was dumbfounded. I cried and begged the late emperor, I really looked down on her. "
Speaking of the events back then, Empress Dowager Pei despised Hu Yang very much.
Eunuch Wen guessed casually: "Maybe Princess Huyang didn't reconcile with Prince Chen because she couldn't bear the Chen family's money."
Empress Dowager Pei clapped her palms and laughed, "That makes sense. She is a greedy person, so naturally she refuses to give up the Chen family's money. Buy a gift, and you will take my place tomorrow to visit Huyang. Tell her, Ben The palace misses her very much, and if she recovers well, she will go to the palace to have a look. Our sister-in-law, it is also a beautiful thing to have a drink and talk."
"Old slave obeys!"
Eunuch Wen knew very well that Empress Dowager Pei just wanted to disgust Huyang once.
On the next day, he took the gift and went out of the palace to Princess Huyang's mansion.
After being informed, he was invited into the bedroom.
I was frightened for an instant.
What happened
Princess Huyang, who has always been relatively plump, has become skinny and skinny.
"This old slave pays respects to His Highness the Princess. The Empress Dowager misses the Princess, so she specially ordered this old slave to come and visit Her Highness."
"Free of courtesy! I didn't expect my sister-in-law to miss me, she really has a heart."
"How is the princess's body? Is there no major problem?" Eunuch Wen couldn't help being curious and asked cautiously.
Princess Huyang smiled, a rare warmth.
"I can't die for now!"
"Did the imperial physician neglect Her Highness the princess? The princess's body is already like this, why is there no news from the palace?"
Eunuch Wen had too many questions in his mind.
What happened to Huyang's body
"I have issued a gag order!" Hu Yang said lightly.
"Then, the body of the princess?"
Hu Yang raised his eyebrows, "You keep asking about Bengong's body, do you want to know when exactly Bengong will die?"
As sharp and vicious as ever.
Still the familiar Huyang, the familiar taste.
"Princess misunderstood, this old slave has no such intention." Eunuch Wen hurriedly pleaded guilty.
Hu Yang half-smiles, "You don't mean that, I'm afraid the Empress Dowager wishes for Ben Gong to die sooner. The Empress Dowager, I have fought with her all my life, and she is a stingy person who loves to hold grudges. Go back and tell her, and she will be happy." Yes, because Ben Gong will definitely die before her."
"Princess, please take back this statement!" Eunuch Wen continued with a serious face, "It is a matter of life and death, how can the princess be so trifling and curse herself. Also, the queen mother will never expect the princess to die early!"
"Shut up, you!"
Princess Huyang scolded Eunuch Wen sharply.
"It's you who understand the Queen Mother, or I understand her. I know exactly what she's thinking in her heart. You eunuch, you have already completed your mission, so get out of the palace quickly, and don't be an eyesore in front of me. Take one bite at a time." Empress Dowager, this Gong is full of disgust. You can repeat everything I said today to the Empress Dowager without changing a single word, just to see if she can still laugh."
Even though Princess Huyang became skinny and skinny, her aura remained unchanged.
She did not pretend to speak, and was not polite to Eunuch Wen.
Eunuch Wen is not angry.
She knew that Hu Yang had such a temper, and she was mentally prepared before coming here.
"The empress dowager is still looking forward to the princess getting well soon and going to the palace to have a drink and have fun."
Hu Yang giggled, "She really has a heart, but ah, I don't want to have a drink and chat with her, and I can't be happy. You hurry up, I'm too tired to talk to you."
She waved her hand, driving away Eunuch Wen like flying flies.
The servants of the princess mansion also came to drive him away.
Eunuch Wen had no choice but to return to the palace first.