"Your Majesty will send the prince out!"
Gu Teng followed King Qi.
King Qi gave a "hmm" and walked directly towards the gate.
When he was approaching the gate, King Qi suddenly stopped, playing with his fingers, and looked up at the sky.
"What is your order?" Gu Cheng asked cautiously.
King Qi thought about it and said: "This king sees that my grandfather is seriously ill, so I still want to rest."
"What the prince said is true! The imperial physician also said that my father needs to rest."
King Qi nodded, "This king will leave, uncle will stop."
Gu Teng insisted on sending His Royal Highness King Qi out of the gate.
He didn't turn back until the carriage disappeared around the corner.
Gu Zhili stopped making noise for the time being, and the courtyard also became quiet.
Seeing Gu Cheng returning, both Gu Gong and Gu Hun looked at him.
"What did the lord explain?" Gu Gong opened his mouth and asked.
Everyone is very curious.
Gu Teng was very honest and said: "My lord is very concerned about my father's body, and he said he wants to rest."
"Oh! I just can't go out." Gu Gong laughed, quite happy, "The old man repented in front of King Qi, just to go out. Who would have thought that King Qi would reject him directly. He is worthy of being a child of the royal family. decision."
Gu Cheng frowned, "Are you eavesdropping on the conversation between father and prince?"
Pooh!
Gu Gong rolled his eyes, "I just listened to my ears, not eavesdropping. Besides, my ears are more sensitive than the average person's. They didn't suppress their voices, and they passed to my ears. I can pretend not to know about it." Is it? Besides, I didn’t hide it from you.”
Pei Man asked aloud, "The old man really wants to go out?"
Gu Gong laughed, "Judging from his begging tone, I'm afraid he's dreaming."
Pei Man said "Oh", "Uncle wrote a letter last time and reminded the old man to respect the queen's opinion."
Gu Gong looked at Pei Man calmly with a half-smile.
She was clearly beating Gu Cheng, reminding Gu Cheng not to be soft-hearted and not to let Gu Zhili out of the gate of the mansion.
Gu Cheng frowned tightly, feeling troubled in his heart.
He asked Gu Gong, "What else did you hear?"
Gu Gong didn't hide it either, "The prince asked the old man if he hated the empress or not."
"Ah!" Hu screamed, and hurriedly covered his mouth.
Gu Teng didn't expect King Qi to ask so directly, he was very nervous, "How did father answer?"
Gu Gong raised his eyebrows, "The old man is a smart man, so he naturally answered that he didn't hate him in front of King Qi."
Gu Teng and Hu's couple heaved a sigh of relief.
They have taken care of Gu Zhili for many years, and they know Gu Zhili's temper very well.
That is a master who cannot bear to be wronged.
He is also a master who can drive people around him crazy.
If it wasn't for the order of the empress not to allow Gu Zhili to step out of the gate of the mansion, Gu Zhili would have already run out in style.
Anyway, Gu Cheng and Hu's couple can't control Gu Zhili most of the time.
It wasn't until Gu Zhili's health deteriorated that he couldn't walk or run, and the couple's life became easier.
That's why the couple were so nervous when King Qi asked Gu Zhili if he hated the empress or not. I was afraid that Gu Zhili would blurt out "hate".
Gu Cheng frowned and said, "Father is not feeling well, and the imperial doctor told him that he needs to rest. You have arranged for the servants to serve you, so don't neglect them."
He turned his head and told Mrs. Hu to arrange reliable people to take care of Gu Zhili to avoid any accidents.
Hu nodded in agreement.
Gu Gong asked directly, "Looking at the situation of the old man, he will definitely not die in a while, why did you call us back?"
Gu Teng was very angry, "Father is seriously ill. As sons of man, shouldn't you come back to visit? You feel wronged, but don't I feel wronged? Five brothers, one and two all find excuses not to go home to provide for father's old age." The burden of all this rests on me alone. Am I in debt to you?"
No one expected that Gu Teng would suddenly have a seizure.
Gu Hun was a little timid, "Then, then I'll move back here for a few days."
Gu Cheng snorted, noncommittal.
He just stared at Gu Gong, waiting for Gu Gong to express his opinion.
But Gu Gong said: "There is still something to do in the college, I have to go back. Don't rush to get angry, I will come back for one night every five days from now on, that's the deal."
Gu Teng breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that coming back to stay for one night was a good start.
He couldn't ask too much from Gu Gong, and he was afraid that Gu Gong would explode suddenly, the scene was too scary.
To this day, he still remembers the scene where Gu Gong held an ax and smashed all the doors and windows to pieces. I still have lingering fears.
Pei Man stepped forward and said, "I don't know what's going on with my uncle. The sky is high and the road is far away. I don't know. The battle in the south is not over yet, so I don't know if he can come back early. This matter is still for the empress to decide."
Gu Cheng sighed, "You have all seen the situation of the old man, maybe sometime... Anyway, I have written to the elder brother and the second brother. I hope they can return to Beijing as soon as possible."
Pei Man said: "Then get ready early, so as not to be in a hurry. If there is anything I can do, just ask."
"Family matters, don't bother my sister-in-law." Gu Teng directly rejected Pei Man.
Pei Man didn't force it, she just showed an attitude. With her attitude, others will not be able to accuse her of not doing enough in the future.
…
Time passed day by day.
Gu Zhili was looking forward, watching, and would ask if there was any movement, "Is there someone from the palace?"
"Old man, there is no one in the palace."
Gu Zhili's face was full of disappointment, to the point of despair.
He struggled and roared angrily, "Why is there no one from the palace? The king of Qi promised the old man that he would truthfully convey the old man's regret. The old man regretted it, regretted it, the empress should have expressed something, and the palace should have sent someone over earlier. Did you send the people in the palace away? Did you hide it from the old man?"
"Old man, no one in the palace has ever been to the mansion. You misunderstood!" Gu Quan swore.
Gu Zhili didn't believe it, "You must have done something behind this old man's back. Otherwise, there would be no one from the palace. Go, call Gu Ting to this old man."
"Reporting to the old man, the third master is on a job today, and he can only come back after dark."
Gu Zhili gritted his teeth, "Send someone to the yamen to invite him back, and say that the old man has something important to do with him."
The butler, Gu Quan, looked embarrassed, "The third master has been coming back late recently, and it is said that the yamen is very busy. Why don't you invite the fifth master?"
Gu Zhili was surprised, "Is the fifth child at home?"
The housekeeper nodded again and again, "Master Fifth came back last night, and he will leave the residence to return to the Military Academy before dark."
Gu Zhili couldn't care less about this meeting, "Go, call Lao Wu here. This old man wants to ask him what the brothers are up to. Did they intend to force this old man to death?"
The housekeeper, Gu Quan, responded, and sent a servant to invite the fifth master, Gu Gong.
He was a little uneasy, the fifth master is not a good person, so don't make trouble for a while.
Soon, Gu Gong came to the bedroom to meet Gu Zhili.
The weather was getting hotter, and the bedroom was filled with an unspeakable smell.
Even though the servant washed Gu Zhili's body every day, there was still an old man's smell lingering in the tip of his nose, which made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"Father asked his son to come over, is there something important?" Gu Gongke asked politely.
Gu Zhili ordered Gu Quan to help him up and sit on the head of the bed.
With a straight face, he pointed at Gu Gong regardless of his trembling hands, "Tell me honestly, did someone come to the palace and was sent away by you?"
Gu Gong raised his eyebrows, "Who does father listen to nonsense?"
His gaze swept across Gu's body.
Gu Quan shuddered and waved his hands again and again, indicating that he hadn't said anything.
"What are you doing looking after Gu Quan? This matter has nothing to do with him. The old man just asked you, is there anyone in the palace?"
Gu Gong looked at the sky, yawned secretly, and then replied loudly: "No!"
"Nothing?" Gu Zhili asked nervously.
Gu Gong shouted at the top of his voice: "After King Qi left, no one came to the palace."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Gu Zhili shook his head again and again, "You must have coaxed this old man together. It is impossible for the Empress not to send someone over after knowing what this old man wants."
Gu Gong smiled sarcastically, "You killed your first wife, the empress's biological mother, with your own hands. Do you think the empress will let you go just because you repented? Old man, don't be naive, okay?"
"You you you, what did you say?"
Gu Zhili pointed his finger at Gu Gong, trembling all the time.
Gu Gong's attitude was very casual, like chatting with friends, "I said you killed the empress's biological mother, so don't expect the empress to let you go."
"Nonsense!"
Gu Zhili picked up the tea bowl on the table and threw it towards Gu Gong.
boom!
Less than half the distance, the tea bowl fell to the ground.
Gu Zhili's hands were weak, he couldn't control his strength, so it's not surprising that he missed his aim.
From the beginning to the end, Gu Gong didn't blink his eyes.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go out first. As for you, just recuperate with peace of mind, drink less alcohol, and try to live a few more years. Don't be angry, be careful to kill yourself."
"Nizi! This old man is going to sue you in the government. You bastard, because you are disabled, the face of the Gu family has been humiliated by you. Because you are disabled, no woman is willing to marry you. You are a waste!"
Gu Zhili didn't choose what to say.
The housekeeper, Gu Quan, turned pale with fright, and watched Gu Gong's movements nervously.
Gu Gong, who had already stood up and was about to leave, stopped and looked back at Gu Zhili.
"I'm disabled, you feel ashamed, don't you?"
"Don't be ashamed, why should I be proud of you? Absolutely ridiculous! You are idiots, you don't listen to the old man, and you insist on going to the army. Now it's all right, you lost one hand. The dignified Gu family has a Crippled, shameless to speak out!"
"Since you think I'm embarrassing you, well, I'll come back and burn paper for you when you die someday."
After speaking, Gu Gong left.
He didn't get angry, didn't smash things, didn't scold each other, and walked very peacefully.
The butler, Gu Quan, patted his thigh, "Okay! Old man, if the fifth master says he won't come back, then he really won't come back. Why don't you persuade him."
"Fart! Tell the old man to subdue him, what are you kidding? If he doesn't come back, the old man won't care."
Hey…
Gu Quan sighed.
Gu Zhili cursed and cursed until Gu Cheng came back from the yamen.