As time went by little by little, everyone felt uneasy in their hearts.
Gu Ting stood up abruptly, and the chair almost fell down, making a lot of noise, which shocked everyone.
He said, "I'll go out and have a look."
Gu Jiu frowned, "Brother, don't go out if your leg injury is still unhealed."
Gu Teng stood up, "Let me go."
"You all sit down for me."
Xie sternly scolded.
Everyone looked at Mrs. Xie.
Xie said to Dongmei: "Go and urge Gao Sanfu, what's going on outside? It's been so long, I don't believe I can't find out."
Dongmei responded and hurried out.
Gu Teng was still standing, still wanting to go out and have a look.
Mrs. Xie said to him, "Liu Lang, sit down for me."
Seeing that Xie was holding back his anger, Gu Cheng smiled helplessly and could only sit down.
Gu Gong, the eighth young master, muttered softly, "Father really is, knowing that everyone is waiting for him, he didn't come back early."
Before the words fell, all eyes turned to Gu Gong.
Gu Ting snorted coldly, and acted like an elder brother, "Baby, are you not guarding your mouth? If you dare to talk nonsense, I will beat you."
Gu Gong felt guilty, moved his mouth, but remained silent. He also knew he had said the wrong thing.
Xie Shi was not happy.
Gu Ting said in front of her that he was going to slap Gu Gong, did he take her seriously
Mrs. Xie beat Gu Ting lightly, "Third son, you are an older brother, you should teach your younger brother a lesson. It's just your attitude, at least you should be kinder. Brothers in the family, if you open and shut your mouth and slap someone, is it true that Hachiro is wrong in your heart?" Can't you be an enemy?"
Gu Ting frowned, "My wife misunderstood, I didn't mean that."
"Then what do you mean?" Xie asked bluntly.
Gu Gong secretly smiled, very proud. Just waiting to see Gu Ting's joke.
"Ahem..."
Gu Jiu coughed twice, and focused everyone's attention on herself.
"Madam calm down. The eighth brother speaks out loud, and really owes a lesson. The third brother scolded him out of good intentions. Although the words were a bit inappropriate, the intention was good.
The wife doesn't have to catch the third brother and scold him for a little thing. I actually think that the wife should discipline the eighth brother well.
He even dared to make arrangements for his father. He was really audacious and had no filial piety at all. "
Gu Jiu's gaze was as sharp as a knife, stabbing at Gu Gong.
Gu Gong looked guilty and didn't dare to laugh anymore.
However, he was not convinced, and secretly made several faces.
Xie was angry, "Second girl, are you accusing me of meddling in other people's business and not qualified to discipline Saburo?"
Gu Jiu blessed Fushen, "My wife misunderstood. I think that the eighth brother should be disciplined more than the third brother. At any rate, the third brother is filial. As for the eighth brother, the wife may as well ask him, does he ever worry about the master?" ?”
"Second Sister, don't wrong me." Gu Gong bared his teeth at Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu sneered, "Eighth brother, when you don't mean what you say, at least you should be superficial. Otherwise, it will appear that you are too hypocritical."
Gu Gong suffered a critical blow, and his expression couldn't hold back.
Xie was annoyed and wanted to reprimand Gu Jiu, but Gu Cheng preempted her.
Gu Cheng reprimanded Gu Gong, "Eighth Brother, quickly apologize to your second sister. Be more careful in what you say and do in the future."
Gu Jiu smiled and nodded, "Sixth Brother is right, Eighth Brother, come and apologize to me."
Gu Gong was so angry, he had a violent temper to begin with, but being provoked by Gu Jiu, he almost cursed out of his mouth.
Gu Jue directly lifted Gu Gong's collar and waved his fist, "Eighth brother, apologize quickly. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude to you."
Gu Gong's face flushed red, his expression aggrieved, "Mother, third brother bullied me."
"You are so old, and you still ask your mother to stand up for you, is it shameful?"
Gu Cheng took the first step and scolded Gu Gong. He secretly looked at Mrs. Xie, signaling Mrs. Xie not to get angry.
A little bit of conflict between brothers and sisters, if adults get involved, the nature will be completely different.
After all, Gu Teng also wanted to calm things down and not want to make trouble.
Xie's face was stern, and he was very dissatisfied with Gu Cheng's behavior of "turning his elbow out". But in order to save face for Gu Teng, Xie could only endure it.
Gu Yue pouted, disgusted. But she was very self-conscious and didn't speak.
Seeing that Mrs. Xie refused to help him, Gu Gong was very wronged.
He considers himself a man, so of course he can't do anything like cry. He just blushed from the suffocation, with a stubborn look, but refused to apologize.
The room fell silent, no one spoke, they all looked at Gu Gong. Let's see what he will do.
At the critical moment, it was Gao Sanfu who rescued Gu Gong.
Gao Sanfu hurried in from the outside, "Madam, something happened to the master."
"what?"
Xie's face turned pale, and he stood up abruptly, feeling dizzy and dizzy. If Gu Shan hadn't supported her, she would have fallen to the ground.
Gu Jiu asked: "What happened to the master? Is the news reliable?"
Gao Sanfu bowed and said: "The steward went to the yamen to ask, and the master was temporarily called into the palace to consecrate. But now the palace gates are locked, and the master has not come back. Obviously something happened."
Gu Jiu hurriedly asked: "Do you know when the master will enter the palace to meet the saint? Where is Mr. Ma? Does he know nothing?"
Everyone stared at Gao Sanfu.
Gao Sanfu was so nervous that he subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and said in a low voice, "Master was called into the palace at about three o'clock."
It is now the second quarter of Xu time, and two or three hours have passed since the third quarter of Wei time.
The courtiers were called into the palace for questioning, which took two or three hours.
Obviously something went wrong.
Gu Jiu said: "I have to send someone to the Hou's Mansion immediately to ask, maybe the Hou's Mansion has definite news."
Mrs. Xie nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, send someone to the Hou's mansion quickly."
Qingmei tugged at Gu Jiu's sleeve, and told Gu Jiu to look outside the door.
Outside the door, Xiaocui led a steward of the Hou's mansion over.
"I've met my wife, ladies, young master. This is Manager Xu of the Hou Mansion. Old Hou asked him to come over."
All eyes fell on Manager Xu.
Mrs. Xie asked nervously: "What happened to my master? What happened? Is there any danger?"
Manager Xu bowed slightly, then raised his head and glanced at the people in the room, "I would like to report to the second wife, according to the information obtained by the old Houye, the second master did not have any accidents, and he should have been sent to the Jinwu Guard's imperial prison."
"what… "
Mrs. Xie only felt a blur in front of her eyes, and then passed out.
"Ma'am, ma'am..."
The maids were in a hurry to support Mrs. Xie.
Gu Ting hurriedly said, "Hurry up and help your wife to the bed."
Gu Jiu walked in front of Manager Xu, "Manager Xu, did the old Hou Ye say, when and why was my father sent to Jinwu Guard's prison? Did the Son of Heaven say anything?"
Manager Xu said: "According to what the old Hou Ye heard, the Second Master should have been taken out of the palace gate an hour ago. As for the reason... hey..."
Manager Xu sighed, which made everyone's hearts rise.
"Please tell Manager Xu clearly. No matter what the reason is, we can bear it." Gu Jiu's face was serious, and now is not the time to be lucky.
The more you know, the more confident you will be in rescuing Mr. Gu.
Guanshi Xu said softly: "It is said that it is because the second master is disrespectful to the empress and empress, and has a heart of resentment towards your majesty."
"This is framing." Gu Cheng scolded angrily, "It is absolutely impossible for my father to feel resentment towards His Majesty, let alone being disrespectful to the Empress."
Gu Jiu persuaded: "Sixth brother, please be safe and don't be impatient. Manager Xu, my father was sentenced to prison, but is it related to the case?"
Manager Xu nodded, "Old Master Hou said, seeing that the fire had already reached His Highness the Crown Prince, the empress could not sit still, so she took action herself. The second master may be in danger this time."
"No, it won't. Father must be auspicious, and there will be no accidents." Gu Yue burst into tears, covering her mouth with a look of fear.
Gu Jiu glared at Gu Yue, and then continued to ask: "Did the old Hou Ye say, is there any way to resolve this situation?"
Manager Xu said: "The old Hou asked the younger one to tell everyone, please be safe and don't be impatient. Today is late, and tomorrow morning the old Hou will go to the palace in person to find a solution. The younger one has to rush back to the Hou's mansion Answer, young masters, let me take my leave first."
Manager Xu bowed and stepped back, Gu Jiu hurriedly asked Gao Sanfu to send him off.
Gao Sanfu was stunned for a moment, apparently he did not expect Gu Jiu to order him to do something.
Seeing Gu Cheng looking at him, he nodded at him, and then Gao Sanfu lifted his foot to send Guanshi Xu out.
"Wow… "
As soon as Manager Xu left, Gu Yue burst into tears, "Father has an accident, what should we do? Huh..."
Gu Yue was very scared, she was afraid that Haixibo Mansion would take the opportunity to withdraw the engagement.
Gu Yue was helpless and terrified, and looked at Gu Cheng eagerly, "Sixth brother, you should think of a way. There must be a way to save father, right?"
Gu Cheng frowned.
Gu Jiu said: "Eldest Uncle probably doesn't know about this yet, so he has to send someone to the eldest room to speak up."
"Yes, yes, let my uncle come forward. My uncle has a lot of people, so he must have a solution." Gu Yue shouted.
Gu Teng took the initiative to ask Ying, "I'm going to see my uncle. I'll leave it to my second sister to look after. My wife, before it's too late, send someone to invite Dr. Zhu here."
Gu Jiu nodded, "Sixth Brother, hurry up, I'm here, don't worry."
Gu Teng nodded emphatically, and the two brothers and sisters actually had a silent understanding.
Gu Cheng left, Gu Jiu ordered someone to invite Dr. Zhu.
In fact, Mrs. Xie's problem is not serious, it's just that she was stimulated and couldn't bear it for a while, and she passed out due to her poor health recently.
"Second sister, what should we do next?"
Gu Shan's face was pale. She is very smart, but she has never experienced anything like this before, she doesn't know how to react, and she doesn't know how to relieve Mr. Gu's worries.
Gu Jiu looked at her, "Fourth sister, stay safe and don't be impatient. It's very late, and there's nothing I can do now. Everything can only wait until tomorrow."
"Do you have to wait until tomorrow? Doesn't father want to spend the night in the prison? Well, isn't father worried? Wait until tomorrow, when the news spreads, will someone fall into trouble?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "It's sure to add insult to injury, such as Mr. Xie."
As soon as the words fell, Gu Yue, Gu Shan, and Gu Gong all changed their expressions.
They didn't forget that a few days ago, Xie Mao brought someone to call the door.
Gu Gong slammed his fist on the table, "If it's really my uncle who killed my father, I will never let my uncle's family go."
Gu Ting sneered, "With your small body, what can you do? I'm afraid you will be arrested before you get close to Mr. Xie."
Gu Gong's eyes were red, and he held his head up, "Although I am young, I am willing to share my father's worries."
With a straight face, Gu Teng warned Gu Gong, "You'd better keep quiet next time. If you hurt your father because of you, I won't spare you. I will send someone to watch you, so you don't want to sneak out of the house."
Gu Gong looked unconvinced, "How could I have harmed my father, you slandered me."
Gu Ting snorted.
Gu Jiu said: "Eighth brother, we all know that you are worried about father. But father's matter cannot be resolved by fighting. The key to this matter is still in the palace."
The point is no longer the case, the case is just an introduction.
Whether it is the person who reported the case or the empress, they all use the case as a tool in their hands to achieve their own goals.
Now the key lies in the palace.
Obviously, the focus of the game between the two sides has been upgraded from the case to the palace.
Gu Jiu took a deep breath and said, "Come here, go and invite Master Ma."
Xiao Cui hurriedly said: "Miss Qi, when the slaves came, I heard that Master Ma was still in the yamen."
"Invite the butler Gu Quan."
"The butler went to the Hou's mansion next door. I don't know if he has come back."
Gu Jiu told Xiao Cui, "You go to the corner gate to guard, and if the housekeeper comes back, please notify me immediately."
"Your servant obeys." Xiao Cui hurried out of the Furong Courtyard.
The others looked at each other in blank dismay, not understanding what Gu Jiu was going to do.
"The eldest lady is here."
The maid yelled outside the door. In a blink of an eye, the door curtain was raised, and Mrs. Zhang walked in.
Mrs. Zhang's eyes swept over everyone, "I know everything, don't be afraid, the family and the Hou Mansion can still protect everyone."
Gu Yue opened her mouth and began to cry.
Gu Zhen and Gu Lin were also terrified. Seeing Mrs. Zhang was like seeing the backbone, and they both sobbed softly.
Gu Jiu walked up and bowed to salute, "I've seen my aunt, I've made my aunt bother."
"Silly boy, you are still being polite to me at this time. How is your wife?"
Gu Jiu said softly: "I was stimulated and passed out. I have already sent someone to invite Dr. Zhu."
Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said: "I'll go in and have a look at her. Hurry up and eat, there is still a tough battle to fight tomorrow."
"Thank you, Auntie, for your concern."
It's just that at this time, no one can eat. Worry, panic, panic, and so on.
Gu Zhen and Gu Lin sobbed softly, looking at a loss.
Gu Jiu sighed, "Big Sister, Fifth Sister, you go back to your room first. We'll talk about it tomorrow if you have anything to do."
Gu Lin wiped away her tears and looked at Gu Jiu, "Second sister, father will be fine."
Gu Jiu said loudly, "Don't worry, father will return safely."
Fearing that Gu Lin would not believe it, Gu Jiuhao smiled at her with a warm smile.
Gu Lin was comforted, and she stood up, "I, I listen to the second sister, I will go back to the room first. I probably got news from my aunt, and I am worried about her."
Gu Jiu said: "Hurry up and watch over Aunt Bai. There is still one in Aunt Bai's stomach, so don't be careless at this time."
Gu Lin nodded again and again, "Then I'll go back to my room first. Second sister, if you have any news, please send someone to tell me, okay?"
Gu Jiu nodded in response.
Gu Lin wiped her tears and left the Furong Courtyard.
Gu Zhen looked around, feeling extremely flustered.
Why did father have an accident at this time, and why was it just when she was talking about kissing.
What should I do now? Can she still get married
Gu Zhen was terrified.
However, Gu Yue cried more sadly than she did.
Gu Zhen knows Gu Yue too well, she is definitely not crying for her father, she is crying for her own marriage.
Gu Zhen snorted coldly, "Third Sister, why are you crying?"
Gu Yue raised her head, "I'm worried about my father, can't I cry?"
Gu Zhen gritted her teeth, "You'd better be really worried about father."
"Big sister, please be careful with your words." Gu Yue turned back without showing any weakness.
Gu Zhen opened her mouth, wanting to take the opportunity to expose Gu Yue's true colors. But thinking of the current situation, she finally closed her mouth.
Mrs. Zhang came out of the bedroom, "Why don't you stand still, hurry up and eat something."
"Auntie, we are not hungry."
Mrs. Zhang frowned, "It's time to grow your body, how can you not be hungry? It's not convenient to eat here, so put the noodles in the side room. Come here, move the noodles to the side room, and put all the food on it for girls and boys Let's eat dinner quickly."
Mrs. Zhang rushed everyone to the wing room for dinner.
In fact, everyone will be hungry by now.
I was worried about my father before, so everyone lost their appetite.
But when the food was served, I felt hungry again.
Everyone ate their meals in silence, and no one spoke.
The maid at the door shouted, "Doctor Zhu is here."
Upon hearing this, everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks and walked out of the room.
Gu Ting followed Gu Jiu, and asked softly, "Sister, what should we do?"
Gu Jiu said, "You have to find the source of the matter first."
Gu Ting frowned.
Gu Jiu explained: "It's the case my father is working on. You and I don't know the inside story of this case. You have to ask Mr. Ma, or the housekeeper Gu Quan, or Gu Yu Gu Sige. Only after you understand the case can you prescribe the right medicine .”
Gu Ting understood, "I'll send someone to find Gu Yu."