Gu Jiu tapped on the table, one after another.
She is also very conflicted now. On the one hand, she hopes that the Jinwu Guard will find out the truth and find Fang Shaojian.
On the one hand, she hoped that the Jinwu Guard would find nothing, so she was safe.
Just the thought of someone manipulating the case made Gu Jiu feel restless.
She can be sure that the man who manipulated the case was definitely not Fang Shaojian.
Fang Shaojian is currently unable to protect himself, and does not have that much energy.
The biggest possibility is someone in the harem, or the princess of the Eastern Palace.
No matter who it is, no one is a good stubble.
Gu Jiu secretly sighed, the decision to kill Xie Mao was indeed irrational, and there would be endless troubles.
It's just that in that situation, killing Xie Mao seemed to be the best solution.
Gu Jiu pursed her lips, thinking of countermeasures.
The porter killer is a hidden danger, he belongs to the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess probably already knows that it was she who killed Xie Mao, not Fang Shaojian.
If she were the princess, how would she use this trick
Shout out the truth
Obviously not.
The princess will not do anything that is not beneficial.
Shouting out the truth, how to frame other princes and princes. Doing so will not benefit Donggong.
However, will the princess let her go
Gu Jiu shook her head slowly, definitely not. If she is the crown princess, she will also make good use of this matter.
How to use it
Gu Jiu laughed.
Naturally, she took advantage of her status as the emperor's grandson's wife.
Gu Jiu secretly sighed, when she married Liu Zhao, troubles would come to her.
"What is the girl thinking?" Qingmei asked worriedly.
Gu Jiu laughed at himself, "I really hope that the Jinwu Guard can find out the truth."
At this moment, Gu Jiu really thought so.
Let Jin Wuwei arrest Fang Shaojian, and it will be over once and for all.
However, this is all her wishful thinking.
She, Shaojian Fang, and the Crown Princess did not want the Jinwu Guard to find out the truth.
Inside the Jinwu Guard, there are obviously people from the Crown Princess who are cooperating with the Crown Princess' plan.
Looking at it this way, the Crown Princess is much more powerful than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
This is a powerful woman!
Now that the Crown Princess has the help of Fang Shaojian, it is even more incredible.
You have to be careful with the princess in the future.
Gu Jiu smiled, Xie Mao killed him as soon as he killed him. Although there will be endless troubles, she has never been a person who is afraid of getting into trouble.
No matter who it is, if you dare to reach out to her, just hit her back.
The real game hasn't started yet, she has to hide herself carefully and secretly accumulate strength.
One day, she will end up in person and fight those big shots.
Gu Jiu stood up and came to the window.
The storm is coming.
…
Early in the morning, Mrs. Xie brought her own children to Xie's mansion.
White lanterns were hung at the gate of Xie Mansion, and the whole mansion was filled with gloom and mist.
Xie Mao's death dealt a great blow to the Xie family. The Xie family has lost its backbone.
From now on, the Xie family will go downhill and begin to decline.
Even Mr. Xie Er's business may not be able to continue.
In the past, for Xie Mao's sake, others gave Mr. Xie Er a bit of dignity and let him roam freely in the mall.
Now that Xie Mao is dead, it is natural to beat the dog in the water and take the opportunity to annex Master Xie Er's business.
Mrs. Xie first went to the mourning hall to pay homage to Xie Mao, and burned a stick of incense.
She felt desolate, her eldest brother died, what about the living people? What about the Xie family
Mrs. Ma, Mrs. Xie, burst into tears after seeing Xie.
"Master, look who came to see you. It's my sister. My sister is finally willing to come to see you. She won't come to see you until you die. What kind of evil did you do?"
Gu Yue's face was expressionless, and Gu Shan was upset.
Gu Ting was still calm.
Gu Gong was full of anger, if it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he would definitely jump up and curse.
Mrs. Xie's expression was stiff, she had expected that Mrs. Ma would not show her a good face, but she did not expect that she would not be able to come down because he was still in the mourning hall.
Mrs. Xie took a deep breath, and said as sadly as possible: "Sister-in-law's condolences. Eldest brother is gone, and your life with your nephews and nieces will continue."
Mrs. Ma grabbed Mrs. Xie's hand, crying with snot and tears: "Sister, your elder brother is gone, what can we do if we are left as orphans and widowed mothers? Can you help us? Now the whole family But I'm counting on you."
Mrs. Xie struggled, and with great strength, and with the help of Gu Shan, she broke free from Mrs. Ma's hand.
Mrs. Xie said: "Sister-in-law, don't be in a hurry. Now let's focus on elder brother's funeral. We can talk about anything after the funeral is over."
"Sister, you can't ignore us. Even if you look down on me, you have to take care of your nephews and nieces."
"Enough! Don't be ashamed anymore."
With a yell, Ma Shi suddenly stopped crying.
Everyone followed the sound, and the person who scolded Ma Shi turned out to be Xie Shi, the eldest son of Ma Shi and Xie Mao.
Xie Shi was already a young man, Xie Mao's death made him grow up overnight, and he took on the burden of the eldest son in the family.
With a straight face, he said to Mrs. Ma: "Mother, don't cry about how difficult the family is when you see someone. It's a favor if relatives are willing to help. If you don't want to help, you shouldn't force others. You should save some face for your sons. Don't let people look down on our Xie family. This is not twenty years ago, and our Xie family is not a poor family."
Mashi wanted to cry but couldn't.
It could be seen that she seemed a little apprehensive.
When Xie Shi spoke with a straight face, it was indeed a little scary.
Ma Shi said weakly: "Didn't I plan for you?"
Xie Shi snorted coldly, "Thank you mother. But my son doesn't need you to make plans."
Mashi was very embarrassed, but he didn't dare to refute.
She muttered in a low voice, "It's a big deal, I won't say a few words in the future."
Xie Shi stood up and walked towards Mrs. Xie.
"Auntie, I didn't scare you just now. My mother was wrong, please forgive me."
Mrs. Xie breathed a sigh of relief, "It's hard for you. Your father left so suddenly, and now the whole family depends on you alone. If you have any difficulties, just tell your aunt. If she can help, my aunt will definitely help."
Ma Shi became excited, "There are difficulties, so many difficulties. Sister, you said this, you can't go back on your word."
Xie Shi frowned, and looked back at Mrs. Ma, "Mother, please stop saying a few words, okay?"
Like a deflated ball, Ma Shi stopped talking immediately.
Xie Shi solemnly said to Mrs. Xie: "Thank you aunt. I can still handle it now."
"Don't work too hard. You're still young, so don't force yourself," Xie urged.
Xie Shi bowed slightly, "I'll listen to my aunt, I'll tell you when I can't hold on."
"Good boy."
The Xie family was very pleased that the Xie family finally had a successor.
The steward of Xie's mansion hurriedly ran into the mourning hall from outside.
"Quickly, quickly, His Royal Highness is here with the officials of the Eastern Palace. Young master, you go out with the old slave to greet him."
Xie Shi was excited and nervous. He said to Mrs. Xie: "Auntie, please take a look here. My nephew will come whenever I go."
"go quickly."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to pay homage to Xie Mao, and everyone in Xie's mansion was alarmed.
Because of Xie Mao's death, Mr. Xie and Mrs. Xie struggled to get up after falling ill.
Master Xie Er got out of nowhere.
Mrs. Ma panicked and kept shouting, "The crown prince is here, what should I do? Sister, you are well-informed, teach me how I should do it properly."
Mrs. Xie really looked down on Mrs. Ma.
She scolded softly, "Don't bark. The crown prince will come down later, so don't talk, just cry. Remember, when you cry, you should keep your voice low and don't disturb the crown prince."
She pointed to the other nephews and nieces, "You all remember, you have to cry hard. The important task of talking to His Royal Highness is left to Xie Shi. That child is good-looking and very responsible. My sister-in-law is blessed."
Ma Shi choked out, "Is my sister mocking me? Your elder brother left us so early and left alone, how can we live as orphans and widows?"
When Mashi was excited, he wanted to cry again.
Mrs. Xie hurriedly covered her mouth, "Sister-in-law, don't cry. Let the prince see it, and be careful that the prince will be disgusted."
Mrs. Ma nodded, sobbing softly, "I will keep my sister's words in mind. I, I can't ruin Dalang's good deeds. His Highness the Crown Prince is willing to visit our orphans and widowed mothers, which shows that His Highness the Crown Prince is a very nostalgic person."
Mrs. Xie nodded, Mrs. Ma finally regained consciousness.
Xie Shi led His Highness the Crown Prince and the officials of the East Palace to the mourning hall.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has lost a lot of weight, and he no longer has the fat and white image of the past.
With a sad look on his brow, he walked into the mourning hall and personally lit a stick of incense for Xie Mao.
The officials of the East Palace also burned a stick of incense.
His Highness the Crown Prince looked around the mourning hall, seeing Mr. Xie and Mrs. Xie dragging their sick bodies to the mourning hall, His Royal Highness stepped forward quickly.
"You two old men, I am ashamed to treat you alone."
The old lady Xie was in tears and kept wiping away her tears.
Mr. Xie was also in tears, but he was still able to talk.
"It is our honor to have Your Highness come to the humble house in person. My son is not blessed and cannot continue to share His Highness' worries."
"Don't say that, old man. If Xie Aiqing hadn't been alone to order Xie Aiqing to handle the case, he wouldn't have encountered thieves, and there would have been no accidents."
Mr. Xie couldn't make a sound.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave a few more words of comfort, and then asked, "Is Xie Aiqing's family all right? Just tell Gu if you have any difficulties."
Xie Shi stepped forward, "Thank you, Your Highness. After my father's funeral is over, Caomin will study behind closed doors and keep my father's filial piety."
His Royal Highness looked at Xie Shi approvingly, "You are very good. Your father is gone, and now the family has to rely on you to support you. Do you have any plans for the future? Why don't you leave a place for you in the East Palace and wait for you for three years Once the filial piety period is over, I will go to the East Palace to work as an errand."
Ma Shi and others were overjoyed.
Only Xie Shi's expression was indifferent, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, Cao Min wants to join the army."
"Oh!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very surprised, and then he said: "If you have ambition, a good man should be on the battlefield. If you want to join the army, Gu can help you. The eldest grandson of the emperor is training in the Beijing camp. When your filial piety is over, Gu can help you." I can arrange for you to go to the Beijing camp to join the army and be the arm of the emperor's eldest grandson, how about it?"
What Xie Shi was waiting for was this sentence, and he bowed down, "Caomin thank Your Highness for your kindness."
"Get up."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only stayed in Xie Mansion for a stick of incense.
He told Xie Shi to study hard and to find Donggong if he had any difficulties.
When His Highness the Crown Prince left, all the officials of the East Palace also left.
Prince Zhan and Master Xu secretly reminded him of the truth.
"Keeping filial piety is important, but so is the future. Since you choose to join the army, according to the old man, you don't need to keep filial piety for three years. Do everything while the iron is hot, understandable?"
Xie Shi bowed slightly, "Thank you, Mr. Xu, for your reminder. The common people, forced by their livelihoods, have always kept their filial piety for three to half a year."
Prince Zhan Shi nodded secretly, he is a smart boy with a lot of thoughts.
He said to Xie Shi: "The dead cannot be resurrected, and the living must continue to live. The Xie family will rely on you in the future."
"I see."
After seeing off His Royal Highness and his party, Xie Shi returned to the mourning hall.
Xie first asked, "Are you all right?"
Xie Shi shook his head, "Thank you aunt for your concern, it's fine."
Ma asked again: "What did Master Xu say to you?"
Xie Shi was silent for a moment, then said: "I didn't say anything."
Xie Shi asked people to send Mr. Xie and Mrs. Xie back to their room to rest.
Mr. Xie patted Xie Shi on the shoulder, "This family will depend on you in the future."
Xie Shi bowed and said, "Don't worry, grandfather, grandson will support this family."
"Well done, as expected of the descendants of our Xie family."
Master Xie Er's eyeballs rolled around, and he muttered, "Brother is gone, do you want to separate?"
"Fuck your mother. I'm not dead yet. If you dare to break up your family, I'll break your legs." Mr. Xie was furious.
But Xie Shi said: "Second Uncle's thinking makes sense. Grandfather, let's split up. While Auntie is here, discuss the matter of splitting up."
Mr. Xie couldn't believe it, "Da Lang, you are so confused. This old man does not allow you to separate the family. As long as this old man is not dead, this family cannot be divided."
Xie Shi said expressionlessly: "Father is gone, now is the right time to separate the family. Otherwise, in the future, no matter how we divide, some people will say that the second uncle bullies the orphans and widows, or that our eldest family relies on the sympathy of the clansmen." , to gain benefits when the family is divided. Only when the grandfather decides to divide the family, can everyone's mouth be blocked, and the second uncle's family, as well as our eldest family, can be convinced."
Mr. Xie hesitated.
Master Xie Er thought to himself, or a scholar can speak. Look how well this is said.
Mrs. Ma jumped up anxiously, "The family can't be separated. Dalang, are you confused? How will we orphans and widows live if the family is separated?"
Xie Shi put on a straight face, "Does mother not trust her son? Or does she think that his son can't support you?"
Ma Shi was tongue-tied, and Xie Shi's eyes were terrifying. As an elder, under the persecution of Xie Shi's gaze, she dared not speak.
Mrs. Ma opened her mouth and asked in a low voice, "Do you really want to separate?"
With Ma Shi's expression, he was about to cry.
How can we live without a family
Xie Shi nodded, and said affirmatively: "Taking advantage of the present, we will have fewer disputes in the future. But the official separation must wait until after the funeral is over, and today we will only discuss it first. I also ask my aunt to be a witness."
Mrs. Xie frowned, "It's outrageous to separate the family at this time. How can you get a foothold in the first house with orphans and widows? Can the second house's business continue without the care of the first house?"
Master Xie Er hurriedly said: "Sister, don't worry, the business should be done in the same way."
Xie sneered, "Second Brother, just don't regret it in the future."
Master Xie Er said, "I promise I won't regret it."
Mrs. Xie looked at Mr. Xie Er as if looking at a fool.
On the surface, it was a wise move for the second wife of the Xie family to be eager to break up with the eldest son. As everyone knows, it is simply stupid.
Look at Xie Shi, as soon as the second master Xie proposed to separate the family, he went along with the flow, clearly wanting to get rid of the burden of the second room and go into battle lightly.
The future of the Xie family rests entirely in Dafang. Master Xie Er can't see through this point. Do you really think that you can do whatever you want with a few dollars on hand? Just wait and see, sooner or later he will regret it.
He sighed with the old man, "You all want to separate. If the old man continues to stop you, you should hate the old man. Forget it, let's break up. After the breakup, I will live with the second room."
Master Xie Er said: "This is what it should be. My father and mother have only one son left, and I should give you old age."
The separation of the Xie family's second room and the eldest room has been settled.
Taking advantage of no relatives and friends coming to the door, the two families discussed how to divide the family in the mourning hall.
Seeing the absurd scene, Mrs. Xie was extremely annoyed, but there was nothing she could do. After all, she is a married woman, so she can't take care of the Xie family's housework.
Gu Teng frowned, thinking that Xie's family was indeed an upstart, and he was too careless.
Even if the family needs to be separated, it should not be discussed in the mourning hall in front of the deceased.
He made up his mind to keep a distance from Xie's family as much as possible in the future, and the two families would not interact with each other except during the holidays.
…
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just returned to the East Palace, and the servant came to report that the Emperor has invited him.
His Royal Highness trembled subconsciously, "Father summoned Gu, what did you say?"
"His Royal Highness, at this time, all the princes are in Xingqing Palace. The emperor is in a fit of anger."
His Highness the Crown Prince heard that the Son of Heaven was in a fit of anger, so he didn't dare to delay, so he hurried out of the East Palace and headed for Xingqing Palace.
As soon as he entered the palace gate, he heard the emperor's roar, which made the prince's heart tremble and he wanted to retreat.
"Your Highness, please come in quickly. All the lords and princes are here, and only one Highness is missing."
His Highness the Crown Prince gritted his teeth and walked into the hall.