Gu Fu.
Master Gu walked up and down the room with a solemn expression.
Mrs. Xie said angrily, "I've thought that this day would come, but I didn't expect it to come so soon. Back then, when the child Gu Jiu proposed marriage to the young master, everyone was celebrating. I said at the time that I should be careful not to cause trouble to my family. Sure enough. She has only been here for a few days, and the palace was surrounded by Jin Wuwei."
"Say a few words less."
Master Gu yelled at Mrs. Xie impatiently.
Mrs. Xie looked at Mr. Gu, "Master, you have to make up your mind as soon as possible. Our Gu family cannot be implicated by the Wang family."
Master Gu frowned, very irritable.
Gu Ting hummed twice, expressing his dissatisfaction.
But he didn't confront Xie Shi directly, because he was not good at verbal battles, so he was definitely not Xie Shi's opponent.
Gu Cheng frowned, "Mother, this matter is not as serious as you think."
Mrs. Xie was furious, Gu Teng was at odds with her now, just talking for Gu Jiu blindly, really didn't know what to do.
She said: "The palace is surrounded by Jinwu guards. You saw this with your own eyes. How can you say it's not serious. Liulang, you can't talk nonsense and mislead your father."
Gu Teng said to Master Gu: "Father, my son went to the palace today, and everything in the palace is as usual. This time the Jinwu guards surrounded Ning Wang's mansion, and they are not alone. In other palaces, there are also Jinwu guards guarding the door to prevent people from entering and leaving. Son Thinking, this incident must have been a near miss, and it will pass soon.”
Master Gu hummed, noncommittal.
Mrs. Xie asked, "Is Gu Jiu coming back tomorrow?"
Gu Teng nodded, "Second sister is very sure, she will definitely come back tomorrow."
Xie sneered, "I don't think she will be able to come back tomorrow. The palace has been besieged, and she can't even get out of the palace, so how can she come back."
Master Gu sighed secretly, "It doesn't matter whether you come back at this time or not. The important thing is, how serious is the prince's place, and will it implicate our Gu family?"
Gu Ting said: "Of course we will not implicate our Gu family. The younger sister is a bride, even if something happens to the palace, it will not be blamed on the younger sister, let alone the Gu family."
Gu Ting's tone was very sure, he seemed very relieved of Gu Jiu.
Xie's eyes were gloomy, "Sanlang, don't talk big. It doesn't matter whether she is a bride or not, she is now a member of the palace. As the saying goes, everyone will be prosperous, and everyone will be damaged. There is absolutely no possibility that she will be the only one."
"Stop talking."
Master Gu finally made up his mind.
He said, "We'll wait and see for two days before we talk about it."
Mrs. Xie was a little reconciled, "My lord, if you don't stop, you will definitely suffer from chaos."
Mr. Gu waved his hand, "Don't say anything. There was an accident in the palace just now, and the matter has not been settled yet, so I was eager to get rid of the relationship with the palace. In the eyes of the world, wouldn't I become a treacherous villain? Wait until something happens. After the result, it will not be too late to separate the relationship with the Wangfu."
"But, what if..."
"There is no chance. This matter is settled like this."
Master Gu made a final decision, shook his sleeves and left.
Gu Ting also left.
In the hall, only Mrs. Xie and Gu Cheng, mother and son were left.
Mrs. Xie was very annoyed, "I really don't know what the master is thinking. It is an obvious matter, but he is procrastinating and unwilling to make up his mind."
Gu Cheng frowned, "Mother, that's not what you said. If the prince is safe and sound in the end, what should we do?"
But Mrs. Xie said: "I bet the prince will definitely have an accident this time. You all just watch, you will regret it sooner or later."
Gu Teng shook his head, unable to continue the conversation, so he simply left.
palace.
Princess Pei fainted, Gu Jiu hastily ordered his servants to carry the princess back to Chunhe Hall. At the same time, he ordered people to go out of the palace to invite the imperial physician.
The Jinwu guards guarding the gate of the palace were not in any trouble, and let people out of the palace to invite the imperial physician.
All the people who came to Chunhe Hall for questioning had worried faces.
The prince is stuck in the palace, and the princess is unconscious, what should I do.
Everyone seems to have lost their backbone, and they are all in a state of panic all day long.
Gu Jiu sat on the side of the bed.
Covered by her sleeves, she was quietly taking the pulse of Princess Pei.
Frustrated in the heart, repeatedly stimulated, and extremely angry, he passed out.
In Pei's situation, she needs to recuperate quietly.
However, in the eventful autumn of the palace, how can the majestic princess be able to calm down. It would be nice not to be affected by the barrage of bad news.
Gu Jiu withdrew her hand, looked at the anxious, worried, and helpless people, and said, "The concubine is so angry that she fainted for a while. I think there should be no serious problems. You don't need to worry too much."
"How do you know that the concubine's health is fine? Are you a doctor?" Xiao Qin'er stood up and yelled at Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows, she and Xiao Qin'er were naturally at odds. There are reasons for the discord between Liu Zhao and Liu Yi brothers, the most important thing is the conflict of interests and power.
In such a huge palace, there can only be one head of the family.
Under the concubine, whether she, Xiao Qin'er, or Gu Jiu is the most respected, must be contested.
Whoever controls the power of the palace will control the finances of the palace.
Authority is both interest.
The two have different positions and are destined to be unable to coexist peacefully.
There is always one person who has to surrender at the feet of another person.
Either she, Xiao Qin'er, or Gu Jiu.
So whenever there is an opportunity, Xiao Qin'er will always stand out and find trouble for Gu Jiu.
It may not be useful, and it may even be counter-killed.
But if she didn't make such a gesture, everyone in the palace would think that she had surrendered to Gu Jiu and respected him.
Therefore, even if you know that small disputes are useless, you must fight.
It's like an office fight.
Not every fight is about interests, and most of the time it is purely because of the position, because the other party is not pleasing to the eye.
It is not surprising that many people have done things that harm others and benefit themselves.
Gu Jiu asked Xiao Qin'er back, "Are the fourth siblings hoping that the concubine will not be seriously ill?"
Xiao Qin'er was annoyed, "Don't misinterpret my meaning. You are not a doctor, how can you judge that the concubine's health is fine? If the concubine's health is not healthy and delays her illness, can you bear the responsibility?"
Gu Jiu smiled coldly, "Before you came, I ordered someone to invite the imperial physician. The imperial physician will be here soon, and it will not delay the concubine's condition in any way. Four brothers and sisters, before you convict me next time, at least let the situation be cleared." Understand clearly. Otherwise, you will be the one to show yourself.”
As soon as the words fell, the maid at the door reported that the imperial doctor had arrived.
Doctor Li frowned when he saw the room full of people.
"There are too many people, and the room can't breathe, which affects the body of the princess. Go out, don't squeeze in the room."
Gu Jiu nodded, "Then please trouble Dr. Li."
After finishing speaking, Gu Jiu led the way out of the bedroom.
The rest of the people waited and followed suit.
Everyone waited for the news in the side hall, everyone was full of worries.
Ouyang Fu wrung her handkerchief and asked Gu Jiu in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, mother and concubine will be fine."
Gu Jiu said: "Don't worry. The concubine mother will be safe."
"In that palace, what will happen to the prince and the eldest son?"
Gu Jiu stared at Ouyang Fu, "I don't know."
Ouyang Fu lowered her head, the disappointment in her eyes could not be concealed.
She thought that Gu Jiu would know something, and hoped to get some news from Gu Jiu.
After a while, Doctor Li came out of the bedroom.
Everyone rushed forward and asked, "How is the princess? Is it important?"
Doctor Li coughed lightly, interrupting everyone's questioning.
When everyone calmed down, he said: "The princess was so angry that she fell into a coma. The old man has already given an injection for the princess. She has woken up and her body is fine. But she needs to rest and rest. Don't disturb me. In addition, the old man will open another session. Make a prescription and take the medicine according to the prescription every day."
"The princess is really in good health?"
"That's natural."
Everyone rejoices.
Rejoicing, she couldn't help but look towards Gu Jiu.
Unexpectedly, Gu Jiu really hit the mark. The princess's body is really fine.
Nanny Qin, who was beside the princess, came to invite her, "My princess, please come in and talk. Everyone else should go back."
Concubine Shen asked: "Is the princess not even seeing us?"
Qin Nanny nodded, "Princess Wangfei is weak and has limited energy, everyone needs to be considerate."
"Then what about me? I want to relieve mother and concubine's worries." Xiao Qin'er asked.
Qin Nanny shook her head, "The princess didn't say she wanted to see the fourth lady."
Xiao Qin'er's expression changed, she bit her lip, and looked at Gu Jiu suddenly.
Gu Jiu remained indifferent, and followed Nanny Qin into the bedroom.
She knew why Princess Pei wanted to see her.
Pei Shi had already sat up, leaning against the head of the bed.
She waved to Gu Jiu, motioning for Gu Jiu to sit on the round stool in front of the bed and move closer so that he could talk.
Gu Jiu was kind and caring, and asked with concern: "Is mother concubine feeling better?"
Pei's face was pale, with a weak and lifeless look, "That's it. The Jin Wuwei guards come to arrest people, does it mean that the prince is in danger?"
Gu Jiu shook her head, "It's not like that."
Pei stared at Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu lowered his voice and said, "Jin Wuwei came to arrest people, it can only prove that they didn't find any useful clues from the prince and the young master. From this, it can be speculated that the Jin Wu guard didn't ask any other clues from other princes. Useful stuff."
"But the Jinwu Guards arrested him and sent him to prison. Can those servants, Huangmen, survive the severe punishment? Once they say something that is not good for the prince, what should we do?"
Mrs. Pei was anxious and flustered, clutching the brocade quilt tightly with both hands, her veins protruding.
Gu Jiu reassured: "Even if those servants Huangmen couldn't bear the severe punishment and confessed, does the concubine think that they can tell how many facts that are not good for the prince
The prince is absurd, and everyone knows it. Those servants in the yellow family can confess nothing more than drinking, gambling, robbing women and so on.
Can those people come up with one thing that is really related to the prince's poisoning? Or does the concubine think that the prince was poisoned by someone? "
Pei denied it sharply, "Of course the prince has nothing to do with the poisoning of the prince. What my princess is worried about is that some people will not be able to bear the severe punishment and will talk nonsense in order to escape."
Gu Jiu shook his head, "My concubine's worries are unnecessary. As far as I know, the palace servant who poisoned the crown prince had been serving in the East Palace more than ten years ago. Latent for more than ten years.
And those little yellow gates beside the prince only came to the palace eight years ago. The two servants, although they are old people beside the prince, are only in charge of the prince's daily life and food, and their knowledge is limited. "
From Gu Jiu's point of view, if King Ning really poisoned the crown prince, then King Ning must have thought carefully before taking action. And at the beginning of the operation, the tail was cut off and all evidence was destroyed.
Therefore, no matter how the Jinwu Guard investigates, it is impossible to find out the truth from the dead.
As long as King Ning insisted that he was wronged, Jin Wuwei would not dare to punish the dignified prince.
Unless the Son of Heaven does not ask for evidence, but convicts King Ning on the basis of suspicion.
Thinking about it this way, it will be a matter of time before King Ning returns.
It's just a pain for Liu Zhao.
Many things that King Ning has in private are actually handled by Liu Zhao.
Are the people around Liu Zhao strict
Pei Shi was still worried, "Has the person who went to Luhou Mansion not come back yet?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "Never came back. It is very likely that the door was blocked by the Jin Wu Guards, and he was not allowed to enter."
Pei frowned, "What should I do?"
"Mother and concubine, don't worry, father and king will return safely." Gu Jiu's voice was gentle, with a soothing effect.
Pei grabbed Gu Jiu's wrist violently.
Gu Jiu felt the pain, but couldn't shake off Pei's hand.
Mrs. Pei stared at Gu Jiu, "The lord will return safely? Did you lie to my concubine?"
Gu Jiu nodded heavily, "My daughter-in-law dare not lie to my concubine mother."
Mrs. Pei breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that I can come back safely. I am convinced that the prince's poisoning has nothing to do with the prince. It is not wrong to say that the prince knows how to eat, drink and play. It is said that the prince was planning decades ago. It is absolutely impossible for the spies to poison the prince in the Eastern Palace. The prince is not capable of that."
Gu Jiu didn't know what to say.
If King Ning knew that Mrs. Pei looked down on him so much, he would feel complacent, or feel frustrated.
Is King Ning really without resourcefulness as Pei said
Gu Jiu shook her head slowly, she did not agree with Pei's words.
At a young age, King Ning knew that the maids of the Xingqing Palace would defile himself and lower the emperor's standards for him. This incident alone shows that King Ning is not lacking in resourcefulness and courage.
Be ruthless to others, and even more ruthless to yourself.
Most people don't have the courage to try such a method of self-defilement that risks being reprimanded.
Gu Jiu said: "Since the prince was poisoned, it was not the prince who did it, then sooner or later your majesty will release the prince."
Pei nodded repeatedly, "You are right, the prince will come back sooner or later."
The servant girl lit a soothing incense.
Pei's spirit was not good, and he fell asleep quickly.
Gu Jiu stood up, walked lightly, and left quietly.
She didn't expect that Ouyang Fu was standing under the eaves, waiting for her.
"Sister-in-law, is Mother Concubine okay?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "Mother and concubine are fine and have already slept. Why didn't the second sibling go back to the room?"
Ouyang Fu was full of worry, "I'm worried, I want to stay and take care of my mother and concubine."
"Second brother and sister are interested. But mother and concubine are taken care of by maids and mothers. Second brother and sister have been tired for two days, so let's go back to the room early to rest."
"Where's sister-in-law?"
"I'm going back to my room to rest."
"Tomorrow, on the second day of the junior high school, is sister-in-law going back to her mother's house?"
Gu Jiu said: "I really want to go back to my mother's house, but I'm worried that the Jinwu guards guarding the door won't let me go out of the house."
Ouyang Fu looked haggard, "Sister-in-law, what should I do in this situation?"
Gu Jiu looked at the night sky and said after a long time, "Second siblings should ask Second Young Master about this. I'm a woman in the inner house, and I don't understand the overall situation of the court, and I don't even understand the rules of the palace."
"Why should sister-in-law be humble?"
Gu Jiu smiled, "Second brother and sister, forgive me for not being with you. I've been tired all day, so I'll go back to my room to rest. Farewell!"
Gu Jiu walked swiftly, without giving Ouyang Fu a chance to question her.
Ouyang Fu stomped her feet, but had no choice but to go back to her room first.
Gu Jiu was very tired, but she didn't feel sleepy at all.
After she finished washing, she leaned on the soft bed in the small study, closed her eyes and meditated.
After a while, she opened her eyes suddenly, "Go, call Deng's servant."
Qingmei took orders and left.
Deng Cunli was invited to the small study, "This old slave pays his respects to Madam."
"Excuse me, sit down and talk,"
After a pause, Gu Jiu asked straight to the point: "Deng's servant has worked in the palace for dozens of years. In your opinion, how will His Majesty deal with the case of the crown prince's poisoning in the end?"
Deng Cunli considered it for a while, "There are two possibilities."
"Appreciate further details."
"The first possibility is to find out the real culprit, execute him immediately, and at the same time clean the palace again. His Royal Highness can also get a breather because of this.
The second possibility is that there is no real culprit, and the case becomes an unsolved case. However, His Majesty is suspicious and will punish all the princes severely. The penalty is light, and it is even possible to directly lose the titles of the princes. The prince became a target, and he was not far away from being deposed. "
Gu Jiu nodded secretly, "Then, which one do you think is more likely?"
Deng Cunli said: "Madam must have already answered this question."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "My answer is that there is no real culprit."
"Exactly. There can be no real murderer in this case."
The court, civil servants, generals, three-party game.
In private, the palace has already contacted the generals, they will not allow the real culprit to appear in this case, and give His Royal Highness an explanation.
It took nearly ten years for those people to finally get no one around the emperor to speak for the prince.
Ninety steps have been taken in one hundred steps, and we must not fall short in the last ten steps.
Even if tens of thousands of people were to die, they would not hesitate to pull the prince down.