Gu Jiu hurried to the back alley of Hou Mansion.
She got out of the carriage, walked into the small courtyard, and asked Er Zhuang: "What's going on? Didn't you say that your condition has improved?"
Er Zhuang said: "Princess Fuya came to visit Mr. Luo the day before yesterday. After that, Mr. Luo's condition worsened, and he even clamored to leave the capital."
Gu Jiu frowned and walked into the bedroom.
The bedroom exudes a strong medicinal smell, and Gu Jiu knows that the medicinal materials are of the highest quality.
Mr. Luo was lying on the bed, unconscious.
These days of recuperation, she didn't gain weight, she was still very thin and weak.
Gu Jiu didn't say anything, and went straight to take the pulse.
For a moment, she looked solemn.
This is no longer the doctor's problem, it is Mr. Luo himself who doesn't want to live anymore.
It was fine before, why didn't I want to live after seeing Princess Fuya.
Gu Jiu asked Er Zhuang, "Do you know what Mr. Luo and Princess Fuya talked about? Mr. Luo was arguing to leave the capital, did you say why?"
Er Zhuang shook his head, "When Her Royal Highness was talking to Mr. Luo, they drove everyone out of the room. No one knew what they said. Mr. Luo just clamored to leave the capital, and he didn't say the reason."
Gu Jiu's heart is heavy.
She still picked up the pen and wrote a new prescription.
After that, Mr. Luo began to give needles.
Mr. Luo woke up slowly, his eyes were loose.
It took a while to recognize Gu Jiu, "It's you who came!"
"Master, you should take good care of your health and recover soon."
Mr. Luo shook his head slowly, "It's really boring to live, it's better to die."
"Ants are still stealing their lives, why would Master give up his own life?"
"It's all gone, I'm the only one left, what's the point of living?"
nothing
Gu Jiu didn't understand.
"Master, there is something embarrassing. You tell me, and I will do it for you."
"It can't be done. My father, mother, and brothers are all dead. What's the point of leaving me alone in this world?"
It was only then that Gu Jiu remembered that Luo Fuzi's family was exiled to a place of smog. She was the only one who was protected by Princess Fuya and was able to stay in the capital and enter the Hou's Mansion to teach.
Could it be that Mr. Luo's family members are all dead
Princess Fuya came to visit Mr. Luo, and unexpectedly brought such bad news to Mr. Luo.
Gu Jiu said in a deep voice: "People cannot be brought back to life after death, Master, please forgive me. If you need to send someone to collect the corpse, I can handle it for you."
Mr. Luo shook his head, "No, they have all died for several years, and there is no bones left. My family members are all dead, and I am the only one left. Living is meaningless.
Xiao Jiu, thank you for taking care of me these days, and I will trouble you later. When I die, burn me.
The ashes were sprinkled on the Wei River, and flowed into the sea with the Wei River. Maybe one day, I can meet my parents and ask them how they are. "
With moist eyes, Gu Jiu said solemnly: "Master, cheer up. With me here, you won't die. Are you really willing to give up your student?"
Mr. Luo held Gu Jiu's hand, "Xiao Jiu, it's hard for you. I want you to worry about it when I'm alive, and trouble you when I'm dead. Don't tell her the news of my death, okay?"
Gu Jiu shook her head again and again, "Master, why did you give up on yourself? You can still live."
Mr. Luo shook his head, "Living is too tiring, and death is the relief."
Gu Jiu cried bitterly, "Master, I will not allow you to die, you must live forever."
Mr. Luo closed his eyes and was silent. She fell into a coma again.
Gu Jiu rubbed the corners of her eyes, she didn't understand how Luo Fuzi could easily give up his life.
Some people struggle to survive, no matter how hard it is. But some people can easily give up their lives.
Is life really that hard
Gu Jiu couldn't understand.
Because she is the kind of person who will survive no matter how hard it gets.
If you can live, you will never die.
In order to live, sometimes you might as well just get along temporarily.
But Mr. Luo chose death.
She has no home, no relatives, and she has no concerns in this world, so she thinks that death is the relief. Death is a better choice than life.
Gu Jiu wiped away her tears. She respected Mr. Luo's decision and wanted to make the last effort.
Even if her efforts were just to do her best and obey the destiny, she didn't want to give up so easily.
If she really wanted to give up like this, she would definitely regret it.
Because everyone has their own persistence.
Gu Jiu guarded Mr. Luo until the evening before leaving to return to the palace.
Getting off the carriage at the second gate of the palace, she didn't go to greet Mrs. Pei, but went straight back to the east courtyard.
Met Xiao Qin'er on the road.
Xiao Qin'er called her, "Where did sister-in-law come from? Looking at your face, could it be that someone provoked you?"
Gu Jiu nodded slightly, as a greeting. She didn't say a word, just passed by.
Xiao Qin'er was stunned, and then got angry again.
"Is my sister-in-law impatient talking to me now? My sister-in-law has such a big temper, does she look down on me?"
However, Gu Jiu didn't stop at all, and walked away.
Xiao Qin'er stomped her feet angrily.
"It's really deceiving. If you are so rude, what qualifications do you have to be a sister-in-law?"
She snorted and went to complain to her concubine.
Gu Jiu was in a bad mood, she soaked herself in the bathtub for a long time, and refused to get up.
Qingmei and Qingzhu had to add hot water repeatedly to prevent Gu Jiu from catching a cold.
It was already dark, and the second door was locked. All courtyards have had dinner and are ready to go to bed.
Gu Jiu finally got up from the tub and brought a large piece of water.
Qing Mei quickly wrapped Gu Jiu up with a bath towel.
"Madam, pay attention to your body anyway. This servant knows that you are grieving for Mr. Luo, but the matter has come to this point, Madam should think about it. At least that is Mr. Luo's own choice. Mr. Luo has no relatives. It is too miserable to live."
"Is it really so miserable to live alone?" Gu Jiu asked softly.
Qingmei nodded frequently, "Especially for women, it is really not easy to live alone in the world. When you are young, you can still work and earn money to support yourself. When you are old and can't work, you don't have children and grandchildren to take care of you, and you don't It's really miserable when brothers and nephews die. Living like that is really better than dying."
Qingmei has Qi Qiyan in her heart.
Gu Jiu nodded, "I see."
It's no wonder that people at this time prefer sons to daughters. Boys not only mean the inheritance of the family and blood, but also mean the retirement of the elderly, inheritance, and legal principles.
A widowed old man, if he has no descendants, he can't even keep his family property. The tribe will divide up her property completely, which is recognized by the law.
This is not a later life, where the widowed and lonely elderly can make their own will and give their property to a dog, a cat, or a stranger.
Not in this era, property can only be inherited by future generations. If there are no descendants, then it must be left to brothers and nephews. If there are no brothers or nephews, they will be divided among the tribe.
If the old man has only one daughter, it is impossible for the daughter to inherit all the property of the old man.
For the kinder clansmen, letting their daughter inherit one-third of the inheritance is already a kindness. The rest of the inheritance is all divided among the clansmen.
For the more ruthless clansmen, a sentence of water thrown by a married daughter can make the married girl lose a penny.
Mr. Luo learned that his parents died, his brothers and nephews all died, and the Luo family had no descendants. There are only some tribesmen who have not been in contact with each other for decades and have already left the fifth server.
For Mr. Luo, she no longer has a family, not even a clan.
In the world, she was alone, the motivation to support her to live was gone, and she had no meaning to live.
She can neither continue the Luo family's bloodline, nor reverse the case for the Luo family.
Frustrated, she decisively chose death to follow her parents and brothers.
Mr. Luo's choice once again made Gu Jiu realize the cruel side of this era.
This era has never been kind to women.
Gu Jiu gently wiped the wet hair.
She is not Mr. Luo.
Just because this era is too cruel to women, she has to work harder and fight harder.
She wants to fight for a broad road that no man can rely on and no one dares to touch her hair.
She wants countless men in the world to surrender at her feet.
In order to achieve this goal, she must first have money, money that she can't spend in her lifetime.
Secondly, she also needs power, so powerful that no one dares to make money from her.
Gu Jiu lowered her head and smiled, threw away the bath towel, and put on a pure cotton underwear.
She called Rong Xin and asked, "How are the four little yellow gates trained? Can they be of great use?"
Rong Xin bowed and said: "Reporting to Madam, the training is almost done, and it is worthy of use."
"From tomorrow onwards, ask them to work by my side. After that, do you have any objections to taking people to the south of the Yangtze River?"
It was already very late at this time, and the entire capital had fallen into a deep sleep.
Rong Xin thought about it, "The young one doesn't understand jewelry, maritime trade, or shipbuilding. The young one is afraid of disappointing Madam's expectations."
Gu Jiu said: "It's okay, you have a year to study slowly. This time when you go to the south of the Yangtze River, there will be twenty people accompanying you.
Among them are craftsmen and shopkeepers who have been dealing with jewelry all the year round. There are also pirates who are familiar with sea trade and sea ships.
You go south with them and learn all kinds of knowledge from them. But your main task is to supervise and take charge of everything. When you encounter a major event, you must decide it with one word. "
Yes, among the personnel Er Zhuang recruited for Gu Jiu, there was a pirate who was missing a hand.
Without a pirate, there is no way to continue to make a living at sea.
I don't know where Er Zhuang found this person, after half a year's investigation, it is still reliable, so Gu Jiu decided to keep this person.
This time going south, the pirate is the guide.
If you want to open up the situation in Jiangnan, you still need this former pirate to open the way ahead.
Rong Xin was still a little guilty, "I'm afraid I won't be able to handle the errand and miss Madam's plan."
"Are you worried that you will be alone and unable to make decisions when encountering major events?"
Rong Xin nodded, not hiding his guilt and timidity. Before that, he was the little Huangmen who served others, and he had never taken on any major affairs.
Now that Gu Jiu puts such a heavy burden on his shoulders, he feels a lot of pressure.
I was trembling all day, for fear of not doing well.
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "Well, I'll arrange someone for you, and you go to Jiangnan with him."
Rong Xin was curious about who the lady arranged for.
Gu Jiu didn't let it go, "In a few days, Huang Zhuo will return from the northwest. At that time, he will go to the south of the Yangtze River with you."
When Rong Xin heard that Huang Zhuo would go to Jiangnan with him, he instantly gained confidence.
Gu Jiu continued: "Tomorrow you will live outside the mansion, get acquainted with those 20 people first, and learn more about the situation you will face. I hope that after you arrive in Jiangnan, you can open up the situation as soon as possible. As for money, you don't have to Don't worry, I will soon have a large amount of money in my account."
Although Rong Xin didn't know where the large amount of money that Gu Jiu said came from, it didn't prevent him from believing in Gu Jiu's words.
Gu Jiu has always followed his word and acted on his credibility. If there is a large amount of money in the account, there must be money in the account. This is definitely not just saying yes.
It was late at night.
Rong Xin received his errand and went back to his room to rest.
Gu Jiu should also fall asleep.
But this night, she tossed and turned, tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
She still misses Mr. Luo in her heart.
When a person does not want to live, it is useless even if a god descends to earth.
Gu Jiu's premonition came true.
Waking up early in the morning, Er Zhuang sent someone to send news that Mr. Luo was gone.
Mr. Luo passed away in his sleep, and he passed away peacefully.
Even though she was prepared, when Gu Jiu heard the news, she still sat there for a long time before reacting.
She wiped her face, she didn't know why, she was very sad, very sad, and had the urge to cry.
She fought back, not letting the tears fall.
What she was sad about was not Mr. Luo's death, but Mr. Luo's fate.
Fucking fate, it is very proud to play with people.
Do you have to push people to a desperate situation before you give up
Gu Jiu wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "Send someone to prepare for the funeral. Also send someone to notify the Hou Mansion, Gu Mansion."
Qingmei asked cautiously: "Do you want to inform Princess Fuya?"
Gu Jiu looked at Nanny Fang, "Does Nanny think you need to notify?"
Nanny Fang shook her head slightly, "This servant thinks it's better not to notify."
"Princess Fuya will know about Mr. Luo's death sooner or later. There is no way to hide this matter." Qingmei retorted.
Mother Fang said: "The matter between Princess Fuya and Mr. Luo is not easy to talk about. I don't know how Princess Fuya will react to the news of Mr. Luo's death. I am worried that if something happens , will it implicate Madam?"
Gu Jiu was straightforward and made a decision directly, "We will not take the initiative to notify Princess Fuya, but we will not deliberately conceal it. If others want to notify, don't stop them. Let's go, follow me to see Mr. Luo on his last journey."
Gu Jiu left the Hou Mansion in a carriage, feeling upset.
Mr. Luo's desire to die was so strong that in just a few days the medicine and stones were ineffective, and he passed away in his sleep.
She was not feeling well.
In any case, she couldn't fall into Mr. Luo's situation and die alone.
Therefore, even if one day the building is about to collapse and Prince Ning's Mansion cannot be kept, he must keep himself and his children. If she has children by then.
Arriving at the familiar small courtyard, the Hou Mansion learned of the news of Mr. Luo's death and sent someone over to deal with the funeral.
Gu Jiu looked at the servants of the Hou Mansion, and asked Er Zhuang: "Did the others not come?"
"Is the lady asking about the girls?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "Mr. Luo taught everyone, at least he has the status of master and apprentice. Mr. Luo passed away. As a disciple, he should come to see Mr. Luo on his last journey."
Er Zhuang said: "Girls are still coming here, I guess they haven't heard the news yet."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips, and said to Qing Mei: "You take people back to the mansion, call Gu Shan and Gu Lin, and tell them that Mr. Luo is gone."
Qingmei responded, and asked again: "Do you want to invite grandma Sangu over?"
The third aunt in Qingmei's mouth refers to Gu Yue.
Gu Yue is now a widow, it is not appropriate to call her a girl, nor is it appropriate to call her a young mistress. Still according to the address after marriage, it is most appropriate to call her aunt.
Gu Jiu said: "It doesn't matter if she can't make it through, don't force it. Gu Shan and Gu Lin must come here. They have been taught by Mr. Luo for more than two years, so they have to send Mr. Luo one last time."
"The servant knows."
Qingmei took someone to Gu's mansion to call for someone.
On the Hou's side, Gu Jiu ignored it.
It's not her turn to take care of the girl in the Hou Mansion.
Put Mr. Luo's body in the coffin and arrange the mourning hall.
As a student, Gu Jiu was the first to go up to burn incense and worship.
Gu Shan, Gu Lin is here.
The two of them were shocked when they saw the mourning hall that had been arranged.
"Is Mr. Luo really gone? Doesn't it mean that his condition has improved? How could it be so sudden?"
Gu Shan couldn't accept it, and looked at the prepared mourning hall in disbelief.
Gu Jiu was burning paper and reminded softly, "Burning incense for sir, to see him off for the last time."
Gu Shan's eyes were red, she burned incense and worshiped, and then knelt down to burn paper.
Gu Lin was a little at a loss, and followed Gu Shan to do the same.
Gu Shan said sadly: "I still hope that my husband will continue to teach us after he recovers. I didn't expect that the meeting when she left the Hou's mansion turned out to be the last time we met. If I had known, I should have come to visit my husband earlier. "
"People cannot be resurrected after death, I just hope that my husband will not suffer any more in another world." Gu Jiu said calmly while looking at the coffin.
A cry of pain came from the gate of the courtyard.
"Is she really gone?"
Gu Jiu followed the sound and saw that it was Princess Fuya. She rushed over so quickly.