Master Gu had an accident, no matter what, Gu Jiu had to go back to the mansion.
Mrs. Pei is still secretly complaining, if there is no accident sooner or later, why does it happen at this time.
Gu Jiu really wanted to tell Mrs. Pei that Mr. Gu might have been implicated by Prince Ning's mansion and became cannon fodder.
It's just that if there is no evidence, it's meaningless to say it. Also to cause unnecessary disputes.
Mrs. Pei just complained a few words, let her go.
Early in the morning, Gu Jiu was about to set off to look back at the mansion.
Brother Yu, who was already full and fell asleep, woke up suddenly, crying loudly, and it was hard for anyone to hold him.
Gu Jiu's heart was about to break when she heard the child's cry.
As a last resort, I had to go back to the room and pick up the child.
The nanny said: "Brother Yu is very smart, knowing that Madam is going out, he is reluctant."
Gu Jiu kissed the child's cheek, "Little rascal, you know how to cry. Something happened to your grandfather, and mother has to go back, and she will be back in the afternoon. You stay at home and listen to the nanny and nanny obediently. Let's not cry randomly, okay?" ?”
Brother Yu is a little villain, with tears still hanging from the corners of his eyes, he is looking at Gu Jiu eagerly.
Seeing this, Gu Jiu couldn't bear to leave the house.
"Mother must go out of the house for a while, and she will be back soon. You have to be good."
Gu Jiu tried to hand the child to Nanny Fang, but the child cried as soon as it left her embrace, and stretched out his hand to ask for her.
Mother Fang hugged her brother and said, "Brother Yu usually doesn't recognize people like that, and I don't know what's going on today. Madam, hurry up and come back, this servant will take you with me, and you'll be fine in a while."
"Ma'am, take care of yourself today."
Gu Jiu hardened her heart, turned around and went out. Get on the carriage at the second gate and leave the palace.
Brother Yu's cry seemed to be ringing in his ears.
Hey.
After a woman became a mother, she couldn't hear the crying of the child, and her heart was almost broken.
Walking outside and seeing children, I can't help but think of my own children.
The carriage moved forward all the way to Gu's mansion.
Gu Jiu changed his decision midway, "Let's go to the Hou's Mansion first."
The carriage turned around and went to the Hou Mansion.
Gu Jiu first went to greet the old lady Wei.
The old lady Wei was not surprised to see Gu Jiu, "I was still nagging before, so I guess you will come back in these two days."
"Tired old lady is worried."
"In an extraordinary period, this kind of incident happened to your father. I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse." The old lady Wei looked worried.
Gu Jiu said: "My father's matter is strange, I don't know what Hou Ye said?"
The old lady Wei waved at her.
Gu Jiu walked up to the old lady.
The old lady held her hand and said: "Master Hou was still saying last night that there were some signs of your father's incident before. But because it is an extraordinary time, it is reasonable that this year should not have an accident. It turned out that your father had an accident at this time , Lord Hou was also taken aback."
Gu Jiu's heart skipped a beat, "Has everyone heard about my father's greed for ink?"
The old lady Wei hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Master Hou estimated that you would come back, and he asked the old man to tell you that your father is an errand in the household department, and corruption is minor. The most serious thing is to drop the food relief package. This is a great crime."
Gu Jiu was amazed, "My father has such guts, how dare he do something to the relief food?"
In the past few years, natural disasters have occurred in many places in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Otherwise, there would not be tens of thousands of refugees staying outside the capital.
Every time a natural disaster occurs, the household department must raise food for disaster relief.
Mr. Gu is the servant of the household department, and he has many years of experience in the local area, so the task of disaster relief fell to him.
Gu Jiu believed that Mr. Gu was greedy, but he couldn't believe that Mr. Gu had the guts to do anything with the relief food.
The old lady Wei said: "This is the current situation. Don't be too anxious. Is there any inside story about this matter, and whether your father was wronged. We will not know until Dali Temple investigates clearly."
Gu Jiu asked, "Did someone report on my father's greed for ink, or did the Ministry of Households investigate him?"
The old lady Wei said in a low voice: "I heard from Lord Hou that there was a report, and the evidence was placed in the political affairs hall. After seeing it, several elders had no choice but to order your father to be fired for investigation."
Gu Jiu frowned, "I don't know who reported on my father?"
"It is said that the report was made anonymously."
This is the same news that Qian Fu heard.
It is said that the report is anonymous, but every report is accurate, and it can be reported to several elders. That's a big deal.
If it is said that this matter is not well known, Gu Jiu would not believe it anyway.
Gu Jiu asked again: "Did Hou Ye say anything else?"
The old lady Wei reminded: "Master Hou asked the old man to tell you that you must be calm and don't be impatient. Don't use the relationship of the palace without authorization, and don't easily interfere with the investigation of Dali Temple. This is an extraordinary period. Be careful and you will not go wrong. Your father was arrested. It’s actually safer to be locked up in Dali Temple.”
Gu Jiu nodded again and again, "I understand. It's the granddaughter's fault for letting the old lady and Lord Hou worry about it together. The granddaughter thanked the two elders on behalf of my father."
"We are all a family, so don't be so polite. These days, you are not having a good time in the palace. Everyone in the capital is staring at you."
Gu Jiu said, "I'm fine. They're mainly looking at the young masters in the mansion."
"Hey! I don't know when this trouble will end."
…
Gu Jiu bid farewell to the old lady Wei, then left the Hou's mansion through the main entrance, and entered Gu's mansion through the main entrance.
Up and down the Gu family, the clouds and mist were gloomy.
The Elder Master returned home from the barracks yesterday, so he went out for a run early this morning and he still hasn't come back yet.
The brothers are not idle, they are trying their best to find a solution.
Knowing that Gu Jiu was back, Xie ran out dragging his sick body, "Second Aunt, grandma, you can save your father!"
"Ma'am, don't cry in a hurry, I'm here to help."
"Then think of a way to rescue your father. He is now being imprisoned in Dali Temple. In such a cold weather, is the prison in Dali Temple a place for people to stay? Huh..."
Xie said while crying.
Since yesterday, when she learned that Mr. Gu was being imprisoned, she fainted for a while. After waking up, he was also confused and didn't know what to do.
If the old man hadn't gotten the news and went back to the house overnight to help make up his mind, she would have cried all day and all night, directly crying her eyes out.
Gu Shan also looked at Gu Jiu eagerly, "Second sister, father has been arrested, is there a way to rescue him?"
Gu Jiu didn't say anything unnecessary, "Fourth sister, take your wife back to the room first."
"I won't go back to my room. What am I going to do when the master comes back?"
Gu Jiu frowned, dissatisfied, "What else can my wife do here other than cause trouble? Even if she wants to save someone, she can't be saved with just a few words."
Mrs. Xie stared at her fiercely, "You are Mrs. Zhao, the emperor's grandson's wife. You are very respectable in front of His Majesty. As long as you are willing to save people, it is not a matter of saying a word."
Gu Jiu's face darkened, "It's ridiculous. When it comes to being respectable, isn't the old Hou Ye next door not decent in front of His Majesty? Can the old Hou Ye save his father with a single sentence? Father's case this time is about corruption, and it also involves other things. It’s no small matter. It’s not someone who can save someone with just a few words.”
Gu Shan also knew the seriousness of the matter, and persuaded Xie, "Mother, let's go back to the room first. Don't cause trouble for the second sister and the others."
Xie shook off Gu Shan and stared at Gu Jiu blankly, "You will be able to rescue the master, right? You promise me that you will save the master. If something happens to the master, I will die."
After speaking, Xie burst into tears, crying uncontrollably.
Gu Jiu took a deep breath, "I will try my best."
Wave your hand and ask the mother-in-law to take Mrs. Xie down, so don't make trouble here.
Gu Shan hesitated for a moment, "Second sister, you must rescue father, please."
She bowed deeply, then turned around and caught up with Mrs. Xie.
With a straight face, Gu Jiu came to Master Gu's study.
The study room has already been searched by officials of Dali Temple, it is in a mess, and it is too late to restore it to its original state.
The butler Gu Quan bowed and stood aside.
Gu Jiu asked him, "Where is Mr. Ma?"
If anyone is to say who knows the affairs of Mr. Gu best, it must be Mr. Ma.
Gu Quan looked solemn, "Ten days ago, Mr. Ma felt a cold and asked for a vacation, and then disappeared."
"disappeared?"
Gu Quan nodded, "I searched all the places, but I couldn't find Master Ma. His family members also disappeared. We suspect that Master Ma must have been bribed and betrayed the Lord."
Gu Jiu frowned.
The master next to Mr. Gu disappeared, which is a big deal.
Since Master Ma is missing, let's start from other aspects.
"I remember that the property under my father's name has always been managed by you, the housekeeper. You take out all the books, and I want to check the books."
Since Mr. Gu is greedy for ink, then check his accounts. You can always find clues from inside.
The housekeeper, Gu Quan, was stunned, "Is the second aunt suspicious of the master? Could it be that the second aunt also thinks that the master is greedy for disaster relief food?"
Gu Jiu said with a serious face: "I don't know if the master is greedy for ink. Because I don't know, I have to check the accounts.
If there is no Tanmo, there is no rescue method for Tanmo, if there is Tanmo, it is another rescue method. Don't get to the end, we are all yelling that the master is not greedy for ink, but he shows up with certified physical evidence and slaps his face, what do you think? At that time, even the chance of turning the tables will be blocked by ourselves, can you be willing? "
After struggling for a long time, Gu Quan decided to obey Gu Jiu's words.
What Gu Jiu said is right, regardless of whether Mr. Gu is greedy or not, first of all, his family must know what to do in order to make a correct response.
Gu Quan took out all the ledgers from recent years and put them on the desk.
"The master has indeed made more money in the past few years. But it is absolutely impossible to be greedy for disaster relief food. No matter how greedy the master is, he can distinguish the seriousness from the seriousness."
Gu Jiu hummed first, and then said: "I believe the master can tell the difference between the serious and the serious, and I'm afraid that the people below will cheat and enrich their own pockets. At that time, the master will not escape the crime of negligence."
After a pause, she asked again: "Where is Gu Yu Gu fourth brother? He should also know about the master's affairs."
"Master Gu Yu was invited to Dali Temple to cooperate with the investigation. I don't know if he can escape smoothly."
Gu Jiu frowned tightly.
Seeing that a county was about to be set up outside the Nancheng Gate, the emperor also promised her to appoint Gu Yu as the first county magistrate.
But at this time, Gu Yu was implicated in Mr. Gu's ink corruption case.
How is it such a coincidence
Gu Jiu had to wonder whether Master Gu's ink corruption case was aimed at Prince Ning's Mansion, or the project outside the Nancheng Gate
Or kill two birds with one stone
However, there will not be more than three people who know that she intends to arrange for Gu Yu to be the magistrate of a new county outside the Nancheng Gate.
Son of Heaven, Liu Zhao, Qingmei.
It is reasonable for these three people to leak information.
Since the news will not be leaked, it is impossible for outsiders to know her arrangement for Gu Yu.
How to start talking about Gu Yu
Could it be that Gu Yu really had an innocent disaster this time, but was simply implicated
Is there really such a coincidence in the world
No!
Gu Jiu was not afraid to speculate on people's hearts with the greatest malice.
She never believed in coincidences.
One can be said to be a coincidence.
One after another, it is definitely not a coincidence.
hehe!
The person who planned this case must have been staring at Mr. Gu for a long time.
Mr. Gu is also stupid, not vigilant at all.
In the study, the sound of slapping and abacus came one after another.
Gu Jiu called Gu Quan to him and asked, "Before the accident, did the master have any abnormalities? Or did he say anything strange?"
Gu Quan frowned and thought deeply, and slowly shook his head, "Probably not. Recently, there was a commotion in the court about the establishment of a crown prince, and the master occasionally complained."
Gu Jiu asked again: "Think about it carefully, don't let go of any small details."
Gu Quan thought over and over again, but still shook his head, "Recently, the master has been no different from other times except for a little grumpiness."
"Is there anything unusual happening in the mansion?"
"Master Ma is missing."
"of course."
"Apart from Master Ma's disappearance, there is no other abnormal situation. During this period of time in the mansion, everything is as usual. Even the aunts in the backyard are very peaceful."
After listening to Gu Jiu, there is only one feeling, to be born in sorrow and die in peace, these words are not deceiving.
Mr. Gu's life was too peaceful, and he was stabbed severely in the back without even noticing it in advance.