Gu Jiu came to Chunhe Hall, asked An to salute and sit in the lower seat.
Pei's face was as gloomy as water, "You are really difficult to invite! People who don't know think you are the master of the palace, and this princess will stand aside in front of you."
Gu Jiu blinked, "Who made my concubine so angry?"
"Anyone else but you. Gu Jiu, don't act stupid in front of this princess."
Gu Jiu lowered her head and smiled, "Mother and concubine calm down, my daughter-in-law is not pretending to be stupid. My daughter-in-law is just confused. Mother and concubine is angry because there are rumors and rumors outside that hurt her daughter-in-law and hurt the reputation of the palace. Or is it because you are dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law and think The daughter-in-law is just like the rumors and legends."
"It's really rare. You also know that rumors are flying all over the world because of your affairs." Mrs. Pei smiled sarcastically.
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows, "My concubine hasn't said why she's angry yet?"
Pei snorted coldly, "Is there any difference?"
Gu Jiu said as a matter of course: "Of course there is a difference. If it is the former, my daughter-in-law is grateful to my mother and concubine for fighting my injustice. If it is the latter, my daughter-in-law has to defend a few words to clear up the misunderstanding."
Pei sneered, "You have a thick skin. My princess asked you, you were kidnapped and imprisoned, is this true?"
"Naturally true."
Pei's face collapsed, "So there is nothing to say. You have ruined your reputation, not only your own reputation, but also the reputation of Liu Zhao and the palace.
Do you know how ugly the outside world is, no matter where Liu Zhao goes, he will be pointed at.
The matter is so serious, it's good for you to just stay in the east courtyard all day without taking a step out of your room. Do you think that if you don't come out, the matter will be resolved? This princess tells you, no way! "
Gu Jiu smiled lightly, not angry because of Pei's attitude.
She said softly: "My daughter-in-law doesn't think that if she doesn't come out, the matter will be resolved. My daughter-in-law came to see the concubine mother only with the intention of solving the problem."
Mrs. Pei heheed twice, "It sounds good. You said to solve the problem, but this princess is asking you, how do you want to solve it? Are you going to ask yourself to go down? If you have this awareness, this princess will really praise you , is decisive enough. If you don’t have this awareness, you should stop talking in front of this princess, and say what you have and what you don’t.”
Gu Jiu said with a smile: "Mother and Concubine mentioned Young Master just now, saying that Young Master would point and point wherever he went, is this true?"
"This kind of thing can't be false. Could it be that you think this princess is lying to you?" Pei was dissatisfied, and stared at Gu Jiu with a bit of ruthlessness.
Gu Jiu shook her head, "Mother and concubine misunderstood, my daughter-in-law has not been out recently, just wanted to prove something. Mother and concubine, have you ever thought that if I clean myself up, the green hat on the young master's head will be safe, and I will never take it again." Can’t come down. Then the yellow mud will fall off the crotch.”
Having said that, Gu Jiu smiled softly, "It's not shi, it's shi."
"You..." Apparently Mrs. Pei did not expect Gu Jiu to speak so vulgarly.
Gu Jiu interrupted her, and continued: "Only by the Wangfu's presence, curbing the rumors and catching one or two examples of him, can the raging rumors be gradually eliminated."
Pei smiled contemptuously, "Do you think others won't laugh at Liu Zhao if you do this? Naive!"
Gu Jiu lowered his head and smiled, "Is Liu Zhao afraid of being ridiculed? He has always been a fearless person. If someone dares to laugh at him in front of him, he has his own way to prevent the other party from coming down."
Of course, what the concubine mother said is also reasonable, the palace's intervention to curb the rumors cannot fundamentally eliminate the rumors. Those who don't believe still don't believe.
But because of the position of the Wangfu, some people will think about it carefully and try to figure out the truth of the matter.
Now that the Wangfu has come forward, others will inevitably think that it must be confirmed that nothing happened before the Wangfu can come forward to curb the rumors. This does not pull some people back.
The rest of the people are dubious. After a while, after the turmoil subsided, I took my brother out for a banquet, and appeared in front of people openly and frankly. At that time, even those half-believing people would have to lean towards me.
After all, when ordinary people encounter similar things, even if they are innocent, they cannot face the scrutiny of everyone calmly like me. In the face of rumors, there is only frankness. "
Pei sneered, "You think it's beautiful."
Gu Jiu smiled and said: "Mother and concubine, don't forget, I am the eldest daughter-in-law of the palace, and my reputation also represents the reputation of the palace. Now is the critical time, and the court is discussing the candidate for the heir. Rumors that slander the palace? Are you not afraid of affecting the reputation of the prince, and then affecting the impression of the prince in the eyes of the courtiers?"
Pei's face was dark, "If I divorce you, everything will be over."
Gu Jiu lowered her head and smiled, "Even if you want to divorce your wife, is the concubine mother sure that there will be time? If I remember correctly, the court meeting will be in five days.
I don't believe that five days plus divorce will calm the rumors in the capital. With the divorce of his wife, the rumors will only become more and more intense, which runs counter to what the concubine mother had originally thought. "
Pei narrowed his eyes slightly.
It was the first time for her to see a woman divorce her wife because it was related to her own future. She said it so plainly and had a well-founded discussion.
Do you really not care, or are you confident? This
"Look at this princess, you don't seem to care whether you are divorced or not."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "Because my daughter-in-law knows that divorcing his wife is a bad idea, and Liu Zhao will never do such a thing. The prince will not allow him to do so."
"Why do you say that divorce is a bad idea?"
Gu Jiu spread his hands, "Isn't this obvious? If you divorce your wife, the green hat on Liu Zhao's head will be put on firmly, and you will be wanted to take it off for the rest of your life. We will live in harmony for the rest of our lives, and we will add a younger brother to Brother Yu tomorrow." Or my sister, but the rumors will be self-defeating."
"What a dream! Liu Zhao's heart is so big that he will protect you again and again, and continue to have children with you."
Pei Shi was about to die of anger.
Gu Jiu frankly asked, "Where can my concubine find a capable daughter-in-law like me?"
Mrs. Pei wanted to refute this, but she was very unconvinced, "You are capable? You are so jealous that you don't even allow Liu Zhao to accept a concubine. How can you be called capable? This princess doesn't see what you can do."
Gu Jiu smiled lightly, "Liu Zhao's expenses this year, as of today, total 135,322 taels of silver. The public bank transfers 35,000 taels. The remaining 100,000 taels are all due to my kindness." Jealous woman supply.
By the way, of the 100,000 taels, 70,000 to 80,000 taels were spent on errands related to the palace. For example, this time, in order to allow the prince to return to Beijing on time, at least forty to fifty thousand taels of silver were burned, but Gongzhong didn't pay a penny.
When the guards go out on missions, rewards are indispensable, plus the settlement fee, this is not a small expense.
Since my concubine dislikes me so much, it is better to let the accountant make up the money Liu Zhao owes me. Then I added a letter of divorce, and without further ado, I immediately moved out of the palace with the dowry. "
"You, you are simply ridiculous!"
Pei could not understand Gu Jiu's brain circuit at all.
A woman who is not ashamed to be divorced seems to be looking forward to it.
"Do you know that a divorced woman can't lift her head up for the rest of her life?"
"Really? My daughter-in-law doesn't know. Anyway, my son is General Fengguo, and I am the mother of General Fengguo. And I earned this title for Brother Yu, so I didn't get any light from the palace. Plus I have money, After being retired, I can also live comfortably. I don’t think I will be unable to hold my head up.”
After finishing speaking, Gu Jiu grinned at Mrs. Pei, the smile was very bright.
Pei's eyes were blinded by her smile, and her heart was overwhelmed.
"Do you have any shame?"
Gu Jiu looked frank, "My daughter-in-law didn't do anything shameless, why should she feel ashamed?"
Pei's eyes were sharp, "You said you spent one hundred thousand taels for Liu Zhao, do you have evidence? Where did you get so much money?"
Gu Jiu laughed, "I have every payment receipt, with a signature and a seal on it, so it can't be faked. As for why I have so much money, does my concubine really not know? It's just a Nancheng Three or four million taels have been invested in the project outside the door. Do you think I can have no money?"
"What? You actually invested three or four million taels in? Where did you get so much money?" Mrs. Pei was obviously stunned by the number that Gu Jiu blurted out.
Not to mention three or four million taels, even if it is three or four million taels, Mrs. Pei will be stunned, okay
Gu Jiu smiled, "Of course I borrowed so much money from the Shaofu Bank. With so much money in my hand, I just leaked a little through my fingers, let alone one hundred thousand taels, even two or three hundred thousand taels You can get it. If the concubine does not believe it, you can send someone to the Shaofu Bank to ask how much money I have borrowed."
"you you… "
Pei Shi gasped for breath, his face turned pale, and he was greatly stimulated.
"You borrowed so much money from Shaofu, how do you pay it back? Can you afford it?"
Gu Jiu said casually: "As long as the project outside the South City Gate continues, I can afford it. So even if I am dismissed, the Shaofu will support me.
Because I am the biggest client of Shaofu Bank, they are reluctant to let me go bankrupt. Not only will it not let it collapse, but it will also borrow more money, allowing me to continue the project outside the South City Gate.
If the concubine doesn't believe me, you can ask Liu Zhao to write a letter of divorce, and you can come back half a year later to see how my life is going. "
"Absurd! Absurd!"
Pei's family doesn't understand finance, and she doesn't know what kind of ecstasy soup the people in Shaofu have been given, but she subconsciously believes that what Gu Jiu said should be true.
The Shaofu will definitely support her.
In just a few years, Gu Jiu moved around, using Mrs. Zhao's name and various money-burning projects to manage a huge network of relationships in the capital.
This network of relationships is no longer fully supported by the palace.
Even if she leaves the palace, some people in her network will leave. But there will also be a group of people who choose to stay.
Gu Jiu alone can continue to operate this network.
Because Gu Jiu also has a son, Liu Yu.
Liu Yu's title was earned by Gu Jiu collecting money for the emperor.
If she can earn the title for Liu Yu, she can earn the title for herself, and maybe she can earn the title for Liu Yu a second time.
Gu Jiu already has the confidence and capital to be arrogant.
No wonder she was so calm in the face of rumors.