After returning from Gu's mansion, Gu Jiu was physically and mentally exhausted, and she had to lie down for two days before recovering.
She wanted to find someone to confide in, and Liu Zhao was the best one.
The two of them were lazily nestling on the bed with a cup of tea in their hands before she brought up her previous guess.
"The old man probably chose to commit suicide in order to get rid of his father."
After speaking, she laughed at herself.
"I made the most daring guess, but I can only be bored in my heart. My father is not really innocent in the ink corruption case in the household department. But my father has never thought about why he can be exonerated. He is now busy making contacts, trying to investigate From Taichang Temple."
Liu Zhao held her hand, "What do you need me to do?"
Gu Jiu looked at him, "Tell me, why did His Majesty force the old man to death? You can demote my father from office, why do you have to force him to death?"
Liu Zhao was silent for a moment before saying, "This is Mr. Gu's choice."
"Yeah, this is the old man's choice, so I didn't reveal the truth. He was unwilling to tell the truth when he was dying. I respect his thoughts."
Gu Jiu was very helpless, "I just can't figure out what kind of taboo the old man committed and had to die."
She was full of doubts in her heart, and she said: "I remember when my father was ordered to go to prison, you made a deal with the old man, and then let my father go. What did you get from the old man? Do you know the truth that the old man had to die?"
Liu Zhao looked complicated, and finally said calmly: "I got a word from Mr. Gu."
"Just one sentence?"
"Yes, just a sentence."
"Can you tell me what it is?"
Liu Zhao shook his head slowly, "There are some things you don't need to know."
"I want to know why the old man has to die."
"You know that Mr. Gu was the number one dandy in the capital back then."
Gu Jiu nodded, she knew this.
Liu Zhao continued, "Mr. Gu, as a rich man, can be said to be a leader among rich men. He is proficient in eating, drinking, playing, tasting and appreciating everything, and he can even be called a master."
Having said this, he stopped talking and did not continue.
Gu Jiu frowned, "If you half-speak, you will be struck by lightning."
Liu Zhao smiled, "I will drag you to be struck by lightning together."
roll!
"My old man is the leader of the dude, what does this have to do with his death?"
"Whether it matters or not, you have to ask His Majesty."
Gu Jiu sighed, went back and forth, and returned to the original point.
"Could it be that my old man offended His Majesty, and His Majesty holds a grudge in his heart, and must force him to death?"
Liu Zhao was noncommittal, "Actually, I don't know about those things back then. I might not have been born at that time."
Gu Jiu looked at him with disgust, "What do you want?"
Liu Zhao laughed, "I will warm the bed for the lady."
"You're only left with the function of warming the bed."
…
Xingqing Palace, the emperor is sitting at the desk.
Chuan Guo Yuxi was placed in front of him.
Chen Dachang waited on the emperor alone.
He bowed and said, "The Gu family has decided to suspend the coffin for seven days for mourning."
"Just stop for seven days?" the emperor asked casually.
Chen Dachang said: "The fourth daughter of the Gu family was betrothed to the second wife of the Duke Zhu's mansion, and the wedding was originally scheduled for the spring of next year. After the old man passed away, he left a will on purpose, telling the fourth daughter to marry the fourth daughter while the filial piety is hot, so as not to delay Youth. If the Gu family wants to prepare for the girl's marriage, they can only mourn early."
"He's thoughtful." The emperor snorted coldly, seemingly dissatisfied.
Chen Dachang didn't dare to say more.
The emperor stared at Chuanguo Yuxi for a long time before ordering Chen Dachang to put it away.
A servant came to the bedroom to face the saint with a stack of materials.
"Your Majesty, the kidnapping case has finally been thoroughly investigated."
"Oh!"
The emperor suddenly came to the spirit.
After arresting so many people and using various methods, has the leader behind the kidnapper finally been found out
"Who is it?" The emperor was a little anxious, but quickly stabilized his emotions.
The servant bowed and said, "According to everyone's confessions, this person was finally locked."
The servant handed over the information.
The emperor looked at the name on the information, and was obviously stunned for a while, before he came back to his senses, "It turned out to be her."
It was her, not him.
"Is she still alive?" the emperor muttered to himself.
Chen Dachang stretched his neck, glanced at the names on the information, and was also taken aback.
She turned out to be the late emperor's favorite concubine, and the only one among the late emperor's many women who was still alive.
The Son of Heaven asked, "Where is the man?"
"Being a nun in Ganye Temple."
"Haha... I was played and applauded by a nun. Even the harem is controlled by her."
The emperor gritted his teeth, and suffered ten thousand points of damage in his heart.
His enemy is not some unrivaled hero, nor is it any great man, but a woman.
a woman!
The veins on the Son of Heaven's forehead twitched, he was actually being teased by a woman, and he was the most beloved concubine of the late emperor in the last few years.
How unreasonable!
As soon as this woman's name appeared, it brought back the most painful memory of the emperor.
The late emperor's last few years were the most painful, most distorted, most hideous, and most wanting to forget.
But this woman appeared in front of the late emperor in those few years and was favored by the late emperor.
Suddenly, the emperor blessed his soul.
In the last few years of the first emperor, this woman appeared out of nowhere, could it be another secret manipulation of the succession to the throne.
"I want to see her!"
"The old slave will arrest him now."
"No, I will go to Ganye Temple to meet her."
Ganye Temple is located in the city, on the northwest side, not too far from Zongzheng Temple, and is under the management of Shaofu. It is specially used to accommodate the childless harem women left by the late emperor.
"But His Majesty's body?" Chen Dachang was worried.
"No problem!"
The emperor insisted on going out of the palace, so Chen Dachang hurriedly asked someone to arrange it.
In the early morning of the next day, the emperor quietly left the palace without disturbing any courtiers.
The carriage drove slowly all the way, passed Zongzheng Temple, and arrived at Ganye Temple not long after.
The entire Ganye Temple has long been surrounded, and not a single fly can fly out. Irrelevant people were imprisoned so as not to offend the emperor.
The emperor sat in a soft sedan chair and was carried into the Buddhist hall by several strong little yellow gates.
The Buddha is merciful.
Under the Buddhist hall, on a futon, kneeling a thin nun.
The nun is wearing thick cotton clothes and a simple hat on her head, without any decoration on her whole body.
The soft sedan chair was put down, and Xiao Huangmen sat in a wheelchair with the emperor on his back.
The door of the Buddhist hall was closed, only three or five servants and Chen Dachang were left to serve in the Buddhist hall, just in case.
At least a hundred people surrounded the Buddhist hall, alert to the movement around them.
The nun knocked on the wooden fish and recited the scriptures silently. She didn't care about the disturbance around her at all, and seemed very devout.
The emperor didn't bother each other either.
It wasn't until the scriptures were finished and the hand that struck the wooden fish slowly lowered that the emperor sneered.
The nun stood up, only then did she see that she was very slender, almost as tall as the man.
She turned her head slowly and looked at the emperor sitting in the wheelchair.
The emperor also looked at each other.
When the other party turned around, the muscles on Tianzi's face twitched again and again, his lips opened and closed, but he couldn't speak a word.
"You, you are old too!"
"We are all old." The nun smiled knowingly.
"Su Guifei, you..."
"Poor nun Jingsi, Your Majesty, don't call me by the wrong name."
Master Jingsi looked at the emperor with a smile, turning a blind eye to the danger that was about to be imposed on him. It is not surprising that the emperor came in person.
She bent her knees and sat on the futon, "Please forgive me, my legs and feet are inconvenient, so I can't stand for a long time."
The emperor's face darkened instantly, "We haven't seen each other for decades."
"We haven't seen each other for thirty-seven years and eight months." Master Jing Si said softly.
"You do remember clearly."
"I dare not forget for a day. After all, His Majesty personally ordered to send the poor nun to Ganye Temple to become a monk."
The emperor scolded angrily, "You remember hating me, so you arranged for people to stir up trouble in the harem in an attempt to overthrow the Great Zhou. You should die!"
Master Jing Si lowered her head and smiled, "If the poor nun intends to subvert the Great Zhou Dynasty, His Majesty would have died in the palace long before he ascended the throne."
"What do you mean?" the emperor asked tremblingly.
Mrs. Jing Si said calmly: "Your Majesty was not the only one who was qualified to inherit the throne. It can be said that His Majesty was not the most outstanding one among the many princes, nor was he the strongest one. Will you be the one who becomes emperor
Does Your Majesty really think that you won the throne by yourself? Haha, how naive! "
"Presumptuous! Didn't I win the throne by myself, did I rely on you?"
Mrs. Jingsi actually nodded, "The poor nun did help His Majesty, but His Majesty didn't know about it."
The emperor's expression twisted.
His guess was confirmed. Was he able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor without this woman
No!
He is a majestic son of heaven, holding the power of life and death, how could he rely on a woman.
"You're talking nonsense."
Master Jing Si smiled contemptuously, "How did those people die back then, do you want the poor nun to tell His Majesty one by one?"
The emperor held his chest, "Why do you say that you helped me? What reason do you have to help me? I am the prince, and it is only natural for me to succeed to the throne."
Master Jingsi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the poor nun will answer all your questions for you. You are very confused, why the poor nun helped you. Because you were the weakest among the princes back then, and you also had the most distorted temper One of them. If you succeed to the throne, there will be bloodbaths and countless deaths. This is the reason for helping you."
"Absurd!" The emperor denied it flatly, "You are insulting me. Concubine Su, if I didn't kill you back then, it doesn't mean I won't kill you now."
Mrs. Jingsi looked calm, "Your Majesty can kill the poor nun at any time. It doesn't matter if your majesty doesn't believe what the poor nun says. Your majesty has been on the throne for more than 30 years, and the poor nun has seen everything in his eyes. You It really is the person with the most distorted temper, how many people died because of you. It's really exciting."
She bowed her head and smiled happily. It seems that a person's head falls to the ground is a very commendable thing.
They're all perverts.