Contrary to the bustle and bustle of Guhou's Mansion, the Xiang's Mansion was once again in crisis.
The Gaomen Mansion, which has been passed down for a century, rarely encounters any destructive blows, and even if they do, it is not enough to completely dust off the Yin family's signature.
For example, when Yin Yan was deposed and sent to central Fujian, Yin Shuo still replaced the position of prime minister and took on the honor and disgrace of the entire prime minister's mansion.
This time, the giant worm that had left traces on Dongling's court finally became stiff.
If Yin Yan can take the blame for Yin Shuo once, can he take the blame for him again and again
Yin Shuo was under house arrest in the mansion for review, Yin Jixie led the servants in the mansion to cooperate with the investigation, Princess Danyang took care of Yin Yan before his sick bed—
His illness became more and more serious day by day, but there was only Princess Danyang by his side, without a son or a daughter.
The night was dark, and Yin Jixie was sitting on a chair with her head supported on her hands. These days, people in the mansion were in a mess, and she felt uncomfortable.
Yin Shuo was her elder brother after all, she didn't want to put Yin Shuo to death, but she knew that if she didn't step on Yin Shuo tightly, she would give him a chance to step on Guhou's residence.
Compared with Gu Jiuge and the others' safety, Yin Shuo is just a treacherous official who deserves her sympathy.
There was a slight knock on the door, Yin Jiyu looked up suddenly, and saw Pei'er coming in from the door, holding ginseng soup in her hand, and the faint medicinal fragrance permeated the air.
Seeing Yin Jixie looking at her vigilantly, Pei'er was also taken aback, "What's wrong, miss? It's me."
Yin Jiqian relaxed again, and looked at Pei'er apologetically, "I'm sorry, did I scare you? Maybe it's because I have to deal with those officials these days, and I have to answer their countless questions. It's a bit difficult for me to get rid of the relationship between the people in the prime minister's house."
Pei'er put the ginseng soup on the table, and said softly: "This servant understands, it is because I understand that Miss is exhausted these days, so this servant specially ordered the kitchen to make ginseng soup to refresh Miss."
Yin Jiqian nodded slightly, picked up the bowl and sipped it, and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, can you hear how your father's illness is going?"
Pei'er frowned slightly, and subconsciously avoided Yin Jiqian's gaze, who knew something was wrong at the first sight.
Yin Yan's illness must not have improved.
"What happened to father? If you don't tell me, I'll go by myself!"
She put down the ginseng soup and was about to go out immediately, but Pei Er hurriedly stopped her, "Where are you going, Miss?"
"Naturally, I went to see my father. The Prime Minister's mansion has suffered such a big change, and my father must feel uncomfortable, and the illness will be even worse. I'll go and have a look. If it's really bad, please ask Yufu to think of a way!"
Pei'er pulled her desperately, "Miss, don't go, the imperial doctor said that the master's illness is a heart disease, don't you understand? The master hopes that the young master will be exonerated, and the young lady hopes that the young master will be convicted. Wouldn't the master be even more angry when he sees you?"
Yin Jiyi was taken aback for a moment, and stopped in her footsteps.
Pei'er dragged her into the room, closed the door again, and then talked to her in detail.
"Miss also said that she wanted to find Princess Yufu. She is no longer the original Zhenjiang princess. If it is said that in the past, the lady could still ask her for help based on the friendship of the boudoir, now..."
"Don't talk nonsense, Yu Fu is not such a person!"
Yin Jixie interrupted her, "Yufu is the most loyal to her friends. I understand her temperament, otherwise she would not have worked so hard to come back to save Master Gu's family. But...you are right, father If you don't want to see me now, I'm afraid you don't want to see Yufu either."
Pei'er said: "Heart disease needs heart medicine, no matter how good the doctor is, he can't cure the master's heart disease..."
"His heart disease is not limited to Yin Shuo."
The woman's solemn voice sounded suddenly, the door moved again, but there was no wind, and a gust of night wind blew off the white gauze from Yin Jiyu's forehead.
She looked out the door, but she didn't see anyone, and then she looked back into the room and almost screamed out.
Gu Jiuge covered her mouth, "Hush, don't make a sound, it's me."
Yin Jixi finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the person who came, the emotions that had been hidden in her heart for a long time broke out completely under the shock, she threw herself into Gu Jiuge's arms without thinking about it.
"Why are you here now? Do you know how long I've been waiting for you? The Prime Minister's Mansion has become like this, and I can't get away. I've been waiting for you to come to me, but I didn't expect you to come now!"
She leaned on Gu Jiuge's shoulder, unable to hold back the tears, Gu Jiuge's body froze, subconsciously stroking her back.
"It turns out that you have been waiting for me to come. I'm sorry, I really can't get away these few days. I have one more thing to do when I come here today."
He has been busy these days taking care of the assets and accounts of the mansion, preparing his family to move to Beili, and he finally found some time today.
These things were too complicated to talk about, and he and Yin Jiqian couldn't explain them clearly for a while.
Yin Jiqian naturally knew that Gu Hou's mansion was not completely out of danger, and Gu Jiuge had a lot of things to do, so she got up and wiped her tears, "I know, what I said just now was just angry words."
After going through this ordeal between the two, they have a lot of understanding with each other, and they are more sure of each other's mind.
Pei'er couldn't help but secretly smiled, and was about to exit the room and close the door when she suddenly saw a figure trembling slightly outside the opposite window.
"Miss, Second Young Master, who is that?"
Yin Jiqian looked in the direction of her finger, and saw the window was slightly opened, and a person in night clothes came in from the window, looking like a woman.
She suddenly remembered the solemn voice of the woman she heard just now, it seemed that it was Yin Yan's heart disease, not just because of Yin Shuo.
What does it mean
Gu Jiuge hurriedly said: "I almost forgot the business. Ji Yan, I came today to bring her to see you. I think you should really want to see her."
Nightwalker lifted off his black mask, revealing the face of a nearly forty-year-old woman, with eyes full of iron blood and sharpness on the battlefield.
The most astonishing thing is that she and Yin Jixie are 70% similar in birth!
Yin Jixiu was stunned for a moment, seeing the woman smiling and nodding at her, with admiration and love in her eyes.
Gu Jiuge said: "Ji Yi, this is Liu Tingting, the female general of the Liu Family of Xikun General. When Yufu went to Xikun to rescue my elder brother, after discussing with General Liu, he decided to let her go back to Dongling together with Yufu's team. .”
"Liu, the Liu family?"
Yin Jixi was at a loss for a moment, she stared blankly at Gu Jiuge, "You once told me that my mother..."
"Your mother's name is Liu Yinyin. She used to be the most remarkable female general in Xikun, and she was also a twin sister who was born almost at the same time as me. I saw you kidnapping Yin Shuo at the execution ground, and I knew you were her right away." daughter, there will be no holidays."
Not only did they look alike, but their fearless spirit was exactly the same, so Liu Tingting recognized Yin Jiyu in an instant.
Liu Yinyin, Liu Tingting.
Yin Jiqian was surprised and happy at the same time, she couldn't believe it and said: "Then you are my aunt? I... I finally met the relatives of the Liu family. You and my mother are twin sisters, so you must be very similar to her ,right?"
Liu Tingting nodded slowly, "We are very similar. We are almost exactly the same at birth, and even the elder brother can't tell us apart. By the way, you also have an uncle named Liu Kuang, who is Yinyin's elder brother and me."
Yin Jiqian almost cried with joy, "I still have an uncle? Is this true? It turns out that other than me, there are people in this world who remember my mother, I have an aunt, and an uncle..."
Gu Jiuge gave Pei'er a look, and the two left the room so that Yin Jigui and Liu Tingting could have a good conversation.
The two of them are close relatives but have never met, so they must have a lot to say.
Pei'er couldn't help but said in a low voice: "Second Young Master, thank you for bringing General Liu, the lady must be very happy. Since your family was imprisoned, the lady has hardly laughed at all. It was not easy until Princess Yufu came back, She still has to cooperate with Mr. Pei to investigate the young master under the pressure of the house. The master became seriously ill because of this, and the young lady was really sad, that's why she shed tears when she saw you just now."
Gu Jiuge lowered his head and thought for a moment, thinking of Yin Jixie abducting Yin Shuo at the execution ground, it would be a lie to say that he was not moved.
She used to be such a weak girl, as if a gust of wind could blow her down, how could it be like she could do something like hijacking her own brother
In front of so many people in the execution ground, those soldiers who pointed their swords at her, those discussions from all directions...
He whispered: "I understand, she has been wronged. I will try my best to repay everything she has done for Guhou Mansion, even if I risk my life."
Seeing his serious face, Pei'er quickly said what was in her heart, "Second Young Master, please forgive me for talking too much, our lady doesn't need you to repay her with your life. Can't you see how Miss treats you? come out?"
Gu Jiuge paused, thinking of the appearance of Yin Jiyu crying in his arms just now, nodded to Pei'er, "Don't worry, I will never let her down."
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"She was very naughty when she was a child, even more naughty than me. The elders said that she would have a great career in the future, but it was a pity that she had the wrong birth, saying that we should have been twins."
Liu Tingting mentioned Liu Yinyin's past, with a gentle smile on her serious face, "But do you know how your mother answered them?"
Yin Jiqian sat under the lamp, resting her chin on her hands and looking at her, looking at her face that was 70% similar to her own, just like looking at her biological mother who died young.
She shook her head quickly, "How did mother answer?"
Liu Tingting said with a smile: "Why did she say that only men can do a great job? The daughter's family can still do it, so why should she be judged to lose to a man? You have probably heard that Xikun women can be officials and generals in the court. But it is very rare to be in a high position. Yinyin is like what she said when she was a child, she became a famous official as a young man and worshiped a general, and led Xi Kun Erlang to many victories until—"
Her smiling eyes suddenly dimmed, recalling Liu Yinyin's last battle in her memory, her eyes became more and more unpredictable.
Yin Jiqian thought of what Gu Jiuge had said to her, and felt something was wrong in her heart, and when she was about to say something, Liu Tingting raised the corners of her mouth again.
"Until she met the Gu family army, her fame was ruined and she became a prisoner of the Gu family army. The main general of the two armies fighting became a prisoner. This is an unheard of shame and shame for Xikun. As a lieutenant, the elder brother decided to use three hundred Gu family troops Gu Huaijiang also agreed to exchange the prisoners of war for your mother, but when the prisoners were exchanged, there was news that your mother had taken poison."
"I know, the Second Young Master told me about this!"
Yin Ji hurriedly said: "Auntie, it's not what you think! Master Gu and the others didn't insult mother. Presumably, mother felt ashamed because she was defeated and captured, or she took poison for other reasons. They really have nothing to do with each other!"
Before Liu Tingting said anything, Yin Jixie was busy explaining to the people in Gu Hou's mansion, thinking of the way she was crying bitterly holding Gu Jiuge just now, Liu Tingting's eyes flashed a gleam of clarity.
She deliberately said: "I didn't say that Gu Huaijiang and the others insulted your mother, why are you so anxious to explain?"
Yin Jixie's face was reddish, and she murmured: "I just... I just heard that my uncle was very angry and killed three hundred prisoners of the Gu family army directly. And for so many years, the Liu family in Xikun has always been the enemy of the Gu family army. So conjecture."
Liu Tingting nodded, "You're right. When my elder brother killed the prisoners of war in anger, he was indeed suspicious. My elder brother and I always wanted to avenge your mother. In the battle last year, the Liu family finally won the position of general. Losing to the Gu family's army again, most of the main force of the Liu family's army was slaughtered. At that time, elder brother cried bitterly at your mother's spiritual seat, crying that the Liu family will fall into the hands of the Gu family for the rest of his life."
The more Yin Jiqian heard it, the more she felt that something was wrong, and when she wanted to explain something to Gu Huaijiang and others, Liu Tingting said again: "We didn't change our minds until the eldest son Gu Shubai found the Liu family."
"What did the prince say?"
"He told us that your mother didn't die at the beginning, but she faked her death and went to Dong Ling, leaving behind you such a bloodline. The son's eloquence is very different from us rough people. The elder brother actually believed him If you want to go back to Dongling with him to find you, but I dare not take the risk of leaving the Liu family without anyone in charge, so I asked my eldest brother to leave me to come back with the son to find you."
Liu Tingting laughed again as she spoke, "Fortunately, I came back to look for you. You can only believe it when you see my face. If the elder brother... maybe he will get into a fight with the prince on the way. I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, just relying on the elder son of the Gu family to let us find you, we won't remember the enmity of those years. Although the Liu family is a rough general, they know that the kindness of a drop of water will be repaid by the spring."
After hearing her words, Yin Jixi let out a long sigh of relief.
"Auntie, you believe me, the members of the Gu family are very good people. Although they are loyal to Dongling and have been fighting Xikun for so many years, they are all polite and polite people, and they don't care about prisoners of war. Wanton insults. I believe them, not to mention that my existence proves that my mother was not unbearable to be humiliated and poisoned at the time, but deliberately faked her death?"
Liu Tingting nodded with a smile, "I know, I followed the princess and the prince all the way back to Dongling from Xikun. I have lived at such an old age. If I don't even understand what the Gu family is like, I will live for nothing. Don't worry. The Liu family and the Gu family used to be feuds, but they became in-laws for your happiness, and I don't think my eldest brother will object."
Yin Jixie blushed immediately, and turned around to look at her embarrassedly, "Auntie, don't talk nonsense, what in-laws..." She unconsciously stroked the scar on her forehead, "Look at my scar, this scar Yufu used to care for I have recuperated for a long time, but I still haven't seen any improvement. I'm afraid it will never heal in the future. The second son is such an extraordinary person, eight out of ten women in the imperial capital admire him, how can it be my turn to be an ugly monster?"
"Ugly?"
Liu Tingting immediately raised her brows, and the female general's prestige was undoubtedly revealed, "Who dares to say that my Liu family's daughter is ugly? Gu Jiuge, are you still coming in?"
The door was gently pushed open, and Gu Jiuge who had been guarding the door came slowly.
Yin Jiqian suddenly thought of his high martial arts skills, even if he didn't deliberately eavesdrop outside the door, he could hear their conversation, and his face turned even redder.
Liu Tingting said boldly: "Gu Jiuge, you must have heard what we said just now. Now, as Ji Yu's elder, I only ask you one question, would you like to marry her?!"
It is said that the people of Xikun are open-minded, but Yin Jiqian did not expect to be so open-minded, asking directly in front of men and women of the right age if she would like to marry.
Her heart thumped violently, worried that Gu Jiuge would refuse, and also expected him to agree to Liu Tingting's words.
Without thinking, Gu Jiuge cupped his hands and said: "General Liu, this junior has already made up his mind just outside the door, and will go back to his father tomorrow morning, and come to propose marriage after father agrees."
He didn't care about the complicated affairs of the Guhou Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion at the moment, and he didn't care that the relationship between the two families was more hostile than before. It is better to agree with Yin Shuo.
Liu Tingting waved her hand, "You don't need to ask, your father and I have discussed it a long time ago. Back then he lost the jewel in the palm of my Liu family, now we will give you another jewel in the palm, do you dare?"
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It’s late, this chapter is engaged, I finally settled my second brother’s marriage before leaving Dongling~
There should be a second update later, Yiren is working hard to work overtime!