Until Xin Chaoyang left, Lingbao was still a little sluggish.
"This person...this person..." She murmured, but couldn't find the right words to describe it, and turned to look at Gu Shiba Niang.
"You must be sick..." Gu Shiba Niang frowned and said.
Gu Shiba Niang didn't take it to heart what Xin Chaoyang Shen Shen said. The great pharmacists and drug dealers respected each other, but there were also many who turned against each other. After several battles, no one asked for more. For these benefits, the pharmacists who are forced to fight to the death can often severely damage a drug dealer's vitality, and both sides end up hurting the others and benefiting. Therefore, under the centuries-old rule, even if everyone has a grudge, they will never interact with each other, and there will be no resentment. Want the other party to fight to the death.
"Life in this world is nothing but struggle, fighting for interests, status, food, fame, and wealth. Since fighting must involve unscrupulous means, no matter whether the offense against me is intentional or unintentional, I will always accept it. I won’t mind, but at the same time, I am also fighting, and I will do whatever it takes, no matter whether I win or lose, it is best for us to forget each other." Gu Shiba Niang glanced at the cold little garden and looked at the worried Lingbao. , "What? Are you worried that I will be swayed by his few words?"
Lingbao shook his head hastily, "No, Miss will never do that."
Gu Shibaniang laughed and walked out gracefully.
Looking at Gu Shiba Niang's back in front of him, a knowing smile appeared on Lingbao's face. The young lady is a very generous person, and of course she is also a very stubborn person. She can forgive those who hurt her, but at the same time this It also means that that person will be completely isolated from the lady's mind.
Being smart and confident is like believing in the morning sun. If you want to realize what you just said, you will have a long way to go, and you may not be able to realize it in your lifetime.
Xin Chaoyang naturally knows this, but there is always a goal to achieve in life, which is already very happy in itself.
"Let's go." Outside the gate of Gu's house, Xin Chaoyang waved his cloak and got into the carriage and left.
"Mom, has a letter arrived from my brother?" Gu Shiba Niang asked as soon as she stepped into the living room.
Before she could look away, she heard a familiar yet unfamiliar female voice scream, causing her to freeze on the spot. Looking for the sound, she saw a girl sitting on a chair beside her. She was dressed in an extremely embarrassed manner and was covering her head with her hands. Her face seemed to be very reluctant to see Gu Shiba Niang.
"Eighteenth Mother..." Ms. Cao was about to speak.
"I'm not here for you." The girl covering her face screamed, interrupting Cao's words, "Don't think I'm here for you, I'm not here for you."
Gu Shiba Niang had already recognized who this person was, and after hearing her words, she frowned.
"Gu Xi'er, where are you sitting now?" she said lightly.
When Gu Xi'er heard this, she suddenly put down her hands. This was a face that was as embarrassed as it looked. Although it was simply wiped off, the wind and frost left deep marks on the face.
"Why are you like this?" Gu Shiba Niang was very surprised. Before she could say anything, Gu Xi'er had already stood up and rushed out.
"Okay, I don't want you to pity me and leave," she shouted.
Mrs. Cao hurriedly followed her and grabbed her, trying to persuade her, while winking at Gu Shiba Niang.
"What did I say? I just care about you and ask." Gu Shiba Niang frowned and raised her hand to indicate, "Take Miss Xi'er to wash up..."
Immediately, four or five maids came up and persuaded them with respectful smiles. Seeing that these people were sincere and not looking down on them, Gu Xier regained some dignity and followed them down the steps.
"Mom, what's going on?" Gu Shiba asked.
"I don't know either." Mrs. Cao frowned and said, "I haven't visited your uncle and aunt for a few days. I went to check on you today, but they weren't at home. I was about to come back and saw her squatting outside your uncle's door. ...I was shocked... She didn't say anything when I asked her, she just said she was looking for her uncle... The gatekeeper didn't recognize her at all, so he wouldn't let her in. It was useless even if I tried, so I had to persuade her to come back and live with her first. Come on...Looking at it like this, it looks like Feng Dian has been sleeping in the open for a long time..."
Gu Shiba Niang nodded, "Go and let someone tell your uncle's house. Besides, it looks like he escaped secretly. I'm afraid Jiankang doesn't know about it, so he will send someone to deliver the letter back..."
Ms. Cao nodded, stroking her chest again worriedly, "What happened..."
"Although this girl is not very popular, she is really courageous..." Gu Shiba Niang said, "Mom, I won't come out in a while. People like her are most afraid of me seeing her in utter embarrassment. …”
"Okay..." Madam Cao smiled, caressing her daughter's shoulder, and sighed happily.
Who said her daughter was evil, it was because someone else had offended her first.
Gu Shibaniang still underestimated how much Gu Xier cared about face. For three whole days, Cao still didn't ask her why she came here. However, the result was that Gu Xier had adapted to the new environment.
"Eighteen Mother." A voice sounded outside the door.
"Miss Xi'er, you can't come here..."
"Why? What kind of shameful place is this?"
"This is our lady's gunpowder store..."
"What's the gun?"
Gu Shiba Niang opened the door and looked at the two people confronting each other outside.
It had to be said that Gu Xi'er was naturally beautiful. After changing her clothes, getting a few solid sleeps and eating hot meals, she regained her brilliance.
Under the magnolia tree, a girl with her temples held in her arms and wearing a pink narrow-sleeved double-breasted robe makes people lose their minds.
"Baba Niang, have you sent someone to your uncle's house today?" Gu Xi'er asked, her eyes falling on Gu Shiba Niang's yellowed hands that were blistered by the medicinal ingredients, and she frowned, "What is this? It's so disgusting..."
"Oh..." Gu Shiba Niang walked over a few steps and waved at her, "The food you eat every day and the clothes you wear today are all earned by this disgusting thing..."
Gu Xi'er curled her lips and stood a few steps away.
"Sent someone..." Gu Shiba Niang replied, looking at her and asking, "What happened? To make a delicate young lady like you become so powerful?"
Hearing her say the word "powerful", Gu Xi'er felt a little proud. Looking back, she was really powerful, but when she thought about the reason that forced her to become so powerful, her expression still turned gloomy.
"It's okay..." She didn't answer, and lost interest in talking to Gu Shiba Niang, and left sadly.
Gu Shiba Niang was not interested in talking to this little girl and came to the living room to sit and talk with Mrs. Cao. Not long after, the servant sent to Gu Shen'an's house came back in a hurry.
"You haven't come back yet?" Gu Shiba Niang was very surprised, "Then Mrs. Gu should be at home too?"
"No, Madam is not at home either..." the boy replied.
"When are you coming back?" Ms. Cao asked.
The boy shook his head.
"Then just wait, it's almost the Chinese New Year, and I won't be out for too long." Ms. Cao said with relief.
Sure enough, they didn't have to wait long before they knew.
Gu Xier, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, appeared in front of the mother and daughter, panting.
"Where are you going?" Gu Shiba Niang couldn't hold back her anger and asked, "Why didn't you say anything when you went out? Are you sincerely causing trouble for us?"
Mrs. Cao hurriedly tried to smooth things over, pulled Gu Shiba Niang, and pushed Gu Xi'er, who was obviously looking bad, down on her seat.
"It's okay, it's okay. Let me know where you want to go. You might as well bring a car. There are many people on the street..." Ms. Cao said softly.
"Uncle, something happened!" Gu Xi'er couldn't sit down at all, so she stood up and shouted.
The mother and daughter were startled by this nonsense.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Gu Shiba Niang looked at her.
Gu Shen'an, the Minister of Civil Affairs of the dynasty, was a first-class cabinet member. Something happened to him? As long as you don't rebel, nothing will happen in your life.
"Luo'er said that Luo'er was sick because of the confinement period." Gu Xi'er's body was shaking slightly, obviously she was quite frightened.
Mrs. Cao and Gu Shiba Niang looked at each other and their expressions became solemn.
"What's going on?" they asked in unison.
For the Cao family and their daughter, they knew very little, not even beyond their alley, let alone the junction of Dajin and Dazhou in the far north.
Just a few days ago, the magistrate of Suizhou appointed by Da Jin led a group of Da Jin soldiers to sack a town in Da Zhou. He went to court in person and scolded Dai Jin for his betrayal of faith and ignorance of the consequences. He immediately scolded everyone in the original leader's faction, especially Zhu Chunming, who simply knelt down, kowtowed and cried after being scolded.
Scolding won't solve the problem. After scolding, I still need to ask for everyone's opinions on how to deal with this shameless Daikin.
All the civil and military officials in the court were silent. Now in the court, Master Zhu is silent, and no one dares to express his opinion.
Zhu Chunming had no choice but to bite the bullet and said to check first to see if there was any misunderstanding. Naturally, he was scolded by the emperor again. At this time, a minister who had been protecting himself for more than ten years suddenly stood up and advocated giving Daikin such a move. Whether it is hot or unbearable, they must be taught a lesson.
Ever since Ye Zhen was executed for treason, Mr. Shen was recuperating at home, and a group of leading war factions were demoted to death, the court had not heard anyone dare to teach Dai Jin a lesson for several years.
For a time, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, including the emperor, looked at this expert in surprise.
The master is Gu Shen'an, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. After he finished saying this, he also noticed the strange atmosphere in the hall. He raised his head and suddenly saw Zhu Chunming's faint eyes not far away. His back suddenly felt A thin layer of sweat broke out.
Then the suddenly calm emperor slowly asked him a question, which shocked Gu Shen'an completely.
"Then how should Aiqing teach them a lesson?" the emperor said slowly, his small eyes that had been dull for a long time fixed on Gu Shen'an.
This was completely different from what Gu Shenan had expected, and he couldn't help but be confused.
"I would like to first punish the prefect of Xiangyang for the ineffective defense of the Xiangyang garrison..." Zhu Chunming suddenly kowtowed at this time and interjected.
One of Zhu Chunming's godsons who got the hint from this sentence, the Minister of War, also stood up, knelt down and kowtowed, asking him to punish the incompetent army and ignore the majesty of our court and dereliction of duty.
"So, it's because I, Da Jin, looked down on me and invaded wantonly because I had no soldiers or generals." The emperor's cold voice sounded in the hall.
The civil and military officials in the court were all shocked. There were no soldiers or generals. Obviously, the emperor was thinking of General Ye Zhen who was executed.
One of the admonishers who tried to protect General Ye Zhen wrote a letter in which he vented his grief and anger and even contained some curse words. After General Ye Zhen died, there would no longer be a general who could resist the great gold, and there would no longer be any soldiers to resist the enemy.
This sentence was not intended to curse the emperor's empire. The crime could be regarded as treason. The furious emperor had the admonishment officer executed and beheaded.
By this time, Gu Shen'an had fully understood where he had gone wrong. First, the emperor did not want to teach Dai Jin a lesson by force. Second, he had offended Zhu Chunming, and in this short moment, he was scolded by the emperor just now. Master Zhu Chunming, who looked like a lost dog, turned around and bit him hard, a fatal bite.
"In this case, I will order you to handle this matter with full authority. I will give you an explanation." The emperor looked at Gu Shen'an, announced his decision, and kicked out this hot potato. No matter what happened, there will be a scapegoat in the future, no matter what It's no wonder that he, the emperor, is the one to blame.
Just like that, Gu Shenan confessed himself.
He would never dare to fight, and the emperor would not let him fight. War, that would be a dead end, not to mention losing the face of the court, being reviled by the people in the looted land, and being accused of being weak by all the people in the world. , and even if he bravely admits this infamy, one day the emperor will remember it and will punish him to offend him for the shame of seeking peace. The reason why Zhu Chunming allowed the emperor to sign an armistice agreement with Dajin back then was also Seeing the opportunity of General Ye Zhen of the Great Zhou Dynasty to approach Dajin step by step with a triumphant song, he shied away, and the big words came out, and he shied away again, which made the emperor of the Nine-Fifth Emperor feel so embarrassed that he dared to crush him to death on the spot with the big hat of teasing the emperor.
So under the sympathy of the civil and military officials in the court and the cold gaze of Zhu Chunming, Gu Shen'an left the capital and went to Xiangyang Mansion. When he left, he knew that everything he had gained in this life would be wiped out.
Therefore, Gu Shen'an's wife was not at home and ran back to her parents' house to seek help. Gu Luo'er naturally wanted to share her father's worries and went to her father-in-law to seek help, but did not get a real-time answer.
"Recently, your Majesty has been determined to kill the marquis..." The father-in-law gave a reminder, which meant that we should not drag our Baoding marquis clan to die.
Gu Luo'er, who was depressed because she was so sure that her newborn son would turn out to be a daughter, became worried and fell ill.
This is why Gu Xier was not allowed to enter the Gu family mansion and Gu Luoer's home in the capital for the past few days. No one was in the mood to pay attention to her.
Regarding these matters in the court, the three women, Gu Shiba Niang and Gu Xi'er of the Cao family, did not understand the meaning at all. They stared with big eyes and small eyes, not understanding why this matter was so serious.
"That is to say, my uncle thought that his words would cause trouble..." Gu Shiba Niang concluded, "But... considering my uncle's way of being an official for so many years, how could he suddenly cause trouble for himself?"
This was beyond the imagination of the three of them, and they all shook their heads.
"Does the family know?" Gu Shiba Niang asked hurriedly.
Gu Xi'er nodded, "You should receive the letter soon."
"Then...there's nothing we can do, let the adults worry about it." Gu Shiba Niang said, sitting down to have tea.
"Yes, of course it has nothing to do with you..." Gu Xi'er's face turned pale and she was shaky on her chair, but what should she do? She just went to her biggest backer, but when her backer was gone, who could help her? Do I really want to marry that ugly, old silk merchant...
She couldn't help but shed tears. The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. She felt so discouraged that she simply covered her face and cried loudly.
Mrs. Cao and Gu Shiba Niang were startled by her and rushed to comfort her.
"Don't be too sad. I think my uncle has been an official in the court for so many years. He must have a lot of contacts. He must be fine. A first-class official can fall down wherever he can..." Gu Shiba Niang said.
The word "people connections" suddenly broke into Gu Xi'er's ears. She raised her head suddenly and looked straight at Gu Shiba Niang.
She thought of the shocking news Gu Luoer told her.
"I don't have any connections. There's nothing I can do if you look at me..." Gu Shiba Niang was shocked by her and said.
"Sister..." Gu Xier suddenly grabbed her.
This shout from her sister made Gu Shiba Niang's hair stand on end.
"I can't help you even if you call me sister..." She laughed, "How can I, a little girl, know what to do about these affairs in the court? Why not... why not go to your brother..."
At this point, she nodded, "Yes, that boy is extremely smart and well-versed in people. He will definitely be able to think of a way. It just depends on whether he wants to..."
As he said this, a thought flashed through his mind, and his voice stopped abruptly.
That kid...he wouldn't want to help, would he? Maybe, all this is him...
A trace of panic flashed in Gu Shiba Niang's eyes. Could it be that a first-class official in the current dynasty could really be wiped out with just one blow from him
How did he do it? Isn't this too scary
It's impossible...how is it possible
"Eighteen Mother, please help me, please help me..." Gu Xi'er did not notice the change in her face, but held her hand tightly, pearl-like tears streaming down her face, "I don't want to marry An old and ugly man, I would rather die..."
Gu Shiba Niang was interrupted by her words and looked at Mrs. Cao. It turned out that she ran away from home and came to the capital.
"What's going on?" Mrs. Cao pulled her over and asked softly.
"My father was doing business with someone. He liked their silk fabrics and invited them to his home. In order to win over him and show their close relationship, he asked the whole family to come out to see him... I didn't expect... I didn't expect that the old man would... actually... ...." After Gu Xier said this, she couldn't say any more, she covered her face and cried loudly.
She, Gu Xi'er, was famous in Jiankang. Who didn't know that she was one of the most beautiful women, and that she had attracted many handsome young men to think about her day and night. They never expected that she would end up marrying a man of the same age as her father, and the most important thing was , his father who loves him so much actually agreed.
She had always thought of herself as a treasure, but she was shocked to realize that she was actually just a piece of grass that could be discarded at any time.
After hearing this, Mrs. Cao couldn't help crying along with Gu Xi'er, and almost opened her mouth to agree to go and talk to Gu Leshan, but Gu Shiba Niang stretched out her hand and pulled her back, and she swallowed her words.
"Xi'er, this is your fault..." Gu Shiba Niang looked at Gu Xi'er and said slowly.
When Gu Xi'er heard this, she looked at her in shock. What did it mean that she was wrong? Just marry that old man
Although they have not seen each other for a long time, the expression on Gu Shiba Niang's face standing in front of her is still the same as that day in front of Xinglong Temple, with a hint of cold indifference.
"Am I wrong?" Gu Xi'er stopped crying and shook off Gu Shiba Niang's hand, "What do you mean I'm wrong? Why should I marry that old ugly man, and you should enter the East Palace and become a noble? "
Gu Shiba Niang frowned slightly. It seemed that Gu Luoer must know that she was chosen as a good girl, and she didn't need to say anything more about it.
"You will eat the king's salary and share the king's worries. Your father has already promised. If you throw away your hands and run away like this, have you ever thought about what kind of trouble your father will get into?" She said in a gentle voice.
"I don't care, it's his business." Gu Xi'er stamped her feet and shouted, reaching out to grab Gu Shiba Niang again, choking and begging, "Good sister, it was my fault before, I shouldn't have quarreled with you, no matter what, We are also cousins. If I were asked to marry that man, I would rather die..."
As he spoke, he started to cry again.
Mrs. Cao couldn't bear to reach out and pull Gu Shiba Niang.
"You also know the relationship between our two families. Do you think your father will listen to what I say?" Gu Shiba Niang laughed, "Didn't you find Luo'er? I think she would just come forward..."
"No, no..." Gu Xi'er bit her lower lip and looked at Gu Shiba Niang with watery eyes, "Shi Ba Niang, you... you let me enter the East Palace too..."
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I don’t save the manuscript~I’ll upload it once I write it~~10,000 words today, oh oh oh oh~~ But I don’t know tomorrow