"Is it really that serious?" Mrs. Pingyang Hou asked solemnly.
Marquis Pingyang nodded. Although the memorial that had been copied due to personal relations had been burned, the words were imprinted in his heart. Whenever he thought of it, he could not help but feel palpitations.
On that thin piece of paper, the words were like knives, and the sound made waves. In his writing, this little matter of the feud between Princess Baiyu and Princess Baiyu had completely turned into a treasonous act that corrupted the rules.
"... Princess Baiyu suspected that my sister was involved in the bandit attack on Lord Zhu, but the government did not investigate. She suspected that there was a secret bribery incident, so she became extremely angry and interrogated my sister... She is the noble daughter of Pingyang Marquis, a saint. The crown prince and concubine appointed by the emperor should correct themselves and educate the virtuous people in the world. However, for their own selfish interests, they believed what they heard and heard, and for a moment, they carried out the law on behalf of the imperial court, bullied the imperial court's selected beautiful women, and tarnished the Gu family's innocent family. , why? .... I wrote a letter, and the Marquis of Pingyang may write a letter to defend himself, try his best to evade right and wrong, confuse the words of the saint, or stay behind closed doors, display himself in a high position and disdain to discuss, showing that he has lost all his integrity and tranquility. Don't be surprised, it ruins the memory of the Gang Ji... I am angry and wrote this letter because of the sibling relationship, but I dare not shy away from the matter because it involves my own life. Whether it is appropriate or not, I will ask the emperor for guidance..."
"He is slandering and exaggerating!" The old lady listened to her son's description. Although she was just a housewife, she also heard from it the spirit of fighting and iron horses coming across the river, slandering the king, and confusing the saint. He was so big. The old lady, who had spent her whole life pampered and pampered, and even the emperor gave her some face, suddenly became angry.
"It's not a slander..." Pingyang Hou shook his head, "He didn't use any exaggerated words, and he didn't avoid the fact that he was angry because his relatives were humiliated, but he just described the incident word by word. Everything touches His Majesty's taboos, mother, although the Emperor's heart is unpredictable..."
But over the past few decades, I have come to know more or less about His Majesty and others. To sum it up in one sentence, it is impossible to guess.
Emperor Longqing came to the throne as the heir apparent for many years. He first fought with the late emperor for more than ten years, and finally won with his age advantage. Within a few days, he was faced with the invasion of Jin Dynasty. After several years of confused fighting, he even lost the country. Since then, his weird personality has developed to the extreme. The first taboo is for courtiers to make their own decisions and influence the emperor's behavior.
When Zhu Chunming was there, he always put the emperor first and speculated on the holy will as the highest criterion. He was actually considered by the emperor to be the most loyal minister who least speculated on the holy will. Finally, he covered the sky with one hand and acted unscrupulously. Now that Zhu Chunming was assassinated, the emperor became more and more confused. Suspicion, and this suspicion always comes out of nowhere. Any behavior that challenges the imperial power or influences the government will be amplified. As the saying goes, the speaker has no intention but the listener has the intention. The consequences of being suspected by the emperor are very terrible.
Marquis Pingyang looked at the old lady and whispered, "Mother...he is arousing your majesty's suspicion..."
The old lady stopped talking. Obviously, he also knew what the consequences would be if he aroused His Majesty's suspicion. There were so many examples there.
"It's not that serious..." She said slowly and in a low tone, but she also agreed with her son's view in her heart.
"Regardless of whether it is that serious or not, we cannot take this risk. We must let this case stop here and never let it be reviewed by Dali Temple..." Pingyang Hou said.
"I understand, why don't you just give in and go ahead?" The old lady looked a little gloomy, but she nodded and waved her hand, "Consider that girl lucky..."
"Did you really report them to Dali Temple?" Gu Shiba Niang looked at Gu Yu in front of her with surprise on her face.
Gu Yu looked away from the white porcelain vase on the table, turned around and smiled.
"Oh, even though I hit her in the face, it doesn't have a good impact on you, but..." He smiled slightly, "There is no win-win situation in this world. It is normal to suffer a loss when you are angry. My sister will not Blame me."
"Of course not..." Gu Shiba Niang shook her head. The influence of reputation was nothing to her. She stood up and saluted, "I really want to thank my cousin this time..."
Gu Yu smiled and said nothing.
Gu Shiba Niang did not speak anymore, but bowed deeply again.
"You're welcome, it's too vain to say thank you..." Gu Yu said with a faint smile, taking out a piece of paper from his sleeve, "Here are some nourishing pills, ten of each."
Gu Shiba Niang took it and took a look, and saw that there were ten kinds of precious Chinese medicine written on it, and they were all precious Chinese medicines. They were not for that kind of disease, but just for nourishing and nourishing the body. This was very popular among high-ranking officials.
Gu Shiba Niang looked at him with a smile.
"What? Can't you afford it?" Gu Yu raised his eyebrows slightly.
"I can afford it..." Gu Shiba Niang smiled and shook the paper in her hand, "But, this raw material..."
"You also produce the raw materials..." Gu Yu replied.
Gu Shiba Niang couldn't help but have a look of pain on her face, she couldn't get any ingredient here without a hundred taels of silver...
"I have to pawn the house..." She muttered, put the paper away, hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's stop here..."
"Oh? So you're scared?" Gu Yu asked with a smile behind his hands, his eyes turned to Gu Shiniang's face, and said with a bit of joking, "Or maybe you are worried about me, afraid of affecting my future? ?”
Gu Shiba Niang smiled, looked at him and asked suddenly: "Xiaoyu, why?"
"Why?" Gu Yu said, looking at her with a smile.
Gu Shiba smiled and shook her head, "It's nothing."
Gu Yu laughed and nodded at her.
"Then let me ask you..." he said, "Were those words you said that day sincere?"
"What day?" Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile, "What are you talking about?"
"It's because I think it's not worth putting myself in trouble for those who have hurt you..." Gu Yu looked at her and smiled lightly, "It's because you can become the reborn benefactor of the He clan..."
"Do you believe what I said is true or false?" Gu Shiba Niang pursed her lips and smiled.
"I don't believe it." Gu Yu smiled and shook his head.
"So..." Gu Shiba Niang stood up and poured him tea again, handed it to him, and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if it's true or false, we'll see what happens."
"So, the result I want has been achieved, and the rest is up to you..." Gu Yu took it with a smile, drank it all in one gulp, and then thrust the tea cup into her hand, "Goodbye..."
Seeing him walking away, Gu Shiba Niang called him again from behind.
"Thank you for being there that day..." She pursed her lips and bowed deeply again.
At that time, all the accumulated emotions collapsed, and all the efforts in the past were of no use. In this world, if you cross a mountain, there will always be another mountain pressing down. One mountain after another endlessly, she was disappointed, sad, helpless, and confused. At that moment She even thought, what's the benefit of living like this
At that time, this person suddenly appeared, using mocking words, but handed over his hand.
Gu Yu didn't stop, just waved his hand, stepped out of the threshold, walked into the courtyard, suddenly stopped, turned around suddenly and strode back, his face turned a little gloomy.
"But you want to stay for dinner?" Gu Shiba Niang asked with a wink.
"Gu Shiba!" Gu Yu stood in front of her, looked at her condescendingly, and asked through gritted teeth, "Did you just say that you have no money?"
Gu Shiba Niang was stunned and then laughed. When Fang Cheng heard that she had to buy the raw materials for the medicine herself, she complained. In fact, her complaint was not really a complaint. She did not have money, and it was very early. There will be no money….
"You stinky girl..." Gu Yu was enlightened, and this point was suddenly revealed. He had figured out everything in that paragraph. He gritted his teeth and said, looking at the smiling girl in front of him with white and fine teeth, what should he say? Feeling that it was useless to say anything, he raised his head and tapped her forehead three times.
"It hurts!" Gu Shiba Niang frowned and covered her forehead with her hand.
"Those medicines, give me ten more of each!!" Gu Yu squeezed out these words through his teeth and raised his hand to poke her forehead again, "Now, immediately, immediately, I need it!!"
"Yes, yes..." Gu Shiba Niang helped her head, which was almost broken by his poke, and replied repeatedly. Seeing Gu Yu striding away, she hurriedly said hello, "Let's have a meal, you just have a simple meal, don't dislike…."
Gu Yu turned his back and shook his fist at her, walked around the flower wall behind the shadow and disappeared.
After seeing Gu Yu off, the smile on Gu Shiba Niang's face gradually faded. She walked slowly to the door and took a deep breath of the cool air to clear her head.
Gu Yu's words had been revealed to her just now. After delivering the memorial to Dali Temple, what he had to do was done. Although the player is still playing chess, the next move has nothing to do with him. Whether the scene in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion continues or ends here is her own business.
When the night was deep, Ms. Cao came over with a little girl. Outside the courtyard gate, she saw the lights in Gu Shiba Niang's house. Looking at the thin figure cast on the window, Ms. Cao stopped.
"Madam?" the little girl asked, holding the tea soup in her hand.
"Go back, don't disturb Miss..." Ms. Cao said in a low voice.
"But Madam has already done this..." The little girl was a little confused.
"Let's go, I'll eat this tea soup..." Mrs. Cao said in a low voice, "I'll eat strong, good, and better than anything else..."
Her voice sounded like she was laughing or crying. In the dim night, it was hard to see clearly under the small lantern. The little girl said oh, didn't ask any more questions, and turned around and walked away with Mr. Cao.
One night passed quickly.
"Miss, Miss, Pingyang Houfu has sent someone!"
A girl hurriedly came to report with a bit of panic.
"Are you here?" Gu Shiba Niang opened the door and stepped out, "Here he is finally!"
A moment later, in the living room, Gu Shiba Niang saw a man and a woman dressed in extraordinary clothes.
"I've met Miss Gu..." Seeing Gu Shiba Niang walking in, the two of them smiled and bowed to say hello.
The attitude was much more respectful than the two mothers who came at that time.
Gu Shiba Niang nodded, her eyes fell on the large and small gift boxes displayed in the room, and a smile appeared on her lips.
"Miss Gu, on the order of the old lady, we are here to calm the lady down..." The chubby woman bowed and said with a smile.
"Are you here to calm down the shock?" Gu Shiba Niang stretched out her hand to help Ms. Cao sit down in the front seat. She also sat down and looked at the woman with a smile, "Aren't you here to apologize?"
The expressions of the woman and the man were obviously startled, but they had obviously received instructions when they came and were prepared in their hearts. They quickly put away their surprise and continued to laugh.
"Yes, yes, what the lady said is true. That's exactly what the old lady meant..." the woman bowed and said.
"Since that's what you mean, then you have to be sincere..." Gu Shiba Niang interrupted her with a smile, and pointed her eyes at the gift box over there, "Shi Ke can't be killed, who do you think I am? "
As she spoke, her originally smiling expression gradually became fierce, "Come here, throw these things out! I, Gu Xiang, have not yet reached the point of selling my dignity in exchange for charity!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the woman and the man changed drastically, and they stared at Gu Shiba Niang.