Gu Hai also said that it was obviously a coincidence that he helped him enter Yunmeng Academy, and he had no intention of accepting his gratitude. On the one hand, he was disdainful, and on the other hand, for a person of his status, even if he accepted a A person's gratitude also depends on whether the person is qualified or not.
It is conceivable that if Gu Hai had not passed the Gongshi examination at that time, King Wenjun would not have given him a chance to see him again, and they would never have met again in this life, let alone support him.
Gu Shiba Niang hit her head heavily on the wall of the car and let out a breath.
There is no such thing as love without reason in this world, let alone someone as noble as a county king.
Her heart sank. If such a big thing happened, if Prince Wen had wanted to save her, he would have saved her long ago.
The carriage stopped abruptly, and Peng Yizhen carefully opened the curtain, just in time to look into Gu Shiba Niang's eyes.
He seemed startled, "Didn't you sleep for a while?"
"Mr. Peng." Gu Shiba Niang's eyes glowed red as she stayed awake for several nights, "Please help me find a place."
When she said this, she turned sideways and whispered a few words into Peng Yizhen's ear.
Peng Yizhen's eyes widened in disbelief.
"My brother once recommended him to Yunmeng Academy." Gu Shiba Niang said in a low voice.
Peng Yizhen suddenly understood, but immediately frowned again.
"Why don't you go back and ask Mr. Gu?" he suggested in a low voice.
Gu Shiba Niang shook her head and pointed forward.
Peng Yizhen followed her finger and saw that it was a bustling restaurant, with people coming and going.
"This is the place with the most people and the best information. It is not difficult to find out about this noble person." Peng Yizhen smiled again and asked the servant to keep an eye on the young lady before he went off.
Not long after, Peng Yizhen came back happily and ordered the horse to turn around and drive towards the northwest corner of Su'an City.
You will know if it is what you guessed. Just give it a try. Gu Shiba Niang leaned against the carriage, her restless eyes were already covered with red threads, and her pale lips were cracked with red threads.
What happened to my brother was because he offended Mr. Zhu, who was the most powerful person in the dynasty. However, no matter how powerful Mr. Zhu was, he was still a minister. No one who was also a minister could suppress him, but the king could, whether it was the current king or the king. The future king.
But can she really meet this nobleman with royal blood
If he is willing to see me, then there is hope for the matter. If he doesn't see him, it confirms his guess. In the eyes of this noble man, there is no thought of old love at all, only profit.
"Eighteen Mother, we're here." Peng Yizhen's voice came from outside.
Gu Shiba Niang took a deep breath, opened the curtain and walked out.
There is a magnificent mansion beside the road, surrounded by red walls and tiles, and armed guards. The guard alone, without other signs, shows that the owner here is a royal family.
"Who is this? You are not allowed to stay here, please leave quickly."
As soon as Gu Shiba Niang jumped out of the car, she saw countless murderous auras coming over her. Not far away, four or five forbidden soldiers shouted sharply with waist knives in their hands.
Peng Yizhen couldn't help but stop, a little timid in front of such momentum, but saw Gu Shiba Niang passing him and walking calmly towards the forbidden army.
"Sir, my daughter, the Gu family of Xianren County, Jiankang Prefecture, her name is Xiang, would like to see the county prince. Could you please pass this on..." Gu Shiba Niang saluted in front of the forbidden troops.
The imperial guards showed no signs of surprise at the little girl's unusual courage.
"In the Prince's Mansion, there is only the order of summons from the Prince, but no courtesy." The Imperial Guards said in a deep voice, waving the swords in their hands again, "Retreat quickly."
Sure enough, her royal status was extraordinary. Gu Shiba Niang's heart sank. Not to mention whether she could see her or not, how she wanted to be seen was a problem.
Gu Shiba Niang stood for a moment, looked up at the vermilion gate, and felt like she was standing outside the Xianren County School again, being pestered by three bad students, and that young man came gracefully.
"Bah!" the forbidden army shouted, shattering the shadow in front of him.
"Let's go." Gu Shiba Niang turned around.
This is a luxurious and quiet garden inn in the capital. Gu Shiba Niang left all her money to Peng Yizhen to take charge of it. She didn't worry about where to stay or what to eat. She just left and ate as she was told.
I got out of the car and followed the store owner's guidance straight into the house, seeing nothing in sight.
The young man and Peng Yizhen who were following behind him had their mouths wide open, as if they were country people entering the city. They couldn't see clearly as they walked along.
"Sir, this place you are looking for is really like a fairy mansion...it must be very expensive." A boy rubbed his face and whispered to Peng Yizhen.
This time, a total of two boys were brought here to serve as coachmen. One was called Ah Si and the other was called Deng Er. They were the first family members Gu Shiba Niang bought.
"Young master has such a big incident, there is still a lot of money to spend..." Deng Er muttered behind him, with a bit of dissatisfaction.
He is a little older and has more things to think about.
"I didn't decide..." Peng Yizhen waved his hands and said, "You forgot, when we were waiting in front of Mr. Gu's door, two people handed me a letter..."
He took it out and shook it, "...Write the address and room here, and indicate that all fees have been paid."
Ah Si and Deng Er were startled, "Is there such a good thing? Who is so kind? Does the young lady have relatives here?"
Peng Yizhen shook out the letter and pointed to the bright red round seal on the signature. The two waiters didn't recognize the seal script written in it.
"Su'an Medicine Guild." He muttered in a low voice.
The two boys suddenly said "Oh", then they swept away their worries and showed smiles, but when they thought of the situation at this time, they became sad again.
With a bang, Gu Shiba Niang walked into the house and closed the door.
The three people locked outside the house looked at each other.
"Miss, do you want something to eat?" Ah Si asked in a medium voice.
"Yeah" a voice in the room responded.
The three of them immediately ordered the waiters to bring light meals.
"Eighteen Niang, you should try to squint for a while. You haven't slept for several days. How can you bear this..." Peng Yizhen said softly through the door.
"Yes." The person in the room still replied.
Peng Yizhen shook his head and looked helpless at the two boys.
Ever since she set foot on the road to the capital, Gu Shiba Niang has fallen into a strange state of numbness. She will eat and drink as she is told, get off the car and walk with ease, but it seems that her whole body Her soul was wandering, or it could be said that all her energy was focused on only one thought. Everything else, including everyone, was automatically abandoned and isolated by her.
Relatives and senior officials also saw it. Gu Shiba Niang locked herself in the room again. Peng Yizhen and the two boys didn't know what to do. They just ate in peace, and then squatted in the room, standing upright. Er Er looked at Gu Shiba Niang's house.
"Everyone, stay alert..." Peng Yizhen whispered to them, mouthing into Gu Shiba Niang's room.
Faced with such a big change, if you can't think about it...
The two boys nodded solemnly and walked around Gu Shiba Niang's house every tea time. Gu Ba Niang did not come out until the lights came on, and the house fell silently into darkness.
At this time, there was no distinction between day and night in the Prison Prison of the Criminal Department. It was always shrouded in darkness. As you walked along the dirty corridor, the sounds of beatings and cries gradually disappeared, leaving only a deathly silence. .
The low sound of footsteps was accompanied by a spark that lit up. The jailer seemed to emerge from the ground and stood respectfully in front of the spark.
"My lord." He bowed in greeting in a low voice.
These little sparks flickered in the darkness, which did not illuminate the scene at all, but made it even more eerie.
"How is he?" A voice came from above Starfire, low, and it sounded a bit vague because of the deliberate suppression.
"Don't worry, sir. Although I can't get up yet, I'm fine." The jailer replied with some caution.
The sky prison fell into dead silence again, and then he walked towards a cell with almost inaudible footsteps. He walked very lightly, as if he was afraid of waking up the people inside.
My eyes adjusted to the darkness here, and I could vaguely see a human figure lying in the dirty, narrow cell. It seemed to be sleeping or half-dead like the people in the other cells.
The man stood in front of the prison for a long time.
"Don't torture him anymore." After a long time, he said softly. He paused for a moment as if he was worried about something and then continued, "I will go and talk to Master Shangshu...".
"Don't worry, sir. I have taken note of it, young ones." The warder replied obediently like a docile lamb.
They spoke very quietly, as if they were afraid of waking up the people lying inside, but they woke up anyway.
The sound of straw was heard, and the people in the prison turned their heads with some difficulty.
"Who?" came a low, dry and hoarse voice, "Who is where?"
When he turned his head, the spark that was shining just now was instantly swallowed up by darkness, and the speaker disappeared.
"Be honest, be honest, what's the point of making such a fuss?" the warder lit the torch, hit the prison pillar with his sword and shouted fiercely.
The sudden light of the fire blinded the person inside for a moment. He couldn't help but bury his head in the straw. It took him a while to adapt to the light. When he turned his head again, the firelight reflected a face with messy beard and hair and stains. , you can vaguely see that the face is somewhat delicate.
"Who's talking?" he asked, moving his chapped lips.
Under the light of the fire, there was only a burly jailer with a ferocious face in the cell.
"What are you talking about?" The warder shook his face and hit the cell pillar fiercely, "Gu Hai, if you have anything to say, it's best to say it quickly to avoid suffering more punishment."
"Everything I want to say has been said." Gu Hai turned his head inside again, seeming to fall into a deep sleep.
The jailer snorted, glanced at Gu Hai, and muttered: "It's really strange for a scholar to wait for a stupid thing instead of having a great future."
In fact, for the jailers, as their immediate boss Lord Zhu...the cousin has become more powerful in recent years, the strange phenomenon is that more and more scholar-officials are sent to the prison to die generously, just like cutting leeks. Generally, one crop after another is cut.
Are these powerless civil servants really not afraid of death
Knowing that death is unintentional and that it will affect relatives, but still flinging an egg at a stone to fly a moth into the fire, for the jailer, this is simply an incomprehensible stupidity. There is another way of saying this kind of behavior, which is to take the morality of the world as one's own responsibility. This is Said by the great bachelor in the next cell who had been sentenced to death.
The warder shook his head, turned around and walked away while holding the torch. After walking a few steps, he turned back and looked thoughtfully at the motionless Gu Hai. However, this kid was lucky enough to be protected by that man. The warder His brows wrinkled slightly, with a trace of doubt. This is really strange. That person is obviously... It is really difficult to sort out these twists and turns of the relationship. Maybe the people above have some arrangements. He He shook his head not to think about the reason, turned around and walked away, and the cell was instantly swallowed up by darkness again.
Outside the prison door of the Criminal Department, the night was getting darker and darker, and the angry wind lantern hanging in a tea soup shop not far away added a touch of bright color to the night.
The tea and soup shop was run by an old couple. Although the prison of the Ministry of Punishment was a gloomy and scary place, the business was good. After a busy day, the couple had a moment of leisure.
"Old man..." The gray-haired old woman wiped her wet hands on her apron, mouthed to her wife, and winked under the big tree outside the door.
There was a small figure squatting under the big tree, shivering in the dark night, and it was hard to tell whether it was a man or a woman.
"You haven't left yet?" The rickety old man came over tremblingly, followed his wife's line of sight, looked out, shook his head and sighed.
"It's been so many days, no matter it's windy or snowing, I haven't taken a step away..." the old woman also sighed.
How pitiful, the couple sighed at the same time. No matter how hateful the people in the Penal Department prison are, their families are all pitiful people.
"Girl, come in, sit down, drink some tea and warm yourself up..." The old woman couldn't stand it anymore, so she walked out and greeted her softly.
The figure turned around, revealing a haggard face, it was Lingbao.
"Thank you, mother-in-law, no need..." She moved her chapped lips and made a weak voice, holding on to the tree trunk to stand up. When she stood up, her body swayed, and she finally couldn't hold on and fell down.
The old couple had seen this kind of scene many times, and they didn't panic. Instead, they sighed and walked over shakily, one holding hot tea and the other on crutches.
"How is it?" asked the old woman.
The old man took his hand away from Lingbao's pulse and nodded, "It's okay, I'll get through it."
"I don't know who she is locked up in, and where her home is. This is in the middle of the night..." The old woman sighed and lowered her body to feed her the tea in her hand.
At this moment, a gust of wind blew past him, and a person stood over.
The old couple was startled and almost screamed. This was in the middle of the night outside the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, which was closest to the Palace of Hell. Anyone else would have been frightened half to death.
"She..." a low voice came, "Is she okay?"
This man was wrapped in a big black cloak from head to toe. He looked particularly breathtaking in the night.
"No, no...it's okay." The old man said tremblingly.
Isn't this the evil master who seduces people
The person in front of him was silent for a moment, turned around and walked away, blending into the night.
"Send her to the outer building of the East City Tower..." These words floated in the wind, and a piece of snow-white silver fell at my feet.
The old couple looked at each other and rubbed their eyes at the same time. It wasn't until they saw the real existence of the silver at their feet that they believed that what just happened was not an illusion.
When Lingbao opened his eyes again, his body was wrapped in a soft and warm quilt, and a pair of warm eyes looked at him on the bedside, although these eyes looked a bit scary.
"Miss..." Lingbao cried out in pain. Her throat was sore and she couldn't make any sound as she struggled to get up.
"Don't move, don't move." Gu Shiba Niang stretched out her hand to hold her down and caressed her bloodless face, "I'm here, you can have a good rest."
"Master...Master..." Lingbao was still in tears.
Since the young master was arrested and imprisoned, and the two boys ran home to report the news, she didn't know what to do, so she stayed in front of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment every day, just hoping to visit the young master. Of course, that was an impossible wish. .
She stood guard in front of the prison door, and all kinds of terrible news reached her ears all the time. The torture methods used by the Ministry of Justice to extract confessions were something she had never heard of and could never imagine. Just hearing about it scared her to the point of death. She had to experience it for herself. ….
How could a frail scholar like the young master endure it? If the young master had some shortcomings and could not even see his relatives or leave a single message, how could the young lady and his wife live
In those days, Lingbao was like an ant on a hot pot, suffering but unable to do anything. He had to stay outside the prison door every day, as if this way he could share the young master's pain.
"It's okay, I will definitely find a way to save him." Gu Shiba Niang said with a soft smile, taking the medicine from Peng Yizhen, "Here, Lingbao takes the medicine, and then sleeps peacefully. Wake up, everything is fine.”
Looking at the calm face of the young lady, Lingbao, who had been tense for so many days, finally relaxed. With the young lady here, the young master must be fine this time. With the help of Gu Shiba Niang, she took the medicine one bite at a time. As expected, Fell into a deep sleep.
It wasn't until she fell into a deep sleep that Gu Shiba Niang's tears fell, and Peng Yizhen followed suit and sighed with emotion on his face.
"Good boy, good boy," he murmured.
After closing the door and looking at the haggard Gu Shiba Niang, Peng Yizhen couldn't help but persuade her to take a rest again.
"Eighteen Mother, if you continue like this, your body will not be able to bear it." He said anxiously.
Gu Shiba Niang shook her head and suddenly asked: "Who sent the Lingbao?"
Peng Yizhen was stunned for a moment. In the dark night, the store clerk woke him up. He was so frightened that he thought something had happened, and his calf only contracted.
"It's an old man." He thought for a moment and said.
"Then how did the old man know that we are here to live here? We just arrived yesterday, and Lingbao himself doesn't know." Gu Shiba Niang looked at him and asked.
This is indeed a problem, and Peng Yizhen also frowned.
"The old man said that he opened a tea and soup shop at the entrance of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. I will ask him to see who is watching us from behind," he said in a low voice.
"If someone is really staring at us and he doesn't want to show up, we won't be able to find out anything." Gu Shiba Niang shook her head and said, since this person sent the Lingbao here, he obviously had no malicious intent, at least he didn't mean to hurt anyone at will. , for her at present, the most important thing is how to meet Prince Wenjun.
Just as Gu Shiba Niang was frowning deeply, the store clerk ran over with a post. For the sponsor who had reserved the Tianzi room in the inn indefinitely, the clerk wished he could be treated like an ancestor of gods. He was just one step away. Sake incense every three days.
"Ms. Gu, Miss Gu. Your post." The young man nodded and handed the post over to me.
Gu Shiba Niang was in a daze, and Peng Yizhen reached out to take it.
"It's from the Medicine Guild." He said with a cheerful smile.
When the Lingbao was delivered and Gu Shiba Niang finally sobered up for a moment, he had already told the medicine guild about the gift of accommodation and asked Gu Ba Niang for her opinion.
Gu Shiba Niang then raised her head and looked at the place where she lived, nodded and said: "If you move out, you won't need it anymore. You just need to settle the bill in advance. This doesn't count as betraying their kindness."
No matter what, she will definitely be in the medicine world in the future. All walks of life in this world have rules and regulations. No matter how famous a pharmacist you are, you can't escape them. As long as you are a human being, you can't escape the worldly rules.
Hearing that they were coming, Gu Shiba Niang hesitated for a moment and said her invitation.
After a brief wash, Gu Shiba Niang came to the exclusive living room of the private room on this floor. She saw eight middle-aged and elderly men sitting in the room. They were dressed in nothing special and looked kind. They lowered their heads and talked about something. They were her His eyes swept over and when he landed on the last man, he couldn't help but froze.
"Ms. Gu." Wang Yiyi stood up and said with a smile.
Looking at the old man in front of her, Gu Shiba Niang felt a little mixed, but she nodded and said nothing.
Noticing Gu Shiba Niang's alienation, Wang Zhangyi felt a little emotional. He couldn't help but remember that when he first met this young lady, although she was cautious and polite, there was a trace of gratitude in her eyes. He was still a little confused at the time, but later he understood what does that mean.
It is the kindness of knowing and meeting, and the warmth towards Bolejun, who has a discerning eye. It is precisely because of this warmth of first acquaintance that this young lady has the secret book in hand, but the identity of master and disciple is not clear, and the future is unknown. Under the circumstances, she specially prepared the Purple Gold Pill for them. She was taking a risk, taking a risk for them to protect the Harmony Hall.
The danger did appear, and it was caused by their Baohe Tang. Considering the current momentum of life, everything should have belonged to their Baohe Tang.
Wang Zhangyi sighed quietly, it was fate, if the young people in his family were not calm enough and were deceived by others, things would not have reached this point.
But who can he blame? In the shopping mall, there is no distinction between friends and foes because of intrigues and intrigues. Let's accept our fate whether we win or lose. But the winner can lose, and the loser can also come back.
He turned his head and saw that Shiba Niang was already greeting everyone present. Everyone expressed their concern and admiration for his brother's deeds.
"We are of low status and cannot be of much help. We can only relieve Madam Gu from her worries..."
Regardless of their purpose, the greetings at this time were extremely valuable to Gu Shiba Niang, and she sincerely expressed her gratitude.
"Ms. Gu, don't worry, Mr. Gu is fine in prison." The president, whose surname was Qi, was an old man in his sixties, suddenly said in a low voice.
Gu Shiba Niang was startled and looked at him with a bit of excitement in her eyes.
Since they were in the medicine business, they would inevitably have to deal with doctors. Since they were medicine shops at the feet of the emperor, they would inevitably have to deal with the medical bureaucracy of the imperial court. Although they did not have much status, their connections extended in all directions and went deep into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. It's not impossible.
"I was tortured at first, but then I wasn't. I was just locked up, and the questioning was verbal..." President Qi said in a low voice.
"Then my brother's injury..." Although she knew that she would not be unscathed in a place like that, Gu Shiba Niang still felt heartbroken when she heard the word "torture".
"Ms. Gu, please rest assured. Although I couldn't see Mr. Gu's injuries with my own eyes, according to the people inside, no one dares to touch Mr. Gu's life for the time being." President Qi said.
Gu Shiba Niang nodded in a daze, knowing that she was not in good spirits now, so everyone did not stay any longer, and said a few words to live in peace. Mr. Gu is a kindhearted and righteous man, and he is the first example for the world's scholars to speak out for his mentor, the Lord of Heaven and Earth. Personal teacher, there is nothing wrong with Mr. Gu's trip. He is of a different nature from the Grand Scholar Li who was sentenced to death. The superiors must have been concerned about this and comforted him before leaving.
Gu Shiba Niang thanked them with a gift and sent them out personally.
Wang Yiyi walked last.
"Ms. Gu." He stopped and said.
Gu Shiba Niang looked at him and said, "Mr. Wang."
"I don't dare to take it seriously." Wang Zhangyi smiled bitterly and looked at Gu Shiba Niang with soft eyes.
Gu Shiba Niang smiled and said nothing.
"Mrs. Gu, do you want to see Prince Wen?" Wang Zhang suddenly whispered.
Gu Shiba Niang was shocked and looked at him with a calm face.
"That day, I happened to go to Prince Wenjun's Mansion and saw what looked like Madam Gu..." Wang Zhangyi explained hurriedly, "Maybe I was blind and saw something wrong, or I was abrupt..."
"No, you read that right." Gu Shiba Niang shook her head and looked at him with a clear mind, "I am going to see Prince Wen."
He bowed his head and saluted, "Please help Mr. Wang."
Wang Yiyi suddenly felt a sore nose. He didn't know what was going on or why he felt this way.
At present, the relationship between Baohe Tang and Gu Shiba Niang is very complicated. To put it simply, they once laughed at Yan Yan and then turned against each other. This time he wants to come, and half of the family is opposed. Anyway, Baohe Tang Being squeezed out of the Jiankang medicine industry had a lot to do with Mrs. Gu, especially those young people who hated her to the core.
However, can we say that it is only because of one person that we have reached this point
On the way here, he had thought about many ways to reveal the news, and also thought about many ways about Madam Gu's reaction.
If it were anyone else, Mrs. Gu might see her as a timely help in times of need, but because of the previous grudges, if she did this, in the eyes of everyone, including Mrs. Gu herself, he would be the one taking revenge, and she would be the victim of a tiger falling. Pingyang.
At this time, Madam Gu looked up at her, her face that had been suffering for a long time was clear and clear, she didn't show the slightest caution or sneer or ridicule, nor did she change her face in anger.
She admitted it gracefully and without any grudges, and asked him for help.
"Prince Wenjun's Mansion wants some medicine. Madam Gu knows that our Baohe Hall is still the medical enshrinement of the Imperial Hospital..." Wang Yiyi immediately said simply and clearly, "What do Madam Gu want me to say?"
"I am Gu Shiba Niang from Xianren County, Jiankang Prefecture, and I want to meet him." Gu Ba Niang replied.
Wang Yiyi nodded, said hello, said no more and bowed to say goodbye.
"Mr. Wang," Gu Shiba Niang called him and saluted him again, "Thank you very much."
This simple sentence is likely to bring disaster to Wang Yiyi. Such superiors are most taboo about subordinates forming cliques, not to mention that Wang Yiyi is just a merchant selling medicine, and he dares to secretly If you deliver a message to someone, if that person becomes angry, if you raise your hand, the other person's head will fall to the ground, or if you raise your hand, your family's century-old business will be destroyed.
"Ms. Gu's words are enough." Wang Yiyi turned around and twisted his beard, smiled, and walked away.
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It’s the weekend, as is my old habit, I will give you 7,000 words for this chapter, have a happy weekend everyone