Things in the world, such as storms, thunder and lightning, are never expected by people.
Mr. Gu's wishful thinking was shaken by waves of storms.
On the second day after the incident, rumors spread throughout the capital. The incident of removing the ashes of the Gu family uncle was described in such vivid and vivid detail that it seemed as if everyone had witnessed it with their own eyes.
During the prosperous period of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the world's social customs were quite acceptable, but the affairs between men and women were not open-minded. Scandals like this were like a bomb dropped in a flat lake, which shocked people's hearts.
Within a few days, everyone from the streets to high-ranking officials and even the royal family heard about this scandal.
Early morning five days later.
The imperial censor suddenly became angry and wrote a memorial to impeach Gu Songhan, the minister of the Ministry of War, saying that he was an obscene concubine, had no regard for human ethics, had brought shame to his ancestors and the court, and was not worthy of being an official.
When the censor opened the mouth of Chrysostom, how could all the officials respond? Officials can be arrogant, greedy, and talentless, but they cannot be called obscene.
As soon as the word "obscenity" is touched, it will fall into the lower realm.
Emperor Baoqing's face darkened, and his eyes turned to Su Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Prince Rui.
One is Gu Shilang's boss, and the other is Gu Shilang's master. The meaning of this glance is not that simple.
Su Shangshu only said one sentence: My thanks!
A dog owned by King Rui had sneaked into the Ministry of War and had long wanted to pick off his dog's head. This time, it went downhill, so why not
King Rui's face turned purple, and he only said one sentence: He can't help the master above, and he can't benefit the people below. This person is not worthy of being an official.
Adou, who could not afford to support him, had no choice but to lose his position as Minister of War. Idiot, idiot! King Rui was very angry!
After the morning court, Gu Shilang took off his crown, robe, seal, and returned home in despair.
If the matter ends here, that's it.
The next day, there were rumors in Beijing that the reason why Uncle Gu was caught in adultery was actually because his concubine was sleeping with Mr. Gu.
Mother... two men and one woman, this kind of beautiful scene is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
In the afternoon of the next day, Taipusi Qing said to Mr. Gu with an expressionless face: "Stop from duty and reflect on yourself."
Just like that, the two pillars of Gu Mansion were dismissed and the other was suspended, and the sky of Gu Mansion collapsed. Mr. Gu immediately fell backwards and fainted.
That night.
Mr. Gu woke up leisurely and called his two sons to him. The three of them had six eyes and looked at each other with deep meaning.
Mr. Gu stroked his forehead and cursed through gritted teeth: "Vicious woman, poisonous woman."
Uncle Gu was filled with hatred. Overnight, everyone in Beijing knew that besides Zhao Huayang, who else could do such a thing. This woman, she is determined to trample the Gu family under her feet, and she will never be able to stand up again.
Second Master Gu was ashamed and ashamed. Fortunately, he risked his life that night to coax that woman into good health, so he never thought...
Uncle Gu clenched his fists and sneered: "Second brother, you can't write two characters "Gu" in one stroke. You and I, brothers, are both prosperous and destructive. What is the purpose of my second brother doing this?"
"Brother..."
"The Zhou incident was indeed her fault, but it was also her brothers and sisters who forced her too much. Now that she has received her retribution, her brothers and sisters have taken the position of housekeeper, why haven't they let the big house go?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the anger in Uncle Gu's heart burst out.
Not only did he lose his official position, but he would also have no face to walk around in the capital in the future. All of this was not a gift from that woman.
"No matter what I do, I haven't reached out to my first brother, but my second brother wants to reach out to me. It's a good idea. Could it be that you two really want to put our first brother to death."
These words were so serious that Mr. Gu broke into a cold sweat.
Uncle Gu's eyes were sharp, and he sneered and bowed his head to the second master Gu, "In this way, the prosperity of the Gu family will be instigated by the second brother Lao."
After that, Uncle Gu walked away without even looking at the old man on the bed.
Mr. Gu Erye was stabbed so hard that his chest hurt, and he said bitterly: "I didn't know she had such courage. This woman... this woman..."
"This woman is going to tear our Gu family apart and make her die. Second child, second child, the Gu family is going to be defeated, it's going to be defeated!"
Mr. Gu beat his chest and stamped his feet, two drops of turbid tears fell down, his face turned ashen.
Mr. Gu's heart ached so much that he stood up and left suddenly.
"Hit me, hit me hard. If something happens, I will go and apologize to the old Prince Qi's house." Mr. Gu frowned angrily and shouted at his son's back in a stern voice.
Zhao Huayang was currently leaning on the imperial concubine's couch, his heart beating loudly. The two maids in front of him were pinching their heads and beating their legs.
I don't know who killed Qian Dao and spread the news to the outside world. Now it's good. The boss has resigned from office and has also implicated his own men. The reputation of the Gu family has been completely defeated.
"Check, check them one by one. If you find out, beat them to death."
Zhao Huayang stood up suddenly and said something out of his mouth, which frightened the two maids into turning pale.
As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain was lifted heavily.
Gu Songtao walked in angrily and said with a ferocious expression: "Get out of here."
The maid panicked and ran away.
Zhao Huayang frowned slightly, "Hey, what made the second master lose such a temper? Is there another woman who didn't let the second master sneak in?"
Gu Songtao was furious and kicked Zhao Huayang in the heart.
Zhao Huayang screamed and fell heavily to the ground. However, before she could get up, the man's fists fell on her like raindrops.
Zhao Huayang never imagined that the man who always obeyed his orders suddenly moved, and he was so frightened that he screamed for help.
Aunt Tan heard that Xun Xun came in, and when she saw her master being beaten into a ball, her eyes were red with anxiety, and she threw herself on the princess to protect her.
"Come here, the second master is committing murder, please protect the princess!"
With that kick, Gu Songtao threw all the scruples in his mind to the back of his mind. He was so happy that he wanted to scream, so he couldn't care about anything else. His attacks became more and more vicious, and Grandma Tan screamed after being beaten.
At this moment, three or five strong women rushed in from outside. They were all brought by the princess from the palace.
When everyone saw that Mr. Gu was going crazy like a wild beast, they immediately hugged his legs and blocked his waist, trapping him tightly.
Zhao Huayang had disheveled hair and bleeding from the corners of her mouth. When someone helped her up, she felt a sharp pain in her chest. She opened her two red eyes and gritted her teeth.
"Princess." The maid hurriedly stepped forward to help.
"Get away!"
Zhao Huayang pushed with his hand, walked up to the man step by step, and said sternly: "Gu Songtao, let me ask you, why did you hit me?"
"You vicious woman, you ruined my Gu family and caused my eldest brother and me to lose our jobs. I'll beat you to death."
The cold light in the man's eyes was like a knife stabbing his heart, and hot tears fell from Zhao Huayang's eyes.
She had been married to the Gu family for six years. Except for Sister Ling, her whole heart was devoted to this man. She took care of his concubine and made plans for him. Who would have thought that in the end... she would end up being beaten severely.
She is a dignified princess, a relative of the emperor, and has a noble status. Let alone his little Gu Songtao, even today he would not dare to lay a finger on her.
Good… Good… Very good…
Zhao Huayang clutched his chest and took a few steps back. Suddenly, he rushed to the man, opened his mouth and bit down on his shoulder until his mouth was filled with blood.
"Ah..." Gu Songtao was in unstoppable pain.
Zhao Huayang let go, raised his hand and hit the man's handsome face, hitting him more than ten times in a row until he was out of breath.
"Pooh!"
A mouthful of bloody phlegm spat heavily onto Gu Songtao's face.
"Come... people, pack your things and take my sister back to the palace."
After Zhao Huayang said this, his vision went dark and he fell down.
Dark night.
The rain was hitting the window lattice, and Qing Guan was half-leaning on the couch. Thinking of Master Shi's words just now, her eyes were slightly agitated.
"The eldest son lost his official position and the second son was suspended. The Gu Mansion, which has been a century-old poet, has been ruined. Now the only one we can rely on is the old Prince Qi's Mansion. But Mr. Gu did the opposite and wanted to kill Zhao Huayang. This... is weird, really. Weird."
Under the dim light, Qingguan slowly opened her eyes and frowned slightly.
Seeing the young lady frowning, Yueniang said hurriedly: "Miss, don't think so much. The Gu family has already been in ruins for a long time. I wish all of them would be unlucky."
Qingguan propped up her chin and looked out the window, her eyes so dark that Yueniang couldn't understand.
"Now that Zhao Huayang is bringing Wu Yanling back to the mansion, Yueniang, what do you think the old Prince Qi's mansion should do if he knows about it?"
Yueniang thought for a while and said with a smile: "The old rule is to definitely beat and scold Mr. Gu and take advantage of it."
"not necessarily!"
Qing Guan shook his head, "Now that the Gu family has been ruined and notorious, Wu Yanling's marriage will also be affected. If Zhao Huayang is smart, he should take the opportunity to reconcile."
"Reconciliation again?" Yueniang was surprised.
Qingguan smiled lightly, "Unless she is willing to use her dowry to supplement the two houses and support everyone in the Gu family."
Yueniang was enlightened.
The Gu family had already lost all their money when they were in Jiangnan. After entering Beijing, Qingguan left the house and took away one hundred thousand taels; the second lady's dowry was at least thirty thousand taels.
There is only so much income in the house, but now the two men are useless. The whole Gu house can only go in and out, with hundreds of mouths waiting for food. The princess is in charge of a house, doesn't she have to pay a dowry
"Miss, is the princess so ruthless and unjust?"
Qingguan raised his eyes and sighed softly, "We'll see."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chunni opened the curtain and came in, "Miss, here comes Hong Yi. He said that my wife caught the cold due to the cold wind blowing last night. Please come to the house for a consultation."
Qingguan raised her hand to touch her forehead, a little distracted. At this time, the second sister asked Hong Yi to come over. Could it be that the wife was really sick
"Go and tell Hongyi that I'm feeling a little tired, so I won't go. I'll see you again tomorrow. Wait!"
Chunni was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes and said, "Miss, what else can you do?"
"Tell Hongyi to let the second sister rest assured that I will take care of her." Qingguan suddenly added.
After a while, the spring mud disappeared and came back again, "Miss, Hong Yi is gone."
"That's it." Qingguan put down the medical book and muttered to himself.
"That's it. Miss, please speak clearly. Is this servant confused?" Yueniang put down her sewing basket.
Qingguan glanced at her sideways, "The Gu family is like this, the wife must be anxious. The only one she can ask for is me, so she asked Hong Yi to come."
"Then what the lady means by adding this sentence is..."
"Second sister's affairs are mine, but other people's affairs are beyond my control." Qingguan sighed again.
Yueniang looked at her young lady with admiration, a smile appeared on her lips. That's how it should be.