Go to ancient times to catch fast

When Master Yu asked out Shangfang's sword, everyone in the room knelt down to welcome the emperor's order.After Wei Jinghan finished speaking, everyone stood up, Gu Yuanwai made a great deal of determination before continuing to speak: "The imposter said, 'Your Majesty is playing a game with the King of Yan, because my Gu family didn't clearly express their position at the beginning of the battle between the Emperor and the King of Yan. If the Gu family is wealthy, if they fight again, what they want is money. The Gu family can't help but become the object of the imperial power and royal power.'”

"'It just so happened that the Gu family was involved in that case, and the Gu family changed from a target to a pawn in the game. Now King Yan wants to swallow my Gu family's property to strengthen his own strength, and the emperor wants to annoy my Gu family's unclear attitude. In addition, the game with King Yan won The burden has not been divided, so the child has ended up now. As long as the king of Yan does not fall, it will be useless even if the father dissipates all the family wealth and sues the imperial court.'”

When Gu Yuanwai was talking about it, Chu Xiaoyun remembered that when the mistaken eating case, Qian Wuzuo’s letter bluntly stated that He Yuqi, the prefect of Gyeongju, was suspected of malfeasance in the mistaken eating case in 17, and he had asked Mr. Wei about He Yuqi.At that time, Wei Jinghan's reply was that He Yuqi was a second-rank official of the imperial court and a senior official in the frontier. He had no right to be held accountable, but he had reported the case to the imperial court.But today, Mr. Wei clearly has the imperial bestowed Shangfang sword in his hand, not to mention a second-rank official of the imperial court, even a relative of the emperor, he can cut it first and then play it.Why didn't Master Wei hold He Yuqi accountable?

When Chu Xiaoyun couldn't figure it out, Wei Jinghan frowned when he heard Gu Yuanwai's words: "Did Yuanwai write a letter?"

Only then did Chu Xiaoyun pull back his thoughts, and while being shocked by the words, he listened carefully to what Gu Yuanwai said.

"I can't help but believe it. I think my Gu family can be considered a wealthy party. I donate money to build roads, do a lot of good things for the court, and have a lot of friendship with the government. How dare this little Hejing county government do that?" What about killing my son in a lawless manner? It must have been ordered by their superiors. Although my Gu family has a lot of money, is it the land of the king in the whole world, and the land of the land? Is it the king's minister? If it is Your Majesty and King Yan What can we do if my son dies?"

After Gu Yuanwai finished speaking, he was shocked to realize that the person in front of him was the chief official of "a small Hejing county government", and hurriedly explained: "Gu, Gu is just the former county magistrate who talked about cholera laws and regulations, absolutely nothing wrong Master Wei is disrespectful."

Wei Jinghan smiled slightly: "Jinghan understands, Mr. Gu doesn't need to worry too much."

Then he said: "So you just gave up?"

The tone was still skeptical.

Gu Yuanwai said: "I am a direct descendant of the Gu family. When it comes to Yun'er's generation, it is a single pass. Not to mention that he is my heart, but if he dies, I, Gu Jianuo, and the family business, I don't know who will fall into the hands of the Gu family. Naturally, I will not be willing to fall in this way."

"But later, Yun'er found someone to send a message back, saying that he had another love and had a son, so that my wife and I should not worry about having no successors. He also said that the game between the emperor and King Yan is still unresolved, as long as King Yan He won't die if he doesn't fully gain power, but he just suffers a little in prison. He suffers alone, but he can protect my family from worries and my family fortune. Why not do it. If I insist on going my own way and make trouble in the capital Will the King of Yan kill him in a fit of anger? Maybe it will also bring disaster to my Gu family's great career."

"Although the Gu family is in charge of me, the side branches will not listen to me. Regarding matters related to wealth and life, the side branches all come to persuade me, saying that Yun'er has said so, so don't just go your own way and ruin the lives of the people. I He couldn't completely disregard the feelings of the clansmen, so he had to compromise for the time being, but to be on the safe side, he still found a way, entrusted his relationship to go to prison, met the impostor, and confirmed that what he said was really what he said, so he was relieved. Since my son's life is safe, and I have a grandson to continue the bloodline, I will let go of his words and wait for the day when King Yan's power is weakened and he is released from prison."

"After that prison visit, my wife and I followed what he said, dispersed the servants at home, ate fast and recited Buddha's name every day, prayed for him, and only hoped that my son would be avenged as soon as possible."

"His so-called new love is Xiuzhu?" Wei Jinghan asked.

"Yes."

"So you just let go of Zhou Ying's life and death?" Hearing this, Chu Xiaoyun didn't hear a single word of Zhou Ying from the Gu family and his wife, so he was so panicked that he couldn't help asking.

Mrs. Gu said shamelessly: "Because my son... that counterfeit said that there was no such thing as killing his wife and silencing her mouth, and that the daughter-in-law had committed misdeeds, and it was unknown if she eloped with others; in addition, Zhou Sheng went to the yamen to complain every day, but he couldn't come up with any evidence. The evidence for Yun'er's murder of his wife is just nonsense and unreasonable nonsense. We all feel that Zhou Shengde lost his mind and framed Yun'er."

"If you haven't vented your anger at this point, it's against human nature. But at that time, we still thought that Zhou Ying was the daughter-in-law of the Gu family and the daughter of an old friend. Because of this relationship, plus Yun'er...he said that he later There is also another love, and there is a grandson, and some guilt towards Zhou Ying, the Gu family didn't take revenge on Zhou Sheng, but just let him mess around, and didn't think much about Zhou Ying's whereabouts. Now that I think about it, it is also Those involved are fans!"

Madam Gu wiped her tears, full of remorse.

"I'm sorry for my old friend, and I'm sorry for that good boy Zhou Ying. I really didn't expect that what that crazy, ignorant Zhou Sheng said could be somewhat true." Gu Yuanwai was also ashamed and embarrassed. regret.

The anger in Chu Xiaoyun's heart was extinguished a lot by Mrs. Gu's mental journey.Perhaps the authorities really are obsessed with onlookers, and from the standpoint of the Gu family back then, perhaps it is impossible not to vent their anger.Everyone has their own unavoidable reasons and sufferings. Even if the truth is revealed in the end and they feel guilty, in the end, the suffering suffered by the person who suffered the most cannot be changed.In the end, it is the ignorant, insane person that people say is the one who desperately brought back a person who disappeared for no reason, and who was not forgotten by time.

Just because he is a brother.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiaoyun's inner feelings became more complicated.

"Who is this Xiuzhu?" Probably seeing that Chu Xiaoyun and the Gu family were a little emotional, Wei Jinghan brought the conversation back in time.

To be able to fall into the eyes of Gu Qingyun, this Xiuzhu should be a key person, and perhaps also play a vital role in this case.Knowing her identity should be one step closer to the fake Gu Qingyun's identity.

"Oh, she used to be Ying'er's personal maid." Mrs. Gu wiped her tears with a towel and said.

"what?"

Not only Wei Jinghan, but also Chu Xiaoyun were surprised by this Xiuzhu's identity.They expected that Gu Yuanwai and his wife would not be able to tell the origin of this person, but they did not expect that this person's identity was so ordinary.

"Then where is her home? Has her family been to Gu's residence in these years?" Chu Xiaoyun thought for a while and asked.

Mrs. Gu said: "She is an orphan I bought from Yuchun Tower, and she has no family for a long time. When I bought her back, she actually said that her hometown is in the Jiangnan area, far away from Hejing County."

Yuchun Building, you can tell from the name that it is a place of fireworks. Although the Gu family is not a high-end mansion, they are also rich in the world. How can they buy a maid from a place of fireworks?

Chu Xiaoyun asked out the doubts in his heart.

Mrs. Gu said: "That day she was beaten by a turtle slave at the gate of the Yuchun Building. I couldn't stand it, so I asked the servant girl to inquire, only to find out that both her parents died and she was sold by the creditor to pay off the debt. The owner of Chunlou paid a lot of attention and bought it back. She refused to pick up customers, and was caught running away. Yuchunlou beat her in the street in order to make an example of others. I saw that she was proud and had a rare character, so I bought it from Yuchunlou at a high price She came back. She came to our Gu family, worked diligently, endured hardships and stood hard work, and abided by etiquette. Later, Yinger married to our Gu family, and we hit it off right away, so I pointed out Xiuzhu to Yinger as a personal maid. Unexpectedly... But To cause such a disaster..."

Speaking of the past, Mrs. Gu regretted it too much.

Chu Xiaoyun thought for a while and asked, "Madam Gu, think about it carefully. Was her identity forged before she came to the Gu family? Is there anything strange?"

Mrs. Gu thought for a long time, and shook her head in confusion: "No. She is quite a filial person. Once she heard that my family was going to her hometown for a business trip, and she asked someone to visit her parents' graves. Afterwards The guy who helped me also told me that Xiuzhu is really a filial girl. People in her hometown sympathized with her experience. They saw him go to the grave and asked about Xiuzhu's current situation. The guy who helped me was from my natal family. It is absolutely impossible for the person who brought her to help her fake it."

"Since the identity is not forged, it can only be that the environment changes people." Wei Jinghan sighed.

The ancients said that riches and honors cannot be promiscuous, and power cannot be subdued, but how many people can really do it.They are also orphans whose parents both died, one is a young lady who is well-clothed and well-fed, and the other is a maidservant who serves others, living in heaven and earth.After getting along for a long time, it is unknown that this unbalanced psychology will breed some evils, just like Yi Ruzhen and her personal maid back then.

There was a moment of silence in the room.At this time, the door of the hall was knocked, and Wang Sanqiang's voice came from outside: "Master Wei, Mr. Chu, Mrs. Wei went to the Yamen to beat the drums, saying that there are important evidences of the death of shopkeeper Wei, and they must be handed over to Mr. Chu or Mr. Chu." Mrs. Wei also said that this matter has a lot to do with it, and the yamen servant did not dare to neglect her, so she sent her to the Gu residence."

The Mrs. Wei that Wang Sanqiang mentioned was the wife of Wei Tang who had been the head shopkeeper of the Gu family for decades. When Wei Tang died, on the day of the funeral, that family, Gu Qingyun, was present in person.

Could it be that Wei Tang's death was related to the Gu family?Chu Xiaoyun looked at Gu Yuanwai and his wife suspiciously.

After a moment of silence, Wei Jinghan asked, "I wonder if it's convenient for Mrs. Wei to come into the mansion for a briefing?"