Sick beauty crying bag does not want to be the villain

The system always makes him do inappropriate things at inappropriate times.

Gu Rong thought, how disgusting.

However, he turned around and ran away this time, wondering what Song Qianyuan would think.

He didn't want to hurt Song Qianyuan.

That night, Gu Rong tossed and turned in bed, suffering from insomnia.

The day before New Year's Eve, Gu Rong suddenly received a letter from Gu Zhengchu, saying that Gu Tai'an was critically ill, and according to the doctor, he might be dying soon.

The letter said that Gu Tai'an's illness came suddenly this time, and Gu Rong fell ill almost not long after he arrived in Jinzhou.

At that time, Gu Zhengchu had also finished his short vacation and was on his way back to the Mobei military camp. When he received the news from his home in the capital, it was more than half a month later.

Gu Zhengchu had just returned to the barracks, and married the general again, and hurried back to Gu's mansion, Gu Tai'an's condition had become very serious.

The doctor who treated Gu Tai'an at that time said that Gu Tai'an's illness may be related to the recent epidemic in Beijing.

After the winter of this year, there was a famine in Northridge, and a large number of refugees came to the capital, some of whom were infected with disease.

Fortunately, the government discovered it early and took some measures in time to prevent the epidemic from spreading.

However, Gu Taian did not know where he went during that time, and he was actually infected with this disease.

Generally speaking, if you contract this disease, the situation is not too serious. It is usually fever, cough and shortness of breath. If it is a little more serious, it is convulsions. If you have no other diseases, you only need to take some symptomatic medicine and carry it for a few days. It can pass, which is why the government was able to control the situation in time, and it didn't even alarm the people at all.

In the memorabilia written to the emperor in the imperial hospital, it is even written that most people with this disease can "cure without medicine".

But obviously Gu Taian was not included in the "most" people.

Gu Taian is about to enter his sixtieth year, because he has been drinking outside all the year round, when Gu Rong was still in Gu's residence, Doctor Zhou once checked Gu Taian's pulse, and said that Gu Taian's spleen and stomach are weak and hot, so he should avoid drinking, otherwise there may be hidden troubles in the future.

Gu Tai'an didn't care about it at that time, Wei Hanyuan also persuaded him, sometimes Gu Tai'an woke up from a night dream, and even occasionally felt abdominal pain, but Gu Tai'an didn't take these things to heart at that time.

It wasn't until he contracted the disease this time that these hidden worries finally broke out.

Gu Zhengchu didn't intend to tell Gu Rong about this at first, because Gu Rong himself is a weak medicine pot, even if he was told, it would be useless, and he couldn't be allowed to come back.

Unexpectedly, within a month, Gu Tai'an's health would go from bad to worse, and he was about to die in a blink of an eye.

During this period, because Liu was afraid of contracting the disease, he took Gu Zhiyu back to Hui'an at the beginning of Gu Tai'an's illness.

This is something Gu Rong never thought of.

According to Gu Zhengchu, after Wei Hanyuan took Gu Rong out of Gu's mansion, Mrs. Liu and Gu Tai'an had a big fight in the mansion.

Gu Zhengchu didn't know exactly what the content of the quarrel was. After listening to Butler Wang's retelling, Gu Tai'an pointed at Mrs. Liu and said that she committed the "seven outs", and that she made the Gu family restless. Now there are only a few people in the Gu family. , were all harmed by her.

Mrs. Liu cried and made noises in the mansion for several days.

Perhaps it was because Gu Zhiyu had suffered too much before, and he was not awakened by Gu Zhengchu's previous words. Instead, he became more depressed and indulged in pleasure. Recently, there have been rumors in the palace that the emperor may consider accepting him. Looking back at the family's hereditary title, Gu Zhiyu would have no future in the future.

So in a rage, Mrs. Liu refused to take care of Gu Tai'an any longer. She used the excuse that she needed to return to her parents, so she calmed down and ran away with Gu Zhiyu.

Gu's mansion is huge, only Gu Zhengchu is left to serve Gu Tai'an by his side.

The old lady is old, and she is not in good health, so she can no longer contact Gu Tai'an.

Every day, Gu Zhengchu is alone in the Gu mansion. During the day, he directs his servants to burn moxa everywhere in the mansion, and at night, he stays with Gu Tai'an's bedside to take care of him.

Gu Tai'an cried day and night late at night, saying that it was because of Mrs. Liu, a poisonous woman, that the Gu family's incense fell. If the concubines in his courtyard hadn't been driven away by Mrs. Liu, they would be serving by his side today. Gu Zhengchu is not the only one who is sick.

He also said that he had wrongly blamed Gu Rong, and it turned out that the Liu family was the real unknown person, and advised Gu Zhengchu to call Gu Rong back as soon as possible, saying that he wanted to make up for Gu Rong, and told Gu Zhengchu to live in harmony with the Gu Rong brothers.

Gu Zhengchu naturally knew what Gu Taian was thinking.

On the one hand, he was in a state of obsession during his illness, so he would inevitably talk incoherently, on the other hand, with the Gu family reduced to this point, he really felt that his face was dishonored, let alone be able to explain to the ancestors of the Gu family.

But Gu Zhengchu didn't listen to him, and only waited until Gu Tai'an was really dying, then sent Gu Rong a letter.

In the letter, he said that he hoped that Gu Rong could come back to see Gu Taian for the last time. Although Jinzhou is good, it is not as good as the capital where Gu Rong grew up. If he is willing to come back, he can consider buying another house in the capital. Now, Mrs. Liu has returned to Hui'an and will no longer threaten Gu Rong. He will find a time to ask Gu Tai'an to write a letter of divorce to Mrs. Liu.

Gu Rong never expected that Gu Zhengchu would be so decisive in dealing with things, so after hesitating for a while, Gu Rong told Wei Hanyuan of his decision to go back to Beijing alone.

Wei Hanyuan was shocked when she heard the news, she was naturally worried that Gu Rong would go back to Beijing alone, and immediately decided to go back with him.

When things went wrong, everyone tidied up hastily and set off in a hurry.

Doctor Zhou is from the middle of Beijing. He returned to Beijing after staying in Jinzhou for a while. Wei Hanyuan did not stop him. Now Gu Rong is surrounded by Doctor Shi.

Doctor Shi had seen the disease before when he traveled to the suburbs of Beijing. He said that it mostly occurred on livestock, such as pigs, cattle and sheep. Most of the people at the foot of the imperial city were rich and noble, and there were not many people raising livestock, so it only affected a small number of people. , but Gu Rong was different, once he contracted this disease, he would die.

He tried to persuade Gu Rong, but Gu Taian was his biological father after all, it was impossible for him not to go back at this time, Doctor Shi had no choice but to make sachets with herbs, and let everyone wear them when they went to Beijing, and at the same time , Gu Rong's face should be wrapped with a face towel.

There was not much delay, because they rushed back to the capital in only one day.

Wei Hanyuan did not enter the Gu Mansion, and only booked two rooms in the inn outside. She also reserved one room for Gu Rong, and advised Gu Rong not to live in the Gu Mansion. If it is not necessary, try to minimize contact with others. It's best to come back after visiting Gu Tai'an.

Gu Rong understood Wei Hanyuan's good intentions and promised Wei Hanyuan not to stay overnight in Gu's mansion at night, so he brought Song Qianyuan to Gu's mansion together.

When Gu Zhengchu heard the news, he hurried to meet him outside the mansion.

"Big brother."

Gu Rong exchanged a glance with him.

Gu Zhengchu said: "Come in."

He took a look at Song Qianyuan behind Gu Rong, and found that Gu Rong didn't bring Yuan Sheng, but only brought Song Qianyuan over. He frowned slightly, but didn't say anything, he just led them into the mansion.

Gu Zhengchu still looked like that, although he had been taking care of the sick all the time, there was no haggard look on his face.

He kept an appropriate distance from Gu Rong, and said: "I'll take you to change your clothes first, dad's room is smoking wormwood, you can go in later."

Gu Zhengchu took Gu Rong to his own yard, and gave Gu Rong a suit of clothes.

Gu Rong saw that it was the old clothes he wore two years ago.

"You have grown taller," Gu Zhengchu said, "This body may not fit you well. I specially asked my servants to change the naan fen. It has been smoked with wormwood. You can try wearing it."

Gu Rong went into Gu Zhengchu's room and changed.

Perhaps because the clothes were too short, Gu Rong's hands and feet would be exposed, so Gu Zhengchu specially asked his servants to make them bigger, and the cuffs were a bit too long. Gu Rong even folded them to keep warm, and added an extra layer to the clothes. Cotton, although not as good-looking as the previous style, is very warm to wear.

After Gu Rong changed his clothes and came out, Gu Zhengchu looked at him and told him to wrap the face towel before leading him to Gu Tai'an's yard.

"When you go in and out of Gu's house these two days, remember to change your clothes, don't take off your face towel, and don't get in touch with other people. You don't have to worry about dad. I'll take care of him. You just need to meet him. You have already returned, and no one else will say anything. Is the inn outside booked?"

Although Gu Rong didn't intend to live in the Gu Mansion, but when these words came out of Gu Zhengchu's mouth, he still felt a little guilty: "Brother, you are busy all by yourself, is it hard?"

"It should be," Gu Zhengchu said, "I'm the eldest son, so I have to take care of myself, my father has already collapsed, so I can't make you fall ill together."

With that said, Gu Taian's bedroom arrived.

Gu Zhengchu stretched out his hand, pushed the door open for Gu Rong, and said in a low voice, "Go in, don't get too close, just talk outside the curtain."

When Gu Rong entered the door, he smelled a strong smell of herbs.

In the past, this kind of smell would only appear in Gu Rong's courtyard. At that time, Gu Zhiyu would always call Gu Rong a medicine jar, and Gu Tai'an would not care if he heard it. At most, he would reprimand Gu Zhiyu.

Perhaps for the convenience of cleaning and ventilation, all the extra decorations in Gu Tai'an's house were moved out, medicine bags filled with herbs were hung in the four corners of the house, and a curtain was hung in front of the bed to separate the inside and the outside.

Hearing the noise outside the curtain, Gu Tai'an, who was lying on the bed, coughed and called tremblingly, "Is Rong'er here?"

Up to now, Gu Rong actually doesn't have much hatred for Gu Tai'an in his heart, he feels that Gu Tai'an is more pitiful.

He tried his best to whitewash the peace of the Gu family, and spent his entire life to maintain what he thought was the glory of the Gu family, but in the end he ended up like this.

To blame, or perhaps to blame Gu Tai'an for not being smart enough, not having the means like his grandfather.

Everything that the Gu family has now was won by the old Gu Guogong bit by bit. Gu Tai'an can't maintain it, so it can only be said that he really doesn't have that ability.

"Father." Gu Rong said out loud.

That "Father" was called out, and the last bit of hatred for Gu Tai'an in Gu Rong's heart disappeared.

He remembered when he was young, Gu Rong sat on Gu Taian's shoulders, Gu Zhengchu followed them, and the three of them, father and son, walked together in the lively market.

At that time, Gu Zhiyu was still very young, and Gu Rong's health was not that bad. Mrs. Liu was busy taking care of Gu Zhiyu, so she didn't have time to take care of other things.

That was the period when the relationship between Gu Rong and Gu Taian's father and son was the softest. He saw delicious candied haws on the street and clamored to buy a bunch. he buys.

Then he and Gu Zhengchu had a skewer together, Gu Rong can still remember the sweet taste of candied haws until now.

However, there is no going back.

Gu Tai'an also seemed to be emotional, he sighed, and said through the curtain: "It's my father who is sorry for you."

Gu Rong was silent.

"I won't talk about other things. Zhengchu persuaded me to write a letter of divorce to divorce Mrs. Liu. After thinking about it for the past few days, I think what he said is right. I have asked Zhengchu to draft the letter for me. , it will be mailed tomorrow.”

"Rong'er, come back. Tomorrow I will ask Zhengchu to enter the palace to plead guilty to the emperor. I will tell the emperor in detail what happened recently. Zhengchu knows how to measure. I believe the emperor will be more or less lenient because of the Gu family's affection." , leave this title for the Gu family."

"I will pass on the title of the Gu family to you, and you will bring your mother back. In the past, your grandmother wanted me to help your mother to be your wife, but I refused. Now that I have divorced the Liu family, your mother is justified. Go back to the mansion and become a lady."

"Father is about to die. You and your elder brother will take good care of you in the future, take care of your body, listen to your elder brother's words more, and think more about the Gu family. After all, you are a member of the Gu family, Rong'er! Just treat it as helping your father." Otherwise, if father goes down, what face will he have to meet the ancestors of the Gu family?"

Gu Rong's eyes were red and she remained silent.

"Rong'er?" Gu Tai'an called out.

"Father, if I hadn't taken my mother out of the Gu Mansion last time, I might not be able to survive in the Gu Mansion."

Gu Tai'an coughed in a low voice and stopped talking.

"Mother won't come back. It doesn't matter to her whether she is the eldest wife of the Gu family or not. You want the dignity of the Gu family, but mother only wants me and her to have a safe and smooth life. What she wants, It's never been different from Dad."

"Father, can you understand that the so-called glory of the Gu Mansion you talk about is always something that is out of reach. If you put it on the shelf, it might come uninvited. The more you try your best to ask for it, the more it will grow." It may be far away from you, why can't you just look at the present?"

After a long silence, Gu Tai'an said: "You are right, but Rong'er, you promise father that you will not have a rift with your elder brother in the future, and listen to him more. There is still a risk, no matter what, he is still your younger brother, you If you inherit the title in the future, if you are in good health, remember to take care of him, let him study more, test his achievements, and stop indulging in pleasure all day long..."

Gu Tai'an didn't understand what Gu Rong said at all, and when he opened his mouth, it was still the same.

Gu Rong gave up.

He may never be able to change Gu Tai'an's mind.

Outside, Gu Zhengchu led the doctor in, and said to the curtain, "Father, it's time to take the medicine."

After he finished speaking, he looked back at Gu Rong and said, "Rong'er, go back, don't stay too long."

Gu Rong had no choice but to stand up and said, "Father, I'll come see you tomorrow."

"Rong'er, you promise dad...cough cough..." Gu Taian still said.

Gu Rong walked out of Gu Tai'an's bedroom in tears, not daring to wipe her eyes with her hands for fear of getting dirty, so she walked out of Gu Tai'an's yard before stopping.

After a while, Gu Zhengchu withdrew from Gu Taian's room, he caught up with Gu Rong, and asked, "What did Dad say to you?"

Gu Rong was speechless.

"Okay, don't cry," Gu Zhengchu wanted to pat him, but finally withdrew his hand, "Go and change your clothes, the clothes you wore when you came here, I have also been smoked."

Gu Rong followed Gu Zhengchu all the way, and Gu Zhengchu said: "I know what you think, dad is already like this, I'm afraid you can't change his thoughts, and he will never feel that he is wrong. But Ronger, he is really for you now A path has been paved."

"Whether Aunt Wei is willing to come back, elder brother is not reluctant, anyway, elder brother has bought another house in the capital, if Aunt Wei is happy, you can pack up and move there. So Ronger, you go back to the mansion, wait here After everything is done, the eldest brother has to go back to Mobei. The Gu family is in need of someone to take care of it. Don't worry, I will take care of the matter. As long as I'm here, Mrs. Liu won't dare to mess with you again. Hey, You are also a man, so just take it as a burden for your elder brother."

Gu Zhengchu said so, how could Gu Rong not agree, he could only say: "I will have a good discussion with my mother when I go back."

After changing clothes and coming out, Song Qianyuan was waiting for him outside the gate of Gu Mansion. Seeing Gu Rong came back, he lifted the curtain of the carriage and called out: "Master."

Gu Rong originally wanted to get on the horse, but after a second thought, he said, "Little Qianzi, you can walk with me."

Song Qianyuan had no objection, he talked to the coachman, and then accompanied Gu Rong to the market not far away.

Gu Rongdao: "I don't hate my father anymore, it's very strange. Now that I think about it, it's all the things he treated me well, but when I talked to him in the room just now, he still opened his mouth and kept his mouth shut."

"It's normal," Song Qianyuan said, "People have anger and ignorance, and the young master is just an ordinary person. What's more, Master Gu and the young master still have a father-son relationship."

"Sure enough, that's the fate of people. Maybe I do resemble my father in some aspects. If it wasn't for the eldest brother, if it wasn't for me meeting you, Xiaoqian...my life might just end up in Gu In the high walls of the mansion, in the end I don't know anything..."

He looked up and saw a candied haws stand not far away, turned his head to Song Qianyuan and said, "Little Qian, do you want candied haws?"

Before Song Qianyuan could speak, Gu Rong had already stepped over and asked the stall owner to buy two bunches of candied haws.

He handed one of the skewers to Song Qianyuan, and then took a bite of the skewer in his hand.

It's a pity that it was too cold, he couldn't taste any sweetness, and it wasn't the taste in his memory.

He also remembered what Gu Zhengchu said, that Gu Taian's time is running out.

Gu Rong couldn't hold back, and shed tears at the bunch of candied haws.

"Little Qianzi, it's not like that anymore." Gu Rong murmured.

"It's okay," Song Qianyuan comforted him, "It's good to have a taste, even if it's not the same taste, if you can buy sweeter ones in the future, wouldn't it be nice?"

Gu Rongxing's eyes were filled with tears, he looked at Song Qianyuan with clear eyes, and said again: "But I can't taste that taste again, I will lose my father."

Song Qianyuan handed the candied haws to the driver behind him, took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, then stretched out his arms, and slowly hugged Gu Rong into his arms.

"It's okay, you still have me." He whispered in Gu Rong's ear.