Chapter 255 The Sinner’s Daughter 3
Think about it, it's not easy to be a eldest lady, but the comfortable days are not even half a stick of incense, and you have to run away with the whole family, what is this?
The capital city is not considered small, and it is not considered large. After a while, they had arrived at the city gate.
The city gate was already open at this time, and there were not too many people there. Most of them were small vendors from the suburbs delivering food to the city.
At a quick glance, there were more than 20 cars lined up, and there were men on horses, and a woman and a boy following the cars in front and behind. They looked like a wealthy family.
The city guard took the initiative to greet him. When he learned that it was the Gu family, he asked with some doubts: "Where are you going?"
The second housekeeper immediately responded as originally planned: "Today is the old man's birthday. The old lady took all the Gu family members to Dabei Temple to perform rituals, burn incense and pray for blessings."
The old man of the Gu family has been dead for more than 20 years, and he really doesn't know how long he will live. In fact, even people from the Gu family may not remember it clearly. But this reason is very good, otherwise how can we explain why this big family went out of the city.
The city guard waved and let him go. Due to the reputation of Mr. Gu, the Minister of Rites, there is definitely no need to investigate. Otherwise, when the officers and soldiers lift the curtains of the car, they will be startled to see that there are women in the car who have not yet dressed up and have disheveled hair. When Leng Buding saw it, he felt like he was being trafficked.
After leaving the city and walking for a while, someone came over on horseback and went straight to the old man.
He was the nephew of the housekeeper. As soon as he got off the horse, he knelt down in front of the old lady's carriage, wiping his tears and crying: "Old madam, it's not good, something happened to the uncle!"
The old lady was immediately shocked...
Listening to the butler's nephew's reply, he learned that Gu Tingrui was imprisoned in the court because he was implicated in Prince An's rebellion. The Jin Yiwei, together with the Imperial City's soldiers and horses, were ordered to raid their homes and were on their way to the Gu Mansion and the residences of other officials involved in the case.
Everyone was shocked...
With the support of the maid, the third wife walked up to the old lady and said with tears in her eyes: "If mother hadn't held the fifth brother today, the fifth brother would have been doomed to be imprisoned."
Seeing Mrs. Sanfang's expression of submission as she almost knelt down, everyone was thinking that the old lady was like a god descending to earth, and they were just one step away from going to the Capital Division's prison for a party.
The uncle of the second wife also stepped forward: "It's all my father's dream, blessing my descendants. Mother should quickly think of a way, what should be done next."
Xining also got out of the car and walked to the old lady: "There are too many of us now, so it's best to separate."
The uncle of the second room frowned slightly: "Eldest niece, you are talking!"
This means that when adults speak, children should not interrupt.
Hearing the second master's scolding, Xining shut up, walked to the eldest lady, and hooked his mother's arm.
Although the eldest lady was anxious, she was born in a wealthy family and would not panic when things happened. She immediately showed her displeasure: "The eldest brother is burdened by Prince An. With such a big event, Xin'er is naturally worried about her father."
The second master's wife is the cousin of Prince An's concubine. The implication is very clear. Why is there no place for his daughter to talk? She hasn't caused any trouble to the second bedroom, but the second bedroom is unhappy.
The second master hurriedly said: "Yes, my sister-in-law is right. If something happens to my eldest brother, I would like to ask my sister-in-law and mother to come up with an idea." Although he didn't apologize, it was enough to give him face.
The old lady was still in shock, but she was calm. In fact, if she stood and got off the car, her feet would tremble uncontrollably. Thinking of the eldest granddaughter's ability to know things, if she hadn't persisted, her forehead would have turned red. She might have blasted out of Gu's house with her old bones, and joined all the grandparents and grandchildren in a row, under the pointing of others. , escorted to prison.
You must know that when a house is raided, family members and slaves are confiscated together as property of the mansion. If the emperor does not issue the decree, all of them will be taken as slaves, and the pretty women will enter the church or be sold as slaves together with the men. But now they all ran away and went to the women's natal family. They also said that they had separated their families. The emperor wanted them to be imprisoned, so he had to issue an order to arrest them.
Even if you order an arrest and sit together, you have to go to the door to get the person. If you don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face, you may not know that the emperor's anger will subside by then.
If we were still in the Gu Mansion... I was scared just thinking about it. The old lady's lips trembled slightly as she asked, "Xin'er, what do you think?"
Second Master...
Xining responded to the words of his grandmother: "Currently, the emperor has ordered the house to be confiscated, and we have not yet been sentenced for our crimes. We can declare to the public that our Gu family has been separated, and each room will go back to the relatives of the mother's family to seek temporary refuge. Only by preserving can we secretly protect my father." Take care and save my father’s life until the matter is over.”
Although the Tian family is ruthless, they will be somewhat merciful to in-laws who are truly blameless.
The mother of the body is the eldest lady, who is the legitimate daughter of Duke Xu. Xu Guogong has two legitimate sons and two daughters. The eldest daughter has entered the palace as Concubine Xu Shu. She is very favored and is very likely to become a noble concubine. The second daughter married the legitimate son of the Gu family, who was the father of the owner. Of the two sons, one is the consort of the third princess, the emperor's sister, and the other is married to the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo.
Although many of the Gu family's children and grandchildren are mediocre, they couldn't help but that when the emperor was the crown prince more than twenty years ago, Mr. Gu did something earth-shattering for the crown prince.
The prince was framed while fighting for the throne, and the late emperor imprisoned him in anger. Mr. Gu followed the ministers to the outside of Taihe Hall to remonstrate with him.
It was said that it was a death remonstrance, but Mr. Gu was so angry that he hit his head on a pillar outside the hall and died. A big hole was made in his head, blood spattered on the dragon pillar, and he died on the spot.
The late emperor also gradually calmed down in his anger, and felt that something was strange, so he kept his position as prince. Let’s put aside the matter of dealing with the prince for now, and then discuss it after we get to the bottom of it.
The prince was lucky. After the incident, the late emperor's health deteriorated and he died within a year. In the end, the prince succeeded to the throne.
After the emperor ascends the throne, rewards and punishments will naturally be clear. Feeling that Mr. Gu was benevolent and upright, he saved his position as the crown prince with his life, so he gave him this good marriage, so that the heirs of the Gu family could be related to the Tian family. Otherwise, how could Gu Tingrui, with his low position in the court and poor literary talent, marry Xu Guogong's legitimate daughter?
Since this marriage, the second and third masters have also married ladies from all over the world. Although they have not sought fame, the dowry and the property titles have made the Gu family well-off and have no worries about food and clothing.
In the chaos at that time, Xu Guogong naturally supported the prince because his daughter married the prince as a concubine. At present, Concubine Xu Shu gave birth to three more boys and one girl. The eldest son, the prince, also came out of her belly. Therefore, the momentum in the palace was so strong that the queen sometimes had to give in.
In the previous plot, it was probably through various in-laws and lobbying in front of the emperor at the right time that the emperor thought about Mr. Gu who was killed by hitting a big pillar outside the palace. He also thought that Gu Tingrui did not have the rebellious Huigen, so he let it go. horse.
In the final analysis, Gu Tingrui was too mediocre. Otherwise, with the good cards left by Mr. Gu and the fact that he was the legitimate daughter of Duke Xu, he would have been able to become a minister of the Ministry of Etiquette, but he would have only been a minister until now.
But it was also because of his mediocrity. After the emperor calmed down, he felt that such a person would not rebel, so he took Gu Tingrui back. But Tianwei was demoted to three levels as punishment.
Sometimes being stupid has its benefits.
(End of chapter)