Chapter 156: Speechless
The carriages from all walks of life slowly spread out from the palace gate, merged into the flow of people, and then disappeared among the three streets and six lanes.
There were several carriages and horses with different regulations parked in front of Wu'anbo Mansion.
The lights in the mansion were brightly lit, but the servants were walking in a hurry, their expressions were serious, and their hearts were even more frightened.
No one else, just because all the masters of the mansion have returned from the palace banquet, even the Pingxihou family of the big house are there.
But there was no joy on their faces at all. They were all sitting in the flower hall of the main hall with serious expressions. Something big must have happened.
Not a single servant was left inside, and several personal guards were standing on the porch at the door.
Yuan Bao didn't follow him. He didn't know why. He glanced inside quietly and could only see the old man, the old lady, the Marquis Pingxi, the first lady and the second lady, as well as his uncle and his wife, all sitting in the hall without saying a word.
He secretly poked Bai Yu beside him with his elbow, and his eyes said: What happened?
Bai Yu glanced at him, frowned and shook her head, not daring to say anything.
He looked at Jade again, and Jade also shook his head.
Several people didn't know what happened, but they all knew that it was definitely not a trivial matter.
Gu Siyang and Gu Silang sat at the bottom of the flower hall and looked at each other. Although they had received casual posts in the army, they could only be on duty outside the palace and did not have the status to participate in the palace banquet, so they did not see them in person in the main hall.
Their second uncle, it was just Gu Qingfeng who came to tell them specifically after leaving the palace.
Moreover, even if they saw him at the palace banquet, they might not be able to recognize him. After all, they were still young when Gu Er left home, and even their memories were a little blurry. There is no guarantee that they would recognize him when they meet again.
No one spoke for a while in the flower hall. Finally, Gu Silang couldn't hold himself back and said to the elders in charge: "Why don't I call my little sister here? We can't hide this matter from her."
Gu Siyang glanced at his second aunt carefully, tugged on his younger brother's sleeve, and said, "The matter is not clear yet. Telling her hastily will only cause trouble. It's better to wait and see."
None of the adults spoke, and for a moment, the main hall fell silent.
After waiting for a long time, Sun Yan finally said: "She is not young anymore. The matter is related to her father. Let her come and hear it."
After hearing this, Li Sushang rushed out the door and shouted: "Emerald!"
Feicui heard the sound and opened the curtain and came in. Li Sushang ordered: "Go and call the eldest girl and let her wear a cloak. It's cold at night, so she doesn't get cold."
Jade didn't dare to say anything, she just said "Hey", turned around and left.
Gu Si still smelled heavily of alcohol, but his mind was clear. Seeing everyone fell into silence again, he could only comfort him and said: "I just asked Zhang Quan to investigate privately. I think tomorrow will be the latest, so we will know what happened."
It’s over.”
Gu Qingfeng was still silent. He was not good at words, and at this moment, he didn't know what to say.
Qian Chunhong also looked at Sun Yan and the two elders of the Gu family. She really didn't know how to comfort them. She knew that she couldn't speak and was afraid of poking any of them's pain, so she didn't speak for a while.
In the flower hall, there was even more silence.
Li Sushang was leaning on the backrest. When Gu Tian saw her, he remembered that she was still pregnant. He woke up from a dream and said, "You are pregnant. There is no need to waste time with us here. Go back quickly."
Just rest, let Yingge tell you if there is any news."
Li Sushang waved his hand and said: "I'd better wait here. Even if I go back and rest, I can't close my eyes and keep thinking wildly. It's better to sit here with everyone."
After all, Gu Tian felt sorry for Li Sushang and said, "You have been tired for the whole day. Be obedient and go take a rest."
Qian Chunhong also advised, but she not only advised Li Sushang, but also the two elders of the Gu family: "You guys, young and old, stop wasting your time here. Go back and have a rest first. If it doesn't work, just lie down. After all, it's still better."
Your body is tight."
At this time, Gu Tianshi stopped talking and made it clear that he wanted to wait for an answer.
Finally, Gu Sida said: "Let's all go to the concubine's couch in the side room of the flower hall to have a rest, take off our coats and relieve our fatigue."
After he said this, several female relatives realized that they were still carrying several kilograms of imperial clothes and jewelry.
In fact, everyone knew that there was no rush at this moment. So in the end, Li Sushang led them to the guest room to change their clothes and jewelry into light home clothes.
After a while, Gu Nianfang arrived and saw everyone sitting in the flower hall with solemn expressions. She didn't know why and asked, "What's wrong? You called me here suddenly. What happened?"
Gu Nianfang is the youngest child in the family. She has neither a royal title nor a military position like her two elder brothers, so she is the only one who is kept in the dark.
After hearing her question, everyone looked embarrassed and didn't know how to talk to her.
Father Gu also rarely lit up his pipe. He always talked a lot, but he didn't say a word tonight.
Finally, Gu Qingfeng said in a hoarse voice: "Xiao Hua'er, we may have found your father."
When Gu Nianfang heard these words, she was a little stunned and didn't speak. It seemed that she suddenly heard the news and didn't recover.
She was a child with a delicate mind. She looked around at the people present, and they all looked at her worriedly. She asked, "What happened?"
It must not be a simple reunion of relatives after a long absence, otherwise everyone would not be sitting here in the middle of the night, and there was not a trace of her father present.
No one was surprised by Gu Nianfang's keenness. Gu Qingfeng just continued: "We saw the Duke of Lai's palace horse at the palace banquet. The man looked exactly like your father, but we are not sure whether it is him.
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"That's Erlang!" Gu Tian and others changed their clothes and came in from the side room. She corrected Gu Qingfeng, that was her son, and she would never admit his mistake.
Qian Chunhong said in embarrassment: "Little Hua'er, we didn't want to tell you at first. We thought we would tell you after the news was confirmed. Your mother said that you are not young anymore. She didn't want us to hide it. That Junma is
……that is……"
"Uncle, I know that Jun Ma is the husband of the princess." Gu Nianfang said calmly.
Sun Yan's body trembled slightly when she heard this. The mask of dignity she had been trying to maintain all night was broken by her daughter, revealing a bit of shame on her face, as if she had taken off her clothes and stood on the street.
There was no emotion on Gu Nianfang's face, she looked very calm, and everyone just thought she was in a daze, not accepting such big news for a while.
She slowly walked to her mother and sat down, waiting with everyone for the answer to be revealed.
The night was as quiet as running water, the lights gradually crackled and a rooster crowed from somewhere in the distance, waking up Gu Tian who was dozing with his forehead on his hands.
She glanced at the sky and saw that it was almost midnight. The excitement she had felt when she saw Gu Er had slowly calmed down. She sighed and said, "Let everyone disperse outside. There is no need to endure it any longer."
Chapter completed!