Mrs. Wei Guogong couldn't bear to see her husband's perfunctory behavior anymore, so she took another square and clean handkerchief and helped him wipe away the remaining blood on his face.

As she got closer, Mrs. Wei Guogong suddenly felt something was wrong. She stopped moving her hands, looked down, and said in a low voice: "Your belly..."

After being reminded like this by her, Duke Wei was enlightened and finally figured out why he had a vague feeling that something was wrong when he was in Tianyin Pavilion.

It turned out that his general belly was gone... No, it should be said that his belly became flat.

The couple faced each other face to face, eyes to eyes, nose to nose, and did not speak for a while.

Mrs. Wei Guogong couldn't help but move her hand down and touched Duke Wei's belly. Only then was she convinced that the old man's big belly was really gone.

Thinking of the black and red blood all over the floor in the dining room, Mrs. Wei Guogong suddenly realized: It turns out that what the old man vomited out was the filth accumulated in his stomach over the past twenty years!

"It's amazing!" Mrs. Weiguo sighed sincerely.

That bloody horse can only be regarded as an apology, but it is far from enough as a medical fee.

Mrs. Weiguo thought for a while, then opened the small curtain in front of the carriage and called the chief attendant by name: "Ah Fu."

"Madam?" Changsui, who was sitting on the carriage outside, hurriedly turned around.

"Go and find out who the girl who is with the eldest prince in Tianyin Pavilion is." Mrs. Wei Guogong ordered, and gave a special warning, "Don't disturb others in any way."

The chief attendant responded to the orders one after another and showed great respect.

It is not difficult for the Duke of Wei to inquire about someone, and Gu Yanfei does not hide her identity on purpose. She wears men's clothes when going out, not to hide from others, but just for convenience.

In the evening, Ah Fu, the eldest attendant, came to see Duke Wei and his wife and said: "Master, Madam, the girl from Tianyin Pavilion is the second girl from Dingyuan Hou Mansion."

Duke Wei was lazily leaning on the couch, holding a large bowl with blue flowers on a white background, frowning at the steaming brown soup. The soup looked very bitter at first sight!

"Gu family?" When Mrs. Wei Guo heard this, the tea cup in her hand stopped in mid-air in surprise.

She had never seen such a girl in the Gu family, nor had she heard of it.

Among the girls of her generation in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, she only knew one Gu Yunkuang.

Gu Yunkuang was the daughter of Gu Ce, the first Marquis of Dingyuan. She had excellent luck. She never fell behind in competitions with others. When drawn lots, she always won. There were countless people who benefited from her... There was a legend in the capital.

There were many anecdotes about her good fortune, and even her eldest sister-in-law praised Gu Yunchun in front of her as a very lucky person.

Not only is he lucky, Gu Yunchun is also quite talented. He is a top performer in chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, poetry, etc. Such a girl's family does have the capital to be arrogant. Therefore, she was designated as Kang by Empress Dowager Yuan a few days ago.

Princess, there is only one sigh among the various palaces, and no one makes any harsh words.

When Mrs. Wei Guogong was a guest in Beppu, she also glanced at Gu Yunchuang from a distance.

Changsui nodded and continued, "It is said that she is the legitimate daughter of Gu's family who was separated in the past. She was just found in October. Her maiden name is Yan Fei."

"This girl is also the daughter of Gu Ce and Xie?" Mrs. Wei Guogong said slightly surprised.

Mrs. Wei Guogong vaguely remembered that it had been more than ten years since Xie's death, and her appearance in her memory had become a little blurry. Now that she thought about it carefully, she did have some similarities with that girl.

But if she remembered correctly, the Xie family only had one son and one daughter.

"She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Xian Dingyuanhou." Changsui explained further, "It is said that the girl Gu Yunkuang is not the girl of Gu family, but has been adopted by the second wife."

Mrs. Weiguo frowned, what kind of mess is this!?

do not understand.

In short, Gu Yanfei is the daughter of Gu Ce and Xie, so this is correct.

While thinking, she gave Duke Wei a faint side glance.

Duke Wei was so excited that he didn't dare to write any more ink. He drank the decoction with a grimace and said vaguely: "Gu Ce is amazingly talented. He is a rare general. It's a pity that he surrendered to the enemy..."

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The Yue Kingdom in the south has always been ambitious. Eight years ago, the Yue Kingdom once again sent a hundred thousand troops to raid the southern border of Dajing. The war broke out again and resulted in numerous casualties.

First, Gu Ce, the Marquis of Yuan, sent 50,000 troops to guard Yangzhou. However, unable to do so, he sent a letter asking for help.

At that time, the late emperor and the nobles from high-ranking families, such as Lord He, Wei Guogong, Gu Ce, etc., were in charge of the war. The powerful ministers from poor families were either in charge of war or peace, and they were wavering.

The late emperor wanted to negotiate peace with the Yue State, but he still did not issue an order to reinforce Yangzhou. Gu Ce managed to hold on to Yangzhou for three months. Finally, he was forced to open the city gates to the Yue State...

However, the Yue people were unfaithful and killed Gu Ce.

When the late emperor heard that Gu Ce surrendered to the enemy, he was furious and almost took away the title of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. However, Gu Ce's daughter Gu Yunchun, who was only six years old, saved King Kang during the Yangzhou Rebellion and made up for it.

The late emperor thought about it, and finally bypassed Gu Ce's eldest son Gu Yuan and passed the title of Marquis of Dingyuan to Gu Jian, the second eldest son.

Thinking of these past events, Duke Wei felt a little sad and sighed: "This shouldn't be like this..."

If the late emperor had sent troops to support Yangzhou in time, Gu Ce would have been forced to despair and even surrendered to the enemy!

A lifetime of wisdom is ruined.

Although Duke Wei did not say anything wrong about the late emperor, his wife could still hear the implication of her husband's words. She raised the corners of her lips sarcastically and said with a sneer: "The late emperor was just confused!"

Emperor Taizu was a romantic figure, but unfortunately his sons were all mediocre, none of them had the charisma of their father. The late emperor only ascended to the throne by virtue of his status as the eldest son.

Duke Wei touched his beard and sighed: "Gu Ce's son Gu Yuan... also has a hard time."

He still remembered that in the autumn of the previous year, Gu Yuan went to the coast with the imperial army to eliminate Japanese pirates. He had made great achievements and should have been promoted to at least two levels. In the end, he did not receive any reward from the late emperor. The reason was obvious.

Duke Wei has a distinguished status. It is a great honor for Gu Yuan to make Duke Wei remember his name.

Mrs. Wei Guogong raised her heroic eyebrows and said with a smile: "It seems that she is also a good child like that girl."

Duke Wei mused: "Gu Yuan seems to be in the Xishan camp now, Ren..."

He didn't remember clearly, and was about to ask his attendants to inquire about it. The door curtain was lifted at this moment, and a stewardess walked in without looking away. She blessed the two masters and said: "My lord,

Master, Madam, Prince Kang and Master Yuan heard that the Duke was ill, so they came to visit him specially and even brought Master Shangqing from Wuliangguan with them."

While talking, the grandma in charge couldn't help but shine in her eyes.

Master Shangqing is known as an immortal in the capital, and he has excellent medical skills. On weekdays, he goes to Wuliang Temple to worship, and there is an endless stream of believers seeking medical treatment.

You have to post the post half a month in advance.

Living gods like Master Shangqing cannot be invited just by asking.

Duke Wei and his wife looked at each other, and Mrs. Duke Wei twitched her lips with a half-smile, and said meaningfully: "Prince Kang may know that the eldest prince is also in Tianyin Pavilion today."

Duke Wei was most impatient of dealing with those pretentious high-ranking families, and said angrily: "Let them go back, just say that I have rested."

The steward took the order without saying a word.

After a while, Chu You and Yuan Zhe, who were waiting outside the gate of the Duke's Mansion, received a message from the steward.

"Hmph." King Kang Chuyou in the carriage snorted with a hint of dissatisfaction, "I'm telling you, these nobles didn't even wipe off the mud on their legs, they just acted like they belong to a wealthy family."

Three generations make a wealthy family, and a hundred years make a family aristocratic.

The Duke of Wei's mansion has only been passed down to the second generation, and it cannot even be called a wealthy family.

Yuan Zhe sat opposite Chu You and calmly comforted him: "Don't be impatient."

He glanced sideways at the plaque of Duke Wei's Mansion outside the window, and a hint of disapproval flashed through his deep eyes.

Yuan Zhe took a sip of tea and then said meaningfully: "The eldest prince hides his secrets really well."

There was silence in the carriage.

Chu You's narrow eagle eyes narrowed, shining with a cold light, and he couldn't help but think about the things that led to his being demoted.

After that day, he later received a letter from Zhuo'er, and then he learned some things that happened in the Hou Mansion. When he thought about the game in Dongnuan Pavilion, he finally became convinced that he had been plotted against.

Today, he specially brought the halal people here because he wanted to see if Duke Wei was sick...

Chu You's eyes became colder and he asserted: "Chu Yi must be using some tricks again."

Duke Wei was watching a play in Tianyin Pavilion and vomited blood inexplicably. He was seen by Chu Yi who happened to be there, and Chu Yi happened to have a "miraculous doctor" next to him.

What a coincidence!

Chu You didn't believe that Chu Yi didn't use any tricks secretly, such as: harm people first, then save them!

Yuan Zhe was noncommittal.

He opened the curtain on one side, smiled apologetically at the Taoist priest in the other carriage who lowered his eyes and said nothing, showing respect, and said: "It's been a waste of time to bother the master today. Would you like to go to the humble abode to rest?"

Master Shangqing raised his eyelids, with far-reaching and detached eyes. He smiled calmly at Yuan Zhe and said: "Believers don't have to worry about it, everything is fate. I still want to go back and preach, so I won't disturb the believers today."

Yuan Zhe didn't force himself anymore and ordered the coachman to take Master Shangqing back to Wuliangguan before leaving with Chu You.

Duke Wei was ranked among the four Dukes, and every move in the Duke's palace was watched by many people in the court. Soon, everyone in the court knew that Duke Wei was seriously ill.

So, in the next few days, many distinguished ministers came to visit him one after another.

Even Mrs. Gu from Dingyuan Hou Mansion specially searched for some precious medicinal materials and planned to let Gu Jian and his wife go there in person.

However, Duke Wei's mansion has been closed to all guests recently, and Mrs. Gu doesn't expect them to come in. She just wants to show her intention to make friends.

If you want to make friends with such noble people, the Hou Mansion must show sincerity.

"Xinwen, these medicinal materials you are looking for are a bit ordinary, why not bring the three hundred-year-old ginseng in my warehouse with you."

Mrs. Gu was determined to bear the pain and decided to give up her love.

Mrs. Hou Wang couldn't help but beam with joy. Just as she was about to thank Mrs. Tai, she was interrupted by the maid Bai Lu who had just walked in: "Mrs. Tai, Miss Wei Jiu from Duke Wei's mansion is here to visit."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other in surprise.

Duke Wei's status was so aloof that even the late emperor dared to scold him, which shows his arrogance.

And this girl, Wei Jiu, was the legitimate daughter of Duke Wei's crown prince, and was deeply favored by Duke Wei and his wife.

The Gu family has no contact with Duke Wei's mansion. They haven't even visited their home yet. Why did this girl from Duke Wei's mansion come in person?!

Bai Lu continued: "Miss Wei Jiu's servant said that he is here to see the second girl today."

Bai Lu spoke clearly, but to Mrs. Gu's ears, the "second girl" naturally referred to Gu Yunkuang.

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Chapter completed!