"Could it be Duke Wei?" Mrs. Gu thought of Miss Wei Jiu who suddenly came to visit today.

Gu Jian looked at her confused.

He had just returned home a few days ago. Not long after sitting in Cihe Hall, Gu Yuan came back. The three of them exchanged a few words and didn't have time to say much, so Gu Jian didn't know anything about what happened in the Hou Mansion today.

Known.

Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Yanfei with complicated eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "Yanfei, why did Miss Wei Jiu from Duke Wei's residence visit today?"

Her eyes were blazing, and she held the string of Buddhist beads tightly in her hands.

In the eyes of the other three people with different expressions, Gu Yanfei said calmly: "I saved Duke Wei, and Miss Wei Jiu specially came to express her gratitude."

When she spoke, there was a faint smile on her lips, as if she was talking about a trivial matter.

There was silence in the house.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Gu Jian was the first to reprimand, disapprovingly.

The story of Duke Wei vomiting blood in Tianyin Pavilion spread a lot in the capital, and everyone from dignitaries to ordinary people knew about it. It is said that the person who saved Duke Wei was a Taoist man with excellent medical skills. How could he be his niece?

!

Seeing his second uncle reprimanding his sister, Gu Yuan pursed his thin lips slightly, his face showing surprise.

Mrs. Gu's eyes were unclear and she asked patiently: "Yan Fei, do you still know medical skills?"

The word "huan" seems to have a profound meaning.

"I understand." Gu Yanfei replied matter-of-factly, the smile on her face became even brighter, revealing a pair of cute smiles.

What she said was true, but it seemed to be true and false.

Thinking about what happened a few days ago, Mrs. Gu's eyes twitched, she looked at her with a deep look, and then asked: "Where did you learn this?"

Gu Yanfei caressed his sleeve casually, and this time, he said half-truthfully: "Didn't I tell Madam Madam before that when we were in Huaibei, Master Ling Xiao accepted me as his disciple and taught me his skills?"

"Do you believe it, Madam?"

She tilted her head slightly and smiled, making Mrs. Gu unable to see through her.

"..." Mrs. Gu was silent, pursed her lips tightly, and the wrinkles at the corners of her mouth became deeper and deeper.

Last time, Mrs. Gu had no choice but to bow to Gu Yanfei for the sake of Gu Yunchun's marriage and had no choice but to deal with Su Niang.

Two days after the incident, she finally calmed down and thought about the whole thing over and over again. She always felt that something was wrong, and she became doubtful about Gu Yanfei's fortune-telling ability.

"Madam, if you don't believe me, forget it." Gu Yanfei said as she pulled Gu Yuan beside her.

"Brother, let's go. Mrs. Wei Guogong gave me a sweat horse. It's very beautiful and runs fast. Brother, let's go for a walk together, okay?!"

"Okay, I'm getting ten days off from this transfer. Whatever you want to do, big brother will accompany you."

The brother and sister walked out of Cihe Hall chatting and laughing, chatting happily and leaving Mrs. Gu there.

"..." Mrs. Gu wanted to stop the brothers and sisters, her mouth opened slightly, but in the end she did not speak, her eyes were uncertain.

The brothers and sisters' cheerful chatter and laughter quickly faded away, and after a while, nothing could be heard anymore.

In Toji's room, it suddenly became quiet and the atmosphere was condensed.

The cold wind howling outside the window slapped on the window lattice, making a crackling sound.

Mrs. Gu suppressed her anger and complained to her son: "This girl Gu Yanfei is too wild."

She was so angry that her chest was tight, and she hurriedly went to get the tea cup, but Gu Jian was so distracted that he didn't hear what Mrs. Gu said at all. The person he cared more about was Gu Yuan.

"Mother," Gu Jian frowned and couldn't help but say, "What do you think Brother Yuan's promotion means?"

After saying the words, he realized that he was acting a little impatient, so he coughed twice and raised his hand to make a gesture.

Nanny Li on the side was always good at observing people's words, so she softly called all the maids in the room out, and personally guarded the outside.

Only Mrs. Gu and her son were left in the house.

The charcoal fire made the air in the house feel stuffy.

After Gu Jian pondered for a moment, he said again: "Mother... everything that happened back then has finally begun to be forgotten by the government. Now that Brother Yuan is transferred back to the capital and allowed to appear in front of others in such a grand manner, will it be possible to let him go again?"

They remembered... elder brother's surrender to the enemy before."

After a pause, he added with a sigh: "Eight years... everyone has finally forgotten it."

The cold wind in the courtyard became more violent, whistling and blowing the window lattice as if it was about to fly away.

Thinking of the past eight years ago, Mrs. Gu was also worried and her eyebrows furrowed even more tightly.

At that time, their family was almost deprived of titles, exiled, and even executed because their eldest son surrendered to the enemy. Thanks to her sister-in-law, who rescued King Kang in Yangzhou, the family survived and lived a good life now.

Thinking about it now, Mrs. Gu still feels scared, her cloudy eyes were bright and clear, and she was slowly twisting the beads in her hand.

After a while, she hesitated and said: "Ajian, now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, things are different from the past..."

Everyone in the court knew that in the battle between Dajing and Yue eight years ago, the late emperor advocated peace, and now the emperor is in charge of the battle. The father and son also had many disputes over this... In the end, the eldest prince Chu Yi was sent to the prison by the late emperor.

The country of Yue is the pledge.

The late emperor has passed away, and now that he has succeeded to the throne, he may not care about the past anymore.

Gu Jian's right fist was clenched tightly where Mrs. Gu couldn't see it, and veins popped up on the back of her hand.

"Mother, I don't think it's appropriate." There was a hint of haze lingering in Gu Jian's eyes. When facing Mrs. Gu, she had a sincere face and carefully considered her words to try to persuade her, "The location of Qianhu in Shenji Camp is too eye-catching.

, there are so many pairs of eyes staring at him in the capital, even if the emperor doesn’t care about a mere brother Yuan, but if everyone tells him that the Sacred Heart is unpredictable, what do you think the emperor will think?"

"Qi Dafei, although this position is good, our Gu family really can't afford it, and today's Brother Yuan is even more unworthy of it."

Gu Jian spoke plausibly and with a high-sounding tone.

Mrs. Gu became more and more hesitant as he spoke, but she did not nod. She really couldn't bear to part with such a good and lucrative position in Shenjiying Qianhu. This was an errand that you couldn't find even with a lantern. If it weren't for Duke Wei,

The Gu family cannot be blamed for this!

It took a lot of effort for their Gu family to regain momentum...

"Mother," Gu Jian stood up, also sat on the kang, and held down Mrs. Gu's hand, "you say... let Brother Yuan give up this position to my uncle, how about they exchange it?"

The eldest uncle in Gu Jian's mouth refers to Gu Yunzhen's fiancé Murong Yong.

Murong Yong is now serving as the fifth-grade Xiaoqi Lieutenant in the Shenji Camp. Unfortunately, it is only a false position, far less than the actual position Gu Yuande has.

What?! Mrs. Gu's eyes widened in shock. She didn't expect that Gu Jian would come up with such an idea and couldn't help but shake her head.

"This is also for Sister Kuang." Gu Jian stared closely at Mrs. Gu's every change of expression, her voice softened and slowed down, "You have also seen that my eldest uncle is a young general with a promising future, but he is suffering from

Without a good opportunity, this time for such a great contribution in suppressing bandits in Qingzhou, I can only get such a false title."

"If my eldest brother-in-law can get this advantage, even the Queen Mother will look down upon her, and then there will be no more problems with Sister Kuang's marriage."

"Mother, instead of believing that Yan Fei, that wild girl, can do things, it's better to use more practical benefits to convince the Queen Mother!"

"If Sister Kuang is good, our Marquis Mansion will be good. In the future, the family will always be able to compensate Brother Yuan."

"If you think about it carefully, is this true?"

Gu Jian talked incessantly and followed the instructions in a well-reasoned and well-founded manner.

"..." Mrs. Gu felt that what her second son said was reasonable and she was slightly moved, but she felt that she was a bit sorry for Gu Yuan by doing so.

After all, Gu Yuan is also her biological grandson. Her parents are both dead. As a grandmother, she should have taken more care of her...

Gu Jian stared closely at Mrs. Gu's expression, the gloom in her eyes getting thicker and thicker, and she used her last resort: "Mother, the Hou family has not established a heir apparent yet..."

Those words made Mrs. Gu's heart shrink sharply.

It has been eight years since Gu Jian inherited the title of Marquis of Dingyuan. In these years, the Gu family has submitted proposals every year for his eldest son Gu Xiao to be crowned prince, but the proposals submitted have always come to nothing.

It was obvious that the late emperor was very worried about Gu Ce's collaboration with the enemy, and the Gu family was also fed up with it.

This year, after Jinshang ascended the throne, he awarded many nobles of the clan, and even several nobles who had fallen from the family decided on the candidates for the crown prince. The only exception was Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

The undecided heir apparent means that there is no heir to the title, which means that the Sacred Heart is lost, and the title is in danger.

For Mrs. Gu, her title is her lifeblood.

Once they lose their title, the Gu family will be reduced to mud in the ground, and anyone can step on it.

This is something Mrs. Gu absolutely cannot bear.

Finally, Mrs. Gu nodded: "Okay."

One word is the final word.

The shadows of the trees swaying wildly in the cold wind outside the window were reflected in Gu Jian's eyes, giving him a sinister aura.

His pupils were incredibly bright, flashing with a flash of crazy joy, and he tried his best to suppress and control the turbulent emotions in his heart.

When the eldest brother Gu Ce was alive, everyone said that he was amazingly talented. When they found out that he was Gu Ce's younger brother, they sighed with regret.

Since childhood, Gu Jian has lived in the shadow of his elder brother. He originally thought that this would be the case for his whole life, and his life was miserable...

He never imagined that one day the title of Marquis of Dingyuan would fall to him.

Since God has destined that this title belongs to him, no one can take it away from him!

As long as he is with him, Gu Yuan will never be able to fly out of his palm...

Mrs. Gu didn't notice Gu Jian's strange behavior. She picked up the tea cup and drank the tea, but she didn't know the taste.

After entering the mouth of the fine Longjing tea, all that is left is a bitter taste.

Mrs. Gu knew in her heart that most likely, Duke Wei had indeed received some kind of favor from Gu Yanfei.

If the position of Qianhu in Shenji Camp was a thank-you gift given by Duke Wei, then whether it was given to Gu Yuan or Murong Yong, it would be the same, it was all for their Gu family.

Moreover, if Murong Yong gets this position, when Gu Yunzhen gets married next year, he will have more dignity and will definitely be more valued by his husband's family. It can be said that he kills three birds with one stone.

This is good for everyone.

Just like the second son said, they can just make up for Brother Yuan well in the future. The days will still be long.

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Chapter completed!