Chapter 951: Grave Sweeping and New Year Greetings
Shen Yi didn't just know about the Gu family's family affairs.
The accurate time should be around May of the twelfth year of Hong De, which is about half a year ago.
In the early years, Shen Yi promised Mr. Gu to help him find his family, so he sent the "branch" of the Di Newspaper Division in the southeast to investigate the matter. Two years ago, Shen Yi found Mr. Gu's daughter.
My daughter is still in Taizhou Prefecture, but she has already married and started a family and has children.
According to Mr. Care's request, Shen Yi asked someone to send some money to Miss Gu to compensate Old Man Gu for his daughter.
But the other son moved out of Taizhou Prefecture, and Shen Yi would not be able to find out for a while. It was not until someone from the newspaper department chased the evidence half a year ago that he found out the whole story and sent it to Shen Yi's desk.
At that time, Shen Yi did not associate Gu Xiuzhen, the granddaughter of the Gu family, with Gu Hengbo...or Concubine Hui.
It wasn't until the clues matched up and the Di Reporting Department found out that the Jiankang Chang family who had conspired to take over the Gu family's bookstore suddenly disappeared overnight two years ago, did Shen Yi finally confirm that the man in the imperial city
Pipa Jue is none other than Gu Xiuzhen, the daughter of the Gu family who was sold into a brothel.
Shen Yi was still in Huai'an at the time. After figuring out the cause and effect of the incident, even he, the coach of Huai'an, found it incredible.
Later, he asked the Di Di newspaper department to pay more attention to it. After several investigations, he finally confirmed the authenticity of the news.
However, he did not mention this matter to Mr. Gu right away, and even planned to hide it from the Jiankang teacher until the old man passed away.
Because Shen Yi didn't want to have anything to do with Concubine Hui, and he didn't want to tell the Gu family's tragedy, lest the old man would be sad.
Today, there are two reasons why Shen Yi is willing to tell Mr. Gu the truth.
The first reason is that Mr. Gu gave Shen Yi some advice today and brought him back from the brink of danger. Shen Yi is very grateful to this mentor.
And the second reason is...
Today in the Manlu Palace, the emperor had used the old friendship to make the emperor's eldest son Li Wang recognize him as his uncle. This relationship has been tainted. So if he mentions this matter to Master Gu again, give him a
The truth is irrelevant.
The old man sat on the ground and cried bitterly. Shen Yi helped him up and comforted him: "Master Gu, the two generations of your family have had a hard life, but this granddaughter has had the best of it. She gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, who will live her whole life.
There is no end to the enjoyment. Among the kings of this dynasty in the future, there must be one or even several who are of the Gu family’s bloodline.”
"Don't be too sad, old man."
Shen Yi said softly: "Perhaps a drink and a peck are all pre-orders."
When the old man heard this, he was even more sad and cried: "She has had no father or mother these years, and she has suffered so much..."
Shen Yi was silent.
When he met Gu Hengbo, Gu was already a famous prostitute in Qinhuai. She was known as Pipa Jue. It would cost hundreds of taels of silver to meet anyone, so she was quite glamorous.
According to another world, she was already a "star" at that time.
However, after Shen Yi found out about Gu's past, he knew very well that the little girl who was sold into a brothel would have to suffer a lot if she became a famous Qinhuai prostitute, not to mention becoming a concubine.
How many smiling faces will accompany you.
Shen Yi gently patted Old Man Gu on the shoulder.
"Master Gu, all of that has passed."
The old man was helped up by Shen Yi and sat back on the chair, still sad.
He had rarely shed a tear during his thirty years of wandering in Jiankang, but now his eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he was even more imageless.
Shen Yi stayed with the old man in Dayifang until midnight. After helping him back to his room to rest, he left two followers here to watch in case anything happened. Then he left Dayifang and returned home.
In the next few days, Shen Yi would go to Dayifang to visit Mr. Gu when he had nothing to do. Sometimes he would take Shen Heng with him. The two brothers would stay there for several hours.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the weather was sunny and slightly warmer. Shen Yi drove a carriage and took Mr. Gu out of Jiankang City and to the outskirts of Jiankang City. According to the address given to him by the Di News Agency, he found a
At the cemetery.
A monument was erected on the cemetery.
Two lines of words engraved on the tablet.
Gu Gong tabooed the tomb of Shaoan and his wife Gu Liu.
To the left and right of this line of characters are the words "Kao concubine" engraved on it.
Originally, the name of the person who erected the tombstone should be engraved on the lower right side of the tombstone, for example, the six words "filial daughter Gu Xiuzhenli", but the lower right corner of this tombstone is blank and no name is engraved.
This tombstone is very new, it looks like it was erected within the past two years, and the tombstone is clean and weed-free. It is obvious that someone comes to take care of it frequently.
As a noble concubine, Mrs. Gu cannot often go out of the palace to erect monuments for her parents. However, she is now prosperous and naturally has people under her command. It is not difficult to send people out to clean the tombs.
After seeing the three words "Gu Shaoan", Mr. Gu almost softened. He stumbled to the tombstone, hugged the monument and cried again.
Although he didn't recognize the "Mr. Gu Liu", he personally gave the name Gu Shao'an to his infant child. How could he not feel heartbroken when the world was so far apart?
Shen Yi silently stepped forward, burned three sticks of incense in front of the tombstone, then stepped back a few steps, bowed and saluted, and then stood aside, waiting for Mr. Gu to vent his emotions.
This wait lasted several hours.
It wasn't until the afternoon that the old man's mood gradually calmed down. He carefully wiped the dust off the tombstone with his sleeves, then walked to the side of the carriage, looked at Shen Yi, and sighed silently.
"Zi Heng is now an important minister in the court, but he wastes a day with a bad old man like me."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "The imperial court is still resting, and I am also idle. Why don't we value ministers more than ministers?"
He looked at Mr. Gu and asked, "Shall we go back?"
Old Man Gu nodded silently and got into the carriage with Shen Yi's help.
However, after he boarded the carriage, he did not enter the carriage immediately. Instead, he carefully looked at the location around the cemetery and remembered it in his heart.
Obviously, the old man is not prepared to come just once, he will come again in the future.
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On the way back, Old Man Gu, who had been silent for a long time in the carriage, looked up at Shen Yi who was reading a book, and suddenly asked: "Ziheng, my granddaughter, is in the palace..."
Shen Yi put down his book, looked at Old Man Gu quietly, and then replied: "I'm living a good life."
"She is His Majesty's favorite concubine."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Gu was not only not happy, but also looked worried.
Being favored means being stared at by countless pairs of eyes in the palace.
Even, he will be stared at by the Queen.
He was silent for a while and wanted to speak again. Shen Yi didn't wait for him to speak and replied: "Don't worry, Master Gu."
"The imperial concubine is very powerful."
"When it comes to the palace's methods, the students and Master Gu combined together cannot compare to her."
Mr. Gu nodded silently and remained silent for a long time without speaking.
When the carriage was about to arrive at Jiankang City, the little old man raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi, but in the end he did not say what he said.
In this way, Shen Yi sent him back to Dayifang, and then returned home.
In his home, Young Master Jiang Jiang Ming had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Shen Yi coming back, Young Master Jiang ran over excitedly, hugged Shen Yi neatly, and saluted: "Uncle Shen!"
Shen Yi saw him making a fist salute and smiled dumbly.
Jiang Shangshu was a civil official, and so was Jiang Ming, a casual official. When civil servants met with literati, they usually bowed their hands in a salute. Only military men in the army or people in the world would do the fist-clasping salute.
Obviously, Young Master Jiang has regarded himself as a martial artist.
"Have you recovered from your injuries?"
Shen Yi asked with a smile.
"It's already healed. My eldest father asked me to come and pay New Year's greetings to Uncle Shen and Auntie."
Shen Yi shook his head helplessly.
It was okay for him to be called uncle. If Lu Ruoxi was called aunt by such a big man in front of her face, she would probably be very angry.
Jiang Ming looked up at Shen Yi and asked: "When will Uncle Shen go back to Huai'an? Or will he be sixteen? Call me then. Let's go back together!"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "The date for my return this year has not been decided yet, so you don't have to worry, just stay healthy and recuperate."
Jiang Ming said "Ah" and then scratched his head: "Uncle Shen won't return to Huai'an on the 16th?"
Shen Yi nodded: "It will probably be postponed for some time."
"Something needs to be done."
In addition to playing a core role in the Huai'an Army, Shen Yi also played an important role in logistics.
He needs to get as many armors, gunpowder and firearms as possible in Jiankang, and bring back the imperial edict to expand the army.
There are still many things that need him to do.
"Then after the Lantern Festival, my nephew will go back by himself."
Young Master Jiang grinned.
"I have been away from the army for more than half a month, and my nephew already misses General Xue and the others!"
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled with relief.
"Okay, you can go back by yourself when the time comes."
"You are in Jiankang these days. You might as well ask around about your old friends and the other descendants of the gentry. Ask them..."