"It's not that the Gu family won't help her, it's that the fifth prince has no hope at all." The old man said this with a serious face.
The Gu family is the fifth prince's maternal family. As long as the fifth prince has a little hope, the Gu family will do their best to help, but the fifth prince has no hope at all.
The emperor is old, but the fifth prince is still young, not to mention fledgling, even without wings. The emperor loves the fifth prince, but this love has a prerequisite, that is...
From the very beginning, the emperor deprived the five princes of the possibility of competing for the throne.
The fifth prince is favored by the emperor, but he cannot leave the palace to build a palace, let alone participate in political affairs. He has no power, no connections, and no qualifications at all.
Originally, my grandfather's family was the best choice, but after seeing this situation, the old man never bet on him from the beginning.
Even his maternal ancestors don’t believe in the fifth prince. Who among the ministers in the Manchu Dynasty would believe in the fifth prince?
Under such circumstances, if he were Concubine Gu and the fifth prince, he would still blame the Gu family in his heart.
The old man admitted that Gu Qiancheng's words made alarm bells ring in his heart, but this was not the reason for Gu Qiancheng to contradict Concubine Gu in public.
"Qiancheng, you have taken the topic far away." The old man realized that he was being led away by Qiancheng again.
"Grandpa, I didn't finish the topic. I just want to tell you that the concubine and I have broken up in public. Grandpa, will you push me out to appease the concubine's anger?"
When Gu Qiancheng asked this question, she had no hope at all. She had always known how much the old man valued the Gu family. She was beneficial to the Gu family. She was the eldest lady of the Gu family, and vice versa...
The old man would push her out without hesitation.
really……
The old man didn't answer, he just looked at her deeply, and this was the best answer.
I couldn't say whether I was sad or not, I just felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, and Gu Qiancheng soon let it go.
She has known for a long time that all the good things the old man did to her were based on her being useful to the Gu family. When her existence affected the interests of the Gu family, the old man would abandon her without hesitation.
Gu Qiancheng smiled nonchalantly and said: "Grandpa, don't worry, the imperial concubine will not cause trouble to me in the short term. The palace will be in chaos during this period, and the imperial concubine will not have time to take care of herself. How can she have time to take care of me."
"What happened?" When the old man heard this, he didn't want to think about whether Qiancheng would be disappointed. The Gu family now cannot afford to lose Gu Guifei...
Gu Qiancheng was also able to keep his composure, his face showed no trace of anything, and he said calmly: "There was a fire in Lingzhen Pavilion, and the spirit bird died."
Gu Qiancheng told the old man one by one what happened in Lingzhen Pavilion, including how she helped Qin Jiyan reverse the case, without hiding anything.
The old man's heart went up and down along with Gu Gecheng's narration. It wasn't until Gu Qiancheng finished speaking that he let go. There was a faint hint of pride on his face. This granddaughter is really smart!
And because Gu Qiancheng had no hope for the old man, her tone did not change from the beginning to the end. It was always steady and calm, which made the old man think that Gu Qiancheng understood his approach and was willing to sacrifice for the Gu family.
"Qiancheng, you don't have to worry about this. You are also under the emperor's orders. King Zhou and King Ning will not retaliate against you. As for King Zhao? As long as you cure the illness of Prince Chu, King Zhao will not say anything." The old man touched it.
Touching his beard, he couldn't stop the smile in his eyes.
With this incident, the eldest daughter of the Gu family is so smart that she doesn't need publicity at all.
"By the way, you don't have to worry about the imperial concubine. Grandpa will definitely not wrong you." The old man was very satisfied with Gu Qiancheng's performance in Lingzhen Pavilion. He didn't want to give up on Gu Qiancheng yet and planned to help Gu Qiancheng.
Dealing with the imperial concubine, but...
For Gu Qiancheng, it's too late!
If the old man had spoken first, Gu Qiancheng might have been moved, but now...
"Thank you, grandfather." Gu Qiancheng just stood up and thanked him, lowering his head to cover up the coldness in his eyes.
She would still look up to the old man. In the entire Gu family, the only one she looked up to was the old man, but that didn't mean that she would sacrifice herself for the Gu family.
The old man was very satisfied with Gu Qiancheng's "docileness": "By the way Qiancheng, where did the poem you wrote at the Chinese Valentine's Day banquet come from?"
The old man was certain that Gu Qiancheng did not find anyone to write for him, but he did not believe that Gu Qiancheng had such talent.
"Among the books my mother left me, there was a book of poems written by my grandfather, uncle, and mother. These poems were written in it and have never been published to the public, so I excerpted a few poems for use." In front of the old man,
Gu Qiancheng would always blame those burned books for anything outrageous.
Anyway, the old man couldn't find any evidence whether the book had been burned or not.
"You are so courageous." The old man made a mistake and pulled out several strands of his beard, which made him grit his teeth in pain.
"Grandpa, I was forced to do nothing. I don't know anything else except chess, calligraphy, and painting. How could I dare to play chess on an occasion like the Chinese Valentine's Day banquet?"
The old man nodded: "You did the right thing. Don't show your good chess in front of outsiders in the future."
Being able to play chess and being good at it are completely different concepts. Many of our children can play chess, but very few are good at it...
"Qiancheng understands, thank you grandfather for teaching me."
After everything that needed to be said, Gu Qiancheng did not act out the idea of the deep love between ancestors and grandchildren. His knees were throbbing and painful. Gu Qiancheng left on the grounds of a leg injury. The old man did not persuade him to stay. He only said that if the pain was severe,
So he sent his maid to fetch the doctor.
Gu Qiancheng did not refuse...
I don’t know whether Gu Qiancheng performed too well or the old man was too confident. The old man never thought that Gu Qiancheng would be disappointed because of his hesitation...
Grandparents and grandsons rarely think of going together, but one has no hope, and the other does not think that he is at fault.
In fact, we can't say that the old man is at fault in this matter. The gap between Gu Qiancheng and Gu Guifei is really too big. Gu Guifei is already a beloved concubine. As long as the emperor is here, she can protect the Gu family for a day, but what about Gu Qiancheng?
She only has one possible future and holds nothing in her hands. No one would offend an already successful person for the sake of someone who has potential but may not succeed.
Not long after Gu Qiancheng returned to the courtyard, the second lady and Qian Meng also came back. Just as Gu Qiancheng thought, after the mother and daughter came back, they did not rush back to the courtyard, but made a noise and brought the whole family together.
There was a fuss.
The second lady was smart. She did not come forward directly. Instead, she found the old lady who was "reverent to the Buddha" and informed the old lady about Gu Qiancheng's offense against the imperial concubine.
Giving birth to a concubine's daughter has always been something that the old lady is proud of, and it is also the reason why the old lady has been running rampant in the Gu family's backyard for many years, and the old lady has kept his eyes open and closed. Now that her concubine's daughter has been wronged, how can the old lady give up just like that.
The old lady was making a big fuss in the yard. When she heard that Gu Qiancheng had come back, the old lady asked the servants to tie up Gu Qiancheng. But before the servants had time to do anything, she heard someone from the front yard coming to report: "Master Feng