Gu Chengyi and Gu Chenghuan don't know yet whether the Gu family is really going to fall, but they know that Duke Gu and Mrs. Gu have completely disappointed the old man. Concubine Gu and the fifth prince have also been turned away by the old man...
The capital city was not at peace during this period. Several princes were fighting to the death. The old emperor was in a very bad mood, and Concubine Gu did not come forward to invite favors. However, the fifth prince took the opportunity to frequently move around, trying to win over some people to establish his own power.
The fifth prince asked the second master to help him with a lot of things before. When the old master found out, he turned a blind eye and agreed.
Anyway, with the short-sightedness of the fifth prince and the identity of the second master, he can only win over some unworthy people. The old master has no need to stop him, just let the fifth prince stumble, and the fifth prince will never learn well unless he is hurt.
But not now...
After knowing that Gu Guogong's ridiculous behavior was instructed by the fifth prince and Gu Guifei, the old man quickly sent Chengyi and Chenghuan back, then rectified the Gu family, throwing all the gossiping servants into the Zhuangzi to do menial work, so as to avoid that day.
The matter leaked out.
Although Gu Guogong was wrong first, if this matter spreads out, Qiancheng will definitely be the unlucky one. The old man will never allow such a family scandal to be publicized.
After taking care of the servants, the old master sternly warned the second master not to help the fifth prince anymore, otherwise the old master would bring the third master's family back and let the third master take care of the affairs of the Duke's house.
The benefit promised by the fifth prince was a piece of cake drawn at random. I don’t know where it is, but the benefit from the Duke’s Mansion was actually in my hand. How could the second master dare to say anything? He was as obedient as a quail and did not dare to pay attention to him.
The fifth prince just pretended not to hear the orders from the palace...
Gu Guogong only listened to the palace's orders and ended up like this. He didn't want to make the same mistake again.
The fifth prince has been rejected by the Gu family several times in a row, and he still doesn't understand what the Gu family means.
The fifth prince was so angry that he smashed a tea set...
He knew he was impatient, but if such a good opportunity was missed, it would be gone. How could he not be impatient?
The Bone Pit of Xuyu'an was exposed, and a case of child abduction and cannibalism was first uncovered; as the case was further investigated, a major case was revealed of Prince Ning colluding with gangsters, buying and selling boys and girls, and secretly training the army.
In addition, Prince Ning also secretly provided young children for the gangsters to eat and provide cover for them.
This is simply insane!
The ministers were angry and accused King Ning one after another. Not only was King Ning's reputation ruined, he was even more likely to be punished severely.
The kings of Zhou and Rong who promoted this matter were even more disgusted and beaten by the old emperor. During this period, they did not dare to take any action at all. They even wanted to provoke a war between Da Qin and Northern Qi, and the little idea of making profits from it was put away.
In addition, Qin Jiyan did not benefit either. Qin Jiyan was locked up in the East Palace by the old emperor and was not allowed to leave the palace even half a step.
This is definitely an excellent opportunity for the fifth prince. However, his maternal grandfather's family, who should help him the most, refuses to help at this time.
The fifth prince was so angry that he cursed Gu Guogong in the palace for being useless...
But it was useless to scold him any more. Qin Jiyan could not leave the palace, and the fifth prince could not leave the palace. The fifth prince could only watch helplessly as such a good opportunity slipped away from him.
At this time, Qin Jiyan, who had stayed in the Prince's East Palace for more than ten days, had not slept well for ten consecutive days. Qin Jiyan was still sitting there quietly reading as usual...
The sunlight refracted in from the window, shining on his back, and light and dust floated around. Everything looked so beautiful, but...
Others could not see his fatigue and weakness, but the old eunuch who served him personally knew that Qin Jiyan had reached his limit.
"Your Highness, please give in to the Emperor. If you continue like this, your body won't be able to bear it." The old eunuch wiped away his tears, feeling sorry for Qin Jiyan.
He knew that the emperor didn't mean it, but he still couldn't help blaming the emperor at this time.
What's wrong, why must His Highness be imprisoned in the East Palace?
His Highness has no way to rest in the East Palace. He can only squint when he is very tired, but he will soon be awakened by nightmares. If this continues, His Highness's body will collapse...
"Once unfaithful, it will be tolerated a hundred times." Qin Jiyan calmly turned the page without raising his head.
He will never give in!
Master Miaozheng entered the palace, which also proved that what he took Qin Yunchu to that day was Si Guo Zhai, not a pit of bones. Jin Yiwei also found out that he found Qin Yunchu a medicine that was useful for him, but...
The old emperor, whose heart was broken by his two sons and one grandson, still refused to believe Qin Jiyan.
The old emperor locked Qin Jiyan in the palace, not only to protect him and prevent him from getting involved in the struggle between King Zhou, King Rong and King Ning, but more importantly, he wanted to find out the truth of the matter.
The old emperor wanted to believe Qin Jiyan, but the facts were before him, forcing him to think more...
What King Ning did was very secretive. If the gangsters hadn't been careless in handling the bones, and people discovered the bone pit near Xu Yuan, and further found out the collusion between King Ning and the gangsters, no one might have known about it.
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You know, even Jin Yiwei had not found any traces before this.
The old emperor asked the Jinyi Guards to check the movements of King Zhou and King Rong during this period. No abnormalities were found. On the contrary, there was something unusual about Qin Jiyan...
This was unusual. It happened that Gu Qiancheng had been to Xu Yuan and stayed there for several days. When he came back, he met the injured Feng Sijin.
The old emperor knew the relationship between Qin Jiyan and Gu Qiancheng very well. He suspected that Gu Qiancheng was helping Qin Jiyan deal with the matter of the Bone Pit in Xuyu Temple, but...
No matter how I asked Qin Jiyan, Qin Jiyan refused to admit that the old emperor had never thought of looking for Gu Qiancheng, but found that Qin Jiyan had sent Gu Qiancheng out of the city first.
These two things were so coincidental that the old emperor couldn't help but doubt them. When he asked Qin Jiyan, Qin Jiyan's answer was: "Gu Qiancheng helped me investigate the case of the Goddess Tower."
The case of Goddess Tower?
Didn't it just mean that a few scholars died?
That's not important at all, okay?
The old emperor asked Qin Jiyan to call him back to the capital, but Qin Jiyan became stubborn again: "No, I must investigate the case of the Goddess Tower. Uncle Ning's case cannot be settled for a while, and the emperor wants to
If you don't believe your grandson, just wait until Gu Qiancheng returns to Beijing and summon her directly for questioning."
"You, you really think I can't bear to deal with you?" Qin Jiyan's stubbornness made the old emperor very angry. The only person in the world who dared to say no to him, except Qin Jiyan, was Qin Jiyan's father...
Seeing Qin Jiyan's face becoming more and more like the prince's, the old emperor's anger subsided again.
"That's all, that's all." The old emperor closed his eyes, hiding the sorrow and self-blame in his eyes: "Since you refuse to call Gu Qiancheng back, then stay in the palace. Whenever Gu Qiancheng comes back, you will
Leave the palace."
In this case, Qin Jiyan would have no chance to have someone send a message to Gu Qiancheng!
"My grandson takes the order." Qin Jiyan didn't feel dissatisfied at all. He just settled in the palace, staying in the East Palace where he least wanted to be. Gu Qiancheng, who was recuperating in another village, had no idea about all this.
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In fact, even if she knew it, she would not be able to return to Beijing for a while. She encountered a minor trouble in the village...