After copying the last word, Gu Qiancheng rubbed his sore wrist and walked to the window to look at the scenery outside the courtyard...
When Sun's mother was here, she would definitely come in at this time to remind her to stop writing to avoid hurting her eyes, but what about now?
Although the third wife took charge of the house and replaced her with a new batch of maids, she felt that no matter how well-trained and trained the maids were, they were not as good as Mother Sun. Except for Mother Sun, there was no one in the house she could trust.
Even Mrs. Zhao, who she asked to take care of the yard.
At this time, Gu Qiancheng finally understood why the otherworldly fairy Lin Daiyu in "A Dream of Red Mansions" lamented: "Three hundred and sixty days a year, the wind, frost, and sword force each other hard."
If Mrs. Gu had not been grounded, the Second Madam and the Third Madam were in power, and without Mama Sun taking care of her, she would not even be able to get a hot meal in the backyard controlled by Mrs. Gu.
Gu Qiancheng sighed softly, washed her hands and ate under the service of the maid, but she was thinking about how she would get out of the Gu family if her third uncle's line was no longer needed.
She is not young, and due to the dislike of her by Duke Gu and Mrs. Gu, if the old man does not protect her, she will be married off soon.
Of course, with her current reputation and Mrs. Gu's dislike for her, she will never find a good family for her. In all likelihood, she will be married to a remote place, where she will never think of coming back and die in a foreign land.
While Gu Qiancheng was worried about his future, Gu Sanshu was also worried about his son...
Gu Sanye's only son, Gu Chengyi, is twelve years old this year and studying at the prestigious Donglin Academy in the capital. Although he is not naturally gifted, he is diligent and studious. It is inevitable that he will win the exam one day.
Gu Chengyi is the most promising child among the grandchildren of the Gu family, and has always been the pride of Uncle Gu. But this morning, he was told that the child he had high hopes for had killed someone, and killed his own child in an extremely cruel way.
My classmate, he is now in jail and will be sentenced soon.
When he heard the news, Mr. Gu Sanye was completely stunned. He couldn't accept this fact at all. How could his son kill someone?
After Gu Sanshu came to his senses, he stumbled out and ran out to find out the details of the case from the government. At the same time, he went to jail to see his son.
The circumstances of the case were extremely unfavorable to Chengyi. There were only traces of Chengyi and the deceased at the scene. When he was discovered, Chengyi still had a murder weapon in his hand, which was inserted into the heart of the deceased.
All the evidence points to Chengyi, but the most frightening thing is that Gu Chengyi himself doesn't know whether he killed anyone because he was drunk.
For the third master and the third wife, this was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue. When the third wife heard the news, she fell over and her tears did not stop after she woke up: "Master, Chengyi... Chengyi, how could they kill someone? It must be
The government made a mistake, I don't believe it, I don't believe Chengyi would kill anyone."
"I don't believe that Chengyi kills people, but the physical evidence is conclusive." Uncle Gu looked as if he had aged dozens of years in an instant, with gray hair growing on his temples: "Even Chengyi himself doesn't know whether he killed the person or not."
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Tears welled up in Gu Sanshu's eyes: "The deceased was the legitimate second son of Xian Qihou. Xian Qihou has spoken and will never spare the murderer lightly."
"Master...save Chengyi. Chengyi is only twelve years old. He is still a child. How could he kill someone? Master, aren't you in the Ministry of Punishment? Please let someone investigate again. Our Chengyi can't
Murderer." The third lady burst into tears and cried until she died: "Master, let's go and beg the old man to come forward and save Chengyi. Chengyi will not kill anyone."
Even if the evidence is conclusive, the third lady does not believe that her son will kill someone.
"It's useless." Gu Sanshu shook his head heavily: "The evidence is very unfavorable to Chengyi. If it cannot be proved that Chengyi did not kill anyone, it is useless for anyone to come forward. At that time, the eldest son of the Feng family and Mr. Jing were both there. Donglin Academy wanted to
Reputation will not let the murderer go unpunished."
"Ah..." the third lady shouted in pain, "How could this happen? How could this happen? How could Chengyi kill someone? I don't believe it, I don't believe it. This must be slander. I'm going to sue them. I'm going to sue them."
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When the third lady spoke, people rushed out...
Her son was her lifeblood, and at this time she couldn't care about image or face at all.
"Madam..." Mr. Gu was shocked and hurriedly followed him out. But after running around for a day, and with his only son involved in a murder case, Mr. Gu was exhausted both physically and mentally. He could not keep up with the third lady.
"Madam, stop Madam quickly."
Mr. Gu was afraid that something might happen to the third lady, so he tried his best to chase her. He saw the third lady being stopped by slaves in the outer courtyard, and the gloomy-looking Duke Gu.
As soon as Gu Guogong saw Mr. Gu, he reprimanded him: "Third brother, you are getting more and more shameful. Your son has committed murder and your wife is restless. Don't you think the Gu family has been embarrassed enough?"
Gu Guogong thought he had lost face in front of Mr. Gu because of what happened last time. Now that he got the chance, he would naturally want to get it back.
"Brother, be careful what you say." Mr. Gu respected his elder brother, but when it came to his only son, he did not tolerate his slander. The third lady even shouted angrily: "My son did not kill anyone."
"Huh... the government will make its own decision on whether there is a murder or not. How can you allow a woman like you to talk nonsense?" Gu Guogong looked at Mr. Gu with disdain: "Third brother, watch your younger siblings and don't let her go out and talk nonsense.
It’s a disgrace to the Gu family.”
"Brother, please promise that he will not kill anyone, please..." Mr. Gu was so angry that his veins bulged, but he thought that his son still needed the name of the Duke of Guo to save him, so he suppressed the anger in his heart and begged Gu in a low voice,
Unexpectedly, he was interrupted by Gu Guogong before he finished speaking.
"Third brother, the pure will become pure themselves, and the dirty will become dirty. The government will not let a bad person go, nor will it wrong a good person. You are working in the Ministry of Punishment yourself, don't you know this truth?" Gu Guogong looked upright and serious.
Face scolded Mr. Gu: "Third son, the emperor breaks the law and the common people are guilty. Don't be stupid and do things that will embarrass the queen in the palace."
Gu Guogong made it clear that he would not care about Gu Chengyi's life or death.
Third Master Gu looked at Gu Guogong in disbelief: "Brother, Chengyi is your nephew."
"My nephew killed someone, and I will not protect him and pay for his life." Gu Guogong said it lightly, but he didn't know how hurtful these words were.
The third master and the third wife were like wounded beasts, staring fiercely at Gu Guogong and roaring: "My son did not kill anyone."
"Third brother, what are you doing? Don't mess around." Gu Guogong was frightened by the cruelty of Mr. Gu, and moved the old man out in a cowardly manner.
"Third brother, I tell you, these are my father's words. My father said that the matter of acceptance is too big, and the deceased is the legitimate second son of Xian Qihou. If our Gu family uses power to suppress others, the empress and the fifth prince in the palace will
It’s difficult to do. But don’t worry, my father promised to have someone take care of Chengyi secretly after the case is decided..."