Just as Qin Jiyan said, an imperial edict was sent to the Gu family the next day. However, the Gu family's crime was more serious than Qin Jiyan expected.
Concubine Gu involved the Gu family in the fifth prince's affair, and blamed all the mistakes made by the fifth prince on the Gu family, saying that the fifth prince was instigated by Mr. Gu and had thoughts he shouldn't have.
Although there was no evidence, Concubine Gu spoke sincerely, and in order to gain the old emperor's trust, Concubine Gu even revealed that the old lady had killed Wu Yun back then.
Because of what happened to the fifth prince, the old emperor had no good impression of the Gu family. He could dislike his son, but it was unacceptable for the Gu family to dare to betray his son.
When the old emperor heard Concubine Gu murmuring that Mrs. Gu wanted to give Gu Qianmeng to Qin Jiyan, he felt even more uncomfortable.
What does the Gu family want to do?
Does it disgust him?
He used to look after the Gu family quite well, but now it seems that he is just bright on the outside but a mess on the inside.
Are you afraid of being implicated by the Wu family, so you kill Wu Yun?
Now that I am afraid of being implicated by the fifth prince, I have cut off my relationship with the fifth prince and Concubine Gu. The Gu family really considers themselves their masters!
The old emperor was so angry that he immediately issued an order to reduce his title and send him into exile. In the end, for the sake of Concubine Gu and thinking of Mr. Gu's contribution, he made some concessions and only reduced his title but not exiled her.
When they heard that the imperial edict had come from the palace, everyone in the Gu family didn't know what was going on. They all knelt down in fear to receive the edict, secretly hoping that something good would happen, but...
When the imperial edict was finished, everyone in the Gu family except Gu Qiancheng was stunned.
Rebuke, cut off the title!
The imperial edict is not long, but every word is like a knife, cutting the Gu family's blood dripping with blood.
By removing the title, does the emperor dislike the Gu family?
how so?
Old Mrs. Gu was completely stunned. He knelt on the ground motionless, not knowing how to react.
They didn't even know what the fifth prince had committed, so why did they get involved in the fifth prince's matter?
Daqin Bank, isn't the bank running a good business? How come you are talking about using power for personal gain and embezzling money from the treasury?
Old Mrs. Gu's mouth was slightly open, but he couldn't say a word. His ears were buzzing and he couldn't hear any sound.
Mr. Gu seemed to be in a dream at this time. There was a white mist all around him. He could hear nothing and see nothing. There was only the word "Cuojue" in his mind.
Cut off the title?
The title of the Gu family was obtained by the ancestors at the cost of their lives. How could it be reduced?
Without the title, what will the Gu family have in the future?
The old man was kneeling there stupidly, with two lines of tears on his face, but no one came forward to comfort him at this time, because the rest of the Gu family was in worse condition than the old man. Mrs. Gu and the second wife had already fainted.
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Seeing the decline of the Gu family, the eunuch who delivered the edict would naturally not be polite to the Gu family. Seeing that Old Mrs. Gu had not accepted the order for a long time, the eunuch who delivered the edict became angry and thrust the edict into the old man's face, "Old man, what are you still doing? Accept the order.
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"Old, old..." The old man still came to his senses and raised his hands instinctively, but his hands were shaking so much that it was impossible to hold the imperial edict.
The eunuch who delivered the edict did not say much to the old man, but thrust the imperial edict into the old man's arms: "We have taken the imperial edict, and if it falls to the ground, it will be a serious crime of beheading."
After saying that, he left with a group of people without looking back.
The person who delivered the order left, but the Gu family was still silent. The master and servants all knelt in the yard and remained motionless. Then someone didn't know who cried loudly, and then the whole yard was filled with crying.
"We lost, we lost, our Gu family lost." This is the second master of the Gu family.
"It's gone, it's gone, there's nothing left." This is the eldest son of the Gu family.
Compared with the two elders of the Gu family who were crying like their own father had died, Gu Chengzhi was relatively calm, but his face was very pale, as if he couldn't accept this.
Gu Qiancheng glanced at everyone and said nothing. He just stood up silently and walked to the old man: "Old man, it's time to get up."
She also didn't expect that Concubine Gu would be so ruthless and drag the entire Gu family to be buried with her. No, it should be said that Concubine Gu sacrificed the entire Gu family to save the fifth prince a chance of survival and gave the old emperor a reason to forgive the fifth prince.
The fifth prince was taught bad things by the Gu family. The fifth prince did not really want to commit rebellion, but he was instigated by the Gu family to commit a big mistake...
Concubine Gu found a perfect reason for the mistake made by the fifth prince. Although the old emperor would not believe it entirely, she could still save her face. For the sake of father and son, the old emperor would definitely give the fifth prince a way out.
"Qiancheng, your aunt..." The old man is not an idiot. Although the content of the Holy Sage is vague, the old man also understands that the Gu family's demotion may have something to do with Gu Guifei.
"Old Master, the married daughter is a disaster. Concubine Gu is the emperor's woman and the mother of the fifth prince." Gu Qiancheng didn't think that Concubine Gu would sacrifice her son for the nonsense of the Gu family.
Gu Guifei is not stupid, and only the old man would naively think that everything Gu Guifei did was for the Gu family.
"It's her, is it really her?" The old man held Gu Qiancheng's hand and it kept shaking, and the imperial decree in his hand also dropped. Fortunately, Gu Qiancheng reacted quickly and grabbed it, "Old man, don't be angry. If you get angry,
I'm sick, but I can't find another pill that can cure stroke."
This time, even if he could find it, Gu Qiancheng wouldn't look for it.
Although the old man could handle things clearly and could hold down the rest of the Gu family at critical moments, he was not a calm master. Especially after he brought Gu Chengzhi back, the old man was even more unwilling to settle down.
Now it's better, the Gu family's title is completely gone, and the family property has been almost destroyed before. What else can Gu Chengzhi, the heir, inherit from the Gu family?
"Ahhhh..." Old Mrs. Gu shouted in grief, "I am guilty, I am guilty. I am the sinner of the Gu family. I ruined the Gu family, ruined the Gu family."
The old man could no longer hold on, and he fell down as soon as his hands went weak. Fortunately, Gu Qiancheng had the strength now to hold the old man steady. "Old man, please calm down. Now that the title has been reduced, it does not mean that our Gu family has no hope."
.Don’t forget, our Gu family still has Cheng Huan, Cheng Huan has made great contributions in the northwest, even if he cannot be ennobled, our Gu family will not fall."
Gu Qiancheng believed that if she didn't say these words now, the old man would be able to think of them later.
All this time, the old man only had eyes for the title of the Gu family. In the eyes of the old man, the title was everything to the Gu family. The achievements of everyone in the Gu family were all because of the title of the Gu family.
The old man regarded the title that could not be used as food as a treasure. Now that the Gu family has lost the title, the old man will definitely see something different. For example, Cheng Huan, who has achieved military exploits, and Mr. Gu, who has taken the path of a civil servant.
Gu Qiancheng has never paid attention to the title of the Gu family. Without the title, the Gu family still has many things, but the old man has never paid attention to it...