"Mr. Gu, let's not talk secretly. Mr. Gu also worked hard for the last fraud case for several days. Now the court wants to close the case hastily. How can Mr. Gu be willing to do so? Besides, those two adults were wronged, Mr. Gu.
You must not be able to see it, right?"
Hu Maoshen looked at Gu Chengyu, but what he was thinking in his mind was that Gu Chengyu must have concealed some evidence of guilt. Even if he didn't present it to the emperor immediately, there was no guarantee that he would use it when he had the evidence in his hand.
Gu Chengyu secretly sneered in his heart. Hu Maoshen actually used such a method to test him. He was a little bit dumbfounded. Could it be that he seemed to have a strong sense of justice and couldn't stand all the unfair things in the world? Perhaps these words are of great significance to those who have just entered the officialdom and are a good person.
A straightforward person is quite useful, so forget it about him!
"Master Hu, you also know that this matter has been decided and there is no possibility of changing it. From what I see, even if Master Hu is unwilling, he will have no choice but to stop."
Hu Maoshen saw that Gu Chengyu did not accept this trick, and he was not disappointed. Of course he knew that Gu Chengyu was not such an easy person to persuade.
This young man has a firm mind, and his strategy in court is no worse than him, or even worse.
"Of course, I know this better than you. Just think about it, can you bear the hundreds of lives? I heard that all the female relatives in Master Song's residence committed suicide after being sent to the Jiaofang Division. One
Not even the girls who were only four or five years old were spared. The bodies of those female relatives were hung on the beams of several rooms."
Gu Chengyu was shocked when he heard this, "When did this happen?"
He didn't hear the news at all. Why didn't such a big thing come out?
"The news of the imperial court's blockade." Hu Mao sighed deeply, with a feeling of sadness in his heart. Wan Xuenian and Song Shujing were completely innocent and were implicated. They did not expect to end up like this. I don't know if the eldest prince can sleep at night.
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Gu Chengyu was in an extremely heavy mood. The three houses were all in such miserable condition. The loyal woman would rather die than surrender, but even those who survived lived a very miserable life.
Some were sold into that filthy place, and some were employed as teachers. However, the older slaves in the family would be reinstated as masters, so they were luckier.
It felt like there was a big stone pressing on his heart, making him unable to breathe.
Gu Chengyu felt unhappy at the moment and did not want to go around in circles with Hu Mao.
"Master Hu, in fact, you just want to collect some more evidence from me! To be honest, I gave you everything I could. Guo Shi doesn't know much about the eldest prince."
Except for Gu Chengyu who concealed the mastermind from Hu Maoshen, all the other evidence was given to Hu Maoshen.
Hu Maoshen actually knew in his heart that it was extremely difficult for Gu Chengyu to collect these witnesses and confessions in a short period of time.
Afraid that he didn't have many valuable clues in hand, Gu Chengyu didn't take them out before, and he wouldn't take them out now.
No matter how much he asked, nothing would come of it. He sighed. Although he had selfish motives for asking, he still had the intention of overturning the case in the future.
The emperor has become more and more partial to the eldest prince in recent years, and even most of the courtiers can't stand it anymore.
"Why don't I know this? I'm also thinking that the two adults died unjustly. If it happens in the future"
Speaking of this, Hu Maoshen suddenly felt something was wrong and stopped.
Then I thought that Gu Chengyu was also an insider, and since this matter was closely related to him, there was nothing to hide.
"If I get the opportunity in the future, I might be able to do my part for them."
After all, Hu Maoshen didn't say it thoroughly, but of course Gu Chengyu understood the unfinished meaning.
After more than half an hour, Gu Chengyu came out of Juxiang Tower. His mood was completely different from when he came.
I looked up at the starry night sky and listened to the noise in the streets and alleys. I felt a little lonely for some reason.
"Sir, are you going to see Miss Guo now?"
Ming Mo looked at Gu Chengyu, who looked a little unhappy, and asked in a deep voice.
"Let's go!" Gu Chengyu came back to his senses and walked towards Xicheng with firm steps.
It was a hazy night, and the door of the most remote small shop in the West City had been closed and the shop was closed. The street was very quiet, and no one was wandering outside anymore.
This is a grocery store. Because it is located in a remote place, the business on weekdays can only be said to be acceptable. In the evening, the store closes early.
Gu Chengyu and Ming Mo used Qinggong to get here. They looked at the surrounding shops and saw silence all around. They crossed the shop and came to the place where the shop connected to the small courtyard.
Mingmo stepped forward and knocked on the door. Three knocks, one short and two long, were heard. After a while, there was a burst of footsteps in the yard behind.
Someone pulled the door bolt, and neither party said anything. Gu Chengyu and the others went straight into the inner courtyard.
Gu Chengyu took a look at the courtyard and saw that the small courtyard was very quiet, and there was candlelight in the main room of the house. Ming Mo and the others bought this courtyard to house the three heirs of the Guo family.
Gu Chengyu was quite satisfied with this courtyard. There was a small shop in the front, and business was going on as usual during the day. No one would have thought that the Guo family's descendants lived in the backyard.
"Master!" The guards were Ding Twelve and a guard from Gu Chengyu's house.
During the day, the guard pretended to be the shopkeeper and worked in the shop.
Gu Chengyu nodded, took the black veil from Mingmo's hand, covered his face, and then walked into the house first.
"Miss Guo, our master is here." Ding Twelve stood in front of the door of the back room and shouted. After all, the other party was a girl, and she should avoid suspicion.
Guo Moruo, who was in the back room, had already heard the subtle sound of the door opening, and she knew that the masters of the two people were coming.
He straightened his cotton dress and found that there was nothing rude about it. Then he glanced at the two little children sleeping on the bed, and then walked out of the inner room.
As soon as he came out of the inner room, Guo Moruo looked at the people standing in the room.
I saw two of them wearing black veils. Judging from the material of one of them's clothes, he must be their master. However, judging from his exposed skin, he must be young.
Gu Chengyu took a look at the little girl who came out. She had a face like a silver plate, eyes like apricots, and a plump appearance. However, she was still small and her face was not long.
Wearing a Jingchai cloth skirt, she had already taken off her gorgeous clothes, but she could not hide her beautiful appearance. The expression on her face was solemn, her eyes were reddish, as if she had cried, and her figure looked very haggard.
Gu Chengyu could also understand that the once glorious family had collapsed overnight. She and her two younger brothers were separated, and the family was falling apart.
Those relatives who have never seen her are suffering. No one can remain indifferent as long as they are flesh and blood, let alone the family that gave birth to her and raised her. It is not easy to be so strong.
"Miss Guo, I heard that you have something to tell me?" Gu Chengyu deliberately said in a low and hoarse voice.