Old Mrs. Gu sneered: "You don't dare to eat my food, are you afraid that I will harm you?"
Gu Fengyuan said: "How can it be possible? In the past, my grandfather loved his grandson the most, and the grandson remembered it. It's just that the grandson didn't live up to expectations."
Old Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Xiaoshi who was sitting and playing beside him: "Tell your mother not to get into trouble with your Uncle Shi. I didn't treat you poorly back then."
Gu Fengyuan agreed and was about to find an excuse to leave.
Lu Ting came in with a pot of tea, poured it for him with her own hands, and said, "Second Young Master, drink tea."
It was brewed by Lu Ting, so there was no problem. Gu Fengyuan took a sip of tea and said, "I'll do it myself."
Lu Ting did not force herself and withdrew.
Old Mrs. Gu said: "I smell the fragrant hosta flowers blooming there by the window. Would you like to pick two and put them next to my pillow?"
It was just a small request, so Gu Fengyuan got up and left.
Old Mrs. Gu whispered to Gu Xiaoshi: "Come and play games."
Gu Xiaoshi grinned, found something the size of a fingertip between his pillows, got up and threw it into Gu Fengyuan's tea cup.
When I was about to fish it out again as before, I found that the thing had disappeared into the tea cup.
Gu Xiaoshi scratched his head and couldn't figure it out. Old Mrs. Gu frightened him: "If you don't come back quickly, you will be beaten if A Yuan finds out!"
Gu Xiaoshi was so frightened that he crawled and hid next to Mrs. Gu and sat down, not daring to move.
Gu Fengyuan came in with a bouquet of hostas. He saw an old man and a young boy on the bed staring at him. The younger one smiled timidly and threw a bunch of flowers over: "Little Uncle Ten, take this to play with."
Old Mrs. Gu said: "You have changed your appearance now."
Gu Fengyuan said: "Otherwise, what can we do? As an ordinary person, we still have to live."
Suddenly I heard someone coming from outside to urge me: "Something has happened to Concubine Zhou in the palace. The Second Young Master and Her Royal Highness the Princess must come into the palace immediately."
When Gu Fengyuan heard this, he hurriedly walked out.
Mr. Gu said at the right time: "Don't you have a cup of tea? It's such a hot day, I will be half thirsty after entering the palace."
Gu Fengyuan didn't think much about it. Anyway, the tea was made from green tea. Old Mrs. Gu was paralyzed and couldn't do anything, so he drank the tea in one gulp.
After drinking it, I felt the taste was a bit strange, so I smacked it and thought about it carefully, but the taste was gone again.
Mr. Gu felt relieved when he saw him drink the tea and said without saying much: "Hurry up and be careful with your words and actions."
Gu Fengyuan responded and left.
Old Mrs. Gu stared at his back and smiled sinisterly.
Gu Fengyuan walked outside and saw that Princess Huaichang had already gotten into the car. When she saw him coming, she scolded him: "Why are you so slow?"
Gu Fengyuan smartly did not argue with her in front of the palace people, but quickly got on his horse and said, "Let's go."
The palace had already received instructions from Empress Dowager Shen, and Princess Huaichang led Gu Fengyuan all the way straight to the residence of Concubine Zhou.
When they arrived at the outskirts, Princess Huaichang saw people everywhere and the atmosphere was solemn. She thought that Concubine Zhou was gone.
Because he was worried, he called a palace attendant standing outside and asked, "Where is my mother and concubine?"
The palace man said sadly: "The concubine has just passed away."
Princess Huaichang picked up her skirt and ran in. She had no choice but to do this, otherwise she would not be able to hold herself together.
Going all the way in, I heard the suppressed sobs of the palace people. Looking again, I saw Concubine Zhou covered with a white cloth and lying upright on the couch.
She yelled and rushed over, crying and asking: "What's wrong with my mother?"