190. Undercurrent
In the Ningguo Mansion, Gu Manman hugged the arm of the Duchess of Ningguo, crying breathlessly.
Duchess Ning Guo grabbed Gu Manman's shoulders and gently comforted: "Okay, okay, don't cry, just go to the nunnery to live for a few days, tell the outside that it is to pray for your grandmother, and I will take you back after a while." β
Gu Manman cried even louder, and shouted hoarsely: "I don't want to go! I won't go! Those sisters in the clan, none of them have a good future when they are sent to the nunnery!"
Duchess Ning Guo's face instantly turned cold, "Then what are you going to do? You do this kind of thing that humiliates the family, I begged your father for a long time before he agreed to just put you in the nunnery, not send you back to the clan, and wait for a few days when the limelight passes, and then find a way to help you save your reputation, you can't stop crying now, let your father know, you don't even have to go to the nunnery, your father will directly let you marry that little girl!"
When Gu Manman heard this, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning, thinking of that lowly little guy and entangled with her in such a shameful way, it made her want to vomit in disgust, she shook her head in panic, "Mother...... I, even if I die, I will not marry such a lowly person...... Mother...... You save your daughter. β
Duchess Ning Guo looked at her daughter with a full of disappointment in her eyes, "But if you think carefully before doing things, you won't have such a mess, even if you inform me, can I still do nothing?
Gu Manman's face turned pale, she couldn't help crying, and knelt down in front of Duchess Ningguo, "Mother, my daughter knows that I am wrong, mother, you save your daughter, your daughter will never dare to mess around in the future, her daughter really doesn't want to go to the nunnery, mother ......"
Duchess Ning Guo sighed, this daughter of hers has been spoiled since she was a child, thinking that everyone outside will let her score three points according to her family background, but she doesn't know that people's hearts are sinister, she is so nonsense, if she doesn't learn a lesson this time, I'm afraid there will be a bigger mess in the future, and then she has the heart to help her clean up the mess, I'm afraid there is nothing she can do.
She stretched out her hand to pull Gu Manman up and gently stroked her hair, "You are the meat that fell off your mother's body, where does your mother not hurt you, that little maid's mother has already let people take care of it, you are obedient, go to Shuiyue Nunnery for a period of time first, wait for a year or two, this matter is over, and then I will take you back." β
Gu Manman wiped her tears with the back of her hand, and her unwillingness in her eyes gradually intensified, "Mother, I listened to you go to the nunnery, but I am unwilling, Xia Chanyi is that slut, this matter is obviously her ghost!"
knows that he knows, but there is no evidence, otherwise he can embarrass the Xia family on the spot.
A hint of gloom flashed in Duchess Ningguo's eyes, and she patted the back of her hand, "This matter is not over, you wait in the nunnery, your father will not let go of the Xia family." β
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Shen Du, the Qing of Dali Temple, sat in the Eight Immortals Building, pinched the wine cup with his long fingers and took a sip, and looked up at Gu Zhongyong, the Duke of Ningguo, "Grandpa Guo came to me today, it should be more than just a bar." β
Gu Zhongyong pointed to the fish maw pot chicken in front of him, "This is the signboard in the Eight Immortals Building, Brother Yining try it." β
Reach out and help him fill a bowl and bring it to him.
Shen Du's brows couldn't help frowning.
Gu Zhongyong has never had a deep friendship with him, and above the court, he is just an official in the same dynasty, he came to the appointment today to see what he is selling, but he didn't expect that he was close in his speech, thinking that he was just a Dali temple, what is worthy of him to be a grandfather of the country who has won the sacred heart to make friends with him?
The more I thought about it, the more panicked I became, and I had a look of panic between my actions, and after taking a sip of chicken soup, I heard Gu Zhongyong laugh.
"Brother Yining still remembers the seventeenth year of Longxing, Dali Temple had received a case? A widowed mother of Shao Ai had a head and end with his nephew, and the nephew's daughter-in-law poisoned the widow's mother, and the widow's deceased husband left her a lot of private property, when her fourteen-year-old son was still outside the army, just in time for the Sichuan-Guizhou rebellion, the war report came back and said that the widow's son died, and the nephew of this family jointly sued the nephew and nephew daughter-in-law who had a head and tail with the widow to Dali Temple. β
Shen Du stopped drinking the soup and looked at Gu Zhongyong in disbelief, "How did Grandpa Guo know about this case?"
Gu Zhongyong had a faint smile floating on his face, and looked up at Shen Du: "I also know that this nephew and daughter-in-law are not dead, at that time, Dali Temple sentenced the private property of this widow and aunt to be divided equally among several nephews who complained, and the nephew and nephew and daughter-in-law of this defendant were acquitted because of insufficient evidence, but unfortunately now this widowed son who was originally dead has returned, and he also has the evidence, which can prove that it was his own mother who was killed by this nephew and daughter-in-law......"
Gu Zhongyong paused, lowered his head and whispered to Shen Du slowly: "This nephew and daughter-in-law is the daughter of Brother Yining's uncle's family, and the son of this widow is Du Ping, the commander of Xuancheng who has contributed to quelling the chaos in the Sichuan-Guizhou Rebellion. β
Shen Du was so shocked that the spoon fell into the soup bowl with a "pop", splashing the soup on his face.
This matter was originally a very obscure and very small thing, he was also asked by his uncle at the time, only to turn a blind eye to the sentence, and at that time it was indeed verified that Du Ping was dead, he dared to sentence like this, now Du Ping not only did not die, but also earned fame back, or the official position of the fourth grade, even if he was a Dali temple secretary one rank greater than his official, but because the other party was a military general, and had military exploits, even he had to give him three points, if this case is not done well, I am afraid that the emperor will blame it, and he will fall into a charge of mistreating meritorious ministersγ
He didn't care about wiping his face, and suddenly got up, "What does Grandpa Guo mean?"
Gu Zhongyong stretched out his hand and pressed him down.
"Brother Yining, don't worry, I asked you to come here, also to help you, you and I have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, I have always admired Brother Yining's personality, honest and honest in handling cases, upright, I have always wanted to make friends, but I have no chance. β
Shen Du was pressed into the chair by him, listening to his words in his ears, but his heart went up and down, such a handle was actually caught in his hand, he has been careful all these years, never participated in partisan disputes, he was afraid of losing everything, but now in such a situation, he is not allowed to hesitate.
Gu Zhongyong smiled, took the bamboo shoot slices with chopsticks and put them in his mouth, glanced sideways at Shen Du, and gently tapped the table a few times.
"Actually, this case is very simple, all the cases in Dali Temple, and not all of them are Brother Yining's purpose, there are always some subordinates who are not long-sighted, and it is common for them to make mistakes, what is there to worry about Brother Yining?"
Shen Du's face sank, he was silent for a long time, drank the chicken soup in the bowl in one gulp, and said, "Farewell!"
got up and walked out of the Eight Immortals Tower.
Gu Zhongyong's housekeeper couldn't help but ask, "Master, did you say he would agree?"
Gu Zhongyong smiled, "Lord Shen is a smart person, so he naturally knows how to choose. β
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Xie Fu, the female gentleman saw Xia Chanyi's injury, prescribed a few doses of medicine and applied ointment, said "It doesn't matter" and then instructed a few things that need attention, and they put their minds at ease.
Xia Mingche looked at the gauze wrapped around Xia Chanyi's hand, and frowned: "They can't find an opportunity to do something to Chu Shaoyuan, so they turn their attention to you, I'm afraid they will make a move next." β
Chanyi also realized in her heart, she lowered her eyes and pulled the silk silk in her hand for a while, in the previous life, she was far from the court dispute, and it was only half a year since she was reborn in this life, and many things were too late to be arranged, but it had a completely different ending from the previous life.
ββ¦β¦ Even if I don't go out, these lawsuits will still be entangled in my body," Chan Yi said, Ning Guogong's son is such a retribution, I think it should not be accidental, maybe the current family style of Ningguo Mansion is like this, and Ningguo Mansion has only one daughter, and now it has been ruined, although only a few people know, but she should be sick or closed for other reasons in recent years, and then come out and walk around, but such a sullen loss, Ning Guogong can't swallow it, I'm afraid that our family will not be peaceful in the future. β
Xia Mingche nodded, "I've thought about it carefully, Ning Guogong's action is nothing more than doing tricks on your name, but if Ning Guogong does it, it won't be so easy to get along with, Ning Guogong has always had the title of goose plucking in the court, he never does anything that he is not sure of, but if he makes a move, it will kill people." β
Especially in the current situation, their family is just a small family of four-rank court officials, buried in such a torrent, and no one will pay attention to it.
Chan Yi supported her forehead with her hands, thinking carefully about the situation above the court in the previous life, the Xia family in the previous life did not enter the bureau so early, but only entered the bureau after Yin Chaoyang took back the horse market, and his father was promoted to the position of the general political envoy at that time, which was extremely important, and laid a certain foundation for his father's subsequent entry into the cabinet.
There was a very fast flash of light in her mind, and she suddenly had an epiphany, why did she never expect to enter the cabinet!
The father of the previous life achieved the position of a cabinet scholar, and the grandfather of the previous life would die of illness three years later, and the quota recommended by the grandfather was very important, so even if Chu Shaoyuan went back to ask for a reward in the previous life, Aunt Yan was not promoted to a flat wife as she wished, which was inextricably linked to her father's entry into the cabinet.
And there have been many changes in this life, my father did not go further in his official position because of Chu Shaoyuan's return to the palace, but the Xia family entered the game in advance, and the Xia family at this time, no matter where it is viewed, cannot compete with the Ningguo Mansion and the Anbei Houfu, so they can only be beaten.
Chanyi's eyes sank, and she said to Xia Mingche: "Second brother, the situation may be ...... bad"
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