49. Desire to promote and suppress
"Bold!" Gu Chong was furious, slapped the bookcase heavily, and pointed at Hua with an angry face, "You bastard!" Talking nonsense, how dare you threaten me? ”
"Grandfather's anger!" Gu Shangru picked up his robe and knelt beside Hua Xun, and said eagerly, "Grandfather is angry!" My cousin was so sad that she inevitably lost her mind before she talked nonsense, and asked her grandfather not to blame. The cousin and the aunt have a deep relationship, and the grandfather talked about the death of the aunt, and the cousin was so disrespectful because he was stimulated, and if the grandfather wanted to blame, the grandson was willing to suffer for the cousin! ”
"Hmph." Gu Chong eased his anger and took a deep breath, but his anger still did not subside, and he said coldly, "I miss you and miss your mother, and I am too sad ......"
"Why does Ancestor think that Ask Tang is threatening Grandfather?" Hua Xun's eyes seemed to be a pool of stagnant water, but the unconcealable sharpness poured out, and the whole person was sharp, "Isn't it true that if your grandfather doesn't avenge your mother, will the prince let you go and let Gu Fu go?" She knelt up straight, straightened her waist and said, "Who doesn't know that I have been at odds with Gongzi Yan since childhood, and some time ago, my father suspected that I had the intention of usurping the position of the lord of the mansion." A county lord who is personally crowned by His Majesty, the granddaughter of the newly promoted General Long Xiang, who has great ambitions and hatred for her mother......"
Gu Chong bypassed the book case and angrily inquired about the flowers: "Evil obstacles! Aren't you afraid of death? ”
Hua Xun raised his face and said step by step: "The prince in Chang'an City is already very displeased with Gu Longxiang, who is impartial and unbiased, as long as his grandfather does not agree with the prince one day, he will be considered by the prince to have different intentions!" ”
"The old man is loyal to His Majesty, if the prince ascends the throne as the emperor, then the old man will naturally be loyal to His Royal Highness the Prince......"
"Yes," Hua Xun sneered, "Ancestor didn't want to put the Gu Mansion to death, didn't he feel that he couldn't move an inch in the court?" His Majesty is extremely fond of King Ning's Mansion, or Chu Zhongci, the daughter of King Ning, the lord of Anhe County, and has become an envoy on behalf of Heaven as a young daughter, which has never been heard of for centuries! He was even able to ignore the chaos in Huafu, ignore General Liu's conspiracy and calculations, and insisted on promising Liu Chengyuan, the 'beloved' in His Majesty's heart, to his beloved Lord Anhe. It is well known that my granddaughter has a good personal relationship with the county lord of Anhe, even if my granddaughter denies that she is complicit with the county lord of Anhe, who is willing to believe it. ”
Gu Shangru thought about it along the lines of thought and was taken aback. I didn't expect the soft and weak cousin to ask Tang, who was actually such a woman with a city. As soon as she entered Hedong, she advertised that she had come to visit the Gu Mansion to congratulate her grandfather Gu Chong, ostensibly in order to be able to enter the Gu Mansion without being turned away, but in fact, she was also informing the world that she came to the Gu Mansion to find her grandfather. Outsiders don't know that there must be a lot of speculation, and secretly think that Hua Xun is asking Gu Chong for help in the name of congratulations. Although it was indeed requested, Gu Chong also refused, but he couldn't stop people from speculating and thinking wildly. Especially the politically sensitive prince and King Ning...... In this way, even if Gu Chong didn't make any moves, it would make the prince vigilant.
"Probably not...... Gu Shangru thought that Hua Xun was a daughter after all, even if she set up such a scheme, people in the world would not succeed when she thought of her as a woman, and she should not be overly concerned and suspicious of Gu Chong.
"Huh." Hua Xun turned her face to look at Gu Shangru and said in a deep voice, "Yes, a little granddaughter comes to her grandfather to cry, and according to her ancestor's heart, she will inevitably refuse." But if the prince is suspicious, he will guess even more, could it be that the father sent a weak woman like me to win the trust of his grandfather and Gu Mansion, and deliberately let them relax their guard, I will do the opposite, Hua Mansion and Gu Mansion are relatives after all......
Gu Chongzhen was impressed by Hua Xun. He never thought that Hua Xun's heart was even more terrible than that of a man, and Gu Chong didn't think about the intricacies of this, but he wouldn't believe that Hua Xun had such skills and thoughts...... Unexpectedly, it greatly surprised Gu Chong.
"No matter how forcefully you argue, I can't take any risks for the sake of this. Although what you said makes sense, the old man has a clear conscience. You are so angry and scheming at a young age. Your mother can be regarded as a gentle woman, you are not like your mother, but you are very similar to the prince. Gu Chong pressed the surprise in his heart, after so many years of training in officialdom, he naturally would not be encouraged by Hua Xun lightly.
"Grandfather, granddaughter was really forced to make this decision...... Hua Xun knelt down two steps, and said with tears in his eyes.
"Okay, since there is nothing to do in Huafu, then you can stay for a while, and then set off with Shang Ru to Ningwangfu to congratulate the wedding ceremony of the lord of Xi'anhe." Gu Chong suppressed his anger, but he still kept his face calm, and his sword eyebrows were raised.
Seeing that Gu Chong didn't want to talk to her anymore, Hua Xun secretly annoyed that he had said too much, which made Gu Chong even more unwilling to help, so he had no choice but to kowtow and retreat.
Gu Shangru saluted, stood up and was about to withdraw, Gu Chong shouted to him: "Shangru, you stay, the old man has something to say to you." ”
Seeing that Hua Xun's back had disappeared outside the door, and the door was closed again, Gu Chong sat on the chair, rubbed his forehead with his eyes closed and had a headache, and said to Gu Shangru: "Shang Ru, do you have a grudge in your heart, do you feel that your grandfather is greedy for life and afraid of death, and you can ignore your daughter's blood feud and granddaughter's request?" ”
Gu Shangru hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and said, "Grandson doesn't dare." Grandfather, though stern, was not a heartless man. Now that the situation in the DPRK and China is complicated, if I act rashly, my Gu Mansion will disappear in the world with a snap of my fingers, and my grandfather will take care of the overall situation, which should be the case. ”
"You," Gu Chong opened his eyes, and a weak sigh escaped from the dark room, "You just don't dare to tell the truth." You must think, no matter what the overall situation, if you don't repay the revenge of killing your daughter and grandson, I'm afraid that blood and family affection are not worth mentioning in front of me, so you will be disheartened. He raised his eyelids, "The girl is too strong, she has never suffered any losses, and she has always relied on her cleverness and aggressiveness." ”
Seeing that Gu Chong's tone was gentle, and he didn't mean to blame at all, Gu Shangru felt strange, and heard Gu Chong say again: "Hehe, asking the girl is really like the old man when he was young and frivolous." Speaking of which, in fact, the old man still admires her very much in his heart. After a pause, he continued, "It must be a little difficult for the prince to get rid of King Ning, but if he wants to ascend the throne as much as possible, there is a way." ”
Is it difficult to get rid of King Ning, but it is easy to ascend the throne? Gu Shangru was confused by these words.
But Gu Chong didn't explain: "What the girl said just now is right, but she didn't say it all." As long as the prince does not make a mistake, even if the old man is in power and joins forces with Huafu, there is no chance of winning at all, and he will be charged with rebellion at that time. ”
"Why is my cousin hostile to the prince? Does it matter? ”
"Do you know who Mr. Enlightenment of that Gongzi Yan is? His enlightenment gentleman is the advisor of the prince of the East Palace! Gongzi Yan and his mother could not have the courage to murder the county lord and the prince's wife, but if someone behind them instigated someone to support him and promised to splash the sky and wealth, he would naturally be fascinated and cruel! Gu Chong's eyes widened, "I just asked the girl and said that there was no change in Huafu, but I got the news that the prince was seriously ill." There is no owner in the empty city, but I am afraid that this flower mansion will not be able to go back. ”
"Do you want to let my cousin be lonely?"
"So," Gu Chongmo rubbed his index finger and squinted his eyes, "The old man asked you to go to Chang'an with the girl to congratulate King Ning's mansion." You are the old man's most beloved grandson, and you have a very good relationship with the brother and sister of the girl, if you go to Ning Wangfu, this shows the old man's intentions. Whether it's for your aunt's hatred, or for the sake of my family's prosperity, it's time to make a decision. He smiled, looking a little kind, "The old man doesn't want to help King Ning and the crown prince go against each other, but the prince has been making too many moves recently, which has made His Majesty unhappy." If Ning Wangfu is not a mediocre talent, he will inevitably seize this opportunity to hit the prince hard, once His Majesty loses trust in the prince, he is afraid that he will ......"
That's all he said, leaving it to Gu Shangru to comprehend for himself.
Gu Shangru was shocked and gasped. wanted to ask again what to do, so Gu Chong kicked him out, not wanting to say more.
Holding bitter tea, Hua Xun sat in the room with a blank expression, as if thinking about something. The maids did not dare to disturb and stood far away, waiting for her orders. But Hua Xun has maintained this posture and remained motionless for an hour, and the food that came in was cold and cold, and Lily of the Valley was in a hurry, and no one dared to persuade him.
Since Hua Xun and Gu Chong had a big quarrel in the study two days ago, they have been very depressed. No matter how Pei Lan and the others tried to make her happy, she had no intention of playing with them, it was good that Gu Shangru came to visit and took Hua Xun out to relax, but now Gu Shangru has not seen her for two consecutive days, as if she was grounded by Gu Chong, which makes Hua Xun feel even worse.
I didn't drink the tea in one sip, the residual temperature dissipated little by little, and Hua Xun's palm slowly became cold. She was still worried about those things over and over again, and the current situation had put her in a great dilemma. She has no relatives and friends around her, let alone any henchmen, she came to her grandfather alone with hope, and Gu Chong didn't miss her old feelings at all, and insisted on not taking risks, even if she rebelled and tried to force Gu Chong to comply, Gu Chong still didn't enter, and it was difficult to fool her.
got up and put the tea on the table, and it had been stuffy in the room for two days, Hua Xun still felt that he had to find Gu Chong to make things clear. Zelan followed her and waited, and as soon as she walked out of the door, she bumped into Gu Shangru hurrying towards her. Hua Xun stood in place and waited for him to approach, and then said worriedly: "Brother Shangru, where is he in a hurry?" What happened? ”
"Oh, cousin, I was about to look for you, there was a person at the door who claimed to be the guard of Ning Wangfu, he said that he had something to hand over to you, I asked him what something he didn't say, you see this person ......" Gu Shangru said halfway, and the point was over.
Hua Xun was overjoyed, swept away the depression of the day, and said with a smile: "Brother Shangru, where is he?" In front of the house? ”
"Yes." Gu Shangru breathed a sigh of relief, and when he saw Hua Xun smiling, he also showed his face.
"This must be a reply to me. I was just thinking that I would leave for Chang'an tomorrow to meet her soon, so she might as well send someone to meet her, for fear that she would know that I was here. Hua Xun happily walked to the door of the mansion with his skirt in his hand, and said to Gu Shangru who was following him, "Great, this really makes Wen Tang very happy." ”
Gu Shangru looked at Hua Xun's smile, but he sighed in his heart, I was afraid that the greater Hua Xun's expectations, the greater the disappointment......