The next day, Shen Zhuo left Beijing, he went to Yangcheng will pass through Tongcheng, before leaving, Shen Zhuo also said that he would go to visit Tongcheng Thorn Shi Xue Yongzhou, the two families are also considered in-laws, and they should move around more, Gu Sanniang heard him say this, specially prepared the Tuyi in Beijing, and asked him to bring her second sister, but it is a pity that Lixian is remote, or she will invite him to visit Aunt Qin's family.

As for Jiang Zhenyan, because he returned to Beijing without permission, only a few people in the house knew that he left the capital that night, Gu Sanniang was a little worried that Princess Jichang was depressed about this, and then she secretly paid attention to it, and saw that the princess was the same as usual, as if she had never seen Jiang Zhenyan last night, Gu Sanniang didn't know whether to feel at ease or feel sorry for her.

After Shen Zhuo and Jiang Zhenyan left, only Prime Minister Jiang Zhongming was left in the Jiang Mansion, the court was busy with official business, he stayed in the cabinet almost overnight, Gu Sanniang and their women's families, they had not met with him for a long time, and after a few days, Gu Sanniang seemed to have heard that Jiang Zhongming occasionally felt cold, and she and Sun and others wanted to visit, but Jiang Zhongming said that he was afraid of illness and did not see them.

On this day, Gu Sanniang got up from a nap, she was taking Xiao Yezi for a walk in the garden, and saw Youwang's family leading a few people to pass by in a hurry, Youwang's family saw her, her face paused, she saluted Gu Sanniang, and shouted in her mouth: "Grandma." ”

Gu Sanniang looked at her differently and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Youwang's family hesitated, shook his head and said: "It's not a big deal to go back to grandma, there are two mothers-in-law in the small kitchen behind who have a quarrel, and I happened to bump into them, so I inevitably scolded them." ”

Gu Sanniang looked at her suspiciously, there are not too many servants in the Jiang Mansion, but all of them are neatly behaved, she has been here for so long, she has never seen a lazy and slippery person, it is the Wang family, but the housekeeper and daughter-in-law in the mansion, will she be angry for a few mothers-in-law?

Thinking in her heart, Gu Sanniang didn't ask, she nodded, and after the Wang family signaled to her, she took someone away.

In the past two days, Gu Sanniang clearly felt that there was something to hide from the Wang family, it turned out that a few days earlier, Caiyun's mother was seriously ill, she had bought a maid from outside, so she took leave with Gu Sanniang, and wanted to go back to visit her mother, Gu Sanniang is not a squeamish person, and there are so many mothers-in-law and maids in the yard, and there are many of her serving alone, so she agreed.

Who knows, Caiyun went to Youwang's family several times to return to this matter, Youwang's family always pushes and resists, Gu Sanniang couldn't help but be suspicious, she heard the maids in the east courtyard say, it was not without such a precedent before, the masters in the house treated their subordinates leniently, if there was something in the family, as long as they were courteous, most of the people in the house agreed, Gu Sanniang knew that Youwang's family did not mean to make things difficult, so she guessed that there must be something else.

Gu Sanniang has been thinking about this in her heart, she wanted to find Youwang's family several times, but she never met, on this day, she and Liu Wupo and others came out of Sun's courtyard, and came to the main courtyard by the way, she just walked to the door, and saw Youwang's family carrying a wooden barrel out, and then looked closely at her face, it seemed that there were still tears that had not dried.

When the Youwang family saw Gu Sanniang, their faces panicked, and then they whispered, "Grandma, you're here." ”

Gu Sanniang glanced towards the courtyard, only to see that it was silent inside, and she said, "There is no one in the courtyard, why do you want to do these rough work." ”

There were a few squeaks in the mouth of the Wang family, Gu Sanniang raised her feet and was about to enter the courtyard, but the Youwang family hurriedly stopped in front of her and said: "Grandma, wait first, the master is resting, if the eldest grandmother has something, the slave will pass the word for you." ”

As soon as her words fell, Gu Sanniang heard a few coughs faintly coming from the back room, Youwang's face changed, Gu Sanniang looked at her and said, "The old man has been sick these days, and since I came, I should go to see him." ”

After saying this, Gu Sanniang walked past her and walked straight to the courtyard, the Wang family followed closely behind her, and she whispered: "Grandma, don't go into the house, if the master blames it, I'm afraid the slave can't afford it." ”

That Gu Sanniang had already recognized that she and Youwang were hiding things, and looking at this situation, she was afraid that the concealment was not small, she put on a straight face and said: "If the master is to blame, you can push it on me." ”

Hengzhu is pregnant, Jiang Zhongming will not do anything to her, today she will break through with this belly, she wants to see what the hell is going on in this house.

You Wang's family couldn't stop it, so they had to send Gu Sanniang's mother-in-law and maid outside to guard, she and Gu Sanniang just entered the house, Youwang and the other two long followers also came out of the room, they saw Gu Sanniang, their faces were blue and white, Youwang said: "Grandma, this is the master's house, you are so anxious to break in, I am afraid that it is not in line with the etiquette." ”

As soon as Gu Sanniang entered the house, she smelled a pungent smell of medicine, she saw Youwang's resolute tone, and she would never let her in, so she asked directly: "Isn't the master's illness good?" ”

Youwang's face stiffened, and at this moment, Jiang Zhongming's weak voice came from the house: "Who is coming?" ”

Youwang glanced at Gu Sanniang, hurriedly turned around and entered the room, and in less than half an hour, he came out again and said, "Grandma, the master invites you into the house." ”

Gu Sanniang followed Youwang into the inner room, but said that the smell of medicine in the room was heavier, as soon as she entered the inner room, she saw Jiang Zhongming lying on the bed, but seeing his appearance, Gu Sanniang couldn't help but be surprised, it was only a few days after not seeing, Jiang Zhongming became skinny, as if he was more than ten years old, and he was not as extraordinary as before.

Jiang Zhongming opened his eyes with difficulty, he looked at Gu Sanniang for a while, and then fell asleep again, Gu Sanniang was stunned, she asked: "Why is the master so sick, how did Lang Zhong say it?" ”

Youwang looked sad, he said: "The lord has been sick for more than half a year, he has been hiding from everyone, and he refuses to take good care of himself, a few days ago he was busy with court affairs, a few days ago, the lord vomited blood inexplicably, and the Lang Zhong invited from the house said, the lord is afraid that it has reached the end of the crossbow." ”

Saying that, he was a big man, and he burst into tears in front of Gu Sanniang, Gu Sanniang's brain was buzzing, she remembered that not long ago, Jiang Zhongming was also sick once, but it didn't take two days to get better, she only thought he had recovered, but she didn't know that he was struggling to hold on.

Gu Sanniang asked, "Does Princess Jichang know?" ”

Youwang's red eyes replied: "The lord confessed, this matter must not be spread outside, even you and a few grandmothers have to hide it, in order to avoid leaking the news, the people in the house are not allowed to go out at leisure, the master has not been to the court for several days, and the servants and others don't know how long they can hide it." ”

It was the first time Gu Sanniang had encountered such a thing, Jiang Zhongming was deliberately concealing his serious illness, and naturally because of the partisan dispute with the An family, she was a woman's family, since she entered the Jiang Mansion, all she looked up was a piece of the world in front of her, and she was helpless in the face of this dilemma at this time.

Several people in the house, except for Gu Sanniang, are Jiang Zhongming's henchmen, but in the final analysis, they are just subordinates, they will do whatever the master commands, and now Jiang Zhongming's illness is getting worse day by day, and even the hours of soberness have become less and less in the past two days.

Gu Sanniang asked again: "What did Lang Zhong say?" ”

Youwang shook his head, and he said helplessly: "Lang Zhong didn't even dare to prescribe a doctor's prescription, and now he is all feeding some ginseng soup to raise." ”

After listening to Youwang's words, Gu Sanniang's back was already shocked into a cold sweat, Youwang, the first powerful housekeeper of the Jiang family, looked at Gu Sanniang, and he said: "Grandma, you can give me an idea, only being the master in the cabinet is an occasional cold, but if he doesn't show up again, the An family should be aware of it." ”

Gu Sanniang settled down, she gritted her teeth and said, "The master's business, I have to continue to hide it!" ”

Youwang and the others nodded, Gu Sanniang pondered for a long time, she pinched her fingers, and said, "Tomorrow is the day for the court to rest?" ”

Youwang replied: "Exactly! ”

Gu Sanniang was heartbroken, and she said: "Tomorrow carry the master's sedan chair, where it is lively, where it is lively, where it is lively, no matter where it is, and come back after a day outside." ”

General Youwang was skeptical, and he asked, "Is this possible?" ”

"If it works, you have to give it a try, the master is the prime minister in the court, who would dare to lift his sedan curtain?" Gu Sanniang pondered for a moment, this is just a measure of rights and interests, Jiang Zhongming is so sick that he can't even go to the early court, if he never shows up, the An family will still be suspicious, she said: "When I go home, I will let out the rumors, saying that the old man's leg has fallen, and he wants to recuperate." ”

In any case, not only the An family, but even the Jiang faction has to be stabilized, although they are all sick, but compared with the terminally ill one, it is much better to break the leg, which can appease the people on the Jiang family's side, and secondly, it can also drag the An faction.

Gu Sanniang would think of this idea, or because she had seen a drama about General Sima pretending to be sick and seizing power, people are not sick and pretending to be sick, they are pretending to be sick, true and false, false and real, as long as they can deceive others, it doesn't matter what kind of method he is, it can be useful!

Youwang couldn't, so he had to nod and agree, and he said: "I know that the old man is seriously ill, and there is also Zhang Ge Lao in the court, and I need to ask him to accompany him to perform this play tomorrow." ”

Gu Sanniang didn't speak, they are all thoughtful people, they will only think more than her, and the rest depends on the will of God.

And said that on the second day, Jiang Zhongming's sedan chair went out of Jiang's mansion, and went straight to the outskirts of the city, and went with the palanquin of the cabinet Zhang Ge Lao, not long after, An Ruhai received news in the house, saying that Jiang Zhongming, who was recuperating at home for a few days, after recovering from illness, asked Zhang Ge to visit Zhang Tianshi of Baiyun Temple, and did not want to go up the mountain on the way, Jiang Zhongming's sedan chair man slipped his foot, and someone saw him fall out of the sedan chair with his own eyes. The Jiang family has recruited several imperial doctors to come to the door and are treating Prime Minister Jiang.