Xiao Yue would track down Gu Shi'an's identity, it was entirely for Gu Nian, but when he was a little careless, he took the letter handed by his entourage, opened the fire seal, took out the inner cup, and after taking a look, his heart couldn't stop churning.

Because the old Qi Guogong had passed away a few years ago, there was no way to ask the truth directly, so he quietly interrogated a few people who served as the old Qi Guogong, and then traced down the residence of the so-called outer room of the old Qi Guogong, which was naturally empty.

Originally, the clues had been broken here, but the subordinates who were sent out to investigate the case did not give up, and looked for the left and right sides and got some answers.

"It has been empty for almost thirty or forty years, and it was a woman with a big belly and a mother-in-law who lived there with a sewing and repairing for a year or two, and the woman died, and after the funeral, the mother-in-law left, saying that she wanted to take refuge with relatives."

"Outer Chamber? Impossible, if it is really an outer room, an old and a young can still sew and wash people every day? The ones who don't dress up yet. ”

"Where did you go? People didn't say, and we didn't ask. What is the origin? It's been too long, and no one remembers this, but the accent seems to be from Jiangnan, and the voice is soft, but it's good. ”

"What does a man look like? The woman didn't come out much, I only saw it once, but I only saw one side, I can't remember clearly, I remember the slender figure, the hand is the same as the green onion. ”

"Kid? Hey, I don't know about this yet, but I didn't seem to see the child later, and the mother-in-law only took a package when she left, the midwife? The midwife has long since stopped doing it, and followed her son to a foreign place to enjoy happiness......"

……

The nagging of these neighbors soon came to Xiao Yue's face, but the ones behind made Xiao Yue feel that things were not so simple.

According to the address provided by the neighbor, the subordinates chased after the midwife's son to ask for some information, but when they got there, they saw a ruined wall, black smoke still rising from it, and a thick smell of burnt fire wafted in the air.

The whole village was wiped out, and it was not so long ago......

Xiao Yue stared at the letter, feeling a little unsure how to continue.

What is intriguing about Gu Shi'an's life experience? As for destroying a village?

He frowned, thought for a moment, picked up the letter in his hand, put it in his arms, and walked towards the door.

*

After Gu Nian was ill, the whole person seemed to have changed, the seventeen girl should have been married a long time ago, at that time, the eldest princess of the protector thought that she would marry Zhou Yuxuan anyway, sooner or later, it was all the same, and she just wanted Gu Nian to loosen up for a few more years.

When the eldest princess of the protector thinks of this, she always sighs, if she had let Nian Nian and Xuan'er marry earlier, there would probably not be these things.

For Mrs. Yu to say that Gu Nian was brought here, the eldest princess of the protector didn't believe it at all.

It's so difficult for a person to live for a lifetime, she lost her husband and daughter in middle age, and her only granddaughter had to be splashed with sewage.

She is already old, how many years can she live?

Why, these people don't let her have a peaceful old age?

"Asu, you go and let Zhou Hui in. I have something to command him. The eldest princess leaned on the kang and instructed Mama Su.

Mama Su felt a pang in her heart, knowing that the eldest princess of the country was very angry at what she had done to the people of the Qi State Mansion, and she wanted to use the connections left by the old Marquis An Yuan to investigate the matter.

After Mama Su retreated, Mingyue outside came in to report, "Uncle is here." ”

Uncle, here is Gu Shi'an, the eldest princess of the protector is sitting upright, and after a while, I saw Gu Shi'an coming in from outside the door.

"I've seen my mother-in-law."

The Protector Princess stretched out her hand and pointed, "Sit down." ”

Gu Shi'an sat down silently.

Seeing that he was silent, the eldest princess didn't speak, but picked up the tea served by the maid on the small table and took a sip.

Gu Shi'an was silent for a moment and said, "Although Jing Ning is no longer here, my son-in-law still wants to say sorry to you." ”

The eldest princess of the protector glanced at him, and asked instead of answering, "Have you gone to see Niannian?" ”

Gu Shi'an nodded gently, "Niannian's body is almost well, I want to take her back." ”

The eldest princess of the protector looked at Gu Shi'an seriously, he was very handsome, with sharp edges and corners, it was a kind of pure handsomeness of a man, and how many ladies and ladies in the capital were fascinated by this appearance.

"Although I really didn't like you very much back then, but after so many years, the previous things have long passed,

It's not just that you said that you won't continue for the sake of tranquility and thoughts, but that you're much better than those out there who are on par with you.

Shi'an, don't you care about those rumors, a person's character is determined by his birth?

What comes out of the main room is of high character, and what comes out of the outer room is despicable? It's all bullshit.

There are thousands of people in the main room in this world, how many people spoil their concubines and kill their wives, and they can't wait to marry their wives before their filial piety is full, and let their stepmothers abuse their former children.

How many people can be like you, with their own efforts to become the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Shi'an, you just need to be yourself, don't care about secular prejudices. Also, Nian Nian ......"

The eldest princess of the protector paused for a moment, "The people behind the scenes first pushed you to the forefront and exposed your life experience, just to let the world pay attention to you, as for Niannian, it should only be incidental."

I believe that you should have gone to Izumo Temple to investigate the things back then, if it doesn't work again, you go directly to arrest the grandmother next to the Yu family, you are the commander of the Jinyi Guard, so why not use your power for personal gain? ”

"Mother-in-law, don't worry, I have already sent someone to investigate, and I will definitely inform you first when I have the results."

Because Gu Nian was ill, he was unable to go to the famous outing activity in the capital on March 3, and he was not able to show up when Zhou Yuyan's future husband's family, the Fang family of the Jinling family, came to visit the eldest princess of the country.

The Fang family is a famous family in Jinling, the old capital of the East is located in Jinling, the Fang family is a scholarly family, this time the young master of the Fang family, Fang Zhongwen came to the capital to participate in the Spring Festival, and married Zhou Yuyan.

Fang Zhongwen had seen her a few times when she was in Jinling, although he was born in a scholarly family, but he had a burly figure, and he was more interested in swords, guns, swords, and halberds, and battles on the battlefield, and he didn't seem to be particularly interested in reading.

However, he barely made it.

She knew that after Fang Zhongwen came to Beijing, she went to Zhou Yuyan's yard to look for her, and when she passed by the rockery in the back garden, she heard the voice of talking, it was Zhou Yuyan, she turned around and 'shh

Before she could take two steps, she heard Zhou Yuyan say, "You said you were going to join the army?" So what do I do? ”

Gu Nian almost exclaimed when he heard this, Fang Zhongwen, a scholarly family, was going to join the army?

At the beginning, it was not that people from a family of military generals looked at Zhou Yuyan, and then came to the door to propose marriage, but they were all rejected by the princess of the protector, the old An Yuanhou was born as a military general, and in the end she was a middle-aged widower, and she didn't want her granddaughter to follow in her footsteps.

"You and I grew up together, and you know that I have always disliked reading, and I just want to be a majestic general......"

"Even if I am willing to wait for you, will your family agree with you to go? And what about our marriage? Zhou Yuyan said.

Fang Zhongwen was silent for a long time before Gu Nian heard him speak in a deep voice, "So, will you wait for me?" Not for long, just two or three years. ”

"I want to give you an order, I want you to be beautiful, the way out of studying is too slow, but it's different to go to the army, and, you know what happened to my family back then, it's really difficult for me to get ahead by studying."

Fang Zhongwen said anxiously.

Gu Nian vaguely heard that the Fang family was related to the anti-king of the first emperor's period, although it was finally confirmed that he was only framed, but it was true that the Fang family and the anti-king had close contacts in private.

Not only the Fang family, but even the old Duke of Qi and the current Duke of England have a good relationship with the anti-king.

However, the others are now holding their tails, and only the British duke, because of the queen mother, is still in power.

"Today's Mingjun, as long as you are talented, you will definitely be used." Zhou Yuyan said.

Fang Zhongwen didn't believe it, he said, "But you know, I don't like to read...... I prefer to go to the battlefield and kill enemies. ”

The two talked for a long time, and Zhou Yuyan finally promised Fang Zhongwen that he would wait for him, but Fang Zhongwen asked Zhou Yuyan to keep it secret for the time being.

Gu Nian stood behind the rockery, and only turned out after hearing the footsteps leaving.

Among those who came to the door to propose, there were many people with a better background than Fang Zhongwen, and the grandmother agreed to the Fang family's proposal, one was that the Fang family was a scholarly family, and the one was to study and become a scholar, and more importantly, the Fang family was upright, and a man could only take a concubine if he was forty childless.

She turned out, only to find that Fang Zhongwen had not left, standing there looking at the direction Zhou Yuyan left in a daze.

Fang Zhongwen heard the sound of footsteps, and as soon as he raised his head, he met Gu Nian's indifferent eyes, and he was suddenly a little panicked.

"Don't you know the reason why my grandmother agreed to your family's proposal, and you are about to get married, so you said that you want to join the army, what should my cousin do? If you die on the battlefield in the future, will it be possible that my sister will still be widowed? ”

Gu Nian asked coldly.

"I won't die on the battlefield, I still have to live a good life with Yan'er, if, if something really happens to me, I'm sorry for her, and your family will find a good family for her......"

Fang Zhongwen was tall and burly, but at this moment, he seemed to be crying.

Gu Nian sneered, "Don't make such a gesture, you said that you like my cousin, so do you want my cousin or join the army?" ”

"But Yan'er has promised that I will wait for me. Three years at most, three years for sure. At that time, you can ask Yan'er for a decree. Fang Zhongwen said with a sigh.

Gu Nian was really angry when she heard his words, she held back her anger and said,

"Waiting for you to come back? When will you come back? Do you want to marry my sister first and then let her be widowed, or do you want my sister to keep watch when the time comes?

My cousin is seventeen, how old is she after a few years?

Fang Zhongwen, what face do you have to ask my cousin to wait for you?

I'll be back in two or three years, what if you can't come back by then? What if you don't have an arm or a leg? ”

You can't have both fish and bear's paws, you want to hug the beauty back, and you want to go to the border to kill the enemy, where is there such a good thing?

My cousin is seventeen this year, and no matter what, she is not young.

My cousin agreed, so what's the use?

Gu Nian didn't continue to talk to Fang Zhongwen, although Fang Zhongwen's relationship with Gu Nian was not as good as that with Zhou Yuyan, but in his memory, this cousin had a pretty good personality, how could she have such a terrifying expression.

Fang Zhongwen couldn't hide the matter of wanting to join the army from the eldest princess and Marquis Anyuan, since the Xu family went to the Jinling family temple to think about it, the matter of the inner courtyard of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion was handed over to several grandmothers around her.

There was something about the eldest princess being poisoned, and several grandmothers didn't dare to be careless, and there were eyes and ears up and down the house, and the things in the garden were naturally reported to the eldest princess immediately.

The eldest princess of the protector is angry, and Marquis An Yuan's cheeks are also angry, "Retreat, retreat, that kid from the Fang family will come back in the future, call me out." ”

Although Zhou Yuyan has a big temper, she is a dead eye, otherwise she wouldn't be able to look down on Zhongwen, An Yuanhou yelled at her, and she cried.

The eldest princess sighed, held back her anger, and said bitterly,

"I told you at the beginning that the reason why I chose the Fang family was because their family style was good and stable.

Now that he is going to join the army, the sword is ruthless on the battlefield, and injuries are inevitable, and there was no good piece of meat on your grandfather back then.

Also, what if you are blind and lame, and lose your life? They have many sons in the Fang family, and it's nothing to give up one, but you are the baby bump of our family, how can we give you up to suffer?

Whether you are married now or in the future, you have not experienced that kind of day now, don't you think, when a few years have passed, others are harmonious and beautiful, what about you?

Leave the boudoir alone! Why should you? ”

Tears rippled on Zhou Yuyan's fair face, the eldest princess of the country was distressed and angry, maybe she loved and missed her even more, but Yu Yan was also raised by herself, how could she be willing to live a painful life in the future?

"If he really likes you, will he leave you to join the army?"

Zhou Yuyan choked up and said, "He also went for me, he wanted me to be beautiful." ”

"You stupid boy, he said for you, really for you? You have read the book, do you know that the penitent husband is looking for a marquis? Grandmother really doesn't want you to be like me anymore. ”

Seeing Zhou Yuyan's stubborn appearance, Marquis An Yuan went to Fang's house in a fit of anger and talked about retiring from his family.

The Fang family didn't receive any news at all, the spring festival had already passed, and they were preparing for the marriage of Fang Zhongwen and Zhou Yuyan lively.

When he heard that An Yuanhou came to the door to withdraw from his relatives, Master Fang was shocked and hurriedly asked what was wrong?

When he heard what An Yuanhou said, his face turned black, and he immediately called Fang Zhongwen.

Fang Zhongwen knelt straight in front of the two, An Yuanhou was silent, and Master Fang hated iron but not steel.

Fang Zhongwen gave An Yuanhou three heads in a proper manner, "I really like Yan'er, I want to give her glory and wealth, and I don't have to grovel to others." ”

"Shut up! Do you want to off your family? Master Fang was furious, Fang Zhongwen had been studying very hard, because he knew that the Fang family needed to be revitalized, but he didn't expect him to have such a mind!

He couldn't help but regret that he shouldn't have hired a dart master to teach martial arts to the children in his family in order to strengthen his body.

Marquis An Yuan was not interested in watching Master Fang teach the child, he said, "You should know very well why the princess agreed to the marriage of the two families, if your child has the intention of going to the battlefield, our family will never let the daughter marry." ”

After saying that, he shook off and left.

Master Fang waited until Marquis An Yuan left, and said angrily, "Ask me for family law." ”

Master Fang can't help it, although the Fang family is said to be a scholarly family, it is not enough to just read, and the children of the family will inevitably enter the officialdom.

But because of the anti-king thing in the Fang family, almost no one in his generation has been reused, and the highest one is only the prefect of the fourth grade, and the others are all magistrates and other small officials.

In Fang Zhongwen's generation, as long as Fang Zhongwen and Zhou Yuyan get married, the eldest princess of the country will not ignore this grandson-in-law.

As long as one of them gets up, there are always one or two in the back, and slowly the Fang family can get up.

But Fang Zhongwen returned the chain at this time.

A few days later, Zhou Yuyan came to tell Gu Nian, "Brother Wen may not go to the army." ”

Gu Nian said in surprise, "Really? ”

Zhou Yuyan nodded, An Yuanhou forbade Fang Zhongwen to come to the door, so he wrote a letter to Zhou Yuyan, Zhou Yuyan received Fang Zhongwen's letter, and a stone fell in his heart.

Gu Nian was silent, An Yuanhou did not agree with Zhou Yuyan marrying him, and the Fang family slapped Fang Zhongwen again, everyone objected, and Fang Zhongwen was probably under pressure, so he said that he would not join the army.

Moreover, Fang Zhongwen also promised Zhou Yuyan that he would treat her well, but Zhou Yuyan was moved, thinking that Fang Zhongwen chose her between going to the army and her.

After that, the room was also opened, kneeling at the door of Marquis An Yuan to plead guilty, surrounded by passers-by watching the excitement, originally the princess of the protector of the country knelt at will.

In the end, Marquis An Yuan couldn't stand it, so he invited Fang Zhongwen, who had been kneeling late at night, to go home, and then Fang Zhongwen knelt like this to save his marriage with his sweetheart.

But Gu Nian still thinks it's weird, how can it be solved so simply, it's incredible,

Fang Zhongwen really gave up the idea of joining the army? So why did you make such a big move in the first place? However, thinking that the man has gold under his knees, and a promise is worth a thousand gold, probably, Fang Zhongwen has figured it out.

Gu Nian congratulated Zhou Yuyan with a smile, it is rare to have a lover in the world, I only hope that Fang Zhongwen can do what he says.

Zhou Yuyan began to prepare the dowry again.

The days passed slowly, and on this day, a shocking news broke out in the capital.

Originally, the capital housed the official prostitutes, but later the surrounding area became a gathering place for green buildings, and the famous Xiaojin Cave in the capital.

According to the laws of this dynasty, officials are not allowed to piao, but it slowly becomes a dead letter.

The flower girls in the Qinglou said with a smile, "If the officials don't float a few, who will take care of our store, what they do is the business of the officials, if the officials don't visit Jiyuan, then we will grind the mirrors?" ”

But jokes are jokes, once they are caught by the Shuntian Mansion and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, they will be involved in the imperial history.

Light disgrace, heavy exile, there are always some unlucky ghosts who have been caught for a period of time.

However, this does not affect the prosperity of Hualou's business, after all, men will always sometimes have a big head controlled by a small head, a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as stealing, and stealing is better than stealing.

This flower girl is another style.

It was night, the lights in the Pinjin Cave were bright, the singing and dancing were leveling, and the alleys outside suddenly became commotion. The sharp voice of the old bustard turtle male in Hualou sounded,

"Shuntianfu is coming to arrest people, girls quickly hide people."

Hide? Where can they be hidden? After a while, a group of benefactors who were untidy and dragged off the beds of the flower girls by the officials of the Shuntian Mansion were driven out and circled together.

What is so narrow is that in order to prevent these captured benefactors from escaping, the officials of Shuntianfu only left them with middle clothes and pants to cover their shame.

What do people like to watch the most? I love to watch the liveliness, I love to see the liveliness of the officials and gentlemen, and the alleys and alleys at this moment are full of onlookers.

Suddenly, a mocking voice rang out,

"Look, that, that one is secretive, isn't it the Duke of Qi Mansion? It turns out that the old man took off his pants and was about the same as ordinary people, or even inferior to us. “

The surrounding onlookers burst into laughter, but Gu Liangdong, the Duke of Qi who couldn't hide it, was like ashes.

At this moment, his intestines are ruined, he has always been honest, he has never been to Hualou, although he is very mediocre and has no great achievements, but the family is also a beautiful wife and concubine through the red sleeves of the house.

But tonight, why did you come here in a daze? If you come, you will come, and you can listen to the song and go home, right?

blames the father and daughter of the third child, who have tossed the family now, like a plate of scattered sand.

That day, when he came home, it was like receiving a thunderbolt from the blue, the third child was not a brother, nor was it a brother, but his father was born to another woman.

When he went to his mother's yard and learned that his mother was angry and fell ill, but the third brother didn't care about anything and left with his daughter, he was naturally angry in his heart, what is the matter, can it not be that his mother's body is important?

Don't concubines have to honor their mothers-in-law?

In short, the family is in chaos now, so he will come out quickly and loosely, but he didn't expect to be arrested as soon as he came out.

When Gu Liangdong heard that he was recognized, he hurriedly wanted to squeeze into the crowd, but other people also wanted to hide, so you squeeze me, I squeeze yours.

There was another voice from the crowd of onlookers, which made Gu Liangdong feel ashamed and angry.

"That's Qi Guogong? Are you sure, you see that those people are wearing middle shirts and pants, and their hair is scattered, how can you recognize them? Could it be that you, the father-in-law, have done the business of this grandfather? ”

The man had a malicious look on his face.

The people around him made a 'whoo' sound.

The person who recognized Gu Liangdong at the beginning was not convinced, and even said that he was a father? He laughed and scolded,

"Your father has just done his business, master, I am only interested in women, not selling leather stocks."

The people around him burst into laughter again.

"Then you say, how did you recognize him? I can't. ”

"This grandfather is amazing, not only does he come here often, but he also often takes care of the small restaurant on that street over there, don't ask me why I know, I'm just a night incense."

When Gu Liangdong heard this, his face turned red with anger, and he blurted out, "Nonsense, when did you see ...... there?"

It's the first time he's even coming to this flower building, how can he go there?

It's just that before he finished speaking, he realized that he had fallen for someone else's agitation!

Originally, maybe people were just speculating, but when he said this, he was exposing himself!