When it was almost dark, the housekeeper came to Gu Rong and said that the master had returned home.

Gu Rong had some trivial things to tell him, his marriage, and his own marriage. At this time, he had been waiting for a long time, and when he heard that Wang Yan had returned home, he immediately went to look for him in the study.

The dusk was faint, and the house was already lit with lights.

Before Gu Rong reached the gate of the garden, she saw several subordinates gathered under the corridor, whispering to each other.

Gu Rong approached and listened.

"Really? Isn't that too miserable? ”

"If it were me, I'm afraid I'd die early......"

"Don't talk nonsense, I think the old man is very ......"

What doesn't die? She looked at the eyes of her subordinates suspiciously, the cold wind in the garden was miserable, the lights were bright, and there was nothing unusual other than that, Gu Rong couldn't help but ask, "What happened?" ”

When those people suddenly heard her voice, they couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly saluted, "Miss." ”

"Hello Miss."

A few people thought they were going to be reprimanded, but Gu Rong didn't care about these details, and asked again, "What happened?" Why are you all here? En voyeur? ”

This crime is a big crime, and several people hurriedly denied it and shook their heads, "No voyeurism, Miss Mingjian!" ”

There was a bold reply, "Miss Yu, the old man just came back and brought back the third lady of the Shangguan family." ”

Miss Three?

"You mean Shangguan Zixi?"

The servant replied, "That's her." ”

Those few people secretly observed Gu Rong's expression and found that she was not strange, so they couldn't help but wonder and looked at each other.

Gu Rong saw that the expressions of several people were different, this should really be something hidden, and immediately said, "Tell me what happened." ”

Although several subordinates are serving in Wang Yan's courtyard all the year round, they know that in this mansion, Wang Yan loves Gu Rong very much, although the two rarely see each other on weekdays, but whenever something is rewarded in the palace, they must pick the best to send it to the young lady's courtyard, and the young lady has the right to deal with the affairs in the house. At this time, Gu Rong's voice raised slightly, she must have been displeased, and those few people were busy and said, "Miss...... Miss doesn't know, although the third lady and the lord have set a wedding date, but in the end they are not married, now it is dark again, lonely men and widows, the lord is back with her, it is estimated that rumors will fly all over the sky tomorrow. ”

"But those three young ladies are really pitiful! She is a concubine, her mother is gone early, and she is not as good as a subordinate in Shangguan's house, I heard that she was framed by her daughter for stealing people today, and she was almost killed at home. The man changed his tone and continued, "When the master brought her back, the third young lady was beaten and her flesh was open, and she looked pitiful!" ”

Gu Rong finally understood what was going on.

Gu Rong asked, "Have you invited a doctor?" ”

The subordinate in the corridor was hurrying over with Dr. Zhao in the house, and when he arrived, he hurriedly said, "Dr. Zhao is here." ”

Gu Rong thought to herself, since she was severely beaten, she would inevitably have to undress and check, although the doctor does not ask men and women, but Shangguan Zixi is also the eldest brother's daughter-in-law who has not passed the door, so it is really not appropriate, she hurriedly said, "There is Dr. Lao Zhao, just give me the medicine box." ”

Gu Rong carried the medicine box, and when she arrived at the courtyard, Wang Kui was anxiously turning around the door, and when she saw her, her face was overjoyed, and she said, "Miss, why are you here?"

Gu Rong said, "I'll take a look." ”

Wang Kui nodded hurriedly and urged, "Miss, go in and have a look." ”

She carried the medicine box into the house, Wang Yan's dark red court clothes beside the bed had not been changed, she held the hand of the person on the bed tightly, her face was like frost, and when she turned her head and saw that it was Gu Rong, her gloomy face eased a little, and said, "It's Rong'er who is here." ”

Gu Rong called out to the eldest brother, and when she got closer, Shangguan Zixi, who was lying on the bed, was covered in whiplashes, the blood at the corners of her mouth had dried up, and there were five red finger prints on the left and right of her cheeks, and the cyan dress on her body was beaten by the whip, and the blood stained the skirt, which looked extremely miserable.

Wang Yan stepped aside and let her take a closer look.

Gu Rong shouted Brother Wang, and Wang Kui, who was waiting outside the house, entered the door and replied through the screen.

"Brother Wang, you go find a neat maid ring, let her bring a basin of hot water, and then go to my garden and get a set of my dresses."

After giving these orders, she found scissors and cut Shangguan Zixi's dress, and when it faded halfway, Wang Yan also retreated outside the screen.

Soon a maid came in with hot water, Gu Rong wiped the wound on her body with hot water, and put on the wound medicine, seeing her injury, she felt pity, she said, "Your injury needs to be recuperated, don't dress for the time being in the past two days, so as not to hurt the wound." ”

Although Gu Rong said so, she still helped her put on her underwear, and put a layer of tulle on her, so that the spring light would not leak out, and it was not cold when the charcoal fire was burning in the house.

Shangguan Zixi endured the pain and said, "Thank you, sister." ”

Gu Rong asked her to rest and quit to talk to Wang Yan.

"What is Big Brother going to do?"

"Find a way to justifiably stay here from now on."

Gu Rong didn't ask how Wang Yan met her, and why he named her to marry her, since he did it, there must be some reason, if there is no hidden feeling, it must be about love.

What makes Gu Rong wonder is that since the eldest brother has already made a marriage book, it stands to reason that Shangguan Zixi is no longer favored, and now he is a person to be married, it is really incomprehensible that he would be beaten so badly.

Gu Rong asked, "Is the eldest brother checking on the official family recently?" ”

Sure enough, Wang Yan nodded yes.

A few days ago, a batch of private guns were seized at Luancheng Pass, which I thought was ordinary smuggled goods, and they were detained.

"Shangguan's family is an important minister of the imperial court, Shangguan Qingyun is the supreme scholar, and his ancestors made a fortune by doing business, and their family is solid, and it is really unusual to smuggle artillery."

Hearing this, Gu Rong couldn't help but have a headache on her forehead, since the establishment of the new country, how many people have thought about the fall of the imperial power, and how many people want to control the government, and build the emperor's throne, it is really not worry-free at all, and there is a Fang family, and another Shangguan family has come.

Gu Rong said, "Then what good way can the big brother think of?"

Wang Yan's jaw was tight, his brows were anxious, and for the first time, he didn't know what to do.

Gu Rong also knows that this matter is tricky, and the way is not impossible, but if it is for a Shangguan Zixi, it seems that it is not very cost-effective to completely tear his face with the Shangguan family, but then again, Shangguan Wan'er must hate her now, and there is no difference between the bright side and the dark side.

Gu Rong said, "I have a way, it depends on what the eldest brother means." ”

Wang Yan had already looked at her, he knew his sister, since he didn't say it explicitly, there must be something wrong with this method, but right now, he really had no other way to keep Shangguan Zixi, if he sent her back to Shangguan's house, she would be a dead end.