Then the subordinates rushed to the main hall and carried Liu Shixiao down, Shen Qianshan's eyes narrowed, and he knew that Liu Shixiao was pretending, because he didn't know how to deal with his threat, so he could only pretend to be sick first and avoid his interrogation.

Gu Yan sat in place and did not move, the situation at this time was indeed unexpected, but if Liu Shixiao left, this matter could only be left here, and there was no chance to change.

Shen Qianshan sighed heavily, then leaned back in his chair, the expression on his face was cloudy, it seemed that he was very helpless about Liu Shixiao's move, but there was no way.

Gu Yan put the teacup on the table, got up and said to Shen Qianshan, "Lord Wang, let's go first, shall we?" ”

Shen Qianshan didn't seem to expect that Gu Yan didn't care about the situation at all, since this matter could not be reversed, then he could only accept it.

After speaking, he got up and walked outside, Shen Qianshan was unwilling, but he could only follow him outside.

When I arrived at the door, it was already noon, it was too hot, and there was a smell of rot from all around, Gu Yan's heart seemed to have fallen to the bottom, the only way seemed to be blocked, if this opportunity was gone, I don't know if there was any other way.

Shen Qianshan turned his head and said to Gu Yan: "There is nothing to do today, this thing has not been completed, is it okay for this king to send you back to the Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”

Gu Chang shook her head and said to Shen Qianshan: "Chang'er can just go back by herself, if you think that now that the capital has become like this, the prince also has to work, so it is inconvenient for Chang'er to bother, so I will leave." ”

After finishing speaking, Gu Yan went to the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion alone, Shen Qianshan looked at her back, and felt very uncomfortable, obviously reassuring, but still very stubborn.

There was a light breeze beside him, and Shen Qianshan said coldly: "Protect her, if there is another situation of being attacked, you will bring me up to see her!" ”

After speaking, he flew and disappeared at the door of the Liu family, leaving Jin Ye who came in a hurry, standing there helplessly, bowing his head pitifully, obviously the refugees did not attack Gu Yan, and even if he was going to attack, wouldn't the prince also come out to rescue.

Besides, this Gu Yan is really, as an eldest lady, can't she be the same as an ordinary girl, be obedient at home, learn needlework, sing and play the piano, you can do anything, but you always have to go out, forget it when you go out, and drill wherever it is dangerous, Jinye's work is already very difficult, just not being discovered is not something that ordinary people can do, and now he has to protect this girl who does not play cards according to common sense, he suddenly feels that life is very hard.

When he returned to the house, he returned to his yard, and when he walked to the door, he saw that Gu Suliang had changed into clean clothes, sitting in the courtyard and listening to the words of the wind carefully, as if Mr. was teaching.

It was like a student, and when he saw Gu Yan coming back, everyone stopped, and then greeted him, and when he heard the wind, he said to Gu Yan: "Girl, the prime minister is back." ”

Listening to the prime minister in the mouth, it was Gu Yan's father, who accompanied the emperor to Shandong to pray for blessings, but now after so many days, coupled with the serious disaster in the capital, the emperor will come back quickly.

Gu Yan just sat there and rested, took a sip of tea, and went to the main hall with Tingfeng.

Since it was the prime minister who came back, Gu Yan, as a daughter, naturally wanted to show up to say goodbye, and along the way, listening to the wind whispered in her ear that Gu Cheng and the recent situation of the entire capital were all clear.

The gist is that the imperial court has no money at this time, and in the end, it has no choice but to investigate the corrupt people in the capital.

This day is coming sooner or later, after all, when there is no money, you always have to think of some way, in Gu Yan's opinion, when the court has money, these officials can be regarded as getting oily water, so when the court has no money, as an official, it is natural to take the initiative to express it.

Prime Minister Gu Cheng's Mansion has always been the most prestigious family in the capital, and at this time, even if the imperial court does not know what to do, in secret, it will more or less send someone to investigate.

As he spoke, he arrived at the main hall.

Gu Yan raised her eyes and saw her father sitting on the main seat in the main hall, drinking tea, his expression was cold, and his appearance was a little scary.

After taking two steps, Gu Yan knelt on the ground: "The daughter asks her father for peace, the father is tired of traveling, and the daughter is worried about it." ”

Prime Minister Gu put the teacup in his hand on the table and raised his eyes to look at Gu Yan.

Although Prime Minister Gu Cheng has been in a very distant place recently, he has heard a lot of things in the capital, including the matter of his eldest daughter, of course, it is not a bad rumor.

So Prime Minister Gu put away his cold expression and said to Gu Yan: "Come here, let my father take a good look." ”

Gu Yan bit her lip, got up and walked in front of Gu Chengxiang, he patted the chair beside him and motioned for Gu Yan to sit down.

After Gu Yan did so, she found that in front of Prime Minister Gu, Ye and Gu Zhihua were kneeling there, bowing their heads and not saying a word.

Which one is this singing, doesn't my father like Ye's most on weekdays? Although he doesn't have any other choice now, is he pretending?

Prime Minister Gu looked at the two people in front of him, and said coldly: "I always thought that you were a smart person, how could you send so much money to the queen mother at this time?" ”

While saying that Prime Minister Gu's chest was constantly rising and falling, as if it was about to explode.

Ye raised his head innocently, looked at Prime Minister Gu Cheng, with a cry in his voice, and said aggrievedly: "Husband, the slave family has been praised by the queen, she said that we are all right, and when we choose a husband for Zhihua in the future, we will definitely ......."

"Presumptuous!" Prime Minister Gu slammed the table, making Gu Yan next to him tremble, and the teacup in his hand was almost not held.

Then Prime Minister Gu stood up, pointed at the Ye family and said loudly: "Who can't she marry?" It's all at this time, do you still have to worry about marriage? Do you know that if you bring so much money to the queen, what will she think of our Prime Minister's Mansion? ”

Ye's face was at a loss, and he was even more aggrieved, and said to Prime Minister Gu in a low voice: "The slave family will serve the queen mother well, and the queen mother will definitely not treat us badly." ”

Prime Minister Gu was almost defeated by Ye's innocence, so he could only hold his head and say, "I said are you a fool?" Recently, the entire imperial court has been investigating all the official corruption, don't you understand what this means? ”

Ye Shi frowned, looking at Prime Minister Gu blankly, his reaction to her was speechless, obviously she was such a smart and witty woman before, but at this time, she was so stupid and angry. In fact, Ye really wants to prove that she is for this family, and she hopes that Prime Minister Gu can understand her.

Prime Minister Gu turned his head and looked at Gu Yan very pleadingly, his voice softened, and he said to her, "Sister, tell her what this means." ”

Gu Yan put the teacup in her hand on the table, reached out and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and met Ye's eyes.

Ye was already very unhappy when she was scolded by Gu Chengxiang, how could she accept it if she wanted to be taught a lesson by Gu Cheng at this time? So he said in a cold voice: "Husband, you don't know, it was the queen who called on all the official ladies and ladies to donate money together, the last time the queen held a banquet, all the ladies and ladies donated money, but the concubine did not." ”

Anyway, he doesn't have a good impression in the eyes of Prime Minister Gu Cheng, so it's better to pull Gu Yan into the water together.

"Madam, what my father meant, when the queen called for money donation before, it didn't matter if you donated money and materials, just to show that it was understandable, but now that the court is investigating corruption, you continue to send money to the queen mother, does it prove that our Prime Minister's Mansion is very rich? Isn't this sending it to other people's mouths? Gu Yan said slowly. 、

Gu Chengxiang turned his head to look at Gu Yan, his expression showed a lot of appreciation, as if he felt that he hadn't seen this eldest daughter for a few days, and she had made a lot of progress, but it was just one thing, and some impressions were already ingrained.

Ye Shi lowered his head and snorted coldly, this is preaching to herself now? When she was in this house, she wasn't born yet.

It was just a moment of bowing his head, Ye's expression eased suddenly, and he raised his head and said to Prime Minister Gu Cheng with rain: "The slave family knows that it is wrong, don't be angry, husband." ”

Saying that, he was still coquettish, and the whole person looked at Gu Chengxiang with pitiful eyes, and the arrogant Gu Chengxiang just now relaxed when he saw Ye's expression, thinking that this woman is also for her own family, of course, it may be because of Gu Zhihua, people are selfish.

So Prime Minister Gu Cheng waved his hand and said to Ye's Gu Zhihua: "Hurry up." ”

Ye and Gu Zhi got up, but found that Gu Yan did not leave, Gu Cheng finally came back once, but he didn't want to go to the two-person world with Ye, he actually wanted to talk to Gu Yan, could it be that he had any preferential treatment for her?

This made the Ye family very unhappy, but Prime Minister Gu didn't have a good face for himself at this time, and he couldn't say much.

Taking Gu Zhihua away, Ye hurriedly went out.

Prime Minister Gu turned his head to Gu Chang and said, "Sister, I heard that you fell into the water before, but the injuries on your body are healed?" ”

At this time, the care was useless at all, the most uncomfortable time at the beginning, it was Gu Yan who insisted on coming over, and now she is alive, Gu Chengxiang's concern is like a joke.

People have always lacked the charcoal in the snow, but they are not lacking the icing on the cake. So at this time, Prime Minister Gu Cheng's icing on the cake was more like a greeting without a topic.

"Thanks to my father's concern, my daughter is fine." Gu Yan said politely.

Prime Minister Gu wiped his mouth in embarrassment, and then said to Gu Yan: "Madam, she is indeed a little partial to Zhihua, but she is also good to you, and my father sees it in his eyes." ”