Now that the Gu family has become the target of public criticism, no one dares to approach, even if Gu Xun has an accident, no one dares to report it, so until noon, no one in the entire Gu family has heard about Gu Xun.

Gu Lushi sat in the living room in the front yard early in the morning and waited, waiting for the killer sent out to come back and return to life, but after waiting all morning, no one came, she was faintly worried, could it be that she missed again?

Li Shi came to the living room and said, "Mother, lunch is ready, mother go and eat." ”

In the past, when lunch was ready, Gu Xun should have returned home to have a stick of incense, but today no one came back, when Gu Lu got up, he asked casually, "What time is it?" ”

"It's past three o'clock at noon," Lee replied.

"It's past three o'clock at noon?" Gu Lushi was surprised: "Why hasn't Zigeng come back yet?" ”

Indeed, Gu Xun only comes back at two o'clock at the latest, and it will never be later than three o'clock, Li didn't think much about it, but only thought: "Husband Xu is entangled in official business, and it has been delayed for a while, mother, let's go to dinner, Yuan Niang is just waiting here." ”

When the words fell, Gu Lushi nodded and agreed, and Li helped her to walk out of the hall, but as soon as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked outside the hall, they heard a familiar voice at the door of the house, but shouted in panic: "Oh no!" Mother of the House! Big things are wrong! ”

The two of them raised their eyes and saw that it was the little guy next to Gu Xun who was running over in a hurry, Gu Lu's heart was uncertain, and he was even more uneasy when he shouted like this, and immediately reprimanded: "What is the matter in a panic!" ”

Li then also asked, "Why did you come back alone, Lang Jun?" ”

The little guy braved the scorching sun, drove back all the way, he was already sweating, and when he ran like this, he was even more out of breath, he gasped a few breaths, and hurriedly replied: "Lang Jun...... Lang Jun had an accident. ”

"What's wrong with him?" Gu Lu was busy asking, and Li was even more cramped.

The little guy took a few more breaths and replied, "Lang Jun was taken away by the Imperial Lieutenant Bureau, and is now in prison at the Imperial Lieutenant Bureau. ”

"The Imperial Lieutenant's Office?" The more Gu Lu listened, the more confused he became, and the more he listened, the more panicked he became, but Li was calmer and asked, "What happened to him?" How could you let the Imperial Lieutenant Department arrest him? ”

Those who are on an errand in the imperial court, the most feared are undoubtedly the three divisions, namely the Sili Mansion, the Imperial Historical Observatory, and the Imperial Lieutenant Office.

The little guy said: "The villain was waiting for Qi Lang Jun outside the car door, it was just noon, everyone was dismissed, the villain waited for a long time, but he didn't see Lang Jun, so he went to ask others, but as soon as they heard Lang Jun's name, they were so frightened that they ran away, and then ran into the right servant to shoot the envoy, he told the villain, saying that Lang Jun sent someone to Jiming Temple last night to assassinate the lord of Hengyang, and the lord of Hengyang was half killed, and now he has confessed his guilt and was sent to the prison of the court lieutenant by His Majesty. ”

"Assassinate the county lord of Hengyang?" Li Shi was obviously incredulous, shook his head again and again, and then said: "Impossible, how could he send someone to assassinate the county lord of Hengyang......"

At this point, the Li family took Gu Lu's arm again and continued: "Mother, my husband has never had the intention of seeking revenge against the county lord of Hengyang, how can he send someone to assassinate her now? This must be a false accusation! ”

When Gu Lushi heard this, he was already frightened, and he froze, standing motionless, yes, Zi Geng had never intended to seek revenge against the county lord of Hengyang, how could he send someone to assassinate the county lord of Hengyang now? But this is not a frame-up, this is taking the blame for her!

"It's my fault...... It's my fault! Gu Lu's remorse at this time, tears fell, and then his body was weak, and he was about to collapse to the ground, Li struggled to support her, and said: "Mother, what do you say, there must be a secret in this matter, and the husband will never send someone to assassinate the county lord of Hengyang!" As for why he confessed, he must have been forced by the situation, and now we should go to the Imperial Governor's Office to ask him clearly and see what happened. ”

Li was calm enough, and he could still think of going to Gu Xun to ask for clarification as soon as possible, but Gu Lu was still chattering: "It's my fault...... It's all my fault...... It's all my fault......"

Until this time, the Li family had never doubted why Gu Lu's insisted on taking responsibility for herself, but thought that she was remorseful because she had been instilling the idea of revenge in Gu Xun.

Li Shi carried Gu Lu's to the door of the mansion, and Gu Lu's short distance was almost paralyzed on her, so Li was staggering, unable to move an inch.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law boarded the ox cart at the door, drove by the little maid, and then rushed to the court office.

The ox cart had just gone not far away, Li Rong suddenly came by car again, and hurriedly wanted to find his beloved daughter Li Yuanniang, he was the imperial historian of the Yushi Terrace, and he was naturally very clear about the laws of Daqi, this time Gu Xun sent someone to assassinate the county lord of Hengyang, once this crime was established, then the Gu family and Yu Yuanniang were all destroyed!

So he, as a father, came here this time to take his beloved daughter away.

"What about Yuan Niang? Go and call Yuan Niang out. ”

When Li Rong spoke, he only stretched out his hand and pointed to the house, but people were reluctant to go in, first, they didn't want to mention the matter of reconciliation and separation to Li Yuanniang in front of the Gu family, so as not to be embarrassed, and second, they really wanted to break off the relationship with the Gu family.

Everyone knows that the county lord of Hengyang is deeply favored by His Majesty, and now that something has happened to him, His Majesty is furious about it again, and the Gu family must be in a catastrophe this time!

The porter said: "I just went out with my mother, and I am not in the house." ”

Li Rong hurriedly asked, "Where did she go?" ”

The porter shook his head and said, "Where does the villain dare to inquire about the master's itinerary, otherwise the master of the in-law family, you will go in first and wait for a while?" ”

Li Rong naturally didn't want to enter the mansion, and he didn't dare to stay outside the mansion for a long time, so as not to be seen, so he said: "No need, I'll come back later." ”

Later, we will have to wait until the next day to disperse, when it is already unitary time.

On the other side, the little servant drove the ox cart to the Tingwei Prison after half an hour, and the Li family helped Gu Lushi to walk down, and the two of them walked towards the prison door of the Tingwei Prison.

The prison of Tingwei is detained by some court officials, and it can be regarded as a prisoner, because the guards are more strict than the prison of Jingzhao Yin Mansion, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have not yet come to the front, there are already two jailers guarding the prison door who each came over with a spear, and each of them beat the spear horizontally, put it in a cross, blocked in front of the two, and scolded: "Stop! What the hell! ”

Li said: "We are the daughters of the Gu family of Wu County, and when we heard that Lang Jun was detained here, we wanted to go in to see him. ”

The Gu Xun Gu servant inside was a repeat offender, and he was personally escorted by the saint, Zheng Tingwei also confessed that no one was allowed to go in to visit Gu Xun, and now that the Gu family is here, the two will not let go, "This is Tingwei Prison, and all the prisoners in it are important criminals, how can you enter the place where you want to!" ”

After hearing this, Li took out a bright gold ingot from his sleeve pocket, immediately stuffed it into the hand of the jailer in front of him, and said: "We only go in for a pillar ......of incense time, just take a look at Lang Jun, and it will be convenient for Brother Lao to do it."

The jailer turned out to be quite upright, so he pushed Li's hand away and only said, "The one you want to see is a repeat offender, and no one can go in to visit him without the permission of Zheng Tingwei." ”

The Li clan had nothing to say, but Gu Lu opened his mouth: "Zheng Tingwei? But Zheng Hui? ”

The jailer was silent, but only acquiesced to Gu Lu's and then said: "I know him, he often calls me Aunt Gu, I want to go in to visit my son, he must have nothing to say." ”

"Then you can ask him to lead the way," the jailer had just finished speaking, and unfortunately Zheng Hui's voice came from not far away, but his words were yin and yang, and he only heard him say: "Yo, isn't this Mrs. Gu." ”

Mrs. Gu? What a "Mrs. Gu"! used to call her "Aunt Gu" respectfully, but now that the Gu family has an accident, Aunt Gu has become Mrs. Gu!

"Ah Hui," although he knew that Zheng Hui was also full of snobbery, but in order to be able to go in to see Gu Xun, Gu Lu still pulled down his face to kiss him.

Zheng Hui didn't beat around the bush, and asked directly: "Mrs. Gu came to see the left servant to shoot?" ”

Gu Lu nodded, and Zheng Hui then walked towards the prison door and said, "Mrs. Gu come with me." ”

The jailer got out of the way, and Zheng Hui took Gu Lu and Li into Tingwei Prison, pointed to the long corridor, and said, "The top one in it is the one at the top, but there is only time for a pillar of incense, Mrs. Gu has to hurry." ”

"Thank you," Gu Lu couldn't wait to walk inside, and Li also carefully supported her, after all, the prison was dark and damp, and the ground was already covered with moss, which was very slippery.

When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked to the end, the first thing that caught their eyes was a cell full of torture instruments on the left-hand side, and almost every torture instrument in it was covered with bloodstains, and there were even a few torture instruments, which were still dripping with blood.

When I turned my head again, I looked at the cell on the right, a simple wooden plank as a bed, a dining table and a stool for eating, and then looked at the bed, and sure enough, there was a man curled up, facing the wall at this time.

"Zi Geng......" Gu Lu's slightly crying soft call, the man curled up on the bed, got up and got off the ground with great effort, looked at Gu Lu's, but didn't say a word.

"Zi Geng, why are you injured like this, aren't you...... Did they torture you......" Seeing that Gu Xun had a bloody scab on his forehead, a bloody collar, and a slight bend on his body, it was obvious that he couldn't stand up straight for a while, so he had to lean sideways against the wall to support his body.

"No," Gu Xun's face was cold, and after answering, he turned around and turned his back to Gu Lu's family, now that he is like this, he really doesn't want to see him as a biological mother anymore!

Gu Lushi saw that his relatives and children were miserable, wept bitterly, grabbed the iron door with both hands, and blamed himself and cried: "They all blame me, I hurt you!" They all blame me for being impulsive! But why do you have to take the blame! ”

Li stood aside and helped, and as soon as he heard her say this, he immediately let go of his hand and asked, "Mother, what did you say?" Guilty? ”

Gu Lu lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, while Li shook his head in disbelief and said, "It's actually you!" Mother, why do you want to do this! ”

"It's not because of that Hengyang County Lord? That woman is a femme fatale and vicious, she killed Ziren, and I just want to avenge Ziren! I couldn't be wrong! Gu Lu choked and sobbed, Gu Xun finally turned around again, but shouted: "Mother, why are you still obsessed!" ”

How do you know that Gu Lu actually said: "I avenge my son, what's wrong with this?" Yes? Tell me what's wrong with that! ”

"That's it, that's it," Gu Xun was already desperate, so he turned around and turned his back on the two of them, at this moment, he was really desperate.

Li Shi also grabbed the iron door and squatted down, looked at Gu Xun with teary eyes, and said, "Husband, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to rescue you." ”

Gu Xun was silent for a long time, and only said: "Yuan Niang, you and I should leave." ”

Hearing this, the two of them outside the cell were stunned, Gu Lu's eyes were only surprised, still no remorse, she looked at Li, as if she was very afraid that she would agree to this, and Li was stunned, Gu Xun still turned his back to the two, and said: "This time it is my Gu family's misfortune, I will be convicted in seven days, no one can escape this catastrophe, I Gu Xun thinks that I have not done anything bad in my life, but I have only failed you, I am now in prison, I owe you, I am afraid I will not be able to pay it back." ”

"I'm not leaving, people say, a one-day husband and wife are a hundred days, a hundred days of husband and wife are like the depth of the sea, Li Yuanniang is not a heartless person, how can I abandon you when you are in danger," Li was almost choked up between his words.

Gu Xun took a deep breath and spit out a long breath, he said: "I don't want to bother you, you go quickly, go back to your Li family, your father will protect you, as for me, I am a lucky person, and I am not worthy of your affection for me." ”

Hearing this, Li Shi sobbed nonstop, and then turned around, leaned on the iron door, turned his back to Gu Xun, Gu Lu was on the side, seeing the two of them like this, listening to the words of the two, she was already in tears, she suddenly stood up and said: "Good child, it is the mother who can't stand you, you wait, the mother will go into the palace to tell Your Majesty the truth of this matter." ”

When the words fell, Gu Lushi immediately turned around and left without looking back, and when Li saw the situation, he also hurriedly followed, shouting: "Mother! Mother! ”

Gu Xun was in the cell, and when he heard that Gu Lu's family was going to enter the palace to confess, he did not stop him, because he knew in his heart that no matter who stopped this crime, for the Gu family, the outcome would be the same.

Zheng Hui was waiting at the gate of the prison, and when he saw Gu Lu and Li coming over, he opened the door and said, "No more, no less, it's just the time for a pillar of incense." ”

Gu Lu thought that he needed to rush to the palace to confess his guilt as soon as possible, so as to rescue Gu Xun, and he had no time to pay attention to Zheng Hui for a while, she and Li walked straight out of the prison, and Zheng Hui also walked behind the two.

Seeing that the two of them disdained him, Zheng Hui naturally had resentment in his heart, but he also broke the rules and let them in to visit Gu Xun without authorization, he didn't ask them to repay their gratitude with a thousand thanks, but he always had to say "thank you"!

Seeing that the two of them were in a hurry, they must have entered the palace to plead with His Majesty, Zheng Hui didn't say anything, Gu Lu didn't take two steps, suddenly stopped, turned around and asked: "Ah Hui, Zi Geng's crime, but it has already been decided?" "It doesn't matter if you confess your guilt, but if you have already been convicted, it will really be difficult to recover.

Zheng Hui didn't want to look directly at them because of the rudeness of the two, so he turned his body slightly, and then replied: "Seven days later, the people from the Sili Mansion and the Imperial Historical Observatory will come to the Imperial Lieutenant Office to come to the Third Division for trial, because he is a repeat offender, and His Majesty will also come here to hear the trial." ”

"Oh......" Gu Lushi nodded, still without a word of thanks, and turned around and left with Li.