Chapter 43: Back to the General's Mansion
"It's still Ge'er's thoughtfulness." Gu Shuyuan was very relieved to hear this, although the Jiang mother and daughter who were sitting down had a grudge against Gu Jiuge in their hearts, but when Gu Shuyuan relented, they didn't dare to mess around anymore, for fear of losing this hard-won opportunity.
"Alright, you all go down and get ready. The clothes for entering the palace this time are prepared by themselves, and they go to the account room to pay the silver. Gu Shuyuan looked at his daughters and said in a deep voice, Jiang Shi was shocked when he heard it, on weekdays, like this kind of banquet, Gu Shuyuan would hand it over to her to prepare, but now he said this in front of everyone, doesn't it make it clear that he doesn't believe her?
As if sensing Jiang's reaction, Gu Shuyuan glanced at her coldly. He hadn't forgotten the set of clothes that the Jiang family had prepared for Gu Jiuge at the Lantern Festival. Now that Gu Jiuge is going to enter the palace, if she does anything and loses her honor in front of the palace, it will not be a trivial matter.
was glared at fiercely by Gu Shuyuan, and the Jiang family didn't dare to make another attempt, so he hurriedly left with Gu Qinglai.
Gu Jiuge, who returned to the Drinking Song Garden, has always been worried, according to the development of her previous life, this palace banquet is undoubtedly fatal to her. Because in her previous life, it was at this palace banquet that the queen proposed to ask Mu Yao to marry her, and promised her to Xuan Lang. Now that she is living again, she must find a way to avoid this matter.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that Gu Jiuge frowned as soon as he came back, and looked very thoughtful, Huiqiu couldn't help but ask.
"It's fine, it's just a bit of a headache." Gu Jiuge shook her head lightly when she heard this, these are things she can't talk to outsiders, no matter how troubled she is, she can only keep it in her heart.
"Miss, is this jade pendant left to you by Madame? It's so pretty! Hua Chun's eyes were suddenly shaken by some light, and she looked at it only to find that the light source came from Gu Jiuge's waist, the jade pendant that was white all over, and there was a faint blue flowing in the middle, which looked better and better against the backdrop of the sun.
Gu Jiuge lowered his head when he heard this, pinched the jade pendant in his hand and played with it slowly, until the jade pendant was a little warmer, and Gu Jiuge slowly came back to his senses.
"Eaki, go get ready for the carriage, I'm going out." Gu Jiuge raised her head and said softly, there are some things she has to face sooner or later, and she can't wait any longer.
Hearing this, Huiqiu nodded, and went down to prepare.
Half an hour later, the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion stopped steadily at the gate of the General's Mansion, looking at the red lacquered wood carved gate, Gu Jiuge couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Combining her previous life and present life, she hadn't stepped through the door of the General's Mansion for decades. After Zhao Lin's death, she was instigated by the Jiang family, thinking that the people in the General's Mansion were vicious and vicious people, so even if Zhao Gao came to look for her in person, she refused.
His mind moved slightly, and his mind was full of the fact that the General's Mansion was destroyed. All of a sudden, I had a splitting headache.
"Who's at the door?" The little guy guarding the door saw Gu Jiuge standing at the door stunned, so he stepped forward and asked. Maybe it was because she was shocked by her appearance and her bearing was extraordinary, so her tone was very respectful and polite.
"I want to see your old lady." Gu Jiuge said softly, his face was calm and waveless, but the hands that overlapped and crossed his waist were already tightly clenched together.
"Distinguished guest, wait a minute, the small one will go in and report." Hearing this, the little guy lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, and then hurriedly ran out.
At that time, Zhao Gaozheng was gossiping in the hall with everyone in the General's Mansion, and now he is old and rarely goes to the battlefield, so his favorite thing to do every day is to gather his daughter-in-law and grandchildren together to accompany him.
Zhao Gao is also a real hero, who has defended his family and the country all his life, and has paid all his efforts for the Great Yue Dynasty. Not only that, but the General's Mansion is also clean and clean, and there has never been any intrigue. He has only one wife in his life, and he has a son and a daughter with him until now.
Daughter Zhao Lian is blushing, and his son Zhao Yuan inherited his position as a general, and now he is guarding the border.
"Old lady, there's a girl outside asking to see you." The little guy walked in with his head down and said respectfully, and everyone in the General's Mansion was slightly stunned when they heard this.
Zhao Gao's temperament is bloodthirsty and cold, and he rarely interacts with people after going off the battlefield, and there are many people in the royal city who want to make friends with the general's mansion, but they can't get into Zhao Gao's eyes. Over time, the crowd did not dare to come forward again. On weekdays, except for certain times, no one will come to visit.
"A girl?" Old Madam Zhao squinted her eyes and said in confusion, and she couldn't imagine for a moment that anyone would come to the door at this time.
"No, no, no." Zhao Gao waved his hand and said impatiently, he didn't even want to deal with the powerful people in the court, let alone a girl who didn't know her identity.
"Grandfather, according to my granddaughter, it is better to meet. We can provoke girls in the general's mansion, I'm afraid that only my brother is the only one! As soon as Zhao Gao finished speaking, he saw a little girl sitting below blinking her eyes and saying, she didn't forget to skim Zhao Bingye, who was sitting opposite, as she spoke, looking playful and ghostly.
This person is Zhao Gao's granddaughter, Zhao Qianqian, the concubine of the General's Mansion.
"Sister, don't talk nonsense." Zhao Bingye shook his head when he heard this, looked at her and scolded softly.
"But since people have come to the door, there must be something, grandfather, you can't let the girl run this trip in vain." Zhao Qianqian pouted and said very unwillingly.
Zhao Gao looked at her helplessly when he heard this, and finally relented. Seeing this, the little guy hurriedly went out, and welcomed Gu Jiuge in after a while.
The woman's slender body slowly separated from the light and shadow, the corners of her lips were slightly hooked, her eyebrows and eyes were smiling, and she came with lotus steps.
With a "snap", the cup in Mrs. Zhao's hand slammed on the ground, and she leaned forward, eager to see the appearance of the person who came.
"Lintel? Is it a frieze? She stood up in her chair and asked tentatively in a trembling voice. Zhao Lin's early death has always been a pain in her and the entire general's mansion, and now when she sees Gu Jiuge, who looks like her biological mother, she naturally can't sit still.
Zhao Gao's brows also furrowed fiercely, although he didn't show it like Old Madam Zhao, but his hands were clenched into fists, and his knuckles had begun to whiten.
It can be seen that it is trying its best to suppress it.
Gu Jiuge stood in the middle of the hall, seeing the people close to her relatives in this room, and then thinking of the tragic situation of the General's Mansion being destroyed by herself in her previous life, her heart felt as uncomfortable as being cut by a knife.
"Grandmother......" Gu Jiuge suppressed the pain in her heart, and after only calling her grandmother, there was no more follow-up, she lifted the hem of her clothes and knelt down, and when she looked up again, her eyes were already full of tears, which made people feel distressed.
Hearing her grandmother's voice, Mrs. Zhao's heart seemed to be pinched up by something, and she was distressed and incredulous for a while, and she stood in place for a long time and didn't dare to step forward.
Gu Jiuge held back his tears, walked over on his knees step by step, and hugged Old Madam Zhao with trembling hands.
"Grandmother, it's a song that is not filial." Gu Jiuge said in a low voice, feeling the temperature in her arms, Old Madam Zhao couldn't help but cry loudly. Seeing this, Xu hurriedly stepped forward to help her sit down, for fear that something would happen to her when she was excited.
"Girl! You finally remember your grandmother, you are my grandmother's life! Old Madam Zhao hugged Gu Jiuge, who was kneeling on the ground, into her arms, hugged her and cried, just like rubbing her into her heart.
Zhao Ling left early, she has experienced the pain of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person, isn't Gu Jiuge's granddaughter her life?
The grandfather and grandson hugged and cried for a while before stopping, Gu Jiuge was afraid that she would cry badly, so she comforted her softly for a long time. Old Madam Zhao finally saw Gu Jiuge, and she was really reluctant to let go for a moment, so she took her and sat down beside her, as if she would disappear in the blink of an eye.
Zhao Qianqian, who was sitting below, suddenly saw her legendary cousin, and couldn't help but look straight in her eyes, she had only heard people say that the eldest lady of the Gu family had an ugly appearance, but now that she looks, heaven and man are nothing more than that.
"I didn't expect you to come to the door." Zhao Gao, who had been silent, finally spoke, thinking about how much effort he had put into seeing Gu Jiuge, but Gu Jiuge was avoiding him, and in the end he couldn't even enter the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Now that ten years have passed, Gu Jiuge has come to the door by himself, and he really doesn't know how to face this granddaughter.
Hearing Zhao Gao's words, Gu Jiuge hurriedly got up and knelt down in front of him. In her previous life, she owed too much to the Zhao family, and she owed too much to Zhao Gao, no matter what in this life, even if she fought for her life, she had to protect the entire general's mansion safe and sound.
"Grandfather, it's all Ge'er's fault. Young and ignorant, victimized by traitors, separated from his grandfather, and severed relations with the general's mansion, Ge'er is extremely sinful, and today he came to ask for sin. Gu Jiuge took a deep breath, then leaned over and kowtowed heavily.
Zhao Gao was the one who had lived most of his life, and he immediately grasped the key point in Gu Jiuge's words.
"Adulterers are harmed?" Zhao Gao asked in a deep voice, but the movement in his hand had already helped Gu Jiu Ge up one step ahead. He didn't mean to blame her, but now that he heard that there was another secret in this, he naturally wouldn't bite this matter anymore.
"yes, Ge'er, what the hell is going on? You take it slowly, with your grandfather supporting you, no one dares to bully you! Old Madam Zhao also asked anxiously when she heard this, she had no news of Gu Jiuge in the past ten years, and now when she heard her say what traitors were harmed, her heart really trembled.
"My mother left early, my father was busy with government affairs, and the Jiang family in the house was in charge, breaking off all the cronies around me, suppressing and framing, and countless. Fortunately, God had mercy on him and let Ge'er see everything clearly. Gu Jiuge said softly when she heard this, such a painful and difficult past was taken by her lightly.
But everyone in the General's Mansion was distressed when they heard this, they didn't know how much Gu Jiuge had been tortured to develop the current mentality.