For three consecutive days, Gu Li didn't come to school, which made Su Mulian even more worried, every morning, Cheng Zheng would take the soldiers to the border to patrol, and Su Mulian took advantage of the rest day to decide to visit her home.

Through inquiry, Su Mulian learned that Gu Li lived in the north of the city, and took Yi Dong to go, and on the way there, she was thinking about whether to buy something, so she stopped in front of the vendors on both sides of the road, and selected items.

"Princess, you ...... Look! Yidong, who was looking around, seemed to have discovered a big secret, his eyes widened in surprise, he was very anxious, and stammered.

Su Mulian glanced at her unconcernedly, glanced at her exaggerated expression, and couldn't help but quip: "See a ghost?" ”

"It's Gu Li." Yi Dong took her arm and hurriedly motioned for her to look at the restaurant not far away.

Su Mulian, who was half-convinced, looked in the direction of Yi Dong, but after looking at it for a long time, she didn't see Gu Li's figure, and raised her eyebrows: "Did you admit your mistake?" ”

"How is that possible!" Yi Dong's tone was firm, a little dissatisfied with her questioning.

"Are you sure?" Su Mulian asked again.

Yi Dong nodded and replied, "I just watched Yi Dong walk by carrying water, there will definitely be no mistake!" ”

With Yidong's affirmation, Su Mulian entered the restaurant with high spirits, and the owner of the restaurant naturally knew her, and when he saw Princess Zhaohua coming, it was naturally his blessing, and he didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly stepped forward and greeted him with a smile.

"The grass people have lost their welcome, and I hope the princess will forgive her sins." The boss said with a flattering smile.

Su Mulian looked at him coldly, and said straight to the point: "This princess doesn't have the time to talk nonsense with you, hand over Gu Li." ”

The smile on the restaurant owner's face immediately stiffened, and then he looked at Su Mulian with an aggrieved expression: "Princess, what are you talking about?" What Gu Li? ”

"It's just a ten-year-old boy, about that tall." Said with a winter gesture.

The restaurant owner smiled embarrassedly: "What can such a young child do?" ”

"I saw it with my own eyes! He walked through with a bucket of water. Seeing that he didn't admit it, Yidong said angrily.

The owner of the restaurant was not only not afraid, but held his head high and said pretending to be aggrieved: "Girl, all the guys in my store are here, don't frame me." ”

"You!" Yidong was so angry for a while that he didn't know what to say.

Su Mulian stopped Yi Dong and smiled apologetically at him: "Boss, this princess maid is not sensible, she is wrong, if you are offended, I hope you don't take it to heart, Gu Li has been attending classes in this princess's mansion for three days, so I am worried." ”

The owner of the restaurant replied very generously: "The princess is polite." ”

Su Mulian didn't say anything more, turned around and left.

"Princess, I really saw Gu Li." Yi Dong was afraid that his master would be angry, so he followed behind him and explained anxiously.

Su Mulian, whose mood became heavy, looked at Yi Dong's self-blame appearance, analyzed Fang Cai's situation again, and replied, "I believe in you." ”

"It's just that you haven't thought about it, after we went in, he didn't come out." Su Mulian asked rhetorically.

After such a reminder, Yi Dong looked at her as if he didn't understand.

"It shows that Gu Li is willing to work there." Su Mulian explained.

"But why?" Yi Dong, who was very puzzled, really couldn't figure it out.

Su Mulian was extraordinarily calm and breathed a sigh of relief: "I also want to know why." Thinking carefully, "Let's go to Gu's house, maybe this unexpected discovery will be answered." ”

Yi Dong nodded approvingly.

The two did not stop on the road longer, but went to the Gu family, the conditions of the Gu family are as poor as Su Mulian imagined, the fence houses here are next to each other, one room and one courtyard family, if it is in peacetime, it is a little comfortable.

"Anyone?" Su Mulian stood outside the wooden fence wall and called out very politely.

But there was no one to answer.

"Is something going on?" Su Mulian frowned slightly with some concern, said to herself, and then glanced at Yi Dong.

Yi Dong stepped forward and tried to open the wooden door, but the door was not locked, and with a gentle push, it opened.

Su Mulian looked at the basket in the yard with silkworms and a layer of fresh mulberry leaves on it, and then she heard a light cough from inside the house.

I can't help but feel strange, why don't you answer when there are people?

Su Mulian, who was puzzled, walked to the door of the house, only to see that the light in the room was very dim because the windows were closed, and a strong smell of Chinese herbs wafted from inside.

Su Mulian and Yi Dong glanced at each other meaningfully, and then walked in.

I saw a woman about thirty years old lying on the bed weakly, her face was pale and weak, and there was no blood, and when she saw someone coming in, she looked sideways, and then she was startled and forced her upper body to get up.

"Grass people Gu Xiang see the princess." Gu Xiang said.

Su Mulian hurriedly stepped forward and helped her to lie down, this person was Gu Li's mother, a poor and pathetic woman.

"No need to be polite." Su Mulian said softly, seeing that the room was too stuffy, she hurriedly instructed Yi Dong, "Go and open the window quickly." ”

Yi Dong, who had been ordered, hurriedly stepped forward, the sunlight shone in through the window, and the gloomy room became much more vibrant, Su Mulian looked at the woman on the bed through the light, and was even more shocked, she was already skinny.

"I didn't know that the princess was coming, the family was too poor, and there was nothing to entertain." Gu Xiang smiled and said.

"I'm here today for Gu Li's business." Su Mulian, who was too lazy to go around in circles, said straight to the point, "He has been going to school for three days, and he is resting today, so come and have a look." ”

"Huh? Isn't he at home? Su Mulian looked left and right, asking suspiciously.

I saw Gu Xiang's brows frowning slightly, and he didn't know how to speak with an unspeakable look on his face.

"Madame, just say it." Su Mulian reminded in a low voice.

"Dissatisfied with the princess, the woman has an incurable disease, but the child is paranoid and has to work to make money to cure me, but ...... But the doctor said I didn't have more than three months to live. Gu Xiang cried in a low voice as he spoke.

Su Mulian listened, so Gu Li was really in that restaurant?

Gu Xiang couldn't help coughing because he was emotional, and when Su Mulian saw it, she hurriedly patted her back.

"Since the death of my sister, Li'er has become silent, don't look at him and don't like to talk, in fact, Li'er is very filial, if I die, Li'er is alone in this world."

When Gu Xiang thought of this, he couldn't help crying, a woman's inherent strength was broken by her love for her children.

Su Mulian's heart tightened, unspeakably uncomfortable, tears also rolled in her eyes, and she comforted in a low voice.

"Everything will rain and clear."