The first rain of winter fell in the second half of the night, and before dawn, the first snow fell in Ruizhou City since the beginning of winter.

When I woke up in the morning, the courtyard was white, and the fire that had burned all night warmed the room.

After Gu Mingzhu had breakfast, he suddenly became interested in eating the dumplings made by his mother, and was full of interest to review the mansion, and when he was ordering someone to prepare the carriage, early autumn came in a hurry outside the door.

Gu Mingzhu, who was dressed in a red cloak, was particularly eye-catching in the snow, she heard the movement at the door, and ordered Chun'er: "Go." ”

Chun'er went to the guard to set up the carriage.

When early autumn arrived, his expression was heavy: "Miss has a big accident!" News came from Dangzhou...... Madam...... Madame, she's sick! ”

"What?" Gu Mingzhu was stunned in place, obviously not expecting such news: "How could it be?" Didn't the doctor say that he was in good health? Does Ah Jue know? Where is he? ”

Xu's mother has not been in good health, she has been raised in Dangzhou this year, Xu Jue has to pick people up several times, she always says that she is not used to tossing in Dangzhou, and after a few times, the two saw her resolute attitude, so they dispelled this idea.

Chu Qiu nodded heavily: "Red Leaf Building is dressed in news." ”

Gu Mingzhu's figure was staggering, and she hurriedly went to help her in early autumn, worrying: "Miss......"

Gu Mingzhu's expression couldn't help but panic, Xie Jing was Xu Jue's last blood relative in this world, if even she ......

Gu Mingzhu didn't dare to think about it, and asked again: "What about Ah Jue?" ”

Chu Qiu said: "In the imperial study." ”

When Gu Mingzhu rushed to the imperial study, the two ministers of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs were withdrawing, their faces were not very good-looking, obviously they had been reprimanded, and when they saw Gu Mingzhu, they hurriedly saluted: "Weichen has seen the queen mother." ”

Gu Mingzhu was anxious in her heart, and said indifferently according to her patience: "No courtesy." ”

After she finished speaking, she didn't care about anything else, and was helped up the steps by Chuqiu, and when she reached the door, she let go of Chuqiu's hand, took a deep breath, and stepped into the study.

On the bookcase, Xu Jue lowered his head, and he didn't raise his head when he heard the movement: "Didn't I say that no one would see me without my order!" ”

A book of excerpts suddenly fell: "Get out!" ”

Naturally, the excerpt had no strength, and it hit the snow canopy lightly, falling at Gu Mingzhu's feet, she bent down and picked it up slowly, pretending to be relaxed: "Why do you have such a big temper?" ”

Xu Jue's expression was relieved, and he raised his head suddenly: "Wanwan? ”

Xu Jue didn't expect that the person who came was Gu Mingzhu, except for the post-book ceremony, she had never been to the front hall.

Xu Jue took a few steps to Gu Mingzhu's side from the bookcase, and checked uneasily: "How did it hurt?" ”

Gu Mingzhu said: "What can a book of excerpts hurt." ”

Xu Jue helped people and said, "You have something to ask me to call someone, why did you come by yourself with a big belly?" ”

He helped the person to sit down next to the chair, and he crouched in front of her: "What's wrong?" ”

Gu Mingzhu was sad in her heart, she couldn't squeeze out even a comforting smile on her face, she only felt that her throat was dry and uncomfortable, and after a while, she said with difficulty: "...... Dangzhou has news. ”

Xu Jue warmed her hands and asked, "What's the news?" ”

Gu Mingzhu's heart was as heavy as a thousand pounds of stone, and he couldn't bear to look at him: "...... Mother She ...... He died of illness. ”

The palm of his hand was tightened so painfully that Xu Jue's pupils were obviously stunned.

This moment seems to be extraordinarily long, but it is only a moment.

Xu Jue didn't speak, he maintained a half-squatting posture, the snow outside the imperial study was full of snowflakes, and the faint sound of the fire in the room was terrifying.

Gu Mingzhu's eyes were sad, and tears suddenly fell on the back of his hand: "Ah Jue......"

Xu Jue didn't cry, he fell into silence, and kept this posture, Gu Mingzhu called him over and over again.

A Jue......

Ah Jue.

The voice was so gentle, and so pitiful.

Xu Jue wiped away the tears on the back of his hand lightly, his lips were pale, and he said in a low voice: "Don't cry." ”

Gu Mingzhu suddenly burst into tears, and bent down to hug him: "Ah Jue, the child and I will never leave you!" ”

Xu Jue has never shed tears in his twenty-two years, he is careful and tenacious, he has to shout about taming horses at the age of three, and when he is seven years old, he can already gallop and soar on horseback, before meeting Gu Mingzhu, he is so arrogant and wanton that people are enviable, such a person is even grief in his heart.

He supported Gu Mingzhu, those hot tears seemed to be shed for him, and they seemed to be painful for him, husband and wife were one, so she was in so much pain that it was difficult to add.

Xu Jue pressed all the affairs at hand and rushed to Dangzhou, and when he was on the way, the news of Dangzhou reached Ruizhou.

He didn't care about these trivial things anymore, and faced Xie Jing's cold corpse alone in silence, and the whole person seemed to have lost everything at that moment.

His mother is also gone, and he is the only one left in the Xu family.

In a trance, Gu Mingzhu's words sounded in his ears.

My child and I will never leave you.

He had caught a glimmer of life in the quagmire.

After Xu Jue ascended to the emperor, Xie Jing refused the gift of the queen mother and lived in the house purchased by Gu Mingzhu in Dangzhou in the name of her mother, and the funeral was simple.

It's a cold winter!

On the day of the burial, the streets of Dangzhou were full of vegetarians, and the whole country mourned.

When leaving, Huanhuan hesitated forward: "...... The king. ”

Xu Jue's expression was cold, and it was difficult for him to have any other expression these days: "What's the matter?" ”

Huanhuan was silent for a moment, as if hesitating, but after a while, he still spoke: "I...... I doubt it...... The old lady's death is strange. ”

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Ruizhou City.

Gu Mingzhu's hall was as warm as spring, she had a pillow cushion behind her waist, hot tea on her left hand, folded on her right, and officials from the Ministry of Officials and Criminal Department waiting under the desk.

Gu Mingzhu flipped through it carefully, she looked very slowly, and when she stopped somewhere, her lips hooked like a smile, but it was not gentle: "The criminal department eats idle food?" Kindness? Shi Qin, if you are old and useless, why don't you just resign and go back to your hometown to farm? ”

Shi Qin, who was named by name, suddenly knelt down: "Weichen...... We-Chen......"

I can't say why.

Gu Mingzhu said with a cold face: "A corruption case has already been closed, there are still so many twisted tails in it, you have been an official for too long, and the tiger plucks the hair on his head?" ”

"And the officials...... How? Do you stay in Shifu at night? The two of them are longer than the other, and they dare to intercede! See for yourself what bullshit is written! The excerpt was thrown in front of the officials, and the official also knelt down, and then heard Gu Mingzhu's cool voice sound: "Did you fall into the water when you wrote this excerpt, the water in your head, right?" Do you want this palace to shake it for you? ”

The words were extremely ugly, and the two of them were so ashamed that they could hardly raise their heads.

Gu Mingzhu looked at the two of them, and was angry together, and finally knew why Xu Jue always got angry when he met him.

How did two guys with bad brains get mixed up in this officialdom?

(End of chapter)