Chapter 291 Important News from the Former Dynasty

The visitor nodded. "This Physician Kong is unlike Physician Hu. He has no family background, no relatives, and most importantly, he doesn't even have any children. Such a person, who is without desires, seems to be indifferent to both economics and status."

Xu Yunzhi smiled upon hearing this, "It's quite difficult for him! To find such a person."

After Xu Yunzhi finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the newcomer clasped his hands in a fist salute to him before turning and leaving the room.

When Xu Feng returned to the Marquis's residence, everyone in the North Courtyard had already gone to sleep, except for Mingyu, who was still wrapped in a thick quilt and waiting under the eaves.

Seeing Xu Feng return, Mingyu quickly went to greet him, "Why are you so late?"

Xu Feng was startled to find Mingyu still waiting for him, and stammered, "I just took care of some personal business. It's so late, you should go to sleep!"

After speaking, Xu Feng glanced at Mingyu apologetically. There were some things he couldn't say, not because he didn't want to explain them to Mingyu.

"Then you should get some rest too. I'll head back now."

Mingyu had been waiting for quite some time and was already very sleepy. Plus, in this freezing weather, she just wanted to go back inside and snuggle under the covers.

Looking at Mingyu's blushing face, Xu Feng felt a pang of guilt and took out the gift he had originally planned to give her later.

"Wait, here, take this."

Xu Feng shoved a hairpin into Mingyu's hand and fled back into the house as if escaping.

A slight warmth emanated from her hand holding the hairpin, and Mingyu's heart was no longer as cold as before; on the contrary, she felt warm and cozy.

The next day, Gu Shuyan had the kitchen prepare ginseng soup, and before her father and elder brother returned, she slipped into the Yun residence early in the morning.

Although she knew that the people of the Yun family would be able to take good care of Yun Yichen, she was still worried because he was so badly injured.

When the master and servant arrived, Yun Yichen was sleeping soundly. The robust Gu Shuyan did not disturb him, but instead picked up a book that was placed by the bedside.

"I never expected you to read books about important events from the previous dynasty."

Gu Shuyan smiled faintly and began to flip through the book.

The book mainly records some prominent families of the previous dynasty, as well as some major rebellions.

Unwittingly, Gu Shuyan came across a page about the Gu family.

At that time, the head of the Gu family was just the patriarch of a small family. Although it had a century of history, it was still a level below the big families.

In order to make the family stronger and stronger, the former head of the Gu family decided to risk the lives of the entire family and follow the founding emperor to fight a great battle.

In the end, the Gu family won their gamble, transforming from a family completely disregarded in the capital into the prestigious Marquis's mansion it is today.

If it weren't for the records in the book, even Gu Shuyan wouldn't have known that the Gu family had such a strong foundation since the previous dynasty.

No wonder those people went to great lengths to win over the Gu family. In his previous life, Lu Youming even went so far as to remove the Gu family from the capital after using them.

Of the families that contributed to the rise of the new emperor, how many are still alive today? And even those that have survived have gradually declined.

Gu Shuyan suddenly understood why Lu Youming, as the crown prince in her previous life, treated the Gu family, who had helped him ascend to the throne, in this way.

Which successful person would willingly have a sword hanging over their head?