Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Inducing Love Gu
"Oh my! My Lord! Please don't mention those letters. I only glanced at them a few times, and my whole family was nearly wiped out. I was forced to move here and live in hiding from now on."
According to Mr. Lai, Bai Che, Bai's father, has been trying to seek justice for his daughter since he discovered that Bai Ruen's death was not caused by an ordinary illness and that her experience of being humiliated in the palace was mentioned in her letters.
Bai's father privately contacted his son-in-law, Prince Xian, hoping that he could give an explanation and also wanted him to meet his two little grandsons, but his son-in-law, who held a high position, always refused to see him on the grounds of being busy with official duties.
Later, he asked to see Princess Chunyu again, wanting to take his daughter's ashes back to his hometown in Jiangnan for burial, but he didn't expect to be scolded by Princess Chunyu for being shameless!
Princess Chunyu said that in order to curry favor with the powerful, he had sold his only daughter into slavery in the palace. Now, when he heard that the bloodline left by his deceased daughter could inherit the title of the palace, he shamelessly came forward to claim kinship.
Only then did Bai Che see clearly that beneath the surface of these princes and nobles' glorious appearance were hidden cannibalistic mouths. When he married his daughter into the palace, he not only did not ask for any betrothal gifts, but even gave a dowry of ten thousand taels. Why was he now being accused of selling his daughter?
It was clearly they who killed Bai Runen, who had helped the royal family grow. Just because they were lowly merchants, without power and nobles, and were despised by others, could they ruthlessly trample on their dignity?
In order to seek justice for Bai Ruen, Bai Che, whose family business was in decline and whose assets were already depleted, had no choice but to sell off his ancestral property and bribe the officials in the government office.
He presented Bai Ruen's letter as evidence in court to sue Prince Xian and his wife.
But officials protected each other, so how could the lowest-ranking merchant bring a case against them? The officials in the yamen were even worse. They took his money and then turned the tables on him, accusing him of bribing officials, fabricating evidence, and slandering the prince.
After many twists and turns, the lawsuit was fruitless and instead attracted the killing of Princess Chunyu. Even Mr. Lai, who knew the content of the letter, could not avoid being forced by the people in the palace.
At that time, Mr. Lai was in his hometown in Jiangnan. He had retired and returned to his hometown, thinking that he could live a peaceful life. However, he was unexpectedly targeted by people in the capital because of the incident with the daughter of the Bai family.
For the safety of his family, Mr. Lai had to move his family to the Miao village in southern Xinjiang, a paradise on earth, and became a Miao doctor in southern Xinjiang from a private school teacher.
More than ten years have passed in a flash. During these years, very few people knew that he was from the Central Plains. In addition, the medical skills he learned in the Miao village benefited the villagers, and everyone else respected him very much. Over time, no one mentioned his identity as a foreigner anymore.
Yin Jinglong did not give up and continued to ask about the whereabouts of those letters. After all, they were the only evidence that could prove that Princess Chunyu persecuted his biological mother.
Mr. Lai hesitated and dared not say anything, and only told the truth after repeated questioning.
"So many years have passed, I don't know if those old things are still there. Maybe they were sold by your grandfather a long time ago. If you really want to look for them, then go to the Bai family's ancestral home in Xinglin Village, Shaoxiang, Jiangnan! But I heard that place was sealed off by the government a long time ago, and now it's a deserted house. I heard that it's often haunted!"
Little Lai Yue, who was listening intently, hid in Hanyu's arms in fear. She buried her little head in Hanyu's chest, fluttering her round almond-shaped eyes, and looked up and asked, "Sister Yu, do you want to accompany Brother A Long to the haunted house?"
"Why should I go with him? That's his own business. I have no right to interfere."
Hearing her say this, Yin Jinglong refuted her in a joking tone: "Sister-in-law, you are really strange. You don't care about the things and people you should care about, but you insist on meddling in things and people you shouldn't care about! If you really want to repay me for saving your life, why don't you think about how to help me regain my position as regent!"
While he was making sarcastic remarks about Hanyu, he was also glaring at Lai Yue and ordering Old Lai to teach his grandchildren a lesson.
Talking about this, Mr. Lai began to sigh again, saying that the parents of Lai Yue and his sister both died in an accident in their early years, leaving two innocent children for his old bones to raise.
He was worried that he didn't have much time left, but his grandson was still young, and he didn't know who to entrust his care to in the future.
Hanyu asked, "Have you ever thought about returning to the Central Plains to look for your relatives? I heard you say the Lai family was a wealthy family back then, so they should have some distant relatives. Maybe Ayue has some distant uncles as well?"
"No need!" Old Lai waved his hands repeatedly. "It's not that I haven't thought about returning home to look for my relatives, but as long as the virtuous prince and his wife are alive, there's no chance for me to go back."
"After more than twenty years, are they still unwilling to let you go?"
Old Lai curled his lips and said, "I'm afraid he won't let it go. Although the Bai family's daughter has been dead for more than ten years, and the defeated Bai family has been extinct in the Jiangnan area, Bai Ruen's bloodline is still there! Ask the adults if he is willing to let go of this grudge and reconcile with his father and stepmother?"
"Reconciliation? This king will never forgive them!"
His bony fingers were like branches of a jade tree, stroking the rough wooden armrest of the wheelchair. He seemed to be in deep thought. He suddenly clenched the five fingers of his right hand, gouging five deep grooves on the wheelchair armrest. Wooden splinters pierced into the cracks between his nails, and the pain at his fingertips only increased his hatred.
Yin Jinglong stared at his knuckles that were deeply embedded in the wood. Sawdust mixed with blood foam accumulated in the cracks between his nails. The bone-eating pain came from the meridians of his lower limbs, forcing him to vent all his madness on this heavy piece of wood.
Although he was filled with hatred, how could he seek revenge now that he was dragging this disabled body with his identity taken away by someone else?
The Regent's jade seal was stolen by Yin Jingheng, and the guards of the palace obeyed the orders of the jade seal. Without private soldiers, it was like a tiger without its claws. No matter how ferocious it was, it was only a superficial show and had no killing power to others.
Because of this, he was so anxious, hoping that Mr. Lai would give him acupuncture three times a day, and then force him to drink ten bowls of bitter medicine. To help his legs recover quickly, he endured the pain and forced himself to stand repeatedly.
Every time he tried to stand up, the meridians in his lower limbs felt as if they were torn apart, but his legs became stronger and stronger until the day he was able to support his body.
In the past few days, the spider has been concentrating on refining the poison to cure her sister's spider poison. Although she has resentment in her heart, she is her relative after all, and she cannot bear to watch her die in pain.
As for Yin Jingheng, Hanyu learned from the spider that he had left the post station five days ago with the private soldiers from Prince Yin's mansion. As for where he went, the spider said she didn't know. Perhaps she knew but just didn't want to reveal it.
One day, the spider, who was refining a Gu, received a letter from his master via carrier pigeon. He wanted to know how Yin Jinglong's leg injury had improved. The letter was full of reproaches, and Hanyu's escape and hiding in Miao Village did not escape his notice.
But to her surprise, her master did not order her to capture Hanyu and bring him back immediately. Instead, he asked her to keep a close eye on the two of them in Miao Village, and only let them return to the capital after Yin Jinglong's leg disease healed.
After reading the letter, the spider burned it immediately. Her insect poison was about to be refined. Her elder sister was not seriously poisoned, and the spider poison in her body could still be cured. This time, the insect poison she refined was no longer a poison that harmed people, but an antidote to save people.
As a result, her mother gradually let go of her prejudice against her and tried to accept her again. As for the villagers, thanks to Lai Lao speaking up for her, the village chief and others were not as harsh on her as before.
At this moment, the spider finally felt recognized by its own people.
Seven days have passed, and Yin Jinglong's legs seem to have recovered most of the time, but the remaining half of the meridians are the most difficult to open. Old Lai did not dare to tell him the truth, but only said this to Hanyu in private.
Hanyu was worried. The Regent had been away from the capital for some time. If he didn't get better soon, something might happen in the palace in the capital.
Mr. Lai, who had been practicing medicine for many years, also shook his head helplessly. After all, he was from the Central Plains. Although he was respected as an old Miao doctor, the medical skills he learned were all from ancient books in the Central Plains. If his method could only help this far, then the remaining hope would have to rely on the poison makers in the Miao village.
"Miss Ayu, why don't you go look for Miss Spider? The master's meridians were damaged by the love Gu. I think the only thing that can restore his meridians is the love Gu of the spider."
"But the Heart-Eating Mother Gu in Yin Jinglong's body has been transferred to my body. If I transplant the Mother Gu in my body to him, what will happen to my life?"
Sacrificing one person to save another is not saving, but harming. Unless she has amnesia or memory disorder, or her brain is broken, she will be willing to sacrifice herself to save her enemy from her past life.
Lai Lao's words were heard by the spider standing at the door. She remained calm and felt that this was not impossible.
When her eyes fell on the spider mark with scars on Min Hanyu's chest, her malicious smile made Hanyu feel a chill down his spine.
Hanyu subconsciously covered her chest and took a half step back.
"Why are you afraid of me? Even though I don't like you, the master and the person in the wheelchair want to save you. I can't disobey the master's orders, so don't worry, I won't take your life again. It's just... my heart-eating mother Gu is in your body. If you can induce the birth of a child Gu, perhaps the prince's leg can be saved."
"What you said is nothing but a fairy tale. I don't have the blood of the Miao people in me, so how can I refine the Gu? You should think of a way to select another one from those little spiders to refine the Heart-Eating Gu!"
The spider thought her ignorant words were ridiculous, so she explained, "If we can refine the same Gu, then all the poisons in the world can be cured with one Gu."
Although the heart-eating Gu in Hanyu's body was born from the spider's Gu protozoa, after the love Gu was refined, the mother Gu was no longer controlled by the protozoa, and the child Gu was born from the mother Gu. From then on, the heart-eating Gu was an independent kind of love Gu.
Now that the child Gu is dead and the mother Gu is asleep, the Heart-Eating Gu has lost its original value. If it weren't for Mr. Lai bringing up the matter again, the spider would have given up on this Gu.
She said to Hanyu, "I don't care whether you can succeed or not, but right now, only the mother Gu in your body can give birth to the Heart-Eating Gu's offspring. The person who tied the bell must untie it. The prince's leg was injured by the poison in your body, so naturally, your Heart-Eating Gu is needed to cure it. Do you understand?"
Han Yu paused and asked, "Then...according to what you said, how can I induce the birth of a Zi Gu?"
The spider's gaze fell on Yin Jinglong, who was trying hard to stand up inside the house, and he said earnestly, "Love Gu. Love Gu is naturally born out of love. Only when the person who refines the Gu has experienced a love that is as painful as gnawing at the heart can they refine this love Gu."
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