Chapter 55 Chapter 55 "Is it worth it?"
==Chapter 55==
Feng Wenyu left the Gu family. The warm sunlight outside shone on her, making her eyes a little blinded. After a long while, she faced the warm sunlight and let out a long breath.
Jinshu looked at her cautiously: "Miss, is the matter resolved?"
Feng Wenyu's whole body stiffened, and a hint of annoyance flashed across her face. She came out without waiting for Gu Yushi to give an answer.
But she was absolutely unwilling to go back.
Feng Wenyu's voice was a little clogged: "He refuses to say, go back and have someone investigate."
Feng Wenyu thought a little disappointedly that he was not the powerful prime minister of the cabinet twelve years later. It should not be difficult for the Feng family to find the person he was hiding now.
Jinshu didn't dare to ask any further questions and helped her get into the carriage. However, when she turned around and looked at Gu's house, she couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
When the emperor rewarded Lord Gu with several houses to choose from, he and the girl had not yet broken off their engagement. This house was chosen by the girl herself, and the layout inside was also arranged according to her preferences. Who could have imagined that the girl and Lord Gu would come to this point?
All the way back to the Minister's Mansion, Yan Yunhe hadn't left yet. When someone came back, he immediately pestered him:
"How? Is it really him?"
Feng Wenyu had a depressed look on his face and refused to speak, which was also a tacit agreement.
Yan Yunhe cursed inwardly, then asked nonchalantly, "Where's that person?"
Feng Wenyu finally spoke, a little blocked, a little muffled, and with a subtle resentment: "I don't know."
Yan Yunhe raised his eyebrows in surprise. There was only one reason why Gu Yushi redeemed Shen Jingchen, and that was that, like him, he went there with the intention of repaying Feng Wenyu's kindness, so as to prevent Feng Wenyu from being involved with him in the future.
Under this premise, why would Gu Yushi conceal Shen Jingchen's whereabouts?
Yan Yunhe couldn't figure out Gu Yushi's intentions, so he simply gave up thinking about it. However, the person in front of him suddenly asked him:
"Can you help me check it?"
Yan Yunhe said without thinking, "Of course."
Yan Yunhe spoke in a normal tone, but secretly she almost gritted her teeth. Is Shen Jingchen worth her so much care?
Only after seeing the people return to the mansion did Yan Yunhe turn around and leave. Where Feng Wenyu couldn't see, the expression on his face turned cold.
Lin Dong carefully examined his expression and said hesitantly:
"Is the prince unhappy?"
Yan Yunhe glanced at him coldly: "Do you think I should be happy?"
Lin Dong chuckled awkwardly. Miss Feng's mind was either on Lord Gu or Young Master Shen, with Xie Zhujing also involved. Naturally, she couldn't be happy that her own prince had feelings for her.
He touched his nose and asked, "Should we continue investigating?"
Yan Yunhe raised the corner of his lips and said nonchalantly:
"Check, why not?"
It would be best if the result was that the body was not intact.
Lin Dong heard the implication of the prince's words and said hesitantly: "Miss Feng already feels guilty towards that person. If Shen Jingchen gets into trouble at this time, will the lady blame herself even more?"
Yan Yunhe's tone was cold:
“What does it have to do with me? After all, it was Gu Yushi who arranged Shen Jingchen’s whereabouts, right?”
These two people hold great importance in Feng Wenyu's heart. It would be best if Feng Wenyu could develop a bad impression towards Gu Yu while getting rid of Shen Jingchen.
As for Feng Wenyu blaming himself, time will heal everything. No matter how much Feng Wenyu values friendship, he is not someone who regards others as more important than himself.
Cut the Gordian knot.
Besides, as long as Shen Jingchen is alive, won’t Ah Yu feel guilty?
Yan Yunhe quickly decided everything. Lin Dong also understood what he meant and bowed his head respectfully: "I understand."
Neither the master nor the servant took the actor seriously, nor did they think it would be difficult to get rid of him.
Gu Yushi didn't know Yan Yunhe's plan, but in fact it was not Yan Yunhe's turn to take action.
The carriage that was sending Shen Jingchen back to Qilu had just left Beijing when something happened.
When Mu Fan came to report the news, Gu Yushi was not surprised at all. When he learned that Shen Jingchen might have a relationship with Lu Minxing, he realized that it was impossible for Shen Jingchen to return to Qilu safely.
I just don’t know if Shen Jingchen is just a chess piece on the chessboard or also an insider.
He had been sitting there all day. The sun was shining brightly, but he could not feel a trace of warmth.
Mu Fan looked at the adult with fear and trepidation: "Sir, our people said that Shen Jingchen disappeared in the chaos. Should we look for him?"
Gu Yushi raised his head, his eyes were gray and dark, and he said:
"No need to look for it."
Mu Fan was surprised.
Before he could ask, he heard the adult's voice: "He will come back on his own."
The deep and stern voice, as if sensing something from this information, spoke in a sarcastic and self-deprecating tone.
Mu Fan was terrified when he heard this, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
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That day, when Feng Wenyu returned home, he ran into Feng Wenzhou head-on.
Because Feng Wenyu refused to go with him, and Lord Feng's birthday was approaching, Feng Wenzhou's trip was delayed and he has not yet started his study tour.
The moment Feng Wenyu saw Feng Wenzhou, her eyes suddenly turned red and she threw herself into Feng Wenzhou's arms, choking with sobs and shouting:
“Second brother!”
Feng Wenzhou frowned fiercely, his expression turning cold without warning: "Who bullied you?"
Feng Wenyu cried and shook her head in his arms.
No one bullies her.
The moment she saw her second brother, she suddenly remembered his fate in her dream.
After her miscarriage, it was not only Gu Yushi who went after all the Gao family members, but her second brother also went crazy. No one could have imagined that her second brother, who usually kept silent, would conspire with Gu Yushi. In the end, the entire Gao family, including the rest of the family, ended up either dead or injured.
The grandfather saw something and warned the two of them several times to restrain themselves, but to little effect.
At that time, both of them had already held official positions in the court, and Gu Yushi was in the Ministry of Justice, one of the three judicial departments. No one could stop them. Pieces of evidence of their crimes were placed in front of Emperor Wenyuan, forcing him to deal with Gao's party.
It was not until her grandfather came to her that she came to her senses and realized what had happened.
Gu Yushi and his second brother were demoted.
Gu Yushi was transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the south to serve as the prefect of Guizhou. Both were fourth-rank officials, and it seemed that he had not been demoted. However, leaving the capital, the center of power, and leaving a place like the Three Judicial Departments, was no less than a demotion.
Besides, even if they are both prefects, it depends on where they are.
If it were in the Jiangnan area, it would naturally be good, but it happened to be Guizhou, which is far in the southwest, with complex terrain, mostly deep mountains and old forests, inconvenient transportation, fierce folk customs, and weak literary style. Officials in all dynasties have regarded it as a scourge and avoided it.
Just the simplest long-distance bumpy ride and the unfamiliar climate and water can cost a person half his life.
If he continues to be depressed and frustrated, he may very likely die there.
When she first heard the news, she was almost out of breath. She stared blankly at Gu Yushi as he arranged for people to pack up their things, and asked him with a stuffy nose:
"Is it worth it? Are you giving up your future and ambitions for an unborn child?"
Gu Yushi interrupted her and said, "It's not an ambition!"
He entered the court as an official in order to support the Gu family. It was never an ambition, but a responsibility he was forced to take on.
But now, Feng Wenyu is his only relative, and nothing is more important than her.
His voice was so calm that Feng Wenyu couldn't tell whether it was true or not. She couldn't tell whether it was just a statement to avoid putting pressure on her, but she still felt a lump in her throat and a blockage in her heart.
He asked her, "Do you still hate her?"
Hate?
Feng Wenyu really wanted to say that she didn't hate him, but the bright red in the snow that day still stung her eyes. The child she had been looking forward to for so long died on that day, and she couldn't say the word "I don't hate him".
She closed her eyes: "Hate."
How could she not hate?
"Then it's worth it."
Later, he asked her with difficulty: "Ayu, do you want to stay in the capital?"
The road to Guizhou was difficult to travel, and it was far less prosperous than the capital. That was the only time Gu Yushi showed any sign of letting go. She suddenly opened her eyes and asked him with a sob, "Don't you want me anymore?"
He suddenly became flustered and never mentioned letting her stay in the capital again.
My second brother had just joined the Hanlin Academy and was supposed to be working in one of the six ministries in the capital. With the Feng family around, he could have safely entered the cabinet, but he was sent out.
After much maneuvering by the Feng family, Feng Wenzhou was eventually exiled to the Hangzhou area, which was considered wealthy, but he was still removed from the center of power. His grandfather was depressed about this matter, and as he was already old, he passed away soon.
Before my grandfather died, my father reluctantly entered the cabinet, but ultimately he was not as powerful as when my grandfather was alive.
Later, when the new emperor ascended the throne, Gu Yushi was recalled to the capital and the new emperor entrusted him with important tasks. However, Gu Yushi was too involved with the Feng family. In order to balance it, his second brother had to serve as an official far away in the local area. Even though he finally became the governor of a state, he was not allowed to return to the capital for several years.
Until the end of the dream, Feng Wenyu never saw his second brother again.
When she woke up, the Gao Party had already fallen, and she didn't need to guess who was behind it.
Perhaps she should be grateful to Gu Yushi. Now that the Gao Party is gone, her second brother will no longer be trapped outside.
Feng Wenyu cried harder and harder.
She inexplicably remembered what Gu Yushi said at the end of the dream: he would not agree to a divorce, and neither would the Feng family.
At that time, she resented him for threatening her with the Feng family.
But it wasn't a threat; he was just stating a fact.
In the Feng family without her second brother, she was just a daughter who married out. No matter how much her father and eldest brother loved her, they still had concerns. Her eldest brother had a wife and children, and her father had to consider the entire Feng family. They would not break up with Gu Yushi for her.
Even her father and elder brother might not understand her decision at all.
She actually knew better than anyone that if the Feng family knew that she wanted to divorce, everyone in the Feng family would probably take turns to persuade her to change her mind.
But...if my second brother were here, he would never let her suffer those grievances.
Perhaps as early as when she had her first argument with Gu Yu, her second brother would come and take her home.
Tears soaked his clothes, and Feng Wenzhou's expression gradually turned from cold to helpless. He turned to look at Jinshu, who could only shake her head in confusion.
He was at a loss: "Sister, what happened?"
Feng Wenyu was crying so hard that she was out of breath. She said:
"Second brother, please don't leave, okay?"
Feng Wenzhou was confused. He had no idea what she was talking about. He could only associate her words with his study abroad. Without hesitation, he agreed directly: "Okay, I promise you, I won't leave."
Studying abroad is not necessary. The resources allocated by the Feng family are enough for him to understand the situation in the world without leaving home.
He patted Ah Mei's back stiffly, trying to comfort her helplessly. However, when he raised his eyes, a chill welled up in his eyes.
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