The more he thought of her and worried about her being wronged, the more ashamed and anxious Xie Xiangxiang felt, and the more devoutly she knelt down before him to offer him everything he hoped for.
Unable to refuse his kind invitation, Gu Chengyan, holding the flower crown box, looked back at her with deep affection at every step he took, before riding away from the Marquis's residence to catch up with Guan Yingying and her son.
**
After returning to the court from the Boyi Pavilion, Lord Yu, after much deliberation, decided to impeach Grand Secretary Gu as well!
"Your Majesty, I must report that Grand Secretary Gu has failed to properly discipline his sons and nephews, and that the young master Gu has committed immoral acts." Lord Yu began to criticize Gu Shaoyu.
Gu Shaoyu remained calm and composed, standing steadily as he was told to speak.
Lord Yu recounted with great sorrow the story of Gu Chengyan openly shaking hands with a woman on the street, gazing deeply into each other's eyes, and even taking the woman to buy jewelry, using a series of idioms, combined with the laws of the Great Gan Dynasty and local customs.
No one in the imperial court echoed his sentiments.
If someone of Gu Shaoyu's level were to do something like this, they would likely face fierce criticism and could even be demoted, reprimanded, or imprisoned.
He is now Gu Shaoyu's nephew, but his status can vary.
Gu Shaoyu asked Lord Yu calmly, "Did you catch them committing adultery?"
"They were openly engaging in physical intimacy in the street."
"Did they admit it themselves?"
"They denied it."
"Has anyone testified against him?"
"I saw it with my own eyes."
After asking his question, Gu Shaoyu fell silent.
Emperor Hui felt a headache whenever he thought of the Pingyang Marquis's family. They were incompetent and only caused trouble for Grand Secretary Gu all day long.
He didn't even bother to have everyone discuss it, and went straight to asking Gu Shaoyu, "Elder Gu, what's your opinion?"
Gu Shaoyu: "Dismissal from office, forty strokes of the cane!"
Emperor Hui nodded and asked Minister Yu, "What is your opinion, Minister Yu?"
Lord Yu was very satisfied: "I believe that Grand Secretary Gu's handling of the matter was entirely reasonable!"
Good heavens, he's incredibly impartial!
He was expelled from the court and given forty strokes of the cane! That's incredibly ruthless!
Emperor Hui didn't even ask everyone to discuss it; he simply issued an imperial edict.
"Gu Chengyan, the heir apparent of the Marquis of Pingyang, is of questionable character and lacks respect. He is hereby dismissed from his post as Assistant Director of the Waterways, a seventh-rank official, and given forty strokes of the cane. He is expelled from the court and will never be employed again. This is the imperial decree!"
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