Chapter 118 Chang Xixi learns of Gu Rongyu's death
The eunuch said, "Young Master Gu said he wants to take part in the Autumn Imperial Examination and win a place in the imperial examination before setting off for the frontier. It's said that according to family precepts, all Gu family members must be proficient in both civil and military studies. If they don't win a place in the imperial examination, they can't go to the battlefield. Your Majesty, please have mercy on his guilty conscience. If he dies on the battlefield, he'll have a memorial tablet for him."
"Okay."
The eunuch passed the order down, and soon the small courtyard was full of people. There was a knock on the door. Qingnan went to open the door and saw that it was people from the palace.
Instead of opening the door, he went out and took out a silver note and handed it over, "Is this good news, sir?"
"Yes. The Emperor has granted your request this afternoon and ordered you to go to the examination hall tomorrow after you have purified yourself. There are only two days left before the Autumn Examination. Please don't mind and just write your essay well."
After thanking his father-in-law, Qingnan closed the door, calmed himself down, and then turned back to the house.
Gu Rongyu sat at the table. The deputy general was dying. He frowned and touched the small porcelain bottle... there was no medicine left.
Soon someone brought the chrysanthemums that Chang Xixi had given to Lord Zhang's daughter. Gu Rongyu soaked them in water and handed them to the deputy general to drink. "It's useless. I know what my body is like..."
"Drink this bowl."
After the deputy general drank it, the warmth he had felt before was much less, but it also made him feel temporarily more comfortable and not so uncomfortable.
Gu Rongyu said, "The Emperor has agreed to my request, and I am going to the examination hall now. According to the questions from previous years, it would take me a whole day to finish even if I didn't eat or drink. There are less than three days left, so I must hurry. Everything here is in your hands."
Even though he knew that the deputy general's current physical condition was not optimistic, he still handed the matter over to the deputy general! Because he really had no one else in Kyoto who could be reused, the deputy general was his last resort.
The man leaning weakly on the bed said slowly in a low voice, "Go with peace of mind! I'll take care of everything here until you come back."
Gu Rongyu really left like that.
Carrying a basket of study supplies, he entered the examination room. He looked at the paper and wrote furiously. He wrote the last word just before the paper was collected and did not have time to check it again.
He hurried out of the examination room with a large group of candidates. Qingnan was waiting for him not far away, holding a horse and a set of deputy general's armor.
The emperor did not directly let him sit up from a soldier, but directly let him sit up from a deputy general. I'm afraid he didn't want to be criticized!
Gu Rongyu put on his armor, slung a sword around his waist, and mounted his horse.
In the crowded market, he looked particularly bright, heading towards the outside of the Great Wall. However, this road to the outside of the Great Wall would not pass through Ruzhou, so the last farewell was forever!
He was deeply saddened, but because of his status, he dared not speak out... nor did he dare to say that he had a wife, and if he died on the battlefield... then, he hoped that his wife could find another good man to marry.
But what he wanted more was that Chang Xixi would mourn for him for the rest of her life, waiting for them to meet again in the next life.
Thinking of this, he curled his lips into a smile, looked at the muddy roads, and said, "As long as I don't die on the frontier, I will get her to my side. No one can stop me."
Qingnan followed silently behind him, it’s better to seek justice first!
Autumn passed and winter came, and it was spring again. Chang Xixi moved out of the elegant courtyard in the corner of the Zhou family's house. But in just one spring, she went from being a newlywed wife to a widow.
As the saying goes, there is always trouble at the door of a widow. Now she goes out every day to look for good-looking young men and takes them all in as her disciples.
Even if you can’t eat it, it’s pleasing to the eyes!
Even if she didn't have a man, it wouldn't be bad if she was rich and famous. She fanned herself with a beauty fan, enjoying a cup of tea that was only available in spring, with a smile on her face, and occasionally threw cakes at the people on the roof.
Liang Ming was angry but didn't dare to express it or get angry!
The young master had been gone for over half a year, with no news of him, and he had no idea where he had gone. He couldn't contact anyone in the capital, and the carrier pigeons that had flown out before had returned within half a day.
One day, he was puzzled. Why did the pigeon return after so long? He felt something was amiss, so he followed the pigeon around and realized that it had never left Ruzhou City and had only returned after flying around for a short while.
It seems that the people in Beijing don’t want to contact me, and even the final communication is gone.
I feel so sad!
He had no choice but to tell Chang Xixi about this matter. Then the news of the young master's death came from Panzhi City, and several people rushed back.
Upon discovering that the young master had already been buried, Chang Xixi immediately ordered the grave to be dug.
There was indeed a corpse in the coffin. The clothes he was wearing were also made for him by Chang Xixi. The purse around his waist was also embroidered by her personally. The cloud pattern on the shoes was also embroidered by her when she asked the embroiderer to do it. And... the color of the headband was also chosen by her.
And, and...
Many things indicate that this person is her husband!
Chang Xixi didn't believe in superstition. Since the person was dead, she had to find out the reason for his death! When he went to the capital, he was still fine... in good health. It hadn't even been half a month, and he was brought back and buried without even notifying her!
She doesn't believe that there are no ghosts.
Liang Ming watched with his own eyes as Chang Xixi carried the body back home, then took out a set of tools, took off all the body's clothes, and cut the body open.
Yes, they cut him open, ripped his stomach open, and frightened him so much that he rolled over... tears were streaming down his face. This... this is so inhumane.
Xiaohong didn't dare to step forward to persuade them, and neither did Li Da. Liang Ming was frightened to tears by her, so how could he dare to step forward? Besides, the corpses were everywhere... Anyone who stepped forward would be a fool.
Only Renwen foolishly stepped forward and said, "Madam, I think it's the young master. Why don't you bury him? He's dead and cannot be resurrected. Don't disturb his peace."
"You know nothing!"
Chang Xixi took the scalpel she had specially crafted, cut open the throat, and then looked all the way to the esophagus and stomach. There was a large amount of dirty blood extending all the way to the intestines.
She used the blood to feed the mice in the cages, and the mice vomited blood and died after eating it.
From this, we can judge that no matter whether this body is Gu Rongyu's or not, he was poisoned to death!
There was a doubt that she couldn't figure out, which was... after drinking her spiritual spring, the body would become strong and ordinary poisons would not be able to do anything to it, because after Gu Rongyu was with her, he drank one drop a day.
Ordinary medicines have no effect on him at all. The second suspicious point is that his face is rotten, making it difficult to tell whether it is real or fake.
She sneered and ordered a few people, "Bury it. Burn more to make money. Also, tell Dou Shi to gather at the teahouse. This courtyard is where they can stay if they want. If they ask, just say Gu Rongyu is dead."
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