The body will be kept for seven days, followed by the funeral.
The Gu family, from top to bottom, were all exhausted.
It took two days of sleep to restore my energy and spirit.
There are already rumors circulating in the market that Gu Zhili was forced to death by his children.
It said that the father-in-law did not die of illness, but jumped into the Wei River. It also specified the time and location.
As long as we send someone to the place where the person fell into the water to inquire, the truth will come to light.
The rumors grew more and more intense.
There is no shortage of people with ulterior motives in this world, and there is no shortage of people who want to take advantage of the situation.
These people secretly sent their trusted servants to the banks of the Wei River to inquire about the news.
However, unexpectedly, the villagers had already been ordered to keep silent.
"Jump into the river? No!"
"You said that day, someone did fall into the water. A village kid was playing in the river and was swept away. He was later rescued."
"No, no. How could an official come here and jump into the river on such a hot day? He's not a fool!"
"I've never heard of what you're asking about. No matter who you ask, no one has heard of it."
"No one has died in this river in the past two weeks."
"You must have made a mistake."
"Father-in-law? Never seen him."
"Who? Lord Gu? I don't know. I don't know him."
"You asked the wrong person. The information you want to find is not here."
Several trusted servants who were entrusted with a mission had a look of MMP on their faces.
The source of the information is reliable. The father-in-law clearly committed suicide by jumping into the river nearby, and it was the villagers who pulled him out. Why are they all keeping silent now? What does it mean?
Some people even saw with their own eyes the Gu family's carriage leaving the city gate and heading towards the Wei River.
"Someone must have put a gag order on him!"
"Maybe it's a gag order directly from the palace."
"what to do?"
“If you can’t pry open an adult’s mouth, you won’t be able to pry open a child’s.”
"Yes, yes, find a few kids and ask them."
"Kid, do you want some candy? Tell me, did someone commit suicide by jumping into the river ten days ago? Just tell me everything you know, and this candy is yours."
The child licked his fingers and looked at the candy eagerly, wanting to eat it.
The adult rushed out, picked up the child, and said, "Who are you, you liar? Get away!"
"Liar, liar!"
The children shouted "liar" and ran away in a swarm of people.
MMP, kids nowadays are so hard to fool, they are nowhere near as innocent as they used to be.
People’s hearts are no longer the same as they used to be!
A group of loyal servants tried their best and thought of various methods, but they couldn't get a single word of truth out of the villagers.
It's so frustrating.
"It's a pity that no one followed the Gu family's carriage out of the city that day. If anyone had witnessed the father-in-law jumping into the river, the Gu family would have been doomed."
"Whether you saw it or not, there is no doubt that the father-in-law was forced to death by his children."
"Hush! It's fine for us to say this in private, but don't spread it around. The Gu family isn't a concern, but the Empress is a tough one. Not to mention His Majesty's butcher temper, the Empress is like a blunt knife cutting through meat, and that's worse than death."
"That makes sense."
Several loyal servants had their own ideas and went back to report.
…
The lack of evidence does not prevent all kinds of rumors from floating around in the market.
The Gu family couldn't sit still anymore.
"what to do?"
"What else can we do? If anyone dares to talk nonsense, we will just bring people to beat them up." Gu Gong's method was rough, but it was also an effective one.
Gu Cheng looked at him and said, "I thought you were joking."
Gu Gong said seriously, "Soldiers don't joke around."
Gu Hun expressed his thoughts weakly, "Should we wait until the eldest and second brothers return to Beijing before making any plans?"
"Who knows when they will come back." Gu Gong was a little dissatisfied.
"If he received the letter, it should be on the way now." Gu Yan wiped his face.
"Not so fast. One is in the northwest, and the other is overseas. Especially the eldest brother, it takes at least two or three months to go back and forth."
Gu Cheng reminded the two brothers, "When the eldest and second brothers come back, we should talk about the division of the family."
The room suddenly became quiet.
Gu Hun's throat was rolling and he was very nervous.
Gu Gong raised his eyebrows, "I only want my share, no more."
Gu Hun said cautiously, "According to clan rules, the eldest son can get 60% of the family property."
Gu Gong was very happy, "If the boss takes 60%, then I will take 10%."
"But..." Gu Hun hesitated, "This isn't fair to my third brother and his wife. They've been running this household and taking care of the old man all these years. They've worked so hard, and only get 10%. Isn't that too little?"
Gu Gong sternly addressed him, "What do you want to say? Are you trying to be righteous and share 10% with your second brother, so that your third brother can get 20%. You and your second brother are illegitimate sons, and according to clan rules, half a percentage is already a lot for each of you."
Gu Hun had a bitter look on his face. He didn't mean that! How could he bear to give away his share?
He was just kindly reminding me that 60% of the family fortune was too much for the eldest son. The eldest son, Gu Ting, hadn't taken care of the family or the old man for a single day in all these years, and yet, just because he was the eldest son, he was supposed to get 60% of the family fortune. Wasn't that too much?
He whispered, "It doesn't matter how much I get, I just feel unfair for my third brother and his wife."
Gu Gong sneered, "It's not your turn to speak up for Third Brother and Sister-in-law. I remind you, don't stir up trouble. As the legitimate son, I only get 10%, and I have no objection. As the illegitimate son, how can you have any objection?"
Gu Hun's face flushed red, these words were too harsh.
"Old Five, we are brothers after all, please be polite when you speak."
"Since you are not honest, I will naturally not be polite." Gu Gong's attitude was so tough that he directly tore his face off and retorted.
Gu Hun asked immediately, "How am I dishonest? Don't slander me."
Gu Gong smiled, "You're quite talkative now! When the old man got into trouble, I didn't hear you say a word, so I thought you weren't good at speaking. Who knew, it's not that you're not good at speaking, but you don't want to take the blame. When something goes wrong, you try to clear yourself of the blame. But when there's something good going on, you're more talkative than anyone else."
Gu Hun was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He turned around and looked at Gu Cheng, "Third brother, aren't you going to say something?"
Gu Cheng was too lazy to join in the argument. "How to divide this family? Let's wait until the eldest and second sons come back to discuss it. We have to listen to their opinions."
Gu Hun was seething with rage. Unable to argue with Gu Gong, nor could he offend Gu Cheng, he took it out on his two absent brothers. "My eldest brother has never cared about this family. And let alone my second brother, he hasn't even come home in ages. I'm afraid he's already forgotten where the door to this house opens."
Gu Cheng sighed, "Fourth brother, please stop talking. They all have their reasons for not coming back. After we split up, it will be difficult for us brothers to sit together and talk again."
He is very sad.
He is the one who is most reluctant to split up the family.
He hopes that his family will be together, lively and harmonious.
But all these are delusions.
Gu Gong was too lazy to talk nonsense and said, "I'll go out and take a look."
He gathered his men and horses and rode out of the palace.
They attacked the family that spread the rumors and broke down their door without saying a word.
He has a fierce attitude and behaves like a bully.
"Oh no, oh no, the disabled Gu family came to our house. Not only did they bang on the door, they also beat people. They beat anyone they saw, regardless of gender, age or status. It's so abominable."
"This is too much! The Gu family is too arrogant."
"Master, the disabled Gu family has broken in."
"Who said I'm disabled? Who?"
The roar scared everyone.
"General Gu, Mr. Gu, please calm down."
"Xi Bumie! Smash it for me. Calling me a cripple is bad enough, but you even dare to fabricate gossip about my old man and slander our Gu family. Do you really think there is no one in the Gu family? Smash it, smash it hard. Whoever dares to make a move, just hit him back. No need to give me face."
"Gu Gong, don't go too far."
"I'm just bullying you, what can you do to me? You're quite good at talking, right? Keep talking! I'm a cripple, but it's not your turn to complain. I'm a cripple, you can beat me up, you can smash things up, the Jingzhao Yin won't dare to touch a hair on my head. Smash this yard to pieces, and let them know what's right."
After destroying the east house, Gu Gong took his men to destroy the west house.
…
The servant hurried to Gu Cheng's side, "Third Master, it's bad! The Fifth Master has brought people to attack the house! They've already smashed two houses and are on their way to the third."
"oh!"
Gu Cheng said casually, "Don't worry about him, just let him smash it."
The servant was surprised, "Master, aren't you worried about offending people? Aren't you worried about being impeached by the censor?"
Gu Cheng laughed at himself, "Those people dared to spread rumors about the Gu family. They weren't afraid, so why should I be afraid? As for the censor, I've already resigned to observe mourning. What can the censor do to me? Don't worry about it. The Fifth Master knows how to act."
The servants praised the Fifth Master's vicious behavior of running into other people's houses to smash and destroy things, but this was considered proper behavior.
The servants were completely unable to even look at the word "property".
…
Gu Gong was so arrogant that he attacked officials, nobles, and even members of the royal family.
There were several armed fights, blood was splattered all the way, but they were fearless.
The Jingzhao Yin cursed Gu Gong as a good-for-nothing.
"Fuck him! He relies on being the emperor's uncle and being disabled to do whatever he wants. He's totally rebellious."
No matter how much he cursed, the Jingzhao Yin didn't have the courage to intervene, and he couldn't do anything about it.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards simply closed the doors and windows, pretending they heard and saw nothing.
They can't control this matter, nor do they dare to interfere.
Let the Jinwu Guards take the lead.
Jinwu Guard: “…”
Our boss, Mr. Qian Xiang, is still in Jiangnan and has not returned yet. Without the boss in charge, we dare not take any action.
As a result, a strange sight appeared in the capital today.
Gu Gong and his men arrogantly smashed doors and beat people, but no government officials intervened.
Along the way, not even a government official was seen.
How strange!
In the past, the government would have sent people to patrol every street and alley, but why are they all gone today?
There were clearly a few Embroidered Uniform Guards on the street before, but they disappeared the moment I turned around.
Coward!
"I never thought the government would give in one day."
"The Gu family is crippled, and even the government doesn't dare to intervene. It's amazing."
“Shame on you!”
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