Even though Liu Zhao issued a gag order in the East Courtyard, the rumors outside still reached Gu Jiu's ears.
Gu Jiu is not a fool.
She had been imprisoned for such a long time, with only her childhood sweetheart by her side. She could easily guess what others would say about her.
But she didn't care.
This level of destructive power is much smaller than the overwhelming online blackmail of one person in modern society.
Although Gu Jiu had never experienced being blacklisted online in his previous life, he had at least seen it.
Now that I've seen it, I'm mentally prepared.
She smiled and said to Liu Zhao, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine."
How could Liu Zhao not be worried?
In his eyes, Gu Jiu was clearly pretending to be strong just to avoid making him worry.
He held her hand and said, "It's almost there! I'll be able to find out who's behind this soon."
"Did you find any clues?"
Liu Zhao nodded.
Gu Jiu laughed and said, "When you arrest someone, remember to vent my anger for me."
"I will definitely vent your anger."
Yu Ge'er fell asleep.
After putting Yu Ge'er on the bed, Liu Zhao prepared to go out.
If you can't catch Zhou Jin, then catch the person behind Zhou Jin.
This series of events is definitely not something Zhou Jin can do alone.
Moreover, Zhou Jin also admitted in front of Gu Jiu that he was cooperating with others.
This other person is worth pondering.
Liu Zhao took his men out and ran into the old woman from Chunhe Hall.
He glared, his expression fierce, "What are you doing?"
The old woman had never seen Liu Zhao's murderous look before, and was immediately startled. She said tremblingly, "Princess, ask the eldest lady to come over and talk."
"What did you say?"
"Slave girl, slave girl, I don't know."
"Go back and tell the princess that the eldest lady is not available."
The old woman is about to cry.
Liu Zhao was worried and said, "The Madam will be busy for the next month. No objections will be accepted. Tell the princess what I said truthfully. If the princess is dissatisfied, let her come to me."
Liu Zhao also instructed the gatekeeper to guard the gate and not allow any unauthorized persons to enter or leave the East Courtyard, and then he left with his men.
Threatened by Liu Zhao, the old woman was so frightened that she ran back to Chunhe Hall and repeated Liu Zhao's words to Princess Pei without changing a word.
Pei was so angry that she fell backwards.
"At this point, what exactly does Liu Zhao want to do? What good will it bring him if he protects Gu Jiu?"
"Mother, please calm down. I think that since the eldest master trusts my sister-in-law, this matter should not be investigated further." Ouyang Fu said in a low voice.
Pei glared, furious. "What do you mean by not pursuing the matter? Do you still want to save the palace's reputation? Do you still want to save my reputation?"
Xiao Qin'er agreed, "Mother is right. For the sake of the palace's reputation, we should ask the eldest sister-in-law to come out and give everyone an explanation."
Ouyang Fu frowned. "How can I explain this? My sister-in-law's maid Qingmei, who has always been by her side, said nothing happened. The people who kidnapped her wanted to contain the eldest young master. So many days have passed, do you believe it? I think I understand. No matter how my sister-in-law explains, those who don't believe it will never believe it."
"Second sister-in-law, is there something wrong with your stance? Are you blaming me or mother?"
Xiao Qin'er diverted the trouble away.
Ouyang Fu looked at the irritable Pei and said calmly, "I was just expressing my belief and not blaming anyone. Mother is also thinking about the palace.
But I think that if our palace clearly shows its support for my sister-in-law, then the rumors outside will naturally be self-defeating.
If our palace's attitude remains ambiguous, it will only encourage rumors to spread. This will be detrimental to the palace's reputation."
Xiao Qin'er sneered, "I can't believe Second Sister-in-law is so protective of First Sister-in-law. What kind of drug did First Sister-in-law give you that made you go to such great lengths to speak for her?"
Ouyang Fu snorted, "I'm only speaking from my conscience. Fourth sister-in-law, please don't take everything so darkly."
Xiao Qin'er sneered, "I don't know how good my second sister-in-law's conscience is. You have such a good conscience, why do you treat the concubines in your courtyard so harshly?"
Ouyang Fu's expression changed instantly. "Let's put things in perspective. Fourth sister-in-law better be careful with your words."
Xiao Qin'er smiled contemptuously, "Sure enough, hypocritical."
"Who are you calling hypocritical?" Ouyang Fu was not afraid of Xiao Qin'er at all. "If you have the guts, say it again."
"What's going on, Second Sister-in-law, are you going to hit someone? You dare to do it in front of Mother. Do you even take Mother seriously?"
Ouyang Fu sneered, "How dare you speak nonsense in front of Mother? Why are there so many rumors out there? It's because of people like you who only want to create chaos. You are a disaster."
"Who are you calling a disaster?" Xiao Qin'er was angry.
"That's enough. Stop talking to me, Princess."
Pei scolded harshly.
Seeing the two daughters-in-law at loggerheads, and Gu Jiu, who instigated the trouble, hiding in the east courtyard and not going out, Pei was extremely annoyed.
"Both of you, step aside and stop getting in my way. Someone, go to the East Courtyard and invite the Madam. Tell her that if she doesn't come, I will personally go to the East Courtyard to see her. I don't believe she can keep me out."
Xiao Qin'er was initially embarrassed by Pei's scolding, but when she heard that Pei was forcing Gu Jiu to show up, she became happy again.
She said, "My mother should go see my eldest sister-in-law in person. If she still refuses to see her, she will be unfilial. She is unfaithful and unfilial, and she should be divorced."
Ouyang Fu sneered, "If my eldest sister-in-law is divorced, will my fourth sister-in-law feel proud? If you go out, even if people laugh at my eldest sister-in-law, you will inevitably be laughed at too."
"That's enough. If you two want to quarrel, go outside and do it." Mrs. Pei was very impatient.
Xiao Qin'er suppressed her anger, bowed and took her leave, and was the first to leave Chunhe Hall.
She was waiting for Ouyang Fu at the door of Chunhe Hall.
Seeing Ouyang Fu come out, she laughed sarcastically, "Second sister-in-law has spared no effort to speak up for eldest sister-in-law. Do you know that? Don't let it all go to waste in the end. She won't appreciate your kindness at all."
Ouyang Fu sneered, "I do things according to my conscience, and I don't need my sister-in-law to appreciate it. But you, fourth sister-in-law, spare no effort to slander my sister-in-law. What benefit do you get? I remember you invested money in my sister-in-law. If my sister-in-law gets into trouble, your money will be wasted."
Xiao Qin'er didn't care. "Money is money, reputation is reputation, these are two different things. I'm not like my second sister-in-law, who doesn't care about reputation for money and tells lies."
"I'm going to return this to you exactly as it was. Anyone who tells lies will not have a good death."
"You will never die a good death."
Xiao Qin'er was extremely angry.
Ouyang Fu didn't bother with her and left with her people.
After returning to the room, the trusted maid asked Ouyang Fu with a troubled look on her face, "Why did Madam help the First Madam? Madam, if you didn't want to add insult to injury, you could have remained silent. If you stand up to defend the First Madam like this, the princess will blame you for being tactless."
Ouyang Fu smiled softly, "I used to be too tactful. It's good to be tactless once in a while."
The maid stamped her feet anxiously, "Madam, aren't you worried?"
Ouyang Fu asked in return, "What are you worried about? Do you think the prince will ascend to the throne?"
The maid was stunned, "Slave, slave, I don't know."
Ouyang Fu asked again, "Have you ever thought about what would happen to the people in the palace if the prince ascended the throne?"
"What does Madam mean?"
"Gongzi Zhao is the eldest son. Once Prince Ning ascends the throne, he will be the eldest prince, and his status will be extraordinary. I am speaking on behalf of my sister-in-law now because I want to establish a good relationship with her in advance and sell her on good terms."
"But what if the prince fails to ascend the throne?"
Ouyang Fu smiled. "It doesn't matter if she doesn't ascend the throne. Do you really think that with the First Lady's ability, these rumors can defeat her? I bet the First Lady will go to see the Princess and convince her to stand on her side."
The maid couldn't believe it, "Is the Madam so powerful?"
Ouyang Fu laughed. "She's just that powerful. I'm on good terms with her and I'm standing up for her. She'll remember our friendship and will naturally repay me in the future."
The maid was convinced by Ouyang Fu, "Madam is wise."
Ouyang Fu raised her eyebrows and smiled, but there was a hint of sadness in her eyes. "For the sake of the child, this lady has to make more good friends."
…
Chunhetang sent people to the East Courtyard again.
This time Liu Zhao did not stop it, and the message was delivered to Gu Jiu.
Qingmei was a little indignant. "The princess is calling Madam over at this time, she must be asking for punishment. Madam, please listen to the young master. There is no need to go to Chunhe Hall."
Nanny Fang also said, "Madam, don't worry about rumors. What's important is to live your life peacefully."
Qingmei continued, "The Master has already said that Madam will be unavailable for the next month. If Madam doesn't go to Chunhe Hall, I don't believe the Princess will really rush to the East Courtyard to talk to Madam."
Gu Jiu laughed. "Don't doubt the princess' temper. She might really rush to the East Courtyard to talk to me. Don't worry, I don't take these rumors to heart. I don't care what people outside say. But in the palace, I think I have to step in and restrain everyone's words and actions. Otherwise, others will think I'm guilty."
"Has Madam made up her mind? Do you really want to go see the princess?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "Of course I have to go see her. I am very grateful that you declined the princess's request for my sake. But running away is definitely not the solution to the problem. I can ignore the people outside, but I cannot ignore the people in the palace."
Liu Zhao was worried that she would be hurt, so he took the initiative to refuse all meetings on her behalf.
Gu Jiu understood and was grateful.
But that wasn't her style.
She likes to do things quickly rather than drag them out.
If you have anything to say, just speak it out clearly instead of engaging in a tug-of-war.
She is very busy and doesn't have much time to play this kind of game with everyone.
"Qingmei, help me change my clothes. I want to go to Chunhe Hall to see the princess."
Gu Jiu has made up his mind and no one can persuade him.
Qingmei could only obey orders, "I will accompany Madam, and ask Wang Yi to come with us. If Wang Yi is there when something happens, Madam might be able to escape smoothly from the beginning."
dream!
Gu Jiu did not expose Qingmei's beautiful fantasy.
Even if Wang Yi was there, two fists could not beat four hands, and it would be difficult to escape.
Although she did not see Zhou Jin's arrangements with her own eyes, she knew that there were at least twenty guards guarding her in that mansion at that time.
Each of them is full of force.
Wang Yi was very strong, but he could not defeat twenty strong and powerful guards.
If Wang Yi fails, the twenty guards may become forty.
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