The Gu family sent someone to the palace to report the death of Gu Yue.
It was snowing heavily in the capital that day. The snow and ice covered the sky and the earth, and at first glance, it looked like a vast expanse of white.
The person who announced the death said, "The third aunt was in a deep sleep, and the maid was also fast asleep. We didn't even notice she had died in the room in the middle of the night. It was not until the morning when the maid knocked on the door that we found she was dead.
The Sixth Young Master blamed himself a lot, saying that he shouldn't have arranged the Third Aunt to live in a small courtyard without floor heating just to avoid taboos.
When the wife learned that Third Aunt was gone, she cried so hard that she fainted. When she woke up, she grabbed Sixth Young Master and asked him to pay for Third Aunt's life.
The mistress didn't see the scene, but she had already drawn her knife. The Sixth Young Master personally handed a dagger to the mistress and asked her to kill him to pay for the life of the Third Aunt. The mistress's hands were shaking, and in the end she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Gu Jiu asked, "Apart from the wife making a fuss, did the master say anything?"
The servant who announced the death said, "The master sighed and lamented, saying that this year was a bad year for Tai Sui. Just when he was about to start mourning, this incident happened. Fortunately, the third aunt is of a lower generation and married out, so the Gu family does not need to observe mourning for her.
The master also sent a letter to the Prince of Chu's mansion, hoping that they could take the young master to the Gu Mansion, so that they could at least wear mourning for the Third Aunt for a few days and send her off for the last time.
"Has there been any reply from the Chu Palace?"
"When I left, there was no reply from the Chu Palace. The young master is too young, and the Chu Palace may not agree. Besides, the third aunt has been removed from the Chu Palace roster."
Gu Jiu let out a sigh, "I understand. I will go back tomorrow. Will the other aunts go back?"
"Yes, we will all go back tomorrow."
"That's it."
Gu Jiu didn't expect that the Gu family delayed for two days before announcing the death.
She kept the matter about Gu Yue a secret from everyone, not even Liu Zhao.
It's not that she doesn't trust Liu Zhao, but she doesn't want to reveal the worst side of her family to her closest partner.
What Gu Yue did was not only unbearable, but also damnable.
Liu Zhao was a little worried about Gu Jiu's condition. "Do you need me to accompany you back tomorrow?"
"No need." Gu Jiu rejected Liu Zhao's kindness without thinking.
She was worried that if Liu Zhao went there, he would not be able to hide those things from his eyes.
Liu Zhao asked again: "You really don't need me to accompany you?"
Gu Jiu nodded and said, "I can do it alone. My sisters will all go back tomorrow, so I might be delayed for a while. If you go, there will be no one to greet you."
"Okay, if you need anything, just tell me. We're husband and wife, so we shouldn't be so formal."
"Of course I won't be distant with you."
The next morning, the bleeding stopped.
Gu Jiu got on the carriage and set off back to Gu Mansion.
On the streets of Beijing, early in the morning, the Wucheng Bingmasi organized people to clear the snow from the roads and sprinkle carbon slag to prevent slipping.
Because of the snow, the carriage moved very slowly.
It took twice as long as usual to finally return to the Gu Mansion.
Because the Gu family had split up, there were no white lanterns hanging at the gate.
After entering the gate, only the door of the second courtyard was hung with white lanterns.
The Gu family set up a mourning hall for Gu Yue, but apart from a few maids, no one was there to observe the mourning period.
Obviously, the palace did not send Gu Yue's child back.
Gu Jiu entered the mourning hall and burned a stick of incense.
She muttered to herself, "Regardless of resentment or hatred, hurry up and reincarnate. Don't humiliate yourself in your next life. Only you could ruin a good girl from a noble family into a woman who relies on selling her body. Everyone is trying to climb up, but you are the only one who is going back down. You were born with a smart face for nothing."
The candlelight flickered, smoke curled up, and a cold wind blew in, causing several maids to shiver in fear.
The white flag fluttered and actually landed on Gu Jiu's shoulder.
The maids all looked terrified.
Gu Jiu turned around and glanced over his shoulder.
She gently removed the white banner, her eyes gleaming with contempt as she continued to mutter to herself, "When you were alive, you couldn't even defeat me. Now that you're dead, do you think you can still stir up trouble? Believe it or not, tomorrow I'll have the most powerful Taoist priest in the world suppress you, ensuring you'll never be reborn."
As soon as he finished speaking, something strange happened. The mourning hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The cold wind and the fluttering white flags, everything seemed like an illusion.
Even the smoke floated upwards in an orderly manner and gradually dissipated.
And the candlelight was straight and straight, without the slightest fluctuation.
Gu Jiu lowered his head slightly, with the corners of his mouth pulled up, as if he was laughing, but also as if he was sighing.
She thought to herself, "You're sensible, so I won't bother with you. Hurry up and reincarnate, be a good person, and don't be so self-righteous in your next life, wasting your excellent family background and beautiful face. If your child is truly the bloodline of the King of Chu, everything will be easy. If it's Xie Shi's child, I will protect his life."
The child is innocent.
For Gu Jiu, saving the child's life was not a difficult task.
As for how the child would survive after his life was saved, it was not Gu Jiu's turn to worry about it.
Gu Jiu took a step forward, ready to leave the mourning hall.
A light breeze blew in, carrying a dead leaf, which fell on Gu Jiu's sophistry.
Gu Jiu stepped on it and said, "Behave yourself, and don't make me use extreme measures to deal with you. You deserve what you have today."
After she finished speaking, she lifted her foot, and the dead leaf turned into powder.
Gu Jiu said with a cold face, "You really deserve to be punished."
Xu Yousi was waiting beside her and asked in a low voice, "Madam, would you like to invite the two Taoist priests to come and perform the ritual?"
"Okay. Today."
Xu Yousi accepted the order and went to make the arrangements himself.
For the royal family, the top talents of the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism were more difficult to find because of their aloofness. However, the top talents of the other two schools were easy to find and were particularly practical and efficient.
Gu Jiu also didn't know whether Gu Yue's soul was really floating in the mourning hall.
True or false, it doesn't matter to her.
She will never regret doing this, and will never regret it.
Just as she thought, Gu Yue was no match for her when he was alive. Could it be that he would become smarter after becoming a ghost?
It is said that humans are scarier than ghosts. Even if Gu Yue became a ghost, her abilities would be 20% off. She would be no match for him.
Gu Jiu left the mourning hall and everything returned to normal.
The sisters were all having tea in the side room.
"Second sister, you are finally here."
Over the years, the elder sister Gu Zhen has become rounder and has completely shed the immaturity of her girlhood. She has become a cheerful woman.
Her face is fair, tender and round, and she looks very blessed.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Big sister, fourth sister, fifth sister. I didn't expect that I would be the last one to arrive."
"It's not late, it's not late. We just arrived a while ago. Has the second sister gone to the mourning hall?" Gu Zhen asked.
Gu Jiu nodded, "I went, lit a stick of incense, and chatted a little."
"Oh, when the messenger came to my house, I was startled. I thought it was some elder who had met with misfortune. I never imagined it would be my third sister. Although she was a nasty person, I never thought she would die at such a young age for such a reason. That maid, Grape, was also stupid. She had a charcoal brazier burning in the room and didn't even remember to leave the window ajar. As a result, both the master and the servant were gone."
Gu Zhen was very emotional.
Maybe it is true that things smell good from a distance but smell bad up close, or maybe it is true that when a person dies, all things disappear.
Now when Gu Zhen mentioned Gu Yue, she no longer felt the resentment and hatred she had before. Instead, she felt pity for her. She felt that Gu Yue was not worthy of her death. It was such a pity.
Gu Shan is obviously not as open-minded as Gu Zhen.
After all, Gu Yue almost burned her to death.
Gu Shan said, "I didn't expect that the eldest sister would feel sorry for the third sister. Have you forgotten all those things, eldest sister?"
Gu Zhen said, "So what if she hasn't forgotten? She's dead, so why would I want to hold onto that past to settle scores with her? She's dead, so let the past be the past. If you have any grudges, go to the funeral hall and speak them out in front of her. She'll feel better after she's spoken them out. Don't believe me, Fourth Sister, I've personally verified it."
Gu Shan lowered her head and sneered, "I did complain to her face, but unfortunately, I still feel uncomfortable. She's dead, but the anger is still weighing on my heart. From beginning to end, until her death, she owed me an apology and an explanation."
Yes, Gu Yue never apologized to Gu Shan until his death.
Gu Yue never apologized to anyone she hurt.
She always takes it for granted that she will hurt others and climb up by stepping on others' shoulders.
When others are unwilling to step on her, she turns around and calls them ungrateful.
I don't know where she got this confidence from, she thinks everyone in the world is her mother and has to pamper her.
In the final analysis, it was a bad habit caused by Xie's pampering.
Gu Zhen said, "Fourth sister, you have too deep a knot in your heart. Why don't you learn to copy Buddhist scriptures? It will help you calm down and open up more."
Gu Shan was surprised. "Big sister, you're already copying Buddhist scriptures at such a young age? Is it because the Xu family's life is too hard?"
"That's not the case. I'm just bored and have little to do on weekdays. Plus, my husband is away all year round, and I'm worried about his safety, so I've developed the habit of copying Buddhist scriptures."
Gu Shan sighed, "Brother-in-law has been at the border for so many years, why hasn't he returned to the capital yet? Didn't he say he would be back in three years?"
Gu Zhen shook her head. "I don't know the specific reason either. My husband wrote back saying that the situation at the border is tight and he can't return to Beijing for the time being. I'm just hoping he can return safely."
Gu Shan said hurriedly, "My brother-in-law is away from home all year round, and he's at the border. This isn't a good way to go. How about asking my second sister for a favor?"
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