In the middle of the night, Liu Zhao used force to persuade and finally brought the impulsive Princess Huyang back.
Because the city gates were closed, Huyang had to stay in Xiaozhu for one night.
Huyang was depressed and decadent.
I sat down on the soft couch, feeling limp all over and not knowing what day it was.
"Have you eaten? I asked the kitchen to prepare some food and wine!"
Gu Jiu asked Liu Zhao.
Liu Zhao said, "We haven't eaten yet. Ask the kitchen to make more food. Let's make a special meal for the guards."
Gu Jiu immediately gave the order.
Gu Jiu glanced at Hu Yang and asked Liu Zhao quietly, "What's going on?"
Liu Zhao's face was stern, his anger still lingering. "She kept making a fuss, clamoring to have Prince Consort Chen's grave dug up and his corpse whipped. I ordered them to tie her up and gag her before bringing her back."
Gu Jiu took a closer look and found that there were indeed traces of being tied up on Hu Yang's clothes.
"I hope she's alright."
"Crazy!" Liu Zhao said angrily.
Gu Jiu squeezed his hand and said, "You don't know, Niuniu and Ge'er have been fighting all night, sometimes good, sometimes bad. Do you want to go and see them?"
Liu Zhao nodded. "I'll leave this to you. Please try to persuade her. She's been dead for over a decade, and you're still digging up her grave and whipping her corpse. Aren't you afraid of being cursed for eternity and being cursed by the world?"
The dead are the greatest!
When a person dies, everything is written off and it is over.
Prince Consort Chen had been dead for more than ten years, and had already paid the price of being beheaded and thrown into the streets.
Digging him out and whipping his corpse now goes against the simple values of secular society and challenges the bottom line of the entire secular society.
Throughout history, anyone who dug up graves and whipped corpses, without exception, was left with a bad reputation.
What's more, Huyang dug up her husband's grave.
If nothing is done to stop her, Huyang will be infamous for eternity. She will be dragged out and flogged a hundred or a thousand years after her death, becoming the poster child for the absurd princess in history books.
Gu Jiu asked Liu Zhao to go eat first and she would take care of the food here.
She ordered someone to bring hot water and personally washed Huyang's cheeks.
"Are you hungry, aunt? Would you like a bowl of soup first?"
Hu Yang shook his head slightly, "I'm tired and don't want to eat anything."
"Why not have a cup of tea to moisten your throat?"
This time, Hu Yang did not refuse.
She was indeed very thirsty, and her throat felt like it was smoking.
She took the teacup and sipped it, her hands shaking uncontrollably.
Her mood went from depressed to excited.
Her eyes were red and bloodshot, and it was unknown how many days she hadn't had a good rest.
She looked at Gu Jiu and asked, "Am I a bad person, a failure?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "Why did you say that, Aunt?"
Hu Yang laughed at himself. "Chen Lu hates me, and Chen Min hates me too. I don't necessarily like them that much either. Chen Min came to the Princess's Mansion today and asked me why I didn't care about Chen Lu's death. He even overturned my table. How do you want me to answer him? Can I say that Chen Lu deserves to die?"
Gu Jiu's expression was calm, without a single movement of his eyebrows.
She took the teacup and wiped Huyang's hands.
Because of the struggle, there was a layer of dirt under the fingernails of both hands.
She washed it carefully. "Chen Lu is dead. Aunt, please think more positively."
Hu Yang chuckled, "You didn't see the way Chen Min looked at me, as if he was looking at a monster."
"Give Minmin some time, everything will be over." Gu Jiu said indifferently.
Everyone knows that there is something strange about Chen Lu's death.
It was even more bizarre that Hu Yang locked himself in his room for three whole days.
After Emperor Wende had a secret conversation with Huyang, it seemed as if nothing had happened.
It's easy to tell that Chen Lu's death was probably not simple.
But Gu Jiu was very tactful.
She didn't ask, didn't even show any suspicion.
She would listen to whatever the Jinwu Guards said.
To her, truth or falsehood didn't seem to matter.
But it was obvious that her attitude could not comfort Hu Yang.
What Huyang needs is time and questions that touch the heart.
She is in great pain.
She had a lot of things in her heart, but she couldn't tell them to Emperor Wende, or even to anyone else.
Having a feast with his lover in the mansion was just a way to numb himself.
She covered her cheeks with her hands and said painfully, "My life is completely ruined! Xiaojiu, I won't hide it from you. I really want to dig out Chen Laogou and whip his corpse. If not this year, then next year. One day I will definitely do it. Even if I am infamous for eternity, I will not hesitate."
Gu Jiu sighed softly upon hearing this, "If digging graves and whipping corpses really makes you happy, then do it."
Hu Yang was surprised, "You won't persuade me?"
Gu Jiu laughed at himself, "I know I can't persuade you. Even if I had a thousand reasons, they wouldn't be enough to satisfy your inner desire. You want to vent your anger, and you're digging up graves and whipping corpses just to vent your anger. But I suggest you get some sleep first. When you wake up, if you still haven't changed your mind, I won't stop you, and neither will Liu Zhao."
Hu Yang finally laughed.
She hugged Gu Jiu.
"The reason why I like you so much is because you understand my heart better than anyone else. Thank you, thank you!"
At this moment, getting support, even just from one person, is extremely important to Huyang.
She burst into tears of joy, "Thank you, Xiaojiu. I am grateful for your kindness."
"Aunt, would you like to eat something before going to rest?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll listen to you in everything."
Huyang drank half a bowl of chicken soup, lay on the bed, and fell asleep in a short while.
Gu Jiu settled Hu Yang down before returning to the bedroom.
Liu Zhao had finished eating and washing and was waiting for her.
"How's it going? Did she bother you?"
Gu Jiu shook his head and lay down on the bed, feeling a little tired.
She took Liu Zhao's hand, playing with it while saying, "She's already asleep! Chen Lu's death, it's obvious, has been a huge shock to her. Plus, Chen Min's going to the Princess's Mansion and flipping the table today has further irritated her. She's clearly broken down and needs to dig up the grave and whip the corpse to vent her anger."
Liu Zhao said without a doubt: "She is crazy!"
Gu Jiu shook his head. "Even if she is really crazy, she was driven crazy."
Liu Zhao said, "No one forced her. She can live a good life."
"Are you sure?" Gu Jiu looked up at Liu Zhao. The thing he saw most clearly was his chin. It was well-defined and resolute, just like him.
Liu Zhao leaned forward slightly and said, "Don't think too much."
Gu Jiu smiled and asked casually, "You know why Chen Lu died, right?"
Liu Zhao denied it, saying without blinking, "I don't know! I haven't been in contact with him for many years, and I know as much about his affairs as you do."
This is obviously a lie.
If Liu Zhao really didn't know the cause of Chen Lu's death, he wouldn't bother explaining it.
The more you say, the faker it is.
Liu Zhao himself didn't even realize that he had this problem.
Gu Jiu smiled and did not expose his lie.
It's rare to be ignorant!
She hugged his waist and nuzzled him. "Next year, when Gu Yu's term is up, I'll find a way to arrange for him to go to Jiangling Prefecture."
"You have the final say on this matter."
"Chen Min will definitely go to Jiangling Mansion with Gu Yu. People are more fragrant when they are far away than when they are close. When you are far away, you can't see their shortcomings. Hu Yangzi is free and unrestrained, while Chen Min is well-behaved and polite. It will be beneficial for mother and daughter to stay away from each other."
Liu Zhao laughed, "You're just worrying about nothing."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "I was just thinking about it."
…
Gu Yu always felt like someone was staring at him, but every time he turned around, everything seemed normal.
Chen Min said that he was too tired recently, which was why he was suspicious.
"You're too tired from having to deal with government affairs and worrying about your brother's funeral. Just get a good night's sleep and you'll be fine."
Gu Yu also felt that he was a little suspicious and thought too much.
However, the feeling of being watched remained with him like a shadow and did not disappear even after a good rest.
It was not until he saw Wei Zhong, the leader of the Jinwu Guard, in Xinmin County that he was sure he was being followed.
Still being tailed by the Jinwu Guards.
Gu Yu took a breath of cold air.
Why are the Jinwu Guards targeting him?
Did he commit any taboo?
Or did something happen to Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao?
Gu Yu was terrified.
If the Jinwu Guards are dispatched, it must be a major case.
He couldn't help but be nervous.
When he returned to the yamen and was about to remind Chen Min not to go out recently, he heard Chen Min nagging: "People nowadays are too careless in doing things. If you don't want to do it anymore, you should at least tell me so that I can prepare. But in the end, you didn't even tell me and didn't come."
"Who are you talking about?"
"There was a cook who quit without even saying anything. Now I have to find someone on short notice, but I'm not going to find the right person that quickly. This is ridiculous! How can you do things this way? There's no rules at all."
Chen Min complained repeatedly that the cook's sudden departure had caused her a lot of trouble.
There are so many people eating in the government office, and if there is one less cook, a lot of things will be delayed.
Gu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "It's just a cook. We can just find another one."
Chen Min rolled her eyes at him. "That's easy for you to say. It's not easy to find a cook who is skilled, reliable, and trustworthy these days."
Gu Yu suggested to her, "Why don't you go to the girls' school and have a look? They might have someone suitable there."
Chen Min shook her head. "Most of the students in the girls' school are young girls. The yamen is full of men. Recruiting a young girl to work there will easily lead to gossip. Forget it, I'll find another way."
Gu Yu laughed and said sarcastically, "You just ask for too much. Maybe the cook was scared away by you."
"I've been doing this for a few years now, and I wasn't scared off at first, but I'm saying I'm scared off now. That's just nonsense. Okay, go ahead and do your work. I'll take care of these chores."
With this interruption, Gu Yu forgot about the important things.
When I remembered that I should go and remind Chen Min, I suddenly found that the feeling of being stared at was gone.
I walked back and forth on the street a few times and everything was normal.
Could it be that he had misunderstood before and the Jinwu Guards were not following him?
Gu Yu was puzzled.
In the end, I could only comfort myself that he must not have slept well and was becoming suspicious.
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