Chapter 300 Searching the Gu Mansion
At Mr. Gu’s house.
"Mother, where is father?" Gu Qingzhi entered the house and rushed directly to his parents' residence, but only saw his mother there.
"Qingzhi, why are you back?" Old Mrs. Gu looked up and saw her son standing in front of her. She thought she was seeing things and rubbed her eyes in shock before asking.
"Mother, where is father?" Gu Qingzhi knew that time was urgent and he had no time to answer his mother's questions. He was indeed taking a big risk by entering the mansion this time.
"Father is in the Golden Palace and has not returned for several days. He must be under house arrest by the Second Prince. Not only father, but also the Prime Minister and the Grand Commandant have not returned."
At this time, Gu Pingzhi just happened to arrive. These days, his mother was worried that his father could not eat, so he brought food and urged his mother to eat. Now it was time for dinner, but he did not expect that his third brother would come back.
"Brother, how much do you know about the court?" After hearing what his elder brother said, Gu Qingzhi thought for a moment and then asked.
"I don't know much, but the second prince has evil intentions, and the palace seems to have been surrounded." Gu Pingzhi calmed down and said it out.
"Brother, I understand. I came here to rescue the emperor. I should not stay here for long. You change into my clothes. I am afraid there are spies here. You can act accordingly."
As Gu Qingzhi spoke, he changed out of his clothes and put on another set he brought with him.
This time, he had wanted to take the risk to find his father, but there was nothing he could do since his father was not there. In addition, what his eldest brother had just said about the Golden Palace made him even more suspicious that the Second Prince had known about his coming in. Now he had no choice but to escape.
"Well, don't worry, leave everything to me." Gu Pingzhi saw his third brother's actions and immediately knew what he was planning, so he put on his clothes quickly.
"Mother, my return this time concerns the lives of my father and His Majesty. You must not disclose the news of my return, understand?"
Gu Qingzhi looked at his mother's confused eyes and explained it again solemnly.
"Qing'er, mother will listen to you." Seeing that her third son looked serious, Mrs. Gu didn't want to tell a lie, so she nodded slightly.
Then Gu Qingzhi patted his mother's hand, nodded at Gu Pingzhi, and quickly left through the small door. Even his wife and children didn't have time to take a look.
He had led his men on a gallop, and when they were about to reach Dongyou, he thought that with such a large group of men, his return would surely be very conspicuous.
So he ordered his men to camp secretly on the mountain. He waited for half a day and then disguised himself and came in when it was dark. He wanted to listen to his father's opinion, but he didn't expect that Shangguan Nanfeng was so bold that he actually trapped all the court officials.
Just as Gu Qingzhi was leaving quickly, Shangguan Nanfeng brought a group of people and surrounded Gu's mansion.
He looked at the gate of the Gu Mansion. He had not planned to come before, but he always felt uneasy if he didn't come. If it was really Gu Qingzhi who came back, then something big must have happened at the border.
He had to be cautious about this.
"Spread the word that the Second Prince has arrived and have everyone in the family come out to greet him." Qingzhu at a side shouted an order to the people at the door.
"Yes, yes..." The gatekeepers looked at Shangguan Nanfeng's grand ceremony, glanced at each other, and then turned around and ran in.
"I didn't know that the Second Prince would come. I'm sorry for not welcoming you." Soon, Old Lady Gu and her people stood at the door and answered respectfully.
"Is everyone out?" Shangguan Nanfeng glanced at everyone and asked in a cold tone.
"Indeed, except for my eldest son, everyone in the Gu Mansion has come out, even my grandson who is only a few months old is here."
When Mrs. Gu heard Shangguan Nanfeng's question, she thought of what her third son had said and understood a little, so she answered very respectfully.
"Oh? Really? Search it for me." Shangguan Nanfeng glanced at the child in the woman's arms and gave the order directly.
"I don't know why the Second Prince searched the residence of an important official of the imperial court. You have to give a reason, right?"
When Old Lady Gu heard Shangguan Nanfeng say that he wanted to search the house, although she knew that her third son had already left, she felt that this unprovoked search of the house would be a slap in the face of the Gu family.
"Nothing. This prince heard that General Gu has returned, so I came to see him." Shangguan Nanfeng saw that his men were restrained by the old lady, so he stated his purpose.
"My third son is a general after all, so why did the second prince use the word 'search'? And how come I don't know when Qingzhi will come back?"
Although Mrs. Gu was a little panicked, she had to show some style on the surface.
"If General Gu returns without being summoned, he can indeed be searched." Shangguan Nanfeng became displeased when he saw that Old Lady Gu was still trying to stop him.
"I really want to know who said Qingzhi was back. There must be witnesses and physical evidence. Otherwise, I would rather die than let you search the mansion. The Second Prince is slapping our Gu Mansion in the face!"
Old Madam Gu slammed the ground heavily with the cane in her hand, and her expression became fierce. She was not only trying to protect the Gu family's reputation, but most importantly, her third son had just passed away not long ago, and she wanted to buy time.
When the other members of the Gu family heard what Old Lady Gu said, their faces became determined.
"Come here." Seeing that Old Lady Gu was trying to stop him, Shangguan Nanfeng became more convinced that Gu Qingzhi would come back. Fortunately, he had already surrounded the Gu Mansion tightly, so even a fly would find it difficult to fly out.
"Second Prince." At this time, the man who had just been monitoring the door of Gu Mansion walked over.
"Tell them." Shangguan Nanfeng glanced at the soldiers and ordered.
"Yes, Second Prince, Madam Gu, I just saw a man wearing a hat walk in. It looked like General Gu."
The servant finished telling what he had seen and then stepped aside.
"Mrs. Gu, the witness is here. Can we search the house?" Shangguan Nanfeng looked at Mrs. Gu with a hint of interrogation.
"The person wearing the hat you are talking about is me? I am Mr. Gu's eldest son, Gu Pingzhi." At this time, Gu Pingzhi came late and asked the person who had just spoken.
"This..." The man was panicked when he saw the way Gu Pingzhi was dressed. This was exactly the way the man he had seen at that time was dressed.
Gu Qingzhi and Gu Pingzhi are brothers. They don't look exactly alike, but they are somewhat similar. In addition, it was late at night and they were far away, so the servant naturally didn't dare to be sure that it was Gu Qingzhi who came back.
"Search directly." Shangguan Nanfeng saw the servant's expression and probably understood the general idea in his mind. However, the Gu family was so opposed to him searching the house. What if Gu Qingzhi really came back?
"You, Second Prince, aren't you afraid that I will report you to the court for searching your house without reason?" When Old Lady Gu saw a group of people rushing in with swords, she wanted to stop them, but was held back by her eldest son.
"Hmph. Then this prince will be waiting for your appeal." Shangguan Nanfeng said with disdain. He dared to force the emperor to abdicate and spill blood in the Golden Palace. It was just the Gu Mansion. What was there that he dared not search?
After a long time, a large group of talents came out in a hurry, and replied one after another that they had not found anyone.
"Today, I am the prince who has been rude, but if Gu Qingzhi really comes back, I hope you won't hide it from him."
Shangguan Nanfeng glanced at the people in the Gu family and found that among so many women and children, very few showed any fear, so he took another look and then led his people away.
Since Gu Qingzhi did not come back, he felt much more at ease.
"Second Prince, it was my fault. I didn't see it clearly." At this time, the person who reported the news lowered his head, looking as if he was admitting his guilt.
"No, you did a great job. You should do the same in the future. If you have any doubts, you must inform me and keep watching."
Shangguan Nanfeng glanced at the person who came and had no intention of punishing him.
"Yes, Second Prince, I will definitely keep a close eye on him." The man had been planning to accept the punishment, but he didn't expect that the Second Prince not only did not blame him, but also asked him to keep an eye on him.
So he suppressed the hope in his heart and continued to stay and watch.
"General, how's it going over there?" As soon as Gu Qingzhi returned, Deputy General Shen hurried over to greet him.
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