Wang Kangyin nodded slightly.
Eunuch He's call of "Second Miss Gu" just now confirmed his guess.
Prime Minister Xiao frowned slightly, his face was as gloomy as water, and his sharp eyes looked towards Gu Yanfei again.
On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, neither he nor Wang Kangyin were at Chengtian Gate, but they found out the whole story afterwards.
It was this second Miss Gu who broke the impasse. Using the blood poisoning of the eldest princess as a clue, she dragged Shangqing and the Yu family into the water step by step, turning the good situation upside down and giving the eldest prince the opportunity to kill Jingzhao Yin Feng He.
In just one day, this little woman destroyed both the Yu and Feng families.
If it was unintentional, it would be fine, but if it was intentional...
Prime Minister Xiao's heart sank, a thick haze appeared in his eyes, and the corners of his lips were as tight as iron.
The needle on the compass kept spinning.
The hall became increasingly quiet; you could hear a pin drop.
Several thoughtful glances were cast towards Chu Yi who was standing beside Gu Yanfei.
After a while, the needle on the compass stopped.
“Yo!”
Gu Yanfei looked at Lian Yushi on the ground, then at the compass in his palm, smiled with interest, and muttered: "The blue gate of the adulterer indicates that the wife is ill... This hexagram is Gu, and the cause of the disease is internal. The lower hexagram is Dui, and the inner hexagram is Xun. Then there is the mutual Kan, Kan represents water, and the mutual Zhen represents movement..."
What does that mean?! Xiao Shoufu and other officials looked at each other in confusion.
Chu Yi's eyes curled up in pleasure.
Gu Yanfei skillfully put the compass into his sleeve, slowly took two steps towards Lian Yushi who was lying on the ground, raised his foot, and kicked the other's calf with his toes.
At the same time, two words came out from her plump pink lips: "Tuberculosis."
Her voice was not particularly loud, but it was loud enough for people on the ground to hear clearly.
The eyes of Censor Lian, who had been motionless, trembled slightly, and even the fingers exposed outside his sleeves shook.
Looking at Censor Lian again at this moment, Gu Yanfei felt less disdainful.
Death is the pursuit of life.
Although this person did not use the right methods and was taken advantage of by others, his situation can still be considered sympathetic.
Gu Yanfei looked down at him, kicked him lightly on the knee with his toes, and said calmly, "I can cure it."
In just a few words, the confidence and pride that came from the heart were undoubtedly revealed.
Even the Censor's closed eyelids trembled as if in spasm, and then he slowly and laboriously opened his eyes.
Those dull and turbid eyes were covered with spider-web-like bloodshot, and the dim pupils gradually condensed with a light called vitality, as if a half-dead person was dragged back to the world.
Eunuch He was overjoyed and hurriedly reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Master Lian has woken up!"
There was an uproar all around.
Even the Imperial Censor was oblivious to the noise of the commotion. He just stared at Gu Yanfei blankly. A glimmer of hope rose in his gray pupils, as if a drowning man had grabbed a piece of driftwood.
"Can you really... cure my old wife's tuberculosis?" Lian Yushi asked in a trembling voice, his lips turning white from excessive blood loss and trembling like a sieve.
The incident at Chengtian Gate made the name of Second Miss Gu famous throughout the court. Almost all the civil and military officials in the court knew that it was Second Miss Gu from the Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion who cured the eldest princess. Even the censor knew about it.
Just now, Miss Gu Er told him that she could cure it.
Boom! Boom! Even the censor's originally weak heartbeat gradually became stronger, as if a magical medicine called hope had been injected into his body.
His wife had lived with him through most of her life, and now that her life had finally gotten better, she had contracted tuberculosis, a terminal illness. Tuberculosis was a disease of the rich, and she had to rely on medicine to keep herself alive.
His wife was getting sicker and sicker, but the medicine was precious and his family was already short of money. Unfortunately, this precious medicine was in high demand and could not be found anywhere...
"No need for ginseng." Gu Yanfei tilted his head and smiled at the person on the ground, as if a breeze was blowing across the green mountains and green waters, with a faint and refreshing aroma of wine floating on his body, "How about it? You want to believe me..."
"Or should we continue to lie here and wait to die?"
A doctor has a kind heart and will save the patient if she can, but if the other party refuses to repent, she will not insist on saving the patient.
She is not a Buddhist practitioner who wants to save all living beings.
"..." Censor Lian clenched his fists and then sat up with difficulty from the pool of blood, staggering slightly.
The wound on his forehead had stopped bleeding, but it was still horribly red and swollen. Against his pale face and blood-stained official robes, at first glance, he looked like a wandering ghost.
Eunuch He was most annoyed by those officials who would threaten the emperor by banging their heads against the pillars. He despised the emperor very much and ordered a young eunuch to help the man up.
Censor Lian glanced at the smiling Gu Yanfei with a complicated expression, and then, supported by the young eunuch, he walked forward unsteadily.
Although his steps were light, each step made a mark, leaving behind blood-stained shoe prints on the dust-free ground, which was shocking to the eye.
This scene exudes an inexplicable sense of tragedy.
The officials standing in front unconsciously made way for him, and everyone's eyes were focused on Censor Lian.
Several upright censors seemed to be deep in thought, pondering the brief conversation between Censor Lian and Gu Yanfei. Although the words were unclear, they revealed too much information, which made people imagine a lot.
These Qingliu censors were not stupid. A possibility emerged in their minds, ready to come out: Could it be...
Lian Yushi knelt down with a plop, his forehead respectfully resting on the mirror-like ground.
"I am guilty."
"I was instructed by Feng She to hit my head against the pillar."
He was a little weak and his voice was a little hoarse, but his words were still powerful.
Just two sentences caused the atmosphere in the hall to undergo a drastic change.
It was as if a basin of ice-cold water was poured over their heads. The faces of those upright censors who had just helped Feng She to appeal for Feng He's injustice froze instantly, and they felt their faces burning.
All the sharp gazes were directed at the skinny official in the front right, who was Feng She, the elder brother of Jingzhao Yin Feng He.
So that's what's going on. It's clear that Feng She is using them as weapons.
Feng She wanted to avenge his brother and force the emperor to punish Gu Yuan and even the eldest prince. So he secretly used despicable means to force Lian Yushi to commit suicide by banging his head against the pillar in the Qianqing Palace. In this way, he aroused the dissatisfaction of the humble and upright people in the court towards the emperor and made them stand on the side of the aristocratic families.
He really has evil intentions!
An old censor in his sixties raised his finger and pointed at Feng She's nose, angrily asking, "Feng She, is what Master Lian said true?"
“……” Feng She became the target of public criticism and his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
He wanted to say that Censor Lian was wrongly accusing him, but in front of Censor Lian, who had just risked his life, his words were too pale and powerless.
Feng She looked in a certain direction with a wandering gaze, then immediately looked away.
The emperor's cold but dignified voice came from above: "Feng She, do you have anything else to say?"
Feng She was sweating profusely.
The old censor immediately bowed to the emperor and said righteously: "Your Majesty, Feng She has evil intentions and intends to stir up disputes in the court. He deserves death!"
"Yes, if everyone in the court is like him, causing chaos in the court for their own personal vendettas, wouldn't it cause chaos in the world..." Another upright official hurriedly agreed.
“…”
Most of these censors and upright officials were upright and became increasingly emotional. In the end, they were already asking the emperor to drag Feng She to the Meridian Gate and behead him on the spot.
In less than a cup of tea, the situation in the palace was completely reversed. No one mentioned Gu Yuan's killing of Jingzhao Yin anymore, and no one impeached Chu Yi.
"Ridiculous!" An old and majestic voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the chaos in the room.
Chief Minister Xiao looked at Gu Yanfei standing under the eaves of the main hall with displeasure, and said condescendingly: "Little girl, what did you do to Censor Lian? This is an important place in the imperial palace, not a place for you to play tricks!"
Prime Minister Xiao was suppressing his anger. The anger he felt from the setback he suffered from the Duke of England today was still weighing heavily on his chest. At this moment, his anger was also directed at Gu Yanfei.
"Playing tricks?" Gu Yanfei burst out laughing.
The emperor felt relieved when he saw the smile. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at his son, only to see that his son was looking at the girl with a burning gaze and a smile on his face.
The emperor waved to the eunuch Zhao Rang beside him, signaling him to go and look at the perfect couple.
Gu Yanfei patted the cat's scarf on his shoulder and laughed happily, "Since you have made a sincere request, I will show you what it means to play tricks."
"Meow?"
The scarf cat, which was originally half asleep with its eyes closed, suddenly opened its eyes, changed from lying down to squatting, and squatted gracefully on Gu Yanfei's left shoulder, holding its head high and chest out.
On the round cat face, a pair of green cat eyes sparkle.
This time it was kidnapped for seven days and its owner didn't come to rescue it. This is not good.
It has to let its owner know that it is useful.
The cat was thinking ambitiously, but before he could ask Gu Yanfei what he wanted it for, he felt someone grabbing his body from the shoulders, and then he was thrown out again...
"Meow!" The cat enjoyed the feeling of being thrown into the air. It called out happily and loudly, and quickly adjusted its posture in mid-air.
“……”When Prime Minister Xiao saw a black shadow flying towards him, he thought it was a hidden weapon and was startled. He quickly took several steps back.
The calico cat landed steadily in front of him, silently and gracefully.
Cat?! Xiao Shoufu, Wang Kangyin, Feng She and others were all startled.
How could there be a cat?!
"Meow~"
Qingguang was much shorter than them, but his aura was just as great as theirs. He looked around like a king.
There was a strange light flashing in the charming cat's eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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