Chapter 219 Grandfather (First Update)
This is truly unprecedented.
Even Zhuang Yuexi, who was standing to the side, was stunned.
What's going on?
Why did her brother leave her and run off with another woman?
In the alley.
Gu Jiao looked at Prince An with annoyance: "You did this on purpose? You even imitated his walk!"
Prince An chuckled: "Yes, I did it on purpose."
The moment he was caught, he knew she had made a mistake, because she wasn't walking too fast, but she was carefully shielding him from the surging crowd, rushing ahead for him.
But he didn't call out to her; in fact, he deliberately lied to her.
He wanted to go further before revealing his true colors, but he simply couldn't resist.
Gu Jiao's face darkened.
Prince An said, "I am your patient, and you are my doctor. You cannot hit me."
Gu Jiao clenched her small fists, controlling her temper, ignored him, and turned to leave!
Prince An followed.
The courtesan parade was over, and the streets returned to calm once more.
The two appeared one after the other.
Zhuang Yuexi, lifting her skirt, rushed over and took his arm, asking, "Brother! What just happened?"
"It's alright, get in the carriage," Prince An said to her.
"But……"
Zhuang Yuexi wanted to ask for clarification on the spot, but Prince An raised his hand and gently patted her head.
Zhuang Yuexi's heart melted, and she took her brother's hand and got into the carriage.
Before leaving, Prince An smiled and glanced at Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang, saying, "Miss Gu, see you another day."
Gu Jiao: "..."
Xiao Liulang: "..."
As the carriage drove away, only Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao remained on the empty street corner, creating an extremely awkward atmosphere.
Gu Jiao thought for a moment and said, "If I said I arrested the wrong person, would you believe me?"
Xiao Liulang: "Hehe."
Your husband is very angry, the kind that you can't appease!
On the way back, no one spoke.
Gu Jiao was mainly reflecting on herself, realizing she had arrested the wrong person and made her husband wait for her in the cold wind for so long.
Xiao Liulang was sulking; the less she spoke, the angrier he became.
He himself couldn't explain what he was angry about!
Finally, as he stepped across the threshold, he spoke up: "What does he mean by saying we'll meet another day?"
Gu Jiao said "Oh," and then said, "He is a patient at the clinic and will be coming back for a follow-up check-up in a few days."
There's even a doctor-patient relationship involved!
Xiao Liulang clenched his fist and asked in a normal tone, "What illness does he have?"
Gu Jiao said, "This is the patient's privacy, I can't tell you."
Great, they have their own little secret now.
"Jiaojiao~"
Little Jingkong peeked his head out from the crack in the door of the west room.
Gu Jiao quickly ran out of time to gossip about Prince An with Xiao Liulang. It was already this late, and Xiao Jingkong was still awake, clearly having crawled out of bed.
Gu Jiao walked over, picked up the little guy, put the fried dough sticks on the table, held his cold little feet in her delicate hands, and tucked him into the blanket: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Little Jingkong was wrapped up tightly and didn't move at all, like a well-behaved silkworm: "Waiting for Jiaojiao."
Gu Jiao said, "I couldn't buy candied hawthorns, I only have fried dough sticks. Would you like to try one?"
"Mmm!" Little Jingkong nodded obediently.
Gu Jiao fed him a fried dough stick, which he ate with gusto, his mouth greasy and his eyes squinting with satisfaction.
"I want to eat more," he said.
"You can't eat anymore." Gu Jiao poured him a glass of hot water to rinse his mouth. "Go to sleep, you can eat again tomorrow."
Little Jingkong was an obedient child, and soon he closed his eyes and fell asleep, snoring away.
After washing up, Xiao Liulang lay down next to the little guy but couldn't quite sit still.
I finally fell asleep, but then I had a dream.
He was rushing through his dream, a chaotic mess. He finally managed to break free from that immense constraint and open his eyes, only to find himself back in the Marquis's mansion.
He lay on a bed that was both strange and familiar, with a scene that was both strange and familiar before his eyes.
The servants were standing in the room, but he hadn't seen them for so long that he couldn't remember their names.
Princess Xinyang, dressed in a pale yellow dress, walked in with a gentle expression: "Aheng, you're awake!"
He stared blankly at Princess Xinyang. Princess Xinyang sat down beside his bed, raised her hand to touch his forehead, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at your mother like that? Don't you recognize your mother?"
She was anxious and frantic, and hurriedly shouted towards the door, "Imperial physician! Quickly summon the imperial physician!"
The imperial physician arrived, took his pulse, examined him, and said to Princess Xinyang, "Your Highness, the young marquis is fine. He must have been frightened, which is why he is like this."
Princess Xinyang looked at her with worry: "Aheng, Aheng, are you alright? Don't scare me. I told you not to go to the palace examination. What's so great about it? If you want to be an official's wife, I'll help you. You don't need to take the imperial examination!"
"The Imperial Examination?" He stared blankly at the room full of people. "Has the Imperial Examination already passed?"
Princess Xinyang said, "You've already passed. You got into a conflict with someone during the palace examination, accidentally fell, and have been unconscious for several days."
If it weren't for the fire four years ago, he would have grown up safely to this day.
"Where's Jiaojiao?" he asked.
"Who is Jiaojiao?" Princess Xinyang asked. "Now that you're marrying Linlang, you mustn't fall for some other girl outside, or Linlang will be heartbroken."
"Jiaojiao." He lifted the blanket and got out of bed.
“My legs…” He looked at his legs in disbelief. He could walk and there was no injury at all.
Yes, there was no major fire, so naturally no one was stranded or injured.
Princess Xinyang exclaimed, "Put on a coat! It's cold outside!"
He rushed to Bishui Hutong and arrived at his and Gu Jiao's home. However, when he pushed open the courtyard gate, the house was empty and there was nothing inside.
His heart sank.
He knocked on the old libationer's courtyard door.
The one who opened the door was not the old chief priest, but a strange man.
He went to Grandpa Zhao's house again: "Grandpa Zhao, it's me, Liu Lang!"
Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Zhao looked at him with puzzled expressions: "Who are you?"
He went to the house next door: "Aunt Zhang, it's me! It's Liu Lang!"
Aunt Zhang looked completely bewildered.
He had never been here before, and nobody knew him.
He felt completely cold.
He remembered the clinic and rushed there in a great hurry.
Miaoshoutang is still there, but none of the people there recognize him anymore.
Finally, he saw that familiar little figure in the lobby.
He strode toward her, about to call her "Jiaojiao," but she looked at him with an extremely unfamiliar gaze and said to the doctor beside her, "A patient has arrived. Please receive him."
She walked past him without ever looking back.
A sudden, indescribable feeling of suffocation welled up inside him, as if something was gripping his heart.
This feeling was definitely not pleasant, and he was jolted awake.
Then I realized it was all a dream.
He didn't return to the Marquis's mansion; he was still at his home in Bishui Hutong, with Xiao Jingkong, who was snoring softly, lying on his back with one of his little feet resting on his chest.
No wonder he felt so uncomfortable in his dream, it must be because this little thing pressed down on him with its foot.
Xiao Liulang removed the little guy's tiny feet.
He couldn't fall asleep again in the middle of the night.
Every time he closes his eyes, he feels that same tightness in his chest that he felt when Gu Jiao no longer recognized him.
This feeling was unfamiliar and uncontrollable; it couldn't be suppressed.
The next day, when Gu Jiao woke up early, Xiao Liulang was already gone.
Little Jingkong slept soundly, completely unaware of when her wicked brother-in-law had left.
Hearing the commotion, Liu Quan came over and knocked on the courtyard gate: "Jiaoniang, it's me."
Gu Jiao opened the door for him: "Uncle Liu, so early."
Liu Quan smiled and said, "Liu Lang came to see me and said he had to go out first. I'll come and take Gu Yan and the others to school in a little while. I've also prepared breakfast, so I'll bring it over now."
Oh, the person is gone, but everything at home is arranged perfectly.
Gu Jiao didn't think much of it: "Thank you."
Actually, she could take them, but Liu Quan can drive, so the three little men can ride in a horse-drawn carriage to school.
After they went to school, Gu Jiao went to the clinic.
Two more critically ill patients were discharged today, a truly joyous occasion.
Then, when I didn't see Xiao Liulang early in the morning, I felt like something was missing.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Lord Gu was also about to go out.
Ever since Yao moved to Bishui Hutong, she has refused to move back. With Gu Jiao blocking her way, he couldn't beat her or take her away. Yao used to listen to him, but ever since Gu Jiao came into his life, he felt that his status in Yao's heart had plummeted.
This can't go on.
He had to go to see Yao alone.
He had calculated the exact time when Gu Jiao would go to the clinic, but he also had to go to the government office at that time.
After much deliberation, he decided to skip work!
Putting aside his competence in handling affairs, his attitude as an official was not bad; this was the first time he had skipped work in his official career.
But he was willing to risk everything for his wife!
He also considered that after bringing Yao back, he could go to the Ministry of Justice to see Jinyu.
Jin Yu has been imprisoned for so long, she must have suffered a lot.
He set off with great ambition, but as soon as he opened the gates of his mansion, he stopped in his tracks.
Standing outside the door was an elderly man dressed in cloth, who was even more robust and tall than him. His hair was gray, but he was vigorous and imposing.
The bundle in Lord Gu's hand fell to the ground with a thud; it was a gift he had prepared for Madam Yao.
"Father, Father, Father, Father... Why are you back?"
He was so nervous that he started stuttering.
The old marquis's sharp gaze fell on the marquis's face: "Shouldn't you be at the yamen at this hour?"
There's no need for morning court today, but the government offices haven't given us a holiday.
Lord Gu broke out in a cold sweat: "I...I'm about to go."
The old marquis glanced at the jewelry scattered on the ground: "Wearing these things?"
Lord Gu went from stuttering to being mute.
Is he really that unlucky? He got caught skipping work by his own father on his very first try...
On his way back to the capital, the old Marquis heard a whole host of rumors about the Ding'an Marquis's mansion and was furious. At this time, Marquis Gu was caught red-handed, which was no different from sending him to his death.
Lord Gu took a step back and raised his arm to cover his face: "My face is fine now!"
Lord Gu has already settled down and started a family, so the old lord usually doesn't beat him anymore, unless he can't help it.
"ah--"
"Ahhh—"
"Ahhhh—"
A quarter of an hour later, a shrill scream came from Lord Gu's courtyard.
Huang Zhong, standing not far away, helplessly covered his face: "..."
well.
I can't bear to look at it.
Upon receiving news of his grandfather's return to the mansion, Gu Changqing, who was in the military camp, immediately returned home.
At the same time, Gu Chengfeng of Qinghe Academy also heard the servant's report: "What? My grandfather has returned?"
The servant boy said tremblingly, "Yes, Second Young Master, please don't wander around after school. Remember to bring the Third Young Master back to the manor!"
Bring Gu Chenglin back to the manor? That's going to be difficult.
Gu Chenglin's recent behavior has become increasingly strange.
Ever since witnessing the bloody surgical scene, Gu Chengfeng has been unable to eat meat. He often jokes that he might become a monk, and one day, a little monk actually came to the courtyard.
It is a small purification.
Gu Chenglin was recuperating in Gu Jiao's courtyard. Xiao Jingkong had been visiting more often recently, so it was inevitable that they would occasionally run into each other.
Xiao Jingkong didn't know Gu Chenglin, nor did he know about his grudges and relationship with Gu Jiao. He only thought of Gu Chenglin as an ordinary patient.
Xiao Jingkong was a kind-hearted child. Seeing that Gu Chenglin was depressed and restless, he offered to recite Buddhist scriptures for him: "When I was unhappy before, Master would recite scriptures for me, and I would feel happy after he finished reciting them!"
Gu Chenglin stared blankly, ignoring him.
Xiao Jingkong took it as a yes.
He diligently took out his little monk's robe and wooden fish, put on his prayer beads and monk's hat, sat cross-legged on the floor, and began to chant sutras for Gu Chenglin.
Gu Chenglin didn't react at first, but as he listened, he sat up straight. Tears streamed down his face, but he found peace in his heart.
"Can a Bodhisattva really save people from suffering?" he asked, bewildered.
Xiao Jingkong said earnestly, "Of course! That's what Master said!"
Gu Chenglin suddenly stood up and bowed respectfully to Xiao Jingkong: "I want to become a monk. Please, young master, shave my head."
Xiao Jingkong: "Oh."
Xiao Jingkong ran out and found a razor used for shaving patients' legs, and began to shave Gu Chenglin's head.
He shaved from left to right, and just as he was about to shave the right side, Gu Chengfeng arrived.
Seeing this scene, Gu Chengfeng went crazy: "What are you doing?!"
Xiao Jingkong turned to look at Gu Chengfeng, and said innocently, "I'm shaving his head; he wants to become a monk."
Gu Chengfeng: "...!!"
How old are you to be able to cut people's heads? You two are really something, one daring to offer his head and the other daring to cut it!
Gu Chengfeng said with a pained and heartbroken expression, "Grandfather is back and wants you to return to the manor immediately!"
Gu Chenglin clasped his hands together in a Buddhist gesture: "I've become a monk. I'm no longer a young master of a noble family, nor do I know your grandfather. Worldly affairs are no longer my concern... Can my hair be reattached? Waaah~"
Gu Chenglin returned to the Marquis's residence with half his head shaved and the other half his head of hair long.
When he saw Gu Chenglin's indescribable appearance, the old Marquis, who remained calm even if the sky were to fall, spat out a mouthful of tea!
Two words flashed through the old marquis's mind.
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