As the voice fell, the surroundings fell into deathly silence.
Could it be that... there was another hidden reason behind the disappearance of the daughter of the Gu family?
Everyone speculated, but they did not dare to ask, which made them more anxious. Their eyes all stopped on the prince Zhou Xuan.
To be precise, it was his leg.
In the past few years, Zhou Xuan often went out.
He walked steadily, so many people forgot that Zhou Xuan had fallen from a high building due to alcoholism, broke half of his leg, and was bloody.
At that time, Duke Zhou was so angry that he said that the Grand Tutor had done it.
The Grand Tutor asked him to produce evidence.
He could not produce it.
The Grand Tutor said coldly.
——"We are all colleagues. It is not right for Duke Zhou to blame me many times. At that time, your brother died, and you didn't vent your anger, so you blamed me directly. Now that your son is in trouble, you also blame me. In the future, if someone in your Zhou family dies, you might as well say that it was my fault."
Yes, everyone thought that Duke Zhou was making trouble for no reason.
The matter was left unresolved afterwards.
I didn't expect... there would be other gaps?
Others dared not ask, but Shen Zhiyi did.
She was about to open her mouth.
Yu Tingwan was one step ahead of her: "Isn't Zhou Xuan's left leg gone? Before I came, I thought he would either be in a wheelchair or use a cane, or be ashamed to see people. How come he can walk like a normal person?"
Shen Zhiyi: "The Duke Zhou's Mansion spent a lot of money to hire someone from Miaojiang to make a prosthesis made of unknown materials. He has to take it down and wash it every night before going to bed."
"I remember that when he first wore it, he was a little uncomfortable, but he insisted on walking out to save face, trying to show that he was not disabled."
"It's also fortunate that his leg was injured. You really don't know how arrogant he was before the accident. He relied on the power of the Duke Zhou's Mansion to rob women, and beat the victim half to death after he came to the door."
Without half a leg, he might not be able to do that kind of thing.
"But that time, maybe he didn't dress tightly, and his leg fell off while walking on the road."
Yu Tingwan: ...
It's hard to imagine how beautiful the picture is.
Shen Zhiyi: "He also fell down, and was really embarrassed. He covered his face and shouted to the servant to carry him back in a hurry."
Yu Tingwan: "Where is the leg?"
He did bring it with him!
Shen Zhiyi: "I forgot and threw it on the street. No one dared to pick it up."
If it was a jade pendant or a purse, maybe it would be a good relationship if it was given to them.
But it happened to be a prosthesis.
Who dares to touch this bad luck?
"In the end, it was Xiao Huaiyan who picked it up."
Yu Tingwan: ...
Shen Zhiyi didn't need to say anything, Tan Jiang smiled and said.
"That leg doesn't look like a leg, it's as thin as a bone, and the shape is very strange. Xiao Shizi pretended not to know who it was."
"It's also very wicked. He said it might be a treasure and then sent it to the auction house."
Yu Tingwan: ...
How many exciting scenes she missed!!!
Yu Tingwan sat up straight: "There are experts in identifying treasures in the auction house. Even if they can't tell what it is, they won't accept it."
"I accepted it."
Tan Jiang: "Madam doesn't know, the auction house is under the name of the general."
It's always convenient.
Yu Tingwan: ...
Tan Jiang: "The general always has good intentions. He specially sent someone to send it back to Duke Zhou's Mansion. It's just..."
Yu Tingwan urged: "You say."
"It's just that the auction house is on the east side of Shangjing, and Duke Zhou's Mansion is on the west side of Shangjing. The distance is too far, and it is impossible to ride a horse fast on the streets of Shangjing. It took several hours for the people below to carry it all the way there."
Yu Tingwan: ...
This is not much different from Zhou Xuan taking off his clothes and running away and being seen naked.
"But... Zhou Xuan was very ungrateful. He got so angry that he told our people to get out."
"Our people had no choice but to apologize carefully when they saw that he really didn't want it, and then they carried it all the way back to the auction house."
Yu Tingwan:...
"Logically speaking, the leg should have been thrown away, but the general was kind-hearted! He knew that the leg was not easy to make and was expensive, and he thought about the many poor people in the world who were missing limbs, so he intended to give it away."
"As soon as the news got out, a lot of people crowded outside the auction house, vying to get it with all their gratitude."
"But the general didn't take the credit, and said he wanted to thank the prince of Zhou. He was just offering a gift to Buddha."
Yu Tingwan:...
Who has more brains than him!
Xiao Huaiyan almost wrote the word "deliberate" on his face, directly disgusting Zhou Xuan.
Wei Zhao was good, doing disgusting things, but got a good reputation.
"The one Zhou Xuan is using now..."
"Madam, it was remade later."
"It took a whole year to make. I haven't seen it, but I heard it's very realistic."
Yu Tingwan:...
Well, since she is here, she must meet him.
On this side, Zhou Xuan hates people looking at him with strange eyes the most, reminding him that he is a cripple.
Although he walks like an ordinary person, he can't run, jump, ride a horse, play polo or Cuju.
He couldn't stand it when he thought of this. Just as he was about to get angry, Duke Zhou held his hand.
"You are all fathers, you should be more stable."
Duke Zhou was also panicked.
After all, those evil things were done by him.
The emperor ascended the throne, and his father-in-law was named Duke. How could he not be proud?
He was bullying at that time.
But who would have thought that Gu Fuju, who came from a poor family, could climb to this position more than ten years later.
His son broke his leg again.
It was a pity that he couldn't deal with Gu Fuju.
He panicked when Yu Tingwan, who was supposed to die in the fire, appeared in Beijing
. Especially when the heads of Gu Fuju's confidants who were bought by him suddenly appeared in his study.
His uneasiness reached its peak at that time.
He has been thinking of countermeasures.
But Gu Fuju did not come to the door again.
He... just had a fluke mentality.
Who would have thought that Gu Fuju would be so calm and wait here!
He couldn't even guess what Gu Fuju would do next.
But can he afford it?
"This..."
He didn't show any panic on his face: "I don't know what Fuju said."
He refused to admit it: "I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding. After all, it's my granddaughter's full moon banquet. Why don't we go back and do it in private slowly..."
Gu Fuju sneered, unwilling to talk nonsense with Duke Zhou. He helped Jiashan sit down at the women's seat, and then went to the men's seat opposite. As soon as
he left, the officials and children of the noble families over there gave up their seats.
Seeing that the situation was about to fall into an ice cellar.
"Master! Madam!"
The housekeeper of Duke Zhou's mansion came quickly from a distance, and the joy on his face could not be hidden.
"Someone is coming from the palace."
Duke Zhou suddenly felt confident when he heard this.
Yes.
His grandson is now under the name of the late crown prince.
If he becomes the emperor in the future, the whole world will belong to the Zhou family. What will Gu Fuju be?
Duke Zhou straightened his back: "Please come in."
Soon, the maid who served the queen came in.
The maid greeted Duke Zhou and his wife and explained the purpose of her visit.
"Your Majesty is busy with palace affairs and can't get away, but she is also concerned about her family. She specially asked this old servant to come and deliver the gifts prepared early in the morning."
Duke Zhou looked at Zhou Xuan: "Why hasn't your wife brought the child here yet? Go and urge her."
The maid was very kind: "No hurry. It's the same if the prince collects it on your behalf."
She held the box in her hand and opened it.
"This is a longevity lock prepared for the young master of the mansion. It was originally worn by the prince when he was alive. Now it is given to the young master. I hope she will be blessed."
This is a big deal.
The people present were envious, and even Shen Zhiyi stretched her neck to explore.
But she found that Bian Shangyu Tingwan's reaction was mediocre.
Shen Zhiyi: "Don't you know the origin of this longevity lock? It was given by the late emperor. There are words on it, which were carved by the late emperor himself!"
Yu Tingwan: "Oh."
She was not interested.
Shen Zhiyi: "Just oh?"
Yu Tingwan noticed that Jiashan in front of her was looking at her. After a moment of hesitation, she just smiled lightly as a greeting.
There was nothing more.
But even so, Jiashan was flattered and happy.
Yu Tingwan then replied: "People regard emperors as gods and respect them, which is an exaggeration."
What longevity lock.
"The prince will still die young."
Shen Zhiyi: ...
You either don't speak, or perfunctorily, or sharply.
(End of this chapter)
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