Shen Qingqiu naturally knew that things couldn't end so quickly. If the mastermind behind this was really that woman from Changping, she had been silent for such a long time and had suffered many losses at his hands before, so how could she not have a backup plan now?
But now the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light, so it is really difficult for her to guess the intentions of the woman in Changping.
"I think there is something else going on at the White Dragon Temple," Shen Qingqiu said. "I have already sent someone to ask Tu Jiu to check it out.
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But just as Shen Qingqiu thought, Changping had done his homework this time.
And she also learned a lesson from her aunt, the queen, that if you stab someone with a knife, stabbing from the outside in is no match for stabbing from the inside out, which can not only make the Gu family lose all their reputation, but also completely kill Liu. In the past, Gu Shaoqing was useless. He couldn't take advantage of the good opportunities.
This time she took action personally, using only Gu Yanran as her knife. She always had one trick up her sleeve and when it came to dealing with women, the word "reputation" was enough to get her killed eight or ten times.
Even if she is the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion, so what? I don't believe that the Duke's Mansion still wants to keep her after such an immoral thing happened.
Even if the Duke's Mansion wanted to protect her, she would not give it the opportunity.
Gu Yanran slipped out of the small Buddhist temple in the backyard in the middle of the night, and walked along the wall. Soon, a rope was hanging from the wall, and it was obvious that someone was waiting outside. Gu Yanran grabbed the rope and quickly climbed out. As soon as she went out, a person came out from the corner outside, holding a black cloak and handed it to her. Gu Yanran covered herself with the cloak and left quickly.
Soon Gu Yanran arrived at the Jingji Prefecture Yamen, took off her black cloak, and began to vigorously beat the yamen's drum to protest injustice.
The weather was getting colder, and Gu Yanran was dressed like a noble lady, which naturally attracted the attention of countless people. The official of the Jingji government office finally got up and put on his official hat, and asked someone to bring Gu Yanran into the hall. He slammed the gavel and asked, "Are you here with me?"
Gu Yanran said: "I am the fourth daughter of Marquis Gu's mansion, Gu Yanran!"
As soon as she said this, the man in the government office almost fell off his chair, and stared at Gu Yanran's face carefully for a while. He had never seen this noble lady, but he knew the hairpin on Gu Yanran's head. It was definitely made in the palace. The woman in front of him was dressed luxuriously and had an extraordinary temperament. It couldn't be a crazy woman pretending to be a lady from the Marquis's Mansion, right?
Gu Yong is the god of war of this dynasty. Fu Ya gathered his thoughts a little and said in a kind tone, "Does the fourth young lady have any grievances?"
Gu Yanran glanced at the government office, and then looked at the people who were gathered outside the office and watching the excitement, and her voice became louder, "I want to sue the aunt of Duke Xiao's Mansion, now the wife of Marquis Gu's Mansion--" As soon as Gu Yanran finished speaking, she fell off the chair in the government office with a thump.
Then Gu Yanran continued, "I sued her for having an affair with someone else and for intending to destroy the bloodline of my Gu family!"
Hearing this again, Fu Ya wanted to fall to his death under the table. What kind of life is this for him? How could he be so greedy for such a thing! Whether it is the fourth lady of the Gu family or the wife of the marquis, is there anyone he can afford to offend? But there are so many people gathered around, and this case cannot be left untried.
The government office could only bite the bullet and ask, "Do you have any evidence?"
"Yesterday, someone saw with their own eyes that Liu and the abbot of the White Dragon Temple had an affair on the mountain. In order to hide this evidence, Liu's daughter Qingqiu also went up the mountain to seal the temple. The villagers on the mountain yesterday can all testify. If you still don't believe it, just bring the abbot of the White Dragon Temple over for interrogation..." At this point, Gu Yanran changed the subject, "But Shen Qingqiu is smart, and the abbot has asked her to hand her over to the Dali Temple."
The government office was dizzy again. This even involved the Dali Temple. What a troublesome morning! Gu Yanran dared to say that. She must have colluded with the host. She was quickly brought to the court for interrogation. In front of the government office, she threw all the dirty water on Liu. Now that she was arrested by the Dali Temple and the temple was burned down, it would be better to say that she had an affair than to be sentenced to death for kidnapping Madam Hou.
At least in the end, Princess Changping had to find a way to get him out in order to prevent herself from going back on her word.
Now that the confession has been made, the next step according to the regulations is to interrogate Liu.
At that time, the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion was having dinner. This morning, Gu Yong did not go out, and stayed with the old lady and Liu. The old lady looked hard-hearted, but she was old, and she was very soft-hearted. She ate crystal jelly and said, "It's hot in the summer. I remember Yanran likes jelly the most. Send someone to bring it to her at noon."
"yes."
Shen Qingqiu lowered his head slightly, but didn't say anything.
Old Lady Xu was also afraid that her pregnant daughter-in-law would feel uncomfortable, so she just said, "I know Yanran has done many things too much, but she is the only heir of Yong'er's brother. You don't have to worry. I also know that it is not appropriate for her to stay in the mansion after all she has done. This time she comes back, she doesn't have to enter the palace. I will find a way to marry her off as soon as possible."
Liu just served the old lady at mealtime, sighing in her heart, feeling sorry for the old lady's painstaking efforts, but it seemed that Gu Yanran didn't understand.
"My Lord!" Just then someone rushed in, startling Liu so much that she dropped one of her chopsticks.
She wanted to pick it up but Gu Yong stopped her, and then she scolded the person who came, "What's the big fuss?"
The man clasped his hands together and took two steps back. "They are from the Jingji Prefecture Office. They said they want to interrogate my wife!"
"The people from the Jingji Prefecture government have nothing to do with my mansion. They want to interrogate my wife. Do they have nothing better to do?" Gu Yong frowned.
The man continued to report with a bitter face: "Reply, reply to the Marquis, it was the Fourth Miss. She went to sue the Madam this morning for having an affair with someone and mixing up the bloodline of the Marquis."
"Old Madam, Old Madam..." Liu called out hurriedly, but when the old madam heard the news, her eyes rolled back and she almost fell off the table.
Mother Chen next to her took over and pinched her Ren Zhong point hard, which prevented her from fainting.
"What a curse, what a curse!" The old lady might as well have fainted. Now she feels upset whenever she thinks of these things!
Gu Yong said, "Help the old lady down, and then go to the palace to ask an imperial physician to see her."
"yes."
The old lady held Gu Yong's hand and said, "Yong'er, it was Gu Yanran who was making trouble. Your wife is a good person. Don't listen to what others say. You may harm her and the baby in her belly!"
Gu Yong patted the old lady's hand and said, "Don't worry, grandma. I will accompany her to the government office and will not let her get hurt in the slightest."
Shen Qingqiu also said: "Don't worry, nothing will happen." It has been said long ago that when the enemy comes, we will fight back with our generals and when the water comes, we will block it with earth. Now that they have made the move, we just need to respond.
When Liu arrived at the court, she should have knelt, but Gu Yong was there, "My wife is pregnant. Since the Lord wants to try the case, we are here. But kneeling——"
The official in the government office hurriedly said, "Why don't you go and ask for a chair for the lady?" The marquis came with his lady, obviously he didn't believe in the affair. If he didn't even have this much vision, then what kind of official office would he be?
Gu Yanran was also standing aside, but she didn't look at them when they came over.
"My lord, this is the abbot of the White Dragon Temple. He said that he and the marquis's wife--" The government official opened his mouth, but was too embarrassed to say the rest.
Liu tilted her head, her face was also very ugly. No matter how good her temper was, her tolerance towards Gu Yanran had reached its limit. She first asked the host to kidnap her, and now that it failed, she said that she had an affair with the host. She banged the yamen's drum to accuse herself, even if the marquis believed that she had let the matter go.
But how could she save face in front of so many people in the capital? If she couldn't expose the truth, the child in her belly would surely become a laughing stock in the future! Gu Yanran's intentions were so vicious! Shen Qingqiu also squinted his eyes and looked at Gu Yanran. He was indeed a vicious person, but he was also stupid. She was harming her mother by doing this. If the Hou Mansion and the Xiao Guogong Mansion really wanted to get rid of her mother for the sake of reputation, would she, Gu Yanran, be able to escape? Even if she took a step back, what good would it do for her, a person with the surname Gu, to trample on the face of the Gu family? But the abbot spoke at this moment, "In the meditation room of my temple, there are embroidery left by the Marquis's wife! The lady and I have been in love for a long time, and I did not lie!"
Without waiting for the host to speak, Shen Qingqiu first smiled coldly, "What a joke, everyone knows that my mother runs an embroidery shop. Other things are not easy to make, but isn't it easy for you to make an embroidery?" The host was about to continue to argue, but Shen Qingqiu did not give him the opportunity. He clapped his hands, but saw that Tu Jiu had already brought a woman over.
The woman lay on the ground, then immediately knelt down when she saw the government office.
"What does this mean?"
Shen Qingqiu curled his lips, "Since you are accusing my mother of having an affair, you have to investigate the identity of the person who had the affair clearly." Shen Qingqiu walked to the front of the stage, and Tu Jiu placed a stool for her in front of the government office and asked her to sit down. Although the government office was the main hall, she had the aura of a powerful government office.
"Girl, how can you do this? This is a prison—"
"What girl? Look carefully, this is the Lady of Kangle Township appointed by the Emperor himself." Tu Jiu shouted at the side.
Shen Qingqiu said: "Sir, you just judge the case, and Hongxiang Jun is just watching here."
What kind of case is this? If anyone in this room farts, he'll be blown away. The government official could only slam the gavel and ask, "Who's in the room?"
The woman lowered her head and met the host's gaze. The host was startled and shook his head fiercely at her.
The woman burst into tears instantly, "You are such a bastard, you are not a human being, and you almost killed your child. I can't help you anymore!" After saying that, she kowtowed to the government office, and then pointed at the abbot and said, "Sir, don't be fooled by him. He is not the abbot of Bailong Temple at all, but my husband Liu Dayong!"
Shen Qingqiu looked at it calmly.
"I am from the suburbs of Beijing. Others call me Widow Liu. They all thought my husband accidentally fell off a cliff and died seven years ago. But who knew that my husband is not only alive and well, but also serving as the abbot of Bailong Temple with a good life!"
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