39 I don't want to die
"Ms. Shen, I use my status as the top scholar to order you to release Gu Youting and Ms. Liu."
Shen clapped her hands, and soon the guards released the two men.
Gu Haoxuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, otherwise he would have been controlled by this woman, Shen.
Gu Haoxuan looked at Shen with great pride.
"Ms. Shen, I am now the top scholar. I want you to kneel down and apologize to my parents until they forgive you. If you don't obey, I will order people to arrest you and torture you severely in prison."
Shen Jingxiang stood there, looking at the silly Gu Haoxuan. He really inherited the good genes of this family and was silly and naive enough.
Did he think she didn't know that his number one scholar came here specially?
It's really ridiculous that he dared to shout at her.
Shen laughed inwardly, but on the surface she stood there proudly, not showing the slightest intention of moving.
Seeing that there was no one around him who could be used, Gu Haoxuan said to Shen.
"Just wait for me. I'll find someone to arrest you right now and see how you can still be so proud."
Gu Haoxuan immediately left with his family.
Xiao Tao said to Shen Jingxiang anxiously, “Madam, should we send someone to stop them? Gu Haoxuan is already the top scholar. What if he goes to the government office and arrests us?”
Shen smiled and shook her head, "Don't worry, his position as the top scholar will soon end."
Xiao Tao knew that her wife had made arrangements, but she was still very worried.
Gu Haoxuan looks so arrogant, is it true that nothing will happen to him?
Gu Haoxuan took his family out of Dongyuan and said, "I'll go to the government office to find someone. You guys keep an eye on her and don't let Shen run away. Her private vault is all mine."
Gu Youting nodded. Such a large amount of silver could not be taken away by Liu.
Whenever the old lady thought of this incident, she blamed Gu Youting.
"It's all because of you, a piece of trash. You actually wrote a letter of divorce to Shen's family. Otherwise, how could we be so passive?"
Gu Youting said, "I also saw her drink the poison, so I let my guard down."
Liu said, "Did she really drink it? There is no antidote for that poison, how could she be fine?"
Gu Youting said, "Did you buy fake medicine?"
Liu wanted to refute, but thinking of the background of the poison, she chose to remain silent.
Gu Haoxuan was arrested as soon as he left the Marquis' Mansion.
After he was sent to the palace, the emperor also arrested several ministers and began to interrogate them about cheating in the imperial examination.
Nangong Jingchuan has been guarding this case all the time. The evidence is solid, and those people who want to cover up for each other have no chance.
Soon, the truth was revealed through interrogation.
The emperor was furious.
At this time, the Gu family was still waiting for Gu Haoxuan to call for help.
We have been waiting for a long time, why haven’t the reinforcements come back yet?
Didn’t Gu Haoxuan go looking for someone?
Now he is the top scholar. Who wouldn't give him some face? If he wants to find a few officials, wouldn't it be an easy thing?
The old lady and Mrs. Liu were also a little anxious, and of course Gu Youting was even more anxious.
Liu said, "Husband, why don't you go and take a look?"
Just as Gu Youting was about to go out, the imperial edict from the palace came down.
"The Emperor decrees that the newly crowned champion Gu Haoxuan cheated in the imperial examination and is now demoted to a commoner and is not allowed to serve as an official in his lifetime. Marquis Gu Youting bribed the examiner and is stripped of his title and will never be employed again."
When the old lady heard this, all her strength was drained away and she fainted.
Gu Youting on the other side was still in a daze, not caring about the old lady at all.
As for Liu, she was only worried about Gu Haoxuan and had no idea what his condition was like.
At this time, Shen and her servants had already packed up the luggage and moved the large and small boxes out of the Marquis' Mansion.
She looked proudly at the family of three in front of her.
sneer.
"God has his way. This is your retribution. Gu Haoxuan's title of No. 1 is gone, and Gu Youting's title of Marquis is gone. Now your Marquisate, oh no, it's called the Gu family, is truly left with nothing. Evildoers will eventually be punished, hahahaha."
Shen Jingxiang’s servants carried away all her things.
The Gu family's wealth was to be confiscated, and since she had already divorced Gu Youting, she naturally had to take everything with her.
Gu Haoxuan was released that night. When he returned to the Marquis' Mansion, he found that the mansion had been sealed.
His home is gone.
How could it turn out like this?
He should be the new top scholar and has a bright future.
Why did it suddenly become like this?
The marquis's mansion was also ransacked, and they were left with nothing.
Gu Haoxuan raised his head and saw Liu looking at him, so he immediately walked over.
"Mom, it's all over."
Liu didn't know what to do, so she said, "Go home first!"
Fortunately, Gu Youting had used his money to buy her a house, so she now had a place to stay, otherwise she would have really been homeless.
Gu Youting said to Liu, "Mother is seriously ill. I want to ask a doctor to come back and see her."
Liu didn't like the old lady. The old lady had wasted her a lot in the past. If she hadn't given birth to Haoxuan, she wouldn't know how much suffering she would have endured.
Now you want her to pay for the old lady to hire a doctor?
She was very reluctant.
This old lady is breathing in more than out, and it's obvious that she's dying. It would be a waste of money to call a doctor.
But we still have to do the surface work.
She took out a silver ingot.
"Please save the money I have here."
Although Gu Youting had been very good to her over the years and had always provided her with food, clothing and other necessities, her expenses were also high and she had no savings at all.
Moreover, they are a family of three and now have no income, so the money they have will be less if they use it a little bit.
Gu Youting also knew that the current situation was not as good as before, and the monthly income was gone, so he had to find a way to make money.
"I will go out and make money tomorrow."
Liu didn't say much, which was tantamount to her agreement.
As for Gu Haoxuan, he was still recovering from the blow and was unable to react for a long time.
Soon, Gu Youting called a doctor for the old lady. After a simple diagnosis, he began to shake his head.
"The old lady's health was very poor. She had always been nourishing her body with natural treasures, but she has stopped taking supplements these days. Now she has been seriously injured and is now seriously ill."
Gu Youting asked, "Is there really no other way?"
"If you continue to use natural resources and treasures to nourish him, there is a chance that he will get better and live a few more years."
"Then can you please prescribe some medicine for us?"
"This medicinal material requires ginseng and ganoderma lucidum that are more than 500 years old, so the silver needs to be paid first, about 1,000 taels."
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