Chapter 595 Prepared in advance
The old woman came in and reported to the old lady, and then saw Gu Shuyan, who looked somewhat disheveled, hurriedly walk in.
"What's wrong with Grandmother? Has the imperial physician been called to examine her?"
Gu Shuyan rushed forward anxiously, but before she could get close to the old lady, Gu Jin stopped her.
Where did you go today?
Gu Jin's tone was not friendly, and Gu Shuyan immediately stopped and looked at him.
"My daughter went out for a while."
"You went out on something? You're a married woman now, what kind of image do you project when Yichen isn't home and you're out showing your face all the time?"
If it were the Gu Jin of the past, she would never have said anything that restricted Gu Shuyan's freedom.
After all, in his eyes, his daughter's happiness was the most important thing, and the rules and regulations that bound women were simply dispensable.
"Father, has your daughter done something wrong?"
Gu Shuyan felt something was off as soon as she entered the room, and now even Gu Jin's tone was strange, so she couldn't help but think about it.
Gu Jin merely snorted in response to Gu Shuyan's question. It was Ji Shi who, sensing something was amiss, told Gu Shuyan what Luo Dong had said earlier.
Gu Shuyan finally understood. It turned out that her father was angry because he felt that she was not proper and had a child at a young age.
"Father, don't you think about how thin your daughter was when she came back? She was almost too weak to live. How could she have a child?"
Gu Shuyan's voice, tinged with reproach, rang out. Her words were like a wake-up call, instantly dispelling all the doubts in everyone's hearts.
Yes, Gu Shuyan was thin and small when she came back, and she was malnourished. How could she possibly have given birth to a child?
It was only because Gu Shuyan had grown taller and healthier over the past six months that everyone had forgotten what she looked like when she first returned.
But thinking of the memorial tablet that the temple steward had seen with his own eyes, Gu Jin couldn't help but ask again, "Then why are you making offerings to that child named Gu Rui?"
Gu Shuyan could not possibly say that Gu Rui was Gu Jin's grandson. Since she dared to admit it in front of Luo Yuping that day, she must have already thought of her explanation.
"Actually, he was the child of the sister who taught me embroidery. Because the child lost his father after he was born, I would help take care of him when I had nothing to do. Later, the child's mother was also killed by a vicious relative, so I took him in as my godson."
Gu Shuyan didn't continue making things up, but Gu Jin and the others had already imagined the child dying of hunger and illness because of Gu Shuyan.
"In the end, he was a pitiful child. Although he was destined to be with our Yan girl, he didn't live to see us bring them back."
Suddenly, the old lady, supported by Zhao's mother, spoke up. The old lady had lost her child, and she understood the grief of a parent outliving their child.
I thought my granddaughter was already under a lot of pressure that she shouldn't have to bear at her age, but I never expected that she would encounter such a cruel thing.
Gu Jin hadn't expected the truth to be like this. Thinking of Gu Shuyan's sister who taught her embroidery, Gu Jin couldn't help but ask, "The embroidery you're talking about, is it the same as carving embroidery?"
The matter of carving and embroidery is of great importance. It would be fine if no one recognized it and mentioned it, but it is obvious that Luo Yuping has already recognized it.
Moreover, the physical evidence is currently in the hands of others. If the other party takes the evidence to see the emperor, they will be unable to explain themselves even if they have a hundred mouths.
"Actually, I didn't know what kind of embroidery it was before. If Lady Yongshou hadn't called me over, I'm afraid I still wouldn't know. Father, I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble again."
Gu Shuyan lowered her head with some guilt as she spoke. In the end, it was all her fault for being too careless. She thought that no one would touch the things left in the temple.
But they forgot that there is never a safe place around them. Even when they are eating a meal, someone is always watching them. So how can there be a place that is absolutely safe?
Gu Jin had always felt sorry for Gu Shuyan, and now that she had admitted her mistake, she no longer felt any resentment towards her.
"Alright, in the end, this isn't entirely your fault. Let's think about how to deal with the Luo family!"
Although the Luo family married both of their daughters into the royal family, it now seems highly likely that Luo Yuying will also become empress.
Gu Jin felt that the Luo family's disloyalty had not only not been dispelled, but had become even more restless.
After all, the allure of becoming emperor was far greater than the prospect of eternal submission.
"Father, there is no need to worry. I have already made arrangements for the embroidery, but it may take some time. The Luo family will definitely come looking for you again in the next few days. At that time, you can take the opportunity to negotiate with them. As long as we can delay for another ten days, this matter can be resolved."
Gu Shuyan was full of confidence. Gu Jin was initially hesitant, but when he thought of his daughter's abilities, he immediately agreed.
The next day, all the embroidery workshops that had learned openwork embroidery launched the latest embroidery techniques and named it openwork embroidery.
The moment openwork embroidery was introduced, it immediately attracted countless buyers, and some highly skilled individuals even began to learn how to embroider it themselves. Others, finding it too troublesome to learn on their own, went directly to embroidery workshops to ask skilled embroiderers for instruction.
Over the course of a few days, not only did the original embroidery workshops start selling openwork embroidery products, but even small workshops gradually launched this new product.
While openwork embroidery was gradually sweeping through the entire female social circle, Gu Shuyan was not idle either.
Introducing openwork embroidery was only her first step. The second step was to spread the story of the "inheritor" of openwork embroidery. As for the content of this story, she believed that it was also made up by Gu Shuyan herself.
Gu Shuyan found two guards who could write, and as she told the story, she had them write it down. After several copies were made, she had the guards deliver them to the storyteller's home in the capital overnight.
The storyteller's stories were repetitive and unoriginal. When he finally got a good story, he immediately memorized it and told it vividly the next day.
Everyone said the story was very original. As soon as the story was told, the teahouse was packed with guests, all of whom listened with great interest.
Clever people, drawing on recent examples of openwork embroidery, quickly deduced that this was a deliberate act by someone with ulterior motives. But many more simply enjoyed listening to the story and then sharing it with others.
In this way, within a few days, the story fabricated by Gu Shuyan spread throughout the streets and alleys.
The affairs of the common people were not of much concern to the people of the Duke of Anguo's mansion. The most they knew was that the people of the capital had recently acquired a novel story.
Luo Yuping, preoccupied with daily battles of wits with Lu Tianhua's concubines, naturally failed to notice that Diaoxiu, whom she thought she had firmly grasped, had unknowingly changed her name and was now spreading unchecked throughout the capital.
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