Chapter 70 Chapter 70

The night is quiet and deep, the moonlight is warm.

It was not until midnight that the Cangzhuo Courtyard finally became completely quiet.

Basins of blood were brought out from the room. The bright red blood was terrifying to look at. Mrs. Gu did not sleep all night. Finally, she could not bear it anymore and fainted after looking at all the blood.

Lord Gu's eyes were already covered with bruises and he was struggling to hold on. It was so painful to watch that he couldn't help but hide behind a pillar to wipe his tears.

Jiang Jingchun wasn't in a much better condition, he was in a daze and looked like he was frightened out of his wits.

It took a lot of effort for the court doctor to come out of the room.

Jiang Jingchun finally reacted and rushed over to meet him.

"What's wrong?"

The court doctor's expression was not pleasant, and Jiang Jing's heart sank when she saw it.

Lord Gu also came forward and said anxiously, "Hurry up and tell me! I'm so anxious!"

The court doctor sighed and said, "He is still breathing, but now he has a high fever that won't go away. If it doesn't go away, even if he wakes up, his brain will probably be confused and he will become a fool..."

Fool……

Lord Gu trembled a little after hearing this.

For a proud man like Gu Huaisheng, having his brain burned out would be like taking his life.

But Jiang Jingchun no longer cared whether he would become a fool or not. She only cared whether he could wake up. She asked the court doctor, "It doesn't matter if he is a fool. Can he wake up?"

The court doctor said, "This... this I really don't know... If the fever can go away tonight, everything will be fine. If it doesn't go away, there's a good chance that Qi won't wake up..."

Isn't it the same whether you say no or not?

Jiang Jingchun's face suddenly fell and his complexion looked even uglier.

The court doctor finally said, "Madam, please go in and talk to him. He is almost unconscious now, so he might be able to hear you."

He has done everything he can and cannot do. Now it depends on whether Gu Huaisheng can get through it.

He really wanted to say something to reassure people, but the situation was so bad right now that he didn't dare to say it.

Wouldn't it be ridiculous to give people hope for nothing?

After saying this, the court doctor left the place without staying any longer.

Lord Gu's face looked very ugly, with a circle of blue stubble on his lips. His eyes had been red from the beginning until now. He said to Jiang Jingchun: "Xiaochun, go in and take a look at him. You are the person he likes the most. If you talk to him, he won't be so cruel to go..."

When Lord Gu said this, he couldn't help choking up. He immediately turned his back, not wanting Jiang Jingchun to notice that something was wrong.

Jiang Jingchun didn't have time to comfort him anymore and went to the inner room.

Gu Huaisheng was lying on the bed. Under the candlelight, his face looked even paler, without a trace of blood.

Jiang Jingchun finally took a step forward and walked to the bed.

Before leaving, Gu Huaisheng was fine. He even told her to wait for him to come back and go for a walk with her on the street.

But now, how come it has become like this?

Jiang Jingchun felt like crying. The whistling of the cold wind outside the house sounded like someone sobbing. After a tear fell, Jiang Jingchun could no longer hold back her tears.

If I had known this would happen, I would not have been angry with him or argued with him.

Now that the person was about to die, she began to regret it.

She grabbed his hand, tears falling on the back of his hand.

"Wake up, Gu Huaisheng. It's okay if you become a fool. I won't abandon you. But wake up... I won't make trouble anymore. As long as you wake up, I won't care if you lied to me. Can we live a good life in the future? If you dare to make me a widow at the age of seventeen, I will really hate you. I won't even burn incense for you when you die..."

"Are you dreaming now? Am I in your dream? Didn't you say you like me? I'm waiting for you outside. Please wake up soon."

"My mother is gone, and my father is nowhere to be found..."

"Gu Huaisheng, you can't also not want me..."

She had caught a cold, and her voice was nasal as she spoke. Tears kept flowing, and her already blocked nose made it even harder to breathe. Later on, she was gasping for breath, and even the words were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't utter any more.

Jiang Jingchun was not at peace that night. She stayed by Gu Huaisheng's bedside, afraid that he would wake up suddenly but she would miss him.

She was afraid to sleep.

Just staring at him like this.

During this period, he was given several new towels to cover his forehead to dissipate the heat.

At the beginning, the high fever took a long time to subside. Later, I didn’t know if it was Jiang Jingchun’s illusion, but I felt that the fever had really subsided.

However, the person still showed no signs of waking up.

Jiang Jingchun was really tired when she got there, but her head was sleepy and her heart was still hanging. Gu Huaisheng didn't wake up yet, so even if she wanted to sleep, she couldn't.

The long night was filled with mist and despair, and Jiang Jingchun's heart grew colder and colder, until dawn broke and the person on the bed seemed to finally move.

When Jiang Jingchun saw that Gu Huaisheng's fingers seemed to move, her eyes suddenly widened and the bloodshot in her eyes suddenly appeared. She stared at his hand, and then saw with her own eyes that hand moved twice.

She stood up and touched his forehead, and the heat seemed to have really subsided.

She trembled as she spoke, calling out, "Gu Huaisheng...are you about to wake up?"

The heavy nasal voice still sounded a bit like crying.

Jiang Jingchun waited patiently for a while, and soon, Gu Huaisheng opened his eyes.

However, he just blinked and didn't react for a while.

When Jiang Jingchun saw him wake up, tears welled up in her eyes again. She had been up all night and cried so hard that her eyes were already red and swollen. Logically, she didn't have the strength to cry anymore. Besides, his waking up was a happy event, so there was no need to cry.

But my nose was sore and I couldn't hold it in any longer.

After staying awake all night, she didn't even have the strength to cry. She sat on a small stool beside her, holding Gu Huaisheng's hand, and lay on the bed with her head resting, crying.

When she finally came to her senses, she raised her head and saw that Gu Huaisheng still had no expression on his face.

However, a tear seemed to well up from the corner of his eye and slid down the side of his face.

The doctor said yesterday that Gu Huaisheng might become a fool when he wakes up.

It's OK.

It was so silly that she didn't care.

As long as you are still alive.

Jiang Jingchun grabbed Gu Huaisheng's hand and put it against his face. He looked at Gu Huaisheng and said, "Cousin, it's okay if you become stupid. I will support you and take care of you in the future."

I don't know how long it was, but I heard him chuckle. Jiang Jingchun looked up at him and saw that he finally reacted. He looked at her and said, "Cousin, is it true that you will raise me and take care of me?"

It hurts so much. Gu Huaisheng forced himself to say these words and felt that he had used up all his strength.

He didn't mean to scare Jiang Jingchun, he was just in pain and had no strength left.

Jiang Jingchun looked at Gu Huaisheng like this and didn't see any signs of him becoming a fool.

"Are you kidding me?"

She was almost crying, how could he still have the mood to scare her?

She really wanted to hit him with a hammer, but she was afraid that she would kill him again, so she held back.

Gu Huaisheng's eyebrows wrinkled in pain. He said, "I didn't mean to scare you, it just hurts too much..."

It really hurts, my throat is so dry, and it hurts even to speak.

When Jiang Jingchun wanted to say something, the court doctor came over.

Gu Huaisheng woke up and was soon called here.

The court doctor was overjoyed to see Gu Huaisheng wake up. He went forward to check and found that the fever had subsided. He pulled his eyelids twice and asked some questions. He was relieved to see that he had not been turned into a fool by the fever yesterday.

He said, "Good, very good. It's good that I woke up and didn't turn into a fool. Now that I've survived this, everything will be easy from now on."

The court doctor was so happy that he spoke without thinking.

But no one cares about these anymore.

The court doctor told Jiang Jingchun again about the precautions and medications for the next few days, and Hua Yun was listening.

Jiang Jingchun had never been so serious before, and he wrote down what the court doctor said as if he were reciting a text.

After the court doctor left, Lord Gu, Madam Gu and Gu Huailang also came to see him. When they saw that Gu Huaisheng had woken up, they were so happy that they cried. Even the young Gu Huailang started crying with them.

Later, fearing that Gu Huaisheng was too tired, they did not stay any longer. Seeing that everyone was finally safe, they all left, leaving only Jiang Jingchun.

Gu Huaisheng looked at Jiang Jingchun and knew that she had not slept all night. He said, "Cousin, come to bed. You should also take a rest."

Jiang Jingchun didn't dare. She shook her head and said, "I'm afraid I'll kick you."

He finally woke up, so how could she dare to touch him?

In Jiang Jingchun's eyes, he now seemed too fragile, and she was afraid that he would fail if she touched him.

Gu Huaisheng laughed when he heard this. He endured the pain and said, "Don't be afraid. Even a sword can't kill me. How can you kill me with just one kick?"

He held out his hand to her, "Come on, come up gently, it's okay."

Jiang Jingchun had been up all night and now she didn't look well. How could Gu Huaisheng feel comfortable seeing this?

If she didn't sleep now, he was afraid she would not be able to hold on.

Seeing him like this, Jiang Jingchun said nothing more. She took off her outer clothes, kicked off her shoes and got on the bed. She was afraid of hearing Gu Huai's voice, so she shrank to the side before she could feel at ease. She had not slept all night, and now as soon as she touched the bed, she closed her eyes and fell asleep soon.

Gu Huaisheng really wanted to pull her over, but he didn't have the strength. He could only reach out and hold her hand.

He could hear everything Jiang Jingchun said yesterday.

He felt like he had been to the gates of hell and fell into a dream. He couldn't understand what was going on and wanted to wake up, but he couldn't. Jiang Jingchun's intermittent crying echoed in his ears. She said that even if he became a fool, she would not abandon him.

That won't work...

That won't work.

Would a fool still love her?

He doesn't want to.

Don't want to be a fool.

Nor can she be made a widow.

His cousin is kind, gentle and lovely, and he is really worried about her.

Just thinking like this, I managed to get through it.

It wasn't that hard to get through. Gu Huaisheng thinks back now that in the past twenty years, nothing could be harder to get through than this.

Fortunately, in the end, everything was over, and that empty dream still couldn't trap him.

Gu Huaisheng held her hand and felt as if he had survived a disaster.

The snow that had been falling for several days finally subsided. The sky outside was clear and snowflakes were falling lightly. Inside the house, Gu Huaisheng's breathing gradually became longer and longer. The only sound in the bedroom was the sound of their intertwined breathing.

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Wang Shun knew that Zhao Jinhe had finally brought the person into the palace.

But he waited a long time at home but no news came from the palace.

I waited for two or three days, but still nothing.

I think that when Qian Zhi was arrested and brought into the palace that day, the emperor was still offering sacrifices and praying in the Xiandian Hall. Wang Shun naturally thought that the empress dowager had said something good about him, and considering the war situation in the northern border now...so even though there was evidence again, the emperor let him go at this time.

Wang Shun didn't think much about it, but he felt more and more that he didn't have much time left.

Moreover, Gu Huaisheng was almost killed this time. It is impossible for the Gu family not to know that it was him who did it. However, those who went there that day were all death warriors, so even if they knew, they had no evidence.

This time, Lord Gu's son almost died. Could he still catch those few broken fish every day?

If he joins forces with Song Ge Lao and Jiang Nan at that time, it will be difficult for him to deal with them.

The two million taels of silver for rebuilding Tianlu Terrace were not approved, and he had no money to feed his subordinates, and they might not be as obedient as before.

Now, he just lives one day at a time.

That evening, Wang Shun sent someone to write to Song Xuanjing and Jiang Jinghui, asking them to come to the Wang family.

There is a Beijing inspection every three years, also known as a major inspection. During each major inspection, the Ministry of Personnel needs to make decisions on the retention, demotion or promotion of all officials.

This year's Beijing inspection will be held at the end of January.

Wang Shun called those two people over for this matter.

When the two arrived, Wang Shun got straight to the point. He said, "After the Chinese New Year at the end of this month, there will be a major plan that comes once every three years. The Ministry of Personnel will be very busy this month."

It was true. Jiang Nan was the Minister of Personnel and had been busy since December. Jiang Jinghui often saw him coming home very late.

They didn't understand why Wang Shun suddenly brought up this matter. Could it be that calling them here this time was related to this matter?

Wang Shun did not hide it any more and directly told Song Xuanjing his plan. He said to Song Xuanjing: "Can you persuade your grandfather to ask Jiang Nan to find a job for Song Xuanjing?"

Jiang Nan is the Minister of Personnel, so it would be convenient for him to intervene in this matter. However, Song Xuan'an had not even passed the imperial examination, so it was obviously impolite to give him this half-official position.

Song Xuanjing didn't quite understand Wang Shun's intention, so he asked, "What does your Excellency mean?"

"Let Jiang Nan commit dereliction of duty." Wang Shun said.

After saying this, he looked at him and said, "As long as Jiang Nan arranges an official position for Song Xuan'an, you can steal some things from the Song family and have Xiaohui put them in Jiang Nan's room. That way, you will have evidence of bribery."

As long as Song Xuanjing can convince Song Ge Lao and let Song Ge Lao find Jiang Nan, and secretly give Song Xuan an official position in this Ministry of Personnel plan, and then get some evidence, Jiang Nan will not be able to escape from dereliction of duty and bribery.

Song Xuanjing and Jiang Jinghui also understood what Wang Shun meant.

The two were silent for a moment, and finally Song Xuanjing spoke first: "Sixty percent of them can be persuaded."

Originally, Mr. Song Ge wanted to let Song Xuan'an donate money to become an official.

Song Xuanjing was originally 80% confident, but after the incident where he beat Song Xuan'an, it was inevitable that Mr. Song would have some resentment in his heart, so his confidence dropped by 20%.

Wang Shun heard this and said, "It's okay. That Song guy is also an old fool. He doesn't know what's going on. He still thinks it's the old times. If you want to be an official, you can be an official. If you tell him, he will listen to you more or less. Song Xuan'an has already said that he is married. It will sound better if he has a minor official title."

The enemy knows the enemy best.

Wang Shun has been with him for so many years, doesn't he know what kind of person he is?

The Song family was not too worried. Wang Shun looked at Jiang Jinghui again and asked her, "Xiaohui, are you ready when the time comes?"

Although Wang Shun was asking, there was a hint of temptation in his eyes.

What if Jiang Jinghui softens her heart towards the Jiang family...

Jiang Jinghui came back to her senses when she heard Wang Shun ask him. She bowed her head and nodded, and replied to Wang Shun, "I know. I will obey you in everything when the time comes."

Didn't she go back just for this day? At this point, there was nothing she could do.

After instructing the two men on this matter, Wang Shun also asked them to go back. If they came out too late, they might arouse suspicion.

After they left, someone hurried into the house. Wang Shun looked up and found it was Xiao Lun.

Following him was a middle-aged woman whom Wang Shun had never seen before.

But her identity was quickly guessed.

She should be the one who knew the truth at that time.

Xiao Lun came in from outside, bringing with him a chill. The woman followed behind Xiao Lun, shrinking a little timidly.

After meeting Wang Shun, the woman bowed to him respectfully, but the bow still looked a little awkward.

Wang Shun was in no mood to care about other things. He pointed at the woman and asked Xiao Lun, "Who is this person?"

Xiao Lun bowed his hands as a gesture of respect, and replied to Wang Shun, "This person is the maid who used to take care of Cen Yin."

At first, he searched following the name Cen Yin, and indeed, it was much easier. After searching all the way, he actually found the maid who had taken care of Cen Yin.

He found the man in a small village outside the capital, and immediately brought him back to the Wang family to see Wang Shun.

Wang Shun looked at the woman, his emotions fluctuating for once. He asked her, "Where is Cen Yin? Is she still alive? Where is her daughter? Where is she now?"

The woman replied to Wang Shun, lowering her head and saying, "Cen Yin is dead..."

Wang Shun's eyelids jumped. "Dead? Why did he die? Tell me everything that happened back then."

Cen Yin is dead, so his granddaughter is also dead?

That is Ayu's only bloodline.