Chapter 123: Faking Death
"Grandma, Qian Youliang, who was behind Qian'er's poisoning, is most likely in cahoots with the people who assassinated me and broke into Gu's house at night."
Old Mrs. Gu is old and certainly doesn't want to travel a long distance to leave Liangcheng, but this concerns the safety of her family, so Gu Feixue had to resort to this last resort.
"Grandma, do you remember the person who poisoned Zhen Liu, the delivery man for the farm? He was also poisoned, and died in exactly the same way as the eight criminals who bled out of all their orifices in the government office."
As expected, when talking about poison, Mrs. Gu's expression changed. She looked at the backbone Gu Lang and saw him pondering for a while before asking:
"Xue'er, you went out this afternoon and are leaving Liangcheng when you come back. Is it convenient for you to tell everyone where you went?"
Gu Feixue did not hide it and told everyone that she had seen the miracle doctor in the afternoon.
"I learned the art of witchcraft secretly from the Divine Doctor. Initially, the Divine Doctor didn't know about it and wanted to protect me and the Gu family by distancing himself from me. But this time, I made my knowledge of witchcraft public, and he no longer hesitated to exchange information with me. Now we can confirm that the people who secretly murdered the Gu family are probably the same family as the Divine Doctor's enemies."
After saying this, Gu Feixue observed the increasingly stiff expressions of the crowd and continued:
"They have a Gu technique that can harm people. Today, they used the Heartbreak Grass just to take advantage of the opportunity to ruin the Gu family's reputation. After all, the Gu technique has spread to everyone. Prefect Liang hung the poisoned criminals on the city gates for public display. Now, they can only retreat and separate."
"If this storm passes, the other party will definitely make a comeback, and the Gu family will be in greater danger."
Gu Feixue's words shocked everyone present.
There is no such thing as being able to guard against thieves for a thousand days. Even though the Gu family is impregnable, the farm and the business with Zuixianlou are still closely watched by those behind the scenes.
"Dad, I have another question."
"Among the princes, who can compete with the Crown Prince?"
No one in the Gu family had expected that Gu Feixue would suddenly ask such a bold question.
Wang was about to stop him, but Gu Feixue said calmly:
"Mom, the situation is different now. We must see the situation clearly, otherwise it will only become more dangerous."
Old Lady Gu's eyes gleamed brightly as she said:
"Xue'er is right. Outsiders cannot tell it, but family members must understand it."
Gu Tingchuan also nodded slightly, and then Gu Lang thought for a moment and said:
"There are two. One is from the Sixth Prince's lineage. His mother is from the Prime Minister's residence and has the Prime Minister's support. The Sixth Prince himself is talented and capable, and should not be underestimated. The other is the eldest prince, who is also highly regarded by the people and has the support of the Minister of Rites. Although the others are also quite powerful, they can hardly compete with these three princes."
Gu Feixue heard this and asked again:
"Does the Sixth Prince and the First Prince's backing control areas including Jiangzhou?"
As the crown prince, his power is naturally more concentrated in one area of the capital. If he can control the disaster, he will also strengthen his ties with the local area to a certain extent, and even achieve control.
The supporters behind the other princes naturally have their own territories. What she wants to confirm is that Jiangzhou, where Liangcheng is located, is not under the control of the Sixth Prince and the Eldest Prince.
Liangcheng is close to the north and is naturally not under the influence of the prince. Otherwise, the prince would not have been assassinated when he went north.
Gu Lang naturally understood what Gu Feixue was thinking. He looked at Gu Tingchuan and then said:
"The Sixth Prince and the Prime Minister's forces are mostly concentrated in the southwest. The First Prince's influence is not significant, mostly concentrated in the southeast. As for Jiangzhou, it is under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Prince. The Fifth Prince has been frail and sickly since childhood, and he dislikes court struggles, so he is not a good choice for the Crown Prince."
Gu Feixue breathed a sigh of relief, this was good.
"Then let's go to Jiangzhou. What do you think, Dad, Mom, and Grandma? My brother is going to Jiangzhou to attend school. As long as Jiangzhou is not dangerous, we can find a glimmer of hope."
Although Jiangzhou's economy is better than Liangcheng's, it is naturally far inferior to the economic conditions of the southern prefectures and the capital.
Being in a bad position also has its advantages. Jiangzhou is now in the hands of the fifth prince who has no intention of fighting for the throne. It is actually safe for the Gu family.
Liangcheng is just a small city, and other people can naturally intervene, but Jiangzhou is different. It is the prepared fiefdom of the future fifth prince. It is naturally not that easy for others to intervene.
"But if we go to Jiangzhou and those people find out..."
Gu Feixue smiled:
"That's easy. We can fake our own deaths and ask Magistrate Liang for a false identity to get a pass. Once we enter Jiangzhou, we can regain our citizenship. My brother has his admission letter, so he won't be suspicious."
Information was not well developed in ancient times, so as long as they had no control over Jiangzhou, they naturally didn't know that Gu Tingchuan had already enrolled in school.
Gu Feixue's words stunned everyone in the Gu family.
"Fake death? How do you fake death?"
Gu Feixue smiled and said:
"There's no need to see our bodies. As long as everyone thinks we're dead, the people behind this won't go to the underworld to look for us, right?"
Although what Gu Feixue said made sense, the sight of a corpse and a dead person still made Old Lady Gu feel unlucky. She couldn't help but cover Gu Feixue's mouth and spit twice.
Gu Tingchuan considered the feasibility of this strategy:
"But how do we do this?"
"This is easy. Remember the Qimen formation I got from the cliff cave? The Fanggan formation we use also has a diagram for digging tunnels."
"I've already found a place at home and in a hidden spot on the mountain. We just need to dig a tunnel there, set fire to the Gu family's house, and then we can get out of the mountain and let outsiders think we are dead."
Wang felt a little regretful. She now interacted with many aunts in the village every day. She would feel upset if she knew that the Gu family died in the fire.
The Gu family had just settled down in Liangcheng for a year, and now they had to move again.
Gu Feixue saw the disappointment in Wang's eyes and felt sorry for her, but for the sake of her family's safety, she still said:
"Mother, for Anju Village, knowing that we are dead is safer than knowing that we are alive."
Wang was shocked when she heard this. Yes, the incident of the heartbreak grass had affected the villagers. Who knows how those people would treat the villagers in the future in order to deal with the Gu family.
"But the secret cannot be kept. First of all, we have to find someone to take over the farm and the shop."
After that, everyone in the Gu family talked all night long by candlelight.
It was not until dawn that they worked out a complete plan.
In this way, the Gu family finally made plans to go to Jiangzhou, with the departure time set for half a month later.
During this half month, the Gu family needed to dig a tunnel in their home and also make arrangements for Liang Cheng's "afterlife." Time was of the essence.
However, all these hardships seem insignificant when it comes to the safety of the whole family.
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