coobybook Chapter 243: Room 2 is about to become stronger
Chapter 243: Room 2 is about to become stronger
Qi understood and quickly pulled Gu Ping to kneel down, also with a sad face.
Emperor Jichang's eyes were full of suspicion.
The accompanying secret guards did not report the matter.
"Since Young Master Gu is suffering from a serious illness, I will immediately summon the imperial physician to treat him." Emperor Jichang said.
Gu Xi knew that Emperor Jichang would not believe it easily, but it was useless even if the imperial doctors came. In front of her, they were all scum.
Gu Yunze's family was secretly delighted. They thought that His Majesty would make arrangements for Gu Yuan. But now it seems that the first wife's luck has run out. None of the three children is up to par.
Gu Yunze is a close minister of the emperor, and Gu Wei is a concubine in the harem. In the future, the second branch will become more powerful.
Li and Gu Wei were even more proud.
In the past, Gu Wei still dreamed of marrying a handsome young man, but six months of hardship made her realize the importance of wealth.
She never wants to go hungry again.
Even if she married into a powerful family, if a man in the family offended the emperor, she might be implicated and exiled.
For example, the Gu family, even if the grandfather and uncle really colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, what did it have to do with a little girl like her? Yet she was implicated and suffered the pain of exile.
It’s different when you enter the palace. You’ll have fine clothes and delicious food, and you won’t have to worry about being dragged down by the men in your family. You can also be high and mighty, and always keep the eldest wife’s family under your feet.
After the imperial physician arrived, he felt Gu Yuan's pulse and said in panic:
"Your Majesty, Young Master Gu's pulse is disordered and his body is weak. This symptom is quite strange. I'm afraid, I'm afraid——"
"What are you afraid of?" asked Emperor Jichang.
The imperial physician glanced at Qi and said:
"I'm afraid it's not a sign of longevity."
Doesn’t this mean that Gu Yuan’s illness is incurable?
When Gu Ping heard this, she turned pale with fear and burst into tears, holding Gu Yuan's hand:
"Xiao Yuan, wuwuwu..."
Qi and Gu Xi also burst into tears.
Emperor Jichang was a little impatient and waved his hand:
"Since you are ill, go back and get treatment. Gu Qing, please register at the Ministry of Revenue and you can take back the Gu family's property that was confiscated earlier."
The Gu family thanked him and left.
Emperor Jichang always felt something was wrong.
He had been scheming for a long time, wasn't he just trying to keep Qi's children in the palace? After all, Qi was the aunt of the imperial teacher.
But why were the second wife’s father and daughter the ones left in the end?
However, now that the first branch of the Gu family is in decline and has to rely on the second branch for survival, Qi will certainly take care of the second branch.
There were only the elderly, children, women and children left in the main house of the Gu family. He could send a few people to keep an eye on them and still keep them under control.
As soon as they left the palace, the second family immediately became arrogant.
All of them were breathing heavily, and Li said in a sarcastic tone:
"Sister-in-law, on the way back to Beijing, you were eating delicious food while we were eating coarse food. Did you ever think that this day would come?"
Qi ignored her. Gu Xi carried Gu Yuan on her back, and the four of them got on the carriage.
Li had high cheekbones to begin with, and she had been living on a fasting schedule for the past six months, losing a lot of weight and becoming even more sarcastic.
Seeing Qi and the others' carriages leaving, Li jumped up and cursed:
"Bah, she dares to be so arrogant in front of us. Now that our second branch has been favored by the emperor, she must be very upset. Master, you should go to the Ministry of Revenue and get all the family property back. This must be returned by His Majesty for Wei'er's sake. It's all our second branch's property."
Gu Yunze also felt very proud.
Along the way, Qi and the others ate well and lived comfortably, so he gave their second wife twenty taels of silver to barely sustain them until they returned to Beijing. He was already gnashing his teeth in hatred for them.
Not only does all the Gu family's property belong to the second wife, but the money earned by the first wife's business also has to be spent by the second wife. Otherwise, hum!
After returning to the house, Gu Yuan was placed on the bed. Gu Ping was still crying. Gu Xi touched her head and said:
"Don't cry, I'll show you a magic trick."
"what?"
Gu Xi looked at Gu Ping stupidly, stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers in front of Gu Yuan:
"Xiaoyuan, wake up!"
Gu Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
"Huh? What's wrong with me? Aren't I in the palace?"
Gu Ping was overjoyed, "Xiaoyuan is awake? Sister, you are amazing!"
Qi had long expected that it was Gu Xi who did this, so it was not surprising.
When Gu Yunqing saw Gu Xi carrying Gu Yuan back, he was so scared that he followed her to Gu Yuan's yard, stood at the door, and looked inside anxiously.
Seeing Gu Yuan wake up and jump out of bed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Qi touched Gu Yuan's head and said worriedly:
"Although we have avoided this incident today, what should we do in the future? Does Xiaoyuan have to stay in the house all the time?"
Gu Xi glanced at Gu Yunqing at the door, and then said to Qi:
"Mom, Xiaoyuan can only stay in the house for five days at most. After five days, when the Imperial Master comes back, I will ask him to treat Xiaoyuan. I promise he will be fine. After all, we have been traveling for so many days, so it's better to let Xiaoyuan rest in the house for a few days."
Qi knew that her daughter must have a way, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Gu Xi said to Gu Ping:
"Ping'er, stay here and play with Xiaoyuan for a while. Mom and I are going out for a while."
Gu Ping had thought that Gu Yuan was going to die, but now that she saw that Gu Yuan was alive and kicking, her tearful face was now smiling:
"Got it, elder sister."
Gu Xi and Qi came out, winked at Gu Yunqing, and then the three of them came to Qi's room.
"Xi'er, what about the rash on Ping'er's face?" Qi asked.
She guessed that it was also Gu Xi's work, because the rash did not hurt or itch, and the silly Gu Ping had never noticed it.
Gu Xi said: "In half an hour, it will automatically disappear."
Qi sighed and said:
"Ping'er is such a silly child, she doesn't understand anything."
Gu Xi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, with a hint of pampering, and said:
"Mother, Ping'er and Xiaoyuan are still young, let them live a naive and happy life. Don't worry, mother, I can protect them."
Qi knew her eldest daughter's ability, so she didn't say much. She then glanced at Gu Yunqing:
"Xi'er, I still don't know the name of the housekeeper you hired."
The person my daughter brings home must be reliable.
Qi looked at Gu Yunqing, feeling somewhat confused. It was clearly their first meeting, so why did he feel such an inexplicable sense of familiarity?
Gu Xi confirmed that the people arranged by Emperor Jichang were quite far away, and then he said:
"Mom, this is Daddy. Daddy is still alive. It's inconvenient to show his true face, so I disguised him."
No wonder she felt that this person's aura was very familiar. Qi was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. She was trembling all over and couldn't speak.
"Lan'er, I'm back." Gu Yunqing said with eyes full of love.
In the past, he would say this to his wife every time he returned from a battle.
The familiar voice and the breath engraved in his bones made Qi confirm the person in front of him.
Her tears burst out, and without caring that her daughter was present, she cried and threw herself into Gu Yunqing's arms.
"Brother Qing!"
Gu Yunqing stroked Qi's back and comforted her softly:
"it's me."
When Qi Lan'er was young, she always called Gu Yunqing "Brother Qing", but later when the children grew up, she felt embarrassed and just called him "Master". Now that she has found him again, she can't care so much anymore.