Mrs. Gu's family was well off. When she first married Prime Minister Gu, in addition to Shili Hongzhuang, she also had many businesses provided by her family.

The natal family almost handed over all the business in Kyoto to Mrs. Gu.

After Gu Baiyu grew up, he slowly handed over all these businesses to Gu Baiyu.

Now Gu Baiyu owns a business involving many industries.

Restaurants, medical clinics, cloth shops, grain stores, banks...all are running very well.

Xiao Yanlin asked to go take a look. Gu Baiyu thought he had nothing to do today, so he agreed.

The two of them were going out together. The old housekeeper hurriedly prepared the carriage and wanted someone to follow him. Xiao Yanlin waved his hand and refused, and only ordered a few secret guards to follow them secretly.

On the carriage, Gu Baiyu wanted to ask something several times, but finally gave up.

Forget it, Xiao Yanlin will naturally be able to give her an answer when she gets there.

The first place they went to was a very famous medical clinic in Kyoto. This medical clinic was famous for its fair prices and superb medical skills.

When the two of them arrived at the hospital, the servant went in first to report, and the shopkeeper of the hospital hurriedly came out to greet them.

Seeing Gu Baiyu accompanied by Xiao Yanlin, he saluted the two of them in fear.

After that, he took the two people into the hospital.

As soon as you enter the medical center, in addition to the lobby where patients are treated, there is also a large yard next to it, where many medicinal herbs are hung to dry.

Today happened to be the day when the pharmacist came to deliver medicine. The apprentices in the medical clinic were helping to move things. In the yard, a man was sitting next to the medicine mortar, cutting out herbs.

If you look closely, you can see that the man is strong and strong, but one of his legs has been cut off from the calf down while sitting on the chair.

When the man heard the noise, he looked up at the door. When he saw the person coming, the stone mortar he was pounding fell to the ground with a clang, and then he said in disbelief, "Master Hou!"

After shouting this, he struggled to get up.

But one of his feet was dangling in the air and he couldn't stand up straight after trying several times. Ji Hongan quickly went to help him, "Brother Hu, please slow down."

The shopkeeper looked left and right, did he know these people?

After a period of chaos, Gu Baiyu and Xiao Yanlin were invited to the main hall, and the big man named Hu was also helped in and sat down on his seat.

He still looked very excited: "Master Marquis, madam, why are you here?"

Gu Baiyu gave him a reassuring smile, "Don't be anxious, speak slowly, the Marquis came here specifically to see you."

The big man's name was Hu Cheng. His expression finally calmed down this time, and his tone was full of emotion, "I never thought that after retreating from the battlefield, I would be able to see the Marquis one day."

"I heard rumors from outside that my wife was going to marry the Marquis, and I thought it was a good thing. There were also those short-sighted people who said something bad about my wife. I wanted to scold my mother at that time!"

"My wife is a Bodhisattva who descended to earth, and she carries great righteousness in her body! How can there be a black-hearted person saying something bad about my wife when she is so matched with the Marquis? We wounded soldiers who have retired from the battlefield thought that this would be the case in our lives. No one is willing to take us in for those who stutter. I didn’t expect that I would still meet my wife..."

Speaking of this, Hu Cheng's voice was choked up.

"Those of us who chose to join the camp as soldiers were not afraid of the Marquis's jokes. Few of us really had the great ambition to defend our country. Most of us were forced by life and wanted a little money. If we are on the battlefield It's okay to die, it's all over, and the money given by the court is enough for the family to live for a while, but if you are like me and become disabled, it will be really..."

"I wonder if Liu Dazhuang, who I had a close relationship with in the military camp, still remembers me? What a strong northern man. He was just missing an arm. I heard that he was gone within a year after returning to his hometown. "

"I had just arrived at the medical clinic run by my wife at that time, and I wanted to write a letter to tell him that if he couldn't survive, he could come to Kyoto to seek refuge with me, but his wife and children at home told him that he was no longer here..."

At this point, Hu Cheng's tone became excited again: "Who doesn't know what's going on! How could a man in such good health leave without seeing anyone in a year? Isn't it because he is afraid of dragging down the family, so he has to kill himself? !”

"It's fine now. Although I don't know what the situation is in other places, anyway, the brothers who retired from Kyoto all have a living. This is all the result of Madam!"

Xiao Yanlin had been listening patiently, listening to Hu Cheng's talk about how he had lived in the years since he retired from the battlefield. When he finished speaking, he turned his eyes to Gu Baiyu, with a gentle and complicated look on his face.

Gu Baiyu finally opened his mouth and asked the doubts in his heart: "Did the Marquis know about it a long time ago?"

In fact, Xiao Yanlin didn't know it at first.

He only knew that if those brothers who had been with him through life and death were injured on the battlefield and retired from the battlefield, their lives would be very bad.

Apart from receiving some money from the court, there was no other concern.

He once ordered his men to investigate and found out that most of the wounded soldiers who had retired from the battlefield were disabled and unable to work due to their special status, and there was no place willing to take them in.

Many people end up very tragic.

Some people died quietly at home, some became beggars...

He had thought about changing this situation, but the soldiers and horses in Daye's army came from all over the country. After being injured and retired, most of them would choose to return to their hometown. He wanted to help, but he didn't have that much energy.

He was the only one who could take care of the wounded soldiers in Kyoto. However, before he could take any action, word came from his subordinates that many wounded soldiers had found good jobs after returning home.

One after another, businessmen are willing to accept them and give them a job.

At first, Xiao Yanlin only thought it was a coincidence, but later when he discovered that the wounded soldiers who retreated in Kyoto were all living a good life, he realized something was fishy.

After further in-depth investigation, it was discovered that the masters behind those who were willing to accept wounded soldiers, either shops or businessmen, were actually Gu Baiyu, the concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"I saw you before you went to find me in the military camp."

After Xiao Yanlin found out that the person behind this was Gu Baiyu, he went to visit him personally.

It was a coincidence that I happened to meet Gu Baiyu taking her men to inspect the property, and saw how she told the shopkeeper to treat everyone equally.

Xiao Yanlin even heard a shopkeeper complain at the time, asking why the lady would do such a thing? There are so many poor people in the world, and there are so many beggars on the streets.

What did Gu Baiyu say at that time?

He saw that Gu Baiyu's face was calm and not angry at all. He just waited for the shopkeeper to finish speaking, and then said to the shopkeeper seriously -

"Those beggars have hands and feet. Many of them could have found something to do, but because of laziness, they chose to commit suicide; but those wounded soldiers who retired should have been loyal ministers of the country, but because of their special status and disabilities, they And we have to help such people who have to fall into a miserable situation, at least they want to live a good life."

It was difficult for Xiao Yanlin to describe the feeling in his heart at that time.

Every word Gu Baiyu said that day was deeply etched in his heart.

He still remembered Gu Baiyu at that time, who was very good-looking, had a gentle and demure temperament, and was neither hasty nor impatient in speaking and doing things. Just standing there, people could not ignore her presence.

After that startling glance, Xiao Yanlin could not forget that calm face and the words she spoke in a calm tone that touched his heart after so many midnight dreams.

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