Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

There is a heart knot inside.

The knot was made of colorful brocade rope, but it had faded over time, and the tassels underneath had turned slightly white. The jade bead in the center was still shiny and lustrous. Gu Yue had never seen anything good, but he could tell the quality of this thing.

Gu Xu held the palm-sized love knot in his hand and looked at it for a while, his eyelashes drooping, with an expression of neither sadness nor joy.

Gu Yue thought, he should still remember the days when he was in Prince Shen's mansion when his parents were still alive? But now he can only ponder over the relics, it's really...

Wanting to touch him, but feeling that it was inappropriate at this moment, Gu Yue just watched quietly.

Gu Xu took out another piece of paper from the cloth bag.

The paper had turned yellow and brittle. Gu Xu opened it carefully and the ink on it was still clear.

Gu Yue couldn't help but be curious and asked, "What did you write?"

"...Just a few words of concern." Gu Xu came back to his senses and handed the note directly to Gu Yue.

Gu Yue was flattered and took it carefully.

The note reads:

Er Gu Xu: Act according to your heart and take care of yourself. I wish you peace and happiness.

The signature is Gu Shen and...Su Huaiyue.

Is it Gu Xu’s mother’s name?

From this name, you should be able to tell which Su family it is.

"So, where are the things that King Shen left for Xiao Xu?" Gu Yue was concerned about the more important things at the moment.

"That's not clear." The old man shook his head.

"People asked you to look after something, but you don't know where it is?" Gu Yue was confused. Could it be that this old man was trying to hide his abilities?

The old man looked at him with disdain and immediately said, "How would I know about such an important thing? Zhou Qiong only said that he would tell the young master the news, but he didn't tell us where the thing is exactly."

Gu Yue thought about it and could understand it. After all, it was such a huge sum of money...

It's not good to embezzle from the company.

"Then why did you mobilize the children to patrol the woods?" Gu Yue asked.

The old man's expression suddenly became kind: "Those kids... Well, originally, when the villagers went into the mountains, they would just look around to see if there were any people wandering around. Later, the kids found out about it and insisted on helping..."

"Aren't you afraid that they will be in danger?" Gu Yue couldn't help but ask. It was dangerous no matter how he thought about it!

"In the beginning, there were quite a lot of people coming into the mountains to look for things, but they all found nothing." The old man said, "In the past few years, almost no one has come into the mountains. I think the hype outside has faded... There are only a few people who come into the mountains mainly to have fun, and they won't use knives or guns. We've already asked them to clean up the wild boars and wolves nearby, so it's okay."

Gu Yue nodded. If nothing else, he didn't want to see the child in danger.

Gu Shen left treasures for Gu Xu in advance, which was a good thing, but why did Gu Yue find it so strange?

"What exactly happened back then? Old man, just tell me what you know." Seeing that Gu Xu was still in deep thought, Gu Yue asked on his behalf.

What was said just now was ambiguous, and Gu Yue didn't understand it at all.

"Back then?" The old man looked at him, "Why are you asking so many questions?"

"To be honest, Xiao Xu is my adopted child. He suffered a lot when he was young... I just heard you say that Prince Shen was killed for treason? I'm afraid that something happened in the middle that will implicate Xiao Xu." Gu Yue played the emotional card.

The old man really began to recall: "I was just a man who took care of the front yard of the palace, and I really don't know the details... At that time, the master asked me to go back to Tongshan to visit my relatives and asked me to stay longer, so I went. As a result, news came from outside that Prince Shen was plotting a rebellion and his entire family was killed!"

The old man's eyes were moist again. "How could such a good man like the master rebel? I was the first one who didn't believe it! I asked the literate people in the village to help me write a petition, and I was ready to go to Luoyang to seek justice. Before I could leave, Zhou Qiong, who was with the master, came and told me to stay in this village, saying that the young master had escaped and there were things left for him by the master in the mountains. I have been here, guarding for almost ten years..."

The old man raised his sleeves to wipe away tears: "Sometimes I wonder if Zhou Qiong lied to me and told me to live a good life. Today I really saw the young master, and I can rest in peace in my coffin, wuwu..."

Gu Yue felt that life was really not easy for this big family.

He had a lot to ask: "Has Zhou Qiong always been working with King Shen?"

"Yes, he is someone close to the master and is very capable!" said the old man.

"You just said that he comes to deliver money every six months. When was the last time he came?" Gu Yue asked.

This person should be crucial.

"The last time he came was last summer. He used to be very punctual, but now I don't know why. I didn't see him during the New Year." The old man looked a little worried.

It sounds like this guy is in great danger.

Gu Yue recalled a detail: "Why do you call him Master Shen Wang? Isn't it usually called Master Wang or His Highness?"

There was no other reason, it was simply because when he met King Yin, the eunuchs around him did not call him "Master".

"I followed the master when he was still in the Gu Mansion in Luoyang. I've gotten used to calling him that over the years," the old man explained.

"Have you been to Luoyang before?" Gu Yue was very interested.

Gu Xu also looked over.

"Yes, it happened many years ago. I was young then." Seeing that Gu Xu was interested in what he was saying, the old man spoke more excitedly: "At that time, the master was still a young master, and the Gu family was one of the best families in Luoyang. But when the master was in his teens, we moved to Yunxi. It's been thirty years in a flash, right? Oh..."

The old man looked at Gu Xu, full of relief: "The young master is still alive and well, I am satisfied, and when I get to the underworld, I will give an explanation to the master."

Gu Yue wondered why Gu Shen would leave such a large sum of money for Gu Xu in Tongshan?

Gu Xu was less than ten years old at the time, right? Gu Shen was also in his prime, and judging from the knot of love, he had a good relationship with his wife, so why would he leave an inheritance to Gu Xu in advance?

If it was one's own property, Jiangnan Yunxi is tens of thousands of miles away from here, which is not comparable to the short distance from Tongshan Yuning Prefecture to Liuli Town. Who would hide the money in such a far place?

"Are King Shen's ancestors near Tongshan?" Gu Yue asked.

"Yes, yes, how did you know?" the old man was surprised.

Guess.

But it still couldn't explain his doubts.

Again, why?

Gu Yue put his arm around Gu Xu's shoulder and walked aside to whisper to him.

"Xiao Xu, the identities of your parents are already clear. What...what do you think?" Gu Yue asked.

He never knew what Gu Xu's purpose was.

Gu Xu was silent for a moment.

"You've discovered it, too." Gu Xu looked into his eyes and said slowly, "Prince Shen... my biological father's rebellion may be a little strange."