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

The straw man shook a few times.

Everyone saw that the arrow was not firmly stuck in the target, but was bounced out.

"Move here." Su Muhua said.

The boy over there had already picked up the straw man and was carrying it over quickly. When he got closer, everyone saw that the straw man was wearing a piece of clothing.

The servant was delighted: "Young Master, you have great archery skills! This time you hit the straw man right on the target!"

The clothes were taken off and handed to Old Master Su. There was no trace of the arrow at the place where it was shot, and there was even a faint glow.

Gu Yue then remembered that Su Yingjian had mentioned in the letter that there were two pieces of armor in total.

Old Master Su said, "I found this for Huaiyue. I was too stubborn. I knew Huaiyue had passed away, but I still did this useless work."

"Not anymore." His eyes were a little wet. "This armor is invulnerable to swords and spears, and is impervious to water and fire. It's just right for you."

Old Master Su put the armor in Gu Xu's hand.

Gu Xu said: "Thank you, Grandfather. I will make good use of it."

Gu Yue thought, I knew it...

"The situation is complicated, you must be careful in everything." Old Master Su patted his hand, "Xiao Xu, come with me. The rest of you stay here and accompany Master Gu well. Don't neglect him."

Everyone claimed it was.

Gu Xu followed Old Tutor Su, and before leaving, he looked back at Gu Yue.

Shi San folded his arms in silence. He had seen everyone present, and knew that even if they rushed forward, they would not be able to hurt Gu Yue.

Gu Yue was a little nervous.

Especially when all the relatives of the Su family looked at him, he felt an indescribable terror.

Help, my social phobia has come back again. Can I faint?

……

Old Master Su brought Gu Xu to a courtyard.

"This is your mother's yard, and there are some of her belongings in it." The old man entered the yard. There was no one in the yard, but it was very clean.

"You can take anything here...but I want to ask you a question."

The two entered the room.

It can be seen that no one has lived here for a long time. Although it is clean and tidy, it lacks popularity.

"You say." Gu Xu looked around.

"Since you have chosen to return to Luoyang, to the center of this power struggle, have you thought about what you are going to do in the future?" The old man looked at Gu Xu with sharp eyes, "I heard that you were held hostage by Gu Dashi and suffered torture and abuse. Is this true?"

"It's a fabricated story." Gu Xu said, "You want me to avenge Su Huaiyue?"

The old man sighed.

"Whether it's revenge or not, after so many years, I have let it go." He said, "I only have one wish now, that is that the Su family can continue to prosper and live in peace, and not end up like the Mu family."

Gu Xu's expression did not fluctuate at all.

"If you want revenge, I will naturally support you." The old man's eyebrows were gentle, "It's just that I am no longer the head of the Su family now, and I am no longer the person who would risk everything for Huaiyue. The Su family already has so many descendants...Xiao Xu, can you understand?"

“Don’t hurt the Su family. It can’t withstand the wind and rain anymore.” The old man sighed slightly.

"I understand." Gu Xu said directly, "Where is the letter that Su Huaiyue sent back then? Take it out and show it to me."

The old man choked.

He pointed to the small table over there and said, "It's all in that drawer, take a look."

The old man sat on the small couch in the middle, looking at Gu Xu's back.

Gu Xu opened the drawer and a stack of stationery was neatly placed inside.

"You just leave the things like this, aren't you afraid of losing them?" Gu Xu said.

"The people who clean the room are my trusted aides. No one else in the Su family can get close to them." The old man coughed twice. "Back then, the Su family received two letters from Huaiyue. One letter asked us to contact the ministers and work for King Shen to find out what happened that year. The other letter asked us to protect ourselves and not make any response to this matter."

"After discussing, your uncles believed that the letter asking for help was fake and was intended to trick the Su family into taking action so that they could hold something against us," said the old man.

Gu Xu did not comment on this conclusion. He opened Su Huaiyue's letter and read it, confirming that the two letters were in it, and then put them all in his arms.

He searched the room.

There was nothing on the dressing table, only very few jewelry and cosmetics. But there were quite a few books on the desk, filling up an entire bookshelf.

Gu Xu took them out and looked at them. Most of them were history books and policy essays of previous dynasties, etc. There was also a whole row of them, which were the imperial examination special issues published by Hangdou Bookstore. They mainly contained scholars' comments on each other's articles.

Gu Xu read every book carefully.

Old Master Su looked at him for a long while, then said, "Your mother was a very talented person. The articles she wrote back then were better than those of most scholars. It's a pity that Prince Shen had no ambition, which led to her dull life and death in the end."

"Has the Su family ever thought about getting out of the emperor's fear?" Gu Xu asked, "It must be hard for you to live in fear like this, right?"

Old Master Su was silent for a while.

Gu Xu did not ask any further questions.

After a while, the old man asked, "Xiao Xu, how much of the things your mother left behind did you get?"

"What do you know?" Gu Xu turned around.

"Wu Men, and Chao Zhen Jun... should be the only two." Old Master Su said, "If you... have that day, I hope you will remember that your mother is the only daughter of the Su family."

Gu Xu looked at him.

Old Master Su said, "The Su family will at least not kill you. There is a secret compartment in the dressing table, which contains the deeds to the properties your mother has run for many years. I have secretly cleaned them up over the years, so you can take them directly."

"The Su family can only help you secretly and cannot openly participate in anything." Old Master Su said, "If you have any problems, please write to me quietly. I have some connections in the court. I will help you in any way I can."

He sighed, "I'm old. I just hope you're happy and safe, nothing else. I think Huaiyue feels the same way. But her strategies were buried in the end."

Gu Xu opened the drawer of the dressing table.

……

Gu Yue dealt with the enthusiastic hospitality of some people and his energy was quickly drained.

In fact, it was just about the customs and habits of Gujia Village, and the story of how Gu Xu came to his home. If it was really Gu Dashi, he would be able to answer them naturally, and these questions would not be difficult.

But Gu Yue just... hesitated, spoke incoherently, and made up stories...

Fortunately, the Su family was not bad, and they could see that he seemed a little shy. So the people who were not very relevant went back to their rooms with excuses, and gradually, only a few playful children and the three eldest sons and their families were left here to chat with them.

Su Muying, the eldest master of the Su family, observed him for a long time and suddenly asked, "Master Gu, can I have a word with you?"

Third Master Su Muhua laughed when he heard this: "Big brother, do you want to have a private conversation with Uncle?"

"Some important things." Uncle Su Muying nodded.

"What could be the most important thing?" The Third Master was still laughing. "Master Gu, don't underestimate my elder brother because he is a prime minister and looks serious. He is actually very good at telling jokes."

Gu Yue understood that this was helping him to refuse.

Uncle Su Muying frowned slightly.

"Okay." Gu Yue smiled and said, "I just happen to have something to ask the Prime Minister."