The whole heaven is watching Lao Tzu fall in love [Red Mansion]

Mrs. Zhang knew she had something to say at a glance, and asked, "But what's the matter?"

Liu Yanran also looked over, eyes full of curiosity.

Liu Yi gritted her teeth, and finally said in a low voice: "Madam, Mrs. Liu. Just now, the servant heard the news from the outside, saying that General Gu was cut off by his second-wife grandma, and he is already abolished."

that day.

The woman outside the door walked in slowly. She held up a delicate glazed octagonal lamp, and the shining light illuminated half of her face.Her face was still pale, but her lips were covered with a thick layer of fragrant rouge, so bright red that it seemed that blood would drip out in the next second.

The wind in the hallway blew past the door, Gu Jiangyun frowned, and glanced at her thin clothes.

"Why don't you add a few more?"

The woman smiled, but took the tray from the maid behind her. Inside was a small bowl of bird's nest porridge, which was clear in color and exuded white air.

"Seeing that the master is still in the study so late," she said softly, "so come here to deliver some supper, and also give the master a boost."

Gu Jiangyun remained silent, feeling somewhat guilty towards her.He watched the slender woman put the bowl on the table, and he was speechless for a moment.

He knew what Qing Ling was thinking. This girl who was only in her teens had married him with such longings in her arms, but now she lost her chance to be a mother forever.When it was still in bloom, it withered like a flower alone, and it was because of his joining the army.Therefore, he was more willing to compensate her more in some other places, and sent two more maids to serve her the day before yesterday.

Seeing Qingling looking at him, Gu Jiangyun's hand paused, then he picked up the small bowl and drank it into his mouth spoon by spoon.

"Master, is the taste okay?" The woman asked with a smile, her face hidden under the half-dark candlelight.Her abnormally bright red lips became more and more eye-catching in such a dark color. When Gu Jiangyun looked at her, she always felt that a drop of blood was about to drip down there.

"It tastes good." He put the empty bowl back on the case, "Qingling, you should rest earlier."

Qing Ling suddenly spread her lips and smiled, and she walked over slowly, getting closer to Gu Jiangyun.

"Master, now that you have divorced your wife, have you ever thought about allowing me to be your regular wife?"

"How is this possible?" Gu Jiangyun frowned immediately, and subconsciously said, "You can no longer have children, and I must have a son--"

"But this concubine has always admired the master." Qing Ling blinked, and her playful and agile movements were a little more frightening under her pale complexion. You can't even have children anymore. But master, do you want to have a new love without any burden?"

Gu Jiangyun's head began to buzz and roar, and he faintly sensed that something was wrong.He strenuously propped himself up, but in front of his eyes were large swaths of blurry scenery, where the chaotic color blocks collided together, making his vision blurred.

"What did you put in?" He pinched his palm fiercely and asked sharply, "What did you put in that porridge?!"

"It's nothing," Qing Ling said with a smile. She has long since lost the youthful and lively face she had when she first entered the gate, and her cheeks are deeply sunken. The smile at this moment only makes people feel creepy, "I'm helping you Yes, sir."

She knelt down and took out a sharp knife with a cold light from her sleeve without any haste.

"You don't even know how happy I was when an iceman came to my door—" She slowly slid the sharp blade on Gu Jiangyun's lower body, with a happy smile on her lips, "I never I have listened to good stories since I was born, and finally one day, the protagonist becomes me?"

"Unfortunately, in the end, I am also a useless waste other than having children. When Mrs. Gu and I are destroyed, General Gu can continue to live his life happily, and then with a high-sounding appearance. The reason for marrying another sad woman. But if this is the case, why pretend to be that kind of love?"

She stood up abruptly and kicked over the ebony box standing in the corner with a snap.The painting scroll inside rolled out and slowly unfolded on the ground, and there was a charmingly smiling woman on it.

"He's such an infatuated person, no wonder everyone in the capital sighs, isn't it?" She smiled lightly, scratching the painting completely with one knife after another, and her tone suddenly became sharp, "You are the one who hurt Gu Madame! It was you who killed me! How can a person like you have children? I don’t even have children, how can you, the chief culprit, continue to marry wives and have children and live like nothing happened!"

Gu Jiangyun's hairs were almost standing on end, looking at her almost crazy expression, he murmured: "You are crazy!"

"That's right, I'm crazy!"

Qingling giggled, rubbed the blade against the table, and then slowly landed on him, "If I wasn't crazy, how could I be blind and admire a scum like you?"

"Aren't you afraid that I will call someone?" Gu Jiangyun tried his best to maintain his sanity, and said sharply, "If I call someone, you will die without a place to die!"

The woman stared at him deeply, her blood-colored lips curled up suddenly.

"My lord..." she said meaningfully, "Don't you think I came here without any preparation?"

She suddenly smiled, and without hesitation, she slammed down the knife.

The shrill screams suddenly spread throughout the general's mansion. Several servants who were supposed to serve in the study but were dragged to drink by the maids of the second room suddenly felt that something was wrong and hurried over to look.But seeing that the door of the study was locked tightly, there was no sound inside, only the half-bright candlelight reflected through the screen window.

"Master?" The maids became more impatient and slammed the door loudly, "What's the matter with you?"

No matter how I took pictures, no one came to answer the door. In the end, the old lady heard the news and got up in a hurry with a cane.Trembling, she took out the key of the study room and opened the carved wooden door in front of her.

There was blood everywhere.The sprayed blood splashed on the screen, blooming like peach blossoms.

And in that bloody atmosphere, the originally bright girl sat peacefully, with a faint smile on her lips.

"My son!" Gu's mother immediately saw Gu Jiangyun, who had fainted on the ground and his robe was soaked in blood, and said in surprise, "My son, what's wrong with you!"

The maid next to her pointed at her with trembling hands, and said in horror: "Old lady, master...Master's pants..."

Only then did Mother Gu see the place where the blood gushed out.She couldn't believe it, she just went down and touched it with trembling hands.

No more.

There was an empty place, and the son in his arms was silent, even breathing very weakly.

Mother Gu couldn't bear such a blow any longer, her lips trembled, and she finally fell to the ground.

"Old lady!" All the maids rushed to help her up, and asked someone to send someone to the imperial doctor. When they were so busy, they saw the woman sitting in the room suddenly put her slender white fingers on her lips, and gently Hissed.

The bright red on her lips rubbed against her white jade-like fingers, but she still had a smile on her face. In front of the dumbfounded servant girl, she waved the candle in her hand to the ground in a leisurely manner. .

A servant girl suddenly saw the shiny and reflective layer on the ground with sharp eyes, and said in surprise: "Stop her, she is going to—"

But it was too late.

The monstrous flames soared into the sky, devouring the already spent scrolls on the ground in an instant, and then spread crazily, turning the entire General's Mansion into a sea of ​​flames.

"what?"

Zhang's almond eyes widened all of a sudden, and he could hardly believe his ears.She couldn't believe it: "Why?"

"It's just a rumor in the market outside." Liu Yi braced herself, glanced at Liu Yanran's expression, and said in a low voice, "It is true, it is said that the second wife admired the general's reputation since she was in her boudoir, and she only wanted to do it for him. Wife. But she has been given safflower and can't bear children, and she heard Mrs. Gu said that she would marry another family with continuous children, so she was disheartened for a while, so she drugged the bird's nest porridge. While she was asleep In the past tense, just..."

Mrs. Zhang raised her heart and looked at Liu Yanran's face.Seeing that she was white in color, but she didn't show too much pain, she felt a little more relaxed, and hurriedly asked, "Has she been saved?"

"He has been rescued." Liu Yi said, "It's just that he is already a useless person, and his health is not very good. I'm afraid he won't be able to go to the battlefield again."

For a while, the room fell silent, and several people were silent.After a while, Liu Yanran opened her mouth and said calmly, "They asked for this, but it has nothing to do with me anymore. Just listen."

She really didn't take this matter to heart. Later, her brother applied to return to Beijing to report on his work. He hated the person who failed his sister so much. He took the opportunity to suppress Gu Jiangyun and removed Gu Jiangyun from his official position.Without his strong body, Gu Jiangyun could no longer lead the army to fight. In the end, the Holy One recited his meritorious service in defending the country and gave him a generous reward, allowing him to disarm and return to the field.

It is said that it is disarming and returning to the fields, but in fact it is no different from ordinary people.Besides, Gu Jiangyun could no longer have any heirs, and he was the only male in the family because he was the only heir of two generations. Therefore, the Gu family's lineage could be said to have been cut off.

Old Madam Gu cried until her heart broke, wishing she could eat that woman's flesh alive.It's just that the second room had already been burnt to death in that room, and she couldn't help it. At this moment, she remembered that her daughter-in-law had devoted herself to serving her for more than ten years.

However, what was missed has already been missed, and the day of yesterday cannot be recovered, and it can no longer be recovered.

Since then, General Gu's mansion has changed to a new owner, and the decoration has become more and more magnificent.However, the Gu family disappeared from the eyes of the people in the capital. In a very remote Huangye village in the south, a family moved in.

Because there is still some money in hand, the life of Gu's mother and son is not tight.I bought two rooms for servants, and bought some fertile land, but I'm going to live.It's just that Gu Jiangyun has no children. For Mrs. Gu, it is more uncomfortable than death.Since then, I have sighed every day and cried every night, crying that I shouldn't have married such a cruel woman into my family as the second wife, and let her kill my own lineage; I cried again and Gu Jiangyun worked hard for 19 years to have one The position of general is now in vain.The future seemed to be in the clouds and fog, without any light, Gu Jiangyun suddenly became taciturn.

Gu Jiangyun could almost see his whole life.He can't have children, he can only wait quietly to turn into a pile of loess, maybe his mother will walk in front of him, so he is left alone in this world, waiting for the coming of death every day.

He started to do farm work, learned to make medicine by himself, and kept the rewarded money well.After working hard on family affairs every day, only then did Yanran understand the sufferings of the past.

Thinking that I was only a couple of acres of land for my two-bedroom family, and yet I managed it with so much effort; Yanran was supporting herself in the mansion that day, without even a male, but how did she manage such a large stall?

Every time I think about it, I feel more regretful.However, this remorse is of no use anymore.

In the court hall, the matter of General Gu caused quite a stir.Quite a number of ministers who hugged each other and enjoyed the blessings of Qi people felt lingering fear after this incident, fearing that the person next to their pillow would not be able to think about it, so they raised their knives to attack themselves.

Seeing this situation, Jia Lang wrote the memorial immediately.He swayed and wrote tens of thousands of words, asking the emperor to remove the crime of childlessness from Qichu, and to allow the general to bring his wife with him when he leads the soldiers to fight.

"This matter is too ridiculous," Su Zhao blew his beard and stared, almost unable to believe that someone would dare to violate Zhu Shengren's words like this.He frowned and said, "Your Majesty, it has always been the rule for generals to stay in Beijing with their wives and children - if they don't stay by your side, then if the general has a different heart, wouldn't it be..."

"My lord's words are wrong," Jia Lang said with a sneer, "Although a general cannot take his family to the frontier, he can still take concubines there. If he has already had a disagreement, no matter whether his wife and children are in the capital or not. It can't stop him at all. Instead of this, it's better to have fewer tragedies like General Gu. If there is someone in the clan to take care of him, the parents can still stay in Beijing. If not, it would be better to let his wife stay and take care of him?"

"That's all," Su Zhao said in a cold voice, "Removing the crime of childlessness from the seven outlaws, what exactly does Mr. Jia think? Disobedience to parents, childlessness, adultery, jealousy, serious diseases, talkative , theft. These seven rules, all of which are handed down from the predecessors, have been used for hundreds of years, can there be any mistakes?"

"There is nothing wrong with it," Jia Lang said leisurely, "I just have the courage to ask my lord, if your lord has a serious illness, what should the wife of the family do?"

"Naturally, he serves day and night and takes care of me." Su Zhao said naturally.

"Then what if the wife of the family has a serious illness?"

"Naturally, it's divorce!" Su Zhao said without thinking, "If you have a serious illness, you can't even leave the land, and you can't manage the house, so what's the point of marrying?"

Jia Lang was almost stunned by the brazenness of this man.There are such shameless and skinless people in the world, and he really has gained knowledge. He glanced around and saw that many ministers agreed with him.

"It's contrary to benevolence and justice," another civil servant said in a deep voice, "or ask a doctor for medicine at home. If it's cured, it's fine. If it's not good, then find two people to take care of it and live in another courtyard. I will marry another family to manage the affairs of the mansion."

Jia Lang was almost laughed out of anger. In their eyes, this wife has no other use other than housekeeper and childbearing!He couldn't help shaking his head and said, "What do you think you are? Do you think the whole world should revolve around you?"

During the stalemate, they suddenly heard an urgent report from the military outside the hall, saying that Princess Zhaoning led troops to defeat the Japanese pirates, and the sea ships directly attacked the opponent's island, winning a complete victory.A large amount of food, weapons, gold and silver treasures have been seized, and the rare and precious items have been transported to Beijing.

As soon as the words fell, the emperor sitting on the throne straightened his back in an instant, clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay! Zhaoning is so courageous, he really deserves to be my son, Qilin'er too!"

The faces of all the ministers are very strange, although there are happy expressions, more of them are palpitations and worries.A few generals had already come out and said: "Your Majesty, after all, the princess is a daughter, and she is not as brave and good at fighting as a man. I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince everyone after making such a feat!"

"Yeah, if the people know about it, they will only accuse our generals in the court of being useless, and instead send a woman to lead the army to fight..."

"Although the princess is on the battlefield, she is only a lieutenant general after all. She acts according to the orders of the general. Is it due to her alone?"

Jia Lang listened to what they said, nothing more than he didn't want to believe that a woman solved the problem of Japanese pirates that had plagued them for a long time.He couldn't help but sneered and said: "Forget it, you adults should save some face with yourself. If the princess hadn't stepped forward that day, none of you adults would be willing to lead the army. They only want to send concubines to live in peace. How about You didn't care about your useless reputation back then, but you suddenly care about it today?"

Several generals were a little ashamed when he said that they turned red and white.But he still insisted on his face, and said: "Did Mr. Jia know about the killing of the enemy in battle? Mr. Jia is a family of children, it's better not to talk about it!"

"I just said what the people think," Jia Lang said in a loud voice. "Today, the princess can defeat the enemy army. It is really my great fortune! The princess has golden branches and jade leaves, and she can still go to battle to kill the enemy. useless?"

The emperor nodded slightly and remained silent.

Jia Lang took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, there are many women in the world today, and among them there are countless talented ones. If we set up female officers and set up female students to teach good students, we can let them win glory for our Daqing. If it is not possible, then we can produce one or two unicorns." That's right."

"Lord Jia, don't push yourself!" Su Zhao almost jumped, "A woman's ignorance is virtue. What's the use of setting up a women's school? Instead, it makes them feel better, but it's just—"

He suddenly caught a glimpse of Emperor Si's expression, that expression was definitely not good-looking.Su Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and then he remembered that Princess Zhaoning, who had just made great achievements, was the emperor's only daughter, but she was talented.Isn't he accusing the emperor's daughter of being immoral?

The more he thought about it, the colder the sweat, Su Zhao hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, I hope that your Majesty will forgive me for my outrageous remarks!"

"Master Su also knows that he is speaking outrageous words?" The emperor said coldly, "Master Su just accused me of teaching my children to be immoral?"

Su Zhao knelt down on the ground, the sweat dripping from the top of his head.Trembling all over, he said loudly: "This minister has no such intention!"

"No such intention?"

The emperor sneered, and said slowly: "Su Qing has lost her manners in front of the imperial court, drag it down, and hit thirty big boards."

Su Zhao fought with both hands, but he didn't dare to say any excuses, so he was dragged down by the guards on both sides of the court hall and hit the board severely.The muffled sound of the board slapping on the human body and the heart-piercing cries of pain made people shudder. Seeing this situation, several civil servants who were originally quite critical also closed their mouths tightly and remained silent.