[Red Mansion] Ronghua Road of Mrs. Hou's Mansion

"Your Majesty is always in good health, how could you get sick like this?" Sister Feng asked casually.

Gu Xingchi said: "He ascended the throne at the age of 32, and has been in power for 24 years now. He is also a mortal in the world, how could he not get sick? He has always been a strong person, even if he realized that his body was not as good as when he was young, he would not let him Everyone knows."

"More importantly, if those people know that he is not in good health, it will make people's hearts flutter." Sister Feng took the words.

Gu Xingchi nodded, "That's true. However, there are some things that need to be resolved while he is alive."

Thinking about King Ning, Sister Feng asked: "Do you really believe what King Ning said?"

Gu Xingchi smiled and said: "Temporarily believable, although King Ning's biological mother, Concubine Jing, is in the position of concubine, her mother's family is not strong enough, and he is not willing to be subordinate to others. At this time, he can only find a way to win over the Gu family. Actually Everyone takes what they need, and there is no question of trust or distrust."

After the winter, the weather became more and more severe, and the emperor's illness became more and more serious. A few days ago, the princes were sent to attend to the sick.Gu Xingchi's status was not suitable for surrounding the emperor with all the princes, so even if the emperor wanted to, he could only let Gu Xingchi go back.

Outside the window, the first snow of this year came quietly, and the catkin-like snowflakes fluttered, and it didn't take long for a layer of snow to accumulate on the ground.

Sister Qiao was wearing a thick winter coat, lying in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside through the window paper, as if she was very excited because she saw snow for the first time, and she was babbling.

Now Sister Qiao's brows and eyes have opened up a lot, and she looks more lovely, faintly reminiscent of Sister Feng.

Sister Feng held her and played with her for a while, and saw her yawn, and asked the nanny to carry her back to sleep.At this time, Gu Xing came back late and wanted to reach out to hug the child.Sister Qiao suddenly became upset, and slipped into Sister Feng's arms, obviously not wanting Gu Xingchi to hug her.

Sister Feng coaxed Sister Qiao, and couldn't help laughing, "Girl doesn't want you to hug her."

Gu Xingchi's hands froze in the air, staring at the mother and daughter.

The nanny smiled and said, "Master Hou, don't mind, a child as old as the county lord doesn't like to be hugged by strangers."

Gu Xingchi: "..." Is he a stranger?

Sister Feng smiled lightly: "Who told you to go outside every day, my daughter will naturally not recognize you."

The nanny took sister Qiao over, "The county master is still young, and when he grows up, he will remember more things. Then he will naturally like to be hugged by Lord Hou."

Gu Xingchi glanced at Sister Qiao, his gaze was gentle, "Little heartless, just remember mother."

Sister Qiao ignored her, lying in the nanny's arms very quietly, only heard the sound of light breathing.

Sister Feng said, "Take the girl down."

Sister Feng watched Sister Qiao enter the room, and didn't look away for a long time.

Gu Xingchi walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her waist, "What are you thinking?"

Sister Feng smiled slightly, "I was thinking, time flies so fast."

She has been reborn for almost four years.

Gu Xingchi also smiled and said: "It's true that things have passed quickly, isn't it almost four years since we first met? Sister Qiao has grown up so much."

Sister Feng looked at the snow outside, and thought of her previous life, what was she like at that time?It seems a little long ago, and the memory seems a little fuzzy.

But it wasn't a good memory, and she liked it the way it was now.

"I just like now, our family is happy and peaceful, peaceful and ordinary, without those troubles and intrigues. We talk around the charcoal fire, and sister Qiao is playing on the side, how nice it is."

Gu Xingchi did not ignore the disappointment and yearning in her eyes, stroked her hair, and said softly: "I also like this kind of life, and when all the dust settles, we can live this kind of life forever."

"Okay." Sister Feng looked at him, "How is Your Majesty?"

Gu Xingchi pulled her to sit down and said, "It's okay. Guess who I saw in the palace?"

Sister Feng blinked.

Gu Xingchi nodded her nose, "Xia Yanqi's master, Imperial Physician Xia."

Although Sister Feng had never met Imperial Physician Xia, she was still surprised, "Didn't you say that Imperial Physician Xia was wandering around, why did you suddenly return to Beijing?"

"It's true that he's been wandering around these years, but he came to the capital as soon as he was wandering. His Majesty's people discovered his whereabouts and asked them to invite him into the palace." Gu Xingchi said with a faint smile, "with him here, Your Majesty's illness should not be a problem."

Having said that, the emperor is also a human being, and when he gets old, he will experience birth, old age, sickness and death. Could it be possible that with the presence of Imperial Physician Xia, he will live forever?

A few days later, someone from the Xu family who hadn't visited for many days came again, and this time it was still for Mrs. Xu.

According to the Xu family, Mrs. Xu called Xu Huiyi's name in her sleep, and they felt uncomfortable seeing it, so they could only try to ask Gu Xingchi again.I thought that Gu Xingchi would treat him indifferently, but unexpectedly this time Gu Xingchi actually agreed.

When Gu Xingchi took Sister Feng to Xu's house, he met the doctor Xia who had just left the mansion after taking Mrs. Xu's pulse.

It was the first time for Sister Feng to see Imperial Physician Xia. Seeing that he was old, but he looked like a fairy, she admired him in her heart.It's just that this doctor Xia seems to be very indifferent towards others.

But behind him was a girl who seemed familiar.

Before Sister Feng could speak, the girl's eyes lit up, "Sister Wang."

Sister Feng was surprised and said: "Miss Xu, why did you come to the capital?" She looked at the Imperial Physician Xia next to her, "Is the Imperial Physician Xia bringing you here?"

Seeing Sister Feng, Xu Jin was very excited, "Doctor Xia accepted me as an apprentice. I have been traveling around with him, but I didn't expect to meet you here."

"So that's how it is." Sister Feng smiled, "Since you have come here with Imperial Physician Xia like this, what will Aunt Xu do, if you get into trouble, she will worry about you."

Xu Jin said: "No way. Not only did I not cause trouble, but I also helped others." She whispered in Sister Feng's ear, "I even jumped into the river to save a woman. I thought I would become someone's lifesaver and give me a lot of delicious food. Yes, but Master took me away."

Jumping into the river to save people?Sister Feng thought of something and asked, "When?"

Xu Jin thought about it seriously, "Two years ago, I saved a young girl."

The time was also right, it seemed that Xu Jin was probably the one who rescued Wang Xihe at the beginning, and she invited Wang Xihe and Xu Jin to Gu's house in a few days so that Xu Jin could recognize him.

"Since you have already come to Beijing, why don't you go to the Gu family to find us?"

Physician Xia heard the conversation between the two, and his eyes drifted away slightly.

Seeing this scene, Gu Xingchi said to Imperial Physician Xia, "When did Imperial Physician Xia return to the capital?"

Physician Xia obviously didn't want to pay attention to him, but just dealt with it and said, "I just returned to Beijing recently."

Such a blatant lie, Gu Xingchi only took it as the truth, and asked: "I don't know how your Majesty's health is?"

Doctor Xia could only answer one by one.

Sister Feng and Xu Jin walked a little farther, and Xu Jin said: "After entering Beijing, I heard that you and Brother Gu are married. In fact, I also want to look for you, but Master won't let me go. Every time I mention it, he gets very angry. After a few times, I dare not bring it up again.”

Sister Feng wondered, "Why?"

Xu Jin thought for a while, then lowered her voice and said, "I found something."

Sister Feng was puzzled and surprised at the same time.

"I found that Master doesn't seem to like Brother Gu. Every time he mentions Brother Gu, I can't understand the emotion on his face. He didn't say why he doesn't like Brother Gu. He didn't say anything every time, and then instructed me to endorse, Dry herbs." Xu Jin's face was full of resentment.

Sister Feng couldn't help but looked at Gu Xingchi and Imperial Physician Xia who were talking on the side, and her doubts grew deeper.

After a while, Imperial Physician Xia was about to take Xu Jin away, Sister Feng smiled and said, "If Miss Xu is free, you can go to the Gu family to find me. I haven't seen you for a long time. Let's have a good talk."

Seeing that Imperial Physician Xia had no intention of objecting, Xu Jin showed a bright smile, "Okay, I will definitely go."

After watching the two leave, Sister Feng asked, "Why doesn't Imperial Physician Xia like you but still wants to help you?"

Gu Xingchi smiled deeply, "He doesn't like me because I'm the son of his rival in love, and he has to help me because I'm my mother's son."

Sister Feng understood, no wonder Imperial Physician Xia took the risk to help the Gu family, it turned out that it was because of the abolition of the Crown Princess.

Gu Xingchi took Sister Feng to meet Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu's health has been good for the past few years. Her biggest wish is to see Gu Xingchi more, but Gu Xingchi just stood aside and did not intend to restore the old good .

For the Xu family, it is good that Gu Xingchi is willing to come, who dares to find fault with him, for the sake of Mrs. Xu, he will choose good things to say,

Mrs. Xu breathed weakly, "I know you are willing to listen, but I still put on this old face, I hope you can forgive me..."

Gu Xingchi remained unmoved, and said lightly: "You are wrong. The person you should beg for forgiveness is my mother, not me. Unfortunately, my mother is no longer here, and I can't make decisions for her. But I miss her I don't want to forgive your Xu family, so for the sake of filial piety, I can't forgive you on behalf of my mother."

Xu Lingzhe scolded in a low voice: "Cousin, grandma's health is getting worse now, can't you say something nice? Do you have to be so aggressive?"

Gu Xingchi had no expression on his face, "I'm just telling the truth, you don't have to listen if you don't want to."

Xu Lingzhe really wanted to beat him up, but he could only bear it, but when he thought that Xu Xi's marriage was caused by his wife, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Mrs. Xu sighed secretly, beckoned suddenly and said to Sister Feng: "Good boy, come here."

Sister Feng and Gu Xingchi looked at each other, took a deep breath, and passed.

She saluted and said, "Madam."

Mrs. Xu didn't seem to know that Xu Xi's matter had something to do with Sister Feng, so she forced a smile and said, "I didn't attend the wedding between you and Zhaohua, and I haven't seen Yun An since she was born. I have given you something. I know you have no choice but to come to see me, and I don’t think I’ll have the chance to see you again, as long as you’re doing well, I’m relieved.”

Sister Feng didn't speak, but just lowered her head.

After a while, Mrs. Xu raised her hand, and the nurse next to her took out a small box and opened it in front of several people.

When Sister Feng saw it, it was a jasper bracelet with an excellent water head, which looked extraordinary.In fact, this bracelet is a pair, Mrs. Xu wanted to give it to her two daughters when they got married.But Xu Huiyi's marriage had an element of anger in it, and she also complained about Mrs. Xu, so she didn't want this bracelet at all.

Sister Feng instantly understood what she was doing. Is this for herself?

Sure enough, she took the bracelet and wanted to put it on for Sister Feng herself, Sister Feng glanced at Gu Xingchi, Gu Xingchi nodded imperceptibly, and Sister Feng accepted it.

Putting on the bracelet for Sister Feng seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and her hands immediately dropped powerlessly.

She breathed heavily, closed her eyes, "This is good, this is good." When her breathing calmed down, she looked at Gu Xingchi and said, "I'm satisfied to see you again, you guys go."

Gu Xingchi stared at her for a while, then pulled Sister Feng and said, "Let's go home."

On the way back home, Sister Feng stroked the bracelet on her wrist and said, "I see Mrs. Xu's current appearance, it seems that she really can't last long."

Gu Xingchi looked like he had nothing to do with him, "That's right, so the Xu family should be in a hurry."

Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Sister Feng stopped the topic.

Unexpectedly, when they returned to Gu's house, they were greeted with another excitement.

In Ning Xin Hall, Mrs. Gu stared at the two kneeling on the ground with a frosty face, but it was Second Sister You and Gu Yanwen.

Gu Qiongju greeted her and said, "Third brother and third sister-in-law, you are finally back. Something big happened, which made grandma very angry."

When Sister Feng saw Second Sister You and Gu Yanwen kneeling together, she already knew it, but she still pretended not to know: "Oh, what happened, grandma was so angry?"

Gu Qiongju told the story in a low voice.

Since Gu Hong was expelled from the family, he lived in the house given to Second Sister You. As his son, Gu Yanwen naturally wanted to live with him.Gu Yanwen was annoyed at Mrs. Gu's behavior of driving him out of the Gu family together, but it was also convenient for a tryst with Second Sister You.

That courtyard was no better than Gu's family, and there were very few servants serving it, so Gu Yanwen went to meet Second Sister You secretly several times without being discovered.

After Gu Hong was expelled from the family, he felt depressed, so he often went to drink with his friends to relieve his sorrow.Just today, as soon as Gu Hong left the house, Gu Yanwen went to look for Second Sister You.Now that Second Sister You's fetus is firmly seated, Gu Yanwen wanted to do some intimate things with Second Sister You, and Second Sister You agreed with half-pushing.

Just when the relationship between the two was strong, Gu Hong came back suddenly. Seeing this scene, he was stunned and furious. Gu Yanwen punched and kicked.

Gu Yanwen couldn't stand the raindrops of fists falling down.Before he had time to put on his clothes, he pushed Gu Hong away.

Gu Hong was cursing, his son was lying with his father's concubine, how could he easily bypass Gu Yanwen?The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he took off his shoes and hit him.

"I'll beat you to death, you rebellious bastard!"

Gu Yanwen was also angry, and grabbed Gu Hong's hand, "Father, you are enough."

Seeing that Gu Yanwen dared to resist, Gu Hong continued to beat him.Gu Yanwen flashed his movements nimbly, Gu Hong jumped to the ground and fell to the ground.

Second Sister You was trembling at the side, covering her snow-white body with a quilt, sobbing softly.

If it was a normal day, Gu Hong would definitely be fascinated by her pear blossom and rainy appearance, but now in his eyes, Second Sister You is a slut who can do her best.

"It's in vain. I believe that the matter between you and Jia Zhen and his son was forced and helpless. I thought you had reformed yourself, but unexpectedly you hooked up with my son again. Tell me, when did you start, the child in your belly Whose is it?" Gu Hong struggled to get up.

Second Sister You just cried and didn't answer.

Seeing this, Gu Hong decided that Second Sister You was pregnant with Gu Yanwen's child, so he slapped her, his eyes slowly turned bloody, and stared at her belly.

"Yanwen, save me!" Second Sister You called Gu Yanwen by his name in a panic.

Gu Yanwen was caught by Gu Hong having an affair with Second Sister You, feeling ashamed and ashamed, but being beaten up by Gu Hong made him even more annoyed.

He pulled Gu Hong over and said, "Don't hurt the innocent."

Gu Hong's face turned red with anger, "Innocent, who is innocent? Is it the evil seed of the two of you?"

What Gu Hong said was correct, but Gu Yanwen felt it was extremely harsh, "Father, what you said is too ugly."

"You guys think my words are ugly when you do such a thing against human ethics?" He just felt dizzy, his blood was surging, his heart was beating faster and faster, and the more it hurt, the more painful it was, like a needle was stabbing .He was in unbearable pain, pointing at Gu Yanwen, speechless.

Gu Yanwen didn't notice what was wrong with him, he was about to run after putting on his clothes.At this time, Gu Hong suddenly fell to the ground, unconscious.

"Master!" Cheng Ze exclaimed in shock.

Gu Hong had a stroke.

Afterwards, Cheng Ze came to Gu's house to report the news, and Madam Gu sent someone to tie up Second Sister You and Gu Yanwen.

Old Madam Gu trembled angrily, and threw a cup of tea onto Gu Yanwen's face, "Bastard, bastard! She is your concubine, and you actually did such a rebellious thing!"

Because when Nanny Feng was interrogated before, Nanny Feng had already informed Mrs. Gu about the fact that Mrs. Feng gave Gu Hong the drug to kill her, so Mrs. Gu suspected that the child in Second Sister You's belly belonged to Gu Yanwen.

Gu Yanwen's clothes were torn and his hair was messed up, so he only dared to lower his head to listen to Mrs. Gu's reprimand.

Sister Feng walked over to give her some comfort, "Grandmother, please be careful."

Mrs. Gu was already dizzy from the series of behaviors of the second room. She couldn't believe it, what kind of things were there in the second room?How could she give birth to a son like Gu Hong, how could she have such a grandson?

"This unfilial son, if I knew this earlier, I should have expelled you and your father from the clan at that time."

Hearing this, Gu Yanwen's heart sank, and he suddenly raised his head, "Grandmother—"

"Don't call me grandma, I want to live a few more years." The old lady said mercilessly.

"As for you..." Mrs. Gu cast her cold eyes on Second Sister You.

Second Sister You shivered, and looked at Gu Yanwen as if asking for help.

After all, Gu Yanwen couldn't bear it, and begged, "Grandmother, this is your great-grandson, the first great-grandson of the Gu family."

Mrs. Gu sneered, "Even if I want to hug my great-grandson, I don't want the child you had with your concubine. I still want the face of the Gu family."

Other things are fine, but such a scandal must never be spread, so Second Sister You cannot be taken home. If the You family finds out and threatens the Gu family with this matter to seek benefits, it will be difficult to handle .

At this moment, Gu Yanwen felt a bit of remorse.If he had known that something would come out one day, he shouldn't have disregarded human relations for the sake of beauty.

Mrs. Gu looked at Second Sister You and continued: "Since you do such a thing, you should think about the consequences. Do you know what punishment a woman will be punished for stealing love according to the law? I don't kill you today because I care about the Gu family." Fame, if you still want to keep this life, keep your mouth shut from now on."

Second Sister You burst into tears, but she didn't dare to cry out, she nodded quickly when she heard the old lady's words.

Mrs. Gu acted quickly, even though Gu Yanwen pleaded hard, she still asked people to invite relatives from the Gu family.But Gu Yanwen couldn't be expelled from the family for no reason, so the old lady invited the elders of the Gu family over and quietly told about the scandal between Gu Yanwen and Second Sister You.

Gu Yanwen took Second Sister You back to the house outside. He now has nothing and has to take care of Gu Hong who has suffered a stroke.Although Gu Hong suffered a stroke, his face was paralyzed and he was not good at walking, but when he saw Gu Yanwen, he showed a look of cannibalism in his eyes. Gu Yanwen felt frightened when he saw it, so he asked Second Sister You to serve him.

Originally, he loved Second Sister You a little bit, but when it was revealed that he was expelled from the clan, he took his anger on Second Sister You, thinking that Second Sister You had caused her trouble, and would throw her face at every turn.

Second Sister You feels wronged, but now she can only rely on Gu Yanwen, so she can only please her carefully.

Half a month later, Mrs. You fell ill, and Second Sister You went to visit her.For some reason, the horse suddenly galloped wildly and threw Second Sister You off the carriage. Second Sister You hit the wall and died immediately.

When Mrs. You heard about this, she came to the Gu family to make a fuss and asked the Gu family to give an explanation.Sister Feng and Mrs. Gu didn't see her at all, they just told her: Gu Hong has been expelled from the family, and Second Sister You is Gu Hong's concubine, so if you want to explain it, go to Gu Hong.

Looking at the vicious guards at the door, Mrs. You suddenly lost the courage to make trouble and could only go back in despair.

The matter of Second Sister You did not cause any disturbance in the capital, and the Gu family was also calm, not mentioning this matter, as if the Erfang family had never existed.

Of course, when Gu Zhaoyu heard about Gu Yanwen's expulsion from the clan, he had to complain in front of the prince.

As the end of the year approached, everywhere became more and more lively. Even though it was freezing outside, the capital was still bustling, and business people were still walking around the streets.

The ice and snow are extremely cold, and fish are even more difficult to salvage.Of course, for the Prince's Mansion, fresh live fish can be eaten at any time.

There was just a snowfall yesterday, and the ground was covered with snow. The whole capital was covered with snow, and everywhere was covered with snow.

Early in the morning, the servants from each mansion opened the door and began to sweep the snow outside the door. While ordering them to do things, the steward stomped his feet and rubbed his hands.

At this time, there was a sound of bone rolling not far away, and a woman with her face wrapped was pushing a cart over, leaving two traces of the wheels of the cart where she passed.As she walked, she looked at the plaques of various prefectures.

After a while, the words 'Prince's Mansion' appeared above her head, and the little car immediately stopped making sounds.

Just as the manager was about to go back to keep warm, he saw a woman standing at the door and said with disgust: "Is this the place for you to stand? What are you doing here?"

The woman was a little at a loss, "I'm here to deliver fish, my husband told me to come here."

The steward asked, "Why haven't I seen you, who is your husband?"

The woman said: "My family's surname is Wu, he went fishing yesterday and caught a cold, so I can only bring it for him."

The steward looked familiar to the cart she was pushing, waved his hand and said, "If that's the case, then go in."

The woman lowered her eyebrows and followed the steward into the prince's mansion.