Chapter 390

He Lou Duhan walked in silence through the garden of the Gu Family’s special courtyard.

The compound was said to have been built at the time of Gu Shao’s great-grandfather, and had a history of a hundred years to date.

The winding moss and gnarled branches all speak of the vicissitudes and heaviness.

Even though every under-servant was courteous and respectful without being fawning, there was still a pounding pressure that made it difficult to relax when walking among them.

This kind of pressure was not unfamiliar to He Lou Duhan.

–This is the natural gulf between the humble and the famous.

By no means can a single first-place winner erase it.

He stabilized himself behind the wigwam before walking out.

In an octagonal pavilion in front of the wigwam, Gu Shao was wearing a half-used, not new, homely robe, pressing his knees with one hand and holding a bushel fan with the other, observing the fire in the small red clay stove.

“When this summer vacation is over, your wedding date will be close. I’m not in a position to take care of it for you, but I don’t know if the preparations are going well?” He noticed the arrival of He Lou Duhan, but did not turn around, only put down the fan, picked up the boiling spring water, to the pavilion on the stone table of the two tealight, “If there are busy places, may as well let my butler to do it for you, he also watched you grow up, if I can help you, will be very happy.”

He Lou Duhan, who was walking in to salute, had a somewhat complicated face, and was silent for a while before he said, “I’m sorry that Gu Xiang is thinking about it, but the steward that my officer hired before is very capable, but there’s nothing I need to trouble myself with.”

“Sit down!” Gu Shao sniffed and pointed to the stone bench opposite himself, saying with some sadness, “Didn’t I say it long ago? When there are no outsiders around, calling me ‘Grandfather’ is just that, and if you hold a grudge against the Gu family, Grandfather has never wronged you, has he?”

–Speaking of which, he and He Lou Duhan are actually full grandfather and grandson.

It just can’t be publicized.

Because Herou Dokhan’s birth mother and birth father, were not formally united.

He is the product of Miss Gu did not go out of the cabinet before fornication with someone – Hongzhou Gu how many years of family reputation, since they refused to be cut off in Miss Gu, so the clan noticed the clues, and immediately invited the family law to clean up the family.

Gu Shao’s heart aches for his daughter, and he tries to get her to fraudulently die and then take refuge in Jiangnan, giving birth to He Lou Duhan as a widow.

In order to cover the ears of the clan, father and daughter agreed not to contact each other again without urgent matters.

However, in the early years of Xianjia, Gu Shao in the fight lost in the hands of Jane Ping Yu, to return home, not long, but received a secret letter from his daughter, said He Lou Duhan in the reading qualification is amazing, it seems to be passed on to Gu Shao’s talent.

At that time Gu Shao is sad for the successor, heard the news will be suspicious of a trip to Jiangnan, a try, found that the grandson really was born to read material.

He was overjoyed and had the idea of bringing He Lou Duhan’s mother and son back to the clan – this was also for the good of the Gu family, which had many sons and daughters of good character from him on down, but none of them were gifted in reading.

In this case, with the Gu family blood He Lou Duhan, even if not to change the surname Gu, in the Gu family to receive cultivation and teaching after growing up, have a good fortune, always not to not take care of the Gu family.

But the Gu clan thought differently, and when they learned that Miss Gu’s mother and son were not dead, they saw it as a provocation of the family law and a corruption of the family tradition.

It is to pretend to agree to Gu Shao’s request, to Miss Gu mother and son for a distant identity, welcome back to the family, not long after the Gu Shao out of the occasion of the poisoned – Miss Gu in order to protect his son died on the spot, He Lou Duhan is also in the Gu Shao that the old housekeeper’s desperate maintenance, only to Gu Shao back home, to save him.

It took Gu Shao a great deal of effort after that to quell the matter.

It’s just that it’s not possible for He Lou Duhan to live in the Gu family anymore, and after Gu Shao asked his opinion, he sent him to Jiangnan, where he was born, to be fostered.

And Gu Shao in the end can not give up this pro grandson, is to, and then find an excuse to go to Jiangnan long stay, in fact, is in order to specifically point He Lou Duhan homework.

Although he said that his daughter and grandson have nothing to lose, but because of Miss Gu’s death, between the grandchildren, ultimately stored a layer of separation – killed Miss Gu’s clansmen, Gu Shao so far have not done anything to them.

After all, according to the view at this point, it was right for them to execute Miss Gu.

Even Gu Shao himself admitted that his initial practice of hiding his daughter’s grandchildren was out of line.

So unless Gu Shao takes the initiative to summon, He Lou Duhan will never take the initiative to step on Gu’s door.

At this moment, listening to Gu Shao mention “maternal grandfather”, he was both melancholy and sad, holding the tea bowl froze for a while, before whispering, “I do not know what maternal grandfather has summoned, what are his orders?”

Cuihua Mountain these two days on the things he also heard some, know Gu Shao in order to ensure the safety of the crown prince, this period of time has not seen outsiders. This will take a thorough investigation of smallpox mission, that will be even more busy.

Suddenly called him to come, must be something …

He was a little lost in thought when he suddenly heard Gu Shao say, “I wish to remove Lady Yan and would like to borrow that disciple of yours!”

“What?!” He Lou Duhan never thought that his maternal grandfather calling himself over would be such a request, his jaw dropped for a moment before he said in dismay, “Why?”

“The mastermind of the assassination of Princess Wei is Lu.” Gu Shao did not hide from him, “Before Mrs. Yan didn’t suspect Lu, it’s just that; now the smallpox matter has pulled the Lu family into the water, that Lu Xu’s has made a revelation, Mrs. Yan doesn’t suspect Lu anymore that would be strange! So how can we keep her?”

“Since Lu is the mastermind of the real murderer, such a poisonous woman why do we still want to keep her?” He Lou Duhan does not know much about the dispute between Lu, Song Yuan and Wei Mengying, but his fiancée Pei Yourui, whom he really likes, relies on the help of Mr. and Mrs. Jian Xubai to hire her, and he naturally has a good feeling about Mr. and Mrs. Jian Xubai.

Now heard subconsciously said, “not to mention the master and disciple is like father and son, Guanyun that child although the collection of the time is to give face to Jane Xiu Huang couple, however, his qualifications and conduct are excellent, these days down I really take him as a personal disciple to see. Grandfather wants me to help you murder his mother’s eldest sister, please forgive me can not do!”

“What kind of good person do you take Princess Wei to be?” Gu Shao shook his head and told some of the evil things Wei Mengying had done, including Wei Chan’s experience, “She can be blamed for her death!”

“What does Grandfather mean by that?!” He Lou Duhan sniffed, but instead of agreeing, he frowned tightly, suspecting that Gu Shao was pointing the finger at him now.

After all, his own mother, like Wei Mengying, had done what seemed to outsiders to be a crime deserving of death – the problem was that, as biological flesh and blood, who would tell them, the sons and daughters, what to do with their mother’s vengeance!

“Where were you thinking?” Gu Shao sighed, “I’m just talking about this matter of Princess Wei – it’s for the good of that disciple of yours!”

He reminded, “Princess Wei’s death, her mother’s family also has a part to play, so don’t care how the Wei family’s lintel is, it won’t avenge her; King Hengshan, on the other hand, still misses her, but if he knows about all the things she’s done, whether or not he’ll still be able to seek justice for her is hard to say! The only ones who will pursue the cause of her death to the end are her children.”

“And of Princess Wei’s four biological flesh and blood, County Lord Anyang has already died young. Of the remaining three, in addition to Mrs. Yan who is already a mother, your disciple, County Lord Xinling, are all still young. Do you think that Wangfei Wei’s left-behind believers will tell your disciple, and County Lord Xinling the truth now, when they already have Mrs. Yan as a candidate?”

This was of course impossible, after all, Lu Guanyun was only seven years old, and Xinling county princess was even younger, only four years old. It was hard for a child that old to keep secrets.

In particular, Lu Guanyun is very close to his father, King Hengshan, and has been brought along by King Hengshan, so if he knows anything, even if he doesn’t take the initiative to tell King Hengshan, King Hengshan will easily see the cracks even if he spends a lot of time with his youngest son – in case King Hengshan realizes that his favored step-wife isn’t really as good as he thinks she is, then he may have to affect the future of his siblings. Lu Guanyun’s future.

He Lou Duhan stared at the bowl of tea in front of him for a while, and looked up, “So what Grandfather means is that my disciple, for the rest of his life, will never know the truth about his birth mother’s death?”

This also meant that not only would Song Yixiao have to die, but the beloved ones left behind by Wei Mengying, such as Mother Thin, must also die!

“Since you truly love that disciple of yours, do you wish for him to fall into a difficult situation like yours in the future?” Gu Shao said gently, “Especially since you also said that your disciple’s character is not like his mother’s, it’s extremely good. When such a person grows up and knows the causes and consequences, he may not be able to decisively avenge his mother’s death, right? But if he doesn’t avenge his mother’s death, you know best how the torment in his heart will be!”

He Lou Duhan pondered for a moment and suddenly said, “I heard that the Song family is tremendously rich, I wonder how many benefits Grandma Lu offered you to make you go out of your way to plan the murder of a Lady of the Land for their mother and son?”

… These undercurrents are raging, Song Yixiao does not know, she is at the moment face white in slowing down the energy, “Really really scared me! Fortunately, my sister is fine!”

Two hours ago, serving Xinling County Lord Lu Zhuoer came to report that Lu Zhuoer started a fever, Song Yixiao scared almost out of her wits – she originally listened to the Hengshan Wangfu’s eldest young granny Kong’s words, afraid that the only remaining half-sister in the Hengshan Wangfu did not have a caring person to take care of, following in the footsteps of the youngest sister, Anyang County Lord, which is why she was received to the side of the care. I’ve been looking after her for a long time.

Who wants to catch up with smallpox, before Lu Zhuoer has been nothing, she was also relieved, do not want to this will also fever – Lu Zhuoer that weak physique, when it comes to flowers, basically impossible to survive!

How could Song Yixiao not be scared?

Fortunately, the eunuch sent by the palace before – not the one who first saw Jane Qing Yue, but the one who was sent over later and had himself been out of the flower – after careful diagnosis, it was determined that Lu Zhuo’er had not contracted smallpox, but was simply suffering from a wind chill.

When the crowd heard this, a big stone fell from their hearts.

At this time Song Yixiao but want to pursue, why their sister will suffer from wind chill – knocking down the subordinates, back to the back hall, she is still palpitating, took the bell handed over the tea sip, and only then fixed the spirit, “This day outside what new news?”

Bell wanted to say something.

“What’s wrong?” Song Yixiao realized, and couldn’t help but say angrily, “Just tell me what you’ve heard, are you still afraid that I’ll punish you?”

“The new news outside today is still the same.” Although it is said that right now the back hall is empty inside and out and no one can be seen, bell still subconsciously lowered her voice, “But, when the slave girl went behind the main door, she saw a ball of paper thrown on the ground, which was … written to the slave girl by mama Bo!”

Said took out a flattened but still can see the crumpled paper ball to, Song Yixiao suspicious look, but found that the above is some warm words, look at the tone with the content, seems to be at this moment outside the courtyard of a certain forbidden guards of the family letter.

She was surprised, “This doesn’t seem to be Mother Bo’s handwriting?”

“You don’t know, Eldest Miss.” Bell seems to have made up her mind before revealing, “This is the secret code agreed upon with Mama Bo after the Queen Consort went, because the slave girl was not serving in the backyard, to prevent someone from falsely transmitting Mama Bo’s orders – it is true that the words were not written by Mama Bo, but there is something else about this letter.”

Said explaining the rules, Song Yixiao read it again accordingly and couldn’t help but change her face, “Mother Bo wants you to plot against me? Why?!”

“The slave girl doesn’t know either, and even suspects that this is someone who knows about the agreement between the slave girl and mama Bo and wants to sow discord!” Suzaku is puzzled, “But there was no third person present when I first told Mama Bo about this set of code words, and Mama Bo shouldn’t be able to disclose such a thing to the public!”

The implication of the words, this should be what mom Bo meant!

The two masters and servants are very difficult to understand, even if the thin mother does not like Song Yixiao, but Lu Guanyun is still so small, even if Lu Guanyun now have Hengshan king’s favor, the king in the end older, in the future do not know whether it will be renewed, how do you see, Lu Guanyun still need to Song Yixiao this sister’s help.

How could someone like Bo’s mother, who was the best at calculating gains and losses, want to plot against her at this time?

“Unless, someone has offered her a bigger bargaining chip!” Song Yixiao silently thought, “But who is this person? And how did they convince Mother Bo?”