famous concubine

Chapter 402 The source of poison is deep (4)
"Miss Er's personal maid?" Gu Feng frowned slightly, looked at his wife Ji unemotionally, and said in doubt: "Even if Young Master Geng bumped into this Rouge girl, what does this have to do with Young Master Geng being poisoned?" connection?"

"Master Gu, please listen to me patiently before asking questions, okay?" The corners of Madam's lips were slightly curved, and the faint sneer was extremely annoying no matter how you looked at it.

Gu Feng's face changed slightly when he heard the words, but he still nodded and said, "Okay, Ma'am, please explain the details as soon as possible."

"Master Gu, you don't know, but everyone in my house knows one thing." Madam's eyes turned, and they fell on Rouge with a frightening look, "Second Miss, this close-knit lady Maid Rouzhi is extremely protective, I wonder if Mr. Gu has heard that a few months ago, there was a sensational incident in the imperial capital about this girl Rouge."

"Madame Dongfang, please speak clearly." Gu Feng just didn't have a trace of embarrassment on his face. There are so many events happening in the imperial capital every day. For a person of his status, it is impossible for him to answer a nonsensical matter a few months ago. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack, with no clue at all.

Mrs. Ji's eyebrows and eyes lowered, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she said: "Oh, I remembered that at that time, the case was in charge of Mr. Huo Pinghuo, the Minister of Dali Temple, so it is reasonable that Mr. Gu didn't know about it. middle."

When Madam said this, Jing Zhaoyin Gufeng immediately knew what she was talking about, because according to the law, Huo Ping would never intervene in that case, but he did intervene at that time, and also The case was closed very quickly and with great deterrence.

He still remembered that the case was an absolute sensation at the time, because the original plaintiff turned out to be a false accusation, and was detained in the execution ground by the Yamen of Dali Temple, where he confessed for half a day.

Looking at Gu Feng's fluctuating expression, Dongfang Yu knew that he had already remembered that case.

But... her gaze shifted lightly, and fell on Madam's determined face, the stunning face was still indifferently blooming with a careless smile.

Madam thought that this would give Gu Feng a preconceived impression and add points for the subsequent judgment?

That madam must have underestimated this Mr. Jing Zhaoyin Gufeng Gu.

Because in such a short period of time, Xia Xue got a bunch of stories about the life of the ancient master from nowhere, and kept telling the stories of the ancient master in a very low voice. into her ears.

The imperial capital is an important place for the capital, no matter where the dignitaries of the dynasty may live, and they are officials at the feet of the emperor, no one is intertwined with an inseparable network of relationships, so the position of Jingzhao Yin is not for everyone. Dare to be, it can even be said that to be this Jingzhao Yin must be more courageous, more decisive, and even more ruthless than being the Minister of Dali Temple.

Because you may offend the important officials in the court unintentionally, and because of this, you may be impeached, demoted, even imprisoned, or exiled into the army, or even inexplicable. Die on the street.

Not only is Jing Zhaoyin's personal safety not guaranteed, but relatives related to Jing Zhaoyin may sometimes be harmed innocently.

Most of the people who served as Jing Zhaoyin in the imperial capital had a passion for the country and the people when they took office, but once they took office, they would find that no matter what they wanted to do, they were just powerless. People who are Jing Zhaoyin either are mediocre and do nothing, or they automatically ask for resignation and return to the field after taking office for less than a year and a half.

However, this Lord Jingzhaoyin Gufeng has been in power for three years. He has not only done a long job, but also lived a long life; it is said that the emperor heard that he was a small county guard in the local area , but he dared to challenge his immediate boss, who was several times older than him, and even used his unselfish and upright temper to bring down that corrupt boss who broke the law.Only then did he make an exception and promote him as Jing Zhaoyin of the imperial capital.

Of course, not long after Gu Feng took office, his elderly parents passed away one after another, and other members of his family, one by one, declared to sever ties with him because he took up such a seemingly glorious position that would actually only offend others.

Even his wife and daughter, unable to bear the constant fear of living with him, voluntarily asked him to abandon her, and preferred to take their daughter back to her mother's house.

After listening to Xia Xue's force-feeding in Dongfangyu, he couldn't help feeling admiration from the bottom of his heart for the old master Jing Zhaoyin Gufeng in front of him.

Throughout the ages, how many people can make such sacrifices and be so unafraid of power?
Gu Feng's expression changed slightly, and then he looked at his wife without any emotion, and said slowly: "The case Mrs. Dongfang refers to is about a few months ago, the eldest lady in the house wanted a maid to light a sky lantern?"

Madam saw that he hit the arrow as soon as he spoke, a slight embarrassment flashed across his face, and then he smiled, covering up the embarrassment for a moment, "Master Gu really has a good memory, that's what happened that time."

Madam looked at Gu Feng, didn't give him a chance to speak, and continued to speak quickly: "What I wanted to tell my lord today is that regardless of the merits of that case, but the result is that because the second young lady was very angry with Rouge In the end, Yanzhi was exempted from criminal responsibility; and... because of the contribution of the second lady, after that incident, Yanzhi walked sideways in our house, and no one dared to offend her."

Gu Feng's brows were almost invisibly furrowed deeper.His eyes lightly glanced at Dongfang Yu's face with a seeming coolness, and then fixed on his wife Ji's face.

"Excuse me, Second Miss, where is this Rouge girl? Ask her to stand up and answer a few questions from me, okay?"

Dongfang Yu smiled slightly, met Gu Feng's probing eyes calmly, turned his brows, and said softly to Yanzhi behind him, "Yanzhi, you stand a few steps ahead, Mr. Gu has a question to ask you, um, what is my lord asking you?" , your answer truthfully is, I believe that with Master Gu's upright temperament, he will never wrong a good person, nor will he let a bad person go."

Yanzhi lowered her head, although her face was tense, but her eyes were firm and fearless, she stood in front of Gu Feng as she said, and said: "Your servant is Yanzhi, if you have any questions, my lord, just ask, Yanzhi will definitely take care of you." answer truthfully."

"Very good." Gu Feng looked at the maid who was nervous but still calm, and said, "Miss Yanzhi, according to the wife of the mansion, Young Master Geng once bumped into you before he was poisoned, it is true ?”

"Return to your lord." Rouge raised her head slightly, and took a quick look at Gu Feng, "Master Geng did not intend to bump into a slave before the banquet, but..."

"Okay, then I'll ask you again. Your wife said that someone saw him and made you cry unintentionally. What's going on?"

(End of this chapter)