The beautiful pastoral field of Jiangmen girl

Chapter 252 The truth (2)
"I've seen Young Master Gu, I've seen Young Master Luo. You are very busy, can the two young masters come back later?" Gu Shitou's voice came from the courtyard.

"I'm not looking for brother Yan, I want to play with my sister." This is Qingyang's voice.

Qing Shu, who was crying vigorously, sniffed, her eyes were full of tears, and she spoke in a nasal voice, "Go away." This was naturally Zhou Boyan.

In the courtyard, Qingyang and Luo Xiaorong didn't want to leave, sister, sister yelled.It made Gu Shitou and the guards feel overwhelmed, and they didn't dare to drive them away, so they could only block them and not let them in.

Zhou Boyan had no choice but to let go of Qing Shu, at the same time, gently wiped the tears from the corners of Qing Shu's eyes with his fingertips, and said in a low voice, "Sit for a while, wash your face before going out." Sit down on the chair next to him, and call Gu Shi in the yard to bring in a basin of wash water.

Qingyang heard Zhou Boyan's voice, "Brother Yan, can we go in?" The housekeeper uncle specially asked them to come and play with his sister.The housekeeper uncle also said that my sister would be very happy to see them come to play.

How did he know that the butler sent him and Luo Xiaorong to prevent Zhou Boyan from messing around with Qingshu.

Zhou Boyan glanced at Qing Shu, whose eyes were red from crying, and then at the clothes he was wearing, "Wait a minute, brother and sister are talking about something, it will be over soon."

Qing Shu did not expose his lie.

Qingyang agreed, and pulled Luo Xiaorong to turn around the guard, touching the scabbard of the knife on the guard's waist from time to time.

When Gu Shitou brought the washing water, Zhou Boyan didn't let him into the house, but took the washbasin at the door by himself, and told Gu Shitou to wait outside, and brought the basin to Qingshu himself.

After Qingshu washed his face, Zhou Boyan went into the room and came out with a change of clothes, even his hair was combed.

With permission, Qingyang and Luo Xiaorong came in and immediately surrounded Qingshu, concerned about why Qingshu's eyes were red.

Qing Shu lied, saying that something got into her eye and it hurt, then she took a small hand and walked out.

After watching the three of them leave, Zhou Boyan looked up at the clouds in the sky, "Housekeeper, please."

Not long after, Gu Qiang arrived.Zhou Boyan pushed the letter forward, "I'm afraid we can't hide what happened back then."

Gu Qiang read the letter and took a deep breath, "Sir, where did this come from?" Those who presumptuously discuss the speaker and the princess will be executed, this is the emperor's decree, from the courtiers to the ordinary people, who dares to discuss it?Not to mention the emperor, even the empress dowager would not allow others to criticize the speaker and princess.A few years ago, when the mother and concubine of the fourth prince talked about the stunningly talented eldest princess with a court wife, she said something unpleasant.When the empress dowager heard about it, she was furious, beat the noble concubine with a cane and demoted her to be the last concubine, and almost gave the imperial concubine a cup of poisoned wine.At that time, if Mr. Yan hadn't begged the empress dowager for mercy, not to mention the court wife, even the mother and concubine of the demoted fourth prince would not have survived.

Zhou Boyan said, "Ah Shu brought it over just now. She asked me if I had any other brothers and sisters, and she asked me if what I wrote in the letter was true. From the paper and ink stains on this letter, I am afraid it was written a few years ago. She Where did you get it from, I'm afraid you won't tell me, only you can ask." He was a little annoyed at himself, the reaction just now was too big and he lost his mind, otherwise he wouldn't have made her cry.

Thinking of the fact that Qingshu sent everyone away to stay with Gu Yeshi today, Gu Qiang immediately understood.Although he was reluctant, he had to say, "You don't need to ask, Madam and Miss had a very unpleasant quarrel today, Miss drove out all the servants in the inner courtyard and stayed with Madam for half an hour, then she looked very bad and came directly Young Master, I’m afraid it’s because of it that we quarreled.”

Zhou Boyan was silent.

Gu Qiang sighed, and said hesitantly, "Well, who is the person who wrote the letter? I'm afraid only Madam knows. As an old slave, I'm afraid it's not easy to ask."

Zhou Boyan tapped on the table, "But Uncle Gu, this is a clue to find out the truth, a rare clue." In the past few years, he has been secretly investigating the events of the year, and he has obtained several clues, but he will always be one step late. The people he found were always silenced.

Gu Qiang was embarrassed, "Young master, that is the general's wife." Yes, no matter how out of tune the Gu Ye family has been in recent years, it is after all the general they respected who married the wife they love and love.How could he press?

Zhou Boyan was also in a dilemma, Gu Ye was not only the benefactor's wife, but also the mother-in-law of the woman he wanted to marry, which was difficult to handle.

Gu Qiang thought over and over again, and suggested, "You should tell the young lady what happened back then. After the young lady knows about it, she knows that the matter is of great importance. Maybe you can ask the lady for something."

Zhou Boyan flatly refused, "No."

"why?"

Zhou Boyan whispered quietly, "I'm afraid she will hate me."

Gu Qiang was stunned, recalling the events of that year, unable to speak.To be honest, he didn't want Miss to be involved in the grievances and grievances of the past, but things in the world never came according to personal wishes.Just because you don't want to get involved and you don't want to find trouble doesn't mean that others won't find trouble with you.

Zhou Boyan wrote back, "Forget it, just pretend it doesn't exist!"

Gu Qiang hesitated for a moment, "My lord is worrying too much, the general is voluntary, even if the young lady finds out the truth, she won't hold grudges against you."

Zhou Boyan was silent.

Early in the morning of the second day, Qing Shu dismissed the people around her and sent Gu Qiang to the study to talk.

"How did my father die?" Qing Shu asked calmly.

"The general died for the country, and died at Qixia Pass in the western Xinjiang." Gu Qiang answered seriously.

"How did my father die?" Qing Shu's tone became more serious, implying that she no longer believed in this set of arguments.

Gu Qiang sighed and said as if lost in memory, "Miss, the general was indeed killed in battle at Qixia Pass in the western Xinjiang. There is no need for the old slave to lie to Miss. At that time, the general was stationed at Qixia Pass. At that time, the frontier was relatively peaceful. , There is no war for the time being, and there are only 5000 soldiers stationed at Qixia Pass. Originally, the general was to be ordered to return to Beijing, and the successor was a general surnamed Wu. I never thought that General Wu came with a military order and was handing over to the general At that time, there was sudden chaos on the border, and three unidentified troops started a fight on the border."

"Soon, the spies reported that not only Xichang's army, but also my Da'an's army were involved in this fight. My Da'an's army was not fighting the enemy together, but killing each other. There was a battle between the general and the general. When there was a disagreement, the general advocated sending troops, while the general Wu advocated not moving. The two insisted on their own opinions, and neither could persuade the other. The general ordered troops to go out to fight, but the general Wu stopped them. The personal guards and some of the soldiers who are willing to listen to the general's dispatch go to battle, and this time, the battlefield will be blood-stained. The old slave is incapable and failed to protect the general." When he said this, he couldn't control his emotions and choked up.

(End of this chapter)