Your Majesty, I'm Guilty

A night of secret conversation.

Mrs. Xu brought Xu Xiurong back to her house before dawn.

They took the reason that suicide was not a need for rest and care, and naturally rested in a room.

"There should be such a terrible person in the world, calculating every step and every detail, mother, does Gu Wenjun have the art of heaven?"

Xu Xiurong looked terrified, both stunned and unbelievable.

She thinks she is also a smart and scheming person, but that plot seems like a mantis blocking her arm and an ant holding a tree in front of Gu Wenjun.

No wonder she failed to use the sachet to calculate her cousin. Now Xu Xiurong finally understands that Gu Wenjun is behind the Wang family.

"Fortunately, we are not his enemies." Xu Xiurong still has lingering palpitations when he recalls what Gu Wenjun said.

Don't mention that Xu Xiurong's caution is not enough. Even Xiao Qingle, who backs on the king, often suffers losses in Gu Wenjun's hands.

Mrs. Xu also looked pale and deep. She was silent for a long time before opening her lips: "maybe..."

But when Xu Xiurong looked puzzled, Mrs. Xu lowered her eyebrows and eyes and closed her mouth. Mrs. Xu just wanted to say that maybe marrying Gu Wenjun is not a bad idea.

But at the thought of Gu Wenjun's origin, Mrs. Xu immediately gave up her idea.

Even if you wash away the grievances of your biological mother.

Chu Lu is just a merchant. Besides, the Chu family has declined. How can he compare with Xiao Qingle's identity as the county leader? What's the difference between Gu Wenjun's legitimate and common.

Despite Gu Wenjun's great talent, it's a dead end to be too out of the background in officialdom.

"When you marry Gu Jin, you must let Xiurong marry Gu Jin!"

Mrs. Xu brainwashed herself and threw herself into doing all the layout given by Gu Wenjun.

This matter can only succeed, not fail.

After thinking about it, Mrs. Xu nodded to Xu Xiurong and asked her to write a letter.

The Xu family is absurd these two days, and the Gu family is uneasy.

Prince Jing came to Jiangdong from the capital as a mysterious guest, but once he stayed at Gu's house, he closed the door and didn't want to take care of his family's rights and wrongs, so Gu couldn't understand it.

Master Gu, Gu Changli has repeatedly asked to see Lord Jing, but he can't enter the door.

Obviously, this is his own residence, but without the permission of King Jing, Gu Changli did not dare to act rashly. He can only greet his wife Xiao Qingle every day and do a good job in etiquette.

"Your Highness king said on the day of the Qiqiao banquet that jin'er was asked to marry Xu Xiurong. Shouldn't it be because we delayed to propose marriage, which annoyed King Jing?" Gu Changli thought.

Hearing this, Xiao Qingle felt as if she had been stabbed by a needle. She was so angry that she directly raised her eyebrows: "haven't I sent aunt Ping to propose a marriage? The Xu family blocked it in every way. Can you blame us?"

"How dare you mention it!"

Gu Changli was also angry. He was going to work in counties during the day. He endured many gossip and other profound attention.

It has long been reported that Aunt Ping went to the Xu family to provoke her to death. Originally, Jiang Dong was saying that his servant was arrogant and unkind to Gu Wenjun's young master who came back 16 years ago. He already doubted Gu Changli and Xiao Qingle's way of being.

Now Pinggu has made such a trouble, even to her in laws. Besides, master Xu is Gu Changli's colleague and subordinate. Gu Changli connives at his servants to make trouble. Who doesn't question Gu's family style?

"Do you know what people outside say about us taking care of our family? They say that we take care of our family. They are indifferent and can't even accommodate a child! They are treacherous, don't keep their engagement, have a disordered relationship, and don't distinguish between master and servant!"

Gu Changli endured and endured, but he broke out. "How can you come up with such a cruel idea to let aunt Ping go to the Xu family to test Xu Xiurong's body? After all, the Xu family and I are old friends. Do you really want to be so ugly?"

"That's not true! Really let jin'er marry that useless cheap woman as the young lady of the family?" Xiao Qingle's carefully drawn eyes showed a deep venom from Meiyan.

"You!"

"I'm not like you. I care about these false faces. I just want my Jin son to benefit. If you have the ability, you have an idea!"

"Then you didn't solve anything except making everyone know. Instead, you proved Xu Xiurong's innocence, and we still had to marry her." Gu Changli only felt that everything was not going well. Xiao Qingle was strong and pressing, and the respectable Lord refused to see them. Gu Changli couldn't see the future and was even more flustered.

Xiao Qingle choked and couldn't breathe. Her chest heaved and glared at Gu Changli angrily.

Gu Changli was thoughtful, and then shook his head decisively.

"No, the reputation of the Gu family can't be so bad. Put it all on your servant and drive her away immediately. The Gu family can't have such a notorious Diao Nu!"

Xiao Qingle's eyes widened. How could she tolerate that her confidants were driven away by Gu Changli? She was suddenly shocked and angry: "Gu Changli, aunt Ping is my dowry servant girl. Dare you!"

"Then give her Chuang Tzu to provide for the aged. It happens that Aunt Ping is hurt and can't serve you." Gu Changli softened slightly. "There are no servant girls in the house. It's the same if you choose another smart one."

"I won't!"

Gu Changli stepped down to Xiao Qingle, but he didn't expect Xiao Qingle to force him hard. He didn't even give in. This excitement forced Gu Changli's suppressed anger out again.

Jin'er's marriage, Jing Wang's alienation and Gu Wenjun's counterattack all give Gu Changli a headache.

He broke out completely.

"OK, you're not allowed. I'll let you know that I'm the master of the family!" Gu Changli shook his sleeve and turned his head and went straight to the yard where Aunt Ping was injured.

Xiao Qingle was so angry that she ran after him. All the slaves behind him followed and fell a large string behind him.

The closed door was kicked open with a bang.

"Who is it?"

In the room, aunt Ping was lying on her bed, covered with plaster all over her body and wrapped in white gauze. Gu Changli groaned bitterly and cried bitterly. Seeing this tragedy, he didn't like to speak ill of each other, but he said coldly: "aunt Ping, you never change your teachings and offend the master. The family can't keep you! But because you were injured and have worked hard for your wife for many years, you will find Chuang Tzu to recover from your injury."

"Master!"

Ping Gu was as frightened as a huge stone hit her head. Regardless of her injury, she rolled to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "it's my fault. Don't drive me away, sir!"

Seeing Xiao Qingle coming from behind, aunt Ping hurriedly climbed to Xiao Qingle's feet, "madam, I have served you since I was a child, and I have been dowry to Jiangdong from the capital. Only I know everything about my wife. I can't live without her!"

Of course, Xiao Qingle couldn't bear it and asked, "Gu Changli, why did you drive away my people without authorization?"

"You are staying in the house, so you don't know how serious the situation is!"

Gu Changli suddenly turned around and angrily pointed, "if my reputation is affected too much, my official assessment at the end of the year will be inferior. Let alone promotion to the capital, it's difficult to even protect the position of Jiangdong Sheriff! And do you think it's just me affected and failed like this? What do you think King Jing thinks of you?"

"What about jin'er's rural examination? What do you want the examiner to think of him? What about yu'er's marriage? If there's such a joke to test her innocence, why don't you let yu'er also have a test?"

Children are the heart and flesh of Xiao Qingle.

This is about Xiao Qingle's heart. She calmed down and began to ponder about it.

Ping Gu panicked, hugged Xiao Qingle's calf tightly, gathered up with tears on her face, cried for mercy, and kept saying her loyalty to Xiao Qingle.

She kept saying, "I did what you told me, madam. You can't kick me away!" Xiao Qingle was impatient and kicked Pinggu away. She collapsed and cried out in pain.

Those tears dirty the skirt and made Xiao Qingle unhappy. She thought of Ping Gu's work these times, but none of them was good. She was even more disappointed. "It seems that she is old and useless."

Thinking so, Xiao Qingle followed Gu Changli's words and said, "aunt Ping, you can take care of yourself. You're old and it's time to take a rest."

"Master, madam!"

Pinggu still wants to struggle, but it's too late. Xiao Qingle nods. The servants around come forward with eyes and want to get Pinggu up and help her out.

"No! Ah, pain, no!"

Her face was hurt and covered with tears. Aunt Ping was very embarrassed, but she was still framed out of Gu's house.

The housekeeper specially announced in a loud voice outside the door: "this aunt Ping, formerly known as Xiangping, is my wife's dowry servant girl. We are kind-hearted to the family house and treat the servants very leniently. As a result, we gave this unruly servant a chance to be arrogant. We not only repeatedly rude to young master Wenjun, instigated other servants to be difficult, but also deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates and ran to the Xu family to make trouble."

Seeing that it attracted the attention of everyone outside, the manager said the result.

"Such an unruly slave can't accommodate his family!"

Aunt Ping was hurt and fell to the ground sobbing. She couldn't speak. She had to struggle to get up and kneel down to beg for mercy, but the housekeeper couldn't care.

On the contrary, the onlookers scrambled to applaud: "well done!"

"It's really a bad servant. It should be good to take care of your family."

"I'll tell you, Sheriff Gu, how can you tolerate such a thing and will be punished!"

Suddenly, the reputation of the family was washed away. It seemed that it was all the fault of aunt Ping. The master of the family was innocent.

"Sure enough, it's a way to drive away aunt Ping in public, trying to save her reputation."

Gu Wenjun took ah Wu out and hid in the dark to watch the good play of Gu's dog biting the dog.

She had expected that Xiao Qingle could not bear it any longer. It was almost time to deal with aunt Ping, so she chose to come today.

Gu Wenjun adjusted his clothes.

"Come on, ah Wu, when we come out, follow them and see where the Gu family is going to take Pinggu."

In her arms was a newly received letter written by Xu Xiurong. Word by word, it was all carefully designed traps. But how to deliver the letter to Gu Jin and complete the layout depends on Pinggu, a key figure.

Gu Wenjun's own investigation plan also needs aunt Ping.

A Wu is always obedient. He is young but not talkative, but this time he saw Gu Wenjun receive a secret letter from the Xu family. He hesitated a few times and wanted to say something. It's not easy to interrupt Gu Wenjun's busy work.

"Young master, you've been fighting with your family since you came back to Jiangdong, but you haven't forgotten anything... It's time for you to write a letter to my master."

Although ah Wu will report every move of Gu Wenjun to the capital, but——

Thinking of the secret letter exchange, his Majesty's more and more obvious questioning made ah Wu sweat.

"How is Gu Wenjun in Jiangdong? Didn't you mention me?"

"Gu Wenjun has nothing to say to me?"

"It seems that Gu Wenjun can do well in Jiangdong. He doesn't need my help."

Ah Wu didn't know how to speak. He couldn't say his Majesty's urgency, but also quietly advised Gu Wenjun to contact more actively, because it was obvious that the one in the capital palace had become sick and impatient.

But Gu Wenjun didn't notice it and urged ah Wu, "hurry up!"

Ah Wu smiled bitterly: "yes, young master."