The most ferocious sword of the Imperial City Division

Gu Shinwei nodded to Fifteen Niang, without any further persuasion, stood up and saw off the guests.

The fifteenth mother did not hesitate this time. She walked out of the courtyard with the hem of her skirt. When she saw Shili sitting in front of the door sewing clothes, her eyes turned slightly red. "If the wintersweet is still there and knows that Shili is here, he will definitely come to talk to you." of."

Lamei was her personal maid. After she escaped from marriage and was caught, she was lucky enough to be saved by Doctor Shan.

But Lamei lost her life early.

Shili's eyes instantly filled with tears, "She loves to eat the winter melon candies I made. This time I will make more so that she can eat enough."

When she was in the mansion, she and Lamei got along best. She thought Lamei had married away with the fifteenth mother, but unexpectedly...

The fifteenth mother's nose was slightly sour. She wiped the corners of her scarlet eyes with a handkerchief and walked out without saying anything.

Gu Shinwei leaned against the door frame and looked at Fifteen Niang's feet. She was slightly unnatural when she walked, as if she was trying to control herself and resist the ruler-measuring ethos engraved in the Gu family's bones. precise pace.

This made her look very tight. Although the adjustment was not obvious, Gu Shiwei could still see the difference.

The fifteenth mother was trying her best to erase every disgusting mark carved by the Gu family on her body. Even though she had little success, she still tried hard awkwardly and persistently.

It wasn't until the sound of Gu Wuxiniang's carriage could no longer be heard that Gu Shinwei waved to the carriage driver Zhang Shidao and whispered a few words in his ear.

After they were all gone, Gu Shiwei hugged Shili from behind and said, "Good sister, I have a very light mouth. I want to eat the wine you made!"

Shili was still immersed in the news of Lamei's death before, but he came back to his senses after hearing Gu Shiwei's request.

She put her hands on her hips, caught a glimpse of Gu Shenjing's pricked ears, and immediately said, "You can only eat fermented rice with eggs. Girl, don't even think about eating it directly with a spoon. The weather is still very cold now, so fermented fermented rice It’s like it’s been chilled.”

"After eating the cold food carefully, I feel like coughing again. Besides, the girl is now a sister. If she doesn't set a good example, Brother Jing will follow suit. He is weak and can't even eat half of it. cold……"

Shili said, putting the half-sewn clothes in his hands into the sewing dustpan, "Girl, brother Jing, let's go and rest for a while. I'll make some glutinous rice balls for you. When you wake up soon, you can go into the wine."

Gu Shiwei stuck out his tongue and looked at each other with Gu Shenjing. Both siblings were bitter.

But in this house, Shili is the boss, and they all have to listen to her words.

Gu Shiwei thought that there were important things to do at night, so he obediently carried Gu Shenjing back to the house, and then lay back on his bed.

The things here were all re-purchased after coming to Bianjing City. She is not very particular, so the bed tent is the simplest blue cloth. Shili thought it was too plain, so he added a layer of ruffles on the edge and embroidered some dandelions here and there.

Gu Shinwei stared at the bed curtain, his mind falling on the secret Gu Wuxiniang told him earlier.

what does that mean? It means that Gu Jun'an is suspected of cheating in the imperial examination. He did not become the number one scholar by virtue of his true ability, but by relying on Gu Huanying and "Distant Mountains". If this matter is true...

That was a fatal blow to the Gu family.

Prior to this, although the selection of scholars in the imperial court varied throughout the ages, from the system of senior officials and senior officials, to the system of military merit in the Spring and Autumn Period, to the system of promoting filial piety and integrity, and the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, all the officials were selected based on family status.

In this way, the power of the nobles and aristocratic families was too great, and sometimes they could even overwhelm the emperor. It was only during the Yong Dynasty that emphasis was placed on literature over martial arts and the imperial examinations were held, and scholars from poor families had a way to rise, and the party struggle in the court became balanced.

The imperial examination can be said to be the foundation of the Yong Dynasty, and it is also the foundation for those scholars to feel that they are superior to others. Therefore, fraud in the imperial examination has always been a shocking event.

So if what Gu Wuniang said was true, how did the Gu family operate?

What does this imperial examination fraud have to do with "Distant Mountains"?

……

The night in Bianjing is still full of singing and dancing, and it has not changed at all due to the recent frequent murders.

The Gu family's old house usually has a curfew at midnight, and the servants at night are like ghosts with their tongues cut out. They walk with a sway and can't make a sound.

A woman with big shoulders and round waist took out the key and locked the second door, twisted her big butt and got into the wind shelter next to her, and started shouting.

"Why are you still standing there, why don't you fill up grandma with that good wine?"

Hearing her arrogant words, the little maid with a bun shrunk and looked around in horror. She held the just-warmed wine and asked with some anxiety, "Mother Ma, can this really work?" What? If the master finds out..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the other two women sitting in the corner chewing peanuts laughed out loud.

Madam Ma spat at the maidservant, "You are less courageous than those peanuts. What are you afraid of? Everyone in Bianjing City knows that the Gu family has suffered a big disaster. Didn't they see that the first and second bedrooms have been arrested by the Kaifeng Mansion? Oh...how can they still be in the mood to care about us?"

"The one who suffered a thousand cuts just pretended to be poor in front of us, and the one who ate rice bran and vegetables followed the man surnamed Gu, which was worse than the farmer in the village. He thought he was with a philanthropic family, but he didn't expect that he had so much gold and silver. The Bian River is covered all over, and I can’t even bear to let a trace of it leak out from between my fingernails to add a piece of meat to our bowl..."

After the scolding, Mrs. Ma couldn't help but sigh, "If the Gu family collapses... we old sisters might have to go our separate ways and work as cows and horses for the rest of our lives. We originally thought we would retire here. .Have you ever thought that when you grow old, you will have nowhere to go?"

She said, looking at the wine cup filled by the little maid, and touched it with the other two.

"Sister Ma is right... Previously, I was happily thinking about marrying Miss Qing to the Earl's Mansion. Now that Mrs. Cao has come to jail, she has broken off the engagement. The eldest daughter has become a murderous black heart... This Miss Qing is nowhere to be found, so I have to find another way out..."

The woman who spoke was named Zhao, and she was one of Gu Qing's original dowry mothers.

Mrs. Cao and the eldest daughter of the Gu family had troubles one after another, so the Earl's Mansion quietly broke off the engagement with Gu Qing.

As Mrs. Xu spoke, she looked towards the third woman who was sitting there without saying a word, "Sister Xu..."

She was only halfway through her words when she saw Mrs. Xu suddenly turning her head towards the back, and then turned around in a panic with a look of horror on her face.

Mrs. Ma, who was about to pour her wine, was shocked when she saw her like this. She spat and cursed, "Xu, what are you doing in such a hurry? Where is there anyone behind you!"

The woman named Xu shook her hand, and the cup fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

She jumped up from where she was and stammered, "Fragrance... fragrance... do you smell the fragrance? There is fragrance... It's the fragrance of Brother Yao's body, it's the fragrance of Brother Yao's body... …”

As soon as the three words "Brother Yao" came out, a creepy child's laughter suddenly came out from behind the locked second door. (End of chapter)