Chapter 168: Dead

"Miss Gu, Niang Ma let you in."
"Thank you, sister."
Gu Jiu took a deep breath and walked into the bedroom.
The light in the sleeping hall is dim, and the maids are hiding in the dark, unable to see what they look like.
An attendant was standing in front of the bed, hearing footsteps, suddenly raised his head and looked at her.
Gu Jiu also looked at the other person, his face was white and he was in his 30s. At this time, he can enter the queen's bedroom, and she must be someone she trusts.
Going through the list of Weiyang Palace in his head, Gu Jiu guessed the identity of the other party. This person must be the most powerful person in Weiyang Palace, Fang Shaojian.
The empress was lying on the bed, her eyes closed, as if she had died.
Gu Jiu stepped forward and bowed to see him, "The courtiers pay respect to the empress, and the empress has a good life and health."
Empress Empress suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes were like torches, and she looked straight at Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu bowed his head slightly, avoiding the gaze of the empress.
"coming!"
Gu Jiu bowed and said, "Please give me your instructions."
Empress Empress raised her hand, and Fang Shaojian immediately stretched out the back of her hand. Empress Empress put her hand on the back of Fang Shaojian's hand.
Empress Empress pointed to Gu Jiu, "Is it still used to living in the palace?"
Gu Jiu was already ready to fight.
As a result, the empress empress was so amiable, it made Gu Jiu a little uncomfortable.
She didn't dare to relax her vigilance, her whole body tensed, and said cautiously: "Every day I follow the mother to learn the rules. These days, I have benefited a lot."
Empress Empress smiled, her thin cheeks were full of wrinkles.
A generation of queens, without her face, is about to end her life. However, her eyes are like stars in the dark night, no one can ignore.
Wisdom gleamed in her eyes.
Her life will definitely leave a strong mark in history.
Gu Jiu admired the empress from the heart, this woman was too tough.
But she had to compete with the empress.
However, in the eyes of the empress, Gu Jiu was not qualified to be her opponent.
"You come here, I want to take a good look at you."
Gu Jiu's heart jumped and stepped forward slowly, one step away from the edge of the implantation bed.
Empress Empress slammed her hand, "The son has chosen you, and you must be unique. I heard that you are quick to endorse?"
Gu Jiu lowered his eyebrows and said pleasingly: "Return to the mother, the courtier is only good at endorsing."
"So, your memory is good?"
Gu Jiu whispered: "It's not so good, but I am willing to work hard."
Empress Empress laughed, and the other young supervisor said: "Look at the children today, how humble."
Shao Jian Fang smiled and said: "What the empress said. Girl Gu has a good appearance and a clean family. As a girl, she is still willing to study hard. It is no wonder that Gongzizhao has been thinking about it."
The empress nodded, with a slight smile in her eyes, staring at Gu Jiu, "You have such a good memory, why did you forget what happened half a year ago so quickly?"
Gu Jiu's heart jumped, and his face calmly said: "Please also ask the empress to make it clear. The courtier doesn't know what the empress is talking about."
The Empress Empress laughed, "The little girls nowadays are so able to pretend to be stupid. It's like when the house was young, the house would answer whatever the adults asked, and never knew how to pretend to be stupid. Even your majesty said, this house The biggest advantage is honesty."
"The little girl today is of course not as good as your mother." Fang Shaojian looked at Gu Jiu with a smile.
"Miss Gu, you dare to fool people in front of your mother, are you really afraid of death?"
A dead word, dragged long by Fang Shaojian, was extremely deterrent.
Gu Jiu lowered his head and said hurriedly: "The courtier really doesn't know what the empress is referring to? Please also ask the empress to make it clear that the courtier must know everything is endless."
"Oh? Rarely, you are willing to tell the truth in front of this palace." Empress Empress smiled, finally willing to let go of Gu Jiu's hand.
Gu Jiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Shao Jian Fang stood up, "Miss Gu, the last time the lady asked you when you were in the northwest, she had seen Gongzi Zhao. Do you want to answer this question?"
Gu Jiu made a dazed expression, "The courtier doesn't understand. Last time the empress asked about this, the courtier had said that she had never ruled the son-in-law in the northwest. At that time, the courtier was lying in the room to recuperate. , I haven't even been out of the second door. And at that time, the courtier hadn't even heard of the person like Gongzi Zhao."
Young Supervisor Fang snorted coldly, "Miss Gu, the lady has given you a chance, but you refuse to cherish it. You keep saying that you have never gone out, but someone knows that you have been out for a few days, and went to Tianmen Temple with your brother to burn incense and pray for the dead mother. . Did Miss Gu really forget about this?"
Gu Jiu showed a panic-stricken appearance, making Fang Shaojian feel uncomfortable, thinking that he had caught Gu Jiu's painful foot.
As Gu Jiu dealt with it, he was thinking that it was the Xie family who had leaked the news.
She said helplessly and aggrieved: "Return to the empress. At that time, the courtier had just left the ghost gate, and she was too scared. On the day of her deceased mother's death, she went to Tianmen Temple to burn incense and pray for her dead mother. At that time, the courtier's daughter was even the son of the edict. No one knows how to know Gongzi Zhao."
"Niangniang didn't say you know Gongzizhao. Niangniang just asked if you have seen Gongzizhao in Tianmen Temple in the northwest?"
Fang Shaojian stared at Gu Jiu fiercely.
Gu Jiu shook his head, "The courtier stayed in Tianmen Temple for several days. Because of her weakness, she either burned incense and prayed for blessings in the main hall or rested in the wing every day. And she was always waiting with her maid. I have never met a young man in those days, but I have seen a few. Mrs."
Fang Shaojian snorted coldly, "It seems that Miss Gu brought people in without seeing the coffin without crying."
people?
who?
Gu Jiu was flustered. Could it be Xie Xian here?
No way!
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Gu Jiu looked towards the door abruptly, and was startled by the people who came.
The person who came was not Xie Xian, who she had guessed, but Mother Ping next to his wife Xie.
How could it be Mother Ping?
She is here? Could it be that Xie's...
No, it's not right.
There must be something wrong in it.
"The slave servant knocked on the empress."
Mother Ping didn't even look at Gu Jiu. She walked in and knelt on the ground to greet the empress.
The queen looked at Mother Ping and asked, "Do you know Gu Jiu?"
Mother Ping then glanced at Gu Jiu and nodded, "I'm back to Niang Niang, I know."
"Knowledge is good. You can tell this palace, what happened in the days when Gu Jiu went to Tianmen Temple in the northwest?"
"Slaves obey orders."
Mother Ping lowered her head, smiled maliciously at Gu Jiu, and then began to say: "At that time, the wife wanted to betroth the second girl to the fourth young master Xie Xian. Master Gu has been hesitating about this marriage. His wife wanted to take advantage of Gu Jiu's opportunity in Tianmen Temple to let Xie Xiansheng's rice cook mature rice.
From the beginning, everything went smoothly. At night, when the medicine was given, someone appeared and rescued Gu Jiu at a critical moment. However, Xie Xian was injured, seriously injured and life-threatening. It is said that after Xie Xian raised for half a year, his injuries were completely healed. "
After listening, the queen looked at Gu Jiu with a smile but asked Mother Ping, "Who saved Gu Jiu?"
Sister Ping said: "According to Xie Xian, he is a tall guard. The guard wears a standard waist knife at his waist, so he is definitely not an ordinary guard."
The Queen Empress looked at Gu Jiu and sternly asked, "Tell this palace who was the guard who rescued you at that time?"
Gu Jiu looked agitated, "Mrs. Qi, Mother Ping is pure nonsense. Although the courtier is not his wife, she has always been taken care of by her wife, so she is lucky enough to grow up to this age.
My wife is charitable, and it is absolutely impossible to be as frantic as Mother Ping said, let Xie Xian go to Tianmen Temple to harm me, tarnish my reputation, and ruin the face of Gu family.
The truth of the matter is clearly that Xie Xian's behavior is turbulent, he does not have the slightest awe of the Buddha in his heart, and deliberately wants to embarrass the great monk of Tianmen Temple. In the middle of the night, he took a small servant to steal the treasure of Tianmen Temple, but was discovered by the monk of Tianmen Temple.
Because he said he was a relative of the Gu family, the monk of Tianmen Temple looked at the face of our Gu family. At that time, my brother and I were at Tianmen Temple again. The monk of Tianmen Temple handed Xie Xian to our brothers and sisters.
My brother was angry that Xie Xian was embarrassed, so he cleaned him up and threw him directly to the second master of the Xie family. As for Xie Xian's little servant, it was handed over to the court.
The Jinzhou Governor’s Yamen has a case file on this matter, and the court ladies' words and sentences are true, and they dare not make any false statements.
It was this Pingmao, the servants didn't know if she had lost her heart, or wanted to retaliate against our Gu family, and even arranged such a conscientious lie that my wife encouraged Xie Xian to tarnish my reputation. Please also ask the empress for this matter. "
Mother Ping looked at Gu Jiu in disbelief, she was almost startled by Gu Jiu's words.
When Gu Jiu's voice fell, she yelled: "The slave and maid did not lie. Niang Niang, what the slave and maid said is true. Both Xie Xian and the second master of the Xie family can testify on this matter."
Gu Jiu pointed to Mother Ping’s nose, and sternly reprimanded: "Mother Ping, shut up! Why on earth is the Gu family sorry for you, making you so frustrated that you have to compose such a vicious lie to slander your wife, slander me, and even slander you. Xie family.
Are you still a human being when you do things that are utterly conscientious and inferior to pigs and dogs?
Could it be that what you said is more trustworthy than the Yamen case file?
absurd!
When you do such a thing, where do you put the court’s respectability?
Betrayal, slander the government, unrighteous, unfaithful and unfilial, you deserve to die! "
Madam Ping was scolded by Gu Jiu and panicked, "No! What the maidservant said is true. Mother, you must believe the maidservant!"
Gu Jiu snorted coldly, "My wife is unparalleled in wisdom, how could you be deceived by such an unrighteous person like you, give up your heart."
Mother Ping is still arguing.
The queen didn't want to listen any more, her eyes closed slightly, and Shao Jian Fang waved her hand, and someone came in immediately to block Mother Ping's mouth and drag her away.
Gu Jiu watched Mother Ping and was dragged away.
With her own eyes, she watched the light in Mother Ping's eyes gradually disappear, watched her tears streaming down her face, and her eyes full of hatred, panic, struggling, and begging for mercy.
Mother Ping is dead!
Gu Jiu remained indifferent.
The queen laughed.
The laughter came into Gu Jiu's ears, making Gu Jiu shiver all over, feeling very bad.
The Queen Empress stared at Gu Jiu, "According to you, no guards saved you."
Gu Jiu bowed and said, "That's right! Everything is made up by Mother Ping."
Empress Empress sneered, "My palace really underestimated you before. I reverse the right and wrong, and say that the death is alive, the skill is not small. No wonder the son will look at you."
Gu Jiu looked terrified.
Empress Empress smiled again: "My palace wants to thank you. Now my palace is finally sure that Gongzizhao lived in Tianmen Temple while he was in the northwest. As long as you send someone to Tianmen Temple to check, maybe you can find Gongzizhao. Traces of living there."
Gu Jiu faced the empress empress blankly.
But at this moment, her heartbeat was about to jump out of her throat.
Is she self-defeating?
No no no!
She couldn't helplessly watch Mother Ping slander Gu's family, slander her reputation, and involve Liu Zhao indifferently.
Counterattack Ping Ma, this is what she must do.
Obviously, the Empress had calculated this point and deliberately provoked a fight between her and the mother.
Gu Jiu gritted his teeth secretly, what should I do now?
The empress looked at Gu Jiu with a smile, "Seeing you so laboriously denying the existence of that guard, if this palace can't guess the truth, this palace will be a queen for so many years."
Gu Jiu's face paled, but he still had to hold on. "The courtiers are telling the truth. The Jinzhou Governor's Yamen really has a case file."
"My palace believes that there is a case file. Why don't you listen to the truth of my palace's guess?"
Gu Jiu was anxious.
Shao Jian Fang smiled, "The mother is resting, let me speak. Gu and Xie married, and Xie's family sent Xie Xian to Tianmen Temple to cook mature rice with raw rice in order to promote the marriage.
It happened that Gongzi Zhao secretly left Beijing and lived in the backyard of Tianmen Temple. Hearing a call for help in the middle of the night, sent a guard to help.
Because of this opportunity, Miss Gu met with Gongzi Zhao.
On the other side, in order to stop the public, and for the sake of Miss Gu's reputation, Master Gu deliberately handled the matter as Xie Xian went to Tianmen Temple to steal the Buddhist treasure, and was beaten after the incident. In the end, the crime of Xiaosi was closed.
Miss Gu, are you familiar with the story our family is telling? "
Gu Jiu was frightened and frightened. As expected, all the people in the palace were human spirits, and no one was foolish.
However, Gu Jiu could still maintain his composure.
"The story told by Shao Jian Fang is justified, and it sounds like it's true. But that's not what the courtier experienced, please give it to the empress."
Fang Shaojian smiled, "At this meeting, Miss Gu still refuses to tell the truth, she really doesn't shed tears without seeing the coffin.
Gongzizhao came out of Beijing without decree, so he should be demoted as a general and be banned. By then, how miserable Young Master Zhao would end up, she must have imagined how clever Girl Gu was.
Our family advises girl Gu, take advantage of the time now, and quickly draw a line with the son.
For the sake of your hard work, Niang Niang will surely save you, break off your marriage with Gongzi Zhao, and tell you about a marriage, such as Zhen Guo Gongfu. how is it? "
Gu Jiu looked aggrieved, and tears suddenly fell.
Shaojian Fang frowned, what's the matter, it was okay just now, why suddenly he started to cry.
The little girl is just annoying, crying at every turn.
However, this shows that Gu Jiu was frightened. This is a good phenomenon.
Fang Shaojian pressed forward, "Miss Gu, it's time to say it. The patience of the lady is limited, so don't toast or not eat fine wine."
Gu Jiu cried and delayed time while thinking about countermeasures.
Sure enough, as Liu Zhao said, without definite evidence, the empress did not dare to take the initiative, saying that Liu Zhao had no intention to leave Beijing.
They are pressing every step of the way, they are racing against time.
He wanted to rush Liu Zhao's charge before the death of the empress, so that Liu Zhao could never stand up.
It was also because of time that they had no time to go to the Northwest to investigate and collect evidence, so they could only coerce and lure, and tried to force a confession from Gu Jiu.
Obviously, they believed that Liu Zhao had sneaked to the northwest. It is also believed that Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao knew each other when they were in the northwest.
I have to say that the Queen Empress is very accurate.
However, it is impossible for Gu Jiu to tell the truth.
Gu Jiu cried and said, "I'm telling the truth, I really don't know Gongzi Zhao. I, I...Fang Shaojian, no matter how you push me, I still say this. I can't make up things that haven't happened. "
Gu Jiu cried so badly.
Fang Shaojian snorted coldly, "It seems that the empress is too kind to you, so you don't know what's good or bad. Come here, will..."
"I said, I said..."
Gu Jiu cried and interrupted Shao Jian Fang.
She is very afraid of pain, so don't torture her.
Shaojian Fang smiled triumphantly, "Let's go ahead. Where are you in the northwest and when did you see Gongzizhao? Tell me exactly how you met."
Gu Jiu sobbed twice before saying, "I'm in the northwest and haven't seen Gongzi Zhao."
"what did you say?"
Fang Shaojian jumped into thunder, "Gu Jiu, are you kidding me?"