Chapter 471: Father Gu died (nineteen more)

It is a big cloudy day.
Early in the morning, the northwest wind was blowing.
The wind poured into the body from the collar, and the only warmth on the body was taken away by the cold wind in a blink of an eye.
The servant pushed open the door, calling for Mr. Gu to get up.
"Master, it's time to get up. I have an appointment with a doctor for a pulse today, but I can't lie down all the time."
The next person called, there was no movement on the bed.
So he came to the bed and stretched out his hand, intending to wake up Mr. Gu by himself.
As soon as his hand touched Mr. Gu, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
Immediately after...
"what!"
A scream pierced the sky, breaking the tranquility above Gu's mansion.
The old man Gu died. He died all night, his body was stiff before he was discovered.
It was when it was dark that Gu Jiu welcomed the Gu's funeral.
She wanted to cry, but she couldn't cry.
I felt uncomfortable and bored, and I didn't eat two bites of dinner at night.
Liu Zhao was worried about her, pushed everything and stayed with her.
Gu Jiu lay down until midnight before getting up from the bed.
"Do you feel better?" Liu Zhao asked.
Gu Jiu leaned on his shoulder, "It's empty in my heart. I don't know if it's sad or uncomfortable or something else. It's just uncomfortable."
"People can't come back to life after death. Sorry. Tomorrow morning, I will review the mansion with you."
Gu Jiu nodded, "Uncomfortable!"
Liu Zhao hugged her, "Will it be better?"
Maybe.
One night, Gu Jiu was half asleep and half awake. Sleeping not deep enough, but unable to stay awake.
The whole person is in a very strange state.
In the morning, when she was awakened, she was still groggy.
"Are you going to leave?"
"If you feel uncomfortable, we will leave later."
Gu Jiu sat on the bed and was silent for a long time before saying: "When I first returned to the capital, I heard many rumors about the bad man.
On the day of returning to Beijing, the master had another trouble. At that time, like everyone else, I had a bad impression of the old man.
Later, because my father was offended by the empress and the empress was sent to prison, I realized that the old man was not what people said. "
Liu Zhao quietly became a listener.
Gu Jiu continued: "Later, I will have a relationship with the old man. I will urge him to drink less and pay attention to his health. He will take out the private money to congratulate my new marriage and give birth to my son. This is the first one in the mansion. , Other sisters and sisters are not treated like this.
Every time I receive a gift, I am very happy. I also hope in my heart that he can live a long life. Unexpectedly, people left in a blink of an eye. "
Liu Zhao hugged her in silence to give her strength.
Gu Jiu took a deep breath, "I didn't expect that the last time I met would be the last time. If I had known it, I would..."
Gu Jiu couldn't continue.
"Stop talking. We will go to Gu Mansion later."
Gu Jiu nodded, her current state is indeed not good, she has to calm down.
By the time the two set off and arrived at Gu's Mansion, it was already three rods in the sun.
White lanterns were hung at the gate of Gu's residence, and all the servants were dressed in mourning clothes and greeted guests at the gate.
The mourning hall is located in the side hall of the outer courtyard, and Master Gu and Master Gu are not there, only the two-room male knelt in the mourning hall to guard the spirit and kowtow.
Together with Liu Zhao, Gu Jiu worshipped the incense and bowed their heads and offered a ceremony.
The boys all returned their salutes, and Gu Yu stood up and said to Gu Jiu: "The second sister went to the flower hall to have tea, and the guests were all over there."
Gu Jiu asked him, "How did the old man die?"
Gu Tung lowered his head and sighed, "It is inevitable to live, old, sick, and die."
"Sixth brother refuses to tell the truth, then I will ask Gu Gong. Gu Gong's mouth is not strong, he will definitely speak out."
Gu Yan frowned, "Why did the second sister think that the old man's death was strange? The first person to discover the old man's death was Chang Sui by his side. You also know that no one will enter or leave the old man's yard on weekdays."
Gu Jiu said, "Because of the old man's body, he has not yet reached the end of his life."
The old man is indeed addicted to alcohol, but he also listened to her and took the medicine on time.
Given the old man's physical condition, it would be no problem to live another three or four years.
Seeing Gu Jiu with a firm expression, "Fine, nothing. You go to your sister-in-law and you ask her. Just say that I asked, and she will tell you the truth. People come and go here, not a place to talk."
Gu Jiu stared at him, "Sure enough, there is something inside about the death of the old man."
Gu Teng said: "The old man left a suicide note and arranged the funeral affairs properly. Even the separation of the family is considered."
Gu Jiu frowned, "You mean, the old man has long been praying for death."
Gu Teng said: "I don't know. I only confirm that the suicide note is true, with the signature and seal of the old man on it. Even the old man's private room is kept together with the suicide note. In this matter, the old man and the old man in the Hou Mansion next door The old lady has confirmed that it is correct and there is no doubt."
At this time, another guest came to offer condolences. Gu Jiu couldn't stay longer, she said to Gu Yan: "I'll go to my sister-in-law to ask for more details, thank you brother six."
"Could you call the third brother back? He is the eldest son of our second room, and the old man passed away, he should be there."
"He is now in the Northwest Army, and it is too late to come and go."
Gu Yan sighed, "I see. My sister will go to the flower hall for tea first."
Gu Jiu took Liu Zhao to the Flower Hall. As expected, all the guests were drinking tea in the Flower Hall.
Liu Zhao said to her: "You go talk to your sister-in-law, and I will talk to someone in the Hou Mansion."
The husband and wife act separately.
Hu is waiting for guests.
After Gu Jiu expressed her intentions, she confessed that the maid greeted the guests, and then took Gu Jiu to the wing to speak.
"The second sister wanted to ask how the old man died, right?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "I still know the body of the old man, he has not yet reached the end of his life."
"Who said no. Since the husband has spoken, I will not lie to the second sister, the old man committed suicide by burning charcoal."
"what?"
Gu Jiu couldn't believe it.
At first she wondered if someone murdered the old man.
Never thought that he would commit suicide.
The blood on her face faded, "For no reason, why did the old man commit suicide? The father's case has been settled, and the house has calmed down. The old man has no reason to commit suicide at all."
"We all think so. But the old man made sure that it was written in his suicide note. He said that he had enough of his life, so he decided to sever himself. Everything after that was arranged, and even the money for the funeral was reserved."
Gu Jiu took a deep breath, "Where is the father's suicide note? I have to look it up myself."
"The suicide note is kept by the uncle."
Gu Jiu went directly to Dafang Zhao, Master Gu asked for a suicide note.
Master Gu seemed to be prepared for a long time, "I know you will take care of this matter. The suicide note is here. You can read it slowly."
Master Gu handed the suicide note to Gu Jiu and left the study.
The suicide note is very thick, with seven or eight pages.
First, I talked about the reasons for suicide, and then I arranged the funeral and the idea of ​​dividing the family. Even Gu Shan's marriage was considered.
Afraid of delaying Gu Shan's marriage, the old man specifically mentioned this in his suicide note, asking Erfang Gu to seize the time and take advantage of his warm filial piety to marry Gu Shan to the Zhu Guo government.
After that, Fuzhong will talk about keeping filial piety.
In addition to the funeral expenses, Mr. Gu also left some private money, all of which were in charge.
Even Gu Jiu was allocated two thousand taels of silver, plus a few servants.
After reading the thick suicide note, Gu Jiu felt even more sad.
This is indeed the handwriting of Mr. Gu.
What Gu Jiu is good at is imitating handwriting, so she is very sensitive to handwriting.
The handwriting was confirmed to be correct, and it was written by Mr. Gu. The words and sentences are also the idiom of the old man Gu, showing an arrogant vigor.
Even if you are going to die, you must scold all the unfilial children and grandchildren in the suicide note, leaving a big shadow on the unfilial children.
But precisely because the suicide note is true, Gu Jiu's doubts are getting bigger and bigger.
Master Gu came in from outside, "Have you finished watching?"
Gu Jiu took the suicide note and asked, "Why did the old man die?"
"The old man said in his suicide note..."
"Do you believe it?" She interrupted Master Gu.
Master Gu was a little dazed, "What do you believe?"
"The uncle really believes in the reasons written in the suicide note. Is it because the old man wants to kill himself because he is tired of his work?"
Master Gu was embarrassed for a moment, "What if you don't believe it. This is the end of the matter. It is important to let the dead rest in peace."
Gu Jiu shook his head, "The old man's death must have a reason. He may have been forced to death."
"Why do you think that? Who can kill the old man? Wouldn't you be a suspect in the mansion? Impossible. No one can kill the old man."
Master Gu denied it.
Gu Jiu said, "I didn't say that people from the Gu Mansion forced the old man to death."
"Then who are you talking about? Who has such a great ability to force the old man to death?"
Gu Jiu put down his suicide note, "This is just my guess. Uncle needn't worry about it. Just do what you should do with the funeral. The marriage of the fourth sister must be handled early, so that the youth of the fourth sister must not be delayed.
As for the separation of the family, you can discuss it. If you need me to come forward, make someone come to the palace and say it. "
Master Gu felt that something was wrong, but couldn't figure it out.
Gu Jiu didn't want to say more.
Everything is just her guess, and she has no evidence to prove her guess.
She was in a gloomy mood.
When I was in the atrium, I met my fourth brother Gu Yu.
Gu Yu's expression is a little gray, and his life has not been very easy during the recent period.
"The second sister is sad."
"Gu Sige mourns."
After a pause, Gu Jiu suddenly asked, "Is my father really innocent in the case of the Ministry of Household's corruption of ink?"
Gu Yu frowned, "Why did the second sister suddenly ask about this?"
Gu Jiu casually said, "I'm just curious. I heard that Master Ma hasn't been found until now. It can be said that there are no people or dead bodies. This is too weird."
Gu Yu frowned and thought for a moment, "If you want to say that the adults are completely innocent, this is not right."
Did Master Gu really participate in the corruption case?