"Could it be Duke Wei?" Mrs. Gu thought of Miss Wei Jiu who came to visit suddenly today.

Gu Jian looked at her in bewilderment.

He had just returned to the mansion before a stick of incense, sat down to drink tea in the Cihe Hall, and Gu Yuan came back. The three of them only exchanged a few words and did not have time to say too much. Nothing is known yet.

Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Yanfei with complicated eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "Yanfei, why did Miss Wei Jiu from Duke Wei's Mansion visit today?"

Her eyes were shining brightly, and she was tightly holding the string of Buddhist beads in her hands.

Under the gazes of the other three people with different expressions, Gu Yanfei said calmly: "I saved Wei Guogong, and Miss Wei Jiu came to express my thanks."

When she spoke, there was a faint smile on her lips, as if she was talking about a trivial matter.

There was silence in the room.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Gu Jian was the first to reprimand, disapproving.

The story of Duke Wei vomiting blood in Tianyin Pavilion was widely spread in Beijing. Everyone from dignified courtiers to common people knew about it. It is said that the one who saved Duke Wei was a real Taoist with excellent medical skills. How could it be his niece? !

Seeing his second uncle scolding his younger sister, Gu Yuan pursed his thin lips slightly, showing concern.

Mrs. Gu's gaze was unclear, and she asked patiently, "Yan Fei, do you still know medical skills?"

The word "return" seems to have a lot of meaning.

"Understood." Gu Yanfei replied as a matter of course, with a wider smile on his face, revealing a pair of lovely dimples.

What she said was the truth, but it seemed plausible.

Thinking about the events of the past few days, Mrs. Gu's eyes twitched, she looked at her with a deep gaze, and then asked: "Where did you learn it?"

Gu Yanfei stroked his sleeve lightly, and this time, he said half-truthfully, "Didn't I tell Mrs. Tai before that when I was in Huaibei, Master Ling Xiao accepted me as an apprentice and taught me all my skills."

"Madam, do you believe it or not?"

She tilted her head slightly and smiled, making Mrs. Gu unable to see through her.

"..." Mrs. Gu was silent, she pursed her lips tightly, and the wrinkles at the corners of her mouth became deeper and deeper.

Last time, for Gu Yunxie's marriage, Mrs. Gu had no choice but to bow her head to Gu Yanfei and had to deal with Su Niang.

Two days after the incident, she finally calmed down, and thought about the whole thing over and over again, always feeling that something was wrong, and became suspicious of Gu Yanfei's so-called fortune-telling ability.

"Madam Tai doesn't believe it, forget it." Gu Yanfei said while pulling Gu Yuan beside him.

"Brother, let's go. Mrs. Wei Guogong gave me a bloody BMW. It looks beautiful and runs fast. Brother, let's go for a walk together, okay?!"

"Okay, I got a ten-day vacation for this transfer. Whatever you want to do, my elder brother will accompany you."

The two brothers and sisters walked out of the Cihe Hall talking and laughing, having a good chat and leaving Mrs. Gu there.

"..." Mrs. Gu wanted to stop the siblings, and opened her mouth slightly, but she didn't speak after all, her eyes were uncertain.

The cheerful talking and laughing of the brothers and sisters soon faded away, and after a while, nothing was heard.

In the Dongci room, it suddenly became quiet, and the atmosphere condensed.

The cold wind whistling outside the window slapped on the window lattice, making a crackling sound.

Mrs. Gu suppressed her anger, and complained to her son: "Gu Yanfei is too wild."

She was so angry that her chest was choked up, and she hurried to get the teacup, but Gu Jian was absent-minded, she didn't hear what Mrs. Gu said at all, and the person he cared more about was Gu Yuan.

"Mother," Gu Jian frowned deeply, and couldn't help but say, "What do you think Brother Yuan's promotion means?"

After the words came out of his mouth, he realized that he was acting a little impatient, so he coughed twice and raised his hand as a gesture.

Nanny Li at the side was always good at observing words and expressions, so she called out all the little maids in the room softly, and guarded outside herself.

Only Madam Gu, mother and son were left in the room.

The charcoal fire made the air in the house a little stuffy.

After Gu Jian pondered for a moment, she said again: "Mother... the events of those years have finally begun to fade away. Now that Brother Yuan is transferred back to Beijing and he appears in front of others in such a majestic manner, will it make you feel uncomfortable again?" They remembered...the thing about big brother surrendering to the enemy in the past."

After a pause, he added with a sigh: "It's been eight years... It's not easy for everyone to forget."

The cold wind in the courtyard became more violent, whistling, and blew the window lattice as if it was about to fly away.

Thinking of the past eight years ago, Mrs. Gu was also worried, and her brows frowned even tighter.

At that time, their whole family was almost confiscated, exiled, and even killed because the eldest son surrendered to the enemy. Thanks to her sister-in-law who rescued King Kang in Yangzhou, the whole family survived and have a good life now.

Thinking about it until now, Mrs. Gu still feels scared, her cloudy eyes are flickering, and she is slowly twisting the Buddhist beads in her hand.

After a while, she hesitated and said, "Ah Jian, now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, this time is different from the past..."

Everyone in the court knew that in the battle between Dajing and the Yue Kingdom eight years ago, the late emperor made peace, and now the main battle, the father and son also had many disputes over this... In the end, the eldest prince Chu Yi was sent by the late emperor. The country of Yue is the quality.

The first emperor has passed away, and now he succeeds to the throne, maybe he won't care about the past.

Gu Jian's right fist was clenched tightly in a place that Mrs. Gu could not see, and the back of her hand was full of blue veins.

"Mother, I don't think it's right." Gu Jian's eyes were filled with gloom, but when she faced Mrs. Gu, she looked sincere and tried to persuade her, "The location of Qianhu in Shenji Camp is too eye-catching." , there are so many pairs of eyes in Beijing, even if the emperor doesn't care about a mere Brother Yuan, if everyone tells him that the Sacred Heart is unpredictable, what do you think the emperor will think?"

"Qi Dafei, although this position is good, but our Gu family really can't afford it, and Brother Yuan is even more unworthy of virtue."

Gu Jian spoke eloquently and grandly.

Mrs. Gu became more and more hesitant when he said that, but she didn't nod. She was really reluctant to part with such a good job in Shenjiying Qianhu. This is an errand that can't be found even with a lantern. If it weren't for the Duke of Wei's mansion, it would never have fallen to their Gu family!

It was not easy for the Gu family to regain momentum...

"Mother," Gu Jian got up, sat down on the kang, and pressed Mrs. Gu's hand, "You said... Let Brother Yuan give up this position to the eldest son-in-law, how about exchanging?"

The eldest son-in-law Gu Jian mentioned refers to Gu Yunzhen's fiancé Murong Yong.

Murong Yong is currently serving as the fifth-rank Xiaoqiwei in Shenji Camp, but unfortunately it is only a vacant position, far inferior to Gu Yuande's real shortage.

What? ! Mrs. Gu's eyes widened in shock, she never expected that Gu Jian would come up with such an idea, she couldn't help shaking her head.

"This is also for my sister's sake." Gu Jian stared closely at Mrs. Gu's every expression change, her voice softened and slowed down, "You can also see that the eldest son-in-law is a young general with a promising future, but he suffers from There is no good opportunity, but this time he has made such a great contribution to suppressing bandits in Qingzhou, but he only has such a false title."

"If the eldest son-in-law can get this real shortage, even the queen mother will look up to her, then sister Xie's marriage will definitely not go wrong again."

"Mother, instead of believing that that wild girl Yan Fei can pinch and count, it's better to convince the queen mother with more practical benefits!"

"Sister Xie is good, our Hou Mansion will be good. In the future, the family will always be able to compensate Brother Yuan."

"Think about it carefully, is this the truth?"

Gu Jian talked eloquently, persuasively and well-founded.

"..." Mrs. Gu felt that what the second son said was not unreasonable, and she was a little moved, but she felt that she was a little sorry for Gu Yuan in her heart.

No matter what Gu Yuan said, he was also her own grandson, her parents both died, she should have taken care of her more...

Gu Jian stared closely at Mrs. Gu's expression, the gloom in her eyes became more and more intense, and she threw out her trump card: "Mother, the Hou Mansion has not yet established a son..."

One sentence made Mrs. Gu's heart constrict suddenly.

It has been eight full years since Gu Jian inherited the title of Marquis of Dingyuan. In these years, the Gu family would submit a discount every year for his eldest son, Gu Xiao, to be crowned heir.

Obviously, the first emperor was very concerned about Gu Ce's collaboration with the enemy, and even the Gu family was disgusted with it.

This year, after ascending the throne today, many honorable clans have been rewarded, and even several noble families who have declined have also decided on candidates for the son, except for Dingyuan Houfu.

An undecided son means that there is no heir to the title, which means that he will not have the Sacred Heart, and the title is in jeopardy.

For Mrs. Gu, the title is her lifeblood.

Once the title is lost, the Gu family will be reduced to mud in the ground, anyone can step on it.

Mrs. Gu absolutely cannot bear this.

Finally, Mrs. Gu nodded: "Okay."

One word is finalized.

The shadows of trees swaying wildly in the cold wind outside the window were reflected in Gu Jian's eyes, giving him a sinister aura.

His pupils were surprisingly bright, and there was a flash of crazy joy, and he tried his best to suppress and restrain the turbulent emotions in his heart.

When the eldest brother Gu Ce was alive, everyone said that he was amazingly talented, and when he found out that he was Gu Ce's younger brother, he sighed with regret.

Since childhood, Gu Jian has lived under the shadow of her eldest brother, and he thought that this was the case in his life, and his life was muddled...

He never thought that one day the title of Marquis of Dingyuan would fall on his head.

Since God destined this title to belong to him, no one can take it away from him!

With him around for a day, Gu Yuan would never even think of flying out of his palm...

Mrs. Gu didn't pay attention to Gu Jian's abnormal state, she picked up the teacup and drank the tea, she didn't know the taste.

After the first-class Longjing tea is tasted, there is only bitterness left in the mouth.

Mrs. Gu knew in her heart that, nine out of ten, Wei Guogong really got some kind of favor from Gu Yanfei.

If the position of Qianhu in Shenjiying was a thank-you gift from Duke Wei, then whether it was given to Gu Yuan or Murong Yong, it would be the same, they were all given to the Gu family.

Moreover, if Murong Yong got this position, when Gu Yunzhen married in the next year, he would have more face, and would definitely be valued more by his in-law's family, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

This thing is good for everyone.

Just like what the second son said, they just need to make up for Brother Yuan in the future, and the days are still long.

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