Chapter 319： deliberately

Chapter 319 Deliberately

Lu Xi and the others all sank their hearts: If the secret room is really a remnant of the Yu family, then the Jinyiwei will definitely close the mansion, but they can't stop a few of them from leaving, at least they can go to rescue soldiers.

The nerves of everyone were tense, and the small garden was as quiet as the tranquility before the storm.

It's done! Gu Xiao secretly rejoiced in his heart, but frowned on his face, and scolded righteously: "Brother, how can you take in the Yu family, you are causing trouble for the family!"

"Hey, aren't you being held by some shady handle?"

Having said that, Gu Xiao shook his head disapprovingly, with a sinister light flashing in his eyes.

Once Gu Yuan is convicted, he will naturally be dismissed from the official position, then the clan must reconsider the separation of the family. After all, it is impossible to give all the property of the long house to Gu Yanfei's family.

It is absolutely impossible for the    tribe to agree.

As long as the family is re-divided, his father, as the son-in-law, can be divided into most of the family business and this mansion, and their family can move back here.

The house they live in now is small and old, there is no racecourse, the garden is not half the size of this small garden, and he even has to live in the same yard as his younger brother.

In less than a month, Gu Xiao realized what it is like to live like a year.

He misses this place so much. He was born here and grew up here. In the past, he only went out to play for four or five days at most, and he has never been away from home for as long as this time!

After today, this mansion was returned to the hands of their second room.

Just thinking about it, Gu Xiao felt his blood boil and his heart beat faster.

He Lie rubbed the scabbard with his rough fingers a few times, as if he was thinking about something, and said to Gu Yuan lukewarmly, "Gu Qianhu, I'm afraid you can't leave here for the time being...and your family as well."

"Don't worry, my people will not be rude to Miss Gu Er."

As he spoke, He Lie's eyes flashed with a cold edge. These words were polite and also a warning, warning Gu Yuan that if he did anything wrong, their Jinyiwei would not be merciful.

The surrounding Jin Yiwei protested and pulled out an inch of the long knife in their hands. The cold embroidered spring knife shone with a dazzling cold light in the sun.

Gu Yuan said indifferently: "He Commander is treating me as a human offender?"

"He Lie, who are you scaring!" Lu Shi said angrily, standing beside Gu Yuan in a protective manner.

Fan Beiran and the others also stood with their heads held high, with their eyes blazing, forming a confrontation with Jin Yiwei.

There was a faint spark where the eyes of the two men and horses met, and an invisible bowstring seemed to be suddenly tightened in the air.

A rush of footsteps came from the direction of the secret room, getting closer and closer.

I saw Mr. Ni come up with the oil lamp in three steps and two steps. The first sentence he said was: "Commander, there is no one below..."

"How is that possible?" Gu Xiao blurted out and interrupted the other party's words.

Before the words were spoken, another Jin Yiwei behind him came out of the dark secret room with a black cat. The cat was waving its limbs and claws in the air.

President Ni gave Gu Xiao an expressionless glance before continuing, "There is only one cat below."

While he was talking, he saw the black cat that was being held by the back of the neck, baring its teeth and grinning non-stop, trying to intimidate the surrounding humans.

Everyone looked at the cat with a strange expression.

The angry black cat scratched, scratched and roared, and finally broke free from the claws of the human beings, let out a "wow", and ran away like a fly, disappearing into the bushes in the blink of an eye.

Obviously, the sound of things being thrown in the secret room just now was made by the cat. Mr. Ni said that this cat was also the one who won? !

There was an eerie silence around the rockery.

"Pfft!" Fan Beiran was the first to laugh and said coolly, "What a fierce kitty!"

"It's really fierce! It scares people." Sixth Young Master Fei sighed.

The two of them sang together and deliberately squinted at the Jin Yiwei who drew their swords.

Gu Xiao's eyes widened, his mind buzzing, and there was only one thought left: How is this possible? !

He looked at Gu Yuan intuitively, but saw Gu Yuan raised his eyebrows, showing a little surprise.

"Huh." Gu Yuan sneered lowly, looked at Gu Xiao, and keenly captured the other party's panic and confusion for a moment.

He thought that Gu Xiao and the others had already arranged everything, but it didn't seem to be the case.

This development was really unexpected, and even He Lie's expressionless face couldn't hide his astonishment, squinting his eyes.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Gu Xiao murmured excitedly, as if a fire was burning in his heart, "I clearly heard the cry, and many servants also heard the baby's cry at night. Voice."

"Commander He, we have to look again, the Yu family must have been hiding."

"Maybe... Maybe there is a secret room inside the secret room!"

The more Gu Xiao said this, the more he said it, the more eager he was, for fear that He Lie would not believe it.

He snatched an oil lamp from the hand of a Jin Yiwei, bowed and got into the door of the secret room, and quickly stepped down the stone steps.

He Lie didn't stop Gu Xiao, and returned to his previous expressionless face, and asked Gu Yuan quietly, "Do you want Gu Qianhu to go down and have a look?"

Gu Yuan had never heard his grandfather and father talk about this secret room, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

He Lie raised his hand and made a gesture, and those Jinyiwei who drew the swords shyly retracted the swords into their scabbards.

The murderous aura in the air completely disappeared, and even the spring breeze became warm.

Gu Yuan and He Lie got into the narrow door one after the other. They were both tall and hunched when they descended the stone steps.

After walking more than twenty steps, they landed on a slate ground with their feet on the ground.

This secret room is only two rooms wide, and the air is filled with a cold and musty smell unique to the secret room, which makes it uncomfortable to smell.

There are only two oil lamps lit here, the lights flicker and the light is dim.

There are some cabinets, bookshelves, and camphor wood boxes on the four walls, all of which have been opened, and the contents inside can be seen at a glance.

There is really no one hiding here.

Gu Yuan slowly looked around, and his eyes fell on a long knife in a copper scabbard with a unicorn pattern hanging on the wall.

My father was good at swords, while my grandfather was good at swords.

Gu Yuan remembered that his father had said that his grandfather had a treasured sword named "Qilin".

So, this secret room once belonged to my grandfather.

Gu Yuan's mind couldn't help but see a middle-aged man with a vague voice. When his grandfather Gu Xuan died, he was only in his early forties, but his hair was half white.

At that time, he was still very young, and he didn’t have much memory of his grandfather. He only vaguely remembered that his grandfather was very kind to him, and he taught him how to hold a pen and write, and gave him enlightenment.

Gu Yuan walked slowly to the front of the bookshelves, and took a book from one of the bookshelves at random. On the blue cover was written the "Yin Fu Jing" impressively.

He picked up another book at random, and this one was Daozang.

These books are obviously old and have not been exposed to the sun for a long time, and the pages are somewhat moth-eaten and mildewed.

Gu Yuan quickly turned a few pages, and his grandfather's familiar handwriting came into view.

He had seen some calligraphy, handwritten notes, notes, etc. left by his grandfather in Fuchu, so he recognized his grandfather's handwriting.

In other words, the Taoist books on the three rows of bookshelves were all collected by my grandfather.

pounding!

Gu Yuan's heartbeat quickened twice, and he remembered the tablet of his grandfather in the ancestral hall. His sister said that there was a trace of the soul of their grandmother in the tablet. When my grandfather was alive, he tried his best to keep his grandmother alive.

Gu Yuan's eyes were slightly astringent, and the heart lake was like a breeze blowing past, causing ripples in circles.

"Where are the people..." Gu Xiao rudely pushed open a cabinet and muttered to himself in disbelief, "Where the **** are people hiding!"

A gloomy wind suddenly blew from the entrance of the secret room, causing the lights in the oil lamps to flicker wildly, and the lights were almost extinguished.

At that time, the bright and dark lights cast a strange shadow on Gu Xiao's face, which made his face extremely hideous and strange.

He couldn't help but walked around the secret room again, hitting the wall and checking the cabinets, boxes, and layers, but he found nothing.

Gu Xiao was going crazy, sweating in cold sweat and panting.

"Have you seen enough?" He Lie was impatient to wait for Gu Xiao and asked coldly, "Gu Xiao, what about the outer room of the Yu family and the baby?"

Gu Xiao: "…"

Ni Zongqi slowly touched the moustache in the middle of the people, and sneered coldly: "Gu Xiao, you are not daydreaming, are you?"

Gu Xiao's mouth opened and closed, trying to say that he didn't lie or daydream, but now it's not convincing at all.

He didn't give up, and he didn't know how many times he searched around the wall of the secret room again, repeatedly hitting the wall with "tuk-tuk, tuk-tuk".

He wanted to find the room within the room, but after searching for a cup of tea, he still found nothing.

Gu Xiao unconsciously broke out in cold sweat, and even the hair on his temples was soaked, his face was as pale as a dead man.

"No, it's impossible." Gu Xiao became more and more impatient, almost frantically muttering to himself, "The secret room must be somewhere!"

He Lie was not interested in "playing" with Gu Xiao any longer, he turned around without any hesitation, and at the same time ordered: "Withdraw."

Gu Xiao panicked and scared when he saw He Lie was about to leave. He tried to catch He Lie and shouted, "Let me find it again, let me find it again..."

The Jin Yiwei next to    is not blind, how could Gu Xiao rush into their commander and kick Gu Xiao's abdomen fiercely.

"Ah!" Gu Xiao let out a scream like killing a pig, and stumbled against the wall behind him. The pain in his abdomen was so severe that he bowed all over.

Neither He Lie nor Gu Yuan looked back, letting the screams from behind echoed through the small secret room...

A group of people filed out of the secret room, returning from the dark and narrow place to the bright and wide garden outside.

The breeze with the fragrance of flowers blows at the face, refreshing and refreshing.

"Gu Qianhu, today is really annoying." He Lie simply bowed his hands to Gu Yuan, "Farewell."

Gu Yuan also simply returned the salute: "Walk slowly."

While talking, Gu Xiao, who was sweating profusely, covered his abdomen and walked out of the secret room staggeringly. In other words, he was driven out by two Jinyi guards.

"Gu Xiao," He Lie looked at Gu Xiao, his eyes were as cold as ice for ten thousand years, and his voice was gloomy, "Emperor Taizu said, if you deliberately falsely accuse him, you will be punished with fifty sticks and charged with three years in the army!"

Deliberate false accusation is frame-up, and the crime is one more class.

"Commander He, something must have gone wrong." Gu Xiao was so frightened that his lips turned white, and cold sweat dripped from his cheeks.

Fifty sticks will cost him half of his life, and if he is in the army for three years, he will probably tell him the remaining half of his life in the wild land of Liaodong!

No, he doesn't want to be exiled!

The two guards in Jinyi immediately approached Gu Xiao, restraining him from left to right, acting rudely.

"Big brother..." Gu Xiao was really scared, and cast a pleading look at Gu Yuan with both legs, hoping that he would beg him for mercy.

Gu Yuan has never been a person who repays grievances with virtue. He just pretended he didn't understand Gu Xiao's eyes asking for help, and said to Wutong, "Send commander He out for me."

A group of Jin Yiwei came aggressively, and then left aggressively.

The vicinity of the rockery suddenly became a lot empty.

Fan Beiran frowned, looked at Gu Xiao's back, which was almost held up, and said, "A Yuan, what the **** is your cousin doing?"

"Gu Xiao has always been as timid as a mouse," Lu Si thoughtfully touched his chin and said to Gu Yuan, "How dare you go to Beizhen Fusi alone and report that you are harboring the remnants of the Yu family, there must be something tricky about it."

Others were also concerned and frowned.

Yue Jun remembered what happened to Gu Xiao outside the mansion this morning, his face straightened, and he said solemnly: "Gu Xiao was clearly in front of the lower secret room and was sure that someone was hiding inside..."

Everyone looked at the secret room in the rockery cave, puzzled.

Master Fei Liu said, "A Yuan, you'd better be careful, Gu Xiao's second uncle is most likely instructed to do such a thing, I don't know what medicine their father and son are selling in the gourd, I guess there are other tricks. Woolen cloth."

A few birds brushed past the branches and leaves above, and the dense branches and leaves swayed gently above.

Gu Yuan's eyes flashed, but he didn't say a word.

After a while, he patted Lu's shoulder and said succinctly, "I have a plan."

He just suddenly thought, it should be his sister, right?

calmly resolved the situation.

Gu Yuan looked up at the black swallow soaring in the blue sky, curved his lips and smiled, his eyes soft.

"What are you thinking? Are you laughing so sullenly?" Lu Si smiled and bumped Gu Yuan with his shoulder.

The corners of Gu Yuan's lips were raised a little higher, he turned and walked towards the water pavilion, and only left a sentence: "Come on, let's continue drinking!"

The tall and straight young man left a high-spirited back.

Lu Si, Fan Beiran and the others in the back looked at his back and exchanged glances tacitly.

After they go back today, they must find out about their elders, brothers, in-laws, etc., but Gu Yuan cannot be bullied for no reason.

Gu Yuan waited nine years for a chance to rehabilitate his father.

They have all grown up together since childhood. Even if Gu Yuan never spoke, they all knew what Gu Yuan had been working hard for all these years. for a goal.

And now he finally saw hope.

Even if they couldn't help much, they still hoped to help Gu Yuan remove the thorns that were in the way.

"Today we won't go home if we don't get drunk!" Lu seemed to be chasing in the direction of Gu Yuan, "Don't ruin everyone's Yaxing for those sinister villains."

While talking and laughing, the young masters and buddies surrounded Gu Yuan and walked towards the water pavilion.

The atmosphere has returned to the liveliness of the past, and the water has passed without a trace.

Fan Beiran smiled and hugged Gu Yuan and said, "A Yuan, these pear blossoms and bamboo leaves are not enough to drink, do you have Erguotou here?"

"If not, I'll send someone out to buy it!"

Erguotou is liquor, Fan Beiran opened his mouth and immediately attracted a burst of enthusiastic second opinion, no one cared about Gu Yuan's opinion at all.

After a cup of tea, ten jars of Erguotou were sent to the water pavilion. When all the wine jars were empty, it was already two hours later, and those young masters were all drunk.

Gu Yuan of course did not let them go on horseback, some people rested directly in the guest room of Gu's house, and some were sent back by the Gu family's carriage...

After everyone settled down, Gu Yuan went to Yuheng Garden full of alcohol.

The courtyard is quiet and peaceful, filled with a strong fragrance of bamboo and flowers, and the colorful flowers sway gently among the green branches and leaves, which is quiet and elegant.

Gu Yuan walked through Yuheng Garden familiarly and came to Gu Yanfei's small study.

After the curtain was lifted, the scene in front of him made him stunned for a moment. He saw that there was a Dao Talisman paper on the bookshelves, bookcases, and cabinets in the room. Just trembling.

The girl in front of him stood at the desk with her back to him.

At first glance, this scene is really a bit weird, it really doesn't look like a house of ladies.

Gu Yuan smiled slightly, but felt warm instead.

For him, as long as his sister is happy.

He quietly looked at the girl in front of him for a long time before he took a step forward, lightly stepped, and quietly walked to Gu Yanfei and sat down. Gu Yanfei was concentrating on writing and drawing talismans.

"They're all gone?" Gu Yanfei asked casually when he finished writing.

Gu Yuan leaned slightly lazily against the window sill, and said with a smile, "Everyone else has left, but Fan Beiran and Yue Jun are staying in the mansion today."

"Fan Beiran praised that our Erguotou is more energetic than other places, and asked me to ask where you bought it."

His eyes are very clear, very bright, and his consciousness is very clear.

The Gu family members have a good drinker, Gu Yuan is, and so is Gu Yanfei.

"Those wines are from Qiongfangzhai." Gu Yanfei smiled and said boldly, "Since he likes it, let him take a few jars with him when he leaves. I keep a wine cellar at home and let him Take your pick."

Gu Yuan smiled, raised his hand and rubbed the top of his sister's soft hair, "My sister is so generous."

"It should be." Gu Yanfei smiled generously, with a bright smile.

Throw me a peach, and repay it with Qiong Yao.

There is always a relationship between people.

While the brothers and sisters were talking, Juan Bi brought a cup of hot hangover tea.

Gu Yuan drank this cup of hangover tea whose taste was more indescribable than soup and medicine.

With the idea of ​​sharing the blessings, he specially instructed Juan Bi: "Let the tea room boil the hangover tea, and send it to Fan Beiran and Yue Jun when they wake up."

Kuanbi misunderstood, nodded again and again, and replied solemnly: "Master, don't worry, the slaves will tell you over there, and will not neglect the two young masters."

walked away swiftly.

Gu Yuan pressed the corner of his lips, a sharp edge flashed across his eyes, "Gu Xiao brought Jin Yiwei over this morning, and found a secret room in the small garden..."

The taste in his mouth was bitter and unbearable, Gu Yuan subconsciously frowned.

Gu Yan raised her eyebrows, pulled the Taoist Talisman down from the side, and patted Gu Yuan's forehead neatly.

If others dared to attack Gu Yuan like this, they would have been shot by him long ago, but in front of Gu Yanfei, he was so obedient that he did not move.

For a moment, Gu Yuan pursed his lips, and the end of his eyes outlined a shallow arc of pleasure.

The bitter taste in the mouth turned into a sweet taste.

Gu Yanfei raised his chin proudly, "It's not bitter, right?"

"It's not bitter anymore." Gu Yuan nodded, the corners of his lips curled slightly.

"I drew a lot of talismans today." Gu Yanfei pulled on his cuff and proudly showed off, "Look, this immobilization talisman can keep people motionless, just like the acupuncture points mentioned in the picture book; this wine talisman Water can be turned into wine; this wine-turning talisman, on the other hand, can turn wine into water, which is the most suitable for socializing.”

Seeing that his sister was in high spirits, Gu Yuan cooperated and pointed to the talisman she had just drawn and asked, "Then this?"

"This is a failure." Gu Yanfei crumpled the talisman into a ball, and his eyes fell on the jade bracelet on his wrist.

It has only been a few months, and this is the fourth piece of jade that she has found that contains spiritual energy.

She has been thinking about it for the past two days. Maybe she can design a spirit gathering talisman for her compass, and maybe the compass can find ancient objects containing aura.

As a result, this gathering talisman was not drawn, but a bunch of other talismans were drawn unintentionally.

The brothers and sisters were chatting and laughing. When the sun was setting in the west, Juan Bi suddenly ran in in a hurry, and said cheerfully: "Eldest Young Master, Young Master Lu Si just sent his little servant to prosper, saying that it was Commander He. Just brought someone to the second master's house in Luwei Hutong."

"It is said that the old lady is harbouring the imperial prisoners and wants to search the second master's house."

Thinking of Jin Yiwei's search of the mansion in the morning, Juan Bi was still a little scared.

(end of this chapter)