Gu Jiu was confused and quietly followed the two of them.
After walking for a short while, the two seemed to notice Gu Jiu. One of them stopped and walked towards Gu Jiu.
Seeing the distance between them getting closer and closer, Gu Jiu immediately held the dagger.
"Uncle, it's really you."
Gu Jiu looked at the person who stopped in front of her and said firmly.
Gu Wensheng said nothing and took out something wrapped in a white handkerchief from his sleeve.
Gu Jiu glanced away.
The stitching is fine and made of satin.
The side facing Gu Jiu has no pattern, but traces of red embroidery can be seen on the side.
She had seen similar embroidery techniques in Ye Qingyi's embroidery works.
If she guessed correctly, the front of the veil was probably embroidered with things like winged birds and mandarin ducks.
When Yuyan was in the process of committing suicide, Gu Wensheng suddenly gave her a handkerchief belonging to a woman in his boudoir, which seemed problematic no matter how he looked at it.
The dagger rotated 180 degrees in his sleeve, with the handle facing outward, and knocked the object in Gu Wensheng's hand.
The veil fell to the ground and made a crisp sound.
After rolling, the hairpins and black hair inside were revealed.
"Why did you get the lady's hairpin? Are you the heartless man?"/"Catch the thief!"
The voices of Gu Jiu and Gu Zheqi sounded almost at the same time.
They had not gone very far out of Shi's house, and everyone around them turned their heads after hearing this voice.
Gu Zheqi, as if he had agreed before, ran away after shouting.
Gu Wensheng was not so lucky. Gu Jiu's reaction was beyond his expectation, and he was pinned to the ground before he could react.
"Master Shi has always been generous. If I force you to come over, I can get a lot of money, right?"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the people around him changed subtly when they looked at Gu Wensheng.
No one will have trouble with money, especially if you can get money while helping others and receiving praise.
Looking at the servant running over quickly, Gu Jiu lowered his head and whispered softly: "Uncle, you have suffered so many mistakes, haven't you figured out the reason yet?"
"How have you ever won against me?"
The person who led the team happened to be Shi Xuyao. He picked up hairpins and other items, looked at them carefully, and waved people to take Gu Wensheng away.
"Miss Jiu, our master has sent us to look for you. Could you please come with us?"
"Me?" Gu Jiu pointed at himself and asked uncertainly.
"right."
Under Shi Xuyao's gaze, Gu Jiu nodded slowly.
When Shi Yuyan was injured, she should see a doctor. She didn't know medical skills, so she could only stand there.
"Master Shi, Miss Shi's condition has stabilized and she will wake up in half an hour at most."
"Okay, okay!"
Gu Jiu stood outside the yard, listening to Shi Qiusheng's voice fall, and watching Shi Xuyao walk in.
"Master, Gu Jiu is here. Gu Wensheng has also been captured."
"Gu Wensheng! Where is he now?" Shi Qiusheng's voice sounded quite excited.
"Woodshed."
"What about Gu Jiu?"
"Outside."
Then, Gu Jiu saw Shi Qiusheng.
"I don't know what you are doing, Master Shi?"
"Speak somewhere else."
After a while, Gu Jiu followed Shi Qiusheng to the main hall and listened to him talk about Shi Yuyan's situation during this period.
Although Shi Yuyan had doubts after waking up, she still deceived herself and others to survive.
Coupled with the fact that she subconsciously blocked that memory, her mental state recovered quickly.
"In the entire Yuncheng, I have warned everyone who Yu Yan has come into contact with! Don't mention Gu Zheqi in front of her, just treat this person as if he doesn't exist at all!"
"It was going well at first, but now I'm about to agree to marry the Xie family. But..."
"But who knew someone would suddenly appear and shake everything off!"
"Tell me, this child will die or live again when he wakes up. I, I... ugh!"
After hearing this, Gu Jiu nodded with deep sympathy.
"This information is most likely passed in by Gu Zheqi and Gu Wensheng. But I just saw not only Gu Wensheng but also Gu Zheqi outside. How did the two of them enter the city?"
Shi Qiusheng snorted coldly: "Don't think about it, the Wang family is also responsible! Wait a minute, go over to this fork, and settle the accounts with them!"
Then he looked at Gu Jiu and said anxiously: "Is it still possible to try the method you said last time again?"
Gu Jiu: ...You need to ask a professional psychotherapist.
Shi Yuyan grew up doted on by thousands of people, and she was always a high-spirited and face-conscious person. It’s okay to push her into the pit once, and do it a second time!
Gu Jiu pursed his lips, took a step back and bent down to apologize.
"Master Shi, Miss Shi's situation is too special, and I don't have a good solution. It's just that you just mentioned the Xie family, why not ask Miss Shi's fiancé to come over and give you some advice?"
Gu Jiu paused and continued to explain under Shi Qiusheng's surprised eyes: "I met the young master of the Xie family yesterday by chance. He is as handsome as a tree, and he is much prettier than Gu Zheqi."
"If he gives careful persuasion and shows that he will never give up on Miss Shi, he may be able to get Miss Shi to come out quickly."
Seeing that Shi Qiusheng was about to show approval, Gu Jiu changed the subject and continued: "But this is just a guess. I can't guarantee the result. Master Shi can list all the methods and finally choose the one you think is best."
Shi Qiusheng frowned and nodded solemnly.
After saying that, Gu Jiu found a reason and left. The development of this matter has now exceeded her control, and if she continues, she will only get into trouble.
As for what happens next for Shi Yuyan, it can only depend on her own destiny.
When Shi Qiusheng took Shi Yuyan away from Gujiacun, she reminded Shi Qiusheng to be careful not to let Shi Yuyan come into contact with Gu Zheqi again, even if he saw similar people or heard similar gossip. The latter also swore that Gu Zheqi would not be able to enter the city at all. Now that this happened, what should I say?
In fact, even she didn't expect that Gu Zheqi would have the guts to provoke the Shi family after his life was chopped off.
…
Noon the next day.
Lu Qiuzhi was brought to the execution ground on time.
Gu Jiu and Shao Baisi disguised themselves and mingled with the crowd.
"You said what would happen if it was discovered that you betrayed him first?"
Hearing this, the Gu family glanced at Shao Baisi and said, "Then take out yours and compensate him." Besides, she didn't think the county magistrate knew everything about the Lu family's property.
"Tsk, what a heartless person."
As time passed by, Lu Qiuzhi woke up leisurely.
"Save me! Save me quickly! This is a trap by the magistrate! I was deceived by him! I never thought about surrendering to the imperial court!"
"Hurry! Save me! Then you can have whatever you want!"
Lu Qiuzhi was tied down and knelt on the execution platform, letting go of his voice and shouting down.
The magistrate was sitting at the execution office and did not stop when he heard the movement. He allowed Lu Qiuzhi to call for help over and over again.
But from beginning to end, no one stood up.
Everyone was afraid that this was a trap, a game set up by the magistrate to find out who was more resistant to the imperial court.
And this is exactly the case. The magistrate did not stop it because he just wanted to see who would come forward to save time for the next step of cleaning up.
As for the people who came to watch the fun, they thought Lu Qiuzhi was a monster when they found out he was eating human flesh, and now they are eager to kill him immediately.
"It's noon, execution!"
As the stick was thrown down, the executioner's knife was raised high.
Lu Qiuzhi was so frightened that he burst into tears. When the people around him saw this, some watched excitedly, some clenched their fists and wished they could be the executioner. Of course, some people didn't like the blood splashing, so they quietly closed their eyes or turned around. Overdone.
The broadsword began to fall. As everyone paused for breath, the blade was hit by a stone and deviated from its previous line.
There was a moment of silence.
However, in the next second, a hidden weapon was suddenly inserted into the executioner's chest, and he fell down amidst the shouts of "Protect your lord, someone is robbing the execution ground."
There was chaos all around.
Gu Jiu looked at Shaobai Si in shock: "Why are they killing the executioner so easily?"
"Of course it's because killing someone causes a commotion, and a chaotic scene makes it easier to rob people!"
Given the current situation in Yuncheng, as long as the person is successfully kidnapped, Lu Qiuzhi will be completely cleared within a week.
"What are you doing standing still? Hide quickly!"
"Oh, yes, yes, this is the first time I saw this scene. I almost forgot about the real thing."
The two of them hid in the corner and watched the people from the county magistrate and the people from the Lu family fighting hard to separate each other.
"The magistrate has the same purpose as us."
Shaobai Si looked at the situation and said suddenly.
Gu Jiu nodded.
Logically speaking, as long as Lu Qiuzhi dies, the county magistrate will be the winner.
But now the people in the county magistrate have no intention of killing Lu Qiuzhi, but... are trying to capture alive the person who came to rob the execution ground.
It was obvious that Lu Qiuzhi had been poisoned, and there was no need to worry about the possibility of his survival. That's why the county magistrate is eager to catch new people and get some useful information from them.
"But he made things a little too simple."
The fight ended quickly, and Lu Qiuzhi was taken away. Although the magistrate successfully stopped one person, the person wiped his neck and committed suicide after determining that he could not escape.
"Can you remember?"
"nature."
Unlike the magistrate who captured them alive, Gu Jiu and Shao Baisi planned to memorize each other's moves and take advantage of the chaos to sneak into the Lu family.
Oh, I need to emphasize that it was Shao Baisi who got in. She doesn't have the ability.
"I'll go first."
"good."
After Shaobaisi left, Gu Jiu came out of the darkness and walked towards the magistrate.
At this time, the magistrate was angry.
"Sir, why don't we go directly to the Lu family?"
The county magistrate glanced at Gu Jiu and said helplessly: "You think I don't want to, but how can you lead troops to search your home without evidence?"
"Isn't this proof?"
Gu Jiu pointed to the body on the ground and said. Anyway, the person is dead, so that's their business.
The magistrate was startled, then realized and immediately led people to the Lu family.
"Hurry up! They have just returned at this time, so you can catch them off guard!"
Shao Baisi was faster than Gu Jiu. When the magistrate and Gu Jiu arrived at Lu's house, Shao Baisi had already taken advantage of the chaos to sneak inside.
Standing in front of the Lu family gate again, Gu Jiu took a deep breath as he recalled his gaze that night. She wanted to see what was going on!
