Just as Qi'er and Yuzhu were about to leave Sizhou City, they saw many people gathered around the notice board on the city wall. Some people were mumbling something, saying that Gao Yan had ascended the throne, Gao Yin had been deposed, and Yang Min had been killed...
After hearing this, Qi'er and Yuzhu were shocked and went over to take a look. Qi'er didn't know much about the ancient writing, but they could understand it roughly.
After reading it, Yuzhu thought of what Qi'er had said, asking her to help Yang Caiwei and Agui, saying that Yang Min's prime minister would not be able to be the prime minister for long before he would be convicted and his family would be implicated. How did Qi'er know? Could it be that, as she said, she is really not from here?
After watching it, Qi'er thought that Gongsun Yu was also opposed to Gao Yan, and worried, "Yang Min was killed, will Gongsun Yu be okay?"
"There is nothing wrong with Gongsun Yu... The Gongsun family has deep roots in Northern Qi, and Gao Yan will not do anything to him."
Qi'er knew that Yuzhu was relieved, but he was still worried and said, "No, we have to walk faster."
"You are weak..."
Before Yuzhu could finish speaking, Qi'er said again, "I'm fine, let's go on our way quickly?"
Qi'er is weak and Yuzhu doesn't want her to be too anxious, but Qi'er's worry forces them to speed up and rush to the capital.
As soon as Qi'er and Yuzhu entered the capital, they saw a long motorcade carrying coffins out of the city. No need to ask, I just heard from people on the roadside that it was the tragic death of Mi Shuge...
Qi'er thought that Gongsun Yu was in charge of the Secret Service Chamber, and they all were poisoned... How hard must Gongsun Yu be affected? Qi'er rushed to Gongsun's Mansion as quickly as possible regardless of his exhaustion and physical exhaustion.
Yuzhu couldn't enter Gongsun Mansion and had to go back to Duck Foot Alley first.
Qi'er entered Gongsun Mansion and asked about Gongsun Yu's location. Worried, she quickened her pace and trotted all the way to Yi'anju.
Before Qi'er entered Yi'anju, she saw Luan in a white robe at the flower-draped door of Yi'anju, looking worriedly inside Yi'anju. Seeing Qi'er coming back, he knew that she wanted to find Gongsun Yu, so he stopped her and said, "Don't go in, Young Master... No one is allowed to enter..."
Qi'er looked at Luan Yue wearing a white robe, which was equivalent to wearing mourning clothes for those who died in the Secret Council. She understood their pain at this time and worriedly said, "I won't go in, can I just take a look from a distance?"
Luan Yue didn't know whether she should let Qi'er enter to comfort Gongsun Yu, she thought for a long time and said, "Okay!"
In Yi'an's residence, Gongsun Yu was wearing a loose white robe and a white gown. He stared at a wooden sword with a hesitant expression. He sat in silence for a long time, as if he thought of something, and his eyes slowly became blurry...
Qi'er was sitting outside the door, secretly watching Gongsun Yu's sad expression, knowing that he must be feeling even worse, and she couldn't help but stare at him from afar.
Very few people come into Yi'anju, not to mention that he has ordered that no one is allowed to enter. Gongsun Yu heard a shallow sigh and looked out in surprise.
Seeing Qi'er looking haggard and looking at him with distress, Gongsun Yu felt even more sorry for Qi'er at that moment.
Qi'er saw that Gongsun Yu had seen her. She slowly entered the room and saw that Gongsun Yu's eyes were red and there were tears on his face. She looked at it in shock. Gongsun Yu actually cried?
Gongsun Yu saw Qi'er looking at him in shock and stopped. Thinking of what he was thinking about just now, he also knew that Qi'er could see that he was sad. He was strong and calm and asked, "Why are you coming back so soon? You are weak... I thought you would need a few days." Only then can I come back..." As he said that, he carefully put the wooden sword into the wooden box, gently closed it and carefully rubbed the wooden box a few times, trying to hide the pain in his heart.
Qi'er walked over quickly, hugged Gongsun Yu and said distressedly, "Gongsun Yu..." Qi'er didn't know how to comfort him.
Gongsun Yu was hugged by Qi'er. He felt his heartache instantly felt better and hugged Qi'er as well. Perhaps a hug would be enough to comfort Gongsun Yu at this moment.
Without saying too much, Qi'er could understand his pain.
Luan Yue saw that Qi'er hadn't come out for a long time, so she wanted to go in and take a look. She happened to see Qi'er and Gongsun Yu hugging each other when she entered the room...
Gongsun Yu looked at Qi'er's haggard face, smoothed her messy hair from her forehead, and said, "Are you tired from the journey? Go back and rest."
Qi'er saw that Gongsun Yu wanted to talk, but she didn't dare to say more or ask questions.
Seeing that Qi'er was worried about him, Gongsun Yu said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. You can go rest!"
Qi'er nodded and was about to turn around and leave when Gongsun Yu said, "Wait a minute!" Gongsun Yu looked at Qi'er hesitantly.
"What's wrong?"
Gongsun Yu thought about it and said, "Do you know what's going on in the Prime Minister's house?"
"Was Prime Minister Yang killed?"
"All the family members of the Prime Minister's Mansion...all committed suicide by taking poison." After telling what happened in Yang Min's Mansion, Gongsun Yu stared at Qi'er carefully.
"What? All of them?" Qi'er asked in shock, wondering if Aunt Lu and Yang Caiwei were among them?
"I buried all the Yang family members and Secret Council members on a hillside outside the capital. It was once the wild mountain of Gongsun Mansion. It had been neglected all year round. It can be put to good use now." Kan Qi'er was still shocked. In the middle, he added, "Today all the coffins and coffins have been put in, and tomorrow they will all be buried."
Gongsun Yu didn't want to continue talking. He wanted to see what Qi'er would say, whether to go or not.
Qi'er looked at Gongsun Yu with doubt in his eyes. He might have known that I had something to do with the Prime Minister's Mansion. If I didn't go, I would feel really uneasy, so I asked softly, "Can I...can I visit them tomorrow?"
Qi'er tried her best to say, "A drop of water should be repaid by a spring. That Aunt Lu didn't give me a sachet last time. I... I used it and the effect was very good, and Yang Caiwei... we are also friends, By giving them a ride, I am fulfilling my duty as a friend..."
Gongsun Yu naturally knew that Qi'er was making excuses. I'm just curious about whether Qi'er and Master Yang Min are involved? Her face looks so much like Aunt Lu, why is Qi'er just shocked, why doesn't she look like she is grieving the loss of a loved one... If it matters, Yi Qi'er's character is definitely not just shocked... Why doesn't she have a Northern Qi accent? All kinds of styles are not exclusive to boudoir ladies...
Do I hope she is or not... Gongsun Yu is melancholy... But I think it's a good thing she's not involved with Yang Min's house. Otherwise, would Qi'er be among those family members? I was a little scared just thinking about it, so I quickly said, "Let's go together tomorrow to see them all off for the last time."
Qi'er was really afraid that Gongsun Yu was asking questions, so he quickly agreed to withdraw from Yi'anju.
When Qi'er came out, Luan Yue said to her, "You still have more face. Miss Tan has been waiting here for the past few days. The young master has not seen her, and the eldest lady has also been here. The young master has not seen her either."
"The eldest lady has been here too?"
"Yes, Madam must know about such a big matter in the Secretariat..." As she said this, Luan Yue couldn't help but her eyes turned red.
Qi'er didn't dare to ask about the affairs of the Secret Council, nor did she dare to comfort her. She hurriedly said, "It's getting late...tomorrow...why don't you go to bed early?"
Luan Yue knew that Qi'er was making excuses, so she said yes and sent Qi'er out of Yi'anju.
Early the next morning, Qi'er also found a plain white dress to put on, and went to Boyunxuan early in the morning. She originally thought she would get up early, but she didn't expect that as soon as she entered the hanging flower door of Boyunxuan, she saw some people wearing plain white clothes. Clothes came out one after another from Boyunxuan.
There are rarely so many people in Boyunxuan. Boyunxuan is the place where important documents are hidden in the Secretariat. In the past, they did not discuss matters in Boyunxuan. Why did so many people come out of Boyunxuan today?
Qi'er didn't dare to walk over and watch from a distance. When she saw that Gongsun Yu and Luan Yue were the only ones left in Boyunxuan, she entered cautiously. Gongsun Yu saw that Qi'er was also dressed in plain white. He didn't know whether Qi'er was wearing it for people from the Secret Council or for people from the Yang family. If Qi'er was from the Yang family, he might as well be a beggar. At least there would be no risk of beheading.
Gongsun Yu and Qi'er were sitting in the carriage while Luan Yue was driving. They were silent all the way with their respective sorrows in their hearts. They could only hear the sound of the carriage running.
As soon as I left Yecheng, I saw a vast expanse of white paper money from a distance, wrapping a neither high nor short mountain as white as snow. From a distance, it looked so eye-catching and desolate. Maybe the whiteness was like They were equally pure and clean when they died, and they did not betray their masters even to death.
Qi'er followed Gongsun Yu slowly into the mountain. There were tombs of different sizes on the mountain, which may have been built according to their rank during their lifetimes. Tombs of various sizes appeared one after another, stretching across the entire hill.
When everyone saw Gongsun Yu approaching, they bowed their hands and saluted. Gongsun Yu lightly raised his hands to signal them to continue working.
Qi'er looked at the tombs in front of him and inspected them one by one.
Gongsun Yu knew what she was looking for, so he pretended to be careless and said, "These are all members of the Privy Council. Prime Minister Yang and their graves are to the west."
When Qi'er entered the forest, she didn't distinguish between east, west, north and south. She was wondering where the west was, looking around, and then heard Gongsun Yu say, "I'll go over to worship later. Are you going over now, or together later?"
"Then let's go together!"
The sacrificial table was filled with chicken, fish, meat, eggs and other sacrificial ingredients. Gongsun Yu poured the wine himself and asked his servants to carry it to each grave one by one.
"I, Gongsun Yu, am sorry for everyone. You are all good men who are loyal and courageous. From now on, this mountain will be called Lieshan. I have arranged for people to guard the mountain here. Your family members will receive pensions from the Gongsun Mansion every year. From now on, you will We call Lieshan our home..." Gongsun Yu said sadly.
"...Rest in peace, I respect you all..." Gongsun Yu poured a glass of wine to the ground, and everyone also poured a glass of wine to the ground.
Gongsun Yu simply said some condolences, but more of them were self-blame and grief.
At this time, everyone began to burn the paper money. The raging fire burned the paper money, and the burning smoke surrounded everyone. The smoke on Lieshan Mountain billowed straight into the sky. At this time, some were sobbing in grief, and some were wailing... Qi'er looked at Gongsun Yuqiang in the light of the fire. Tolerate the grief...Maybe Gongsun Yu didn't want his dead subordinates to see his fragility...
Qi'er could understand this group of grieving and crying men. Hundreds of members of the Secret Council were unjustly killed, but they couldn't cry out for injustice... They might be crying because they were wronged, or because they were heartbroken and loyal to the dynasty...
