Yu Jinxi got up after a light sleep. Qingti had already prepared hot water and breakfast.
Yu Jinxi took a hot bath and felt relaxed all over.
Unexpectedly, as soon as breakfast was eaten, someone from the Gu family came.
Yu Jinxi went out to receive him in person, and the person who came was none other than Eunuch Fu, the eunuch beside the emperor.
After Eunuch Fu explained his intention, Yu Jinxi asked someone to bring Liu Ruyan out.
Mr. Fu spoke very little. After confirming his identity, he took the people away.
Before leaving, Liu Ruyan took a deep look at Yu Jinxi. Although the words could not be spoken, it was already obvious.
Yu Jinxi nodded slightly, and Liu Ruyan bit her lip before following Eunuch Fu and leaving.
But before Eunuch Fu could walk out, Bi Cao suddenly rushed out with disheveled hair, knelt directly in front of him, and asked loudly, "Are you a big shot from the palace? Are you here to check on Gu Qiheng?"
Eunuch Fu did not answer her words, but asked in an indifferent tone, "Who are you?"
Bi Cao immediately shouted, "I...I am a witness. I want to sue Gu Qiheng. He is corrupt and perverts the law, and he is looking down on human life..."
Eunuch Fu raised his eyes and looked at Yu Jinxi, "Mrs. Gu, who is this?"
Yu Jinxi glanced at Bi Cao with disgust, and then said, "She is my mother-in-law's niece, and she is also my mother-in-law's concubine for Master Gu."
"My mother-in-law locked her up before, but I don't know why she escaped today."
As soon as she finished speaking, Bi Cao immediately shouted to Eunuch Fu, "I know that Gu Qiheng is corrupt and perverting the law, so they want to harm me. I know many secrets. Please, please take me away. I just want to stay here, my aunt It will definitely poison me to death..."
Eunuch Fu hesitated for a moment, but still asked the guards to take her away with him.
"Mrs. Gu, although you don't have to enter the palace today, please feel free to stay in the house for the next few days. Mr. Gu has a big matter, and the emperor will summon you at any time."
Yu Jinxi nodded, "Thank you, Eunuch, for the suggestion."
After Eunuch Fu finished speaking, he took the people away.
Yu Jinxi sent them out in person. There were palace carriages and prison cars parked outside the gate of Gu's mansion. As soon as Liu Ruyan went out, she looked around and finally saw a small figure at a corner.
Gu Chengxuan's mouth was covered and half of his body was exposed at the corner.
Although Liu Ruyan couldn't see his expression clearly, she confirmed his safety, which was enough.
The carriage left and took everyone away.
Yu Jinxi didn't stay any longer and turned around to enter the house.
As soon as she walked in, the old lady suddenly rushed out. The girl failed to stop her and quickly knelt down in front of Yu Jinxi to apologize.
Yu Jinxi was not angry and raised his hand to let them get up.
"The old lady's injury hasn't healed yet. Why don't you take good care of her? Why did you run out?"
Yu Jinxi said with a smile, but the old lady did not appreciate it. Instead, she asked angrily, "What are you doing? Do you want to destroy the Gu family? Destroy my son?"
Yu Jinxi looked at her, the smile on his face slowly disappeared and became cold and ruthless.
"Isn't it you who ruined your son? Why are you blaming me?"
The old lady immediately retorted, "Obviously you resent my son for taking a concubine, you are jealous..."
Yu Jinxi interrupted her forcefully, "When your son became an official, didn't you keep track of how much money you received from outside? The fingerprints on the receipt and the one-shot evidence clearly show that it was all your fault!"
"No!" the old lady shouted with red eyes, "They gave it to me willingly. If they don't want to give it, they just want it..."
"Have you ever given it to someone who asked for it?"
Yu Jinxi said in a cold voice, "You use money to eliminate disasters for others. If you and your son only take money and don't do anything, people will naturally file a lawsuit against you."
"Old lady, your good days are over!"
After saying that, Yu Jinxi ignored her and walked away.
But the old lady was not willing to let her go like this, and stopped her hastily, "If you hadn't given me money, how could I have accepted the money from outside? It's all your fault that it's like this now, you can't ignore it!"
Yu Jinxi laughed angrily at these words, and Qingti on the side became even more furious, "Old Qianpo, do you still want to be shameless? Why should I spend my lady's money on you?"
"Why am I so shameless? She married into my Gu family, and her Yu family's money is my Gu family's money. What's wrong with spending some on me?"
The old lady spoke loudly, then quickly stepped forward to grab Yu Jinxi's arm, but was blocked by Qingti.
She didn't want to quarrel with Qingti, so she quickly said to Yu Jinxi, "Take out the money and return it to them. I'll let Brother Heng live a good life with you, okay?"
"I know you are angry about him taking concubines, so I will kick them all out for you, so that you two can live quietly, okay?"
Yu Jinxi didn't make a sound, Qingti couldn't help it anymore, pushed the old lady away and threw her to the ground.
"What kind of treasure do you think Gu Qiheng is? A loser who can't even stand up, and you want to give it to my young lady? How shameless!"
The old lady yelled wildly on the ground, "My brother Heng is the number one scholar... not everyone can reach him!"
Yu Jinxi glanced at her and sneered, "Then just keep this precious bump and cover it well."
After saying that, she lifted her feet and left.
Seeing that she was really gone, the old lady got up and wanted to chase her, but was stopped by Qingti.
She couldn't catch up, so she spilled on the ground, crying and screaming.
Qingti watched with cold eyes, and then left after seeing Yu Jinxi walking away.
The old lady was crying and cursing in the front hall. The boy closed the door and the girl stood aside and watched. No one stopped her at all.
Yu Jinxi entered the house and asked Mother Zhang to serve her another snack.
"Miss, Bi Cao and Liu Ruyan have been taken away. Can they be trusted?"
Although she had been with Bicao for a long time, she was still a little worried since this was an official interview.
Liu Ruyan hated the young lady to the core and wished to kill her. Qingti was really afraid that she would retaliate and do something unfavorable to Yu Jinxi.
Yu Jinxi said calmly, "Do your best and obey fate. I have done what I have to do, and the rest depends on God's will."
Now that the person has been taken away, there is no point in worrying any more.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, no one came to Gu's house to pay New Year's greetings. Except for Zhang Suying and Zuo Yutang who sent people to deliver things, there was no one around.
Yu Jinxi sat calmly in the room, eating and drinking when it was time to do so, not in a hurry.
As soon as it got dark, Yu Jinxi had dinner served, and before he even touched his chopsticks, the banquet arrived.
Yu Jinxi asked him first, "Have you eaten?"
Yanhuai shook his head, and Yu Jinxi asked Qingti to add some bowls and chopsticks.
As soon as Yanhuai sat down, he said, "The emperor lost his temper today, and Zhang Yuan, the eunuch in charge of the harem, was sentenced to death."
Yu Jinxi said "Oh" and then asked, "Did Gu Chengxuan see him off?"
Yanhuai nodded, "We left the city. After Zhang Yuan was arrested, all the people serving in the private residence ran away before anyone came from the palace. Naturally, Gu Chengxuan could not be found."
