Chapter 69: What Crime Is This?

  "Big brother, slow down." Gu Zhaonan smiled and said: "When big brother officially takes office, younger brothers will certainly offer thick gifts and then congratulate again."

  Gu Chao Dong's mouth moved slightly, but in the end he only hummed a sound, looked at Shen Gui Yan with an unwilling gaze, and turned to walk out of the North Courtyard.

  Just as I arrived at the gate, I ran into Liu Dafu from the mansion.

  "Master seems a bit off-color, shall I take his pulse?" asked Dr. Liu with a smile.

  Gu Zhaodong furrowed his brow and rubbed his face: "I've just recovered from a serious illness, let the doctor follow me back to Dongyuan for now."

  "Alright."

  He had originally thought that if he became the Minister of Justice, he would leave the mansion and build his own, then find a way to get Yan'er back. But now Yan'er was no longer intact, and he was unwilling to accept it, while also starting to regret why he had married Shen Guiya in the first place.

  He walked back to the east wing with a gloomy face, and Doctor Liu took his pulse and pulled out a notebook, writing as he spoke: "Young Master has been depressed for a long time and cannot relax. Last time's serious illness also left a lingering illness in his heart, which may affect his future physical health."

  Gu Zhaodong absent-mindedly responded with a sound: "I have been depressed for a long time, if I don't get it in one day, I will be depressed for another day, and there is no cure for medicine."

  Liu Daifu frowned: "This won't do, I'm responsible for the health and well-being of the masters in the mansion, so I naturally can't be careless. It's better to get things off your chest, from what I know, isn't Young Master troubled by the miscarriage of Young Madam?"

  "It's not... it's also okay." Gu Zhaodong sighed: "This child is gone, whether it's good or bad, I can no longer tell. What I regret is why I married her in the first place."

  Dr. Liu stopped talking and lowered his head to focus on recording Gu Zhaodong's condition this time.

  Seeing him writing so intently, Gu Zhaodong couldn't help but take a look: "Doctor, what are you recording?"

  "The condition of each house and courtyard master's body, I will record it every time I take their pulse."

  This is rare, Gu Zhaodong took an interest and smiled: "May I borrow it for a look?"

  "Alright." Dr. Liu nodded.

  Guo Zhaodong took it and flipped through it, first seeing his own entry from a few days ago which read "High fever that won't subside, knot in the heart that can't be untied, fearing there's danger of pulmonary tuberculosis."

  In recent days, he was seriously ill with a high fever that wouldn't subside, but Doctor Liu just came to take his pulse and prescribe medicine, without mentioning the possibility of pneumonia.

  Still feeling a lingering fear, Gu looked at Liu with the booklet in his hand and asked: "Why did you write it down but not tell me?"

  "Physicians don't speak of it," said Liu, stroking his beard with a smile. "What's written above is for my own reference in treating illnesses, not to frighten patients."

  Gu Zhaodong suddenly enlightened, continued to look down, there is Madame Gu's, on top of which is written: the bruise on her face is difficult to dissipate, and there is a wound, fearing disfigurement, using aloe vera and other things to treat it, to observe the later effect.

  It seems that she didn't tell Mrs. Gu either, otherwise she would have been scared and rushed to find a solution everywhere. No matter how old a woman is, she still loves beauty.

  As he continued to look down, Gu Chao Dong discovered that Liu Da Fu's notebook indeed recorded many things. Liu Da Fu was also a strange person, and his medical skills were exceptional, able to diagnose anything.

  He looked at it with a smile on his face, thinking it was very interesting, until he turned to Shen Guiya's page.

  "Menstruation is smooth and blood vessels are unobstructed."

  Gu Chao Dong couldn't laugh anymore.

  Shen Guiya was entangled and couldn't return to the manor, so she could only let someone go back and say that Madame Han was too enthusiastic and kept her in the manor overnight. If it were usual times, Gu Zhaodong wouldn't have had the mind to care about where she was and would have simply waved his hand dismissively. But this time, the Gu family actually sent a house servant out to personally go to the Yuwen manor to look for her.

  Han Jiangxue stood facing the servants of the Gu Manor, looking perplexed: "Madam Gu, the young master's wife?"

  "Yes, young master has sent someone to pick up young madam."

  Han Jiangxue was confused and turned to ask the maid at home: "Did Mrs. Gu Dashi come today?"

  "Never." The maid shook her head.

  The household servants of the Gu's residence were stunned, standing at the gate and not knowing what to do. Coincidentally, Yuwen Chang had just finished practicing his sword and was passing by when he saw the clothes of the Gu family servant, approached him and asked about the situation, then smiled lightly and said: "Madam Gu, I met her today."

  The sky was getting late, but Gu Zhaodong had already ordered more than a dozen servants in his household to go out.

  "What's going on?" Gu Zhaobei was somewhat curious.

  "Want to go take a look?"

  It's rare for her to be in a good mood, so Gu Zhaobei nodded quickly: "Go ahead and go."

  Then the two of them mounted a double-saddle horse and followed behind the numerous servants of the Gu family.

  Gu Chao Dong's face was extremely ugly, and he walked hastily into the You Yuan Inn. The people in the lobby were startled and dodged out of his way as he led others directly to the third floor.

  "Why are you here?" Gu Zhaobei sat on his horse with Yanzi in his arms: "This posture, like catching an adulterer."

  Shen Guiyan was also curious, she just let Dr. Liu show the records to Gu Zhaodong, and then go to Madam's place for a while, not lying, not harming anyone, just asking them to see the facts clearly. But why did Young Master Gu bring people here?

  On the third floor, Shen Guiya reacted quickly to the noise and pulled Yuwen Houdé, saying: "Aren't you skilled in martial arts? Take me to the second floor using qinggong!"

  Yuwen Houdé's face turned black as he put on his clothes, "Can't fly and can fight seem to be two different concepts, what is this woman thinking?"

  But the sound has already started searching for people room by room, no time to hesitate, Yuwen Houdé hastily took her out of the window, using a bed sheet as a rope, and hung it on the second floor.

  Perhaps heaven was taking a nap, these two people used the bed sheet to safely move into the second floor's wing room, and then each tidied up their clothes, sat facing each other, pretending to be discussing something.

  Yuwen's house also had visitors, Yuwen Changqing brought Han Shi along the way to watch the commotion, Han Shi's face was pale, and she kept muttering on the road: "It should just be a discussion."

  Yuwen Chang shook his head. His sister-in-law was too foolish. What man and woman would discuss matters until nightfall without returning home?

  The Youyuan Inn was suddenly bustling like a marketplace, and Gu Zhaodong had searched the third floor without finding anyone, leaving only one room that refused to open.

  Standing at the door, Gu Chao Dong's emotions surged. If this green hat were to be knocked off, he would truly have no face left as a human being.

  Yuwen Changqing arrived quickly and saw Gu Chaobei and Shen Guiyan at the door, slightly raising an eyebrow.

  "Has General Yuwen also arrived?" Gu Zhaobei smiled and said, "I heard there's a commotion upstairs, I'd rather accompany the general to take a look?"

  "Good." Yuwen Changqing had an air of superiority about him, nodding his head towards Guo and Bei.

  Shen Guiyan saw Han Jiangxue and didn't recognize who it was, thinking she was General Yuwen's wife, slightly nodding her head in greeting.

  Han Jiangxue looked at her and couldn't recognize her, but recognized Gu Chaobei's striking face. She also understood that she was Mrs. Gu Si Shao. Because of what Shen Guiya had said to her before, she didn't have a good impression of Shen Guiyan.

  But for now, the priority is still to go and see if there's anyone upstairs.

  Several groups of people gathered together, and Gu Zhaodong finally ordered someone to break down the door.

  "Bang!" The door opened and many people stretched their heads to take a look. Gu Chao Dong took a deep breath, stepped forward and walked in.

  No one.

  He let out a deep breath, and after calming down for a while, Gu Zhaodong turned to look at Yuwen Changqing outside the door and said: "General Yuwen said that Ji Nei and Hou De are here, but where are they now?"

  Yuwen Changqing walked in and took a glance, saying: "Lord Gu has misheard? I said that your esteemed wife and my younger brother parted ways with me at the Youyuan Inn today. Can't the Youyuan Inn have more than one floor?"

  Han Jiangxue followed him in, walked around the house and just felt relieved when he saw a knot on the bedside.

  That rope is tied to the windowsill, it looks like something should be hanging down from it.

  "Why don't the adults go upstairs and take a look?" Mr. Han's eyes were filled with disappointment, but he still turned around to block the window and said softly: "Maybe everyone misunderstood, Mrs. Gu is just discussing something with her husband on the second floor."

  Gu Zhaodong frowned: "She's just a woman, what can she possibly have to discuss?"

  "Master Gu has misunderstood Madame." Han Jiangxue lowered her eyes and said, "She has always been considering Master's well-being with a single mind, and recently she has also been busy running around for Master... Master should go upstairs to take a look."

  Gu Zhaodong looked at her in confusion for a while, and a servant beside him explained: "This is the wife of Mr. Houde, Mrs. Han."

  "This way..." Gu Zhaodong nodded towards her and then said: "Let's go find him on the second floor."

  As soon as he turned around, he saw Gu Zhaobei and Shen Guiyan. Gu Zhaodong's eyes were somewhat annoyed: "Fourth brother, must you follow to watch the excitement?"

  "There's no fun in watching a fight that isn't mine." Gu Zhaobei chuckled and said, "Big brother shouldn't be too angry either."

  "Hmph." Gu Zhaodong angrily flung his sleeve and followed them upstairs to the second floor.

  The servants searched the second floor and found them in the last room. As soon as they opened the door, they saw the two people they had been searching for.

  Shen Guiya was still kneeling on the ground, with tears still wet on her face. Yuwen Houdé sat on one side, shaking his head straight.

  When Gu Zhaodong and others came over, these two people could still maintain this posture, which was also very impressive.

  "Ya'er." Gu Zhaodong walked in, furrowing his brow as he looked at her: "What are you doing kneeling on the ground?"

  Shen Guiya wrapped her robe tightly around her and looked up at him in surprise: "Husband, why are there so many of you?"

  Han Jiangxue also came in from behind and calmly helped Shen Guiya up.

  "You said you were out all night at the Yuwen manor, but no one was there." Gu Zhaodong gave her a suspicious glance: "Why did you lie?"

  Shen Guiya was stunned, and tears flowed uncontrollably, causing everyone in the house to be bewildered.

  Yuwen Houde, who was sitting beside him, hastily stood up and saluted Yuwen Changqing, saying: "General, please forgive me. Madam Gu has a request for me, so I had to stay in the inn for a long time."

  "It's nothing, I don't blame you." Yuwen Changqing leaned against the door and smiled: "You'd better apologize to your wife instead."

  Yuwen Houdé's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at Han Jiangxue, who was gazing straight ahead with no ripples on his face: "Sir is meeting Madam Gu based on my words, what crime is there?"