In the early morning of the same day, Qin Sizheng, the Ministry of Rites, had just wandered to the value room when he encountered three uninvited guests.

Qin Sizheng glanced at the tea he had made, and when the hot steam told the owner that he could not drink it for the time being, he knew how early and reckless it was for Gu Editor Gu Ningran to bring his own father and the head of the Gu family.

Qin Sizheng hated the word "Gu" when he thought of what bad things Gu Ningxi had said to him in Zhang Shangshu's place, which caused him to be picked on by his boss recently.

What's more, Gu Ningxi left all the officials in the Ministry of Rites and broke the rules to go out alone to rush to work. Qin Sizheng felt a pain in his heart every time he thought about it, as if his face was thrown to the ground by Gu Ningxi and stepped on a few times. Therefore, when Gu Ningran, who had a sullen look on his face, knowingly asked about Gu Ningxi's performance in the Ministry of Rites, Qin Sizheng naturally had no good words.

What Gu Ningran wanted was this impatience. He felt that Qin Sizheng was staring at the ugly cut on his forehead with unkind eyes, and suppressed the urge to turn over the table. His words led Gu Ningxi's boss to complain about this cousin, The head of the Gu family, who had never seen a senior official, was in a cold sweat.

After half a cup of tea, they retreated, and Qin Si was snorting coldly at the backs of the Gu family, picked up the tea cup and felt that the water temperature was just right, took a few sips, and slowly pondered the intentions of Gu Ningran and the others. Listening to the words, probably because their family members are also dissatisfied with Gu Ningxi, so they want to make use of the problem, let's check the tone of the boss first? Qin Sizheng was happy to push the boat along.

Back then, Prime Minister Gu was the well-deserved head of the Gu family as a direct branch. However, when he was alive, he thought that since he was an official in Beijing, he would not be able to take care of the family land and the people, so he had to find an honest and loyal cousin from the farming cousins ​​in his hometown to take on the important task of managing the whole family.

Therefore, the patriarch fell to the head of the side branch. The previous one has passed away, and the current patriarch is of the same generation as Gu Ershu and Gu Sanshu, but he is far from the confidence of the son of the prime minister. He envies the prosperity of the capital and moved to Beijing with his close family early. The title enjoys the offerings from relatives in his hometown and the occasional gifts from prime minister Gu's third house.

He has always looked up to Gu Ningxi and Gu Ningran, the two big officials, and he is very respectful to Third Uncle Gu. "Third Brother" never leaves his mouth. , but no one made trouble in public?

Unexpectedly, Patriarch Gu lay down in the concubine's room last night. Third brother Gu, editor Gu and his son came to talk to him in secret, and he staggered in fright when he opened his mouth: "Patriarch, Gu Ningxi is going to become a sinner of the Gu family. , Hurry up and drive him out of the clan before he is released!"

The confused Patriarch Gu was bombarded with all kinds of information. Gu Ningxi took an extremely important imperial order but couldn't complete it. He was going to abscond with his concubine yesterday. Gu Ningran heard the news and stopped him, trying to persuade him to find the emperor and the Ministry of Rites He asked for punishment so as not to hurt his relatives, but in the end he was beaten to the point of disfigurement. The Ministry of Rites has been dissatisfied with Gu Ningxi for a long time. I am afraid that no one will intercede for him this time. He will be dismissed and imprisoned. Serious house raids and decapitation are possible...

Patriarch Gu fought in two directions, dizzy, afraid that he would be involved, but he still had some doubts, and he didn't dare to make such a big decision to expel Gu Ningxi, who had the highest rank and brightest future in the Gu family.

Until, he was taken by Gu Sanshu and Gu Ningran to the Xingu Mansion in the middle of the night to search for someone. No concubines or righteous sisters are here.

Until, the next day, when the three of them visited Qin Sizheng together, Patriarch Gu listened to Gu Ningxi's complaints and dissatisfaction.

Patriarch Gu's inner scales had already shifted, but he didn't want to take responsibility, so he said that he would gather people to discuss. He first pointed out that Mrs. Gu, although she is a female family member, but her dual identities as the widow of Prime Minister Gu and the grandmother of the only official in the Gu family made her opinion very important.

Coincidentally, Mrs. Gu heard last night that Gu Ningxi didn't even care about her elders. Panting like a bellows on the bed, unable to speak anything.

Patriarch Gu came to her bed and called her "Auntie" respectfully. When he mentioned "Gu Ningxi", he heard the old man "roar", but he didn't know why. Uncle Gu and Gu Ningran explained that he was extremely disappointed with Gu Ningxi.

In the afternoon of this day, the head of the Gu family called together more than a dozen old and young men of the Gu family in Beijing, and said seriously about Gu Ningxi? He hesitated when he mentioned "elimination of the clan", his voice was obviously lowered and he lost his confidence, and hesitantly waited for everyone to express their opposition Or at least opinions vary.

Gu Ningxi has never been close to his clansmen, or he is not close to anyone. After all, he walked face to face with his clansmen, and they all looked like they didn't know each other. Who could be intimate with him?

However, Patriarch Gu still did not expect the situation to be so one-sided.

After he finished speaking, first Uncle Gu San and Gu Ningran tried their best to agree with the idea. The father and son described Gu Ningxi as a heinous person. Agreed, more people joined forces, and even asked Gu Ningxi to return the property that everyone in the Gu family had a share in. Someone remained silent, expressing acquiescence.

These people didn't know each other, but they were all complacently thinking about how to spend the important gift quietly sent by Gu's family after the meeting was over and the task was completed.

Uncle Gu and his three sons who were able to attend did not know the situation until they actually arrived at the scene. Second Uncle Gu wanted to say something fair, for example, it sounds like one-sidedness now, and Gu Ningxi was not there, so it would be rash to expel him. For example, he didn't see any real evidence of the crime. Who knows how to heal Gu Ningran's wound? It's really not convincing enough.

But just as he was about to open his mouth, his younger brother glared at him and threatened, "At present, our three bedrooms are not separated, and a lot of property is shared by the three bedrooms. If it is liquidated, our mother will be supported by us, and the second brother will Don't you want to spit out some houses and fields to honor your aunt?"

Third Uncle Gu hugged Uncle Gu's eldest son, Gu Ninglie, and said softly to the father and son, "Also, that **** Gu Ningxi has inherited countless fortunes from my elder brother. Once he is expelled, it won't be our Gu family. I have the qualification. Second brother, you and I are the younger brother of the eldest brother, these babies should be close to us, do you understand? Brother Lie always understands, right? "

Gu Ninglie nodded again and again, and he and Uncle Gu's other two sons went to his eldest cousin Gu Ningran to inquire about Gu Ningxi's crimes, and cheered him on, pretending to be delighted and filled with righteous indignation.

Uncle Gu muttered a few times, and said weakly: "I don't think it's appropriate for the clan to expel Brother Xi." But he didn't argue with reason, he just showed his attitude, and everyone didn't take it seriously.

In this way, Gu Ningxi, who was twenty-six years old on February 21st of the third year of Yongsheng, was expelled from the Gu family and his family tree while unconscious.

When he wakes up, the love is a foregone conclusion, he has no family and no home, and in today's world, he is a veritable floating duckweed.

Naturally, in the future, the Gu family clan regretted it unceasingly. The patriarch Gu repented bitterly and resigned as the patriarch. Everyone took the initiative to spit out the share of Gu Ningxi's children and grandchildren's land that had been invaded in their hometown. Everyone cried and begged Gu Ningxi to return to the clan so that they could have another Gu Ningxi turned a deaf ear to the cousin of a senior official of the fourth rank, and ignored them all. He just stared at the third room of the Gu family.

**

Sure enough, it began to rain in the suburbs of Beijing around noon. It was light at first, as if to test the tolerance of the world, but soon turned into a torrential rain, making people feel that the surroundings were covered with chilly water vapor, and it was hard to see clearly even three feet in front of them. , Folding arms and trembling.

At this time, everyone didn't know that this kind of rain, which turned from weak to strong and ruthless, echoed the family extermination campaign carried out at the same time by the Gu family in the capital. Strange to say, they are tens of miles apart, and the weather is completely different, just like people's hearts, which are very different.

Tao Xinhe was fortunate to have been reminded in the morning, she was well prepared, she didn't rush at all, and settled her family properly.

After lunch, she sat in front of the window, holding a scroll book in her hand, Tao Xinhe didn't feel sleepy at all today, staring at the stringed rain curtain in a daze.

Qingfang and her little maid had already made a bed in the room, ready to wait on the master for a lunch break as usual, but found that the layman was sighing constantly and showed no sign of going to bed.

"Layman, do you have a sore neck? Is your servant going to press it for you?" Qingfang leaned over and asked softly.

Tao Xinhe slowly turned her eyes to Qingfang, tilted her head and looked at her, and it took a while to realize that she sat upright and waved her hands, signaling that she didn't need it.

Then, she asked in a confused and hoarse voice: "Qingfang, sit down and talk to me. You have more contact with Mo Qiqi, do you think she is suffering from hysteria?"

Qingfang knew that Ms. Mo came to visit suddenly in the morning, and the layman was concerned about Gu Sicheng's injury and met her. Then the two talked in the same room for a while, Miss Mo didn't know what to say, the layman suddenly raised her voice, and their servants who were guarding not far outside the house could hear them.

What the layman said was: "Miss Mo, I'm not in the mood to listen to your story? I don't have the energy to be your tool to deal with anyone. You have taken good care of Gu Sicheng. When he wakes up, it's only right to ask him to make the decision. I still have miscellaneous things here, so I won’t accompany you.”

Mo Qiqi's voice was even louder, and came out through the crack of the door: "Mrs. Xi! I'm not doing it for myself. If this happens, I'll bite the bullet and keep silent. I'm worried about Brother Xi, you have to trust me. You have to think of a way." Qingfang vaguely heard anxiety, or was there a bit of grievance?

However, Tao Xinhe pushed open the door straight away, and stretched out her hand sideways to signal, with the intention of chasing away the guests.

Qingfang and Liuguang have been together in the Gu mansion for more than three years, and they hit it off with each other, but the masters and queens seldom see each other, and they are holding hands and talking to each other about their recent situation under the eaves.

Seeing this, the two looked at each other with a tacit understanding, and one went to help Mo Qiqi, softly persuading "You can't do without people", regardless of Mo Qiqi's muttering "I can't do anything", half pulling and half helping her away .

One went to Tao Xinhe's side, asked for instructions on the minor tasks in the village, distracted her mind, and reminded the master to pay attention to his manners in disguise.

Because of this, Qingfang guessed that the conversation must be unpleasant.

But when she heard the layman mention such a serious accusation of "hysteria", Qingfang was still taken aback, and blurted out: "It's not like that, my servant looks at Miss Mo, she is quite smart in the market."

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