Chapter 316: Plea

The queen's entire cold heart softened into a piece after soaking in the warm water.

She happily asked the female officer to give her a reward.

He also sent someone to invite Tingyuan, the Chief Assistant, and the Minister of Rites to come over and discuss holding a ceremony for Gu Jingyun to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan, and to include it in the royal jade certificate.

Gu Jingyun watched the queen explain the complicated things one by one. The smile on his face never faded. He was really happy from the bottom of his heart when he said "Mother". Her illness seemed to be cured and she no longer coughed. , the whole person is full of energy.

He pursed his lips and couldn't help but think, it didn't seem too bad, other than missing them.

His eyes glanced at the twig-grained wooden box on the table, which was a gift from the Queen Mother.

"Jing'er, be careful of the Queen Mother. Don't get your hands on her things. If you want something, just ask the servants around you to serve you." The queen gave a look to the maid, indicating that she should put the things away and take them from the hands of the female officer. A key was placed in his hand: "There are many things in the Queen Mother's warehouse. Just take whatever you like."

Gu Jingyun pushed the key back: "I can't have it." After a pause, he grinned at the queen: "I'll ask you for anything I want in the future."

"Okay." The queen agreed.

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Cao Mansion.

The whole family gathered in Mrs. Cao's yard.

Cao Guangyi was imprisoned in the sky prison, waiting for exile.

This news shocked them all.

Mrs. Cao's vision went dark and she fainted.

Mrs. Cao's face was pale, all the strength seemed to have been drained from her body, and her whole body was limp in the chair.

"Sister, what should I do? Will the entire Cao family be implicated if my master is exiled?"

"Sister, go to your parents' house to find help, clear things up, and see if you can save me."

"Sister-in-law, I heard that the eldest brother and Gu Huaizhi had a very good relationship at the beginning. This incident happened in the Gu family. If you go to the Gu family in person to intercede, let the Gu family say a few words to excuse the eldest brother. We can give you a generous reward."

Several concubines asked Mrs. Cao Guanglin for advice.

Cao Suxue stood in the corner, acting as an invisible person. The appearance of Princess Yongfu and the Lord of Lin'an County had already shocked her. She wished she could keep her tail between her legs, for fear that Su Wan would settle the score with her.

Now that her father has been dragged down by the Gu family, and the future of the Cao family is uncertain, she is even more afraid to take the lead, for fear that if she makes a fool of herself or makes a big mistake, the Cao family will not let her go.

Cao Wanqing stepped forward to support Mrs. Cao, took out the pills and stuffed them into her mouth. She glanced at everyone and said, "My mother is a woman. She can't make the final decision on the affairs of the court. You guys should stand further away. The closer you are, the better." If my mother is ill, there will be no one in charge of her."

Most of the people in the room were her elders, and they all looked unhappy after hearing her words.

Cao Guanglin said angrily: "Don't you have a good relationship with Su Wan? You can come to ask for mercy."

Cao Wanqing sneered: "Compared to Su Wan, who is a powerless person, my second uncle has been in the court for so many years and has a lot of connections, right? I am asked to do useless work here, why not find someone to smooth the relationship quickly and see if I can Can I fish out my father?"

Cao Guanglin turned livid with anger, glared at her, and walked away.

"You should leave soon and go to the house to wait for the news. If it affects the Cao family, the news will have come back long ago. Don't disturb people's hearts and cause chaos here." Cao Wanqing said to her aunts, concubines, and concubines.

At this juncture, everyone did not dare to be strong and retreated one after another.

Cao Wanqing came to Mrs. Cao and pinched her lips. Mrs. Cao faintly woke up. Before she could speak, tears started to flow out.

"What a sin! I tried to persuade him not to be radical earlier, but he refused to listen. He refused to listen to me. Now he is digging his own grave!" Mrs. Cao burst into tears. Under her anxiety, she felt helpless about this situation: "Qing'er, where is your second uncle? Where has he been?"

"Second uncle is looking for some relationship management."

"Shui Qin, call the people back quickly. Don't they know the reason why the imperial court transferred Yi'er back to the capital to report on his duties? What goes up must come down. Your father is greedy for power and restless. The imperial court is determined to deal with him. Who dares? Reach out and give him a hand?" Mrs. Cao watched Shui Qin leave, took Cao Wanqing's hand, and said Yin Yin: "The old man has already told me that if he doesn't want another hundred years of glory, at least the situation is over. All those who still had positions in the government were summoned and asked to resign."

"Yes." Cao Wanqing went out to arrange for someone to find someone.

The door closes behind you.

Cao Wanqing leaned on the stone pillar, looking at the cloudless sky, wandering in the sky, waiting for Mrs. Cao.

Two quarters of an hour later, all the men of the Cao family arrived, and Mrs. Cao came out of the house.

"Mother." Cao Wanqing stepped forward to support her and whispered, "I want to see Wanwan."

"Asking for mercy from her?" Mrs. Cao's eyes were cold.

Cao Wanqing shook her head and said bitterly: "My life was saved by Wanwan. How can I have the face to ask her to repay evil with kindness?"

"Ahem...cough..." Mrs. Cao coughed a few times, her face became paler, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on her lips: "Your father is a cautious person, and he works carefully. All the evidence left behind has been destroyed, how could he fall into this trap?" In the hands of others? If there is any trouble, he will be alerted and no one can get close to him. "

Cao Wanqing was confused.

"Gu Huaizhi taught your seventh brother as a teacher, and his talent was appreciated by your father." Madam Cao was particularly calm, and changed her panic when she heard the news before: "The little prince is in the Gu Mansion, do you think it is an accident? Even the queen didn't know. The person who saw Gu Jingyun's identity was Princess Yongfu, and the queen mother was the second person to know. When the news of the little prince spread, Su Wan entered the palace in the name of treating the queen. Today, the young cabinet elder brought people into the palace, which means that they have known the identity of the little prince for a long time."

"The person behind it is the regent."

The regent is very ambitious and has regained many forces. How can Cao Guangyi tolerate him when he pretends to obey the regent?

But I didn't expect...

Cao Wanqing's face was pale and unbelievable.

Did Gu Huaizhi deliberately lurk beside his father?

"Mother, you knew it a long time ago? Then..."

Madam Cao shook her head slowly, and only now did she figure it out.

All the things were laid out, and the fog in front of her was cleared, and she felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

"Let's go." Madam Cao ordered the nanny to prepare gifts in the storeroom.

"Where to go?" Cao Wanqing was confused and felt unreal.

"Gu Mansion." Madam Cao curved her lips: "You have to go there. You have to do your best to shut them up."

Seeing her mother like this, Cao Wanqing felt uneasy. She felt that she was not worried about the life and death of the Cao family. Was the previous frightened posture just a performance in public?

She knew that her parents had a weak relationship, but she didn't expect her mother to not care about the rise and fall of the Cao family at all.

Madam Cao didn't explain. She looked back at the house with the closed door, and her expression was cold.

She was weak, Cao Guangyi had long been tired of her, there were many concubines in the backyard, and they rarely came to her room. The relationship between husband and wife had long been worn out, and she only did her duty.

If there is resentment against the Cao family, it started when Cao Suxue attacked Cao Wanqing and the Cao family protected Cao Suxue.

A heart was completely cold.

The mother and daughter took a carriage to the door of the Gu Mansion.