novelaction Chapter 169 Gu Yun wakes up
Chapter 169 Gu Yun wakes up
As soon as Zhou Qing entered the room, he went straight to the head of the bed, held Gu Yunqing's hand, and looked him up and down.
It was even better than the servant described. Although Gu Yunqing was asleep at the moment, his face was rosy.
Holding his hand, it wasn't as stiff as before, but had some fleshiness.
"Yun Qing, can you hear me? I came here today to tell you a good news!"
"The Gu family's case has finally been vindicated. The palace has announced it to the world, and the Gu family has been cleared of all charges!"
"I also posthumously conferred the title of First-Rank Divine Martial General on Brother Gu, and posthumously conferred the title of Second-Rank Cavalry General on you."
"All the exiled members of the Gu family can come back. Your wife and children are all well in the northwest. When you wake up, you can go and bring them back."
"Do you know? There is a new imperial teacher in the court, named Qi Dasheng. It was he who asked Your Majesty to redress the Gu family. I suspect he has a connection with the Gu family."
Zhou Qing talked a lot, with tears in his eyes.
He had been looking forward to today's event for half a year, and finally the truth was revealed.
It’s a pity that he was unable to rescue General Gu at that time.
Zhou Qing lowered her head and wiped away her tears, when she suddenly heard Zhou An exclaiming beside her:
"General Gu, are you awake?"
Zhou Qing hurried to look and saw that Gu Yunqing had opened his eyes. Unlike before, there was focus in his eyes.
Gu Yunqing felt like he had slept for a very long time, so long that he almost forgot who he was.
I didn't wake up until I heard someone talking in my ear.
He frowned and tried hard to recall everything that had happened in the past.
Suddenly, his face turned extremely ugly.
He remembered that he and his father were thrown into prison on the trumped-up charge of treason.
Gu Yunqing opened his mouth, his voice was hoarse, probably because he hadn't spoken for a long time:
"Mr. Zhou, where is my father?"
Seeing Gu Yunqing waking up, Zhou Qing was overwhelmed with emotions and burst into tears.
"I am useless. I failed to save General Gu."
Two tears slid down the corners of Gu Yunqing's eyes. He struggled to get up. Zhou An hurriedly helped him up and sat him down on the edge of the bed.
"What did Mr. Zhou say? My father has been executed? What about me? How am I still alive?"
He remembered that the imperial decree had been issued and he and his father were to be beheaded the next day. Zhou Qing came secretly to visit them, and he didn't remember anything after that.
Zhou Qing wiped away her tears, calmed down, and said:
"I'm glad you woke up. When I went to the prison, I was going to use two death row prisoners to exchange you and your son.
But General Gu was adamant about not letting me replace him. He said that his identity would be verified before beheading, and if both of them were replaced, it would be difficult to conceal it.
In desperation, I had to take you away. You were unconscious at that time and had no idea what was happening outside.
When General Gu was identifying his identity before beheading him, he cursed at the officials, attracting everyone's attention. The death row prisoner who pretended to be you had a bloody face and was unconscious, so he managed to pass the identity inspection by luck.
Later, I placed you on this farm, but you were poisoned and have been in a coma for half a year.
Today, the Gu family's unjust case has been cleared, and you have woken up again. This is obviously God's will, and it is also a double blessing for the Gu family."
Gu Xi, who was hiding in the space and eavesdropping, thought to himself, this is why Zhou Qing wanted to be the executioner.
Gu Yunqing widened his eyes in disbelief.
Half a year has passed?
"What about father?" Gu Yunqing grabbed Zhou Qing's hand, his eyes anxious.
Zhou Qing pointed out the window and said:
"I buried General Gu on this mountain."
The entire Gu family was exiled, and no one came to collect General Gu's body, so it was thrown into a mass grave. Zhou Qing secretly found General Gu from the mass grave at night and buried him on this nameless mountain, facing this manor in the distance, finally giving his loyal soul a resting place.
Gu Yunqing closed his eyes in pain, tears streaming down his face, and tried to stand up.
"Mr. Zhou, please take my nephew to visit my father."
He lived in a daze for half a year, with neither sadness nor joy, but he never suffered the pain of having his family property confiscated and his clan exterminated.
But he has never even paid homage to his father's grave, which makes him unworthy of being a son.
But as soon as he stood up, he felt dizzy and fell back into bed.
Due to lying down for a long time and eating little, his physical condition is still very poor.
"Don't worry, Yunqing. I'll take care of you. I'll accompany you up the mountain."
Gu Yunqing also felt his own weakness, and he sighed deeply, saying:
"I want to eat. I want to get better soon."
Zhou Qing ordered Zhou An to go out and ask the servants to prepare meals.
"Mr. Zhou, how are the other members of the Gu family?" Gu Yunqing asked again.
Zhou Qingdao:
"On the day General Gu was executed, the entire Gu family was exiled to the northwest. Later, they encountered bandits on the way and many of them were separated. But don't worry, Yunqing, your wife and children have been saved. Now they are in Dingxi County, protected by Chu Shiting, and are safe and sound."
Gu Yunqing finally felt a little comforted.
Zhou Qing said again:
"Now that the Gu family has been rehabilitated, and you have been posthumously awarded the title of First-Rank Cavalry General, I wonder what your plans are for the future?"
Gu Yunqing smiled coldly and said:
"My Gu family fought for this country, but ended up like this. I will never go back to this court. Since I am already dead, there is no Gu Yunqing in this world anymore. Mr. Zhou, I want to go to the northwest to find my wife and children, and I don't want to come to Beijing again."
The exiled members of the Gu family have been pardoned, and some will definitely return to Beijing, but Gu Yunqing has already become disheartened.
Zhou Qing sighed and patted his hands.
"Yun Qing, no matter what decision you make, I will support you."
He had thought it through. If Gu Yunqing still had the patriotism to fight on the battlefield, he would risk his life and take all the responsibility. What if he was deceiving the emperor?
But since he is no longer willing to work for the royal family, I will not force him to stay. It's a pity to waste such a famous general.
Zhou An brought in some light porridge and side dishes. The man had been sleeping for half a year and his stomach was weak, so he could only recuperate slowly.
After Gu Yunqing finished a bowl of porridge, he wanted to go out for a walk, so Zhou An helped him and walked out the door.
Gu Xi in the space said to Chu Zhao, who was already sleepy from waiting:
"They're out, we can come out now."
It would be difficult if Gu Yunqing had been lying in bed all the time. They had been hiding in the space for an hour.
The two men flashed out of the space, slipped out of the window, and left quietly without disturbing anyone in the yard.
When we returned to the Imperial Master's Mansion, we found dozens of boxes in the main hall. Liu Erdan and Hu Guilin were happily counting silver.
"Sir, these were sent by the Second Prince, those boxes were sent by the Sixth Prince, and these were sent by the Fifth Prince!"
Liu Erdan seemed extremely excited, and said to Gu Xi with admiration:
"I followed your instructions. No matter who asked, I said the same thing: I would not let the other two princes succeed. As expected, they all went back happily."