Seeing that Old Man Gu was drunk and his face was hot, Shen Yi sighed slightly and toasted to the old man.
The master and the apprentice were drinking and chatting. Old Man Gu was knowledgeable and interesting, and before they knew it, the two of them were talking late into the night.
Seeing that the old man was already a little sleepy, Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of wine, hesitating in his heart.
After a long time, he clenched his fists, made up his mind, and looked up at the already drunk old man.
"Master Gu, the student asked someone to find out some news about your son."
Old Man Gu was drinking happily. After hearing these words, the movements of his hands froze. He silently put down the glass, looked up at Shen Yi, and suddenly asked: "Did you just find out recently, or did you know it early on?"
Yes, but you didn’t tell me?”
Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of wine without speaking.
Old Man Gu raised his head and finished the glass of wine, squinted his eyes and said, "It's because the old man pointed you out today that you are willing to say it, isn't it?"
Shen Yi neither admitted nor denied.
After a long time, he sighed slightly: "It's not that I want to hide it from Master Gu, I've just been wondering whether to tell Master Gu and how to tell Master Gu."
Old Man Gu looked up at Shen Yi and exhaled: "Just tell me, the old man has been here for so many years, what kind of storms and waves has he not experienced?"
Shen Yi nodded, took out an envelope from his sleeve, placed it in front of the old man, and said, "This is the evidence that the student asked someone to investigate."
"That senior brother in your family, after leaving Taizhou Prefecture in the early years, should be..."
"Moved to Jiankang."
"He opened a bookstore in Xicheng, Jiankang, called Yingshu Zhai."
At this point, Old Man Gu's eyebrows and face trembled, and his body trembled slightly.
Gu Ying is his name.
However, this name has not been used for a long time. Now when people ask him, he only says that his surname is Gu and his name is Gu Tiantai.
The word "台" is pronounced as "Ti".
This is how Old Man Gu pronounced the name when he told people about it.
Because there is a Tiantai Mountain in his hometown of Taizhou Prefecture.
Shen Yi dipped his hand in tea and wrote the English character on the table. This English character was different from ordinary English. The "big" character below did not come out, and the middle of the English character became hollow.
The old man only took one look, then covered his face with tears streaming down his face.
This is a taboo.
His son probably came to Jiankang to find him, so he wrote the name of the bookshop with his name. However, because the son avoided his father's taboo, he wrote it in a variant form.
Most likely, he also asked about Gu Ying in Jiankang City.
But Gu Ying has already gone crazy and no longer shows his real name to others, so the father and son have not been able to see each other for so many years!
Seeing that the old man's mood was relatively stable, Shen Yi sighed slightly and continued: "Senior Brother Gu got married and started a business in Jiankang. The bookstore was originally doing well, but in the second year of Hongde, the bookstore collapsed. Senior Brother Gu
The whole family also disappeared, and the students asked many questions..."
"Senior Brother Gu and his family were driven out of the city. It seems that the family still owed a large amount of money. As a result, Senior Brother Gu became ill and passed away."
"Sister-in-law Gu also followed shortly after."
When Shen Yi said this, he shook his head slightly: "As far as the students know, someone should have seen the good business of Senior Brother Gu's family, so they were jealous and wanted to occupy the shop. Later, they used some tricks to destroy Senior Brother Gu's family.
."
Old Man Gu punched the table hard. He couldn't help but gasp for breath, then his eyes turned red and he looked up at Shen Yi.
Shen Yi whispered: "Part of the reason why I didn't tell Master Gu was because I was afraid that Master Gu would be sad if he heard it."
Old Man Gu clenched his fists tightly and couldn't help but shed tears in his eyes.
"Does my son have any descendants?"
"The other reason for hiding this from Master Gu is here."
Shen Yi sighed and whispered: "Senior Brother Gu's family has no sons, but they have a daughter, whose surname is Gu and whose name is Xiuzhen. When senior brother passed away, the girl was still young, only in her teens, so she was sold by the creditors to the Qinhuai River.
, taught her music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and played the zither and pipa..."
The old man suddenly raised his head and looked at Shen Yi, his right hand trembling uncontrollably.
"Ziheng..."
He stood up, tears streaming down his old face.
"Can you help her redeem herself and find her an innocent family..."
Shen Yi stood up quickly, supported the old man, and said with a wry smile: "Master Gu, if it were so simple, the student would have redeemed the woman and brought her to you."
After Shen Yi helped the old man sit down, he said helplessly: "In fact, your granddaughter was redeemed a few years ago. Due to some coincidence, now..."
When Mr. Shen said this, he felt strange and incredible in his heart.
He had this feeling when he first received the news from the Di News Bureau. Even if he repeats it again, it still feels a bit unbelievable.
However, he still looked at Old Man Gu and said this sentence completely: "I have entered the palace and become the noble concubine of this dynasty..."
Old Man Gu stared at Shen Yi with wide eyes, sat back on the chair, and murmured: "It's so late at night, are you trying to make me happy?"
"The student knows that Teacher Gu doesn't believe it."
Shen Yi said helplessly: "The student didn't believe it at first, until he knew that he had tracked down the family who plotted against Senior Brother Gu's shop..."
"This family was originally a wealthy family in Jiankang City. There was a fifth-rank imperial official in the family. They had been in Jiankang for many years and had many connections in Jiankang Mansion."
Under the moonlit night, Mr. Shen looked at Old Man Gu and said quietly: "Two years ago, this family's home was confiscated because they committed adultery."
"All the men in the family will be exiled."
Two years ago, Concubine Hui had just given birth to the emperor's eldest son, which was the time when she was most favored.
Shen Yi poured himself a glass of wine, and then poured another glass of wine for Old Man Gu.
"None of these exiles is alive."
Hearing this, even Old Man Gu felt a chill in his heart.
I heard Shen Yi continue to say: "Originally, the students were not sure about this matter, because it was too coincidental. It was not until the students found out what happened to this family that they believed it."
Shen Yi pointed to the envelope on the table and said slowly: "The evidence is all here. Master Gu can take a look for himself."
Mr. Shen said helplessly: "Whether it is due to fate or fate, sometimes things are just so coincidental and so weird."
The old man looked up at Shen Yi and suddenly asked.
"Ziheng, you know how she entered the palace, don't you?"
Master Shen blinked his eyes.
"Know a little bit."
Old Man Gu's mood had calmed down now. He wiped his tears with his sleeve and looked at Shen Yi: "Can you tell me something?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "Master Gu, think about it for yourself whether you can talk about this matter."
Mr. Gu was silent for a long time and shook his head slightly: "No."
A brothel girl entered the palace inexplicably, gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, and became a royal concubine!
As soon as this sentence spreads, it will immediately cause an uproar in Jiankang.
Shen Yi looked at Old Man Gu, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Master Gu, if there is a chance in the future, the student can ask the imperial concubine to come and see you. However, her origins and how she entered the palace are still unknown.
The less people know about it, the better.”
Old Man Gu remained silent.
After an unknown amount of time, he looked at Shen Yi with a sad look on his face: "It's better that I don't know about this..."
He lowered his head and said nothing for a long time. After a while, he continued: "Zi Heng, do you know where my son's bones are buried?"
"I heard about it."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "The weather will clear up in a few days. I can take you, Master Gu, there, but it has been renovated. You can only go there once or twice, and you can't go there often."
Old Man Gu nodded, and there was another moment of silence.
After a long time, he started to sigh. Thinking of his sadness, he suddenly sat down on the ground and cried loudly: "My daughter can still give me some money as compensation, but my son..."