Chapter 54 Su County magistrate, you fool the ghost
My sister has taken the first step bravely, which is a good sign.
She encouraged: "Why don't we start with what you know first? You are a good female celebrity and can help design the dresses of Nishangfang and Yuyi Pavilion.
But in this case, you need to go out more and understand the fashion trends of ladies’ clothing in Kyoto, can you do it?”
This was already the easiest thing she could think of for her sister to do.
Gu Qiong's breathing became rapid, and under the candlelight, her eyes were watery: "I can try hard, but I'm afraid that I won't do it well and will ruin our sign."
Gu Yu pinched her face and saw that her sister was energetic and her mood improved.
He said: "Since you have decided to do it, don't look forward or backward. Don't worry, our signboard will not be destroyed because of your poor design."
Having found the way forward, Gu Qiong, who had never had any ideas, was a little excited: "Then I will give it a try."
Gu Yu smiled happily and leaned back on the chair.
Gu Qiong raised his head and noticed that her face looked a little bad. He frowned and said, "Brother looks very tired. Did he encounter something difficult?"
Gu Yu pretended to smile casually and said, "Really? It's okay. I just ran a lot today. I just need some sleep. Don't worry."
Gu Qiong frowned again and said guiltily: "My brother is currently supporting the government office by himself. It must be very tiring. I shouldn't bother my brother for such a trivial matter."
Gu Yudao: "There are no small things at home, let alone you helping me."
Gu Qiong said: "Can this help my brother?"
She stretched a little and said, "Yes, once you get started, you will be able to run the Nishangfang and Yuyi Pavilion. If you can help me a little, I will have less to worry about."
Gu Qiong grabbed the handkerchief and said, "That's great."
Gu Yu said: "It's getting late, go to bed quickly."
After her sister left, Gu Yu briefly washed herself. She was so tired from the day that she almost fell asleep on the pillow.
In her hazy dream, Xiaoyao Wang rode a broomstick and fell from the sky. The moment he landed, he turned into a crab. He grabbed her shoulders tightly and tried to feed her into the mouth with a black and purple poisonous tongue.
Gu Yu woke up from her dream and broke into a thin sweat.
In the dark night, she cursed secretly: Mader, why is the ghost of the broom star still lingering in her dream?
Then he turned over and went back to sleep.
...
"Where did she go?" Junze rested his head on his hands, looking at an unsolvable chessboard in front of him.
This was the first time that Zi Yan saw him working so hard on a game of chess, and said: "Shu Yuan, ask for Magistrate Su."
"Oh, sure enough." Junze said, "Did you hear what they said?"
"No." Ziyan said.
Junze's head was full of black lines: "Your stuttering problem can never be cured, do you have to talk like this forever?"
Silent words:...
Junze compromised: "Okay, why didn't you listen?"
"Afraid of being discovered." Ziyan jumped out word by word.
"She is very cautious and her skills are not weak, right?" Junze said.
Ziyan is the child he picked up. He is not very good at speaking, but his ears are extremely sensitive and he can hear words that ordinary people cannot.
If Wu Yan said he didn't (hear), then he must be too far away. The only explanation is that Gu Yu's martial arts skills are not inferior to that of Wu Yan, and Wu Yan does not dare to get close because he is afraid of being noticed by Gu Yu.
It's just that the shameless thing about Gu Yu is that she pretended to let him bully her, which made his mother and his cousin become soft-hearted. Somehow, they thought he had done something that was outrageous to both humans and gods.
The taciturn man replied coldly: "Yes."
"Go and bring Magistrate Su," Junze said.
Without saying a word, he went out.
After a while, he took Magistrate Su to Heliyuan.
He crossed his legs and said, "I think Magistrate Su already knows the news about Zhu Jianchun's death."
When Wu Yan arrived at Yangkang Bookstore just now, he broke in through the door and was so frightened that he thought the man was here to kill him.
Without saying a word, Zi Yan dragged him onto the horse and ran all the way to the eldest princess's mansion. The jolting made him want to vomit his dinner.
Hearing King Xiaoyao ask this, Su Zhongfu's expression changed, but he still said: "Go back to the prince, I already know."
Junze said lazily: "What Shizi Gu told you, what else did she ask you?"
Su Zhongfu's heart skipped a beat and he refused to tell the truth: "Shizi Gu asked the subordinate Zhu Jianchun the details of the fraud in the imperial examination."
Junze chuckled: "Magistrate Su, you are fooling the devil."
Su Zhongfu was under great pressure, but he still said: "I don't understand what the prince means. Is there any doubt about Zhu Jianchun's death?"
How could Junze, who had watched the fire, not guess that Su Zhongfu was playing tricks on him, so he planned to trick him and said, "Prince Gu, can you tell me how Zhu Jianchun died?"
Su Zhongfu resisted the pressure and said: "Commit yourself out of fear of crime."
Junze rubbed the ring on his hand and said casually: "This is Gu Yu."
Then he added: "Then if I tell you, Zhu Jianchun did not commit suicide out of fear of crime."
Su Zhongfu swallowed his saliva and pretended to be surprised: "How did you die?"
Junze looked at his fake expression and said, "The boat he was on was blown up by gunpowder."
Su Zhongfu didn't know that his thoughts had been completely guessed by Junze, so he continued: "What? Who dares to be so bold?"
Junze raised the corners of his lips and said slowly: "A member of the Gu family."
Su Zhongfu's eyes widened: "Impossible!"
Junze continued to mislead him: "Magistrate Su should not be so surprised. Haven't you ever thought about why Gu Yu got the news immediately and came to find you?"
Su Zhongfu's breathing became rapid, and he thought a lot in his mind for a while, but reason finally prevailed.
He didn't want to believe that Prince Gu, who was able to initiate a symposium, would go all the way to harm an unrelated Zhu Jianchun.
Unless Gu Shizi is related to the secret hidden by Zhu Jianchun.
But if it was relevant, there was absolutely no need for Prince Gu to come to him for questioning tonight.
But what if Prince Gu is just here to test whether he knows Zhu Jianchun's secret tonight?
Thinking of this, Su Zhongfu broke into a cold sweat.
"What evidence does the prince have to prove that Gu Shizi is related to Zhu Jianchun's death?"
"Does Magistrate Su know what my men found when they salvaged Zhu Jianchun's body from the river?"
Su Zhongfu's heart was beating very fast and he immediately asked: "What did you find?"
Junze took out the token from his waist and showed it to Su Zhongfu.
"Although Magistrate Su came to Kyoto not long ago, if you pay a little attention, you will know that the emblem of the Gu family is engraved on this token. Why do you think the Gu family died together with Zhu Jianchun?"
Su Zhongfu's face turned pale. Thinking of all the things he had told Gu Yu just now, he secretly hated himself for trusting others.
Junze said: "Now Magistrate Su can tell you all the contents of your conversation."
Seeing that Su Zhongfu was still hesitant, Junze continued to press forward: "If Su County Magistrate can't trust me, can he still not trust my mother?"
Only then did Su Zhongfu tell all the contents of his conversation with Gu Yu tonight.
At the end, he also said: "I don't know why Prince Gu came to interrogate me tonight. If Zhu Jianchun's death is really related to her, what should we do?"