Chapter 103: A Roasted Chicken Covered in Gold, Silver, and Jewels
After Gu Yu received the news from the alliance, Wang Xu had already been thrown into prison and detained for some time, and had not yet been released.
Hearing this news, Gu Yu was not surprised.
After all, it had already been known that there would be such a result.
This time, even if Wang Xu couldn’t die in prison, he could still be taught a lesson, so he wouldn’t always think of tripping up the Gu family.
This way, everyone would be happy.
However, not only Wang Xu fell from power this time, but the Wang Clan would also be affected to a certain extent.
As for how it would be specifically, because Gu Yu was not in the capital, he could not make rash guesses for the time being. He would wait for further news from the capital!
After that, Gu Yu informed Gu Mengyao and her younger brother of the news, so that they could also know the latest situation.
When Gu Mengyao heard that the officials had jointly submitted a memorial to the emperor, she was also very shocked by Director Qingshan’s strong appeal.
Director Qingshan had endured in Lian Town for many years. Even the Wang Clan had lowered their guard against him, but they did not expect… that now they had been played a trick.
It was also Director Qingshan’s strong willpower that allowed him to persevere in Lian Town for so many years. If it were someone else, they might have sought revenge on the Wang Clan or lived out their remaining days with resentment.
While Gu Mengyao was sighing, Gu Qingheng was a little distracted.
Although seeing Wang Xu’s self-inflicted downfall into prison made people feel very happy, Gu Qingheng had a look of doubt on his face, and his eyebrows were unconsciously furrowed. His attention was not on this matter, but on something else.
Although Wang Xu had committed a crime, with the Empress Dowager’s support behind him, he should not have been imprisoned for too long.
However, the news his brother-in-law received said that Wang Xu had been imprisoned for quite some time.
The Empress Dowager couldn’t even get Wang Xu out of prison. Had something happened?
“Qingheng, what are you thinking about? Your eyebrows are almost tied in a knot. Aren’t you happy that Wang Xu was thrown into prison?”
“I am happy, but I am very confused… Given Wang Xu’s relationship with the Empress Dowager, he shouldn’t have been imprisoned for too long. But the letter says he has been imprisoned for quite some time. How is that possible!”
“There is a distance between the capital and Lian Town, so it is not guaranteed whether Wang Xu has been released or not. So, don’t overthink it. Let’s wait for the alliance to send another letter!”
When he heard Gu Qingheng’s doubts, Gu Yu did not take it to heart. Instead, he advised his younger brother-in-law not to think too much.
The situation in the capital was complicated, and they could not deduce the outcome just by staying at home.
Thinking about it was also futile.
“But, I always feel something is wrong! Brother-in-law, why don’t we go directly to the capital? We can see the Wang Clan misfortune up close, wouldn’t that be more satisfying!”
Gu Qingheng chuckled at this moment, and the words that came out of his mouth made Gu Yu speechless and roll his eyes.
Gu Qingheng just wanted to go to the capital to join in the fun.
Why find such a flimsy excuse!
“No, Bai Qian had Xiao Hong send a letter saying that something big is about to happen… It’s best not to act rashly, otherwise, it will put us in a passive position.”
Regarding Bai Qian, their ally, as long as she did not show malicious intent towards the Gu family, Gu Yu decided to believe her words.
Moreover, due to Bai Qian’s possible identity as a重生者 (reincarnated person), Gu Yu felt that Bai Qian must have known Gu Mengyao before she was reborn.
Therefore, she was taking care of the Gu family like this now.
Thinking of this possibility, Gu Yu felt even more that he should stay at home.
There was no need to take risks to verify Bai Qian’s words.
It was just his younger brother-in-law who had too much free time and overthought things…
Seeing that Gu Yu did not want to go to the capital, Gu Qingheng knew that he could not persuade his brother-in-law. He then turned his hopeful gaze to Gu Mengyao, wanting his sister to take him to the capital.
However, Gu Mengyao shook her head at Gu Qingheng.
Let’s wait until Lian Town returns to normal before talking about anything else!
Seeing this, Gu Qingheng completely gave up hope and could only wish that the alliance would send the latest news as soon as possible so that he could know what had happened in the capital.
As they waited like this, a week passed, and there was still no news from the capital.
This made Gu Qingheng very frustrated. He lay on the bed at night, thinking about what had happened in the capital and couldn’t sleep!
Now that he was not in the capital, he had to rely on the alliance to get information… It was really unreliable!
It seemed that he needed to go to town tomorrow to inquire carefully and see if anyone else had news from the capital.
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“Brother-in-law, I’m going to find Zhuo Fei to play.”
“Don’t you need me to escort you? There are quite a few robbers on the road to town now. If you get robbed, you might not even have a pair of underwear left.”
“No, I have a lot of medicinal powder here, so I’m not afraid of anyone robbing me. Besides, Xiao Hong killed a group of robbers before, which has already scared many people.”
When Gu Qingheng mentioned robbers, Gu Yu immediately showed a helpless expression.
He was just black-eating-black, but some people attributed the group of robbers killed by Xiao Hong to him, causing robbers to run away like rabbits whenever they saw him when he went to town.
This prevented Gu Yu from black-eating-black, and he felt very regretful.
Now that his younger brother-in-law was going to town, Gu Yu thought… should he let Gu Qingheng do some black-eating-black and rob those robbers of their belongings.
But thinking that Gu Qingheng was still young, it was better not to corrupt the child…
Not knowing Gu Yu’s inner thoughts, Gu Qingheng had already prepared to go to town to inquire about gossip after he left home.
Moreover, he wanted to bring Zhuo Fei along this time.
Zhuo Fei had also been practicing martial arts for a while, so there was no need to worry too much. If someone caused trouble, he could just beat them up.
Besides, the situation in town was much better now, and there wouldn’t be too many refugees robbing people.
However, on the way to town, Gu Qingheng encountered quite a few robbers who jumped out and, with their raspy voices, asked him to hand over his valuables with a strange laugh.
The Gu family’s food, clothing, and daily expenses were not inferior to those of prominent families in town.
Therefore, when Gu Qingheng appeared before the robbers, he was like a roasted chicken covered in gold, silver, and jewels, appearing naked and making people’s mouths water.
For such people, Gu Qingheng just smiled slightly. When the other party let down their guard, he directly sprinkled some medicinal powder at them, successfully knocking down a group of people.
And when the robbers saw the familiar powder, they mourned inwardly, thinking how unlucky they were that they did not provoke the young man from last time, and now another little devil had come.
Before the robbers could beg for mercy, Gu Qingheng skillfully took the silver from them, not letting go of the valuable jewelry either. Finally, he was very satisfied with the harvest.
This time, his little treasury had gained some income.
