Chapter 821: Thank Your Majesty for Not Killing
Gu Chengan's back felt a little chill when he heard that.
But he knelt and did not speak.
From now on, he no longer knew Gu Yunxiang.
Yun Dai said: "Your Majesty, it's up to you to decide."
Zhao Yuanjing pondered, and said: "This matter is related to the reputation of the first emperor and the royal family, so it cannot be spread out at will. This child, I will announce her death. Gu Cheng'an, you adopt her as an adopted daughter and let her enter the Gu family tree."
Gu Chengan was stunned for a moment, then hastily kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, my guilty minister!"
Zhao Yuanjing asked: "Sun Sanniang, are you willing to raise this child?"
"As long as the emperor doesn't kill the woman's man, the woman is willing to raise the child as her own," Sun Sanniang said.
"Can't you just say a few words?" Gu Chengan scolded in a low voice.
Sun Sanniang muttered: "I'm telling the truth. If the emperor kills you, I won't be able to take care of my stomach. How can I support her..."
"I don't want Gu Cheng'an's life." Zhao Yuanjing said, "There are so many things happening in the Gu family, it will inevitably lead to speculation."
Gu Chengan was full of surprises, and kowtowed unceasingly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me!"
Sun Sanniang also kowtowed happily, and took the initiative to hug Xiao Anhao into her arms.
Zhao Yuanjing said: "Gu Cheng'an, although I don't want your life, but the crime is hard to forgive. Don't take your position as a foreigner. You will also be dismissed from the ranks of scholars and candidates, and downgraded to white clothes. Within three years, you will not be allowed to take the imperial examination again. Close the door and think about your mistakes, cultivate your body and mind."
Gu Chengan trembled all over, tears welled up in his eyes.
Ten years of cold window.
In the eyes of most scholars, fame is more important than life.
Gu Chengan's heart ached to the extreme.
But he still held back, bowed his head and said: "Sinner, accept the order."
Now the entire Gu family has been completely reduced to a poor family.
Gu Hongmiao was dismissed from office and is now paralyzed in bed due to a stroke.
Ye Shi was arrested and Gu Yunxiang was expelled. Gu Chengan also followed Gu Hongmiao's old path, and became a mere idiot.
Looking around the entire Gu family, apart from the married sisters Yun Wu and Yun Dai, there was only one youngest son, Gu Chengning, who was safe.
However, this Gu Chengning has been a dandy since he was a child, he doesn't think about making progress, and he doesn't like reading. Fighting cocks and running dogs all day long, eating, drinking and having fun with friends and friends.
After the accident happened to the Gu family, he kept disappearing, and he didn't know where to hang out.
Now no one cares about him anymore.
Gu Chengan and Sun Sanniang kneeled and respectfully sent the emperor and empress away.
When walking out of the gate of Gu's house, Yun Dai looked back, just in time for Yun Wu to come out exhausted.
"Sister." She beckoned, "I'm here."
Yun Wu hurriedly walked over, curtsied to the emperor first, then took Yun Dai's hand, and sighed: "Father's condition is not very good, but fortunately, there is no danger of his life. It's just that at the moment... although he is conscious, he can say I can't speak, and I can't move. It's really pitiful."
Yun Dai said: "He asked for it."
"Well, although my father is at fault, I... can't just watch him and ignore him." Yun Wu sighed, "Dai'er, the family is in trouble now, and both father and Cheng An have been dismissed from office and lost their salary. As for Mrs. Ye That little dowry...it belongs to Cheng Ning. We can't let father and the others starve to death."
"Sister, what do you want to do?"
"I thought, Cheng'an is a person who can only read books, and doesn't know how to calculate. The only thing left in his hand is a tea shop. I want to help him take care of it, and give them all the profits, so that they can eat it anyway. Have food and clothes."