The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 382 Mannia
Gu Tingye walked slowly towards the house he had bought for Mannia, and as soon as he entered the room, he saw Mannia coaxing her son to sleep.

Zhu Manniang was born as an actress, but because of her talent and looks, Gu Tingye took a fancy to her and redeemed her.

It was Zhu Manniang who made Gu Tingye change from the original swinger to a hard-working man who became a responsible man.

Gu Tingye wanted to gain fame in the exam because he wanted Mannia to live a better life.

After Zhu Manniang married Gu Tingye, her stomach was also full of strength. First she gave birth to a daughter, Rong, and the year before last, a son, Brother Chang.

Because Mannia was an outsider, the children born could only be counted as illegitimate children and could not enter the Gu family's ancestral hall, so they were kept outside all the time.

Gu Tingye was rich and bought a small house in Bianjing to house Mannia's mother and son.

It wasn't that Gu Tingye didn't want to buy a big house, but that Mannia didn't agree. She said that it was good for her to have a tile to cover her head, and as long as Gu Tingye often came to see her and her children, she would be satisfied.

The less Mannia asked, the more Gu Tingye felt guilty.

"Officer, you are back! Brother Chang just fell asleep." Mannia said happily when she saw Gu Tingye.

"Where did Sister Rong go?" Gu Tingye smiled and sat beside Mannia.

"She went to play at the neighbor's house next door." Mannia said, "Just call me back when we eat later."

Gu Tingye said: "Sister Rong is a girl after all, don't play crazy outside all day long."

Mannia said: "This is not the Marquis Mansion, there are not so many rules and regulations. Sister Rong is just a fun age, let her go."

Gu Tingye sighed: "Mannia, don't worry, I will definitely take you into the Hou's residence if I have the opportunity in the future."

Mannia lowered her head to coax the child, and where Gu Tingye couldn't see, her eyes shone with unknown meaning.

"It doesn't matter whether I enter the Marquis's Mansion or not, as long as our son and daughter can grow up happily." Mannia burst into tears and said:
"The neighbor's children laughed at Sister Rong for not having a father yesterday, and she cried for a long time when she came back."

Gu Tingye said distressedly: "Whoever dares to say that, I will bring someone to smash his house right away."

Mannia shook her head and said, "We are all neighbors in the neighborhood, and the children say things unintentionally, so don't make a fuss out of a molehill."

Gu Tingye put his arms around Mannia, and said distressedly: "Give me some more time, and I will definitely let your mother and son enter the Marquis's Mansion."

Mannia lay on Gu Tingye's chest, although she was crying, but there was a smile in her eyes.

But before she pretended for a long time, the door was suddenly opened, and Gu Tingye's attendant Shi Shi ran in.

"Young master, young master, it's not good." Shitou bluffed.

"Your young master is doing well." Gu Tingye yelled at Shitou angrily, while letting go of Mannia.

"Master, something happened in the mansion!" Shitou said to Gu Tingye nervously.

Gu Tingye frowned and said, "What happened to make you panic."

Shi Shi panicked and said, "A large group of internal guards came to the mansion, and surrounded the Hou's mansion heavily, no one is allowed to come out."

"The Hou's Mansion is surrounded?" Gu Tingye stood up in surprise, and said, "You read that right! Why are the Ouchi guards surrounding the Hou's Mansion?"

Shi Shi said, "I don't know either! If I hadn't been out on business just now, I might have been arrested by the guards."

Before Shi Shi finished speaking, Qi Heng hurried to find him, and when he saw Gu Tingye, he said:
"Second Uncle Gu, I finally found you."

"Qi Heng?" Gu Tingye asked suspiciously, "Why did you come here to find me?"

"Now is not the time to talk about this. My father asked me to inform you that Ningyuan Hou Yuqian rushed into the official house and angered Long Yan. The official family has already put Gu Houye into the sky prison and sent people to raid the Hou's mansion."

"What!?" Gu Tingye widened his eyes, puzzled and said, "Why is this so?"

Qi Heng explained: "I heard that someone sued Gu Houye for colluding with the rebellious king Yong Wang. Gu Houye wanted to explain it, but he didn't expect to offend the officials. In a rage, the officials sent Gu Houye to prison. But also to kill Hou Ye's nine clans.

My father heard the news and asked me to inform you as soon as possible, how far you can run. "

Gu Tingye didn't dare to say it: "Impossible, how could my father collude with King Yong? If he hadn't sent troops to King Yong in time, King Yong would have succeeded in rebelling."

Qi Heng didn't know how to explain it. At this time, Wang Gang entered the stage.

"Because the cunning rabbit died, the running dog cooked, your father held the military power and was feared by the officials, so the officials just found an excuse to take down Lord Hou and take back the military power of the imperial army."

Wang Gang walked into the room, closed the door, and said to Gu Tingye with a serious face: "Old Gu, you are wanted by the whole city now, hurry up and find a way to escape!"

Gu Tingye sat down on his ass, and said decadently: "My Gu family has been favored by the emperor, and I am loyal to the official family. Could it be that in exchange for the end of copying the family and exterminating the family?"

Zhu Manniang was completely panicked at this time, squatting beside Gu Tingye, and asked, "Officer, what should we do?"

Gu Tingye held Zhu Manniang's hand and said guiltily, "Manniang, I'm sorry, I wanted to take you into the Marquis's mansion to enjoy wealth forever, but I didn't expect to implicate you."

Wang Gang said: "Old Gu, you forgot that the outer room is not among the nine clans, and your two children are only illegitimate children."

Gu Tingye seemed to think of something, and said excitedly, "Yes, Mannia, take your two children and leave Bianjing quickly, and run as far as you can."

"I won't leave, I want to live and die with you." Zhu Manniang cried.

Wang Gang raised his brows, he didn't expect that Zhu Manniang's rank was quite high, and she was still pretending at this time.

"Sister-in-law, at this time, you have to think about the two children. They are still young. Do you want to see them go to hell with you before they grow up?"

Zhu Manniang panicked even more, and her heart was in a mess.

Gu Tingye held Zhu Manniang's hand and said emotionally, "Mannia, are you really willing to live and die with me?"

Zhu Manniang nodded subconsciously, and said, "Officer, I'll go wherever you go, so what if you walk around the palace of the king of hell."

Gu Tingye was so moved that he didn't want to continue acting, but Wang Gang signaled Gu Tingye with his eyes that the test was not over yet.

"Changfeng, I know that you are going to take office in Hongzhou Mansion soon, and I will entrust my two children to you." Gu Tingye turned his head and said to Wang Gang.

"Second Uncle Gu, what do you want to do?" Qi Heng asked puzzled.

Gu Tingye took out a box from the dark cabinet in the room and handed it to Wang Gang.

"This is all my family property. When Sister Rong and Brother Chang grow up, you will hand them over to them."

Zhu Manniang's eyes widened when she saw the box. She had lived in the house for so long, but she didn't even know there was a hidden compartment.

"I'm going to meet the prince and ask the matter clearly. I, Ningyuanhoufu, cannot be wronged." Gu Tingye turned his head and said to Zhu Manniang:
"Mannia, don't worry, my friend absolutely believes that the two children will be brought up well if they are entrusted to him."

Zhu Manniang froze, and glanced at the box from time to time.

Gu Tingye was not blind, and he also noticed that something was wrong with Zhu Manniang.

Qi Heng said at this time: "Second Uncle Gu, don't be impulsive. If you go to meet the officials now, you will definitely be thrown into the sky prison. I think you go to hide outside the city first, and I will go back to the Duke's mansion to inquire about the news. "

Wang Gang picked up the box and returned it, persuading him: "I have a village outside the city, few people know about it, you live there first, as for the future, we will discuss it later."

Zhu Manniang subconsciously reached out to take the box, but Gu Tingye pushed it back.

"You take these things first, in case we don't escape, and we can't be taken away, it's safer to put them there."

Zhu Manniang's heart was trembling, but in order to maintain her personality, she couldn't show it.

Gu Tingye still "obeyed" the advice of Qi Heng and Wang Gang, and fled to the manor outside the city first. Wang Gang also took the family property box with him and temporarily put it in the study of the manor.

Sister Rong was brought back from the neighbor's house by Shitou, and lived in the manor with her parents.

Qi Heng and Wang Gang left after making arrangements for Gu Tingye's family.

At night, Gu Tingye coaxed his children to sleep, but he was also a little sleepy and couldn't help falling asleep.

Zhu Manniang pretended to be asleep at first, and after Gu Tingye fell asleep, she suddenly opened her eyes, making sure that Gu Tingye and her children were asleep, she quietly left the room and walked towards the study.

In the manor, Wang Gang had already sent away all the servants, and Zhu Manniang came to the study smoothly, and found the family property box easily.

Zhu Manniang swallowed, picked up the box carefully, tried not to make any noise, opened the box under the moonlight in the room, and saw stacks of title deeds and house deeds.

She carefully took out one, looked carefully, and could no longer hold back the smile on her face.

Any land deed in the box is enough for her to eat for a lifetime, and a stack full of land deeds is worth a few hundred thousand taels at least.

Being greedy, Zhu Manniang stuffed house deeds one by one into her bosom, and only after stuffing them for a long time did she realize that there was not much to stuff.

In the end, Zhu Manniang's heart was hardened, she picked up the box and ran outside.

Zhu Manniang didn't return to Gu Tingye and the children, but ran out of Zhuangzi.

(End of this chapter)