The bored parrot began to jump around on the bird stand again, learning to beep, and repeatedly shouting "No wonder".

Most of the people present did not know the secret of the Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion until this time, but two or three people had heard the conversation between Mrs. Gu and Gu Yuan at the Meridian Gate.

Now that I recall the emperor's "No wonder", these people couldn't help but think deeply.

No wonder Mrs. Gu wants to impeach Gu Yuan!

No wonder when the news of Gu Ce opening the city gate and surrendering the enemy eight years ago came, even the capital had not made a decision. Mrs. Gu first asked Gu Ce and the Hou Mansion to separate the clan, which made everyone in the capital known...

At that time, everyone believed that Mrs. Gu made such a difficult decision for the benefit of the entire Gu family, and was to survive by severing the tail.

But if Gu Ce was not her biological son, then her choice back then would have to be thoughtful. Especially when she thinks about her confession today, her thoughts are already obvious.

This Mrs. Gu is really a cold and righteous person!

Mrs. Gu was covered in sweat all over her body, as if she was fished out of the water.

She was a keen person, and she had already felt his dislike for herself from the emperor's voice "No wonder", and her pupils shrank violently.

What happened today was completely beyond her expectations, giving her a rather bad premonition, and her heart was beating a drum.

Mrs. Gu's nails were deeply pinched into her palms, almost breaking her skin, but she suddenly felt pain.

When she was in panic, Zhao Rang's sharp tone sounded in her ears again:

"Madam Gu, what's going on?"

"First, Gu Ce, the Marquis of Dingyuan, was not given by Mrs. Gu, but he received the title. Could it be that the Gu family was the concubine to be the legitimate?!"

Even when questioning, Zhao Rang's voice was still slow, neither anxious nor impatient, but these few words were filled with thunderous power, which seemed to shake the air in the water pavilion.

As soon as these words came out, the whole house was in an uproar.

Everyone looked at the Gu family present with subtle eyes, not knowing whether it was shocked, contempt, or pity.

No one expected that in just one day, after the Feng family and the Yu family, another family was facing the crisis of the collapse of the building.

The head of the Gu family, who stood beside him, shook violently, and was anxious and sweating profusely.

Those who use concubines to be the legitimate ones will inflict their wives and concubines; those who use concubines to succeed the throne are not righteous, but are serious crimes.

This rule was personally decided by Emperor Taizu.

Emperor Taizu was romantic all his life, with many children under his belt. He originally treated legitimate and illegitimate equally, and the same was true for the princes he gave birth to. As the saying goes, those who are capable are here.

However, after the founding of the Dajing Dynasty, some nobles followed suit, making it unclear about the legitimate and illegitimate children.

Later, the descendants of Yongcheng Bo Mansion suffered a life. In order to seek titles, the fourth son of the vassal first poisoned two legitimate brothers and one legitimate brother, and then assassinated the grandchildren under the elder brother one by one. Only the male child from the fourth wife was left behind in the whole mansion. Finally, because the legitimate mother gave birth to a young brother, she simply poisoned her biological father to death.

Emperor Taizu and Yongchengbo were friends of life. When they heard about Yongchengbo's death, they were very sad. They felt that Yongchengbo was healthy and died too suddenly, so they ordered the imperial physician and coroner to take a mortal examination together. The truth was revealed, which caused an uproar in the whole country.

After that time, Emperor Taizu reflected on it for a long time and finally accepted the opinions of several great scholars, using the law to correct the legitimate and illegitimate concubines to serve as a warning to others.

A family of nobles in the royal family should have the title of title. If there is no legitimate son, the title of title will be inherited by the concubine son and the title will be reduced to the first level. If the duke is demoted to marquis, and the marquis will be demoted to Count.

If a concubine is used to redeem the legitimate position, he will seize the title.

Emperor Taizu has always been decisive in dealing with people and has customized this law, and once he has customized it, he has no room for negotiation and shirk responsibility, and even he himself has set an example.

Taizu had a concubine's son and ten sons, and later Prince Cheng Chuchi. Although he was not as amazing as Taizu, he was quite talented than other brothers, and could be literary and martial. However, Emperor Taizu also gritted his teeth and gave the throne to his only legitimate son, that is, the late emperor Chu Luo.

For example, in the Weibei Marquis' Mansion, because the old Marquis had no legitimate son and only two concubines, he had no choice but to adopt the eldest son of the legitimate second brother at the age of 60 and asked for the title of crown prince for his nephew.

This is true for Beppu, and Dingyuan Hou Mansion is naturally no exception.

If Gu Ce, the Marquis of Dingyuan, was born by his concubine, then the Marquis of Dingyuan was to be the throne with the concubine.

The patriarch's whole body was trembling constantly, looking at Mrs. Gu with an almost resentful look, with a surging anger hanging on the corners of her eyebrows and eyes.

Is this woman crazy?!

Can you say this casually?!

Mrs. Gu herself thought of this and was a little panicked. Her half-drooping eyes were wandering. She didn't dare to look up, let alone look at the emperor.

When she said that to Gu Yuan before, she never expected to go to the imperial court to confront him. She just wanted to humiliate Gu Yuan and let Gu Yuan be pointed at.

But now that I have arrived in front of the emperor, I can’t say these words randomly.

Mrs. Gu didn't know how to reply for a moment.

Zhao Rang's face was always smiling, his tone was gentle, and he reminded him: "Madam Gu, what is the emperor asking you?"

Mrs. Gu: “…”

Mrs. Gu's face was not bloody at all. He hesitated for a while and said tremblingly: "Go back to the emperor, Gu Ce was born by his wife. His wife was just talking to Brother Yuan before."

She didn't dare to look up at the emperor at all, but she heard the parrot croaking, as if mocking her. The eyes of others around her made her look like she was on her back.

The emperor didn't say anything, looked indifferent, picked up the teacup and slowly brushed away the foam from the tea soup with the cover.

"In front of the emperor, speak angry?" Zhao Rang's tone suddenly became cold.

"..." Mrs. Gu was silent again, feeling uneasy.

She knelt in front of the palace gate to apologize to the emperor on behalf of Gu Yuan, so what she said in front of the palace gate was actually equivalent to being in front of the imperial court.

This is a loss of manners in front of the imperial court.

Zhao Rang casually threw the long silver whisk in his hand and reminded coldly: "Madam Gu, it's better to think about it before answering."

Bang! Mrs. Gu's heart was beating in her chest, getting stronger and stronger, her pupils fluttered, and dense cold sweat oozed out of her forehead.

The expression on her face changed wonderfully, and her entangled emotions were obvious. Almost everyone present could see it and knew it in their hearts.

Even if Gu Ce is her biological child, he can be confused like this, then there is only one answer-

Gu Ce was indeed not born by Mrs. Gu. The Gu family inherited the title by using the son of the concubine as the legitimate son!

Everyone had different expressions and complex expressions.

No one expected that a memorial from the ancestors' complaints would lead to such a secret story in the Marquis' Mansion. In front of the imperial court, even if the Marquis' Mansion of Dingyuan was wanted to be exposed gently, it would not be possible.

The patriarch on the side quickly lifted his robe and knelt down, between Gu Yuan and Mrs. Gu.

"Emperor," the patriarch showed a nervous look on his face and his breath was disordered. He explained hurriedly, "Gu Ce was not born in a concubine, but was born by the old marquis's original wife."

"This little Qi just..." He frowned and thought for a long time, then slowly squeezed out two words, "Second room."

No, she wasn't. Mrs. Gu shouted in her heart and retorted, her dry and white lips slightly moved. These words were just on her lips and she almost shouted out.

Mrs. Gu's eyes once again showed her familiar and unfamiliar voice and expression, and her heart was filled with cramps.

When she was fifteen years old, she met Gu Xuan. When she saw him for the first time, she liked him, but Gu Xuan only had the elder sister in his heart.

She really didn't understand what the elder sister was good about, and couldn't figure out what Gu Xuan liked her, so she was struggling every day. Even if the elder sister died later, it was still a thorn in her heart.

Her life's devil!

Mrs. Gu's turbid pupils were in chaos, and her emotions were almost crazy. A terrifying storm was brewing quickly. Her body was shaking like a sieve. Even the jade-covered head on the Wu Zhai crown kept trembling, making a slight rustling sound.

This drama suddenly changed again.

The others in the Water Pavilion were silent and watched quietly. The Feng brothers were now unable to take care of themselves and had no time to pay attention to these bad things about the Gu family.

"Second family?" The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, his expression was faint, and he could not see any joy or anger. He just turned around and asked the eunuch Zhao Rang, "Is Gu Xuanrenxian?"

Zhao Rang frowned slightly, made a memory look, and shook his head: "Not."

Gu Xuan did not need to report to the court for his marriage, but if he wanted to ask for an imperial edict for his successor, he would have to pay the bill.

The emperor sneered gently, looked down at the patriarch kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Do you know that lying in front of the emperor is the crime of deceiving the emperor?"

The others were also suspicious and looked at each other.

After all, no one has ever heard of the old Marquis Gu Xuan having another "original wife". Obviously, in order to avoid the crime of "representing a concubine to be a legitimate", Gu An insisted on referring to the concubine as the original wife in order to avoid the crime of "representing a concubine to be a legitimate".

Only Chu Yi, opposite the emperor, had a calm and gentle breeze, and a light smile was always maintained at the corner of his lips, like a gentle breeze, warm and gentle.

The feather eyelashes drooped slightly, as if they were looking at the chess game on the chessboard, making people unable to see his eyes clearly.

"Emperor..." The patriarch wanted to explain something, but the emperor didn't want to listen.

The emperor frowned his gray eyebrows and glanced at Mrs. Gu. When Gu Jian and the three of Gu clan leader Gu, the indifferent and ruthless eyes seemed to be looking at an ant, without any movement on his face.

The emperor said coldly: "The Gu family not only uses concubines to serve as legitimate, but also commits a crime of deceiving the king. The crime is even more guilty, and it is irrefutable."

Zhao Rang shook his head sighingly, as if saying that the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion is simply bold and ignorant of life or death.

"..." Mrs. Gu and Gu Jian seemed to have been strangled. They wanted to defend themselves, but they couldn't say a single word.

The same despair was written on the mother and son's faces.

"Father, since the crime is more serious, except for the law, the punishment should be made separately, and the three generations of his descendants are not allowed to enter the imperial examination. How about it?" Chu Yi's voice was gentle and mellow, and he fell into a piece of his hands. The black piece on the chessboard was aggressive, and he was not as good as his elegant and gentle appearance.
Chapter completed!