Chapter 392 Mantis Catching the Cicada, Yellow Bird in the Back

Bell just cast the new master, is enthusiastic, heard the advice, “Why don’t you just pretend to be unwell, slave girl passes out the news, and then contact with thin mother, try to get the news? Maybe we can find that Gu Shao’s handle?”

“This method is not desirable!” Song Yi smiled and shook her head, “Gu Shao was famous all over the world when he was like my husband’s age, there is no such thing as a man with a great reputation, you can’t think that he’s stupid just because I dodged a bullet this time–who knows if he’s only turned back one of the thin moms? In case he has done other tricks in this compound, and if I am sick and turn around and really don’t have it, won’t that be a favor to him?”

“Blah blah blah! What are you saying, ma’am?” Bell said, “You are deeply blessed, the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Princess will have to rely on you in the future, how can that old man surnamed Gu do anything to help you, ma’am?”

Song Yi laughed, “Let me make an analogy – and I don’t think that doing so will get you Gu Shao’s handle, it’s Bo’s mother that you want to liaise with, and even if Bo’s mother gets any credentials, will she give them to you?”

Of course not, thin mother of a subordinate, and has been old and frail, the only reason why Gu Shao can personally plan to turn her, only because Wei Mengying’s beloved, now collectively under her control.

Gu Shao wanted to use the hands of Wei Mengying’s old ministry to eradicate Song Yixiao, so naturally he had to find her.

This is something that Bo’s mother knows very well in her heart, so how would she voluntarily give up her advantage to the people under her hand?

Especially bell as the executor of the plan, if something goes wrong, thin mother just throw her out as a scapegoat, their own push two six five – anyway, those letters to and fro, are pretending to be written in the tone of the family letter, on the surface to see, with thin mother that is half a relationship is not.

Even if Suzaku points out the hidden message in it, Bo’s mom can still bite the bullet and say that she doesn’t know anything about it, and counterfalsely accuse Suzaku of planting evidence on herself!

But if Bell knew the details of Gu Shao’s side of the story, once it failed, where would Mrs. Bo escape to?

“What madam said is true, it’s all because the slave girl is incompetent and can’t share your worries!” Bell actually had a number in her heart, and speaking like this was merely to show her loyalty.

Song Yi smiled to appease her a few words, pondered, “According to say that Gu Shao and I have no direct grudges, he will think of getting rid of me, about only for Lu’s mother and son to consider. The problem is that he is at least a very important person, want to protect Lu’s mother and son always have a way, as to just take over the thorough investigation of smallpox, can’t wait to poison me?”

It wasn’t that she thought Gu Shao would be a soft-hearted person, she just vaguely sensed that something seemed wrong?

To cite a well-known example of couplets: a child out of the couplet “kicked down Leiqiao three stones”, someone can not be out, went home to his wife is cutting window, listening to her husband said the process, on behalf of the “cut open the word two mountains,” however, the next day that person went to talk to the child, the child said straight! However, the next day the man went to tell the boy, and the boy said straight out that it must be his wife’s right.

The man was very surprised, and the boy said, “Your honor is a husband, how would you use such a light and delicate word as ‘cut’? If it were your husband’s own words, he would have ‘split the two mountains of the word’.”

Gu Shao was from a worldly family, a famous minister who entered the service by the orthodox imperial examination, and a minister of power, and such an experience determined that when he met a problem, he would not immediately think of using killing means to set up his opponents or enemies, and definitely negotiation and good offices would take precedence – because the latter was what he was good at, and also the way he was familiar with.

So if Gu Shao this time out, just to protect Lu’s mother and son, he is bound to confirm that things indeed can not hide, and then confirm and Song Yixiao completely no talk, and then consider their own shelter Lu’s mother and son bottom line: in the end, Lu’s mother and son is not his own flesh and blood, he is again with Song Ying’s friendship, but ultimately still their own future and family is more important.

How could it be possible to eliminate the aftermath for Lu’s mother and son by any means necessary?

Song Yixiao only felt confused.

But at this moment, is putting down the bottom of the people reported Jane Li Miao, but the hole as if to see the fire, “Su Shaoge this hand is a good plan!”

“Of course it’s a good plan!” Old Lady Duanmu laughed coldly, “Although it is said that because the Empress Dowager is hanging from a beam, the Emperor and Empress will be serving the Empress Dowager in person while placating King Su and the Su family – but this is because there is no evidence! Once the Su family is caught, the Empress Dowager will hang herself from the beam again, and no one will say that the Emperor has treated her poorly, but only that she is trying to disrupt the court by virtue of her status as the first mother!”

–So Su Shaoge initially vetoed his nephew Su Bofeng’s proposal, this time smallpox is from the Yan State Ducal Palace, the hospital this will be inside and outside do not know how many people staring at the Su family dared to go to insert a foot, and so on is to seek their own deaths!

And the purpose of the Su family is to stir up the water so that they can make a way for the family to survive.

According to this standard, Gu Shao and Yuan Xue Pei’s handle in the hands of ordinary people is not much use – Yuan Xue Pei did not even go out of the civil service, the use of value is not high.

Gu Shao is too much prestige, too high status, and deep, general people get that evidence, smart point of direct destruction when did not see; stupid a little bit of the door to the door, regardless of whether it is to curry favor with or threaten, Gu Shao estimates that the light touch can be arranged!

It will even follow the trail and trace it back to the Su family!

It was also just the father and son of Jian Li Kuang and Jian Yiyu – the former was the extra horse harnessed by the side of a team that had lost favor in front of the Grand Princess of Jin, and the latter was the son of the Grand Princess of Jin who liked but did not have a great preference for him.

Although the father and son were not bullied among the nobles of the imperial capital, they were not highly regarded.

Where they live, then as a matter of course, no one will be watching, just in time to do the trick.

Of course Su Shaoge chose them, not just for convenience, but also because although the two father and son together could not scare Gu Shao, the old Yan Duke Jian Pingyu behind them was Gu Shao’s archenemy!

Gu Shao’s death in his prime was due to Jane Ping Yu!

Although there are complicated reasons such as Emperor Xianjia wanting to leave him to the Crown Prince, but at that time there were not only two ministers in the court, but the one who stepped in to drive Gu Shao away was Jian Ping Yu, which is enough to prove the ability of Jian Ping Yu!

And Jane Ping Yu cold family origin, even if he married the last second lady of the Jinxiu Hall, received the support of the Jinxiu Hall, but Gu Shao is still the head of the family of the Gu family in Hongzhou – the result is that Jane Ping Yu to the descendants to earn the title of Duke of Yan, Gu Shao to the present time even a baronet did not mix!

So Gu Shao doesn’t care about Jane Li Kuang and Jane Yiyu, but he has to consider that Jane Ping Yu who is far away in Mulberry!

Although it is said that Jane Ping Yu not long after his resignation, because of the family affairs by the Emperor of Xianjia also sent away – but there is a saying that the wind and water rotate, Gu Shao can be restored, who dares to say that Jane Ping Yu will not be able to restored? Back to say, he is really hopeless to recover, behind the back of the son and grandson, may not be pitched not to die Gu Shao!

The same Gu Shao bribery credentials, fall into the hands of others Gu Shao may not be anxious, fall into the hands of Jane Ping Yu, Gu Shao is not anxious!

“Jane Li Kuang’s mind with Jane Yiyu is nothing more than a title.” Old Lady Duanmu suppressed her anger and said to Jian Li Miao, “But with the Dowager Empress Dowager around, this counting on it is not even to be thought of! Moreover, the Grand Princess of Jin will not support them, and the only backer they have is Jian Pingyu! So after they get Gu Shao’s handle, they’re bound to confirm the truth on one side, and send someone to Sangzi on the other, to inform Jian Pingyu!”

“And if Jian Pingyu knew about this, he must have asked Gu Shao to help him recover!”

“After all, he himself was once a heavy minister, there is something, instead of instructing Gu Shao, why not go out on his own and do it himself?”

Jane Li Miao said in a faint voice, “Just Jane Li Kuang in the end still underestimated Gu Shao – he went to visit Gu Shao before, I’m afraid he just wanted to test the waters, but he didn’t want to have been set up by Gu Shao!”

“Those two fools deserve to be counted to death by Gu Shao!” Old Lady Duanmu’s face was ugly, “It’s just that this old thing surnamed Gu, for the sake of pitting Jian Pingyu, he pulled A Xu’s daughter-in-law into the water, if it wasn’t for that maid’s sudden reversal of her position, our people wouldn’t have been exposed this time around!”

–Although the aunt and nephew do not know Gu Shao and Jane Li Kuang’s conversation, but from Gu Shao then summoned He Lou Duhan, and dispatched his beloved housekeeper to contact Thin Mom, planning to murder Song Yixiao, guess can guess what is going on: it must be Gu Shao realized that their own handle fell into the hands of Jane Li Kuang’s father and son, worrying about the Jane Ping Yu use this to blackmail their own! The first step is to take advantage of the situation!

How he is so articulate, Jane Li Kuang father and son of the Duke of Yan and coveted for a long time, Gu Shao seize this point, it is not difficult to stabilize them.

Of course Gu Shao’s purpose was not just to stabilize – he preferred that Jian Ping Yu go to the Yellow Springs early and not come out to get in his way again!

Just one of the Jane Ping Yu has long been to his post, the court of the flurry of disturbances simply can not get in the way of him; Secondly, how he is also the Grand Princess of Jin’s eunuch, belonging to the royal relatives. Even though the eldest princess of Jin country is very not give extra horse harnessed by the side of the emperor’s side Jane Li Kuang face, and Jane Li Kuang with the two sons but not bad.

So when Gu Shao wanted to deal with Jian Ping Yu, he was both out of reach and a bit clueless.

But in the end, he still came up with a method – that is, under the pretext of helping Jian Li Kuang and his son to seek a title, first get a Yan lady killed to show his sincerity!

Although this sincerity is to give Jane Li Kuang father and son to see, in fact, but also in the pit for them: Duanmu old lady bet, once Song Yixiao really have a long and short, check down things with Gu Shao nothing to do with the ten percent will point to Jane Ping Yu, Jane Li Kuang side!

As for Mom Bo knowing it was Gu Shao?

Even Song Yixiao, the victim, felt that this time it was not like Gu Shao’s behavior–Gu Shao could have said that Jian Pingyu wanted to help his favorite grandson take the title, but was also jealous of his own ability to recover, so he planned to kill two birds with one stone, didn’t he?

After all, the only reason he was having trouble with Song Yixiao was Lu’s mother and son, technically it was Song Yi Yao, however, Song Yi Yao was only three years old and was the only male heir in the Song family at the moment, so if it really got out of hand, could Song Yixiao say that she wouldn’t give this younger brother a chance to live either?

When the time comes, Gu Shao will be able to easily refute his claim of murdering Song Yixiao: last time he spoke up for Lu, it was from the consideration of the Song family, so even if Song Yixiao realizes that Lu is the real culprit of Wei Mengying’s murder, he will be able to abandon Lu and take Song Yi Yao to his own home to raise him, which will not be considered as failing to take care of the descendants of his old friend!

Why would you joke about your future and your family by plotting against Song Yixiao?

On the contrary, it was Jian Ping Yu’s father and son, they wanted to put Jian Xu Bai to death, but they had a previous record!

Of course the most important thing is – Old Lady Duanmu heatedly said, “If this matter is really like this, even if we know in our hearts, we will pretend to be confused, and take out Jian Pingyu’s father and son on this matter first!”

After all, if Gu Shao’s plan was successful, he had only gotten a Song Yixiao killed and hadn’t harmed Jian Xubai and Jane Qing Yue.

Although it would also make Elder Lady Duanmu and Jian Li Miao dissatisfied, but compared to the opportunity to eradicate Jian Ping Yu’s grandparents and grandchildren, and to eliminate the future danger for Jian Vu Bai, it could still be tolerated.

“Auntie, what are we going to do now?” With her hands behind her back, Jian Li Miao walked back and forth in the open space under the hall and stood still to ask, “That maid has turned against the water, so it should be believable for the time being. But this time around, we can’t just let it go!”

Old Lady Duanmu plucked at the jade bracelet on her wrist and said in a faint voice, “Of course it’s impossible to let it go like that!”

After a pause, she said languidly, “Why not take the opportunity that comes to you?”