Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity

Chapter 1170 - 1006: What Happened Back Then

"Mr. Gu, please have some tea!" Mrs. Tan came over with a tray and placed the tea bowl on the desk.Gu Chengyu’s gaze swept over the tea bowl. He nodded with a smile, but his hand did not reach out.

A commoner family, not particularly affluent, yet still has the habit of using tea bowls. Ordinary people generally use big bowls to serve tea.

"Uncle Liu, we need to see your official certificate and travel permit." Zhang Yang glanced at Gu Chengyu, seated inside the room, feeling quite annoyed.

Gu Chengyu, upon hearing the address, immediately turned his head. Uncle Liu? Is this family very familiar with Zhang Yang?

"Ah! I’ll go get it right away!"

While a few people were questioning the family of three, Gu Chengyu rose to inspect the house. Liu Su’er had already dressed her wound by then, and her gaze at Gu Chengyu was somewhat complex.

Indeed, she understood that Gu Chengyu had started to suspect her, hadn’t he?

She glanced at the floor tile by the bedside, bit her lip, then showed a resolute expression.

If she doesn’t seize the opportunity today, it might be difficult to see Gu Chengyu again in the future.

She took a deep breath and stepped forward to speak to Gu Chengyu, "Mr. Gu, I have a request!"

"Sue!" Mrs. Tan exclaimed in shock, realizing the girl was about to reveal that matter, but hadn’t they agreed to wait a bit longer?

The Emperor had just passed away, and the new Emperor had yet to ascend the throne. Moreover, she perceived that Mr. Gu wasn’t the kind of warm-hearted individual, and seemed difficult to approach.

Liu Su’er shook her head at Mrs. Tan, glanced at the anxious Uncle Qin, then turned back with determination to face Gu Chengyu.

"Oh? What request does the young lady have?" Gu Chengyu raised the tea bowl to his lips, hiding a slightly raised corner of his mouth; finally unable to hold back?

Yet his previous guess seemed somewhat off; perhaps the other party wasn’t a spy.

Liu Su’er glanced at Zhang Yang and others in the room before speaking, "I request the master to have the others leave briefly!"

Zhang Yang’s face turned ashen; although he understood that any girl would naturally be drawn to Mr. Gu upon meeting him, he still couldn’t quite let go in his heart.

He considered himself affluent and had even intended to send a matchmaker to inquire if the Liu Family had any intention of marriage.

Now it seemed, it was entirely his wishful thinking. Miss Liu never kept him in mind at all. Up till now, the other party hadn’t even bothered to glance at him.

Gu Chengyu slowly put down the tea bowl held to his lips, turning to Zhang Yang and others, "You all should leave for now!"

"Master, it’s perhaps unsuitable for you to be here alone!" Zhang Yang, still unwilling, concocted a rather brilliant excuse.

Gu Chengyu’s sharp gaze swept over, raising his eyebrows, "What’s unsuitable?"

Zhang Yang’s scalp tingled, recalling the description of Mr. Gu’s bravery in slaying enemies in the palace he heard today, and remembered the shattered Jade; he swallowed hard.

His skills were amateurish indeed; saying so would be akin to making a fool of himself.

A nearby government officer quickly pulled Zhang Yang back, then bowed his waist and replied, "Master! We’ll withdraw soon."

Gu Chengyu nodded, then redirected his gaze over.

The officer pulled Zhang Yang outside, glanced back at the already closed room, then said coldly, "Don’t drag us along with unsuitable thoughts. Don’t desire what shouldn’t be desired."

The person is holding a Standard Fourth Rank position, not to mention the deceased Emperor, but even the impending successor, the Crown Prince, held him in high regard. His future official career will surely be smooth sailing.

Even if that young lady became Mr. Gu’s concubine, it’s far better than being the proper wife of a small, ordinary household.

Zhang Yang wasn’t being wishful; his actions just now were akin to digging his grave, and if he displeased the master, they would also be implicated.

Looking at Zhang Yang’s gloomy face, the colleague Wang Jun eased his tone, knowing his previous words were harsh, patting Zhang Yang’s shoulder soothingly, "A man need not worry about a wife; it’s only a recent acquaintance today. The capital is full of fine young ladies; just arrange for matchmakers to speak for you later!"

With that, he stopped looking at Zhang Yang and turned to guard at the courtyard entrance. Without Mr. Gu calling them away, he absolutely dared not leave.

Liu Su’er looked at the tea bowl on the table; Gu Chengyu hadn’t drunk the tea just now. Was he cautious and suspicious of their family?

Perhaps her previous actions led the other party to mistakenly believe she approached him with ulterior motives? But in truth, she had ulterior motives.

Uncle Qin and Mrs. Tan seemed flustered; if Mr. Gu refused to help and leaked it out, not only would they fail in their task, but also place themselves in danger.

Liu Su’er stepped in front of Gu Chengyu and knelt down with a "thud."

"I plead for the master to decide for me, I must seek justice for my family and restore the Xue Family’s honor."

Liu Su’er’s voice trembled slightly; heaven knows the courage it took to utter such words.

Gu Chengyu squinted his eyes at the words; he sat upright, examining Liu Su’er’s bowed head, shocked within.

Previously he suspected Liu Su’er was a hidden guard sent by someone, but with her declaration, he recalled.

Previously, Xue Miao mentioned when the Xue Family was executed and destroyed, Mrs. Yao was pregnant and gave birth on the day of their downfall.

According to Xue Miao, the birth was of a baby girl.

And this event was seventeen years ago; if the girl grew up, she’d be seventeen now, matching the age of the girl before him.

However, Xue Miao also mentioned the baby girl was lost years ago, taken away by a young girl aged around ten.

But the woman behind Liu Su’er didn’t match that young girl’s age; this woman must be around forty or fifty, whereas the young girl should now be under thirty.

No matter how harshly she lived, she couldn’t have aged that rapidly.

Seeing Gu Chengyu silent, Liu Su’er quickly asked, "I believe Mr. Gu should be aware of the Xue Family extermination case from seventeen years ago, yes? The one I spoke of is the Xue Family."

"I am originally a Xue Family daughter, named Xue Shuyao. I was born the day the Xue Family was destroyed."

At this, Liu Su’er’s eyes shed tears, grieved for her bitter life and the family that raised her.

She had just been born at the time, had no memory of the Xue Family, and didn’t have deep feelings, but why was she called a Xue Family daughter?

Of the Xue Family, only she and a certain uncle survived; how could she watch the Xue Family be falsely accused?

By now, Mrs. Tan was already in tears, recalling past events as Liu Su’er spoke.

"Mr. Gu! The girl was young then and might not remember well; allow this old servant to clarify." Mrs. Tan intervened.

Gu Chengyu directed his gaze to Mrs. Tan, realizing indeed, she was an old servant of the Xue Family.