The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 437

Chapter 437: Chapter 412, Don’t Be Estranged_1

Grandma Gu watched the Fifth Master with no desire or demand in her eyes.

What good would it do to acknowledge her status?

She was merely a dying person with not more than two years to live. The Gu Family had only her and her brother left, and her brother had no offspring. Acknowledging her status would only announce to the world that there was still one imperial consort of the former emperor. It bore no benefits but might instead taint her son’s reputation. Why bother?

Afterward, the three individuals in the room fell into a contemplative silence.

It couldn’t be helped; after being separated for twenty or thirty years, their sudden reunion brought shock and surprise. Though there were feelings of joy and happiness, they just couldn’t warm up to each other.

After a while, Grandma Gu took the initiative to break the silence, “Why have you appeared in Zhongzhou?”

Gu Jian also quickly looked over, his eyes filled with doubt and disdain.

The dignity of the Emperor was compromised by a few children; to speak of it would be rather embarrassing.

The Fifth Master showed a look of embarrassment. Indeed, the disdain in Gu Jian’s eyes was too evident, and being caught by children also frustrated him tremendously.

“Not long ago, the Jinling Guard captured several spies of Prince Duan. From their mouths, it was pried out that Prince Duan might have control of a gold mine. After extensive investigation, it should be within Ningmen Prefecture.”

“Prince Duan?!”

Grandma Gu and Gu Jian’s expressions darkened at the same time.

Gu Jian spoke coldly, “You have ascended the throne for many years now. Is he still not content to behave?”

The Fifth Master replied indifferently, “On the surface, he is well-behaved, but he has never stopped scheming in private. It was manageable in the past years, but the northern borders have been unstable recently. They might feel there are opportunities to capitalize on and couldn’t help but become restless again.”

Gu Jian frowned, “The Imperial Consort in the palace despises the Wan Family to the bone. Could the Jiang Family allow him to be so troublesome?”

The Fifth Master sneered, “Father’s favorite was always the Eighth Brother. After Consort Wan died, to placate the Eighth Brother, he granted him a Death Exemption Token. Unless he commits treason, he is untouchable.”

“Moreover, since I started consolidating power after ruling in my own right, the Jiang Family has been very wary of me. Keeping the Eighth Brother also serves to check and balance me, which allows them to seek bigger benefits. They wouldn’t bother with the Eighth Brother.”

Grandma Gu showed disapproval, “Even if you wanted to find the gold mine, you could have sent your trusted aides. Why did you need to leave Beijing personally?”

The Fifth Master hesitated for a moment, “Besides searching for the gold mine, I also had the intention of finding you two. A few years ago, the Jinling Guard found traces of you in the HEDONG Fengbai region. I’ve wanted to come and see for myself.”

He had come this time with a stroke of luck, and unexpectedly, he had indeed found them.

Grandma Gu: “…Don’t kneel anymore, get up and sit down to talk.”

The Fifth Master glanced at Gu Jian and, seeing that he had said nothing, rubbed his legs and stood up.

It had to be said that being tied up with ropes and transported in a box for so long, and kneeling for a while, his legs were somewhat stiff and numb.

“By the way, who is that young girl?”

Grandma Gu’s face revealed a smile, “She is the disciple taken in by your uncle, the legitimate eldest daughter from the household of Magistrate Yan of Ningmen Prefecture.”

Seeing his mother and uncle’s expressions soften suddenly, the Fifth Master felt a flicker of movement in his heart and smiled, “Yan Zhigao is quite capable and capable of getting things done, and the children he raises are all very…”

Thinking of how the Yan Family girl carried sleeping powder and a slingshot, and how the Yan Family boy would stuff a handkerchief into his mouth at the drop of a hat, he had some difficulty continuing the praise.

The Imperial Guard who had shot the falcon couldn’t hide the fact, and Wu Jingyi, curious to check out the situation, came to Taohua Temple with the falcon pierced through by an arrow.

Standing at the entrance to the courtyard and craning his neck to see inside, unfortunately, he saw nothing, so he had no choice but to hand over the falcon to Wei Qi.