Granddaughter

Su Liang told Min Rou about her past experiences, which were similar to what her family knew except Gu Ling. Time travel and supernatural powers were not allowed to be mentioned at all.

Although Min Rou told her the biggest secret of the island she knew, including the story of the time traveler Mo Yan. But firstly, Min Rou had no concept of "time traveler", and secondly, she was talking about other people's things, not her own secrets.

Therefore, Su Liang's "exchange" was also measured, just avoiding some things, and almost all of what he said was true.

After listening, Min Rou couldn't help but sigh, "You are really a match made in heaven."

She used to think that love was like her parents. Now she only felt ironic and ridiculous when she thought about it.

After she came to the capital, she envied the marriages of her two cousins, thinking that they all found their ideal husbands and lived a comfortable life.

But after listening to the story of Su Liang and Gu Ling, Min Rou felt that there was no parental order or matchmaker's words between them, nor was there love at first sight in the storybook. The love that gradually got to know each other and fell in love was really beautiful and interesting. In comparison, the stories in those storybooks seem mediocre and boring.

In addition to love, Su Liang's hard work along the way, even if she didn't say it, but from the results, Min Rou had to admire it deeply.

"Compared with you, my previous life was simply plain as water." Min Rou said self-deprecatingly.

Su Liang shook his head, "Your plainness is calm and worry-free, peaceful and worry-free, just this point, it is better than most people in this world. It is precisely because I have no one to rely on that I need to rely on myself, keep moving forward, can't stop, can't be careless, otherwise I will be bitten and swallowed by the sudden appearance of the 'tiger wolf'."

Min Rou was originally very naive, and being carefree is the capital for naivety.

Min Rou understood what Su Liang meant, and was even more ashamed, "You are right." She listened to Su Liang talking about the past, and many interesting points were her superficial cognition as a spectator. In fact, those things are all about danger and opportunity. Without sufficient strength and mind, you will fall into a desperate situation and cannot turn over.

"From now on, I have no home..." Min Rou's face was bitter. She has been avoiding thinking about what will happen to her parents today, but no matter what, the warm and harmonious home that was once pretended by the people around her no longer exists for her.

Su Liang gently patted Min Rou's shoulder, "Don't you envy me? Your chance to grow up independently has come."

Min Rou:... She has no confidence in herself, and she is confused at the moment.

Zheng'er carried Gu Xiaonuan upstairs and said that his sister was hungry.

Su Liang fed his daughter, and Gu Xiaonuan babbled and pointed to the window with her little hand.

"The rain has stopped, and Grandpa Lin hasn't come yet. Let's take our sister out to play?" Zheng'er asked.

Su Liang put the small hat Ji Yuexuan gave to Gu Xiaonuan, "It's cold outside, you and Xiaoshu should put on more clothes before going out."

Su Liang originally wanted to arrange Min Rou to live in a courtyard closest to Yuanming Pavilion, but she took the initiative to go back to the underground secret room to sleep at night, "I won't ask you how you will deal with my mother in the end, but she is still alive now and needs someone to take care of her. I'm down there and won't act rashly."

"I believe it. But I have to remind you to put away your curiosity after you go back down there, don't walk around, and don't touch things down there, otherwise it will be dangerous." Su Liang said. That was a maze carefully built by Lao Mu and Gu Ling. Although Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu occasionally went down to play, they carefully wrote down where they couldn't walk and where they couldn't touch.

Min Rou said she understood.

Because of the rain, Lin Shuzhi came later than usual. Seeing Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu pushing Gu Xiaonuan to play by the lake, Lao Mu was watching them in the pavilion, just smiled and greeted them, and then told them that classes were suspended today.

Ji Xiaoshu cheered and jumped for joy, "Will classes be suspended tomorrow too?"

Zheng'er frowned, "Xiaoshu, you will be beaten by the master if you do this."

"The master is not at home again." Ji Xiaoshu looked behind him and saw no one. He was a little disappointed. "I just thought that the master might have come back and was hiding beside him waiting to pick me up and beat me up!"

Zheng'er: ...So Ji Xiaoshu deliberately said that he hoped that classes would be suspended tomorrow to test whether Gu Ling was back? In other words, he was looking forward to being beaten? Speechless...

Lin Shuzhi smiled and entered Yuanming Pavilion, and saw Su Liang coming down from the building.

"Is the master looking for me or Gu Ling?" Su Liang asked.

"Is he still not here?" Lin Shuzhi asked. He had not seen Gu Ling at home in the past few days.

Su Liang nodded, "He went out."

"Is everything... okay in the palace?" Lin Shuzhi hinted.

Su Liang nodded again, "Your Majesty is well."

Lin Shuzhi breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good." Although he knew that even if Duanmu Chen died, the country would not be in chaos, he still hoped that Duanmu Chen would be well. First, Duanmu Chen was indeed very suitable for sitting on the throne, and second, Gu Ling and Su Liang did not want to be pushed to that position.

"There is no news from the north yet, I don't know if the fight has started." Lin Shuzhi sighed deeply.

Su Liang felt that even if it hadn't started yet, it would soon. The driving force behind it was Mo Yan and his portable space. After the turmoil in the capital subsided, she and Gu Ling had to quickly consider how to deal with the war in the north and solve the hidden dangers of Liangguo.

Su Liang did not take the initiative to say more about the current situation, and Lin Shuzhi did not ask anything else. After chatting about the children for a while, he got up and said goodbye.

……

Min Shangshu Mansion.

In the evening, the old minister Min came to Min Rui's yard again.

Min Rui woke up once, moved a little, and before making any sound, he was dragged out from under the bed by Gu Ling, knocked unconscious again, stuffed with drug, and kicked back.

At this time, Gu Ling pretended to be Min Rui and sat opposite Mr. Min.

"Rui'er, have your wife and Rou'er returned to where you originally lived?" Old Minister Min asked.

Gu Ling nodded slightly and imitated Min Rui's voice, "Maybe I will go back, or maybe I will find another place to avoid the limelight."

Master Min sighed deeply, "I don't know if I will ever see Rou'er again in my father's lifetime."

"Yes." Gu Ling said.

When Old Minister Min heard his affirmative tone, he was stunned for a moment, hesitated to speak, glanced at the door, and asked in a low voice, "Rui'er, what you said when you came back in the past twenty years are all true? No. What are you hiding?"

Gu Ling remained silent.

Mr. Min's face became more and more uneasy, "You...don't be confused! If someone forces you to do something, say it quickly and don't hide it. Although our Min family is not more prominent than the Qin family, we are more important to Qin family." The country is loyal and the emperor is very lenient, but you can’t do anything that harms the family and the country!”

"What will happen if we do it?" Gu Ling asked.

Mr. Min's face turned pale instantly, "If you dare to do something rebellious, my father will have no choice but to drive you out of the house! We can't let the entire Min family be buried with you!"

Gu Ling nodded, "I understand. Don't be afraid, there is nothing like you always worry about."

Old Minister Min was a little annoyed and raised his hand to strike Gu Ling, but he pulled it back halfway and glared at him, "Don't talk nonsense! Remember!"

Gu Ling nodded again, indicating that he remembered.

After Mr. Min left, Gu Ling had dinner alone. The dinner brought to Min Rui was very bland and not delicious. Gu Ling just wanted to fill his stomach. While eating, he was thinking about the scene of Su Liang and the children having a lively meal in Yuanming Pavilion. He really wanted to go back immediately. . But no, he had to stay here and wait for He Wei who might appear.

Cen Man came secretly and wanted to replace Gu Ling, but he didn't see Gu Ling. She thought about it and felt that things had changed, so she went home to discuss it with Su Liang.

"He's not over there?" Su Liang frowned. She has been waiting for Gu Ling to come back and tell him the information she learned from Min Rou today.

Cen Man looked worried, "I didn't see anyone. Is something going to happen?"

Su Liang felt that the group's goal today was to blow up Duanmu Chen. He Wei acted cautiously. It was unlikely that he would kill Min Rui in broad daylight, but he might go to Min's house tonight.

So...Su Liang suspected that Gu Ling might be pretending to be Min Rui, waiting for He Wei to appear in the room and take him down?

"It should be fine." Su Liang said to Cen Man, "Master, please go there again and stay there to see if there will be any movement tonight. Be careful." If something happens, Cen Man and Gu Ling can join forces to Be more sure.

After hearing this, Cen Man went to Min Mansion again.

That night, many people had no sleep.

Duanmu Chen was still in the library. In order to avoid attracting attention, he did not light a lamp. He could not sleep or read. He lay on the bed and tossed and turned. As soon as he closed his eyes, he thought of the terrible smoke rising from the palace that exploded during the day. If Gu Ling hadn't been protecting him recently, he would have died more than once... Duanmu Chen thought and tightened his grip on the nail gun in his hand. The cold iron bumps were warmed by his body warmth, but it could not calm his restless heart.

Min Rou was sitting in the underground secret room, looking at Mrs. Min lying next to her. Her mind was thinking about things from her childhood, and then thinking about the present. It was so complicated that she couldn't figure it out.

Lao Mu didn't sleep either. When Gu Ling was not at home, he knew that things were becoming more and more uneasy these days. He wanted to stay awake and watch over Su Liang and the children.

Su Liang was reading a book, waiting for Gu Ling to come back.

Gu Ling lay on Min Rui's bed and waited quietly all night. Cen Man was separated by a wall and waited all night. But Min Mansion was very quiet that night, and no one came.

It's almost dawn.

Gu Ling sat up from the bed, frowning in thought. He had to leave, he couldn't spend time here all the time. Min Rui wasn't actually important, but he might know some useful information, but he couldn't be alerted if he saw He Wei sober.

At this time, it was quiet outside. Gu Ling went out from the window and saw Cen Man.

Cen Man was stunned for a moment, then lowered his voice and asked, "Xiao Gu?"

Gu Ling nodded, "Master, go back first and tell Su Liang that I am fine here. I will go home later."

Cen Man heard this and left without asking any questions.

Gu Ling returned to the room, dragged Min Rui out from under the bed, and pricked an acupuncture point on him with a needle.

Min Rui woke up quickly and heard a cold voice coming from his ear, "Don't yell. Even if you attract people, your father won't go against me to protect you."

Min Rui's expression froze. It was Gu Ling, and he knew that what Gu Ling said was true. Not to mention that Min Rui himself had a serious problem that could be fatal. Even if he was innocent and made no mistakes, Old Minister Min would not offend Gu Ling in order to take care of the overall situation. Even if Gu Ling wants Min Rui's life.

"What am I going to ask you next? Answer me honestly. I can consider sparing your life for your father's sake. Otherwise, I can kill you just because you want to kill Mr. Qin." Gu Ling said coldly.

Min Rui looked panicked, "You...what do you want to know?"

"About that island. Who is the owner of the island?" Gu Ling asked.

Min Rui suddenly remembered what Gu Ling said before he fainted yesterday, "Your father-in-law wants to kill you." Thinking of Mrs. Min who lied to him that she would come back but left, he made up his mind and looked at Gu Ling and said, "I'll tell you everything I know, will you really let me go? I was arrested that year, and what happened afterwards was not up to me."

Gu Ling nodded, "It depends on whether you can provide useful information."

"I believe in your character and believe that you will not break your promise." Min Rui said to Gu Ling, and also to comfort himself. At this point, he has no other choice. Compromise with Gu Ling, and there is still hope to save his life. As for his wife and daughter, he has no time to care about them and can no longer count on them.

"It's called Xingluo Island, and the island owner is called Mo Yan, who is about the same age as my father." Min Rui opened up and began to explain what he knew.

But as a live-in son-in-law who is not liked by his father-in-law, Min Rui's status on the island is much lower than that of his daughter Min Rou, and he has no contact with Mo Yan.

The most important thing is that Min Rui does not know the location of the island, and he has no idea about Mo Yan's portable space. "Mo Yan has a very powerful treasure. I don't know what it is, but my father-in-law He Wei knows, and he wants to get it, but he doesn't plan to kill Mo Yan, maybe because he can't kill him."

Gu Ling thought this should be the kind of portable space that Su Liang said. It may not be an object that can change hands. If Mo Yan dies, it may not exist.

"Why do you say you want to kill Su Liang?" Gu Ling asked.

Min Rui was stunned for a moment, and finally said a key piece of information, "It's because of her appearance. That day, when He Qianqian saw Su Liang for the first time, she met her father and said that Su Liang must be killed because Su Liang looked very much like Mo Yan's daughter. If Mo Yan saw her, they might not get what they wanted."

Gu Ling stared, there was such a thing? Did Shen Qingxue follow Mo Yan back then?

"I have never seen Mo Yan's daughter. When I went to the island, she was gone, and she seemed to be a taboo. People on the island were not allowed to mention her, which led me to think that Mo Yan had never married and had no children." Min Rui continued.

Finally, Min Rui began to play the victim, saying how he was captured back then, how he was looked down upon by the He family over the years, and that he wanted to kill Mr. Qin just on impulse and was bewitched by Mrs. Min, and he regretted it now.

Gu Ling took out a medicine bottle from his arms, poured out two pills from it, pinched Min Rui's chin, and stuffed them into his mouth in his horrified eyes.

Min Rui's whole body quickly stiffened, and he had symptoms similar to a stroke. His mouth could open, but he could no longer speak clearly.

Then Gu Ling pulled Min Rui up from the ground, put him on the bed, covered him with a quilt, and turned away.

Not killing Min Rui for the time being just didn't want He Wei to notice something was wrong, but it didn't mean letting him go.

…

Gu Ling returned home, and the two little disciples were doing morning exercises.

Gu Ling completely ignored Ji Xiaoshu's enthusiastic call across the lake and went back to Yuanming Pavilion directly.

"Big Brother, Master seems to be in a bad mood. He didn't even come to beat me!" Ji Xiaoshu shared his discovery.

Zheng'er was speechless, so Gu Ling's beating him meant that he was in a good mood? Although the fact is almost like this, it always feels weird...

Gu Ling went upstairs and saw Su Liang when she had just fed Gu Xiaonuan.

The couple looked at each other and found that each other's eyes were bloodshot.

"Wash up, have breakfast, and then take a nap." Su Liang said and put Gu Xiaonuan back in the cradle.

Gu Xiaonuan saw Gu Ling, stretched out her little hands high, and babbled for a hug.

But Gu Ling opened his arms and hugged Su Liang into his arms.

"Master, you have worked hard recently." Su Liang gently patted Gu Ling on the back.

"It's OK." Gu Ling sighed slightly, "I just missed you."

Su Liang chuckled, "We've only been apart for less than a day. Great God, wash your hands and go eat. Min Rou told me a lot of important things yesterday, I'll tell you later."

Gu Ling let go of Su Liang, "Let's talk now. Min Rui also told me, but he doesn't know much."

Then Su Liang took out the blueprint from yesterday and showed it to Gu Ling, and the two exchanged the information they had obtained.

Su Liang thought that the information she got from Min Rou completely covered what Min Rui knew, until she heard Gu Ling talk about the reason why He Wei and his daughter wanted to kill her.

Su Liang was stunned immediately, "I might be the...granddaughter of Mo Yan and Shen Qingxue?"

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