In the storage of more than a dozen pieces of brocade, they also found many forbidden objects, including letters and paintings with forbidden words, which faintly revealed the meaning: the Gu family was extremely dissatisfied with the late emperor.

As for the reasons for dissatisfaction, many students in the academy speculated that it might be related to the Ning family. Because the late emperor trusted the Ning family very much, he had the momentum to uphold the Ning family and suppress the Gu family.

The late emperor valued literature over military affairs, and he really didn't value martial arts families like the Gu family. He preferred a scholarly family like the Ning family.

After the rumors came out, He Ming asked someone to find the source, hoping to find some clues. However, his people found Gu Yun's family who had returned to the city at some time.

Gu Yun is Gu Xu's second brother. Six years ago, he followed his father-in-law Tang Lianyuan to Dianzhou. With the promotion of his father-in-law, he became the magistrate of a state.

Seeing that Tang Lianyuan is about to be promoted this year, Gu Yun will surely be able to develop better. As a result, something happened to the Gu family at a critical moment, and as a relative, the Tang family was also suppressed.

Gu Yun and his family were demoted to slaves. Even if Tang Lianyuan tried every means, he could not get his son-in-law and his family.

The members of the Gu clan who were demoted to slaves must all return to Lushui Academy to work as jobs according to the emperor's order. Only three months have passed, but no one from outside has returned.

Unexpectedly, when He Ming was pursuing the rumors, he accidentally found many Gu clan members in a mountain and water inn on the outskirts of the city.

Those people booked the entire inn and lived there with delicious food and drinks. They had no plans to go back to the academy to share the joys and sorrows with Gu Shi's family.

He Ming was a little confused and didn't know whether he should tell the elders of the Gu family about this matter. The various evidences found now are extremely unfavorable to the Gu family.

If he hadn't known the Gu family's character, He Ming believed that he would have doubted the Gu family.

But if he didn't care about Gu Yun and others, he would be afraid that they would be exploited by those who were interested and would end up harming themselves.

Thinking about the latest news, He Ming almost turned his eyebrows into a mess. The five masters of the hidden guards assigned to him by the emperor did not find any useful evidence.

It seems that the Gu family will have to work hard to escape this time. If he is right, I am afraid that this incident will be a ruthless move by some people to test the emperor's strength.

When Gu Xi saw He Ming losing his mind, he thought he was thinking about Ning Ling, so he teased: "If you go to Ning Ling now, she will definitely be willing to see you. I saw that she also likes you when she was in prison before."

He Ming came back to his senses when he heard the voice, and had no time to hear the end of the conversation. Without thinking, he asked: "You said you like me? Didn't you draw a clear line with me before? Are you fascinated by my handsomeness again?"

His smile was a bit far-fetched, Gu Xi looked a little embarrassed, and he said to himself: "I see when you can pretend." But he said: "Xiao Mingming is handsome or not. I really didn't see it, but you are stupid."

"Can you be stupid?" He Ming screamed and stared at Gu Xi, pointing at her sternum that was still vaguely painful, and asked, "You said you know that Chang Yonglin's dog is abusive torture people, but you still go in front of him. Are you stupid?"

Gu Xi's eyes turned, quickly changed the subject and asked: "What happened to our family again? Why do I look at you and it seems that it is Ning Ling who makes things difficult for you?"

"Why do you have to pull everything on Ningling?" He Ming discovered that since he appeared, Gu Xi never left Ningling.

Gu Xi glanced at He Ming quietly and said with regret: "The person trapped by love is so pitiful. Even the basic rules and rationality are gone. You said, you big man appeared in the girl's room in the middle of the night. Could it be that you came to talk to me about love and secret meetings? You must have encountered some problems in Ningling that you would touch my room and ask me for advice at such a time."

After Gu Xi reminded him, He Ming realized that it was already late at night and the Gu family had already fallen asleep.

The injuries and illnesses of the family, and the several healthy people in the Gu family were all served by the two elders and two boys. No one would pay attention to Gu Xi.

He Ming looked at the dim little oil lamp in Gu Xi's room, and for some reason he felt a little distressed about her.

He walked to Gu Xi's bed, leaned over and looked at her face exposed outside the quilt, and asked in a warm voice: "You have felt better these days? You are lying alone, if there is something to do, someone will help you? Why don't I find a little girl for you?"

Gu Xi was startled by He Ming's affectionate appearance and quickly stopped his abnormal caring behavior and said, "My business is not a big deal. Just tell me why you came to my room at this time."

He Ming's brows were still frowning, but the content in his eyes changed, from the previous hesitation to the current worry and distress.

He did not answer Gu Xi, but just lit another lamp in Gu Xi's room, took it to Gu Xi's bed, and carefully observed Gu Xi's expression again.

Seeing Gu Xi's face gradually turning pink under the dim light, he felt relieved. After moving the light away, he asked in a low voice: "Are you hungry? Do you want to get up at night?"

Gu Xi was very embarrassed. I didn't know how to face He Ming like this, so he cursed casually: "Xiao Mingming, you are a big pervert. Even if I get up at night, you can't help me. Also, don't pretend to feel sorry for me. If I take it seriously, then the relationship between you and Ning Ling will be over."

He Ming opened his mouth and wanted to finish replying. However, when he touched Gu Xi's look at the monster, he became timid in an instant, complaining pitifully: "Little Xixi, I'm sad to see you, I want to take care of you. Actually, I'm fine, but I haven't found any clues recently, I feel bored, I come out to ventilate, and somehow I walked into your room."

"Go~ Enter my room?" Gu Xi bit the word "left" very hard, "You are walking unusually. Not only is the door not even opened, but the window is also closed. Tell me how you walked in?"

He Ming murmured in a low voice: "Of course I climbed in along the beam of the house. Could it be that I came out of the ground?"

After muttering this sentence, He Ming stood up, held Gu Xi's head with excitement and kissed it on his forehead, and smiled excitedly: "I knew I would definitely come up with a way to find you. Thank you, so I'll let you check it out in the sky and the earth."

He really didn't believe it, and those people could not leave any clues behind.

Gu Xi looked at He Ming and kissed him in a daze, then tucked the quilt for him with excitement, restored everything in the house to its original state, and happily crawled out from wherever he was.
Chapter completed!