The First Madam's startled cry frightened Old General Gu.
Old General Gu hurried to check on Gu Qianying, only to see that Gu Qianying had fainted for some reason.
Old General Gu kicked Lu Zhu and immediately ordered, "What are you standing there foolishly for? Go fetch a doctor, quickly!"
Lu Zhu was already stunned. Being kicked by Old General Gu, she sobered up considerably. "Yes, yes, yes, this servant will go now."
The Gardening Pavilion was in a mess.
While Gu Qianying was unconscious, Old General Gu threw a huge tantrum.
All the maids in the room were scolded and sent out.
A moment later, the doctor was invited.
After taking her pulse and examining her, the doctor said, "Reporting to Old General Gu, the eldest young lady has fainted due to excessive grief and a blockage of the liver and heart. This humble one will now prescribe a formula to regulate this condition. After a while, the eldest young lady will take it and wake up shortly. However, a troubled heart requires a cure for the heart. Old General Gu, you should persuade the eldest young lady more."
After leaving the prescription, the First Madam immediately departed.
Old General Gu was in a bad mood. He was afraid of becoming "a dead body"!
Old General Gu, who had originally intended to disregard everything and shatter Nangong Mo into a thousand pieces even if it meant his death, heard the First Madam's words and no longer cared about settling scores with Nangong Mo.
He was very worried about Gu Qianying's health. For this reason, after the doctor left the prescription, Old General Gu personally went to brew the medicine for Gu Qianying.
After the medicine was brewed, Old General Gu personally fed it to Gu Qianying, spoonful by spoonful.
The First Madam watched from the side, feeling very grateful for Old General Gu's actions.
The old master still doted on her foolish daughter.
After taking the medicine, a while later, Gu Qianying indeed woke up.
"Grandfather, my heart feels so heavy. Can you stay here and accompany your granddaughter these few days?"
Gu Qianying leaned against the bedside, looking at Old General Gu with a helpless gaze after her sorrow.
As she spoke, her voice was weak, and tears welled up in her eyes.
This sight truly pained Old General Gu.
"Good, good, good. Grandfather will not go anywhere and will stay home with you these few days. As long as you are obedient, don't cry anymore, don't be sad, and be happy every day, alright?"
Old General Gu coaxed Gu Qianying like a child, afraid that she would cry again.
"Yes, Grandfather, as long as you accompany Qianying every day these few days, Qianying will not be sad."
Gu Qianying said words she had never spoken in either of her two lives, but inwardly, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, fortunately! As long as her grandfather agreed not to leave the manor these few days.
In her previous life, if she remembered correctly, these few days would involve some trivial matters in the military camp that required her grandfather's attention. These trivial matters were neither big nor small; her grandfather could ignore them or manage them slightly.
And it was precisely because of these seemingly flawless trivial matters that they became the fuse that would lead her grandfather to imprisonment.
In the military camp, fights among soldiers due to discord were common occurrences. Soldiers suffering from stomach ailments and becoming too weak to be on duty were also frequent, or other seemingly ordinary minor situations that did not endanger life all occurred one after another in these few days.
And in her previous life, it was because of these minor incidents in the military camp that her grandfather was kept extremely busy there.
Originally, these minor matters could have been handed over to her brother, Gu Yefeng, to handle. However, in her previous life, just like in this life, her brother had special circumstances during these days and was not present in the military camp.
Therefore, those inconspicuous trivial matters were all handled by her grandfather personally.
And it was during this period that a plague broke out in the military camp, causing the deaths of many soldiers. The Emperor was furious and dispatched more than half of the imperial physicians from the imperial hospital to the military camp to treat the soldiers. He also decreed that the imperial physicians remaining in the imperial hospital should quickly research a prescription for the plague and identify its source.
However, as the investigation progressed, it led to her grandfather.
It turned out that the plague was caused by someone chopping up the meat of dead rats into mince, mixing it with minced meat to make buns for the soldiers to eat. Coincidentally, the cook who made the buns died in the military camp the day before. Before he died, he had gone to see her grandfather, and no one knew what they had discussed.
Because of this, some people speculated that the cook had acted on her grandfather's orders, intentionally mixing the meat of dead rats into the bun filling.
Her grandfather was the leader of the military camp. How could he allow his own people to harm his own people?
This was illogical.
However, the deputy general, Qi Xing, General Qi, found letters from her grandfather's residence in the military camp that indicated communication with the enemy country.
It turned out that the enemy country intended to attack the current country. If some of the Gu family army led by her grandfather were to die from illness and be unable to participate in the war, then the current country would surely be defeated.
However, the enemy country only needed the dispatched army of the current country to be defeated, not annihilated. This was because the enemy country wanted to prove to the officials in their own court that the enemy crown prince had the ability to lead troops and win every battle through victory in the war against the current country's army, thereby making the officials in their court wholeheartedly convinced of the enemy crown prince's capabilities.
The enemy country was a barbarian nation that habitually resolved issues through force. To secure its rule, it had to achieve victory in warfare to be qualified to become the leader of the enemy country.
And all of this required someone who secretly communicated with the enemy country.
And this person was falsely accused of being her grandfather.
Afterward, her grandfather was imprisoned, and the deputy general temporarily took charge of the military camp.
During this period, her brother was always occupied with matters and had no time to attend to her grandfather's situation.
Thinking of this, Gu Qianying gently rested her head on Old General Gu's shoulder and said coquettishly, "Grandfather, could you go out for a moment? After helping your granddaughter change clothes, would you accompany your granddaughter for a walk in the back garden?"
While acting coquettishly, she secretly thought: In this life, she would definitely protect her loved ones well!
As long as she could keep her grandfather occupied these few days, he would not go to the military camp.
Even if a plague did break out in the military camp, with her grandfather often at home, those people would have no opportunity to frame him.
If her grandfather had no contact with anyone in the military camp, how could he have given orders?
Pigeon post would leave evidence.
Moreover, if they wanted to frame her grandfather, it would be difficult to do so at home, but in the military camp, with many people and much gossip, it would be much easier.
"Good, good, good. Coincidentally, Grandfather has some trivial matters to have servants attend to. Grandfather will go and attend to them first. Grandfather will come to see you later and take you for a stroll in the back garden, alright?"
As soon as Old General Gu finished speaking, Gu Qianying quickly asked, "What trivial matters does Grandfather need servants to attend to? Is it about Brother being taken away by Princess? Grandfather is worried about Brother, so he wants to send people from our manor to the palace to check on Brother?"
Gu Qianying was very concerned about what Old General Gu needed to do.
She was using her brother's situation as a stepping stone to attract Old General Gu's attention.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing about Gu Yefeng, Old General Gu's expression immediately turned sour.
"Why bother looking at him! That girl Nangong Xuanning isn't a tigress. If she catches your brother, will she eat him? It's just making your brother suffer a bit; he won't die. What are you afraid of? Hmph, don't worry about him."
Being captured by a young girl, wasn't that embarrassing?
Gu Qianying: "..."
At this moment, she truly felt as if her brother, Gu Yefeng, was adopted.
After asking around, Gu Qianying learned that Old General Gu intended to have a young servant from the manor go to the street to buy her favorite plum and peach crispy cakes.
After understanding, Gu Qianying then allowed Old General Gu to leave.
After Old General Gu left, Gu Qianying took advantage of the time while changing clothes to call Hu Biao in and handed him a letter: "Give this letter to Bai Qi. Be sure to do it secretly, without anyone seeing."