Fuyao Lady - ☆、22 A poignant reflection on worldly wisdom

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Emperor Gaozu of this dynasty was originally a prince sent to a remote area. Later, due to the incompetence and tyranny of the new emperor, he persuaded his two sworn brothers to rebel. General Gu Ming was a brilliant strategist, and Baili Qing, a successor of the Tianji School, was a master strategist. Emperor Gaozu had sworn brotherhood with the two men in his youth, vowing to die together in the same year, month, and year. With their brothers united, they were initially invincible and extremely popular among the people.
However, no one is perfect. Alongside Emperor Gaozu's numerous romantic escapades throughout his life's glorious achievements are recorded in historical texts. The saying "lust is a knife above one's head" is perhaps best exemplified by him. Since the empire was already in his grasp, Emperor Gaozu and his two sworn brothers decided to split their forces and meet in Tiandu. Baili Qing entered the capital first to prepare for the enthronement ceremony, while Gu Ming led the rearguard to eliminate any remaining forces.
Among Emperor Gaozu's returning procession was Baili Qing's pregnant wife, four months along, who was also Baili Qing's cousin, Madam Yun. The details of what happened remain unknown, but when Gu Ming caught up with Emperor Gaozu's escort, he unexpectedly learned the devastating news that Madam Yun had suffered a miscarriage and, unable to bear the grief, had committed suicide by drowning.
The cause of Lady Yun's death was shrouded in mystery. Gu Ming only managed to glean some clues after several attempts to elicit information from her privately. Less than half a month after Baili Qing left, Emperor Gaozu, under the pretext of ensuring Lady Yun's healthy pregnancy, kept her by his side every day to take care of her. Gu Ming had repeatedly advised Emperor Gaozu against his philandering, telling him not to let beauty cloud his judgment. Now that a death had occurred, he was unwilling to believe that Emperor Gaozu was responsible, so he pressed him for answers, only to receive the answer he least wanted to hear.
The Baili clan has a single heir for generations. Because they possess the ability to see into the heavens, they are also deprived of a healthy body. Each generation of descendants is born weak and sickly. They can only do what they can, and they must abstain from greed and indulgence. They often need to abstain from sex to maintain their health. This is why their great-grandfather, who was completely different from him, forced himself on Lady Yun after drinking, but the beauty tasted a flavor she had never experienced before.
As a daughter, Lady Yun was the apple of her parents' eye. Spoiled and pampered, she became quite willful, always doing things her own way without considering others. She even managed to oust her cousin from her own clan and marry Baili Qing, becoming the most glamorous Lady Baili. Baili Qing was always good-tempered and doted on her, but Lady Yun often complained that he lacked romantic understanding.
After Lady Yun was diagnosed with pregnancy, the two not only slept in separate rooms, but Baili Qing also frequently left home for ten days to half a month at a time due to matters instructed by the Emperor Gaozu, making Lady Yun, whose temper had worsened since becoming pregnant, even more lonely and unbearable. This time, Baili Qing once again left her alone and went to the capital first. Lady Yun, feeling depressed, encountered the Emperor Gaozu's caring concern and tenderness, which made her lose her mind and often have affairs with him despite her pregnancy. One day, she miscarried due to being carried away by passion, and only then did she realize that the Baili clan had a rare offspring, and she was already a sinner to the family. Even if she could not escape death, she could not die at their hands, so she resolutely threw herself into the river and committed suicide.
"Your Majesty has made a grave mistake. How are we supposed to face Brother Baili now?"
Gu Ming was extremely disappointed and resentful of Gaozu's actions, but this matter could no longer be resolved by severing brotherly ties. Baili Qing had placed extremely high hopes on this child, and the consequences would be unimaginable if that aloof man were to lose his temper. Gaozu only became fearful of Baili Qing's supernatural abilities after Madam Yun's accident, and he had no choice but to beg Gu Ming for help.
Emperors may all have the ability to persuade people, and Emperor Gaozu also grasped Gu Ming's weakness.
Gu Ming was originally an orphan who made a living by carrying rice along the riverbank with his two uncles. The once illustrious Gu family had long since fallen into decline. When Emperor Gaozu was young, he once traveled by carriage to the riverbank to board a boat and saw a boy being kicked to the ground and whipped to the point of near death by several burly men, simply because he had eaten an extra steamed bun at lunch. Emperor Gaozu felt compassion and sent someone to take Gu Ming away for treatment. He also made arrangements for Gu Ming's family. After Gu Ming recovered, he was publicly made Gu Ming's new study companion, but privately they addressed each other as brothers. Emperor Gaozu also strongly recommended Gu Ming to his father, allowing him to fully demonstrate his outstanding military talent and revive the Gu family. He even betrothed his two cousins to Gu Ming's uncle.
Gu Ming was a man of great loyalty and righteousness. He always remembered the Emperor Gaozu's appreciation and the grace of saving his life, and remained utterly loyal. Moreover, he came from a poor family and suffered hardships in his childhood, so he had a strong desire to relieve the people from their suffering.
Loyalty to the emperor and love for the people, repaying kindness and giving back one's life—these were Gu Ming's greatest weaknesses. Emperor Gaozu knew these two points well. He appealed to Gu Ming's emotions and reasoned with him, on one hand cursing himself for being shameless and a fraudster, and on the other hand, weeping and saying that he would go to Baili Qing to commit suicide to atone for his sins, entrusting the world to Gu Ming. He said how much he hoped that the people could live in peace and prosperity, that children could have parents who would not suffer from cold, and that the elderly could have children and grandchildren who would not fear illness.
Gu Ming was deeply moved. He did not covet the world's great achievements and knew that he was not cut out to be an emperor. So he secretly decided that after meeting Baili Qing, he would sacrifice himself to save the life of Emperor Gaozu, hoping that this would resolve Baili Qing's hatred, repay Emperor Gaozu's kindness, and not fail the world.
In truth, Baili Qing was drawn to Gu Ming, which is why he pledged allegiance to the Gaozu. He could see the Seven Killings, Broken Army, and Greedy Wolf stars in Gu Ming's destiny chart. He knew that once these three stars converged, the world would inevitably change hands, an irreversible fate. Since such a person had been born in this chaotic world, he was bound to be the one Baili Qing served. The Baili clan always followed the strong, and Baili Qing trusted Gu Ming implicitly, disregarding the Gaozu. He saw Gu Ming's future in the world, but he didn't foresee the unpredictable twists of fate. Once the gears of destiny turn, they can never stop. He admired Gu Ming's unwavering loyalty, and it was this very quality that led Gu Ming to exchange his destiny with the Gaozu, thus missing out on the imperial throne.
He had already noticed the celestial signs when Lady Yun miscarried. Enraged, Baili Qing remained in the palace. Pretending to be unaware, he dismissed all the palace maids, eunuchs, and guards of Tianyuan Palace under the pretext of ensuring the safety of the Emperor. He spent half a month setting up an array in the area where the enthronement ceremony was about to be held, and wrote a forbidden spell with his own blood. The Tianji Sect would perish with his generation. As long as the Emperor stepped into this place, he would be cursed for generations, and no one could break the curse.
Because of excessive blood loss, Baili Qing was too weak to observe the celestial phenomena and was unaware that Gu Ming and Gaozu had arrived ahead of time. When the two arrived at the Tianyuan Hall, whose gates were tightly closed, Gaozu pushed the door open and went in. Just as the formation was about to be triggered, Gu Ming, who was right behind him, rushed in and pulled him out in a flash, while he himself remained inside the hall to bear the curse that Baili Qing had not yet fully completed.
"Hahahaha, Liu Wenxuan, you can fool Gu Ming, but you can't fool me. You think this will get you out of this?" Baili Qing, covered in blood, laughed maniacally. "It's useless. You can't escape. The day Gu Ming dies, you won't live either. Ask yourself, what have you done in your life—murdering, raping, and corrupting human relationships? Which of your countless schemes and plots was not your own doing? I, acting on behalf of Heaven, will avenge your wrongs, reduce your lifespan, squander your property, exterminate your descendants, and bring down calamities upon you. Let's see how many of your descendants, with their fierce and wicked flames, can escape!"
As he shouted, Gaozu collapsed outside the door, his face filled with terror. Gu Ming rushed forward and pressed on Baili Qing's chest wound, trying to stop the bleeding. The blood curse had almost exhausted his heart's blood.
"Aqing, stop talking. I am also partly to blame for this. Wouldn't it be enough to ease your anger if I gave my life to save his? We said we would give the world a peaceful and prosperous world. Don't you want to see that day?"
"Brother Ming, you're so foolish. Only you, only you can give me this... Yes, I'm sorry, no one can break the blood curse." Baili Qing lay in Gu Ming's arms, his breath growing weaker and weaker. He struggled to say each word: "How can you commit adultery and sin and keep your wife and daughter pure? You disregard ethics and morality. I would rather you die."
Emperor Gaozu was destined for nobility but lacked the support of the Ziwei Star, requiring someone to assist him in his ascension to the throne. Gu Ming, on the other hand, was born with the destiny of a hegemon; as long as he lived, the world would eventually belong to the Gu family. Baili Qing underestimated Gaozu's ambition. He not only wanted Gu Ming's life but also sought to exchange it for the hegemon's destiny. Fortunately, he still had half a life left and managed to alter it slightly. Although Gu Ming's destiny was swapped, Gaozu and the Gu family formed a generational pact: if the Gu family died, the Liu family would not live a single day longer.
The chaos of that day ended with Baili Qing dying from overwork and vomiting blood. He died without exposing Emperor Gaozu's lies, perhaps to ease Gu Ming's conscience. Emperor Gaozu only heard Baili Qing's shouts and still held onto a sliver of hope. Later, after searching among experts, he learned that although Baili Qing had slightly modified the curse out of consideration for Gu Ming, the emperor's and the Gu family's lives were still intertwined. As long as one member of the Gu family lived, the emperor would not die. Despite this, Emperor Gaozu still deeply believed Baili Qing's words and dared not harm Gu Ming again. He bestowed upon him the hereditary title of a prince of a different surname and, against all opposition, demanded that Gu Ming receive the same treatment as himself. The Gu family members were the princes' sworn brothers and must be treated like brothers, forbidden from intermarrying. He even rewrote the laws, which, while not exempting the Gu family from death, prohibited their extermination.
Such lavish treatment was unprecedented, and it was passed down through generations, even becoming increasingly extravagant. No emperor in history had ever treated his high-ranking officials in this way, without fear of their powerful achievements overshadowing the emperor. One reason for this was the Gu family precept: "Gu family descendants must never betray the country or murder the emperor."
As one of those present that day, Gu Ming naturally understood the reasons behind it all. He had guessed some of the reasons from Baili Qing's words, but he had no ambition and disliked war, so he did not want to see his descendants rebel because of this matter. After all, when would the cycle of revenge end? However, the blood curse set by Baili Qing did destroy Gu Ming's originally peaceful life.
He once only wished to stay with his wife and watch his children grow up safely. Because he couldn't understand those last two sentences, Gu Ming never dared to let his newlywed wife get pregnant again, while the infant in the swaddling clothes had already carried on the cursed bloodline.
Only Emperor Gaozu and Gu Ming knew the true cause of what happened that day. Outsiders only knew one side of the story and mistakenly believed that killing Gu Ming would kill Emperor Gaozu. One day, Gu Ming finally deciphered Baili Qing's last words. He was momentarily in a daze and ordered someone to seize the opportunity to shoot him with an arrow. He died before he could write a single word.
The most terrified person was Emperor Gaozu. He had only been on the throne for less than half a year, and he was unwilling to die before fully enjoying his wealth, luxury, and beautiful women. The Gu family was now reduced to only two of Gu Ming's uncles, both of whom were ennobled. His cousins, who had married into the family, were unable to bear children and forbade their husbands to take concubines. Seeing that the Gu family line was hanging by a thread and in grave danger, Emperor Gaozu was furious. He warned his two cousins that they must ensure the two marquises had children within a year to continue the Gu family line, or they would be beaten to death. Fearing execution and unwilling to compete for favor with new concubines, the two women set their sights on Gu Ming's widow, forcing her to have relations with his two uncles and bear children for them to raise in their own names.
The practice of polygamy in the Gu family began from this point. If one man had only one wife, he would have no children. Emperor Gaozu promised that as long as they were willing to share wives, they could choose any woman in the world. Faced with the emperor's demand for polygamy, some members of the Gu family were loyal and would rather die than submit, while others were cowardly and clung to life, succumbing to power and beauty. The Gu family thus stumbled and struggled to survive in the world.
To commit adultery with another man's wife and daughters is already heinous enough, but to be forced to have incestuous relations with the wives and daughters of one's own elders and father children with them is even worse. Baili Qing exploited the Liu family's weaknesses, knowing their cold-blooded selfishness and possessiveness, their deepest resentment towards their women's infidelity. Therefore, he cursed them, saying each member of their generation could only marry one woman, and the more women they had relations with, the faster they would die. Women were like thrones to them; if they couldn't share one, fathers and sons would turn on each other, brothers would kill each other, and they would be condemned for eternity. Unexpectedly, it was the Gu family who ultimately suffered this fate, but alas, he was powerless to change it.
The births of the next two generations of the Gu family were accompanied by the bloodshed of their parents, who committed suicide out of unbearable humiliation. It wasn't until the third patriarch came of age that he finally pieced together the buried grievances and conflicts of the past, using the lessons learned from the blood and tears of his ancestors and the books left by Gu Ming. He and his two younger brothers chose not to oppose the emperor anymore and voluntarily accepted the practice of sharing a wife. By this time, the founding emperor had already passed away. To save face, he did not explain the reasons to the crown prince before his death, nor did he leave any written records. He only instructed that as long as the Gu family had descendants, the imperial dynasty would endure. Seeing the patriarch's sincere advice, the new emperor was unwilling to, like his father, effectively imprison the Gu family men in the palace, forcing them to produce offspring. Instead, he bought land in the city to build a mansion for the Gu family to live in while simultaneously monitoring them.
This generation of the Gu family no longer offered futile resistance, but instead endured humiliation and began to focus on the study of the Dao and medicine. Initially, they lived under the emperor's strict surveillance, until Gu Lian's grandfather's generation had lowered the emperor's guard and a secret agreement was reached to ensure that each generation would have at least four offspring. Only then did they finally gain the emperor's trust and were sent to the south, where they were able to use the power of heaven and earth to build an ancestral home that rivaled the imperial court, and were once again given important responsibilities.
On one hand, there's the upright education they received from childhood; on the other, there's the morally questionable lifestyle their families lead. This contradiction causes men to begin experiencing illness after their prime, as their physical and mental abilities gradually decline. Of course, a very few resolute individuals endure until the very end. Men become increasingly vulnerable with age because their nerves are like rubber bands, taut day after day. A single stimulus is like a gentle tug—the string snaps, and the man collapses. Therefore, health preservation is something that families place great importance on, as it can delay the onset of their illness.
Recalling such a heavy family history left Gu Feng feeling exhausted. Looking at the soft, white little thing in his arms, he felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart.
Liu Zhenzhen nestled in his arms, listening silently. When Gu Feng stopped, she asked softly, "Is it true that the Gu family still shares wives?"
"yes."
"Then, what kind of person do you want to marry?" Liu Zhenzhen finally understood Gu Feng's words yesterday and the concerns he hadn't voiced, and mustered up her courage to ask.
Author's Note:
Wow, I've written over 4,000 words, and I think I've explained things a bit more clearly, right?

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