Chapter 35: The Feast of the Hung Gate (I)

At the entrance of the west wing, a door leading to the inside was closed, and a large golden lock was attached to it. Two other guards stood motionless on either side of the door.

Ma Gan, who was hiding behind the tree, watched their movements for a while, and then said to Hua Jiu on the side: "There are people here." ”

"Is there something hidden in this?" Hua Jiu said suspiciously.

The west wing is Gu Luoling's bedroom, why is it locked? The two were puzzled.

"Let's go in and see." Ma Gan glanced at her, then pointed to the not-so-high wall and said, "I'll go and distract those two guards, and you can take the opportunity to jump over the wall and see what's inside." ”

She nodded, and the two went their separate ways. Then he walked out from behind the tree and went straight to the two guards.

Seeing that someone was coming, one of the guards stepped forward and said fiercely: "The palace is heavy, and idle people are not allowed to enter." At the same time, the matching knife in his hand also moved forward.

Ma Gan glanced at the knife not far from his neck, and then asked with a hippie smile, "What kind of heavy land?" What's in there? ”

"It's not for you to ask, let's go." At this time, the guard next to him also stepped forward and said. Compared with the guards at the gate just now, these two people are obviously much fiercer.

Hearing them say this, Ma Gan was not angry, still smiling, and then took out a few pieces of silver full of temptation from his waist, handed them to the two of them, and said, "It's a little meaning." ”

Unexpectedly, the two guards didn't look at the silver, as if they were not tempted at all, which made him feel very depressed, so he said: "Take it, go to Wanhualou to buy some wine and drink, and the brothers will be happy." ”

However, the response to him was: "Don't blame us for being rude if you don't leave." ”

"Hey, why are you like this......"

While they were maneuvering, Hua Jiu on the other side had successfully jumped onto the wall, and slowly poked his head out to peek inside.

The west wing is very large, with a lot of flowers and plants planted around, and there is a stone table inside. However, the door was also closed, and two maids in Tsing Yi stood guard at the door, and about six or seven guards walked back and forth.

This puzzled her, and it seemed that she would have to talk to Senior Ma later, so she hurriedly jumped down.

Seeing that she had come down, Ma Gan didn't bother to entangle with the guard anymore, and immediately said, "Okay, okay, I'll go." ”

So, the two of them left the small area and found a safe place where no one was around.

Ma Gan couldn't wait to ask, "What's the situation inside?" ”

"Like outside, there are guards, six or seven guards, and two maids." Hua Jiu replied.

Hearing her say this, Ma Gan became puzzled, "Why are so many people guarding Gu Luoling's boudoir?" ”

Hua Jiu shook his head, then touched his chin and began to think. Suddenly, she remembered that day in Washington, there were also many people guarding a place, and there was Princess Ji Ping hidden there.

Could it be that the Lonely King's Mansion also hides a treasure map? She was shocked.

"What are you thinking?" Seeing that she was in a daze for a long time, Ma Gan shook his hands in front of her. Then he said, "It's time to go back, the people should be almost here." ”

Hua Jiu came back to his senses at this time, nodded and continued. The two walked back to the main hall again.

At this time, the people in the main hall had almost arrived, and Gu Biqiu was greeting various civil officials, not noticing their appearance at all. Ma Gan took out a handkerchief and sat down with his face covered as usual, and Hua Jiu on the side buried his head as low as possible, so as not to let people see his face clearly, especially Hua Yu, who was sitting opposite, she felt a lot of pressure.

At this time, Gu Luoling, who had not appeared for a long time, suddenly walked in from outside the door, and Ma Gan and Hua Jiu looked at her reflexively at the same time.

Today, she is wearing a dark purple wide-sleeved fairy dress, the skirt is mopping the floor, the wide sleeves are partial, and she is wearing a thin layer of rose-scented corset, and the skirt is also embroidered with a few butterflies with gold and silver threads as thin as fetal hair, which looks elegant and gorgeous.

"Daddy, have you all arrived?" A sweet voice came from the doorway.

I saw that as soon as she came in, she went straight to the direction of Gu Biqiu, her pace was fast and steady, and at a glance, she knew that this person would work lightly.

Hua Jiu's eyes followed her closely, I don't know why, she always felt that her appearance was not as simple as it seemed, Ma Gan also had the same idea at the moment, but he couldn't figure out what was strange.

When Gu Biqiu saw his daughter coming, his shoulders trembled slightly, and he didn't smile like ordinary people, but smiled very unnaturally, with a hint of panic and helplessness in his eyes, but in a flash, he returned to his normal appearance.

This unusual point happened to be seen by Ma Gan and Hua Jiu, and at the same time, they wondered, Gu Biqiu was afraid of Gu Luoling?

"Oh, it's almost there." Gu Biqiu's voice trembled slightly, as if he was very respectful to Gu Luoling.

Then I saw Gu Luoling ordering to a maid who followed behind: "You, go and count the number of people." ”

"Yes." The maid answered, and walked towards the first low table on the right side of the hall, and at the same time flipped through the list in her hand.

"What to do, this will definitely be exposed." Hua Jiu tugged at the sleeve of Ma Qian's coat and said hurriedly.

I didn't expect this banquet to be organized by Gu Luoling, so it seems that these people were also invited by her. But why are all Wenchen invited? What kind of medicine is she selling in her gourd?

Ma Gan was puzzled, and then replied with a narrowed eye: "She can say whatever she asks later." ”

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he glanced at Hua Yu who was sitting opposite, and vaguely felt that Hua Yu and Gu Luoling should know each other. All the ministers are just one general, which is too obvious.

Listening to Hua Jiu, Hua Yu imprisoned Princess Ji Ping in order to get the treasure map, could it be that this Gu Luoling also has something to do with this?

"May I ask who this lord is?" In a few moments, the maid who had been named came to him, asked as usual, and pulled his thoughts back.

"Prefectural order." After thinking for a moment, he replied.

The vague answer confused the maid, and she asked, "May I ask where the magistrate is it?" ”

After hearing this, Ma Gan's eyes widened, "You don't even know where the county order of this official is?" ”

The maid was taken aback, but he couldn't tell who it was with a handkerchief on his face, so he said hesitantly: "My lord, your face is blocked, and the slave and maid really can't see ......."

He immediately pointed to the list in her hand, and said in a flickering manner: "Look at the list yourself, isn't it written on it, be careful if you answer wrong, the official will punish you." ”

When the maid heard this, she was frightened, and she was busy looking at the list, and her eyes suddenly lit up, because there was only one county order that had not been clicked, and it must be the one in front of her, so she said respectfully: "The slave is stupid, it turns out to be Lord Zhang of Luxiang." ”

"You're right, no punishment." Ma Gan waved his hand at her impatiently.

Then the maid bowed to him, "The slave and maid are retired, and the adults use tea slowly." Then he walked towards the next table.

Finally fooled around, he pinched his sweat.

"It's yours, senior." Hua Jiu next to him breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but whisper in admiration.