Song Ning naturally didn't dare to leak the news of Gu Qingwan's disappearance, so that the world would know that Concubine Gu of the palace had run away, and the palace and Qin Yu would become a laughing stock, and then in the future, Qin Yu would find Gu Qingwan back, and it would not be good to bring it back to the palace, and others would have doubts about Gu Qingwan's innocence.

So he waited for the guards to go out, calmed down a little, and then ordered a few more things.

In the Peony Pavilion, Chen Xinying and the others saw that Gu Qing had not returned for a long time, and were about to send another maid to ask, when they heard the sound of noise and fighting.

Mrs. Chen San and the others frowned, only to feel that everything was really unfavorable today, why did they just appease the incident once, and then something happened again in a moment.

Just as he was about to find someone to ask, the outside quickly calmed down, and then Shen Xue came over in person, and after saluting the ladies, he said with a solemn expression: "The assassin who came out of nowhere almost injured Concubine Gu of the palace, the assassin has been repelled by the guards of the palace, but Concubine Gu has been frightened by Yan Zòng, and has been escorted back to the palace by the Song guards." Now the Song guards are sending the palace guards to search for assassins and suspicious people, if there is any disturbance to the mother and several aunts, please take care of the place of the sister, and don't panic. ”

"Assassins? Why did the good ones still come out with assassins? The eldest princess couldn't help but change her expression slightly, and said in surprise.

Shen Xue shook his head and said, "The child doesn't know very well, when the child passed, Concubine Gu had already been escorted away, there were traces of a fight at the scene, the assassins had already fled, and they were all young people." ”

Shen Xue obviously couldn't say clearly, so the eldest princess and the others didn't ask any more.

At that time, Song Ning and others quickly discovered the secret passage hidden under the Luohan bed, and found the private room next door through the secret passage, but unfortunately there were no clues left in the private room.

Song Ning led people to check until it was dark, but there was no progress. Originally, he was temporarily hiding it from Prince Li, but this time he was chilling, knowing that he couldn't hide it anymore.

The good and good big living person is gone, and it is not something that he can cover up by saying anything.

Prince Li and Princess Li are indeed a little strange, Gu Qingwan is not an unmeasured person, why did this child go out to the restaurant early in the morning, and he didn't come back after dark.

She was about to ask Mama Chen to go to the second gate to instruct someone to go out of the house to ask, and Song Ning asked to see her.

Prince and Princess Li ordered Song Ning to come in and reply, when Song Ning arrived, Prince and Princess Li had already come out of the inner room, and she was a little surprised to see Song Ning coming by herself, and said, "Where is Concubine Gu?" ”

On weekdays, Gu Qingwan was allowed to leave the house, and when she came back, she would always come to Qiushuang Courtyard to thank her, but if she didn't come back today, it was said that she should come over in person to explain the situation.

Prince Li's face was full of doubts, Song Ning broke out in a cold sweat, stepped forward and knelt down, and said, "Princess, my subordinates are incompetent to lose Concubine Gu. Concubine Gu ...... She's gone. ”

When Princess Li heard this, she looked at Song Ning in shock, as if she didn't understand what his words meant for a while, frowned, and then she said, "What do you mean by being lost?" What did you mean that Concubine Gu left? ”

Song Ning took out the letter from his arms, presented it to Prince Li with both hands, and said, "Princess, please see, this is left by Concubine Gu." ”

Prince Li took the letter suspiciously, opened it, and saw that there were only a few lines written on the thin letterhead, which was obviously reserved for Qin Yu.

I'd rather be a poor wife than a rich concubine, I'm leaving, Your Highness don't blame the guards, there will be no time in the future.

Princess Li's eyes widened, her hands trembled, and she almost dropped the paper without shock, and then she stood up, stared at Song Ning and said, "What's going on?" How can this be the case at the end of the good end! ”

Song Ning smiled bitterly and said, "My subordinates don't understand either, when the second master left the palace, Concubine Gu also gave the second master a piece of soft armor, which is obviously good." Today's subordinates escorted Concubine Gu to the restaurant, Concubine Gu didn't show anything wrong, and then there was an accident in the restaurant, a guest accidentally ate something taboo, almost had an accident, it was Concubine Gu who saved the person with a needle, but she was also contaminated with filth because of this, she went into the lounge of the restaurant to change her clothes, but an hour later, her subordinates found that there was no one in the house, Concubine Gu and Wen Qing left together, and her subordinates found a secret passage under the Luohan bed in the lounge. ”

Song Ning said, Prince Li had regained her composure a little, and slowly sat on the circle chair with the armrests.

Princess Li furrowed her eyebrows and said, "Are you sure she left by herself?" This word can be checked by someone, not an imitation pen, right? Concubine Gu couldn't have been forcibly taken away, right? ”

Prince Li couldn't believe that Gu Qingwan, who had become a side concubine of the palace, would say goodbye like this.

Song Ning pursed her lips and said, "Princess, at that time, the subordinates were all waiting outside the private room, and they didn't hear any fights or voices of someone forcing Concubine Gu, and the secret passage was obviously built specifically for escape, and the drawings of the restaurant were all from Concubine Gu's hand...... This letter was sent to Mr. Bai, the guest secretary of the palace, as soon as possible, and Mr. Bai identified it, compared the usual notes of Concubine Gu, and determined that it was indeed from Concubine Gu's hand. Therefore, Concubine Gu should have left by herself, not under duress. ”

Prince Li rubbed her forehead, her expression was stunned for a moment, and after a while, she sighed, and said with a sigh of emotion: "It's impossible for her to leave by herself without answering, and she didn't find out any clues?" ”

Song Ning's face showed a look of shame, and said, "The subordinates are incompetent, there are no clues, and I don't know who Concubine Gu left with." ”

Prince Li sighed again, glanced at the letter in her hand, handed it to Song Ning and said: "This matter can't be hidden from Ah Yu, you send the letter and news over, how to find people and how to find people, if there are not enough people, tell the prince of the world, send more people from the palace, in addition, pay attention when searching, don't spread the rumors, as for the inner house, this princess will make arrangements." ”

Song Ning stepped forward to take the letter, bowed down to answer, turned around and hurried away.

When he went out, Prince Li and Princess Li sat in a daze for a long time, until Mama Chen came in and gave her a cup of tea, and persuaded: "Don't think too much about it, the princess has never treated Concubine Gu badly, she is gone, and the second master can't blame the princess for not taking care of people." ”

When Princess Li heard this, she sighed again and said: "Qingwan is really resolute and stubborn, I knew that she was forced to enter the palace, and I also knew that she was unwilling to be a concubine, she was born noble, and her temperament was arrogant, and it was common sense that she was unwilling, but I just didn't expect that after following Ah Yu for half a year, now that she has been promoted to the position of side concubine, she still chose to leave." This kind of heart is really rare, but I don't know what to say. ”

Gu Qingwan left, as Qin Yu's mother, Prince Li's princess was naturally unhappy, this was simply dumping her son, if Princess Li was narrow-minded, she would feel that Gu Qingwan didn't know what to do and was not at ease in the room.

But Gu Qingwan saved the life of Prince Li, and was brought back to the palace by Qin Yu with strong means, she built Fuyun Hall for the palace, and now she left the restaurant where she made money in the day, and left without any things from the palace.

And as a woman, Prince Li and Princess Li know the difficulties of women, and would rather be a poor wife than a rich concubine. There are very few women who can do this, Gu Qingwan has become Qin Yu's side concubine, Qin Yu's favor for Gu Qingwan is also obvious to all, and she, the princess, also has a good impression and gratitude to Gu Qingwan.

But even so, she still chose to leave, this unbroken arrogance, Princess Li had to admire and admire, which made her feel very complicated about Gu Qingwan.

Mama Chen was silent and depressed when she saw that Princess Li, and she didn't know how to persuade her, let alone how to comment on Gu Qingwan, in fact, she still had some hard time believing it, Mama Chen really couldn't understand why Gu Qingwan wanted to leave.

With Gu Qingwan's status as a criminal courtier's daughter, being able to become Qin Yu's side concubine is simply legendary, how can anyone be stupid enough to abandon the position of the side concubine and what to do as a poor wife.

If she is still the eldest daughter of Huanghua, choosing the latter between the side concubine of the palace and the poor wife, although it is surprising, it is not unbelievable, but the side concubine Gu has been with Qin Yu for half a year, and everyone knows that she is the side concubine of the palace, and she is still thinking of leaving to be a poor wife at this time, this is ...... Mama Chen couldn't understand it.

"Don't worry too much about the princess, the second master will get Concubine Gu back." Mama Chen had no choice but to say this in the end.

Princess Li Li shook her head and said, "Since Qingwan left such a letter and left so resolutely, she has no intention of coming back." Not to mention whether she can find someone, but if she finds someone, she will not come back, unless...... Unless Ah Yu can carry the sedan chair eight times, the three media and six hires are married, but ......"

Prince Li's Mansion is powerful, Qin Yi and Qin Yu's position is also very firm, and when the water is full, it overflows, whether it is Qin Yi or Qin Yu, there is no need to marry to stabilize their position, Prince Li and Princess Li only want to find a wife who is compatible with them and can support each other in the future.

In fact, about Gu Qingwan, Prince Li and Princess Li also considered it, and Qin Yu's feelings for Gu Qingwan were also seen by Prince and Princess Li. So much so that the noble ladies and nobles in the capital, if they were not selling their daughters for glory, would not marry their daughters to Qin Yu again, and these princes and princesses would be clear.

She was also worried about Qin Yu's family affairs, and sometimes thought that if Gu Qingwan was not such an identity, even if she was an ordinary peasant girl, it would be nothing if she straightened it out. It's better than marrying a noble girl to Qin Yuying, and in the future, it will be difficult for his wife and concubine to reconcile, and the back house will be smoky.

But Gu Qingwan has the identity of the daughter of a criminal minister, but it is not something that the palace can correct if it wants to.

Mama Chen couldn't understand what Prince Li meant, sighed, and became a little worried.

Qin Yu was obviously moved by his true feelings, but Concubine Gu refused to be a concubine when she died, which ...... I'm not sure how to toss. This love is the most hurtful, and it's no wonder that the princess is worried and restless.

"Hey, it's also the emperor's marriage, the county lord of Yunyao and Concubine Gu don't deal with each other, and they have a feud before they get married, the slave and maid look at Concubine Gu and don't look like a vicious person who can use selfish means, and probably doesn't know how to deal with herself, so she simply left." Mama Chen sighed.

What Mama Chen can think of, Prince Li naturally wants to think of it, according to her understanding of Gu Qingwan, Gu Qingwan is indeed not like those women in the inner house who are vicious and full of tricks, and they only know how to rob men all day long. The emperor gave the marriage to the lord of Yunyao, and Gu Qingwan left because of this, thinking that it was also one of the reasons, otherwise how could he leave on the spot.

"No wonder she told me about the burning of Gu's house by the county lord of Yunyao that day, after getting along for so long, Qingwan is still the first time to say the length of the person in front of me, I think if she hadn't made up her mind to leave, she would never have opened this mouth." After the words of Prince Li, she believed more and more in Gu Qingwan's reminder that day.

A little fierceness flashed between her eyebrows, and she said, "Haven't you found out about the retreat of the county lord of Yunyao yet?" ”

Mama Chen was obviously a little angry when she saw that the princess was obviously angry, and hurriedly said: "Not yet, but the slave and maid will supervise it, and once they find any real evidence, they will definitely report it to the princess immediately." ”

The matter of the county lord of Yunyao is like a thorn, piercing the heart of Prince Li, when she thinks of her deliberate withdrawal from her family, and her deliberate plan to get married, she has not yet married the palace so unrestful, Prince and Princess Li have a headache.

When the princess in the palace was upset, Gu Qingwan had already been placed in a quiet courtyard, she was served by the maid to bathe and change her clothes, and had dinner, Su Zili and Wen Qing were not yet in a shadow.

Although Gu Qingwan was sitting in the carriage, she didn't know where she was now, but she knew one thing very well, that is, the carriage had been circling in the city, she hadn't left the city gate, and she was still in the capital.

She thought that Su Zili should go to do the follow-up cleaning work, she had dinner, stood under the cloister and looked at the square sky surrounded by a wall, and had a very wonderful feeling in her heart.

In fact, standing under the corridor of the Snow Courtyard, she saw the sky in such a place, but the same scenery, just because her mood was different, what she felt was completely different.

At this moment, she felt that the air was very fresh, as if she had pushed open the door and walked out to the sea and sky. You can't feel this in the Snow Garden.

Gu Qingwan raised her lips and smiled, and there was a sound of footsteps outside the courtyard, she withdrew her gaze from the sky, and saw Su Zili striding in.

He had obviously changed his outfit, and the beard on his face was gone, and when he saw Gu Qingwan standing under the porch, he immediately smiled and said, "How is it, is this courtyard still satisfied?" The maids and mothers-in-law can rest assured, Qingwan will live here for two or three months, and then go out of Beijing when the palace of Prince Li stops, how about it? ”

Gu Qing had already looked at the yard in the evening, three in and three out, it was not luxurious, but it was very elegant and comfortable, and it was not noisy outside, obviously in a quiet area.

She smiled and said, "Thank you King Ke, where is my maid?" ”

Su Zili had already reached the bottom of the steps, but when she heard this, she threw a resentful look at Gu Qingwan, and said: "My son went to lead away the pursuers, Qingwan didn't worry about my son being injured, but he was hungry and thirsty, but he couldn't rest assured that your maid was really cold." ”

Gu Qingwan found out early, since she and Su Zili reached a cooperation, and when they met again, Su Zili changed her name by herself, she used to call Miss Gu, but now she is called Qingwan.

As a modern person, although Gu Qingwan doesn't feel that there is anything to be called by a man, but the so-called following the local customs, she doesn't want to have a deep relationship with Su Zili, let alone give Su Zili any misdirection.

Therefore, she looked at Su Zili but did not answer his words, only said: "I have been married, and if I live here in the future, I must always have an identity to the outside world, King Ke still calls me Mrs. Gu." ”

Su Zili saw that she was a little alienated on her face, but she didn't care, raised her eyebrows, and said, "Mrs. Gu? Now that there are no outsiders here, why should Qingwan be polite to this son, could it be that Qingwan is going to cross the river and tear down the bridge at this time? ”

Su Zili said that she had already lifted her robe and walked up the steps, standing in front of Gu Qingwan, squinting at her.

Gu Qingwan stood still, but said: "I am just a cooperative relationship with King Ke, King Ke respects me, so I can trust King Ke's sincerity, I don't think King Ke wants any changes in our cooperation, right?" ”

Her words meant some warning, Su Zili's eyes suddenly narrowed, and said, "Qingwan's words are a threat?" If my son insists on telling you to be late, you may not fulfill your promise to hand over the map to me in three months? ”

Gu Qingwan showed a smile on her lips, and said: "King Ke's words are serious, I am weak now, how dare I threaten and warn King Ke, it's just to discuss things with King Ke, why should King Ke bother with me because of such a trivial matter?" ”

She blinked, Su Zili looked at Gu Qingwan, who was soft but actually had a tough attitude, and suddenly laughed, but his eyes were a little deep, he flicked his sleeves, but said: "My son is tired for a day today, he hasn't even drunk tea, he is hungry and thirsty, I am tired of appreciating a glass of water first, and I will discuss things when my son is full of food and drink, how about it?" ”

He didn't say yes, but he didn't say her name again.

Gu Qingwan smiled, but didn't move his steps, only said: "It's not early today, King Ke is only afraid that it will be inappropriate to stay here for a long time, it's better to go back to Honglu Temple earlier, King Ke said?" ”

Without waiting for Su Zili to say more, Gu Qingwan raised his hand, put on a posture of sending off guests, and said: "Early tomorrow morning, I will wait for King Ke, today's toss, I am also tired, I have something to discuss tomorrow, and please ask King Ke to be considerate." ”

Seeing that Gu Qingwan refused to entertain a cup of tea, Su Zili gritted his teeth, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he glared at Gu Qingwan with great annoyance, but when he met Gu Qingwan with a smile, but he didn't eat oil and salt, and he insisted on it, he finally raised his hand and nodded Gu Qingwan and jumped down the steps.

"Let's go, the woman who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, my son will have a tightness in his chest when he looks at it more! Leave! ”

Seeing Su Zili leaving with heavy steps, Gu Qingwan's smile became bigger and bigger, she was not completely at ease with Su Zili, and she was really afraid that she would have a wolf's den just out of the tiger's den, but this time she found that she hadn't seen the wrong person, and Su Zili still had some merits.