Pengjun, the next day.

Leng Qingtang stayed in an inn near Bailipo to wait for news, and before noon, all the secret guards sent out came back and reported to him:

After the fire was extinguished last night, the local government has transferred people to carry out an investigation, and now the people on the street have discussed and confirmed that this jade void view is artificially arson, not only the remains of the scene have oil smears, but also the four courtyards, eight doors and 36 meditation rooms were also locked with iron locks at that time. A total of 71 corpses were found, some of them were directly charred, and some were awakened by the fire, and they were burned alive in the temple because they could not come out after the meditation room was locked.

In addition, an underground secret room was found on the remnants of a meditation room, which contained traces of human life. Right now, Daoist Wu is nowhere to be found.

Leng Qingtang lowered his eyes after listening carefully to the report, and a smile on his lips was light and cold:

"Wu Laiye, 'I'll come'...... Hmph, Daoist Wu, count yourself as a fast runner! ”

The capital, the imperial palace -

After going to bed at noon, Concubine Xu was summoned by Queen Qian to sit in Kunning Palace for a long time, and missed the usual hour of playing the piano and painting.

Gu Yunxi went to the stove to heat up the newly made lotus seed, japonica rice, and jasper porridge, and his mother returned to Chuxiu Palace.

Gu Yunxi introduced sweets into the main hall, and saw Concubine Xu sitting on the side of the Luo couch, Jinzhu standing behind her, holding a water rhinoceros tortoiseshell comb and brushing her hair, and whispering something to her.

Concubine Xu closed her eyes slightly, her lips fluttered, and her complexion was sluggish.

"Niangniang, but you have a headache again?"

Gu Yunxi carefully put down the lotus pot and asked with concern.

Smelling the fragrance of japonica rice, Concubine Xu stretched her brows slightly, slowly raised her hand, and asked Jinzhu to stop what she was doing.

"Hey, today the queen summoned the palace and told the palace about Yu Zhaoyi......"

Concubine Xu's slender jade fingers pinched the spoon and nudgedly stirred into the sticky sweet porridge a few times.

Gu Yunxi's heart tightened when he heard this, and he frowned:

"Yu Zhaoyi? Forgive the slave and maid for daring to ask the mother, but what hurdles did Yu Zhaoyi encounter? ”

Concubine Xu's thin eyebrows were raised, her clear eyes turned to her, the brilliance of her eyes flickered and faded, and her smile was meaningful:

"This palace has found out, but whenever it comes to Yu Zhaoyi, you seem to be particularly concerned about the twilight girl?"

Gu Yunxi was speechless for a while, his face was burning, and he said in a panic:

"Just because, just because the slave maid had studied in the tribute academy and heard of Yu Zhaoyi's reputation, I was more impressed by her......"

Concubine Xu took a bite of porridge and said generously:

"It's okay, this palace is just curious to ask. Thinking about this trip to Kunning Palace, there is no big deal, but on that day, the Duke and wife of Min Guo entered the court, and met Yu Zhaoyi on the shore of Koi Lake, and they recognized her at a glance as their long-lost daughter......"

"Huh? This ......"

Gu Yunxi heard the fog, and was stunned on the spot for a moment, only to feel as if he was in a dream.

The eldest sister Gu Yunyao will be the daughter of Min Rui, the Duke of Min Guo?

If everything is true, the eldest sister is no longer an orphan, she has a father and a mother, and both parents are in the world and their status is not low, it is simply great news!

Thinking of this, Gu Yunxi's heart was impatient and excited, his eyes shone brightly, and he asked again:

"Niangniang, did Yu Zhaoyi ever recognize Grandpa Guo?"

Concubine Xu sighed, frowned and shook her head:

"Don't mention it, Yu Zhaoyi not only refused to recognize her parents because of the hatred of being abandoned back then, but also smashed the jade pendant that could prove her body in anger."

Jade pendant? ...... in the shape of a flowing cloud

Gu Yunxi's eyes rolled, thinking back to the past.

She had seen the jade pendant, the eldest sister hung it like a baby from her child, and only when she was afraid that the gold wire rope would fade when she was bathing, she would take it off lightly and put it on the table through the handkerchief. Put it on again afterwards for fear of losing it.

Gu Yunxi once asked who sent the jade pendant. The eldest sister stared every time, pursed her lips and said nothing.

But the baby who cares so much, how can she say that she will smash it?

Concubine Xu took care of herself and continued:

"That Mrs. Min is also unreasonable, and after returning to the palace, she couldn't think about it for a while, so she took advantage of the unpreparedness of people to hang the beam......"

"Huh?"

Gu Yunxi was shocked when he heard this, and opened his mouth to cry out in surprise, and then knelt down and bowed his head in shame:

"The slave and maid lose their manners, and the mother forgives her sins."

Concubine Xu waved her hand, told her to get up, and continued to complain:

"Fortunately, the subordinates found out in time and smoothed the person off the beam, and the husband of the country was able to save his life. But the emperor has always come to see Min Guogong, and this time he heard that Mrs. Min had an accident, so he annoyed Yu Zhaoyi about it, but it was a pity that she regained her favor...... Ay! ”

“……”

Gu Yunxi's expression changed in shock, she didn't know what had happened between Gu Yunyao and her parents in the past, which allowed her to hate her biological parents so deeply.

"Niangniang, Queen Qian passed you over, do you want you to advise Yu Zhaoyi?"

Concubine Xu nodded, sneering helplessly:

"You don't need the queen to explain too much to the palace, you can understand that Min Guogong holds the Dongqing Water Division in his hand and is an important minister in the court. At present, the good recognition of relatives has to climb the relationship between the power and ministers of the previous dynasty, but it makes it boring. Now that Queen Qian has pulled up the palace, if this errand is not done well, the palace will not be a person at both ends of the East Palace and Yu Zhaoyi......"

Concubine Xu has always been thoughtful, and her concerns are not unreasonable. Seeing that she was worried and depressed, Gu Yunxi and Jinzhu looked at each other, and they both had solemn expressions.

However, the task assigned by the queen had to be completed, and the three of them discussed it and decided to contact one person first, and then go to visit Yu Zhaoyi after dawn night.

Another day, Concubine Xu's guard of honor came to Xiaoyexuan in person, and Gu Yunyao went out to greet her, but she looked sick.

Her eyes were flushed and swollen, her face was yellow and dry, and it seemed that she had not had a good time in the past two days.

The main hall sat down with each other, Concubine Xu took a sip of tea, looked at Gu Yunyao and sighed lightly, and as soon as she went out, she was straight to the point:

"You, just have a straight temperament and don't know how to be flexible. If the Min Xing clan is not good, it will also be your mother. People live for a lifetime, and the matters around them can be up to them, but the two parents are destined to be predestined, and you don't have a choice. ”

Gu Yunyao smiled bitterly, and her voice was faint:

"Sister, you and I have a great friendship, if you come to persuade your sister to recognize them, you can get up and go back to your Chuxiu Palace."

Concubine Xu shook her head, looking helpless, and complained:

"You know that you are such stubborn, they are your parents, and whether you recognize it or not is all your own business. This time I just want to persuade you to let go of your hatred and face your heart. ”

Gu Yunyao was surprised, her eyelashes trembled and she raised high.

Concubine Xu looked distressed and said gloomily:

"Why do you deceive yourself, you really hate them, you don't have to be sad about Mrs. Min's hanging beam. From the first day of this palace's exchange with you, I know that your heart is not in the emperor. In this way, you will not be swayed by his preferences, and you will not be troubled by whether he is annoyed or not. You are like this now, it is true that you are still thinking about your mother in your heart, what this palace said is not wrong, right? ”

Gu Yunyao lowered her head and was silent, and the embroidered handkerchief frequently dipped the corners of her eyes:

"I miss what she's doing. At the beginning, she was ruthless and didn't want me, but now when she sees me in the palace and has a position, she wants to recognize me, so it's better if I'm dead! If I hadn't been discarded by that woman, I wouldn't have been sent to this palace to be locked up! ”

Concubine Xu smiled:

"My sister is wrong. Min Guogong holds the military power of the water division and ranks the first class prince of the imperial court, you are a concubine, if you stay with your parents until 16 years, there is no guarantee that the family will not send you to the palace. At that time, as a concubine, her position must be much higher than what you are now. ”

Gu Yunyao lowered her head and said nothing.

Gu Yunxi stood aside and saw it, so he took out a round and hairless coconut from the food box, removed the coconut cover, poured out a bowl of steaming milky white soup from the shell, and said with a smile in Gu Yunyao's hand:

"Master Yu, this stew is called 'Coconut Milk Snow Clam Soup', the snow clam is as rare as a bird's nest, and it takes two days from soaking to soup. The person who made this soup should be the most affectionate child, and he knew that the master's noble body was not safe, so he stewed this meal with his own hands.

As the saying goes, one hot soup is one heart. Master, this bowl of snow clam soup is full of a mother's enthusiasm and sincerity, please try it! ”

Gu Yunyao lowered her eyes, under the illumination of the sun, a pair of watery eyes poured out the luster of glass, flashing for a long time, her eyes gradually became cold, she handed the soup bowl to Song Qin, and said indifferently:

"Put the things away, and eat them when the palace has an appetite."

touched the soft nail, Concubine Xu couldn't be reluctant anymore, and after eating a few sips of tea, she took someone to leave.

Walking out of the gate of Xiaoyexuan, Zhao An rushed out, looking extremely embarrassed:

"Xu Niangniang, don't care. Master Yu has been in turmoil for the past two days, and he didn't mean to bump into you just now. ”

Concubine Xu had already gotten into the sedan chair, lowered her head to look at the person in charge below, and smiled magnanimously:

"Don't you know what kind of friendship this palace has with your master? You don't have to worry about it. Today's palace is also lacking, so I'll come to see her another day. ”

The group returned to Chuxiu Palace with their own hearts, and ran into King Chen Hua Nanxin, and ran out of the vermilion nailed gate of the outer garden with a jump, and after seeing Concubine Xu, he grabbed Gu Yunxi, and said with a smile:

"Little sister, you're back, I've been here waiting for you for a long time!"