Chapter Sixty-Eight: A Completely Dead Man
Gu Yunxi ran out of the Shenwu Gate in a panic and turned over, and when he rushed back to the East Factory, Leng Qingtang was sitting in his room in the south courtyard, holding a small enamel magnifying mirror, looking at something carefully from the sheepskin on the table.
Not long ago, the East and West factories joined forces to quell the Yinshan Rebellion, and within two days, Minglan sent someone to return the Kunhuang Island map that was found from Gu Yunxi when she was taken back to the East Factory.
After careful confirmation with the national teacher Yu Xuanji, it was affirmed that this was the fake picture that Gu Yunxi retrieved when he entered the Swift Tower.
It can be seen that Kagura Hou Wanli always believes that only the treasure map in Lei Huan's hand is true, and that is no better.
However, with the disparity in what Wu Yong dictated, before the scale and details of the private soldiers of the 10,000 families in southern Xinjiang were figured out, Dongchang did not dare to rashly act against the 10,000 families.
"It's almost March, is it cold outside?"
Seeing Gu Yunxi coming, Leng Qingtang noticed that her two cheeks were flushed, and he thought that she was herniated by the cold wind on the way back from outside.
But when the warm fingertips touched the skin that was as smooth as satin, I clearly felt the hot burning like fire.
"What's going on?"
Leng Qingtang was surprised and nervous, and pressed his forehead against her, feeling that she was not a fever.
Gu Yunxi turned his head uncomfortably, his body broke away from the overseer's arms, and at this moment, his mind was full of Minglan's demonic face with different expressions, and his ears echoed with his dissolute and evil laughter.
"Girl?"
Leng Qingtang looked at her in surprise, and saw that she silently took off the soft leather armor of her body, carefully took out Sun Shengsheng's letter to the governor of Liangguang from the placket, and presented it with both hands:
"Overseer, give, Sun Jieyu's handwritten letter to Lord Sun."
Leng Qingtang took it, saw the wax seal with slightly drooping eyes, and thought about it:
"Girl, according to the practice of the East Factory, the official letters sent by the secret guard express horse must first be seen by the governor himself, you should understand, right?"
This is not the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, but the style of Dongchang.
Everything is most afraid of anything, anything that may threaten the imperial court and the interests of Dongchang, Leng Qingtang and his subordinates will do their best to nip it in the bud.
As for Gu Yunxi, since the day he joined Dongchang, he has firmly tied his life, honor and disgrace to Dongchang. Now that the Overseer has an opinion, she naturally will not refuse.
Next, the two of them lightly used tools to uncover the wax seal in front of the bookcase, took out the inside of the letter cover, and looked at it line by line.
After confirming that the handwriting was the same as what Gu Yunxi had proposed, he re-closed the paper and put it into the letter cover and re-melted the wax seal.
Leng Qingtang summoned Fan Wei and instructed him to arrange to send the letter to southern Xinjiang urgently.
After that, when there were only two of them in the room, he half-hugged her, and his eyebrows and eyes were bright:
"Girl, I've worked hard for you this time."
But seeing that she looked stunned and bowed her head silently, he laughed, and his jade white index finger picked up a trace of messy hair on her forehead for her, and asked:
"What are you thinking, can you tell me?"
Gu Yunxi's expression suddenly froze, and his eyes looked at the overseer:
"I just entered the palace...... IβI've met Minglan. β
Leng Qingtang's eyebrows moved, his warm smile suddenly froze, and his deep phoenix eyes burst out with a sharp light:
"He's getting you in trouble again?"
"Overseer, I feel ...... He recognized me! β
Leng Qingtang was surprised:
"Don't panic, how can you see it?"
Gu Yunxi was about to meet himself in the Minglan Palace, and at that time, his treacherous manners and strange language were all said to the overseer without missing a word.
Leng Qingtang was silent for a long time, and the faint light under his eyes flickered, like cold frost in the cold moon.
After a moment of contemplation as he paced, his jaw lifted slightly, and he muttered to himself:
"A few days ago, the East Factory was strictly deployed, and the rebel party hiding near the Tomb of the Emperor of Yinshan was wiped out, and at that time, all the forces of the West Factory were gathered at the mouth of Yangfang in Gyeonggi, so it stands to reason that there was no chance to contact the rebels, it could be that Gonggong Hu in the palace revealed your identity to Minglan. It is impossible to extrapolate from time! β
Gu Yunxi pondered and shook his head:
"If the informant in the palace leaked the news early in the morning, Minglan would not have found me now."
Leng Qingtang suddenly paused, and an inch of surprise suddenly passed in Feng's eyes.
"By the way, the masked man did not escape alone, you stabbed him with a short blade at that time, and a masked woman appeared at the critical moment to rescue him, and the two have not been seen since."
"Woman!?"
Gu Yunxi's heart suddenly felt cold, and a yin wind quietly climbed up his back.
At this moment, she was reminded of the mysterious woman who had appeared in the palace in the middle of the night and had excellent ventriloquism.
"Overseer, the two who have escaped...... Will it join forces with Minglan? β
Leng Qingtang's Langhua figure stood still, his eyes were blank and he looked at a certain place, and slowly shook his head a little weakly.
He is the only person who has seen the mask man's real eyebrows, eyes and facial features, and Leng Qingtang is completely convinced that it is impossible for that person to be embarrassed with Wanjia and Xichang.
When he came back to his senses, his eyes turned and bumped into the girl's sad face, and he approached her to comfort her:
"You will stay in Dongchang today, and don't go to the palace for a while. The celebrant is well-informed, and I will send someone to ask Liu Bingbi when I have time, and I will definitely be able to get reliable information. β
Gu Yunxi had to obediently obey the overseer's arrangement, and when the lunch hour was approaching, he left the overseer's room first and went back to his room to change into civilian clothes.
Sending Gu Yunxi away, Leng Qingtang stood in the room thinking about something, his dark eyes narrowed, the cold light inside was filled, and the shadows were mottled.
It's really immortal!
Minglan, Minglan, the year before last, our ceremonial supervisor cut off your minions in the palace, and you are already half dead.
Even if you rely on you, dare to say that you are in love with the clouds and tides of Bendu? So good, so that you are a complete dead manβ
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Gu Yunyao was sent back to Jingyang Palace by Concubine Xu, and as soon as she entered the main hall, her sad appearance with tears on her face and crying makeup immediately frightened Zhao An.
"Master, you, what's wrong with you?"
Zhao An's face turned pale, he served tea again, and he was busy ordering the palace maids to bring hot water to wash their faces and serve the master to clean his face.
Gu Yunyao's pink lips trembled, and before she could speak, there were bursts of wails, almost out of breath.
Seeing this, Concubine Xu continued to consol:
"Sister, don't do this, you are pregnant now, you can't help but have too many emotional twists and turns, remember!"
Zhao An's thin voice burned and asked Song Qin:
"Auntie, you're okay, tell the slave what happened to our master?"
Song Qin's delicate face was melancholy, and she was so aggrieved that she was about to cry:
"Niangniang just went to Koi Lake, and in that water pavilion, she met the imperial concubine and asked people to pick up a new maid who had entered the palace. She's none other than ......."
The water fluttered in her sad eyes, and she quickly looked at Concubine Xu and hurriedly closed her voice, not saying the title of "little master" completely.
"Who is it, you are talking?"
Zhao An was so anxious that he stomped his feet.
"It's Yunxi! It's the clouds and tides of the main palace! β
On the chair, Gu Yunyao added firmly, and then cried bitterly.
Concubine Xu sighed:
"It's also to blame this palace, seeing that the light is just right today, you have to propose to take your sister to visit some garden, so that you have a lot of troubles for no reason."
Gu Yunyao cried and complained:
"How can the concubine blame my sister? If it weren't for you and I going out together, the concubine wouldn't know that the hard-working sister had been arrested by Xichang and sent to the Senluo Hall of Yongning Palace to be slaughtered.
It is said that the concubine is useless, she couldn't be protected in the tribute courtyard back then, and now people are being abused in front of the concubine, but the concubine can only watch, and there is no countermeasure. Woohoo......"
Concubine Xu's nose was sore, her eyes were also hot, and she stepped forward to rub Gu Yunyao's back in person:
"Sister can't be presumptuous, everyone has their own life, how can you blame you for Yunxi's affairs?"
Gu Yunyao wiped her face with Luo Pa and sobbed:
"The moment the guard of honor walked out of the water pavilion, Yunxi's eyes that wanted to cry without tears kept looking at the concubine, which was clearly asking the concubine for help. Sister, come up with an idea for the concubine, how can the concubine help my poor sister escape the clutches of the imperial concubine? β
"This ......"
Concubine Xu sat down quietly, her thoughts were messy and confused.
Jinzhu suddenly thought of something, and leaned in and said:
"Master, the imperial concubine is bullying, it is better for Master Yu to come forward and ask Queen Qian."
Concubine Xu shook her head suddenly:
"It's not beautiful. Today, the imperial concubine said that the girl was sent to the palace by the commander of Xichang, and she must have already known her name. And Sister Yu, Jin Jieyu, and Yunxi all follow the surnames of the former heads of the Gongyuan, and the names are all one word different, which shows that the relationship is extraordinary.
The imperial concubine knows that the bottom of the clouds and tides is fine, and she wants to play in front of us, I'm afraid it's Sister Chongyu, you. β
Gu Yunyao immediately panicked, grabbed Concubine Xu's leaf, and asked in surprise:
"Sister, you said that the imperial concubine is acting? Deliberately abusing Yunxi in front of concubines? β
Concubine Xu nodded, and lowered her eyes helplessly:
"I believe you have heard some rumors that Wan Yuyao is jealous of your birth, although Lin Zhangzheng, the Qin Heavenly Supervisor, will not be arrested for a day, and there is no substantial evidence in the palace, but word of mouth will not be groundless.
It is true that Wan Yuyao will take Yunxi's girl on a raft if she doesn't have a bad breath. And you? I want this son to run to Kunning Palace to beg the queen. Not to mention that Queen Qian is unwilling to stand up for a servant, even if she refuses to be informed by Wan Yuyao, she will definitely intensify the persecution of Yunxi. β
Concubine Xu's analysis is the Tao, and it is not entirely groundless. Gu Yunyao immediately fixed her figure on the chair in a daze, her crystal snow cheeks full of tears.
After persuading for another moment, when Gu Yunyao's mood was a little stable, Concubine Xu went to Chuxiu Palace in a nervous mood.
Zhao An immediately ordered Songqin to close the door of the main hall and helped Gu Yunyao into the warm pavilion.
The curtain fell, and Gu Yunyao buried her head in Zhao An's chest, feeling sad.
The shallow sobbing crushed Zhao An's heart, he completely left the palace rules and etiquette behind, and just surrounded the heartbroken woman with a solid arm, ironed her with warm body heat, and dispelled the grievances and resentments in her heart.
"Master, don't be sad, Master Xu is right, you are pregnant now, you can't be careless. The matter of rescuing the little master will be left to the slaves, and the slaves will be able to come up with a perfect plan after a while. β
Gu Yunyao sighed with tears:
"You and I are the most relieved, but the stakes are very high right now, that Wan Yuyao is ruthless, and this palace is only afraid that Yunxi won't last long!"
Zhao An blinked, and after a pause, he said tentatively:
"Mo Ruo...... The servant found fault and went out of the palace, reported the matter to Lord Leng Du, and asked him to ......"
"Don'tβ"
Gu Yunyao suddenly turned her face, and in an instant, many ups and downs of sadness on her entire delicate face dissipated, and they were swept away like a storm, and they fell into a stiff rage:
"This palace will not allow you to go to him! Who is Leng Qingtang's character, don't you and I know it in our hearts? If he hadn't designed to use Yunxi to go to the Ming Mansion in exchange for his life, Yunxi would ...... How could my simple clouds and tides end up today?! β
Zhao An's expression froze, and after a while, he whispered in a harmonious voice and tried to persuade:
"Master, even if Lord Leng Du is too scheming, he has also done his best to protect you when you are pregnant. Only by using his rights can the little master get twice the result with half the effort, and help the little master get rid of the bad as soon as possible......"
"This palace has made up its mind, you don't have to say it anymore!"
Gu Yunyao came out of Zhao An's chest in a flash, her beautiful eyes were round, her eyes were blazing, and she said in a hard voice:
That year, Yunxi went to Dongchang with Leng Qingtang and was powerless to stop her, so she couldn't recognize people clearly, and she was miserably used by him. Today, this palace will never use Leng Qingtang's hand to rescue Yunxi, even if she uses all her strength, she will be exchanged for her, and this palace will want her to stay by her side, and she will not be bullied again......"
Zhao An stared at Gu Yunyao and sank into the helpless sadness again, choked her voice, and immediately felt a fierce pain in her heart, stepped forward to circle the woman into her arms, and begged:
"The slave knows that he is wrong, and the slave will no longer bother to beg the cold master, so he will bury his head in his own thoughts, and the master will be angry again."
Gu Yunyao nodded, suppressed her desolate emotions and leaned her head on the man's chest, stroked his shirt with her hand, and commanded:
"Tomorrow, you will first go around to find out the rumors, inquire about the future of Yunxi after entering the palace, and then make plans when you come back."
"Yes, minion."
Zhao An lowered his eyes lightly, looked deeply at the moving woman with fragrant cheeks and moist moisture, his heart moved slightly, and he leaned over and quickly dropped a kiss on her forehead.