"Father-in-law Deyu, the concubine is in a difficult situation in the palace alone, and I hope that my father-in-law will take care of it in the future." After speaking, Gu Qingwan saluted lightly and didn't give him a chance to return the bracelet.

Where did Deyu dare to accept this gift, panicked, and struggled in his heart, his family was poor, and he sold his life for the sake of his family's livelihood, at this moment, did he have to sell his soul for treasure? The pearl chain in his hand still carried Gu Qingwan's residual warmth, which was transmitted from the palm of his hand, and while warming his heart, he stabbed him again, looking at the Yingying woman in front of him, knowing that she was both soft and hard, and also used psychological tactics, sighed faintly, and only said in his heart: That's it.

Let the soul sink into this lonely darkness.

"Mrs. Chen, if you have any orders, just say it." Even his voice hardened a little because he had made up his mind.

The waves flowed, Gu Qingwan smiled, the strange charm was revealed, and the beauty was unparalleled: "Father-in-law, remember that today's events cannot be said to be known to the second person, and in the future, the father-in-law will be on his way to the top of the clouds, and take care of the concubine in the palace, and tell me about other movements in the palace immediately, especially ......" After a pause, she continued, "I think my father-in-law should be very clear." ”

Deyu is such a smart person, he can understand it at one point, and nodded in agreement.

"Father-in-law, the most important point, you must remember that you must not let the prince and queen know about this matter."

Slightly stunned, Deyu looked at the other party, thought for a moment, pinched the chain in his hand, and nodded resolutely.

After saying this, the two of them continued to walk forward as if nothing happened, their mood was quite complicated, Deyu's steps were a little heavy, Gu Qingwan was silent, until they came to the side hall, and when they saw the carriage, Gu Qingwan looked back with a smile and said, "Thank you father-in-law for sending it here, Gu Qingwan is grateful." ”

Knowing that her gratitude was referring to him, Deyu accepted it silently and watched Gu Qingwan go away.

"Why is it so late that Guo Guifei is pulling you to talk again?" Chen Yuan stood beside the car, his gentle eyes were full of wine, and a faint emotion flowed.

He used to have a cold face on weekdays, and only when he faced Gu Qingwan would he show a gentle look.

Gu Qingwan got closer and closer, but the smile on her face slowly faded, replaced by a kind of loneliness and silence, seeing that Chen Yuan panicked, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Without answering his question, she asked rhetorically, "Lord Fujun, do you know what the harem is?" ”

"Where?" This woman always has an inscrutable pattern of behavior.

A low and shallow smile melted, and Gu Qingwan said with a smile: "That's a woman's place, a place where men can't interfere, and all problems should be solved by women, you know?" ”

Chen Yuan was dumbfounded, not knowing how to interface. There seems to be a faint uneasiness.

The smile disappeared faintly from her lips, Gu Qingwan rolled her eyes, looked in the direction she came, showed an innocent look, and asked in a low voice: "Do it when you know you shouldn't do it, call it 'brave', do it when you know you can't do it, why should you call it, do you know?" ”

Chen Yuan's heart palpitated slightly, and he stretched out his hand to wrap his hand around Gu Qingwan's shoulder, knowing that she had a knot in her heart, and she had not yet been comforted, but Gu Qingwan raised her head, her watery eyes were extremely deep, and she said softly: "That's called 'sin'." ”

"Today, I must have committed an unpardonable sin."

Whoever induces another person to commit a crime shall be guilty of one additional degree.

Chen Yuan stroked her face and said with concern: "What did Guo Guifei talk to you about today?" ”

"Ah Yuan, Guo Guifei asked me to talk about cooperation. Some time ago, when the fifth prince was killed, she suspected that the queen and the crown prince had done it, so I asked me to find the murderer for her. ”

"Wanwan, you still don't get involved. This is a royal matter, and you do things for Guo Guifei, which undoubtedly shows that you stand on Guo Guifei's position. You also know that Master has always been neutral and will not be involved, and he will certainly not let you be involved. Chen Yuan frowned, "I know you're worried about the Gu family, as long as I have me, I will definitely take care of the Gu family one day, and you don't have to worry about it." ”

"Ah Yuan, I am not only doing this to protect the Gu family, but also to repay the kindness of the prince, I owe the prince too much in this life, if I can't bring down the queen and the prince, both the prince and my Gu family will repeat the mistakes of the past." Gu Qingwan's expression was firm, Chen Yuan knew her temperament, she never gave up on what she believed, and she didn't say anything more.

Yujiang Palace

Ji Xu put down the brush in his hand and stared at the official document on the table, his mind was a little empty, and his mind kept recalling yesterday's conversation with Guo Guifei. A wave of irritability rushed from his heart, and he closed the official document with a "snap-" palm, closed his eyes and fell into deep thought, but he heard a rush of footsteps outside the house gradually approaching, and stopped outside the door.

"Lord Wang?" The old butler's wheezing voice sounded, and he called tentatively.

The eyelids didn't lift at all, and he didn't seem to hear the sound calmly, and after a long while, Ji Xu slowly opened his eyes: "What's the matter?" ”

"Lord Wang, the Imperial Doctor's Hall outside the door, Qin Xun, Lord Qin asks to see." The butler's tone was still respectful, and it was customary to wait for a long time.

A hint of a playful smile appeared on his lips, and a low laugh escaped: "Did you say something?" ”

"Lord, he said that something very important came to report." It has always been difficult to guess the thoughts and emotions of the master, but according to the experience of serving in the house for ten years, the mood of today's master is definitely not enough for a good word.

"Extremely important?" Humming lightly with a laugh, who came here to ask for a meeting, which one dared to say that it didn't matter, thinking for a moment, his voice was warm, "Let him come in." ”

The footsteps walked away again, and after a while, two steady footsteps turned back, and an old man's voice sounded outside: "The old minister Qin Xun pays a visit to the prince." ”

The old housekeeper stepped forward and opened the door, Ji Xu still maintained that resting posture, his handsome face smiled with a spring breeze, but the deep coldness in his eyes did not decrease at all: "Lord Qin, please." ”

Qin Xun nodded, walked slowly into the room, did not dare to be disrespectful to the noble man in front of him, and sat down as the next guest, only half a chair, and sat upright.

The maid handed over the hot tea, the light smoke floated up, and suddenly the fragrance of tea in the room was overflowing, and the faint taste was spreading.

Ji Xu took a sip of tea slowly, and at a glance of his eyes, Qin Xun was a little nervous, his expression was a little suspicious, he slowly put down the teacup, and the sound of a cup and plate colliding with a love groan attracted Qin Xun's attention: "Such a fragrant tea can't enter Lord Qin's mouth, could it be that Lord Qin has something on his mind?" ”

looked around, and found that the housekeeper's maids had all retreated, and there were only Ji Xu and himself in the room, who unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with difficulty: "Lord Wang, I don't know whether to say this or not." ”

The smile lines widened, the light in his eyes became deeper, Ji Xu straightened his body slightly, revealing an interesting expression: "What the hell is going on?" ”

Stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, Qin Xun showed panic, struggled slightly in his heart, made an expression of recollection, and slowly said: "Lord, two months ago, when the five princes were poisoned, Weichen was the guard of the imperial medical palace at that time, responsible for treating the mother and the five princes, according to the rules, all the prescriptions used in the imperial medical palace must be disposed of afterwards, that day, when I went to find the prescription for the five princes to cure the wind and cold, I found that the prescription was missing, so I was in a hurry...... I can't find the prescription and can't pay the difference, I can only go to the place where the medicine was prescribed before, hoping to spell out the prescription from the situation of taking the medicine, and when the old minister arrived at the place where the medicine was prescribed, he found that the place where he put Eucommia was replaced with Mu Canglan. The more he spoke, the quieter he spoke, and at last they all trembled.

Hearing this, Rao is Ji Xu couldn't help but change his face, gloomy and unpredictable, frowned, and asked coldly, "Are you sure?" ”

Qin Xun trembled, and hurriedly pleaded: "Of course, I have been hiding this matter in my heart for more than a month...... Eucommia and Mu Canglan are two completely different things, Mu Canglan is not poisonous, but if it is given to people with wind and cold, it will make the body lose, if it is taken for a long time, it will die, plus the little prince is young, poor resistance, Mu Canglan hurts him more, I have been an imperial doctor for many years, how can I even make a mistake about this, afterwards, I was also very worried, and I couldn't find someone to tell me about it, and then I went to the eunuch who dispensed the medicine - Xiao Linzi, asked about it, only to know that he was transferred, but just three days ago, he died suddenly, and even the cause of death is not clear, the body was dragged away. ”

For this palace secret, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, he couldn't eat, he couldn't sleep at night, for two months, he was tortured by this matter, three days ago he heard the news of the death of Xiao Linzi, he was scared half to death, and he thought about it for a long time, and today he mustered up the courage to tell Lou Xiang about it, no matter what, those who can manage this matter today, except for the emperor, the prince is the second choice, and this matter cannot be rashly told to the emperor, but I am afraid that under the anger of Long Yan, he will also be involved, and finally he can only come to Ji Xu.

After listening to the whole thing, Ji Xu's face had no expression, as if he didn't hear it, but Qin Xun felt a sense of oppression that was ten times greater than just now, and there was a feeling that he didn't even feel flamboyant when he didn't breathe, and the sharpness like ice emanated from Ji Xu, who was silent.

Unable to stand the depression in the room, Qin Xun spoke: "Lord Wang......"

"Lord Qin," said in a low voice, Ji Xu glanced at Qin Xun obliquely, and his sharp eyes forced him to lower his head, "How many people know about this matter at present?" ”

Sweat fell from his forehead again, but he couldn't feel it anymore, all his energy was concentrated on the noble man in front of him, and he didn't dare to slack off at all, and hurriedly replied: "Only you and I know about this matter at present...... However, a few days ago, I went to the eunuch who dispensed the medicine and sent the medicine to inquire, and I found a prescription, but I was afraid that someone would be ...... You can guess how many points. ”

With a cold snort, Ji Xu chuckled, someone with a heart? There are people with intentions everywhere in this palace, and when Qin Xun asked him like this, I am afraid that some people in the palace have already guessed the mystery.

"Lord Qin, you are half right and half wrong in this matter...... Keep your mouth shut, and don't let anyone else know. ”

As soon as Ji Xu's words came out, Qin Xun knew that his life was saved, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, the big stone trapped in his heart fell to the ground, and he was finally able to sleep well when he went back, nodded his head busily, flattered a few words, and left the palace in a hurry.

As soon as his figure left, Ji Xu was embarrassed, groaned, stood up, walked to the courtyard, and shouted, "Butler." ”

Before the words came out, the courtyard was hidden, and the housekeeper had already come out and said respectfully: "Lord Wang." ”

"Let someone bring a letter to the Criminal Department, let the Shangshu of the Criminal Department come immediately, and then send a message into the palace, this evening, I will enter the palace, and let the head of the inner court, Gonggong Zhang, listen to the dispatch." Concisely and forcefully commanded the order, Ji Xu looked a little uncertain.