It was night, Qi Hao was half-leaning on the bed, holding the thick pile of materials, trembling slightly.

Du Jiang naturally knew how violent Qi Hao's inner fluctuations were, and sighed lightly in his heart, he said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, my subordinates deliberately caught the grandmother who had served by the eldest lady's side for many years, and under the coercion and temptation, the grandmother finally confessed the truth. ”

"Concubine Gu...... She is Miss Gu Er, Gu Jinli. ”

"And the current Miss Gu Er is the one who pushed the princess into the carriage a few months ago."

"Because the eldest lady and Gu Jinxiu took the relics of Concubine Gu's mother as a threat, Concubine Gu had no choice but to marry on her behalf."

After a pause, he saw that Qi Hao was silent, and continued: "Concubine Gu has lived in Nanshan for eleven years, and in these eleven years, Gu Xiang has not often visited their mother and daughter. ”

"It wasn't until Concubine Gu's mother died that Xiang Gu took Concubine Gu back to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

He didn't say much about the rest, because the information was clearly written and detailed.

Qi Hao only needs to take a little look, and everything will be understood in an instant.

The dark eyes fell on the dense small words on the paper, which recorded all the things that had happened in the past few years since Feng Se died, Gu Jinli was taken back to his home.

He looked at it slowly, as if he wanted to imprint every word in his mind.

As the pages turned, Qi Hao's heart seemed to have been torn open, and then remorse and distress overflowed from it.

Things that he didn't understand before now have a reasonable explanation.

For example, Gu Chengen's feelings for Gu Jinli are beyond the affection of ordinary brothers and sisters, because although they are half-siblings, half of the blood in their bodies is still different.

For example, why would the eldest lady send someone to kill her, because she is not the real Gu Jinxiu at all, and if she dies, all the secrets will be over.

For example, a long time ago, he met a woman dressed as a man in the teahouse, and she was with Gu Nianshi and Yin Zike, and when he brought her back to the palace, Gu Nianshi shouted the "second sister" in a hurry......

He didn't think much about it at the time, he just thought he had heard it wrong.

For example, after marrying into the palace, although she seems to be cold, she has a fire burning in her bones, which is completely different from the woman who is greedy for life and afraid of death and has no responsibility behind Gu Huai in the big hall......

Recalling the past, Qi Hao clenched his fists hard and closed his eyes weakly.

On their wedding night, he stabbed her with a sword and nearly killed her.

The next day, he wounded her foot with a dagger, almost breaking her hamstring.

On the day of his wedding to Wanwan, he exposed her to the scorching sun with her old wounds, and also knelt and kowtowed in front of everyone, humiliating her fiercely.

Later, three times and twice, he would not let go of any opportunity to humiliate her.

Later, he "justifiably" occupied her body and crushed her last self-esteem under his feet.

Just yesterday, he asked her to play the piano for Xiaoyao, thinking that he could alleviate her sins, but in fact he wanted to keep her trapped in this palace......

He hated the eldest lady and Gu Jinxiu for deceiving him, but he hated himself even more.

hated herself for not discovering something wrong in time, hated herself for being so cruel and ruthless, hated herself for breaking her wings......

has endured so much infamy, endured undeserved grievances and humiliation, how tenacious heart does she have, so that she has no complaints, so calm?

How innocent is this woman?

And what a bastard he is!

The mood was very heavy, like a stone that had weighed tens of thousands of catties, which made Qi Hao's chest tight, short of breath, and upset.

Du Jiang thought that Gu Jinli had set up the teahouse outside in advance, and whispered tentatively: "Lord Wang...... Since Concubine Gu is innocent, then ...... Will you let her go? ”

Qi Hao listened and suddenly opened his eyes.

His lips were pursed tightly, and his peach blossom eyes were full of struggle and pain, this tormented look made Du Jiang's heart unbearable.

Lowering his eyes, Qi Hao said after a while: "Du Jiang, if you are the king, what should you do?" ”

His tone was low, revealing a little helplessness and confusion.

Du Jiang privately hoped that Gu Jinli would stay in the palace, but he also knew that Gu Jinli wanted to escape from the palace, so he didn't say anything, so he could only bow his head and say: "The subordinate is just a little guard, and he doesn't dare to meddle in the affairs between the masters." ”

"But ......" As soon as his words changed, he reminded again: "My subordinates guessed that the holy decree that Concubine Gu asked the emperor for at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet should be ...... It should be used to reconcile with you. ”

"Smack!"

The pile of paper that he was holding fell to the ground in an instant, and Qi Hao's face turned pale after hearing Du Jiang's words.

At that time, he thought that she had ulterior motives for asking for the holy decree, after all, she was Gu Huai's daughter.

And after Du Jiang's reminder, he realized that he was not only stupid, but also smart......

"Wow!"

Qi Hao didn't care about putting on his shoes, and when he lifted the quilt, he was about to rush out of the room barefoot.

"Lord Wang!" Du Jiang grabbed Qi Hao and said urgently, "What are you going to do?" ”

"This king ......" Qi Hao opened his mouth, but he couldn't say why.

Du Jiang took off the cloak from the shelf, bent down and helped Qi Hao put on his shoes, and then said, "Even if you want to go to the Fuyuan Courtyard now, you have to get dressed, don't you?" ”

"Your body is already injured, if you suffer from the cold, those things in the court will definitely let the Xuanwang Party take advantage of the loopholes."

Tie the strap of the cloak for Qi Hao, Du Jiang looked at Qi Hao who was suffering from gains and losses, and couldn't help but say a few more words: "Besides, Concubine Gu can't run away in a short time, don't worry so much." ”

Qi Hao didn't know what to say to Gu Jinli when he went to Fuyuan Courtyard, but he only had one thought just now, and that was to see her.

As long as he saw her in the Hibiscus Courtyard, his heart would probably be at ease.

Indeed, as Du Jiang said, he was afraid that Gu Jinli would run away......

This feeling is like flying a kite, and I am always worried that the string in my hand will break.

If Gu Jinli is a kite, then what Gu Jinxiu hurt Yin Suwan is the thread he grabbed in his hand.

Now that he knows the truth and this line is broken, how can he keep her?

Besides, having trapped her for so long, on what basis did he continue to imprison her by his side?

"Lord Wang?" Seeing that Qi Hao was stunned, Du Jiang was puzzled.

"Let's go." Qi Hao hesitated for a moment, but still raised his foot and walked out of the study.

In the Fuhui Courtyard, due to Gu Jinxiu's tossing during the day, Gu Jinli's injuries on his ten fingers became even more serious.

Aiyue said with tears in her eyes while untying the wrapped gauze: "Miss, look at it, it's bleeding again." ”

The blood and the skin were adhered together, and it would be very painful when it was torn off, so Gu Jinli bit her lip tightly, and her eyes were a little red.

After Hexiang handed the scissors to Aiyue, she turned her face away in distress.

"Shhh Gu Jinli gasped, and the cold sweat on her forehead broke out in pain.

After a lot of effort, Aiyue finally cut off the gauze that had stuck off a layer of skin.

"Miss, this is a new trauma medicine sent by Steward Zhou. It may be more powerful, if it hurts, you can call it out, don't force it yourself. Aiyue wiped the corners of her eyes and began to change Gu Jinli's dressing.

Gu Jinli pulled her lips and smiled reluctantly: "It's okay, I can stand it." ”

Aiyue nodded, and carefully smeared the medicinal powder on Gu Jinli's ten fingers with blurred flesh and blood.

Even though her movements were light enough, the pain was still very noticeable.

With a muffled snort, more and more tears accumulated in Gu Jinli's eyes.

"Hmm, lord?" Hexiang's eyes widened, looking at Qi Hao who appeared at the door, very surprised.

After Gu Jinli and Aiyue heard this, they also turned their heads to look at the door, only to see Qi Hao's eyes looking straight over, there was pity, guilt, reluctance, and ......

In short, there were so many hidden things in his eyes that Gu Jinli couldn't see through them at a glance.

Seeing Qi Hao standing motionless, only looking at herself inexplicably, she didn't know the purpose of his coming over so late, so she had to first withdraw her red and swollen hand from Aiyue's hand, and took the initiative to speak: "The prince doesn't come in?" ”

She didn't mean to invite him or hint at anything, she just thought he was too much of an eyesore standing in the doorway.

If you have something, come in and talk about it, and leave quickly if you have nothing to do.

Of course, at this point in time, there is an inexplicable expression on his face, and it is definitely impossible to be fine.

Qi Hao saw that her hand had been injured like this, and she still had a faint expression, and her heart, which had just eased a little pain, twitched a few more times.

"Hmm", and since he hadn't figured out what to say, he moved in as fast as he could.

Hexiang and Aiyue glanced at each other, and after the two quickly bandaged Gu Jinli's hand, they retreated to the side.

Gu Jinli looked at Qi Hao, waiting for him to explain his intentions.

However, Qi Hao only stared at her, and after a while without opening his mouth, Gu Jinli couldn't bear the embarrassment, and said, "Is there nothing wrong with the prince coming over?" ”

"This king ......" Qi Hao seemed to have never felt uncomfortable in front of Gu Jinli.

But now, he is restrained, and he doesn't even know where to put his hands and feet.

Sitting down, he said, "This king, come and see you." ”

Seeing Gu Jinli looking at him in disbelief, he realized what he had just said, and added in time: "You are injured because of Wanwan, so this king came to see your injury." ”

"Uh......" Gu Jinli listened and nodded: "My hand is fine, it will be fine in a few days, thank you for your concern." ”

Qi Hao moved his lips and said softly: "Gu Jinli......"

Gu Jinli's body trembled, and then asked rhetorically: "Jinli has been here today, and the prince also knows?" ”

Qi Hao didn't expect Gu Jinli to react so quickly, and he had mixed feelings in his heart.

His eyes dimmed, and he said slowly: "Well, this king has seen your second sister in the mansion." ”

"By the way, there is also the eldest lady, she came to take Gu Jinli back to the house."

Gu Jinli nodded, and forced herself to calm down: "When I was in the Prime Minister's Mansion before, a few sisters counted Jinli and me closer. ”

"Jinli came uninvited today, all because she was worried about me, and asked the prince not to blame her."

Listening to Gu Jinli's words, it was no different from Mrs. Bai Ri's defense of Gu Jinxiu, Qi Hao stared at her quietly, his eyes becoming more and more scorching.

Gu Jinxiu and the eldest lady wanted to put her to death many times, but she still never forgot to cover up for Gu Jinxiu......

Gu Jinli, what kind of woman are you?

But when he thought of the ridiculous things he had done to her, Qi Hao's turbulent heart instantly seemed to freeze a layer of ice, and the light in his eyes was extinguished.

Removing his eyes, he said in a low voice: "Gu Jinli, this name...... This king thinks it's good. ”

This is from the heart, and it is purely out of words.

He didn't know what to continue talking to her, he could only think of one sentence after another.

Gu Jinli felt that tonight's Qi Hao was more abnormal than every time she was abnormal, and she endured her still swollen fingers, her eyebrows frowned slightly.

Seeing that he made an exception today and did not speak coldly, she was patient and good-natured: "Lord Wang, you also have injuries on your body, it's not too early, let's go back and rest early." ”

Qi Hao saw that Gu Jinli had given an eviction order, even if he wanted to look at her twice, it was not good to sit down with a cheeky face anymore, and he couldn't shake his face at every turn to ask her why she was so bold and presumptuous like before.

"That'...... You go to rest. Suppressing all his thoughts, Qi Hao stood up and said something that shocked Hexiang and Aiyue.

Seeing Qi Hao's calm attitude, Gu Jinli couldn't help but take the opportunity to call out to him: "Lord Wang! ”

Qi Hao paused, turned to look at Gu Jinli, and waited for her next step.

"I ......" Gu Jinli didn't know why, maybe she was stared at by his deep and complicated gaze, but the words that she blurted out later had no confidence.

Taking a deep breath, she mustered up her courage and said seriously: "In two days, Xiaoyaozi will come to the mansion, I still hope that after the princess's leg injury is healed, the prince can ......"

"It's late at night, this king will go back first!" Qi Hao didn't wait for Gu Jinli to finish speaking, and suddenly interrupted her words in a cold voice, and then left in a hurry.

As if there was something important waiting for him to deal with, and as if something was chasing after him, he stumbled all the way and ran all the way.

His expression was hidden in the night, and he didn't know where the cloak on his body had fallen.

Du Jiang followed closely behind and said worriedly: "Lord, Lord!" ”

"Lord Wang, slow down! Be careful of the wound on your back! ”

After some distance from the Fuyuan Courtyard, Qi Hao clutched his chest and coughed heartbreakingly.

He was dressed in a white shirt, and his hair looked a little messy from running.

"Lord Wang......" Seeing that Qi Hao's face was pale, and there was an undercurrent of sadness hidden in the depths of his eyes, Du Jiang's heart was also very uncomfortable.

Qi Hao waved his hand, and then walked slowly towards the study with a depressed back.

Du Jiang knew that Qi Hao didn't want to be disturbed, so he could only keep a short distance and follow behind.

After Qi Hao left, Aiyue blinked her eyes and asked Gu Jinli, "Miss, why do you feel that the prince is a little abnormal?" ”

Gu Jinli really couldn't figure it out, shook her head, and said in a low voice, "Maybe ...... I have injuries on my body, so I don't have the strength to lose my temper. ”

Thinking of something, she asked again, "By the way, why is Mrs. Yin injured?" ”

Aiyue covered her mouth and snickered: "It turns out that the second son of Yin has always admired the eldest son of Yin, and Mrs. Yin has long known it. I heard that it was because Mrs. Yin saw that the second son of Yin and the eldest son of Yin were pulling and pulling, and what she said made the second son of Yin angry, so she stabbed Mrs. Yin. ”

Yin Penglin...... What did he do to Yin Zike? Gu Jinli was stunned, very surprised.

Aiyue looked at Gu Jinli's fussy appearance and pouted, "Miss, what's so strange about this?" This kind of thing is really common in Chacha Rabbit, such as ......"

Seeing Gu Jinli's face sank, she stopped her mouth in time, "Miss, don't worry, I haven't watched it for several days!" What I just said is what I watched before! ”

Gu Jinli snorted lightly, moved her body, found a comfortable position, and asked, "How do you know so clearly about the affairs of Taifu's mansion?" ”

After Hexiang soaked the veil, she wiped Gu Jinli's face and said, "Good things don't go out, and evil things go thousands of miles, naturally they are spread by the people in Taifu's mansion." ”

Gu Jinli thought about Yin Zike's person who was like a breeze and a moon, but was disturbed by gossip and couldn't help sighing.

He Xiang carefully avoided the wound and continued to wipe Gu Jinli's hand, "Miss, why are you sighing?" ”

"Nothing." Gu Jinli smiled, then glanced at the sky outside: "You guys should go back and rest too." ”

"Yes, miss." Hexiang and Aiyue saluted and left the room before and after.

In the next two days, I don't know if it was because Yin Suwan was not in the mansion, in short, Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Liu had nothing to do.

Her hands were inconvenient, so Gu Jinli couldn't read a book, so she could only ask Hexiang to read it to her.

Sometimes, she fell asleep with the thought of it, so she made up for all the sleep she hadn't slept before.

Qi Hao has also been recuperating in the study for the past two days, occasionally reading a few excerpts, and occasionally listening to the news that Du Jiang and Qin Feng brought back from outside.

It's not that he doesn't want to step into the Hibiscus Courtyard, but he doesn't dare.

I didn't dare to listen to her say that I wanted to leave the palace, and I didn't dare to face her.

After all, her true identity was not to harm the Wanwan Gu Jinxiu, so he was worried that if he got close to her and fell in love with her, he would fall deeper and deeper......

In the Yulu Courtyard, it is rare for Mrs. Liu to take the initiative to come and visit Mrs. Yu today.

instructed Feixue to fill a plate full of her favorite melon seeds, and the two of them gossiped about the new things in Beijing while knocking on the melon seeds.

"Sister, this Yin family is pitiful enough. The princess broke her leg, and the second son of Yin is such an unsuccessful person, tsk, it must be that Mrs. Yin didn't know what evil he had done in his previous life! "Bah, sigh, sigh, Lady Yu raised her eyebrows, and her tone gloated.

Mrs. Liu took a sip of tea and disagreed: "You can't say that, tomorrow a miracle doctor will come to the palace, and the princess's leg will soon be healed." And in addition to Yin Ergongzi, the Yin family also has the eldest son and Miss Yin! ”

"According to the talent of Yin Dagongzi, he will definitely have a bright future in the future!"

"Cut!" Madam Yu rolled her eyes disdainfully, and said disapprovingly: "What if the eldest prince has an empty stomach and talent?" If he could be a little self-motivated, it is estimated that he would have gained a firm foothold in the DPRK by now! Where can the eldest son of the Gu family be accommodated? ”

After a pause, she spit out a mouthful of melon seed skin on the ground, and said, "However, that Miss Gu Er is not a good master. ”

"Don't look at that little girl's innocent and delicate appearance, there are a lot of ghost eyes!"

Mrs. Liu said "um" and asked, "I heard that on the day of the Midyear Festival, there will be a sorority in Changyin Garden. Sister Jade, are you going? ”

"What? Association? When Madam Yu heard this, she was curious: "Who organized it?" ”

Mrs. Liu grabbed a handful of melon seeds, peeled the skin of the melon seeds, and said unhurriedly: "Concubine Gu's second brother Gu Nianshi is the president of the Chenyang Poetry Society, and he originally wanted to hold a new recruitment activity in the poetry club. ”

"This recruitment is different from the past, and the new recruits are mainly talented women in Beijing. Somehow, Princess Huaqiong also received the news, and insisted on merging the annual 'Fanghua Club' with the poetry club's recruitment activities, so it became a sorority. ”

Although the midyear festival is a ghost festival, the customs of the country may be a little different from other places.

On the day of the Midyear Festival, the ladies of Beijing will hold a "Fanghua Meeting" on their own.

Everyone gathered together to discuss poetry and talent, in fact, it was a private party.

And Hua Qiong was infatuated with Yin Zike, and when she heard that the recruitment idea of Chenyang Poetry Club also had half of Yin Zike's idea, she naturally couldn't let go of such a good opportunity to get close to him, so she cheekily asked Gu Nianshi to combine the two activities into one.

Although Gu Nianshi was reluctant at first, because of Hua Qiong's identity, he could only agree in the end.

Changyin Garden is the most luxurious of the royal manors, and after hearing about the location of the event, the talented people in the poetry society all praised Princess Hua Qiong for her boldness and generosity, because some of them were from poor backgrounds, and they may not have the possibility of stepping into a place like Changyin Garden in their next life.

Since the form and content of the "Fanghua Club" are the same every year, there is nothing new at all, so those noble ladies who have lost interest in the "Fanghua Club" are also very happy.

Princess Huaqiong was secretly proud in her heart after hearing the outside world's praise for herself.

As everyone knows, Yin Zike is very dissatisfied.

Because in his heart, the poetry club's recruitment of new students is completely out of a thirst for talented people, but Hua Qiong wants to take a group of young ladies mixed with Arowana to hold a sorority, which makes the essence of the recruitment activity change.

It's just that the post of the sorority was sent out by Princess Hua Qiong, who acted quickly, one step earlier, and she had to take care of Mrs. Yin in the past two days, so Yin Zike didn't bother to worry about Hua Qiong anymore.

Mrs. Yu hadn't gone out for a long time, and when she heard Mrs. Liu's words, her eyes flashed: "Can we go too?" ”

"If you want to talk about the noble girls in Beijing, our sisters must be unqualified." Mrs. Liu shook her head, and when she saw that Mrs. Yu's excited little face immediately collapsed, she changed her tone and continued: "However, the princess should go that day, and we can go to Changyin Garden with her light." ”

"Hmph, what's it?" After hearing this, Mrs. Yu said angrily: "Don't go!" ”

"Why not? Although I used to serve by the Queen Mother's side, I didn't go to the Changyin Garden once. Mrs. Liu looked at Mrs. Yu in puzzlement, and said in a yearning tone: "It is said that the garden is so beautiful that it is like a fairyland on earth, even more beautiful than our palace!" ”

"In particular, the water of the lake is not only crystal clear, but some people say that washing your face with the lake water can beautify your face!"

"Really?" Mrs. Yu unconsciously touched her face and said suspiciously.

"Of course it's true, when did I lie to you?" Mrs. Liu knocked on the melon seeds and smiled gently.

"That'...... Let's go and have some fun. Madame Jade rolled her eyes and raised her chin with a reluctant expression.

Mrs. Liu nodded, a flash of triumph in her eyes.