In the kitchen, when Aiyue was boiling water with her back on her back, Fen'er gently opened the lid of the teacup and poured medicinal powder into it.

Her movements were done in one go, and she quickly disappeared, so much so that from the beginning to the end, Aiyue didn't know that there was a person in the kitchen just now.

After boiling the water, Aiyue put the best tea leaves into the tea cup, brewed hot water, and then put the teacups and other things into the tea tray, and carefully brought them to the room.

At the same time, Fen'er ran to the place where she had made an appointment with Xueqin, waiting for Xueqin's "heavy reward".

Supporting the bold and starving to the timid, Fen'er is not a veritable "pillow person" like Xueqin, nor is she valued by Gu Jinli like Ah Qiao, Aiyue and Hexiang.

In the Fleur Temple, she has no status.

How much is faithfulness worth? So if you want to open it, it's nothing.

"Sister Xueqin, I have already put all the medicine into the tea according to your instructions." Fen'er handed the empty paper bag forward and asked for merit.

Xueqin glanced at the paper bag, and it was really clean, not even a little powder left.

She patted Fen'er on the shoulder with satisfaction and smiled, "Well, it's a good job." ”

Fen'er licked her lips, looked at Xueqin expectantly and said, "Then ......"

"Don't worry, you're indispensable!" Xueqin motioned for Fen'er to come closer, and fumbled her hand in her sleeve for something.

Fen'er thought that what was waiting for her was gold and silver jewelry, or jade bracelet earrings and other things, but then a sharp and short dagger pierced her abdomen.

Fen'er's eyes widened, with a look of disbelief: "You, you ......"

She fluttered and tried to struggle, but Xueqin covered her mouth.

The white knife went in and the red knife came out, and Xueqin stabbed a few more times, so that Fen'er didn't even have a chance to shout for help.

After Fen'er's eyes stopped moving, Xueqin pulled the dagger out of Fen'er's body.

After wiping the blood on the dagger with Fen'er's clothes, Xueqin put away the dagger, looked around cautiously, and saw that it was quiet and no one was coming, so she simply dragged Fen'er into the cave on the side of the rockery without doing anything.

Although the mountain is fake, the hole is not shallow.

Moreover, there are large vines on the side of the rockery, which is a good place to kill people and hide corpses.

After cleaning up the blood stains on the ground, and after all the follow-up work was dealt with, Xueqin returned to Qiuju Courtyard.

In the Fuyuan Courtyard, after Aiyue finished serving tea, she was sent down by Gu Jinli along with Ah Qiao and Hexiang.

Because, intuition told Gu Jinli that the eighth prince looked like he was preoccupied and wanted to speak, and he definitely had something important to tell her.

And because of the maid's presence, it must be inconvenient for him to speak.

It's just that the eighth prince doesn't speak, and she can't speak first.

After all, the atmosphere was inexplicably awkward.

The eighth prince also seemed to be very uncomfortable, he coughed lightly, looked away, looked away, and pretended to be calm: "This prince is here, there is something very important." ”

While pouring tea for the Eighth Prince, Gu Jinli thought that the Eighth Prince had taken the initiative to ask for his help this time?

However, after thinking about it, although the Eighth Prince had already reached a consensus with Chen Zexuan, he didn't know that he and Chen Zexuan were actually people in the same boat, let alone his own details.

Come to think of it, it's not for this matter.

Otherwise, the eighth prince had an unspeakable illness and couldn't find a doctor to heal, so he came to himself?

Thinking like this, she looked at the Eighth Prince's eyes with a little strangeness: "What's the matter?" ”

Naturally, the eighth prince couldn't tell Gu Jinli, the important thing he said was just to come and see her and talk to her.

Playing with the teacup, he couldn't help but say: "My father has always felt very tired in the past two days, so this prince wants to ask you, what is going on with my father's dragon body?" ”

"Why do I still have weakness after taking medicine for so long?"

On the grounds of caring about the old emperor's dragon body, it is not too suspicious.

If this spreads, maybe people can praise him for being a filial child!

Of course, before he heard the old emperor and Gonggong Jia talk, he might still have some filial piety in his heart.

And now, there really isn't any more.

From beginning to end, the old emperor was always thinking about Qi Hao!

Even if the old emperor now sees his merits, he doesn't have the slightest intention of giving him the throne.

So, why should he care about the worthless family affection?

Gu Jinli listened to the words of the Eighth Emperor, thinking that he was blaming himself for his poor medical skills and his inability to cure the old emperor's body, so he hurriedly explained: "Eighth Emperor, the emperor's body can't be adjusted in a day or two. I've tried my best to ......"

Guessing that Gu Jinli had misunderstood what she meant, the Eighth Prince interrupted her, "Master Lin doesn't have to panic, this prince doesn't mean to blame you, he just wants to simply understand the situation of his father." ”

Smiling slightly, his expression finally relaxed and natural: "You also know that all the imperial doctors in this palace are combined, and their medical skills are not as good as yours." ”

"The queen mother and father trust you, and this prince also believes in you."

Saying this, Gu Jinli was relieved.

While blowing hot tea, she pondered: "To be honest, the emperor's body is strong on the outside and dry on the inside. ”

"It's like a big tree, it looks tall and strong on the outside, but it's actually eaten by insects on the inside."

When the eighth prince heard this, his eyes flashed, his expression became serious, and his facial muscles were obviously tense, "You mean, the father and the emperor are ......?"

Gu Jinli took a few sips of tea, nodded heavily, and gave an answer that the Eighth Prince wanted: "Yes, it is indeed as the Eighth Prince thinks." ”

The Eighth Prince clenched the cup and quickly turned his brain, analyzing Gu Jinli's words.

As he thought? Could it be that the old emperor's body is really dying?

Gu Jinli's answer was actually a bit ambiguous, after all, the Eighth Prince had not clearly said what he thought, and she and the Eighth Prince had not yet reached the point of being honest and unfair.

Therefore, Gu Jinli couldn't come out directly, all she could do was to guide him to think about the aspects that the old emperor couldn't last long by hinting.

During the time when the Eighth Prince was silent and pondering, Gu Jinli sat quietly on the side and continued to drink tea.

It's just that after two cups of tea, she felt as if a nameless fire was burning from her lower abdomen.

I was feverish, and I was still a little panicked.

Pulling the collar, she quickly poured a cup of tea into her mouth, but the more she drank, the thirstier her mouth became, and the hotter her body became.

The Eighth Prince noticed Gu Jinli's abnormality, and saw that her face was blushing abnormally, and said worriedly, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"I'm a little hot......" Gu Jinli opened her mouth, and the voice she made began to soften.

With that, she pulled her collar down again in annoyance.

This pull revealed her fair neck and delicate collarbones.

And, of course, the looming corset strap.