Chapter 364: One Step Late
From the Queen Mother sending someone to summon "Lin Sheng" into the palace to his return, it took more than an hour before and after.
In this hour, the people in the various courtyards of King Ning's Mansion had all kinds of thoughts.
In the Qiu Ju Courtyard, Mrs. Liu's face turned blue with anger, grabbed Xueqin's arm hard, gritted her teeth and said, "What did you say?" The Queen Mother let her come back? ”
Xueqin endured the pain, swallowed her saliva, and said truthfully: "Yes, she came back safe and sound." ”
"What about the emperor? Since the queen told the queen mother, didn't she tell the emperor? Mrs. Liu was unwilling and continued to ask in a menacing tone.
Xueqin said timidly: "This ...... This slave doesn't know. ”
As soon as she pushed Xueqin away, Mrs. Liu's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and she said angrily: "I really didn't expect it, Gu Jin? This slut's life is so big, he can really save the day every time! ”
"Master, do we want to spread this news so that everyone knows about it?" Xue Qin's eyes rolled and she proposed, "If her identity is exposed in front of people, then there is no way to hide it anymore." ”
"What's the use of exposing it? Since she has the courage to play tricks in front of the Queen Mother today, he may naturally come up with a way to deceive everyone one day. Mrs. Liu sat down angrily and said quietly: "This time, I'm afraid that she has already taken precautions, otherwise she wouldn't have been prepared." ”
"If we continue to hold on to this matter, it will inevitably make her suspicious of us."
"The master is right, it's the slave who thinks it's simple." Xue Qin listened to it and bowed her head respectfully.
Mrs. Liu seemed to comfort herself, and seemed to laugh at herself: "That's it, this woman is not a good stubble, and you have to think long-term to get rid of her." ”
Xueqin echoed two sentences, and seeing Mrs. Liu's dazed expression, she didn't dare to say more, so she walked behind her and massaged her temples.
In the Fuyuan Courtyard, although Ah Qiao believed in the people sent by Chen Zexuan, there was no absolute thing in the world, so she was still a little worried in her heart.
However, she was better than Aiyue, at least she didn't have to walk around the house nervously.
Gu Jinli was painting, and when she swept to Aiyue, she couldn't help but put down her pen, and said helplessly: "Aiyue, don't turn around, I'm dizzy when I turn it." ”
Aiyue stopped, pouted, and said, "Master, the slave is not worried about you. ”
The man pretended to be Gu Jinli and entered the palace, and this matter could not be hidden from Aiyue.
Because Aiyue and Hexiang are from Fuyuan Academy, although Gu Jinli can't take half a step out of the door before the man comes back, they can come and go in Gu Jinli's room freely.
Therefore, Gu Jinli also asked Ah Qiao to tell the two girls the inside story of the matter.
In order to prevent people outside from knowing that Gu Jinli was in the room, Hexiang hugged Xiao Hei and kept an eye on the yard to see if there were any suspicious people nearby under the pretext of taking a walk.
As for Aiyue, sometimes she goes in and sometimes comes out, she can't feel at ease, and always wants to go out to see if the man has come back.
"I'm right here, what are you worried about?" Gu Jinli pursed her lips and chuckled: "Don't worry about the sky, either sit down quietly or go out." ”
There was a "squeak" and the door opened.
I saw the man coming in with a medicine box on his back, followed by Hexiang who was holding Xiao Hei.
"Girl, my subordinates are back." bowed to Gu Jinli, and the man said in a deep voice: "The reason why the Queen Mother suspects you this time is because you were instigated by the queen. ”
"Queen?" Gu Jinli thought that she dressed as a man and didn't seem to have anything to do with the queen recently, and she had no grievances, how could the queen find trouble with her?
Could it be that the queen wants to start from her to bring down Qi Hao?
If so, it makes sense.
If he and Chen Zexuan want to support the Eighth Prince now, they have to be bad with the queen.
How can it be said that the queen has the Fang family in her hands to support her, and the two of them have to have a relationship with the queen.
"Master?" Seeing that Gu Jinli was stunned, Ah Qiao called in a low voice.
Gu Jinli hurriedly came back to her senses, waved her hand and said, "It's okay." ”
"If the girl has nothing else to do, her subordinates will retire first." Seeing that Gu Jinli had no orders, he turned around and disappeared through the back window.
"Lord...... Master ......" Aiyue opened her mouth and pointed to the empty windowsill, still in shock: "He...... He is really exactly the same as you! ”
Hexiang was calmer than Aiyue in the end, and asked, "Master, is this your stand-in?" ”
Gu Jinli shook her head, lowered her voice and said, "No, he is a man, because he used the bone shrinking technique, his stature has become smaller." ”
With such an explanation, the two girls instantly understood, and couldn't help but sigh that there are really many masters in this world, and there are so many strange "evil arts".
Gu Jinli glanced at it casually, her eyes fell on Hexiang's body, and she frowned: "Ah Qiao, isn't it time to give Xiao Hei a medicinal bath?" ”
"Oh, there's been so much going on lately, I've forgotten such an important thing, damn it!" If it weren't for Gu Jinli's reminder, Ah Qiao really forgot that Xiao Hei's fur needed to be soaked in potion every month, otherwise the black on the hair would fade, revealing the original red hair.
Xiao Hei looks like a little black dog, if the hair on his body loses his eyes, he will definitely be found to be a little red fox who is "pretending" and "surrendering his identity".
And this little red fox had already jumped off the cliff with Gu Jinli back then.
Once it is recognized now, it will undoubtedly become the evidence for those people outside to reveal Gu Jinli's identity.
Therefore, Xiaohei is Xiaohong's business, and it must not be exposed.
Xiao Hei understood Gu Jinli's words and called twice.
Ah Qiao stepped forward and took Xiao Hei out of Hexiang's arms, just exposing the place where Hexiang was stained by the ink on Xiao Hei's body.
"Ah, I see!" Aiyue immediately said excitedly as if she had discovered something extraordinary: "Master, Xiaohong's fox is not dead, is it?" ”
Gu Jinli said "oh", did not admit it directly, and did not resist, but everyone tacitly agreed.
"Great, it's really good!" An excited, Aiyue happily hugged Hexiang.
Gu Jinli and Xiaohong are still alive, and they have returned to themselves and Aiyue, and Hexiang is naturally happy.
It's just that she is introverted and subtle, which is different from Aiyue's expression.
"Alright, be quiet, don't let anyone hear you." Gu Jinli shook her head, and said to Hexiang again: "You can also go down and change your clothes." ”
"Yes, master." Hexiang wiped the corners of her eyes and left.
In the study, after hearing that "Lin Sheng" came back unharmed, Qi Hao's heart was finally put down.
He breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed his eyebrows, and said to Du Jiang: "There is nothing to do here in this king, you go to the barracks." ”
"Yes, lord." Du Jiang responded, and then hesitated: "Lord Wang......"
Qi Hao put down his hand, he looked at Du Jiang, "What else is going on?" ”
Du Jiang coughed lightly twice and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, the person who entered the palace today to pretend to be Concubine Gu is a man. ”
Seeing that Qi Hao's face instantly pulled the old man, he said again: "After that person left the palace, he went directly back to the old mansion of the king of Nanyang. ”
Chen Zexuan lives in the old mansion of King Nanyang, and he doesn't have to think about it to know that the person who came to the rescue today, Chen Zexuan, sent it.
Qi Hao's heart was a little uncomfortable, because when his woman was in danger, there was a man next to him to escort her, which made him look like a superfluous person.
He is always one step later than Chen Zexuan, and it is no wonder that Gu Jinli's heart is now subdued by Chen Zexuan.
However, Qi Hao had no other way but to be annoyed, angry, and helpless.
With a long sigh, he said in a muffled voice: "This king knows. ”
Du Jiang nodded and went out to the barracks.