Xiao Xiangzi felt the queen's monstrous anger, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Queen Mother, don't be angry, the eighth prince ......"

"Shut up!" The queen glared at Xiao Xiangzi fiercely, and said sharply: "This palace is talking to the eighth prince, what is the matter with you?!" ”

Xiao Xiangzi was frightened by the cold aura emanating from the queen's body, shrunk his neck, and took a few steps back.

The eighth prince's chin was pinched red by the queen, he pursed his lips tightly, raised his eyes to look at the queen for a moment, and did not speak.

His silence caused the queen's heart to be even more angry.

"Autumn Cicada, what are you still doing in a daze!" Withdrawing her hand, the queen turned to Qiu Chan and scolded: "Don't even you listen to the words of this palace?" ”

"Slaves don't dare." Qiu Cicada said that, and immediately walked towards Gu Jinli's side.

"The queen is angry!" Hexiang's face changed, and she strode in front of Gu Jinli, her little face full of nervousness.

"What a bold, how dare you disobey this palace? Autumn Cicada, drag this down and kill her with a cane first! Pointing at the lotus fragrance, the queen's beautiful eyes sparkled with cold light.

"The Queen Mother." The Eighth Prince stood up and slowly walked to Gu Jinli's side, "I heard that Imperial Physician Wei has often gone to my father's palace in the past two days, so it can be seen that my father's condition is very serious. ”

"Instead of wasting time with her sons, the queen mother should go and see her father."

After experiencing life and death, the eighth prince, whether it was speaking or looking, unconsciously carried a depth that did not match his age.

When he said this, he actually just wanted to take away the queen.

However, in the ears of the queen, it seemed that the eighth prince was satirizing her discord with the old emperor.

Pulling the handkerchief in her hand, the queen gritted her teeth and sneered: "Xiaoba, your wings are hard, the queen mother can't control you now!" ”

After that, she flicked her sleeves and walked towards the door, and said angrily: "Qiu Cicada, go back with the palace!" ”

"Yes, Queen." The autumn cicada answered and quickly followed.

Seeing that the queen was finally gone, Hexiang's heart relaxed, and she turned to salute the eighth prince and said, "Thank you, the eighth prince." ”

Regarding the fact that the queen wanted to do something to Gu Jinli just now, compared with Hexiang and the Eighth Prince, she did not show any panic and fear from beginning to end as a party concerned.

Like an outsider, she looked at the queen with unusually calm anger.

If Hexiang and the Eighth Prince hadn't defended Qiu Cicada when she was close to her, she would never have let the queen succeed.

It's okay to hurt her, but it's intolerable to hurt her children.

For his own sake, the eighth prince angered the queen just now.

This affection moved Gu Jinli very much in her heart.

For example, Xiao Xiangzi felt that Gu Jinli came to visit the Eighth Prince because of Qi Hao, and Gu Jinli also thought that the Eighth Prince was also looking at Qi Hao's face to protect himself.

The hand hidden in her sleeve quietly put away the silver needle, and she looked at the Eighth Prince's gentle gaze: "Thank you, Eighth Prince." ”

The Eighth Prince didn't speak, but looked at Gu Jinli with those good-looking eyes.

I don't know why, Gu Jinli actually saw something familiar in his eyes.

Those things were only available when Qi Hao looked at him.

I can't tell what it felt, in short, Gu Jinli's heart trembled suddenly.

Hurriedly looking away, she said with an unnatural expression: "I've bothered the Eighth Prince for so long, I should go back too." ”

With that, she turned around and was about to walk out.

"Concubine Gu." The Eighth Prince suddenly called out to Gu Jinli, and he stepped forward.

The nine-year-old stood in front of the fifteen-year-old Gu Jinli, and the height of the two was the same.

Of course, the Eighth Prince will definitely have to grow up again in the future.

Looking at each other, Gu Jinli asked in a low voice, "Is there anything else going on with the Eighth Prince?" ”

The Eighth Prince moved his lips and wanted to say something, but in the end he said, "Thank you for the sachet last time." ”

The last sachet was given to him by Gu Jinli when she entered the palace with Qi Hao.

However, it was later found by the queen and cut it with scissors.

The debris all over the ground, as well as the empress's twisted and resentful face, were deeply left in the mind of the eighth prince.

The image that made him sad lingered in his impression.

However, he couldn't tell Gu Jinli that her sachet was gone.

Gu Jinli didn't expect the Eighth Prince to stop her just for such a sentence, she nodded, and she said, "The Eighth Prince is polite." ”

After that, she saw that the eighth prince had no follow-up, so she left with lotus incense.

It wasn't until Gu Jinli disappeared from sight that the Eighth Prince withdrew his gaze.

Xiao Xiangzi looked at the Eighth Emperor in a daze, as if he had been caught in the acupoint, and was a little surprised.

has been by the side of the Eighth Prince for so many years, and Xiao Xiangzi is also one of the people who knows the Eighth Prince best.

Before the Eighth Prince had an accident, he was a smart and simple-hearted child.

Although he is not familiar with the world, it does not mean that he is a stupid child who is easy to be fooled.

He has a delicate heart and is good at observation, so he chooses not to pay attention to the filthy and dark things in the palace.

He kept a pure heart, and it was the last pure land in the palace.

With his repeated murder, he had to grow up quickly in the cruel reality.

The law of survival of the jungle made him understand that if a person is too weak, then he is like a rabbit or a lamb in the forest, which will be eaten by creatures stronger than him anytime and anywhere.

Since he was a child, he was strictly required by the queen, and from the private chats between the palace maids and the eunuchs, he also knew what the queen raised him for.

It's just that he doesn't want to think about everything in terms of "interests", and he is willing to think of the queen more simply.

But judging from the attitude of the eighth prince towards the queen last time and last time, he has indeed grown up.

Because knowing how to resist and know how to refuse is one of the signs of growing up.

Last time, he used silence to express his inner dissatisfaction.

And this time, he is using his words and deeds to confront the queen.

As for what happened in the middle of this, what made the Eighth Prince become like this, Xiao Xiangzi didn't know, and the queen couldn't guess.

Five days ago, that is, on the day of the temple fair, the queen had nothing to do, and took the autumn cicadas for a walk in the back garden.

When the two were walking, they mentioned the eighth prince's mother, Concubine Liang.

As we all know, Concubine Liang died of hemorrhage during childbirth.

However, only the queen and Qiu Chan knew the real cause of Concubine Liang's death.

Although Concubine Liang is the concubine of the old emperor, her maiden family is a small official, and her status is relatively humble among many concubines.

At that time, the queen was already disappointed that the Seven Princes could not be raised, so she thought about finding another chess piece that could be cultivated.

After searching for a long time, it was difficult for the queen to find a suitable candidate, and in the end, she could only hit the idea on Concubine Liang, who had just been diagnosed by the imperial doctor as pregnant with a male fetus.

According to the queen's ruthless methods, if the concubine in the palace is pregnant, she will definitely instruct someone to poison the concubine who is pregnant with a male fetus.

The light one was stillborn, and the heavy one was one corpse and two lives.

As the day approached the day when Concubine Liang was about to give birth, the old emperor was very happy.

Because the previous concubines were unable to give birth to a healthy prince for one reason or another, only the good concubine has persevered until now.

So for the arrival of the eighth prince, how could the old emperor not look forward to it.

As the old emperor wished, Concubine Liang and the mother and son of the Eighth Emperor were safe.

It's just that half an hour after the eighth prince was taken to nurse by the nurse, Concubine Liang still died.

The midwife said that Concubine Liang had a sudden postpartum blood collapse, which caught people off guard.

In addition to lamenting, the old emperor could only resign himself to fate and sent someone to bury the concubine.

In fact, the queen retreated from everyone and quietly sneaked into Concubine Liang's room, telling her that as long as she died, she would raise the eighth prince as an adult and cultivate him as an emperor through the ages.

If Concubine Liang does not die, then the Eighth Prince has a mother with a humble status, and it will be difficult to succeed in the future.

Concubine Liang was shocked after listening to the queen's words.

But after thinking about it, I felt that what the queen said was very right.

She is very self-aware, because of her identity, she doesn't know how many white eyes and taunts she has received in the palace.

She didn't want the Eighth Prince to be bullied in the future, so after a painful struggle, for the sake of the Eighth Prince, she silently agreed to the queen's suggestion.

The queen came to find Concubine Liang, not to ask for her opinion, but to use Concubine Liang's mouth to make the old emperor mistakenly think that letting the queen raise the eighth prince was Concubine Liang's entrustment before she died.

After all, at that time, the relationship between the old emperor and the empress had deteriorated for many years.

If it was the meaning of the concubine, then the old emperor should not be able to bear to refuse.

Concubine Liang, who had just given birth, was already physically weak, and after being poured a bowl of decoction that invigorated blood and dispelled blood stasis, she really bleed heavily.

While she still had one breath left, the old emperor received the news and hurried over.

When the old emperor listened to her last words, Concubine Liang reluctantly glanced at the eighth prince who was held in the queen's arms, and closed her eyes forever.

The reason why the queen and Qiu Chan mentioned the old things about Concubine Liang was because they suddenly remembered the Seventh Prince somehow, and because the Seventh Prince thought of the Eighth Prince who couldn't cheer up now.

mentioned the eighth prince, and had to mention the original intention of raising him.

These things are like a ball of hemp rope, the more they are pulled, the more they are pulled, so the conversation box is opened, and it is out of control.

They thought that there was no one around, so the master and servant did not have too many taboos.

However, what they didn't know was that the Eighth Prince, who was finally persuaded by Xiao Xiangzi to come out to bask in the sun, was standing behind a wall and a string of red not far away.

Of course, Xiao Xiangzi was also coincidentally not around, because he found that the jade pendant hanging on the waist of the eighth prince did not know where to lose it, so he returned to find the jade pendant.

At the same time, the queen and Qiu Chan had also left and walked in the direction of Fengluan Palace.

When Xiao Xiangzi found the jade pendant, the eighth prince had already heard the conversation between the queen and the autumn cicada clearly.

At that time, his face was as pale as paper, his fists in his sleeves were clenched tightly, and his body trembled a little.

Xiao Xiangzi thought that the eighth prince was uncomfortable, and he was very nervous, so he asked the reason vigorously.

However, the Eighth Prince did not say a word.

No one knows what kind of mood he was in at that moment.

He had never been so resentful when he was thrown into the icy waters of a lake and nearly drowned.

He had never been so mad when he was almost beaten to death with a stick.

But now, when he learned that Concubine Liang died to protect herself, his heart was so distressed that he was screwed together.

He hated, hated himself for being a boy, if it was a girl, presumably the innocent mother would not die.

He hated, hated the queen for all these years and had been raising her as a benefactor.

And he also has to be grateful to an enemy and call her the "queen mother......

Looking at the Eighth Prince's iron-blue face, when Xiao Xiangzi was so anxious that he was about to cry, the Eighth Prince finally reacted.

He looked at Xiao Xiangzi with eyes that seemed to be dyed with a layer of mist, and his trembling lips wanted to tell him the pain in his heart, but when the words came to his mouth, they became the words "return to Mingyang Palace".

Concubine Liang's death has been concealed by the queen for so many years, and it is naturally impossible for the queen to let others know, especially if she does not want the eighth prince to know.

And Xiao Xiangzi was assigned by the queen to the Eighth Prince's side back then, even if Xiao Xiangzi has been loyal to the Eighth Prince over the years, and he has served him thoughtfully and considerately, but the Eighth Prince did not dare to risk telling Xiao Xiangzi what he heard.

may have doubts about human nature, and he no longer dares to believe in Xiao Xiangzi without reservation as before.

The queen once said a few words to him, and he didn't take it to heart at the time, but now that he thinks about it, he actually feels that what the queen said is very right.

The human heart is sinister, and no one can believe it except himself.

Because only you will not betray yourself, you will not deceive yourself.

Most of the people who can stab you in the back are the people who know you best and are closest to you.

Because, only they know your Achilles' heel and can accurately poke your sore spots, so that you are powerless to fight back.

Therefore, the eighth prince can't tell Xiao Xiangzi no matter what.

Even if he spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, he can't take risks.

The mother concubine is dead, he is for the sake of the mother concubine, and he also wants to live in the world.

In this dark palace, only when you are strong can you protect yourself.

He has recognized this reality.

However, it does not mean that he has to compete for the throne with King Xuan, King Qing, and even Qi Hao according to the queen's original intention.

He was too young to compete with his older brothers.

Only by protecting oneself with autism can we delay the long-term calculation.

As for the queen, he will not show mercy to her because she has raised him for many years.

If he gets the chance to get rid of her in the future, he will definitely not be merciful!

is probably the hatred of the queen, so that the eighth prince can't help it today, in front of Qiu Chan and Xiao Xiangzi, because of Gu Jinli and the queen against each other.

Of course, he strongly suppressed his hatred, only to let others think that his rudeness to the queen was just to defend Gu Jinli.

Seeing Xiao Xiangzi staring at him dumbfounded, the Eighth Prince turned around and walked up the soft collapse as if he hadn't seen his surprised expression, "I'm tired." ”

Three words, implying that Xiao Xiangzi should leave.

Shoko nodded, then shook her head again.

Standing in place and hesitating for a while, he couldn't help but speak: "Eighth Prince, why did you provoke the Empress Mother for Concubine Gu just now?" You know, the queen has a bad temper, this ......"

Actually, Xiao Xiangzi wanted to say that the Eighth Prince couldn't offend the queen for Gu Jinli's sake.

After all, Gu Jinli is Qi Hao's woman, and Qi Hao is the person the queen is bent on getting rid of.

Although the Eighth Prince attaches great importance to the brotherhood with Qi Hao, and Qi Hao has been treating the Eighth Prince well over the years, Xiao Xiangzi has never forgotten the queen's instructions back then.

While supervising and accompanying the growth of the Eighth Prince, he assisted him to become a person who could compete with other princes and princes.

Xiao Xiangzi's goal is the same as that of the empress, and they are all for the eighth prince to ascend the throne as emperor in the future.

Therefore, Xiao Xiangzi sees the problem thoroughly, and he is more realistic than the Eighth Prince.

However, for the time being, he is still the main one in everything with the Eighth Prince.

The reason why I told the Eighth Prince was because I felt that the Eighth Prince's wings were not yet full, and there were many people in this palace who wanted to harm him.

If the eighth prince offends the queen and the queen doesn't care about him, then he has no queen to rely on and is wronged in the palace, who will he find to support him?

Besides, even if Qi Hao's kindness to the Eighth Prince is out of his heart, but he doesn't live in the palace, if anything happens to the Eighth Prince, Qi Hao, who lives in King Ning's Mansion, can't fly to the palace in the blink of an eye to solve problems for the Eighth Prince.

This is like the last time the Eighth Prince was tied up in a sack and beaten severely, what if Qi Hao was in a hurry and angry? Still far water can't save the near fire......

"Get out." The Eighth Prince turned his back to Xiao Xiangzi, his eyes closed and there was no doubt.

It was the first time that Xiao Xiangzi was treated with such a cold attitude by the Eighth Prince, and he was a little aggrieved.

"Yes, Eighth Prince." After a muffled answer, he walked out of the room with his head down.

When the door behind him closed, the Eighth Prince's open eyes had a complicated expression.

He didn't want to treat Xiao Xiangzi like this, but he couldn't help it.

In this palace, there are many crises.

He didn't dare to trust anyone casually anymore, so he could only wrap himself up with an indifferent face.

And Gu Jinli, he defends her, partly because of Qi Hao, and partly because of ......

He didn't know why, obviously he didn't have much contact, but it was like an invisible thread in the dark, which made him involuntarily want to get closer to her.

Of course, he didn't forget that there was a six-year gap between them.

Maybe, Qi Hao is his fourth brother, and Gu Jinli is like a sister in his eyes.

But one thing is different, he called Yin Suwan also "Sister Wan" before.

However, when facing Gu Jinli, he couldn't shout the word "sister", as if he had never called Yin Suwan "princess".

He couldn't understand why, but he felt that he couldn't look at her through the eyes of a child......

Sighing heavily, he closed his eyes again, thinking about how to make himself stronger faster, and then avenge the good concubine.

"I'm so angry with this palace, Xiao Ba actually talked back to this palace for Gu Jinxiu's slut!" In Fengluan Palace, the queen handed the teacup in front of Qiu Cicada and slammed it to the ground, and said angrily: "I knew that he was so rebellious, this palace should have strangled him to death after he was born!" The province is now angry with him! ”

Qiu Cicada sensitively avoided the hot tea spilled on the ground, and cautiously comforted: "Niangniang, you also know that the Eighth Emperor has a good heart, and he didn't dare to kill when he was a child. ”

"Besides, the Eighth Prince is doing this for your own good."

"Heh, for the sake of Hongu?" The queen snorted coldly and said angrily: "He is for Qi Hao!" ”

"If it was really for the good of this palace, I should have cheered up a long time ago, where is it still so immortal all day long?"

"Mother." Qiu Chan can be regarded as watching the Eighth Prince grow up, and she likes the Eighth Prince very much in her heart, so she spoke for him: "The Eighth Prince has a saying that is right, Gu Jinxiu is pregnant with a royal child, if something happens to you, you have to give an explanation." ”

"Recently, some ministers in the DPRK and China are picking on the fault of the Fang family, if you really let the child in Gu Jinxiu's belly disappear, presumably those people will definitely seize the opportunity to deduct a big crime for you."

"When the time comes, won't you just lose more than you gain?"

Although she knew that the autumn cicada was comforting herself, the queen still felt a lot more comfortable after hearing it: "Hmph, those grasshoppers after the autumn can't bounce for a few days!" ”

"The Fang family has a deep and stable foundation in the court, where do they want to uproot?"

Qiu Chan saw that the queen's face looked a little better, and poured another cup of tea and put it in her hand.

The queen took a sip, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in her head, and her words changed, "Qiu Cicada, you say, Xiao Ba shouldn't be ...... Gu Jinxiu"

For the queen's desire to speak again, the autumn cicada instantly understood.

Her eyes widened, the corners of her mouth twitched, and it took a while to find her normal voice: "Niangniang, you are too worried, how could the Eighth Emperor have such thoughts about Gu Jinxiu?" ”

The queen frowned, clenched the teacup, and said meaningfully: "This palace feels that Xiaoba is a little wrong this time. ”

Although the size of the eighth prince is getting bigger and bigger day by day, and his delicate and good-looking facial features are becoming more and more angular, he has always been a child in the eyes of Qiu Chan.

With a sneer, Qiu Chan said in a low voice: "Niangniang, you also said just now that the Eighth Prince's defense of Gu Jinxiu is for the sake of Prince Ning's face, so it is impossible for him to have anything to do with Gu Jinxiu." ”

"Moreover, the eighth prince is not nineteen years old, but nine years old, and it is even more impossible."

After hearing this, the queen pouted and said, "What is the difference of six years?" Don't you know, when the emperor was eleven years old, he also fell in love with a twenty-year-old palace maid! ”

"Uh......" Qiu Cicada knew the old emperor's old news for the first time, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

An eleven-year-old emperor, a twenty-year-old palace maid?

There is a nine-year difference between them, which is even more incredible than that of the Eighth Prince and Gu Jinli.

Of course, the old emperor was only dependent on the palace maid who had been taking care of him at that time, but the queen mother had to say that the palace maid seduced the old emperor, so in order to kill the chicken and set an example for the monkey, so she sent someone to beat the palace maid to death.

In fact, the twenty-year-old palace maid is not old, but compared with the old emperor at that time, she is indeed much "older".

The death of the palace maid only made the old emperor a little sad for a day or two, and then the incident slowly faded from his memory.

"Oh, yes." Retracting her thoughts, the queen asked again, "How are Concubine Li and King Qing doing?" Are they honest? ”

Qiu Chan hurriedly came back to her senses and responded: "Concubine Li didn't move, but the Qing King seems to have Hualiu disease, and it is said that he found a doctor to go to the palace for treatment." ”

After a pause, he added: "There is also King Xuan, he also seems to have Hualiu disease, anyway, the doctor has been going in and out for the past two days." ”

"Flower willow disease?" When the queen heard this, she almost didn't spray the tea in her mouth on Qiu Cicada's face, and her eyes lit up: "Tell me, what's going on?" ”

Qiu Chan thought for a while and said slowly: "What's going on, the slave doesn't know." ”

"It's just that I heard that the two of them recently found a doctor who saw Hualiu disease to see a doctor, maybe they were infected with an unclean disease."

The queen hooked her lips, and half of the gloom in her heart was swept away in an instant.

She raised her hand to cut her hair, then looked at the red Kodan on her nails, and said faintly: "Qiu Cicada, immediately spread the news that King Qing and King Xuan were infected with flower willow disease at the same time!" ”

"Now?" Qiu Cicada didn't expect the queen to be in such a hurry, and couldn't help asking.

The queen nodded and said coldly: "It's best if it can ruin the reputation of the two of them, and if it can't be ruined, it can also add some after-dinner laughter to everyone, which is also good." ”

"Yes, sissy." The autumn cicada bowed its head and then left.

The queen looked at the steaming teacup, and the corners of her lips twitched.

King Qing has not been close to women all these years, but Concubine Keli rewarded him with several palace maids, and he did not refuse.

invited a doctor to treat willow disease to come to the door, could it be caused by having fun with multiple women overnight?

There are no concubines, side concubines, and no wives in King Xuan's mansion, and he pretends to have a gentle and elegant image all day long, but now he is infected with the same illness as King Qing, which is really ironic.

Yawning, she was a little tired, so she took off her shoes and went to bed.

After Gu Jinli left the palace gate, she instructed the coachman to drive in the direction of Yuelai Teahouse before getting into the carriage.

He Xiang knew that Gu Jinli was in a bad mood because of Yin Suwan, and it was not strange that she didn't want to go back to Ning Wangfu.

After the carriage stopped at the door of the tea room, after seeing Gu Jinli directly send the coachman away, Hexiang was puzzled: "Master, you drove the carriage away, how can we go back in a while?" ”

Gu Jinli walked into the hall and said without thinking, "Don't go back." ”

"Huh?" After hearing this, Hexiang opened her mouth wide for a while before closing: "Let's not go back?" ”

Gu Jinli said "um", and then saw Chen Liang coming up, so he nodded to him: "Shopkeeper." ”

Yin Suwan was pregnant and returned to King Ning's mansion, and the whole capital knew about it.

So Chen Liang gave the shopkeepers a look, and first signaled them to talk less.

gave Gu Jinli a salute, he was so enthusiastic that he pretended not to know anything, and said, "What floor are you going to today?" ”

Since the last time Gu Jinli left, Chen Liang has reserved a seat for Gu Jinli at the window on the second floor every day.

Although he didn't know when she would come, Chen Liang wanted to ensure that every time Gu Jinli came, she would have a seat.

Of course, if Gu Jinli wants to go to the third floor, then it is no problem.

After all, the price of the third floor is extremely high, and almost no one can afford it, so it has become Gu Jinli's private domain.

Gu Jinli remembered that he had a conflict with Qi Hao on the second floor on the day of the temple fair, and he misunderstood himself without saying a word, so he said in a low voice: "The third floor." ”

"Okay, let's let Xiao Er serve you tea." made a gesture of invitation to Gu Jinli, and the shopkeeper hurriedly turned around and went to the back kitchen, so that people immediately prepared the best tea and some delicious snacks and sent them to the third floor.

After going up to the third floor, Gu Jinli looked at everything that was familiar, and her unhappy heart finally calmed down.

The gurgling water on the rockery swayed with a moving sound, which also diluted her depression a lot in the past few days.

There is a faint fragrance wafting in the air all over the room, this fragrance is not the smell of incense, a bit like plum blossoms, but also a little like peach blossoms, in short, it smells very good.

After Gu Jinli sat down, she leaned lightly on the cushion behind her and said to Hexiang who was standing on the side: "There are no outsiders here, you can sit too." ”

Hexiang nodded and sat down beside Gu Jinli.

After a while, the shopkeeper came in with the little two with tea trays and plates with snacks.

Gu Jinli glanced at the plate and smiled at the shopkeeper: "The shopkeeper has a heart." ”

She's pregnant, and she's been in a bad mood lately, so her appetite isn't good.

But the shopkeeper actually put a lot of appetizing sour dried plums and the like in addition to snacks on the plate, which shows that it is really intimate and careful.

"It should." The shopkeeper smiled embarrassedly, and then said, "The little one won't bother Concubine Gu, if there is anything, you can just let people shout." ”

Seeing Gu Jinli nodding, he walked out of the room.

Gu Jinli pinched a sour dried plum and took a bite lightly, her eyebrows frowning lightly.

"Master, drink some tea." Seeing this, Hexiang hurriedly poured her a cup of tea.

Gu Jinli took a sip, suppressed the sourness in her mouth, and pushed the dish to Hexiang, "You taste it." ”

Hexiang hesitated, but it was not good to brush Gu Jinli's mind, so she took the smallest piece and put it in her mouth.

Sure enough, she also wanted to cry sourly.

Gu Jinli smiled slightly, and stuffed a piece of pastry into Hexiang's mouth, "This is called the same sweet and sour." ”

Hexiang's mouth was stuffed with pastries, and she couldn't speak, but seeing the smile between Gu Jinli's eyebrows, her worried heart relaxed a little.

She was really afraid that Gu Jinli would be under too much pressure and one day she would not be able to stand it.

It can be seen that Gu Jinli can still laugh, which means that the situation is not too bad.

It's just that Gu Jinli really won't go back to King Ning's Mansion tonight?

Swallowing the pastry, Hexiang asked the question in her heart: "Master, you don't plan to go back to the palace, is this true?" ”

Gu Jinli lay down, raised her eyes to look at the carved beams and pillars above her head, and said softly, "I don't want to go back." ”

The carved beams and pillars were also designed by the drawings drawn by themselves, and it was a cluster of blooming peonies, which was atmospheric and delicate.

"But......" Hexiang lowered her head and couldn't help but say, "If you don't go back, the prince will be worried." ”

"Also, Yin Suwan just returned home today, if you don't go back, isn't it indirectly indicating that you admit defeat to her?"

Gu Jinli never cared about winning or losing, because she didn't have a heart that liked to be jealous, and she didn't care about who to compete with for favor.

The smile on her lips just now gradually faded, and she sneered: "What if you win?" What if you lose? ”

What kind of master there is, what kind of subordinate there is.

Gu Jinli doesn't like fighting, and the same goes for Hexiang and Aiyue.

However, that doesn't mean that others are just like them.

It's like Yin Suwan, since she can return to King Ning's Mansion, she must be prepared.

Hexiang also didn't want Gu Jinli to be caught in these battles in the backyard, but sometimes it was not people looking for trouble, but trouble looking for people.

Gu Jinli didn't make a move, but Yin Suwan would.

Therefore, Hexiang didn't want Gu Jinli to fight for it, but she didn't want her to be passive.

Also, Hexiang felt that it was really very difficult for Gu Jinli to get to this point with Qi Hao.

If the two of them can reconcile, Hexiang will be happier than anyone else.

Today, however, the situation is complicated......

"Lotus incense." Taking a deep breath, Gu Jinli's tone sank: "I was not Yin Suwan's opponent from the beginning, and until now, I am still not. ”

"Yin Suwan is the concubine of Mrs. Yin, and her background is much more noble than me, an illegitimate concubine raised outside."

"In addition, she is also loved by the emperor and the queen mother, and was named the 'Lord of the Summer Palace', and what is my identity?"

"An orphan girl who no one loves and no one loves."

"Besides, Yin Suwan ...... her"

As she spoke, her voice trembled a little.

Lotus Xiang listened to what she said, and tears unconsciously welled up.

She hugged Gu Jinli and choked up: "Master, you are not loved by no one, you have slaves and love moons, and Xiaohong is with you!" ”

Gu Jinli's nose was sour, but she still pulled her lips stubbornly, and said with a smile: "What are you crying about, what I said is the truth, you don't have to shed tears for me." ”

The most important point, she hasn't said yet.

That is, Yin Suwan was Qi Hao's favorite at the beginning.

And now, Yin Suwan has returned to Qi Hao's side.

Although there was an unhappy time between Yin Suwan and Qi Hao in the middle, they returned to the original point after going around and around.

It's a pity that today's Gu Jinli can no longer stay out of the matter freely......

I don't know, when will this farce between the three of them be the end?

Seeing Gu Jinli smiling insincerely, Hexiang felt distressed again, "Master, ......"

Gu Jinli rubbed Hexiang's head, pretending to be strong, and said, "Okay, tonight, I will first wronged you to sleep with me here for one night." ”

She really didn't want to go back tonight, for no reason, she just wanted to let herself have a day off.

Don't think about anything, don't do anything, don't see anyone.

Just hide in this private space for a day, and she is very satisfied with just one day.

He Xiang wiped her tears and whispered, "That slave will ask Qin Feng to send a letter to the palace in a while." ”

Normally, when there is nothing to do, Qin Feng will stay in the dark.

Therefore, as long as Gu Jinli and Hexiang called, Qin Feng would appear.

"Don't worry, let's talk about it after drinking this pot of tea." Gu Jinli closed her eyes and said lightly.

She didn't know if Qi Hao would worry about herself now, but she wanted to know how Qi Hao would react after receiving Qin Feng's news.

I was a little conflicted in my heart, hoping that he would be angry, and then in a fit of anger, I personally brought myself back to King Ning's mansion.

I hope he doesn't come over, and give her an independent and quiet space to enjoy this short time without being bothered by messy......

Hexiang sniffed and said, "The slave knows." ”

At a table on the second floor, sat Chen Zexuan, who was wearing a mask and hiding his true face.

He was still sitting in the seat he had last time, but Gu Jinli's table was reserved by Chen Liang, so no one sat there.

empty, as his heart was.

Just now, he had been watching her go up to the third floor.

But she didn't notice him.

What kind of woman Yin Suwan is, Chen Zexuan can also be regarded as understanding.

After all, she is the woman that Qi Hao loved with all her heart, so Chen Zexuan will definitely send someone to find out Yin Suwan's character.

In order to keep Qi Hao, she will definitely use all her strength to make Qi Hao change her mind.

However, Qi Hao is not a person who can be deceived casually.

If it is said that on the fifth day of the first lunar month last month, on the night when Zisang and the envoys of Yunguo left, Qi Hao really had a good time with Yin Suwan, then how did he get into the scheme?

Aphrodisiac? Or did he really treat Yin Suwan as Gu Jinli when he was drunk?

Anyway, Chen Zexuan didn't believe that Qi Hao would fall into Yin Suwan's trap.

However, the child has been more than a month old, if it is not Qi Hao, according to his temperament, how can he admit it?

This problem, while bothering Gu Jinli, is also bothering Chen Zexuan.

However, neither of them could ask Qi Hao.

Gu Jinli was injured by Qi Hao and was unwilling to face him and Yin Suwan.

And Chen Zexuan secretly returned to Beijing behind the back of the old emperor and Qi Hao, so naturally he couldn't reveal his identity.

His eyes fell on the closed door on the third floor for a long time, Chen Zexuan pulled the corners of his lips bitterly, and muttered, "What should I do to you, Gu Jinli?" ”

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound under the table.

Chen Zexuan lowered his head and saw a small red snake wrapped around the foot of the table.

The little red snake stuck out its tongue, "smack, smack" as if it was saying something.

Chen Zexuan guessed that the little red snake must have been sent by the man in black to deliver the message, he stared at the little red snake, and after it repeated it again, he understood what the little red snake was trying to mean.

The man in black wanted Chen Zexuan to return to Baiyulou immediately, and asked him not to tell her about Gu Jinli's life experience.

If you don't need a man in black, Chen Zexuan will do the same.

Because of Gu Jinli's life experience, it involves a wide range of things.

If someone accidentally leaks it, the consequences are extremely serious.

The consequences are not something he can make up for alone.

Raising his hand and touching the head of the little red snake, Chen Zexuan got up and left.

Qin Feng, who was hidden in the shadows, didn't notice Chen Zexuan's existence at first.

At this time, as Chen Zexuan moved, Qin Feng saw him.

No matter how you say it, he has been by Qi Hao's side for many years, even if Qin Feng's head is not very bright sometimes, he still has the vigilance that he should have occasionally.

Looking at Chen Zexuan, who was wearing a mask in the blue sky and daytime, he felt that it was necessary to check the identity of this person.

However, Qin Feng did not forget that his task was to protect Gu Jinli's safety.

Therefore, it is better to let others do the investigation.

Otherwise, when she was distracted, if Gu Jinli had an accident, her sin would be great.

Chen Zexuan quickly returned to Baiyulou, and the man in black didn't wait for him to sit down, so he got straight to the point and said: "The old emperor is poisoned now, you go and find out who did it." ”

"Huh?" Chen Zexuan's recent thoughts were on Gu Jinli, so he naturally didn't have the time to pay attention to the old emperor, so after hearing the words of the man in black, he was stunned for a moment: "What poison?" ”

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the man in black, and he said faintly: "A strange poison." ”

"I see." Chen Zexuan nodded, a little absent-minded.

The man in black guessed that he must be thinking about Gu Jinli in his heart, snorted coldly, and said unhappily: "Don't act rashly, otherwise you will move your whole body and ruin my plan, and you can't afford it." ”

Chen Zexuan's body trembled, and he said "um".