"Bang", Aiyue just picked up the package in her hand and fell to the ground again.

"Big ...... Big...... The eldest son? Looking at Gu Chengen, who was hugging Gu Jinli tightly, she opened her mouth wide and her tongue was so shocked that she couldn't straighten it.

Gu Chengen seemed to be rushing over, his breathing was very short, and his heart was beating irregularly.

Gu Jinli listened to the heartbeat of "dong dong", and her head went blank.

Not long ago, when she met Gu Nian in the teahouse, and now she met Gu Chengen again under such circumstances, is this a coincidence?

Also, in front of so many people, he actually hugged himself, isn't he afraid of misunderstanding?

Although they are half-siblings, you have to pay attention to the difference between men and women, right?

Could it be ...... Is it really as Aiyue said, does he have that kind of mind for himself?

In a panic, Gu Jinli pushed Gu Chengen away with all his might.

Gu Chengen was stunned, thinking that she was frightened, and stepped forward again and said nervously: "What's wrong?" Isn't it scary? ”

Gu Jinli didn't know if it was because of this unclear hug, or the words of the shopkeeper of Yunshuifang before, in short, she unconsciously took a few steps back.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, her eyes dodged and said, "Big brother, I'm fine." ”

Gu Chengen caught the fear that flashed in Gu Jinli's eyes, and his thin lips pursed into a straight line.

At the time of the Prime Minister's House. Except for Gu Huai, the eldest lady and Gu Jinxiu, who were not afraid of him, the others, whether they were the young master or the aunt, almost everyone was afraid and worried when they saw him.

After all, they've all heard of his torture methods.

But Gu Jinli is different, she lives in Liuliyuan, although she hasn't met him once for ten days and half a month, but whenever she sees it, she has never seen fear and panic on her face.

However, just now, he sensed that she was afraid of him......

Why? What's going on?

Chen Zexuan took in the changes in the expressions of the two, and with a "whoosh", he showed his fan, and he smiled wantonly, "Gu Shilang's news is well-informed, there was just a case here, you rushed over so quickly, the efficiency is indeed very high!" ”

Gu Chengen didn't bother to think about whether Chen Zexuan's words had any deep meaning, he arched his hand, and he saluted: "I've seen Xuan Shizi." ”

"Hey, this son is such a big living person, dare to love Gu Shilang only has Concubine Gu in his eyes, so he sees this son?" Chen Zexuan shook his fan and said angrily: "No, Gu Shilang doesn't take this son in his eyes, he has to tell the emperor!" ”

If Gu Chengen really just found out about Chen Zexuan, then the voice that shouted Gu Jinli in a hurry just now would not be "Jinxiu".

Knowing that Chen Zexuan was not really angry, he said in a respectful tone: "If the prince of the world appreciates his face, the next official will go to Baiyulou to make amends to the prince in a while, I don't know how?" ”

Chen Zexuan waved his hand and laughed: "Gu Shilang is polite, how can this son be such a small-bellied person?" ”

Pointing to the corpse on the ground, he said meaningfully: "Gu Shilang, this person was sent by the Seventh Prince to assassinate Concubine Gu. The stakes are high, and this world will be handed over to you. ”

After that, he tilted his head and said to Gu Jinli: "Concubine Gu, this son wants to go back to Nanyang Palace, and he happens to be on the same road as you, do you want to be together?" ”

Gu Jinli shook her head and said, "No need, I can go back by myself." ”

She didn't know the direction of Nanyang Palace, but it didn't mean that Gu Chengen didn't know.

"It's okay, it's all ...... anyway" didn't wait for Chen Zexuan to finish speaking, only to hear Gu Chengen speak: "Xuan Shizi, Xia Guan can send Jinxiu back on the way back to the Criminal Department, so I won't bother Shizi." ”

Chen Zexuan's narrow eyes flashed with a ghostly light, he looked at Gu Chengen with a smile for a moment, and said slowly: "Gu Shilang is very important in handling the case, and sending Gu Fang Concubine is just a gesture, not a lot of trouble." ”

The two of them stood on both sides of Gu Jinli on the left and right, one was cold in blue, and the other was evil in purple.

Gu Jinli was very embarrassed to be caught in the middle, and there was a sense of irritability in her heart.

For Gu Chengen, she really had a fear mentality, and when she saw Chen Zexuan's torture methods just now, I am afraid that it may be comparable to Gu Chengen.

These two people, she will have to keep her distance in the future.

Especially Gu Chengen, he was kind to her, she thought it was out of substitution to make up for the marriage, but now she doesn't dare to accept it as she deserves......

Because she was afraid, there were some things that she thought about too simply, so that she caused some misunderstanding to Gu Chengen......

Although in her subconscious, the story written in the tea tea rabbit script is absurd, what if it really happened to her and Gu Chengen?

"Jinxiu, this matter is about the Seventh Prince, so if you want to file a case, I want you to go back to the Criminal Department with me." Gu Chengen saw that Gu Jinli didn't know what he was thinking, so he spoke again.

"I ......" Gu Jinli raised her eyes and crashed into Gu Chengen's deep eyes, and couldn't help but tremble.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but she actually saw a trace of stubbornness and heat in the depths of his eyes.

"Today's events, I ...... I don't want to pursue it anymore, so I trouble the eldest brother to dispose of the assassin's body. Don't look away, she said in a sullen voice: "Big brother, I've been out for too long, I have to go back to the palace quickly." ”

With that, she lifted her feet and left.

"Jinxiu!" Gu Chengen's eyes flashed, and when he saw that she was leaving, he threw up his sleeves and was about to follow, but was stopped by Chen Zexuan.

"Gu Shilang, although Concubine Gu said that she would not pursue the Seventh Prince, the corpse was still disposed of as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the people in the palace receive the news, maybe they will pull up superfluous things again! With his hands arched, he chased after him.

Gu Chengen stared at Chen Zexuan's back and clenched his fists hard.

"Bang!" , he punched the wall.

Blood, flowing down the wound.

"Master!" Seeing this, the entourage was so frightened that they hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped his blood. "Your wound from the previous two days hasn't healed, how can you ......?"

Gu Chengen spread out his hand, looked at the wound in his palm that was cut by the fragment of the wine glass, and lowered his eyes.

"The eldest son! Big Prince! At this time, Aiyue's voice suddenly sounded in her ears.

Gu Chengen was stunned, and hurriedly raised his head, and when he saw that there was no Gu Jinli behind her, the light that ignited in his eyes was instantly extinguished.

He put his hands behind his back and pulled his lips, "Where's your young lady?" Do you want me to send her back? ”

"Miss...... Miss, she got into the carriage of the prince. Aiyue rarely saw a smile on Gu Chengen's face, but at the moment, she felt that he was smiling so reluctantly, which made people sad.

Seeing Gu Chengen's unnatural expression, Aiyue hurriedly said, "Eldest son, this is the clothes that the young lady specially bought for you from Yunshuifang." ”

"For me?" After Gu Chengen heard this, his sinking heart suddenly floated up again because of this simple sentence.

Some of him couldn't believe it, some were flattered, and some of it was sweet.

Although, he shouldn't have this kind of affection for Gu Jinli.

However, I can't help myself.

He didn't know how he fell in love with her, regardless of the blood relationship between the brother and sister.

Maybe, it was the first time I saw her, she was thin and small standing beside her father, dressed in plain clothes, not as luxurious as the other sisters, but like the spotless Qinglian, it took root in his heart.

Later, when he learned that his father and mother wanted her to marry Jinxiu, he privately objected to his father, and only then did he know that his father had planned to marry her to King Xuan......

He was powerless to change his father's decision, and could only watch as she jumped into the fire pit.

In fact, he was also very afraid, afraid that his heart would be known.

After all, he couldn't let those gossip hurt her until he wasn't strong enough to protect her.

It's just that later, he couldn't hide his thoughts about her anymore......

Looking at the alienation she had just had with him, his heart felt like someone had been stabbed with a blunt knife.

When you go in, it hurts, and when you pull it out, it hurts even more......

And the dress that Aiyue folded back and hugged could cure his sadness and unspeakable loneliness more than any good medicine.

Because she was deeply poisoned by the tea and tea rabbit script, Aiyue has always believed that Gu Chengen has different brother and sister affection for Gu Jinli, and after seeing his look of trying to suppress his excitement, she felt a little unbearable in her heart.

Opening the package, she held the clothes in front of Gu Chengen, and said respectfully: "Eldest son, look at it, the color and style of this dress were personally selected by the young lady, and it is said to be the only high-quality men's robe in Yunshuifang." ”

Gu Chengen's outstretched hand trembled a little, and he retracted it when he was about to touch his clothes.

"Thank her for me." Looking straight at the robe, he asked Aiyue to rewrap it and hand it to the attendant.

Aiyue was puzzled at first, but after seeing his blood-stained cuffs, she suddenly realized.

opened her mouth, she wanted to tell Gu Chengen that Gu Jinli had actually made a robe for her with her own hands, but thinking that the robe was destroyed by Qi Hao, if Gu Chengen knew, he would definitely be even more sad.

"Eldest son, the slave and maid will go back first." After saluting, Aiyue hurriedly turned around and ran away.

Gu Chengen stood still, his eyes did not take off the package for a moment, and he laughed stupidly for a long time, and muttered, "She...... I have mine in my heart. ”

It didn't matter if she regarded him as a brother or sister or something else, as long as he had a little place in her heart, he would be satisfied.

Touching the package, he decided that the robe would be treasured for the rest of his life.

The first time the attendant saw the eldest prince smiling so heartily, he couldn't help but be stunned as if he had been clicked on the acupoint.

The rest of the people also seemed to have seen ghosts, and they couldn't speak with their mouths open.

You look at me, I look at you, and each other's eyes are full of surprise.

This eldest son, who has always been gloomy and cold, actually laughed? There's nothing wrong with their eyes, right?

swept everyone, Gu Chengen carefully took the package from the attendant's arms, and then disappeared from everyone's sight with a cold snort.

"Ahh The eldest prince...... What to do with the corpses! Someone finally came to his senses and shouted from behind.

"Hey the dogs!" The voice of the eldest prince was like a gust of cold wind, and it came from mid-air.

The crowd obeyed the order and carried the body to the mass grave.

On the carriage back to Ning Wangfu, Gu Jinli lowered her head, and Gu Chengen's suppressed eyes appeared in her mind, and she frowned unconsciously.

If women see women most accurately, then men should do the same.

No wonder, Qi Hao would say those incoherent things to himself......

"It's rare to have this bracelet on your wrist." Suddenly, Chen Zexuan broke the silence in the car and looked at the half-cut bracelet exposed from Gu Jinli's cuffs with interest.

"Huh?" Gu Jinli followed his gaze, and her heart became stuffy again.

Pulling her sleeves without a trace, she said lightly: "Very ordinary silver bracelets, there are many in jewelry stores." ”

"There is indeed no shortage of silver bracelets in jewelry stores, but this bracelet that can be used as a hidden weapon is not ordinary." The corners of Chen Zexuan's lips lifted lightly, and he chuckled: "I knew that you had such a good secret weapon to defend yourself, and this son would not be a hero to save the beauty." ”

Gu Jinli's journey gives people a feeling of rejection thousands of miles away. There was only one possibility for him to think about it, and that was that he asked Reiko to release the little snake and scare her.

The reason why he released the snake was because he knew that most of the people who worked for the palace were dead soldiers, and ordinary poisons and torture generally did not work, and let the assassin see with his own eyes the pain of his companion's life worse than death, so that under such a strong impact, he could feel more empathy and let go of the people behind the scenes.

He was bent on winning favor in front of her, but he didn't expect to be in a hurry, which was counterproductive.

I just want to lighten the mood.

Gu Jinli's eyes moved slightly, and he said in a low voice: "This is what my eldest brother gave me for self-defense." ”

According to Chen Zexuan's eyesight, she knew that he could see the abnormality of this bracelet at a glance, and he could also investigate and deal with the origin of the bracelet, so she didn't bother to go around in circles.

Besides, it's just a bracelet, so there's no need to hide it.

"Hehe, if I'm not mistaken, this bracelet should be made by the disciples and grandchildren of Xuanjizi." Chen Zexuan played with the fan and said slowly: "The Xuanji Gate is not just anyone's work, it seems that Gu Shilang must have spent a lot of effort. ”

Xuanjimen is not only good at the manufacture of weapons and hidden weapons, but also proficient in the five elements of gossip, etc., and is a mysterious organization that lives behind the rivers and lakes.

Just like Qingyao Pavilion, it has been established for many years, and very few people in the rivers and lakes know who the master behind him is.

"Xuanji Gate?" I didn't expect this bracelet to have such a big name, Gu Jinli lowered her head and looked at her bracelet again.

With a slight flicker, she suddenly felt that the place that had been empty before had weight again.

Lifting the curtains, Gu Jinli raised her hand and pressed the mechanism in the direction of the empty outside.

"Whoosh!" , several poisonous needles shot out like dense locusts.

Gu Jinli's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but admire: "Xuanji Gate, it really deserves its reputation. ”

Chen Zexuan also nodded and said, "Gu Shilang really has a heart!" ”

Hearing Chen Zexuan mention Gu Chengen, the curvature of the corners of Gu Jinli's lips gradually decreased, and he made a "hmm" sound, which was regarded as a response.

Chen Zexuan noticed that something was wrong with Gu Jinli's mood, so he didn't say anything more, turned his head and opened the curtain to look out the window.

The carriage walked "da-da-da", Aiyue secretly glanced at Chen Zexuan, and then at Gu Jinli, deciding that there were some things to say after she went back.

Soon, the carriage stopped, and the coachman was heard: "Concubine Gu, Ning Wangfu has arrived." ”

Gu Jinli got up and thanked Chen Zexuan. got out of the carriage with Aiyue.

However, as soon as her feet touched the ground, she saw Qi Hao also get off the carriage on the side.

The two of them looked at each other, and they were both a little stunned.

"Lord Ning." Suddenly, Chen Zexuan also followed.

He stood beside Gu Jinli, and the two stood side by side, although Gu Jinli was dressed as a man, it was a little dazzling in Qi Hao's eyes.

Qi Hao took his eyes off Gu Jinli's face, nodded, and strode into the palace with his sleeves.

Gu Jinli bit her lip and followed behind.

"Huh?" Chen Zexuan saw that the two of them left themselves without saying a word, touched his nose without feeling funny, turned his head and asked Lei Zi: "Is this son so annoying?" ”

After hearing this, Lei Zi shook his head like a rattle, "The prince is such a dashing and dashing character, and the jade tree is in the wind, how can people in this world love the prince too late?" ”

"Huh!" Chen Zexuan shook his head, looked at the back of Gu Jinli and Qi Hao who were drifting apart, and got into the carriage.

"Miss...... The prince didn't blame us for disguising ourselves as men and leaving the house? On the way to the Fuyuan Courtyard, the people couldn't help but tilt their heads and whisper when they saw Gu Jinli and Aiyue dressed like this.

Seeing that Gu Jinli didn't speak. She whispered again: "Miss, when the slave maid gave the clothes to the eldest son, she found that the eldest prince's hand was injured and he was bleeding a lot. ”

Gu Jinli paused, and then continued to walk forward, "Is it serious?" ”

"It seems serious." Aiyue thought for a while and said, "However, the eldest prince is very happy to see the clothes you sent." ”

"The slave has never seen the eldest prince show such a happy expression, it is like the concubine in the cold palace has been blessed by the emperor, he ......"

"Love Moon." Gu Jinli was afraid that Aiyue would say something more outrageous, so she interrupted her coldly: "In this mansion in the future, talk less and do more." ”

"Uh......" Aiyue noticed that Gu Jinli's face was not good, and said interestingly: "Yes, the slave remembers." ”

Sighing heavily, Gu Jinli quickened her pace.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates have found it!" As soon as Qi Hao entered the study and sat down, Qin Feng hurriedly came in.

Qi Hao took a sip of tea and said with a calm face: "Say!" ”

"The brothers in the dark camp said that they found out that Lei Zi next to Shizi had appeared near the Dongshan military camp with people, and it happened that the granary caught fire that day, so the most likely person to set the fire was Shizi. It's just that...... The cause is currently unknown. ”

"Oh?" Qi Hao listened. sneered: "This king said that there must be something wrong with him secretly returning to Beijing this time, but I didn't expect him to dare to attack the Dongshan military camp?" ”

Qin Feng asked: "However, we have no grudges with the prince in the past, and we have no enmity in the near future, why did he burn down the granary?" ”

Qi Hao narrowed his eyes, "This king can't guess either, I'm afraid only he knows his thoughts." ”

Thinking that Chen Zexuan must have ulterior motives approaching Gu Jinli, his eyes turned cold.

"Lord Wang!" Du Jiang came in with a handkerchief in his hand, panting and said, "Concubine Gu was assassinated on the street just now!" ”

"Huh?" Qi Hao's brows tightened, thinking that it was okay to look at Gu Jinli at the gate of the palace just now, and the butt that had just been raised sat down again.

Pursing his lips, he calmed down and waited for Du Jiang to finish speaking.

"It's the people of the Seventh Prince, but fortunately, the prince and Gu Shilang appeared in time, and Concubine Gu was unharmed." Du Jiang opened the veil and pointed to the silver needles wrapped inside: "These poisonous needles were issued from Concubine Gu's hands, and they are the same as the secret weapons used last time Gu Shilang sent someone to secretly ambush us. ”

Qi Hao pinched one, looked at it for a while, and said word by word: "Gu Chengen has good intentions for her!" ”

Du Jiang hesitated for a moment and whispered: "By the way, my subordinates also found out who the owner of the newly opened 'Yuelai Teahouse' on the main street in Beijing is." ”

"Xuan Shizi?" Qi Hao threw away the poisonous needle and rubbed his eyebrows.

Du Jiang shook his head and said, "No, yes...... Concubine Gu. ”

"Gu Jinxiu?"

"Concubine Gu!"

Not only Qi Hao was surprised, but even Qin Feng was about to drop his jaw in shock, so the surprised voice overshadowed Qi Hao.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates heard that the business of the teahouse is very good, and a lot of silver is poured in every day! Concubine Gu opened a teahouse unconsciously, could she want to escape? ”

After Qi Hao heard Qin Feng's words, his expression was stunned.

Yes, he always thought that her every move was under his surveillance, but she was still very secret.

Where did she get the money for the teahouse?

Gu Chengen? Family? Or Chen Zexuan?

When did she think about leaving King Ning's Mansion?

Was it from the beginning, or was it recent?

Thinking that she would leave one day, Qi Hao's heart actually gave birth to a complicated feeling.

This feeling, he can't tell, it's hard to describe, in short, it's very uncomfortable.

Qin Feng's eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "Lord Wang, it just so happens that the salary of the Dongshan military camp is a little tight now, since Concubine Gu is rich, otherwise we will ......"

"Shut up!" Qi Hao glared at Qin Feng irritably, and then said to Du Jiang: "Tell me to go down, from now on, stop the moon in the Fuyuan Courtyard!" ”

"Uh......" Du Jiang's eyes widened and he asked again, "That...... What about the supplies? ”

Qi Hao waved his hand, there was a fire burning in his eyes, "The materials are halved!" ”

"Yes, lord." Du Jiang arched his hand and retreated.

As soon as he went out of the door, he heard Qi Hao say, "Come back!" ”

"Lord Wang, what else do you command?" Du Jiang came back in response, puzzled.

"Half the monthly money." Qi Hao moved his lips and said in a muffled voice: "The materials are still the same." ”

"Also, tell Lord Qiu. Let him go to court tomorrow morning and recommend to the emperor that Gu Shilang improve all the weapons in the Dongshan military camp. Isn't it a waste to not use such talents? ”

"Yes." Du Jiang thought that Qi Hao was still minding the secret weapon, nodded and walked out of the study.

Seeing that Qin Feng was still pestle in front of him like a pillar, Qi Hao frowned and said, "Go, bring wine to this king!" ”

"Lord Wang, this blue sky and white day, do you want to drink?" When Qin Feng heard this, he was very curious.

has been by Qi Hao's side for so many years, unless he is at a banquet, it is very rare to see him take the initiative to drink!

Don't. The prince is in a bad mood?

"My subordinates are going!" Qin Feng saw Qi Hao looking at him with sharp eyes, and immediately disappeared at the door like a wind.

Soon, the servants came in with two jars of wine.

A familiar aroma of wine wafted in, and Qi Hao said dissatisfiedly: "Who said that this king is going to drink 'Baiguo Xiang'?" ”

"But...... You didn't say you wouldn't drink! Besides, Steward Zhou said that the wine sent by this son is better than the century-old flower sculptures collected in our house. Qin Feng pursed his lips and muttered.

"This king is going to drink Huadiao!" Qi Hao raised his big hand, and a palm wind hit the wine jar.

"Bang", the jar fell to the ground, and the wine spilled on the ground.

"The prince is angry!" Seeing Qi Hao's anger, the subordinates hurriedly knelt down and trembled.

"My subordinates will go and change the carving for you." Holding another jar of "Hundred Fruit Fragrance", Qin Feng ran faster than a rabbit.

The news of Qi Hao's suspension of the monthly salary of the Fuyuan Courtyard had just arrived, and it didn't take long for the entire palace to know about it.

Mrs. Yu was originally angry because Steward Zhou sent gifts to Fuyuan Courtyard in the morning, but now she learned that Gu Jinli's monthly income had been reduced, so she was happy, and she ran to Mrs. Liu's Qiu Ju Courtyard to chew the root of her tongue.

Mrs. Liu still maintained her usual neutral attitude and expressed some painless views.

Mrs. Yu felt that she couldn't find a sense of resonance, so she went back to her yard in a daze.

In the Hibiscus Courtyard, Gu Jinli glanced at the tonic and gifts on the table, turned around and sat down in front of the dresser.

Aiyue was puzzled while untying her hairband: "Miss, what do you mean by the prince?" ”

"Why did you send so many things to our yard and deduct our monthly salary?"

As soon as their master and servant returned, Rouge and Jin Se told them that after they left the palace, Steward Zhou came over with people carrying all kinds of gifts.

The prince rewarded the Fuyuan Courtyard with things, this was the first time in the world, and the minions in the courtyard were almost frightened at that time.

"How do I know, you ask me?" Gu Jinli remembered what Qi Hao did to her yesterday, and said in a cold voice: "You pick some good tonics, you and Hexiang eat them." ”

"You pick up some valuable gifts, find a chance to leave the house, go to the pawn shop and exchange them for silver."

"Well, the slave knows." Aiyue nodded, taking a comb and combing her hair.

Gu Jinli's gaze fell on the stack of tall gift boxes in the mirror, and there was a sarcastic look in her eyes.