Gu Nian's hand tightly pinched the corner of the car curtain, and for the death of his mother Jingning County Lord, in the mouth of Mama Chen, in the mouth of the British duke, and in the mouth of the Duke of Yasukoto, they all knew that there was a cat, and they also knew that it was their father's adoptive father, Qi Guogong, who poisoned his mother.

But she didn't expect that it was a little tired.

Those who had done anything about their mother's death had already gone underground to make amends for their mother's crimes, but today, just now, my grandmother actually said that there was still a problem with my mother's death.

With scars all over her face, did your grandmother mean Aunt Ji?

She pressed down on the absurdity of her heart, yes, she thought it was a little ridiculous.

The eldest princess and Gu Nian did not speak in the carriage, the carriage was extremely quiet, the shouting of the vendors outside, the faint sound of children, and the scolding of women kept coming, breaking the silence in the carriage.

Xiao Yue rode a horse and followed outside, and began to think about the curtain and said a few words to him from time to time, and suddenly the curtain was lowered, and he saw that her face changed suddenly, and the hand holding the curtain turned white.

He felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't leave to turn over and dismount, and ask what was wrong, if he was still frightened in the temple.

But the eldest princess was in the carriage, so that he couldn't act rashly, and finally boiled it, boiled, and got to the Anyuan Marquis Mansion, the eldest princess got off the carriage first, Gu Nian wanted to get off the carriage, send her into the house, and by the way, change the carriage, and was stopped by her.

"What my grandmother said, you remember to go back and ask, and tell Xiao Jiu about the situation at the time, the origin of the worm must be found out."

Gu Nian nodded, watched the eldest princess enter the mansion, got into the soft sedan chair, and then turned around and got into the carriage.

She had just sat down and was about to let the coachman catch the car, when she saw the curtain of the car being lifted, and then a figure rushed up, it was Xiao Yue.

As soon as Xiao Yue sat down, he hugged her into his arms and asked, "What's wrong?" What happened? Why was your face so ugly just now? ”

Gu Nian turned around and said to him almost choked up, "I thought that my mother was poisoned, her bones were crushed, and she died without a place to be buried, but I didn't expect that now, she may encounter an even more miserable experience than these." ”

"I am her daughter, and I think I have avenged her, but it turns out that the real enemy has not yet been figured out."

Xiao Yue's eyes were slightly downcast, what he was most afraid of in his life was Gu Nian's frowning, which made him hate to put all the people, things, and things that Gu Nian was unhappy with.

Gu Nian didn't let the tears flow, but leaned on Xiao Yue's arms, looking confused.

Xiao Yue's eyes were cold, making people who were unhappy deserve to die.

When he arrived at the palace, Gu Nian was busy and took Bai Feng to the guest house to settle down, his expression had always been a little confused, and he was still seven or eight minutes silent on what the eldest princess said to her.

It wasn't until she saw Xu'er that she suddenly woke up, and she pulled Xu'er and asked, "Where did you go to play with Chen'er in Izumo Temple?" Did you come across anything special? Like flowers, trees, and whatever. ”

Xu Er didn't know why, but he still tilted his head and thought about it, and said, "No, last time we met a bad guy in Huangjue Temple, Brother Chen'er said that we couldn't go far, and today we only played around the courtyard for a while."

After that, I discussed learning with Brother Chen. We also made two gestures. ”

Gu Nian nodded his forehead and discussed knowledge.

At that time, he was going down the mountain, so he didn't have time to show Bai Feng the clothes that Xu Er and Chen'er had changed.

She asked Aoba to send the clothes of the two to the guest house to Bai Feng, and asked Xu'er to carefully recall if she had encountered anything unusual.

Aoba sent someone to send the clothes to Bai Feng, and after a while, the little girl came back to report that the white girl asked the princess to go over.

"Sure enough, it's from a wild place, can't you come over and talk about something? Let the princess go to the guest house ......," Aoba said a little indignantly.

Gu Nian smiled and went to Bai Feng's place.

Talking about etiquette and rules with Bai Feng is tantamount to playing the piano with a cow.

Bai Feng in the guest courtyard saw Gu Nian, his brows furrowed tightly, "I have seen the clothes you sent to you, and the clothes are stained with the spices eaten by the insects......

She raised a moon-white robe in her hand and said, "The smell of spices on this robe is stronger, and this is what attracts insects to attack." ”

The moon-white clothes are what Xu Er is wearing today, and what Bai Feng said can be regarded as confirming that Gu Nian thought that it was the problem of fragrance that caused the insects to break through the ground.

Gu Nian thought of what the eldest princess asked her to ask, "After this insect bites, will there be any sequelae left on people?" For example, will there be a scar on the body after being bitten by insects on the face? ”

Bai Feng pursed his lips, his face was a little unpleasant, "How come, this insect has no other sequelae except for making people fake their deaths and really dying without an antidote." ”

Gu Nian heard this, and there was some loss in his heart.

Bai Feng's words were not finished, she frowned, and said to Gu Nian, "Today in the temple, that stinky woman who can't bite Brother Xuan has the same fragrance on this dress on her body.

She thought that no one would know if she changed everything on her body, as long as she touched this fragrance, it would always be stained on her, no matter how she changed her clothes and bathed, she couldn't erase it. ”

Gu Nian was shocked, she and Guan Jinghe had only seen each other twice, why would she harm herself?

Bai Feng finished saying everything that had to be said, yawned, and pushed Gu Nian away, "It's okay, you can go, I'll go sleep for a while, in order to catch up with Brother Xuan, I haven't slept well for several days." ”

……

Gu Shi'an received the news that Gu Nian was almost injured by poisonous insects, but he didn't come to Gu Nian, but went to Jingning's side.

Jing Ning has been living in a village outside the city since the day she left the palace.

"Ah Li, at this point, are you still unwilling to go back with me?" Gu Shi'an's eyes were slightly gloomy and he asked slowly.

Jing Ning was embroidering a shirt in her hand, the color and pattern were only worn by a young woman, she lowered her head and embroidered quickly, without speaking.

"At the current juncture, are you still unwilling to see Niannian and identify yourself with her? Do you know that today, Nian Nian was almost plotted.

The world is impermanent, and who knows what tomorrow will look like?

Back then, I lived a good life with you, a family of three, and I was happy, who would have thought that you would die, it was like digging out my heart alive.

For this reason, I left my daughter behind and let her live a life where having a father equals not having a father.

Once upon a time, you couldn't help yourself, and that's it.

But now, you can clearly go back to recognize her, why, don't you go?

You're still so stubborn. ”

Gu Shi'an looked at her, his eyes were full of pain, his voice slowed down, and said, "Will you regret it when it is irreparable?" ”

"What nonsense are you talking about." Jing Ning raised her head suddenly, "I am her mother, and I can never change." Don't talk to me about the same thing again. I don't want to hear it anymore. ”

Her eyes were red, and there were tears in her eyes, but her lips were white.

"You don't know anything, what do you know? Go back, two words, but what to do next?

I haven't found the enemy who killed me, and I don't know if it will affect Niannian and my mother.

Moreover, I told you that I am an unclean person and that I am not qualified to be with you anymore.

Why don't you let me live quietly?

Why do you have to pierce these? ”

Jing Ning slowly turned her face away, not looking at Gu Shi'an, and the moment she turned around, crystal tears clearly slipped down her face.

Gu Shi'an pursed his lips tightly, approached Jing Ning, raised his hand to wipe the tears from her face, and took the needle and thread placed on her knee,

"You're so mindful, this shirt is made for her, right? We are already sorry for Niannian, we have missed the path of her growth.

She may not need us as much now as she did then, but we can't leave her behind, can we?

So much time has been missed, do you still want to be absent in her future days? ”

Gu Shi'an squeezed the shirt tightly, and Jing Ning forced it over, "The needle is still on it, do you want to die?" ”

"Don't tell me this, what a blessing it is for God to let me lose you, and now I have lost and regained, but now you just want to push me away from afar.

What else am I going to do with this life? ”

I said, I am your husband, and if someone hurts you, shouldn't you tell me and let me go and avenge you? Why do you only keep it in your heart?

I don't care about anything else, I just care about who bullied you!

Ah Li, we are already getting old, we can no longer withstand the waste of time, and we have no next twenty years to waste.

Listen to me, shall we go back? ”

Jing Ning began to cry, holding the unfinished clothes in both hands, covering her face, her voice was low at first, but then she couldn't suppress it, and finally became a whimper.

Gu Shi'an stood in front of her, hugged her into his arms, raised his head, and tears still burst out of his eyes.

Jing Ning cried for a long time, even more sad than the last time the two met, she pushed Gu Shi'an away and ripped off the collar of her blouse.

Her skin was snow-white, and it was because of this that the scars on her body became more and more terrifying, she tore off her clothes little by little, and cried,

"Don't you really want to know what happened to me in those years? I'm telling you.

I am no longer the Zhou Li, nor the Jingning County Lord that everyone envies.

I finally forgot the nightmarish past, I just want to look at my daughter from afar, look at you, and live with infinite scenery.

I don't need you to pity me, and I don't need mercy. ”

Her blouse was gone, and only one belly pocket was left hanging from her body.

If the scars on her face are still visible, then the scars on her body are disgusting.

Tears kept flowing from her eyes, "My character is not the kind of person who wants to die or live, when I was taken away, I thought about finding out who was behind the scenes and going back to Beijing to recognize you."

But where is that simple?

I was just going out to deliver something, and I was targeted. On that day, it was really better to live than to die. ”

"If it's just that, it's just that, if you are bitten by a dog, the dog bites you, and you can't bite it back.

Those damn ones drugged me, and those pains are still engraved in my bones.

My face was scratched by myself, and I want to cut off my way back to Beijing to recognize you. ”

"I've said it all, can this satisfy you?"

Gu Shi'an's eyes were red and bloodshot, and his hands were clenched into fists, as if a boulder was pressing against his heart.

"I feel unbearable, and I once thought about dying, and the knife mark is here."

After speaking, she ripped off her belly pocket and pointed to an old scar on her chest that was nearly two inches.

Gu Shi'an's eyes were staring at the scar, his fingers were already stiff, if he was clenched into a fist at first, but now, he no longer has the strength to do this.

The only thing he had left was a heart-piercing pain in his head.

He only felt pain coming from every inch of skin and pore on his body.

He hated that all the scars on Jing Ning's body had moved to his body.

He remembered that when they first met, her personality was so hearty and open-minded, but these have disappeared under the hardships of the years.

"But when I think of you, I am reluctant to die, and when I die, I will never see each other again."

She shed two strings of tears,

"When you say I'm in pain, you're in pain. I believe.

But you can't understand my pain.

Thousands of people in this world seem to be bustling and alive, but their lives have nothing to do with you, your joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and your pain and suffering. ”

"You may think that I am too ruthless to say this, but I am not ruthless, what can I do?

When I go back, how do I talk to people? said that the county lord of Jingning was not dead, but he had been wandering outside for a long time, and now he has returned home.

What about Mother, Niannian, and how do you face the eyes of the world?

In this world, women and men are not abiding by women's morals if they say a word more, not to mention that I have been outside for so many years before returning home, and others dare not say it in front of you, who knows what to think behind your back?

I don't want you to suffer this.

If my return embarrasses you, then I'd rather go on like this. ”

Jing Ning yelled at him at the top of her throat, every syllable revealing determination.

Gu Shi'an didn't speak, just bent down to pick up the clothes on the ground, and helped Jingning put them on one by one, with gentle movements, as if it was a peerless treasure in front of him, and it would be broken if he moved a lot.

Half-loud, he said in a hoarse voice, "You are you, no matter what you have experienced, you are the daughter of the eldest princess of the country, Gu Shi'an's wife, and Gu Nian's mother." ”

"If we have to take into account the eyes of others in everything we do, how can we live our lives?

I believe that my mother-in-law and Niannian are willing to see your return.

You may not know that your mother-in-law has become suspicious of you, and even scattered the manpower that has not been used for many years, just to find you and find out the truth of the year.

And Niannian, do you think she really doesn't feel anything at all?

I asked her about the rouge and the clothes you made for her.

Our daughter, so smart, although she didn't ask openly, must have doubts in her heart, but she didn't think of it for the time being. ”

He slowly squatted in front of Jing Ning, tilting his head, his resolute face full of pleading,

"Ah Li, all things, let's face them together, okay? You've been checking alone for so many years, and you haven't found out who is behind the scenes, right?

So, why not leave these things to me?

I'm a man, I have the responsibility to protect you, in the past, I deserved to die, I didn't protect you well, in the future, I just want you and your daughter to be happy every day.

Let them say what those people are going to say.

It's a big deal, we can go to the frontier, or go to the southern frontier, anywhere, as long as we are together. ”

Jing Ning's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she lowered her eyes and looked at Gu Shi'an, who was looking up in front of her.

This face, carved by time, has not changed much, the only thing is that it has changed from the youth of the year to the fortitude and strength of today.

"Okay."

She reached out and silently touched his face.

Her family is there, then her home is there.

"Let me prepare, okay?"

Okay, what's wrong, as long as she is willing to go back with him, it will be good to wait as long as she wants.

Gu Shi'an nodded.

He stood up, excited, kept turning in circles, and said, "In the future, the palace will never be empty again, I will never feel homeless again, and I will never have to go there to see my son-in-law's black face again." ”

He pressed his chest, and the piece that he felt had been empty for years was suddenly filled.

Jing Ning raised her eyes to look at Gu Shi'an, who was excited like a child who had gotten something she loved, and the corners of her lips hooked up with a smile.

She was very afraid, but when she saw him like this, she didn't have any uneasy emotions.

He was willing to escort her through the next difficult moments, so why shouldn't she try?

She loves him, this is an undoubted fact, for so many years, she has been able to survive strongly, isn't it because she misses her mother and daughter, and his love?

She never stopped loving her.

If you go back, even if it gets bad, no matter how bad it is, it can't get worse than it is now, isn't it?

According to Gu Shi'an's thoughts, he couldn't wait to take Jingning back to the city immediately, to see Niannian, and to see the eldest princess.

"Say, how do you want me to pick you up? We have been husband and wife for many years, and I only want to marry once, you are not remarrying, you are just living away from home for a few years. ”

Jingning doesn't want to return to Beijing with great fanfare, she prefers to meet her daughter, son-in-law, mother, and family in a low-key way.

"Should you tell them in advance?" She asked, "Something like that happened to Nian Nian just now, if it scares her, it's not good." ”

Gu Shi'an sat beside her, hugged her, and said, "Don't underestimate Niannian, she is bold and dares to do anything." "That's a relief.

As he spoke, he smiled bitterly, "I don't know what Nian Nian will think when the time comes." Would you blame me for not telling her sooner?

She's scared when she gets bigger, and I hope she'll forgive me for your sake. ”

Jing Ning rested her head on his shoulder, "To blame, she only blames me, the day you came back, she was upset for 'me' in front of me." ”

Gu Shi'an wanted Jing Ning to go to Suwang's Mansion with him first, and when the time came, Gu Nian, the eldest princess, An Yuanhou and others would be invited to Suwang's Mansion to meet.

Jing Ning didn't agree, "You set a time, come and pick me up again, it's not difficult to come out in the future, I'll talk to the neighbors here." ”

Gu Shi'an didn't force it, he wanted to ask about Hodder, but when he thought that he finally coaxed Jingning to let her put down her heart and was willing to go home, he didn't want to make any more trouble.

When it was very late, Jing Ning urged him several times to go back to the city to see if Gu Nian was injured, so he had to leave from Jing Ning.

……

Within a few days, the news of Izumoji Temple spread throughout the capital, and feudal kings from all over the country came to the capital one after another.

Because of the matter of Izumo Temple, Princess Zhongyi felt very sorry, and she sent a post to the eldest princess and Gu Nian, wanting to invite them to the banquet, which also meant to be shocked.

Originally, Gu Nian didn't want to go, but when he thought of what Bai Feng said, Guan Jinghe's body smelled the same fragrance as Xu Er's clothes.

Coupled with Guan Jinghe's hostility towards her, she made up her mind to meet this Guan Jinghe.

At the same time, Xiao Yue sent Dark One to Zhongzhou to check whether King Zhongyi had anything to do with this incident, and Gu Nian asked Dark One to also check on Guan Jinghe's affairs.

Xiao Yue and Zhou Yuxuan are both celebrities around the emperor, and the emperor is constantly honored and favored by the two, and Princess Zhongyi invited the eldest princess and Gu Nian, which may not be the order of King Zhongyi.

When they first came to the capital, they must have a good relationship with the people in the capital.

Xiao Yue listened to Gu Nian's relay of Bai Feng's words, and raised his head in a half-loud, "If Miss Bai Feng is willing, you can invite her to go to the Zhongyi Palace's banquet with you." ”

Gu Nian was slightly stunned, and then she understood, she pursed her lips and smiled, "If Miss Baifeng is willing to go to the banquet with us, then this banquet will inevitably be lively."

Lingnan is hot and humid, which is the most likely to breed poisonous insects, and the Miao people mostly live in dense forests, and they have to deal with all kinds of poisons since birth.

A poisonous ancestor like Bai Feng went to the Zhongyi Palace, if the Zhongyi Mansion has something to do with this incident, then the Zhongyi Mansion must not be able to hide it, right?

People who are born with poisons are particularly sensitive to these things, and perhaps this time...... With Bai Feng's help, he may be able to find some other clues.

On the second day, Gu Nian told Bai Feng about going to the banquet, although Bai Feng was arrogant, she was very refreshing, and after two days of contemplation, she was also a little clear about her current situation.

Zhou Yuxuan will definitely not be able to find time to see her in the short term, staying alone in the palace is too far from her original intention of secretly coming to the capital.

Instead of this, it is better to follow Gu Nian to the banquet, which can not only help Gu Nian, but also see how the Central Plains ladies get along.

Therefore, she agreed very happily, and took the initiative to promise that Gu Nian would try to be as low-key and restrained as possible when she went out with her.

However, in an instant, she thought of something again, and asked suspiciously, "I see what Brother Xuan means, it seems that I can't reveal my identity in front of others, you are already very grateful for letting me live in the palace, and I am also very happy and interesting for you to let me go to the banquet with you."

But I don't want to cause you unnecessary trouble, I don't think it's better for me not to go to this banquet......"

She is not afraid that her identity will be exposed, the Miao people live in the deep mountains of Lingnan, although they are also Dongyi people, but they have their own lineage, and the Dongli court is very taboo and polite to them.

If something happened to her in the capital, she was sure that her father and brother would not give up, and the people of the Central Plains must know very well, so she was sure that even if she revealed her identity, no one would dare to disadvantage her.

But after getting along with Zhou Yuxuan for so long, Bai Feng has gone from being an ignorant and fearless Miao girl who is not afraid of heaven and earth to a person who knows how to take into account the world's views and the feelings of others.

Moreover, she still has a good impression of Gu Nian, so she still doesn't want to embarrass her.

When Gu Nian heard this, he smiled and said, "Didn't you say that the woman who seemed to be about to eat her cousin had a fragrance on her body?" That woman is going to the family that is going to the banquet, and I want you to go to the house over there to see if she is personally involved, or if their family is involved. ”

A smile tugged at the corner of her mouth, "Take you, maybe it can help me." ”

Bai Feng thought about it, although she didn't understand it very clearly, but since Gu Nian insisted, what was she afraid of?

So he once again agreed to follow Gu Nian to the banquet.

The distance between the Zhongyi Mansion and the Jin Wangfu was very short, and on the day of the banquet, Gu Nian took Bai Feng to the Zhongyi Palace.

The eldest princess of the country will not go to such a banquet, since she was widowed, she rarely went out except for incense.

When I arrived at the Zhongyi Palace, there were a lot of people in front of the mansion, and it seemed that this time the Zhongyi Mansion invited a lot of high-ranking nobles in the capital.

Gu Nian took Bai Feng to the backyard to see Princess Zhongyi, there were already many people in the house, and when they saw Gu Nian taking Bai Feng in, they all smiled mysteriously.

Princess Qijun had a good relationship with Gu Nian when she was in the paddock, and when she saw Gu Nian, she hurriedly beckoned, pulled her to sit beside her, and asked in a low voice, "Why did you bring the little goblin that your prince brought home like this?" ”