At night, Gu Jiao recorded the power and disadvantages of various hidden weapons made of black powder in the house, and before she knew it, the night was deep.

Knock knock.

There was a sudden soft knock outside the door, Gu Jiao rubbed her sore neck, turned her head to look at the hidden door, and said, "The door is open, come in." ”

Xiao Liulang pushed open the door and walked in with a bowl of mung bean soup.

He came up to her and placed the mung bean soup on the table in front of her.

Gu Jiao looked at the bowl of mung bean soup that had been chilled with well water, and tilted her head in astonishment.

In the past, she sent him things, but today the sun really came out in the west, and he sent it to her.

Well, that's not right.

When she had stomach pain, he boiled brown sugar water for her.

But today she has neither abdominal pain nor sunflower water, but she does not understand why he cares for her so much.

Xiao Liulang sat down opposite her, and said calmly: "I just cleared the air and clamored to drink mung bean soup, boiled a little more, and left a bowl for you." ”

"Brother-in-law, what are you doing?"

"Boil mung bean soup."

"I don't drink."

"Jiaojiao wants to drink."

"Well, okay, I'll have a bowl too."

The picture with Xiao Qingkong flashed in his mind, and Xiao Liulang coughed lightly.

Gu Jiao didn't notice the little abnormality in someone's expression, she happened to be thirsty, brought the mung bean soup, scooped a spoonful and fed it into her mouth: "Hmm, it's so sweet." ”

Xiao Liulang didn't taste anything good, but the mung bean soup was not bad, but the way she was feasting was still beyond her imagination.

Xiao Liulang couldn't help but ask, "Is it that delicious?" ”

"Hmm!" Gu Jiao scooped a spoonful and naturally fed it to his mouth.

Xiao Liulang was slightly stunned, her eyes were open, her expression was simple, as if she didn't mean anything else, but she wanted to think about the West, adding a lot of meanings that didn't exist.

Xiao Liulang's throat slid a little, slowly lowered his head, gently took the spoon in his mouth, and drank the mung bean soup.

"Is it sweet?" Gu Jiao asked.

"Sweet." He looked at her, and he didn't know if he was talking about the soup sweetness or her sweetness.

"I think so." Gu Jiao took the spoon he had drunk and continued to eat mung bean soup.

Watching her take the spoon into her mouth, Xiao Liulang's eyes deepened.

"Do you still want to eat?" Gu Jiao looked at his burning gaze and pushed the mung bean soup in front of him.

"I want to eat ......" Halfway through the words, Xiao Liulang suddenly came back to his senses, he was stunned! I almost said something!

Thankfully, I took it.

He was shocked in a cold sweat.

Gu Jiao tilted her head to look at him: "Do you want to eat me more?" ”

"Ahem!" Xiao Liulang choked!

A face flushed, and I don't know if it was choked or ashamed.

In other words, is it really good for a lady to be so direct?

"Hmm." Gu Jiao brought the bowl back and scooped a spoonful of mung bean soup, "It's not impossible." ”

Xiao Liulang's eyes twitched!

"But this body is still too small, you have to wait for me to grow up." She said it very seriously, as if she was afraid that he would lose patience when she waited, and added, "I'm delicious!" ”

Xiao Liulang's brain exploded with a bang, like a fire tree and silver flower suddenly blooming in the night sky, his heart jumped up, and he couldn't even breathe.

It's terrible......

Does this girl know what she's talking about?

Gu Jiao finished teasing and went to eat mung bean soup without heart or lungs.

Xiao Liulang: "......"

Gu Jiao sucked and ate, and suddenly raised her head halfway through eating: "My herbs ......"

"Accepted." Xiao Liulang took a deep breath and suppressed the restlessness in his heart, he decided that he would never talk to this girl again in the future.

It's always okay to finish teasing, she's fine, but he's uncomfortable.

"Oh." Gu Jiao continued to eat, "Swing ...... in the clear space"

"It's fixed." Xiao Liulang said again.

Gu Jiao: "Empty box." ”

Xiao Liulang: "Cleaned up." ”

Gu Jiao: "Aunt Liu's basket." ”

Xiao Liulang: "It's over." ”

Gu Jiao: "The salted duck eggs that Uncle Zhao wanted." ”

Xiao Liulang bowed: "It's sent." ”

She forgot to explain these things to Yu Ya'er and Mama Fang, but she didn't expect him to be so careful, keep paying attention to it, and do it quietly.

Gu Jiao looked at him with her cheeks, her eyes were bright, as if there were thousands of stars: "Xianggong, you are so good." ”

You're good too.

Xiao Liulang said silently in his heart.

Gu Jiao continued to eat mung bean soup.

Xiao Liulang's gaze fell on a large embroidered bag wrapped in gold silk on the table, and asked, "What is this?" ”

Gu Jiao said: "Flower petals, picked from the Imperial Garden, made flower cakes, and I will bring back a little bit to make dried flowers." ”

Xiao Liulang had seen her make dried flowers, and he almost knew the process, and said, "I'll go get a sieve." ”

"Hmm." Gu Jiao nodded.

Xiao Liulang got up and went out, Gu Jiao was used to being alone, but by chance there were people around him to do things with him, and it didn't feel bad.

Xiao Liulang took the sieve, opened the embroidery bag, and poured out the petals inside, but suddenly heard a click, and an item with obvious weight fell out of it.

Xiao Liulang looked at the jade pendant that suddenly appeared in a pile of petals, and asked suspiciously, "What is this?" ”

He was about to ask if it was the jade pendant that his aunt gave you, but when he said that, he found that the jade pendant was incomplete, and his aunt would not give Gu Jiao such a thing, even if it was a priceless thousand-year-old jade.

Gu Jiao didn't know the thousand-year-old cold jade, she only felt that this jade pendant was strange and exquisite, but it was a pity that a corner was missing.

She shook her head: "My aunt didn't say anything to give me something, and I don't know where it came from, maybe I accidentally put it in this bag in the first place." ”

Accidental?

A piece of thousand-year-old cold jade was accidentally placed in a brocade bag like this?

It's not impossible, after all, Renshou Palace has a lot of money-

Xiao Liulang paused: "Did you put these petals in yourself?" ”

"It's not." Gu Jiao shook her head and said, "It's jade." ”

"Who's Emerald?" Xiao Liulang asked, after all, he didn't go to Renshou Palace much, and he was not familiar with it.

Gu Jiao sighed and said: "She is a little palace maid in Renshou Palace, who is quick to do things and clever people, serving her aunt and living by her side, mainly responsible for taking care of Empress Dowager Zhuang's jewelry and clothes. I don't know if she accidentally put my aunt's things in the embroidery bag, I'll take it back to her next time. ”

"No, I'll go." Xiao Liulang fumbled for the thousand-year-old cold jade, and said quietly, "I happen to enter the palace tomorrow to give a lecture to the prince." ”

Gu Jiao is not a member of the royal family, she doesn't know that the palace rules are strict, and in the palace, especially the Renshou Palace of the Empress Dowager Zhuang, there is no such mistake as pretending to be the wrong jade pendant.

Gu Jiao snorted: "It's okay." ”

The next day, Xiao Liulang entered the palace to teach arithmetic to the crown prince.

He didn't embarrass the prince today, and when the time came, he let the prince get out of school.

The prince wondered, why is this guy so kind? Don't leave him alone?

"What kind of medicine do you sell in your gourd?" The prince asked coldly.

Xiao Liulang took out a stack of paper from the handout and handed it to the prince: "If His Royal Highness the prince thinks that the minister is good to the prince, then I can't help but finish these questions, and I will check it next time." ”

The prince looked at the dozens of pages of questions that suddenly appeared, and the corners of his mouth twitched into a stroke.

Why did he ask so much?!

Xiao Liulang went to Renshou Palace.

Empress Dowager Zhuang was looking at the excerpts, and Gonggong Qin invited Xiao Liulang in and asked, "Do you want a small one to pass it on?" ”

"No need, I'm just bringing some food to the Queen Mother." Xiao Liulang said, handing the food box that had already been prepared to Father-in-law Qin, "The dates picked in the clear space, let me bring them to my aunt no matter what." ”

At this time, Xiao Jingkong, who was in Guozijian class, didn't know that he had been used as a tool again.

Gonggong Qin took the food box with a smile: "The clear space has a heart." ”

Xiao Liulang asked in a natural tone: "By the way, Gonggong Qin, can Renshou Palace have a thousand-year-old cold jade?" I don't know if you can lend me a look. ”

"What's so hard about that? Xiao Xiushu is not an outsider, so the slave will let people take it. Gonggong Qin invited Xiao Liulang to sit down in the pavilion, and ordered someone to go to the Empress Dowager Zhuang's bedroom to take the jade pendant.

"Xiao Xiu, please take a look." Gonggong Qin personally presented the jade pendant to Xiao Liulang.

Xiao Liulang took the jade pendant and rubbed the texture and texture of the jade pendant: "It is worthy of being a first-class jade, in the hot summer, it feels cold to the touch, I don't know where this jade comes from?" Whom? ”

Gonggong Qin replied with a smile: "It was given to Princess Ning'an by Master Ma, and a whole piece of jade was sent, and Princess Ning'an asked her to carve the jade into three jade pendants, one for the Queen Mother, one for Your Majesty, and the last one for Concubine Jing." ”

Xiao Liulang pondered for a moment and asked, "Is there no fourth piece?" ”

Gonggong Qin smiled and shook his head: "No, there must be no more in this palace, the minions outside dare not say it, but it should be difficult to have it." The thousand-year-old cold jade is a rare treasure, and the horse is also obtained after a lot of hardship, if it is not so precious, it will not be dedicated to Princess Ning'an. Why did Xiao Xiu suddenly be so curious about the thousand-year-old cold jade? ”

"Oh, I happened to see it in a book, and I was a little curious." Xiao Liulang returned his aunt's jade pendant to Father-in-law Qin, "Since it was given by Princess Ning'an, please keep it properly." ”

Gonggong Qin took the jade pendant, wrapped it in a silk handkerchief, and put it back in the brocade box: "This is natural, such a precious thing, the Queen Mother is reluctant to wear it on her body on weekdays, so that the minions can be stored in the secret grid, and she has to take it out and wipe it every day." ”

In fact, if it wasn't given by Princess Ning'an, the Queen Mother would definitely not hesitate to give this piece of cold jade to Xiao Xiu.

What Father-in-law Qin didn't know was that Xiao Liulang once had a piece of thousand-year-old cold jade, which was given to him by his mother, Princess Xinyang.

But he is no longer Xiao Heng, and the piece of cold jade is no longer in his hand.

At this point, it is certain that this broken jade pendant is not a thing of Renshou Palace, but how did it get into Gu Jiao's embroidery bag, I am afraid that I have to ask the palace maid named Jade.

When Xiao Liulang was thinking about how to call Jade over without being abrupt or suspicious, he heard Qin Gong say fairly: "Jade, come here, put the jade pendant back." ”

"Yes."

A little palace maid in pink stepped forward and held the brocade box handed by Father-in-law Qin with both hands.

"You...... Pour a pot of tea. Xiao Liulang said to Jade.

Jade was stunned for a moment.

Father-in-law Qin only thought that Xiao Liulang was calling a little palace maid at will, and he didn't suspect anything: "If you want to go, you will go." ”

"Yes!" Jade responded and turned to go.

Xiao Liulang said: "Father-in-law Qin go and get busy, I'll sit by myself." ”

Qin Gong said fairly: "Okay, then the slave will go to sort out the housekeeping." ”

Not long after Father-in-law Qin left, Jade came over with a pot of tea: "Lord Xiao, please use tea." ”

Xiao Liulang looked at her and took out the jade pendant in his palm: "Do you recognize this?" ”

"Uh...... Recognize, recognize! After taking a closer look, Jade said, "It's Miss Gu's jade pendant!" ”

"Her jade pendant?" Xiao Liulang frowned.

Jade nodded: "Yes, yesterday I filled Miss Gu with her unused petals, and this jade pendant was lying in her basket." ”

Xiao Liulang looked at her for a moment, making sure she wasn't lying.

This jade pendant was not put in by someone in Renshou Palace, but was put into Gu Jiao's basket by someone before entering Renshou Palace.

Where will it be placed?

Did Gu Jiao go to the imperial garden where she picked flowers?

Xiao Liulang went to the Imperial Garden, but he didn't find too many clues, he turned his steps and went to Huaqing Palace.

"Lord Xiao, are you here to see Your Majesty?" The little eunuch at the door asked.

"No, I'm here to find Grandpa Wei." Xiao Liulang said.

"Lord Xiao, wait a minute." The little eunuch entered the interior and reported to Father-in-law Wei.

Gonggong Wei walked out with a stubborn brush, and said with a smile: "Yo, what kind of wind blew Xiao Xiuzuo here?" His smile froze, and he whispered, "Is it the prince who is not doing well in class again?" ”

Xiao Liulang said politely: "No, the prince has made progress in his homework, and he is not serious in class." ”

Gonggong Wei breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good, presumably Your Majesty can feel much more at ease with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince after hearing this." Belch...... Then I don't know what Xiao Xiu is talking about? ”

"I just passed by the Imperial Garden and found a jade pendant." Xiao Liulang handed the mutilated jade pendant to Gonggong Wei.

When Gonggong Wei saw the jade pendant, his eyes lit up: "Oops! I've found it! I'll just say it! It could never be that Miss Gu picked it up! ”

"Why is my father-in-law like this?" Xiao Liulang asked.

Gonggong Wei sighed: "Xiao Xiu is afraid that he doesn't know something, this is the jade pendant that Princess Ning'an gave to Concubine Jing back then. The concubine returned to the palace and now lives in the Huaqing Palace. Yesterday, the jade pendant of the concubine was lost in the imperial garden, and it happened that Miss Gu had been to the imperial garden at that hour. His Majesty believed in the girl, and did not find anyone to interrogate her, but took out his jade pendant and gave it to the concubine. ”

He said and smiled, "Your Majesty's jade pendant is also a gift from Princess Ning'an, and it is also a treasure on weekdays, now it's okay, the concubine's jade pendant has been found, and the slave can also go and get His Majesty's jade pendant back." ”

Xiao Liulang's eyes flashed with a hint of meaning: "Father-in-law is saying that this jade pendant belongs to Concubine Jing?" ”

"Yes." Grandpa Wei nodded.

Speak of the devil.

Concubine Jing walked out of the palace with the support of Mama Cai, she was still wearing Mrs. Shi's clothes and hat, her face had the haggard appearance of recovering from a serious illness, her bearing was calm, and her eyebrows were kind.

She saw Gonggong Wei and Xiao Liulang at the door at a glance.

And Xiao Liulang also looked at her.

The four eyes met, and the surroundings seemed to be quiet for a moment.

Xiao Liulang's eyes were deep and calm, like a bottomless pool under the moonlit night.

Concubine Jing had moved to the nunnery before Xiao Liulang was born, and this was the first time he saw Concubine Jing.

The reason why he was able to confirm the identity of the other party was because there was no second person in the entire palace dressed as her.

Xiao Liulang arched his hand lightly, turned around and left Huaqing Palace.

Gonggong Wei walked over with a smile with a jade pendant: "Concubine Niangniang, your jade pendant has been found, it was picked up by Xiao Xiushu in the imperial garden." ”

Concubine Jing looked at Xiao Liulang's back: "Xiao, repair, writing?" ”

After Xiao Liulang left the palace, he first went to the Hanlin Courtyard for half a day, and after the dispersal of duty, he did not immediately go back to Bishui Hutong, but went to the Minghui Hall of the Guozijian.

"Alright, you can step aside." The old sacrificial wine pardoned Zheng Siye's punishment today.

Zheng Siye is on the verge of amnesty, how much he disliked Xiao Liulang in the past, and how much he looked forward to Xiao Liulang at this moment, after all, only when Xiao Liulang came, the old sacrificial wine had no time to punish him.

Xiao Liulang entered the house, and his own guards closed the door of Minghui Hall.

"Sit down." The old sacrificial wine said.

Xiao Liulang sat down opposite the old sacrificial wine, and between the two of them was a low case, on which were stacked some excellent articles written by the students of the Guozijian.

The old sacrificial wine put down the half-corrected article at hand, looked at Xiao Liulang and said, "What's wrong?" ”

He has always been able to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.

Xiao Liulang told him about the jade pendant, and the old sacrificial wine's face became solemn: "Do you suspect that there is something wrong with Concubine Jing?" ”

is worthy of being a master and apprentice, there is an indescribable tacit understanding between each other, Xiao Liulang actually didn't mention any suspicion of Concubine Jing, he just told the story of the matter.

But who is the old sacrificial wine?

Ten thousand years of green tea and white lotus, don't pretend to be innocent in front of your apprentices.

Xiao Liulang asked, "In the eyes of the teacher, what kind of person is Concubine Jing?" ”

"Nature is a good person." The old sacrificial wine said without thinking, but his previous cognition may not be accurate, just as he was sure that Zhuang Jinse was a wicked person, but in the end he found that Zhuang Jinse was not so evil, maybe he felt that Concubine Jing was a good person, but in fact, Concubine Jing was not so good.

——Never admit that you are eccentric Zhuang Jinse!

"Knowing people, knowing faces, but not hearts." After experiencing Zhuang Jinse's incident, the old sacrificial wine has a deep understanding of this sentence.

"What is her relationship with the Queen Mother?" Xiao Liulang asked.

The old sacrificial wine smiled faintly: "In the past, the two were very close, she was Zhuang Jinse's only friend in the palace, and Zhuang Jinse's most trusted person was her." I still remember that once in order to bring down Zhuang Jinse, she was still Concubine Jing and carried a little black cauldron, and Zhuang Jinse almost didn't kill me! The time I killed Zhuang Jinse in the cold palace, Zhuang Jinse was not so angry. Zhuang Jinse has no children, and treats her children as if they were her own...... It is Princess Ning'an and His Majesty today. Concubine Jing's mother family was also supported by Zhuang Jinse. ”

Speaking of this, the old sacrificial wine sighed, "Later, the first emperor died, His Majesty ascended the throne, and Concubine Jing went to the nunnery to become a nun, and there was less contact between the two." ”

Xiao Liulang was suspicious: "Why did she go to the nunnery?" Was it self-invited? ”

The old sacrificial wine shook his head: "No, it is the decree of Zhuang Jinse." ”

Xiao Liulang pondered: "Your Majesty will definitely not agree-"

The old sacrificial wine nodded: "You guessed right, Your Majesty does not agree, but Zhuang Jinse covers the sky with one hand, Your Majesty has worked hard for so many years to be able to draw with Zhuang Jinse, and His Majesty, who has just ascended the throne, is not Zhuang Jinse's opponent at all." The relationship between His Majesty and Zhuang Jinse broke down because of this incident. ”

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