367 Brilliant Acting Skills (1st Update)
It was the first time Gu Jiao had heard of this kind of thing, and the rumors between her former emperor and her aunt mainly came from Princess Rui, but most of the things that Princess Rui mentioned most were related to Concubine Jing, such as Concubine Jing's heart, and she was willing to move into the nunnery.
What Princess Rui said may not be the truth, at least the fact that she willingly entered the nunnery is false.
Gonggong Qin has already refuted the rumors to Gu Jiao, it was the Empress Dowager Zhuang who sent people to the nunnery.
Why didn't Empress Dowager Zhuang directly order to kill Concubine Jing, Gu Jiao once thought that the key factor was on the emperor, and her aunt made a clear decree, and the emperor would not hesitate to tear his face and make a holy decree to block it; If the aunt came in the shadow, there was a dragon shadow guard sent by the emperor to stop her.
However, if what Gu Chengfeng said was true, Concubine Jing burned a holy decree for her aunt to stab her to death, then her aunt owed her a life-saving grace.
But Gu Jiao felt that this was unlikely.
Concubine Jing has drugged her aunt and the emperor, will she be so kind to burn the holy decree for her aunt?
Of course, there is also a possibility that the holy decree that made her aunt buried was indeed not burned by Concubine Jing, but was held in her hand by Concubine Jing as a handle.
Before receiving the holy decree, my aunt could not let Concubine Jing die, otherwise no one could guarantee that Concubine Jing would not be left behindβas soon as she died, the decree would be in the light of day.
But soon, this possibility also made Gu Jiao rule it out.
Concubine Jing is deliberately dealing with her aunt, with this holy decree, she can directly send her aunt to the eighteenth layer of hell, why do you keep it as a handle? Isn't that redundant?
Assuming that what Gu Chengfeng said was true, Concubine Jing did risk her life to steal the holy decree and burn it, but who has seen the content of the holy decree, how can it prove that what is written on it is for her aunt to be buried and not something else?
Didn't she say it with one mouth?
As long as it doesn't involve interpersonal relationships and love, Gu Jiao's brain is spinning fast.
Don't look at her thinking so much, it's actually just a moment's work.
Gu Chengfeng had already pulled the holy decree out of the box, he put the box on the crook of his arm to support it, and unfolded the holy decree with both hands.
However, just as he opened the holy decree, Concubine Jing suddenly returned, and she noticed a trace of movement while she was still in the corridor.
Unlike Long Yingwei, she is unusually sensitive to the sound of conversation.
"What people!" She snapped.
Gu Chengfeng's hand shook, and the box in the crook of his arm fell to the ground, making a crisp sound!
"Catch him!"
With Concubine Jing's order, Long Yingwei rushed in and grabbed Gu Chengfeng and Gu Jiao with his bare hands.
"Let's go!" Gu Chengfeng grabbed Gu Jiao with one hand and put the holy decree into his arms with the other.
Seeing that Long Yingwei's hand was about to grab the two of them, Gu Jiao hurriedly took out a black powder from his purse and smashed it at the other party!
Long Yingwei had suffered the loss of black powder, and knew that it was a hidden weapon that could not be hard-connected, so he hurriedly turned sideways to avoid it, and the black powder smashed on the table behind him, and the table exploded with a bang!
And taking advantage of this effort, Gu Chengfeng grabbed Gu Jiao and swept out of the nunnery.
Both of them wore masks and changed their clothes, and Concubine Jing couldn't recognize their appearances.
Concubine Jing entered the house and found that the holy decree was missing.
Her face changed drastically, and she said to Long Yingwei, "Take the holy decree back!" β
Long Yingwei got the order and chased after Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng in the direction where they left.
Long Yingwei was invincible in the world regardless of martial arts or light skills, and he quickly caught up with the two.
When Gu Chengfeng was carrying the holy decree, Long Yingwei saw it, he knew that the holy decree was on Gu Chengfeng's body, so he clasped Gu Chengfeng's shoulder without saying a word.
The hand like an eagle's claw clamped into Gu Chengfeng's flesh and blood, Gu Chengfeng was so painful that his face was twisted into a ball, he didn't resist immediately, but pushed Gu Jiao away with all his might!
The moment he pushed it away, he stuffed the holy decree into Gu Jiao's sleeve.
I am afraid that he is the only one who can do this kind of manipulation under the nose of Long Yingwei, Long Yingwei did not notice that the holy decree had been transferred, he stretched out his other hand and probed Gu Chengfeng's chest.
He is a dead man, and he doesn't know the severity of his attack, and this time he is only afraid that he will dig Gu Chengfeng's chest alive.
Gu Jiao looked back at the two of them, and suddenly took out the holy decree: "The holy purpose is here!" β
Long Yingwei's gaze turned towards Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao threw the holy decree towards the other direction of the palace.
Dragon Shadow Guard was ordered to retrieve the Divine Decree, so he chased after it.
Gu Chengfeng covered his shoulders and knelt on the ground with no strength.
Gu Jiao squatted down: "Can you still go?" β
Gu Chengfeng shook his head with a pale face: "I can't use light work......"
The Dragon Shadow Guard was so terrifying, obviously he just grabbed him casually, and the power of his body was instantly unable to be used.
"You go." He held back the weakness and severe pain in his body and said.
The holy decree is too important, and in the panic, Concubine Jing can only care about taking the holy decree, and after she really gets it, Concubine Jing will remember to destroy the two of them.
Gu Jiao grabbed him: "Follow me!" β
The Dragon Shadow Guard retrieved the Divine Decree and handed it over to Concubine Jing.
Concubine Jing took the holy decree, and her expression was condensed.
"Concubine Niang!" Mama Cai hurriedly walked over, looked at the holy decree in her hand, and her face changed, "Someone came to steal the holy decree?" Who is it? How do you know this decree? β
Concubine Jing looked in the direction of the palace wall and did not speak.
Inshou Palace.
Qin Gongcheng was feeding a pool of Wang Ba raised by himself, when suddenly two figures fell from the sky and smashed on his Ba Wang.
"Oops! The eighth king of the miscellaneous family! β
Father-in-law Qin was shocked, and the vegetable leaves in his hand flew out.
He was about to call the master of Ouchi, when he saw one of the small figures take off the mask on his face, and his eyes glared: "Miss Gu? β
At this moment, the mask on Gu Chengfeng's face also fell off, revealing a pale and handsome face.
Gonggong Qin was shocked again: "Second son Gu? β
"Your Majesty has arrivedβ"
Gu Jiao: The action is so fast!
Empress Dowager Zhuang was not there, she went to the side hall of Jinluan Hall to discuss with the minister, and Gonggong Qin brought Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng into Empress Dowager Zhuang's bedroom.
Then Gonggong Qin went to the outside of Renshou Palace to see the emperor: "The servant asks for peace to Your Majesty." β
The emperor was followed by Mama Cai.
Gonggong Qin looked at Mama Cai quietly, and said with a smile: "Why did Your Majesty come over?" The Queen Mother is discussing with the ministers in the Jinluan Palace. β
The emperor said: "Mama Cai said that there was an assassin who assassinated Concubine Jing, and was injured by the master beside Concubine Jing, and fled all the way to Renshou Palace. β
"Is there such a thing?" Father-in-law Qin's face was full of surprise, "Is the concubine injured?" β
Mama Cai said politely: "The concubine was a little frightened, it's not a big deal, the concubine was worried that the assassin would be unfavorable to the queen mother, so she hurriedly reported to Your Majesty." β
"The minions didn't see any assassins." Gonggong Qin turned his head to look at the palace people in the first courtyard, "Have you seen the assassin?" β
The palace people shook their heads in unison: "No." β
Gonggong Qin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it must be Mama Cai who is wrong. This is Renshou Palace, the master is like a cloud, which assassin dares to break into it without his life? β
Mama Cai said with a worried face: "That assassin's martial arts are extremely high, and he was able to escape from the hands of Long Yingwei, so it is better for Gonggong Qin not to be careless." β
In the past, the emperor was too lazy to care about the life and death of the Empress Dowager Zhuang, but now he and the Empress Dowager Zhuang are in an alliance, they have a common enemy, that person is hiding in the shadows, pinching his neck to deal with the people he cares about, he can't let the other party succeed.
"Get out of the way!" The emperor said coldly.
Gonggong Qin didn't let him, he owed a debt, and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is not in Renshou Palace, if the assassin really wants to assassinate her, she should go to Jinluan Palace." β
Mama Cai changed her previous worried and modest look, frowned, and said, "Maybe the assassin is ambushed here, and he will wait for the Queen Mother to come back before attacking!" Father-in-law Qin, you are so obstructive that your majesty will not be searched, could it be ...... You're in league with the Assassins! β
"Who gave you the courage to shout at the door of the mourner's house?"
With a voice that was not angry but mighty, Empress Dowager Zhuang's phoenix appeared behind everyone.
Everyone turned around and saluted the Empress Dowager Zhuang above the phoenix.
The emperor looked at Feng Bao from afar, his expression uneasy.
Feng Bao stopped in front of the group, and after landing on the ground, Gonggong Qin stepped forward and handed his wrist to Empress Dowager Zhuang.
Empress Dowager Zhuang grabbed his wrist and walked out slowly, she didn't need a loud voice, nor a sharp word, just a faint look was enough to shock everyone's hearts.
Mama Cai, who was still relying on the emperor's support, suddenly didn't dare to say anything.
Empress Dowager Zhuang walked up to her leisurely: "Say, why don't you say it?" When the mourning family is away, aren't you very sharp-tongued? Why did you become a gourd with a sawed mouth as soon as the mourning family came? β
Mama Cai lowered her head aggrievedly and stood beside the emperor.
In the end, it was Concubine Jing's henchman who was silent, and the emperor couldn't bear her to suffer an injustice, so he said: "What's wrong with Mama Cai?" With the assassins, it is natural to search, but this old minion obstructs it in every possible way, which is indeed suspicious. β
Gonggong Qin reported to Empress Dowager Zhuang: "Miss Gu is resting inside, and the slave is worried that so many people will disturb Miss Gu when they go in." What's more, the minions really didn't find any assassins, and if the Queen Mother didn't believe it, she could ask the Ouchi masters of Renshou Palace, and they didn't-"
Before Gonggong Qin finished speaking, there was a sound of weapons connecting in the direction of the dormitory, and everyone's hearts were stunned, followed by Gu Jiao's cold drink: "I still want to escape!" β
"Yikes! Miss Gu! Gonggong Qin's expression changed greatly, and he beckoned the master of Renshou Palace and said, "Quick!" Check it out! β
The four Ouchi masters turned around and ran towards the dormitory, but before they could fully move, a miserable cry came from the end: "Ah-"
It's a man's voice!
Gonggong Wei stretched out his arms and stopped in front of the emperor: "Assassin! There are assassins! Escort! β
Just as the master of Huaqing Palace was also about to move, Gu Jiao grabbed a black-clothed assassin with a gray face and walked out, threw the assassin to the ground, and said lightly: "Assassin, give!" β
Gu Jiao had already changed back into her clothes, her hair was scattered, as if she had just woken up from bed and had not had time to comb her hair.
Mama Cai looked at the assassin a little confused.
Did the concubine really guess it? Is the assassin from Injugung a man?
But - aren't they two?
Mama Cai glanced at Gu Jiao suspiciously: "Miss Gu, there are two assassins in total. β
"Two? I only caught one. Gu Jiao hugged her hands and said without changing her face.
The assassin's face was covered in mud and dirt, and he couldn't see his original appearance, but the corners of his mouth were bleeding, and he was probably seriously injured, and he had no power to fight back.
The emperor looked at him coldly: "Who sent you?" If you tell me who is behind you, I will spare you from death! I am the supreme of the Ninety-Five, I never break my word! β
There was a hint of hesitation on the assassin's face, and his terrified gaze swept over the crowd outside Renshou Palace, and finally landed on Mama Cai's face.
Mama Cai's heart suddenly swelled with an ominous premonition!
The assassin looked at Mama Cai in horror and said, "Yes...... It's a quiet ......."
"Shut up!" Mama Cai stepped forward with an arrow, she seemed to have guessed what the assassin was going to say, she wanted to stop the other party, but unfortunately it was too late.
The assassin was half-lying on the ground, propped himself up with his elbows, gritted his teeth, and said, "It's Concubine Jing!" Concubine Jing asked me to assassinate the Queen Mother! β
Mama Cai was simply confused!
How so?
How did the assassin catch his own mother's head!
She panicked and said, "You are spewing blood! When did the concubine ask you to assassinate the queen mother? If it was really the concubine who asked you to come, why did she tell me to search for you? β
The assassin coughed up a mouthful of blood and sneered, "How do I know? Maybe...... It was the concubine who suddenly discovered that I knew her secretβ"
The assassin was only halfway through his words when Mama Cai suddenly pounced and stabbed the assassin in the heart!
"You ...... You kill...... Extinguish ......"
With this, the Assassin rolled his eyes, tilted his body, and collapsed in a pool of blood.
Mama Cai was so shocked that she took a few steps back and sat straight on the ground.
"I ...... I didn't...... Not me...... I didn't kill anyone......"
She really didn't want to kill.
She didn't pounce on herself at all, but her knee seemed to have been hit by something, and she threw herself at the other party as soon as her leg became weak, and before she could react to what was going on, she had an extra knife in her hand.
Then the knife plunged into the other man's heart.
Gu Jiao squatted down, probed the assassin's neck with her fingertips, got up and said, "He's out of breath." β
Empress Dowager Zhuang frowned and said, "Why don't you hurry up and dispose of it?" Wipe the door clean for the mourners! Not a drop of blood is to be left behind! The mourning family hates blood! β
"Yes, yes, yes!" Gonggong Qin hurriedly called the eunuchs of Renshou Palace to carry down the assassin's body for disposal, and called the palace maid to clean up the scene.
Mama Cai was confused by this series of changes, she really had never seen such a shameless operation, her mind was so confused that she couldn't think at all, so she could only argue for herself vigorously: "Your Majesty...... I didn't kill anyone...... You trust me...... That knife is not my ......"
Gu Jiao said: "I saw it all, who is not yours?" β
Wei Gong said fairly: "Yes! Who's not yours? I saw it too! β
Mama Cai hit her with a cold eye, surnamed Wei! Have you forgotten who you are again?
Gonggong Wei's neck shrank, turned around and slapped his mouth, and his mouth was scooped again! Mouth scoop again!
Mama Cai knelt down: "Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, you should always believe the concubine!" How could she frame the Queen Mother-the concubine is kind-hearted, she wouldn't do such a thing-"
A hint of complexity passed through the emperor's heart.
He grew up with Concubine Jing, he knows very well what kind of person Concubine Jing is, she is reluctant to step on even an ant, and always repays her grievances with virtue, even if Empress Dowager Zhuang expelled her from the palace, she never complained about Empress Dowager Zhuang in front of him.
Not only that, but she also always advised her relationship with the Empress Dowager Zhuang.
How could she do such a horrible thing?
Moreover, there was no one to let the Assassins carry out the assassination on the front foot, and the Assassin was caught with great fanfare on the back foot.
According to the Assassins, it was he who had learned the secret of Concubine Jing, who only suddenly became aware of it after sending him out to assassinate him.
This is even more ridiculous.
How could a person like Concubine Jing, who is as simple as a blank slate, have a secret?
No, she had secrets.
The secret with Gu Chao.
The emperor's heart suddenly became irritable.
Thinking that Gu Chao almost became his father, he couldn't get angry!
I don't know if he is angry, he sees that Mama Cai is suddenly a little eye-catching.
"Your Majesty......" Mama Cai looked at the emperor worriedly.
The emperor frowned: "Escort Mama Cai down...... Interrogate clearly! β
He used the words "detention" and "interrogation", which were extremely distrustful, you must know that the emperor used to obey Concubine Jing without the slightest suspicion, and even Concubine Jing's henchmen were regarded by him as his confidants.
But now, he wants to treat Mama Cai as a suspect.
Gonggong Wei was shocked: "Your Majesty? β
But the emperor didn't pay attention to anyone anymore, shook his sleeves, and left in an irritated mood!
Empress Dowager Zhuang and Gu Jiao returned to the dormitory.
In the backyard of the dormitory, the corpse that should have been disposed of sat up, wiped the mud off his face, took off the blood bag in his arms, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "My son's acting skills are not bad, right?" β
Gu Jiao said seriously: "So-so, not as good as me." β
Gu Chengfeng: "......"