Xiao Jingkong didn't go home until it was almost dark, and when he entered the door, he took a deep breath and packed up his little emotions, so that Jiaojiao couldn't let Jiaojiao see him sad for Xiaojin.

He poked his little dimple, raised a smile, and entered the house cutely!

Gu Jiao finished chopping firewood and finishing packing up the medicinal herbs, and when she turned around, she saw the little guy jumping over.

"Coming back?" She said.

"Hmm!" Xiao Jingkong ran over and stretched out a pair of small short arms, "Jiaojiao, I'll help you get it!" ”

"You take this." Gu Jiao scooped a small scoop of medicinal herbs from the big basket and gave it to him.

"Good!" Xiao Jingkong happily picked up the small scoop and returned to the hall carefully without spilling a piece of medicinal herbs.

After dinner, Gu Jiao went to clean up the little empty space.

The little guy always turns things inside out and doesn't put them back properly.

Gu Jiao found that there was something missing when she was cleaning up this time.

Most of the things in the small empty space are packed in different boxes, and Gu Jiao usually doesn't open those boxes without permission, not because they look tattered, but because she respects the children's privacy more.

However, there are some things that are directly exposed, such as the little gold abacus.

"Headroom." Gu Jiao screamed.

"Huh?" Xiao Qingkong, who was lining up the chickens in the hall, walked in, tilted his head and asked, "What's wrong, Jiaojiao?" ”

"Where's your abacus?" Gu Jiao asked suspiciously.

Xiao Qingkong's eyes flickered: "I'm in the medical hall!" ”

"Really?" Gu Jiao thought for a while, "But I just finished packing the small box you put in the hospital today, and I didn't see your abacus." ”

Xiao Jingkong blinked, and said, "Oh, I just forgot, I ...... Lent it to Brother Chu Yu! He said he would pay me back for a while! ”

Xiao Jingkong rarely lies, and he has a good reputation, so Gu Jiao didn't doubt him.

After leaving the East House, Xiao Jingkong covered his little chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

scared him to death, he was almost discovered by Jiaojiao, but fortunately he was a little clever ghost!

In the evening, it rained, Gu Yan's secret guard came back to report, the road was not easy to walk, Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun rested at Nanxiang and Master Lu's house, and the two of them would go directly to Qinghe Academy from there tomorrow.

Nan Xiang and Master Lu liked Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan very much, Gu Jiao had nothing to worry about, and asked the dark guard to take two sets of clothes for the two of them.

But on the other side, the old marquis who was encouraged by Gu Yan and Gu Jiao one after another felt that he had received unprecedented support, he had been living for Zhaoguo and the Hou family business all his life, except for the lifeless fight on the battlefield, he had hardly done anything bold in private.

He has been in the industry all his life and abides by his duties, but perhaps he is old and does not have many years to live, and he does not want to leave regrets in this life.

As long as you live for others, you will fail her for as long as you can.

In the few days that followed, he didn't want to lose her anymore.

Fortunately, the troops cultivated for His Majesty have been cultivated, Gu Changqing has also grown up, and there are successors to the Hou Mansion, so he can be relieved.

"Go and call the son." The old marquis commanded.

"Yes." The little guy went to Gu Changqing's courtyard and called Gu Changqing over.

Gu Changqing looked at the old marquis who was sitting on the throne with a look that was obviously different from the past, and said lightly: "It's so late, does my grandfather have something to look for me?" ”

The old marquis glanced at him deeply, this is the grandson who he brought up, and he has poured all his efforts into him, more than his son Gu Chong.

And he lived up to his expectations and grew into his ideal appearance.

The old marquis handed him two tokens with different textures, one was the token of the Gu family army, and the other was the token of the secret army.

"Grandfather, what do you mean by that?" Gu Changqing asked strangely.

The old marquis looked at him and said, "You are older, some courage should be handed over to you, I may not see the day when the Gu family army will regain its strength, but I hope you can see that day." ”

"Why can't you see it?" Gu Changqing asked lightly.

The old marquis wanted to speak and stopped, pinched the corner of the table, and said, "I have my arrangement, you don't need to ask." ”

Gu Changqing sneered coldly, and said sarcastically: "Grandfather always has his own arrangements, just like that incident back then!" ”

After that, he didn't wait for the old marquis to ask him what the specific incident was, and then turned around and went out.

He accepted the token.

He is a son of the Gu family, whether it is his rights or burdens, he will spare no effort to bear it.

The old marquis looked at the back of his grandson's resolute departure, and sighed helplessly.

After that, he asked the little guy to call Gu Chengfeng and Gu Chenglin.

They are all his grandsons, and he naturally hurts too, but he is not as serious as Gu Changqing, nor is he as pitiful as Gu Yan.

This is probably the sadness of not accounting for both ends, neither as capable as Gu Changqing, but also as delicate as Gu Yan, so he naturally received less attention.

When the day really came to separate, the reluctance in the heart of the old marquis came up.

He glanced at the two of them, and was going to say something sensational between his ancestors and grandchildren, but as soon as he saw Gu Chenglin's bald head, the corners of his mouth twitched!

Nothing can be stirred up!

He also gave the two of them a token and some family assets, and the family assets were sent to Gu Changqing for safekeeping, and then handed over to them on the day they got married.

He also kept it for Gu Yan, and he had already sent someone to send it to the secret guard, and then handed it over to Gu Yan when the time was right.

Gu Jiao got married, and the girl who got married spilled the water, he didn't leave a token for him, but he still gave her a sum of money for her sake of Gu Yan.

Also in the hands of the Dark Guard.

Gu Houye went to repair the road and was not in the house.

Zuo, but the old marquis didn't think of this transparent son at all.

After explaining everything, the old marquis left the Hou Mansion overnight.

Gu Chenglin looked at the token in his hand that he didn't know what it was for, and said confusedly: "Second brother, do you think your grandfather is weird today?" ”

Gu Chengfeng looked at the token, looked at the night again, and said thoughtfully: "It's quite strange." ”

The moon is dark and the wind is high.

The capital has faded away from the bustle and noise of the day, and has become a quiet and lonely city.

In the hazy night, a black shadow flew up the wall and infiltrated the palace like a ghost.

A patrol of Praetorian Guards walked by.

Since the assassination of Concubine Jing, the palace has strengthened its defenses, and the number of Praetorian Guards has doubled.

"Huh? Did you just hear any movement? A Praetorian Guard said.

His companion said, "No, did you hear me?" ”

The rest of the companions shook their heads in unison.

The first Praetorian Guard scratched his head in confusion: "Then maybe I heard it wrong." He looked back at the impregnable palace wall, in addition to their patrols, there were also ambushes in the four corners of the palace wall.

If someone really sneaks in, it shouldn't be hidden, right?

"Gone, gone! Go patrol ahead! ”

The Praetorian Guard marched forward in order.

Soon after they left, a figure hidden in the tree swept in the direction of Huaqing Palace.

He was extremely familiar with the defense in the palace, avoided the sight of all the Praetorian Guards and Ouchi masters, and successfully infiltrated the Huaqing Palace.

Concubine Jing is sitting in the small meditation room, knocking on the wooden fish and chanting.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed in and came behind her.

However, just as the dark shadow was only three steps away from her, another dark shadow swept down from the beam, holding a long sword that flickered with cold light, coldly blocking in front of him.

Dragon Shadow Guard!

The old marquis was surprised.

"Stop!" Concubine Jing spoke.

Dragon Shadow Guard lowered his sword.

"Stand down." Concubine Jing said.

The Dragon Shadow Guard flew up and swept out of the window.

The old marquis knew about Long Yingwei, a group of dead soldiers bought by the first emperor from Yan Guo with a lot of money, and they had been secretly trained for many years to become the dragon shadow guard in the hands of the first emperor.

He didn't expect to see Long Yingwei beside Concubine Jing.

"You ......"

All of a sudden, he was stuck.

If His Majesty gave her all the Dragon Shadow Guards, does it mean that her situation is not as bad as she imagined?

"Why are you here?" Concubine Jing stared at her.

The old marquis met her gaze, and it took a long time to find his voice: "I heard that you encountered an assassin in the palace, and you were almost plotted by something sent by Xuanping Hou. ”

The Marquis of Xuanping was investigating the case, which was quite high-profile, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty heard about it.

The old marquis didn't believe that the Marquis of Xuanping and the old sacrificial wine club framed Concubine Jing, but this is the terrible thing about the incident, the murderer is hiding in the shadows, and it is really impossible to prevent it.

Concubine Jing lowered her eyes and sighed: "I'm fine." ”

She put the stick that knocked the wooden fish back on the table.

When the old marquis saw the injury on the back of her hand, his eyebrows frowned: "You are injured!" ”

Concubine Jing lowered her hand and covered the back of her hand with her sleeve: "A little injury, it's not in the way." ”

"Did the one from Renshou Palace do it?" After thinking about it, the old marquis felt that the last person in the entire palace who wanted Concubine Jing to come back was the Empress Dowager Zhuang!

All this, maybe it was secretly planned by Empress Dowager Zhuang!

Concubine Jing lowered her eyes, smiled bitterly, and said, "If there is no evidence, don't talk nonsense...... We can't fight that one. ”

If you take the old marquis's previous temperament, you have come here, and you see that she is injured again, it is better to simply do nothing and go to Renshou Palace to assassinate the Empress Dowager Zhuang!

But the old marquis came to take Concubine Jing away today, he felt that killing Empress Dowager Zhuang now would bring disaster to Concubine Jing, he wanted to kill, and he could kill it later.

He took a deep breath and said, "I just saw Long Yingwei, and I was a little hesitant to do this, but since she is so arrogant, it is not appropriate for you to stay any longer, I will take you away now!" ”

Concubine Jing was stunned: "What, what?" ”

The old marquis said: "I understand your intentions, I won't let you down again, I'll take you away tonight!" ”

As he spoke, he grabbed Concubine Jing's wrist and walked out.

As soon as the two of them came to the door, they bumped into the emperor who came to visit Concubine Jing.

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