Concubine Jing's affairs are too much of a move, but after a day's work, everyone in the palace knows that Concubine Jing has been plotted twice in one day.

"You say...... Who would do it? ”

In a corner of the palace, a group of little palace maids and eunuchs gathered together and secretly discussed the matter of Concubine Jing.

"Who else could it be? Just think about it, who in the entire palace doesn't want Concubine Jing to come back the most? ”

"Could it be that the Tai-" of Renshou Palace—"

"Shhhh Be quiet! Do you want to be caught and beheaded! Don't even say the name of that one, rotten in your heart, and don't dream of it! Otherwise, you're waiting to be beheaded! The palace maids and eunuchs who died in the hands of that one were not a thousand, but hundreds! ”

"So brutal?"

The new little palace maid trembled with fright.

In fact, not only the palace maids and eunuchs thought so, but even the Empress Dowager Zhuang's niece and nephew, Zhuang Guifei, thought that Concubine Jing's successive murders were caused by her aunt.

"Your Majesty, the concubine heard that the concubine Niangniang has been plotted again, does Your Majesty have a suspicious candidate in her heart?" In the study of Huaqing Palace, Empress Xiao looked at the emperor with a deep expression.

The meaning of her connotation is obvious, it was the Empress Dowager Zhuang who did it.

However, unexpectedly, the emperor vetoed it: "Don't guess, it's not the Queen Mother." ”

Empress Xiao looked at the emperor as if she had been struck by lightning.

What did Your Majesty say?

Didn't the Queen Mother do it?

Since when did Your Majesty open your mouth to excuse the Queen Mother?

He can't wait for a thunder in the sky to be counted on the head of the Empress Dowager Zhuang!

"Your Majesty......" Empress Xiao spoke.

The emperor interrupted her: "Okay, don't ask about Concubine Jing's affairs, I have my own opinions." You go back and restrain the palace people and let them stop chewing on the root of their tongues. ”

Empress Xiao responded incredulously: "...... Be. ”

Concubine Zhuang went to Renshou Palace with a smile, stepped into the study of the Empress Dowager Zhuang, and said with a smile as she walked: "Aunt! You're amazing! How did you do that? I taught Concubine Jing the vixen again, and I didn't fall behind! I've heard that Your Majesty didn't suspect you at all! There were a few little eunuchs in Kunning Palace who chewed their tongues, but my aunt guessed what? All were sent down by the queen! Auntie, you're really—"

Halfway through Concubine Zhuang's speech, she saw Empress Dowager Zhuang's cold gaze, and she was excited, "Auntie, aunt!" ”

"Is your mouth idle?" Empress Dowager Zhuang was not angry and arrogant.

Concubine Zhuang was overwhelmed by her aunt's powerful aura, she didn't dare to look directly at Empress Dowager Zhuang's gaze, so she hurriedly lowered her head and bowed: "Say hello to your aunt." ”

Empress Dowager Zhuang said angrily: "The mourning family is very busy, don't disturb the mourning family if you have nothing to do!" ”

"Yes!" Concubine Zhuang retreated stupidly.

As soon as she walked with her front foot, Father-in-law Qin walked in with tea on her back foot.

Empress Dowager Zhuang looked at the fold in her hand and asked nonchalantly, "Sent someone to you?" ”

"It's delivered, the carriage that gets off at the gate of Bishui Hutong." Gonggong Qin said with a smile.

"Hmm." Empress Dowager Zhuang replied lightly and continued to look at the excerpts.

Father-in-law Qin walked over and put the tea on the table, unable to hide his smile.

"What are you laughing at?" Empress Dowager Zhuang looked at him strangely.

Qin Gong said fairly: "The slave is happy for the Queen Mother!" ”

Empress Dowager Zhuang snorted: "What's there to be happy about? Two little things that don't know the height of the sky, the skin is boundless! ”

Gu Jiao fled into Renshou Palace like a reincarnation in the clothes of a little eunuch, how could Empress Dowager Zhuang not know what the truth was?

"The subordinates are all watching." Empress Dowager Zhuang commanded.

Qin Gonggong said: "The queen mother can rest assured, the servants are all in order - today Xiao Chuanzi went to buy, the carriage broke down halfway, I met Xiao Xiuzuo, and went back to the palace with Xiao Xiuzuo, and the guards saw that the little eunuch was Xiao Chuanzi on Xiao Xiu's carriage. ”

Xiao Chuanzi did go out to buy today, but after this incident, before he came back, Gonggong Qin sent a master of Ouchi to intercept him.

When Gu Jiao left the palace, she still used the identity of Xiao Chuanzi.

There was a mistake in the fabric that was bought, and Xiao Chuanzi went to exchange the goods.

At night, the real Ogawako will return to the palace with the changed cloth.

Gonggong Qin continued: "There are also eyewitnesses, Liu Guards in the Praetorian Guard and Mama Zhou in the Cold Palace will see a woman in green clothes and carrying a small backpack nearby, and it is speculated that the other party entered from the Cold Palace. ”

These things were not what Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao asked Empress Dowager Zhuang to do, they left after they finished pitting!

Empress Dowager Zhuang made a straight face and snorted: "Hmph! I'm not afraid to show my stuffing! Do you really think you're doing it seamlessly? ”

Gonggong Qin couldn't laugh.

Obviously, I like it very much in my heart, and I appreciate that the two children's newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but I have to pretend to be disgusted.

Gonggong Qin smiled: "It's not because they know that the Queen Mother will take care of the aftermath for them?" The Queen Mother trusted them, and they also handed over their backs to the Queen Mother! ”

"Humph!"

I don't know how many times I hummed.

The trust between people is never spoken out, it is the tacit understanding in action, the trust in a person's sincerity, and the trust in a person's ability.

It is...... It's pretty cool.

Empress Dowager Zhuang hummed.

Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang returned to Bishui Hutong.

Tonight, the owner of the orchard invited a troupe to set up a stage in the orchard, and the neighbors went to listen to the play, and Yao and several children from the family also went.

The house was empty.

Although they had had dinner, they made a fuss in the palace, and both of them were a little hungry at this time.

"Let's go out and eat." Xiao Liulang said that he couldn't bear to go to cook again at night, not to mention that it was close to the bustling streets, so it was convenient to eat whatever she wanted.

"Okay." Gu Jiao should go down.

They went to Xuanwu Street.

The capital is always very lively on summer nights, with rows of shops, hawkers' stalls like long queues, horse-drawn carriages and horses slowly passing by in the middle of the streets, and pedestrians on both sides of the river.

In the past, Gu Jiao walked on the outside, she wanted to protect her father-in-law, but today she was put inside by Xiao Liulang.

Xiao Liulang was on crutches, and her body was obviously more manly than last year, blocking the torrent of crowds for her.

However, there was a merchant who carried a burden and didn't take the middle road, so he had to stick it in and almost bumped into Gu Jiao.

Xiao Liulang pulled her arm, but his hand didn't let go immediately, and he hesitated and slipped down and held her hand: "Don't get lost." ”

Gu Jiao was stunned and smiled: "Okay." ”

Don't get lost.

Xiao Liulang was almost dazzled by her smile, he looked ahead and asked, "What do you want to eat?" ”

"Well, it's all right!" She said, "What do you want to eat?" ”

He said, "I can do it too." ”

Neither is a picky eater.

Xiao Liulang looked to the east and said, "There's a new noodle restaurant over there, do you want to try it?" His family's lo mein is delicious. ”

"Have you eaten?" Gu Jiao turned her head to look at him and asked.

"Hmm." He nodded, "I ate it when I was a child, and at that time, their family had not yet opened such a prosperous area, and they had to go to a very remote suburb to eat." In the past few years, it seems to have made a fortune and opened several branches. ”

Regarding his former identity, he will not take the initiative to talk about it, but if it is mentioned, he will no longer deliberately avoid it.

It's just that he has never admitted who he really is.

Xuan Pinghou's illegitimate son, Xiao Liulang, is the identity he can now reveal to those close to him.

There are not many people who know this identity, and the family knows that Gu Jiao, Yao's family and the little monk know that Gu Yan's villain may have guessed something, but he shouldn't have guessed Xiao Heng's step.

As for Gu Jiao, she guessed which step, Xiao Liulang didn't ask.

And Gu Jiao doesn't seem to intend to break the casserole to ask in the end, she respects him and trusts him, and it doesn't matter who he is.

Gu Jiao bent the corners of her lips: "Okay, then go eat lo mein!" ”

Don't look at this noodle restaurant's new opening, but the upstairs and downstairs are full.

"Hmm, are so many people still eating noodles at such a late hour?" Gu Jiao asked strangely.

The shopkeeper smiled apologetically: "The newly opened, most of them are regular customers, and our store is not only noodles, but also our cold dishes and stewed soup!" It's hot at this time, and the house is hot, so it's not easy to set a table in the yard for the two of you, it's cool! ”

There are also several photos in front of the store, and at a glance, it looks like a food stall in the previous life.

Gu Jiao felt a little intimate.

Xiao Liulang glanced at her and said to the shopkeeper: "Okay, you go and put it on the table." ”

"Huh! Two guest officers, please come here! With a smile on his face, the shopkeeper welcomed the two into the noodle shop, walked through the lobby, and came to the spacious courtyard.

The courtyard is large and quiet, but the view is unobstructed, and you can enjoy the scene in the restaurant from sitting here.

There is a feeling of seeing all the sails in the world.

The shopkeeper brought a table and a bench.

The two sat on a long wait, each ordered a bowl of lo mein, and asked for two plates of cold dishes, and the stewed soup was gone, and it would be wasted if they couldn't finish eating.

Waiting for the work of making lo mein, the shopkeeper came over with a smile and asked, "Two guest officers, the tables in our store have run out, and two more guests have come, can I sit at the same table with you?" ”

Neither of them had an opinion.

The shopkeeper led people over, and no one would have expected that it was the prince and the princess who came.

The two of them are private in microservices, and they don't bring palace maids and eunuchs, and only one master is a coachman.

The crown prince and the crown princess didn't expect to meet Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao here.

When the prince sees Xiao Liulang now, he will think of the thick pile of arithmetic problems, and his braincase hurts instantly!

The prince hadn't seen Gu Jiao, but he was surprised to see Xiao Liulang sitting with a woman.

I heard that Xiao Liulang became a relative.

Is this woman Xiao Liulang's wife or one of the unruly women he is outside?

The prince didn't care, the woman was a man's vassal, whether this woman was Xiao Liulang's wife or not, the prince wouldn't take her seriously.

The prince frowned, a little reluctant to eat here.

After all, anyone who is in the mood to eat for a teacher like Xiao Liulang will be in the mood for dinner, and his mind is full of questions from him, okay?

But the prince couldn't drive Xiao Liulang away, it was too arrogant and domineering, which did not match the prestige he had established among the people over the years.

He wanted to go.

The crown princess suddenly pulled his sleeve and said softly, "Your Highness, there is a seat here." ”

"He ......" said the prince, don't you recognize who that guy is? Xiao Liulang! My uncle's illegitimate son, my father's confidant, my Hanlin Academy's teacher!

The crown princess said softly: "It seems to be Xiao Xiu, such a coincidence." ”

As she spoke, her gaze fell on Xiao Liulang's handsome and peerless face.

Coincidentally, at this time, the shopkeeper brought two bowls of lo mein: "Two guest officers, your lo mein!" ”

Xiao Liulang didn't raise his eyelids, as if the shopkeeper was too loud, so he didn't hear the princess's words.

The crown princess was slightly embarrassed.

The prince thought that she was saying that to herself, and sighed helplessly: "Yes, it's him, it's a coincidence." ”

The crown princess's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she smiled: "The capital is so big, you can meet it after a supper, it is the fate of the prince and Xiao Xiu. ”

These words were not loud, but they were just enough for Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao to hear.

Neither of them paid any attention to her.

The prince said disdainfully: "Who wants to have a relationship with him!" ”

"I'm hungry." The crown princess said.

"Then, sit down!" The prince reluctantly pulled the princess to sit down opposite the two, and said to the shopkeeper, "Serve all the delicious dishes you have here!" ”

"Can the prince finish eating?" Xiao Liulang finally ignored him, but it was not a good tone.

The prince glanced at the two bowls of lo mein in front of the two, and said in his heart that this was too shabby, and he said generously: "I'll treat you tonight, Xiao Xiushu can eat as much as you want, don't be polite to me." If the Hanlin Academy's salary is not high, Xiao Xiushu can come to my mansion to be a staff member. ”

Xiao Liulang looked at him lightly: "It's a felony to form a party for personal gain, is the prince sure he wants to do this?" ”

It is not uncommon to raise staff and diners in the house, and the emperor generally closes his eyes, but if he raises the head of the protégé of the Son of Heaven, he will touch the emperor's bottom line.

Xiao Liulang said lukewarmly: "I am a protégé of the Son of Heaven, I should serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly, the prince asked me to go to your mansion under my name, where will I put Your Majesty?" ”

The prince choked and couldn't speak.

Fang Cai only cared about teasing Xiao Liulang, forgetting that this guy was a two-rank jinshi, who had been summoned by his father and had eaten the Luming banquet, and was a protégé of the Son of Heaven.

Are you digging into the corner of your father's wall?

What do others think of his platform?

"Ahem, ahem!" The prince said, "Gu Fang is just testing you, you just remember your identity." ”

Soon, the cold dishes of the two were also served, which was a plate of cold salad with three shreds and a plate of brine mutton.

Xiao Liulang sandwiched a piece of the most tender mutton and put it in Gu Jiao's bowl.

The crown princess looked at Xiao Liulang and then at Gu Jiao.

This is the first time she has seen the two of them at close range now, Xiao Liulang's appearance and the childish face in her impression continue to coincide, but they are repeatedly peeled off.

That sunny and reckless little boy, his eyes were innocent, warm and clear.

Xiao Liulang in front of him has a lot more alienation and coldness that rejects people thousands of miles away, and his facial features are less childish than they were back then, and a little more introverted and heroic of a man.

However, the way he looked at Gu Jiao was intolerant, with a gentleness that he hadn't even noticed.

He used to look at her like that, as if she were the only one in his eyes.

The crown princess secretly clenched her veil.

What was I thinking?

Why did you think of him as Ah Heng again?

The mutton in this family is very appetizing to Gu Jiao, and she eats it very deliciously.

The prince didn't plan to deal with her, but Xiao Liulang choked him, and before he could speak, the atmosphere was really embarrassing, and he unconsciously fell on Gu Jiao's face.

I don't know if I don't look at it, I was startled when I saw it, how did her face be-

"Guest! Your dish is here! ”

The shopkeeper filled the table with the signature dishes in the store.

Although it was dazzling, somehow, he always felt that Xiao Liulang's plate of mutton was the best!

Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang were almost finished eating, and were about to leave, when Gu Jiao suddenly sniffed: "Xiao Er, why is it so fragrant?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "It's the osmanthus brew in our store, if the guest officer likes it, I'll give you a jar!" The new store is open, welcome to come back often in the future! ”

"Is this wine?" Gu Jiao looked at the bottle handed over by the shopkeeper and asked.

The shopkeeper said: "It's not wine!" Don't get drunk! The girl's favorite-"

Gu Jiao took a sip.

The next second, with a bang, the little head smashed on the table and got drunk!

It was also thanks to Xiao Liulang's quick eyes and hands, and he put the back of his hand on her forehead in time.

The shopkeeper sneered: "The guest officer is really ...... It's hard to drink......"

The crown princess said softly: "We have a carriage, let the coachman take you back." ”

The prince pouted secretly, why was he so kind to them?

Xiao Liulang said expressionlessly: "No need." ”

The prince said: "Look, people still don't appreciate it. ”

Xiao Liulang ignored the prince, gently patted Gu Jiao's little shoulder with his other hand, and called softly in her ear: "Jiaojiao, it's time to go back." ”

"Huh?" Gu Jiao's starry eyes.

"It's time to go home." He said gently.

Gu Jiaoteng sat up straight, her phoenix eyes opened wide and round, and her expression was very serious: "I'm not drunk!" ”

"Hmm." He coaxed her gently, the corners of his lips hooked slightly, "Jiaojiao is not drunk." ”

The clean young man's voice, with a hint of manly magnetism, went straight to people's hearts.

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