The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Four hundred and sixteenth assassination

Coming out of the medical hall, Gu Jiao got into the carriage of the third son and went to Liu Yisheng's house.

Liu Yisheng's family was as poor as ever, but he didn't see Liu Yisheng sitting in the yard rubbing tassels as usual several times.

Only the dumb boy named Anu and another elderly mother were working in the front yard, one was weaving baskets and the other was kneading tassels.

The two recognized Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao said: "I'm looking for Liu Yisheng, is he there?"

The old mama was deaf and couldn't hear, so the dumb slave pointed to a room inside.

"Thank you." Gu Jiao thanked, walked into the main room, then turned around and entered the other hut pointed by Anu.

This is a study room, which is also Liu Yisheng's bedroom. It is about the same size as Xiao Liulang's and Xiaoqingkong's West Room. The furnishings are very old and simple, the cabinets are lacquered, and the table is crippled with stones.

There are also some tattered pieces of furniture, whether they were picked up from outside or smashed by someone breaking into the house. In short, they are riddled with holes and cracks everywhere.

Liu Yisheng was dressed in coarse sackcloth, sitting behind the desk, concentrating on the book.

Gu Jiao recognized that it was the book she gave him last time.

He really started reading.

Gu Jiao didn't bother him, she leaned against the door panel with her arms around her arms.

Liu Yisheng was immersed in the sea of books, he didn't notice that Gu Jiao was coming for a while, it was because the old woman outside accidentally knocked over a stool and made a huge collision, he raised his head in shock.

Then he saw Gu Jiao who was leaning against the door lightly, looking at him leisurely.

Generally speaking, it is very embarrassing to watch a person being captured by the other party, and one will subconsciously look away.

Gu Jiao did not.

She was very frank, she raised her eyebrows, and asked, "Did it bother you?"

"No...it's not you." Liu Yisheng hid the surprise in his eyes, opened the window beside him and looked out, and felt relieved after making sure that the old mother was fine.

"Why are you here?" He closed the book and looked around his room cautiously, wondering if he was looking for any unsightly mess in his room.

Fortunately not.

Nanny and Anu just cleaned up this morning.

"You..." He hesitated for a moment, wanted to invite the other party in, but felt that it seemed inappropriate, so he stood up and said, "Go and sit in the main room."

Gu Jiao nodded.

You can sit wherever you want.

Although there are two servants in Liu Yisheng's family, one is old and hard of hearing, and the other cannot speak. Liu Yisheng always entertains the guests in person.

certainly,

There had never been any other guests in his family, and Gu Jiao was the only one.

Yuan Tang cannot be counted as a guest.

"Sit." Liu Yisheng pointed to the chair and said.

Gu Jiao sat down.

A white shadow swished over, jumped onto Gu Jiao's lap, his plump body was lumpy, and rolled into a furry ball, obediently Gu Jiao came to rub it.

Gu Jiao poked its soft belly with her fingertips, and said amusedly, "Do you still remember me?"

This white cat was the cat that almost scared Xiao Liulang and bumped into Princess Ning, and was caught by Yuan Tang in time. The owner's cat, let Gu Jiao take it home to raise.

Gu Jiao didn't take it away.

Of course, Gu Jiao had already guessed that it was Yuan Tang's cat afterward, and she clearly punctured it in front of Yuan Tang.

She thought Yuantang would take her cat back.

"You're still there." Gu Jiao bent the corners of her lips, stroking the cat very comfortably.

Liu Yisheng looked at her having a great time with the white cat, and couldn't help asking: "Since you like it so much, why didn't you take it back?"

Her husband is afraid of cats.

This man is not afraid of heaven, earth, and death, but he is afraid of cats.

Gu Jiao didn't answer him, but said: "No, you are well raised." After a pause, she turned to look at him, "Don't you like cats?"

Liu Yisheng lowered his eyes and said: "No, I like it very much. It can also catch mice. After it comes, there will be no mice in the house."

Gu Jiao tapped its belly: "Are you so capable?"

The white cat meowed proudly.

"Does it have a name?" Gu Jiao asked suddenly.

Liu Yisheng was asked.

It's just a cat, do you still need a name?

In fact, Gu Jiao has no experience in raising pets, but Xiao Jingkong even has to name the seven chickens one by one, so she subconsciously thinks that this white cat must also have a name.

Liu Yisheng's face was a little embarrassed.

Just now he said he likes keeping cats, but he didn't even give the cats a name.

Liu Yisheng's eyes flashed, and he said: "I thought about it, I thought about it a few times, but I don't know which one to call."

Gu Jiao looked at him: "Tell me and listen."

Name it Waste Liu Yisheng: "..."

Liu Yisheng had an idea, and said, "Why don't you get one, it's your cat after all, and it's just being fostered with me temporarily."

"Alright." Gu Jiao nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Call me Xiao Ten."

There are nine beasts in the family, and this one is the tenth.

"Okay, let's call it Xiao Shi." Liu Yisheng had no objection at all.

"Are you here to see Xiao Ten today?" He asked, standing up to pour water for Gu Jiao.

"I came to see you too." Gu Jiao said.

Liu Yisheng's pouring hand trembled, and spilled a drop on the table. He took a handkerchief and wiped it away without any trace, and put the poured tea by Gu Jiao's hand: "You really are too busy."

Gu Jiao took off the small pannier, and took a few thick books from it: "Here."

The last time Liu Yisheng was given the Four Books, this time he brought the Five Classics and two books on arithmetic.

They are all annotated, very suitable for self-taught readers.

"You..." Liu Yisheng hesitated to speak.

Gu Jiao could almost imagine what he was going to say: "I know, you can't afford it, it's not that I gave you books for free, these are Xiao Shi's food expenses. Xiao Shi is so fat, he can eat it just by looking at it."

The white cat meowed resentfully.

Liu Yisheng sighed: "You will regret it if you lose the bet."

It is impossible for him to become a marquis and pay homage to a prime minister in his life.

Liu Yisheng struggled for a moment, and finally accepted the books, but he secretly remembered the value of these books, and he would always return them to her one day in the future.

Liu Yisheng caressed the covers of the books and said: "I borrowed these books from you, and I will return them to you when I earn money."

"It's up to you." Gu Jiaohun said indifferently, it was just a few books, and she was not short of that little money, just to take care of his incomparably strong self-esteem, she did not refuse on the spot.

Gu Jiao at this time would not know that one day many years later, Liu Yisheng really paid back the money for these books, but not in silver.

A book, a city.

A total of eleven buildings, and half of the country was returned to her.

"If you don't understand anything, you can ask me." Seeing Liu Yisheng flipping through the two arithmetic books, Gu Jiao said confidently and generously.

"Ah, good." Liu Yisheng humbly asked for advice, and brought out a bunch of first drafts of stereotyped essays from the room.

Gu Jiao said without changing her face: "...Or, you don't have to ask me."

Liu Yisheng: "..."

Gu Jiao masturbated the cat for a while, until the end she almost wanted to suck the cat, but she held back.

"I actually have one more thing to do today."

I almost forgot about my business by stroking the cat, the cat's sex fooled me!

"What's the matter?" Liu Yisheng asked.

"It's about Yuan Tang." Gu Jiao said.

As soon as she finished speaking, Yuantang's voice sounded from another room, "What about my Highness?"

Gu Jiao frowned strangely.

Liu Yisheng explained: "He came just now, sleeping in the firewood room."

Gu Jiao looked at Yuantang inexplicably: "You don't sleep in the palace, but come to sleep in the firewood room, what's wrong with you?"

Yuan Tang covered his face with a folding fan and yawned, strode over and sat down opposite Gu Jiao: "As long as you are close to your cousin, what does it matter if you sleep in a woodshed?"

Liu Yisheng said to Gu Jiao: "I thought he wouldn't wake up, so I didn't tell you."

He didn't expect that Gu Jiao would suddenly mention Yuan Tang. If he had known this, he would have reminded her, after all, it would be embarrassing to talk about the other party behind his back being caught by the real master.

Liu Yisheng thought too much, Gu Jiao was not embarrassed at all, Gu Jiao murmured, and said to Yuan Tang: "It's just in time."

Yuan Tang curled his lips into a smile: "What? Missed Your Highness?"

Liu Yisheng's eyes turned cold.

Yuan Tang hurriedly said to him: "Don't be angry, it's just a joke, I only have my cousin in my heart, and I can't pretend to be someone else."

Liu Yisheng was obviously used to his brazenness and glibness, so he turned around coldly and ignored him.

Yuan Tang smiled and said, "Doctor Gu, what did you want to say about me just now?"

Gu Jiao didn't speak, she stretched out her hand and pinched Yuan Tang's chin with one hand, turned his face to the left, and really saw the scratches and redness covered by the hair.

It's just that Yaomo has applied medicine, which is not as obvious as what Princess Rui said, but the traces can still be seen.

Yuan Tang didn't resist, and looked at Liu Yisheng playfully, "Cousin, this is her teasing me, not me seducing her."

"Shut your mouth!" Liu Yisheng said angrily.

"How did you get the wound on your face?"

"You care about me so much?"

Liu Yisheng said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense."

Yuan Tang shrugged helplessly, pointed at the big white cat on Gu Jiao's lap with a folding fan, and said, "How else can it be done? It scratches!"

Gu Jiao looked at the white cat on her lap: "You scratched it."

The white cat closed its eyes and played dead.

Liu Yisheng said: "It scratched it, I saw it."

Gu Jiao asked, "When did you scratch?"

Liu Yisheng said: "Last night, he climbed over the wall and entered the house. The white cat thought that a thief had entered, so it scratched his paw."

I can't see that this little thing is quite fierce.

Yuan Tang looked at the white cat resentfully: "I haven't seen you for a few days, and I forgot who raised you in the past!"

Liu Yisheng would not lie to her, and according to Gu Jiao's observation just now, the marks on Yuan Tang's face were indeed not like finger marks, but more like scratches and scratches caused by sharp claws.

Of course, another situation cannot be ruled out - the slap didn't leave much marks, and the swelling subsided immediately after applying ice.

Yuantang looked at Gu Jiao, who was in deep thought, and said, "Hey, why are you looking at me like that? Are you people of Zhao Kingdom so strange today? First Princess Rui saw me and screamed in shock at my injured face, and then It was you who held my face and touched me again."

Liu Yisheng annoyed him to death: "Whoever did something to you, and then speak so outspokenly, don't come next time."

Yuan Tang hesitated: "Okay, okay, don't say it, don't say it!"

It wasn't Yuan Tang, the direction of this matter became a little strange.

Although it had nothing to do with who Wen Linlang had a private meeting with, but she broke the other party's secret, if the other party found out about it, it would most likely be detrimental to her and Princess Rui.

Therefore, it is better to find out that person as soon as possible.

Gu Jiao looked at Yuan Tang for a moment, and asked, "Do you know the Crown Princess?"

Yuan Tang said: "Which country's princess do you mean?"

Gu Jiao said: "Princess Zhao Guo."

Yuan Tang raised his eyebrows meaningfully: "Oh, the fiancee of the young master of Zhaodu, I know her, what's the matter?"

"It's the ex-fiancée, they have nothing to do with each other anymore." Gu Jiao corrected Yuan Tang and asked again, "Did you meet her yesterday?"

Because of being asked, Yuan Tang didn't care for a moment why she corrected herself, Yuan Tang spread his hands and said, "Why should I go to see her? I don't know her well! Wait, why are you asking that? You should Wouldn't it be suspicion that I have some unclear relationship with her?"

This Yuantang is not stupid.

Yuantang laughed, and after laughing, he raised his fingers and said solemnly: "My cousin is here, I simply opened the skylight to speak frankly. I did assassinate the emperor of your country of Zhao, but I have absolutely no relationship with your princess and concubine of Zhao country." It has nothing to do with it! I swear to God! If I lie half a sentence, I will never be able to bring my cousin back to Chen Guo for the rest of my life!"

What kind of swearing is this?

Liu Yisheng said lightly: "If you lie, you will not be able to be the crown prince of Chen Guo."

Yuan Tang looked hurt: "It's too poisonous! Are you still my cousin?"

Yuan Tang doesn't look like he's lying.

But from the perspective of motivation, martial arts, previous convictions... etc., Yuan Tang's suspicion is the biggest.

Just when Gu Jiao was about to ask him for yesterday morning's alibi, there was a strange movement outside the house.

Gu Jiao moved her ears, picked up the teacup in her hand, and threw it out the door!

There was a crisp clang, and an arrow was hit by the teacup and fell to the ground.

The dumb slave in the yard stood up abruptly, grabbed the old nanny who hadn't heard anything at all, and carried her into the house.

The moment the two of them entered the room, Yuan Tang got up and closed the door of the main room, and also inserted the bolt!

Almost at the same moment, there was the sound of a whole row of arrows being shot on the door panel, and one of the arrows broke through halfway through the door, almost piercing Yuan Tang's stomach.

Yuan Tang looked at the arrow that almost cut him open, and the corner of his mouth twitched fiercely.

"No, cousin, what have you been up to lately? In the past, those Zhao people just came to smash your house, but now they want to kill you?"

As soon as Yuan Tang finished speaking, another arrow shot through the air.

This time from the back door.

The back door won't close because there's no back door...

However, the person the arrow aimed at was not Liu Yisheng.

For a moment, Gu Jiao thought that the other party was coming towards her, until—the arrow pierced into Yuan Tang's folding fan accurately.

It wasn't because the fan blocked it quickly, he was already fired!

Yuan Tang was dumbfounded: "...What's going on? Did you come after me?"

Several more arrows were shot from behind, all aimed at Yuan Tang.

Gu Jiao took a deep look in the direction of the back door, her eyes flickered: "Okay, your suspicion has been ruled out."

Yuan Tang dodged arrows and ran around the room: "What do you mean?"