The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 731: A Family Together (Part 2)

Wang Xu was completely overwhelmed.

Lying blankly on the cool floor, staring straight at the beams of the roof, as if struck by a hundred thousand lightning strikes.

Gu Jiao stood up holding the noodle bowl, pouted at Gu Chengfeng, and said calmly, "Untie, I'm on my own."

Gu Chengfeng looked confused, is that all right?

No, there are so many people here, you just order me one?

Hmph, I'm the most reliable if you know!

Gu Chengfeng stalked over with a big rolling pin mark on his head, and untied the rope on Wang Xu's body.

How can Wang Xu fail to recognize that this is the "folk woman" who followed him all the way on the street?

With an Adam's apple...it's a man.

Wang Xu was full of doubts.

Who are the people who appeared next to the eldest grandson in this room?

A terrifying master who can bring him down with just a rolling pin, a light kung fu master who is good at disguising and forcing him out of his shell, and the other Xiao Liulang, whom he knows well, is a doctor invited by the monarch for the deposed princess.

It was he who brought Xiao Liulang in from the gate of the palace.

"No, why did you follow me just now?" Wang Xu asked Gu Chengfeng.

Now that the girl said she was her own, Gu Chengfeng didn't intend to pretend to be a woman anymore.

With a flash in his eyes, he said in his own male voice: "I didn't follow you. I followed the prince. The prince met the old man of the Han family again. I followed him to see what tricks he was playing. Who would have expected you to come!" Yes. Is it not suspicious that you secretly met the old man of the Han family?"

It really is a man, Wang Xu thought.

Wang Xu thought carefully about the possibility of the situation Gu Chengfeng said.

The conflict between the prince and the abolished concubine did not last for a day or two. The cause can be traced back to the abolition of the concubine and the crown prince became the crown prince. Anyone would think that the prince took away the things that belonged to the concubine.

A little closer is that a few days ago, there was a dispute between the prince and the deposed princess in the harem, and the prince's guards even injured the deposed princess.

Now that the deposed princess is being persecuted again, it is reasonable for the emperor's eldest grandson to be the first to suspect the prince and send someone to stare at him.

After Gu Chengfeng untied him, he stood up and stretched out a hand to him.

Wang Xu grabbed Gu Chengfeng's hand and stood up.

"Hiss—"

it hurts.

Who is that big man? It's too heavy to start!

He limped in front of Xiao Heng,

Clasped hands and saluted: "My humble minister Wang Xu, I have met His Highness the eldest grandson."

Through Gu Chengfeng's observation of Wang Xu, although this person is a bit tricky, he was not bought by Mr. Han, which shows that he is a loyal person.

Xiao Heng nodded, and said: "Today's matter is a misunderstanding, please don't take it to heart, Captain Guan."

"It's my minister's recklessness. His Highness the eldest grandson doesn't care about this minister's fault. It's too late for my minister to be grateful."

"Your Majesty is in the Observatory, go and report to him."

"Yes." Wang Xu cupped his hands again, and then backed away. The moment he turned around, he suddenly turned his head to look at Xiao Heng, "Won't His Royal Highness ask if I have found any clues?"

Even Concubine Han Gui sent someone to him to inquire.

Xiao Heng looked at him seriously: "I believe that Captain Guan will give my mother justice."

His Highness the eldest grandson still trusts him as always...

Wang Xu's heart rolled over the heat wave, and an impulse to be trusted hit his heart.

He solemnly said: "My minister...will do my best!"

He is out of the house.

Gu Chengfeng stuck his head out for a look, went into the room and clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's go far away."

Xiao Heng took out a piece of clean gauze from his bosom, and opened it to reveal a small strand of silk thread inside.

This was found from Wang Xu's body just now, and Wang Xu wrapped it in a handkerchief. It was incompatible with Wang Xu's identity as the captain of Guan, and it also faintly exuded a little grassy fragrance and bloody smell.

Xiao Heng guessed that it was the evidence Wang Xu found from the crime scene today.

Xiao Heng cut a small strand with scissors.

The clothes that Shangguan Yan was wearing when she was injured had been replaced by Gu Jiao, and they were put in the box in the ward as evidence.

After careful inspection, Xiao Heng discovered that the silk thread did not come from Shangguan Yan.

The four sat around the Eight Immortals table.

Gu Jiao had already finished eating the noodles, and she was drinking the noodle soup from a bowl bigger than her own face.

Xiao Heng sat beside her and said, "It should be the murderer's clothes, left in the grass or thorns at the scene."

Gu Chengfeng and Gu Changqing sat across from them.

"Is that... Han Ye's material?" Gu Chengfeng asked.

Han Ye's suspicion is very high. He not only assassinated Xiao Heng, but also Gu Jiao. He seems to be the most convenient knife in the crown prince's hand.

Xiao Heng shook his head: "This is kudzu fur. In winter, kudzu fur and in summer kudzu clothes. Ge is not strong in heat retention, but has excellent air permeability, so it is generally used to make summer shirts."

He said, and glanced at Gu Chengfeng, "Your coat is made of Gebu, the texture is not as good as the Gesi in my hand, but this kind of Gesi is not the best either. Today in the forest, when Jiaojiao and Han Ye fought, he He was wearing silk. That night when he pretended to be a man in black and went to the academy to assassinate me, he was wearing the finest Gebu."

This is actually not difficult to understand. Han Ye is the heir of the Han family and a real prince and nobleman. Naturally, it is impossible for him to wear cheap night clothes that cost one tael or seven or eight sets in the market.

They are all custom-made, close-fitting, light and stretchable.

Gu Chengfeng looked at Ge Si in Xiao Heng's hand, thoughtfully: "In other words, this material is neither the cheapest nor the most expensive."

Xiao Heng said: "Above the middle class, ordinary people can't afford to wear them, and princes and nobles don't like them."

Gu Chengfeng frowned: "Who could it be? The master of the Han family? The master of the Prince's Mansion? Could it be that Qi Xuan?"

Several people have already exchanged all the information they know, such as Xiao Heng's life experience, the fact that Shangguan Yan was the female slave of Yan State back then, and Qi Xuan and other clues related to Han Ye.

Gu Chengfeng asked Gu Changqing: "Brother, you have fought against Qi Xuan, have you seen what clothes he is wearing?"

Gu Changqing said: "I didn't fight him."

Qi Xuan grabbed Han Ye and left without fighting Gu Changqing.

"Me." Gu Jiao raised a hand from behind the big bowl, "I fought against Qi Xuan."

Gu Chengfeng looked at her: "Then did he wear clothes made of this material?"

Gu Jiao: "I don't remember."

Gu Chengfeng: "..."

Xiao Heng said: "Keep an eye on Wang Xu to see if he has any clues."

The corner of Gu Chengfeng's mouth twitched, hehe, what about the promise of trust? Aren't you staring secretly?

"Understood, I'll go and stare at him later." Gu Chengfeng curled his lips, thinking of something, and asked again, "I still don't understand, let's kill you, because you are the grandson of the emperor after all, you have not been deposed as a commoner, but Your mother is no longer a member of the royal family, how can someone not let her go?"

Xiao Heng said: "If you can be abolished, you can be established. The monarch once said that the princess Shangguan Yan was abolished as a commoner, imprisoned in the imperial tomb, and never returned to the capital. But now she has not only returned, but also lived in the palace. Let me ask, those Which of the people who are about to move can still sit still? The prince is the first one who can't sit still."

A day or two may be nothing, but after a long time, some people will worry whether the monarch's father-daughter affection for Shangguan Yan has returned.

This is a very dangerous signal.

Not everything has to wait for it to happen before resolving it. It is necessary to prevent the erroneous progress and prevent problems before they happen.

Even if it is only the first sign of speculation, it must be killed immediately.

Gu Chengfeng thought for a while, and said to Xiao Heng: "You don't need to bother, maybe your mother saw the murderer."

"This possibility is not ruled out." Xiao Heng said, "If you really see it, then you will know if another person has come out to top the bag."

The person who assassinated him that night was obviously Han Ye, but it was the second master of the Han family who was dealt with.

Gu Jiao drank the last sip of noodle soup. Just as she put down the big empty bowl, two slender hands reached out to her at the same time.

One belonged to Gu Changqing and the other belonged to Xiao Heng.

Both of them held a clean veil in their hands.

Gu Jiao blinked, why does it feel like another proposition?

She raised her left hand slightly, and Gu Changqing's expression darkened.

She raised her right hand slightly, Xiao Heng's face darkened.

Her eyeballs moved, she stretched out her hands, and grabbed the veils of the two at the same time.

No priority, fair treatment.

While wiping her mouth with two handkerchiefs, she ran out in a hurry.

Everyone disappeared, and her voice came back from the corridor: "I'm going to find the national teacher——"

The two men stared wide-eyed for a full three seconds, then suddenly stood up and shouted at the door: "Your feet—"

This girl ran away with a sprained ankle!

...

Gu Jiao's leg is fine.

This body has been trained by her, and its recovery ability is excellent.

She went to the library.

There are three floors in Zangshu Pavilion. The first floor is the largest and contains the most common books. The second floor is the second largest and contains some more professional and hard-to-find books. The third floor is the smallest and involves the secrets of Yan Kingdom and the National Teacher Hall.

For example, the Six Books of the State of Yan was once displayed on the third floor.

Gu Jiao has only been to the first floor.

Ye Qing was arranging books in front of a row of bookshelves, when he saw Gu Jiao coming in, he greeted politely: "Young Master Xiao."

Gu Jiao nodded: "Ye Qing."

Ye Qing handed the books in his hand to the disciple who was helping him: "Take these two books out to dry in the sun, it's a little damp, I'll come and sort out the rest later."

"Yes, senior brother." The disciple took the book with both hands, bowed and walked out.

Ye Qing brought Gu Jiao to the tea table where she was resting, walked up the first-floor steps, and sat down opposite the desk.

Gu Jiao sat down opposite him in the same posture.

He picked up a pot of tea from the small wooden bucket filled with ice cubes, smiled slightly, and said, "It's honey flower tea."

He poured Gu Jiao a cup first, and then poured it for himself.

Gu Jiao just ate a big bowl full of noodles, and to be honest, her stomach was a little full, so she just took a bite.

There should be mint in the tea, which is very fragrant and pleasant.

Ye Qing smiled and said: "Did Mr. Xiao come to see my master? Master, the old man and His Majesty are on the third floor, and Captain Wang also went up just now. I guess they won't be able to finish talking for a while. If Mr. Xiao has something urgent , I can pass on for Young Master Xiao.”

After hearing Ye Qing's words, the disciples of the National Teacher Hall who were serving refreshments to the two had a flash of surprise in their eyes.

Master Guoshi never allows anyone to interrupt when he talks with others, and he can pass it on when there is no urgent matter.

What is so special about this Mr. Xiao?

Gu Jiao didn't know that the national teacher was so arrogant, she thought it was a routine operation to report to the national teacher, but she didn't have to see the national teacher.

Gu Jiao took a sip of tea and asked, "Did your master teach you those codes?"

Ye Qing was at a loss: "What password?"

Gu Jiao: "Red orange yellow green blue blue purple."

Ye Qing blurted out reflexively: "White in the east, west, north and south!"

Gu Jiao squinted her eyes: "It really is you."

Shangguan Qing came to the National Teacher Hall every two years and stayed for a few days each time. It was said that he had a good relationship with the disciples of the National Teacher Hall.

These codes are also known to be taught by the national teacher.

Ye Qing smiled sheepishly: "The emperor's eldest grandson told Mr. Xiao...it was just a few jokes, Mr. Xiao don't need to take it to heart."

Gu Jiao snorted, "I'm old and not serious."

Ye Qing laughed dryly.

Speaking of it, it's not that his master is unscrupulous, it's that the emperor's eldest grandson is unscrupulous. Who knew that he was full of ghost ideas at a young age?

He can fall asleep while reading, but he has a better memory than anyone else after learning these heresies.

"Can I go up to your second floor to have a look?" Gu Jiao asked.

Ye Qing said: "Young Master Xiao, yes."

Others are not good at it, and they must have the consent of the national teacher.

But his master seemed to take extra care of this Young Master Xiao, except for a few very special things, he could almost let Young Master Xiao move about.

Gu Jiao and Ye Qing went up to the second floor.

There are only two disciples on duty on the second floor.

When the two saw Ye Qing, they saluted respectfully: "Elder brother."

Ye Qing nodded, and said to the two: "You are busy with your work, I will show Young Master Xiao around."

"Yes." The two moved out of the way.

Ye Qing said to Gu Jiao: "Young Master Xiao please."

Gu Jiao randomly turned around. There were books on farming, books on law, and some more professional books on arithmetic, astronomy and geography. They were more in-depth and comprehensive than similar books on the market.

"What's over there?" Gu Jiao put a farming book in her hand back on the shelf, looked at the row of bookshelves on the right and said.

On that row of bookshelves are not books, but scrolls.

Ye Qing looked at it, and said: "Those are portraits, there are all major families."

Oh?

This is a good opportunity to gather information.

"Can I have a look?" Gu Jiao asked politely.

"Of course." Ye Qing smiled and said.

It's one thing for him to treat Gu Jiao courteously, but it's another thing for Gu Jiao to return her respect.

This is much more comfortable to get along with than those noble people who smile on their faces but show disdain in their words and deeds.

Gu Jiao came to the bookshelf.

The bookshelves used to be marked with wooden plaques from various aristocratic families. The weather was fine today, and the cleaning disciples took the wooden plaques down to clean them.

Gu Jiao casually picked up a scroll.

Ye Qing opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, he hesitated for a while and thought it was okay.

Gu Jiao opened the scroll.

On the portrait is a man holding a red-tasseled gun and wearing a golden armor.

His facial features are resolute, his brows are stern, and there is a tear mole under his right eye.

Looking at the face on the portrait, Gu Jiao was stunned for a moment.

Her eyes moved down.

Xuanyuan——

Her fingers happened to press the last letter of the name.

She slowly moved her fingers away.