When he heard the news, Gu Wuyou was dressing in the mirror.
She hadn't slept well last night, and her face looked pale, lest her aunt look back and worry, she naturally dared not enter the palace like this. The hosta fell to the ground and shattered in half on the spot.
She turned her head.
Looking at Bai Lu who came to pass the message in disbelief, she said hoarsely, "What, what?"
Without waiting for anyone to answer, Gu Wuyou's face was white, and he hurriedly got up and walked out, not bothering to dress up any more, so he was put on a carriage and hurried to the direction of the palace.
She was favored as a child. In the past, no one stopped her when she wanted to enter the palace, but today, the carriage was stopped just before the palace gate... This kind of thing happened in the palace, and even the early morning was cancelled. , how can people still enter the palace at this time
She had no choice but to go home first, intending to go to her father to ask about the situation.
The Gu family also got the news long ago.
Seeing her returning home, Gu Wuji knew that she must be because of something in the palace, so he screened the crowd, poured a cup of tea over himself, and told her to calm down before saying to her, "I was also stopped today. Outside the palace, I don't know what's going on in the palace now."
His face was actually not very good-looking.
He and Xiao Dingyuan grew up together since childhood. They not only have the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, but also the brotherhood. Now that he learned that he was poisoned and still awake, wouldn't he be anxious? But no matter how anxious you are, you can't mess up your position, especially your daughter can't worry about it.
"Don't worry, there are so many imperial physicians in the palace, and there will be no accident to him."
"And..." Gu Wuji pursed his lips and said in a deep voice, "If there is no bad news, it means that everything has a chance to be saved. You go back first and have a good rest. If anything happens, I will send someone to accompany you. Say."
Gu Wuyou's heart is numb, how could he rest well
But in this situation, no one knows what happened in the palace. No matter how anxious she was, she could not get an answer, so she had to listen to her father's words, accompanied her grandmother for lunch and went home.
on the way back.
Gu Wuyou leaned on the pillow and frowned, Bai Lu knew that her worries were not diminished, so she gently advised: "Don't worry, didn't the grandfather say, no news means good news, Your Majesty is true My god, nothing will happen."
"you say,"
Gu Wuyou asked in a hoarse voice, "Who will it be?"
She frowned and thought carefully, "The people who serve my uncle are all the old people in the palace, and there is Eunuch De'an next to him. All food and food have been carefully checked by others. Who has such great ability? Break through numerous inspections and poison my uncle?"
Bai Lu stood in her own perspective and said, "That must be someone close."
"A close person?" Gu Wuyou frowned, "What kind of close person?"
Bai Lu replied softly: "Just like the uncle, the ninth young master, the grandfather of the country, the seventh young lady... If they give you food, the servants will naturally not check it." After she finished speaking, her voice suddenly stopped and her face changed. .
Gu Wuyou also changed his face.
She sat up with the pillow in her hand, looked at Bai Lu's pale complexion, and asked in a trembling voice, "What did you think of?"
"Slave, slave..." Bai Lu's voice was panic, her face was whiter than winter snow, her lips were shaking, but she couldn't say a word.
Gu Wuyou also had an absurd guess in her heart, but before she could think about it, she shook her head and said, "Impossible..." It can't be the prince's brother. She grew up with the prince's brother since childhood. What kind of personality is he? I don't understand.
But the current situation...
The elder brother of the prince was just reprimanded by his uncle and imprisoned, and his uncle was displeased because the ministers knelt down and invited him. Now there are rumors that the uncle is afraid that he is dissatisfied with the prince and plans to choose another prince.
Under such circumstances, the prince's brother did have a motive for poisoning, but she knew what the prince's brother was like, and she was sure that he would not do this, but... What about others? Gu Wuyou pursed his lips and looked at Bai Lu, "Who did you think of just now?"
"Slave..." Bai Lu bit her lip, met Gu Wuyou's gaze, and said through gritted teeth, "The first thing that the slave girl thought was that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
really.
Gu Wuyou's heart sank and did not speak.
Even Bai Lu thought so, let alone others? She suddenly had an absurd idea, and felt that these recent events seemed to be pushed by someone behind the scenes, from Bei Di's violation to the kneeling of the ministers, and now to the poisoning of her uncle.
These things don't seem to be related, but they just give her the feeling that someone has set up a net, waiting for them to jump down.
"Master..."
Seeing that her face was ugly, Bai Lu hurriedly advised: "Maybe things are not what we imagined, you... don't scare yourself first."
Gu Wuyou's red lips pursed slightly, and did not answer her words, but said to her in a low voice: "You send Lin Qing to stare at the gate of the palace, and report immediately if you have any news."
"… Yes."
Gu Wuyou was worried all the way, but after returning home, he calmed down, knowing that his grandmother must also be worried about the affairs of the palace, so he went to the main courtyard first, and Haosheng was relieved, and said a few words with Mrs. Yin before saying goodbye. hospital.
And this time.
A teahouse in Beijing.
Jing Yubai didn't wear official uniforms today, only wearing a light regular clothes, went up to the box on the second floor, when he saw the man standing in front of the window, his eyes dimmed slightly, but he didn't speak, but walked in without changing his face. the house.
"coming."
Zhao Chengyou heard footsteps and turned around.
Looking at Jing Yubai, he smiled again: "I thought brother Yubai would not come."
"Master Zhao sent me a note like that, and he threatened Jing with an old friend from the south, so I should be sure that I can't not come." Jing Yu's face had an old smile on his face. He never changed his face, he sat on a chair like a guest, and poured two cups of tea before asking, "I don't know what Master Zhao wants me to do for you?"
Hearing what he said, Zhao Chengyou didn't speak for a while, but looked at the man in front of him silently for a moment, but then laughed again: "That's why I always like to get along with smart people, easy and effortless."
He sat opposite Jing Yubai, held the tea but didn't drink it.
He only took out a note and put it in front of Jing Yubai, "This is where the old friend of your family lives now. Speaking of this, I can't help but praise brother Yubai, if I go one step later, I'm afraid this old man is long gone."
"Brother Yubai..."
Zhao Chengyou tapped the tea cup with his slender fingers, looked at the person, and said with a chuckle, "It's really good. In order to keep the honor of the Jing family, even the kindness of the old can be ignored."
Jing Yubai turned a deaf ear to the ridicule in his words, glanced at the note, then withdrew his gaze, took a sip of his strong tea, and repeated lightly, "Master Zhao, what do you want me to do for you?"
"Since brother Yubai is so refreshing, then I will speak bluntly." Zhao Chengyou held the teacup in his hand, "I want brother Yubai to send a letter to Li Qinyuan for me..." Seeing him looking up, the first few words after finishing One word, "A letter that made Li Qinyuan come back immediately."
When Jing Yubai heard this, his face finally changed.
His thin lips pursed slightly, his long fingers clenched the tea cup in his hand tightly, his eyes looked straight at Zhao Chengyou, remembering the changes in Beijing, he said solemnly: "Are you behind the scenes?"
Zhao Chengyou smiled and said, "Brother Yu Bai really thinks highly of me."
He doesn't seem to mind what Jing Yubai thinks of him at all, he still holds the tea cup in his spare time, blows the tea foam slowly, and whispers: "How can Zhao have such great ability? Zhao, it's just to accompany people. It’s just a game of chess, and who knows whether it’s people who play chess, or whether chess decides people?”
"What if I refuse?"
"Hmm." Zhao Chengyou seemed to think for a while, then raised his long eyebrows and chuckled: "Brother Yu Bai is a smart person and should know what is best for you."
"That old friend of your family, the censor of the Shen family back then, was stripped of his official position by His Majesty after just a few words for his help. If it is known that the first assistant of Jing, who has always had the Sacred Heart, actually hides that person in secret, you Say, what will your Majesty think of you, and what will others think of you?"
He took a sip of tea, probably thinking it was good, so he took another sip, "Brother Yu Bai, in fact, I have always felt sorry for you."
"It's obvious that you are the most powerful person, but Li Qinyuan has been holding you down all the time. Your good brothers seem to be on good terms with you, but if something happens, the first thing they will think of is Li Qinyuan..."
Zhao Chengyou looked at Jing Yubai pitifully, seeing his indifferent expression mixed with a strange look, and said with a smile: "Actually, it doesn't matter if brother Yubai refuses to write, as long as I spread the news of the capital, you say you Will that good brother come back?"
"I just think that brother Yubai is really a good friend, and I just want to make a good business with brother Yubai."
After he finished speaking, he put down the teacup in his hand, "The note, I'll leave it here for you, and I can also help Brother Yubai to remove the people from the other courtyard..." Zhao Chengyou walked to Jing Yubai's side and patted it lightly. On his shoulder, he sighed, "Zhao really hopes to work with brother Yu Bai in the future."
"You do so much for Gu Wuyou?" Jing Yubai said.
The footsteps in the house suddenly stopped, and the light expression on Zhao Chengyou's face finally changed after hearing these words.
Seeing him like this, Jing Yubai knew in his heart that he guessed right. He didn't speak, but just stood up holding the note, and then walked out without looking at Zhao Chengyou.
After he left-
Dark Guard Changxi appeared behind Zhao Chengyou and whispered, "Master, can he write?"
Zhao Chengyou seemed to have finally regained his senses, put his hands behind him, looked at the figure of Jing Yubai leaving, and said lightly: "Yes, no one likes to be blocked by other people's light all the time. King Jin is like this, so is Jing Yubai."
He played this game of chess, and it was nothing but human nature.
"How is she?"
Knowing who he was asking, Changxi replied in a low voice, "The Princess Leping just came back from Gu's house, and he doesn't look very good."
Hearing this, Zhao Chengyou frowned, but it was only for a moment, he gritted his teeth again, "Tomorrow someone will issue an edict to invite all the women in Beijing into the palace."
Only this time.
Let her be sad for a while.
From now on, he won't make her uncomfortable anymore.
never again...
Wait until the next day.
The courtiers still failed to go to the morning court, but the palace gate was always open.
Although Emperor Qingxi was still awake, the toxins in his body were cleared. The eunuchs in the palace took the imperial edict from the queen and asked each family to order their wives to enter the palace to kneel and ask God's grace to bless His Majesty's dragon's health.
This has been the rule since time immemorial.
If the masters in the palace are unwell, they will ask their wives to enter the palace to recite the Buddhist scriptures and bless the masters in good health, which is also a way of praying.
Each family gets one person.
Gu Wuyou doesn't know if it's because she hasn't rested well for a while. It doesn't matter if her face is ugly, her body is extraordinarily weak, and she felt dizzy for a while when she woke up. Bai Lu and Hong Shuang frowned when they saw her shaky look. Said: "You still don't go."
Hong Shuang's mouth was quick, and she even said, "I already told you that I would invite a doctor to see you, but you always refuse. Now that you have to enter the palace, you have to kneel for a day. How can your body bear it?"
"fine."
Gu Wuyou shook his head, his voice was a little hoarse because he hadn't rested for days, "Give me my makeup."
She is usually soft-hearted, but if it is decided, it is useless to persuade her... The two maids had no choice but to dress her up.
At this time in the main courtyard, Mrs. Li was also talking to Yin Wan about this. When she saw Gu Wuyou coming over, the two stopped talking. Before Gu Wuyou could ask for peace, Mrs. Li waved to her. , holding her hand, found that it was cold, and said worriedly: "Didn't I tell you to rest well, why did you come here?"
Gu Wuyou said in a warm voice, "I heard that there was a decree in the palace."
As soon as Yin Wan heard this, she and Madam Li looked at each other, then held Gu Wuyou's hand and let her sit down, and then said softly, "Don't worry about this matter, your body has been in the past few days. It’s not good, where does the spirit come from to pray for blessings?”
"I've already discussed it with my mother. I'll enter the palace later, and you can stay at home with my mother."
"Let me go."
Not to mention that she is a junior, how can there be a reason to stay at home and enjoy happiness, and ask the elders to suffer in the past? Afraid that the two would refuse, Gu Wuyou added, "I'm worried about my uncle's illness, and I want to see my aunt and the others. Staying at home is just crazy."
"And I don't know much about family affairs, so I have to ask my wife to call the shots at home."
"This… "
Mrs. Yin frowned and looked at Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li was also a little hesitant, but seeing Gu Wuyou's firm expression, she finally agreed, holding her hand and persuading: "Pay attention to your own health, if you are not feeling well, join the aunts in charge. Just say it, and they won't embarrass you."
Gu Wuyou naturally complied with everything, and said goodbye to the two of them before boarding the carriage that entered the palace.
There were many people who entered the palace today, but Gu Wuyou guessed that Gu Wuyou went late, and only saw countless carriages parked on the palace road, but no one saw a few, and even... She still felt that the palace was even more deserted than before. .
Gu Wuyou did not know the palace servant who came to greet her.
She bowed to Gu Wuyou and said respectfully, "Greetings to the county master, the other women have already gone to the Cheng'an Hall, so I will lead you there."
"Yeah." Gu Wuyou nodded, and just as he was about to bring Bai Lu there, he heard the palace attendant say: "Cheng'an Palace is solemn and solemn, your maid cannot go there together, I invite someone to take this girl to rest elsewhere. "
Bai Lu frowned when she heard this. Before the uncle left, she urged her to follow the master for a long time... Especially now that things are uncertain in the palace, she is even more afraid to leave, so she asked the palace staff, "When will there be any news in the palace?" Is this the rule?"
The palace man smiled warmly: "It has always been there."
Bai Lu had to say more, and Gu Wuyou said, "Forget it, you go, if there is anything, I will send someone to pass the word to you."
When she said something, Bai Lu couldn't say anything else, so she could only answer with pursed lips, and then reluctantly followed the other palace servants and left.
After she left, Gu Wuyou looked at the palace servant and said lightly, "Let's go."
"Yes."
The palace man leads the way.
Gu Wuyou remembered his aunt and the others, so he asked, "Has the poisoner been found?"
The palace servant replied, "I haven't replied to your words yet."
Gu Wuyou frowned upon hearing this, and asked again, "What about Auntie and Changping? They are in Cheng'an Hall, or where?"
"Empress Empress and Princess Changping are both in the imperial palace to accompany your majesty, and now it is Concubine Xian who is in charge of Cheng'an Hall..." The palace servant seemed to be afraid of talking too much, causing suspicion, and after saying this, he said warmly, "Don't I'm worried, your Majesty's auspicious people have celestial phenomena, and you and other wives are praying for blessings, so everything will be fine."
This doesn't sound out of the ordinary, it's even quite appropriate.
But Gu Wuyou was suspicious. She quietly observed the palace servant beside her, and asked in a warm voice, "Auntie looks a little nervous. I don't know which palace she is working in?"
The palace servant smiled and said, "The servants are from the Cheng'an Hall. They used to serve in front of the Buddha. It is normal for the county master not to know the servants."
Those who serve in Cheng'an Hall
Gu Wuyou frowned, took another look at her outfit, and his eyes fell on a jade-encrusted gold hairpin on her head... The Cheng'an Palace has not been opened for many years, and the palace servants who serve there can't be more miserable. The chief palace maid is no match for the third-class palace servants in the empress palace.
How could he possibly afford such a golden hairpin
Not to mention...
Gu Wuyou also smelled a fresh fragrance on her body. This is the best-selling spice in the rouge shop on Dongjie. A box costs ten gold, and only a palace servant. Where does such silver money come from, buying such gold is expensive and expensive. Spicy spice
She glanced around, only to feel that the road was too quiet.
Unnervingly quiet.
For whatever reason, Gu Wuyou still stopped.
Seeing her stop, the palace servant also stopped, and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with the princess?"
Gu Wuyou frowned slightly, touched his sleeve, and said in a low voice, "My hijab is gone."
"This… "
The palace servant also frowned upon hearing this, "Cheng'an Palace is still waiting for you to come over, this veil is not a precious thing, why don't you..." Before she could finish her words, Gu Wuyou turned his face, He shouted sharply, "You bastard!"
"It's my personal possession. People come and go in the palace. If someone else picks it up, who knows how it will ruin my reputation."
She was noble since childhood.
Although his temperament has softened now, the arrogance in his bones is still there.
The palace servant didn't know whether it was because she was afraid of her identity, or whether she was entrusted in advance. After hesitating for a while, he said in a low voice, "Then wait here, the slave will find you." Seeing Gu Wuyou's expression slightly relaxed, She gritted her teeth and didn't dare to delay. She bowed to the person and hurried forward.
Seeing her leaving, Gu Wuyou frowned immediately.
She glanced around, and without further delay, immediately turned around and walked to another path... The further she went, the darker her face became.
Something must have happened in the palace.
As she walked all the way, she did not encounter a palace servant, but instead encountered a group of forbidden troops when she was approaching the imperial palace.
Those people, each wearing armor and holding swords, looked solemn, and strictly guarded the gate of the imperial palace.
Gu Wuyou's heart sank, and immediately hid in a hidden place, not daring to approach there.
Thinking of the uncle who has not yet woken up, as well as the missing aunt and Changping, Gu Wuyou gritted his teeth and looked at the imperial palace not far away.
There are so many guards in front of the imperial palace, and there are definitely people inside. No matter what, she has to go and see what happened. Fortunately, she was raised in the palace since she was a child. She used to love playing hide-and-seek with Changping in the palace. There was a shortcut to the imperial palace, and she glanced around again. Seeing that no one noticed, she pursed her lips, held up her skirt, and ran towards a dark path.