"Is there still no news about Yufu?"
The shadows of the trees are dancing in the courtyard, the weather is getting hotter and the wind is cooler at night in early summer.
In the brightly lit study room, the doors and windows were closed on all sides, and a faint menthol fragrance lingered in the air. Yin Shuo sat behind the desk with his head resting on his forehead, exhausted physically and mentally.
The subordinate cautiously stood aside, "Yes. The people in the Marquis Gu's Mansion are very busy with this matter. The subordinate guessed that when we found out that Princess Zhenjiang was missing, she had already left for several days."
It was an accident to find that Yufu was not in Guhou's mansion. Ning Chengzhi ordered Eunuch Chi to send a reward to Guhou's mansion, but Gu Wenqing said that Yufu did not want to see the people sent by the palace. Yu Fu was the one who dared to smash and throw the things given by the emperor outside the gate of the house. Eunuch Chi didn't dare to rush, so he had to come back honestly to report.
Ning Chengzhi waited and waited until Yufu came to tell him that he was willing to become a queen. After all, the day when Gu Huaijiang was imprisoned was not far away. Who knew that Yufu had no news.
In a hurry, Ning Chengzhi went to Guhou's mansion in person, only to find that Yu Fu was not in the mansion at all.
Thinking about it later, I am afraid that when Yu Fu refused to see Eunuch Chi, he had already left...
"A few days before we found out that she was missing, Yuehu took Yaolan away from the imperial capital. But we searched Yuehu's carriage thoroughly, and we didn't see Yufu..."
Yin Shuo recalled the scene at that time, suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he sneered, "Come here, go and invite Princess Danyang here."
Princess Danyang was sitting in her room embroidering, when she heard a report from someone outside that Yin Shuo had invited her to the outer study, she was startled, put down her needlework and tidied her clothes, and then walked out slowly.
After she married Yin Shuo, this was the first time he took the initiative to invite her to the study outside. Of course, she would not have imagined that Yin Shuo had changed his attitude towards her, and was willing to be affectionate with her husband and wife from now on.
Even if he came to her just to take advantage of her, she was willing to do so.
"Young master, the eldest princess is here."
The subordinate reminded him softly, Yin Shuo raised his head, and saw a plain-clothed woman walking towards the study room with her head lowered and eyebrows lowered in the thick night.
Yin Shuo was in a trance, almost thinking that it was Yu Fu who was walking towards him. Since the late Emperor passed away, Yu Fu often wore plain clothes like this to express his grief for the late Emperor.
It must be because he is too busy these days that he regards Danyang as Yufu.
Princess Danyang saw that he was frowning and there were a lot of official documents on the desk, so she knew that he had worked hard, "There are so many things these days, just one envoy of Beili, Ji Chengfa, is enough to make you feel uncomfortable? You have to go on a mission in person, so you don’t know how busy you will be. You should take care of yourself now, and don’t get too tired.”
She spoke softly, but he didn't appreciate it. He just waved his hand lightly, and the subordinate exited the study and closed the door.
Princess Danyang stood where she was, seeing that he didn't seem to be bothered by his busy schedule, but rather dissatisfied with herself.
What did she do to make Yin Shuo unhappy
"Let me ask you, when Yuehu left the imperial capital, was Yufu in that empty box?"
Princess Danyang was stunned, but Yin Shuo finally figured it out.
"Yes, and I knew she was in that box, I didn't say."
Yin Shuo suddenly stood up, pinching her neck with one hand, "Why didn't you tell? No wonder you were so interested in that box at the time, so you found her in it. How dare you hide it from me, what do you want to do? Do you also want to seek refuge with Guhou Mansion?!"
A line of tears fell from the corner of her eyes, "How could I take refuge in Guhou's mansion? If I really have this kind of thought, why should I stay in the prime minister's mansion? Why should I take care of the old prime minister and Ji Wei for you, and say everything for you in front of them? Good word?"
After Yin Yan came back, Yin Shuo didn't dare to restrain Princess Danyang too much because of his face, so Princess Danyang gradually took up the status of the mistress of the family and took charge of the general affairs of the mansion.
Yin Shuo's body and mind were all concerned about the important affairs of the court. After Princess Danyang took care of the affairs in the mansion, it became more humane. At least Yin Yan and Yin Jixie, father and daughter, were very satisfied.
Yin Shuo usually doesn't care about these things, but he notices them.
She was right, if she wanted to take refuge in the Guhou Mansion, there was no need to bother doing these things at all.
Yin Shuo shook his hand vigorously, and Princess Danyang coughed violently while clutching her neck, "I just don't want her to be here, I don't want Brother Huang to separate Manchu civil and military officials from Emperor Brother because of her, and I don't want Dong Ling's future generations to be ruined at once. I ... I don't even want her in front of your eyes, making you think about it day and night."
Yin Shuo frowned and stared at her without saying a word.
Princess Danyang leaned on the corner of the table and slowly straightened up, "Do you still remember? We met under the osmanthus tree in the back garden. That is the best memory you left for me. You stood under the osmanthus flowers flying all over the sky, and the petals fell. On the shoulders of your white clothes, it looks as beautiful as a painting. I was so happy at that time, we two have no intersection, at least we both like sweet-scented osmanthus."
She smiled bitterly and said, "But I asked Ji Yao later, you used to not like sweet osmanthus at all, not even osmanthus cake and osmanthus wine. Why do you suddenly like osmanthus?"
"I found out after a few times that Yufu likes sweet-scented osmanthus, and she likes the sweet scent of osmanthus the most. Oh, yes, she is like a girl who grew up in a honeypot, with a sweet smile, so much like osmanthus... "
Yin Shuo looked at her with disgust, "That's right, I don't like sweet-scented osmanthus at all, what I like is Yufu. If it is said that the honeypot was soaked, Yufu moved from Immortal Valley to Dongling, she was at that age You are so small, and you have suffered all kinds of twists and turns. In comparison, you are the one who has been promoted from a young age to a big one, so what right do you have to be jealous of her?"
The two tear trails were like the mottled riverbed left after the flood broke the embankment, twisting and winding, making a mess.
She tried her best to raise the corners of her mouth, smiled with tears in her eyes, and said, "Yes, I am the noble princess since I was a child. But the person I have liked since I was a child, my brother, my husband, everyone likes Yufu! I lost my mother and queen since I was a child, and even the only father who loved me was killed by you!"
She uttered the last sentence almost at the top of her lungs.
Yin Shuo fell silent. After a while, he raised his eyes, "So you know everything."
Princess Danyang said: "Of course I know! I also know that you like Yufu so much, why don't you stop the emperor from making her queen, because you just want to use this to make the emperor lose the hearts of his subjects, so that you can usurp the throne and take Yufu away —”
"Snapped!"
Yin Shuo calmly slapped her across the face, and she fell to the ground with blood dripping from the corners of her lips.
"If I hear any word of this matter from your mouth again, I will kill you, do you believe it?"
Princess Danyang trembled, she hardly dared to look up at Yin Shuo, she knew that what Yin Shuo said was not a lie, he dared, he really dared.
The only reason why he didn't kill himself was because of his status as the eldest princess.
Yin Shuo turned his back, "Come here, take the eldest princess back."
…
"Pei'er, pack up quickly, the most important thing is to pack more food and medicine, you understand?"
Before dawn, Yin Jixie hurriedly asked Pei'er to clean up, and then she opened the box and took out all her money and put it all on the table.
Pei'er glanced at her, and quickly stopped, "Miss, it's too conspicuous for you to bring these. What if the guards want to search for things when we go in?"
Yin Jiyu had already prepared, "Where is the food box I asked you to prepare?"
"Oh, yes! Here it is!"
Pei'er turned her head and took out a large red-painted food box from the corner of the wall. Yin Jixie told her to make it bigger. Pei'er managed to find this from the kitchen, and it was half the height of a person.
If you fill it full and ask her to carry it for a walk, I'm afraid she won't be able to carry it.
Yin Jixie held her chin, "This...is it too big?"
Pei'er put all the food and medicine bottles that she packed up on the table, plus the silver that Yin Jikui took out, it really couldn't fit in such a big food box.
Yin Jiqian glanced at the table, what Pei Er prepared were some pastries and the like, the environment in the prison was not good, Guhou Mansion was full of families and there was no chance of life in prison. Those guards probably won't treat them kindly, so these meals are necessary, and so are the medicines.
What if someone gets beaten or something, the weather is so hot and the wound rots
Money is also necessary, she can't often visit the prison of Dali Temple, leave some money for them, and bribe the guards in times of crisis.
Pei'er was a little uneasy, "Miss, it's up to us whether we can go in or not, and bringing such a conspicuous big food box, wouldn't it attract people to stop us?"
Yin Jiyu sat down slowly, pulled off the white gauze covering the wound on her head, clenched it tightly in her hand and then let go, "If Yufu was here, what would she do..."
Peier murmured, "Miss still mentions the eldest princess of Zhenjiang. No one knows where she has gone. If the Guhou family hadn't insisted on her whereabouts, they wouldn't be imprisoned so quickly by His Majesty..."
"What do you mean? How many times have I told you that Yu Fu didn't run away alone, she must have figured out a way!"
Yin Jiyi didn't like to hear these words, although she sometimes wondered why Yufu left quietly and never heard from her again, but she believed that Yufu was not such a person.
The family affection of Gu Hou's family is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. She is the closest outsider and knows a thing or two.
Pei'er hurriedly begged for mercy, "I'm talking nonsense, miss, don't be angry. Then should we bring less stuff and replace it with a snack box, or should we really bring all of these?"
"Take them all."
Yin Jizheng took a deep breath, "I think if Yufu is here, it's not a problem to bring ten food boxes, let alone one."
"But she is the eldest princess of Zhenjiang, someone who can become a queen with a single nod, Miss..."
Yin Jiqian smiled, "Of course I can't compare to him, but big brother is in power right now, and in the eyes of others, as his younger sister, I can't offend me. So what if we just pretend to be powerful once?"
Pei'er stared at her blankly, always feeling that the lady she had served since she was a child has become more and more courageous and courageous, and more and more optimistic.
Ever since she knew the identity of her biological mother, she seemed to be a completely different person, her face was always filled with a vibrant smile, and she didn't feel ashamed of herself like before when she did anything.
Pei'er couldn't help but said: "Miss, I think you are so beautiful now..."
"What?"
Pei'er folded her hands together, holding her chin, "I think you are so beautiful like this, although the scar on your forehead has not completely receded, but... there seems to be a dazzling light that makes me unable to see the scar. "
Yin Jiyu couldn't help laughing, "You're just sweet-talking, okay, when the elder brother goes out to meet Beili's envoy, we'll follow behind. I heard that the young man from Beili is very difficult, so with him here, Big brother won't care about me recently. I just hope that the young master will haunt him for a long time, and don't remind him of dealing with the Guhou family... "
In the dark and damp cell, there was the sound of wind, as if someone was dancing with a sword.
If you listen carefully, it's not true, the wind sound from the blade swinging is sharper and crisper, the sound is like a street child fighting with two wooden sticks.
It was indeed a stick.
Gu Hanmo and Gu Wenqing were locked in two cells, with only a wooden fence between them. Gu Hanmo taught Gu Wenqing sword skills with a wooden stick when he had nothing to do.
The place where Gu Huaijiang and others were detained was also in the cell next to them, and they could see each other, but they couldn't be in the same place. Yin Shuo eloquently claimed that the Gu family was a felony minister who colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country, so detaining them incommunicado was actually nothing more than wanting them to suffer more psychological pain.
But the Gu family didn't let him succeed, and they didn't just idle around in the prison, but practiced swordsmanship with wooden sticks.
"good!"
Only Gu Xiang and Gu Yi were locked in the same cell, just across from Gu Wenqing's cell, and could clearly see his every move.
Hearing the voice, an elderly prison guard outside couldn't help laughing and said, "It's strange, I have worked in this Dali Temple prison for more than 20 years, and I have never seen anyone who is in the mood to practice swords after being locked up. Listen, they practice swords. How lively it is!"
Another jailer who was about his age couldn't help but said, "Who is he? He's from the Marquis Gu's mansion. How could he be like an ordinary sinner? Let me ask you, if he is really collaborating with the enemy and treason, how could he have the intention to Is this practicing sword?"
"Hey, you can't say that!"
Several jailers gathered around and gossiped about their secrets. The case of Guhou Mansion caused a sensation all over the court. Among them, all the old officials who spoke for Guhou Mansion had been dismissed from office or recuperated at home. It has already caused panic.
They're just lowly jailers, how can they be said to be innocent or what
"Cough cough."
Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard a dry cough. The head jailer led a lady in, and the maid who followed behind brought an exaggerated big food box.
Everyone knew at a glance that he was here to visit the prison, and they got up quickly. The head jailer glanced at everyone, "You are all full and have nothing to do, are you spanking here?"
Everyone quickly fell silent, Yin Jiyu pretended to be impatient and said: "Okay, you all go out and watch outside. I want to talk to Second Young Master alone, so I didn't tell you not to come in."
There is something to be said about this, how dare this young lady be Gu Jiuge's confidante
The head jailer nodded and bowed, "Yes, yes, please go, Miss Yin, we will guard outside."
After saying that, they waved their hands, and everyone hurriedly followed him out, asking him all the way, "This lady's surname is Yin, what is the relationship with Yin Shoufu?"
"what relationship?"
The chief jailer said angrily: "It's his own sister! Not to mention, this young lady is more imposing than Yin Shoufu. It seems that she was favored by the old prime minister. I don't dare to offend her."
A jailer said: "Didn't you say that people are not allowed to visit the Guhou family..."
The head jailer waved his hand, "It's just a little girl who came to meet her lover, nothing will happen, don't worry!"
Yin Jixi asked Pei'er to watch outside, and she walked in with the big food box, and saw Gu Hanmo and the two of them dancing with wooden sticks and practicing swords.
She had a sore nose and was almost speechless.
Gu Jiuge was the first to see her, "Ji Yan? Why are you here?"
The two sword practicers stopped quickly, and everyone's eyes fell on Yin Jizheng. Yin Jizheng hissed, "I came here under the name of my elder brother, so I can't stay too long. Are you injured? Yes." I don’t have any news that I need to take out? Although Mr. Ji and Mr. Chen Ge have been dismissed, there are still old uncles in the court, and many loyal ministers, and they are all trying to save you!"
As she spoke, she distributed the things she brought to everyone. When she arrived outside Gu Huaijiang's cell, Gu Huaijiang said: "Miss Yin, has Yufu contacted you? If so, please tell her and ask her to be sure." Don't come back!"
Yin Jiyi was taken aback for a moment, the meaning of his words...
"Could it be that Yufu has contacted you?"