Xiaojingkong didn't go home until it was almost dark. When he entered the door, he took a deep breath and packed up his little emotions, so that Jiaojiao couldn't see how sad he was for Xiaojin.
He poked his little dimple, raised a smile, and entered the room cutely!
After Gu Jiao chopped the firewood and packed up the herbs, she turned around and saw the little guy jumping over.
"Back?" she said.
"Yeah!" Xiao Jingkong ran over and stretched out a pair of short arms, "Jiaojiao, I'll get it for you!"
"You take this." Gu Jiao scooped a small scoop of medicinal herbs from the big basket for him.
"Okay!" Xiao Jingkong happily picked up the small scoop and returned to the main room carefully without spilling a single piece of medicinal herbs.
After dinner, Gu Jiao went to pack things for Xiao Jingkong.
The little guy always makes a mess of things and doesn't put them back properly.
When Gu Jiao was cleaning up this time, she found that something was missing inside.
Most of the things in the small clearance are in different boxes. Gu Jiao usually doesn't open those boxes privately, not because they look tattered, but because she respects the children's privacy.
However, some things are directly exposed, for example, the little gold abacus.
"Clear space." Gu Jiao called out.
"Huh?" The small clearance for the chickens in the main room walked in, tilted his head and asked, "What's the matter, Jiaojiao?"
"Where did your abacus go?" Gu Jiao asked suspiciously.
Xiao Jingkong glanced around: "I put it in the hospital!"
"Really?" Gu Jiao thought for a while, "But I just finished packing the small box you put in the hospital today, and I didn't see your abacus."
Xiao Jingkong blinked and said again: "Oh, I just forgot, I... lent it to Brother Chu Yu! He said that he would return it to me after a while!"
Xiao Jingkong rarely lies, he has a good reputation, so Gu Jiao doesn't doubt him.
After leaving the East Room, Xiao Qingkong covered his small chest and let out a long sigh of relief.
It scared him to death, and was almost discovered by Jiaojiao, but fortunately he is a clever little ghost!
It rained in the evening, and Gu Yan's secret guard came back to report that the road was not easy to walk, so Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun stayed at Nanxiang and Master Lu's house, and they would go directly to Qinghe Academy from there tomorrow.
Nan Xiang and Master Lu liked Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan very much. Gu Jiao had nothing to worry about, so Anwei asked Anwei to bring two sets of clothes for them.
On the other hand, the old Hou Ye, who was encouraged by Gu Yan and Gu Jiao, felt that he had received unprecedented support. He had been living for the Zhao Kingdom and the Hou family's business all his life, except for the lifeless fighting on the battlefield. , he has hardly done anything daring in private.
He has been conscientious and conscientious all his life and abide by his duties, but it may be that he is old and has not lived for many years, and he does not want to leave regrets in this life.
No matter how long you live for others, you will fail her for so long.
In the few days left to come, he didn't want to bear her any more.
Fortunately, the troops cultivated for His Majesty have been cultivated, Gu Changqing has grown up, and the Hou Mansion has successors, so he can feel at ease.
"Go and call the prince." The old man ordered.
"Yes." The servant went to Gu Changqing's courtyard and called Gu Changqing over.
Gu Changqing looked at the old marquis who was sitting on the main seat with a clearly different expression, and said indifferently: "It's so late, grandfather is looking for me for something?"
The old man gave him a deep look, this is the grandson he brought up by himself, and he devoted all his efforts to him, more than his son Gu Chong.
And he lived up to his expectations and grew into his ideal appearance.
The old man handed him two tokens of different textures, one was the token of the Gu family army, and the other was the token of the secret army.
"What does grandfather mean?" Gu Changqing asked curiously.
The old marquis looked at him and said solemnly: "You are old, and some of the burdens should be handed over to you. I may not see the day when the Gu family army will regain its strength, but I hope you can see that day."
"Why can't you see?" Gu Changqing asked lightly.
The old man hesitated, pinched the corner of the table, and said, "I have my arrangements, you don't need to ask more."
Gu Changqing sneered coldly and said sarcastically, "Grandfather always has his own arrangements, just like that incident back then!"
After all, he turned around and went out without waiting for the old man to ask him what the matter was.
He took the token.
He is Gu Jia Erlang, whether it is his rights or his burdens, he will spare no effort to bear it.
The old marquis looked at the back of his grandson who had decided to leave, and sighed helplessly.
After that, he asked the servant to call Gu Chengfeng and Gu Chenglin.
They are all his grandsons, so he naturally loves them, but he doesn't take it as seriously as he does to Gu Changqing, nor does he feel as pity as he does to Gu Yan.
This is probably the sadness of not occupying both ends. It is not as capable as Gu Changqing, and not as delicate as Gu Yan, so it will naturally receive less attention.
When the day of separation came, the old man's reluctance came up.
He glanced at the two of them. He was going to say some sensational words between grandparents and grandchildren, but when he saw Gu Chenglin's bald head, the corners of his mouth twitched!
Can't stir up anything!
He also gave the two of them a token and some family property assets. The family property assets were first sent to Gu Changqing for safekeeping, and then handed over to them on the day they got married and established a business.
He also kept it for Gu Yan, and had already sent it to the dark guards, and then handed it over to Gu Yan when the time was right.
Gu Jiao got married, he didn't leave a token to him for the water that the married girl poured out, but for Gu Yan's sake, she still gave her a sum of money.
Also in the hands of the guards.
Gu Houye went to repair the road and was not in the mansion.
Zuo but the old marquis didn't even think of this transparent son at all.
After explaining everything, the old man left the mansion overnight.
Gu Chenglin looked at the token in his hand that he didn't know what to do, and said at a loss: "Second brother, do you think grandfather is weird today?"
Gu Chengfeng looked at the token, then looked at the boundless night, and said thoughtfully, "It's quite strange."
The moon is dark and the wind is high.
The capital has faded away from the bustling and noisy daytime, and has become a quiet and lonely city.
In the hazy night, a black shadow flew over the eaves and climbed the wall, sneaking into the palace like a ghost.
A patrol of the Praetorian Guards passed by.
Since the assassination of Concubine Jing, the defense in the palace has been strengthened, and the number of the Imperial Guard has doubled.
"Huh? Did you hear anything just now?" said a Praetorian guard.
His companion said, "No, did you hear?"
The rest of the companions shook their heads in unison.
The first janitor scratched his head in puzzlement: "I may have heard it wrong." He looked back at the impregnable palace wall. In addition to their patrolling, the four corners of the palace wall were also ambushed by the masters of the inner circle and the royal family. guard.
If someone really sneaked in, it shouldn't be hidden from the sky, right
"Go away! Go on patrol ahead!"
The line of the Guards marched in order.
Not long after they left, a figure hidden in a tree swept away in the direction of Huaqing Palace.
He was very familiar with the defense in the palace, avoiding the sight of all the imperial guards and the masters of the big inner circle, and successfully sneaked into the Huaqing Palace.
Concubine Jing was sitting in the small meditation room knocking on a wooden fish and chanting sutras.
Suddenly a dark shadow came in and came behind her.
However, just when the shadow was only three steps away from her, another shadow swept down from the beam of the house, holding a long sword with a flickering cold light, coldly blocking him.
Dragon Shadow Guard!
The old man was surprised.
"Stop!" Concubine Jing said.
Long Yingwei put down his long sword.
"Retreat." Concubine Jing said.
Long Yingwei flew up and swept out of the window.
The old marquis knew about Long Yingwei, a group of dead soldiers bought by the late emperor with a lot of money from the state of Yan.
He didn't expect to see Long Yingwei next to Princess Jing.
"you… "
He suddenly got stuck.
If His Majesty gave her all the Dragon Shadow Guards, does it mean that her situation is not as bad as she imagined
"Why are you here?" Concubine Jing stared at her.
The old marquis greeted her gaze, and it took a long time to find his voice: "I heard that you encountered an assassin in the palace, and you were almost plotted against something sent by Xuanping Marquis."
The Marquis of Xuanping was investigating the case, which was quite high-profile, and all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty heard about it.
The old man did not believe that the Marquis of Xuanping and the old sacrificial wine would frame Concubine Jing, but this is the scary part of the incident.
Concubine Jing lowered her eyes and sighed, "I'm fine."
She put the stick that knocked the wooden fish back on the table.
The old man frowned when he saw the injury on the back of her hand: "You are injured!"
Concubine Jing lowered her hand and covered the back of her hand with her sleeve: "A little injury, it's fine."
"Is it the one from Renshou Palace who did it?" After thinking about it, the old man felt that the only person in the entire palace that did not want Concubine Jing to come back was Empress Dowager Zhuang!
All of this may have been planned by the Empress Dowager Zhuang secretly!
Concubine Jing lowered her eyes, smiled bitterly, and said: "If there is no evidence, don't talk nonsense... We can't fight that one."
Her miserable and aggrieved appearance aroused the blood of the old man.
If the old Marquis's previous temperament has come, it is better to simply do nothing and go to the Renshou Palace to assassinate the Empress Dowager Zhuang to avenge her!
But the old marquis came to take Concubine Jing away today. He is a person with a plan. He must act according to the plan. Empress Dowager Zhuang can kill him next time.
He took a deep breath and said, "I saw Long Yingwei just now, and I was a little hesitant to do this, but since she is so arrogant, it's inappropriate for you to stay any longer. I'll take you away now!"
Concubine Jing was stunned: "What, what?"
The old marquis said: "Don't worry, I will avenge your revenge, but I will not let you down again, I will take you away now!"
After he said that, he grabbed Princess Jing's wrist and walked out.
The two had just arrived at the door and met the emperor who came to visit Princess Jing.
Three shifts, are you surprised or not
(End of this chapter)