After the cap of the cloak fell off, she quickly put it on, and was escorted by a man in black into a room with a hanging gourd.
Gu Jiao was about to follow her, but just after a few steps, someone grabbed her shoulder.
Gu Jiao slashed with a knife in her backhand, but let the other party clasp her wrist.
"it's me!"
The other party also wore a mask like Gu Jiao, but the voice Gu Jiao was all too familiar with.
Gu Jiao put down her knife and looked strangely at Gu Changqing dressed as a knight: "Why are you here?"
Gu Changqing put down his hands, looked around, and asked her, "I should ask you this, why are you here?"
Gu Jiao touched her mask, yes, how did she recognize her
The corners of Gu Changqing's mouth twitched. He recognized her long ago when she tricked his father into calling her father.
Except for her, there is no one else in this world so wicked.
"You haven't said it yet, why are you here?" Gu Changqing looked at her seriously.
This kind of place is not where she should come, even if she can do something, it is still too dangerous.
Gu Jiao paused and said, "I said I was passing by and came in to borrow a toilet, do you believe it?"
Gu Changqing: "..."
Before Gu Changqing could respond to her, Gu Jiao asked loudly, "What about you? Are you here to borrow the toilet?"
Gu Changqing said again: "..."
A lot of people looked at Gu Changqing's side, and their eyes were not unfamiliar, as if it was not the first time they saw him here.
"Why are they looking at you?" Gu Jiao asked.
"It's nothing." Gu Changqing grabbed Gu Jiao's wrist and led her into a room diagonally opposite.
Gu Jiao noticed that there was also a gourd hanging on the door of this room.
Great.
It's not like she broke in by herself.
The furnishings in the house are very simple, a screen, a bed, a pair of tables and chairs and some antique furniture, with a simple and heavy feeling, it is easy to make people feel stunned.
Gu Jiao was more curious.
Gu Changqing looked at her new-born calf that was not afraid of tigers, and shook her head helplessly, knowing that she had come to the most dangerous place in Zhao Kingdom, and if she didn't know, she thought she was visiting the vegetable garden.
"Sit down." Gu Changqing said, and he sat down on the chair by the table.
Gu Jiao sat down opposite him, looked around and looked at him: "Are you really here to borrow the toilet?"
Gu Changqing poured tea for a while, then the corner of his mouth twitched, and said, "I'm here to find someone."
Gu Jiao snorted: "It's such a coincidence, so am I."
Gu Changqing looked at her with inexhaustible words: "Didn't you just say to borrow the toilet?"
Gu Jiao waved her hand: "It's almost the same."
Gu Changqing was simply unable to answer.
Gu Jiao usually doesn't talk much, but who made this underground martial arts field really arouse her curiosity, she asked, "What kind of place is this? Is it an ordinary martial arts field?"
ordinary…
Probably only this girl would think so.
Anyone who really understands this is not afraid to hear this, but at least three or five points of fear.
Gu Changqing put the poured tea in her hand and said, "It is mainly about competitions, but there are also other businesses. Many people choose to come here to trade. First, the confidentiality is good, and the second is high security. Take a 20% profit."
Gu Jiao said, "Twenty percent? That's a lot."
If you trade 10,000 taels of silver, you have to pay 2,000 taels of silver to the martial arts field.
Is it so profitable to open a martial arts field
but-
What is that person doing here
Is it to come to the competition or to find someone to make a deal
While thinking about it, there were bursts of excited roars and shouts from outside.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The underground martial arts field has a total of four arenas, east, west, north and south. At this time, there are masters in the four arenas, but the East arena is the one with the most onlookers, the most fierce bets, and the most enthusiastic.
Coincidentally, their house is facing the East Arena.
Gu Jiao saw a bare-chested muscular man press another master to the ground and beat him wildly.
At this level, I am afraid that the opponent will be beaten to death.
If it was in Taihe Martial Arts Hall, the fight would have been called off long ago.
Seemingly aware of Gu Jiao's doubts, Gu Changqing explained: "The masters here have signed the life and death certificate, and they are at their own risk."
This reminded Gu Jiao of the underground fighting field in the previous life, which was full of blood and violence like the underground martial arts field. No one cared about the life and death of the fighters, and they even hoped to see someone beaten to death.
Gu Jiao was also one of many fighters.
The youngest and weakest one.
She was sent to the fighting arena by the godfather together with her companion. After half a year, Gu Jiao came out, and her companion stayed forever.
Gu Jiao looked at the brutal and violent scene in the arena, and there was no wavering in her eyes.
"It's strange that those are personal clothes." Gu Jiao looked away from the East arena and landed on the South arena.
Gu Changqing looked around and said, "That's a Turk."
Gu Jiao snorted: "There are still Turks here?"
The Turks are a big family outside the Six Nations. Although they claim to be a country, they have never been recognized by the Six Nations, and their status in the eyes of the Six Nations is not as good as that of the Three Lower Countries.
However, the Turks were exceptionally brave and produced many masters.
The Turkic master in the ring knocked out his opponent, stomped the opponent's face on the ground with one foot, and raised his arms provocatively and ostentatiously, causing screams from the audience.
Gu Jiao's eyes fell on the master he stepped on: "Is it also a Turk who was defeated? His clothes are also strange."
Gu Changqing's eyes narrowed slightly, obviously disapproving of the behavior of the Turkic master: "No, that is a swordsman from Zhao State."
A Turkic master, a swordsman from the state of Zhao...
This underground martial arts field was beyond her expectations.
"Who are you stalking just now?" Gu Changqing got down to business.
Who said that military commanders have no brains? From Gu Jiao's point of view, Gu Changqing's meticulousness is no less than that of Gu Yan's small work.
Just now, instead of chasing after her to ask, he sold her news for a long time, and after relaxing her vigilance, he suddenly asked.
Well, there is nothing to say.
Gu Jiao said, "I just saw Princess Jing just now."
"Princess Jing?" Gu Changqing's eyes flashed with surprise, "Why did she come here? Isn't she in the palace? You are sure you read it right."
"Sure." Gu Jiao said.
She also knew that bad woman turned into ashes.
Gu Jiao continued, "She is wearing a cloak and looks sneaky. She should have sneaked out of the palace."
Gu Jiao said and waved her hand, "She entered that room."
Gu Changqing took a look and frowned.
"What's wrong?" Gu Jiao asked, "By the way, I forgot to ask you, what does a gourd on the door mean?"
Gu Changqing said sternly: "It means that you must not provoke in this martial arts field."
Gu Jiao snorted and didn't take it too seriously, she said, "You also have a gourd on your door, how can you get it?"
Gu Changqing looked at Gu Jiao coolly: "Do you still want to do this? Be careful I tell Rokuro."
Gu Jiao: ... You are cruel, you win.
Gu Changqing looked at the room diagonally opposite again and said, "If I remember correctly, the current owner of that room seems to be a pharmacist."
Gu Jiao touched her chin: "Pharmacist? Doctor?"
Gu Changqing thought for a while: "It can be said, but it doesn't seem to be accurate. The doctor saves the dying and the pharmacist only refines medicine."
Gu Jiao thoughtfully said, "So why did Concubine Jing find a pharmacist? Is she sick? Or does she want to do something? Can we stop her?"
Gu Changqing vetoed without thinking: "Absolutely not! She has Long Yingwei by her side! Besides, Long Yingwei aside, the underground martial arts field also has its own masters, and they will not allow anyone to break the rules of the transaction in the martial arts field."
Gu Jiao hesitated for a while, but didn't give up: "Then... can you catch that pharmacist?"
Gu Changqing shook his head: "That's the pharmacist of the Yan country. There are so many experts around him, and it's not easy to succeed."
"How do you know?" Gu Jiao asked.
Gu Changqing said, "I bought medicine from him and met his subordinates."
As for what kind of medicine he bought, Gu Changqing didn't say anything.
Concubine Jing didn't stay in Yan Guoyao's house for too long, and she came out of the room while the two were talking. She was covered tightly, and even her walking posture was not the same as what she saw in the past. .
If Gu Jiao hadn't told Gu Changqing that this was Concubine Jing, Gu Changqing would not have recognized it anyway.
And the man in black beside her should be Long Yingwei.
Gu Jiao and Gu Changqing didn't think their legs could be faster than Long Yingwei, so they gave up the idea of running to the palace to reveal that Concubine Jing was not in the palace at this time.
However, Gu Jiao still went to the palace.
She asked Eunuch Wei to go to the Imperial Garden.
"Miss Gu!" Eunuch Wei was overjoyed when he heard that Gu Jiao was looking for him, "Why are you here? Are you here to see His Majesty?"
Since Miss Gu said she would never come to Huaqing Palace again, His Majesty's mood has been depressed for a long time.
Gu Jiao shook her head: "No, I'm here to find Eunuch Wei."
"Looking for a servant?" Eunuch Wei was flattered.
Huaqing Palace has no doubts about Concubine Jing so far, so Gu Jiao did not rush to apply eye drops: "I want to ask Concubine Jing's recent situation. Wasn't she assassinated last time? I heard that she was injured. Is she better?"
Eunuch Wei sighed, "It's still recuperating. The imperial doctor said that the concubine was getting old and was frightened. I'm afraid she won't recover for a long time."
Ha ha ha, I don't know who the old witch who just walked like a fly in the martial arts field.
Eunuch Wei let out a snort and said, "Why does Miss Gu suddenly care about Empress Dowager?"
Gu Jiao said without changing her face, "I don't know that she has a bad relationship with her aunt, and I'm worried that someone will suspect her aunt?"
Eunuch Wei smiled: "Miss Gu, please rest assured, Your Majesty has no doubts about the Queen Mother this time."
Of course Gu Jiao knew, she nodded: "That's good! If Concubine Jing is seriously injured, I can take a look for her!"
Eunuch Wei was surprised again: "Miss Gu... Didn't you say that you won't treat people in Huaqing Palace?"
Gu Jiao turned into a logical genius for a second: "But she has moved out of Huaqing Palace!"
Eunuch Wei choked, this, this is also OK
Eunuch Wei went to report to the emperor.
The emperor thought that Gu Jiao was taking the opportunity to reconcile with him. He didn't doubt Gu Jiao's motives at all. He smiled and said, "Okay, she will let me go down the steps, and I will just come down."
Eunuch Wei: ... But why do I think Miss Gu doesn't think so
The emperor was coming to the nunnery for dinner tonight, and Concubine Jing ordered the small kitchen to cook a large table of fast food.
"Miss Gu?" Concubine Jing was slightly stunned.
"Empress Dowager." Gu Jiao greeted.
The emperor said in a kind manner: "Mother's body has not been able to recover. I brought a little doctor over here to show my mother."
Concubine Jing smiled helplessly: "My body is no longer in serious trouble. It's all the imperial doctor's exaggeration, which made His Majesty worry. It's nothing, don't bother to take care of the girl."
Gu Jiao hurriedly said, "It's just a pulse check, don't bother."
The emperor was very satisfied with Gu Jiao's filial piety, he held Concubine Jing's hand and said, "Let the little genius doctor diagnose the pulse of the mother and concubine. rest assured."
Concubine Jing refused, but she had to sit on a chair and promised Gu Jiao to check her pulse.
Gu Jiao's three fingers caught the pulse of Concubine Jing.
Internal injury.
She didn't beat her out of her internal injuries last time.
Gu Jiao asked suspiciously, "Has the Empress Dowager been assassinated again recently? My muscles are all broken."
The emperor turned pale in shock: "Mother concubine's tendons are broken?"
Gu Jiaoyun said lightly: "It's just a few broken. It's a minor injury, not serious, but it should have vomited blood. Didn't anyone find out?"
The emperor suddenly remembered that the night when the old marquis dragged Concubine Jing to elope, he left angrily, and then the next person came to report that Concubine Jing had vomited blood.
Could it be... that Mother Jing's tendons were broken at that time
But he hadn't heard of her assassination—
Concubine Jing squeezed the veil and said, "I'm stagnant, and I just hurt my muscles."
Gu Jiao raised her eyebrows: "Oh, the concubine, the concubine, don't hurt your muscles again, it will hurt your body very much."
Concubine Jing's face turned pale, she glanced at the emperor, and said, "I didn't damage my muscles! It's because of anger... sadness!"
The emperor also thinks it is impossible, otherwise? Why did Concubine Jing do this? To make bitter meat soften his heart
His concubine Jing is the purest and kindest person in the world, and she doesn't understand these conspiracies at all.
(End of this chapter)