The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 338 Love (3rd)

Concubine Jing's affairs were too noisy, but within a day, everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Jing had been assassinated twice in one day.

"Who do you think...would have done it?"

In a certain corner of the palace, a bunch of little maids and eunuchs gathered together, secretly talking about Concubine Jing.

"Who else could it be? Just think about who in the whole palace doesn't want Concubine Jing to come back?"

"Could it be the wife of Renshou Palace—"

"Hush! Keep your voice down! Do you want to be caught and beheaded! Don't even mention that person's title, it's rotten in your heart, don't say it in your dreams! Otherwise, you will be beheaded! The court ladies and eunuchs who died at the hands of that one were hundreds if not a thousand!"

"So cruel?"

The new little maid trembled with fright.

In fact, not only the court ladies and eunuchs think so, but even the Empress Dowager Zhuang's niece and daughter Zhuang Guifei thinks that the successive murders of Concubine Jing are caused by her aunt.

"Your Majesty, the concubine heard that the concubine was being plotted against again. Does Your Majesty have any doubts in his mind?" In the study room of Huaqing Palace, Empress Xiao looked at the emperor with a deep expression.

Her connotation is obvious, it is the Empress Dowager Zhuang who did it.

However, unexpectedly, the emperor vetoed it: "Don't guess, it's not the queen mother."

Empress Xiao looked at the emperor blankly as if struck by lightning.

What did His Majesty say?

Didn't the Queen Mother do it?

Since when did His Majesty open his mouth to excuse the Empress Dowager?

He wished that every thunder from the sky would be blamed on the Empress Dowager Zhuang!

"Your Majesty..." Empress Xiao said.

The emperor interrupted her: "Okay, don't ask about Concubine Jing's affairs, I have my own opinion. You go back and restrain the palace people, so that they don't talk too much."

Empress Xiao responded incredulously: "...Yes."

Concubine Zhuang Guifei went to Renshou Palace with a smile, stepped into Empress Dowager Zhuang's study, and said with a smile as she walked, "Auntie! You are so amazing! How did you do it? I taught Concubine Jing a lesson, that vixen. Get it right! I heard that His Majesty didn’t suspect you at all! There were a few eunuchs in Kunning Palace who were gossiping, but what happened to Auntie? They were all sent down by the Queen! Auntie, you really—”

In the middle of Concubine Zhuang's speech, she saw Empress Dowager Zhuang's ice-cold gaze, and she was shocked, "Auntie, auntie!"

"Is your mouth very idle?" Empress Dowager Zhuang said without anger.

Concubine Zhuang was overwhelmed by her aunt's powerful aura,

She didn't dare to look directly at the Empress Dowager Zhuang, she quickly lowered her head and saluted, "Greetings to Auntie."

Empress Dowager Zhuang said angrily: "Ai's family is very busy, so don't bother Ai's family if you have nothing to do!"

"Yes!" Concubine Zhuang retreated angrily.

As soon as she left, Eunuch Qin walked in with tea on his back.

The Empress Dowager Zhuang looked at the folder in her hand, and asked indifferently: "Have you delivered the person?"

"Here it is, the carriage that got off at the gate of Bishui Hutong." Eunuch Qin said with a smile.

"En." The Empress Dowager Zhuang responded lightly, and continued to read the scriptures.

Eunuch Qin walked over to put the tea on the table, unable to hide his smile.

"What are you laughing at?" The Empress Dowager Zhuang looked at him strangely.

Eunuch Qin said: "This servant is happy for the Queen Mother!"

Empress Dowager Zhuang snorted, "What's there to be happy about? Two little things that don't know how to be tall and thick, their skins are so skinny!"

Gu Jiao fled into Renshou Palace wearing the clothes of a little eunuch as if reincarnated, how could the Empress Dowager Zhuang not know the truth?

"The servants have to pay close attention to their tone." The Empress Dowager Zhuang ordered.

Eunuch Qin said: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother, the servants are all in order - Xiao Chuanzi went to buy today, the carriage broke down halfway, and he met Xiao Xiuzhuan by chance, and went back to the palace with Xiao Xiuzhuan, the guards saw him in Xiao Xiuzhuan's carriage. The little eunuch is Xiao Chuanzi."

Xiao Chuanzi did go shopping today, but after this incident, before he came back, Eunuch Qin sent some experts to stop him.

When Gu Jiao left the palace, she was still Xiao Chuanzi.

The reason was that something went wrong with the purchased fabric, and Xiao Chuanzi went to exchange it.

At night, the real Xiaochuanzi will return to the palace with the changed cloth.

Eunuch Qin continued: "There are also eyewitnesses. Guard Liu from the imperial guards and Nanny Zhou from the Lenggong will see a woman in green clothes and carrying a small pannier walking around. It is speculated that the other party entered through the wall from the Lenggong. of."

Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao didn't ask the Queen Mother Zhuang to do these things, they just walked away after cheating!

The Empress Dowager Zhuang kept a straight face, and snorted: "Hmph! You're not afraid of revealing your secrets! Do you really think that your work is perfect?"

Eunuch Qin couldn't help laughing.

Obviously, I like it very much in my heart, and I appreciate that the two newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but they have to pretend to be disgusted.

Eunuch Qin laughed and said, "Isn't it because they knew that the queen mother would take care of them? The queen mother trusted them, and they also handed over their backs to the queen mother!"

"Humph!"

I don't know how many times I hum.

The trust between people is never spoken, it is a tacit understanding in action, it is trust in a person's sincerity, and trust in a person's ability.

It's just... pretty cool.

Empress Dowager Zhuang hummed.

Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang returned to Bishui Hutong.

Tonight, the owner of the orchard invited a theater troupe and set up a stage in the orchard. The neighbors in the neighborhood went to listen to the opera, and Mrs. Yao and several children in the family also went.

The house was empty.

Although they had dinner, they had a commotion in the palace, and now both of them were a little hungry.

"Let's go out and eat." Xiao Liulang said, after all, he couldn't bear her to cook again at night, not to mention that it was close to the bustling street, so it was very convenient to eat whatever she wanted.

"Okay." Gu Jiao agreed.

They went to Xuanwu Street.

Summer nights in the capital are always extremely lively, with rows of shops and hawker stalls like a long queue, carriages and horses slowly passing by in the middle of the street from time to time, and pedestrians on both sides are constantly flowing and jostling each other.

In the past, Gu Jiao walked on the outside, she wanted to protect her husband, but today she was put on the inside by Xiao Liulang.

Xiao Liulang was leaning on crutches, and his body, which was obviously more masculine than last year, blocked her from the torrent of crowd.

However, there was a peddler carrying a burden who refused to go through the middle of the road, so he had to go through it, and almost bumped into Gu Jiao.

Xiao Liulang pulled her arm, and then he didn't let go of his hand immediately. He hesitated and slid down to hold her hand: "Don't get lost."

Gu Jiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Okay."

Don't get lost, my husband.

Xiao Liulang was almost dazzled by her smile, he looked forward and asked, "What do you want to eat?"

"Well, it's all right!" she said. "What do you want to eat?"

He said, "Me too."

Neither of them are picky eaters.

Xiao Liulang looked to the east and said, "There's a new noodle shop over there, do you want to try it? His braised noodles are delicious."

"Have you eaten?" Gu Jiao turned to look at him and asked.

"Yeah." He nodded, "I ate it when I was a child. At that time, their family hadn't opened in such a prosperous area, and they had to go to very remote suburbs to eat it. It seems to have made a fortune in the past few years, and opened several branches. "

Regarding his former identity, he will not take the initiative to talk about it, but if it is mentioned, he will not deliberately avoid it.

It's just that he never admitted who he really is.

Xuan Pinghou's illegitimate son, Xiao Liulang, is the identity he can announce to those close to him now.

There are not many people who know this identity, Gu Jiao, Yao Shi and the little monk in the family know that Gu Yan may have guessed something, but he probably hasn't guessed Xiao Heng's step.

As for Gu Jiao, Xiao Liulang didn't ask which step she guessed.

And Gu Jiao didn't seem to intend to break the casserole and ask the end. She respected him and trusted him, regardless of who he was.

Gu Jiao bent the corners of her lips: "Okay, then go eat braised noodles!"

Don't look at this new noodle shop, but the upstairs and downstairs are full.

"Well, are there still so many people eating noodles at this late hour?" Gu Jiao asked strangely.

The shop waiter smiled apologetically: "It's newly opened, and most of the regular customers come to join us. Besides, our shop not only has noodles, but also our cold dishes and stewed soups! Set a table for the two of you in the yard, cool off!"

There are also several pictures placed in front of the shop, at first glance, it looks like a food stall in the previous life.

Gu Jiao felt a little cordial.

Xiao Liulang glanced at her, and said to the waiter in the shop: "Okay, you go and put it on."

"Hey! Two guest officers, this way please!" The waiter welcomed the two into the noodle shop with a smile on his face, walked through the lobby, and came to the spacious courtyard.

The courtyard is large and quiet, but the view is not obstructed. Sitting here can have a panoramic view of the restaurant.

There is a feeling of seeing thousands of sails in the world.

The waiter brought in tables and benches.

The two sat on a bench, each ordered a bowl of braised noodles, and two dishes of cold dishes, but they didn't want the stewed soup, and it would be a waste if they couldn't finish it.

While waiting for the noodles to be served, the shop waiter came over with a smile and asked, "Guests, we have run out of tables in our shop, and two more guests have come, can we sit at a table with you?"

Neither of them had an opinion.

The shop waiter led people over, no one would have expected that it was the prince and princess who came.

The two traveled privately in micro-services, did not bring maids and eunuchs, and only had a senior coachman as a coachman.

The prince and princess did not expect to meet Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao here.

When the prince sees Xiao Liulang now, he will think of that thick stack of arithmetic problems, and his head hurts instantly!

The prince had never seen Gu Jiao before, but he was surprised to see Xiao Liulang sitting with a woman.

I heard that Xiao Liulang is married.

Is this woman Xiao Liulang's wife or his dubious women outside?

The prince didn't care, women are men's vassals, whether this woman is Xiao Liulang's wife or not, the prince would not look at her seriously.

The prince frowned, a bit unwilling to eat here.

After all, no one would be in the mood to eat with a teacher like Xiao Liulang. His mind is full of questions, okay?

But the prince couldn't drive Xiao Liulang away, that would be too arrogant and domineering, and it didn't match the reputation he had built among the people over the years.

He wants to go.

The princess suddenly tugged on his sleeve and said softly, "Your Highness, there is a seat here."

"He..." the prince said heartily, don't you recognize who that guy is? Xiao Liulang! He looks like my uncle's son, my father's confidant, and my Imperial Academy teacher!

The Crown Princess said warmly: "It seems to be written by Xiao Xiu, what a coincidence."

As she spoke, her eyes fell on Xiao Liulang's handsome and unparalleled face.

Coincidentally at this time, the waiter in the store brought up two bowls of braised noodles: "You two guests, your braised noodles!"

Xiao Liulang didn't even raise his eyelids, as if the waiter's voice was too loud, so he didn't hear what the princess said.

The princess was slightly embarrassed.

The prince thought she was speaking to him, and sighed helplessly: "Yes, it's him, what a coincidence."

The crown prince's eyelashes trembled slightly, she smiled and said: "The capital is so big, we can meet each other even after a midnight snack, it's the fate between the prince and Xiao Xiuzhuan."

The voice was not loud, but it was just enough for Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao to hear.

Neither of them paid attention to her.

The prince said disdainfully: "Who wants to have a relationship with him!"

"I'm hungry," said the princess.

"Then, sit down!" The prince reluctantly pulled the princess to sit opposite the two, and said to the waiter, "Serve all the delicious dishes here!"

"Can the prince finish eating?" Xiao Liulang finally paid attention to him, but his tone was not good.

The crown prince glanced at the two bowls of braised noodles in front of the two of them, thinking that this is too shabby, and he said generously: "I will treat you tonight, Xiao Xiuzhuan can eat whatever you want, don't be polite to me. If the salary of the Imperial Academy is not high , Xiao Xiuzhuan can come to my residence to be an aide."

Xiao Liulang looked at him indifferently: "It is a felony to form a party for personal gain, is the prince sure you want to do this?"

It is not uncommon to keep staff and diners in the mansion. The emperor usually opens his eyes and closes his eyes, but if he raises the head of the emperor's disciples, it will touch the emperor's bottom line.

Xiao Liulang said nonchalantly: "I am a disciple of the Son of Heaven, and I shall serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly. The Crown Prince asked me to go to your residence by name. Where will you put Your Majesty?"

The prince choked and was speechless.

Just now he was only focused on teasing Xiao Liulang, he forgot that this guy is a two-ranked Jinshi, he was summoned by his father, he had a feast of deer crowing, and he is a serious student of the Son of Heaven.

Are you poaching the corner of your father?

What do others think of him as a prince if it is spread?

"Cough, cough, cough!" The prince said seriously, "Gu Fang was just trying to test you, you just need to remember your identity."

Soon, the cold dishes for the two of them were also served, which was a dish of three shredded cold salad and a dish of marinated mutton.

Xiao Liulang took a piece of the most tender mutton and put it in Gu Jiao's bowl.

The crown princess looked at Xiao Liulang, then at Gu Jiao.

This is the first time she has met the two of them at close range. Xiao Liulang's appearance and the impression of a youthful face are constantly overlapping, but they are repeatedly separated.

That sunny and willful young boy had innocent, warm and clear eyes.

The Xiao Liulang in front of him is a little more alienated and cold, and his facial features are less childish than before, and a little more restrained and heroic.

However, the way he looked at Gu Jiao was different, with a tenderness that he hadn't even noticed.

He used to look at her like this, as if he had only her in his eyes.

The princess secretly squeezed the veil tightly.

What am I thinking?

Why do you think he is Ah Heng again?

The mutton from this restaurant suits Gu Jiao's appetite, she eats it very deliciously.

The prince didn't intend to talk to her at first, but Xiao Liulang choked him, and the atmosphere was really awkward when he didn't talk, so he unconsciously looked at Gu Jiao's face.

I don't know if I don't look at it, I was shocked when I saw it, what happened to her face——

"Guest officer! Your food is here!"

The shop waiter filled the table with the shop's signature dishes.

Although there were so many beautiful things in his eyes, for some reason, he always felt that Xiao Liulang's plate of mutton was the best!

Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang had almost finished eating and were about to leave when Gu Jiao suddenly sniffed: "Xiaoer, why is it so delicious?"

The shop waiter smiled and said: "It's the sweet-scented osmanthus brew in our shop. If the guest officer likes it, I'll send you a pot! The new shop is open, welcome to come often in the future!"

"Is this wine?" Gu Jiao asked as she looked at the bottle handed over by the waiter.

The waiter said: "It's not considered wine! It's not drunk! The girl's favorite—"

Gu Jiao took a sip.

In the next second, with a bang, the little head hit the table and passed out drunk!

Thanks to Xiao Liulang's sharp eyesight and quick hands, he put the back of his hand on her forehead in time.

The waiter in the shop said awkwardly: "The guest officer is really... too drunk..."

The princess said softly: "We have a carriage, let the driver take you back."

The prince pouted secretly, why are you so kind to them?

Xiao Liulang said expressionlessly: "No need."

The prince said hehe: "Look, people don't appreciate it."

Xiao Liulang ignored the crown prince, and gently patted Gu Jiao's small shoulder with the other hand, calling softly in her ear, "Jiaojiao, it's time to go back."

"Huh?" Gu Jiao stared.

"It's time to go home." He said softly.

Gu Jiaoteng sat up straight, her phoenix eyes were big and round, her expression was extremely serious: "I'm not drunk!"

"Yeah." He coaxed her softly, the corners of his lips curled slightly, "Jiaojiao is not drunk."

That clean young voice, with a touch of masculine magnetism, went straight to people's hearts.

Liu Lang, who is very fond of and very fond of.