Drunk Bamboo

"Using my own son's life to ask His Majesty for mercy?! This, this..." Bai Guo was stunned, then said angrily, "She is indeed a hypocritical woman with a heart as cruel as a snake!"

The Imperial Concubine was cruel, but Prince Wen was not innocent either.

If everything was as Xie Yuzhu thought, King Wen would be both pitiful and hateful.

It is said that there must be something hateful about every pitiful person.

After listening to what Baiguo said today, it was like a sudden enlightenment for me.

But it also raises more questions.

Was there a problem with the plague ten years ago?

Is Gao Yin really a miracle doctor?

What role does the imperial concubine play in this?

Did King Wen really want to get involved in the struggle in the court?

And the princes who died before they were born, the seventh prince who drowned, the eighth princess who couldn't speak...

None of these seem to be accidental, as if there is some kind of connection, but I can't find the thread that connects them.

Just when things had brightened up for a moment, Xie Yuzhu's heart was now in a mess again.

It seems that I must go see Qi Zhen tomorrow.

There are many questions to ask him, maybe he can give some answers or clues.

Xie Yuzhu didn't think any more and smiled at Bai Guo:

"Bai Guo, what you said today is really useful to me. Do you have any secrets that you can't tell me?"

"Princess, why do I feel you are so excited?" Bai Guo's heart skipped a beat.

"What you said is much more interesting than the investigation of Changfeng Tower."

If it were the past, Xie Yuzhu would definitely ask with the intention of listening to the fun, then just laugh it off and forget about it.

But now, for the sake of the palace and Hua Qinfeng, she had to figure out everything and give the palace a bright future.

In Jiangbei County, Hua Qinfeng found He Tao for her, letting her know that someone was thinking about the Xie family, and also letting her feel the warmth of her family members other than the royal palace.

For her, an outsider, only with the ties and concerns of her family can she feel that she has truly come to this world and found a sense of belonging to this world.

She no longer looks at the world coldly. Now, she not only has the dream of completing "The Poisonous Grass Sutra", but also the desire to protect her family.

Hua Qinfeng is her family, the people in Feng Palace are her family, and the Xie family is also her family.

Since she married into the palace, the Xie family can no longer stay out of it. If she and Hua Qinfeng are really in trouble, I think the Xie family will not sit idly by.

Therefore, she needs to know more, understand more, prepare for the future, and finally get away safely.

Hua Qinfeng and everyone in the palace left Zhongdu together.

"The princess is really good at ordering people around. I thought I was destined to be a hard worker, but it turns out that the people around the princess even use their privacy to amuse themselves."

Gu Suiyi walked in from the door waving a folding fan.

Bai Guo immediately stood up, with a dark face, and said unhappily:

"The princess is fine. I am willing to say this myself. If you are not willing to work for the princess, then don't do it. There are many people in the palace who are willing to serve the princess. You don't have to say these roundabout words."

"Besides, didn't the prince knock when he came in?"

Baiguo was very displeased by his nonchalant look.

That day, she was injured and deliberately fainted in the palace, so she asked her to cook for the whole morning, but she was very angry.

Now that I've been bumped into, how can I still have a good attitude?

Gu Suiyi was not annoyed, he shook his head and said with a sigh:

"You ungrateful girl. I'm speaking for you, can't you hear the good words?"

"I'm the princess's man, do I need you to say anything nice?" Bai Guo put her hands on her hips and rolled her eyes at him.

Gu Suiyi thought it was funny: "How disrespectful! Are all the people in the palace so bad-tempered?"

After all, he was the son of a noble mansion, and people from outside were all very respectful to him. Although they said some sour words about him in private, they were still polite in public. How come he didn't even like a little girl when he came to Fengwang Mansion?

Xie Yuzhu said to Bai Guo, "It's almost lunch time. Go find Chang An and see what delicious food we have today."

Bai Guo glared at him, then turned to Xie Yuzhu and said with a smile, "Okay."

Gu Suiyi said to the attendant who was standing respectfully and steadily behind him, "Changlu, you can go and take a look too."

"Yes." Changlu bowed to Xie Yuzhu, walked away steadily, and closed the door.

Xie Yuzhu drank tea and shifted her gaze from Changlu to Gu Suiyi.

"This is the first time I see you with an entourage. You look calm and composed."

"You mean Changlu? He's just a blockhead, but fortunately he's loyal and has followed me since he was a child. Before, he was implicated by me and was punished by my father to live in a farm in the countryside. Now that I'm proud of myself, I naturally want to save him from this hell."

Gu Suiyi didn't hesitate to sit down, pour himself some tea, and put the cake into his mouth.

He doesn't care about his face at all and is very casual.

Yes, Xie Yuzhu had seen him without washing his face and with drooling at the corners of his mouth, so what else had she not seen?

"Are you sure you are not the fire pit?" Xie Yuzhu smiled faintly.

"Since you said something good for me, I won't be angry with you." Gu Suiyi glanced at her and didn't say much.

"How's the investigation going?" he asked directly.

"With my romantic and charming appearance, how can I..."

Gu Suiyi was about to talk a lot, but Xie Yuzhu interrupted him and said clearly:

"Hurry up and tell me, I'm waiting for dinner."

Gu Suiyi stopped smiling casually as usual and became serious.

"There is indeed something wrong with that Ginkgo. About three days ago, she returned to Taohua Tower quietly and has been locked in her room ever since. She does not see any guests and does not allow anyone to disturb her."

"Silently?" Xie Yuzhu looked up, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"Originally, no one knew she was in Taohua Tower, because Taohua's mother had ordered that no one be allowed to enter Ginkgo's room at will. A maid who was cleaning was kind-hearted and thought that no one had been in the room for many days, so she planned to open the window to let some air in. Unexpectedly, she saw Ginkgo in the room and immediately screamed. The girls in Taohua Tower were all sleeping during the day, and some were awakened. When they came out, they saw the maid's face was pale and she was still shouting blood."

"Mother Taohua said that the maid had gone insane, and immediately ordered someone to take her away. She also said that Yinxing came back and was frightened by the insane maid, so she needs to rest for a few days."

"The girls were a little surprised, but they didn't think much about it. Yesterday, the news suddenly came that the young master of the Han Mansion wanted to redeem Ginkgo and even changed her status as a slave. In the afternoon, he took her back to the mansion in a sedan chair. The girls were envious, jealous, and some sincerely wished her well. Someone was reluctant to let her go and wanted to congratulate Ginkgo, but felt that her hand felt like ice. He thought if she was sick, so he put his hand on her shoulder, but heard a painful gasp and her body trembled. The man was startled and wanted to say a few words of concern, but Ginkgo dodged him and went straight into the sedan chair of the Han Mansion."