Shocked! The salty concubine was spoiled by the cold prince

The food on the table is exquisite and the aroma is tempting.

Gu Jiaorong temporarily put aside all her worries and picked up her chopsticks to taste the delicious food.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, and Rong'er is still like a greedy cat. She hasn't made any progress at all."

Pei Xu chuckled, his tone full of doting.

Gu Jiaorong raised her head and blinked, looking at him innocently.

"Your Highness, the greatest joy in life lies in eating. If we can't enjoy delicious food all the time, what's the point of living?"

Gu Jiaorong never had any lofty ideals or ambitions. She just wanted to eat and drink well and be a happy and idle person.

Unfortunately, such a wish is not easy to achieve.

In feudal society, it was extremely difficult for a woman born into slavery to live a good life.

"Rong'er is right."

Pei Xu nodded in agreement with her, but he actually didn't care much about food.

For him, eating is just about filling his stomach.

"If you like, eat more. I'll ask Fu'an to send you a few cooks someday so that the small kitchen you carefully cleaned won't be left idle."

Pei Xu finally brought up this matter, and Gu Jiaorong was so moved that tears were about to fall.

If there was a small kitchen, wouldn't it be easier for her to make whatever snacks she wanted?!

"Thank you, Your Highness. You are so kind to me."

Gu Jiaorong thanked him quickly, looking at him with sparkling eyes.

Pei Xu couldn't help but laugh. "It's just a few cooks for you, is that all?" He thought to himself, Gu Jiaorong must be a little too easy to please. In Xie Wanning's yard, there were more than a dozen people just to clean and serve, not to mention the others.

"If it weren't for the prince, I wouldn't know where I'd be suffering right now. I'm already very satisfied with my current life."

Although what Gu Jiaorong said was true, she was also satisfied.

After all, no one wants to live in fear, afraid that they might lose their life one day.

Pei Xu did not argue with her about this, but continued, "If you like it, eat more so that you can serve me later."

The two of them knew exactly what this service meant.

Gu Jiaorong buried her head in eating and refused to look at him.

But her movements became visibly slower, and it seemed like she wasn't enjoying the food anymore.

Pei Xu naturally knew what she was thinking and let her delay for time.

But he couldn't entertain Gu Jiaorong for too long, as Fu'an came over to pass on a message.

"Your Majesty, the man has been caught."

Fu'an didn't explain it clearly, but Gu Jiaorong also knew that Pei Xu had official business to deal with.

Pei Xu has put a lot of effort into investigating and handling the recent corruption case, and naturally there have been some results. Today is the day to close the net completely.

"understood."

Pei Xu waved his hand and asked Fuan to go and prepare first.

"It's a pity that I can't satisfy you today, Rong'er. I'll come to see you when I'm free."

Pei Xu chuckled in her ear and left in big strides without waiting for her to answer.

Gu Jiaorong breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Pei Xu leave, and her appetite returned.

-

After Pei Xu left, he did not return to the palace for three days.

Logically speaking, this is the best time for Chunzhi to take action.

But Gu Jiaorong stayed in the small courtyard and refused to go out even a step.

Chunzhi had no idea that although the prince did not come back, Fu'an came back and sent the chef that Pei Xu promised, and also sent boxes of good things.

"Haruji, you're too slow."

Xie Wanning was very dissatisfied with this, and there was a sense of urging in her words.

Chunzhi also felt aggrieved. It wasn't that she didn't want to take action, but she just didn't have the chance.

The prince values Gu Jiaorong. Although there are not many servants, all of them came from the prince's courtyard and are difficult to get rid of.

"Princess, please give me some more time. I promise that I won't let that bitch have it easy for too long."

Chunzhi knew that Xie Wanning didn't want to hear an excuse, so she made a promise.

She now has an idea. Since Gu Jiaorong cannot leave the yard, it's fine. She can still poison her.

-

Gu Jiaorong had a small kitchen, which she enjoyed these days, so she no longer asked people to go to the big kitchen to get food.

Chunzhi wanted to poison, but couldn't find the opportunity.

It was not until Pei Xu returned that the emperor, recognizing his contribution in investigating and punishing corruption, not only rewarded him with many good things, but also sent him three beautiful women.

Even if Pei Xu didn't like the emperor's reward, he had to accept it with a pinch of his nose.

The three women were placed by Fu'an in Jiangyunxuan, which was not a remote location, but was far away from Gu Jiaorong's Qiyu Pavilion.

Fu'an didn't dare let them get close to Gu Jiaorong. Not to mention that Gu Jiaorong was the prince's favorite concubine, the three women's motives might not be simple, so they should not be allowed to see Gu Jiaorong.

However, this matter is not hidden, and everyone who needs to know knows it.

Gu Jiaorong naturally didn't care. She didn't care who Pei Xu loved.

But Xie Wanning was going crazy.

"I haven't even dealt with this one yet, and three more have come, all trying to make things difficult for me."

Xie Wanning threw the teacup in his hand heavily and said with a ferocious look on his face.

"Princess, this may be our chance."

Chunzhi is probably more optimistic than Xie Wanning, so she always looks at things from a different perspective.

"These three people were given to the prince by His Majesty. I'm sure the prince doesn't like them. If we use these three people to exchange for Aunt Gu's life, it will be a sure win for us."

Chunzhi always wanted to poison Gu Jiaorong, but she never had the chance.

Now it's just like when you feel sleepy, you need a pillow.

"Tell me in detail, what are your plans for dealing with them?"

Xie Wanning became interested when she heard this, and her expression softened a little.

"Mrs. Gu refuses to leave the house, so I'm afraid we won't be able to hire someone to kill her. The only way left is to poison her. But to poison her, we need a suitable candidate. Now that these three have entered the mansion, don't we have the candidates?"

Chunzhi looked at Xie Wanning and smiled.

Although she agreed to help Xie Wanning kill Gu Jiaorong, she was not prepared to involve herself, otherwise it would not have dragged on until now.

When Xie Wanning heard this, she felt that there was some truth in it.

"You're right. It all depends on whether these three know what's best for them."

If you want to ask them to take action, you naturally have to win them over.

"Take my box of jewels and give it to them, saying it's a gift from me to them."

The Xie family is wealthy, so Xie Wanning is naturally generous.

When Xie Wanning used Gu Jiaorong, he also rewarded her with many good things.

"Yes, princess."

Chunzhi told Xie Wanning her intention, and he naturally would not refuse after hearing her words.

She took out the box, showed it to Xie Wanning, and prepared to send it to Jiang Yunxuan, also to check on the strength of those people.

If it is useless and the plan fails, she will think of other ways as soon as possible.

"Well, take it."

Xie Wanning took a look and nodded.

She doesn't care about these things, as long as they can help her achieve her goal.