Shocked! The salty concubine was spoiled by the cold prince

Shaoyao is not stupid. When she heard this, she understood the meaning.

"Auntie, I'll go right away."

Although the three people in Jiang Yunxuan were only responsible for delivering messages and did not assign killers, they were still nervous tonight.

They knew very well that Pei Xu valued the child in Gu Jiaorong's belly, so even if they tried, it might not succeed.

"I still think this arrangement is too hasty."

Shen Qingwei sighed. She looked at Du Ruoyun, who had a calm expression, and couldn't help but become anxious.

"You always keep silent and don't stop He Xiangning. She is just too eager to make a contribution. I'm really afraid she will kill us."

Such concerns were not groundless; He Xiangning's intention to please the prince was obvious.

"Qingwei, you should go to bed now."

Du Ruoyun was calm and not afraid of being exposed at all.

"How can I sleep?"

Shen Qingwei seems arrogant, but in fact she is the most timid. If she had not been assigned this task, she would be the most inconspicuous person in the teaching office.

Du Ruoyun looked up at her, but before she could say anything, she heard someone knocking on the door.

"Are the girls asleep yet?"

Shaoyao was not familiar with Shen Qingwei and others, and Shen Qingwei did not recognize her voice for a while.

"Who is it?"

Shen Qingwei blinked and subconsciously looked at Du Ruoyun.

There were few people serving them, all of whom were sent by Fu'an, and they would not disturb them at night.

Du Ruoyun glared at Shen Qingwei and raised her hand to silence her.

"Qingwei and I have already gone to bed. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Shaoyao saw that there was still a candle in the room, which did not look like she was asleep, but she did not intend to expose it: "Since the young lady has fallen asleep, this servant will take her leave."

Du Ruoyun looked at the figure outside the door leaving and spoke dissatisfiedly.

"I told you to go to bed, but you refused. Now you're in trouble."

She was a smart person, and in a moment, she guessed that the plan to assassinate Gu Jiaorong had failed.

"This person is Shaoyao, who is beside Gu Jiaorong. He is here to test our strength."

Although Du Ruoyun thought Shen Qingwei was stupid, she still explained it to her.

Shen Qingwei snorted, feeling rather dissatisfied.

"I said we shouldn't assassinate him. We've been in Prince Su's mansion for so many days, and we still can't move an inch. How can we be sure of this?"

She lowered her voice, but as soon as she finished speaking, Du Ruoyun covered her mouth.

"You're crazy. You're saying something like that right after someone leaves."

Du Ruoyun felt a little regretful about getting close to Shen Qingwei. This person's brain must be eaten as food.

Shen Qingwei took her hand away and said disdainfully, "What are you afraid of? She's just a little maid, and she's walked so far away. How could she hear what I said?"

Besides, the assassination had nothing to do with her and Du Ruoyun. At most, they knew about it but did not report it.

"Don't blame me for not warning you. If you keep talking nonsense like this, you'll end up dying from it sooner or later."

Du Ruoyun knew very well that words can cause trouble, but Shen Qingwei obviously did not take her warning to heart and was still unwilling to accept it, but in the end she did not argue with Du Ruoyun anymore.

"Did you say that Shaoyao came to our place first, or hers?"

It goes without saying that this "she" is He Xiangning.

-

When Shaoyao returned, Gu Jiaorong was already extremely sleepy, so she didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point.

"Auntie, those three haven't slept yet. I went to Miss He's first. Miss He was sewing, as she seems to have a habit of doing. Then I went to Miss Shen's, but she wasn't in the room. I heard that Miss Shen and Miss Du were close and often slept together, and they were in the same room tonight. However, the candle in Miss Du's room was lit, and she responded, saying she had already gone to bed."

After Shaoyao finished speaking, she went to see Gu Jiaorong's reaction.

Gu Jiaorong thought for a moment before speaking, "Even if the assassination had nothing to do with them directly, they must be aware of it."

Du Ruoyun's behavior was obviously unreasonable, as if she was afraid that they would know something.

"How dare they?!"

When Shaoyao heard this, she clenched her fists.

"Even if they were sent from the palace... the palace..."

When Shaoyao heard this, she understood that the palace didn't want their master to have children.

"Peony, be careful with your words."

Gu Jiaorong's tone was calm. She had expected this, but she didn't expect it to come so soon.

Shaoyao also knew that she had spoken out of turn, "Auntie, I know I was wrong."

Gu Jiaorong didn't mean to care. She was so sleepy that she couldn't help but yawn.

"It's getting late, time to go to bed."

Shaoyao immediately went forward to help her and waited for her to go to bed.

No matter what happens, just wait until dawn to solve it.

-

Before Pei Xu entered the mansion, he learned about the assassination last night. He also heard the result of Shaoyao's test at Jiang Yunxuan last night.

"Those three people can't stay here. If they stay any longer, they might become a nuisance."

Pei Xu's dark eyes were gloomy, and no emotion could be heard in his tone.

But Fu'an already knew that Pei Xu was not happy.

"Your Highness, what do you mean...?"

Fuan made a killing gesture, and then looked at Pei Xu's expression.

Pei Xu shook his head. "No rush. Let's try the assassins first and put them in the private prison. Don't let them die."

Pei Xu doesn't need to do this kind of thing personally. Fu'an can get it done after receiving the instructions.

Pei Xu was worried about Gu Jiaorong and was afraid that she would be frightened, so he stopped talking nonsense with Fu An and just wanted to see Gu Jiaorong as soon as possible.

How could Gu Jiaorong be so fragile?

After all the tossing and turning last night, she had a good sleep. When she woke up, she felt refreshed and even had a better appetite.

She was sitting on a recliner, leisurely eating snacks.

Pei Xu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene, but he did not stop walking.

He stood in front of Gu Jiaorong, slightly bent over and looked at her.

There were still some dim sum crumbs on Gu Jiaorong's lips, but her eyes were as bright as before, without any signs of fear.

Pei Xu raised his hand and gently wiped away the snack crumbs, then touched her cheek with the back of his hand, feeling her body temperature.

"It's only been a few days, and you've lost weight again."

Pei Xu's tone seemed to contain complaints, but also pity.

Gu Jiaorong didn't care. She smiled sweetly and looked up at Pei Xu.

"Your Highness, I haven't lost weight. I'm fine. But you have lost a lot of weight."

Gu Jiaorong said this without feeling guilty at all, but Pei Xu was not yet so old that his eyesight was blurry.

"You little liar, there's not a single word of truth in your mouth."

Pei Xu's tone was doting. He had been worried about Gu Jiaorong all the way, and now that he saw that she was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Jiaorong pouted. She didn't think she was lying. Pei Xu had indeed lost some weight.

However, seeing that Pei Xu looked tired, she didn't want to argue with him anymore.

"Your Highness, you've had a hard time on the journey. You should take a break first. I know you're worried about me, but I'm fine. The people you left behind were very alert. I didn't even see the assassin."

When Pei Xu heard this, his forehead twitched and he couldn't help pinching her cheek.

"Why? You still want to see the assassin?"

Gu Jiaorong stuck out her tongue. Of course she didn't want to. Wasn't this just comforting Pei Xu?