"That...Second Sister, don't be angry." Gong Yu said hastily: "Dai Sister just said a few words for me, there is no malice."
The eyes of the second princess, Gong Ling, were full of evil spirits, which did not match her usual image of smiling lightly and naturally.
Gong Yu was taken aback by the look, she only felt that her gaze was like a knife, and she was afraid that she was really going to die under such sharp gaze.
On the other hand, Dai Ruyan was drinking tea, and said without frowning: "Who spread the rumors in the capital, shouldn't the second princess be very clear?"
"Ayan, are you...investigating me?" The second princess Gong Ling asked with a slightly evasive look in her eyes.
Dai Ruyan put down the teacup, looked at Gong Ling and said in a low voice: "That day Xiaojiu was knocked unconscious by the man in black, but he had no wounds on his body and was not threatened. The man in black seemed to come for no reason, Disappeared for no reason."
"I was thinking about it, but I couldn't figure it out. Since that night, rumors have been prevalent in the capital. I was thinking that the man in black was tempted to hide in the sedan chair not to hurt Xiaojiu, but he had to stun Xiaojiu. Maybe It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for something.”
The second princess, Gong Ling, avoided Dai Ruyan's gaze, got up hastily and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about?"
Dai Ruyan took off the jade pendant from her waist and put it on the low table, "I think you are looking for another piece of this jade pendant."
The silent Second Princess Gong Ling smiled suddenly, looking at the jade pendant with red eyes, but her face was full of anger and unwillingness, she said like a madman: "Yes!"
"I don't believe that Ayan will choose Xiao Jiu, even if I saw you hug Xiao Jiu with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it."
When Gong Yu heard this, her whole face turned red. It turned out that the kiss in the banquet pavilion was seen by the second princess that night.
Dai Ruyan held the jade pendant in his hand and looked at the second princess Gong Ling indifferently, looked sideways at the lake beside him, then turned around and said:
"The second princess doesn't believe it, and I don't want to say any more, but it's best not to have this thing happen again."
"Choosing Xiao Jiu who is powerless and powerless will only make everyone point their finger at Xiao Jiu, Ayan, you can't protect Xiao Jiu all the time." The second princess Gong Ling approached Dai Ruyan, her eyes full of infatuation Looking at Dai Ruyan calmly, he said:
"I have an advantage over Xiao Jiu, and I can better understand what A Yan really wants."
Dai Ruyan frowned suddenly and said, "Second Princess, please respect yourself."
The second princess, Gong Ling, smiled, looked sideways at Gong Yu, who hadn't calmed down yet, and said, "But you didn't give Xiao Jiu Yupei, which proves that I still have hope, right?"
"Come here, the second princess is drunk, take her back home."
"Yes." The maids poured in from outside the door.
The second princess, Gong Ling, stood up, dragging the skirt behind her, looking down at the courtyard with quiet eyes, then looked at Gong Yu, walked closer and said with a smile:
"Poor little Jiu, you have to be careful, don't be fooled by the cunning Ayan."
"Why can't Xiao Jiu understand what Second Sister said?" Gong Yu subconsciously took a few steps back.
"You will understand sooner or later, just like me." Although the second princess Gong Ling smiled, there was clearly no smile in her eyes, but despair and suppressed anger.
After finishing speaking, the second princess Gong Ling left the courtyard, and the courtyard suddenly became quiet.
The hanging gauze curtain swayed slightly with the breeze blowing, Dai Ruyan's silence made Gong Yu not know how to sort out the information in the words of the second princess Gong Ling just now.
The second princess, Gong Ling, likes Dai Ruyan, so when she finds out that Dai Ruyan is close to her, she sends a man in black to find out if she has a jade pendant.
Because the jade pendant is a very important thing for Dai Ruyan, it can even be a token of love, and the second princess Gong Ling also knows this.
But the second princess, Gong Ling, has been married for several years, and there has never been any rumors about her and Dai Ruyan, and the two of them just talk at the banquet on weekdays, nothing else.
Gong Yuwu thought for a while and asked, "Second Sister Huang likes Ayan, right?"
Dai Ruyan answered with tea in hand: "Maybe."
"When did Ayan know?"
"About not long before the second princess got married."
After the words fell, Gong Yu sat aside and poured a cup of tea and asked in a low voice: "Then Ayan rejects Second Sister Huang?"
Dai Ruyan turned her head to look at Gong Yu and said, "Why refuse? From the beginning to the end, the second princess was only fascinated by one person, and I was just a bystander."
The words are simple and straightforward, just like Dai Ruyan's indifference in the past, no wonder the second princess Gong Ling doubts why Dai Ruyan chose herself.
To a certain extent, Gong Yu also thought about why Dai Ruyan chose herself?
In terms of power, status, wealth, talent, and appearance, Gong Yu is only average, and even appears too mediocre among the princes.
Gong Yu recalled that Dai Ruyan once said bluntly that he had no power and power, the easiest thing to handle, and being a puppet was perfect.
It's just that Gong Yu didn't take it seriously at that time, because she didn't understand why Dai Ruyan wanted a puppet.
But Zhao Anyue's words still popped up in her head from time to time, Gong Yu held the teacup tightly, the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she even felt her stomach ache.
Gong Yu couldn't help but took a deep breath, and turned to think that if the Dai family really replaced the Gong family, and Dai Ruyan coaxed herself like this, wouldn't it be true that the Gong family would be wiped out?
No, although Dai Ruyan is a little indifferent, she is not so cruel.
At least Dai Ruyan didn't treat her deliberately and premeditatedly, Gong Yu could feel that Dai Ruyan treated her very well.
Although sometimes she was not so gentle, Dai Ruyan was worried about herself, even when she fell from the height of the temple that time, she ignored everything she was worried about and fell down together.
How can all these things be fake?
Gong Yu tried her best to calm down her thoughts, but her abdomen still hurt badly, and sweat stains appeared on her forehead.
Dai Ruyan on the side stretched out his hand, pressed his palm lightly against Gong Yu's cold cheek and said worriedly: "Why are you sweating coldly during the day when the weather is still hot?"
"It's okay." Gong Yu turned her head to avoid Dai Ruyan's approaching hand, fixed her eyes on Dai Ruyan, and asked hesitantly: "Aren't you afraid that the second imperial sister will tell us about us?"
Dai Ruyan wiped Gong Yu's sweat gently with a handkerchief and replied: "Don't worry, this matter has already spread in the capital, so we just ignore it now."
"Now you know you're afraid?" Dai Ruyan stopped laughing and said, "When Xiao Jiu kissed me secretly, why didn't he think about the consequences of today?"
Gong Yu shook her head and replied: "I'm not afraid, I'm just worried that there will be chaos, after all, the capital city is in chaos right now."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Dai Ruyan held Gong Yu's pale cheeks in both hands and comforted him: "The case of leaking the title has messed up the hidden forces in the entire court, and they don't have time to take care of us right now."
After finishing speaking, Dai Ruyan approached and kissed Gongyu's frowning brow, stroked Gongyu's tense face with his thumb, and said worriedly: "Xiao Jiu, why is your face so pale, what's wrong with you? "
Gong Yu covered her abdomen with her hands, leaned half in Dai Ruyan's arms, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, but for some reason, my stomach hurts badly."
"It hurts so much?" Dai Ruyan put her arms around Gong Yu lightly and asked, "Could it be that he ate something unclean?"
"I just ate a few pieces of pastries and a cup of tea today, and I didn't eat anything else." Gong Yu frowned, breathing slowly.
When she vaguely sensed that there seemed to be something wrong between her legs, Gong Yu suddenly realized that this could not be... Auntie is here.
Gong Yu, whose face suddenly flushed red, looked at Dai Ruyan who was full of nervousness and said hesitantly: "Ayan, I may be Kuishui."
Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu blankly, then turned her lips together and said awkwardly: "You follow me to the inner hall."
"Oh."
Gong Yu led Dai Ruyan into the inner hall, only to see Dai Ruyan wandering around, and then called out: "Biyu, go and prepare hot water and clean clothes."
"Yes, ma'am."
The two stood awkwardly in the slightly closed inner hall, and Gong Yu was so embarrassed at this moment that she wanted to get into the vase.
Dai Ruyan held Gong Yu's hand tightly and probably didn't expect this sudden situation. He was slightly stunned and then said quietly: "Wash your body with hot water first, and put on clean clothes. Talk to you."
"No... use it, I know how to use it." Gong Yu replied with a flushed face.
"That's good." Dai Ruyan also breathed a sigh of relief.
After the maidservant placed the hot tub properly and set up the screen, Dai Ruyan let go of her hand and said:
"If you don't understand, remember to call me."
"Well, I got it." Gong Yu lowered her head like an ostrich, until Dai Ruyan retreated outside the screen, and then she was relieved, changed her clothes, washed it with warm water, and then tidied up. It's all right, wait until it's confirmed to be correct before coming out of it.
Dai Ruyan outside the screen seemed to be distracted, Gong Yu walked over, and saw Dai Ruyan looked sideways and said: "This is brown sugar water, drink it while it's hot."
"Okay." Gong Yu sat on the side and sipped her mouth, and found that the windows outside were also closed, so she asked: "The windows are closed, doesn't Ayan feel hot?"
Dai Ruyan gently stroked Gong Yu's reddish cheeks from the hot water with her fingertips and replied:
"Here comes the sunflower water. You can't drink it ice-cold even in the hot summer. You used to love to eat ice-cold water, but now it hurts like this. You won't be allowed to mess around in the future."
Gong Yu thought she had heard it wrong, so she sipped the brown sugar water again, looked sideways at Dai Ruyan with a serious face and asked, "Then you can't drink the sour plum soup?"
"I can't drink it."
amount……
In this day without fans and air conditioners, and without even the only cold drink, Gong Yu felt that it was the end of the world.
However, Dai Ruyan just ignored Gong Yu's longing eyes, poked Gong Yu's nose lightly with his fingertips and said, "You can't ride a horse later, I'll ask someone to prepare a sedan chair for you."
"it is good."
Gong Yu raised the slightly loose sleeves and said, "But you can't go back wearing women's clothes, right?"
Dai Ruyan adjusted Li Gongyu's clothes with her fingertips and said, "I have asked the maid in your house to bring the clothes."
"The deaf-mute maid is illiterate, and she usually stays in the mansion and never goes out. How can she contact Ayan?"
"Of course I have my own way to contact her. What is Xiaojiu curious about?" Dai Ruyan answered while helping Xiaojiu tie her clothes again.
Gong Yu drank the last sip of brown sugar water, put down the bowl in her hand and said, "I'm just curious, I always feel that Ayan has a lot of little secrets."
Dai Ruyan paused slightly and said, "The reason why a secret is called a secret is not because it is hidden from being discovered by others, so it is called a secret."
"Too much curiosity is not a good thing, Xiao Jiu must remember this sentence."
"Will it be very dangerous?" Gong Yu looked into Dai Ruyan's quiet eyes and asked.
"Of course." Dai Ruyan smiled and said, "Otherwise, why would people raise their swords to kill each other? Isn't it just to keep their secrets."
Gong Yu shook her head and said: "It's not all like this, people will also raise their swords to protect their loved ones."
"Love? What is it?" Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu with confusion, and whispered: "Is it better than liking?"
"There is no difference between them, it's just that love is deeper than liking, or contains more things."
"But I've never heard Xiao Jiu mention this word."
Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan who seemed to be in deep thought, couldn't help feeling worried, and called softly: "Ayan?"
Dai Ruyan regained her composure, as if her eyes, which were still full of confusion just now, regained her usual calmness and asked, "What's wrong?"
"No...it's fine."
The sun is still ardent outside the window, Gong Yu is sitting beside Dai Ruyan's robe, with a chessboard between them.
Dai Ruyan, who was holding the black chess piece, quietly made a move, Gong Yu followed closely with the white chess piece, the two played very slowly, as if the hall was quiet, only the sound of the stone being played was left.
Gong Yu held the warm white chess in her palm, looked sideways at the painting and said, "This painting is so beautiful."
"If you like it, I'll give it to Xiaojiu."
"No, I can see it when I come here often."
Dai Ruyan smiled, took a sip of the tea beside her and said, "Your Second Sister Huang also said that."
"A Yan and the Second Sister Huang have known each other for a long time?"
"It's almost six years."
Gong Yu guessed that it was probably Dai Ruyan who was sent to the capital to get to know him not long after he was 12 years old.
"What kind of person does Xiaojiu think your second sister is?" Dai Ruyan asked with his son down.
Gong Yu looked at the white chess being teased by the black chess, so she blocked this way cruelly, and turned to fight another area.
"Second Sister Huang is outstanding in talent and appearance, and she is also generous. She is also admired by everyone on weekdays."
Dai Ruyan stopped Luozi's hand and asked: "After what she did just now, Xiao Jiu still thinks so?"
"Second Sister Huang likes Ayan very much." Gong Yu glanced at Dai Ruyan and said mischievously: "Ayan is so good, but she chose me, Second Sister Huang should be angry."
Before the words fell, Dai Ruyan said softly: "Stupid."
Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan blankly, sighed and said, "I'm telling the truth."
"Xiao Jiu is hopelessly stupid."
"What's the meaning of Ayan's words?" Gong Yu asked while holding the chess piece.
Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu helplessly and said: "The Second Princess Gong Ling sent someone to attack Xiao Jiu, which shows that she has no regard for brotherhood in her actions. Besides, the Second Princess just threatened Xiao Jiu and tried to separate Xiao Jiu from me. It doesn't matter, haven't these Xiaojiu thought about it?"
Gong Yu responded: "Of course I have thought about this, but if one day A Yan suddenly hugs another girl, I will be very angry."
"Then what will Xiao Jiu do?"
"Of course I... broke the cup first, and then ran out without looking back."
Dai Ruyan said with a smile in his eyes, "That's it?"
"That's right, isn't Ayan coming out to chase me?"
"Why should I chase you?"
Uh... this is heartbreaking.
Gong Yu took a sip of tea and said: "Then Ayan let me run away so cruelly?"
Dai Ruyan put some medicinal herbs into the incense burner beside her and said, "Where does Xiaojiu want to go?"
"Of course it's to go to a place where Ayan can never be found."
"That might be difficult." Dai Ruyan poured another cup of tea and said, "The power of the Gong Guo Dai family is unmatched, so no matter where Xiao Jiu hides, it seems to be in front of my eyes."
Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan's calm reaction with a little discouragement, and dropped the chess pieces casually.
Dai Ruyan laid down the chess pieces in an orderly manner, and seeing that Gong Yu was unhappy, she said, "I'm not like the peach tree in full bloom in Xiaojiu Mansion, but there are only a few loquat trees in this courtyard, so I can't attract other girls."
"Furthermore, we were just discussing what was obviously about Miss Jiuerhuang, why did the topic suddenly change to this?"
"Does Second Sister Huang have anything else to do?" Gong Yu asked.
"There are none besides, only one little nine must be kept in mind." Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu seriously and said, "Don't believe your second sister's words."
Gong Yu nodded blankly and replied: "Okay, if the Second Huangjie mentions Ayan, I will definitely not believe it."
Only then did Dai Ruyan smile in satisfaction, raised his hand and peeled off a piece of candy and handed it to Gong Yu's mouth, "Xiao Jiu, you're obedient."
obedient?Like a puppet.
This sentence popped into his head unexpectedly, Gong Yu stared blankly at the smiling Dai Ruyan and asked: "Then what will happen to Ayan if I am not good one day?"
"I will be very angry." Dai Ruyan replied very seriously.
"A Yan is angry and ignores me?"
"Of course not, it's just that punishment can't be escaped."
Dai Ruyan said, pinching Gong Yu's earlobe lightly with his fingertips and whispering: "Does Xiao Jiu want to know what the punishment is?"
Gong Yu nodded hesitantly, then shook her head and said: "I guess it's probably some rules that don't allow me to eat this or that."
"It's not as good as this." Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu with sly eyes, and raised the corners of his lips slightly: "But I won't tell Xiao Jiu now."
"why?"
"Xiao Jiu is too curious, that's not a good thing." Dai Ruyan distanced herself, then looked at the chess board and said, "Besides, at this point in the game, Xiao Jiu has no way out."
Gong Yu was stunned for a moment, but felt that what Dai Ruyan said just now was inexplicably meaningful, and when she regained her senses, she looked at Dai Ruyan's expression again, it seemed that there was nothing special about it.
Only then did he look at the chess game seriously, and saw that although the white chess pieces were neatly placed on the chessboard, they were surrounded by black chess pieces, obviously there was no way out.
"I lost this game, let's play another game." Gong Yu stretched out his hand to collect the chess pieces, Dai Ruyan held Gong Yu's hand and said softly:
"It doesn't matter how many more games you play. In the past few years, Xiao Jiu has never won a game against me."
"Ayan, don't underestimate me." Gong Yu cleaned up the chessboard and said, "Maybe one day I can beat Ayan in a game."
Dai Ruyan took a sip of tea and smiled, "Okay, I'll wait and see."
Gong Yu held a hand full of white chess pieces and said, "If Ah Yan loses then, don't be angry."
"In Xiao Jiu's eyes, am I such an unreasonable person?"
"That's right." Gong Yu held the white chess piece in his left hand, and responded with Dai Ruyan's black chess piece with his right hand: "Every time you take advantage of my unpreparedness, you force me into a difficult situation, why doesn't Ayan fight me directly? "
"Go is not chess, Xiao Jiu is confused?"
Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan hesitantly and said: "But Mr. Qin said that Ah Yan played chess with the eldest brother very powerfully. Although he was calm, he cut off the elder brother's chess step by step. Mr. Qin was very upset. Praise."
Dai Ruyan reached out to take the black chess piece that Gong Yu could barely grasp with his right hand and responded: "Different people play chess with different methods, I don't need to treat Xiaojiu like this."
"Ayan, this is sophistry."
"Xiao Jiu said it was sophistry, that is sophistry."
The maidservant came in to change the tea, Dai Ruyan looked sideways at the teacup in his hand and said: "This tea set is a treasure, and now it was smashed by your second sister, and if one is missing, it is useless."
"It's just that there is one missing, and it can still be used for the time being." Gong Yu said casually.
Dai Ruyan put down the teacup in his hand and said suddenly: "That's right, save it for the day when Xiao Jiu also wants to throw a cup, it might come in handy."
amount……
Gong Yu suddenly felt that Dai Ruyan was getting worse and worse recently.
How could there be an illusion that Dai Ruyan was a gentle and soft girl?
Moving to Lixia coincided with the Dragon Boat Festival, and the third exam, which was originally postponed due to the case of leaking questions, was held today.
The number of court officials who died has reached six, and it seems that there have been no victims in the next few days, and all is well until the day when the exam list is released.
Gong Yu ate a meat bun early in the morning and drank a bowl of five-grain porridge before rushing to the morning court.
At the end of the early court, Gong Yu happened to see the frustrated Zhou Wencai while riding a horse.Zhou Wencai, who had been detained all this time, was released because Marble did not find any relevant evidence.
It's just that someone needs to take the blame for leaking the question, so Zhou Wencai became the victim behind this power struggle. On the contrary, His Highness the Sixth Highness is still standing in the court, which is probably regarded as abandoning the car to protect the handsome.
Qin Hua waited beside him on horseback and said, "The imperial examination will be in five days."
"Yeah, after the palace test is over, maybe the bloodshed will be covered up again."
After finishing speaking, Gong Yu got off her horse and walked towards a vendor and said, "Your decorations are really special."
"This young master has a good eye. These are all items from Fan Guo."
Gong Yu looked at the fish scale-like object and asked, "Has a thin beggar ever bought this thing?"
The boss looked a little unhappy and said: "Why do we have a piece of money for this thing, how can a beggar be able to use it."
Before Gong Yu could say anything more, the boss ignored Gong Yu. Gong Yu looked at the item and saw the young man beside him said: "This item is rarely bought by ordinary people. If you want to find someone, you should go elsewhere."
Gong Yu took out an ingot of silver and asked, "Think about it again, have you ever bought this item?"
The young man immediately stared at Yinzi with glowing eyes and responded: "Guest officer, there are really not many people buying this item."
"Alright then, I'm leaving." Gong Yu put away the money and was about to leave.
"Hey, guest officer, you are not trustworthy."
"I just suddenly wanted to take out my money to appreciate it. Why is it not trustworthy?"
The little guy leaned closer and said, "Dele, let's be honest, I bought this item secretly for a little beggar, and the boss didn't know about it."
Gong Yu put the silver in the boy's hand and smiled, "Come here, let me catch him."
The boy who was still smiling at first suddenly panicked, but he was suppressed by the guards.
Zhao Anyue, who came out of nowhere, suddenly smiled and said, "Little boy, why are you so treacherous all of a sudden?"
"This is called wit, how can it be called treachery?"
The guard followed the boy's words and caught the little beggar hiding in the broken alley.
Gong Yu, who was sitting in the teahouse, looked at the little beggar who was pushed in and said, "I know you are the murderer, and I also know that you are in the hands of His Highness, do you understand?"
The little beggar shook his head desperately, and Qin Hua who was on the side said, "Your Highness, it's better to hurry up, the Miss Zhao who was blocked outside may have to tear down the door later."
"It's okay, I've sent someone to notify the Taifu's mansion, then Zhao Anyue won't be able to make trouble for long."
Gong Yu held the tea and said: "Let me ask you, are you a beggar, or are you just pretending to be a beggar to confuse people, nodding is a beggar, shaking your head is pretending."
The little beggar nodded quickly.
"Oh, nodding without thinking, that's pretending to be right." Gong Yu said to herself.
The dazed little beggar stared at Gong Yu viciously, obviously if he let go, he would bite like a wolf.
Qin Hua took out the object and said, "We also know where you got the money from. We just want to ask your highness why you want to kill Minister of Punishment?"
Gong Yu took a sip of tea and said casually: "You only have one chance, otherwise I will cut off your fingers one by one and feed them to the wild dogs on the roadside."
The little beggar suddenly lost his viciousness just now, Qin Hua on the other side held back his laughter and asked the guards to remove the cloth from the little beggar's mouth.
"I...don't know."
Holding the chopsticks in her hand, Gong Yu took a piece of pastry and handed it to the little beggar's mouth, saying, "Talk while eating."
The confused little beggar opened his mouth to bite the pastry, probably because he couldn't see what Gong Yu wanted to do.
"Then why did you kill the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment?" Qin Hua coughed a few times and asked.
"My mother is sick, His Highness said that as long as I can kill that person, he can give me a lot of money."
Gong Yu fed another piece of pastry, looked at the little beggar and said: "You continue to lie, anyway, this pastry has already been poisoned, you will never see your mother."
The little beggar was so frightened that he stared at Song Yu in a daze, and then turned into a fierce gaze.
"I chased you on the street that day, where did you go?"
"I'm going to see my mother."
"Lying again." Gong Yu put down the pastry and said, "You are going to the residence of His Royal Highness."
The little beggar didn't panic after being punctured, he just looked at Gong Yu and didn't speak.
"So let me ask you, have you seen anyone else in His Royal Highness's mansion?"
"Yes, there are many concubines of His Royal Highness." The little beggar said serious nonsense.
Gong Yu poured a cup of tea and drank a few sips and got up and said, "I guess you are a dead soldier raised by His Highness or a spy, that's why you killed Minister of Punishment and are still alive."
"And you should know that I can send you to the government, and even His Highness won't save you."
The little beggar said righteously, "I'm not afraid of you."
"I know." Gong Yu put down her teacup and said, "On the contrary, I'm still afraid of you. You are good at martial arts and smart, but I never thought of killing you."
"Because when the imperial examination is over, you started this murder case, and it will end with you naturally. Your life will not be long."
"I'm not afraid of you!" the little beggar shouted with red eyes.
Gong Yu only felt her ears hurt, so she asked the guards to take the little beggar out.
Qin Hua handed a jade pendant to Gong Yu and said, "This little beggar's nonsense is unbelievable, and only this jade pendant was found on him."
"Yes." Gong Yu stretched out his hand to look at the jade pendant, took another piece of pastry by himself, ate slowly and said, "Give this little beggar some water at night and let him escape."
"Your Highness wants to put a long line to catch big fish?"
"No, I just want to see what the big emperor brother will choose to let this little beggar do as the last thing."
Qin Hua asked in confusion, "Is there still a murder case?"
"Perhaps, I'm not sure either." Gong Yu asked while holding a porcelain platter of cakes: "Wouldn't you like a piece, sir?"
"Did your Highness forget that this pastry is poisonous?" Qin Hua jokingly said while holding the pastry.
"I recited the spell just now, and the poison has been cured. Please rest assured, sir."
Qin Hua couldn't help being stunned and said: "Your Highness's temperament is more suitable for ordinary rich sons, and not suitable for participating in this political struggle."
Gong Yu ate the pastry and said, "Yes, I'm not good at trying to figure out other people's minds, and I don't want to fight with others. I just want to eat all day long, but this world is like this, and I can't help it."
"It's true in the world, but His Highness's head should have something else besides food."
"what?"
Qin Hua responded, "Miss Dai."
Gong Yu smiled and replied, "Miss Dai is not only in my head, she is in my heart."
"But Your Highness should be careful that you are the acting girl."
"I know." Gong Yu put down the porcelain plate on which the pastry was sitting and said in a low voice, "But I can't put it down anymore."
Three days later, in the morning court, Gong Yu was standing in the main hall yawning, when there was an urgent report outside the hall: "Your Majesty, Your Highness has been assassinated."
Gong Yu, who was the most surprised, almost couldn't support her jaw that fell from shock.
The emperor in the main hall threw down the memorial and scolded angrily: "There are hundreds of officials and thousands of forbidden soldiers, but they still can't catch a murderer. What use do I want you to!"
"Your Majesty calm down." All the officials knelt down one after another.
Gong Yu's head was already in a state of confusion, and the morning was hurriedly over, leaving the palace.
Qin Hua waited beside him with his guards and said, "His Majesty is injured in the abdomen. If he can provide timely assistance, he should be fine."
Gong Yu led the horse and walked forward on her own, Zhao Anyue led a group of servants and said coolly, "What will you do this time?"
"Did the little beggar move his hand?"
"Yes."
"The little beggar was stabbed to death by the guard of His Majesty on the spot."
Gong Yu paused, still holding the jade pendant found from the little beggar in his hand, and said in a low voice, "If I had known that the last thing would be this, I shouldn't have let the little beggar go."
"Your Highness, you don't have to blame yourself. The little beggar is obviously His Royal Highness' dead man."
Qin Hua frowned and said, "It's just that everything seems to be cut off to His Majesty right now."
Zhao Anyue stepped forward and said, "I should have let me torture that little beggar that day, so I'll be fine soon."
Gong Yu looked sideways at the palace capital behind him and replied: "The clue is not broken."
"At least this jade pendant represents Brother Dahuang and there is another guest."
After the palace examination was over, the well-known candidates on the list went to work one after another, and it seemed that the prosperity and tranquility of the past had returned to the capital city.
The dead Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Minister of the Ministry of Households and other positions were replaced one after another. Gong Yu, who had been on the sidelines, did not realize until this moment that the whole serial murder might be nothing more than the reintegration and adjustment of forces.
When midsummer came, the cicadas were singing loudly and ear-piercingly, the second princess Gong Ling invited her frequently, Gong Yu refused once, but couldn't refuse ten times.
Just in time for Slight Heat, Gong Yu was dragged by the Fifth Highness to go to the cruise ship appointment, and the Second Princess Gong Ling was surrounded by several female family members who were looking at strangers.
Gong Yu drank tea cautiously, the defense between men and women at this banquet was not so formal.
Even His Highness the Fifth Highness hugged two or three female relatives from left to right, and Gong Yu felt compelled to leave with the teacup in her hand, fearing that she would have to jump into the river.
The second princess Gong Ling held the wine glass in her hand, walked towards Gong Yu with a blushing face and smiled, "What is Xiao Jiu doing so restrained?"
"Your acting sister didn't come to the appointment today, no one is watching you."
Gong Yu avoided the hands of the second princess Gong Ling and hurriedly responded: "Second sister, there is still something to do in my house."
"Don't think your second sister is easy to fool. If you don't choose two today, I will choose two and send them to your house." The second princess Gong Ling said in a low voice.
This tone is obviously not persuasion, but more like an order.
Gong Yu broke away from the second princess Gong Ling's hand, straightened her robe and said, "Second sister is bullying Xiao Jiu because she has no power or power, so she just bullies like this."
"Oh, Xiao Jiu is getting sharper and sharper, no wonder she pleases Ayan."
"But Xiaojiu, you are too simple, and Ayan has no heart. If she had, she wouldn't be so cruel to me." The second princess's eyes were slightly red and she drank the wine and said: "I have been with her for so many years, she Don't talk about affection, let alone Xiaojiu you?"
"Second sister, you are drunk and talking nonsense." Gong Yu avoided it.
The second princess, Gong Ling, smiled and said: "You all think I'm talking nonsense, but I just want to tell you that I was the one who slept with her before, so she just abandoned me like an abandoned child."
The tears that flowed down the corners of the second princess Gong Ling's eyes really made Gong Yu overwhelmed.
How could Dai Ruyan be like the second princess Gong Ling?
The absent-minded Gong Yu almost forgot that her purpose was to investigate about the jade pendant.
The female relatives around him flocked, Gong Yu stepped back, and the Fifth Highness beside him was already so drunk that he could not be regarded as a helper at all.
Gong Yu, who came out of the cabin, hid from the group of brightly dressed girls behind, and managed to hide in a circle.
Gong Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to go around from one side, Zhao Anyue suddenly grabbed Gong Yu and the two hurriedly hid, only to see the group of girls running out suddenly, fortunately, they hid in time.
"I didn't expect the pretty boy to be quite popular." Zhao Anyue said while touching Gong Yu's face.
"You..." Gong Yu avoided Zhao Anyue's outstretched hand.
When the surroundings became quiet, Gong Yu sat up, ready to rush to the boat that Qin Hua had prepared in advance to escape from the boat.
Zhao Anyue reached out to grab Gong Yu's hand and said, "I'm not ugly, why are you avoiding me like this?"
Gong Yu had no choice but to respond: "If I don't hide now, I'm afraid that this clothes will be torn off."
"Whoever makes you weak, even a group of girls can bully you."
"You let go!"
"I'm not loose."
"Didn't you say that you want to find out who owns this jade pendant?"
"A pair of these jade pendants were given by the emperor when the imperial daughter was born. In other words, you are now suspicious of the second princess's palace spirit?" Zhao Anyue said with her head turned very quickly.
Gong Yu had no choice but to nod, looked around and said, "The problem is that I am in danger now, so let's talk about the jade pendant someday."
Zhao Anyue got up and said, "I can tell you that this jade pendant really belongs to the second princess, Gong Ling."
"Because since the death of the third highness, the second princess has been getting closer and closer to the first highness, and even secretly gathered the forces before the third highness."
"How do you know so clearly?"
"I have spent a lot of contacts and energy to check for you."
"I didn't ask you to spend any money." Gong Yu replied while checking the surroundings.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Anyue suddenly took a bite of Gong Yu, and Gong Yu cried out in pain, "You're crazy!"
Zhao Anyue said angrily: "Yes, with your attitude just now, if it was someone else, I would have thrown you into the lake."
The voices of the two attracted the girls on the boat, Gong Yu seemed to be afraid of this, and Zhao Anyue quickly threw away the grasped hand, and ran upstairs in a hurry.
Fortunately, the cabin is big enough, Gong Yu was out of breath, and a pair of hands protruded from the corner.
Gong Yu's whole body was brought into a room by these hands, and she saw a red dress and a cigarette rod that looked familiar.
"Long time no see, pretty little brother."
The red-clothed woman exhaled smoke, Gong Yu was choked so hard that she hurriedly turned her head to avoid it.
"Don't hide." The woman in red smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, but my little brother looks a lot younger."
Gong Yu was forced to run out of the house by the permeating smile of the woman in red, leaving the big boat while no one was rowing the boat.
The woman in red leaned on the railing and looked towards Gong Yu and said, "Brother, this boat is leaking."
"How is it possible, I specially prepared a small boat for people." Before finishing speaking, the boat
The eyes of the second princess, Gong Ling, were full of evil spirits, which did not match her usual image of smiling lightly and naturally.
Gong Yu was taken aback by the look, she only felt that her gaze was like a knife, and she was afraid that she was really going to die under such sharp gaze.
On the other hand, Dai Ruyan was drinking tea, and said without frowning: "Who spread the rumors in the capital, shouldn't the second princess be very clear?"
"Ayan, are you...investigating me?" The second princess Gong Ling asked with a slightly evasive look in her eyes.
Dai Ruyan put down the teacup, looked at Gong Ling and said in a low voice: "That day Xiaojiu was knocked unconscious by the man in black, but he had no wounds on his body and was not threatened. The man in black seemed to come for no reason, Disappeared for no reason."
"I was thinking about it, but I couldn't figure it out. Since that night, rumors have been prevalent in the capital. I was thinking that the man in black was tempted to hide in the sedan chair not to hurt Xiaojiu, but he had to stun Xiaojiu. Maybe It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for something.”
The second princess, Gong Ling, avoided Dai Ruyan's gaze, got up hastily and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about?"
Dai Ruyan took off the jade pendant from her waist and put it on the low table, "I think you are looking for another piece of this jade pendant."
The silent Second Princess Gong Ling smiled suddenly, looking at the jade pendant with red eyes, but her face was full of anger and unwillingness, she said like a madman: "Yes!"
"I don't believe that Ayan will choose Xiao Jiu, even if I saw you hug Xiao Jiu with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it."
When Gong Yu heard this, her whole face turned red. It turned out that the kiss in the banquet pavilion was seen by the second princess that night.
Dai Ruyan held the jade pendant in his hand and looked at the second princess Gong Ling indifferently, looked sideways at the lake beside him, then turned around and said:
"The second princess doesn't believe it, and I don't want to say any more, but it's best not to have this thing happen again."
"Choosing Xiao Jiu who is powerless and powerless will only make everyone point their finger at Xiao Jiu, Ayan, you can't protect Xiao Jiu all the time." The second princess Gong Ling approached Dai Ruyan, her eyes full of infatuation Looking at Dai Ruyan calmly, he said:
"I have an advantage over Xiao Jiu, and I can better understand what A Yan really wants."
Dai Ruyan frowned suddenly and said, "Second Princess, please respect yourself."
The second princess, Gong Ling, smiled, looked sideways at Gong Yu, who hadn't calmed down yet, and said, "But you didn't give Xiao Jiu Yupei, which proves that I still have hope, right?"
"Come here, the second princess is drunk, take her back home."
"Yes." The maids poured in from outside the door.
The second princess, Gong Ling, stood up, dragging the skirt behind her, looking down at the courtyard with quiet eyes, then looked at Gong Yu, walked closer and said with a smile:
"Poor little Jiu, you have to be careful, don't be fooled by the cunning Ayan."
"Why can't Xiao Jiu understand what Second Sister said?" Gong Yu subconsciously took a few steps back.
"You will understand sooner or later, just like me." Although the second princess Gong Ling smiled, there was clearly no smile in her eyes, but despair and suppressed anger.
After finishing speaking, the second princess Gong Ling left the courtyard, and the courtyard suddenly became quiet.
The hanging gauze curtain swayed slightly with the breeze blowing, Dai Ruyan's silence made Gong Yu not know how to sort out the information in the words of the second princess Gong Ling just now.
The second princess, Gong Ling, likes Dai Ruyan, so when she finds out that Dai Ruyan is close to her, she sends a man in black to find out if she has a jade pendant.
Because the jade pendant is a very important thing for Dai Ruyan, it can even be a token of love, and the second princess Gong Ling also knows this.
But the second princess, Gong Ling, has been married for several years, and there has never been any rumors about her and Dai Ruyan, and the two of them just talk at the banquet on weekdays, nothing else.
Gong Yuwu thought for a while and asked, "Second Sister Huang likes Ayan, right?"
Dai Ruyan answered with tea in hand: "Maybe."
"When did Ayan know?"
"About not long before the second princess got married."
After the words fell, Gong Yu sat aside and poured a cup of tea and asked in a low voice: "Then Ayan rejects Second Sister Huang?"
Dai Ruyan turned her head to look at Gong Yu and said, "Why refuse? From the beginning to the end, the second princess was only fascinated by one person, and I was just a bystander."
The words are simple and straightforward, just like Dai Ruyan's indifference in the past, no wonder the second princess Gong Ling doubts why Dai Ruyan chose herself.
To a certain extent, Gong Yu also thought about why Dai Ruyan chose herself?
In terms of power, status, wealth, talent, and appearance, Gong Yu is only average, and even appears too mediocre among the princes.
Gong Yu recalled that Dai Ruyan once said bluntly that he had no power and power, the easiest thing to handle, and being a puppet was perfect.
It's just that Gong Yu didn't take it seriously at that time, because she didn't understand why Dai Ruyan wanted a puppet.
But Zhao Anyue's words still popped up in her head from time to time, Gong Yu held the teacup tightly, the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she even felt her stomach ache.
Gong Yu couldn't help but took a deep breath, and turned to think that if the Dai family really replaced the Gong family, and Dai Ruyan coaxed herself like this, wouldn't it be true that the Gong family would be wiped out?
No, although Dai Ruyan is a little indifferent, she is not so cruel.
At least Dai Ruyan didn't treat her deliberately and premeditatedly, Gong Yu could feel that Dai Ruyan treated her very well.
Although sometimes she was not so gentle, Dai Ruyan was worried about herself, even when she fell from the height of the temple that time, she ignored everything she was worried about and fell down together.
How can all these things be fake?
Gong Yu tried her best to calm down her thoughts, but her abdomen still hurt badly, and sweat stains appeared on her forehead.
Dai Ruyan on the side stretched out his hand, pressed his palm lightly against Gong Yu's cold cheek and said worriedly: "Why are you sweating coldly during the day when the weather is still hot?"
"It's okay." Gong Yu turned her head to avoid Dai Ruyan's approaching hand, fixed her eyes on Dai Ruyan, and asked hesitantly: "Aren't you afraid that the second imperial sister will tell us about us?"
Dai Ruyan wiped Gong Yu's sweat gently with a handkerchief and replied: "Don't worry, this matter has already spread in the capital, so we just ignore it now."
"Now you know you're afraid?" Dai Ruyan stopped laughing and said, "When Xiao Jiu kissed me secretly, why didn't he think about the consequences of today?"
Gong Yu shook her head and replied: "I'm not afraid, I'm just worried that there will be chaos, after all, the capital city is in chaos right now."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Dai Ruyan held Gong Yu's pale cheeks in both hands and comforted him: "The case of leaking the title has messed up the hidden forces in the entire court, and they don't have time to take care of us right now."
After finishing speaking, Dai Ruyan approached and kissed Gongyu's frowning brow, stroked Gongyu's tense face with his thumb, and said worriedly: "Xiao Jiu, why is your face so pale, what's wrong with you? "
Gong Yu covered her abdomen with her hands, leaned half in Dai Ruyan's arms, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, but for some reason, my stomach hurts badly."
"It hurts so much?" Dai Ruyan put her arms around Gong Yu lightly and asked, "Could it be that he ate something unclean?"
"I just ate a few pieces of pastries and a cup of tea today, and I didn't eat anything else." Gong Yu frowned, breathing slowly.
When she vaguely sensed that there seemed to be something wrong between her legs, Gong Yu suddenly realized that this could not be... Auntie is here.
Gong Yu, whose face suddenly flushed red, looked at Dai Ruyan who was full of nervousness and said hesitantly: "Ayan, I may be Kuishui."
Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu blankly, then turned her lips together and said awkwardly: "You follow me to the inner hall."
"Oh."
Gong Yu led Dai Ruyan into the inner hall, only to see Dai Ruyan wandering around, and then called out: "Biyu, go and prepare hot water and clean clothes."
"Yes, ma'am."
The two stood awkwardly in the slightly closed inner hall, and Gong Yu was so embarrassed at this moment that she wanted to get into the vase.
Dai Ruyan held Gong Yu's hand tightly and probably didn't expect this sudden situation. He was slightly stunned and then said quietly: "Wash your body with hot water first, and put on clean clothes. Talk to you."
"No... use it, I know how to use it." Gong Yu replied with a flushed face.
"That's good." Dai Ruyan also breathed a sigh of relief.
After the maidservant placed the hot tub properly and set up the screen, Dai Ruyan let go of her hand and said:
"If you don't understand, remember to call me."
"Well, I got it." Gong Yu lowered her head like an ostrich, until Dai Ruyan retreated outside the screen, and then she was relieved, changed her clothes, washed it with warm water, and then tidied up. It's all right, wait until it's confirmed to be correct before coming out of it.
Dai Ruyan outside the screen seemed to be distracted, Gong Yu walked over, and saw Dai Ruyan looked sideways and said: "This is brown sugar water, drink it while it's hot."
"Okay." Gong Yu sat on the side and sipped her mouth, and found that the windows outside were also closed, so she asked: "The windows are closed, doesn't Ayan feel hot?"
Dai Ruyan gently stroked Gong Yu's reddish cheeks from the hot water with her fingertips and replied:
"Here comes the sunflower water. You can't drink it ice-cold even in the hot summer. You used to love to eat ice-cold water, but now it hurts like this. You won't be allowed to mess around in the future."
Gong Yu thought she had heard it wrong, so she sipped the brown sugar water again, looked sideways at Dai Ruyan with a serious face and asked, "Then you can't drink the sour plum soup?"
"I can't drink it."
amount……
In this day without fans and air conditioners, and without even the only cold drink, Gong Yu felt that it was the end of the world.
However, Dai Ruyan just ignored Gong Yu's longing eyes, poked Gong Yu's nose lightly with his fingertips and said, "You can't ride a horse later, I'll ask someone to prepare a sedan chair for you."
"it is good."
Gong Yu raised the slightly loose sleeves and said, "But you can't go back wearing women's clothes, right?"
Dai Ruyan adjusted Li Gongyu's clothes with her fingertips and said, "I have asked the maid in your house to bring the clothes."
"The deaf-mute maid is illiterate, and she usually stays in the mansion and never goes out. How can she contact Ayan?"
"Of course I have my own way to contact her. What is Xiaojiu curious about?" Dai Ruyan answered while helping Xiaojiu tie her clothes again.
Gong Yu drank the last sip of brown sugar water, put down the bowl in her hand and said, "I'm just curious, I always feel that Ayan has a lot of little secrets."
Dai Ruyan paused slightly and said, "The reason why a secret is called a secret is not because it is hidden from being discovered by others, so it is called a secret."
"Too much curiosity is not a good thing, Xiao Jiu must remember this sentence."
"Will it be very dangerous?" Gong Yu looked into Dai Ruyan's quiet eyes and asked.
"Of course." Dai Ruyan smiled and said, "Otherwise, why would people raise their swords to kill each other? Isn't it just to keep their secrets."
Gong Yu shook her head and said: "It's not all like this, people will also raise their swords to protect their loved ones."
"Love? What is it?" Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu with confusion, and whispered: "Is it better than liking?"
"There is no difference between them, it's just that love is deeper than liking, or contains more things."
"But I've never heard Xiao Jiu mention this word."
Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan who seemed to be in deep thought, couldn't help feeling worried, and called softly: "Ayan?"
Dai Ruyan regained her composure, as if her eyes, which were still full of confusion just now, regained her usual calmness and asked, "What's wrong?"
"No...it's fine."
The sun is still ardent outside the window, Gong Yu is sitting beside Dai Ruyan's robe, with a chessboard between them.
Dai Ruyan, who was holding the black chess piece, quietly made a move, Gong Yu followed closely with the white chess piece, the two played very slowly, as if the hall was quiet, only the sound of the stone being played was left.
Gong Yu held the warm white chess in her palm, looked sideways at the painting and said, "This painting is so beautiful."
"If you like it, I'll give it to Xiaojiu."
"No, I can see it when I come here often."
Dai Ruyan smiled, took a sip of the tea beside her and said, "Your Second Sister Huang also said that."
"A Yan and the Second Sister Huang have known each other for a long time?"
"It's almost six years."
Gong Yu guessed that it was probably Dai Ruyan who was sent to the capital to get to know him not long after he was 12 years old.
"What kind of person does Xiaojiu think your second sister is?" Dai Ruyan asked with his son down.
Gong Yu looked at the white chess being teased by the black chess, so she blocked this way cruelly, and turned to fight another area.
"Second Sister Huang is outstanding in talent and appearance, and she is also generous. She is also admired by everyone on weekdays."
Dai Ruyan stopped Luozi's hand and asked: "After what she did just now, Xiao Jiu still thinks so?"
"Second Sister Huang likes Ayan very much." Gong Yu glanced at Dai Ruyan and said mischievously: "Ayan is so good, but she chose me, Second Sister Huang should be angry."
Before the words fell, Dai Ruyan said softly: "Stupid."
Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan blankly, sighed and said, "I'm telling the truth."
"Xiao Jiu is hopelessly stupid."
"What's the meaning of Ayan's words?" Gong Yu asked while holding the chess piece.
Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu helplessly and said: "The Second Princess Gong Ling sent someone to attack Xiao Jiu, which shows that she has no regard for brotherhood in her actions. Besides, the Second Princess just threatened Xiao Jiu and tried to separate Xiao Jiu from me. It doesn't matter, haven't these Xiaojiu thought about it?"
Gong Yu responded: "Of course I have thought about this, but if one day A Yan suddenly hugs another girl, I will be very angry."
"Then what will Xiao Jiu do?"
"Of course I... broke the cup first, and then ran out without looking back."
Dai Ruyan said with a smile in his eyes, "That's it?"
"That's right, isn't Ayan coming out to chase me?"
"Why should I chase you?"
Uh... this is heartbreaking.
Gong Yu took a sip of tea and said: "Then Ayan let me run away so cruelly?"
Dai Ruyan put some medicinal herbs into the incense burner beside her and said, "Where does Xiaojiu want to go?"
"Of course it's to go to a place where Ayan can never be found."
"That might be difficult." Dai Ruyan poured another cup of tea and said, "The power of the Gong Guo Dai family is unmatched, so no matter where Xiao Jiu hides, it seems to be in front of my eyes."
Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan's calm reaction with a little discouragement, and dropped the chess pieces casually.
Dai Ruyan laid down the chess pieces in an orderly manner, and seeing that Gong Yu was unhappy, she said, "I'm not like the peach tree in full bloom in Xiaojiu Mansion, but there are only a few loquat trees in this courtyard, so I can't attract other girls."
"Furthermore, we were just discussing what was obviously about Miss Jiuerhuang, why did the topic suddenly change to this?"
"Does Second Sister Huang have anything else to do?" Gong Yu asked.
"There are none besides, only one little nine must be kept in mind." Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu seriously and said, "Don't believe your second sister's words."
Gong Yu nodded blankly and replied: "Okay, if the Second Huangjie mentions Ayan, I will definitely not believe it."
Only then did Dai Ruyan smile in satisfaction, raised his hand and peeled off a piece of candy and handed it to Gong Yu's mouth, "Xiao Jiu, you're obedient."
obedient?Like a puppet.
This sentence popped into his head unexpectedly, Gong Yu stared blankly at the smiling Dai Ruyan and asked: "Then what will happen to Ayan if I am not good one day?"
"I will be very angry." Dai Ruyan replied very seriously.
"A Yan is angry and ignores me?"
"Of course not, it's just that punishment can't be escaped."
Dai Ruyan said, pinching Gong Yu's earlobe lightly with his fingertips and whispering: "Does Xiao Jiu want to know what the punishment is?"
Gong Yu nodded hesitantly, then shook her head and said: "I guess it's probably some rules that don't allow me to eat this or that."
"It's not as good as this." Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu with sly eyes, and raised the corners of his lips slightly: "But I won't tell Xiao Jiu now."
"why?"
"Xiao Jiu is too curious, that's not a good thing." Dai Ruyan distanced herself, then looked at the chess board and said, "Besides, at this point in the game, Xiao Jiu has no way out."
Gong Yu was stunned for a moment, but felt that what Dai Ruyan said just now was inexplicably meaningful, and when she regained her senses, she looked at Dai Ruyan's expression again, it seemed that there was nothing special about it.
Only then did he look at the chess game seriously, and saw that although the white chess pieces were neatly placed on the chessboard, they were surrounded by black chess pieces, obviously there was no way out.
"I lost this game, let's play another game." Gong Yu stretched out his hand to collect the chess pieces, Dai Ruyan held Gong Yu's hand and said softly:
"It doesn't matter how many more games you play. In the past few years, Xiao Jiu has never won a game against me."
"Ayan, don't underestimate me." Gong Yu cleaned up the chessboard and said, "Maybe one day I can beat Ayan in a game."
Dai Ruyan took a sip of tea and smiled, "Okay, I'll wait and see."
Gong Yu held a hand full of white chess pieces and said, "If Ah Yan loses then, don't be angry."
"In Xiao Jiu's eyes, am I such an unreasonable person?"
"That's right." Gong Yu held the white chess piece in his left hand, and responded with Dai Ruyan's black chess piece with his right hand: "Every time you take advantage of my unpreparedness, you force me into a difficult situation, why doesn't Ayan fight me directly? "
"Go is not chess, Xiao Jiu is confused?"
Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan hesitantly and said: "But Mr. Qin said that Ah Yan played chess with the eldest brother very powerfully. Although he was calm, he cut off the elder brother's chess step by step. Mr. Qin was very upset. Praise."
Dai Ruyan reached out to take the black chess piece that Gong Yu could barely grasp with his right hand and responded: "Different people play chess with different methods, I don't need to treat Xiaojiu like this."
"Ayan, this is sophistry."
"Xiao Jiu said it was sophistry, that is sophistry."
The maidservant came in to change the tea, Dai Ruyan looked sideways at the teacup in his hand and said: "This tea set is a treasure, and now it was smashed by your second sister, and if one is missing, it is useless."
"It's just that there is one missing, and it can still be used for the time being." Gong Yu said casually.
Dai Ruyan put down the teacup in his hand and said suddenly: "That's right, save it for the day when Xiao Jiu also wants to throw a cup, it might come in handy."
amount……
Gong Yu suddenly felt that Dai Ruyan was getting worse and worse recently.
How could there be an illusion that Dai Ruyan was a gentle and soft girl?
Moving to Lixia coincided with the Dragon Boat Festival, and the third exam, which was originally postponed due to the case of leaking questions, was held today.
The number of court officials who died has reached six, and it seems that there have been no victims in the next few days, and all is well until the day when the exam list is released.
Gong Yu ate a meat bun early in the morning and drank a bowl of five-grain porridge before rushing to the morning court.
At the end of the early court, Gong Yu happened to see the frustrated Zhou Wencai while riding a horse.Zhou Wencai, who had been detained all this time, was released because Marble did not find any relevant evidence.
It's just that someone needs to take the blame for leaking the question, so Zhou Wencai became the victim behind this power struggle. On the contrary, His Highness the Sixth Highness is still standing in the court, which is probably regarded as abandoning the car to protect the handsome.
Qin Hua waited beside him on horseback and said, "The imperial examination will be in five days."
"Yeah, after the palace test is over, maybe the bloodshed will be covered up again."
After finishing speaking, Gong Yu got off her horse and walked towards a vendor and said, "Your decorations are really special."
"This young master has a good eye. These are all items from Fan Guo."
Gong Yu looked at the fish scale-like object and asked, "Has a thin beggar ever bought this thing?"
The boss looked a little unhappy and said: "Why do we have a piece of money for this thing, how can a beggar be able to use it."
Before Gong Yu could say anything more, the boss ignored Gong Yu. Gong Yu looked at the item and saw the young man beside him said: "This item is rarely bought by ordinary people. If you want to find someone, you should go elsewhere."
Gong Yu took out an ingot of silver and asked, "Think about it again, have you ever bought this item?"
The young man immediately stared at Yinzi with glowing eyes and responded: "Guest officer, there are really not many people buying this item."
"Alright then, I'm leaving." Gong Yu put away the money and was about to leave.
"Hey, guest officer, you are not trustworthy."
"I just suddenly wanted to take out my money to appreciate it. Why is it not trustworthy?"
The little guy leaned closer and said, "Dele, let's be honest, I bought this item secretly for a little beggar, and the boss didn't know about it."
Gong Yu put the silver in the boy's hand and smiled, "Come here, let me catch him."
The boy who was still smiling at first suddenly panicked, but he was suppressed by the guards.
Zhao Anyue, who came out of nowhere, suddenly smiled and said, "Little boy, why are you so treacherous all of a sudden?"
"This is called wit, how can it be called treachery?"
The guard followed the boy's words and caught the little beggar hiding in the broken alley.
Gong Yu, who was sitting in the teahouse, looked at the little beggar who was pushed in and said, "I know you are the murderer, and I also know that you are in the hands of His Highness, do you understand?"
The little beggar shook his head desperately, and Qin Hua who was on the side said, "Your Highness, it's better to hurry up, the Miss Zhao who was blocked outside may have to tear down the door later."
"It's okay, I've sent someone to notify the Taifu's mansion, then Zhao Anyue won't be able to make trouble for long."
Gong Yu held the tea and said: "Let me ask you, are you a beggar, or are you just pretending to be a beggar to confuse people, nodding is a beggar, shaking your head is pretending."
The little beggar nodded quickly.
"Oh, nodding without thinking, that's pretending to be right." Gong Yu said to herself.
The dazed little beggar stared at Gong Yu viciously, obviously if he let go, he would bite like a wolf.
Qin Hua took out the object and said, "We also know where you got the money from. We just want to ask your highness why you want to kill Minister of Punishment?"
Gong Yu took a sip of tea and said casually: "You only have one chance, otherwise I will cut off your fingers one by one and feed them to the wild dogs on the roadside."
The little beggar suddenly lost his viciousness just now, Qin Hua on the other side held back his laughter and asked the guards to remove the cloth from the little beggar's mouth.
"I...don't know."
Holding the chopsticks in her hand, Gong Yu took a piece of pastry and handed it to the little beggar's mouth, saying, "Talk while eating."
The confused little beggar opened his mouth to bite the pastry, probably because he couldn't see what Gong Yu wanted to do.
"Then why did you kill the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment?" Qin Hua coughed a few times and asked.
"My mother is sick, His Highness said that as long as I can kill that person, he can give me a lot of money."
Gong Yu fed another piece of pastry, looked at the little beggar and said: "You continue to lie, anyway, this pastry has already been poisoned, you will never see your mother."
The little beggar was so frightened that he stared at Song Yu in a daze, and then turned into a fierce gaze.
"I chased you on the street that day, where did you go?"
"I'm going to see my mother."
"Lying again." Gong Yu put down the pastry and said, "You are going to the residence of His Royal Highness."
The little beggar didn't panic after being punctured, he just looked at Gong Yu and didn't speak.
"So let me ask you, have you seen anyone else in His Royal Highness's mansion?"
"Yes, there are many concubines of His Royal Highness." The little beggar said serious nonsense.
Gong Yu poured a cup of tea and drank a few sips and got up and said, "I guess you are a dead soldier raised by His Highness or a spy, that's why you killed Minister of Punishment and are still alive."
"And you should know that I can send you to the government, and even His Highness won't save you."
The little beggar said righteously, "I'm not afraid of you."
"I know." Gong Yu put down her teacup and said, "On the contrary, I'm still afraid of you. You are good at martial arts and smart, but I never thought of killing you."
"Because when the imperial examination is over, you started this murder case, and it will end with you naturally. Your life will not be long."
"I'm not afraid of you!" the little beggar shouted with red eyes.
Gong Yu only felt her ears hurt, so she asked the guards to take the little beggar out.
Qin Hua handed a jade pendant to Gong Yu and said, "This little beggar's nonsense is unbelievable, and only this jade pendant was found on him."
"Yes." Gong Yu stretched out his hand to look at the jade pendant, took another piece of pastry by himself, ate slowly and said, "Give this little beggar some water at night and let him escape."
"Your Highness wants to put a long line to catch big fish?"
"No, I just want to see what the big emperor brother will choose to let this little beggar do as the last thing."
Qin Hua asked in confusion, "Is there still a murder case?"
"Perhaps, I'm not sure either." Gong Yu asked while holding a porcelain platter of cakes: "Wouldn't you like a piece, sir?"
"Did your Highness forget that this pastry is poisonous?" Qin Hua jokingly said while holding the pastry.
"I recited the spell just now, and the poison has been cured. Please rest assured, sir."
Qin Hua couldn't help being stunned and said: "Your Highness's temperament is more suitable for ordinary rich sons, and not suitable for participating in this political struggle."
Gong Yu ate the pastry and said, "Yes, I'm not good at trying to figure out other people's minds, and I don't want to fight with others. I just want to eat all day long, but this world is like this, and I can't help it."
"It's true in the world, but His Highness's head should have something else besides food."
"what?"
Qin Hua responded, "Miss Dai."
Gong Yu smiled and replied, "Miss Dai is not only in my head, she is in my heart."
"But Your Highness should be careful that you are the acting girl."
"I know." Gong Yu put down the porcelain plate on which the pastry was sitting and said in a low voice, "But I can't put it down anymore."
Three days later, in the morning court, Gong Yu was standing in the main hall yawning, when there was an urgent report outside the hall: "Your Majesty, Your Highness has been assassinated."
Gong Yu, who was the most surprised, almost couldn't support her jaw that fell from shock.
The emperor in the main hall threw down the memorial and scolded angrily: "There are hundreds of officials and thousands of forbidden soldiers, but they still can't catch a murderer. What use do I want you to!"
"Your Majesty calm down." All the officials knelt down one after another.
Gong Yu's head was already in a state of confusion, and the morning was hurriedly over, leaving the palace.
Qin Hua waited beside him with his guards and said, "His Majesty is injured in the abdomen. If he can provide timely assistance, he should be fine."
Gong Yu led the horse and walked forward on her own, Zhao Anyue led a group of servants and said coolly, "What will you do this time?"
"Did the little beggar move his hand?"
"Yes."
"The little beggar was stabbed to death by the guard of His Majesty on the spot."
Gong Yu paused, still holding the jade pendant found from the little beggar in his hand, and said in a low voice, "If I had known that the last thing would be this, I shouldn't have let the little beggar go."
"Your Highness, you don't have to blame yourself. The little beggar is obviously His Royal Highness' dead man."
Qin Hua frowned and said, "It's just that everything seems to be cut off to His Majesty right now."
Zhao Anyue stepped forward and said, "I should have let me torture that little beggar that day, so I'll be fine soon."
Gong Yu looked sideways at the palace capital behind him and replied: "The clue is not broken."
"At least this jade pendant represents Brother Dahuang and there is another guest."
After the palace examination was over, the well-known candidates on the list went to work one after another, and it seemed that the prosperity and tranquility of the past had returned to the capital city.
The dead Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Minister of the Ministry of Households and other positions were replaced one after another. Gong Yu, who had been on the sidelines, did not realize until this moment that the whole serial murder might be nothing more than the reintegration and adjustment of forces.
When midsummer came, the cicadas were singing loudly and ear-piercingly, the second princess Gong Ling invited her frequently, Gong Yu refused once, but couldn't refuse ten times.
Just in time for Slight Heat, Gong Yu was dragged by the Fifth Highness to go to the cruise ship appointment, and the Second Princess Gong Ling was surrounded by several female family members who were looking at strangers.
Gong Yu drank tea cautiously, the defense between men and women at this banquet was not so formal.
Even His Highness the Fifth Highness hugged two or three female relatives from left to right, and Gong Yu felt compelled to leave with the teacup in her hand, fearing that she would have to jump into the river.
The second princess Gong Ling held the wine glass in her hand, walked towards Gong Yu with a blushing face and smiled, "What is Xiao Jiu doing so restrained?"
"Your acting sister didn't come to the appointment today, no one is watching you."
Gong Yu avoided the hands of the second princess Gong Ling and hurriedly responded: "Second sister, there is still something to do in my house."
"Don't think your second sister is easy to fool. If you don't choose two today, I will choose two and send them to your house." The second princess Gong Ling said in a low voice.
This tone is obviously not persuasion, but more like an order.
Gong Yu broke away from the second princess Gong Ling's hand, straightened her robe and said, "Second sister is bullying Xiao Jiu because she has no power or power, so she just bullies like this."
"Oh, Xiao Jiu is getting sharper and sharper, no wonder she pleases Ayan."
"But Xiaojiu, you are too simple, and Ayan has no heart. If she had, she wouldn't be so cruel to me." The second princess's eyes were slightly red and she drank the wine and said: "I have been with her for so many years, she Don't talk about affection, let alone Xiaojiu you?"
"Second sister, you are drunk and talking nonsense." Gong Yu avoided it.
The second princess, Gong Ling, smiled and said: "You all think I'm talking nonsense, but I just want to tell you that I was the one who slept with her before, so she just abandoned me like an abandoned child."
The tears that flowed down the corners of the second princess Gong Ling's eyes really made Gong Yu overwhelmed.
How could Dai Ruyan be like the second princess Gong Ling?
The absent-minded Gong Yu almost forgot that her purpose was to investigate about the jade pendant.
The female relatives around him flocked, Gong Yu stepped back, and the Fifth Highness beside him was already so drunk that he could not be regarded as a helper at all.
Gong Yu, who came out of the cabin, hid from the group of brightly dressed girls behind, and managed to hide in a circle.
Gong Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to go around from one side, Zhao Anyue suddenly grabbed Gong Yu and the two hurriedly hid, only to see the group of girls running out suddenly, fortunately, they hid in time.
"I didn't expect the pretty boy to be quite popular." Zhao Anyue said while touching Gong Yu's face.
"You..." Gong Yu avoided Zhao Anyue's outstretched hand.
When the surroundings became quiet, Gong Yu sat up, ready to rush to the boat that Qin Hua had prepared in advance to escape from the boat.
Zhao Anyue reached out to grab Gong Yu's hand and said, "I'm not ugly, why are you avoiding me like this?"
Gong Yu had no choice but to respond: "If I don't hide now, I'm afraid that this clothes will be torn off."
"Whoever makes you weak, even a group of girls can bully you."
"You let go!"
"I'm not loose."
"Didn't you say that you want to find out who owns this jade pendant?"
"A pair of these jade pendants were given by the emperor when the imperial daughter was born. In other words, you are now suspicious of the second princess's palace spirit?" Zhao Anyue said with her head turned very quickly.
Gong Yu had no choice but to nod, looked around and said, "The problem is that I am in danger now, so let's talk about the jade pendant someday."
Zhao Anyue got up and said, "I can tell you that this jade pendant really belongs to the second princess, Gong Ling."
"Because since the death of the third highness, the second princess has been getting closer and closer to the first highness, and even secretly gathered the forces before the third highness."
"How do you know so clearly?"
"I have spent a lot of contacts and energy to check for you."
"I didn't ask you to spend any money." Gong Yu replied while checking the surroundings.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Anyue suddenly took a bite of Gong Yu, and Gong Yu cried out in pain, "You're crazy!"
Zhao Anyue said angrily: "Yes, with your attitude just now, if it was someone else, I would have thrown you into the lake."
The voices of the two attracted the girls on the boat, Gong Yu seemed to be afraid of this, and Zhao Anyue quickly threw away the grasped hand, and ran upstairs in a hurry.
Fortunately, the cabin is big enough, Gong Yu was out of breath, and a pair of hands protruded from the corner.
Gong Yu's whole body was brought into a room by these hands, and she saw a red dress and a cigarette rod that looked familiar.
"Long time no see, pretty little brother."
The red-clothed woman exhaled smoke, Gong Yu was choked so hard that she hurriedly turned her head to avoid it.
"Don't hide." The woman in red smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, but my little brother looks a lot younger."
Gong Yu was forced to run out of the house by the permeating smile of the woman in red, leaving the big boat while no one was rowing the boat.
The woman in red leaned on the railing and looked towards Gong Yu and said, "Brother, this boat is leaking."
"How is it possible, I specially prepared a small boat for people." Before finishing speaking, the boat
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