Dirty color

Chapter 177
To the fifth prince, a small steward of the Hou's mansion is like an ant, and naturally he would not even bother to step on it on weekdays, but today, he paid so much attention to an ant.

How the case progresses, the fifth prince doesn't care, he only cares about the result, whether this matter can drag Gu Mingxuan into the water, as long as the shopkeeper can be proved guilty, he can naturally pull out the issue of his acquittal last time— ——Naturally, someone bribed and threatened Zuo Zuo.

Who bribed and threatened him to do it?If the investigation continues, it will naturally involve Gu Mingxuan.

However, the news from the Fifth Prince was not good.

Because with the progress of the case, it has been determined that the girl did not commit suicide, and the corpses of the couple, after another autopsy, also confirmed again that the deceased did not commit suicide by drinking arsenic, but was gulped down after they died. arsenic.

Do not believe?Under the cooperation of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Jingzhaofu, the stomachs of the couple were cut open, and there was indeed no trace of arsenic in the stomachs. As for the cause of death, of course, it needs to be further investigated.

The fifth prince was naturally dissatisfied with such a result, but now that the censor impeached Gu Wenqian, and the emperor asked Gu Wenqian to investigate the matter as soon as possible, so even though Gu Wenqian was not present in person, he kept an eye on him everywhere. It is not convenient for him to do tricks again.

Pei Songyan was not as disappointed as the fifth prince. He smiled and said to the fifth prince: "These people are just clowns. If His Highness really doesn't like it, just kill them."

The fifth prince looked at Pei Songyan, who had a relaxed and carefree smile on his face, and said, "That coworker, after living such an old age, is not bad, so let's send him away. A lot of money matters were cleverly exposed and brought to the Shun'an Houfu, as for the others, we can do whatever we can, after all, we didn't just prepare such a small way, did we?"

The fifth prince was a little bit unwilling, but thinking about that guy's accomplishments were not enough to reveal, and he deserved his death, he also nodded, yes, there is still a way to go.

Thinking of this, the fifth prince thought of Gu Minghe. He felt that Gu Minghe was really caring. Her actions greatly satisfied the fifth prince's vanity, and made him feel that she was really beautiful—she could disregard for herself. Everything, you should not let her down.

Wu Zuo didn't expect that when he worked hard for others, he would be sold by others. Before he was hacked on his body, he felt a strong regret. Really, really regretted it. I sold my life!

He has seen many dead people and performed countless autopsies, but this does not mean that he is not afraid of death, on the contrary, because of this, he is even more greedy for life.

Just when Wu Zuo was trembling and waiting to die, after hearing the clang of metal and iron, someone sneered and said, "Hey, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

In the fight that followed, Wu Zuo watched helplessly as the person who came to kill him was cut down to the ground, while the two masked men on the winning side, one mentioned the killer, and the other came towards Wu Zuo.

Wu Zuo was so frightened that he trembled and begged for mercy, but in the end, he was knocked out.

"Fifth brother must be very angry now." Feng Qingli ran to see Gu Mingxuan as soon as she got the news, and said a little proudly - usually even if he won a big battle, he also felt happy in his heart She is happy, not too complacent, but Feng Qingli feels very proud of letting Xuan'er know how exhaustive she is. If you act rashly, then we can follow the clues."

When Gu Mingxuan heard this, a smile appeared in his brows and eyes, and he looked at Feng Qingli with crooked eyes, and said, "Cousin Qingli is really amazing."

Feng Qingli's eyebrows danced brightly.

When the fifth prince heard that he had failed even to kill an ordinary person who could not resist, he scolded countless idiots in his heart, but he had to arrange for people to deal with the aftermath. It has to be done in advance - the Marquis of Shun'an must be anxious and busy, maybe they will make mistakes in their busy schedule.

However, before the fifth prince could make further arrangements in the future, there were two people who claimed to be the Nursing House of the Marquis of Shun'an. He bought Wu Zuo to frame the shopkeeper in his mansion, so Master Hou was far-sighted, thinking that the other party might kill someone if he failed, so he asked them to guard early, and while protecting Wu Zuo, they also wanted to capture the murderer. Fortunately, they saved their lives yesterday The job that was almost killed and silenced.

Now, they brought all the culprits and those who intended to kill to the lobby, and asked the adults to interrogate them.

After the fifth prince found out, his face turned green—of course it was impossible for him to send the guards in the mansion to kill people. He used the power cultivated secretly. Although the fifth prince felt that it was impossible for others to find out about him, he also In desperation, he ordered someone to notify his own people to make them fully shrink, and don't show their signs so that they can be found.

Little did he know, his every move fell into Feng Qingli's eyes.

Immediately, he arranged for people to concentrate on getting rid of the little influence of the fifth prince.

Gu Mingxuan knew about these things, but she didn't pay much attention to them. She believed in the abilities of her father and Feng Qingli. At this moment, she was listening to Du Ying talking to her.

"Did asparagus become something?" Gu Mingxuan couldn't help but chuckled. Gu Minghe was not short of money, but unfortunately she was cheated out of a lot of money by two shopkeepers under her a while ago. However, she couldn't be so poor. As jewelry?
If this news is quietly passed on to the fifth prince and concubine, I don't know if the fifth prince and concubine like it or not?

She couldn't help thinking this way, and then shook her head again, the fifth prince concubine is not an ignorant person, and now the fifth prince concubine is fighting with cousin Qing Li, even if the fifth prince concubine doesn't like Gu Minghe, she can't come to suppress him Gu Minghe indirectly helped himself.

However, it's better to pass it on first, maybe the fifth prince concubine will give her a surprise.

"When Wenzhu goes out, take her down for me, and I want to ask questions." Gu Minghe let Wenzhu do all these things, maybe Wenzhu knows more things.

But Gu Mingxuan didn't expect that Wenzhu not only knew some things, but also knew a very big thing, or a very big shock. Gu Minghe actually instigated Pei Defei's mother-in-law to give advice to Pei Defei, at the dowry grain and rice shop of her mother. Poisoning, if this was done by the fifth prince's people without warning, wouldn't many people in the capital die?

After all, Gu Mingxuan knew that the business of those shops was very good.

She never thought that Gu Minghe would be so vicious that he would not hesitate to kill so many innocent people in order to frame her.

Moreover, if this incident happens, it will be different from Yannan's secret before. That case is now almost cleared up, and Yannan is proved to be completely innocent. In this way, the people in the capital believe it, after all the trial The process was all seen by them.

And if Gu Minghe gave the Fifth Prince the idea to let him poison the rice shop in his home, if it really poisoned many people to death, she knew that the Fifth Prince did it and found evidence, but could she? Can you still sue the Fifth Prince?
Moreover, even if she could sue the Fifth Prince, could she still explain to others that it was the Fifth Prince who wanted to get the position of Prince, that's why she did this?Let alone other people, the emperor would not allow it first.

The face of the royal family will not allow her to be beaten like this.

This matter can only be prevented, but nothing can be done.

Gu Mingxuan didn't care about being angry, so she hurriedly asked Xiaofeng to find someone to keep an eye on these grain and rice shops, and asked someone to check all the grain, oil, rice and noodles, and then find some rabbits, cats, dogs, etc., and feed each of them a little less , See if there is any problem, if there is no problem, if there is a problem, quickly take back the sold rice!
At this time, Gu Mingxuan didn't even care about revealing that she already knew the Fifth Prince's plan.

Fortunately, she acted in time, and she actually found some problems with some of the millet and noodles in four of the six grain and rice shops, and this part of the problematic rice and noodles were all newly purchased and unopened!

Gu Mingxuan felt lucky!
Afterwards, Gu Mingxuan had time to check the shops where the goods were purchased, and soon found out that this part of the rice noodles was obtained from the homes of several officials in central Beijing—the officials of the Yong Dynasty, the rice grains issued by their salaries were either Old grain is either inferior or has impurities, so except for some relatively poor officials, everyone will find a familiar shop to sell this part of the rice grain, and use the money to buy good rice and good noodles .

That's how those poisonous rice noodles came about.

The shopkeeper was covered in cold sweat, and almost collapsed on the ground in fright, this... Fortunately, nothing happened, if something really happened, he would not even be able to pay for his life.

Under Gu Mingxuan's orders, she hurriedly took out the account book, and after reconciling the accounts one by one, sent up the list. After Gu Mingxuan read it, she found that two of them clearly belonged to the fifth prince, but the others were not. Could it be that they also Be bought by the Fifth Prince?
Gu Mingxuan didn't ask people to ask them to reason, it's useless, and people won't admit it, but she kept an eye out and asked people to investigate secretly. If they found any "useful" news, Gu Mingxuan didn't mind spreading it. Let the censor take care of them--officials, whose ass is completely clean.

But after the fifth prince learned what happened in Huaqing County's grain and rice shop, he became suspicious—could there be spies by his side?Otherwise, how would Gu Mingxuan know the news?
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Because of what happened, it was difficult for Mrs. Zhang to come to the door. At the end of February, seeing that the Shun'an Hou Mansion had calmed down, Mrs. Zhang came to the door and continued to talk about Qi Feiming's marriage.

Cui felt that the family was really unlucky during this period of time, and needed to have a happy event to counteract the bad luck, so she readily agreed to see it, and set the wedding in May—there will be big events in the court in March, and April will always end. The omen is not good, May is just right, the weather is neither too hot nor too cold, and there is nothing to do, so it is just right for a happy event.

After this matter was settled, everyone in the mansion knew about it the next day. Many servants came to congratulate Gu Yuwen and ask for some rewards. , so she is not stingy, and she is always popular, most of the people in the mansion sincerely congratulated her.

Naturally, Gu Mingxuan, Gu Mingling and the others also took a trip to Haitangwu together. Congratulations to Gu Yuwen. Gu Yuwen thanked each of them shyly and timidly.

When the others left, Banxia joyfully divided the line for Gu Yuwen, while saying that Qi Feiming was good. She wanted to make Gu Yuwen happier, but Gu Yuwen was smiling, but her heart was a little cold——she saw Taking a look at Ban Xia's pretty face, she secretly vowed that after getting married with Qi Feiming, the first thing to do would be to get rid of Ban Xia, lest her confidant girl finally climb onto Qi Feiming's bed and become Qi Feiming's pillow.

Of course, her most important task now is to embroider her wedding gown, pillow cover and so on. Fortunately, she started doing it before, so although the marriage was decided a little urgently, Gu Yuwen was not in a hurry.

She embroidered her hijab with heart and stitches.

In a blink of an eye it is the Shangsi Festival.

A few days ago, the empress had already sent out the list of concubines who will be promoted this time, and this year's Shangsi Festival, because there is a canonization ceremony to be held, so those who have no orders are not eligible to go to Shanglinyuan. Gu Mingxuan had no choice but to not go out. She already knew that Feng Qingli's mother, Zhaoyi, who was named the head of the nine concubines, would be one of the four wives.

Gu Mingxuan couldn't help but sigh for that beautiful and unlucky woman, and also sighed for Feng Qingli. Women are treated harshly in this world. It is true that women are gentle and kind, but sometimes it is better to be vicious and selfish. After all, , In this world, not everyone is kind and beautiful.

Only by being like yourself can you live a better life.

That night, Feng Qingli came.

"Xuan'er, I want to drink." Dragging her chin, Feng Qingli looked at Gu Mingxuan for a long time without saying a word. Suddenly, she said this.

Gu Mingxuan sympathized with Feng Qingli's mood, so she just stayed with him in silence. She didn't expect Feng Qingli to say such a sentence suddenly. After she was stunned for a moment, she smiled crookedly and said, "Okay, as long as you don't It doesn't matter if you're drunk."

"Will you accompany me?" Feng Qingli asked.

"I don't have any wine here." Gu Mingxuan said.

"It's easy, you change your clothes and come with me." Feng Qingli said immediately when she heard that Gu Mingxuan did not refuse.

Gu Mingxuan did not hesitate, after pushing Feng Qingli out, she turned behind the screen to change her clothes, and then came out. She changed into dark clothes, then looked at Feng Qingli with a smile, to see how Feng Qingli brought her to the .

Feng Qingli is in very good health now, taking Gu Mingxuan as if she was wearing feathers, she flew over the wall lightly, and finally landed on the roof of the mansion where Feng Qingli lived after she secretly returned to Beijing last time After asking Chengxun to prepare wine and snacks, Feng Qingli waved Chengxun away: "Go down."

The stars are shining brightly tonight, although there is no moon, but looking at the vast starry sky, I feel extremely beautiful, especially, the people around me are people I care about and really like, so although I have been taught by Nanny Zhuang in my previous life, She had never done such an outrageous act of sitting on the roof with someone in the middle of the night, but Gu Mingxuan felt that, in fact, it was nothing, as long as she had a good time.

Grape wine luminous glass.

Feng Qingli was still jealous of Gu Mingxuan, so all the wines she brought were low-alcohol wines, sweet and sour, especially better than soup.

Gu Mingxuan also drank twice in her previous life, but at that time, she was not qualified to be rewarded with this level of fine wine, and she drank two glasses when meeting Queen Gu Minghe.

And in this life, there are three full jars in front of her - it is said that there are only ten jars of this grade of wine a year.

Gu Mingxuan smiled sweetly. In this life, the two of them, the losers, started over again, trampling all those who had wronged them under their feet!

This is her own victory, and it is also Feng Qingli's victory!

Well, after that they are one, which is their victory!

"Respect, Madam Zhaoyi." Gu Mingxuan poured two glasses of wine, handed one to Feng Qingli, picked it up by herself, and said.

"Call me mother!" Feng Qingli said to Gu Mingxuan. He looked at Gu Mingxuan with burning eyes. It seemed that if Gu Mingxuan didn't call, he didn't intend to toast this glass of wine—Feng Qingli refused to call her mother, mother and concubine, and Concubine Shu was right. He is good, and he was in an alliance with Concubine Shu at the beginning, so he was called Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu, but in fact, when he met Concubine De Xian, he also wanted to call Concubine Mu, so, Concubine Mu belonged to someone else, only Niang Parents are unique.

Call mother?Gu Mingxuan's face became hot all of a sudden, she gave Feng Qingli a light look, but met Feng Qingli's persistent gaze, and after sighing, Gu Mingxuan bit her lips: "Respect, mother."

"Respect mother." Feng Qingli laughed loudly, raised her head, and finished the wine.

Gu Mingxuan covered her face with her sleeves, followed Feng Qingli's example, raised her head, and drank it in one gulp.

The two smiled at each other.

This time, Feng Qingli poured the wine herself, and brought a glass to Gu Mingxuan: "To my mother-in-law."

The blush on Gu Mingxuan's face because of that mother-in-law was stimulated by the alcohol, and it became even more blush, and Feng Qingli's words of "mother-in-law" made Gu Mingxuan even more shy - how could this person be so smooth.

The two drank one glass after another on the roof. Fortunately, the alcohol was extremely low in alcohol content, basically not intoxicating, but even so, Gu Mingxuan felt a little dizzy afterwards, and obviously talked more.

Feng Qingli looked at it, and couldn't help but feel moved. He hated women's chattering and chattering the most, but why when seeing Xuan'er trying to open her eyes and chattering, he didn't feel noisy, but felt like this? Xuan'er is so cute, isn't it?

Moreover, the more she looked at it, the more Feng Qingli felt an impulse - what should I do if I wanted to swallow her into my stomach?
Action is worse than heartbeat, think about it, since the last kiss, he hasn't kissed Xuan'er for too long!

I miss it very much.

Feng Qingli lowered her head. Gu Mingxuan was a little drunk at the moment. Seeing Feng Qingli lowered her head and approached her, she blinked in confusion and asked, "Cousin Qingli, what are you doing here?"

Feng Qingli: "There's something on your face, I'll wipe it off for you." He said shamelessly.

"Oh..." Gu Mingxuan responded blankly, and asked, "Where is it?"

She reached out to wipe her face, but Feng Qingli accurately reached out to hold her wrist, lowered her head, and kissed her longing lips.

Gu Mingxuan couldn't turn her head around. The moment she was kissed, she frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong, but it seemed that she didn't really want to refuse... With just such a moment of hesitation, Feng Qing, who knows nothing by herself, Li, has learned to kiss deeply.

The two kissed on the roof, not feeling the cold night wind in March at all, but Chengxun felt that his heart had been hurt a lot—Master Ming has such a bad temper, and there are still people who like him. , I am so capable, how come no one takes a fancy to me?Purse, purse, he also wants a cousin to give him a purse.

Alas, people are so affectionate, but I have to squat in the cold wind and wait for orders, how hard it is.

With such grief, Chengxun sat down on the ground—you sit, and I sit too!

On the roof, after being dizzy for a while, Gu Mingxuan suddenly regained consciousness, and pushed Feng Qingli hard, but Feng Qingli was reluctant to let go after being pushed by her like this. Gu Mingxuan was annoyed for a while, and pinched him hard Only then did Feng Qingli reluctantly let go of her arm.

Leaving Feng Qingli's warm embrace, Gu Mingxuan was blown by the cold wind, and her mind finally cleared up. She was a little ashamed and indignant——Damn Feng Qingli!
"It's getting late, I'm going back!" Gu Mingxuan didn't dare to look at Feng Qingli, but just said.

"Okay..." Feng Qingli regretted, "Go wash up first, you smell of alcohol, it's better to wash up, so as not to be discovered."

Gu Mingxuan nodded, and the two went down. Seeing this, Cheng Xun hurriedly followed - as an excellent follower, one should always obey the master's call.

but……

"Why are you still here? Didn't I tell you to go away?" Feng Qingli glanced at Cheng Xun who was following up, and asked bluntly!

Chengxun: "..." Didn't you say "you go down"...the servant just went down!

It was indeed squatting downstairs and never went up.

Cheng Xun's face was aggrieved, Feng Qingli's face was disgusted, and Gu Mingxuan's face was blushing like a peach blossom in three springs—a martial arts practitioner has sharp eyes and ears, so Cheng Xun must have heard the scene on the roof!
Gu Mingxuan was so ashamed and angry that she pinched Feng Qingli severely.

Feng Qingli didn't dare to get angry with Gu Mingxuan, she glared at Chengxun fiercely, and then smiled grimly.

Cheng Xun: "..." There is no way out.

After sending Gu Mingxuan all the way back home, Feng Qingli reluctantly left, and Gu Mingxuan, who was already sober, began to feel a little dizzy again after being smoked by the warm earth dragon in the house, thinking about Feng Qingli's excessive With this move, Gu Mingxuan couldn't help stroking the corner of her lips, and there was a shy smile on her face.

(End of this chapter)