The Concubine's Conspiracy: Rebirth of the Poisonous Concubine

Chapter 278 The fog is heavy
As the night deepened, the watchman had passed the second watch, and it was almost midnight at the third watch. There was silence all around, and a crescent moon was also hidden under the dense clouds.However, there was still a faint light in Gu's study.

Mr. Gu fell down on the mahogany chair, with an unbearably sad expression on his face, as if he had aged a lot in an instant, and the white hair on his temples had grown a little more.

"The farewell five years ago was actually an eternal farewell between heaven and man... Ruolan, as a father, I'm sorry..."

Mr. Gu murmured softly, looking at the scrolls on the table, his old hands trembled a little, his face and eyes were full of deep guilt.

The person on the scroll is gentle and charming, with a sweet smile. It is Gu Ruolan when she was a girl. The facial features, brows and eyes are painted so vividly. Looking at the person in the portrait, there is a trace of pain in her eyes.

And deep hatred.

Gu Qingyan couldn't bear to see it, and said angrily: "Father, don't blame yourself. You can't blame you for what happened back then. You have done your best. Over the years, we have stayed away from the capital and never stepped into it. Even I dare not send anyone to inquire about my sister's news, just because I want to withdraw from that matter to protect my sister and Wuyou's safety."

"But who would have thought that those people would still be so heartless and would not let us go. Now that my sister is dead, I'm afraid those people will take action soon. Father, you have to make up your mind quickly. My sister is dead. Therefore, we can no longer let her only flesh and blood be harmed!"

At the end, the voice was a bit anxious, and no one noticed that the two were emotional. There were two pairs of eyes on the eaves, and they heard their conversation clearly.

One of the eyes was slightly confused and shocked.

At this time, Gu Qingyan's voice rang again: "Now that Qizhou City is about to be unsealed, father, this matter is urgent. Why don't you let Wuyou and Qin Xuezixi and the others leave first! At least, also I have to save a few traces of blood for my Gu family!"

There was a hint of absoluteness in the man's voice, it had been 12 years, he had expected this day a long time ago, but he never expected that this day would come so suddenly.

It caught people completely off guard.

"It's all my fault that my father didn't tell Ruolan the seriousness of the matter back then, otherwise, she would not have allowed Wuyou to be in the limelight. Now that Wuyou's reputation is too great, it is definitely not a blessing for her. Qingyan, these days, you Pay more attention to the movements around the mansion, and think about it for your father."

"Yes, father."

As Gu Tingzhi said, he waved his hands, and Gu Qingyan could only retreat.

Above the eaves, the girl watched the man's back hurriedly go away in the night with a complicated expression, the shock in her phoenix eyes never faded for a long time.

The candles in the wing room were still slightly bright.Gu Tingzhi sat on the chair, leaning against the back of the chair, with two lines of dirty tears streaming down his old face.

After a long time, he suddenly stood up from the mahogany chair.

Luo Wuyou, who was about to let Han Zhuo take him down, suddenly stopped all his movements, lowered his head, and looked down from the tile eaves of the roof again.

Gu Tingzhi walked to a painting by the wall, lifted the painting, stretched out his hand and pressed lightly, and a hidden pavilion was automatically revealed on the wall.Then, he reached out and took out a black lacquered iron box from the dark cabinet.

The iron box was not big, about the size of a woman's makeup box, and it seemed to be locked. Gu Tingzhi took out a fine key from his body, opened the lock, and took out a sign from inside.

The distance is too far, Wuyou tried his best to look at it, but still couldn't see it clearly, only saw that Gu Ting took out the sign and squeezed it tightly until the knuckles of the old man's fingers turned white and rattled .

And she naturally didn't see it either. When the pair of eyes next to her saw the sign, the shock in their eyes was no less than hers.

Old Master Gu's serious face was full of anger and fury at the moment. He looked at the thing in his hand, turned around and walked to the table, brought a copper basin, and stretched out his hand to put the thing into the copper basin to light it.

But in the end, he withdrew his hand.

He put the thing back into the box and locked it up again, put it back in the dark cabinet and covered it with a painting, then, standing in front of the painting and looking at it for a while, holding a candle, he walked out with heavy steps.

The door was closed with a creak, the faint light disappeared bit by bit, and the room was plunged into pitch darkness.

Luo Wuyou raised her head, her mind was filled with the conversation between Gu Tingzhi and Gu Qingyan, she always thought that the Gu family was destroyed because of her, she was the one who harmed the Gu family.

But at that time, she just realized that there were always people who wanted to harm the Gu family. Who were those people that uncle was talking about?What are the things in his mouth?

My grandfather has been demoted a long time ago, why are those people still clinging to Gu's family?

She thought that the reason why her grandfather didn't send anyone to visit her mother in Xiangfu these years was because he was afraid of angering Yong Zhao and bringing danger to their mother and daughter.

But obviously not.

Someone was secretly eyeing the Gu family. The purpose of staying in the capital with her was obviously to contain the Gu family and prevent the Gu family from taking any action. It was also because of the stay in the capital that the Gu family was able to survive.

Mother and she are the hostages of the Gu family in the capital.

No, my mother is just a weak woman, and the Gu family has been demoted to common people long ago. Those people who want to deal with the Gu family, her and mother are just a breeze.

Why bother to go to such great lengths?

Wuyou couldn't figure it out, she just felt like she had fallen into a huge net, but in front of her eyes, there was so much fog that she couldn't see clearly, what was under the fog?
"Han Zhuo, take me into the house." Luo Wuyou said in a cold voice. In her previous life, she was a filial piety for her mother, and she never realized that the Gu family was already in crisis.

Since she decided to protect the Gu family in this life, she must find out what's going on?

At present, the only thing she can be sure of is that her grandfather and uncle are keeping a big secret from everyone in the Gu family, a secret that is related to the life and death of the Gu family.

This secret also involved her and her married mother.

If she asked directly, her grandfather and uncle would not tell, so she could only investigate by herself, and the secret must be related to the thing that grandfather just took!
Originally, when she came here tonight, she wanted to tell her grandfather the news that her mother was still alive. She didn't want the old man to be sad, so that her grandfather could order everyone in the Gu family to hide it from her grandmother.

But now it seems that this news is absolutely unspeakable.

Fortunately, she came a step late and saw her uncle entering the study in a hurry, so Han Zhuo took her to hide, and wanted to visit her grandfather after her uncle went out.

Otherwise, she would not have heard the conversation between them.

Han Zhuo brought the girl lightly into the room, the surroundings were pitch black and Wuyou could see a little blurry, Han Zhuo thought for a while, then took out a torch from his body and blew it on.

With that little flame, Luo Wuyou walked up to the misty rain landscape painting, uncovered the painting, groped the wall for a while, and finally felt a slight protrusion on the wall.

Press down firmly with the palm of your hand.

The dark cabinet was opened, revealing the iron box inside, took out the iron box, glanced at the lock on it, but frowned, "It's actually the Black Iron Linglong Treasure Box and the Qiqiao Linglong Lock."

The girl's complexion became more and more serious. The black iron exquisite box and the Qiqiao Linglong lock, each box comes with a lock, and each lock has a key. Although the shape is unique, there are twelve keyholes in this small lock. Use the only key to open the lock.

The lock and the inside of the box are organically connected. If any keyhole is wrongly inserted, the self-destruct device inside will automatically destroy the contents of the iron box.

"Mistress is really well-informed, she knows about Linglong Treasure Box and Qiqiao Linglong Lock." Han Zhuo's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled, with a sigh in his voice.

Luo Wuyou didn't seem to hear his words, put the box back, put out the fire, and said calmly: "Let's go."

The key is with her grandfather, if she can't get the key, it is impossible for her to open the iron box tonight.Of course, it is also impossible to see the contents of the iron box.

Han Zhuo didn't say anything, and followed Luo Wuyou's room to the door of the wing room.

Back in the room, Luo Wuyou folded his clothes and lay back on the bed, staring at the curtain above his head with his eyes wide open, his dark pupils were motionless, but his mind was thinking fast.

Those who can get involved with the grandfather and threaten the grandfather can only be people in the officialdom. Back then, the grandfather was appointed as the fourth-rank censor.

Yushitai is in charge of the responsibility of supervision, the power of supervision, supervision of courtiers, maintenance of ruling order, and supervision of the implementation and unification of laws and regulations. The Emperor of Qin also gave him the authority to supervise the trial of major cases in the court and localities.

Although the official position is not big, it is a real position with considerable authority. It is directly ordered by the emperor and can directly advise the emperor. It is also an independent branch above the court, which is feared by all civil and military officials.

Even the prime minister, the head of civil and military officials, is the same.

Think about it, if something really happened, and the speaker would give you a book in front of the emperor, that would be enough for you to drink a pot.It is also because of this that all official positions in Yushitai are errands that offend others.

My grandfather was in charge of Yushitai back then, and his character was upright, he would rather bend than bend. Although he was favored by the emperor, sometimes he would inevitably displease the dragon because of his direct remonstrance. There are many, and naturally there will be many enemies.

She always thought that her grandfather was demoted because Yong Zhao fell in love with Luo Bingshu, a heartless man, so the emperor put his grandfather in prison under the pretext of fulfilling Yong Zhao, and then he was demoted to the common people.

But now it seems that the fact is not so simple.

It's also because she has always been preconceived, never thought that although Hongdi was old and suspicious, he was definitely regarded as a famous emperor of the previous generation when he was young. This kind of thing comes.

But what is the reason for this?Wuyou couldn't figure it out.

This night, in the Gu mansion, how many people are doomed to retreat and find it difficult to sleep at night.

……

At the same time, on the mountainside in the north of the city, there was a black figure standing tall. The man in the fluttering clothes stretched out his hand and blew a bamboo whistle. After a few clear whistles, in the distant night sky in the mountains However, the neighing of a swift eagle suddenly sounded.

Above the black sky, a large black shadow swooped down and landed on the figure's shoulder.The whole body was pitch-black, with a red beak and jade claws. After falling, the eagle gently pecked the man's cheek with its beak like a red iron hook.

"Chiying, don't make trouble, there are serious things to do."

The man reprimanded lightly, with a serious tone in his voice, the eagle immediately didn't dare to make any more noise, and only blinked its round eyes at the man in the night.

The voice was deep and mellow, and as he spoke, he took out a small bamboo tube and tied it to the eagle's jade claws, and then gently patted the eagle's wings.

"Go, hurry, go, hurry back..."

When the man finished speaking, the eagle seemed to understand it. It nodded its head a few times, let out a cry, spread its wings, and flew into the black sky, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)