Traitor Concubine Growth Manual

Chapter 42

Yong'an Palace babbled and sang a song for the first time.

The sun was sunny and the sky was clear. Chu Yan was sitting in the backyard, facing a temporary stage, with a few plates of delicate and lovely pastries on the small table at her side. Everything was like a dream.

Entering the palace within a few days of coming to this era, Zhao Ronghua was not favored, and the love from her husband and son was not reaped, so she didn't have the leisure time to go to the theater and listen to music, and even the life with Chu Yan was extremely barren. I can spend my days in the study.

But today, everything is different.

Chu Yan was originally from Sichuan, and she had never heard of her hometown dialect since she came to the Xuan Dynasty, but now those actors are babbling and singing songs, like Sichuan opera but not Sichuan opera, although the accent is not exactly the same as Chu Yan's hometown dialect They were the same, but the seven or eight similarities were enough to bring tears to her eyes.

She was a loner in the past, so she didn't miss her previous life too much after time travel, but this doesn't mean that she can fully accept the fact that she can't go back from now on.

A lot of sentimental emotions surged up, Chu Yan lowered her head and rubbed her red eye sockets, feeling that everything in her previous life was like a dream.

Those times of love and hate can only exist in her mind forever, and finally become a blurred picture with the passage of time, which is occasionally remembered, but more often it is sighed and forgotten.

Gu Qi was changing clothes in the room, ready to go to the Huayan Hall to meet Qin Yuanshan, the moment he stepped out of the main hall after wearing it, he happened to see Chu Yan lowering his head and rubbing his eyes.

So when Chu Yan was lowering her head, she suddenly saw a pair of feet in front of her, spotless black cloth shoes, and dangling bright yellow skirts.

"What's wrong?" He stretched out his hand to lift Chu Yan's chin, and easily found her flushed eyes, and couldn't help being taken aback, "Why are you crying? Isn't the show good?"

Chu Yan hurriedly showed an ugly smile, "It looks good, but it's a little too sad..."

Gu Qi turned around and asked Hanzhi, "Which song is it singing?"

Hanzhi's face turned black, and he hesitated and replied, "His Royal Highness, the song is... the song is about Wu Song Fighting the Tiger."

"..." Where is the tragedy in this play?

Received Gu Qi's weird look, Chu Yan's face froze, and she quickly cleared her throat, "That tiger is too pitiful, according to Wu Song's style of play, maybe a few bones were broken, I just hurt my knees when I looked at it After doing this, looking at that tiger again, I really... really feel the same way..."

It's just getting darker and darker.

Chu Yan coughed in embarrassment, and simply stood up and saluted, "...Chu Yan respectfully sends His Highness off."

Dressing like this must be the rhythm of going out, so hurry up and send this big Buddha away.

Gu Qi laughed, reached out to help her wipe a teardrop from her eyelashes, and then said helplessly, "If you think this show is not good, then let them change it and continue the show. You are the master, what are your requirements?" You can mention them all.”

"Yes." She nodded with a smile.

Gu Qi glanced at the dim sum that she had half finished, "After we finish eating, let the people in the imperial dining room do it. It's just that you shouldn't eat too much sweets, or you won't be able to eat at night."

"Yes." She nodded again with a smile.

Gu Qi felt that the explanation was almost done. He had just walked a few steps, and suddenly remembered something, and immediately turned around, "Your knee——"

"Your Highness." This time, Chu Yan interrupted him with a smile, "If you don't leave, the sun will soon be setting."

...was mocked.

Gu Qi blushed slightly, glanced at Chu Yan, and finished the sentence he remembered just now, "Remember to take the medicine, and don't run around."

Chu Yan suppressed a smile, and nodded like a pounding garlic, "I know, I know, you should go and come back early."

This time, Gu Qi finally left with peace of mind.

Huayan Hall, study room.

Sitting behind the desk, Gu Qi looked at the letters Qin Yuanshan had brought back, one of which was written by Xiao Che himself, sealed tightly with wax, and sent back urgently by the spies.

Xiao Che said in the letter that Ding Guogong is currently bedridden and unable to take care of himself.The military doctor who accompanied him said that he was not acclimatized to the environment, and that he had eaten poisonous mushrooms by mistake. Ding Guogong was already old, so he couldn't bear it all of a sudden. He was dehydrated and poisoned, and his body was about to collapse.

The letter also said that Xiao Che wanted to ask the eunuch who was in charge of Dingguo's meal to question himself, but who knew that the eunuch himself also ate poisonous mushrooms by mistake, and because of excessive consumption, he died directly on the bed.

The most important person died, and things suddenly became a little tricky. After all, there is no proof of death, and there is no way to find out the source of the poisonous mushroom.

After putting down the letter, Gu Qi's face was a little gloomy.

He had known for a long time that things would not be so coincidental. Although Duke Ding was old, he was healthy and vigorous. He almost never fell ill. How could he be bedridden as soon as he went to Xijiang?
But the eunuch who ran through the incident also died, and it was obvious that something was wrong.

"What did Lord Xiao say?" Seeing that the Prince's expression was not very good, Qin Yuanshan asked.

Gu Qi handed him the letter, "Look for yourself."

So Qin Yuanshan quickly read the letter, and his expression became a little heavy.

"In your opinion, is this a coincidence or someone did it on purpose?" Gu Qi asked him.

Qin Yuanshan pondered for a while, and said slowly, "Duke Dingguo has always been in good health. There is no reason to get sick as soon as he goes to the western border. The food in the army has always been checked repeatedly, and the eunuchs in charge of the meals are all from the palace. Experienced old man, there is no reason to mistakenly use poisonous mushrooms as ingredients... And the most important thing is, Duke Ding is the master, and the eunuch is the slave, and the food they eat is completely different, so how could they eat it at the same time by mistake? Poisonous mushrooms? This minister thinks that someone did it on purpose."

Gu Qi nodded, "I think so too. It's just that there is a reason for the incident. Poisoning Duke Ding has a major impact on the military situation. There are probably only two possibilities for why that person did this."

Qin Yuanshan listened attentively.

"First, that person is a lackey from Xijiang and a spy in the army. He intends to harm Duke Ding, and then captures Huai City, cutting off Zhuo Dingyuan's retreat. In this way, even if Zhuo Dingyuan has the ability to reach the sky , it will be difficult to parry the situation where the capital is occupied.”

Gu Qi looked at the letter calmly, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "But the first possibility is very small, because Duke Ding has been ill for so many days, and Xijiang didn't make any moves. Since he didn't take advantage of the chaos to invade, then It proves that they didn't know the news, so they were kept in the dark about this matter."

Qin Yuanshan nodded, and continued, "The second possibility is that our own people did it. After all, Huai City is guarded by heavy troops, and outsiders can't get in. If that person is a member of the army, everything will be fine." Do more."

Gu Qi stood up, walked from behind the desk to the window, looked at the willow branches dangling outside, his eyes were clear and calm, "If Duke Ding is critically ill or dies, then I will definitely send another deputy general to take his place. Come on, the military exploits will no longer fall on the Zhao family, but on others."

After all, the victory of Xijiang has been decided long ago, and now it is just a question of who will defend the city and who will win the battle.

Qin Yuanshan raised his head solemnly, looked at the slender figure, "If there is no accident, the person who should replace Duke Ding should be..."

Shang Shuling, Mu Qingzhuo.

Things have come to this, it seems that everything is obvious.

Probably because Mu Qingzhuo was dissatisfied that the crown prince chose the former among Zhao Mu's two families, and his wish to push his daughter to be the crown princess was also in vain, so he came up with this plan, intending to harm Zhao Wu, so that Zhao Wu Everything you get falls back into your own hands.

It's a pity that the crown prince had other plans and uncompromisingly dispatched Prince Gong and others to replace Zhao Wu, which made Mu Qingzhuo's plan come to nothing again.

Qin Yuanshan waited for the prince to make a decision, but Gu Qi turned around and looked at him with distant and meaningful eyes.

He smiled slightly, "I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Qin Yuanshan was slightly taken aback, he thought that the matter should have come to an end...

But Gu Qi looked at him steadily, and the smile on his lips grew stronger, "Yuan Shan, when we were children, when we were studying in Mingyang Zhai, on the first day of class, the Taifu told us a story, do you remember? ?”

Qin Yuanshan replied without thinking, "I remember, it's a story about Yiye Blind."

Gu Qi stopped talking, although there was no smile in his eyes, the corners of his lips kept slightly raised, waiting for Qin Yuanshan's reaction.

And Qin Yuanshan did come back to his senses at the first moment, and with a thought, he looked at him brightly, "Mu Qingzhuo is just the leaf that confuses everyone, and the one who is really suspicious—"

"It's those 'big heroes' who will benefit a lot from Xijiang's trip." Gu Qi completed the words for him.

It is not very likely that Mu Qingzhuo will do this, because if he expects that besides Zhao Wu, he is the only one who can go to Xijiang as a lieutenant general, he should also understand that after Zhao Wu's accident, he really went to Xijiang , will definitely become the biggest suspect in the murder of Zhao Wu.

After all, if an accident happened to a good-natured person in Xijiang, everyone's eyes would turn to him.

And according to Gu Qi's understanding of Mu Qingzhuo, he is arrogant and has never lowered his head in this life, and he is definitely not a villain who would use such indecent means to defeat the enemy.

From this point of view, the real culprit who poisoned Zhao Wu was probably among the few people who went to Xijiang to replace Zhao Wu.

Qin Yuanshan frowned slightly, Prince Gong, son-in-law, Xiao Che... who could it be?
Gu Qi, on the other hand, smiled leisurely, took a sip of tea in a leisurely manner, breathed a sigh of relief, and interrupted his contemplation, "Don't worry, if you come to a conclusion now, then don't interrupt him." Is it a plan? If you want to see his purpose, let him think that he has achieved his goal, and I want to see what tricks he can play."

Such a leisurely and determined tone, such unflinching eyes, and that ever-present brisk smile on his lips.

Qin Yuanshan suddenly lost his mind, because such a prince is really far from the serious and meticulous person in the past. In the past, he was immersed in the memorial, always doing his best to solve the difficulties of the people as his own responsibility, and he was not in harmony with the court. The technique is not very proficient.

Now he seems to have shed that layer of childishness, and suddenly becomes a little elusive, and the brightness and determination in his eyes are even brighter than before.

He became stronger and more stable, and he looked... more like an emperor.

Maybe Chu Yan brought Gu Qi far more than just a little trust and support.

Ever since his father, queen and concubine left the palace, it seemed that he was the only one left in Gu Qi's life who was groping and struggling without a clue. Now she came, shattering his innocence and childishness as the daughter of the Zhao family. Beat him once.

At the same time, she also gave him the greatest courage and support, because no matter what the occasion, she always believed that he would become an outstanding emperor.

And more importantly, Gu Qi didn't want him to be the young prince in her eyes forever, who was controlled by the courtiers and couldn't even make his own decisions.

He will grow up at the most amazing speed, until he can like the person he wants to stay with without any worries, until her identity can become a false name for him that he no longer needs to worry about.

He must realize that there is someone waiting for him to become stronger.

For her, and for himself.

(End of this chapter)