Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 377 Lotus Soup

"Prince, this is a letter from Wangcheng."

It was late at night, but the prince's study in the prince's mansion was still brightly lit.

I saw him sitting in front of the desk, critiquing the paperwork in his hand, and a man in all black was kneeling in front of the desk, offering the letter in his hands with both hands.

The prince put the brush in his hand aside, took a sip of tea, and said, "Show it."

Lie Feng then got up, and put the letter in his hand in front of the prince: "It was sent over eight hundred miles urgently, and it has just arrived."

"I know, you go down first."

"That's right." Just as Lie Feng was about to leave, Gu Zixing stopped him, "Where is the escaped man now, have you caught him?"

Mentioning this matter, Lie Feng had a flash of self-blame on his face: "Reporting to the prince, this subordinate is incompetent, and that person disappeared without a trace. The rest of the subordinates searched with all their strength, but they did not find anything , as if it disappeared in this imperial city."

"Disappeared..." Gu Zixing sneered, "It is absolutely impossible for people in this world to disappear for no reason. As long as they do something, they will definitely leave traces. Continue to investigate for me, and don't relax."

"Yes."

It was just an escaped assassin who was successfully trained. If it was in the past, Gu Zixing would definitely not take it to heart, and leave everything to Shenyang Bei to deal with.

But that person was not an ordinary person. Shen Yangbei said that the person had extremely high martial arts skills and a meticulous mind. He was afraid that after he escaped, he would see his relationship with him from the usual conversations and leak the secret.

Originally, the prince didn't take it very seriously, because there were such things as fleeing in the past. It happened once before, but the end of that person was very miserable.

But this time, Gu Zixing had to pay attention to it, because after so many days, there was no news at all. Even if he died, there should be a corpse, right?

No, nothing.

Therefore, Gu Zixing kept this matter in mind.

"We must find him and silence him." Gu Zixing's eyes revealed a little sternness, and he ordered Lie Feng coldly.

After Lie Feng received the order, Gu Zixing waved to him: "Remember, don't let me down again, go down."

After Lie Feng's figure disappeared into the study room, the prince looked at the envelope in front of him unhurriedly. The handwriting was undoubtedly Gu Qi's.

The prince didn't worry too much, because he knew Gu Qi well, and he knew that Gu Qi would definitely agree to his cooperation this time, just because he had no choice.

After opening the envelope, the prince scanned the vigorous handwriting on it one by one, only a few crosses. After the prince read it several times, a successful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Afterwards, he put the letter on the candle next to it and threw it into the copper basin next to it.

After watching the letter burn to ashes in the copper basin, Gu Zixing sat back at the desk, closed his eyes, and fell into deep thought.

"Dong dong dong..."

Just when Gu Zixing was deep in thought, there were gentle knocks on the door.

Gu Zixing opened her eyes slightly, and her thin lips parted slightly: "Come in."

As the door was opened, bursts of fresh fragrance came in. Gu Zixing slowly opened her eyes, and saw Xiao Cui walking in with a bowl of lotus soup.

"His Royal Highness, your lotus soup."

Xiaocui walked towards the prince slowly, and put the lotus soup in her hand in front of Gu Zixing.

This is Gu Zixing's habit over the years, drinking a cup of lotus soup every night.

In fact, it is not the season for lotus production right now, but he still has to eat late at night. For this reason, there are special people responsible for cultivating lotus flowers, just to meet his little needs throughout the year.

Maybe he has a whim one day and doesn't want to drink it, but if the servant forgets to bring it for him, he will lose his temper.

I remember that before, a little maid next to Gu Zixing forgot to bring him the lotus soup, and Gu Zixing was so angry that he ordered someone to drag him out and kill him with a stick.

For Gu Zixing, the lives of slaves and servants are really worse than an ant.

It's just that since Xiaocui took charge of this matter, there has never been a mistake.

Xiaocui was indeed a little different from the court ladies Gu Zixing had seen since he was a child. Which of the court ladies and eunuchs around him was not trembling in front of him?Thinking of ways to please him, lest making some mistake would lead to death.

But this Xiaocui is different from other people, she has a kind of toughness in her body, which also makes Gu Zixing look up to her a few times.

Slowly, after several years of precipitation, Xiaocui has also changed from a small maid in the Prince's mansion to the current Prince's personal servant, a first-class maid.

Xiao Cui stood beside the Prince's Road and watched him drink up a bowl of lotus soup, and couldn't help raising her eyebrows.

For Xiaocui, this lotus soup was a signal to spy on Gu Zixing's mood. When he was in a good mood, he would drink more. If he was in a bad mood, he would put it down after just one sip.

"His Royal Highness is in a good mood today." Xiaocui said softly, holding the finished bowl in her hand.

In the entire Prince's Mansion, only Xiao Cui could talk to Gu Zixing in such a blatant and relaxed tone.

The other servants were envious of this, and some even followed suit and imitated her practice, but the consequences can be imagined, Xiaocui is the only one like this, and those who imitated her were all sent by Gu Zixing to meet the King of Hades.

This is also the reason why Gu Zixing promoted her to be his personal maid, just because there is not so much flattery in her tone, which makes people feel very comfortable, even if sometimes she speaks rudely, Gu Zixing will still be in his heart forgive her.

But now Xiaocui is no longer completely herself. She used to have a very cold temperament, but now she is trying to figure out Gu Zixing's preferences, pretending to be playful and moderately daring.

All of this is to draw Gu Zixing's attention to her, and she gambles with her own life, in exchange for the special treatment that Gu Zixing treats her now, so that she can get closer to him step by step and make him trust her.

All of this was carried out step by step in Xiaocui's plan, and now she has become Gu Zixing's personal servant.

Since meeting Zhao Min last time, Xiao Cui has been impatient. She knows that Zhao Min is far smarter and more intelligent than herself, and she must have a more complete strategy in her heart to avenge her family's revenge.

In fact, now Xiaocui can stab Gu Zixing in the heart when he is not paying attention, but gradually, Xiaocui is not satisfied with killing Gu Zixing.

(End of this chapter)