The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 344 Suspicion (ninth update)

The servants of Huaqing Palace didn't have the guts to feed Qin Chuyu indiscriminately.

Empress Xiao looked at the emperor. The emperor was even more unaware of the situation than she was, and it seemed that he did not feed Qin Chuyu.

Then there is only one person left.

Empress Xiao bit her lips and said nothing, walked over to sit by the bed, and silently hugged her son who was suffering from abdominal pain into her arms.

The emperor held his sore brows and sighed helplessly.

It was already very late when the emperor returned to Huaqing Palace. Qin Chuyu fell asleep twitching in Empress Xiao's arms after fussing for half a night. She was still twitching after falling asleep, saying Father, don't punish me. Erchen, Erchen knew it was wrong.

Empress Xiao was so distressed that she burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, be careful where you step." Eunuch Wei said, holding a lantern.

The emperor paused, and carried the cloth up the steps.

There was a thin figure standing at the end of the corridor, he only recognized it as Concubine Jing when he approached, and said, "It's so late, why isn't Concubine Mother resting?"

Concubine Jing held a string of Buddhist beads in her hands, her eyes couldn't hide her worry: "I heard that Xiao Qi is ill."

The emperor nodded: "Ah, I ate too much at night, and my stomach was ruined. It's no serious problem."

"Sin." Concubine Jing held the Buddhist beads and closed her eyes, "I knew he was full at night, so I wouldn't give him snacks and sour plum juice."

The emperor sighed and said: "I don't blame the concubine, the concubine doesn't know what he ate at night, this child is greedy and always wants to eat more, that's why he is so fat."

Concubine Jing looked at him and said, "Then I will pay more attention in the future."

Her eyes were full of guilt, even though the emperor was a little worried at first, now he only felt distressed, he didn't bring her back to make her angry.

She is her mother and concubine, and Qin Chuyu is her grandson, what happened to her feeding the grandson two bites?

It's not intentional to trick him, isn't it because he loves him too much?

The emperor said: "The concubine mother's injuries have not yet healed, it is better to go back to rest earlier, and I will let Xiao Qi come to pay you a visit when Xiao Qi is well."

"Hmm." Dowager Jing nodded.

The emperor went to the imperial study to review the papers for a while before going to rest.

I don't know if it was because of too many worries, the emperor didn't sleep well that night, and he felt as if someone pushed his door open in a daze.

His eyelids were filled with lead, and he couldn't open them. He tried to call the palace servants, but found that he couldn't make a sound.

He tried to sit up,

But I felt that I couldn't use all my strength, and my whole body seemed to be frozen.

He exhausted all his strength and could barely open a small eye slit, and he saw the man walking towards him slowly.

Because of his inability to move, he had the illusion of fish on a chopping board. The approach of that person made him uneasy and made him feel dangerous.

When the man got closer, he found that the man was holding a dagger in his hand.

The cold light of the dagger hurt his eyes.

who are you?

He desperately wanted to ask, but his throat seemed to be completely paralyzed.

There was a panic in his heart.

Finally, the man sat down beside his bed, raised the dagger high, and stabbed it towards his heart!

At that moment, he saw the other person's face clearly.

"Mother Concubine—"

The emperor screamed and woke up from his sleep.

His whole body was drenched in cold sweat, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, his heart was beating violently, his breathing was disordered, and the horror from the nightmare remained in his eyes.

Eunuch Wei got up from the couch, walked to the emperor's side, opened the bright yellow curtain, and asked worriedly: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

The emperor's face frightened him.

He hurriedly hung the curtain on the hook, went to brighten the wick on the candlestick, and then went back to the bed and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

The emperor sat up, panting heavily, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and said, "I'm fine, I just had a nightmare."

It's too absurd that he would dream of Concubine Jing coming to kill him.

They all say that they think about it day by day and dream about it at night. Is it because of these few incidents that they have dissatisfied with Concubine Jing, or have doubts in their hearts?

That's too much of an asshole.

Anyone in the world can harm themselves, except Concubine Jing who can't.

Eunuch Wei said earnestly: "Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs recently, and there are many matters in the harem. I think the pressure is too great. The state affairs are endless. Your Majesty has to take care of yourself. I don't know if I can accompany you for a few more years. Your Majesty is a thousand years old." Take it seriously."

The emperor said angrily: "How old are you? Why can't you stay with me for a few years? No one named Qin said that he couldn't stay with the Queen Mother for a few years!"

The emperor is a long-lasting person. Eunuch Wei followed him when he was at his worst, and he remembered him well in his heart.

Eunuch Wei smiled: "Yes."

But I said in my heart, now you are really close to the Queen Mother.

A nightmare made the emperor sleepless, and he was too lazy to go to the imperial study, so he asked Eunuch Wei to bring the papers to the bedroom for review.

Eunuch Wei brought two clever little eunuchs to hold the booklet and put it on the desk, and lighted the lamp for the emperor.

The emperor took a shower, changed into dry clothes, and sat behind the desk to review the memorial.

"Go to sleep." The emperor said to Eunuch Wei.

Eunuch Wei is not as old as Eunuch Qin, but he is still a few years older than the emperor. The emperor finally listened to what he said, and worried that he would drag him down if he wasted so much.

How could Eunuch Wei not understand His Majesty's intentions? He laughed and said, "That's what I said just now, don't take it to heart, Your Majesty, I'm in good health, I'm not sleepy right now."

The emperor knew that he would not be able to sleep well if he was forced to sleep, so he stopped insisting.

After the emperor approved a few papers, the palpitations caused by the nightmare finally dissipated a lot, but he still didn't feel sleepy, so he continued to review the papers.

After the rainstorm, the number of patients increased again, and the clinic became busy again. Gu Jiao took two outpatient visits, both on the same street.

Gu Jiao came out of the first patient's home and passed a chess club on the way to the second patient's home.

Generally speaking, the chess club is a relatively quiet place, but this chess club was extremely lively today, full of people inside and out, and gasping sounds broke out from time to time.

Gu Jiao glanced at it strangely, because the patient was still waiting, she didn't go in.

There is a massive game going on in the chess club, and the reason why it is huge is because one of the chess players is the recently very famous Maoshan layman.

Jushi Maoshan is in his early forties, not a native of the capital, but only traveled to the capital last year, and because of his good chess skills, he was invited by the Duojia Chess Club, and even wealthy families invited him to play chess.

He has a very high social status, and all the chess players in the capital are proud to play against him. If they are lucky enough to beat him once or twice, they can almost boast for several years.

It's a pity that no one has defeated him yet.

The Crown Princess is a master at chess, but it's a pity that the two have never played against each other.

Jushi Maoshan only played against one player a day, and that person had to spend a lot of money to buy a game, or beat all the players in the chess club that day, to be eligible to play against him.

The chess player sitting opposite him right now belongs to the latter.

It is more appropriate to say that a chess player is not suitable, and an old beggar.

However, it was such a ragged old beggar who sat in front of the layman Maoshan.

Wonders of the world.

Whether the onlookers came to watch the game or to watch the fun is unknown. In short, the chess player's lobby is packed to the brim, and there is almost no place to stay.

In a side room, a female official dressed as a commoner said to the princess: "A powerful old beggar has come to play chess with the layman Maoshan. When the layman Maoshan wins him, he can come to see the princess."

"No rush." ​​The princess didn't let anyone interrupt their game, "I'll call him after he's finished playing."

She came to find someone to play chess with.

I heard that this Mushan layman is good at chess. She needs to maintain her level so she needs to play against highly skilled chess players.

But to her surprise, it was the old beggar who won in the end.

The female officer exclaimed: "No way? Layman Maoshan lost!"

"Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs." The crown princess has strict requirements on herself, but not so high requirements on others.

The female officer asked: "Then...does the Crown Princess still want to play chess with him?"

"Yeah." The princess will not deny the opponent's ability just because the opponent loses once, nor will she immediately look up to the old beggar just because the old beggar won a round. There are always some people in this world who have unusual luck. More trust in the accumulated fame, "Let him come in and play a few games of chess with my concubine."

"Yes!"

The crown prince played a few games of chess with the layman Maoshan, and the layman Maoshan's chess skills are still good. After some games, the princess did gain something, but the level of the master in her mind is still a little bit behind.

However, there are few people in Zhao Kingdom who are more skilled in chess than him.

"Thank you for your instruction, sir. I will come back another day." The princess said goodbye to layman Maoshan politely and left the chess club.

After getting into the carriage, the female officer opened the curtain, and suddenly said in surprise: "Prince Princess, look!"

The Crown Princess took a look, and saw an old beggar and a young girl in Tsing Yi with a small basket on her back squatting at the corner of the street.

"It's her?" The princess paused.

"It's him!" The female officer thought that the princess was referring to the old beggar, and responded, "It was he who defeated the layman Maoshan just now in the chess club!"

The princess did not speak, she did not look at the old beggar at all, her eyes were all attracted by Gu Jiao.

The scene she saw in the alley that night was too exciting for her, and now whenever she sees Gu Jiao, she can't help but recall the ambiguous and emotional appearance of her being pushed against the wall by Xiao Liulang.

Her heart was agitated.

Gu Jiao was playing chess with the old beggar.

She didn't wear a mask today, but the old beggar recognized her when she made a sound.

Today the old beggar didn't go underground in a mess, he had a serious fight with Gu Jiao, Gu Jiao was hanged and beaten badly.

The old beggar laughed loudly: "How about it, little baby? You know how good I am!"

Gu Jiao's face was so dark that she got up and left.

The old beggar shouted: "Hey - let's go now? Let's play another game!"

Gu Jiao said with a cold face: "Twelve taels, only one round."

The old beggar: "..."

Do you have to patronize the business of the chess club tomorrow?

Gu Jiao took the silver and walked back. When the carriage of the Crown Princess passed by, the Crown Princess opened the curtain and called her: "Doctor Gu, please stay."

Gu Jiao looked at her indifferently, with a calm face as if nothing in the world could surprise her.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

The crown princess's attitude towards Gu Jiao was not too surprising, but she was not too accepting in her heart, after all, she was a crown princess, and she was just a medical girl who didn't even have an order.

She suppressed her worry, and said calmly: "If Doctor Gu likes to play chess, you can go to the chess club, and you don't have to be with beggars on the road. Doctor Gu is the daughter of the Ding'an Marquis Mansion, and also... the wife of Xiao Zhuangyuan. The celebrities around the imperial grandmother, it's better not to lose their status when doing things."

Gu Jiao asked, "What are you doing?"

The female officer said angrily: "What are you talking about? My princess thinks highly of you!"

Gu Jiao said: "Do I need her to look up to me?"

The female officer choked: "You..."

"Ping'er!" The Crown Princess frowned slightly at the female officer, and the female officer called Ping'er gave Gu Jiao a cold look, and shut her mouth unwillingly.

The Crown Princess then pretended to Gu Jiao and said: "If Miss Gu doesn't dislike it, I can introduce Miss Gu to the chess club. There are several powerful chess clubs in the capital, and the nearby Qinghuan Chess Club is good. Of course, if Miss Gu If you want to be closer to the medical center, you can go to Haotian Chess Club."

"No need." Gu Jiao said lightly, and left without pretending.

Ping'er said angrily: "Crown Princess, she's gone too far! Even relying on the Empress Dowager's favor, I can't ignore you like this!"

The princess is not angry, she has seen too many people who are spoiled and arrogant, the momentary beauty is not important, the lifelong beauty is the skill.

Wasn't the former Gu Jinyu always in the limelight? In the end, after only half a year, she fell into the dust. Now when people in the capital talk about her, why are they still half as surprised and fond of her as before?

At most, it's just relying on his marriage with King An to barely save his respect.

Gu Jinyu is gentle, humble, and knowledgeable.

Miss Gu's temperament is far worse than Gu Jinyu's.

So how long can she be arrogant?