The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 360 Poaching the Wall (Part 2)

Before dawn the next day, everyone in the family got up early.

In the past, Gu Jiao was the first one to get up, but when she walked out of the house today, she found that Mrs. Yao, Lao Jijiu, Mother Fang, and Yu Ya'er had gathered in the main room.

Not only that, Eunuch Qin also came.

what's the situation?

"Morning." Gu Jiao greeted.

Everyone looked at the "birthmark" on her face and sighed in unison.

Gu Jiao: What's the matter with your disappointed look? Is my status in the family already so low? You don't care to see me anymore?

Everyone exchanged a look of knowing each other, so after Gu Jiao drank a bowl of soup, Xiao Liulang also had a bowl of soup in front of him at breakfast.

Eunuch Qin especially emphasized: "It's venison soup, the man ate it very well!"

Xiao Liulang: "..."

The tone in Xiao Liulang's heart was blocked in his throat, and he couldn't get up or down.

When someone was lying down last night, he really thought she was ready to tease her to the end. He hesitated for a moment out of conscience, and then someone's small snoring came from under him.

He just stayed there!

He was the one who got teased, he was the one who got angry and couldn't eat it, and he was the one who was misunderstood in the end... Where can he reason?

Xiao Liulang drank the venison soup with a dark face.

Eunuch Qin returned to the palace with a smile on his face.

After a day and a night of trekking, a group of officials from the Household Department and the Imperial Academy finally arrived in the capital this morning. The Minister of the Household Department did not dare to delay, and dragged his two broken legs to return to the emperor.

He didn't arrange anything wrong with Xiao Liulang, and he didn't deliberately discredit Xiao Liulang's achievements. First, there was an accompanying Hanlin official who made a special trip to record this trip, and second, Xuan Pinghou was standing on the Jinluan Hall.

That's right, this guy who never went to bed early and only slept late came to morning early today for the first time.

Hubu Shangshu didn't have a bad impression of Xiao Liulang, but he received Zhuang Taifu's order to give the credit as much as possible to An Junwang. As for Xiao Liulang, he has no merits or demerits, so there is no need to mention it.

But... Hubu Shangshu thought of his experience of almost breaking his leg, and he had no doubt that he dared to say something nonsense to Xiao Liulang, and Xuan Pinghou could remove his leg in front of His Majesty.

Hubu Shangshu truthfully reported.

Both Xiao Liulang and King An's performances were remarkable, and they both made contributions. Although the Minister of the Household Department intended to give King An more opportunities to make contributions, Xiao Liulang actually did too many things in the countryside.

The emperor heard it right,

Both of them are the pillars of the Zhao Kingdom. Among the top three, the champion and the second place have already begun to emerge in the six parts, leaving Tan Hualang who is still unknown.

But there is no rush. After all, Xiao Liulang and King An are backed by their backers, and they don't worry about being suppressed if they take the lead. Ning Zhiyuan's background is a bit weaker, and he still needs to hone his qualifications in the Imperial Academy.

The emperor rewarded Xiao Liulang and King An with a pair of calligraphy, and asked Eunuch Wei to send them to the Imperial Academy in a while.

After coming down to court, the emperor returned to Huaqing Palace.

"Your Majesty." A little nun came over with a food box, bowed to him, and said, "The empress dowager made some snacks with her own hands, and asked the poor nun to bring them to your majesty. By the way, the empress dowager also let the poor Ni asked His Majesty how he was doing recently, and I haven't seen His Majesty for a few days, and the Empress Dowager is very concerned about it."

The emperor was slightly taken aback.

yes.

He hadn't visited his concubine mother for a few days.

This was simply impossible in the past.

As long as the mother concubine is in the palace, he will go to pay her respects every day.

Is he still angry that the concubine mother concealed her relationship with Gu Chao?

Even though the mother concubine chose him in the end, there was still a lump in his heart?

"Your Majesty, it's nothing. The poor nun will leave first." The little nun handed the snacks to Eunuch Wei and turned around to leave.

The emperor glanced at the food box in Eunuch Wei's hand.

Eunuch Wei understood, opened the lid of the box, and said, "Your Majesty, it's jujube cake."

This is his favorite snack. Concubine Jing learned from the imperial chef in order to make it for him.

He remembered the days when Empress Dowager Zhuang was cast into the cold palace, when he, Concubine Jing, and Ning An were ostracized by others. On his birthday, he didn't even have a decent hot dish, so his mother and concubine went to the tree to beat dates , made a jujube paste cake with crispy dates.

It didn't taste very good, but it was the best taste he remembered back then.

The emperor picked up a piece of jujube paste and tasted it.

It was also made of crispy dates, and the images in his memory flooded into his mind. He sighed a long way: "Go to the nunnery and tell the concubine mother that I will have dinner with her at night."

"...Yes." Eunuch Wei agreed.

The second owner recently recruited another doctor, to be precise, he was recruited from Huichuntang. He was once kicked out by Huichuntang. Everyone was waiting to see his jokes, but he brought Miaoshoutang to rise in the capital. .

Miaoshoutang's business is getting bigger and bigger. Privately, he doesn't know how many doctors want to join him. After careful selection, he fell in love with a doctor named Miao.

Good medical skills, mainly because of his excellent character.

It took a long time for the second owner to convince Dr. Miao.

After Dr. Miao came, he undertook a lot of outpatient work, so Gu Jiao's side was not so busy.

Gu Jiao went to play chess with the old beggar today, but unexpectedly the old beggar was not there.

Gu Jiao waited for a while but didn't find anyone, so she put on a mask and went to the martial arts hall.

"Brother Gu!"

A middle-aged man with a big belly and a red face stopped her.

Gu Jiao looked at him and asked with her eyes—what's the matter?

Her attitude is not warm, even cold.

However, the other party didn't mind, but anyone who has seen Gu Jiao compete in martial arts knows how irritable she is, and being willing to communicate with her is already considered a face.

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Little brother, I have watched every match you have. You are very courageous, your style of play is very arrogant, and you have made great progress. With all due respect, this small martial arts gym is no longer suitable for you." Now that you are strong, are you interested in going to other places to try?"

It turned out to be to dig the foot of the wall.

Gu Jiao looked at him, took out a small notebook and wrote: "There are decent experts in the place you mentioned?"

Listen, listen, what kind of arrogant little tone is this?

However, he loves it!

This young man does have arrogant capital.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Of course there is, I wonder if you dare to go?"

Gu Jiao wrote indifferently: "Could it be the underworld?"

"Hahaha!" The middle-aged man was amused by Gu Jiao's arrogance and humor, "Don't worry, little brother, how could I be willing to let you go to that kind of place with such a good seed? Not much to say, I will take the little brother directly Let's go!"

Gu Jiao left the martial arts hall and asked the third son to go back first. She took the middle-aged man's carriage to an embroidery building in the north of the city.

This is Gu Jiao's first visit to the north of the city.

Bishui Hutong belongs to the south of the city, and Ding'an Hou's Mansion is in the southeast, and her medical visits are mostly from the south to the east of the city.

Everything here makes Gu Jiao feel strange, but there is also an inexplicable attraction.

Gu Jiao followed the middle-aged man through the embroidery building and came to a dyeing workshop. Under the dyeing workshop was an underground martial arts field.

From the mouth of the middle-aged man, Gu Jiao learned that the martial arts field does not have a name, and when people mention it on weekdays, they only say that they come to Narcissus Embroidery Tower.

The martial field is huge, almost as big as four Taihe martial arts gyms. If Gu Jiao hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never believe that someone built such a huge underground place under the feet of the Son of Heaven.

In the center of the martial arts arena are four competition platforms, which are the same as the martial arts hall, and there are countless wing rooms around them. The middle-aged man did not say what they are used for.

The middle-aged man waved his hand and pointed: "Have you seen those houses with gourds hanging on the doors? Don't go in."

Why? Gu Jiao asked with her eyes.

The middle-aged man explained: "Those are the houses of masters, if you break into them rashly, you will be beaten to death."

So here it is possible to kill.

Competitions are taking place on the four martial arts arenas. Compared with Taihe Martial Arts Hall, the competitions here are much bloodier and more violent. The air is full of pungent blood, and Gu Jiao can only feel her blood boil.

The violent factor is ready to move again.

Gu Jiao restrained her desire to kill, and led by a middle-aged man to a counting room in Dongtou.

"Hey, look at who Lao He has fooled here today?" A young man who was sorting out the account books raised his head and gave Gu Jiao a meaningful look, "Such a tender young man, Lao He, you have the heart? You are not afraid that he will be killed by others." Killed?"

Therefore, people can die in the arena.

Gu Jiao has a clearer understanding of the underground martial arts field.

"Bet fifty taels of silver first!" the young man said to Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao frowned, do you want money?

"I'll come, I'll come! I paid for the money for my little brother!" The middle-aged man generously took out a fifty-two silver note and slapped it on the table.

The young man looked at Gu Jiao even more intriguingly: "It seems that you have some ability to let Lao He, this iron cock, pluck your hair. Well, I will take good care of you and try not to let you die. Too early."

"Can I look around?" Gu Jiao wrote in a small notebook.

Old He said: "Yes! But remember what I just said, don't go near the house with the gourd hanging on the door."

Gu Jiao nodded.

She went out of the counting room.

Behind him came the conversation between the young man and Old He.

"No way, do you really want this kid to go to a martial arts competition? He is thinner than me! He is still dumb! You don't remember the lesson from last time? You brought back someone who said he was a master, but he was beaten to death with one punch!"

"You believe my vision this time, don't line up too hard for the first round, let him practice first..."

Gu Jiao gradually walked away, and the conversation between the two was gradually submerged in the shouts from the competition stage.

The first day Gu Jiao came here, she just wanted to get acquainted with the environment first, but she didn't expect to see an acquaintance here.

A man wearing a black cloak walked by, wrapped tightly so that no one could see his face, but the moment the other party pushed open the door, the cap of the cloak fell off.

Gu Jiao took a closer look, was it her?

Let's go for a quiz with prizes, who is this person?

a. Princess

b. Concubine Jing

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