The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 367 Overwhelming Acting Skills (Part 1)

It was the first time for Gu Jiao to hear such a thing. Her rumors about the relationship between the late emperor and her aunt mainly came from Princess Rui, but most of what Princess Rui mentioned was related to Concubine Jing. It is willing to move into the nunnery and so on.

What Princess Rui said may not be the truth, at least the fact that she willingly entered the nunnery is false.

Eunuch Qin has already refuted Gu Jiao's rumors, it was the Empress Dowager Zhuang who ordered her to be sent to the nunnery.

Why didn't Empress Dowager Zhuang directly order to kill Concubine Jing? Gu Jiao once believed that the key factor was the emperor. If the aunt made a clear order, the emperor would not hesitate to tear her face to block it; The shadow guard blocked it.

However, if what Gu Chengfeng said is true, and Concubine Jing burned an imperial decree for her aunt back then, then the aunt owed her a life-saving favor.

But Gu Jiao felt that this possibility was unlikely.

Concubine Jing has already drugged her aunt and the emperor, so would she be so kind as to burn imperial edicts for her aunt?

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the imperial decree for aunt to be buried was indeed not burned by Concubine Jing, but was held by Concubine Jing as a handle.

Before getting the imperial edict, my aunt cannot let Concubine Jing die, otherwise no one can guarantee whether Concubine Jing will stay behind—once she dies, the imperial edict will be issued in full light.

But soon, Gu Jiao ruled out this possibility.

Concubine Jing is going all out to deal with her aunt. With this imperial decree, she can be sent to the eighteenth level of hell directly. Why keep it as an excuse? Wouldn't it be superfluous?

Assuming that what Gu Chengfeng said is true, Concubine Jing did risk her life to steal the imperial decree and burn it, but who has seen the content of the imperial decree, how can it prove that it says to let the aunt be buried, and not anything else?

Isn't it just what she said?

As long as it doesn't involve interpersonal relationship and love, Gu Jiao's mind is always spinning fast.

Don't look at her thinking so much, it's actually just a moment of effort.

Gu Chengfeng had already pulled out the imperial decree from the box, he put the box on his arm to support it, and unfolded the imperial decree with both hands.

However, the moment he opened the imperial decree, Concubine Jing suddenly came back, she was still in the corridor and felt a little movement.

Unlike Longyingwei, she is extremely sensitive to the sound of conversation.

"Who!" she asked sharply.

Gu Chengfeng shook his hand, and the box in the crook of his arm fell to the ground, making a crisp click!

"catch him!"

Following Concubine Jing's order, Long Yingwei rushed in and grabbed Gu Chengfeng and Gu Jiao with his bare hands.

"Go!" Gu Chengfeng grabbed Gu Jiao with one hand, and put the imperial decree into his arms with the other.

Seeing that Long Yingwei's hand was about to grab them, Gu Jiao hurriedly took out a piece of black powder from her purse and threw it at them!

Long Yingwei had suffered from black powder, knew that it was a hidden weapon that could not be hard-wired, so he hurriedly dodged sideways, the black powder hit the table behind him, and the table exploded with a bang!

And taking advantage of this time, Gu Chengfeng grabbed Gu Jiao and rushed out of the nunnery.

Both of them wore masks and changed their clothes, so Concubine Jing couldn't recognize them.

Concubine Jing entered the room and found that the imperial decree was missing.

Her complexion changed drastically, and she said to Long Yingwei: "Bring back the imperial decree!"

Long Yingwei got the order and chased in the direction where Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng left.

Long Yingwei is invincible no matter in martial arts or light work, he quickly caught up with the two of them.

Long Yingwei saw it when Gu Chengfeng was carrying out the imperial decree. He knew that the imperial decree was on Gu Chengfeng's body, so he clasped Gu Chengfeng's shoulder without saying a word.

The hand that was like an eagle's claw firmly clamped into Gu Chengfeng's flesh and blood, Gu Chengfeng's face was twisted into a ball in pain, he didn't resist immediately, but pushed Gu Jiao away violently with all his strength!

The moment he pushed it away, he stuffed the imperial decree into Gu Jiao's sleeve.

He is probably the only one who can do this kind of trick under Long Yingwei's nose. Long Yingwei didn't realize that the imperial decree had been transferred, so he stretched out his other hand to reach Gu Chengfeng's chest.

He is a dead man, he doesn't know how to strike, this blow is afraid that Gu Chengfeng's chest will be ripped open.

Gu Jiao looked back at the two of them, and suddenly took out the imperial decree: "Here is the imperial decree!"

Long Yingwei's gaze turned towards Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao threw the imperial decree towards the other direction of the palace.

The order Long Yingwei received was to take back the imperial decree, so he went after the imperial decree.

Gu Chengfeng covered his shoulders and knelt down on the ground exhausted.

Gu Jiao knelt down: "Can I still go?"

Gu Chengfeng shook his head with a pale face: "Qinggong can't be used anymore..."

The Dragon Shadow Guard was too scary, obviously he just grabbed him casually, and his whole body's power could not be displayed in an instant.

"Go quickly." He said while resisting the weakness and pain all over his body.

The imperial decree is too important, and it was only in the panic that Dowager Jing only cared about taking the imperial decree. After she got it, Dowager Jing would remember to kill the two of them.

Gu Jiao grabbed him: "Come with me!"

Long Yingwei retrieved the imperial decree and handed it to Concubine Jing.

Concubine Jing took the imperial decree with a condensed expression.

"Princess Taifei!" Cai Momo hurried over, looked at the imperial decree in her hand, her expression changed, "Someone came to steal the imperial decree? Who is it? How do you know about this imperial decree?"

Concubine Jing looked in the direction of the palace wall, but did not speak.

Renshou Palace.

Eunuch Qin was feeding a pool of bastards he had raised, when suddenly two figures fell from the sky and landed on his bastards.

"Oh! You bastard of the miscellaneous family!"

Eunuch Qin turned pale with fright, and all the vegetable leaves in his hand flew out.

He was about to call for the masters, when he saw a small figure take off the mask on his face, and he stared at him: "Miss Gu?"

At this moment, the mask on Gu Chengfeng's face also fell off, revealing a pale and handsome face.

Eunuch Qin was surprised again: "Second Young Master Gu?"

"His Majesty is here—"

Gu Jiao: You move so fast!

Empress Dowager Zhuang was away, and she went to the side hall of the Jinluan Palace to discuss matters with the ministers. Eunuch Qin brought Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng into Empress Dowager Zhuang's bedroom.

Afterwards, Eunuch Qin went to kowtow to the emperor outside Renshou Palace: "Your Majesty pays my respects."

The emperor was followed by Nanny Cai.

Eunuch Qin glanced at Nanny Cai calmly, and said with a smile, "Why is Your Majesty here? The Empress Dowager is discussing matters with ministers in the Golden Luan Hall."

The emperor said: "Nurse Cai said that there was an assassin who assassinated Concubine Jing just now, and was injured by the masters around Concubine Jing, and fled all the way into Renshou Palace."

"There is such a thing?" Eunuch Qin was full of surprise, "Is the empress dowager injured?"

Cai Momo said politely: "The empress dowager was a little frightened, but there is nothing serious about it. The empress dowager was worried that the assassin would harm the empress dowager, so she hurriedly reported it to Her Majesty."

"The slave didn't see any assassins." Eunuch Qin turned his head and looked at a courtyard of womb people, "Have you seen any assassins?"

The palace people all shook their heads: "No."

Eunuch Qin said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Madam Cai must have misread it. This is Renshou Palace, there are so many masters, which assassin dares to break into it?"

Cai Momo said with a worried expression: "The assassin's martial arts skills are extremely high, and he was able to escape from the hands of the Dragon Shadow Guard. Eunuch Qin should not be careless."

If in the past, the emperor was too lazy to control the life and death of the Empress Dowager Zhuang, but now he and the Empress Dowager Zhuang are in an alliance. They have a common enemy. That person hides in the dark, pinches his neck and deals with those he cares about. Let the opponent succeed.

"Get out of the way!" the emperor said coldly.

Eunuch Qin didn't give way, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is not in Renshou Palace. If the assassin really wants to assassinate her, he should go to the Jinluan Palace."

Cai Momo changed her previous worried and modest look, frowned, and said, "Perhaps the assassin is here in ambush, and will not attack until the Queen Mother comes back! Eunuch Qin, why are you preventing His Majesty from searching, could it be... you It's with the assassin!"

"Who gave you the courage to yell in front of Ai's house?"

Accompanied by a voice that was not angry but powerful, the Empress Dowager Zhuang's Feng Huo appeared behind everyone.

Everyone turned around and saluted Empress Dowager Zhuang who was above Feng Yu.

The emperor looked at Feng Huan from a distance, with a worried expression.

Feng Mou stopped in front of the group of people, and after landing, Eunuch Qin stepped forward and handed his wrist to Empress Dowager Zhuang.

Empress Dowager Zhuang supported his wrist and walked out slowly. She didn't need to make a loud voice or harsh words, just a faint look was enough to shock everyone's mind.

Cai Mama, who was still relying on the support of the emperor, suddenly dared not say a word.

Empress Dowager Zhuang strolled in front of her in a leisurely manner: "Say it, why don't you say it? When Ai's family is not around, aren't you very eloquent? Why do you become a gourd with sawn mouths when Ai's family comes?"

Nanny Cai lowered her head aggrievedly, and stood beside the emperor.

After all, it was Concubine Jing's confidant nanny. The emperor couldn't bear her to suffer injustice, so he said: "What's wrong with Cai Nanny? With assassins, it's natural to search, but this old servant is obstructing in every possible way, which is indeed suspicious."

Eunuch Qin reported to Empress Dowager Zhuang: "Miss Gu is resting inside, and the servant stopped her because she was worried that so many people would disturb Miss Gu if they entered. Besides, the servant did not find any assassins. If the queen mother doesn't believe it, you can ask the empress of Renshou Palace Experts, they didn't-"

Before Eunuch Qin could finish his sentence, there was a sound of weapons clashing from the direction of the sleeping hall, and everyone's hearts froze, followed by Gu Jiao's cold shout: "I still want to escape!"

"Ah! Miss Gu!" Eunuch Qin's expression changed drastically, and he greeted the master of Renshou Palace, "Quick! Go and have a look!"

The four masters turned around and ran towards the dormitory, but before they were fully mobilized, another miserable cry came from the end: "Ah—"

It's a man's voice!

Eunuch Wei opened his arms and stopped in front of the emperor: "Assassins! There are assassins! Escort!"

Just when the masters of Huaqing Palace were about to move out, Gu Jiao grabbed a disheveled black-clothed assassin and walked out, threw the assassin on the ground, and said softly, "Assassin, here it is!"

Gu Jiao had already changed back into her clothes, her hair was loose, as if she just woke up from the bed and had no time to comb her hair.

Madam Cai looked at the assassin in a daze.

Did the concubine really guess right? The assassin is from Renshou Palace?

But—isn't it two?

Cai Momo looked at Gu Jiao suspiciously: "Miss Gu, there are two assassins in total."

"Two? I only caught one." Gu Jiao said without changing her expression.

The assassin's face was covered with dirt, and he couldn't see his original appearance clearly, but the corners of his mouth were bloodshot, he must have been seriously injured and had no power to fight back.

The emperor looked at him coldly: "Who sent you here? If you tell the mastermind behind it, I will spare you! I am the Nine-Five Supreme Being, I keep my word and never break my word!"

A trace of hesitation flashed across the assassin's face, his horrified eyes swept over the people outside Renshou Palace, and finally fell on Cai Nanny's face.

A layer of ominous premonition suddenly surged in Cai Nanny's heart!

The assassin looked at Nanny Cai in horror, and said, "Yes...it's Jing..."

"Shut up!" Cai Momo strode forward, she seemed to guess what the assassin was going to say, she wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

The assassin half-lyed on the ground, supported his body with his elbows, gritted his teeth and said, "It's Concubine Jing! Concubine Jing asked me to assassinate the Empress Dowager!"

Nanny Cai was stunned!

How could this be?

How did he catch the assassin on his own mother's head!

She panicked and said: "You are bleeding! When did the empress dowager ask you to assassinate the queen mother? If it was the empress dowager who asked you to come, why did she tell me to search you?"

The assassin coughed up a mouthful of blood, and said with a sneer, "How do I know? Maybe...the empress dowager suddenly discovered that I knew her secret—"

The assassin's words were only halfway through when Nanny Cai suddenly rushed over and stabbed the assassin's heart with a knife!

"You... you kill people... silence..."

After the assassin finished speaking, he rolled his eyes, tilted his body, and fell into a pool of blood.

Aunt Cai was so shocked that she took several steps back and fell straight to the ground.

"I... I didn't... It wasn't me... I didn't kill people..."

She really didn't want to kill someone.

She didn't rush over by herself at all, her knee seemed to be hit by something, and as soon as her legs softened, she rushed towards the opponent, and before she could realize what happened, there was an extra knife in her hand.

Then the knife plunged into the opponent's heart.

Gu Jiao knelt down, probed the assassin's neck with her fingertips, stood up and said, "He's out of breath."

The Empress Dowager Zhuang frowned and said, "Why don't you deal with it quickly? Wipe the door clean for Ai's family! Don't leave a single drop of blood! Ai's family hates the smell of blood!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Eunuch Qin hurriedly called the eunuchs of Renshou Palace to carry the assassin's body down for disposal, and called the maids to clean up the scene.

Cai Momo was confused by this series of events. She had never seen such a shameless operation. Her mind was so messed up that she couldn't think at all, so she could only keep defending herself: "Your Majesty... I didn't kill... you believe me... that knife is not mine..."

Gu Jiao said: "I've seen it all, what's not yours and whose is it?"

Eunuch Wei said: "Yes! Whose is not yours? I saw it too!"

Mammy Cai shot her cold eyes, the one surnamed Wei! Have you forgotten where you are from again?

Eunuch Wei shrank his neck, turned around and slapped himself on the mouth, again! Talk again!

Cai Momo plopped down on her knees: "Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, you should trust the Empress Dowager! How could she frame the Empress Dowager?—The Empress Dowager is kind-hearted, she would not do such a thing—"

A trace of complexity flashed through the emperor's heart.

He and Concubine Jing grew up together, and he knew very well what kind of person Concubine Jing was. She was unwilling to trample an ant to death, and always repaid evil with kindness. I complained about the Empress Dowager Zhuang in front of me.

Not only that, but she always persuaded her relationship with Queen Mother Zhuang.

How could she do such a terrible thing?

Furthermore, no one would let the assassin do the assassination on the front foot, and then catch the assassin with great fanfare on the back foot.

According to the assassin, it was he who had mastered Concubine Jing's secret, and Concubine Jing suddenly realized it after sending him out to assassinate.

This is even more ridiculous.

How could someone as innocent as Concubine Jing have a secret?

No, she had a secret.

The secret with Gu Chao.

The emperor's heart suddenly became irritable.

Thinking that Gu Chao almost became his own father, he was so angry!

He didn't know if he was angry, but he suddenly felt a little annoying when he saw Madam Cai.

"Your Majesty..." Madam Cai looked at the emperor anxiously.

The emperor frowned: "Put Madam Cai down... interrogate her clearly!"

He used the three extremely distrustful words of detaining and interrogating. You must know that the emperor used to obey Concubine Jing without the slightest doubt. Even Concubine Jing's confidants were regarded by him as his confidantes.

But right now, he actually wants to treat Nanny Cai as a suspect.

Eunuch Wei was startled: "Your Majesty?"

But the emperor ignored anyone, shook his sleeves, and left in a irritated mood!

Empress Dowager Zhuang and Gu Jiao returned to the bedroom.

In the backyard of the dormitory, the corpse that should have been disposed of sat up, wiped off the mud on his face, removed the blood bag from his arms, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "My son's acting skills are not bad, right?"

Gu Jiao said flatly: "So-so, not as good as me."

Gu Chengfeng: "..."