The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 686 Her Son (two more)

Xiao Heng never expected that he would fall out of the crowd. How long has it been since such a thing happened?

Obviously, if you meet a robber, the robber will be smashed to death by a plaque; if you meet a thief, the thief will be hit by a passing carriage...

Could it be that once you switch back to men's clothing, you will be unlucky again?

This is going to be stepped on by a horse's hoof, and I don't know how to die.

Fortunately, because everyone flocked to look at the princess, the road surface that can be driven on the street became narrow, and the speed of the carriage was forced to slow down a little.

I still have time to get up and leave.

Xiao Heng supported the ground with his hands, endured the pain in his knees and stood up.

But as soon as he took a step, he stepped on something, slipped on the sole of his foot, and fell down!

I fell down a big horse, this time it's really——

"Ah! Not good!"

The coachman really didn't expect this person to get up, but he fell down again!

I can't slow down...

Besides, whose responsibility is it that I braked too fast and threw the princess out?

The guards lined up on both sides of the carriage, and there was no time to rein in their horses.

At the very moment, a blue figure jumped up from the front and flew over the heads of the crowd.

Even though the distance was extremely far away, they arrived in front of the carriage in the blink of an eye.

He didn't stop, stretched out his slender and powerful hands at an extremely fast speed, grabbed Xiao Heng who was on the ground, and swished forward.

Because he saved people too fast, he couldn't stop.

"Ah! He's about to crash into the princess' carriage!"

"oops!"

People simply dare not look at it.

However, the worrying thing did not happen, he stood up suddenly, grabbed Xiao Heng and flew over from the roof of the crown prince's car.

The two landed on the street behind the convoy.

In the crowd, someone recognized the person's identity and exclaimed, "It's Daoist Qingfeng!"

"It's really Daoist Qingfeng! Daoist Qingfeng has gone down the mountain!"

"Daoist Qingfeng hasn't gone down the mountain for five years, right? It's still the same as before, nothing has changed."

"Daoist Master Qingfeng is really handsome!" On the attic, a girl clutched a handkerchief and said crazily.

Another girl next to her snorted disapprovingly: "How handsome is a bull-nosed man! He has no eyes for women at all! I think,

The young man he rescued was even more handsome! "

"That's not true! Daoist Qingfeng is the most handsome!"

"That son is the most handsome!"

Xiao Heng stabilized his figure, and the other party let go of his hand.

Then Xiao Heng looked at the other party.

Hearing someone calling him Taoist priest, he thought it was an elderly Taoist priest, but unexpectedly it was a young man in his twenties.

The other party was dressed in a blue Taoist robe, with a fairy-like face, jade-like face, clear eyes, and a sense of isolation from the world, all the hustle and bustle of the world were instantly quiet around him.

In fact, it's not that the environment is quiet, but that when he is by his side, the mentality is peaceful.

Xiao Heng bowed his hands to the other party to thank him: "Thank you, Taoist priest, for your help."

The other party seemed to be immeasurable and unattainable, but in fact he didn't have any pretensions. He cupped his hands and saluted Xiao Heng: "You're welcome."

It is a voice that does not enter the world, does not eat the fireworks of the world.

After he finished speaking, he turned and left.

As if he hadn't done anything special.

He was heading in the opposite direction to the empress's carriage, that's right, he came from the east just now, and it's normal to go west now.

Xiao Heng looked at his back, then turned to look at the west end of the long street, the princess's carriage and guards had already gone decisively, and gradually disappeared into the long street.

Contrary to Taoist Master Qingfeng's brave deeds, the indifference of the princess aroused a burst of public anger among the people.

"After so many years, it's still as domineering as before!"

The one who spoke was the middle-aged man who was queuing in front of the jerky shop just now. He is older and has heard more about the events of the year than the juniors present.

So a young man asked him, "Was the Empress Domineering in the past?"

The middle-aged man clicked his tongue and said: "In the early years, it was not uncommon for a horse-drawn carriage to kill someone or kill someone in the street. If she hadn't been born as a princess, with the support of the queen and the Xuanyuan family, she would have never known that she was killed by the king. How many times have you been deposed!"

"Yes, I have seen it with my own eyes! She beat a child to death in the street! The child is only five or six years old! He is only this tall! Come here!"

"Oh, what a crime!"

"Why do you think she came back?"

Everyone's discussions were endless, Xiao Heng knew the strength of the rumors, but it was difficult to tell the truth from the false.

The crowd didn't disperse so quickly, but it wasn't as lively as before. The people around then hurried to go about their own affairs.

Xiao Heng stood on the long street, looking at the direction in which the princess' carriage was leaving.

I don't know if it was his own illusion, the moment he fell in front of the carriage, there seemed to be a line of sight in the carriage that could not be ignored fell on him.

...

The jerky that I just bought was already dirty, Xiao Heng went to buy a new jerky.

He thought that nothing would happen next, but something unexpected happened.

The moment he turned around with the jerky, he ran into Nangong Li who came out of the iron shop across the street.

Nangong Li saw Xiao Heng at a glance.

The carriage was just a few steps away from Xiao Heng, but Xiao Heng didn't get into the carriage, he walked back and entered a shop selling jerky.

Nangong frowned sharply.

"General, what's the matter with you? The carriage is ready." The guard on the side said.

Nangong Li took a deep look at the shop: "I saw a person, you tell them to wait for me here, you go around and block the back door of the shop selling jerky, and don't let anyone out!"

"Yes!"

The guard quickly crossed the street and walked around the alley to the back door of the shop.

Nangong Li stepped into the shop.

The sleeve of Nangong Li's right arm is empty, walking on the road will inevitably attract attention.

The boss selling jerky came over and asked politely, "My lord, are you here to buy jerky?"

In fact, he didn't open this shop, he just rented the space at the entrance, and there is a restaurant inside the shop.

Nangong ignored him and walked towards the lobby.

Nangong Li had a fierce appearance, and his aura was cold. The boss selling jerky didn't dare to pester him, and continued to sell jerky at the stall.

Nangong Li wandered around in the lobby, but he didn't find Xiao Heng. He came to the back door and asked the guard, "Is someone going out?"

The guard shook his head: "If you go back to the general, no one has gone out since I guarded here."

Nangong Li searched all over the restaurant, even the stove house and the latrine, but there was no sign of Xiao Heng.

Nangong Li was sure that he was not mistaken.

That person just now is Xiao Heng!

Have you come to Yan Country yet, Xiao Heng?

It’s true that there is a way in heaven if you don’t go, but there is no way in hell for you to break in!

If you were hiding in Zhao Country, I would have nothing to do with you, but if you are on my territory, don't blame me for liquidating old and new grudges with you!

"General!" The guard looked at Nangong Li with a strange expression in puzzlement.

Nangong said triumphantly: "Let me check for the general, which Zhao people have come to Shengdu recently! I will go to the Prince's Mansion!"

The guard saluted and said, "Yes! General!"

Nangong paused, thinking of something, and smiled coldly: "You Qi will focus on looking up these two names for me, Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao!"

...

All the students of Tianqiong Academy and Mingxintang spent an indescribable day. They didn't dare to stay for a moment after school and left the classroom in a swarm.

When Gu Xiaoshun came to look for his sister, he found that the classroom was empty.

He scratched his head: "Huh? Everyone is so active in eating today?"

Gu Jiao handed the book bag to Gu Xiaoshun: "I'm going out for a while, I won't go back for dinner."

"Going out again? What should I say when Gu Yan asks?" Gu Xiaoshun was not afraid of anything, only afraid that Gu Yan would catch him and ask him.

Gu Jiao said: "Just say that I went to Tianxiang Pavilion and come back at night."

When he heard that he was only going to Tianxiang Pavilion, Gu Xiaoshun felt relieved. Tianxiang Pavilion is where Gu Chengfeng lives temporarily, and it is very safe there.

He replied: "That's fine, sister, you go and come back early."

Gu Jiao nodded: "Okay."

Gu Jiao came out of Tianqiong Academy, hired a carriage and sat near Tianxiang Pavilion, and walked for the rest of the journey.

She was very vigilant along the way, and entered Tianxiang Pavilion through the back door after making sure that no one was following her.

Xu Fengxian was sitting in the backyard and scolded Gu Chengfeng: "Hmph! What a big temper every day! When this master comes, he doesn't see him, and when that master comes, he doesn't see him either! Who does he think he is! Heavenly king!"

Ginkgo tugged Xu Fengxian's sleeve weakly.

Xu Fengxian shook off her hand impatiently, and continued to complain: "What? Am I wrong? I don't spend any money to open such a big theater? If he dares to embarrass the guests again tonight, I will kick him out of here go out--"

Only halfway through the last word, Xu Fengxian felt a black shadow covering his head.

She looked up: "Mom!"

She was so frightened that she fell off the stool and sat down on the ground.

Ginkgo braced herself to help her up.

She gritted her teeth in a low voice: "Why didn't you remind me when he came?"

Gingko said aggrievedly: "I reminded you, but you didn't listen."

Xu Fengxian secretly cursed at the ghost, and smiled flatteringly: "Hey, the young master is here, please sit down quickly! Please sit down! Ginkgo! Serve tea to the young master!"

"Yes!" Ginkgo hurriedly went to check.

Xu Fengxian stopped her again: "Wait until you stay here, I'll make tea!"

She would rather work than stay and take the young boy's wrath.

However, Gu Jiao didn't seem to have any intention of incriminating her teacher, so she said "I'll find him" and went upstairs.

Xu Fengxian's whole body went limp, and she slumped on the stool. She raised her hand to wipe the cold sweat off her forehead, and said with lingering fear: "I was scared to death... I was scared to death... I just saw that there was no one at the door... What a long time!" from……"

Gu Jiao went upstairs.

Gu Chengfeng is now flourishing in the theater, not only has his own luxurious large wing room, but also has several servants who can be dispatched.

Xu Fengxian complained about it, she really couldn't bear to let her drive Gu Chengfeng, a cash cow, away.

Gu Chengfeng is memorizing the script, these are the opera words written in the old Jijiu script, and the story is also in the script, commonly known as a drama within a drama.

I have to admit that the plays written by Lao Jijiu are wonderful, with twists and turns, exciting, and most importantly, the ending of each play is stuck in everyone's throats, making people scratch their heads and think about it sleeplessly , can't wait to see the next one.

The business of Tianxiang Pavilion is so good.

With more guests coming, Gu Chengfeng was naturally more comfortable inquiring about news.

But tonight he doesn't plan to inquire about the news, he's going to see if the girl is back.

Unexpectedly, just as he put down the booklet in his hand, Gu Jiao stepped into the room.

"You..." Gu Chengfeng came back to his senses after a while, looked her up and down, hurriedly walked over to close the door, sat down with Gu Jiao at the Eight Immortals table, and said in a deep voice, "When did you come back? How did you go?" So long?"

Gu Jiao said: "I came back yesterday, but something happened and I was delayed."

"A little thing?" Gu Chengfeng grabbed her hand, rolled up her sleeves, looked at the bruises on her arms, and said angrily, "Is this a little thing?"

There are still bruises after so many days, which shows how swollen it was when it was injured.

Gu Jiao withdrew her hand: "You find a way to contact Xiao Heng and tell him that I'm back safely."

Gu Chengfeng snorted, "Did you come here just to report that kid's safety?"

"No." Gu Jiao said.

Gu Chengfeng's eyes lit up, hurry up and tell you that you are safe too!

"Also ask what you have inquired about recently." Gu Jiao continued.

Gu Chengfeng's face darkened.

...

Theater buildings are popular in Shengdu, and it is easier to survive opening a theater than opening a brothel, which is why Xu Fengxian changed the brothel into a theater.

All the people who go to the brothel are men, but those who come to listen to the opera are not afraid of men and women. Even if the opera is good, even the father-in-law in the palace will come to join in.

The inner city is tightly controlled, and it is easy to meet acquaintances. Over time, the outer city has become the best choice for guests.

In the past few days, Gu Chengfeng really inquired about a lot of news.

"Recently, Shengdu has been quite lively. The Empress Dowager has returned, and some disciples and staff members of the aristocratic families who have traveled and practiced abroad have also returned. The only ones I know are Daoist Qingfeng of the Feng family, and Qi Xuan, the master of the Han family's son Han."

Gu Jiao heard a familiar name: "Qi Xuan? Is that Qi Xuan from the Tang Sect?"

Now, Gu Chengfeng was surprised: "How do you know?"

Gu Jiao groaned, and said, "I've fought against him before."

Gu Chengfeng was surprised: "You, you fought with him? You were injured by him? Are you not disabled? That guy is not easy to mess with! It is said that he is extremely skilled in martial arts, and he is a guy who even wants to be courteous to the National Teacher Hall The reason why Han Shizi became the number one expert in Shengdu's generation is all thanks to Qi Xuan!"

Gu Jiao shook her head: "No, he didn't hurt me, he left after only two moves."

Gu Chengfeng asked in confusion: "Then how do you know he is Qi Xuan?"

Gu Jiao said: "Nan Shiniang said, Nan Shiniang knows him."

Gu Chengfeng had been in touch with Mrs. Nan so many times, and he probably knew that she had a background. He asked curiously, "Who is Mrs. Nan?"

"Qi Xuan's former junior sister." Gu Jiao said truthfully.

Gu Chengfeng's mouth suddenly opened wide.

Isn't Qi Xuan's former junior sister also from the Tang Sect?

Girl, what kind of master and wife did you find for Gu Yan?

Gu Jiao has not been in contact with the Feng family for the time being, so she is naturally not very interested in that Taoist Qingfeng. In contrast, she cares more about Qi Xuan: "Qi Xuan is actually an aide of the Han family."

also good.

Raccoons of a feather will not be difficult to fight in the future.

Thinking of the reason why Gu Jiao left Shengdu, Gu Chengfeng asked: "Last time you said you were going to confirm something, did you confirm it?"

"No."

She didn't see the princess.

Gu Chengfeng: "Is it related to Xiao Heng?"

Gu Jiao: "Yes."

Hmph, he already knew that this girl would die for Xiao Heng.

Gu Chengfeng said sternly: "I don't care if you come back safely this time, don't do such thankless things next time, the prince can't deal with the prince. Do you know why the prince suddenly returned to Shengdu? ?”

Gu Jiao shook her head.

Gu Chengfeng said: "Actually, there are many rumors among the people. Some say that the King of Yan wants to execute the crown daughter, and some say that the Lord of Yan wants to pardon the crown daughter. There are even rumors that the king himself called her the crown daughter. , It’s all fake! It’s the princess who wants to come back!”

"Can she go back if she wants?" If Gu Jiao remembers correctly, the princess seems to be imprisoned in Guanshan to guard the imperial tomb.

"Of course not. This is the inside information that I have spent a lot of effort to find out!" Gu Chengfeng said with a solemn expression, "The princess...has lost her memory!"

...

On a secluded and messy alley in the southwest corner of Dayan Imperial Palace, a young maid carrying a basket of wild fruits walked towards a dilapidated bedroom panting under the afterglow of the setting sun.

This used to be the most crowded place in the Dayan Palace, but now it is not even considered a crowded place.

The little maid came to the door: "Too..."

Just said a word, realized that this address is wrong, changed his mouth and said: "Sangong..."

Still not right.

In the palace, if you are not careful, you will end up decapitated.

The little maid thought for a while, and could only shout: "Master, I brought the dinner back!"

However, no one responded to her.

The little maid bravely stepped over the threshold and came to the weedy front yard. The weeds hadn't been pruned for a long time, and they were already half the height of a person. From time to time, something would scurry through the grass, whether it was a stray cat or a mouse.

The little maid's face turned pale with fright.

She is a new maid who entered the palace this year. Because she did not show filial piety to the aunt in charge, she was assigned to this kind of place to serve a former prince who had been deposed long ago.

It was said that it was the monarch who summoned the princess, which is not bad, but the reason for the recall was not that the monarch finally remembered the princess.

It was the princess who was attacked in the imperial mausoleum a few days ago.

I heard that the gang of assassins cut off the bridge just to prevent the princess from escaping.

The princess escaped by falling into the lake, but she didn't expect the princess to lose her memory after being rescued.

Not only that, but that gang was so vicious that they destroyed the imperial tomb.

If only a deposed princess was assassinated, the monarch might not be so mobilizing to mobilize the crowd, but destroying the imperial mausoleum is like shaking the dragon veins of Dayan, the monarch was furious, and recalled the princess back to Shengdu in order to investigate the truth of the incident.

All the servants around the princess went to be interrogated, and she was sent here as a new little palace maid because no one was waiting for her.

This is the dormitory where the three princesses lived before being canonized as the crown daughter. After the crown daughter was convicted of colluding with the Xuanyuan family for rebellion, everyone around the crown daughter was executed.

The little maid did not dare to get up in the middle of the night after she moved in, for fear of accidentally running into some dead soul.

"Master...where have you been, master? Master..."

The little palace lady was so anxious that she couldn't find anyone who was the crown prince.

"It's not going to happen, right? Even though she's a useless princess, if something happens, I'll have to be buried with her..."

The little palace maid was anxiously looking for the prince who was sitting in a nearby pavilion at the moment.

The gazebo is built on a low hillside, surrounded by railings on the east, west and south sides, and more than ten steps to the north.

The pavilion is a bit high, so the view is wide and the wind is excellent.

There is a man and a woman sitting in the pavilion. The woman is wearing old and simple folk clothes, and her black hair is slanted behind her head with a wooden hairpin.

Just looking at her attire, she is no different from a folk woman, but she is the former granddaughter of the Dayan royal family.

"I heard that Sister Huang is back. Gu Ben should have come to visit Sister Huang earlier, but I have been busy with work these few days, so I ask Sister Huang to forgive me."

It was the man opposite her who was talking, not yet forty years old, and he called her Huangjie, but he didn't look as young as her.

"I heard that you are the prince." She said.

The prince smiled: "Yes, after the emperor's sister was deposed, my father made me the crown prince."

"Oh." She turned her head slightly, looking at the palaces and a lush orchard on the side, "Since when was there an orchard there? I remember it was a lotus pond, and I asked someone to dig it."

The prince said kindly: "Father ordered someone to fill it up."

"Oh." She oh again, and said with downcast eyes, "I really like the lotus there."

The prince said: "Miss Huang, look, you still remember the past."

She shook her head slightly, and said softly, "I only remember before the age of seventeen."

"Really?" The prince picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, "What does Miss Huang remember?"

She looked further away: "I remember my mother and uncle, as well as my eldest cousin, second cousin, third cousin, first cousin, cousin, and cousin."

The prince looked at her deeply and said, "The queen mother passed away."

She nodded slightly, as if she was numb and resigned to her fate: "Well, the new little maid told me. Also, Xuanyuan's family is gone, I'm alone, and my father doesn't favor me anymore. I'm here Be careful in the palace, otherwise you may die at any time."

The prince didn't let go of any of her expressions: "Sister Huang, don't say that, you still have your father and your father."

She said softly: "Concubine Han Mu is very kind to me, and second brother, you are also very kind to me."

The prince smiled: "It's all as it should be."

She stopped talking, and continued to enjoy the scenery in the palace, as if she couldn't get enough of it when she came back suddenly after being away for too long.

The evening wind blows over her beautiful face, making people jealous that the years have not left any carving marks on her face.

The prince retreated from the eunuchs and maids who were guarding on the steps: "You all retreat."

"Yes!"

The palace people shy away.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone into her eyes, and her beautiful eyes seemed to contain a lost star sea and galaxy.

It is these eyes, the eyes that are exactly the same as the blood of the Xuanyuan family, even if they are not angry, they can make people feel a pressure from the soul invisibly.

"Miss Huang." The prince called her.

But she didn't look at the prince, she was still admiring the scenery she wanted to enjoy: "You talk a lot today, I want to see the scenery."

The crown prince looked at her for a moment, then withdrew his smile, and said softly, "Miss Huang, have you really lost your memory?"

She sighed, "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

The prince suddenly smiled: "It's not that Gu doesn't believe it, it's that what happened to Huangjie is too unimaginable. Huangjie, there is no one else here, so you don't have to hide from Gu."

"I didn't hide it," she said.

The prince sneered: "Really? Then when I asked Huang Jie what she remembered, Huang Jie mentioned her mother and her mother's family, but she didn't mention her only blood. Have you forgotten your own son?"

She shook her head: "I said, I have forgotten everything after the age of seventeen."

The crown prince stood up and leaned towards her across the stone table: "Miss Huang forgot, why don't you be a younger brother alone to help Sis Huang remember her memories. Sis Huang, you suddenly disappeared from the Kingdom of Yan when you were seventeen years old. Afterwards, you had a child with someone, and that child was called..."

"I remembered, it's called Huangfu Qing." She said with a smile.

"No." The prince whispered a name in her ear.

She didn't move.

"It seems that the imperial sister really doesn't remember anything." The prince smiled and straightened up, "It's getting late, I'm leaving alone."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked out of the gazebo. When he was about to step down the steps, he suddenly stopped, as if thinking of something, he casually smiled, "I forgot to give it to Miss Huang as a meeting gift."

He walked back and took out a bag of dried meat wrapped in paper from his pocket and put it on the table.

"I bought it on the street that Huangjie walked by today." He smiled meaningfully: "Is this meeting ceremony, Huangjie still satisfied?"

"and many more."

When the prince was about to leave the gazebo, she called out to stop him.

The prince turned around and looked at her with a half-smile: "Miss Huang suddenly remembered something? For example, what should I tell my father, and what should I not tell my father?"

She smiled and shook her head: "No, I just remembered that I also brought you a meeting gift."

After saying that, she walked slowly to the prince and smiled at him.

The next second, she stretched out her hand and pushed the prince down the steep steps!