Chapter 197 Suspicion

 Gu Huayu shook her head and said, "No, I can do it alone. If there are many people, I will be exposed easily."

 Wang Qin knew that Gu Huayu was suspicious of the Liu family and the British public, so she was bound to find out.

Gu Huayu can disguise herself, so it is not difficult to avoid the British public eye. If she is around more, she will be easily noticed.

Hua Da told Liu Guang to take good care of Gu Huayu, and then left with Wang Qin.

Gu Huayu told Liu Guang: "Go and prepare some clothes for me. A few sets each for the boy, the waiter, the master, and a few sets for the maids and wives. Send them all to my room."

 Liu Guang bowed down and turned around to prepare.

Gu Huayu stood in front of the window, looking at the ruins opposite and lost in thought.

 What happened back then, if no one helped, Hua Xu would not have succeeded.

 Judging from what we see before us, it is most likely that the person manipulating Hua Xu is the British princess.

 Why did the British public do this? The British Duke has received hereditary and unrequited rewards, and is already the most noble family in the world besides the royal family.

 Does the British public have ambitions to become the most noble people in the world?

 Gu Huayu was shocked by this idea and quickly shook her head to get herself out of her thoughts.

Gu Huayu sat back on the soft couch. When she leaned back, she was knocked by something hard around her waist.

Gu Huayu lowered her head and took off the cute cow pendant and held it in her hand, thinking that Lu Ziqin had been released from the ban today, where was he now? Will you be staying in Qingkeju?

The floodgates of longing are opened, and I want to appear in front of that person immediately.

An hour later, Gu Huayu, dressed as a scholar, came out of Mingyue Pavilion and went to Qing Hakka.

 Gu Huayu walked to the door of Qing Keju and was greeted by the waiter, "Sir, please come inside."

Gu Huayu asked: "Is there an elegant room?"

The waiter bowed and said, "Yes, sir, please come with me."

Gu Huayu followed the waiter to the second floor and chose a room near the backyard.

Gu Huayu ordered a pot of tea and several plates of refreshments.

As soon as the waiter left, Gu Huayu couldn't wait to walk to the window. When she saw that the window opposite was open, she felt happy and knew that Lu Ziqin was in the room.

 After a while, the waiter brought the things in.

Gu Huayu told the waiter: "Please don't come and disturb me without my summons."

The waiter bowed down, exited the room, and closed the door behind him.

Gu Huayu took a waiter's clothes from the space and put on them, picked up the tea on the table, turned around and went out to the backyard.

 Gu Huayu walked to the door and was stopped by the concierge, "What are you doing? Stop!"

Gu Huayu leaned forward and said, "Bring tea to Mr. Liu."

The porter looked at Gu Huayu and asked, "Sixth Master asked someone to bring tea? Mr. Xuan and the others prepare the snacks for Mr. Sixth. When will others get in trouble?"

Gu Huayu lowered her head and said nonsensically: "Master Xuan just came over and asked me to bring some refreshments."

Gu Huayu lowered her head. The concierge couldn't see her face clearly, so he lowered his head and looked at her, "Why do I think you look so cool?"

“Lingshan, what’s the fuss about?” Ruan came down from upstairs.

Lingshan straightened up and was about to speak when Gu Huayu said first, "I'm bringing some refreshments to Mr. Liu, but this elder brother won't let me go up."

Ruan looked at Gu Huayu, who smiled and winked at him.

 Ru'an was about to get angry when he saw an unfamiliar face, but when he saw Gu Huayu blinking at him, he was stunned for a moment and then realized it. He was pleasantly surprised and said sternly: "It took so long to send it here, why don't you send it here quickly? Why bother!"

Gu Huayu bowed and went up to the second floor with tea.

Watching Gu Huayu go upstairs, Ru'an turned around and said to Lingshan: "If this person comes over from now on, just put it up directly. Also, keep your mouth shut and don't talk to others, you know?"

Lingshan nodded belatedly, "Yes, Mr. An, I've written it down."

Gu Huayu opened the door of the study room with tea and saw Lu Ziqin sitting at the desk, engrossed in writing something.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, he didn't look up and just said: "What's the matter? I'll go to the palace later. You go to Chengguo Palace and tell your grandmother. I'll go back later."

Gu Huayu said nothing and walked to the desk with tea.

Lu Ziqin then said: "You will give the letter to Shopkeeper Miao later, or ask him to find Li Er and ask Li Er to forward the letter to Xiao Yu."

 Gu Huayu put the tray on the desk and replied: "Why don't you just give it to me? Why bother Li Er?"

Lu Ziqin heard Gu Huayu's voice, stopped his hands, looked up at Gu Huayu, and stared at her in disbelief.

Gu Huayu looked at Lu Ziqin with a smile. After a moment, she said, "What? Are you stupid?"

Lu Ziqin dropped the pen in his hand, walked around the desk, stretched out his hand to hold Gu Huayu in his arms, and after a long while, he said, "Xiaoyu, it's really you!"

Gu Huayu responded softly: "It's me."

Lu Ziqin hugged Gu Huayu, lowered his head and smelled the fragrance of her hair, and said softly: "I feel like I am in a dream." After saying that, Lu Ziqin let go of Gu Huayu, looked up and down for a while, and said: "Are you okay? They didn't make things difficult for you. Bar?"

Gu Huayu smiled and shook her head, "Don't worry, no one can hurt me."

Lu Ziqin led Gu Huayu to the soft couch and sat down. He raised his hand to pour tea for her, "Xiaoyu, it is not my intention to discuss the marriage with the Prime Minister Wang's Mansion. You believe me, I will handle it well." ”

Gu Huayu nodded, "Okay, I believe you."

 Lv Ziqin handed the tea cup to Gu Huayu's hand, "Here, drink tea."

Gu Huayu took the tea cup, lowered her head and took a sip. Asked: "Why did the British Duke propose marriage to you? To put a wise king on the throne?"

Lu Ziqin nodded, "Yes. There are ministers in the court who are admonishing and asking the emperor to establish a heir apparent. My grandfather is planning for the prince."

Gu Huayu nodded and asked: "There is no queen in the palace now?"

Lu Ziqin nodded, "No, the empress passed away and the emperor did not establish another queen. The harem is now managed by the imperial concubine."

"Is the emperor not establishing a queen because of his long-lasting love for the queen? Or is it because of something else?" Gu Huayu asked.

Lu Ziqin shook his head, "I don't know, maybe both, or maybe none. I know that the emperor has been investigating the palace incident that year. Not many people know about it."

Gu Huayu was a little surprised and asked: "The palace incident was not investigated at that time?"

Lu Ziqin nodded, "I know something from my grandfather. After the palace coup, Long Yingwei was pushed to the public. The emperor ordered Uncle Hua to investigate the palace coup. Later, Uncle Hua was killed and something happened to your family. The emperor ordered Uncle Hua to be killed. The matter was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, but even after all these years, the Ministry of Punishment has not found out the truth.”

Gu Huayu asked: "How much do you know about the palace changes back then?"

 Lv Ziqin shook his head, "I don't know much."

 “How much do you know? Tell me.”

Lu Ziqin poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip from the cup, nodded and said: "I heard from my grandfather that the late emperor died in the winter moon, and according to the late emperor's edict, King Qin succeeded to the throne.

 After the death of the late emperor, he went to the Qin Tianjian and the eminent monks from the Daxiangguo Temple to read the date. There was no suitable burial date back then.

The best time is on May 26th of the following year. Therefore, the late emperor's Zi Palace stayed in the Shouhuang Palace for half a year before it was moved to the underground palace.

It was also on this day that the emperor and his ministers sent the late emperor to the imperial mausoleum. The Queen Mother and her son Prince Rui cooperated internally and externally to launch a palace coup.

Prince Rui placed men in the imperial guards and planned to assassinate the emperor in the imperial mausoleum.

Prince Rui thought that his action was foolproof and did not want to be disrupted by the Dragon Shadow Guard who was in the dark.

 The emperor was rescued, but Prince Rui was stabbed to death on the spot.

However, by the time the emperor returned to the palace, the queen was already dead. She was already eight months pregnant at that time. "

“Eight months pregnant? One body and two lives?” Gu Huayu asked.

Lu Ziqin shook his head, "No, the Queen gave birth prematurely. After the child was born, the Queen asked the female officials around her to carry the child out of the palace.

The emperor ordered Uncle Hua to check the whereabouts of the child. Uncle Hua found the dying female official and learned from the female official that the empress had given birth to a prince. The other female official and the prince have not been found so far. "

Gu Huayu asked: "So, you don't know whether that prince is alive or dead?"

Lu Ziqin nodded, "Yes, he is probably no longer alive. The female official next to the empress is still alive. If the prince is alive, she will definitely send him back to the palace."

 “How do you know that female official is still alive?” Gu Huayu asked.

Lu Ziqin said: "Back then, I went to Xinzhou Prefecture to look for her whereabouts. Unfortunately, I went a step too late. When I went, she had already left."

"So it turns out that you are being hunted down. Is it related to this?" Gu Huayu then asked.

Lu Ziqin shook his head, "The two groups of people who chased me last time were one group ordered by the old lady in the palace and the other group ordered by the people from Huaqing Palace. When it comes to imperial power, the details are too complicated. Both are possible, but neither can. Sure."

Gu Huayu nodded, "That's right. You said you wanted to go to the palace?"

Lu Ziqin nodded, "Well, the emperor came over to crown me that day, but I haven't entered the palace to thank him yet.

Furthermore, my grandfather will not feel at ease until I give my nod to this marriage. The emperor will definitely order the marriage. I have to hurry up and beg the emperor not to issue the decree before my grandfather does. "

Gu Huayu asked: "Will the emperor agree? That is the palace of the prime minister."

Lu Ziqin smiled and said: "The emperor should prefer that the two houses of Wang and Lu should not marry."

 Gu Huayu came over understandingly and said with a smile: "That's right, the emperor's technique of balance does not want one party to be too strong. Then you go quickly, I will come to see you another day."

Lu Ziqin said reluctantly: "With my grandfather's eyes on me, it's rare for us to see each other and stay for a while."

Gu Huayu stood up, and then pulled Lu Ziqin up, "Business matters are important, you go and do them first. We will have a long time!"

 Don't worry, those British people can't keep an eye on me. It's the British Government House. As long as I want to go, I can go in. "

Lu Ziqin looked at Gu Huayu affectionately and said softly: "We just met and you are about to leave. You can't bear to be separated. What should I do?"

Gu Huayu smiled at Lu Ziqin and said, "I'll come see you again tomorrow. Then we can go shopping together, okay?"

Lu Ziqin was shocked and said: "Shopping? Us? No, no, no, my grandfather will kill you if he finds out."

Lu Ziqin shook his head repeatedly and rejected Gu Huayu's proposal.

Gu Huayu winked at Lu Ziqin and said, "Don't worry, my life is tough. The British Duke can't do anything to me. You can take Ruji with you and wait for me here tomorrow. I'll arrive at the end of the morning."

Lu Ziqin saw that Gu Huayu didn't seem to be joking, but thinking of his grandfather's cruelty, Lu Ziqin couldn't help but worry, and said: "Xiaoyu, I haven't found out the bottom of my grandfather yet.

Grandfather’s temperament was not only suspicious, but also cruel. If he discovered it, the consequences would be disastrous.

 Just wait until I'm ready. If you like shopping, I'll go shopping with you. OK? "

Gu Huayu didn't want Lu Ziqin to worry, so she nodded and said, "Okay!"

"I'll ask Ru'an to see you off..." Before Lu Ziqin could finish speaking, Gu Huayu shook her head, pointed to the opposite side, and said, "I came from the opposite side. I should go back to the opposite side first, change my clothes there, and then leave."

Lu Ziqin nodded, "Come over tomorrow and I'll wait for you here, okay?"

Gu Huayu nodded, "Okay, I'll leave first."

Lu Ziqin nodded and sent Gu Huayu to the door.

Gu Huayu smiled and waved to him and said, "See you tomorrow."

Lu Ziqin raised his hand to help Gu Huayu straighten her hat, "See you tomorrow."

Gu Huayu returned to the private room opposite, changed her clothes, stood in front of the window and looked over, and saw Lu Ziqin looking this way.

Gu Huayu waved to Lu Ziqin.

Lu Ziqin looked at the scholar-looking Gu Huayu, pursed his lips, and waved to Gu Huayu.

Gu Huayu came out of Qingkeju, looked around, and walked towards Qinghui Road while waving her folding fan.

Ru'an stood in front of the attic window and watched Gu Huayu walk away. After making sure that no one was following him, he returned to the study on the second floor.

“Sir, Doctor Gu went to Qinghui Road.”

Lu Ziqin asked: "No one is following you?"

Ru'an shook his head and said, "Young man, I stayed a little longer to make sure no one was following me. Master, how do you pretend to be Doctor Gu? When he was just acting as a waiter, he walked, greeted, and spoke just like the waiter in the store. Now, He pretends to be a scholar and looks like a handsome young man holding a folding fan."

Lu Ziqin raised his eyebrows slightly, but without responding to Ru'an's words, he ordered: "Prepare the car and go to the palace."

 Ru'an bowed and responded, "Yes, little one, go and get ready."

Gu Huayu walked around the street for a while and then called a car back to Mingyue Pavilion.

When Liu Guang saw Gu Huayu coming back, he leaned over and said, "Miss, Qingzhu is back. He and Hua Da are waiting for Miss on the second floor."

Gu Huayu nodded happily, "Okay, Liu Guang, let the kitchen cook a few more dishes, bring in a few jars of rice wine, cut more ginger, the **** must be thin, and prepare more rock sugar."

Liu Guang responded with a smile: "I have already given the order. Miss, please come up quickly."

Gu Huayu took two steps, turned around and asked, "Have you informed Aunt Wang and the others?"

 “Notified, everyone has been notified,” Liu Guang said.

Gu Huayu climbed up the stairs two steps at a time, "Okay, I'm going up."

  Gu Huayu went to the second floor. When Qingzhu saw Gu Huayu, he cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Hello, Miss, I'm back."

Gu Huayu raised her hand and patted Qingzhu on the shoulder, "We haven't seen you for a few years. It's been dark."

Qingzhu smiled and scratched his head, and said with a naive smile: "Miss has grown taller. When she walks on the street, even the younger ones don't dare to recognize her."

"Nonsense, I'm fifteen, can I still be the same as when we were separated? When did you arrive? Are grandfather and the others okay?" Gu Huayu walked to the table and sat down, motioning Qingzhu and Huada to sit down.

Qingzhu sat down opposite Gu Huayu, leaned over and said, "The old man is strong and strong. He lives with the eldest master and the others and still works in the fields every day."

 (End of this chapter)

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