After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 425: Golden Osmanthus Lane

Gu Mingda has experienced such things several times since he came to the capital.

But just like every time before, no one can stop a person who is determined to die.

Liu Ershi vomited blood from his mouth. Even if he found a doctor as quickly as possible, he could only watch the man die.

"Forget it, let's look for other clues." Things had already happened, and Gu Mingda didn't dwell on it too much.

Niuniu saw someone die in front of her, but she didn't even scream. Instead, she asked her mother, "Mom, did this uncle die for his family?"

Zhang Yunniang nodded. Although everyone was on opposing sides and were enemies of each other, the fact that they were willing to sacrifice themselves and not implicate their families was truly moving.

Niuniu asked, "Can bad people be kind-hearted sometimes?"

Zhang Yunniang said: "Bad people don't have good hearts, but they also have weaknesses and people they care about."

The little girl seemed to understand but not quite.

Although the leader Liu Ershi was dead, other thieves were still alive, and the two who had escaped earlier were also caught. However, Gu Mingda faced the same situation as before. These thieves were not leaders and knew very little information. Even if they were interrogated strictly, it was difficult to find more clues from them.

"Your Excellency was able to land safely from the horse, which shows that you are a person blessed by God." Captain Li said with compliments.

Gu Mingda nodded casually. He knew in his heart that he was not blessed by God, but that he had a daughter with a special physique. Others always thought that he was lucky, but Gu Mingda couldn't help thinking that maybe it was his daughter's special physique that helped him.

"I didn't make a wish secretly in my heart. I am very obedient. If I had made a wish, I would definitely go to bed now!" Niu Niu repeatedly emphasized this to her father.

Gu Mingda still felt uneasy, so he asked Zhang Yuniang to take another look at the red fish birthmark on her daughter's wrist.

After making sure that Xiaoyu's birthmark was still bright red, he believed that his daughter did not use her special abilities recklessly.

"The darker the fish birthmark is, the happier I am. I feel as if I have no worries at all," said Niu Niu.

When Gu Mingda heard this, he was moved. Could it be that the deeper the fish birthmark on his daughter's body, the better her fortune would be? Would it also bless the people around her?
As soon as he thought of this, a light bulb suddenly lit up in his mind, and the testimonies of the thieves during the previous interrogation became extremely clear in his mind.

"The person is in Jingui Lane!" said Gu Mingda.

He felt as if the fog in his brain was suddenly cleared away by a hand, and his mind became extremely clear.

"Jingui Lane? The rice cake shop at the entrance of the lane is really delicious!" Niu Niu said.

Before Niu Niu entered the palace, Gu Mingda was busy preparing for the imperial examination for a while, and Shen Changfeng had nothing to do, so he took her wandering around the streets and alleys of the capital. Niu Niu was always able to find delicious food accurately, so she discovered many delicacies hidden in the alleys.

The reason why Gu Mingda thought of Jingui Lane was because when a thief was being interrogated, he mentioned that Liu Ershi seemed to often go to the south of the city, and he always had the scent of osmanthus on his body. Another time, he heard him chatting about helping his wife pick osmanthus flowers at home, and complained that his wife learned from her neighbors to pickle osmanthus flowers and sell them for money even though the family was not short of money.

Jingui Lane is just as its name suggests. In the entire lane, every household has planted osmanthus trees. For the common people, no matter how small the details are, they will not miss out. Therefore, the osmanthus flowers on the trees are not something to be appreciated, but something that can be exchanged for money to supplement their household income.

In the capital city, it is certainly not only the people in Jingui Lane who have osmanthus trees planted in their homes, but Jingui Lane is probably the only place where every household in an entire lane plants osmanthus trees.

Gu Mingda even had a premonition at this time that Liu Ershi's family must live here. Almost the moment he thought of this, he took his wife and children back to the capital.

It was already dawn. Gu Mingda had been interrogating them all night long, and the children slept for a while next to Zhang Yuniang.

Because this was a turbulent time, Gu Mingda did not dare to let his two sons return to the academy or Doctor Yan's residence, but took them directly back to the capital.

But when the carriage was halfway on the road, it suddenly saw a pair of ceremonial guards leaving the city in the distance.

"His Majesty is out of the city. Yes, he had originally planned to go hunting in the enclosure today." Gu Mingda said.

He suddenly remembered that his daughter was also going with him. Hearing the voice, Niu Niu rubbed her eyes and sat up from Zhang Yunniang's arms.

"You said you would take me with you when you went out hunting...how come I broke your promise..." Niu Niu's face was full of guilt.

Gu Mingda said, "Don't worry, Dad will go over and explain it to you and see if you can go with him."

The emperor agreed to take Niu Niu with him yesterday. Originally, the empress dowager wanted to let the girl stay in the palace for one night, but Niu Niu was worried about her family and refused to agree, so they had to send someone to pick her up early in the morning.

The person who was to pick him up only found out when he arrived at the Gu family this morning that something big had happened. The emperor was no longer accompanied by Niuniu, and he felt empty in his heart.

When the emperor was traveling, he naturally sent people to clear the area along the way in advance.

The people who were clearing the area also saw the Gu family's carriage at this time.

"Who are you? The emperor is traveling, get out of the way!" shouted the guards who were clearing the area.

Gu Mingda handed over a token, explained the whole story, and said, "Please tell Manager Qian something."

This token belongs to Niu Niu. It was given to her by the Queen Mother so that the little girl could enter and leave the palace conveniently.

Although the guard was arrogant, he did not dare to delay when he saw the unusual token.

Not long after, Qian Rongsheng came running over with a whisk in his hand. After paying his respects to Gu Mingda, he said to Niuniu, "Niuniu, hurry up and follow me to see His Majesty. Yesterday he specially asked someone to find some bows and arrows for children to play with, ready for you. His Majesty must be very disappointed that he didn't see you this morning!"

After Niu Niu got off the carriage, she turned around, waved to her parents and brothers, then happily ran to the emperor's carriage.

"You went to Baiyun Town overnight and didn't even change your clothes all night." The emperor said casually.

Niuniu didn't have any thoughts of being disrespectful in front of the emperor. Instead, she said, "I helped a lot yesterday! It was all thanks to my nose that I was able to find my two brothers!"

When the emperor heard this, he immediately became interested and asked about what happened last night. He thought the girl was just bragging, but he didn't expect that the whole night was so full of ups and downs.

After hearing the story, the emperor sighed and said, "It's all thanks to me that I brought you with me. If not, your father and brothers would have been in great danger."

But when he turned around, he saw that the little girl had fallen down and was sleeping very soundly, even snoring a little.