Lady Zhao

Chapter 88

Zhao Wenwan felt a little regretful when she asked the question. She was going to change the subject, but it seemed that she had stepped on another restricted area.She can guess a thing or two about the people behind the scenes, who dare to murder the prince like this, and can count them on her fingers, but even though His Majesty loves Gu Jingxing, if he can't produce clear evidence, there is nothing he can do about the murderer .

Or maybe His Majesty knows in his heart like a bright mirror that even though he loves that child as a father, he is an emperor first, and the love of an emperor is not as simple as that of ordinary people.Among them, the intertwined interests, the checks and balances of the power of the aristocratic nobles and courts...

Compared with his small fights in the back house, what this person has experienced is the real bloody storm. The air flowing between the two of them is even more stuffy because of Gu Jingxing's silence. Zhao Wenwan looked at it, somehow A touch of distress spread out.

"It's coming soon..." After a long time, Gu Jingxing suddenly opened his mouth and answered the question that was not what he asked.The slightly downcast eyes flickered, a little cold and a little ruthless, and the whole person was rarely lonely and lonely.

Zhao Wenwan was slightly stunned, and immediately realized his unfinished intentions, but he kept silent, knowing that he didn't want to involve himself, so he pretended not to understand, and asked with a smile, "Is Zuo Ling coming soon? gone?"

"...Well." Gu Jingxing stretched his brows and eyes, and his dark eyes had regained clarity, and he looked at her clearly, overflowing with tenderness, "In the future, I will definitely not put you in danger again."

Zhao Wenwan looked a little unnaturally at his focused eyes, slightly lowered his eyes and said, "Then you too...be careful in everything."

Gu Jingxing's heart fluttered when he heard her rare words of concern.

Suddenly there was a sound of kicking horseshoes outside the forest, Zhao Wenwan subconsciously thought that the killer had come, and when he tightened his hand holding the chopsticks, he heard an incoherent voice from far away.

"My lord, aren't you very moved to see me come to save you—ah!" However, the moment Feng Yuxiu approached the cabin, he was shot in the knee by a hidden weapon, and he was greeted by the sound as soon as his leg softened. Zhao Wenwan made a big gift.

"..." Zhao Wenwan backed away with a suppressed smile, pretending not to see Feng Yuxiu's sad and angry accusing face.

Zuo Ling and others who came along with Feng Yuxiu filed in one after another, pleading guilty.

Feng Yuxiu patted the dust and walked over, smelling the smell of blood mixed with drugs, he frowned, swept across Gu Jingxing's body, the exposed corner of the cloth strip, looked at Zhao Wenwan's fragmented skirt, and winked at Gu Jingxing , a stupid expression of hehehe, people can't bear to look directly at it.

Gu Jingxing twitched the corners of his mouth, moved his body to block Zhao Wenwan, his eyes dimmed, "It's so late?"

Zuo Ling and the others immediately knelt on the ground and said that Qi Dao was guilty of being humble. Feng Yuxiu suppressed his smile and looked serious, "There is a dog blocking the way, so I wasted some time."

Gu Jingxing closed his gaze, turned to scan around the kneeling subordinates, and said coldly: "Today, you only saw this king, do you understand?"

"Yes, my subordinate understands."

Zhao Wenwan stood aside, thanking Gu Jingxing for his good intentions for his reputation, and smiled gratefully. When he raised his face again, his eyebrows and eyes were full of surprise. The person at the door who was dressed in a stately appearance and armor... was Fang Zimo?
He first went through the courtesies with Gu Jingxing, and then walked up to Zhao Wenwan, with a slightly reassuring expression on his face, "I heard that there is also a girl who disappeared with the sixth prince. After getting a set of clean clothes, the girl can go to the carriage and change."

While speaking, a maid came in from outside holding a new dress in both hands.

Zhao Wenwan was amazed by his carefulness, and sincerely thanked Fang Zimo for helping her out of her embarrassing situation, and followed the maid Fang Zimo brought to change clothes in the carriage.

There was a moment of silence in the room, Gu Jingxing's face was sullen, and he was very worried. He naturally saw who Fang Zimo was here for, and the clothes!Immediately, he glanced sharply at Zuo Ling. The person who was changing the master's clothes was in a daze for a while, only feeling that he had made a big mistake.

The wounds exposed by changing clothes once again shocked the expressions of several people in the room, and they don't know how this person endured it. Apart from his pale face, he actually persisted for so long like a normal person.Feng Yuxiu frowned, with such dense wounds, the man really became more and more fierce every time.

As soon as Zhao Wenwan came back after changing his clothes, he noticed the dull atmosphere inside. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Gu Jingxing quickly gathering his clothes, his eyes dimmed slightly, and a trace of worry appeared on his face.

This person is used to being stubborn...

Fang Zimo saw that his heart was also complicated, but it was only for a moment, and there was a hint of persistence on his usually cold face. It is not his style to lose without fighting. Now that he has moved his heart, how can he not fight.

"My lord was seriously injured, and I should hurry back to the mansion to recuperate. My subordinates have already dispatched a patrol battalion to wait outside the forest, and Mr. Feng is there to take care of me on the way. I don't think any villains will dare to come out to assassinate me again. On the way out of the city, Yuan Brother Li came here on purpose and asked me to bring Miss Zhao back safely, my subordinates have already agreed, so let me escort Miss Zhao back to the residence."

"Miss Zhao is troubled by the king, so if she doesn't send her back to the mansion herself, it will be difficult for the king to recover from her injuries." Gu Jingxing said with a righteous face, only a few people in the room believed it.

Sensing the smell of gunpowder in the air, Zhao Wenwan rubbed his forehead, a little helpless, and finally nodded Feng Yuxiu: "Thank you for the kindness of the prince and the major general, but Wen Wan can feel more at ease when the major general escorts the prince back to the mansion. As for me ... I will trouble Mr. Feng to send you a ride."

"Me?" Sensing two sharp gazes shooting over at the same time, Feng Yuxiu knew that he was being used as a shield, and a little desolation filled his heart, and he said with a wry smile, "Don't worry, I will definitely take Miss Zhao out of harm's way." Send it back to the house."

A while later, Gu Jingxing stood up with Zuo Ling's support and left the wooden house. Under the stone blue cloak, the dark lines on the purple brocade stretched like water, and his calm face made it hard to tell that he was a seriously injured person.

Zhao Wenwan lifted the corner of the car curtain and watched worriedly. If he agreed to let Gu Jingxing send him off just now, he might force himself to take care of him on the road, which would not be good for the injury. As for Fang Zimo, alas... Zhao Wenwan put it down The curtain rests on the soft pillow covered with bedding.

First, Gu Jingxing's carriage opened the way, and Fang Zimohu was at the front. After a burst of noise, the silence returned. Zhao Wenwan closed his eyes and heard Feng Yuxiu's voice from the side window, "Miss Zhao?"

Zhao Wenwan gave a weary "hmm".

"Miss Zhao has a good eye." Feng Yuxiu shamelessly modified his function as a shield, and Zhao Wenwan was amused by that pretendingly deep and charming voice.

So he thought of being funny, and said: "You like the Sixth Prince, everyone in the capital knows it, and my daughter thinks that it is not easy for others to misunderstand you."

Feng Yuxiu, who was outside the carriage, almost tilted his body and fell off the horse. He murmured in his heart for a long time, and then a low laugh came from inside the carriage. , no longer the hippie smiling face of the past, "It's good that Miss Zhao can smile so easily, the prince can rest assured."

"..."

"I have known the prince since we were young. No one understands his growth experience better than me. It has been difficult for him to live alone in these years. You should have seen it yesterday. This kind of danger is often accompanied by the disappearance of the nanny for more than ten years. , he has been blaming himself for not being able to protect the people around him well, and that assassination hit him hard."

"After returning to the palace, Concubine Yue's sudden illness became more and more serious, almost fatal. At that time, the prince was still very young, and the Holy Majesty would not spend too much time to appease his fear and fear, and the concubine was so lingering. , Princess Yongping is younger, she can only cry loudly, that is, that day when the prince saw someone from the palace coming in to deliver medicine, he didn't want to be seen crying as a prince, so he hid behind the veil and saw Concubine Yue's face The personal maid poisoned the soup, and the disease is self-evident, and the prince has changed since then..."

"Later, Concubine Yue Gui was never assassinated again, and so was Princess Yongping. Although he said he was favored by the Holy Majesty, the king of a country still had enough energy to think about the affairs of the harem, and the burden of protecting the people around him was entirely on him. On him himself, don't look at the prince's cold temper, but in fact he values ​​love and righteousness. I haven't seen him as happy as today for a long time. No, it should be since the moment he met the girl in the gallery of the market. That's it, maybe the girl has some magical power that is different from others."

Zhao Wenwan, who was leaning on the carriage, did not make a sound, just listened quietly, lost in thought, with a hint of darkness hidden in his dark eyes... and Feng Yuxiu, who was outside the carriage, did not make a sound either.

Only the sound of the wheels rolling over the snow piled up one after another.

During the day and night of Zhao Wenwan's disappearance, the most worrying thing was the old lady Zhao, who stayed up all night, chanting scriptures in the Buddhist hall to pray for the safety of the Buddha.Xueyan looked around at the gate of the garden and saw Zhao Wenwan, so she talked about it, and the latter went straight to Mingxu Garden with her skirt in her hands.

"Old madam, you haven't eaten anything all day, so you should use some. The eldest son has already sent someone to look for it, and he might be able to find it soon." Mother Yang frowned and comforted her, watching the table move. The untouched exquisite food couldn't help but sigh.

Mrs. Zhao frowned, worried, and waved her hands, "Young girl Wan is not sure what happened to her outside, I'm afraid that if I close my eyes... I won't have an appetite."

"Grandmother has no appetite to eat alone, Wen Wan will accompany you." Zhao Wenwan walked to the door and happened to hear this sentence, hurriedly said, lifted the curtain and walked to the old lady with a smile, "Look, I'm fine , did not suffer!"

Mrs. Zhao suddenly saw the person, her eyes were full of tears, she pulled Zhao Wenwan to her, looked over and over again, Zhao Wenwan also cooperated and turned around to express that she was fine.

Hearing the old lady repeatedly muttering that it's good to be back safely, Zhao Wenwan couldn't help blushing again, and held the old lady's warm hand, "It's Wen Wan who is ignorant and made grandma worry."

Yue Mo breathed a sigh of relief suddenly, and the fatigue that he didn't feel before surged up. Zhao Wenwan saw her look sleepy, and accompanied her with some porridge and snacks, and coaxed her to sleep.Elderly people sleep lightly, and wake up whenever there is any movement. Zhao Wenwan's hand was held tightly by the old lady, as if afraid to lose sight, and did not dare to move. She did not leave quietly until she took a deep breath.

Mother Yang followed Zhao Wenwan to the outside, and she was happy to see that the eldest lady came back safely, and she said in a low voice, "Thanks to the blessing of the ancestors, I was going to hide it from the old lady. Who would have thought that some tongue-twisting person would have leaked it, and called me out." The Eldest Young Master came to ask questions, and only then did he get to the bottom of it. But this matter related to Miss Qingyu, the Eldest Young Master suppressed it early in the morning, and the Prince covered his head even tighter, so no news could be found, so there shouldn't be any trouble of."

"Well, thank you Mama Yang for reminding me." Zhao Wenwan saw that she was so considerate of herself, thanked her sincerely, then glanced inside the room, and continued, "If the old lady wakes up and looks for me, let someone go to the garden to inform her One sound."

"Hey, miss, let's go back and rest for a while." Mother Yang replied with a smile, thinking that the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is so enviable.

Zhao Wenwan returned to her own garden, and the spirit of the strong fight broke down. She hadn't slept all night and was frightened. Now after relaxing, her whole head is groggy.

After Baochan got the news, she prepared a bucket of hot water, undressed Zhao Wenwan, washed her clothes, and exclaimed after seeing the fine scratches on her arm. Yes, wash carefully avoiding those wounds.

Xueyan who came in later was still holding a jar of plaster in her hand, as if she had expected it long ago, and put the plaster on Zhao Wenwan after taking a bath to relieve her fatigue.

"When I didn't come back yesterday, who came to my garden?" Zhao Wenwan tightened the rabbit fur coat on her body, took a sip of ginger tea, and asked suddenly.

"Yesterday, after the eldest son came back, he explained to us that you are not allowed to reveal that you have not come back. Therefore, when the second lady came, the slave said that she would leave after you rested. After that, the third lady also came and said that she was gone. I lost my little pet, and I was about to enter the house as soon as I looked for it, but luckily the eldest son came in time, and after the reprimand, he sluggishly left." Xue Yan described the situation yesterday in a serious manner.

The corners of Zhao Wenwan's slender eyes narrowed slightly, and she would not be the second choice if she would cause trouble to her grandmother, but Zhao Wenxuan went by herself, and she still asked people to talk about it.

Just as she was thinking, when she heard the sound of the curtain being lifted, Jin Ling walked in and reported that it was the second lady who came to visit, and it didn't take long for the front and back feet to visit.

"Miss might as well take a rest when you come back, and deal with it later." Bao Chan frowned, persuading her unwillingly.

"I've been sleeping for so long, isn't it suspicious if I don't go out?" Zhao Wenwan smiled, got up and went to the side hall.

Zhao Wenxi came here with a food box. He heard that Zhao Wenwan was afraid of the cold last time, so he made a specially prepared herbal diet to dispel the cold. It can also nourish Zhao Wenwan's body in winter.

Zhao Wenwan looked at the medicine cup full of 'friendship', and said with a smile, "My sister is interested, but I forgot to say, I can't bear the smell of this medicine, it's like a quirk, I vomit when I smell it, I'm afraid I'll disappoint your kindness."

"Look at my carelessness, I didn't find this. Luyun, take this and take it back." Zhao Wenxi closed the lid with his hands, beckoned Luyun to send it back, still smiling, "Sister, what do you think? Feeling a little haggard, but didn't sleep well last night?"

Zhao Wenwan looked at her graceful demeanor, curled the corners of her lips, and pulled her to sit down affectionately, "The sound of firecrackers has been going on all night, disturbing people's dreams." After finishing speaking, she covered her lips and yawned. A hint of blue and black echoed, indeed it looked like he hadn't slept well.

"My sister's foot injury has not healed, so don't come and go, if the snow slips on the road, it will not be worth the loss." Zhao Wenwan's eyes fell on her feet, and said with concern.

"I know." Zhao Wenxi squeezed a small smile, responded obediently, and then said, "I just heard that the Lantern Festival last night was very lively. I couldn't go because of my foot injury, so I wanted to hear from my sister. .”

After learning that Zhao Yuanli was back last night, she went to Xiangzhuyuan. She was a little suspicious because the maids stopped her from seeing her. She mentioned it when she met Zhao Wenxuan, and it became even more strange when Zhao Wenxuan made a fuss. However, if Zhao Wenwan is not in his own garden, combined with the word Gu Jingxing vaguely heard by the old lady, he has to make bad associations... It was hard to sleep and eat all night, so I endured it until now to go to Xiangzhu Garden to find out the truth.

Zhao Wenwan stared at her, still with a warm smile on her face, but her heart was like a mirror, and she could tell that she was turning a corner and asked him who he met after going out, and then he talked about some things from the lantern festival. No, after talking for a long time, he almost told Baochan who was waiting next to him that he was sleepy, but Zhao Wenxi still had an interested look on his face.

"..." Feeling excited as if the heroine had taken medicine, Zhao Wenwan lost interest in speaking, so she stopped and sipped tea in silence.

"Then after that, sister Wan and elder brother didn't encounter any fun?" Zhao Wenxi asked her when she saw that she was silent.

"Later..." Then I was chased and killed.Zhao Wenwan pouted secretly, and would not tell Zhao Wenxi if she only kept the matter in her stomach. She purposely made a fool of herself and made Zhao Wenxi's heart hang. .”

"..." Zhao Wenxi knew that she must not be telling the truth, a dark light flashed in her flooded eyes.

After Luyun left, Zhao Wenwan's people were in the room. Seeing Zhao Wenxi like this, Zhao Wenwan put down his teacup and looked at her playfully, "What exactly does my sister want to know? Instead of going around in circles like this, you might as well just say it straight. I understand it too."

Zhao Wenxi looked up in surprise, as if he didn't understand why. "Why do you ask me that, sister?"

"Do you think I met Gu Jingxing at the Lantern Festival?" Zhao Wenwan ignored her acting, and said to herself, "What did you say, where did you go, and when did you separate?"

The handkerchief Zhao Wenxi was holding under his sleeve was crumpled into a ball, and he twisted it vigorously, but he still pretended to be puzzled, "I'm about to be confused by my sister, so did I meet the sixth prince?"

"Not at all." Zhao Wenwan secretly sighed at her concentration, raised her eyebrows deliberately and said.

"..." Zhao Wenxi, who made Zhao Wenwan play tricks, loosened the handkerchief in his hand and put it back on his lap, the smile on his face could not be maintained, "So my sister was teasing me."

Zhao Wenwan was just about to say that you are not a fairy, what fun am I having to tease you, when she heard the sound of flapping wings, and a lump of something flew down from the window, she yelled arrogantly, "Little fairy, come here Change clothes for this king!"

"..." Zhao Wenwan with black lines on his face.

"..." Zhao Wenxi was suddenly startled.

"Is this the bird that the Sixth Prince gave you?" Zhao Wenxi asked, staring slightly sideways, unable to see clearly.

Zhao Wenwan couldn't bear to look straight at the one that was always losing the chain, and after thinking about it, as the current owner who just took office, the former owner who had been trained was the one who was more embarrassed, so he smiled brightly and replied, "Yes , I didn't expect the Sixth Prince's taste to be so special."

"..."

A certain bird felt insulted, rolled its dripping round bean eyes, suddenly pretended to be deep, and said, "Wanwan, if this king allows you to be a couple for the rest of your life, would you be willing to accompany me?"

Zhao Wenwan paused with the hand holding the tea, and almost spilled it, and there was a hint of hesitation on his face. Looking carefully, his expression and tone really resembled someone.Zhao Wenxi stared at the bird for a long while, watching the parrot until it shrank its feathers and moved its buttocks as if trying to get out of her sight, and finally said quietly, "This bird... is about to become a spirit." .”

"You're not the first to say that." Zhao Wenwan replied with a smile.

"This parrot is smart and likable, my sister is more careful, don't lose it like Wenxuan, I almost searched the house, only to find the body of the little rabbit in the kitchen, it turned out to be the cook Catch it and cook it as meat on the chopping board." Zhao Wenxi had a smile on her lips, but the smile didn't reach her eyes, but a hint of coldness could be heard, and a ruthlessness surged in her heart. Almost instantly, she wanted to strangle her to death A little furry beast in front of his eyes.

"Thank you sister for reminding me kindly, but none of my birds have the guts to move. If there are... maybe which one will suffer first." Zhao Wenwan also returned an unfathomable smile, and the two exchanged, The soldiers did not see blood.

"Be careful when sailing for ten thousand years, the world is always not as you want, isn't it?" Zhao Wenxi slightly bent the corner of his mouth, said goodbye and left without further words.

After watching the person leave, Zhao Wenwan felt a little bit emotional. He never thought that he would compete with the heroine of the script, or that he would be bullied by the heroine of the script one day. This feeling...is really subtle.From the corner of the eye, he caught a glimpse of a certain bird bouncing around in a good mood, and when he thought of this guy's virtue just now, he glared at him angrily, what the hell was Gu Jingxing teaching him!

Baochan had a simple mind, and she held back her laughter for a long time because of Brother Ying's words, but couldn't help laughing after Zhao Wenxi left, and seeing the young lady who reacted differently from usual, she felt as if she knew some serious news.Alas, I don't know how long the Sixth Prince has been teaching this. Is it really wise to count on such an unreliable bird!

But Xueyan frowned when she saw it, and asked Zhao Wenwan in a low voice, "I'm afraid that the second lady will be unhappy in her heart?"

Hearing this, Zhao Wenwan loosened his grip slightly, and the captured Tian Xian'er flew away in a hurry, losing two hairs and fluttering down on the table.

"With me here, how can she be happy?" I'm afraid she hates her to death, but I don't know how long this person can pretend.

Zhao Wenwan's eyes sank. Compared with Zhao Wenxuan, who has no brains, the darkened Zhao Wenxi made her more wary, especially with the heroine halo around her. It would be great if she could show her true colors by private provocations.

It's a pity that I learned to be smart.

After leaving the garden, Zhao Wenxi paused in front of Xiangzhu Garden, and the faint smile he was holding disappeared when he went out. He dimmed his eyes intermittently when he heard the cheers coming from the garden, and then turned to Looking at Luyun, he ordered, "Tomorrow, I will go to the palace to visit the imperial concubine and empress. Prepare your things carefully, and don't make any mistakes."

"Yes." Lu Yun followed behind Zhao Wenxi, feeling indignant towards Zhao Wenwan's appearance of being a villain, because the marriage is a matter of parents' order and matchmaker's words, her own lady is the concubine's favorite, and she can enter and leave the palace freely after getting the badge .Zhao Wenwan wants to be the Sixth Princess, but it may not be possible!

(End of this chapter)