231 Back to Beijing, the old emperor conspiracy theory
The scorching sun was shining brightly, and Gu Qiancheng's ragged clothes could not cover his skin at all. The burned skin felt as if it was going to burn when exposed to the sun, and every part of his body was in pain...
The red, swollen and blistered thighs rubbed against the saddle, instantly dripping with blood, and the blood dripped down the horse's belly...
However, the pain in his body was not as good as the pain in his heart. When he thought of the charred corpse, Gu Qiancheng wanted to kill himself to apologize.
Pat, pat, blood dripping all the way...
Gu Qiancheng didn't know how embarrassed she was at this time, but passers-by saw it. They looked at Gu Qiancheng like they were looking at a madman.
Especially near the city gate, there were more and more people. Gu Qiancheng, who was covered in blood, tatters, and too dirty to see his true appearance, stood out among the crowd. Passersby avoided him one after another, not daring to compete with Gu Qiancheng.
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The soldiers guarding the city saw Gu Qiancheng from a distance. Without waiting for Gu Qiancheng to approach, they stepped forward to block Gu Qiancheng's way, but there was someone faster than them...
"Miss Gu?" The visitor was the emperor's royal guards. They had been waiting for Gu Qiancheng at the city gate for half a month. According to the old emperor's order, as soon as Gu Qiancheng entered the city, they would be brought into the palace.
"Who are you?" Although Gu Qiancheng was grieved, he did not lose his calm. He touched his face and looked at the other party warily.
The visitor showed a black sign: "Jinyiwei, the emperor wants to see you, please come with us."
Jinyiwei?
Gu Qiancheng was stunned, but his opponent did not give Gu Qiancheng a chance to refuse, and took Gu Qiancheng off the horse one by one.
After knowing the identity of the other party, Gu Qiancheng gave up his struggle and allowed the other party to stuff him into the carriage and walk towards the palace...
At the city gate, there was a lot of excitement due to the appearance of Gu Qiancheng, but it soon returned to calm. After all, people who can have a relationship with the emperor are not ordinary people who can mess with them.
There was the Jinyiwei logo on the carriage, and no one dared to stop him along the way. Gu Qiancheng was taken to the palace as quickly as possible.
On the way, Gu Qiancheng had calmed down...
No matter what the old emperor asks her to do, she is confident that she can handle it, but she will definitely suffer a little.
When getting off the carriage, Gu Qiancheng asked specifically: "Should I go freshen up first?"
At this time, Gu Qiancheng realized how embarrassed she was and how many injuries she had on her body, but she felt no pain.
The people in the Jin Yiwei knew very well the relationship between Gu Qiancheng and Qin Jiyan. Although it was a crime of misconduct to meet the emperor in a disheveled manner, it was obvious that it was easier for Gu Qiancheng to get benefits in front of the emperor.
It's a tough trick, but it works after every trial.
"The Emperor ordered you to appear in court immediately." Jin Yiwei deliberately misinterpreted the old emperor's meaning. Anyway, they were not wrong.
Gu Qiancheng also thought about the trick of inflicting torture on flesh, and this look was just right...
"What's wrong with you?" When the old emperor heard that Gu Qiancheng was back, he was about to take the anger he had spent at Qin Jiyan and take it out on Gu Qiancheng, but he saw...
Gu Qiancheng doesn't have any good meat on his body.
If this was a bitter trick, the cost would be too high.
"When I return to the emperor, my daughter is being hunted by Xihu people outside the city." More than twenty people have died. Even in the woods, it is impossible to hide this from the emperor.
"Being chased by the Xihu people? What's going on? Please tell me clearly?" The old emperor looked solemn and looked very ugly...
Two days ago, a group of soldiers from the military camp on the outskirts of the city met the Xihu people. Gu Qiancheng was also hunted down by the Xihu people. When did Xihu get so many people to Daqin? What do the Xihu people want?
Gu Qiancheng remembered what Qin Jiyan said to her before leaving the city, and began to explain one by one why he left the city and how he encountered the pursuit...
She went to investigate the case of the Goddess Tower and rented a villa belonging to a wealthy businessman. She has been looking for the family members of the deceased these days, trying to find out what the nine dead students have in common.
After explaining his whereabouts, Gu Qiancheng told the story he had thought about on the road...
When she returned to the other courtyard, a group of Xihu people suddenly broke in and killed the servants in the courtyard. She escaped under the cover of the guards and ran into the woods in a panic...
She thought she was dead, but a strange man suddenly appeared. She heard the group of Xihu people call the man General Feng...
The general surnamed Feng killed all the Xihu people who were chasing her, then captured her and asked her to take him to find the Xihu people who died of Hualiu Disease in the inn.
She agreed on her face, then found an opportunity to hurt General Feng with a lancet, pushed him down the mountain, and ran back.
When she returned to the other courtyard, she found that it had been burned down. She was so frightened that she hurriedly rode back to Beijing.
In order to force the point, to make the old emperor believe that he was really scared, Gu Qiancheng spoke without any ups and downs throughout the whole process. He was as dull as a wooden man without emotions. His eyes were staring straight ahead, looking like he was so frightened that he lost his soul.
Seven souls.
Gu Qiancheng had undergone anti-torture training, and not only his expressions, but also his subtle movements were correct. Although the old emperor had a keen eye, he could not tell that Gu Qiancheng was just faking...
As for the General Feng Gu Qiancheng mentioned, Gu Qiancheng didn't know who he was, but the old emperor did.
The General Feng in the Xihu population should be Feng Yao, the son of Princess Xihu. His biological father is unknown. In the past two years, he has shown his prominence in the army with a brave and fearless attitude. He is a royalist of Xihu and is quite popular with Emperor Xihu.
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The old emperor received secret news that Feng Yao sneaked into Da Qin five days ago. It was said that he was trying to track down the collusion between King Xihu Ying and Da Qin.
Now it seems that the Xihu man who died of Hualiu disease in the inn is the key.
It is said that that man had contact with the Crown Prince of Zhou before his death?
The old emperor rubbed the armrest and automatically connected the two things in his mind...
No one else knew about Feng Yao's infiltration into Da Qin, and Gu Qiancheng, a small character, was even less likely to know about it.
When Gu Qiancheng told General Feng, the old emperor already believed that Gu Qiancheng did not lie to him. Of course, the old emperor believed more that Gu Qiancheng did not dare to lie to him.
After Gu Qiancheng finished telling everything, the old emperor took advantage of Gu Qiancheng's fright and confusion and asked, "What did you do in Xu Yu'an last month?"
"Xu Yu'an? Did I go to Xu Yu'an last month?" Gu Qiancheng blinked blankly, with a dull look on her face, but in her heart she was like a mirror...
It seems that the case in the Bone Pit has been exposed. Fortunately, Qin Jiyan warned her in advance, and fortunately this happened, so she could pretend to be pitiful and stupid and get through smoothly...
When the old emperor saw Gu Qiancheng like this, he was not angry. Instead, he patiently helped Gu Qiancheng recall: "Last month, the Gu family's female relatives went to Xuyu Nunnery to offer incense. You followed them and stayed at Xuyu Nunnery.
When I came back, I met Feng Sijin. Now tell me, what are you doing at Xu Yuan?"
In the eyes of the old emperor, it was impossible for the frightened Gu Qiancheng to lie. What Gu Qiancheng said at this time must be true...