It was the next day when Gu Qiancheng received the news from the secret guards. At this time, the capital city was under the strictest inspection, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.
Yan Qing is in charge of the entry and exit of the city gate. Although he can help Gu Qiancheng enter the city, the risk is too high. If someone discovers it, Yan Qing will not only lose his official position but may also be punished.
Gu Qiancheng would not do such a thing that would harm others but benefit himself. Just having to stay in Baiyun Temple for three days still made Gu Qiancheng very depressed.
"This is simply a disaster that fell from the sky. I really know how to choose the right time." Gu Qiancheng deeply regretted it. If she had known that such a bad thing would happen, she would never have left the city.
No, she should immediately follow Yan Qing back to the city. It's fine now...
Even if she has someone in the court, she will not be able to enter the city for the next three days, and can only pretend to be a "filial daughter" in Baiyun Temple. Fortunately, there are many ladies and ladies in Baiyun Temple, and they see that Gu Qiancheng is sincere about being a father.
"Pray for blessings." They all praised Gu Qiancheng in private.
Of course, the people who praised Gu Qiancheng definitely did not include Mrs. Cheng. Mrs. Cheng did not have such a good stomach. Gu Qiancheng ruined the third son Cheng’s imperial examination path. Mrs. Cheng wished she could eat Gu Qiancheng’s flesh and drink Gu Qiancheng’s blood.
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Mrs. Cheng's daughter Cheng Rui, the girl who had an affair with Wu Liulang, also didn't have a good look towards Gu Qiancheng. Every time they met, she would make some sarcastic remarks, saying that Gu Qiancheng's reputation was ruined, like
A woman like Gu Qiancheng deserves to be imprisoned in a pig cage.
Gu Qiancheng wanted to laugh when he heard this. How afraid is this girl Cheng Rui of being dipped in a pig cage? She would dip her mouth into a pig cage without speaking. If she was so afraid of being dipped in a pig cage, how could she dare to taste the forbidden fruit?
Gu Qiancheng disdained being the same as a little girl. Every time Cheng Rui made a sarcastic comment, she would look at him with a half-smile, then ignore Cheng Rui and leave.
After several rounds, Cheng Rui didn't know whether it was because of a guilty conscience or something, but she saw Gu Qiancheng walking around spontaneously, which made Gu Qiancheng very satisfied. However, Cheng Rui was easy to deal with, but Wu Liulang was a difficult master. After that day
Gu Qiancheng was entangled by Wu Liulang.
Gu Qiancheng has lived for two lifetimes, but he has never seen a man as shameless as Wu Liulang. Wu Liulang is a good-looking scoundrel. If she hadn't been protected by a secret guard, he would have definitely walked in in the middle of the night.
her room.
Gu Qiancheng hardly went out in the evening, and even during the day he did not dare to walk out alone for fear of meeting that bitch Wu Liulang.
Wu Liulang is indeed very capable. Even in a wing that only entertains female guests, he can sneak in quietly. Gu Qiancheng can't do anything to Wu Liulang, and Qin Jiyan's secret guards can't do anything to Wu Liulang either. They
After searching for a long time, we still couldn't find anything wrong with Wu Liulang.
Wu Liulang's past can withstand careful scrutiny. He is a distant relative of Mrs. Cheng and Cheng Rui's cousin who is thousands of miles away. He stayed with the Cheng family when he was fifteen years old. Now he is a candidate for the imperial examination at the age of twenty.
I am preparing to take the Jinshi examination next year.
Wu Liulang was a relative of Mrs. Cheng. He knew that it was inconvenient for him to live in the Cheng family. He lived in seclusion and only read in his own yard. He did not go out frequently until he met Cheng Rui half a year ago.
The two cousins got along for a while, and through an accident, they stole the forbidden fruit. Since then, their relationship has been developing rapidly, and they have reached the point of discussing marriage privately.
Cheng Rui frequently said good things about Wu Liulang in front of Mrs. Cheng. During this period, Wu Liulang often visited the Cheng family and had a good relationship with several young masters of the Cheng family, but Mr. Cheng did not like him.
The reason is very simple. An old and well-informed old man like Mr. Cheng really looks down on the frivolous and dissolute Wu Liulang. No matter how talented Wu Liulang is, he can't catch the eye of Mr. Cheng. He only cares about his daughter-in-law.
In order to save my face, I didn’t just drive Wu Liulang out.
It's just that the cleaner Wu Liulang's past is, the more Gu Qiancheng and Qin Jiyan suspect that there is something wrong with him. Based on the facts that Gu Qiancheng has seen, Wu Liulang is by no means an ordinary scholar, and there is definitely something wrong with his past.
Qin Jiyan asked the secret guard to send a message to Gu Qiancheng, asking Gu Qiancheng not to test Wu Liulang anymore, to avoid that person as much as possible, and to wait until he returned to Beijing to talk about anything.
Gu Qiancheng admitted that she did have the idea of testing Wu Liulang, but after receiving Qin Jiyan's stern letter, Gu Qiancheng gave up the idea.
She was still obedient and put her safety first so as not to worry the person far away in the capital.
Yes, worried.
Although Qin Jiyan's words were harsh, there was deep worry inside and outside his words. He would rather not find anything than Gu Qiancheng would put himself in danger.
"Tell your highness that I will not mess around and will return to the city on time in three days." Gu Qiancheng did not reply and only asked the secret guard to pass the message. The secret guard looked at Gu Qiancheng silently and confirmed again and again that Gu Qiancheng really did not write to the prince.
I had no choice but to leave with regret.
Alas, I wonder if the prince would be unhappy if he did not receive the expected reply?
Qin Jiyan was indeed unhappy, but he didn't have much time to be unhappy because...
The fifth prince who saved a life did not miss any opportunity to put on his little shoes.
The reason why the fifth prince appeared at the emperor's side when he encountered the assassin was because he asked the emperor for an errand to Northern Qi under the guise of sharing the emperor's worries.
That's right, the fifth prince somehow got it wrong and actually took the initiative to ask for this thankless job. But just when the emperor was about to refuse, the assassin came.
What happened next, as everyone knows, was that the assassin's target was the emperor, and when he was about to succeed, the fifth prince suddenly bravely stood in front of the emperor and saved him.
After two days and one night of rescue by the imperial doctor, the fifth prince saved his life, and his status in the emperor's heart became more important. After learning that the fifth prince woke up safely, the old emperor went to see the fifth prince as soon as he went to court.
After the fifth prince woke up, he did not explain much about his rescue. He blamed himself and said that he could not take care of his father and that he was injured and could not go to Northern Qi again.
The old emperor was greatly moved. When the fifth prince asked not to let Qin Jiyan go to Northern Qi, the old emperor agreed without even thinking about it.
Qin Jiyan was extremely lucky. After receiving Jiao Xiangdi's letter, he went to the palace and told the emperor that he had invited himself to Northern Qi to deal with the entanglement between Northern Qi and Da Qin, otherwise...
This time he will become a stepping stone for the fifth prince. Even if the emperor does not dislike him because of this incident, it will leave a bad impression in the emperor's heart.
Qin Jiyan himself suspected that there was something wrong with this assassination, and now it is almost certain that this assassination is related to the fifth prince.
Assassin Qingtian broke into the palace in the daytime, and it would have been impossible without someone to help him. The most important thing is that the appearance of the fifth prince was too coincidental.
During this period, the fifth prince had been in his own palace, copying scriptures for Prince Rong, and had not even stepped out of the palace. He even canceled his greetings to the queen and Concubine Gu.
The only time he came out, he encountered an assassin who assassinated the emperor. Qin Jiyan didn't believe it if he said it was not man-made, but...
When did the fifth prince become so capable and be able to arrange a flawless assassination? The power behind this is simply frightening.
Qin Jiyan frowned slightly and tapped the table repeatedly...