Chapter 283 Dealing with the Gu

Jiang Yao was shocked. She didn't expect Hu Xin'er to say this.

When she looked at Hu Xiner, she found that Hu Xiner's eyes were full of warm and sincere light.

She suddenly realized: Yes, this child is Hu Xiner and Mu Qing's, not just the grandson of that beastly Father Lu.

Hu Xiner helped Jiang Yao untie the knot in her heart, and her brows relaxed.

Since they were talking about children, Hu Xin'er couldn't help but ask, "Aunt, is the child you mentioned earlier the Taoist Priest Yiqing's?"

Jiang Yao lowered her eyes in agreement.

Hu Xin'er asked again, "Does Taoist Master Yiqing know about this?"

Jiang Yao was silent for a long while. She actually didn't know whether Taoist Yiqing knew about this matter.

"It doesn't matter anymore." She raised her eyes, met Hu Xin'er's gaze, and said softly, "Some things are missed and they are missed forever. Now that I am old and frail, I have no other thoughts except to find my son."

Hu Xin'er recalled the story she had heard before and couldn't help feeling regretful: "But you are both single now, and Taoist Master Yiqing..."

Jiang Yao put her finger to her lips and hushed softly.

Hu Xiner shut her mouth at the right time.

Jiang Yao awkwardly turned her head to look at the sunlight outside the window. Ever since she appeared, she had always been quiet and cold, and it was rare to see such vivid emotions.

It can be seen that she is very emotionally turbulent now.

She quickly turned her head and looked at Hu Xin'er and said frankly, "Actually, you and Mu Qing are doing very well. You two are a perfect couple, and everyone in the capital is envious of you."

Jiang Yao thought to herself that she was actually envious too.

Hu Xin'er saw through her thoughts: "Aunt, you are still young now, and the Taoist priest is obviously interested in you. I think it's not too late..."

Jiang Yao said with a smile: "Aren't we talking about your business? Why are you teasing me instead?"

Hu Xiner was about to say something else, but was interrupted by Jiang Yao.

She shook her head and said, "You are still young and don't understand what happened between us. Since he and I have missed it, let's not talk about it anymore."

After saying that, he got up and left.

Hu Xiner rested at home for two days. Feeling better, she became restless.

She was worried about the work of repairing the books, so she pestered Mu Qing to take her into the palace, but she was surprised to find that Yin Li had already repaired most of the books!

"What do you think? Am I awesome?" Yin Li raised his eyebrows proudly.

"Oh my God!" Hu Xin'er exclaimed. She flipped through the catalog in her hand and saw that each restored book had a circle drawn with a red pen next to it.

She looked at the densely packed red circles and asked curiously, "Yin Li, how on earth did you do it? There are so many books in the Wanjuan Pavilion. Even if you searched through them one by one, it would take a long time. But how did you..."

"Well..." Yin Li waved at her. "Come closer and listen."

Hu Xin'er actually leaned over to listen. Yin Li looked around furtively, then said solemnly, "This is a business secret and cannot be disclosed to outsiders."

This guy still holds a grudge against the fact that Hu Xiner and Mu Qing teamed up to show off their affection and excluded him!

Hu Xin'er was speechless.

Yin Li was in high spirits, fanning herself vigorously. "Anyway, just praise me! My secret is passed down to men, not women, so you won't be able to learn it anyway!"

Hu Xin'er was helpless: "Okay, since you've worked so hard, I will..."

Mu Qing, who had been standing nearby, silent as a log, suddenly spoke up: "Pavilion Master Yin is truly a man of grace and talent. He managed to restore a collection of books that would take an ordinary person a lifetime to complete in just a few days."

Hu Xiner was shocked.

Yin Li's expression was as if she had seen a ghost.

Mu Qing sneered in his heart. How could he let his wife praise other men?

Didn't Yin Li want to praise her? Then he would praise her first!

His expression was very calm, but he was pouring out compliments as if they were free: "Wow, Pavilion Master Yin is truly amazing..."

The scene became very strange for a while.

Yin Li couldn't stand it any longer and said angrily, "Your performance is too insincere!"

Mu Qing paused and continued, "Pavilion Master Yin is truly handsome, well-educated, and extremely talented..."

Yin Li felt that he was speaking in a sarcastic manner, so she rushed over and started fighting with him.

Hu Xiner yelled, "Stop it!"

She felt so tired. Both of them looked very outstanding individually, but why did they turn into a scene of elementary school kids quarreling when they met?

The Hanlin scholars watching nearby had different expressions.

Hu Xin'er looked at the people around her and said, "This is definitely not the place to discuss business secrets. I'm tired. Why don't we go to the second floor of the library and have some tea and chat slowly?"

Mu Qing knew that she was pregnant and thought she was really tired, so he supported her arm and walked upstairs.

Yin Li understood what Hu Xiner meant - there were too many people here and it was not suitable for chatting.

The three of them came to the second floor of the library, sat down at the desk by the window, and sent everyone else out.

The Hanlin scholars who were sorting the books all knew that they were discussing some commercial secrets. Although they were very curious, they were proud of their status and did not dare to eavesdrop.

Mu Qing's eyes were solemn as he asked softly, "How are you going to deal with that poisonous insect?"

Yin Li took out a glass bottle from her bosom: "This thing is dangerous, I will keep it for the time being. I have sealed it, as long as there is no blood, there will be no big problem."

Hu Xin'er frowned and said, "There are still many of these dried-up Gu worms in the prince's study. This thing is so poisonous, who knows who he will harm!"

If the poison that killed Chu Taibao was used, it would leave some traces, so the prince should not have used it much.

However, the incubation period of the poisonous insect is extremely long, and the deceased is completely disfigured. The prince must have harmed many people in his daily life.

Perhaps Master Chu was killed by the Crown Prince because he saw him using poisonous insects to harm people.

Mu Qing said succinctly, "I will find a way to take away these harmful things."

He has made up his mind to take the initiative.

The death of Chu Taibao shocked him deeply, and he even dreamed of Chu Taibao's face last night.

In his dream, he watched helplessly as Chu Taibao fell into the prince's trap, but he was powerless to do anything.

Hu Xin'er was shocked when she heard this: "The prince's power is far greater than we imagined. What if we act rashly and alert the enemy?"

Mu Qing's thoughts were the opposite of hers: "It is precisely because he is far more vicious than we imagined that we must obtain evidence as soon as possible to prevent more people from being harmed."

Hu Xin'er shook her head and said, "I don't want you to take any risks. Yin Li, is there any way to completely kill the Gu worm?"

She felt that if she knew how to kill the poisonous insects, she could eliminate the poisonous insects in the prince's study in advance.

But Yin Li looked at Mu Qing and said, "Are you sure that what you saw at the Crown Prince's place was Bone Erosion?"