Chapter 788 I'll Eat You (Third Update)

Shangguan Yan is right. She has nothing left to lose, but they cannot gamble with their children and their entire families.

The men were so angry that their faces turned ashen.

Consort Wang said coldly, "Isn't your son still alive? Aren't you afraid of implicating him by rushing to your death?"

Shangguan Yan laughed arrogantly: "When I was demoted to a commoner for plotting a rebellion with the Xuanyuan family, it didn't implicate my son. Do you think Father Emperor would take his anger out on my son for something as trivial as framing a few of you?"

That's true.

The monarch's tolerance and favoritism towards Shangguan Qing is evident to all.

Consort Wang clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms: "What exactly do you want to do?"

Shangguan Yan said with a half-smile, "I don't want to do anything. I'm just happy to see you all so scared! When I'm done being happy, I'll send this evidence to my father, the Emperor. Then we'll go to the underworld together to see my mother!"

"Madman!" Consort Chen stamped her foot.

In Gu Jiao's room next door, Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng clung to the wall like octopuses, their ears attached to the wall.

"Hmm, it seems like they've left," Gu Jiao said.

Xiao Heng peered through the crack in the door at the figures walking past, and thought to himself, "Yes, I understand now."

Gu Chengfeng stepped away from the wall, straightened up, and asked, puzzled, "But I don't understand, why not just make demands of them? For example, ask them to exchange evidence of their crimes against the Xuanyuan family?"

Of all the crimes the Xuanyuan family committed back then, how many were fabricated and framed by these powerful families?

If we obtain the evidence, we can clear the name of the Xuanyuan family.

Gu Jiao said, "We can't say it proactively, or it will reveal our bottom line."

Never reveal your bottom line to anyone. Being free from desires makes you invincible; having no demands is the greatest demand.

You need to get your opponent to willingly hand over all their chips to you.

These are words spoken by the Godfather.

Gu Jiao felt that her aunt's arrangement was correct.

If Shangguan Yan were to reveal her intention to exonerate the Xuanyuan family, Consort Wang and the others would know that she did not want to die, that she had something to ask for, and that she was open to negotiation.

In this way, the five of them could very well use that evidence to blackmail Shangguan Yan.

Now, let them beg Shangguan Yan, racking their brains to find a reason for her to live.

The evidence to exonerate the Xuanyuan family will definitely be delivered to Shangguan Yan, and it is very likely that there will be far more than just evidence.

The five women, including Consort Wang, made a ruckus all night, and only when the night was deep and quiet did the entire Qilin Palace finally drift into a peaceful dream.

Little Jingkong is sleeping at Xiao Heng's place tonight because his aunt was kicked several times by his little feet and no longer wants to sleep with this little monk with such a bad sleeping posture!

Gu Jiao went to the yard to remove the last piece of gauze from Black Wind King, and its injuries were completely healed.

Gu Jiao patted its head.

In three days, she will take the Black Wind King to take over the Black Wind Camp.

They've finally found their way, but there's still a long way to go. They can't let their guard down for a moment, and they can't be complacent because of a short-term victory. They must remain vigilant and be ready to fight at any time.

"Give it to me," Xiao Heng said as he walked over.

Gu Jiao was taken aback: "Huh? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Xiao Heng took the gauze from her hand, and raised his other hand to smooth the hair at her temple: "You weren't asleep either, were you?"

Gu Jiao said "Oh," and then said, "I've come to see the Black Wind King."

Xiao Heng said, "I've come to see you."

His eyes were deep and tender, filled with nothing but the person before him.

Gu Jiao blinked.

This guy is getting more and more outrageous as he gets older. He flirts with her whenever no one's around, and he'll suddenly give her a killer look. He's practically a walking hormone bomb. If this keeps up, she won't be able to handle it.

From a physiological perspective, as her body gradually matures, she is indeed more easily attracted to the hormones of the opposite sex.

It's not my problem, it's a hormonal problem.

Before Xiao Heng could say anything, he saw the little girl shaking her head repeatedly. He said with amusement, "Why are you shaking your head? Are you trying to stop me from coming to see you?"

"Let me see," Gu Jiao said.

Xiao Heng smiled gently.

Suddenly, Gu Jiao buried her head in his chest, her forehead resting against his firm chest.

He stretched out his strong, long arm and gently patted her shoulder: "Are you tired?"

Gu Jiao shook her head against his chest: "I'm not tired, I'm tired because of my great-aunt and great-uncle. They're so old, yet they still have to worry about so much. My great-aunt doesn't like scheming and intrigue; she likes playing cards in Biyue Alley."

Xiao Heng smiled: "My aunt likes playing cards, but she likes you even more."

Your safety and well-being is my greatest joy for the rest of my life.

"Mmm." Gu Jiao didn't move, just nestled against him like a lazy little calf.

She rarely had such a relaxed moment; only in front of herself could she release even a little bit of her fatigue.

She was truly exhausted during that period.

It seems that ever since she entered the Great Yan, she has never stopped. The polo match, Gu Yan's surgery, the struggle with the Han family and the Nangong family, the battle for the Black Wind Cavalry... she is as busy as a spinning top that never stops.

She also worried about others getting tired.

I just can't remember exactly how tired I was.

Xiao Heng looked at the little head in his arms, paused for a moment, and said, "At most three months, I'll have the Great Yan side come to an end."

Gu Jiao: "Mm."

It's a tone of belief.

Xiao Heng put his arm around her and asked softly, "What do you want to do after you're done with your work?"

Gu Jiao thought about it seriously for a moment and said, "I'll eat you up."

Xiao Heng: "..."

...

The two stayed in the courtyard for a while, until they were almost carried away by mosquitoes, before Xiao Heng took her hand and went back into the house.

Xiao Heng stood at the doorway and said to her, "Come in."

Gu Jiao didn't hear; she was lost in thought.

Xiao Heng tapped her forehead with his fingertip: "What are you thinking about?"

Gu Jiao snapped out of her daze: "It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered what Nangong Li said to me before he died."

"I do deserve to die. I betrayed you, I betrayed the Xuanyuan family. I deserve to die... You came to seek revenge... I'm not surprised... I have nothing to feel aggrieved about... But you... really think that all those things back then were done by the Nangong family? You're wrong... Hahaha... You're so wrong... The Nangong family... weren't even accomplices! They were just a hunting dog that wanted to take a bite out of the fat meat..."

"The one who truly harmed your Xuanyuan family... is... is..."

Gu Jiao recalled, "Jin something, it seemed to be Yang, or it seemed to be Liang, his speech was not very clear at that time."

"Is it Jingyang?" Xiao Heng said. "The name of the ruler of the Great Yan Kingdom is Shangguan Jingyang."

Gu Jiao nodded: "Hmm, then this should be it."

Xiao Heng held her shoulder and said solemnly, "The Xuanyuan family will clear their name, regardless of whether the King of Great Yan is willing or not."

...

In the middle of the night, Gu Jiao went to the secret room again.

She wasn't surprised to see the Imperial Advisor inside.

This person has been coming a lot lately.

But it seems that nothing was done to her detriment.

"I'll watch over him tonight." Just after Gu Jiao put the small medicine box into the slot, the Grand Preceptor spoke.

"I'll guard it myself," Gu Jiao said.

"Are you sure?" the Grand Preceptor asked.

Gu Jiao sensed a hidden meaning in his words: "What are you trying to say?"

The Grand Preceptor said, "You have tricked so many people at once. Consort Wang and the other five do not know your background, but the Han family knows a little bit about you."

How does this guy even know about their schemes against the imperial concubines?

The Grand Preceptor said calmly, "From now on, when letting people in, don't let them come through the main gate."

One by one, imperial concubines disguised themselves and came in. Did they really think the disciples of the Imperial Preceptor Hall were blind?

Gu Jiao: "Who let them in?"

If she doesn't admit it, then it didn't happen!

But what did he mean by what he said earlier?

What the Han family knows about her...

The Han family didn't know she was Gu Jiao, but they knew she wasn't the real Xiao Liulang, and they knew she attended Tianqiong Academy. Following this clue, they could easily find out more—

Her place!

not good!

Nan Shi Niang and the others are in danger!

Consort Han has fallen from grace.

Since they can't touch those in the Imperial Preceptor's Hall, they'll target everyone connected to them!

The night was dark and the wind was high.

Yangliu Lane was completely silent.

Nan Shi Niang had just finished brewing the last antidote for Gu Changqing. She rubbed her sore neck, put the antidote in a porcelain bottle, and planned to go back to her room to rest.

She first went to Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan's room.

The two children were sleeping soundly.

She closed Mr. Meng's door again; his snoring was a bit loud.

Finally, she dragged her heavy steps and collapsed onto her bed.

In the sweltering summer heat, cicadas chirped incessantly from the tree branches.

The sound of cicadas chirping perfectly masked the rustling of clothes in the darkness.

Several dark figures quietly slipped into the courtyard.

They arrived at the door of the main room, drew their daggers, and began to pry open the latch.

Gu Yan suddenly woke up. He listened intently, holding his breath. The noise at the door was extremely faint, but he still heard it.

He nudged Gu Xiaoshun.

Gu Xiaoshun groggily rolled over and mumbled, "What..."

Gu Yan quickly covered his mouth: "Shh—"

Gu Xiaoshun was stunned for a moment, and after a three-second daze, he came to his senses and looked at Gu Yan in astonishment.

Gu Yan lifted the curtain and pointed outside the door.

Someone is coming.

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(End of this chapter)