Gu Yaoniang's injuries hadn't fully healed, and she was preoccupied with other things on her mind, so she tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
While at the princess's residence, I had intended to ask about Lu Zhaoan, but in the end, I didn't bring it up.
She was lost in thought, feeling anxious about her parents' situation in prison and worried about Lu Zhao'an, whom she had not heard from in a long time.
She tossed and turned, unable to find peace, so she simply sat up in bed.
The wound on her waist had scabbed over, but it still hurt and itched, making her want to touch it. However, Gu Yaoniang remembered Doctor Song's instructions and didn't dare to scratch it.
The maids were still fast asleep in the outer room, and Gu Yaoniang didn't want to disturb them. She pondered Qiaoniang repeatedly, hesitating whether to go to Qiaoniang's room and talk to her.
Although she still felt that Qiaoniang shouldn't have placed those women in a brothel like Wufan Pavilion, she also regretted saying those harsh words to Qiaoniang.
The deeper the night, the more he tossed and turned, unable to sleep, the more he wanted to find Qiaoniang and talk to her some more. Gu Yaoniang was dressing alone, buttoning her clothes at the waist, when she heard two soft knocks coming from the window.
Gu Yaoniang's heart skipped a beat. In her panic, she could only turn around and hide behind the bed curtains. She wanted to call the maids outside, but perhaps she was too frightened, and her throat was dry and she could not make a sound.
She peered warily through the window, only to see it pushed open a crack, and a tall figure leap in.
Gu Yaoniang felt that the figure looked more and more familiar, and when the person raised his head, she couldn't help but exclaim softly.
Bizhu woke up with a start and heard the soft cry. She asked from the outer room, "What's wrong, my wife?"
The voice still sounded sleepy, indicating that the person had been startled awake.
Gu Yaoniang quickly said, "It's alright! You don't need to come in!"
The outside quickly returned to silence.
Gu Yaoniang then stepped out from behind the bed curtains. She was especially glad that she had suddenly had a change of heart in the middle of the night and put on her outer robe, so that she wouldn't have seen Lu Zhaoan in just her undergarments.
She first looked Lu Zhaoan up and down, and seeing that he had a rosy complexion, was neatly dressed, and moved quite nimbly, she finally felt relieved.
But after feeling relieved, I was angry – if everything was alright, why hadn't they sent a single message all these days? They made me worry for nothing!
Sure enough, he and I were just ordinary business acquaintances, and there was nothing to do with us personally. In the end, I was just being presumptuous, and I really treated him as a friend, which is why I was worried about him every day.
As it turns out, they're perfectly fine. They didn't even consider whether I would worry.
She thought to herself, but her face remained smiling. However, her words were somewhat sarcastic: "So Boss Lu is doing well? I wonder where he went. He's even developed a habit of climbing through people's windows."
Knowing he was in the wrong, Lu Zhaoan gave an awkward smile: "I went to chase after the thugs from that day, and didn't have time to tell you."
Actually, he did leave a message. However, there were few people he trusted in the Lu family mansion, and Gu Yaoniang didn't meet one, so the message didn't reach her ears.
But if it doesn't exist, it doesn't exist. At this point, it would be better to waste time arguing.
Gu Yaoniang's attention was drawn to him: "The culprits? Have you found out? Who exactly are those people?"
It was clearly not a deliberate ambush of Gu Yaoniang and Lu Zhaoan. They had only decided to pass through that alleyway on a whim, and those people obviously hadn't expected to encounter them either.
However, the group of men in black still attacked Gu Yaoniang and Lu Zhaoan, and they were ruthless and used poisoned weapons.
There must be something more to this behavior.
Lu Zhaoan didn't answer, but looked at her and asked, "Are you alright? Does your wound still hurt?"
How is she doing now that she has lost her dearest second uncle?
After saying that, I felt silly.
It's only been such a short time, it must not be fully healed yet, and it must still be painful and itchy. He wanted to say a few words to comfort Gu Yaoniang, but he felt that his words were inadequate.
Gu Yaoniang felt a warmth in her heart and chuckled softly, "Much better, the scabs have started to form today. Tell me quickly, who exactly is it!"
Lu Zhaoan, however, continued to scrutinize her face. Seeing that she didn't seem to be faking it, he finally felt relieved.
"I followed them, and they went into a manor. I followed the clues all the way to Qin Yuxiu's place. Guess what was in the box?"
Gu Yaoniang looked astonished: "How could it be him? How could he have the guts?"
It wasn't that Gu Yaoniang trusted Qin Yuxiu's character. She certainly didn't think Qin Yuxiu was some upright gentleman, but he was merely a scholar who had never seen bloodshed. Could it really be him?
Since Qin Yuxiu divorced Xie Danqiu, the Xie family's support for his influence in the court has completely disappeared, and his reputation has also suffered. Everyone knows that his mother is mean to her daughter-in-law and incompetent in managing the household.
Qin Yuxiu had no connections in the capital to begin with, making her situation even more difficult. It's rumored that she later became somewhat close to Prince Qing.
Upon realizing this, Gu Yaoniang seemed to have her mental fog cleared, and she hurriedly asked, "Could it be that the box contains flying silver?"
A look of appreciation flashed in Lu Zhaoan's eyes, and he slowly nodded.
Gu Yaoniang let out a long breath: "So we just happened to run into Qin Yuxiu being ordered to transfer the flying silver for that super seal, which is why she became suspicious and wanted to kill us to silence us?"
Lu Zhaoan nodded slowly, then frowned and tilted his head slightly: "There's no concrete evidence yet, but it's highly likely. That person has been extremely well-behaved since the incident, and no unexplained silver has been found in his residence. I guess he probably printed it and used it to win people over, but some silver still hasn't been sent out. Now that His Majesty is about to investigate him, he must be getting anxious."
Gu Yaoniang sighed softly, "The hearts of people can only be won over with money..."
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