Chapter 27 Chapter 27 The sweetheart and the warm bed of exclusive favor...
"Prince An did it?"
Song Siyun stood up, took out a tinder and lit the lamp. As the room gradually brightened, she extinguished the tinder and turned to look at him. "Have you found any evidence?"
Gu Yanzhou shook his head. "They did it very covertly."
He paused and continued, "A few days ago, Feng Yichen had hinted at relenting. I promised to speak up for him and see that he was only exiled 500 miles. He promised to tell me everything he knew. But when I received the news and rushed to the prison, I saw him lying on the cattails, his face purple."
"The imperial physician diagnosed heart failure, and there's no cure. But I once heard from a traveling doctor in the northern border that there's a secret medicine from outside the region that can create the illusion of heart failure. Only when the body rots and the poison penetrates the bone marrow can signs of poisoning be detected."
He took a few steps forward, staying close to the high wall, his face solemn. "What's strange is that no one has visited him since he was imprisoned."
"Since no one visited the prison, where did the poison come from?" Song Siyun found it hard to understand and asked back with a frown.
The man opposite him also raised his eyebrows, and upon hearing this, he only murmured with a sullen face, "I'm also curious about this."
After a while, he sighed again and looked up at her, feeling rather helpless: "This case has probably ended without any result. If we want to investigate, we have to find another way."
"What?" Seeing her looking at him, Gu Yanzhou pursed his lips and frowned: "Don't forget, the murderer of Si Shi has not been found yet."
"Tomorrow I will submit a petition requesting to go to Yunqu to investigate the case. Perhaps there will be new clues there."
He looked at her and invited her seriously, "Ah Yun, do you want to go with us?"
The man's eyes were deep, his usual coldness gone. He peered over the high wall, looking cautiously from afar. Song Siyun's heart tightened, and her brows furrowed unconsciously. She looked at him suspiciously for a long time before slowly responding, "Okay."
Finally, he turned around and lay down on the bed. "One must complete what one begins. Since I was the first to discover this matter, it is natural that I should also be the one to track it down to the end."
By the candlelight, I thought I caught a glimpse of him smiling. The candlelight was blindingly bright, making it hard to see clearly. I closed my eyes slightly, just as I was about to take a closer look, but the man had already turned and walked out, considerately closing the door behind him.
Song Siyun sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the closed door, and for a long time he couldn't understand why he was so angry.
I tossed and turned all night, and only fell asleep when I heard the sound of the lock of Ruixue Pavilion being opened in the early morning.
When I woke up again, I felt that the weather was really bad and very cloudy.
When I opened my eyes, I found that there was someone sitting at the head of the bed.
The man, who had long since shed his court robes and donned dark blue casual clothes, sat at the head of her bed, his face stern and silent. Seeing her awake, he quickly softened his expression and spoke first, "I'm here to tell you that His Majesty has granted me permission to travel to Yunqu in three days. I'm afraid you'll have to disguise yourself as a maid to conceal your presence."
Song Siyun had just woken up and was startled again. Her mind hadn't yet come to its senses, so she naturally agreed to everything. It wasn't until the man turned around and the door was closed for a long time that she reacted.
He stood up, his eyes wide open as he stared at Cuiyu Quemei, pointing at the door in disbelief. "What did he just say?"
"Let me dress up as a maid?"
Cuiyu Quemei stood aside and nodded helplessly: "The most important thing is that you agreed, young lady."
Song Siyun stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning, and truly felt as if the sky had fallen.
Being a maid means that she not only has to take care of herself on the road, but also has to take care of the bastard's food, clothing and daily life?
What's even more terrifying is that I agreed to this matter myself, and it's too late to regret it now.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get, but I have nowhere to vent.
Finally, he was so angry that he threw off the quilt and jumped to the bed in two steps. He pushed it open and shouted towards the study: "Gu Yanzhou, you bastard! You took advantage of me!"
Outside the study, Ling Feng, who was on duty, leaned back, took a deep breath, and his eyes widened, as if he had heard some great secret.
It took him a long while to catch his breath. He leaned over to Qingfeng, who had a deadpan expression on his face, and couldn't hide his excitement: "Qingfeng, Qingfeng, did I hear correctly? The master is actually this kind of person!"
Qing Feng had no interest at all. He raised his eyes and glanced at the main bedroom in Ruixue Pavilion, then lowered his eyes and told him to shut up.
He was always like this, and Ling Feng didn't get annoyed. He just curled his lips in boredom and muttered to himself: "The master went to the main bedroom after bathing and came back from court. He waited for a long time. Did you see the smile on his face when he came out just now?"
Ling Feng sighed exaggeratedly and chose a pleasant word: "It can be said that, with a smile on his face."
After saying that, he held his chin and thought to himself, "I think it won't be long before the master moves back to the main bedroom. You and I can finally rest at night, and don't have to work so non-stop like we have these days."
Qing Feng didn't say anything, but just stretched out his hand to pull him straight, and said in a cold voice: "Do your own thing, and the rest..."
He lowered his eyes and paused for a moment before frowning and speaking again: "Don't think too much."
Knowing that his laziness had been discovered, Ling Feng made a face, stood up straight, and said nothing more.
Time passed, and soon, it was three days later.
At the gate of Gu's residence, Yu Nanzhi was directing people to carry large and small bags inside. Gu Yansheng was leaning on a crutch and giving gentle instructions to Gu Yanzhou. Song Siyun was standing obediently by the side, pretending to be a caring and virtuous wife.
After Gu Yanzhou got on the car and the door was bolted, he returned to Ruixue Pavilion. Cuiyu Quemai helped him change his hair and clothes in a hurry, and Qingfeng led him out through the back door.
Outside the city gate, Gu Yanzhou leaned against the carriage and waited for a long time before he heard the sound of horse hooves.
From a distance, she spotted Song Siyun, who was wearing two buns, and she joked with a smile, "Er Ya is here?"
Song Siyun loved beauty and could not stand ugly names, ugly people, or ugly flowers. She was already unhappy about being dressed as a maid, and when she was given such a vulgar name, her face immediately turned dark.
She slapped his hand away and said in a harsh tone, "Who is Erya? My name is Yunsong. Please don't make a mistake again, sir."
The last sentence was spoken with gritted teeth, and it was obvious that he was filled with resentment.
Gu Yanzhou was not annoyed. He just followed her into the car and praised her with a chuckle: "Yunsong, it's a good name. It also fits your status on this trip."
"My identity?" The person in front turned around, very confused. "I'm just a maidservant. What identity can I have?"
Hearing this, Gu Yanzhou raised his eyes and glanced at her without saying anything.
After everyone was seated and the carriage was moving slowly, he poured a cup of tea and handed it to her, attacking her from bottom to top: "Ah Yun, do you know who would carry it with them?"
At last, without waiting for her to respond, he murmured softly, "If it's not the one you love, then it's the favored bed-warming maid."
"Ah Yun, guess which one you are?"
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