Chapter 205: Facing Difficulties Together, the True and False Xiao Tong
"Master, there's no need to be so polite. Please enter the hall."
Xiao Tong's voice sounded a little hoarse today.
Something is wrong. Could this eldest princess be a fake?
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Shang Yuwan couldn't just lift Xiao Tong's veil. He could only temporarily suppress his confusion and wait outside the hall with everyone else.
After Xiao Qingxu, Xiao Tong and Baili Pu finished worshiping the Buddha, Master Shanhe took everyone to the meditation room to rest.
Xiao Tong seemed to have no interest in Shang Yuwan, Xiao Qinggu and the others. Instead, he talked to Master Shanhe about Buddhism for half a day.
Mo Ran, with a rainbow-colored sword hanging from his waist, stood guard at the door, staring blankly into space.
"...What does Her Royal Highness the Princess think?"
Xiao Tong paused and said hoarsely, "Very good."
“…” Master Shanhe’s eyes changed slightly.
He noticed that the "Princess" opposite him seemed a little strange and sensed a hint of something unusual, but he did not show any strange expression and continued to explain Buddhism.
On the other side, Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu were staying together.
"What are you doing here? What happened?"
Xiao Qingxu frowned, "Tell me what you want to do first?"
The secret method of the Gu beast was enough to force Emperor Chengming to take action personally, so how could Shang Yuwan come up with a solution just by thinking for a while?
Xiao Tong has evil intentions. How can she kill the mother Gu in a short time?
Xiao Qingxu didn't even need to think about it. According to Shang Yuwan's temperament, she would definitely take the blame for Xiao Qinggu this time. To Shang Yuwan, Xiao Qinggu was the hope of Dayu's future, and this person's life could not be harmed in the slightest.
Shang Yuwan was silent for a moment, then said, "But she may not be real now."
The figure is exactly the same, but the voice and temperament have changed a lot, and it doesn't seem like Xiao Tong himself.
Before Shang Yuwan finished speaking, Xiao Qingxu immediately asked, "Are you sure now that she's here for the fifth sister?"
The voice was not loud, but from the tone, Xiao Qingxu was obviously angry, which was rare.
"......" Xiao Qinggu sat aside, lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Ji Suxian and Lu Heying were drinking fragrant tea, with different expressions in their eyes, but neither of them spoke.
Shang Yuwan changed the subject and looked at Twelve, "Has there been any reply?"
Twelve pursed his lips and shook his head.
After the carrier pigeon flew to Langjiang, there was no further movement, and it was unknown whether Zhao Qinglian received the message.
Shang Yuwan turned to look at Xiao Qingxu again and gently shook his hand.
"Don't be angry, aren't you here?"
Xiao Qingxu: "...I brought everything I could. Ju Gongcheng and the others are outside the temple. If they all came in, it would attract too much attention."
Shang Yuwan smiled softly, "I knew that with you here, everyone can feel at ease."
Xiao Qingxu's expression relaxed a lot.
Twelve and Lu Heying: "..."
The OP is really easy to please.
Ji Suxian: “…”
It’s easier for my sister-in-law to play with Brother Xiao than with a dog.
Xiao Qingxu coughed twice, straightened his expression, and began to discuss the next countermeasures in detail with Shang Yuwan.
Next door to them, Yuan Ji was quietly testing Bailipu.
"Why did you come here so suddenly, sir?"
Bailipu took the fragrant tea he brought over and snorted, "Why, you're the only one who can come?"
Yuan Ji smiled awkwardly and said, "Of course not, I'm just a little curious."
"curious?"
Bailipu's expression changed, his eyes filled with anger. He placed the fragrant tea in his hand heavily on the table beside him. "What is there here that you are curious about? Hmm?"
"If I hadn't come, were you planning to face life and death with them?"
Yuan Ji was stunned.
"You deliberately threw so much work at me, and then followed Her Royal Highness the Princess and the others to the Jinfu Temple to worship Buddha and burn incense. Do you think I'm old and confused? How can you be the kind of child who would leave all the official duties to me and go enjoy yourself?"
Although Bailipu was furious, he lowered his voice.
"I know you mean well, but why did you have to put yourself in danger? You clearly didn't have to come!"
Yuan Ji's head gradually drooped, "I'm sorry."
Bailipu pointed at him, but finally let it go and sighed.
"Those three nobles are going to stay overnight tonight, so I'm sure you won't go with me."
"Never mind. Let's just leave it at that."
Yuan Ji raised his head, his eyes slightly bright, "Sir, or..."
Bailipu said with a stern face: "You are not allowed to go anywhere tonight."
Yuan Ji: "...Yes."
Late at night, Shang Yuwan, Ji Suxian and others lay on the beams of Xiao Qinggu's Zen room, quietly waiting for guests to arrive.
Before long, a figure appeared silently at the door.
“Knock knock.”
"Gu'er, are you asleep?"
Xiao Tong's hoarse voice came from the door, scaring Xiao Qinggu, who was lying on the bed pretending to be asleep, so much that he trembled all over.
Come, come...
Xiao Qingxu and his guests stood guard outside the Zen room, their brows furrowed. Shang Yuwan and Ji Suxian exchanged a glance. Why didn't the two guests guarding the door react at all?
Neither of them understood and looked at Lu Heying.
Lu Heying looked solemn and pointed to the medicine bag on his waist.
Shang Yuwan immediately understood. Xiao Tong had mastered the secrets of Gu beasts, so crafting some inanimate gadgets was no problem for him.
Ji Suxian's face was very grim. The entire Jinfu Temple was surrounded by visitors, and Xiao Qinggu's meditation room was surrounded by three layers of enemies. But she hadn't even seen the medicine powder before, and Xiao Tong had managed to make those two visitors fall into the trap without them even realizing it.
If Xiao Tong had devoted himself to studying medicine, his talent in this area would probably not be much lower than hers.
"......" Shang Yuwan's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.
Maybe what Xiao Tong used was not powder or poison.
Seeing Shang Yuwan's expression, Ji Suxian and Lu Heying's expressions also changed.
What Xiao Tong used might be a Gu.
Twelve stared at the door. For some reason, she felt that the person at the door was very disgusting.
Xiao Tong knocked on the door again, "Gu'er? Are you asleep?"
Xiao Qinggu paused for a moment, then pretended to be confused and said, "Not yet, aunt, what's wrong?"
She rubbed her eyes, stretched her arms, yawned, then got up, put on her shoes, got out of bed, and put on her coat.
Xiao Qinggu walked towards the door, but saw that the guests guarding on both sides of the door did not move at all. His hand, which wanted to open the door as planned, suddenly froze in mid-air.
No, that's not right!
It was dark at night, and Shang Yuwan and the others had limited vision, so they couldn't see as clearly as Xiao Qinggu.
Xiao Qinggu's face turned pale in an instant.
When an ordinary person breathes, their shoulders will sway slightly. The guests disguised as maids standing guard at the door must breathe more heavily to avoid being spotted.
But these two people seemed not to be breathing!
"Gu'er."
Xiao Tong outside the door spoke again.
"Gu'er, why don't you open the door for your aunt?"
In Xiao Qinggu's ears, every word she said was as terrifying as an evil ghost coming to take his life.
Shang Yuwan lowered his head, trying to see more clearly.
Xiao Qinggu seemed to have seen something terrifying. He was reluctant to open the door and even took a step back.
"...Aunt, please wait a moment. Gu'er doesn't want to appear in front of you in a too hasty manner."
Xiao Qinggu looked back at Shang Yuwan, her eyes red, and she shook her head gently at Shang Yuwan.
Shang Yuwan's heart sank. Could it be that Xiao Tong...had brought something else?
Xiao Qinggu's throat churned twice, and she straightened her clothes. She reached out and pinched her cheeks to make herself look better.
“Squeak—”
The door was opened by Xiao Qinggu.
The heartbeat sounded like a drum, exploding in Xiao Qinggu's ears.
"Gu'er." Xiao Tong was not wearing a veil at this time. His face, which looked very similar to Xiao Qinggu's, opened wide and smiled.
"Aunt, is it..."
"Aunt, is it..."
Inside the Princess's residence, in the study, Xiao Tong, dressed in a gorgeous red dress, sat alone in front of a chessboard, holding two black and white chess pieces, surveying the board.
Beside her was a pile of puppet dolls, the faces of which included Xiao Qingji, Xiao Qingxu, Shang Yuwan... and there was also a puppet doll with Xiao Qinggu's appearance carved on it.
Xiao Tong's lips were as red as blood, and the moment he grinned, the "Xiao Tong" of Jinfu Temple also showed his sharp white teeth.
With a "click", a black chess piece fell into the game.
"Did I disturb your rest?"
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