Chapter 691 This is more like a self-directed and self-acted torture spree.
He obediently let her control his hands, his voice carrying a hint of panic surrounded by the girl's breath.
"Qingchen, isn't this... a bit against the rules?"
"What rules or no rules!" Gu Qingchen said nonchalantly, "I'm teaching you how to ride a horse. This is the fastest way! Don't overthink it, just feel the horse's rhythm."
Her world is simple and pure, and she just thinks this is the most efficient way of teaching.
But she didn't see that the corners of Lin Jiayou's mouth had slightly curled up at an angle she couldn't see.
Under the Moon Gate not far from the martial arts arena, Qian Zhenyun stood quietly with a food box in his hand.
He looked at the two people hugging each other tightly on the horse in the sunlight, looked at Gu Qingchen's focused and patient profile, and Lin Jiayou's seemingly stiff but actually enjoying posture.
The knuckles of his hand holding the lunch box turned white from the force.
A gust of wind blew by, bringing the girl's clear laughter to his ears.
"Look, you already know how to do it! I told you you could do it!"
Qian Zhenyun lowered his eyes. In the lunch box was the freshly baked rose cake, which he had specially found for Gu Qingchen's favorite.
Still steaming.
Then he gave another bitter smile. Even if there was no Lin Jiayou and the prince, the emperor and the empress had already decided on Gu Qingchen to be the crown princess since they were young.
After all, he was just wishful thinking.
Gu Qingchen patted Lin Jiayou and dismounted. "Just ride like this, try it yourself."
She saw Qian Zhenyun and thought, "GongGong, he must be here to bring her some delicious food again!"
Of course Lin Jiayou also saw it, and he didn't want Gu Qingchen to go over.
His body tilted, he screamed, and fell straight off the horse.
"Jiayou!"
Gu Qingchen's face turned pale. Without thinking, he rushed over to help him up and checked him up.
"Where did you fall? Are you okay?"
Lin Jiayou used her strength to stand firm, and took her hand, his face full of gratitude.
"Qingchen, you are so nice to me."
"In order not to disappoint you, I will definitely work hard to learn it."
Qian Zhenyun walked over.
Without looking at the clasped hands, he walked straight to the docile flame.
He reached under the saddle and pulled out a sharp stone.
"This wasn't an accident."
His voice was calm.
When Gu Qingchen saw the stone, the worry on his face instantly turned into raging anger.
She shook off Lin Jiayou's hand and shouted harshly.
"Someone come! Check it for me!"
"Who is so blind as to dare to do such a thing in the Duke's Mansion?"
She instinctively thought that the servants in the mansion were negligent, or that some short-sighted person wanted to intimidate Lin Jiayou.
Qian Zhenyun handed the stone to the captain of the guard who rushed over after hearing the news.
"Go check where this stone came from."
His eyes swept over Lin Jiayou, who looked scared.
None of the servants in the mansion would have such courage.
This is more like a self-directed and self-acted torture scheme.
The captain of the guard of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is extremely efficient.
Within half an hour, he found out the result and came back to report.
"Miss, I've asked around, and during that time, the servants sweeping the grounds saw Miss Lan Xin's personal maid wandering around."
The anger on Gu Qingchen's face solidified.
"Who are you talking about?"
"Miss Lanxin's maid, Cui'er." The captain of the guard lowered his head and spoke in a firm voice.
This result made Gu Qingchen's mind go blank. How could it be Sister Lan?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"Those servants must have seen it wrong!" Gu Qingchen said decisively.
She didn't believe it, not a single word of it.
She lifted her skirt and stormed through the corridor, heading straight for the courtyard where Gu Lanxin lived.
Gu Lanxin was doing needlework under the window. When she heard the loud noise of the door being pushed open, her hand holding the embroidery needle shook, and the tip of the needle pierced her fingertip, oozing a small drop of blood.
She raised her head and was a little surprised to see Gu Qingchen with an angry face.
"Qingchen, what's wrong with you?"
"Sister Lan!"
Gu Qingchen rushed to her in a few steps, told her the whole story in one breath, and finally stared into her eyes.
"They said they saw your maid sneaking around the martial arts arena. Tell me this isn't true!"
Gu Lanxin was speechless. She put down the embroidery frame in her hand and gently sucked the blood off her fingertips.
"I did go to the back garden to relax. Cui'er followed me. We were not far from the martial arts arena. But I know nothing about that stone."
Her voice was soft, her expression calm, and her eyes showed the grievance and helplessness of being suspected.
Gu Qingchen's anger was instantly deflated, like a punch hitting cotton.
She looked at Gu Lanxin's face and could no longer utter a word of questioning.
In the end, the matter was left unresolved.
Gu Qingchen was full of anger. He came out of Gu Lanxin's yard and ran into Lin Jiayou head-on.
He seemed to be waiting for her on purpose.
"Qingchen, I heard about it." Lin Jiayou's face was filled with worry. "Please don't let my affairs ruin the relationship."
"But that stone..."
"Don't you and I know what kind of person Sister Lan Xin is?"
Lin Jiayou interrupted her gently, "She wouldn't even hurt a rabbit, so how could she do such a thing? In my opinion, someone must be trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife, deliberately framing her to sow discord among our Gu family."
Every word he said touched Gu Qingchen's heart.
She believed it immediately.
Yes, Sister Lan is so kind, how could she possibly harm someone? Someone must be jealous of Jiayou and wants to use Sister Lan to frame him!
Gu Qingchen looked at Lin Jiayou. He was obviously a victim, but he was still thinking about others.
This "generosity" and "consideration" moved her beyond words.
"Jiayou, you are so nice."
The doubts in her heart were completely dispelled, and her trust in Lin Jiayou deepened. She decided to suppress the matter completely.
The night is as dark as ink.
A figure appeared outside Tingzhuxuan silently like a ghost.
Gu Xuan was wearing a nightgown, blending into the darkness.
He did not go in, but walked to Lin Jiayou's door, turned his wrist, and an unsharpened dagger silently inserted into the door panel.
There was a small piece of paper tied to the blade.
After doing all this, he glanced at the closed door, turned around and disappeared into the night, as if he had never appeared.
Inside the house, Lin Jiayou hadn't slept.
He was keenly aware of the movement outside the door, but did not get up immediately.
He waited until the people outside the house disappeared completely before putting on his coat and slowly walking to the door.
He pulled out the dagger and took out the note.
Under the moonlight, there were only four words on the note, written with sharp strokes that penetrated the back of the paper.
Be law-abiding.
Lin Jiayou immediately understood that this was a warning from Gu Qingchen's brother.
He did not panic, but instead a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
It seems that although Gu Xuan has lived in the military camp for a long time, he knows everything about the Duke's Mansion.
Qian Zhenyun, you really know how to call for help.
Instead of restraining himself, he carefully put the dagger and the note into the compartment of his bookcase.
This is not a threat.
This is a piece of "evidence".
If anything unexpected happens in the future, this will be solid evidence that the Gu family is bullying and threatening him.
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