Shi Zairong couldn't hide his curiosity and asked, "...It seems that the things you've concealed are enough to make Wang Yanzhou give up everything he has now?"
Hong Yu warned: "You know too much, it's not good for me."
Shi Zairong said, "Well, I won't ask any more questions. It's a rare occasion for us to get together, do you want to go shopping?"
Hong Yu shook her head. Shopping was out of the question. It wasn't because she had no money, but she was just too lazy to move. "No, I'm not going. Achen took me out to buy a lot of jewelry and jade the other day. If I buy more, it would be too extravagant and not in line with my style."
They finally got to spend a whole day together, and Shi Zairong didn't want to just sit here and feel the cold wind. "So, is there anything you want to do? Let's do it together?"
Hong Yu thought for a moment and said, "Don't mention it, there really is one."
Just when Shi Zairong was ready to create another perfect memory with Hong Yu today, Hong Yu carefully brought him to the garden of the palace. Looking at the tall reeds and the rippling lake in front of him, the blazing flame in Shi Zairong's heart was gradually extinguished by the phosphorescent lake water.
Looking at Hong Yu, who was lying beside him, conscientiously watching the movements in the reeds, Shi Zairong couldn't help but lower his voice and ask, "So, are we stealing bird eggs now?"
While observing the swans leisurely catching fish and shrimp on the lake, Hong Yu explained, "Achen said there's a swan here with a very arrogant temper. He chased her into the water before. I want to see her."
Shi Zairong thought she was here to steal swan eggs, but she never expected that she would go to such great lengths to lie here for so long just to see a surly swan. "It's said that the egg custard from the Qingliang Palace is the best in the world. Could this egg be a swan egg?"
Hong Yu nodded and said, "Yes, it is indeed delicious."
Shi Zairong was a little curious. He had bought and eaten ostrich eggs before, but honestly, he didn't really like the taste. In his taste buds, all these bird eggs always had a fishy smell that was hard to ignore. "Isn't it fishy?"
Hong Yu also said, "I don't know what the chefs in the kitchen added to this dish, but I can hardly taste the fishy flavor. You came at the wrong time. If you had come at the end of the month, you would have been able to enjoy this dish."
Just as Shi Zairong and Hong Yu were lying in the reeds watching the swans, Tang Chen, who was accompanying the guests, was in unprecedented despair.
She wasn't the type to be able to engage in conversation with strangers. Tang Chen had never had to worry about entertaining guests in the past. This time, she didn't know what had happened, but Wang Yanzhou said Huangfu Bin specifically asked to see her, saying he had something important to discuss. With no other options, she had to come and keep him company.
Tang Chen didn't know what to talk about with the elders. She hadn't worried at all when she was with Lin Qinghui, Wang Yanzhou was there. But now that she was alone with the strangers, she was incredibly nervous. Especially since the elders were looking at her with their eyes full of stars, as if they were looking at something.
Huangfu Bin didn't say anything to Tang Chen, but just looked at her with his eyes shining. Tang Chen felt a little creepy when he looked at her. She couldn't hold it in any longer and had to move a little: "Um, Senior Huangfu, could you please stop looking at me like that?"
After a long while, Huangfu Bin finally realized that his behavior was indeed somewhat rude, and he quickly said, "...I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my old habit has come back. I hope my madam will forgive me. However, I have only seen you in books before, and I didn't expect to have the honor of seeing you in person in this lifetime."
Tang Chen was slightly taken aback. Were all members of the Huangfu family so hardcore? Hong Yu was fine, but why did this senior, who had only met her last night, imply today that he knew about the Life and Death Gu in her body? The Life and Death Gu that the Huangfu family had lost differed by only a single character. If Qiu Liang and the others heard about this and told Wang Yanzhou, it would be a disaster.
Thinking of this, Tang Chen suddenly became nervous and hurriedly called towards the door, "Qiuliang, go and see if the children are asleep. If not, ask the nurse to bring them over to show you, Senior."
"yes."
After sending Qiu Liang away, Tang Chen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Now, as long as he returned to return the paper money and communicated well with Huangfu Bin, he would be safe for the time being.
Huangfu Bin heard her talk about looking after the child and quickly shook his head and said, "There's no need to look after the child. I don't know if I can be so kind as to look after him..."
Before Huangfu Bin could finish, Tang Chen quickly interrupted him: "Senior! Um, if this matter, this secret of mine, were to be known by others, I would be in danger of losing my life. Please, senior, don't be so... "
Huangfu Bin frowned in confusion and asked, "What do you mean?"
Tang Chen said rather embarrassedly: "It's a long story. To put it simply, I can't let others know. I hope you can forgive me."
Huangfu Bin also said: "Since Madam has said so, I will naturally not tell anyone casually, but there is one condition."
Tang Chen was slightly stunned, feeling like he was being outmaneuvered. "...Senior, please speak up."
Huangfu Bin said, "Tell me, how did you get this holy object? Since the death of that young woman from the Ouyang family, there has been no news of this thing. How could it be..."
Tang Chen looked at Huangfu Bin's aggressive attitude and was afraid that he would not be able to fool him today. "If I tell you this, I still hope that you can keep it a secret. At least in the near future, I don't want to hear any rumors about this matter."
Huangfu Bin assured, "Don't worry. The people of my Huangfu family are trustworthy and keep their promises. If you have any concerns, I can use my Huangfu family's century-old reputation as a guarantee."
"All right……"
The story of the life and death Gu was an extremely painful and long one for Tang Chen. But for the listeners, it was just a story of a very lucky woman who, on the verge of death, was saved by a master with a treasure. From then on, she and the master were "together in life and death."
When Tang Chen told Huangfu Bin about his own experience, Huangfu Bin was not only a listener, but also seemed to be a participant. When he talked about the life and death Gu with Tang Chen, he spoke very clearly.
Suddenly, Tang Chen had an idea. The Huangfu family had a century-old inheritance. Although it was said that the Life and Death Gu was given to the Ouyang family, they should also have known about it. If that was the case, would the Huangfu family have a way to remove the Life and Death Gu connection between her and Jiang Ling?
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