Chapter 154 Where Does the Confidence Come From?
"This matter must be controlled by someone behind the scenes."
"The most urgent task now is to find out the identity of those behind this and what exactly they want to do."
"Otherwise, it may affect our plans."
Tianji nodded after hearing this and immediately made arrangements again.
Shou'an Palace.
After Gu Jingchun and Gu Jinxi talked to the Queen Mother for a while, they slowly stood up and took their leave.
The Queen Mother looked at Gu Jinxi reluctantly and immediately presented her with various good things.
During this period, Gu Jingchun went to the palace many times.
Every time he went back, he would bring back a lot of rewards.
However, Gu Jingchun had also heard rumors outside, and fearing that people would guess something, he simply bowed again and said:
"Your Highness, I know that you reward me with things because you think highly of me, and it is also a blessing for me."
"However, I am an orphan now. The fact that I have won your favor, Queen Dowager, is enough to make everyone jealous.
If they see you giving so many good things to your servants again, it might arouse unnecessary suspicion."
The Queen Mother nodded upon hearing this.
"I know you are always cautious."
"What you said doesn't make sense. If that's the case, I'll have these things no longer registered and instead secretly sent to you."
Gu Jingchun: ...
Actually, you don’t have to have this thing.
However, since the Queen Mother wanted to give it to her, it would be disrespectful for her to refuse.
Thinking this, Gu Jingchun took Gu Jinxi out of the palace.
The news that Gu Jingchun took Gu Jinxi in and out of the palace naturally did not escape the eyes of Concubine Hui.
Prince Rui is still in prison.
Although, she had specially ordered people to take care of the place, and it had all the necessary things, she even sent him two women.
But despite this, Concubine Hui was still worried and kept pestering Emperor Rongcheng to make him give in.
But every night, he showed no sign of giving in.
However, she was also certain that the day when Emperor Rongcheng would give in was not far away.
Therefore, Concubine Hui was extremely vigilant during this period.
She really couldn't understand why Gu Jingchun was favored by the Queen Mother and was often called into Shou'an Palace.
She didn't believe in copying Buddhist scriptures at all.
However, she couldn't figure out why Gu Jingchun came.
According to her understanding of the Queen Mother.
As a stain on Crown Prince Chen Hechuan, Gu Jingchun should not be favored by the Queen Mother.
According to her personality, she would definitely deal with Gu Jingchun as soon as possible.
Even if Shen Hechuan stopped her, she might have been able to save her life, but the Queen Mother would definitely not like her.
Concubine Hui was really confused, and memories kept churning in her mind.
This reminded her of the hunting time some time ago.
Prince Rui drugged the two men, but it did not change anything, nor did he find any evidence against them. Instead, they thought Prince Rui had been humiliated.
And every move Gu Jingchun made at that time was for Shen Hechuan's sake.
Whether it was the last explosion or the last bride kidnapping.
Every step Gu Jingchun took was beneficial to Shen Hechuan.
Such tacit understanding made her doubt.
The two of them have known each other for more than just a short time.
And when she thought of Gu Jingchun's child, she became even more confused.
How could Gu Jingchun bring a bastard girl from outside into the palace?
Moreover, it seems that the Queen Mother does not hate him.
After all, she always brought various rewards with her every time she left the palace.
This made her doubt the identities of Gu Jingchun and her son.
She vaguely remembered that Chen Hechuan had fought in a war at the border before, and after returning, he was unable to recover for a while.
At that time, she sent people to sneak into the East Palace to investigate secretly, and only knew that the prince was heartbroken because of a woman.
Could it be that the woman was Gu Jingchun?
If this is true, then the identity of Gu Jingchun's child will be questionable.
Thinking of a certain possibility, Concubine Hui shuddered all over.
If, Gu Jingchun's child is really Shen Hechuan's child.
Then there would be almost no possibility for her and Prince Rui to compete for the throne.
After all, having a legitimate grandson is enough for Shen Hechuan to firmly secure his position as crown prince.
By then, even Emperor Rongcheng would not be able to depose Shen Hechuan easily.
When Concubine Hui thought of this, she immediately said to the maidservant beside her, "Send someone to follow Gu Jingchun and find a way to find out the identity of that child."
At this time, Gu Jingchun came out of the palace and just returned to his house, he saw Qi Xiaoer, the servant at the door, running towards him in a hurry.
Qi Xiaoer is Gu Jingchun’s new servant.
He is a smart person. Although he looks unprepossessing, he actually has many talents.
"girl."
He walked forward, bowed slightly and said:
"Just now, a woman I don't know came to the door. She didn't have a post, and she kept saying she wanted to see you. I didn't know her, so I didn't let her in."
"She even started a scene at the gate of the mansion because of this."
Qi Xiaoer felt a little embarrassed when he said this.
"I was afraid that she would curse loudly at the gate of our mansion and affect our reputation, so I took the initiative to tie her up."
Gu Jingchun nodded and didn't care.
Instead, after sending Gu Jinxi away, he followed Qi Xiaoer to the woodshed to see the kidnapped person.
Gu Jingchun's house is not big, so the woodshed is also particularly small.
At this time, Chu Qianlan was tied up tightly from head to toe in the straw pile, almost like a dumpling, which looked funny and funny.
A smelly rag was stuffed in her mouth.
Now he is struggling hard in the straw pile.
When she saw Gu Jingchun, she immediately struggled forward, constantly mumbling something.
Gu Jingchun was startled by the winding "thing" on the ground, and finally he vaguely recognized from her face that the "thing" in front of him was actually Chu Qianlan!
Gu Jingchun couldn't help but look at Qi Xiaoer.
Qi Xiaoer looked confused.
However, given his cleverness, he definitely knew Chu Qianlan. He was probably pretending to be stupid to help Gu Jingchun vent his anger.
Gu Jingchun couldn't help but look at him approvingly, and then signaled him to untie Chu Qianlan.
Chu Qianlan had been tied up for a long time and was finally free, but she felt extremely uncomfortable, as if her whole body was falling apart.
She lay on the ground gasping for breath for a long time before she stood up.
"Gu Jingchun..."
She called her breathlessly.
"How dare you treat me like this..."
Gu Jingchun couldn't help but chuckle.
"Madam Hou's words are very strange."
"You came to my house and yelled at me for no reason, damaging my reputation. It's understandable that my servant kidnapped you."
"After all, my servant is from the countryside and doesn't know any of the Marquis' Mansions in Tiandu. This is understandable."
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