“You’ve been by my side for many years, so of course I trust you.”
Gu Qingling twitched the corner of her mouth. "I was just asking casually."
Gu Qingling lowered his head to hide the coldness in his eyes. Xu Dong had been by his side for many years and knew too much about him. He couldn't easily hand Xu Dong over.
Once he finds the wizard, he can seize the opportunity to kill Xu Dong.
A gust of cold wind swept over him, and Xu Dong shivered inexplicably.
“You’ve been helping me contact the wizard, so you should know something about him, right?” Gu Qingling stepped forward and patted Xu Dong on the shoulder. “I want you to find the wizard before my father does, and then kill him.”
He could not vent his hatred without killing the wizard.
Pain began to throb in her wrists again, and Gu Qingling frowned, appearing somewhat agitated.
Wizard, Gu Qingfeng, Consort Yi...
With all these things piled up, Gu Qingling had a splitting headache.
"Your Highness..."
"I've already been deposed, what's the point of calling me Your Highness?"
He had never even set foot in the Eastern Palace.
Jinwu Palace.
Consort Yi radiated maternal warmth, and Gu Heng adored her so much that he felt completely relaxed.
"My beloved concubine, please stop making me nightgowns and sit down to talk with me."
Consort Yi smiled upon hearing this, and walked up to Gu Heng, supporting her back. "I heard that Your Majesty only stayed with the First Prince for a short while before coming to my place?"
Seeing that Gu Heng remained silent, Consort Yi stood behind him and reached out to massage his temples.
"I am a pregnant woman, and I can't help but feel sorry for the First Prince when I see him." Consort Yi glanced at Pei Lan without leaving a trace. "His Majesty has deposed the First Prince from his position as Crown Prince and demoted him to a commoner. How should the palace servants greet the First Prince?"
"The eldest prince is only eleven years old."
"You are kind-hearted."
Gu Heng sneered, "He has made me lose face immensely, and now he's involved in..."
Gu Heng abruptly stopped talking, but Consort Yi didn't seem to mind.
"To the eldest prince, the emperor is both a sovereign and a father. Sovereign and father is both a sovereign and a father."
Gu Heng remained silent, then got up and left Jinwu Palace.
As Consort Yi watched Gu Heng's departing figure, she clutched her chest in fear. "Pei Lan, should I not have spoken up for the Crown Prince?"
How could that be?
Perrin smiled gently.
"The Emperor and the First Prince are, after all, father and son. The Emperor will forgive the First Prince sooner or later. Even if he no longer bestows titles upon princes, does he really want the First Prince to remain a commoner for the rest of his life?"
Seeing that Consort Yi's expression softened, Pei Lan continued to persuade her earnestly, "At that time, the eldest prince will also remember your kindness, Your Highness, and may even look at the little prince in your womb in a different light!"
Consort Yi nodded, but she still felt a strange unease.
In the courtyard of Jinwu Palace, Peilan glanced in the direction of Da Ning.
"Sister Peilan, you're the best at making Her Majesty feel comfortable." A palace maid said obsequiously, but Peilan just smiled faintly.
She wanted to throw the Daqing Imperial Palace into complete chaos.
Everyone who carries the blood of the Gu family must die.
The Empress clearly wants to get rid of the eldest prince so that the second prince can live peacefully with Prince Yan. How can that be allowed!
So Gu Qingling can't be eliminated so early; she has to at least take someone down with her.
......
The wizard's location was exposed, and Deng Yu quickly captured him with the Imperial Guards.
Upon hearing that the wizard had been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, Gu Qingling became as frightened as a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow.
"Xu Dong, why didn't you find the wizard?"
Gu Qingling's hands were trembling with anxiety. Why was the wizard, who was usually good at hiding, caught by Deng Yu so easily?
"Your Highness, I have searched all the places where the wizard usually hangs out, but I haven't found him." Cold sweat beaded on Xu Dong's forehead. "Moreover, all the people around the wizard have also disappeared."
Everywhere was deserted.
This realization terrified Xu Dong.
"They've all disappeared?"
Gu Qingling struggled to get up, her mind a complete mess.
On the other side.
Jiang He's health finally "recovered," and he entered the palace after putting on his official robes.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis is outside requesting an audience."
"Please come in, Lord Marquis."
When Jiang He walked in, his expression was definitely not pleasant.
Just as Jiang Yu was about to ask a question, her pupils suddenly contracted when she saw the guards following behind Jiang He, and she subconsciously moved her hand.
Granny Ling immediately dismissed the surrounding palace servants.
"Speak quickly if you have something to say."
Jiang He turned his head slightly and looked at the smiling Gu Lin.
This was the first time the two had met after the whole truth came out, and Jiang Yu seemed a little reserved.
"Why did you come with your brother?"
Jiang He paused for a moment, then silently walked to the side, leaving the space to Jiang Yu and Gu Lin.
"I haven't had a chance to come see you yet, and I'm a little worried about you."
Gu Lin took out the jade pendant that had broken into two pieces. "I've thought about it for a long time but I still don't know how to fix it. I... I smoothed out the rough edges of the broken part and will give you a piece."
Gu Lin looked at Jiang Yu cautiously, and for a moment, Jiang Yu felt as if she had returned to the time before she was married.
"What do I need this jade pendant for?"
With her eyelashes lowered, Jiang Yu's expression betrayed a hint of grievance.
One of the two jade pendants was taken away, and Gu Lin suddenly looked up, his eyes full of laughter.
[I've been tricked again! It's the same old trick!]
Jiang Yu was fuming, and Gu Lin felt an itch to go over and pinch her.
"I heard that the wizard had his tendons cut off."
As soon as Jiang Yu spoke, Gu Lin couldn't help but touch his nose. Jiang Yu immediately laughed. She was clearly a ruthless killer, but she pretended to be pitiful.
"I'm afraid he'll use a trick to hurt you."
Perhaps because she had been sitting on the recliner, the jade hairpin in Jiang Yu's hair had become slightly loose.
"Like a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally beautiful without adornment." Gu Lin reached out and pushed the jade hairpin into his hair. "I wanted to say this the day we set off for the autumn hunt."
"Gu Lin."
Jiang Yu took a step back, her breathing disturbed by Gu Lin's movement.
"Do you still remember the military strategy that the old Marquis taught you?" Gu Lin chuckled a few times. "You should remember. You said you most wanted to become a female general who could fight on the battlefield."
Just like Lady Hou and Bai Qian.
Why bring this up for no reason?
Gu Lin conjured up a military treatise as if by magic, saying, "I was afraid you'd be bored, so I brought you something to cheer you up."
I'm afraid he'll use a scheme to hurt you.
I'm afraid you'll be bored.
Gu Lin's words made Jiang Yu clench her handkerchief. Did Gu Lin still remember what she had said before?
"Jiang Ayu, your birthday is coming soon. What kind of birthday gift would you like?"
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