Chapter 454: The Gu Royal Family's Back-up Plan
Li Chengxiu slammed the table in frustration and gritted his teeth.
"I was wondering why that old bastard Song Qingshan was so indulgent when Song Ziying was causing trouble in the East Palace!
It turns out that their original plan wasn't to let their grandson take the throne. That damn old bastard wanted to kick my dad out, so he could do it himself!
Pointing at Gu Xiaoxiao, every word he uttered seemed to come out from between his teeth, filled with gnashing hatred.
"We absolutely cannot let this woman go. She'll poison us! The poison that my parents were poisoned with was most likely from her hands!"
Jiang Wan immediately looked solemn.
"It's not me. I don't understand a word you're saying. I'm now the concubine of the King of Dali, listed in the royal imperial book. If you kill me, Duan Shaoxuan will never let it go!"
Gu Xiaoxiao tried her best to defend herself, and then she heard Li Chengxiu laugh coldly.
"Oh, it doesn't matter. We'll know if it was you who did it after a trial. Not to mention that no one knows I brought you here, even if Duan Shaoxuan knew, what would happen? If he dares to declare war on me, I will fight him to the end!"
In front of the potential murderer of his father and mother, Li Chengxiu would never say anything about letting her go. And Jiang Wan, who sat aside without interfering, almost tacitly approved of this behavior.
Although Gu Xiaoxiao has no fighting power, she is smart and tries to find a way to survive.
"It really wasn't me! And you don't want the treasure anymore? Jiang Wan, as long as you let me and my brother go, I will give you the treasure map!"
"What treasure map?"
Li Chengxiu turned his head and looked at his wife with a questioning look. Jiang Wan raised her hand and patted his arm gently.
"The news may not be true. Maybe she made it up to save her life."
"No, the treasure map is in the Chengqian Hall of the East Palace. My mother hid it herself. If you don't believe me, you can find it now.
My mother said that on the roof corresponding to the second row of window frames of the second window in the main house of the west hall of Chengqian Palace, there was a pattern of a flying bird holding a branch, and there was a secret compartment inside that could be opened, and she hid the treasure map there.
You can go find it now!"
Jiang Wan and Li Chengxiu remained silent, but they waved their fingers twice behind their backs in tacit understanding, and the secret guards and shadow guards both went out.
Gu Xiaoxiao could be heard in the room, hurriedly stating the specific information.
"My mother said that the treasure was left behind by the Gu royal family during its heyday. It was a gift for future generations to use as a means of making a comeback if they ever lose power.
There are countless gold, silver and treasures inside. I heard that they were shipped out by emptying the national treasury. Do you really not want them?
I really didn't lie to you. If it weren't for this treasure map, how could I have risked coming back?"
"Yeah, why would you take that risk?"
Jiang Wan finally spoke, but her tone was filled with obvious doubts.
"If what you said is true, then when you were the concubine of the Song family, why didn't you show up and take the opportunity to enter the palace and find a way to take the treasure map?"
"Because Song Qingshan doesn't trust me, of course I don't trust him either.
The reason why I was able to get in touch with him was that he found out from somewhere that my Gu royal family had a treasure hidden outside.
He wants to take this treasure for himself so that he can compete with your Li family.
But later, someone secretly put obstacles in the way of the Song family, and actually encouraged Song Ziying to poison her so that she could become the empress dowager and rule the country from behind the scenes. This is how the good chess game was completely messed up. "
Gu Xiaoxiao was very honest this time, answering whatever was asked. As for whether what she said was true or not, that was entirely up to Jiang Wan and Li Chengxiu to judge for themselves.
The secret guards and shadow guards were not freeloaders, and within an incense stick of time, they returned with a small, flat wooden box. Li Chengxiu took it and opened it. His narrow, long phoenix eyes couldn't hide the murderous intent.
"How dare you lie to me? Didn't you say there was a treasure map? Where's the map?!"
He reached into the small box and pulled out a green jade pendant that didn't look very high quality, and questioned in a cold voice.
"Even if my eyesight is poor, I can clearly see that there is only the word 'Gu' engraved on this jade pendant. Where is the treasure map?"
"Really, this is the treasure map. Maybe there's some secret hidden in it. Why don't you show it to me..."
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
Too lazy to roll his eyes at this daydreamer, he simply handed the jade pendant to his wife. If he wasn't trying to find this potential treasure to add to the national treasury, he would be a coward if he could even let this woman breathe!
Jiang Wan took it and looked at it carefully many times. He turned it over and over again in front of the light and finally found a tiny difference at the end of the last stroke of the word "Gu".
She quickly pulled out a hairpin from her head, pointed the pointed end at that spot and pressed it twice. There was no response. She then pried along the edge of the stroke several times and finally succeeded in breaking the small mechanism of the jade pendant.
While digging into the jade pendant with the pointed end of the hairpin, he muttered in a relaxed tone.
"This exquisite craftsmanship makes it hard not to suspect that it was made by Concubine Xian's family, the He family of Kuaiji."
Gu Xiaoxiao sat there pretending to be dead. Li Chengxiu didn't answer, but leaned over to watch his wife draw a small parchment scroll from the hollow jade pendant. The couple leaned in under the dim light and could clearly see the words written on the parchment.
"The Gu family will live forever, and the joy will never end."
Squinting his eyes and reading out these eight words, Li Chengxiu stared at the riddle for a long time with a frown.
"Wife, what does this mean?"
Jiang Wan didn't figure it out either, so she turned her head and shook the so-called treasure map in her hand. Looking at Gu Xiaoxiao, her smile became friendly again.
"Gu Xiaoxiao, do you know what this means?"
"I have no idea."
Gu Xiaoxiao looks very obedient now.
"I only heard my mother talk about this treasure map, but I don't know any other information..."
"Oh, never mind."
Jiang Wan was still the kind and easy-going queen, and she very gently gave the emperor a small suggestion.
"Since she knows nothing, let's not make things difficult for her. Your Majesty, why don't we send her on her way now?"
"I'll kill you!"
Li Chengxiu turned around, drew out his big knife and prepared to work, but Gu Xiaoxiao immediately screamed.
"I remembered something! My mother said that the treasure seemed to have been sent to the place where the Gu family was founded, and the door to the secret realm can only be opened by the descendants of the Gu family, so you can't kill me!
I am the only one left in the Gu royal family. If you kill me, you will never get the treasure again!"
"Then I don't want you anymore, just die!"
He picked up the big knife and started slashing around. Gu Xiaoxiao jumped off the chair in a panic and crawled for her life.
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