Chapter 247: protect shortcomings
Chapter 247: Protecting one’s shortcomings
After hearing what Gu Hua said, Ru Jin was so excited that he leaned towards her repeatedly, "Yes, I have written it down."
Gu Huayu glanced at him and said, "I'm telling Han Shi, please write down what to do."
"Ah? Can't the young ones participate?" Ru Jin asked doubtfully.
"You are the person close to Ziqin. To be cautious, you should stay with Ziqin and serve him well. In the next few days, you'd better not leave the British government. Do you understand?"
When Ru Jin wanted to say something else, Han Shi said, "Listen to the princess."
Gu Huayu said: "Everyone is tired after a busy day. Let's go back and rest early."
Han Shi said: "Send the princess back!"
Gu Huayu shook her head and said: "No, I will go to the Ying Gong Mansion with Ru Ru. The Sixth Master will have a high fever tonight, so I have to go and have a look. There is a Qing guest house opposite the east door of the Ying Gong Mansion. You can drive there tomorrow morning. Pick me up here.”
Han Shi knew that the Qing guest house was Lu Ziqin's property, so he owed it to him.
Ru Yan was so excited that he rubbed his hands together, "Okay, let's go down and prepare the car."
They returned to Shuying Garden. Ruji and Ruxuan saw Gu Huayu and hurriedly stood up to greet her.
Gu Huayu asked: "Has Mr. Liu woke up?"
Ruji shook his head, "No, I have been sleeping and have never woken up."
Gu Huayu walked to the bedside and raised her hand to touch her forehead. She felt relieved that it was not hot. He turned around and said, "I'm here, you go and have a rest."
The three of them looked at each other, Ruxuan said: "Master is ill, how can I go and have a rest?"
Gu Huayu said: "You can't help him even if you endure it, why do you have to endure it?
Go to bed as soon as you can. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow. If you don’t take a good rest, how will you have the energy to deal with things tomorrow? "
As Ji said: "Master is right. Listen to him. You go and have a rest. I will sleep outside. If you need anything when you wake up, I will come."
Ruxuan nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's follow the princess's arrangements."
After Ruxuan and others retreated, Gu Huayu sat down on the brocade stool beside the bed, resting her chin on her hands and looking at Lu Ziqin, going over the events of the day in her mind.
In her last life, she died in Shangtai Village. How long did Ziqin live? Did he die in Shicheng a few years ago, or did he return to Beijing alive and marry Miss Wang San?
Gu Huayu felt sour in her heart when she thought about Lu Ziqin marrying Miss Wang San, and she couldn't help but feel a little heavier when holding Lu Ziqin's hand.
Gu Huayu saw Lu Ziqin's brows furrowed, and quickly let go of her hands. She stared at Lu Ziduo nervously, and then breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he showed no sign of waking up.
Gu Huayu half stood up, reached out and touched Lu Ziqin's eyebrows, lowered her head and kissed his forehead, then sat back on the brocade stool and stared at Lu Ziqin's face like a nymphomaniac.
Gu Huayu remembered that she once discussed the concept of love with her roommate.
The roommate asked her if she would be jealous if she saw her boyfriend treating other women well.
She said no in a free and easy manner, and also plausibly said who doesn’t have a friend? Give the other person enough space.
The roommate looked at her with disgust and said, "What you said makes it clear that you have never been in love."
If her roommates saw her looking like this, would they laugh at her?
“Wake up! Are you tired after lying on your stomach all night?” Gu Huayu opened her eyes and saw Lu Ziqin whose eyes were filled with concern.
Gu Huayu straightened up and saw that it was just dawning. She raised her hand and touched Lu Ziqin's head. She felt relieved that he had no fever. "I'm not tired. How long have you been awake?"
She couldn't remember when she fell asleep last night.
Lu Ziqin looked at the hourglass, "It's been a quarter of an hour, and you've been watching me all night?"
“I’m afraid you’ll have a high fever at night, so I came here to keep watch.”
Gu Huayu put her hand on Lu Ziqin's hand and felt his pulse.
After a moment, he said: "The pulse is stable, take good care of yourself for a few days, and wait for the wound to heal."
Hearing voices in the house, Ruji knocked on the door and asked, "Master, are you awake? The little one has come in."
Gu Huayu said: "Come in."
Ruji and Ruxuan came in with breakfast and put it on the table.
Gu Huayu ordered: "Ruji, wait for Mr. Liu to wash up."
“No!” Lu Ziqin responded immediately.
Ruji spread his hands and looked at Gu Huayu and then Lu Ziqin awkwardly.
Gu Huayu asked: "What's wrong?"
Lu Ziqin said: "I'm not used to being served by others. I'll do it myself. As he said that, Lu Ziqin was about to get out of bed."
“You better lie down, be careful of the wound opening.” Gu Huayu hurriedly stopped her.
Lu Ziqin stopped and said, "Then you help me wash up."
Ruji and Ruxuan said knowingly: "I have something to do, so I'll leave first."
Seeing that Gu Huayu was silent, Lu Ziqin thought she was angry, so he said, "Actually, I can do it by myself. Just be gentle and won't hurt the wound."
Gu Huayu said: "You lie down and don't move, I'll come."
Gu Huayu turned around and went to the bathroom to fetch water and help Lu Ziqin wash up.
Lu Ziqin looked at Gu Huayu and asked, "Are you angry?"
Gu Huayu looked down at him, shook her head and said, "No, I feel very happy."
"real?"
Gu Huayu nodded, "Really!"
Lv Ziqin had a smile on his face, "I thought you were angry."
"I am very happy to serve you. By the way, the imperial concubine is holding a flower party in the palace today and invited me to enjoy the flowers." Gu Huayu said while washing Lu Ziqin's face.
“Today?” Lu Ziqin asked.
Gu Huayu nodded, "Yes, the post was sent yesterday."
Lu Ziqin frowned and said: "I have been away from home in the past few years and I don't know much about the affairs in the palace. In the early years, the palace rarely held flower parties. In my impression, there were almost no flower parties. Why did it suddenly happen? Will the flowers come?"
Gu Huayu said "Oh", not wanting him to bother her, so she said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."
Lu Ziqin said: "Take the jade pendant I gave you before. If something happens to you, take it to Qianqing Palace to find Eunuch Gao."
Gu Huayu looked at Lu Ziqin with wide eyes, with a look of disbelief on her face, "With that jade pendant, can I still go to Qianqing Palace unimpeded in the palace?"
Gu Huayu had entered the palace once before.
Although the palace does not have three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, it is pretty much the same. There are servants and guards everywhere.
Lu Ziqin nodded, "Yes, that jade pendant is the same as the fish talisman on my body. They were both given by the emperor. There is no need to ask for an invitation to see the emperor in the palace."
Gu Huayu asked: "Since the emperor has given you the fish talisman, why did he also give you the jade pendant? The effect is almost the same."
Lu Ziqin shook his head, "I'm confused too. I asked Eunuch Gao privately, and Eunuch Gao just said, I just have to keep what the emperor gave me."
Gu Huayu thought for a moment and thought to herself, there seems to be something in what Eunuch Gao said. Maybe this jade pendant is a very important item.
Thinking of this, Gu Huayu said: "Then you will give it to me? If I have been living in Shicheng and never come to Beijing, and this jade pendant is very important, and the emperor comes back to ask you for it, what will you do?"
In Lu Ziqin's opinion, jade pendants are just ornaments. Which noble family does not have a few decent jade pendants? So I didn't take it seriously.
Lu Ziqin replied: "I was in Shicheng at that time. I received a letter that my grandfather was seriously ill. I had to leave Shicheng and return to Beijing. I only had the fish charm and jade pendant with me. It was obviously not good to give the fish charm, so I gave the jade pendant to you.
How can we get back the things that the emperor has sent us?
Besides, aren’t we together now? Even if the emperor wants it, we will give it to him. "
Gu Huayu thought about it and didn’t want to delve into the matter.
After serving Lu Ziqin's breakfast, Gu Huayu said goodbye.
Ruji took Gu Huayu out from the east side door and entered the Qingke Residence opposite. Han Shi had been waiting here in his car.
After Gu Huayu left, Ru Jin vividly reported to Lu Ziqin what happened yesterday in the room.
At the end, Ru Jin said: "Sir, the princess is really smart and knows things like a god. She just needs to go to Yuanda Restaurant and she will find the real murderer."
There was no emotion or anger on Lu Ziqin's face, and he just listened to Ru Jin's words quietly. It was as if he had a mirror in his mind. Xiaoyu had thought of what happened yesterday. Didn't the Jingzhao Mansion and the Bingma Division not think of it? This restaurant is Shangguan Bi's dowry, and the person standing behind it is the Prime Minister Wang's Mansion.
Ruxuan looked at Lu Ziqin and said, "The Prime Minister Wang's Mansion attacked the Lord. Could it be that the person who made things difficult for the princess last time is related to the Prime Minister Wang's Mansion?"
Lv Ziqin nodded and said, "It should be!"
Ruxuan asked: "How do you plan to deal with it?"
Without waiting for Lu Ziqin to answer, if he took over, "the county owner asked us to wait for the grandfather in the house. Let Han Shi handle several Miao Ershui, and then throw the corpse head to the door of Wang Xiangfu."
Lu Ziqin sat up in shock. His excessive movements caused pain in the wound, and he couldn't help but grin.
Ruxuan hurriedly stepped forward and helped him lie down, "Master, the princess told me before leaving that I want you to have a good rest and not move around."
Lu Ziqin ignored Ruxuan's words and looked at Rumo, "Xiaoyu has already asked someone to take action?"
Ru Jin nodded, "Yes, I ordered Han Shi last night, and I was also present at the time. The princess also said that if they dare to touch her people, she will make them regret it."
Lu Ziqin's face was paralyzed, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up when he said "Whoever dares to touch her". It feels good to have someone caring and protecting you.
Seeing Lu Ziqin's expression, Ruxuan felt relieved and said, "The princess is really a protector of shortcomings! It's just..."
Lv Ziqin knew what Ruxuan wanted to say, so before Ruxuan could finish speaking, he interrupted him and said, "There's nothing good about it. There's nothing wrong with Xiaoyu doing this.
Don’t they think they are doing it without being aware of it? I think there is nothing we can do without physical evidence. I want to see how the Prime Minister Wang's Mansion will deal with this matter next. "
After listening to Lu Ziqin's words, Ruxuan finally understood that as long as it was Princess Yanran's idea, he would follow her wishes and support her without hesitation, even if it was murder and arson.
Naturally, Lu Ziqin didn't care what Ruxuan thought. He only thought about how to cooperate with Gu Huayu, "Keep this matter in your stomach and don't talk to anyone again. From today on, you will all live in seclusion and stay well in the house. As for The investigation is left to the government.”
shall BC BC 以襾 (达)
Wang Peiyun got up early in the morning and went to Anfu Hall to pay his respects to Mrs. Shangguan.
Mrs. Shangguan learned that her granddaughter was going to the palace to attend the imperial concubine's flower party, so she couldn't help but give her a few words of advice.
Wang Peiyun was blessed and came down.
After Wang Peiyun retired, the maid Mian'er came in and said, "Old madam, Ruan San wants to see you."
Mrs. Shangguan frowned slightly and said, "Please come in."
After a while, Ruan San bowed his hands and followed Mian'er in.
Mrs. Shangguan frowned even more when she saw Ruan San's expression. She raised her hand and waved, and Grandma Yang retreated with the maid.
After the servants left, Mrs. Shangguan asked, "What happened?"
Ruan San leaned forward and said, "Back to the old lady, did Miao Ershui disappear during the application ceremony yesterday?"
Mrs. Shangguan stopped preparing to serve the tea, straightened her back, stared at Ruan San and asked, "Missing?"
There was a coldness in Madam Shangguan's questioning voice. Ruan San lowered his head and said hesitantly: "Yes, he is missing."
After receiving the report last night, he stayed up all night in fear. I sent someone out early to make inquiries and found out that Miao Ershui had not returned all night.
Mrs. Shangguan said sternly: "What's going on? Didn't you say it was dealt with completely? Why is there another flaw? How did a living person disappear? Where did he disappear?"
Ruan San told Mrs. Shangguan what he knew.
After hearing this, Mrs. Shangguan asked: "Why are you reporting the letter you received last night now? Did you ask someone to inquire about it this morning?"
Ruan San replied: "When I received the letter yesterday, it was already midnight. I was afraid of disturbing the old lady to rest. Besides, I wanted to wait until daybreak before sending someone to inquire about Miao Ershui. Could it be that he has gone back? It turns out that the Miao family is also looking for Miao Ershui."
After saying that, Ruan San raised his head and glanced at Mrs. Shangguan secretly. Seeing Mrs. Shangguan's gloomy face and looking at him coldly, Ruan San quickly lowered his head.
“Tell me, how could a living person disappear? Where could he go?”
Ruan San stuttered and replied: "Little, little worry, Miao Ershui is afraid... I'm afraid that it will fall into the hands of Lu Liu's people."
Mrs. Shangguan was worried. When she asked this question, she seemed to have the same thoughts in her heart.
The reason why she asked this was just to find some comfort in her heart, hoping that things would not be as bad as she thought.
Obviously, Ruan San's answer brought her back to reality.
Mrs. Shangguan asked again: "Are you sure you have taken care of the beginning and the end and left no physical evidence?"
Ruan San raised his head and replied decisively: "This little one can guarantee that the things were put into the restaurant a few days ago.
That elegant room has always been in charge of Miao Ershui. Except for Miao Ershui, no one in the store has ever entered that room.
Afterwards, the object was burned. Over at the restaurant, except Miao Ershui and Wang Xin, absolutely no third person knew about it. "
Mrs. Shangguan nodded, "That's fine. As long as there is no physical evidence, even if Miao Ershui can't stand the other party's questioning and tell the truth, we can deny it to death and accuse him of false accusation.
You should go back first. When the Prime Minister comes back, I will discuss it with him and then I will send you a message. "
Ruan San breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and stepped back.
As soon as Ruan Sangang retreated to the door, Mrs. Shangguan said, "Wait a minute, where is Wang Xin now?"
Ruan San bowed and said, "Back to the old lady, Liu Si asked Wang Xin to go out of the capital to avoid the limelight..."
"Nonsense, isn't there three hundred taels of silver in this place? Wang Xin and Miao Ershui are cousins, and they usually have good friends. When Miao Ershui got into trouble, he asked Wang Xin to stay away. What do you want others to think?" Shangguan? the old lady asked sharply.
(End of this chapter)