famous eldest daughter

Chapter 12

Xiao Duo's frustration surged one after another, and he finally said: "He was feeling a little uncomfortable and went back early." His voice was slightly hoarse.

After the words fell, Xiao Duo, who was suspicious by nature, couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat. When he led Dong Ce to the Qihuang Pavilion, there were no palace people passing by on the road, so Gu Yuqing knew who he was going with Dong Ce!

With this in mind, Xiao Duo couldn't help but feel lucky that Dong Ce fell over.

If she really acted according to the original plan, with Gu Yuqing's intelligence, she would have guessed something fishy since she knew that she had been with Dong Ce.

"Concubine Hui is his biological aunt. Concubine Hui was almost poisoned to death by a bowl of poisonous porridge, but he was so arrogant that he returned home early without waiting for the result of the concubine." Gu Yuqing didn't seem to notice Xiao Duo's look. As if changing, he said to himself, "I don't know who has such courage, and dares to do such things in the imperial dinner of the empress."

Gu Yuqing looked directly at Xiao Duo with her eyes as bright as the stars, her eyes were cold, "Your Highness, does he know who is so bold and reckless?"

Xiao Duo's back stiffened, and he unnaturally moved his gaze from Gu Yuqing's delicate face to the pink peach on the side. In the gentle breeze, broken sunlight danced on the petals like a dancing dancer. Xiao Duo breathed a sigh of relief. , said: "How do I know this."

Gu Yuqing lowered her eyes and said with a faint smile, "Who do you think it could be, Your Highness?" The waves in her eyes rolled.

His eyes fell on the branch of green peach that Xiao Duo inadvertently raised his hand to break. Xiao Duo's slender fingers paused, and in an instant he broke the branch with force, turned it in his hand a few times, and placed it on the Sniff gently.

"She probably punished someone in the palace, and the palace people did this disobedient thing because of their resentment." Although the green peach was beautiful, it had no fragrance. Xiao Duo turned around and threw the flower branch lightly, and said to Gu Yuqing: "The palace There are endless cases of slaves harming their masters.”

His voice was extremely indifferent, and he did not kill Concubine Hui with one blow, but he still felt regretful in his heart.

Since ancient times in the palace, mothers have valued sons and sons based on their mother's glory. Once there is Concubine Hui, Xiao Yu will be his strong opponent after all no matter how good he is.

But without Concubine Hui, even if his father gave Xiao Yu great favor, he would not take her seriously.

Gu Yuqing immediately said: "Has this happened to Concubine Shu?" Her tone was gentle.

Every word Gu Yuqing said was extremely natural, but Xiao Duo's back stiffened again and again.

If it were anyone else talking to him at this moment, he would have just made a few prevarications and passed away.

But standing opposite him was Gu Yuqing, a woman who was so smart that she shone brightly. Xiao Duo had to brace himself 12 times.

Thinking carefully in her mind, Gu Yuqing asked questions one after another, did she notice something?

"My mother-in-law has always been kind and kind." Xiao Duo observed Gu Yuqing's expression calmly and said.

Leniency and charity?Gu Yuqing raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a smile.

To be able to force the personal palace maid to wrap herself in a red dress and jump into a well late at night is really a unique kind of generosity and charity!
Xiao Duo looked carefully at the smile on Gu Yuqing's face and thought about its implications. After a moment of silence, Xiao Duo smiled and said: "Why, it seems that Miss Gu thinks the word "lenient and charitable" is not suitable for my mother and concubine?"

When his narrow phoenix eyes looked at Gu Yuqing, his gaze was particularly deep.

In just a blink of an eye, Xiao Duo made a decision in his heart. If this smart woman could not be used by him, then he would have no choice but to let her die.

Gu Yuqing ignored the faint murderous intent floating in Xiao Duo's eyes, curved her bright eyes slightly, and said with a faint smile: "Your Highness is worrying too much. I have no contact with Concubine Shu. How can I comment on your empress's character? Your Highness Knowing that is disrespectful."

As she spoke, Gu Yuqing's indifferent eyes crossed Xiao Duo's shoulders and stayed a few feet behind him for a moment. Watching her other personal maid walking back to the brocade shed as she wished, Gu Yuqing averted her gaze and looked at Xiao Duo.

"It's been a long time since I came out. If I don't go back, the Queen will be worried. Your Highness, are you going back to the brocade shed?"

Xiao Duo was trying to figure out the meaning of Gu Yuqing's words just now. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out. Gu Yuqing suddenly dropped the topic and wanted to go back. Xiao Duo was stunned.

Could it be that she was just chatting with him casually without any other intention, and was he overthinking it?
Looking at Gu Yuqing's eyes as clear as a pool of blue water, Xiao Duo laughed inwardly. He must have been too nervous and sensitive, and he even thought about getting rid of her just now.

"Okay, it's time to go back and see if the murderer has been found out." Xiao Duo felt relieved and his tone became much lighter.

Due to their different identities, Gu Yuqing paused to let Xiao Duo go first.

On the bluestone path of the Royal Garden, trees and branches intertwined with each other. Looking at Xiao Duoyue's back in white brocade clothes, Gu Yuqing finally let go of her tightly clenched hands in her sleeves, leaving traces of a fine crescent on her palm.

After talking to Xiao Duo, she almost used up all her strength to control her emotions. She did not impulsively pull out the gold hairpin on her head and stab this wolf-hearted and selfish thing to death with one hairpin.

"Miss, Ruyi has just returned to the brocade shed." Worried that Gu Yuqing had not seen Ruyi, Ji Xiang helped Gu Yuqing walk back and whispered in her ear.

Slowly putting a certain distance away from Xiao Duo, Gu Yuqing said softly: "I asked her to find Qinghong, the first-class maid beside the eldest princess. It seems that the matter assigned to her has been completed."

Glancing at Xiao Duo's retreating back, Gu Yuqing said: "Other than Hehuan Hall, the only one closest to Qihuang Pavilion is Ming Yuxuan. Dong Ce was knocked unconscious by you. I think His Highness the Second Prince sent him there. Now, go and take Dong Ce back to Qihuang Pavilion, and don’t let anyone see you on the way."

"Yes." Jixiang obeyed Gu Yuqing's instructions and turned around to leave.

I sighed in my heart that the young lady has not entered the palace many times. She almost got lost last time, but now she is so familiar with the location of the palace's towers and pavilions.

Moreover, no matter how she looked at it, she felt that when Miss Cai was talking to His Highness the Second Prince, the Miss Cai was exuding murderous intent. She didn't know if the Second Prince felt it or not, but she was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat.

After Ji Xiang left, Gu Yuqing quickened his pace slightly and almost entered the brocade shed with Xiao Duo.

Seeing them pass by each other, Xiao Yu, who was sitting with arms folded, immediately felt a sour look in his eyes, and his heart felt as if it had been watered by steaming lemon juice, sour and astringent.

His already gloomy face turned even darker, like a miner who had just dug out coal from the coal mine.

After Xiao Duo sat down next to Xiao Yu, he leaned over and asked in a low voice: "How is the investigation going? But what's the clue?"

Xiao Yu snorted and ignored him.

"Sister, where have you been? Why have you been gone for so long?" Gu Yuqing had just sat down when Gu Yuhe poked his head in, came over and pulled her sleeves and asked softly, glancing sideways at Xiao Duo who was sitting opposite.

(End of this chapter)