famous eldest daughter

Chapter 8 The Death of Yuli
The queen glanced at Concubine Shu calmly, her smile growing stronger in her heart.

Although she has no children, she has been able to sit firmly on the throne of the middle palace for many years. She is not a queen for nothing, and she is especially good at the art of checks and balances.

Although she despises Concubine Shu, the only one who can influence Concubine Hui right now is Concubine Shu.

Concubine Hui seemed not to have heard at all, and continued with a calm smile: "Of the children below, only the eldest daughter of the Gu family makes me feel the most distressed. She has to take care of Nuo Da's Hou Mansion at such a young age. It's really hard work. , this bowl of white mushroom and lean meat porridge is extremely nourishing, reward her."

The eyes he looked at Gu Yuqing seemed to be looking at his own daughter, kind and gentle.

When she heard her name being called, Gu Yuqing gathered her thoughts and immediately stood up to thank her. Gu Yuhe, who was sitting next to her, had a haze in his eyes and clenched his little fists tightly.

People can always only see my sister and never see her. My sister is not the only one who has lost her mother. She has also been without a mother since she was a child.

The palace maid brought a bowl of Japonica rice, white mushroom and lean meat porridge on Concubine Hui's table to Gu Yuqing. After thanking her, Gu Yuqing, who had just sat down, was immediately shocked by the smell of the bowl of porridge.

Gu Yuqing's feather-fan-like curled eyelashes trembled slightly, and her incredulous eyes fell on the porridge bowl. The rich aroma carried a sour smell that could not be ignored.

"However, it's not that easy to poison me. The porridge with poisonous mushrooms has a slightly sour smell, and I can smell it right away."

The words spoken by the ancient divine jade last night echoed in Gu Yuqing's ears word for word, like a bell, especially clear.

The fingers placed under the table trembled slightly, and sure enough... Concubine Hui was murdered and died in her previous life.

Who wanted Concubine Hui's life, Concubine Shu or the Queen?
If Xiao Duo wants to seize the throne, his biggest threat is Xiao Yu, who is deeply favored by the emperor. Apart from Concubine Hui, Concubine Shu and Xiao Duo have the greatest motives.

But the Queen has no children. Once Xiao Yu ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely respect his biological mother, Concubine Hui, rather than his legitimate mother, the Queen. Therefore... after killing Concubine Hui, the Queen will be Xiao Yu's only support.

In this way, the Queen's motivation is not small.

Gu Yuqing's mind was spinning rapidly, but she calmly moved the porridge with poisonous mushrooms in front of her. She gently scooped up a spoonful of porridge with a Tangbai porcelain spoon and slowly brought it to her mouth.

His eyebrows moved slightly, and he looked towards the superior through the dancing dancers, carefully observing the expressions of the Queen and Concubine Shu.

The queen looked at the graceful and graceful dancing of the dancers in the audience with a smile. She was content and calm. She would joke with the concubines around her from time to time without looking in her direction.

Although Concubine Shu's eyes fell on Concubine Hui from time to time, Gu Yuqing could tell at a glance that she was jealous of the golden hairpin that was newly awarded by the emperor to Concubine Hui's head and didn't care about the bowl of porridge at all.

Could it be that besides the two of them, is there anyone else who wants to kill Concubine Hui?

Gu Yuqing quietly glanced at the concubines who were invited to the banquet, and her eyes were suddenly attracted to the eldest princess Xiao Jingyu beside her.

Xiao Jingyu's phoenix eyes were staring at the Tangbai porcelain spoon in her hand for a moment, her brows were furrowed, her face was slightly pale, and a snow-green handkerchief in her hand had been twisted into a twist by her, and she tightly tightened her slender left index finger. , almost no blood flow.

She didn't realize it.

Gu Yuqing's heart skipped a beat, it turned out to be her!

No matter what the grudge, her majestic princess actually wanted to do this to Concubine Hui behind the Queen's back.

Gu Yuqing remembered clearly that Concubine Hui died suddenly in her previous life. Xiao Jingyu couldn't bear the shock and was so frightened that she fainted and was ill for three or two months before she gradually recovered.

Really sick.

Gu Yuqing's eyes flashed lightly, and the Tangbai porcelain spoon that had been brought to her mouth was eaten, and then slowly put back into the bowl.

Sitting opposite Gu Yuqing, Xiao Duo's tense face suddenly relaxed, and his palms became sweaty.

He knew that there was poison in the porridge, but he couldn't say anything.

But Gu Yuqing can't afford to make others suspicious of her because of her. There are too many counselors in the mansion.

There was a slight cough, and Gu Yuqing hurriedly raised her hand to cover her mouth with a handkerchief, but inadvertently her wide-sleeved dress swept over the porridge bowl on the table, and the bowl of porridge suddenly clattered to the ground.

The floor was covered with a thick carpet, and the porcelain bowl was not broken, but all the Bijaponica rice porridge in the bowl spilled out.

A muffled sound attracted the attention of everyone in the brocade shed to Gu Yuqing. The sound of silk and bamboo and the fluttering of clothes made the brocade shed even more silent.

Gu Yuhe held back his gloating, blinked his big shining eyes, and said with concern: "Sister, that was given to you by Concubine Hui, why were you so careless that you knocked it to the ground!"

Gu Yuqing turned to look at Gu Yuhe, her eyes flashed and her fingers clenched. This was her biological sister.

"Sister, could it be that you were resenting His Highness the Fourth Prince for getting angry with you in the corridor and did this on purpose?" Gu Yuhe grabbed Gu Yuqing's sleeve and looked up at Gu Yuqing with a childlike look on his face.

Her clear voice made the atmosphere in the brocade shed suddenly freeze. After a moment of silence, a burst of noisy discussion broke out around Gu Yuqing.

Gu Yu's young master became famous and won the favor of the empress dowager of the dynasty. He had already aroused the jealousy of all the noble ladies, and there were gossips and gossips for a while.

"What's wrong?" The Queen frowned and looked towards them.

The queen had very complicated feelings for this eldest daughter of the Gu family, who lost her mother at a young age and was extremely clever.

He cherishes her talent but is also afraid of her ability.

Directly blocking everyone's discussion, Gu Yuqing looked calm and was about to stand up to answer. However, before the queen could finish her words, a huge white cat that had been held in the arms of the eldest princess Xiao Jingyu jumped out and flew straight to the ground. Bijing rice porridge on the ground.

Xiao Jingyu loves cats, and she couldn't put it down even more for this white cat named "Yu Li" who was paid tribute from the Western Regions. She carries it with her wherever she goes.

Concubine Hui always liked fish soup, so the kitchen specially used thick crucian carp soup when making her porridge.

Since he was a cat, how could he resist the temptation of fish soup? Gu Yuqing sat there calmly, eyes flashing.

"No!" Seeing her white cat swallowing the white mushroom meat porridge on the ground, Xiao Jingyu's face suddenly turned pale, she stood up and shouted in panic.

At this time, everyone's eyes moved from Gu Yuqing to the eldest princess.

The queen frowned and glanced at her daughter with dissatisfaction. How unbecoming was she to behave unethically for a cat, and in front of all the children of aristocratic families, with her mouth trembling in panic.

If you knock over the porridge on the ground, it’s still porridge, just a beast, why can’t you eat it?

Furthermore, since he loves cats, how can he be so big that he can't even look at a cat and let it jump out.

"Oh my God, what happened to Yuli?" Someone in the crowd exclaimed.

This caused everyone to move their eyes again and look at the white cat on the ground.

The cat that had eaten the meat porridge was still alive and kicking just now, but now it suddenly fell to the ground, its limbs twitched, and it meowed heart-rendingly. It was in extreme pain, but in the blink of an eye, it collapsed on the ground motionless.

died.

Gu Yuqing suddenly thought of the scene in her previous life when she was drunk by Gu Yuhe. Her eyelids drooped, and there was heavy pain in her eyes. She raised her eyes in a flash and hid her emotions well, but the light in her eyes became colder and colder.

Yuli's sudden death caused everyone in the brocade shed to take a breath of air and look horrified.

Everyone knew that Yuli died after eating porridge on the ground.

This porridge belongs to Gu Yuqing, and was given to Gu Yuqing by Concubine Hui.

Xiao Jingyu, who had just panicked and lost her moral integrity in public, should have screamed and pounced on her beloved Yuli, but she fell into a chair blankly, full of shock and remorse, looking straight at the cat on the ground, motionless.

Gu Yuqing turned to look at Xiao Jingyu and said softly: "Elder Princess, why did Yuli die?"

(End of this chapter)