Reborn imperial concubine
Chapter 114
Shiliu stretched out her hand in a panic, trying to hug the little master who collapsed by the pool.Gu Sheng struggled to move back, wanting to stay away from the pool, but suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look behind him in horror, and subconsciously hid in the opposite direction, almost falling into the pool.
In the air of early spring, there were catkins floating all over the sky. The master and servant thumped, and the catkins around them flew quickly, brushing against the cheeks and neck, and Gu Sheng was so frightened that he covered his face and screamed.
Shiliu was terrified by her master's appearance, dizzy from anxiety, but still tried to hug her tightly.
From the corner of the eye, I caught a glimpse of an apricot-yellow gown that suddenly flew to my side——
Before she had time to raise her head, Shiliu had subconsciously guessed the other party's identity, and she felt at ease——
The Ninth Prince has come down, and Sister Sheng is safe.
His arm was suddenly strangled by the Ninth Highness!
In a blink of an eye, Shi Liu's arm holding Gu Sheng was resolutely pushed away, and his whole body was lifted up like a sandbag, and was thrown a few feet away by His Highness the Ninth Prince's raised hand!
Pomegranate fell so badly that she struggled to get up, and saw the Ninth Highness holding Gu Sheng with one hand, staring at herself with furious eyes, and scolded in a deep voice: "What are you doing!"
Shiliu's eyes were filled with astonishment, did His Highness the Ninth Prince regard her as the culprit?
Looking at my own sister Sheng, she is still delirious at the moment.
Just now, in the panic, Gu Sheng was pulled by the pomegranate, and there was no one else around. It seemed that he was disturbed by the pomegranate and wanted to avoid the entanglement.
"No! Your Highness! Slave..." Shiliu didn't care about the pain all over her body, knelt down on the ground in a hurry, and said eagerly, "Slave didn't do anything! The master was facing the small pond just now, and he didn't say a word. Suddenly there was a loud cry, and then it became like this!"
Hearing this, seeing that Gu Sheng was still struggling, His Highness Ninth Prince stepped forward a few steps and looked down at the small pond——
This pond was obviously dug by hand, but it is only three feet square, the water is clear and the bottom can be seen, and the fish swimming in the pond can be seen faintly.
Judging from the ripples on the water surface, no one has ever hidden in it in a short period of time.
Gu Sheng's flustered expression was reflected on the emerald green water waves.
reflection?
His pale golden pupils narrowed slightly, His Highness Jiu pressed the handle of the knife, and suddenly turned around to look around——
There was a crisp sound of gold and iron rubbing together, and the long knife around his waist was unsheathed.
Surrounded by a narrow flowerbed, you can see the end at a glance, and there is no one there.
Looking down, the ground is a path paved with cobblestones, and it is impossible to distinguish the traces of footprints.
"Ghost..." Gu Sheng murmured, his legs and feet went weak.
Jiang Chenyue sheathed the knife, turned around and held Gu Sheng's face, and asked in a low voice, "What did you say?"
"There is a ghost..." Gu Sheng covered his face, repeated tremblingly, and swayed his whole body, but he didn't get a response from the other party. Immediately afterwards, an arm wrapped around his knee, and his body was hugged horizontally.
Gu Sheng looked through his fingers, and saw Jiang Chenyue's beautiful jawline.
The sense of fear finally dissipated in small pieces, closed his eyes, and buried his face in the shoulder socket of His Highness Ninth Prince.
It was the first time for the concubine to return home, and there was a rule not to stay past noon. Fortunately, she came early, and Gu Sheng's mood had calmed down when the banquet was about to start.
Mother and grandma have been with her in the wing room.
"Really... I really saw her..." Gu Sheng nestled on the bed, repeating the shocking scene he saw by the pool just now, his voice still trembling uncontrollably.
It made Yan's heart tremble, but on such a festive day, this kind of thing can't be publicized, she can only force her daughter to stop talking nonsense.
Grandma sat aside without saying a word, holding her cane tightly.
The older she gets, the more she fears ghosts and gods. She doesn't doubt that Gu Sheng's words are false. After a long time, she sighs heavily, "This evil thing will not stop after death! I will go to Guangfu Temple to preside over it tomorrow." , come to the mansion to do things in person!"
"Mother!" Yan hurriedly obstructed in a low voice, raised her finger, and nodded to His Highness Ninth Prince who was leaning on the window sill.
At this moment, a servant's announcement came from outside the curtain: "Your Highness, we have checked all the people who brought gifts into the mansion. There are indeed maids from Cheng'an Palace."
Hearing the words, Jiang Chenyue turned her head to look outside the curtain, her face was expressionless, and her voice was calm: "Bring it in."
The attendants led the five maidservants into the door, and stood in front of the Ninth Highness in a row, squatting down to salute.
Immediately afterwards, several maidservants obeyed the master's instructions, turned around, and stood facing the Ninth Princess on the bed.
"A Sheng." His Royal Highness called out tentatively.
Gu Sheng turned his head to look unsuspectingly, and saw a row of strange maids standing in front of the screen.
Suddenly, an inexplicable sense of fear swept through his body again!
"Ah!" Gu Sheng covered her face again, so frightened that Yan Shi rushed to hug her.
Jiang Chenyue walked quickly to the side of the bed, leaned over and whispered in Gu Sheng's ear: "Don't be afraid, you can see clearly? Think about it carefully, do the people you saw just now wear the same clothes as them?"
Gu Sheng was startled by these words, and slowly, the fragmented images in his mind became a whole.
After a long time, I looked up at those people again——
That smoky purple stand-up collar gown...
That's right, it's the same collar that floated on the pool, in the same color and style!
Seeing the instinctive fear again, Gu Sheng grabbed Jiang Chenyue's front and said eagerly: "Yes... yes! She is also wearing this suit!"
Yan Shi was so frightened that he hurriedly knocked off his daughter's unruly little paw, and smiled apologetically at His Highness Ninth Prince.
Looking back at Mrs. Yan, then at Gu Sheng, he apologized to His Royal Highness in a daze: "I have caused trouble to Your Highness again, I am afraid that Sheng Er didn't sleep well last night, and I feel dazzled today for some reason... ..."
His Highness Ninth Prince waved his hands and sent someone to take the group of maidservants down, with a slightly displeased look on his face.
Everyone in the room fell silent for a moment.
Old Madam Yan didn't understand what was going on, she just felt ashamed that something happened in her house.
Just as she was about to take the lead and stand up to plead guilty to Prince Luo, she saw His Highness Jiu was leaning over her granddaughter's ear, coaxing her in a soft voice.
Old Madam Yan was overjoyed, turned her head, happened to meet Yan's gaze, and saw a similar joy - this emperor seemed to have a lot of heart for Gu Sheng.
The two exchanged glances, then quietly got up, led the attendants to leave, and left the wing room to close the door.
Walking down the long verandah, Yan Shi didn't want to understand the meaning of His Highness Ninth Prince's call for a gift-giving maid, blinked her eyes and wondered: "What's going on here? Did Sheng'er take the maid from the First Prince's mansion?" Do you think it's that girl?"
Old Madam Yan smacked her lips: "I don't think so, maybe I really saw that thing, otherwise how could I be so scared?
This kind of thing is better to be believed than not to be believed. Tomorrow, let's invite monks and Taoist priests to do a ritual ceremony, don't let that thing haunt our Sheng'er to make trouble! "
Yan Shi also felt that this would make people feel at ease, so she looked towards the front yard, and heard the faint chatter and laughter of the guests, she turned her head and asked the attendant: "What time is it?"
"It's already a quarter of an hour to go back to Madam."
Yan frowned slightly, and told the girl to go to the wing to watch. After six quarters, she went in to redress Gu Sheng, and went out to meet guests.
In any case, you can't let your relatives and friends watch the joke.
Yan Shi turned around and looked around, wondering, "Why didn't you see Pomegranate? She was the one who accompanied Sheng'er just now."
The attendant stepped forward and replied: "Pomegranate is applying medicine in the back room, one arm is dislocated, and the leg is scratched."
Yan's eyes widened: "What's going on?"
The attendant lowered his head, he heard that it was Prince Luo who beat him, how dare he say that?Shrinking his head timidly.
Yan's eyes were full of doubts, and he immediately bid farewell to Mrs. Yan, and rushed to the back room to inquire about the situation.
At this moment, Shiliu was still thinking about her little master, seeing Mrs. Yan coming in, she hurriedly asked about Gu Sheng's situation.
"Everything is fine with Sheng'er, you are a good child.
What happened just now?Didn't she ask you to accompany her to the side room?Why did you go to the courtyard?Did you... see that thing too?How did you get this injury? "
Seeing that Yan was in a hurry, Shiliu told Yan what happened.
Yan Shi pondered carefully, Shiliu said that she didn't see anything, maybe her daughter was blinded by seeing it for a while?
After thinking about it, Yan changed the subject and asked: "You said Sheng'er is afraid that you will sue me? What kind of complaint?"
Shi Liu pursed her lips and muttered, "My sister doesn't want us to tell my wife..."
Yan raised his chin: "I'll make the decision for you, what to say."
Shiliu's eyes lit up, and she immediately forgot about the pain in her arm, and filled with righteous indignation, she confided to Yan Shi all the evil deeds that the little master had "behaved" since she got married!
Gu Sheng was still lying on the bed at the moment, unaware that his mother's thunderous wrath was approaching, he still covered his face and dared not look at anyone, and said with a trembling voice: "What if it's really a ghost! How does Your Highness know she's not dead! The imperial physician The bodies were all buried!"
Jiang Chenyue slowly closed her eyes, her patience was almost exhausted, she pushed away Gu Sheng's hand unbearably, looked into her eyes with a frown, and said seriously: "So what if you're a ghost? Has anyone ever been killed by a ghost?
What's so scary?Show your courage to kick Gu, the King of Hades will have to wear armor when he sees you. "
"I'm afraid! I'm afraid!" Gu Sheng withdrew his hand, covered his face again, and said with a stiff neck, "If you haven't seen it, it doesn't mean you don't have it. I have heard that there are maids in the palace who were killed by ghosts!"
After thinking about it, Gu Sheng hurriedly put down his hands, and nervously looked at the little scumbag: "Your Highness, you can't tell your mother that the servant kicked you!"
His Highness Jiu snorted coldly and lowered his head, the corners of his mouth curved like a victor.
That was clearly the revengeful smile of the Revenant Emperor!
Gu Sheng twisted his body and pouted, covering his face again angrily: "Your Highness wants to bully servants too!"
The more I thought about it, the sadder I became, and I pursed my lips and muttered: "The servant is really miserable. He was born in the Gu family, and finally defeated the treacherous and cunning Gu Rao. After getting married, he still has to be bullied by his husband!"
Hearing this, Jiang Chenyue laughed lightly, pretending to be serious and asked: "Oh? So that Gu Rao was defeated by Aifei?"
Gu Sheng raised his head and raised his chest: "Of course! Although His Highness settled the case, if the servant hadn't bit the assassin that night, how could he have bought the opportunity for His Highness to break his neck? If he was told to run away, His Highness Of course we can't find out who is behind the scenes!"
His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince couldn't bear to look directly at him.
In this case, the hands and feet of the eldest prince were actually found out from the records of personnel dispatched from the West Sixth Palace, and the clues to solve the case have nothing to do with the assassin...
The criminals involved in the case were all personally interrogated by His Highness the Ninth Prince.
When Gu Rao was interrogated, he maintained a righteous attitude from the beginning to the end, but his defense was full of loopholes.
It's so stupid that it's on par with Stupid Companion, and it's not even close to the same level...
It's no wonder that the elder brother's brain has become more and more difficult over the years. Those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to stupid are dumb.
Jiang Chenyue stared at Ben Budu's silly face, a little worried about her future.
Gu Sheng looked out the window and thought it was time to redress.
He got up and got off the bed, but the little scum by the bed grabbed his wrist and pulled him back into his arms, his warm thin lips fell on the side of his face——
"Your Highness! I have to go put on my makeup." Gu Sheng pushed away the shackles of His Highness Ninth Prince, and just about to get up, he heard the person next to his ear whisper: "There are cockroaches."
"Ah!" Gu Sheng screamed, and took the initiative to retreat into the arms of the little scum!
In the air of early spring, there were catkins floating all over the sky. The master and servant thumped, and the catkins around them flew quickly, brushing against the cheeks and neck, and Gu Sheng was so frightened that he covered his face and screamed.
Shiliu was terrified by her master's appearance, dizzy from anxiety, but still tried to hug her tightly.
From the corner of the eye, I caught a glimpse of an apricot-yellow gown that suddenly flew to my side——
Before she had time to raise her head, Shiliu had subconsciously guessed the other party's identity, and she felt at ease——
The Ninth Prince has come down, and Sister Sheng is safe.
His arm was suddenly strangled by the Ninth Highness!
In a blink of an eye, Shi Liu's arm holding Gu Sheng was resolutely pushed away, and his whole body was lifted up like a sandbag, and was thrown a few feet away by His Highness the Ninth Prince's raised hand!
Pomegranate fell so badly that she struggled to get up, and saw the Ninth Highness holding Gu Sheng with one hand, staring at herself with furious eyes, and scolded in a deep voice: "What are you doing!"
Shiliu's eyes were filled with astonishment, did His Highness the Ninth Prince regard her as the culprit?
Looking at my own sister Sheng, she is still delirious at the moment.
Just now, in the panic, Gu Sheng was pulled by the pomegranate, and there was no one else around. It seemed that he was disturbed by the pomegranate and wanted to avoid the entanglement.
"No! Your Highness! Slave..." Shiliu didn't care about the pain all over her body, knelt down on the ground in a hurry, and said eagerly, "Slave didn't do anything! The master was facing the small pond just now, and he didn't say a word. Suddenly there was a loud cry, and then it became like this!"
Hearing this, seeing that Gu Sheng was still struggling, His Highness Ninth Prince stepped forward a few steps and looked down at the small pond——
This pond was obviously dug by hand, but it is only three feet square, the water is clear and the bottom can be seen, and the fish swimming in the pond can be seen faintly.
Judging from the ripples on the water surface, no one has ever hidden in it in a short period of time.
Gu Sheng's flustered expression was reflected on the emerald green water waves.
reflection?
His pale golden pupils narrowed slightly, His Highness Jiu pressed the handle of the knife, and suddenly turned around to look around——
There was a crisp sound of gold and iron rubbing together, and the long knife around his waist was unsheathed.
Surrounded by a narrow flowerbed, you can see the end at a glance, and there is no one there.
Looking down, the ground is a path paved with cobblestones, and it is impossible to distinguish the traces of footprints.
"Ghost..." Gu Sheng murmured, his legs and feet went weak.
Jiang Chenyue sheathed the knife, turned around and held Gu Sheng's face, and asked in a low voice, "What did you say?"
"There is a ghost..." Gu Sheng covered his face, repeated tremblingly, and swayed his whole body, but he didn't get a response from the other party. Immediately afterwards, an arm wrapped around his knee, and his body was hugged horizontally.
Gu Sheng looked through his fingers, and saw Jiang Chenyue's beautiful jawline.
The sense of fear finally dissipated in small pieces, closed his eyes, and buried his face in the shoulder socket of His Highness Ninth Prince.
It was the first time for the concubine to return home, and there was a rule not to stay past noon. Fortunately, she came early, and Gu Sheng's mood had calmed down when the banquet was about to start.
Mother and grandma have been with her in the wing room.
"Really... I really saw her..." Gu Sheng nestled on the bed, repeating the shocking scene he saw by the pool just now, his voice still trembling uncontrollably.
It made Yan's heart tremble, but on such a festive day, this kind of thing can't be publicized, she can only force her daughter to stop talking nonsense.
Grandma sat aside without saying a word, holding her cane tightly.
The older she gets, the more she fears ghosts and gods. She doesn't doubt that Gu Sheng's words are false. After a long time, she sighs heavily, "This evil thing will not stop after death! I will go to Guangfu Temple to preside over it tomorrow." , come to the mansion to do things in person!"
"Mother!" Yan hurriedly obstructed in a low voice, raised her finger, and nodded to His Highness Ninth Prince who was leaning on the window sill.
At this moment, a servant's announcement came from outside the curtain: "Your Highness, we have checked all the people who brought gifts into the mansion. There are indeed maids from Cheng'an Palace."
Hearing the words, Jiang Chenyue turned her head to look outside the curtain, her face was expressionless, and her voice was calm: "Bring it in."
The attendants led the five maidservants into the door, and stood in front of the Ninth Highness in a row, squatting down to salute.
Immediately afterwards, several maidservants obeyed the master's instructions, turned around, and stood facing the Ninth Princess on the bed.
"A Sheng." His Royal Highness called out tentatively.
Gu Sheng turned his head to look unsuspectingly, and saw a row of strange maids standing in front of the screen.
Suddenly, an inexplicable sense of fear swept through his body again!
"Ah!" Gu Sheng covered her face again, so frightened that Yan Shi rushed to hug her.
Jiang Chenyue walked quickly to the side of the bed, leaned over and whispered in Gu Sheng's ear: "Don't be afraid, you can see clearly? Think about it carefully, do the people you saw just now wear the same clothes as them?"
Gu Sheng was startled by these words, and slowly, the fragmented images in his mind became a whole.
After a long time, I looked up at those people again——
That smoky purple stand-up collar gown...
That's right, it's the same collar that floated on the pool, in the same color and style!
Seeing the instinctive fear again, Gu Sheng grabbed Jiang Chenyue's front and said eagerly: "Yes... yes! She is also wearing this suit!"
Yan Shi was so frightened that he hurriedly knocked off his daughter's unruly little paw, and smiled apologetically at His Highness Ninth Prince.
Looking back at Mrs. Yan, then at Gu Sheng, he apologized to His Royal Highness in a daze: "I have caused trouble to Your Highness again, I am afraid that Sheng Er didn't sleep well last night, and I feel dazzled today for some reason... ..."
His Highness Ninth Prince waved his hands and sent someone to take the group of maidservants down, with a slightly displeased look on his face.
Everyone in the room fell silent for a moment.
Old Madam Yan didn't understand what was going on, she just felt ashamed that something happened in her house.
Just as she was about to take the lead and stand up to plead guilty to Prince Luo, she saw His Highness Jiu was leaning over her granddaughter's ear, coaxing her in a soft voice.
Old Madam Yan was overjoyed, turned her head, happened to meet Yan's gaze, and saw a similar joy - this emperor seemed to have a lot of heart for Gu Sheng.
The two exchanged glances, then quietly got up, led the attendants to leave, and left the wing room to close the door.
Walking down the long verandah, Yan Shi didn't want to understand the meaning of His Highness Ninth Prince's call for a gift-giving maid, blinked her eyes and wondered: "What's going on here? Did Sheng'er take the maid from the First Prince's mansion?" Do you think it's that girl?"
Old Madam Yan smacked her lips: "I don't think so, maybe I really saw that thing, otherwise how could I be so scared?
This kind of thing is better to be believed than not to be believed. Tomorrow, let's invite monks and Taoist priests to do a ritual ceremony, don't let that thing haunt our Sheng'er to make trouble! "
Yan Shi also felt that this would make people feel at ease, so she looked towards the front yard, and heard the faint chatter and laughter of the guests, she turned her head and asked the attendant: "What time is it?"
"It's already a quarter of an hour to go back to Madam."
Yan frowned slightly, and told the girl to go to the wing to watch. After six quarters, she went in to redress Gu Sheng, and went out to meet guests.
In any case, you can't let your relatives and friends watch the joke.
Yan Shi turned around and looked around, wondering, "Why didn't you see Pomegranate? She was the one who accompanied Sheng'er just now."
The attendant stepped forward and replied: "Pomegranate is applying medicine in the back room, one arm is dislocated, and the leg is scratched."
Yan's eyes widened: "What's going on?"
The attendant lowered his head, he heard that it was Prince Luo who beat him, how dare he say that?Shrinking his head timidly.
Yan's eyes were full of doubts, and he immediately bid farewell to Mrs. Yan, and rushed to the back room to inquire about the situation.
At this moment, Shiliu was still thinking about her little master, seeing Mrs. Yan coming in, she hurriedly asked about Gu Sheng's situation.
"Everything is fine with Sheng'er, you are a good child.
What happened just now?Didn't she ask you to accompany her to the side room?Why did you go to the courtyard?Did you... see that thing too?How did you get this injury? "
Seeing that Yan was in a hurry, Shiliu told Yan what happened.
Yan Shi pondered carefully, Shiliu said that she didn't see anything, maybe her daughter was blinded by seeing it for a while?
After thinking about it, Yan changed the subject and asked: "You said Sheng'er is afraid that you will sue me? What kind of complaint?"
Shi Liu pursed her lips and muttered, "My sister doesn't want us to tell my wife..."
Yan raised his chin: "I'll make the decision for you, what to say."
Shiliu's eyes lit up, and she immediately forgot about the pain in her arm, and filled with righteous indignation, she confided to Yan Shi all the evil deeds that the little master had "behaved" since she got married!
Gu Sheng was still lying on the bed at the moment, unaware that his mother's thunderous wrath was approaching, he still covered his face and dared not look at anyone, and said with a trembling voice: "What if it's really a ghost! How does Your Highness know she's not dead! The imperial physician The bodies were all buried!"
Jiang Chenyue slowly closed her eyes, her patience was almost exhausted, she pushed away Gu Sheng's hand unbearably, looked into her eyes with a frown, and said seriously: "So what if you're a ghost? Has anyone ever been killed by a ghost?
What's so scary?Show your courage to kick Gu, the King of Hades will have to wear armor when he sees you. "
"I'm afraid! I'm afraid!" Gu Sheng withdrew his hand, covered his face again, and said with a stiff neck, "If you haven't seen it, it doesn't mean you don't have it. I have heard that there are maids in the palace who were killed by ghosts!"
After thinking about it, Gu Sheng hurriedly put down his hands, and nervously looked at the little scumbag: "Your Highness, you can't tell your mother that the servant kicked you!"
His Highness Jiu snorted coldly and lowered his head, the corners of his mouth curved like a victor.
That was clearly the revengeful smile of the Revenant Emperor!
Gu Sheng twisted his body and pouted, covering his face again angrily: "Your Highness wants to bully servants too!"
The more I thought about it, the sadder I became, and I pursed my lips and muttered: "The servant is really miserable. He was born in the Gu family, and finally defeated the treacherous and cunning Gu Rao. After getting married, he still has to be bullied by his husband!"
Hearing this, Jiang Chenyue laughed lightly, pretending to be serious and asked: "Oh? So that Gu Rao was defeated by Aifei?"
Gu Sheng raised his head and raised his chest: "Of course! Although His Highness settled the case, if the servant hadn't bit the assassin that night, how could he have bought the opportunity for His Highness to break his neck? If he was told to run away, His Highness Of course we can't find out who is behind the scenes!"
His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince couldn't bear to look directly at him.
In this case, the hands and feet of the eldest prince were actually found out from the records of personnel dispatched from the West Sixth Palace, and the clues to solve the case have nothing to do with the assassin...
The criminals involved in the case were all personally interrogated by His Highness the Ninth Prince.
When Gu Rao was interrogated, he maintained a righteous attitude from the beginning to the end, but his defense was full of loopholes.
It's so stupid that it's on par with Stupid Companion, and it's not even close to the same level...
It's no wonder that the elder brother's brain has become more and more difficult over the years. Those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to stupid are dumb.
Jiang Chenyue stared at Ben Budu's silly face, a little worried about her future.
Gu Sheng looked out the window and thought it was time to redress.
He got up and got off the bed, but the little scum by the bed grabbed his wrist and pulled him back into his arms, his warm thin lips fell on the side of his face——
"Your Highness! I have to go put on my makeup." Gu Sheng pushed away the shackles of His Highness Ninth Prince, and just about to get up, he heard the person next to his ear whisper: "There are cockroaches."
"Ah!" Gu Sheng screamed, and took the initiative to retreat into the arms of the little scum!
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