Xu Li'er has been in a state of panic since she got on the carriage. Gu Changjin's sudden words were like spring thunder, forcing her to break out in a cold sweat.

"That, that is a blood letter." She bit her lip and said.

Gu Changjin's expression remained unchanged and he asked again: "Who wrote it?"

"It was written by a daughter of the people. No, it should be said that it was written in the name of a daughter of the people." Xu Li'er lowered his eyes, "I don't know that person either. Who is it? Every time I come, he speaks in a low voice behind me. The folk girl... dare not look back at him. It is he who told me that as long as I die and leave the blood letter, Dongchang can be freed. That Eunuch Yang paid for Auntie's life, and he could also save Master Gu's life. The man said that it was Eunuch Yang who sent people to do the assassination on Chang'an Street. If Eunuch Yang doesn't die, you will do it. There will be no peace. The man also said that a good official like Mr. Gu should not die in the hands of those idiots." When

Xu Li'er said this, he stopped, raised his eyes, looked at Gu Changjin seriously and said,

"I. I promised that after the incense is burned, I will hang myself obediently. If I can avenge my mother and save your life, then this deal is really worth it. ——"

But when the incense burned down little by little, she suddenly felt reluctant to part with it.

I couldn't bear to die before I could hold a wake for my grandma, couldn't bear to die before I could hug the little cat she raised by herself, and I couldn't bear to die before I could take another look at the locust tree planted in front of my house.

When she was captured by Yang Rong, the cat at home was pregnant with kittens and was lazy all day long. She didn't know how many kittens she had given birth to. The locust tree in the yard was planted by her and her father when she was young. In a few days, it will bloom with flowers. Her father loved to pick the flowers and give them to her and her mother.

All of this suddenly became so vivid and beautiful in the scent of sandalwood in the post house.

It's strange to say that when A-Niang closed her eyes, she clearly had no thoughts of life in her heart, and felt that it would be better to go down to accompany A-Niang and her father as soon as possible to survive.

When she was really about to die, she was reluctant to die.

Probably because she is a coward.

There were tears in Xu Li'er's eyes, and he said, "Your Excellency and Madam, do you think Li'er is greedy for life and afraid of death?"

"How could it be? If you were greedy for life and afraid of death, you would have confessed your crime long ago in Beizhen Fusi." Rong Shuyi With a straight face, he said solemnly: "You are not greedy for life and afraid of death, you are just responsible for your own life. Miss Xu needs to understand that as long as you don't want to die, no one can force you to die. Being greedy for life is not a shameful thing, and you are worthy of it. In this world, you have to live a good life. Don't think that you can die happily just by squeezing your neck and closing your eyes. Death is so uncomfortable..."

She softened her voice and said in a very determined tone: "Master Gu will not die so easily. Don't worry, that Eunuch Yang in Dongchang can't kill Master Gu."

After all, he is the future Crown Prince. It is only possible that Yang Xu died in his hands, not Gu Changjin . In Yang Xu's hands.

Rong Shu never doubted Gu Changjin's ability. Otherwise, she would not have wanted to use Gu Changjin's hand to save Xu Li'er.

Hearing this, the Mr. Gu in her mouth turned his head slightly and glanced at her.

This girl's face was white from the pain earlier due to the big injury, but now she is able to talk freely.

Strangely, the irritability in Gu Changjin's heart quickly dissipated.

He curled up the corners of his lips imperceptibly and looked out the window.

She was right, Yang Xu didn't have the ability to kill him, and Xu Li'er didn't deserve to die either. There is no road that must be paved with the blood of innocent people.

Even if there were, that was not the path Gu Changjin wanted to take.

The carriage bumped all the way, and when they arrived at Wutong Lane, Mother Zhang was already waiting in Songsi Courtyard with Yingyue and Yingque.

Rong Shu entered the courtyard and ordered: "Pack out the east room for Miss Xu to stay for one night. You all will rest in the main room tonight. Okay, let's take Miss Xu to settle down first. I still have something to say to you." The second master said. "

Gu Changjin was standing at the Yue Cave Gate before entering the courtyard. When he heard Rong Shu's words, he paused when he was about to raise his feet.

Rong Shu walked over and considered: "The man in black who assassinated Miss Xu in the post house today had some fragrance on him. If I smell it correctly, it should be ambergris."

Real ambergris is very rare . , mostly as tribute from foreign vassals, and extremely difficult to purchase on the market.

Many aristocratic families like to use ambergris to show their nobility, but in fact the ambergris they use is not real ambergris, but a combination of agarwood, borneol and pear juice.

In Shangjing, you can count on ten fingers the number of people who can afford genuine ambergris.

Gu Changjin understood what Rong Shu meant as soon as he heard it.

"Are you sure it's ambergris?"

Rong Shu thought for a while, nodded and said, "I am very sensitive to aromas. My mother-in-law once had a fist-sized piece of ambergris. When I was learning how to make incense, I often played with it. That person Although the fragrance on her body is very light, I should smell

it right." After saying that, he was afraid that he was too confident, so he added: "Mr. Lang just takes it as a reference, do n't take it seriously. As a basis."

Gu Changjin didn't comment, just nodded and said: "Madam is tired tonight, go back and rest early."

When Rong Shu left, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

Ambergris?

Chang Ji asked from behind him: "Master, would you like me to go and check which households in Beijing like to use ambergris?"

Gu Changjin shook his head: "No need to check, some people in Beijing don't use ambergris. The body will also be stained with the scent of ambergris."

Chang Ji smacked his lips for a long time before he understood what Gu Changjin said, "Master, what he means is that that person is -"

"Well, let Hengping come back tomorrow, so there is no need to keep an eye on him. That's the man." After Gu Changjin finished speaking, he looked at the sky and said, "I'm going to Liu Miao Hall. You go back to the study first."

Chang Ji's heart sank as he looked at Gu Changjin's figure going to Liu Miao Hall . , looking worried.

Madam doesn't like her master's kindness the most. I wonder if Madam will blame her for saving Xu Li'er today? Madam's method...

In fact, the master told him when he was off duty today. After the people in Liu Miao Hall rested, he quietly went to the post house to guard.

"Xu Li'er is accompanied by the queen's people, and those people probably don't dare to take action. Everything is unexpected, and there may not be peace in the post house tonight. You'd better go to the post house. If she is in danger, save her quietly. Remember Don't leave any traces."

Originally, the rescue of Xu Li'er should not be made public, especially not allowed to be known to the people in Liu Miao Hall, but there was so much noise tonight that Liu Miao Hall would already know about it before they even entered the city gate.

Liu Miao Hall.

Nanny An took the incense spoon to pick up the soothing incense in the Boshan stove, and sighed to Xu Fu: "If the young master doesn't go to the post house, Xu Li'er will definitely not survive tonight. Once she dies, there will be a lot of things to do next. "The young master went to the post house this time. After all, he was a little reckless and a little soft-hearted."

In Aunt An's opinion, the third girl really shouldn't let the young master handle Xu Li'er's matter. The young master's methods are still not ruthless enough. He once rebelled against the third girl because of an evil beast.

Xu Fu lowered his eyes and looked at the travel notes in his hand with a calm expression.

Normally at this point, she should have stopped. But she knew Gu Changjin would come, so she took a book and sat on the Arhat bed to wait.

After a while, there was a sound of voices coming from the corridor. It was Lin Qingyue talking to Gu Changjin.

Xu Fu raised his eyes, and Nanny An understood. She quickly opened the curtain of the inner room and said with a smile: "Young master, come in quickly. I will take this girl Qingyue to beat the cicadas on the tree, so as not to disturb the madam." "It's gone."

Lin Qingyue was dragged away by Aunt An, and she said reluctantly: "Auntie, the second master's arm is injured. Hengping and Chang Ji don't know whether they are injured or not."

Aunt An seemed to have not heard it ! , pulling Lin Qingyue's hand like an iron vice.

In fact, Lin Qingyue didn't need to mention it. Xu Fu had also seen Gu Changjin's wounds, but she didn't ask. She just said, "Why do you want to save Xu Li'er?"

Gu Changjin stood on the side of Luohan's bed, lowered his eyes and said, " My nephew wants to send her to Kunning Palace to be with Queen Qi."

Xu Fu was slightly startled, put down the book in his hand, and thought about it carefully.

After a while, he smiled and said: "Xu Li'er regards you as her savior. It's not bad to put her chess piece in the palace. It's just that things in the palace are treacherous and precarious. She has such a cowardly and brainless temper. , how do you know she can survive? "How do you know she can be used by you?"

"Just like my aunt taught my nephew, a chess piece can be used at the critical moment." , but also to prepare for a rainy day. There are people in the palace who want her to live. My nephew guessed that Queen Qi should be one of them."

Xu Fu smiled lightly. With a look of recollection, "Qi Zhen..."

She smiled lightly and was speechless for a long time.

Gu Changjin also remained silent.

After a long time, Xu Fu said, "Do you want me to make arrangements for Xu Li'er to enter the palace?" This meant that he agreed to Gu Changjin's arrangement.

Gu Changjin said no, "Xu Li'er was assassinated tonight. The palace maid who was originally sent to accompany her to watch the funeral has returned to the palace to report. Queen Qi will not just sit idly by."

"That's right, Qi Zhen loves to do these superficial things." Xu Fu nodded, with a look of exhaustion on his face. He waved his hand and said, "In that case, I won't care about it anymore. You can rest now and remember to take care of the injury on your arm."

After Gu Changjin left, Liu Miao Hall soon turned off the lights.

The lights in Songsiyuan were on for half the night. After Rong Shu washed herself, she put on a bright red cloak and went to the East Room.

Yingque is here to serve Xu Li'er. Xu Li'er is still wearing mourning clothes. She has walked through the gate of hell today, and she is still frightened and uneasy.

Yingque rambled here and there, saying many things, which finally relaxed her tense mind.

"Don't be afraid. The girl said that no one will force you to die again."

Xu Li'er said blankly: "How does Mrs. Gu know?"

Yingque shrugged and said: "This servant doesn't know, but our girl is smart. "What she said must be right."

Yingque said, "My girl is the most powerful." Xu Li'er frowned and couldn't help but think of Rong Shu.

Tonight at the inn, Rong Shu was wearing a cloak, half of his face was hidden in the hood, and his face couldn't be seen clearly.

Although she really wanted to know what kind of wife that gentleman would marry, she still dared not raise her eyes to look at Rong Shu because of some indescribable thoughts.

It wasn't until they entered the house and Rong Shu took off his cloak that he wanted to offer her a stick of incense that she quietly raised her eyes.

For a moment, Xu Li'er felt that the bright light around him seemed to dim for a moment.

She is also a beautiful person. If it weren't for this face, she wouldn't have provoked that beast Yang Rong.

But when she saw Rong Shu, she still felt ashamed of herself.

Later, in the carriage, Rong Shu told her again and again that it was right for her to live and that she did not deserve to die.

Xu Li'er suddenly understood.

No wonder Master Gu likes her, Mrs. Gu is really a very good person.

Gu Changjin was a god-like person in Xu Li'er's heart.

Today in the backyard of the Ministry of Justice's official office, when he walked towards her step by step, she really felt like she wanted to worship him.

Such a striking appearance, such a pure demeanor, and even the voice is the best Xu Li'er has ever heard.

He rescued her and A Niang from purgatory, how could Xu Li'er not be grateful to him? How could you not fall in love with him?

When one person falls in love with another person, it really only happens in an instant.

She developed feelings for Mr. Gu, but that was all. She is already in ruins, so how dare she have any unreasonable thoughts? At most...at most, he was just curious about what kind of woman would make him fall in love with him.

After meeting Rong Shu, her curiosity was satisfied.

Just now in the carriage, when Mrs. Gu was applying the medicine, she could see Master Gu's anxious and irritable expression clearly.

The unreachable god-like person in her heart suddenly had the emotions and desires of an ordinary person, and suddenly became a person in the mortal world.

Mrs. Gu was the one who dragged him into the mortal world.

Xu Li'er responded with a smile: "Mrs. Gu is indeed very powerful."

"Why am I so powerful?" The door curtain moved slightly, and a gentle voice came in along with gentle footsteps.

"Girl!" Yingque got up from the felt blanket on the ground, "It's so late, why are you still not sleeping? Your arm is still injured!" The

little maid kept nagging, Rong Shu smiled and said, "Isn't this what I heard? Did anyone praise me? I came here to listen more.

"Didn't you tell us earlier that no one would force Miss Xu to die?" Let her not worry."

From the post house to Wutong Lane, Rong Shu could see the panic on Xu Li'er's face. This time when he came to Dongcijian, he actually wanted to say a few words to reassure her. .

Now that Yingque mentioned this, she took it and said to Xu Li'er:

"Miss Xu, there is really no need to worry. Now everyone in Beijing knows that someone wants you to die. The emperor and the queen will not stand idly by and want you to die." People don't dare to take action again. For them, it doesn't matter whether Miss Xu is dead or alive. "

Only if Xu Li'er commits suicide can the blood letter arouse public outrage and play its greatest role.

But now that things have failed, even if Xu Li'er commits suicide, no one will believe that she died willingly.

Therefore, those people will not attack Xu Li'er again.

Xu Li'er promised the man that she would hang herself when the incense burned out. But in the previous life, Xu Li'er's death time was Zishi, which was almost an hour later than the time when the incense burned out.

It means that she chose to live at the last moment in her previous life, but that person never gave her a real right to choose. While she was sleeping, he strangled her silently and made it look like he had hanged himself.

Xu Li'er was a dead chess player from the beginning.

But after tonight, her chess piece was completely alive.

In the study at this time, Gu Changjin said the same thing to Chang Ji.

Chang Ji asked Gu Changjin: "Tomorrow, Miss Xu will go to Daci'en Temple. Do you want her subordinates to protect you secretly?"

Gu Changjin was applying medicine. Hearing this, he said calmly: "They won't do anything again. Xu Li'er will survive tonight. From now on, She can live forever as long as she doesn't act stupid. "

If she is smart enough, she should be able to figure out that Queen Qi's place is indeed the best place for her.

When a person has no power to protect himself at all, the most important thing he should do is to rely on the strength of others to protect himself.

After Gu Changjin finished speaking, he said no more.

After taking the medicine, he sat quietly on the Luohan bed for half an hour, carefully pondering how many hands were hiding behind Xu Li'er's case to stir up the situation.

After he had sorted out the chaotic mess, he looked at the sky, turned off the lights and lay down.

The wound on his arm hurt slightly, but the injury was just a common occurrence for Gu Changjin. He almost fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.

However, while I was sleeping, it started to snow outside. The snowflakes scattered in the wind and made a rustling sound when hitting the window.

Gu Changjin had just looked at the sky before going to bed. It was clearly a clear night with a bright moon and few stars, and the next day would probably be a beautiful sunny day.

Why is it snowing?

Even in his chaotic sleep, his mind never stopped thinking.

Just when I was thinking about why it was snowing today, my calves suddenly felt cold. The coldness seemed to run away on its own, running from the ankles to the calves.

It was like two little mice escaping from the ice cellar got into the loose pants.

Gu Changjin suddenly opened his eyes, and immediately found that there was a gentle and fragrant little lady in his arms.

To be precise, not in my arms, but by my side.

The girl didn't sleep very peacefully. She probably felt cold. She held his arm tightly with her little hands, and her little palm-sized face rested shamelessly on his arm.

The most hateful thing is that two cold little feet got into his pants at some point. They probably felt that his calves were warm enough, and now the two little feet rested there peacefully.

A trace of impatience flashed across his eyes.

When the lights were turned off at night, the girl, wearing a thick cloak and holding a moon pillow, ran from Songsi Yuan to the study room and said to him in a gentle voice: "Since the husband is not used to sleeping on the bed in Songsi Yuan, , I will come over and sleep with you in the study."

Then he came into the study in a grand manner.

He stayed in the study for a long time, and at first he was still busy because of his injuries, but as the New Year came, he had just solved two major cases, and the chief minister was considerate of his newlyweds, but he had no time to spare every day, and he was injured several times. He was ordered to rest at home for ten or twenty days and spend time with his newlywed wife.

For a moment, I had no excuse not to sleep in Songsiyuan, so I had to excuse myself by saying that I couldn't get used to the bed in Songsiyuan.

Who would have thought that this well-behaved and polite girl would come with a moon pillow in her arms.

He had no choice but to let her go into the house and go to bed.

When they fell asleep, the two of them obviously slept on their own beds.

The girl probably got cold while sleeping, so she got into his bed.

She was afraid of the cold and still had to go to the study room to squeeze into the Arhat bed with him. She was really asking for trouble.

Gu Changjin sneered in his heart, stretched out his calves, shook her cold feet out, pulled her hands away, and stuffed her back into his bed.

No movement woke her up. She muttered a few words and then huddled in the mattress obediently.

Gu Changjin heard clearly that she was looking for her Yue'er pillow.

It’s a lot to get some sleep.

Gu Changjin stuffed the moon pillow at his feet into her arms with a sullen expression.

When he woke up the next day, the girl had no idea what she had done yesterday. She changed his clothes for him with a red nose, her eyebrows were meekly drooped, and a faint smile on the corner of her lips was very eye-catching.

Gu Changjin lowered his eyes and asked her: "Madam, how did you sleep last night?"

Rong Shu sniffed without leaving a trace, stood on tiptoe to straighten his clothes, and said with a smile: "I slept very well, no wonder Lang Jun likes to sleep here, this Arhat bed is really comfortable."

Really?

This Arhat's bed was covered with a very thin mattress, which was hard to lie on. There was no bed curtain around it, so it couldn't block the wind at all.

Her Babu bed felt mat, kang blanket, mattress, backrest, and pillows were all furnished, making it look like half a small room.

This Arhat bed is nothing compared to her exquisite Babu bed.

How can a girl like this, who even adds bamboo salt and toilet water to her mouthwash, really think that such an Arhat bed would be comfortable?

Gu Changjin said calmly: "As long as Madam likes her."

He wanted to see how long this delicate and pretty girl could last here.

The next night, just like yesterday, Rong Shu came to the study at the same time as he turned off the lights. Only this time, she had seven or eight pots of silver charcoal moved into the study, making the whole study as warm as spring.

She slept well at night, hugging her moon pillow motionlessly and facing him sideways.

When she got up to change his clothes the next day, there was still a faint mark on his face, and the outline looked somewhat similar to the rabbit on the laurel tree on her moon pillow.

After ten days of this, on the day of the Yuan Dynasty, a bone-chilling snowstorm invaded the entire northern border.

The temperature in Beijing dropped sharply that night, and the seven or eight pots of silver charcoal were not enough. She got into his bed again in the middle of her sleep.

This time, not only did she dig her feet into his pants, but her hands also touched his underwear and rubbed his lower abdomen.

Gu Changjin was woken up by being touched in the middle of the night.

If he hadn't been sure that the girl was looking for heat in her sleep because of the cold, he would have almost thought that she was a slut deep down.

He almost gritted his teeth and grabbed her sleeves and pulled her hand away. Then he heard a "chi la" sound, and her thin lining made of sky silk was torn open by him.

The little girl woke up now and sat up in a daze. She lowered her head and touched the inner garment with a long tear on her right shoulder. She raised her eyes and looked at him: "Why did you tear my clothes apart?"

Her tone was thick. Doubts, if you listen carefully, you can also hear a little reproach.

The snow light reflected the frosty white ground in the dark room.

The little girl has thick and smooth hair, and her inner garment is loose, revealing half of the indigo pocket hidden inside.

The snowy light in the sky seemed to have gathered on her body, and the white jade-like shoulders and the pinpoint-sized cinnabar mole on her shoulders were forced out by the bright green spirit.

Gu Changjin suddenly opened his eyes.