usatvline Chapter 116 Something is going to happen
Chapter 116 Something is going to happen
Wangxian Tower and Yaoyue Tower are separated by most of the capital city, but they are not far away.
I forgot that everyone around Xie Ci'an knows Qinggong. If you use Qinggong, you can take many shortcuts and indeed shorten the journey.
No one dared to disturb them, so the emperor and empress had some free time, snuggling together and looking at the scenery of the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
A breeze blew across his cheek through the window. It had just rained, and the wind was chilly. Gu Jianchu couldn't help shivering from the cold. After all, Zhu Xia was a palace maid who had served Gu Jianchu for a long time. Seeing this, Zhu Xia immediately went to get the cloak she brought with her and wrapped it around Gu Jianchu.
When I finished eating the fried cherries and looked up again, Xiao Cong and Su Xin were no longer in the direction of the pavilion in the center of the lake.
Gu Jianchu immediately turned his gaze to the main room, but did not see the two people returning.
Based on her mature experience in eating melons, she was afraid that something had happened.
Something is definitely going to happen.
After hearing the mechanical sound of the system, Gu Jianchu was suddenly startled. Fortunately, he heard that something was going to happen, not that it had already happened.
【What's going on? 】
Su Yue and the old man from the Xu family had come to the capital with ulterior motives. Not only were they plotting to have Su Yue marry Xiao Cong, they were also afraid that Xiao Cong would refuse if they brought this up publicly, so they wanted to use the birthday celebration as an opportunity to bring Su Yue directly to Yaoyue Tower.
[He even planned to have Su Yue and Xiao Cong stay in the same room. If Su Yue and Xiao Cong had a relationship and were seen by the officials in the capital, Xiao Cong and Su Yue's innocence would be lost. Xiao Cong would have no choice but to marry Su Yue for the sake of his own reputation.]
[That uncle didn't look like a good guy at first glance, and now it seems he's really not a good guy.]
[Is your daughter no longer wanted? And you're still trying to get into someone else's family by using such despicable means.]
[Xiao Cong is so unlucky that he is targeted by such a person.]
[Wait a minute. 】
The jade pendant the old man gave Xiao Cong turned out to be problematic. It had been soaked in Mian Ling incense for a full month. While this incense alone was perfectly fine, when combined with camphor incense, it became a potent aphrodisiac. Using it this way, no one would be able to detect it. The jade pendant the old man gave Xiao Cong wasn't a jade pendant meant to keep him safe, but rather a dangerous item that could expose Xiao Cong to the drug at any time.
[No wonder the old man insisted that Xiao Cong wear the jade pendant on the spot. This was his plan.]
【Oops.】
Just now, at the Lakeside Pavilion, Su Yue deliberately went to the lake to play in the water, and accidentally got her clothes wet. Su Yue said her maid had brought spare clothes, and asked her cousin Xiao Cong to find a place for her to change into the clothes she was trying on.
[This father and son planned this plan so meticulously that Xiao Cong had no way of guarding against it, and it didn't even arouse suspicion.]
Xiao Cong foolishly found a quiet room for Su Yue to change clothes. Su Yue, under the pretext that the maidservant was out getting clothes, asked Xiao Cong to wait with her for a while. Xiao Cong, who was too soft to refuse anyone, naturally stayed. The maidservant didn't go to get clothes for the young lady, but secretly noted the room and went to inform Old Man Xu.
Su Yue took advantage of Xiao Cong's inattention and secretly lit the camphor incense she had brought. Now Xiao Cong's mind has been completely controlled by the incense. What a shameless father and son. If they had just come to propose marriage properly, it would have been fine, but using such shady means to get her is shameless.
No, she must take care of this trivial matter.
It's not because she supports this couple, she simply doesn't want the father and daughter to succeed. Xiao Cong is a good person with a good temper. If he marries this cousin, he will definitely be dominated by this father and daughter, and the rest of his life will be basically ruined.
Gu Jianchu made up a random excuse, "Your Majesty, I feel a little bored here and want to go out for a walk."
"I'll accompany you." As Xie Ci'an walked out holding Gu Jianchu's hand, he turned his head and whispered a few words to Zhongfeng.
Chongfeng's figure quietly disappeared from everyone's sight.
Gu Jianchu took Xie Ci'an's hand and followed the system's instructions all the way to the backyard of Yaoyue Tower.
Because it is close to the Lakeside Pavilion, scholars and poets like to come here to recite poems and compose couplets. For this reason, Yaoyue Tower has specially prepared several rest rooms in the backyard.
[Ha, Xiao Cong was very thoughtful and chose a secluded place for his cousin, but in the end, he was the one being tricked by them.]
[It seems to be in the room at the back.]
"What's that place over there? Let's go take a look." Gu Jianchu looked to the side pretending to be curious.
Xie Ci'an, who could hear Gu Jianchu's thoughts, was well aware of the Queen's little action.
Xie Ci'an let Gu Jianchu pull him towards the resting place.
Before they got close to the room, they saw a familiar figure running towards them in a hurry. Because he was walking too fast, a corner of his robe was slightly messy, and there was a thin layer of sweat in his hair. It was unclear whether it was because he was in a hurry or because he was tired from walking.
On his way, Minister Lin ran into Chong Feng beside the emperor.
Chongfeng told him that something happened to Xiao Cong. Minister Lin didn't care about anything else. Even the lotus seed soup he brought was knocked over in the corner because he was in a hurry. A lot of it was spilled on his clothes. He didn't even have time to clean it up and ran over here in big strides.
Minister Lin had no idea which room Xiao Cong was in, so he could only search room by room.
After seeing Minister Lin coming over, Gu Jianchu's tense heart was slightly relieved.
Minister Lin arrived just in time. This is a case of a hero saving a hero.
[I just don't know if I can use this opportunity to repair the relationship between the two of them.]
[Oh, it's such a waste of time to search room by room like this. By the time you find Xiao Cong, the opportunity will probably be gone.]
Gu Jianchu was so focused on watching the show that he completely ignored how Minister Lin knew that Xiao Cong was in trouble.
"Minister Lin is looking for Lord Xiao." Gu Jianchu interrupted Minister Lin who was rushing around.
Minister Lin was running so fast that he ignored the Emperor and Empress standing there. "Your humble servant greets the Emperor and Empress. I am indeed looking for Lord Xiao."
Since the emperor asked Zhongfeng beside him to remind him that something happened to Xiao Cong, he must have known that Xiao Cong had come down, and Minister Lin did not hide this.
"I'm afraid you won't be able to find the person if you search room by room like this. I heard from the servants that Lord Xiao accompanied my cousin to change clothes. The room on the inside of the corridor is relatively hidden. Maybe the person is there. Minister Lin, you might as well go and take a look." Gu Jianchu reminded Minister Lin by making a guess.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Minister Lin, who always valued courtesy, was so anxious that he didn't even perform the full greeting and ran in the direction indicated by Gu Jianchu.
Gu Jianchu frowned and looked at Xie Ci'an, saying softly, "Is there something wrong with His Majesty, Minister Lin, and Lord Xiao? Let's go over and take a look. Maybe we can help."
It's really hard for the Queen to come up with so many excuses.
Under the influence of the Queen, Xie Ci'an now also likes to watch these excitements. Through the Queen's thoughts while enjoying the show, he can also judge the ministers in the court.
"Let's go." Xie Ci'an held Gu Jianchu's hand and followed.