C207 New Wife Entering the Mansion(1)

Jin Shu shook her head, only then did she realize that she was still holding his hand. She hurriedly let go and said in panic, "This servant didn't mean to offend Lord Lu …"

"If not for your quick reaction, I would be the one in trouble today." By the light of the lamp, Lu Linghui saw her flushed face and could not help but want to laugh. When she threw himself into his arms and hugged him, she didn't feel shy at all. Her face was as pale as a sheet of paper.

Lu Linghui got into the car and turned to leave. He grabbed onto her umbrella and shoved it into her hand. Smiling, he said, "It's raining so heavily. When we go back home, we'll get sick."

Jin Shu suddenly felt even more embarrassed. She simply didn't dare to look at him directly. Mmm mmm, she frantically said, "Anyway, I'm already wet."

This sentence attracted Lu Linghui's attention.

Her umbrella had been thrown long ago, and the two of them had been holding it together. There wasn't even a dry spot on their bodies. The wet clothes were all over their bodies, especially the light summer clouds.

Jin Shu probably did not think of this outcome. Holding onto her umbrella, she disappeared from his field of vision, leaving him alone to lift up the carriage's curtain. As she watched her back, her lips revealed a smile of unknown meaning.

Just as Yu Ying decided to sleep with the prince and the princess, she saw that the little girl had returned.

Gu Qingli was startled when the drenched and shivering Jinshu appeared in front of her. Could it be that she fell into the lotus pond in the garden as well?

Xiao Yixiu only took a glance before retracting his gaze.

Jin Shu looked a bit out of place. Even though she had raised him from a young age, she still looked a bit annoying. He cleared her throat and looked away.

Gu Qing Li hastily stood in front of him, instructing Yu Ying to find a cloak to put on the brocade Shu, and to wipe her with a piece of cloth.

Yu Ying put a cape on Jin Shu, and said softly: "How did you end up like this? At least go bathe and change your clothes. "

"Come..." "There's no time. I'm afraid something might happen."

"Something has happened? "What is it?"

Only after taking a cup of hot tea from Yu Ying and calming herself down did Jinshi recount what had just happened.

"Yun-er is really suspicious."

Gu Qingli said, "Do you think that if you hadn't run into her, she would have stolen out of the palace in the middle of the night?"

"At the very least, what are you planning to do? The back door of the Duke's Mansion is locked, and when Lord Lu came, in order for him to come and go easily, I had moved the people on duty away from them. If Yun'er knew about this, leaving the mansion in this kind of weather, it would be hard for her to be noticed. "

Gu Qingli thought for a moment. "When did she appear?" Where did I meet you? "

"To the northeast of the palace garden... Not long after they exited the secret passage, they saw her. "

Gu Qingli sucked in a breath of cold air and mumbled as she thought, "Could it be …" She's been looking for a secret passage... "Exit?"

Ah!" Jinshu subconsciously covered her mouth. "If that's the case, then fortunately, we didn't see her as soon as we stepped out of the secret passageway … But the Duke's Mansion is only this large. If she were to search it bit by bit …

Xiao Yi Xiu shook his head. "She can't open the secret passage."

The exit of the secret passageway could only be opened from the inside. Even if the outside was blasted flat with explosives, nothing could be seen.

Of all the people who came and went from the estate, there must have been a time when she accidentally noticed something strange. No matter how secretive the secret passage was, there was a chance that someone like her, who had lived in the mansion for a long time, would be able to see it.

"You have to be more careful in the future."

Xiao Yi Xiu thought about it and shook his head, "We can't use the secret passage in the mansion anymore. From now on, we'll let them go through the outer passageway." "Alright, Jinshu, you may leave."

After Yu Ying and Jin Mei left together, Gu Qingli then said softly, "The fox tail is about to materialize too." Do you really have to put up with them? "

"We need solid evidence for everything. If we just rely on our suspicions to decide whether we want to kill them or not, then what's the difference between us?" Xiao Yi Xiu smiled warmly at her. "Besides, it's not a bad thing to keep her around. Do you think there's no one else without her? The more I stirred up suspicion, the more suspicious I became. "In the past, you were the one who dealt with Xin Ziyao and the others. If I had done it, how could I have let them go so calmly?"

Gu Qingli pouted. "You only know how to use her."

With a smile, Xiao Yi Xiu hugged her tightly and whispered a few words into her ear. She then nodded slowly.

After three repeated selections, the beautiful women began to be assigned to each prince's mansion or remain in the palace to be sealed.

When Gu Qingli heard that Prince Mo's residence had actually been allocated three beautiful girls, she felt an inexplicable sense of jealousy. Even though she knew it was nothing, she still resented Xiao Yixiu's actions, "Why is there only two beautiful girls from the Yan and Mu Families, and only three from the Prince Mo's residence?"

On the other hand, Xiao Yi Xiu's expression was calm as he calmly said, "You can imagine their intentions."

He paused for a moment. "This time, everyone is safe …"

He smiled. That's good, that's fair. It looked like that person had never trusted any of them.

"Perhaps, it might not all be the same as what you imagined, as if I had come to your side."

Xiao Yi Xiu suddenly glared at her. "Qing Li, tell me the truth. Where did you come from?"

Gu Qing Li was startled, unable to answer.

"Are you really Gu Zhaoran's daughter? Do you know which faction Gu Chaoran belongs to in the court? Do you know why when we princes fought, he didn't stand on any side? He was most adept at being neutral and silent, to the point where he would rather pretend to be old and demeaning at times … That's why he married you to me, and your eldest sister to Xiao Yi Mo. The reason royal father has done this, is to investigate his background, but he is steady on all sides, and will never reveal his thoughts. "

"Maybe he's just a fence-sitter. He wants to see the right opportunity to determine the right direction."

Xiao Yixiu shook his head as he stared at her. "So, that was the biggest question in my mind, but it doesn't matter anymore." He took her hand and tightened it. "I've always felt that there are many unsolved mysteries in you. When will you be able to confess your origins?"

Gu Qingli lowered her head for a moment before saying softly, "I'm afraid you won't believe some things even if I say them." But is it so important where I come from? "

He sighed, "If you don't want to say it, then forget it. We'll talk about it on the day you want to say it. But, you promised me one thing, you can come from anywhere, but since you're here, you can't leave me as you please. "

"Yes." Gu Qingli smiled and pressed her face into his arms.

In just a moment, their sweetness was broken as Windy knocked on the door, his face full of excitement from watching a good show. "To reply your highness' consort, the three elegant maidens from the palace have been sent to the palace. They're all concubines the emperor has served to you."

When Gu Qingli saw the gloating expression on the little person's face, she glared at him angrily. She grabbed a plate of pastries beside the bed and threw it at him.

Suifeng swiftly caught it in his hands and said with a smile, "Thank you for your gift, Princess Consort."

"You're so happy. Did you reward those three beautiful girls as well?"