Chapter 256

Chapter 256

Duan Wang Fei likes and was also knowledgeable about incense. Normally, she could always tell if there was something mixed with any incense she uses but this Jiuhe Incense was extremely rare and since it comes from other states, not to mention she has only seen it in books, plus Jiuhe Incense has a complex scent, which mixed at least thirty kinds of spices, and part of the spices was unique to the western region.

Qin Jiu suddenly thought of something and said: “Brother, when wangfei got the Jiuhe Incense, were you on your way to the capital?”

Gu Zezhi nodded.

As soon as he left West Xinjiang, he was ambushed. In that attack, all the accompanying bodyguards died. Only he escaped desperately, but he was also seriously injured.

Later, he simply took a detour with his injuries but failed to get rid of the assassins. If he hadn’t happened to meet Qin Jiu in Yaoqing County, he estimated that the worst outcome would be death.

The phoenix eyes behind Gu Zezhi’s mask narrowed as he turned his head to look at Qin Jiu, and the corners of his mouth curved and his gaze softens.

Thinking about it now, Qin Jiu’s appearance was like a miracle, whether it was for him or his mother.

Qin Jiu was trying to recall the plot in the novel and muttered to herself: “If the heir had succeeded at that time, then wangfei would have been poisoned soon...by then, Consort Feng will have the right to be the legal wife?”

“Yes,” the white fox mask covered Gu Zezhi’s expression and was cast with a layer of glistening light from the lanterns hanging on the lamphouse. He said calmly, “For the sake of solidifying the heir’s status, father will choose Concubine Feng as his new legal wife.”

Just like what Qin Jiu thought, Duan Wangye’s heart had already gone to the horizon!

She glanced at Gu Zezhi with sympathy and felt that the golden thigh was pitiful.

Qin Jiu motioned her mask downwards as she guesses that she should be a variable in the plot.

That was to say, if not for her, Gu Zezhi may not reach the capital on this trip. It’s no wonder that during this period in the original plot, there was no Gu Zezhi in the capital.

Her eyebrows were tightly furrowed under her mask.

In that case, in the original plot, Gu Zezhi who did not arrive in the capital must have hidden somewhere to recuperate first...

And since Duan Wang Fei was angered to the extreme after knowing that Gu Zezhi was being chased by assassins, this causes the poison to attack earlier. Considering that Gu Zezhi’s “life and death” was unknown...

What would happen to Duan Wang Fei?!

Qin Jiu’s heart jumped, and suddenly felt that she seemed to find the hidden plot of the novel!

In the novel, while on his way to the capital Gu Zezhi’s life and death were presumably “unknown” which causes aggravation to Duan Wang Fei leading to the poison acting up earlier. If then, would Duan Wangye realize Duan Wang Fei was poisoned?

Still assuming, Duan Wangye found that the Jiuhe Incense Duan Wang Fei was using has poison in it. And following this lead, he discovered that it has something to do with his heir apparent...given this solid evidence, would Duan Wangye still believe the heir apparent?!

So, what would the heir do in the face of Duan Wangye’s anger?!

Would he “kill his own father” in order to keep his position as the heir, and then put the blame on the “missing” Gu Zezhi?!

The answer seems obvious!

Qin Jiu froze for a moment as if petrified.

He laughed lowly, his chest rising and falling slightly with his laugh.

She could feel the powerful pounding sounds coming from his warm chest under her palm, which seemed to spread down to all her limbs.

The scent of his body, the sound of his heartbeat, and the warm touch beneath her palm made Qin Jiu a little uncomfortable.

Her heart thumped up and she stared at Gu Zezhi with wide eyes.

The phoenix eyes behind Gu Zezhi’s mask seemed like the summer sun sizzling on her face.

“You...”

She wanted to ask, but Gu Zezhi’s warm voice sounded again: “Watch the fireworks.”

His words were just swallowed by another burst of fireworks, as several fireworks burst in the night sky.

Subconsciously, she tilted her head again, attracted by the wonderful succession of fireworks, and for a moment felt as if she had forgotten something, which she quickly put behind her.

The colorful fireworks burst one after another, reflecting the raised faces in the street below.

The fireworks stopped after about one tea time, while Qin Jiu was still wishing there would be other fireworks when Gu Zezhi took her hand and walked forward.

The stall owners on both sides of the street began to shout loudly again, attracting Qin Jiu’s attention.

This was her first time experiencing an ancient lantern festival, so everything she saw was new to her.

Only after strolling for a cup of tea time, Qin Jiu had already bought a lot of miscellaneous small things, such as incense pouches, diamond flower mirror, lace, fan, and so on, filling up the small basket she bought from one of the stalls.

Qin Jiu still felt that she had more to buy, but at this time, the direction of the Chenghuang Temple began to display fireworks again, which was the six consecutive fireworks, which means that today’s lantern show was about to end, and the emperor and empress would soon leave for the palace.

So, Gu Zezhi sent Qin Jiu back to the Chenghuang Temple.

“Then I’m going in...” Qin Jiu has taken off her mask, and her jade-like cheeks were flushed with a faint blush from excitement, like a blooming camellia flower that was delicate and fully vibrant.

With a small basket in one hand and a cat lamp in the other, she was about to go in when she stopped abruptly and muttered, “I almost forgot.”

She first gave Gu Zezhi the cat lamp in her hand, then took out a purse from her sleeve pocket, put it in Gu Zezhi’s hand, and said with a smile, “Take the New Year’s money!”

With these words, she took back her cat lamp again. This time, she returned to the terrace without looking back.

Gu Zezhi grasped the purple purse embroidered with green parrots in his hand and looked at Qin Jiu’s back, the corners of his lips behind the fox mask curving higher and higher.

Only when he could not see Qin Jiu’s figure, Gu Zezhi withdrew his gaze and played with the heavy purse for a while before putting it away in his sleeve pocket and returning to the Duan Wang Mansion.

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