bookrebus Where did Chapter 30 go?
Where did Chapter 30 go?
Qinghuai said, "I don't know."
“She is the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenyuan. His Highness let her go back then and even married her as his princess. Now he’s taking our people away.”
"Besides, it's been so many days, and she still hasn't received the letter."
"I suspect the princess is just trying to play tricks on His Highness."
"Do you think this princess might be someone affiliated with Prince Jing and the Imperial Noble Consort?"
Gu Liang lowered her head. "No."
"She won't play tricks on me."
Gu Liang handed the letter bearing the bougainvillea mark to Qing Huai, her brows relaxing slightly.
"Prince Jing is really going to great lengths; he even prepared two copies of the letter, one real and one fake."
Qinghuai slowly opened the letter in his hand. Several names were written on the letter, and he recognized them. They were the commanders of the White Tiger Army.
"Your Highness, aren't all the people on this list commanders of the White Tiger Army? Could it be that Prince Jing was placed in the army by him?"
Gu Liang sneered, "He doesn't yet have the ability to plant spies in my White Tiger Army."
"These are just people who are connected to Prince Jing."
"The letter in the hands of the Marquis of Zhenyuan was used by the Prince of Jing to mislead me. He wanted to make me mistakenly kill my confidant and also to test the Marquis of Zhenyuan."
"But the Marquis of Zhenyuan probably already guessed that Prince Jing would test him."
Qinghuai put the letter away and placed it back in front of Gu Liang.
"Your Highness, since you knew the letter was fake, why did you still make the Princess hand it over? Wasn't that just playing a trick on her?"
Gu Liang raised the corner of her eye slightly and leaned back.
"Didn't she say that she and the Marquis of Zhenyuan have different principles and should not work together?"
"We should give her a chance to prove herself."
"Moreover, I also value the names on this fake list equally."
He picked up the letter, moved it to the candlelight, and burned it to powder.
Then, raising an eyebrow, he looked at Qinghuai and said, "Wen Guzhu is in the Princess's hands. Let's not alert her or give ourselves away."
"As for the generals in the army who might be turned by Prince Jing, I will make my own arrangements."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"You go down first."
"Yes."
"Oh, Your Highness, today is the fifteenth of the first lunar month, you remember..."
"I understand," Gu Liang said coldly.
Jiang Zhi returned to the Prince's mansion in the evening, and she tiptoed into the mansion.
But Chenxi was startled. "Your Highness, you're back! Are you hungry? I'll go make you something to eat."
Jiang Zhi said somewhat awkwardly, "It's nothing, it's nothing, no..."
Before Jiang Zhi could finish speaking, Wu Shi interrupted her from behind, "I'm hungry! Let's go make something for the Princess!"
Jiang Zhi turned to look at the afternoon scene and smiled helplessly.
"Go."
He then went straight back into his room.
I had just closed the door when I was startled by Gu Liang's voice. I was scared to death by the two of them in one night.
"Where did you go?"
Jiang Zhi replied somewhat awkwardly, "I just went out for a walk around at noon."
lie.
Lost in thought, Gu Liang sat on his desk and asked, "Is there anything you need to say to me?"
Jiang Zhi raised his eyes slightly: "What do you want to hear?"
Shuyao served a cup of tea, then bowed and withdrew.
Gu Liang tilted her head slightly and said, "Tell me what you did this morning."
Jiang Zhi glanced at him silently, her mind racing with thoughts.
Is the King of Liang so idle?
Jiang Zhi deliberately said, "Granny Gou herself admitted that she was the Empress Dowager's person and repeatedly offended the Princess Consort of Liang. Shouldn't she die?"
"Damn it."
Gu Liang picked up his teacup and pondered for a moment.
"However, she has been in the Liang Prince's residence for two years, and there are many people in the residence who are her confidants."
"so what?"
"The news of Granny Gou being beaten to death should soon reach the Empress Dowager's ears."
Gu Liang's gaze fell on her face. "Aren't you worried?"
Jiang Zhi's eyes flickered. "You, as the Prince of Liang, actually allow the Empress Dowager's people to do whatever they want in your palace?"
"I am not often in the royal palace."
Gu Liang said indifferently, "She is in charge of the inner courtyard. Although she can monitor my movements, she can't go to the important parts of the palace, so it's not important."
Jiang Zhi remained silent.
Given the high status and power of the Prince of Liang, it's not surprising that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor had several spies watching him.
Informants can be a double-edged sword. They can be used to gather intelligence, keep a close eye on the Liang King's every move, and leak information about what's happening in the Liang King's residence. But at the same time, they can also be used to spread false information and confuse the public.
Since it can be revealed to the Empress Dowager, it can naturally be revealed to Prince Jing as well.
Gu Liang took a sip of tea, stared at her face, and said indifferently, "I don't have that much thought, nor do I need to use them to deal with anyone. I'm just too lazy to deal with it."
Jiang Zhi said, "Oh."
Gu Liang raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"
Jiang Zhi changed the subject: "What about Gu Yu'an?"
Gu Liang was taken aback: "Who?"
"Gu Yu'an".
Who is Gu Yu'an?
Gu Liang asked instinctively, then suddenly remembered something, "That cousin?"
“She doesn’t bother you, so you don’t need to pay any attention to her,” Gu Liang said.
After saying this casually, he added, "If I provoke you, you'd better watch out. Don't worry about offending anyone, I'm here."
Jiang Zhi: "......"
Gu Liang took something out of her sleeve and placed it on the small table in front of her. "I hope you like it."
Jiang Zhi looked up at him.
He withdrew his hand and said slowly, "This is a gift I gave to my newlywed wife."
Me? Why is he referring to himself as "me"?
Jiang Zhi's eyes widened slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in their depths.
On the small table was a dagger with a handle made of black crystal.
Jiang Zhi picked up the dagger and drew it. The sharp blade gleamed with a cold light. The blade was made of fine steel, making it steady and sturdy.
Jiang Zhi inserted the dagger into the dagger sheath and said with a smile, "Thank you."
There is no need for thanks between husband and wife.
Gu Liang stood up and smoothed his robes. "I still have some things to take care of."
Jiang Zhi hummed in agreement and watched him leave.
He fell into a daze, lost in thought.
The full moon hangs high in the night sky.
Gu Liang went to Yangzhi Courtyard, a place in the Liang Prince's mansion that few people knew about. Before she even entered the house, a pungent, bitter smell greeted her.
Qinghuai was waiting outside. "Your Highness, Doctor Han has already brought the medicine."
Gu Liang nodded and stepped across the threshold.
In the side room of the bedroom, there was a huge wooden barrel filled with dark, pungent medicine. The closer you got, the stronger the pungent smell became, making you want to vomit.
Gu Liang, with a calm expression, took off her outer robe and inner garment, stepping into the wooden tub wearing only a pair of trousers.
The moment his body was immersed in the medicine, a familiar pain enveloped him.
He frowned slightly, and a layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
The warm liquid, like a venomous snake, slithered through his veins, then dripped into his heart, causing all the blood in his body to rush there, and the black line on his wrist receded a little.
Gu Liang leaned her head back against the edge of the bucket and closed her eyes.
He had endured this pain seventy-nine times before, and counting tonight's, that makes a total of eighty.
He still remembers the first time he used medicine to control the toxins in his body, he fainted after only an hour.
Now, he can stay awake from night until dawn.
The moonlight spilled onto the eaves, draping them in a silver veil.
Dr. Han carried a bamboo basket and slowly walked into the courtyard from outside.
Qinghuai held his sword and quietly stood guard outside the courtyard.