Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Qin Zhaohong smiled and said, "Please take a seat."

There was no one in the room, but two chairs had already been placed on the side. Gu Xu calmly sat down on one of them. Yu Weishuang was a little nervous, but she also sat down considering Xu's behavior.

Qin Zhaohong is the emperor's eldest daughter. She is nearly thirty years old this year and has a calm and noble temperament. She looked at Gu Xu's face for a long time before speaking.

"When I received your letter before, I didn't quite believe it. But when I see you today, I can see that you really look alike. You look like your mother." Qin Zhaohong said with a hint of melancholy.

"Your Highness, why did my mother die?" Gu Xu was very straightforward. He did not reminisce with Qin Zhaohong.

Yu Weishuang was still in shock. Was this something she could listen to?

We have only known each other for a few days, but Gu Xu has already entrusted himself to me to such an extent?

She knew clearly that no one would go to such trouble to set up a trap for her, a powerless abandoned daughter whose father was only a low-ranking official in Beijing.

"I have been investigating this matter in recent years, but I have made little progress." Qin Zhaohong said, "I was just a child when she got into trouble. The Wumen under her command also lost contact overnight, and their bases in various places were closed one after another. It was as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth."

"Your Highness, do you think it has something to do with Prince Shen?" Gu Xu asked.

"That won't happen. According to my mother, Prince Shen and your mother have always loved each other very much. How could he harm her without any reason? Besides, you were there at that time." Qin Zhaohong said.

Gu Xu nodded slightly.

"I need to review the files from that year, but I have no one in the capital, so I hope Your Highness can help me." Gu Xu said.

"This is not difficult. We only need a loophole to get to the place where the secret scrolls were stored." Qin Zhaohong smiled faintly, "The loophole is right in front of us, but this person is extremely cunning and tight-lipped. He is also under strict surveillance by the emperor's people, so we can't act rashly."

"Now? Could it be that he is in Yu Ning's mansion?" Gu Xu asked.

"Yes." Qin Zhaohong nodded. "This person is an inconspicuous clerk in the Dali Temple. In fact, he is the person who keeps the secret files under the emperor's order. If he had not been discovered by my people by chance, we would have never found him."

"I understand." Gu Xu said.

"I am surprised. You seem to be a cautious person, so why did you bring someone into my temple today?" Qin Zhaohong smiled again and changed his posture leisurely.

"I was thinking of using some excuse to go from Taiqing Temple to Qingxu Temple, but I didn't expect to meet this person on the road." Gu Xu looked at Yu Weishuang. Yu Weishuang's face was calm, and she had gotten over the surprise and confusion of suddenly seeing the princess.

Yu Weishuang stood up and bowed again.

"Meet by chance?" Qin Zhaohong looked at him with a smile.

"She can be trusted." Gu Xu said.

Yu Weishuang looked at Gu Xu unexpectedly.

"It's dangerous to put your trust in someone you just met." Qin Zhaohong was also secretly sizing up Yu Weishuang. Seeing that she behaved properly and was calm, she felt somewhat satisfied.

"..."Gu Xu was silent for a moment.

"The beginning of love is not a good thing." Qin Zhaohong glanced at him sideways with her beautiful eyes, hinting at something.

"It's not that reason." Gu Xu frowned, "It's probably a kind of intuition."

He turned to Yu Weishuang, his eyes calmly: "You are trustworthy, right?"

Yu Weishuang smiled: "Of course."

They really are on the same path.

From the first moment we saw each other, we determined that the other party was trustworthy and would become extremely important partners in the future.

"But why did you bring her in to see me?" Qin Zhaohong asked.

Gu Xu looked at Yu Weishuang.

The moment their eyes met, Yu Weishuang understood, and she said slowly: "There are two reasons."

"Tell me about it." Qin Zhaohong really admired her.

"First, Master Gu Xu is a stranger. He can avoid gossip by entering under the pretext of accompanying me." Yu Weishuang said, "Second, he probably wants to introduce me to His Highness."

Yu Weishuang smiled and said, "You seem to need some female officials."

Qin Zhaohong nodded.

"She is very smart, Your Highness will definitely be able to use her." Gu Xu said.

Qin Zhaohong restrained his smile and looked at Yu Weishuang.

The eldest princess had her hair in a plain bun, held up with only two silver hairpins, and half of it hung down behind her. She was nearly thirty years old, with a delicate and gentle face, full of indifference and nobility.

She asked, "Since you are so smart, do you know what path you will take in the future?"

Yu Weishuang was silent for a while.

She was thinking.

But soon, a glimmer of light appeared in Yu Weishuang's eyes.

"I know," she said.

"Then do you know how many difficulties and obstacles there are on this road?" Qin Zhaohong asked in a deep voice with a dignified look on his face.

Gu Xu just sat quietly on the chair. He was still a little thin, so he couldn't fill the space of the chair very well, but his posture was relaxed and casual, as if he didn't understand what they were talking about.

"I know." Yu Weishuang answered again.

The girl bowed and performed the great ceremony of a subject and a king: "Your humble servant Yu Weishuang is willing to follow Your Highness."

Qin Zhaohong finally laughed.

She went to help her in person. This girl was really as smart as Gu Xu said in the letter. She didn't need any advice. Just by looking into her eyes for a moment, she saw her plans and beliefs about the future.

Yu Weishuang also smiled.

She certainly didn't think that His Highness would employ her without hesitation just because of this one meeting. There were many tests and trials ahead, but Yu Weishuang was not afraid.

Gu Xu watched quietly without making any comment on it.

He held out a hand.

"What?" Qin Zhaohong glanced at him.

"Exchange." Gu Xu replied, "I have brought you the person, so it's time to give you the information, right?"

"Is it the person I asked you to find?" Qin Zhaohong joked. At least at this moment, she still appreciated Gu Xu's guessing of her thoughts, which was a very good thing.

Although the women sent to Qingxu Temple were of prominent family backgrounds, there were too few with great potential, and she had not selected a few who were truly useful in the past few years. After all, she could not fight against the secrets of the harem, and it was also because of her own limitations.

"I have asked someone to hand him over to your secret guard. You can leave now." Qin Zhaohong waved his hand to drive him away.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Gu Xu bowed.

Before leaving, he said again: "If Your Highness trusts me, you can contact me and I will pick some useful men from Wumen."

"We'll discuss this later." Qin Zhaohong said.

……

Leaving Yu Weishuang's luggage and maid at Qingxu Temple, Gu Xu followed Kun Dao, who was leading the way, out of the back mountain palace gate and returned to the main hall of Qingxu Temple.

Gu Yue leaned back in his chair and fell into a deep sleep.

Gu Xu didn't let anyone call him. He stood in front of Gu Yue and stared at him for a long time.

His sight slipped into Gu Yue's collar. Due to his awkward posture, the hem of his shirt was rolled up a little, and the collar was messily raised.

Gu Xu paused, then reached out and gently pinched Gu Yue's collar.

It was hot, so there was no need to wear too thick clothes, so Gu Yue only wore a layer of coarse cloth.

With a slight movement of his fingers, the neckline that revealed a small piece of skin became larger.

Gu Xu held his breath and pulled down slowly.

The area around the main hall was very quiet, with spots of light from the setting sun projected onto the stone floor.