Spoiling my mistress and swallowing my dowry? After my rebirth, I changed my marriage to a powerful

Gu Shaoyu said: "You are a fellow Jinshi. You have studied hard for ten years. It is a pity for you to serve the emperor. If you are willing to serve the court, I will give you a chance."

Shen Su said excitedly: "I am willing to atone for my crime with my merits. This time, I have another mission, which is to find the niece of Lord Gu."

"Niece?" Gu Shaoyu's mind was working at high speed. Which niece?

Before coming, Princess Yurong had a secret talk with him and told him to finish the affairs in Zizhou and not to return to the capital.

Go to Qinglaizhou in Nanzhao Kingdom to look for the chieftain's niece's wife, Gu Shaoyu's niece, Gu Jiaojiao.

Shen Su took the letter out of his sleeve and handed it to Gu Shaoyu.

Gu Shaoyu understood immediately.

Gu Jiaojiao is Gu Boyu's eldest daughter and Gu Chengyan's biological sister.

After handing the letter back to Shen Su, Gu Shaoyu said, "You follow the original plan. I will arrange the rest for you."

Shen Su was overjoyed and left.

Wei Shuyun kept his mouth shut. Magistrate Qin used severe torture, but he refused to confess. He insisted that Prince Rong had slandered him and that Lord Gu wanted to force him to confess.

Gu Shaoyu said: "There are some facts that you cannot cover up your crimes even if you don't admit them."

He was locked up in a cage and taken back to the capital city for interrogation at the Dali Temple.

Jin Feng was also a tough nut to crack. After three days of interrogation, nothing was found out.

Gu Shaoyu did not delay any further, put the cage in place, and returned to Beijing.

When leaving, Gu Shaoyu secretly told Xie Yu and Ling Xun that Wei Shuyun and Jin Feng should take the prisoner van back to Beijing.

Prince Rong went back with the three of them in a carriage.

Hongying brought thirty female soldiers and the escort officers of Zizhou Prefecture to escort the prisoners back to Beijing.

There were still three cages for the prisoners, all covered with black curtains.

Wei Shuyun asked why it was covered with black cloth?

Hongying said unhappily, "The elder is afraid that you will freeze to death. Also, Prince Rong is a prince after all, so you should save face."

I won’t tell you that Prince Rong’s cage is empty.

Wei Shuyun then stopped making noise and lay obediently in the cage to sleep.

However, they did not expect that as soon as the group entered the official road of Jinghu Prefecture, a group of masked men came and started killing them without saying a word.

After a fierce "fight", in the chaos, Wei Shuyun vaguely saw a group of bandits fighting with the escort team through the curtain.

The curtain of his cage was opened, and the opponent, holding a trident, stabbed him in the knee.

"Ah~" Wei Shuyun screamed.

The man cursed angrily: "Why are you howling?"

Another halberd pierced his other knee.

The sound of bones breaking is so painful.

Wei Shuyun screamed again and fainted from the pain.

Hongying didn't know why Prince Rong secretly left. Xie Yu said, "Someone must have killed us on the way. Now that he's gone, you don't have to be afraid. You can kill him however you want."

"Where are Wei Shuyun and Jin Feng?"

"Leave no one alive."

"What about returning to Beijing?"

"He was kidnapped along the way."

"......" No wonder he was covered with a black cloth, it turned out that he was recruiting assassins on behalf of Prince Rong.

Clay pot mine, consume a wave of killers!

**

There were open and covert attacks and fierce fighting in Zizhou, and the capital was no less vulnerable.

On the day Gu Shaoyu left the capital, the empress dowager's funeral was held.

Like other officials' wives, Xie Zhaozhao escorted the "Empress Dowager" out of the capital and to the imperial mausoleum.

After performing three kneelings and nine kowtows and roadside sacrifices, Xie Zhaozhao felt dizzy from exhaustion after completing all the rituals.

His Majesty sent out the imperial guards to protect the coffin and ensure it left the city safely because someone had already been replaced in the coffin.

Wei Jingzhong wasn't sure whether the empress dowager was in the coffin, so he didn't dare to gamble.

Moreover, His Majesty has issued an order that the Wei family is not allowed to approach, so they can only watch from afar and cannot get close.

Everything is going smooth.

After returning to the city, the civil and military officials and their families did not go directly back to their homes, but went to the palace to accompany His Majesty and the Queen.

Xie Zhaozhao brought Yuanyuan and Lu Feiyan into the palace today.

Lu Feiyan said: "Madam, your health cannot be neglected. Although I am not as smart and capable as Sister Manman, I can protect you at the critical moment!"

Yuanyuan had been guiding Lu Feiyan all the time, and she had learned it quite well without making any mistakes. She stayed obediently by Xie Zhaozhao's side, not daring to leave for a moment.

Everyone went to the Queen's palace first to rest and talk.

Just then, at the entrance of the hall, Xie Zhaozhao met Xie Tingting.

Xie Tingting walked over excitedly and held her hand: "Madam, are you all right?"

"The Concubine is doing well!" Xie Zhaozhao saw that her belly was very big and her cheeks were covered with thick powder, so she asked, "Is the Concubine pregnant with twins?"

Her belly was too big. Xie Zhaozhao felt like it was about to fall to the ground at any time.

Tiffany Hsieh has also gained a lot of weight and her double chin is extremely obvious.

She has fair skin and good looks, so being fat doesn't make her look ugly, but rather she looks very blessed.

"No, it's a single baby. It's already eight months pregnant. I'll give birth in another two months."

Tiffany Hsieh had a motherly look on her face and touched her belly, "He always kicks me every day!"

As they were talking, they saw Princess Yurong swaying in.

Xie Tingting immediately smiled and bowed to Princess Yurong and said hello: "Princess."

Princess Yurong's arrogant face suddenly smiled. She looked at her and nodded, saying, "Thank you, Concubine, you look very healthy. You will definitely give birth to a plump little grandson."

Xie Tingting smiled and said, "It's because the princess sends so many good things every day. When Bao Er comes out, he will definitely thank his royal aunt."

Seeing that the two were talking animatedly, Xie Zhaozhao left on her own accord, sat down, and waited quietly for the queen to speak.

Yuanyuan and Lu Feiyan lowered their brows and stood behind her, one on the left and one on the right.

The queen said dignifiedly: "Everyone has worked hard. Jin Ge, serve tea!"

The palace maids came in one after another and served a cup of ginseng tea to everyone present.

You couldn't tell what ingredients were in the tea, but the medicinal flavor of old ginseng was strong. It didn't smell astringent, but rather sweet.

Xie Zhaozhao also picked it up like everyone else.

At this moment, she was gently poked in the lower back.

Xie Zhaozhao did not change his movements, he served the tea, and the handkerchief in his hand fell to the ground.

Lu Feiyan immediately walked out from the left, and Yuanyuan walked out from the right, and went to the front to pick up the handkerchief.

While the two of them were blocking the view of the Queen, Princess Yurong and other officials and their wives, she immediately bent her wrist inward and poured the cup of water into her sleeve.

By the time they picked up the handkerchief and replaced it with a new one, the teacup was empty.

She carefully covered the teacup with the lid and pretended to take small sips of tea.

"This tea is ginseng tea. Ladies and young ladies, drinking it can help relieve your fatigue." The Queen said with a smile.

"This tea is not only fragrant, but also sweet and delicious. In addition to ginseng, it also contains rock honey, right?" Someone began to flatter.

The queen smiled and said, "Use three grams of tea leaves, four grams of Schisandra chinensis, two grams of ginseng, and six grams of longan pulp. Mash the Schisandra chinensis and ginseng, cut the longan pulp into thin strips, mix them with the tea leaves, and brew them with boiling water for half an hour, then you can drink it.

This tea is the best for strengthening the brain and body, and replenishing the qi. Everyone likes it, so drink a few more cups. "

Everyone talked to the queen for half an hour. After a whole day's work, they were already hungry.

The queen then led everyone to have dinner.

Xie Zhaozhao came out of the central palace with everyone else and said to Yuanyuan and Lu Feiyan, "I just drank a glass of water and I want to go to the bathroom."

Lu Feiyan accompanied her, and Yuanyuan waited at the door.

As soon as he entered, Xie Zhaozhao asked in a low voice: "Is there something wrong with the tea?"

Lu Feiyan said: "There is a kind of addictive powder in it, and that's the smell after it's brewed into tea."