"How? What good things did you get?" A soldier teased with one of the maids.

"Oh, a golden hairpin." The maid said in a rather disgusting tone, and took out the golden hairpin, "When you go out of the city slowly, exchange it for a spirit crystal."

"Tsk, it's better than nothing." The soldier put away the golden hairpin, took out two hard steamed buns and two plates of vegetarian dishes that had long been cold, and said, "Put it in, the dinner that was just delivered."

"Hehe, it seems that the pantry also knows that this third lady is not very useful. Look at this dinner, it's getting late and late, even the food is so bland."

"What's the matter? You still want to fight for her?"

"No, it's not because she's worried that she won't have enough to eat and that she won't be able to live well."

Gu Jingchen's eyes were red as he watched the maid carry the food into the yard and enter the second door, and saw his mother wearing a blue coarse cloth, holding an oil lamp and embroidering a shoe upper. Sitting next to her is Huai Hua, her mother's personal maid, her clothes are covered with patches, and she is putting on the soles of her shoes.

"Hey, your work is too slow, isn't it? When will we be able to put on new shoes?"

Huaihua saw that the maid came in and hurriedly got up, "Sister Linglong, the oil lamp is too dark, and Madam's eyes are not very good, you can wait a little longer, it will be fine in two days."

"Hmph, hurry up!" The maid named Linglong put the food on the table and was about to leave.

"Please wait." At this time, Mrs. Lin also spoke.

That Linglong turned around, looked down at Lin and asked, "What's the matter? Third Madam."

There was no sign of respect at all in those words.

"The golden hairpin, have you found it yet?" Lin shrugged slightly, "It's been really cold these two days. Please help me urge the cloth room to bring some cotton-padded clothes and quilts."

Lin's is not a high-level martial artist, and it is only a body quenching state, and his resistance to cold is definitely not as good as other martial artists.

"Hey, how can there be any golden hairpins! What good things can you have in your broken house? There is nothing at all!" Linglong denied it at all, not admitting that he had found the golden hairpins, "The madam has been thinking about it lately. Alright, how can I casually speak to the cloth room! Embroider your shoes well, and don't make trouble for the old Nyon!"

After Linglong finished speaking, regardless of Lin's reaction, she turned around and wanted to leave.

Gu Jingchen only felt angry, so he stepped forward and grabbed her by the throat. Linglong was caught off guard by something invisible and caught her throat. She was suddenly full of fear, but she couldn't make a sound. Even her body seemed to be shackled by something, and she couldn't move at all.

At this time, another maid just happened to walk in, and before she could see the situation inside, she only felt that her eyes were dark and she lost consciousness.

One person froze in the room like a ghost, and the other fainted as soon as he entered the door. Even if Lin Shi and Huai Hua had no knowledge, they knew there was a problem.

But the two of them didn't shout in panic, but leaned against the wall together and huddled quietly in the corner. Anyway, with their current status, no matter how much they shout, they won't attract much attention, and maybe they will be caught by Yang's opportunity and take the opportunity to get rid of them, so it is better to wait and see.

Gu Jingchen grabbed the maid's neck with his right hand. Seeing that the maid's eyes were gradually congested, her neck and face were flushed red, and her mouth opened and closed like a dying fish, but she couldn't make any sound.

Linglong's eyes were full of despair, prayer, fright and fear. She had no idea what was going on. Why was she suddenly dying?

"Don't make a sound." Gu Jingchen lowered his voice, threatened Linglong in Linglong's ear, and finally let go. Now is not the time to kill her. After all, it was someone sent by Yang's family. If something happened to them , I am afraid that my mother will suffer.

Linglong fell to the ground clutching her throat, gasping for breath, tears and snot covering her face, but she didn't dare to make a sound, for fear that she would turn into a cold corpse in the next moment.

Looking at his mother who was close at hand, Gu Jingchen began to worry again. Now that he is completely invisible, how can he recognize his mother and make her follow his plan?

After thinking about it, Gu Jingchen's fingertips let out two vigor, stunned Linglong and Huaihua as well.

Seeing Huaihua also fainted, Lin Shi was a little panicked, but before she could make a sound, she heard a pleasant male voice whisper in her ear, and a warm hand grabbed her, "Mother. "

Lin Shi's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and she said with a trembling voice, "Achen?"

"Mother, it's me." Gu Jingchen's eyes were also red, and he hugged his mother gently.

Lin shi leaned in his arms, reached out and groped lightly on his wrist, when she felt two small protrusions, her tense body finally relaxed. Her son was bitten by a snake when he was a child. Fortunately, the snake was not poisonous. After that, two scars from the snake bite were left on his wrist, and he could feel it with his hand.

She knew that the invisible but palpable person in front of her was her son.

Gu Jingchen told Lin's plan in a low voice, put the porcelain vase containing the [Prevention of Ming Pills] into Lin's hands, and gave her a few communication talismans to put them away carefully. will come in handy.

Mother and son hadn't seen each other for many years, so naturally there was a lot to say, Cheng Yifan very wisely went to the door to guard.

After a while, the mother and son finally finished talking, and Gu Jingchen woke up the two maids on the ground. Gu Jingchen threatened them fiercely, telling them that if they dared to talk too much, they would be killed, and if they dared to report to Yang , will also kill them.

The two maids were so frightened that they were going crazy. They couldn't imagine what 'people' or what 'things' were dealing with them. look.

They stayed for a while. It was really late. Cheng Yifan and Gu Jingchen decided to leave first. Together, they walked out of Yixiang Garden without knowing it. They were walking around the lotus pond, preparing to go to the gate of the imperial city.

At this time, a patrol team passed by, and the two stopped and hid among the flowers, but suddenly, Cheng Yifan's figure slowly appeared, and the effect of the medicine finally passed.

The captain of the patrol team suddenly felt an aura that belonged to a warrior. He looked around, and out of the corner of his eye seemed to see a shadow flashing past, and he immediately led the team to chase after him.

Gu Jingchen pulled Cheng Yifan into a rockery, took out his own bottle of False Smoke Powder, sprinkled them on both of them, and disappeared again.

At the same time, the patrol captain stopped in doubt, looked in the direction of the rockery in surprise, and led the team to check the rockery pile twice, but found no trace, and had to leave angrily.

Cheng Yifan and Gu Jingchen didn't dare to delay any longer. It seems that the virtual smoke will last for another hour or so, and they must leave the imperial city before it expires. It's just that it's still too early to change the defense of the imperial city gate, and they have to find another way to leave the imperial city.

The wall of the imperial city is more than four meters high, but it is not the kind of height that can easily come and go, but this height is actually not difficult for Gu Jingchen.

"I can turn over, I will carry you over there?"

"This...this..." Cheng Yifan was at a loss and didn't know how to answer.

But Gu Jingchen didn't plan to wait for him to answer, and directly hugged him. Cheng Yifan hurriedly hooked his neck. Gu Jingchen said with a smile, "Hurry up and don't fall off."

No need to imagine, he knew that Cheng Yifan must have a panicked face now, and those big black eyes must be sparkling. It's a pity...it's invisible...

Cheng Yifan felt the same way. He wrapped Gu Jingchen's neck. This was the first time they had such an intimate contact. He really hoped that this moment would last longer.

Then, Gu Jingchen's feet pushed hard and jumped over the high wall with a light leap, then dragged Cheng Yifan to run wildly, and quickly left the imperial city.

The two entered the station unknowingly, and after saying goodnight to each other, they went back to their rooms.

When the two of them were lying on the bed, their thoughts couldn't help but drift to what happened tonight.

Gu Jingchen was angry at first because of his mother's tragic situation, but after thinking about Cheng Yifan, he suddenly became less angry for some reason. He always felt that his little junior brother was very cute, and he couldn't help laughing at him.

Cheng Yifan was full of annoyance. He couldn't meet the future 'mother-in-law' at all. Maybe she didn't even know that he was in the house... But thinking of the scene where Gu Jingchen hugged him over the wall just now, he again I couldn't help laughing, buried myself in the quilt, and fell asleep with a silly smile.

*****

Early the next morning, Gong Yao and Yun Fan were very surprised when they saw the two of them. They didn't expect their movements to be so fast, and they didn't know when they came back yesterday. Really very effective.

Gu Jingchen and Cheng Yifan told them what they saw and heard after entering the palace yesterday, as well as what happened, but they didn't tell them more about some small details.

Next, they kept an eye on the movements in the imperial city.

Yun Fan often went to some restaurants and restaurants, and got acquainted with those well-informed people there. He pretended to be curious and inquired about a lot of things in the imperial city from them.

Gong Yao, on the other hand, was eyeing the seventh prince. Xu Shi did not have a deep relationship with the monarch and the Yang family. The seventh prince often lived in a beautiful courtyard outside the imperial city. He bribed a few people around the seventh prince. bodyguard. The seventh prince had a bad temper and was not a good master. Gong Yao took out the spirit crystal, and they sold him almost immediately.

Cheng Yifan was naturally busy refining medicines, and Xuyan Powder was very useful, so he had to refine some more for emergencies.

At the same time, he also used the powder of the remaining red scorpion tail and the root of Manjusri, so as to avoid làng costs. Although he didn't know what effect the extra [prevention of the scorpion] could play, he was always prepared. .

In addition, he also refined the antidote [Huixin Pill] of [Avoidance Pill].

The prescription exchange of [Huixin Pill] costs 1000 contribution points, and the materials required to refine it are much more complicated than [Biming Pill], and all they need are some common tonic herbs, such as salvia, gastrodia elata and velvet antler. , and Concentrate Flowers, and Qionglu.

Cheng Yifan made a few trips to the Wuxiang Pharmacy and bought most of the materials. What was really lacking, he used the system to exchange seeds, planted them in the space, and then started a new round of refining.

On the third day, news came from the city of Huáng that the monarch finally passed away.

Almost on the front and back legs, news such as the third lady's suicide by taking poison and vowing to be buried for the monarch' spread out.

Although he was well prepared, when he heard the news of his mother's 'death', Gu Jingchen's heart couldn't help but shake.

Sure enough, when the monarch passed away, he did not leave a will, and did not specify to which prince the throne was passed on.

The contradiction between the eldest prince and the seventh prince immediately surfaced. The eldest prince had the support of the Yang family, and he had the name of the first-in-law, which was justifiable.

Although the seventh prince was the youngest, he was not welcomed by the Yang clan, but his talent in martial arts was much higher than that of the eldest prince. With the support of the Yang clan chief behind him, it was hard to say who would die.

Yang was devastated by the dispute between his two sons, but the ceremony on the bright side still had to go. The monarch's funeral was being prepared in an orderly manner, and the third lady Lin's handling was very simple and rough. With Yang's jealousy, Lin was not allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum, but let him find a place casually. buried her.