C2 Fifth Prince

In recent days, the rumors had only revolved around two things. One of them was about Su Furen being carried back to the general's estate by the Fifth Prince, and the other was about the master of the Agarwood Pavilion claiming that Gu Hong Yan had caught a cold. However, most people already knew that Gu Hong Yan had died.

She laughed coldly as she recalled her previous life. Her expression gradually turned cold and a layer of frost covered her eyes.

She had always been a picky person who would always take revenge. She would never let those who humiliated her go, and she would definitely make them pay.

During the lunch break, very few servants were in Gu Hongzhuang's courtyard. She had put in some effort in preparing to secretly go to Sang Xiang Pavilion, but she didn't expect to run into Su Muqing who was visiting her.

"Sis, you're going out?" Su Muqing looked at Gu Hongzhuang's dressing and his simple clothes. Even his hair was simply tied up and he looked like he was about to walk out.

On the other hand, Gu Hongzhuang did not have the feeling of being caught. Instead, she had a plan in her mind as she smiled and asked Su Muqing, "Follow me to a place, how about it?"

Although Su Muqing asked him where Gu Hongzhuang was going, she didn't tell him. She just went to Su Muqing's room and asked him for a man's outfit before changing into it. Until they arrived at the gate of the Agarwood Pavilion. Although unlike the other brothels, which had a lot of girls pulling customers, this was still the most famous brothel in the imperial city. Even if Su Muqing had never been there, she had still heard of what kind of place the Agarwood Pavilion was.

"Sis, what did you bring me here for?" Su Muqing looked at the three words written on the top of her head and looked at Gu Hong Yan who was dressed in men's clothes with a puzzled expression.

Gu Hong Yan raised her eyebrows, "You've already played chess. Could it be that you've never been here before?" "What can I do here? It's naturally to find a girl to have fun with."

In the end, she was still young, so Su Muqing's face turned slightly red and her expression became unnatural. Although she usually ate and played with some friends, she had never been to such a place like the brothel before. He muttered, "Elder sister, you are a girl.

"Don't worry about it. Mom and Dad aren't in the manor. Iris will be taking a nap for at least four hours. Let's hurry back so we won't be discovered." Gu Hongzhuang said as she patted Su Muqing's shoulder with a faint smile.

"Why are you so out of line when it comes to things like this …" Su Muqing frowned, but was interrupted by Gu Hongzhuang. "You go in first, I'll look for you later. Remember, you must not leave before I do."

Su Muqing wanted to say something, but Gu Hong Yan had already turned around and left. Looking at her sister's back, Su Muqing scratched her head in frustration and turned back to look at the three words' Agarwood Pavilion '. She gritted her teeth and braced herself to walk in.

Gu Hongzhuang walked a circle and arrived at the back door of the Agarwood Pavilion, preparing to sneak in.

She knew that although Su Suoru had never stepped out of the door, she was still a girl from a big family. If she just walked in with Su Muqing like this and was seen by someone she knew, it would bring her unnecessary trouble. After all, she had come here for some matters, so it was natural that she would save a lot of trouble.

Fortunately, Gu Hongzhuang was exceptionally familiar with the layout of the Agarwood Pavilion. After all, he had lived here for many years, so it wasn't that hard for him to sneak in.

Gu Hongzhuang had come to the Agarwood Pavilion for two reasons. Firstly, she wanted to see if her previous body was truly dead. If it was, then where was the corpse? Secondly, she wanted to get back her jade pendant. The jade pendant was very important to her.

The room Gu Hongzhuang lived in was in a relatively quiet and secluded place in the backyard. Because she liked the quiet, she specifically stayed in a place where there were very few people going in and out of.

She quickly hid behind a pillar at the side. After waiting for a while, she still couldn't find anything, so she got close to the window. Using her finger, she poked a hole in the window paper and peeked through the hole.

That person was sitting right in front of the window, there was a painting on the table, although he was dressed in plain clothes, it could not cover up his noble aura, his figure was slender and handsome, his slender fingers were slowly stroking the portrait of the lady in his hands, his eyes were light like glass, it was not possible to see his emotions.

And the woman in the painting was Gu Hongzhuang.

He must be acquainted with Su Suoruo, or else he wouldn't have saved Su Suo Ruo's life. Furthermore, the reason why Gu Hongzhuang and Su Suo Ruo met each other before was because of him.

At this point, she didn't want to have anything to do with that person. If he found out, then Gu Hongzhuang would find it hard to explain.

"Who?"

The man's sharp eyes suddenly looked out of the window, his expression cold and bone-piercing. Gu Hongzhuang secretly wanted to escape, but she was not fast enough and was grabbed by the man by the collar.

Before Gu Hongzhuang could say anything, she could already feel Rong Tou's killing intent. His hand was already pinching her neck, and Gu Hongzhuang quickly dodged. Her palm forcefully blocked his hand, and she decisively turned around.

In the blink of an eye, Rong Tou's hand stopped in mid-air, his entire body stiffened as he looked at Gu Hong Yan.

Gu Hong Yan didn't want to meet him face to face, but if it wasn't so, then Rong Tou's actions were fast and ruthless. She might have lost her life in one move since he was the one who saved Su Yiran, so it probably wouldn't harm her heart.

"My daughter, Su Suigrong, greets the Fifth Prince." Gu Hong Yan quickly stopped thinking about it, and the corner of her mouth raised into a polite smile. She bowed to Rong Fen and said, "I heard that Prince saved my daughter's life a few days ago. Many thanks to you, Prince, for saving my life."

Even Rong Tactic was stunned for a second or two before quickly recovering from his stupor. Hearing that, a cold aura that kept people away from him for a thousand miles unconsciously appeared in his eyes, but his expression was steady. "There's no need to be so polite Miss Su, it's just that … This is a brothel, but I wonder why Miss Su came here disguised as a servant? "

"Your highness also knows that my younger brother has played chess. He said that he wanted to come here to see for himself, but I was worried that he would come here alone, so I accompanied him." Gu Hong Yan secretly rejoiced in her heart. It was fortunate that she brought Su Muqing along with her, otherwise, it would really be hard to explain.

He continued, "My brother and I are not familiar with the Agarwood Pavilion either. We had the honor of meeting Miss Gu before and had a very good conversation. We originally wanted to look for Miss Gu, but who would've thought … I never would have thought that such a thing would happen. I only found out about it after coming here. "

Rong Wen's eyes became sluggish as he said, "You know that Gu Hong Yan is dead?"

"I just happened to hear someone here talking about Miss Gu when I came over." "I heard that Miss Gu died from the cold. I saw that Miss Gu is in pretty good health, so how could a tiny bit of the cold take her life? Moreover, if they had really died from the cold, why would the Agarwood Pavilion need to be so secretive? They didn't even set up a mourning hall for Miss Gu. I have a feeling that something is amiss. "

Upon saying that, Gu Hong Yan looked at Rong Fen with a questioning gaze. Gu Hong Yan's lips twitched, no one knew better than she did how she died. If it wasn't for her current status, she would have gone to find someone to take revenge on her.

Murong Ta also lowered her gaze and looked at her with seven parts of her cold eyes. The mockery in her eyes was exactly the same as all the other emotions in her eyes.

Gu Hongzhuang knew that Rong Tou's personality was cold and it was not easy for him to trust others. Her words were probably the biggest concern, if she kept going on, it would go too far. She needed to find an excuse to leave Rong Tou's line of sight.

"Sis!"

Upon hearing Su Muqing's voice, Gu Hongzhuang secretly thought that this little brother had come earlier than she had, so she responded with a smile.

"Sis, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Why did you come here?" Su Muqing complained in dissatisfaction. Leaving him alone in such a place, the enthusiasm of the group of ladies really made him a little afraid. He turned his head and saw Rong Fen standing there dressed in plain clothes against the wind. He immediately followed the rules and said, "Greetings, Fifth Prince."

Gu Hong Yan smiled and said, "I coincidentally bumped into the Fifth Prince, so I chatted for a while more, thanking you for saving my life. "Why did you come here? None of the ladies in the Sang Xiang Pavilion caught your eye?"

Su Muqing awkwardly pulled on Gu Hongzhuang's sleeve. After all, it was in front of outsiders. If news of this got back to his parents, then he would really be out of luck.

Just as the two of them were at a loss for words, a handsome man walked in quickly. Although Su Muqing was stunned for a moment, she quickly nodded at them and whispered into his ear.

Gu Hongzhuang recognized the person behind Rong Tou. He was Rong Tou's bodyguard, and his name was Nie Qiruo. Usually, he was the one who stood by Rong Tou's side. Rong Tou trusted him very much.

Rong Tactic nodded, then politely said to the two of them, "This king has something to do first. The two of you greet General Su."

"Take care, Your Highness."

Before she left, the servant of Rong Tou locked the door. Only then did Gu Hong Yan realize that the key to the room had fallen into Rong Tou's hands. She believed that if she wanted to go in the room to retrieve something, she definitely wouldn't be able to do so.

The first possibility was that the person who killed her had abandoned her in place. But if this really was the case, then her corpse would definitely be found by someone and then reported to the official. However, there had been no news of her for so many days, so only the second possibility was that her corpse had been buried.

Without mentioning anything else, Gu Hongzhuang's most precious jade pendant was still on her body. She had to get it back.

With Su Xiaoru's identity, she could not directly go to the people from the Agarwood Restaurant to ask. She could only find other ways.

Gu Hongzhuang and Su Muqing didn't stay in the Sinking Xiang Pavilion for long, but Gu Hongzhuang had an idea in her heart.

When he returned to the Su Clan's residence, it was still early in the morning. Gu Hongzhuang invited Su Muqing over to her place. Since Su Muqing had nothing better to do, she went along with her.