C5 Inside the Fragrant Pavilion

Gu Hongzhuang said indifferently, "Sir, you need to give evidence when you speak. This tea was ordered by you, and it was also you who invited me and my sister to take a seat. The tea was personally made by that gongzi, so how can I apply the medicine?"

"You … "You …" That person didn't say anything after a long time. In the end, he only fiercely glared at Gu Hongzhuang.

"This person is very noisy when he's awake. It's better to be quiet after fainting." Gu Hongzhuang glanced at the people on the ground and said.

Su Ruyuan wasn't stupid and understood what Gu Hongzhuang was trying to do. She covered her mouth and chuckled a few times, "Elder sister, you said that this young master belongs to a wealthy family. If he comes to find us and settle the score, what do you think we should do then?"

Right, just you wait! Brother Shen's father is the boss of the Paladin Academy, he definitely won't let you guys off! " The expression on that person's face was filled with hatred as he stared at Gu Hong Yan and Su Ruyuan.

"Is that so?" Gu Hongzhuang laughed twice, the ridicule in her eyes was obvious. "Then we'll wait and see what his father can do to the people from the Su Clan."

The moment these words were spoken, the people who had been paying attention to the commotion immediately burst into an uproar. Even if they didn't say their names, as long as they had some brains, they could guess that the two young ladies in front of them were the daughters of the general's household.

That person gritted his teeth, thinking that they must have heard the conversation. That was why he purposely said that to warn them, not daring to say anything else. He hurriedly supported the person on the ground with difficulty and left in a sorry state.

Su Ruyuan looked at the two leaving and snorted twice. She said to Gu Hongzhuang, "Elder sister is kind. If it was me, I would put arsenic in the tea and have him shut up forever!"

Gu Hongzhuang teased and laughed, "Just say it out loud. If I really let you do it, I'm afraid you'll only dare to apply laxatives or something like that."

"Elder sister …" Su Ruyuan expressed her dissatisfaction.

Su Ruyuan still wanted to say something, but she was interrupted by a waiter who walked in front of her. It was the waiter who had just been kicked. With a respectful expression, he said, "Ladies, an esteemed guest is here on the third floor."

Guest... Gu Hongzhuang and Su Ruyuan looked at each other, then Gu Hongzhuang nodded, "Then please lead the way."

The third floor of the Fragrant Sky Tower was very suitable for Hong Yan's makeup. It was not decorated to the point of being luxurious. Instead, it was quiet and serene with a lot of artistic landscape paintings hanging on the walls, giving rise to ventilation on all sides. It was also worth quite a bit of greenery.

Each of the rooms had a small wooden board hanging at the entrance. Each of the wooden boards had a name on it, but they didn't specially make the door. Instead, there was a tasseled curtain on the outside and a satin curtain on the inside. The decorations were quite beautiful.

The waiter led Gu Hong Yan and Su Ruyuan to a private room called the Fragrant Pavilion. He respectfully bowed and said, "Esteemed guests are here, please enter."

"Wait a moment." Gu Hong Yan called the waiter to leave and took out some crushed silver from her chest pocket. "I caused you to be kicked for no reason. I'm sorry for giving you this silver."

The waiter was surprised for a moment, then he lowered his head and thanked her before leaving.

Gu Hong Yan raised her eyes to look at the three words "Fragrant Pavilion" carved on the small wooden tablet. She guessed who the person behind the curtain was but to no avail. Thus, she stopped guessing and walked in with Su Ruyuan.

Gu Hong Yan absolutely didn't expect that the person sitting in the Fragrant Pavilion would actually be Rong Tou, while the person beside him was not hard to guess at. He had a good relationship with Rong Tou, and there would only be one person worthy of his royal aura, other than the Sixth Prince Rong Ji.

When she met Rong Tactic once again, it was impossible that Gu Hongzhuang's heart was unperturbed. When she thought of what happened before she died, her eyes became a bit colder.

Although she was stunned, she quickly reacted and immediately bowed. "Greetings to the Fifth and Sixth Marquis." Su Ruyuan also hurriedly bowed towards Gu Hongzhuang.

"There's no need to be so polite ladies, take a seat." Even though her tone was not cold, it still carried a bit of politeness and estrangement. She even gave Gu Hong Yan a probing look.

Gu Hongzhuang and Su Ruyuan sat down and quieted down. Su Ruyuan seemed to be a bit nervous and her eyes were fluttering. She continuously stole glances at the people in front of her. Gu Hongzhuang reached out to shake her hand, sweating a little.

"Miss Su, I didn't expect to see you here."

Her tone was clear and pure like the reflection of a bright moon, but it was cool and indifferent.

She knew that this Miss Su was calling her, but from Gu Hongzhuang's point of view, her tone was a bit colder. However, she suddenly remembered that this prince in front of her was naturally as cool as fog.

"Since I had just recovered from my illness, I felt a bit bored staying at home. So I asked Iris to accompany me for a walk. After walking for a while, I felt hungry, so I came to the Fragrant Storey. Who would have thought that it would be such a coincidence?" Gu Hongzhuang smiled, but the light in his eyes was faint.

That was why he had invited them to come up. In addition, the banquet the emperor had arranged afterwards had, as Su Yan had said, been for the royal family's wedding. He had invited her here because he had something to say.

Rong Ji looked at Gu Hong Yan and smiled, "In the past, Miss Su had never been so distant from Fifth Brother. Why is she now as cold as a stranger? Is it because she heard some gossip outside and blamed Fifth Brother for not being considerate?"

When she heard up to here, Su Ruyuan couldn't help but mutter, "Could it be that you shouldn't blame him?"

The people here had pretty good hearing, not to mention that the cubicle was so quiet. Gu Hong Yan pulled on Su Ruyuan to indicate that she should not speak carelessly, and then looked at the expressions of Rong Wen and Rong Ji. Luckily, their expressions didn't change, and they only glanced at Su Ruyuan indifferently.

"Since the Sixth Prince said that it was just gossip, of course Xu Ruo Ruo wouldn't take it to heart. If she didn't take it to heart, how could she blame the Fifth Prince?" No matter what, I have to thank the Fifth Prince for saving my life. " Gu Hong Yan paused for a moment, then laughed, "The two princes must have something to say to us sisters by inviting us here. Why not speak frankly?"

Murong Ta narrowed her eyes, her gaze gradually deepening. Gu Hong Yan's heart skipped a beat, she was still unable to resist such a gaze. With some difficulty, she shifted her gaze away.

"Miss Su, you're overthinking it. This king and fifth brother saw what happened downstairs. I presume the two ladies weren't happy having dinner on the second floor, so they had the waiter invite the two of them up." Rong Jun brought a cup of tea and took a sip before speaking with a smile.

Gu Hong Yan had never interacted with Rong Ji before, so she couldn't tell what kind of person Rong Ji was. It seemed like he was casual, but was actually very shrewd and ruthless, but Gu Hong Yan knew one thing.

"Xu Ruo Ruo thought that the two princes would ask about the emperor's intention to propose marriage at the banquet two days from now. It seems that Xu Ruo really was overthinking things." Gu Hongzhuang lightly smiled, then lowered her head, no longer looking at the expression of the book and the season.

During this meal, Gu Hongzhuang ate so much that he didn't know what to eat. Su Ruyuan also felt uncomfortable all over.

Not long after they left the Fragrant Storey, Gu Hongzhuang and Su Ruyuan left. When they returned to the Su palace, they felt much more relaxed. Su Ruyuan said goodbye to Gu Hongzhuang and went back to her place.

Gu Hongzhuang thought of the glance that he had cast at her when he left and it caused her to feel flustered.

"Where did Miss and Second Miss go today?" As Painted took off the hair ornament on Gu Hongzhuang's head, she asked.

This little girl was born exquisite and had an exquisite heart. She did her best for Gu Hongzhuang, who had a good impression of her. She smiled and replied, "Accompany Iris to look at jewelry and clothes."

Painted deeply sighed and hesitantly said, "Miss must be unhappy. Ever since Miss woke up, she has often been in a daze by herself, and Painted has been serving Miss since she was young. Does Miss have any worries?" Is it because of the rumors outside? "

"If it's just a painting, don't worry. I'm fine. I'm just thinking about some questions that I can't figure out from time to time." Gu Hong Yan raised her eyes to look at the painting in the mirror. Her sense of relief was obvious, and then she seemed to recall some order, "If young master comes to find me, no matter what, you must inform me, understand?"

Ru Shuo nodded his head in agreement.

After strolling for an entire day, Gu Hongzhuang was indeed a bit tired. She took off her clothes and then lay on the bed for a while before quickly falling asleep.

As if she was in a dream, Gu Hongyan smiled and whispered a chant, but her smile quickly faded. Cold sweat broke out on her forehead as she firmly bit her lips, silently crying for help. Then, she got up from the bed, waking up.

Gu Hongzhuang immediately looked at her body. Only then did she realize that she was having a nightmare. The suffocating feeling surrounded her and didn't go away for a long time.

Gu Hong Yan closed her eyes for a moment. After she recovered, her eyes were completely silent and a bit cold.

She had long since given up on the art.

Gu Hong Yan had already returned to her normal self. She calmly said that she had just had a nightmare and didn't say anything more. She only said that Gu Hong Yan was waiting for the young miss in the outer room.

Gu Hongzhuang knew that it was definitely because the task she had requested of him had gotten into perspective, so she was rather quick.

After getting dressed, Gu Hongzhuang went out.

Su Muqing was pacing back and forth in the room. She seemed to be anxious and uneasy. When she saw Gu Hongzhuang, she hurriedly came to greet him.

"Sis, you guessed it right. There's definitely something fishy about Gu Hongzhuang's death. Furthermore, it was that Liu Xiaohe who did it."

The candlelight shone on Gu Hongzhuang's face. Her eyes stared fiercely at the person who was curled up in fear and not daring to raise his head.

She thought that Su Muqing had only found something to notify Gu Hongzhuang, but she didn't expect that Su Muqing would send someone to investigate the matter. After finding out the truth, she decided to lock them up in the room of the Agarwood Restaurant, Liu Xiaohe's own boudoir.

Su Muqing threatened her. If she dared to make a sound or look for someone, he would send her to the official. Since Liu Xiaohe was timid and worried about Su Muqing's identity, she naturally didn't dare to say anything.

At this moment, only Gu Hongzhuang and Liu Xiaohe were in the room.

Gu Hongzhuang suppressed the fierce emotions in his eyes and spoke in a low voice, "Miss Liu, you'd better tell me the truth. Is Gu Hongzhuang's death related to you?"

Liu Xiaohe, who was in the corner, immediately shook his head and denied it, "No... "It's not me, it's really not …"

Gu Hongzhuang sneered and pinched Liu Xiaohe's chin against her eyes, "Lady Liu, if you don't want to tell me the truth, do you believe that I will be able to force you to take the initiative to speak?"