Zhou Yuancong's lips trembled, his eyes stared at the jade pendant, and he didn't answer. Gu Chengyu's face showed impatience, and he took a few steps forward and approached Zhou Yuancong.

This next Zhou Yuancong can see it more clearly, he naturally recognizes this jade pendant, and he will never forget it.

He turned his gaze to Gu Chengyu, only to see Gu Chengyu's face sinking like water, and there was no fluctuation in his eyes when he looked at him.

"Ask again, has Lord Zhou thought it through? Otherwise, the official will be sentenced again. Gu Chengyu's thin lips opened lightly, and the voice he revealed was also very gentle, but the content of these words made Zhou Yuan shudder.

He stared at Gu Chengyu's eyes tightly, but he still couldn't see any abnormal emotions in the other party's eyes. It seems that Gu Chengyu's purpose is very clear, and he will never tell him more news.

"Master Gu! For the sake of us who used to be officials in the same dynasty, let's have a good time! Otherwise, no matter how much you torture, I won't say anything, so why waste any more time? ”

"Lord Zhou, this is not the official's final say, don't embarrass me anymore." Gu Chengyu sighed, and then waved his hand to the jailer who was already prepared beside him.

No sooner had he stepped out of the chamber than the sound of whipping could be heard behind him.

How can a whip not hurt when it is whipped on the body? He touched the jade pendant hanging from his waist, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of guilt in his heart.

It wasn't his intention to threaten Zhou Yuan, but he had to do it. Otherwise, if Zhou Yuancong can't endure the punishment, King Jing's side will have to be exposed in advance, which is also very unfavorable to him.

However, after he took a step forward, that trace of guilt was also pressed in the bottom of his heart.

Zhou Yuan couldn't survive in the first place, and before the rebellion, he should be prepared to be caught. King Jing himself did not show up, and sent Zhou Yuancong to take the lead, in order to fish in troubled waters.

If the thief captures the king first, if the prince is held hostage first, the rest will be logical. If this plan can't succeed, then as long as Zhou Yuancong is well controlled, he will be able to hide behind the scenes and still be able to get out.

Blame, I can only blame Zhou Yuancong for being too stupid. Officialdom has always been like this, conspiracies and conspiracies take turns, and if you are not careful, you will become a pawn in the hands of others.

As soon as he walked out of the torture room, Gu Chengyu bumped into Xia Qing and Pang Gonggong head-on.

"Grandpa Pang still has something to do?" Gu Chengyu was a little surprised, this read out the prince's edict, shouldn't he take people out of the prison immediately?

Pang Chu glanced at Xia Qing beside him, and stopped talking a little. Although Xia Qing was stripped of his official position, who knows what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks!

If a person is recalled back to the DPRK after a certain period of time, although he cannot be reinstated, it is possible to demote him by two ranks.

Thinking about it this way, he can't offend this person for the time being. Therefore, Xia Qing said that he would wait for Gu Chengyu, and he would respond, but in fact, it was just a trivial matter!

"Master Gu, it was the old man who asked Gonggong Pang to stay for a while. I heard that Zhou Yuancong rebelled this time, and Lord Gu protected the prince and made a lot of contributions. And the old man was able to wash away his grievances and get out of this prison, thanks to Lord Gu's kind words in His Royal Highness the Prince! ”

Gu Chengyu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he smiled slightly, scolded secretly in his heart, and said a few kind words? If the prince had listened to me, I would have let the prince get rid of you.

"Lord Xia is polite, but also because the Lord has worked hard and done his best to the court. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince remembers the love of the past, and this is the only way to open up to your old net. ”

Gu Chengyu's complexion at this moment had already returned to normal, as if the previous anger did not exist at all, and he was still respectful and polite in the face of Xia Qing.

Xia Qing smiled separately, "Master Gu, don't be modest, the old man is no longer the first assistant now, and he can't afford to be so respectful to Lord Gu." ”

Seeing that Gu Chengyu's face quickly returned to normal, he sighed in his heart, this son is really difficult.

"Gonggong Pang, why didn't His Highness release this official as well? Since even Lord Xia has cleared his suspicions, why hasn't he released this official? Please ask Lord Gu to say a few kind words in front of His Royal Highness and release the official, right? ”

The iron chain rattled, You Shaofeng grabbed the iron railing, and pleaded towards Gu Chengyu.

What Xia Qing said just now, he listened to it sincerely. would ask Gu Chengyu for help, so he naturally went to the doctor in a hurry. Now that his situation is very unbearable, where does he still have the heart to ponder the meaning of Xia Qing's words?

Hearing the eagerness in his tone, Gu Chengyu turned around to look, only to see that the other party was covered with whip marks. The white middle coat has become strips of rags, and the blood stains have rendered the white clothes red, which shows that they have also been punished for the past two days.

"What? Be honest, or we'll hang you up and beat you up again. A jailer hurriedly stepped forward and scolded.

"Grandpa Pang! Let's go! Xia Qing didn't even glance at You Shaofeng, urging Gonggong Pang to leave this place that disgusted him so much.

This person is useless, and it is not worth his effort. Besides, this time the prince released him, he can't say what the purpose is, he has to go back and think carefully about countermeasures.

After Gu Chengyu said goodbye to Pang Gonggong, he watched the two walk around the corner. Just as he was about to disappear around the corner, Xia Qing glanced back at Gu Chengyu.

"Master Gu is really eloquent, how many old men are not as good!" After saying that, Xia Qing didn't wait for Gu Chengyu to reply, and disappeared in a flash.

"If he wants to recruit, he will come and report to the official." Gu Chengyu didn't take Xia Qing's words to heart, but sat down in the place where the jailer was resting, listening to the muffled snort over there, and his heart couldn't help but feel heavy.

Flesh and blood will naturally hurt. It's not easy to endure until now.

About an hour later, Gu Chengyu looked at the imperial doctor who had entered with the medicine box, and turned around and walked out of the prison.

There was still a pair of stalls waiting for him outside the palace, he turned his feet, thought about it, and still didn't go to the East Palace.

As soon as he left the palace gate, Mingmo was already waiting here.

"My lord! Last night, Lord Jiang really moved. ”

"Oh? Who did he go to? Gu Chengyu turned his head to look at Ming Mo, this Jiang Shaohua should have some problems.

It's just that I don't know if it's a big fish, and this person is not that kind of general.

"Late yesterday night, he first went back to the house, and then went to Lord Zhu's house." After Ming Mo paused, he told Jiang Shaohua's movements last night.

Gu Chengyu had just climbed into the carriage, but before he could sit down, he almost fell on the cushion.

"Which Lord Zhu?" He sat down at the small table, and his heart couldn't help beating a little faster.

"It's Lord Zhu Kuizhu!"

"Zhu Kui?" Gu Chengyu said unconsciously, and then fell silent.

After a while, he said, "Let's go check Peng Fang's progress last night." ”

"Yes! Master Peng is waiting for you in that teahouse at the moment! "Mingmo knows that the adult's heart must be a little chaotic at the moment, he has been with the adult for many years, how can he not understand the adult's temperament?

Now that adults are getting older, their temperament is becoming more and more calm. No matter how sad or flustered you are, adults will never show anything on their faces.

That Zhu Kui is the left squire of the military department, Zhu Pang's biological father. And Zhu Pang is the best friend of adults.

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