Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 356 The arrow is on the bowstring, just waiting for the right moment.

Upon hearing this, Yu Mo remained standing ramrod straight, only cupping his hands in a respectful gesture: "This subordinate dares not presume, just now at the Eighth Prince's residence..."

Gu Qingyue was so angry she almost laughed after hearing Yu Mo's description. He's got some nerve!

"Send the Eighth Prince to Princess Lianfu tomorrow. After all, Princess Lianfu is injured, so she should at least go and visit his little darling!"

Gu Qingyue blew on the nail polish that Zhu Qing had just painted for her last night; the pinkish-red nail polish suited her perfectly.

Recalling the way the Eighth Prince looked at Princess Lianfu at the palace banquet, I suddenly felt that the two of them were becoming more and more well-matched.

Yu Mo lowered her eyes, her lips twitching.

Although the Eighth Prince was indeed delusional about his own sect leader, was Princess Lianfu the Eighth Prince's darling? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder, feeling a chill.

After instructing Yu Mo, Gu Qingyue washed up and then took Yue Liang'er out of her spatial dimension.

Gu Qingyue ruffled its fluffy red fur. "It's time to go to the main house, Xiangfu Courtyard. We'll change its dressing tonight."

After the incident involving the Eighth Prince, Gu Qingyue had lost her patience.

Her Fragrant Pavilion is about to open, and there are still many things to do. She doesn't have time to deal with these people; she needs to get this over with quickly.

So, Gu Qingyue applied medicine to Yue Liang'er's paws and threw it out the window. "Squeak squeak-------" Yue Liang'er protested from outside the window, complaining about its heartless owner!

Gu Qingyue turned over and went straight to sleep.

In Xiangfuyuan.

"Madam," Wang Mama whispered, kneeling beside the bed.

"Hmm?" Liu lay there in a daze.

She has been feeling very unwell these past few days, always feeling dizzy and lightheaded, and she just wants to sleep. The doctor only prescribed some formulas to replenish her qi and blood.

"Madam, a letter has arrived from the Prince An's residence."

Liu became more alert immediately and was helped to sit up by Wang Mama.

"What did you say?" Liu's eyes turned slightly cold.

"How did things go with the matter from last time?" Granny Wang asked, her eyes lowered.

"I haven't been feeling well these past few days, but I told them that everything was arranged and we were ready to go."

"The news from over there is that Princess Qing'an and her consort are temporarily not allowed to leave their homes. Princess Qing'an has been confined to her quarters by the Emperor."

"What?" Liu almost screamed, her fingers digging tightly into her palms.

She had been working tirelessly these past few days to get closer to Madam Qin, and just when Madam Qin was about to relent, and everything was practically on the verge of success, the Prince An's mansion actually dragged her down?!

If Princess An and Princess Qing'an don't show up, what will happen to the plan?

"Madam, don't panic. They said that the people will still be given to you as before, and you can allocate them yourself. They can't intervene for the time being."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, a strange light appeared in Madam Liu's eyes.

As long as there are people, that's fine. As for the Prince An's mansion?

Don't think she doesn't know what those people are up to. Humph, as long as the second wife is destroyed, she'll have succeeded. As for the rest, let them die!

"Call Liu San in, I have something to say," Liu said immediately after a moment of silence.

After a short while, Granny Wang returned with a man who appeared to be in his thirties. The man had a scar on his left cheek and looked unapproachable.

After Madam Liu finished giving her instructions, Liu San quietly left the courtyard and disappeared in a flash.

After arranging everything, Madam Liu lay back down on the bed.

"Granny, bring the tea over."

For many years, Ms. Liu has had a habit of drinking a cup of herbal tea before bed.

After Wang Mama helped Liu Shi to bed, she blew out the candles and left the main room.

The moment the door closed, a strange smile appeared in his eyes, and the lines at the corners of his lips deepened, making him look terrifying no matter how you looked at him.

The next morning, Gu Qingyue went to the main courtyard.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Tang Ge'er sticking out his little bottom and huffing and puffing as he rummaged through the big tree for something.

"Tang-ge'er?" Gu Qingyue called out curiously.

Upon hearing the voice, the little one immediately stood up, quickly put his chubby hands behind his back, and said somewhat nervously, "Auntie."

"What is Tang-ge playing?"

As Gu Qingyue spoke, she squatted down in front of the little guy. Looking at his chubby little face, her heart melted.

Tang Ge'er pursed his rosy little lips, "Plant little birds."

ha? ?

Gu Qingyue did see that the little guy had a dusty thing in his hand.

It was hidden away before I could even figure out what it was. Was it a little bird?

Gu Qingyue wanted to laugh but was afraid of stifling the child's imagination, so she coaxed, "What kind of bird can be planted?"

"This," Tang Ge'er hesitated for a moment before stretching out his chubby little hand that had been hidden behind his back.

When Gu Qingyue first saw it, she almost thought she was seeing things.

Is that a little pigeon being squeezed so tightly by a chubby little hand that it's almost passing out? Or is it a homing pigeon?

She had last seen these pigeons at the Lizhou camp.

It is said that this small pigeon is called the Bell Pigeon, which is much smaller than ordinary pigeons and only slightly larger than a sparrow.

They are fast, extremely agile, and incredibly intelligent, but very rare, and only aristocratic families have the financial and human resources to search for and tame them.

Gu Qingyue quickly grabbed the little guy's chubby hand and freed Zhong Ge.

She feared that if she had been any later, the little pigeon would have died with its eyes wide open in disbelief.

"Does Tang-ge know what kind of bird this grayish little bird is?" Gu Qingyue asked tentatively.

"I know, the housekeeper said it's a breeding pigeon, it flies very high and very far," Tang Ge'er looked longingly at the little bird lying in Gu Qingyue's hand, afraid that the little bird would fly away.

Breeding pigeons? Could it be Zhong Ge? Gu Qingyue wanted to facepalm.

"Oh, so how did you catch it?" Gu Qingyue asked again.

"It was given to Tang Ge'er by Little Eagle," Tang Ge'er said happily, pointing towards the roof.

Gu Qingyue looked up and her face darkened instantly. Wasn't this Yue Ling's gyrfalcon?

"Please forgive me, Miss. It was the eagle that threw this little bird in front of the young master. It did not approach the young master."

When Tang Ge'er's wet nurse saw Gu Qingyue's dark face, she knew that her young mistress was angry, so she quickly explained the reason.

It turned out that when Tang Ge'er had just reached the main gate, he happened to see the gyrfalcon drop the bell pigeon, which landed right in front of him and was picked up by little Tang Ge'er.

The steward happened to pass by at that moment and asked what was wrong. He learned that the grayish bird was called a pigeon and that it wouldn't hurt anyone, so the wet nurse didn't bother with it.

Tang Ge'er was so happy that he said he would plant the little bird and let it grow up so he could give it to his grandmother.

Gu Qingyue: ... Her lips twitched violently. This gyrfalcon is becoming more and more unreliable when delivering messages. Should we get a different one?

Gu Qingyue sighed, thinking, "This steward is quite carefree, but this wet nurse is even more carefree!"

However, this is not surprising. Compared with other prominent families in the capital, the Gu family's descendants followed their ancestral teachings, and the boys were not to be pampered.

I remember my elder brother once warned the servants that they should not interfere with the children's behavior unless it endangered their lives or health.

Gu Qingyue was silently praising this family rule of the Gu family at the time.

Although this is ancient times, the Gu family's ideas were clearly very farsighted.

Gu Qingyue then asked Tang Ge'er, "Then why did you plant the little bird in the ground?"

"Didn't the steward say that this little bird is a breeding pigeon? It will grow up quickly if we plant it," Tang Ge'er said, his little eyes darting around, almost shining.

It seems he was quite happy and even a little proud of himself for coming up with this idea.