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"It's about Yuan Tang."
As soon as Gu Jiao finished speaking, Yuan Tang's voice came from another room, "About this prince here?"
Hearing him, Gu Jiao furrowed her eyebrows strangely.
Liu Yisheng explained, "He just arrived and went to sleep in the woodshed."
Gu Jiao looked at Yuan Tang with a puzzled expression, "Why would he choose to sleep in the woodshed instead of the grand palace? What's wrong with him?"
Yuan Tang yawned while covering his face with a folding fan. He swiftly walked over and sat across from Gu Jiao, "As long as it's closer to my cousin, what does it matter where I sleep?"
Liu Yisheng explained to Gu Jiao, "I thought he wouldn't wake up, so I didn't tell you."
He hadn't expected Gu Jiao to bring up Yuan Tang suddenly. If he had known, he would have warned her. After all, talking about someone behind their back and then being caught by the person in question was quite embarrassing.
Liu Yisheng overthought it, as Gu Jiao was entirely unfazed. She just let out an ‘oh’ and said to Yuan Tang, "You came at the right time."
Yuan Tang smirked, "What's the matter? Miss this prince?"
Liu Yisheng's gaze turned cold.
Yuan Tang quickly said to him, "Don't be angry, cousin, it's just a joke. My heart belongs only to my cousin, there's no room for anyone else."
Liu Yisheng seemed accustomed to Yuan Tang's shamelessness and glib talk. He coldly turned away, ignoring him.
Yuan Tang chuckled, "Physician Gu, what were you about to say just now?"
Gu Jiao didn't answer; she simply reached out and pinched Yuan Tang's chin, turning his face to the left. She indeed saw traces of scratches and swelling, though it seemed like some medicine had been applied to them. They weren't as obvious as Rui Wangfei claimed, but the traces were still visible.
Yuan Tang didn't resist and playfully glanced at Liu Yisheng beside him, "Cousin, it’s her making advances on me, not the other way around."
"Shut your mouth!" Liu Yisheng snapped.
Gu Jiao asked, "How did you get the injuries on your face?"
Yuan Tang raised an eyebrow, "You’re so concerned about me?"
Liu Yisheng said icily, "Stop the nonsense."
Yuan Tang shrugged helplessly and pointed his folding fan at the big white cat on Gu Jiao's lap, "How else could it happen? It scratched me!"
Gu Jiao looked at the white cat on her lap, asking, "Did you scratch him?"
The white cat closed its eyes, pretending to be dead.
Liu Yisheng said, "Yes, it was the cat. I saw it."
Gu Jiao asked, "When did it scratch him?"
Liu Yisheng replied, "Last night. He climbed over the wall into the house, and the white cat mistook him for a thief, scratching him with its claw."
She didn't expect this little creature to be so fierce.
Yuan Tang looked at the white cat with grievances, "It's only been a few days, and you've already forgotten who used to take care of you!"
Liu Yisheng wouldn't lie to her, and based on Gu Jiao's observation, the marks on Yuan Tang's face indeed looked more like scratches from claws than finger marks.
Of course, there was also another possibility—— that the slap didn't leave too obvious marks, and the swelling went down immediately after applying cold compresses.
Yuan Tang looked at Gu Jiao, who was lost in thought, and said, "Hey, why are you staring at me like that? Why do you people from the State of Zhao acting weird today? First, Rui Wangfei was frightened by my injured face, and now you're touching my face."
Liu Yisheng was annoyed by his words, "Who's touching your face? If you keep blabbering like this, don't come back here next time."
Yuan Tang instantly retreated, "Alright, alright, I won't say it, I won't say it!"
It wasn’t Yuan Tang. The whole situation became a bit strange.
Although it was none of her business whoever Wen Linlang had a secret rendezvous with, she had stumbled upon it. If Wen Linlang found out, it could potentially harm her and Rui Wangfei.
Therefore, it would be better to expose that person as soon as possible.
Gu Jiao kept staring at Yuan Tang without blinking and asked, "Do you know the Crown Princess?"
Yuan Tang replied, "Which country's Crown Princess are you talking about?"
Gu Jiao clarified, "The Crown Princess of the State of Zhao."
Yuan Tang raised an eyebrow, intrigued, "Oh, the fiancee of the Little Marquis of Zhao. Yes, I know her. What's the matter?"
"She's his ex-fiancée now, they're no longer together." Gu Jiao corrected Yuan Tang and asked, "Did you meet her yesterday?"
Because he was bombarded with questions, Yuan Tang didn't pay attention to why Gu Jiao corrected him. He raised his hands and said, "Why would I go meet her? I'm not familiar with her at all! Wait a minute, why are you asking this? Are you suspecting some unclear relationship between her and me?"
This Yuan Tang wasn’t stupid after all.
Yuan Tang smiled, then raised his finger solemnly and said, "Since my cousin is here, I'll be honest. I did try to assassinate the Emperor of the State of Zhao, but I absolutely have no relationship with the Crown Princess of the State of Zhao! I swear to the heavens! If I lie even a bit, may I never be able to bring my cousin back to the State of Chen in my lifetime!"
What kind of oath was this?
Liu Yisheng calmly said, "If you lie, you won't become the Crown Prince of the State of Chen."
Yuan Tang acted hurt, "That's too cruel! Are you still my cousin?"
He didn't seem to be lying.
However, considering all aspects, such as motive, martial arts skills, and past records, Yuan Tang was the prime suspect.
Just as Gu Jiao was about to ask him for an alibi for yesterday morning, a strange commotion suddenly came from outside the house.
Gu Jiao's ears perked up, and she quickly grabbed the teacup in her hand and threw it towards the door!
With a crisp sound, an arrow was deflected and fell to the ground.
The mute boy servant in the courtyard quickly stood up and pulled the elderly nanny who hadn't noticed anything inside the house, carrying her inside.
At that moment, Yuan Tang stood up and closed the door of the main room, securing the bolt!
Almost simultaneously, a series of arrows hit the door, one of which broke halfway through the door and nearly pierced Yuan Tang's stomach.
Looking at the arrow that almost gutted him, Yuan Tang's mouth twitched.
"Seriously, cousin, what have you been up to lately? Before, those State of Zhao folks just came to your house to cause trouble, but now they want to kill you?"
As Yuan Tang finished speaking, another arrow whizzed through the air.
This time, it came from the back door.
There was no way to close the back door; in fact, there was no back door...
However, this arrow wasn't aimed at Liu Yisheng.
For a moment, Gu Jiao thought the attack was directed at her, until the arrow hit Yuan Tang's folding fan with pinpoint accuracy.
If it weren't for the fan blocking it, he would have been seriously injured!
Yuan Tang was dumbfounded, "What's going on? Are they coming for me?"
Several more arrows were shot from behind, all aimed at Yuan Tang.
Gu Jiao looked deeply in the direction of the back door and said, "Alright, you're out of suspicion."
Yuan Tang frantically dodged the arrows, running around the room, "What do you mean?"
Clearly, someone wanted to make Yuan Tang take the blame and silence him, as dead men tell no tales!
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