Gu Yu fell into a drowsy sleep for a few days. When he woke up again, the scent of powder lingered on the tip of his nose.
A warm, fragrant wet handkerchief was placed on Gu Yu's face, which made her wake up without discomfort. She slowly sat up. She was drugged for several days, making her sleep for a long time.
Sleep.
Now that I've slept comfortably, it's time to do something.
Gu Yu saw a veiled woman picking up the wet handkerchief. Her eyes were so beautiful that it was unforgettable to see her.
Gu Yu said: "It's you."
The woman who pretended to be a bandit on the canal, robbed her of food, and injured her eyes.
Before she became temporarily blind, the last thing she saw in the world was this woman's beautiful eyes.
"Li Ruo, you go down first." Jing Shuang said.
It turns out her name is Li Ruo.
Gu Yu looked at the other person in the room. His hair was tied up loosely with a purple hairpin, and there was a faint smile on his face that could not tell the difference between male and female.
Gu Yu said again: "It's you."
Li Ruo said "Yes, leader" and walked out.
This is the leader of the Goddess Sect. Gu Yu's pupils shrank.
"Prince Gu, I have long admired your name. Perhaps I should call you, Miss Gu." Jing Shuang said slowly.
He was using his original voice at the moment, a deep male voice, with a slight drag at the end when he spoke, like a hook, tugging at people's heartstrings.
Gu Yu got serious, this leader who disguised himself as a woman was just as evil as his Goddess Cult.
The last time I hid next to him to avoid Prince An's pursuit, I had to be careful but he still saw through me.
Gu Yu said slowly: "Jingshuang, or I should call you Jingshuang."
Jing Shuang was confident that Gu Yu's smile disappeared immediately, his expression became serious, and he said, "I still underestimate you."
Gu Yu smiled softly.
I thought my guess was nonsense at first, but the moment I saw him, all my doubts were cleared up.
The flash of inspiration was finally captured by her. No wonder the name of the Goddess Cult was so familiar when she first heard it.
Oh, the night before she came to Jiangnan, she jumped into the Goddess Lake in the palace twice to save people.
The name "Goddess" should have a profound impression on me.
The late emperor ordered the excavation of the Goddess Lake in the palace because Queen Jingde, who was favored by the emperor at that time, came from the south of the Yangtze River and accidentally said: "Every summer, I will go boating in the lake with my sisters."
The licentious late emperor wanted to win over the beauty and ordered a lake to be dug in the imperial garden.
Empress Jingde tried every means to stop him, but failed to dispel the late emperor's idea, so she had no choice but to accept this favor.
After the lake was dug, Queen Jingde danced on the lake, and the late emperor praised her as "beautiful as a goddess from the Nine Heavens descending to earth."
This is how Goddess Lake got its name.
It is said that these two goddesses only have the same name, but in fact they have nothing to do with each other.
But a series of things that happened later forced Gu Yu to connect these two clues.
First, the late mother said, "The heaven and earth are destroyed, evil spirits are rampant, and the goddess comes to the world to save all living beings", which led to Zhu Jianchun's death.
Then the grain transport ship on the canal was hijacked by the Goddess Cult, in an attempt to make her situation in the south of the Yangtze River even more difficult.
At that time, she began to speculate about the Goddess Cult’s purpose of robbing food.
During the exchange of hostages, they were the ones who stood in the way.
He even kidnapped Prince An.
At that time, she had a vague feeling that the Goddess Cult was interfering in the war between the imperial court and Prince An, intentionally or unintentionally, and was playing a neutral role as a troublemaker, causing trouble for both parties.
The blame for blowing up the official ship Zhu Jianchun was riding was placed on Prince An, which aroused the emperor's fear and sent her and Junze to Jiangnan for a thorough investigation.
They also found evidence of Prince An's rebellion as the Goddess Cult wished, forcing Prince An to rebel in advance.
If we dig a step further, we will find that the secrets Zhu Jianchun learned from Wan Niang were also revealed to him intentionally by Wan Niang.
Zhu Jianchun was a very suitable person. He happened to be helping Mr. Yang, who was in charge of the inner salt field under Prince An, to commit fraud, so he got himself into trouble.
He is also a well-known scholar in Tongning County. When something happens to him, it is easy for scholars to resonate. Magistrate Su of Tongning County is also a warm-hearted person with simple ideas.
Before the facts were clear, a response was achieved.
His death was certainly noticeable.
Anyone who thinks about it will think that the secret Zhu Jianchun is carrying is related to Prince An's intention to rebel.
You may also think that Prince An wanted to kill people and silence him, so he blew up the official ship.
At this point, the Goddess Cult seems to be neutral and slightly biased towards the imperial court. Because Prince An is not fully prepared for his rebellion, and if he rushes to force him to rebel, the chance of success will be greatly reduced.
But this conclusion was quickly overturned.
Because on the canal, Prince An, who was kidnapped by the Goddess Cult, returned to the City that never sleeps alive and soon started a war.
If the Goddess Cult was biased towards the imperial court, they could have killed Prince An, caught and released, what kind of fun is that?
This made Gu Yu have to think about what happened to Prince An in the Goddess Cult.
In other words, what are the grudges and disputes between Prince An, the court, and the Goddess Cult?
So much so that the Goddess Cult was so instigating between Prince An and the court.
So Gu Yu returned to the original point and grasped the terms Goddess Cult and Goddess Lake, which are completely unrelated.
Until the moment I met Jing Shuang, all the confusion was solved.
Jingshuang.
Jingshuang.
What a clever homophony.
She started to capture memories from Empress Jingde, then the legitimate son of Empress Jingde, the prince who failed in the palace coup, and then the prince's several children who died in infancy.
Finally she found the name Jing Shuang, which had been buried in the royal family tree for a long time.
After thinking through this series of logic, Gu Yu let out a long breath.
It's okay now, you know my secret, and I know your secret.
But, it's not good.
Now I am on the territory of the Goddess Cult.
Gu Yu's eyes were slightly cold and he said: "The leader has not underestimated me, otherwise he would not have let me remember that your name is Jingshuang."
Jiang Taigong is fishing, and those who wish will take the bait.
It's all such a coincidence.
On the day she was chased by Prince An, she had no choice but to break into Jing Shuang's room to escape.
This may be accidental, or maybe Jingshuang just wanted her to muddy the water in Jiangnan, so he took the opportunity to save her.
As a result, her identity as a woman was exposed and she was targeted by Jing Shuang.
Jing Shuang thought he had control over her.
So from the moment she heard the woman's prayer in Tongning County, she felt like she was being pushed forward.
How could a teacher who she and Junze couldn't find out despite all their investigations suddenly reveal his identity in the place where she passed by?
And according to what Pingsha said, the followers of the Goddess Sect are all lonely and destitute women.
And what she said to the praying woman was that her mother, the high-ranking lady of the Zhenguo Palace, was religious. Such a big loophole did not arouse the woman's vigilance, but instead she became friendly with her step by step.
Not to mention that later, when the war broke out, so many Goddess Cult believers suddenly poured into Tongning County and preached openly.
Every step of the way is planned.
Luring her into taking the bait.
Then she'll come.
I just wanted to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.