Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

I don't know when, the rain gradually stopped, but the wind was still moaning, and the cold wind seemed to blow into the cracks of people's bones.

The old lady stopped and turned around, "By the way... before I left Jiangnan, I heard something. It was said that the Gu family arranged a marriage for Grandma, who seemed to be... a girl directly related to the Chen family. I looked at this If you don't belong to the right family, and you don't behave like those pedantic old men in the Gu family, I don't believe you. I think you often exchange letters, so I asked you, have you heard him mention it? "

Unexpectedly, Ji Wuyan was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't get any information at all.

"You don't know either?" The old lady became more and more suspicious, "Could it be... fake news? The Chen family blew it themselves?" After saying that, seeing that Ji Wuyan's face looked strange, she asked again, "What's wrong?"

Ji Wuyan shook his head, twitching the corners of his mouth and smiling a little perfunctorily. He looked worried, but said, "It's nothing... I just didn't hear him mention it before, so it was a bit unexpected. You go and do your work first... these two days It looks like the temperature is going to drop again, please keep warm and don’t be greedy for the cold.”

"Yeah. Got it." The old lady responded, but she still couldn't help but look at Ji Wuyan. The little girl looked a little weak, hiding something on her mind. Could it be that... she was upset because of the Gu family boy talking about getting married?Thinking of this, the old lady chuckled and said in a weird voice, "There are some little girls who didn't know how to cherish them when they were taking care of them and took care of them. Now that they've kissed her, they feel unhappy in their hearts." ?”

What does this say?Ji Wuyan glared at her, "It's nothing... you should quickly write and ask about the poison."

The old lady was just joking. As long as the little girl was so obsessed with the ancient house, nothing would happen to the Ning family's third son. She believed this, but this troubled girl The appearance couldn't be faked, but now Ji Wuyan didn't want to say that no matter how hard he inquired, he couldn't find out who Chou Yin Mao was, so he gave up, nodded, and turned around to go out.

After all, she still knows which one is more serious.

Ji Wuyan's expression suddenly turned cold the moment the other party's figure disappeared at the door - it had been a long, long time since he had written to the old house.I had thought it was strange before, so I asked Shangguan Chu to inquire, but the news had not been sent back yet. In addition, I was so busy these days that I didn't think about it for a while. Unexpectedly, I got the news that the Chen Gu family was going to get married first.

If you really like her, no matter whether she is a young lady from the Chen family or from any other family, whether she is a direct descendant or a concubine, this is news worth celebrating.

But after all these years of knowing each other in Gucuo, does she still know whether he knows the so-called "Miss Chen"?A marriage that has never even been seen in person is nothing more than a marriage dictated by parents' orders and a matchmaker's words, a marriage based on family interests - this is not something Gucuo's temperament can agree to.

So what happened?
An ominous premonition came over her, and she looked at the cloudy sky outside the door, and at the branches of the trees in the courtyard that had become sparse and sparse with no leaves left after a rain, and got up and went out to find Shangguan Chu.

When I walked into the courtyard, I happened to bump into Shen Luoxin who was coming out of Chaoyun's house. I asked about Chaoyun's situation again and gave a few final words. I thought about the fact that Xu Siniang was "invited" to do the autopsy. Although I always felt a little strange, but Thinking that there was no news back from Ning Xiuyuan, he swallowed the words that were on his lips and hurried to Shangguan Chuna.

……

The rain stopped.

Thick clouds were still pressing heavily, and the sky was dark. It was clearly late, but the lights were gradually turned on in every house.Looking at the sky, there is a feeling that "the rainstorm will come back at any time". There are few pedestrians on the road. Even if there are three or two passers-by, they are all in a hurry. Most of the street shops are closed and locked. Occasionally, there are one or two with their doors open. , the shopkeepers often huddled under the eaves with their sleeves rolled up, chatting in groups of two and a half about homely matters.

On the second floor along the street, behind a half-closed window, a man in a long cloak lowered his head and held a teacup, looking at the almost deserted street downstairs. The wide hat of the cloak covered most of his face, only revealing a well-proportioned square of his face. jaw.

"Raise private soldiers, set up secret cells, and carry out lynchings."

He said slowly, his voice was slow and slow, even with a bit of a smile. After speaking, he lowered his head and blew the tea, took a sip, and laughed again. The laughter came from his chest, and he seemed to feel something. It's fun and enjoyable.After a while, the laughter gradually subsided, and he said slowly, "This Prince of the East Palace... is really a worry-free thing. I've just killed myself."

The entourage dressed as a guard behind him bowed and said, "Yes. I am here...to congratulate the master in advance."

"Is the news true?"

"It's true. The Heavenly Master personally delivered the news from his subordinates, and no one else took over." The guard straightened up, raised his eyelids to look at his master's expression, but the other person's back was turned to him, and he couldn't judge for a moment. He only said tentatively, "Speaking of it, this girl from the Ji family has actually done a great favor to the master invisibly. Otherwise, the master also sold Ji Wuyan a favor..."

"Huh?" The other party responded lazily and asked, "How to sell it?"

"The matter of Fengchenju was decided by the East Palace without authorization. The person was arrested by the East Palace, and the crime was determined by the East Palace. The lynching was also carried out by the East Palace. It was said that he was harboring bandits, but no one has ever seen the so-called bandits until now. What does it look like? Besides, there are no wanted gangsters in the city recently... If the master reports this to His Majesty, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone, not only hitting the East Palace, but also selling off Ji Wuyan's favor?"

The hand holding the teacup slowly fell. The other party looked out the window and thought to himself for a moment. After a long while, he smiled softly and said, "Your idea is actually a good one. However, there is Mr. Ning over there in the Ji family, so I'm afraid he won't be able to get his turn." Let’s show our good will…”

"The Ning and Bai families are on good terms, and Third Master Ning and Young Master Bai have a close friendship. It would be best if Third Master Ning takes the initiative in this matter. Master only needs to express his support at that time. Even if Dong Gong holds a grudge, he will not be able to bear it. Isn’t it our head?”

That being said, there is some truth in it.

There is no need to sell this favor too obviously. If Ning Xiuyuan takes the initiative and helps say a few words, then the East Palace will not hold grudges, and the Ji family will naturally have a good relationship. It can be said that ...kill two birds with one stone.

The cold wind blew in from the window, and the tea in his hand was mostly cold. He raised his hand to cover the window, put down the tea cup, closed the brim of his hat, and hid most of his face under the hood, which made him feel very good. He raised his feet and went out, "Let's go. Go back to the house... get ready and enter the palace."

After thinking for a while, he added, "That's all. Entering the palace today will inevitably seem a bit eager, so let's do it tomorrow."