The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 39

Capital, Pei Guogong Mansion.

Although it is a not-so-old mansion, it is not particularly outstanding in a place like the capital where aristocratic families gather, but the pair of mighty gilded bronze lions at the door are enough to show the domineering spirit of the owner of the mansion.

Xu Mao, the Duke of Pei, is now in his seventies. It is rare for a Duke of this age to be in the court, not to mention that he is an old general who once assisted the late emperor in conquering the country. , Cars, horses and pedestrians passing by the door couldn't help but be solemn.

Pingnanhou Xu Jilin had just returned from court at this time.Although the Great Qi Dynasty has been peaceful for many years, he still needs to go to court early as a military general, and the first thing after going to court every day is to greet his father, Duke Peiguo.His eldest brother, the eldest son of Duke Pei Guo, died in battle in his early years, so in his generation, there is only one branch of the meritorious family.

Coming out of the courtyard of his father Xu Mao, he caught a glimpse of the entourage waiting at the side. The entourage stepped forward, bowed and smiled and said, "Master Hou, Zhao Ji is back and is waiting for you in the study."

Xu Jilin nodded, turned and went to the study.

In the study, seeing Xu Jilin enter the door, Zhao Ji first saluted according to the rules, then closed the door consciously, and then said in a low voice: "Master Hou, this servant has gone to Weizhou and Sizhou to check many times, but there is really nothing suspicious. .In addition, nothing was found in the Chu Mansion in the capital city last year. This time, I'm afraid we are worrying too much."

Xu Jilin didn't answer immediately, but glanced at his confidant in front of him blankly, and sneered slightly.

Nothing suspicious?

Chu Xue's appearance is the most suspicious thing.

Although it was eight years later, when he saw the woman next to King Heng at the palace banquet last year, he still couldn't help being surprised. The figure of the woman who had been floating in his heart for many years suddenly appeared before his eyes.

But she was already dead, and she swung her sword so resolutely to kill herself in front of him, which finally made it hard for him to let go of her in this life.

He still doesn't understand, what is the difference between him and Yue Lan?

At that time, he was obviously the one who met her first. At that time, he was a high-spirited, young and promising general who also inherited the position of the Duke's son. Why couldn't he be compared to Yue Lan, who had worked his way up the ranks from the army? ?

She rejected her marriage proposal, but chose Yue Lan, who came from a poor family. After that, Yue Lan, who got her, was unstoppable in the sun, and made military exploits repeatedly.

Putting away the turbulent past in his mind, he didn't really believe that Chu Xue, who was just an aunt and nephew, would be so similar to Chu Rong. The Chu family must have covered up some secret.

He finally opened his mouth and said to Zhao Ji: "Who is Chu Lin? If he wants to hide it, it's normal if you can't find out. Since there are no clues in Weizhou and Sizhou, the ancestral home of the Chu family, then go to Jinzhou, the home of Chu Lin's father-in-law. Isn't it there?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji suddenly said, "Yes!"

Seeing that he was about to raise his foot, Xu Jilin stopped him: "There may be major changes in the court in the past few days, so let's put this matter on hold until the overall situation is stable."

"Yes, the slave understands."

Some things can be put on hold for the time being, and some things absolutely cannot. His father has assisted two generations of kings to ascend the throne, and now it is up to him.

Yanzhou.

Song Chen and Chu Xue have been away for nearly a month, and the news from Beijing has also spread here one after another. With so many things happening one after another, the original scheduled return date must be delayed.Xu Jinhe understands that this is a critical moment for her husband, she can't help with the important affairs of the court for the time being, all she can do right now is to take good care of Yanzhou's home.

But the only thing that made her angry was that after hearing about Concubine Jing's accident, it turned out that Chu Xue was by her side every day to take care of her. This kind of courteous move not only pleased Song Chen, but also made Concubine Jing get close to her , I can't tell that this young woman is so scheming.

Nanny Li hadn't settled the debt yet, and let her beg for cheap in Beijing... Xu Jinhe gritted her teeth secretly, feeling a little tricky.

Under the light, Ding Xiang was rubbing the acupuncture points on her head. As the mistress of the palace, there were too many things to worry about every day. She was already at this age, so it was inevitable that she would be a little tired. Fortunately, Ding Xiang was skilled in massaging With proper strength, you can press her a few times before going to bed every night, and she can sleep more comfortably.

Seeing that Xu Jinhe's brows were still slightly frowned, Ding Xiang pondered for a while, and said softly: "Princess, it's still early, would you like a bowl of sweet lily soup? That can calm the nerves."

After being quiet for a while, Xu Jinhe closed his eyes and meditated before humming lightly.When Ding Xiang heard it, she quickly nodded to Qiu Gui who was waiting in the room. Qiu Gui understood, stepped out of the door, and walked to the dining room.

It was half past Xu time, and the palace was quiet. Except for the patrolling guards, there were few people walking around. There were palace lanterns hanging on the corners of the corridors and eaves, making the palace look magnificent.

Only halfway to the dining room, Qiugui came to a corner, and a few steps to the right was a small garden. She subconsciously glanced in that direction, but saw a figure hiding in the dark.

"Who?" Qiugui asked in surprise.

There was no response from the dark.

Is this hiding from her?Qiu Gui sneered, as the maidservant next to the princess, she had been in the palace for ten years, so she wanted to hide this little trick from her?

"If you don't come out again, I'm going to call the guards. I'll ask you to see if the guards are better with swords or halberds, or my sister is better!"

At Qiugui Dingxiang's age, she was indeed considered older among the maidservants, so calling herself a sister was not an exaggeration.

"Sister, don't!"

With the sound of begging, the figure of a maid turned out from the shadows.

Qiu Gui took a closer look and found that it was Miao Rui who was next to Xia Wanyin in Zishaoyuan.

"It's so late, why don't you serve the master well, what are you doing hiding here?" Qiu Gui asked her.

"No, it's nothing." Miao Rui hesitated, "Oh, sister, our master lost Zhizhuhua, and sent me to look for it."

Came here to look for pearl flowers at night, but didn't even mention a lantern... Qiugui looked at Miaorui and asked, "When did you lose Mrs. Xia's pearl flowers?"

"Afternoon... Oh no, it's evening, in the evening."

Stuttering, obviously very problematic.

There is a small corner door by the wall behind the garden. The three masters and servants of Zishaoyuan are all from Goulan, and they come here in the dead of night.

"How dare you make up nonsense to deceive my sister!" Qiugui suddenly said sharply, "If you lost Zhuhua in the evening, why did you come to look for it now? You are the only one? Say, who are you messing around with? If you dare to lie to me again, see if I don't ask someone to come and pick your skin off!"

"Sister is wronged, wronged!" Hearing this, Miaorui knelt down with a plop and cried, "I dare not do such shameless things even if you lend me a hundred guts!"

The status of the master of Zishaoyuan is low, and so are the servants who follow her. Even if she is a close maid, it is not an exaggeration to kneel down and cry and beg. Seeing her like this, Qiu Gui believes that she has something What an unspeakable thing.

"Since you haven't done anything ugly, then what are you doing here, why don't you tell me!"

Qiugui refused to give up, and the cowardly Miaorui was terrified, her body trembling uncontrollably, but she seemed not ready to let go.

Suddenly there was a crisp sound, and something fell from Miao Rui's body. Before she could pick it up, Qiu Gui hurriedly bent over and picked it up.

It was a purse!
Qiu Gui weighed it in his hand, good guy, it's nearly 50 taels!

With contempt on her lips, Qiugui said with a sneer, "Okay, it turns out that Zhunzhuhua is fake, but stealing money is real! Where did you get so much money? Who did you smuggle it here for? The person who greeted you outside the door is Who?"

Facing the aggressive Qiugui, Miao Rui burst into tears, "Sister, you are wronged! I never stole the money. This is our master's purse, and the master asked me to come here."

Xia Wanyin?
The personal servant girl has always been loyal to her master, so she should not take the blame at will. Seeing what Miaorui said, Qiu Gui believed it, but Xia Wanyin, a helpless singing girl, has no family outside, so she wants to give the money to her. who?
Qiu Gui felt that this matter was extremely suspicious, Xia Wanyin must have some secret...

She immediately withdrew her anger and put on a smiling face, "Since Mrs. Xia ordered it, it seems that my sister has wronged you. Get up quickly." As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to support Miao Rui.

"It's just that I don't understand one thing. Since Mrs. Xia wants to send money, why choose such a dark night? Can't it be during the day?" She looked at Miao Rui's already pale face, and continued to ask: "Is this money For whom?"

"I... I don't know either." Miao Rui shook her head immediately, "I just did what the master said, and I don't know, sister."

"Hey!" Qiu Gui sighed deeply, "It seems that my sister still doesn't believe me, and she still wants to hide it from me? Do you want me to report to the princess?"

When she heard that she was going to report to the concubine, Miaorui's legs went weak again.

But Qiugui looked around and said in a low voice: "In fact, my sister probably doesn't know. Among the three wives in the palace, the princess likes Mrs. Xia the most. Although Mrs. Xia is favored but not coquettish, she is really better than the one who doesn't know." Where are you going! On weekdays, the concubine often tells those of us around us to always take care of Mrs. Xia, it is a pity that Mrs. Xia has no natal family, and we must not let those who bully others spoil it."

Miao Rui was obviously surprised, and after a moment of silence, she hesitated and said, "Is everything my sister said true? The princess really likes our master?"

"That's not true? Mrs. Xia has been living in peace since she entered the mansion. Who in the whole palace can't see it? How can it be compared to the one in Wantangyuan who is going to make trouble in three to five days?"

This sentence actually touched Miao Rui very much, now who doesn't know that the princess can't see Wan Tang Yuan?Since Chu Xue entered the mansion, Xia Wanyin was the one who suffered the most. Right now they have a common enemy, and what happened tonight was actually caused by Chu Xue...

Seeing Miaorui's expression loosen, Qiugui went further: "If Mrs. Xia has any difficulties, in fact, my sister can tell me and listen to me. If I can help you, I will help you. If I can't, there is also the princess!"

When she said this, she kept holding Miaorui's hand, which seemed particularly sincere.

After hesitating for a while, Miaorui looked at Qiugui eagerly, "Sister, please help our master..."

Qiugui was overjoyed and listened carefully to the whispers of the person in front of her.

It turned out that after the peach pollen incident last time, the boss who took their money was fired, but he lost the fat job in the palace, so he was naturally unwilling, so he found someone to blackmail them and took the opportunity to extort some money.

At first Xia Wanyin didn't want to pay attention to it, but he had a clue in his hands, so he had to give a sum of money to keep her secret. Unexpectedly, the man became more greedy after tasting the sweetness, and even threatened her one after another. Xia Wanyin was just a concubine , get some regular money on a monthly basis, without the support of her natal family, her net worth is not much at all, all the monthly money after entering the mansion is added up and reconnected, and the money saved in the fence before, is about to be emptied by that person .

Time and time again, this person clings to Zishaoyuan like a dog's skin plaster, exhausting both master and servant physically and mentally. Tonight, that person came to extort money again...

After hearing this, Qiugui was not too surprised.

In fact, Xu Jinhe had suspected that Xia Wanyin did it since the peach pollen incident happened last time, but Song Chen had already sent someone to investigate at that time, so she didn't want to do anything extra.In her heart, although she hated Xia Wanyin for ruining her affairs, if it wasn't for this brainless singer, Chu Xue would have been unable to have children long ago, and that could be regarded as the biggest hidden danger in her heart.

But things had already happened, she didn't touch Xia Wanyin, because she felt that she should still be useful, but she had been struggling with how to subdue her.

Now, this opportunity has come.

Qiu Gui smiled slightly, "This matter is just Mrs. Xia's confusion, besides, it has been so long, the princess has always been tolerant, and she will never pursue it... But, the master of the spoon is too rampant, my sister will go back and let Mrs. Xia rest assured. Let me figure this out for you."

Seeing what she said, Miaorui breathed a sigh of relief and thanked her repeatedly.

The two went back to their own yards, and Miaorui told Xia Wanyin what happened tonight.

Xia Wanyin was naturally terrified, but when she calmed down, she was skeptical. It was not until the next day when she went to Danwei Garden to invite her that Xu Jinhe treated her the same, she was finally relieved.

Qiu Gui is Xu Jinhe's loyal servant, so naturally she won't hide it, but there is a common enemy between them... Since it's okay now, it should be okay in the future.

Of course Qiu Gui reported the truth to Xu Jinhe, after Xu Jinhe listened, a smile curled up at the corner of his mouth, and then he sent someone to secretly relieve Xia Wanyin of her troubles.

Sure enough, since then, the blackmailer has never appeared again.

Even though it might be used by Xu Jinhe because of this, Xia Wanyin doesn't care very much. Their enemy is Chu Xue right now. If she joins forces with the princess, how can she not be able to defeat that little girl who just entered the mansion?

Just wait and see!

(End of this chapter)