Chapter 69: Closed door
Gu Xizhi watched Tong Shouliang enter the inner office, smiled coldly, and turned around to go back home.
Guanqi followed behind, chattering as he walked.
"These twenty taels of silver are well spent. This litigator is very sharp-tongued, and he is not afraid of danger in the face of power."
"It's a pity that your jade pendant was carefully selected for you by the concubine. Now it has been smashed to pieces. You also did a good deed without leaving your name. At least you let Miss Liangjiang know that you helped her. "
Gu Xi knew he was absent-minded and didn't pay attention to his words.
Guan Qi continued to ramble: "This good girl is really keeping her secrets secret. Her secrets as a city lord have been enough to surprise me for several days. Who knew that she also hid the identity of a princess?" .
Looking at the expressions on the Fang family's faces just now, I almost convulsed from laughing while standing outside the hall. After countless choices and calculations, who knew that the one he provoked would actually be the princess of the Duke's Mansion.
Your Majesty, did you have a clever plan and guessed it a long time ago? That's why you have been secretly helping this good girl? "
Gu Xizhi's feet suddenly stopped.
Is it possible that this guy is asking questions knowingly?
If he had known earlier, when he learned Liang Jiang’s true identity, he wouldn’t have been as stunned as he was.
In fact, he should have guessed that she was from Yuhua Mountain and had a good relationship with Lu Xingzhan. Vice General He asked for his care for the first time for her.
I always thought that their mother and daughter had really been killed, and I never doubted it!
Don't say that Fang Chengxu is blind, and he is not much better.
He turned his face and asked Guan Qi: "Do you think it's possible that she was the one who attacked you at Liangguo Cemetery that night?"
Guanqi shook his head almost without thinking: "Definitely not."
"Why? She should be the only one who would secretly pay homage to Duke Liang."
"When Fang Chengxu fought with her just now, my subordinates saw it very clearly. Fang Chengxu's palm move was not very clever. Not only was she unable to avoid it, she was beaten until she almost vomited blood.
You don't know that the woman who committed the murder in Liangguo Cemetery that day acted like a ghost. Not to mention Fang Chengxu, even General Tong may not be her opponent. "
Gu Xizhi said suspiciously: "If the woman who challenged Heifengguan was really her, her martial arts shouldn't be so bad. Maybe she was just pretending just now so that Fang Chengxu could be punished."
"It is said that the fire broke out in Heifeng Temple in Xushi. She should have been in Heifeng Temple at that time. It is impossible for her to appear in Liangguo Cemetery at the same time."
Guanqi’s analysis makes sense.
Heifengguan is not close to Liangguo Cemetery. Even if she rides a horse, she can't move so fast.
He frowned slightly, a little disappointed.
Guanqi asked curiously: "My lord, you seem to be very interested in the woman who attacked me?"
Gu Xizhi glanced at him indifferently: "I asked you to send people to inquire about the situation in the Duke's Mansion, but there has been no result. Why can't I investigate on my own?"
Guanqi scratched his hair and said, "After the death of Duke Liang, the old people in this house have dispersed. Among the remaining young women, there are not many who know how to box and kick, let alone such amazing skills.
When choosing a general, it was rumored that the second young lady from the Duke's mansion was not only good at embroidery and red painting, but also received personal instruction from the Duke in her martial arts training when she was young. How about we ask her out and test her out a little bit, then we’ll figure it out? "
Gu Xizhi snorted: "I have never met her before, so I deliberately invite her. Don't you think it's too presumptuous?"
Guanqi's eyes lit up: "It's simple. Hasn't the Queen Mother always liked Madam Liu's embroidery the most? I heard that Liang Su, the second lady of the Duke's Palace, has always claimed to be a student of Madam Liu.
You go and visit Mr. Liang and say that you want to ask the second lady for an embroidery by Mrs. Liu to give to the Queen Mother as a birthday gift. Isn’t this justifiable? "
Gu Xizhi was obviously moved and hesitated for a moment: "It just so happens that I also have official business to see Mr. Liang. Please help me send a greeting note to the Duke's Mansion. I will personally visit you at six o'clock tomorrow."
The next day, the Duke's Mansion.
Liang Jiang jumped down from the carriage, glanced at the closed door of the Duke's Mansion, and turned to help Mrs. Liang.
After two years, the two finally returned to the Duke's Mansion and stood outside the majestic gate, feeling a lot of emotion in their hearts.
Since what happened last night was so lively and her identity couldn't be concealed, Mrs. Liang said that it would be unreasonable not to come back to pay her respects to Mrs. Liang's family. Liang Jiang stepped forward and gently knocked on the door knocker of the house.
Someone inside asked in a dumb voice: "Who is it?"
Liang Jiang recognized whose voice it was: "Uncle Mute, it's me, Liang Jiang, my mother and I are back."
"Who?" The voice was full of disbelief: "Madam, are you back?"
Mrs. Liang stepped forward: "It's us, come home and have a look."
There were rapid footsteps inside the door, and someone moved to lift the door bolt with trembling hands. The voice was full of excitement.
"You are indeed alive. What they said is true! The person who was at the government office last night was really you, Madam!"
Just as the door bolt was lifted, it fell heavily again, and someone yelled:
"Old mute, have you forgotten what the old lady and the second master just told you when they got up early? Who asked you to open the door?"
The mute uncle's voice trembled inside the door: "Steward Qin, it's the madam and the little princess, they are back!"
"No one can come back!" Butler Qin reprimanded arrogantly: "Even if the King of Heaven comes here today, I won't let you in! If you talk too much, pack your bags and get out!"
Liang Jiang and Mrs. Liang had already heard the implication.
The old lady and Mr. Liang were targeting none other than Liang Jiang and her daughter.
The door was closed tightly, because he was sure that Mrs. Liang would come to pay her respects, so he refused to enter.
Mrs. Liang's eyes darkened, but Liang Jiang was furious.
They had been living in the Duke's Mansion for a long time, and they took it for granted that the Duke's Mansion should be theirs.
The dove occupies the magpie's nest, but blocks the real owner from the door.
Liang Jiang rebuked angrily: "Where did you come from, you are a dog slave? The dumb uncle is a man of merit. The Duke's Mansion is his home. It is not your turn to show off and make decisions here."
Steward Qin sneered: "I am the steward of the Duke's Mansion. Mr. Liang has entrusted me with important responsibilities. It is up to me to decide whether the servants in this Mansion should stay or go. It is not appropriate for outsiders to dictate."
Liang Jiang got angry. As soon as he lifted up his skirt, he wanted to kick in the door and teach him a lesson.
Mrs. Liang grabbed her and said, "Jiang'er, don't be impulsive."
She stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Manager Qin, right? Could you please inform the old lady for us and say..."
"The old lady has told me in advance," Manager Qin interrupted Madam Liang before she could finish her words: "I'm not feeling well today, tomorrow and the next day, and I won't see anyone. You came at a bad time, please come back, and I won't see anyone in the future. Don’t come again.”
Mrs. Liang pursed her lips and told Liang Jiang: "Jiang'er, let's go."
"Auntie, why?"
How can I swallow this breath? It was so frustrating.
Mrs. Liang said calmly: "We came at the wrong time."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the jingling of the ring inside, and Manager Qin's voice immediately became flattering.
"Second Miss, are you going out?"
"Yes, open the door." It was Liangsu's voice from the second room.
Manager Qin said cautiously: "Please wait a moment. It will be clear outside in a while, and I will open the door for you immediately."
"King Pingxi sent a greeting to my father last night, and he will come to visit in person today. Come with me to the Zhaixing Tower opposite to reserve a table for the banquet. If you are late, you may not be able to prepare the dishes such as the swallow's wings."
(End of chapter)