It is not clear whether the Chu family is a bully or not, but Chu Yuniang has a little problem.

Within two days, the person sent by Zhao Mo to Tongzhou to find Gu Changshi came back. Gu Changshi admitted that he had a granddaughter surnamed Chu, but she was not in the capital and was not handed over to the Chu family to raise. According to his statement, since he was dismissed from Shu and returned to Beijing, the Chu family has been regarded as an in-law without him and has never interacted. His daughter and son-in-law have been dead for several years, except for a granddaughter, who has nothing to do with the Chu family. The Chu family was also quite cold to his granddaughter because they thought he was unlucky. His granddaughter grew up to the age of wanting to say goodbye, and the Chu family didn't bother to take care of it.

As soon as Gu Changshi and his wife discussed, they felt that they could not delay the child's life, so they handed over their granddaughter to their son and daughter-in-law and brought them to their foreign posts. After all, the situation of Gu Changshi's family is here, if she says goodbye to her granddaughter in the capital, I am afraid that people who know her details will not look down on her, and say kiss in her son's land, so that she can meet someone who doesn't know the bottom and marry someone. When she gained a firm foothold in her in-law's house and gave birth to a child, even if her family background was exposed, she was not afraid that she would be kicked out by her in-laws.

Whether this is true or not, only Gu Changshi and his wife know. Their son was teaching in a county on the other side of Longdong, two or three thousand miles away from the capital, and he had to inquire, and he couldn't get the news in a few days.

Although Gu Changshi's explanation seemed quite reasonable, Zhao Mo just felt that his words were not true.

He said to Qin Hanzhen in private: "Didn't I send someone to keep an eye on the mansion of the prince of Shu and Gu Changshi Jingzhong before? For the time being, I can't see anything wrong with the people who live in the Gu family's mansion, and I haven't heard the movement of digging day and night, either I think too much, or they have already dug a hole in the ground, and now they don't dig any more." However, I asked people to inquire about the affairs of those two houses around, but I heard a news, it seems that every ten days and a half months, there will be a carriage to visit Gu's house, and every time it goes directly to the door, the people in the car never get off in front of the door, so that people can see who it is. Although the car is inconspicuous, the driver who drives the car and the mother-in-law who follows the car are not ordinary people's dress. Most of the people living in that area have official positions in the court, and the people under the gatehouse have a pair of sharp eyes, and they recognize that it must be a servant of a big family, and some people recognize that the chariot is from the Chu family. If the people in this carriage are members of the Chu family and come to visit Gu Changshi and his wife, then what is the relationship between him and Gu Changshi?"

Qin Hanzhen thought about it and began to analyze: "Gu Changshi said that he was the former subordinate of the Shu Prince's Mansion, so his relatives and friends avoided him and did not associate with him. In this case, those who can still visit him regularly must be relatives and friends who have excellent relationships. And every time they get out of the carriage after entering the gate, it proves that the people in the carriage do not want the outside world to see who they are. If it's not a female dependent, then the identity is more sensitive?"

Zhao Mo said: "The carriage is an ordinary carriage, placed in the Chu family, and it is generally only sat by decent servants and maids when they go out." ”

Qin Hanzhen said disappreciably: "No matter how decent the servant and maid are, when he comes forward, he has to take the car, and he is accompanied by the chauffeur and his mother-in-law, his status is not low, and he will definitely not act in hiding from the master's family, otherwise he will not use the Chu family's car and manpower." I think he is either a master of the Chu family, or he was ordered by a master of the Chu family to visit Gu Changshi. However, although the relationship between the Chu family and Gu Changshi is in-law, the two parties who maintain the relationship by in-law have both passed away, and only one granddaughter remains. If the Chu family really doesn't support this granddaughter, it will be even more impossible to take care of the granddaughter's maternal grandfather. If this granddaughter was raised by a foreign family, and she followed her uncle to other places, then the Chu family would have no reason to visit Gu Changshi. I think the person in the car was either Gu Changshi's granddaughter or someone sent by his granddaughter. No matter what the situation is, the person should be in the capital, so why did Gu Changshi say that she went to Longdong?"

No matter how tight the lie is, there will be flaws. As soon as Zhao Mo and Qin Hanzhen analyzed, they both felt that Gu Changshi was lying, and he, an old subordinate of the Shu Wangfu who was dismissed from office, was so depressed that he wanted to move to the countryside of Tongzhou to live and rent out his family's house to subsidize the family, so why was there any need to lie? Looking back, thinking about the relationship between Chu Yuniang and her "parents" and relatives, as well as her too low-key and silent past, the problems in this became more and more obvious.

Zhao Mo decided to send someone to Longdong to inquire clearly: "I don't believe it! If Longdong can't find a Chu girl, then the origin of the Chu girl in the palace is doubtful! Even if Gu Changshi's family is innocent, Chu's daughter's parents also died early, and they were not suspected of participating in the Shu Wangfu rebellion case. It is not a big deal to have one more good lady in the East Palace, but if this good lady only earns a place in the East Palace by deceiving and coaxing the crown princess, even if the queen mother and the emperor don't say anything, His Royal Highness the crown prince will never allow it!"

Sending someone from the capital to Longdong to inquire about a deep boudoir woman is quite troublesome, but Zhao Mo doesn't care. He has people, money, and now he still has the name of the Queen Mother's order, and if he finds things out, he will only have merit, and no one will think he is nosy. Why didn't he? Even if it was to solve his doubts, he didn't want to just let go of the Chu Gu family. Even if you find out in the end, you don't find anything, and you toss it in vain, so what? His Royal Highness the King of Suning County can afford to toss!

Qin Hanzhen didn't have the slightest objection to his decision, but agreed with it: "That's right! I don't know what the Chu family has in mind, since you have spent so much effort and taken the risk to deceive the emperor's family, and you want to send Chu Yuniang to the palace, maybe there is some big conspiracy! You have tried your best to find out the matter, so that you can live up to the respect and trust that the Queen Mother, the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have always placed in you!"

Qin Hanzhen is actually a more serious girl.

The young couple didn't discuss it with the elders before making a decision. Zhao Mo sent someone to contact the people of his caravan, and Qin Hanzhen instructed Li Zi to find a few family members who had gone back and forth to Mizhi a few times among the people in the family, and asked them to lead the way and make dots along the way. In any case, the people in Yongjiahou's mansion are still relatively familiar with the northwest area, and when necessary, they can also contact people who can speak. If you want to inquire about the girls in the house, you can't just find someone on the street, you have to use some strength in other people's female groups.

Zhao Mo sent someone out of Beijing on the front foot, and returned to Cining Palace on the back foot to resume his life. Of course, he would not report his speculation without evidence, and only told the Queen Mother some superficial information he had heard. In general, Chu Yuniang, a girl who is indeed very quiet, hardly goes out to socialize with people, and even has little contact with relatives and friends. For example, when she was still in Beijing when she was a child, she often went to her grandfather's house and was very favored, but after returning to Beijing, she almost didn't go to ask her elders to say goodbye, that is, shortly before entering the palace, she was led by her mother to kowtow to her grandparents. People in her family said that she looked too far away from when she was a child, and her appearance and personality were completely different, as if she had changed people. There are also elders from other families, because there has been no news of her, and they once mistakenly thought that she had already died.

These are all big truths, Zhao Mo has nothing to hide, and he doesn't add oil and vinegar. After hearing this, the Queen Mother was a little dissatisfied.

Obviously, Chu Yuniang, this girl, after a few more days of observation, she still thinks it is good, but now the situation reported by Zhao Mo has exposed one of Chu Yuniang's fatal heels: she is too introverted and not good at socializing.

As a girl who has not been out of the cabinet, such a temperament and behavior cannot be said to be good, not to mention that girls from official eunuchs always have to marry and be the housewife. How can a woman who doesn't even like to go out and doesn't interact with relatives and friends can afford the responsibility of being the head of a family? Besides, no matter how introverted she is, there is no reason to treat her dearest family so coldly. For her maternal grandparents, she can't be fully courteous, how can she be expected to be able to reconcile relatives and friends in the future?

The Queen Mother felt that observing Chu Yuniang on weekdays did not look like she was introverted to the point of not being sociable, she was obviously very good at talking and likable. However, the news that Zhao Mo inquired about was true, and the situation reported by Princess Xiuning was correct, so Chu Yuniang was negligent with relatives and friends, either she was careless to relatives and friends, or her nature was indeed like this, but after entering the palace, she pretended to be polite and sensible to deceive people. No matter which one it is, the Queen Mother doesn't like it, and thinks that such a girl is better not to be stuffed by His Royal Highness the Prince.

The Queen Mother's attitude towards Chu Yuniang was a little colder, and even revealed her style to her cronies, feeling that it was necessary to choose another suitable girl, and after Chu Yuniang lost the election, she could replace her, lest the crown princess gossip again. This time, in order to block the mouth of the crown princess, people can be selected from the Tang family or the Tang family's in-laws, but the Chu family can no longer be considered.

Mama Qiu came over to talk to the Queen Mother by chance, and asked Chu Yuniang if there was anything that annoyed the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother casually said the reason. Mama Qiu smiled: "I see. In fact, the Queen Mother loves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince too much, so when she chooses someone for His Royal Highness, she will be so careful. In fact, now it is to choose a good lady or a Chenghui for His Royal Highness the Prince, not a princess, where do you need a girl with long sleeves and good at dancing? As a concubine in the East Palace, as long as you are honest and polite, it is enough to be good at giving birth and raising, and it is also beneficial to be introverted. If you don't like to go out, maybe you can be less naughty. ”

The Queen Mother paused: "This ......" She admitted that Mama Qiu's words were reasonable, but her dissatisfaction with Chu Yuniang was not only this, "But this Yuniang is too cold to the outside world, even if she doesn't expect her to do anything to socialize in the future, she must be able to help the princess a little." If there is another good candidate, why do the mourning family have to settle for her?"

Mama Qiu smiled and said, "But the crown princess has taken a fancy to her!" she lowered her voice, "Maybe this girl's various shortcomings, the crown princess knows all kinds of shortcomings." It's just that she can't get on the stage, and she will be quiet in the future. After all...... The crown princess just wants to give birth to a child in her womb, where do you really want any help?"

The Queen Mother stopped talking.