Chapter 444: Can't afford to gamble
Gu Jinzhen came out of the "Nishang Courtyard" and walked to the door of the "Wutong Pavilion" just in time to meet the little guy who came to report the news.
It turned out that when the little guy went to the guard to inform him, he left first, and the two missed it, and the little guy arrived at the "Wutong Pavilion".
Knowing that Qiao Yixi was in the Gu family, Gu Jinzhen didn't say a word, turned around and got on the horse, and went straight to the Gu family.
It's just that his luck is really bad today, and when he arrived at Gu's house, Qiao Yixi was already on his way back to the Hou Mansion, and I don't know where the two of them missed it.
Gu Jinzhen learned that Qiao Lixi was here to ask for a pulse and recuperate, so he naturally had to ask about the situation in detail, and there was a delay in the middle, he knew that Qiao Lixi had someone with him, so he was not in a hurry.
Qiao Xingbang left him for dinner before letting him leave.
Riding a horse on the street, Gu Jinzhen felt a little proud in his heart, just after the corner, he saw the official who patrolled in the middle of the night like a headless fly at the intersection, he wanted to go around, but saw Jing Zhaoyin actually led the team himself, after thinking about it, he hit the horse over.
"General Gu." Jing Zhaoyin said hello weakly.
"What happened?" Gu Jinzhen asked casually.
"Looking back at the general, I don't know which family is unlucky, they can meet robbers in the capital, this is a big fuss, and the lower official immediately brought someone over to find clues."
Gu Jinzhen couldn't help but feel nervous, and subconsciously asked, "Do you know which family it is?" ”
"General Hui, this subordinate doesn't know, but because the victim was in a carriage, and the people around who heard the cries for help also said with certainty that the person who was robbed was a woman."
"My lord, there are eyewitnesses who say that something has been reported."
The voice of an official made Jing Zhaoyin breathe a sigh of relief, it would be good to have witnesses, at least they could provide clues.
Gu Jinzhen followed with a ghost.
The so-called eyewitness was a watchman, who had been on the shift for more than 30 years, and it was the first time he had encountered such a thing, and his face turned pale with fright and he trembled.
"Don't be nervous, say what you see."
After receiving similar reassuring words, the watchman stammered: "Back to the adults, the small ones are according to the usual practice, and they beat the guards within the specified time, and when I passed by here, I happened to see more than a dozen masked black-clothed people hijacking a carriage, and the small ones were so frightened that they immediately hid in the corner, so they could see clearly." The group of people directly moved against the people in the carriage, and the people in the carriage were also good at martial arts, although they were women, they could barely make a draw with the group of robbers. The target of the robbers seems to be a lady in the carriage, the little one didn't see the woman's appearance clearly, and there was an old lady among them, who seemed to say something when she was fighting with the other party, and the little one heard the Gu family in a blur. ”
"The Gu family? You said you heard the Gu family? Gu Jinzhen's heart sank.
The watchman said tremblingly: "Looking back at the general, the little one didn't really hear it, so I can't be sure." ”
"You know me?" Gu Jinzhen tightened his eyes slightly, and looked at the watchman scrutinically.
The watchman hurriedly explained: "The little one does know General Gu, General Gu is the great hero of the dynasty and the patron saint of the dynasty, when the Shen family army returned to the dynasty in triumph, the little one also admired the majesty of the Shen family army from afar in the team. ”
"You go on." Gu Jinzhen did not entangle with the beaters on this issue.
"It's General Gu," the watchman continued, "I don't know what the old lady said, they divided into two ways, the old lady escorted the lady in the carriage to the corner alley, and the maid who knew martial arts restrained the robbers and bought time for the grandmother and the lady." It's just that there are too many people on the other side, and this side is outnumbered, and the maid can't stop the man in black from chasing him towards the corner alley. The rest of the little ones don't know, and the little ones don't dare to catch up, so they can only wait here for the adults and officials, and report what the little ones see to the adults."
Kyung Zhao Yin nodded.
It would be good if the watchman could have this awareness.
Without saying a word, Jing Zhaoyin immediately ordered to go down.
Regardless of whether what the watchman said was true or not, Gu Jinzhen was not idle here, a signal flare was released, and the people in the shadows acted immediately.
The rice balls and rice cakes each brought a team of people, one was responsible for chasing the robbers, and the other was responsible for finding the real culprit.
The two are not contradictory.
Chasing the robbers, you can find their target, whether it is Qiao Lixi or not, this is the most time-saving and labor-saving method.
To find out the real culprit is to find the person who instructed this group of outlaws and relieve the trouble.
On the other side, Gu Jinzhen had already confirmed that Qiao Lixi had not returned to the "Wutong Pavilion", so she was extremely irritable and anxious.
Qiao Lixi went out, everyone in the Hou Mansion knew that everyone had disliked.
However, Gu Jinzhen didn't think that the Feng family or the people in the second or third room had the ability and ability.
At least for now, they didn't dare to touch Qiao Yixi.
The lord of the neon dress?
It is true that Qiao Lixi is a thorn in her side, but the county lord of Nishang will not be stupid enough to directly use Qiao Lixi as a raft.
He knew very well the thoughts of the county lord and the old emperor, before Nishang did not succeed in conceiving his child, they did not dare to do anything to the people around him, especially Qiao Qiao, otherwise, if the East Window incident happened, it would really be endless.
So who will it be?
Gu Jinzhen didn't have time to think, he personally led people to the alley and began to search.
With his many years of experience on the battlefield, he found several suspicious places, but there was nothing but blood stains, and even the footprints under his feet were specially treated and not completely erased, but they would provide false clues.
The other party is a veteran.
This made Gu Jinzhen's heart more and more bottomless, the other party might really be going for Qiaoqiao!
After a sleepless night, the entire capital was turned upside down, and Gu Jinzhen did not hide his nature of being angry at the crown, which made the capital restless.
After the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion got the news, he immediately asked Shen Jiajun to intervene!
This has never happened before.
Shen Jiajun has always been only responsible for the affairs of the border passes, and never interfered in other affairs, and the Marquis of Zhenyuan would not use Shen Jiajun to deal with private affairs. Even when Shen Huaihao was poisoned and injured, the Marquis of Zhenyuan did not lose his mind, and let the Shen family army retaliate back, thus affecting the battle situation in the entire border pass.
But this time was different.
It was about his grandson's daughter-in-law, Marquis Zhenyuan mobilized the most powerful spies and pioneers of the Shen family's army, and Gu Jinzhen dispatched the "Twelve Evil Gods".
However, in one night, the people in the capital were panicked, and the people were paying attention to the current situation while praying for Qiao Yixi to come back safely.
Gu Jinzhen has a very high status in the hearts of the people, Qiao Yixi is a conscientious business, and the people also buy her account.
Invisibly, in the battle between Gu Jinzhen and the old emperor, everyone stood on Gu Jinzhen's side.
The old emperor knew about this situation, so he changed his strategy and did not directly attack Gu Jinzhen, but started from his heirs.
Gu Jingshu and Qiao Xingbang got the news in the middle of the night and rushed to the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion non-stop.
The masters of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion didn't sleep all night and worked all night, but there was no news about Qiao Yixi.
Gu Jinzhen's eyes were red, and he sat in the flower hall with a gloomy face.
"Brother Zhen, you go to sleep first." Old Madam Lu couldn't stand it and spoke.
"Grandmother, I can't sleep."
"If you can't sleep, get out of here and go to sleep!" Mrs. Lu reprimanded, "If you don't have a good rest, calm down, you can't do anything!" ”
Gu Jinzhen knew that his grandmother was right, but it was about Qiao Qiao, how could he meditate?
"Brother Zhen, how did I teach you?" How anxious the Marquis of Zhenyuan was, but there was a calm look on his face.
The more times like this, the more you need a Dinghaishen Needle, and Zhenyuanhou is this Dinghaishen Needle, he not only has to control the situation and deploy it appropriately, but also stabilize the hearts of all parties.
Maternal grandfather ......
"Impetuousness and anxiety will only make you lose your mind and be discouraged. Everyone here is no less worried about Jojo than you, find Jojo, there are more dangerous things to do in the future, you are like this, Jojo sees it, will you be worried? ”
Gu Jinzhen knew that the elders were right, but it was one thing to know that it was another thing to ask him to relax and rest.
However, Gu Jinzhen is a person who can focus on the overall situation, and after a few deep breaths, he adjusted his tense nerves.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there are people outside who claim to be the third sister of the young lady, saying that they have something important to report."
"Qiao Jinwen?" Gu Jingshu has never had a good impression of the people in the fourth room, and at this juncture, Qiao Jinwen's uninvited arrival made Gu Jingshu even more angry.
"What is she here for?" Mrs. Lu was quite sensible, and asked more.
"Back to the old lady, the man said that he had news about the young lady in his hand."
Before the little servant's words fell, Gu Jinzhen rushed out, but fortunately, Shen Huaihao's eyes were quick and he stopped him.
Qiao Jinwen entered the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion with apprehension.
Looking at the people in the flower hall, she knelt down unwillingly.
"What's the news in your hands?" Gu Jinzhen was anxious and asked directly.
"General, the slave received a letter, I don't know who sent it to the Hou Mansion, and sent it to the slave and maid by name." Qiao Jinwen said as she handed a letter with both hands.
Gu Jinzhen snatched it directly and read it at a glance.
"What does the letter say?" Gu Jingshu asked anxiously.
Gu Jinzhen gave the letter to the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and said to everyone: "The letter said that I wanted to go to see them alone, and they would let Qiao Qiao go." ”
"Jojo is really in their hands?" After coming back to reason, Gu Jingshu is also a powerful person.
Gu Jinzhen shook his head, "The letter only said that if I didn't do what they asked, Ming'er would throw Qiao Qiao's body at the door of the Hou Mansion." ”
Everyone's hearts twisted.
The initiative is in the hands of the robbers.
They couldn't confirm whether Jojo was in the hands of the robbers, and they couldn't afford to gamble.
"You do what is said in the letter, and you make up your own mind about how to arrange it." Marquis Zhenyuan still has confidence in Gu Jinzhen's ability, but he is afraid that the other party will use Qiao Qiao's safety as a hostage, and asks Gu Jinzhen to do something irreparable.
Therefore, Gu Jinzhen's side has to be arranged in advance.
Qiao Jinwen knelt on the ground, watching everyone in the room anxious for Qiao Lixi and planning for Qiao Lixi, her fingers quietly clenched her cuffs.