Chapter 64: Homecoming
Approaching March, Gu Zhai began to pack Gu Huanyi's luggage to go north to Liangzhou, and she also explained to Wang Sheng and Xingqing about the affairs of the capital.
"When I am not in the capital, you should be cautious, if there is something important, you can go to Zidezhai to find the son, but don't bother him with everything."
Gu Huanyi babbled for a while, and in the end, she thought about it again and again, and decided to arrange an important matter for Wang Sheng.
"Although Wu Lie and Lin Youhai have been arrested, there has been no progress in the case of Dali Temple, I am worried that the prince will report good news to me or not, during my departure from Beijing, if there is any news, whether it is good or bad, you have to let me know."
Li Chengxu suffered two big losses in a row, and the Qingming sacrifice was handled by Li Congxin, Gu Huanyi was very worried that Li Chengxu would fight back.
On the tenth day of the first month of March, Li Congxin and Song Zhengrui sent Gu Huanyi back to Liangzhou early in the morning.
Li Congxin sent one trip after another, from the city gate to Sanli Pavilion, and then to Shili Pavilion.
Gu Huanyi was also very reluctant, but if it went on like this, he might as well go to Liangzhou with him.
She smiled: "I won't go back if I don't go, don't send it, go back." β
Li Congxin pretended to be fierce and said, "If you dare not come back, I will arrest you and arrest you back." β
The two talked all the way, and they said everything that should be said, Gu Huanyi waved goodbye ruthlessly, and didn't want Li Congxin to send it again.
Due to the delay in their departure, it was already noon when they passed through Dancheng.
Gu Huanyi planned to have lunch in Dancheng and stop by to see Qi Zhilan before leaving.
When Qi Zhilan heard that she was coming, she was very surprised, and hurriedly combed her hair and changed her clothes to the restaurant to get together.
The two hadn't seen each other for a few months, and they also sent letters of greeting each other during the Chinese New Year, and when they saw each other at this moment, Gu Huanyi asked, "Why did you lose weight like this?" β
The person who didn't have a few taels of meat was so thin that he was skinny.
The look is not good.
Qi Zhilan couldn't help but have some tears in her eyes, and said, "Something bad has happened recently, and I'm a little angry. β
Gu Huanyi pulled her to sit down and speak: "Why didn't you tell me in the letter?" I'll be fine with you. β
Qi Zhilan touched her tears and said, "It's all messy things, I don't want you to follow me upset." β
Qi Zhilan agreed on a family affair a year ago, and the bride price was accepted, but the man suddenly died of a vicious illness more than a month ago......
This was an accident, but I don't know which person with a long mouth arranged Qi Zhilan around, saying that she was in Liangzhou to talk to the major general of the Donglin Army, and the Lin family was raided; After arriving in Dancheng, several families were also degraded because of the death of the prince; Now this one has been killed even more......
As soon as unrelated things were arranged by the person with broken mouths, it became her sin, saying that she was a mourning star.
Gu Huanyi was shocked by the terrible words, and at the same time persuaded her: "Don't listen to these people's nonsense, you are so haggard, shouldn't you even believe these nonsense words?" β
Qi Zhilan hid her face and cried bitterly.
"Don't cry, don't worry, when I come back from Liangzhou, I'll help you take a look in the capital, there will definitely be a suitable person." I've also met some new friends lately, all of whom are well-informed and sensible people, and will never hurt you because of gossip. β
Qi Zhilan was very moved and thanked her again and again.
Because he was just passing through Dancheng, Gu Huanyi couldn't stay for a long time.
After eating with Qi Zhilan, they talked for a while and left.
On the way, Gu Huanyi had nothing to do, and she had been thinking about Qi Zhilan's affairs, sighing that she was really unlucky.
But thinking about it, she sat up violently and called Liu Pei over.
"Uncle Liu, go back to Dancheng quickly, and help me find out who Qi Zhilan is married to, who the name of the deceased person is, what he did, and how he died, and inquire more clearly about the news."
Liu Pei was slightly stunned, Gu Huanyi investigated the matter, she had always arranged her own person, but this time she ordered him to do it, which shows that Qi Zhilan's matter may have something to do with the prince.
It is a matter of the prince, Liu Pei must ask carefully, and said: "Why does Miss want to investigate, can you be clearer, I can also know in what direction to investigate." β
Gu Huanyi was not sure, and said after consideration: "Uncle Liu, I don't know much about the Qi family, and I saw that Qi Yue did his best for the prince in Liangzhou earlier, so I regarded him as my own. can look at Qi Zhilan's marriage partner, you can know who the Qi family is dealing with...... The confiscated Lin family, the degraded prince's close ministers, these people are all related to the changes in the current situation in the past year...... In addition, the time to die was after Wu Lie was arrested...... The Qi family is just a six-rank magistrate, but they are always affected by the situation in the capital...... If the death of her fiancΓ© has anything to do with Wu Lie's affairs, then there is a big problem with the Qi family! β
Liu Pei's expression was very serious, and after understanding Gu Huanyi's meaning, he immediately went down to make arrangements.
Before Gu Huanyi arrived in Liangzhou, Liu Pei also found out the exact news and reported it back.
Qi Zhilan's fiancΓ© who died violently was Xichang Liupin Jinyiwei, who fell into the river due to alcoholism when he returned to his hometown to visit relatives on vacation.
Jinyiwei! Fall into the river!
He died in Dali Temple when he was investigating the crimes of Xichang Admiral Wu Lie.
To say that there is no connection is such a coincidence!
Gu Huanyi doesn't believe in coincidences.
There are no coincidences in the world, they are all artificially arranged!
Gu Huanyi sneered, Qi Zhilan was really "unlucky", these in-laws were all destined to be wiped out!
Thinking back to when they first met, Qi Zhilan helped Concubine Zhen as a lobbyist to test whether Gu Huanyi was willing to be Li Chengxu's concubine, and she cried in front of Gu Huanyi, saying how difficult their Qi family was.
I'm afraid that at that time, she deliberately approached herself!
Gu Huanyi somewhat realized the feeling that Li Congxin was betrayed by Wu Lie.
Qi Zhilan and her are just new friends who have been friends for half a year, she is so indignant, Li Congxin was betrayed by his brother who has been trusted for many years, you can imagine how explosive Li Congxin's state of mind must be.
Liu Pei said: "I also reported the affairs of the Qi family to the prince, and the prince praised Miss Kua's incomparable intelligence and helped him a lot." β
With the Qi family, Li Congxin quickly wanted to sort out that Han Bingsan was smuggled to Liangzhou through the Donglin Army, and sent to the hands of the prince of the capital through the hands of Lord Qi, plus the assistance of Jinyiwei in the palace, and finally sent to the hands of the first prince Li Yuhe.
And who is pushing behind this conveyor line is what Li Congxin wants to verify.
Knowing that she could help Li Congxin, Gu Huanyi came out of Qi Zhilan's bad mood of deceiving her, and she believed that Li Congxin could find out the rest of the matter.
On March 14, Gu Huanyi arrived in Liangzhou and returned to her small courtyard in Deshanfang, which she was a little unaccustomed to for a while.
The housekeeper Song Ping, Gu Jian of Renyi Fang, and the servants who stayed in Liangzhou were all waiting for her at home, standing in a courtyard full of rules, quite respectful.
She was a little uncomfortable, and said, "I don't have such big rules here, so everyone should be comfortable." β
After entering the house, Gu Jian first talked to her about the recent situation of Renyi Fang.