didn't care about the embarrassed looks of the two, Li Zhongming still came to Gu Lingqing's residence with the two, and asked the second daughter to wait outside, Li Zhongming announced to the little girl in the courtyard.

After a while, Li Zhongming was led by the servants in the courtyard and walked towards the study. Gu Lingqing's courtyard is familiar to Li Zhongming, and his work and rest habits are also understood. Li Zhongming knew that every day, at this hour, Gu Lingqing would usually read in the study. In the past, he would also accompany the reading, but after getting acquainted with it, after a long time, there was no need to come here every day to accompany the reading, just follow the arranged day deacon.

"I've seen Lang Jun," Li Zhongming entered the study and bowed to Gu Lingqing.

"No need to be polite, how can you have free time to come to me today, I remember that today is not the day you are on duty", Gu Lingqing put down the book in his hand and asked Li Zhongming to get up and sit down and reply.

"Lang Jun, Zhongming also doesn't want to disturb your study and study. It's just that now that disaster is coming, I can't hide from it, so I have to seek refuge from you. And this matter is even more related to the face and reputation of the house, the villain does not dare to stop for a moment, once it is confirmed, he will come to Lang Jun you. Li Zhongming said sincerely.

"Oh, what's the matter? makes Zhongming, such a brave man, so timid. And it's related to the Gu family, which can't help but make me even more curious. Here today, Zhongming can only say bluntly, as a child of the Gu family, I will never stand idly by, let alone make Zhongming feel wronged. Gu Lingqing said with relief to Li Zhongming.

"Lang Jun is still worried about the loss of the third girl's jade pendant? That's what I'm going to say, the jade pendant of the three girls was not picked up and taken out of the mansion by the servants in the mansion, nor was it privately granted to others outside the mansion by the three girls, but after being taken out of the mansion by Lingze Langjun, I don't know where it was. Seeing that the door was closed and there was no one around, Li Zhongming said happily.

"Zhongming's words really puzzled me, and I don't know what to say." Gu Lingqing asked.

"Lang Jun, I have the whole experience of the investigation of the matter, I am on standby outside, and I ask him to be able to tell Lang Jun the cause and effect of the matter", Li Zhongming got up and left his seat, bowed down and pleaded.

"Okay, since there is an omniscient person who knows the truth of the incident, then please bring it to Zhongming and give me a good explanation. If you can't give me a satisfactory explanation, if you are in the Ming Dynasty today, I will investigate it to the end. After all, the reputation of the Gu family is at stake, and others will never be allowed to make irresponsible remarks. If anyone is offended, the Gu Mansion will punish them," Gu Lingqing said with a serious and resolute face.

"Yes, Lang Jun, Zhongming takes his life as his own, just bring the insiders outside the hospital to the front, and after listening to his reasoning, he will know that Zhongming is not lying." , Li Zhongming hurriedly promised.

"Okay, okay, since Zhongming dares to make a military order, I'm even more anxious to know the truth of the matter." After Gu Lingqing finished speaking, he shouted loudly: "Come on, come in, Minghan, you go and bring the people waiting outside the courtyard to the room."

In the room, after Li Zhongming finished speaking, after saluting, he stood on the side and froze, without saying a word, and even his breathing was much lighter, as if he no longer existed at this time.

Seeing the appearance of Li Zhongming's invisible person, Gu Lingqing also knew that it seemed that what Li Zhongming mentioned would not be false, and while lamenting the misfortune of the family, which made the family ugly leak, he relieved Li Zhongming's heart and asked him not to be so nervous.

Soon, the second daughter of Lu Qi was brought into the study, and this time, Gu Lingqing's entourage was also left behind to distinguish some of the situations told by the second daughter and the second daughter. After the second daughter finished the salute, Li Zhongming didn't dare to make any movements and eyes, everything was controlled by Gu Lingqing The atmosphere and rhythm in the room, and then the second daughter answered Gu Lingqing's inquiry honestly, and told the beginning and end of the incident, the situation he mastered, and the speculation behind.

After listening to all the things, Gu Lingqing couldn't help but have a headache, turned to Li Zhongming and said: "Zhongming, this matter has made you tired, it is rare that you dare to come forward, for the sake of the Gu family, for the sake of the third sister, to be able to retain the reputation of the Gu Mansion and wash away the innocence of the third sister." But this matter cannot only be based on the words of you and their family, but also requires you and your second brother to confront and check the situation in court. It is up to the father to decide the situation. Minghan, let's go to my father's place to report the situation. ”

Hearing that Gu Lingqing was going to report directly to Gu Qianqing, Li Zhongming suddenly felt bad, but he still took a step forward and interjected: "Langjun, this matter needs to be told to the eldest lady first, after all, no matter whether the third girl or these two female envoys, they are all female dependents, and according to the rules, the eldest lady should deal with it first, so it is better to tell the eldest lady first." If you cross the eldest lady, I am afraid it will hurt the face of the eldest lady, and it will cause a gap between Lang Jun's mother and son. ”

Li Zhongming suddenly spoke, and inserted a few words, Gu Lingqing felt the same, this matter of the backyard female dependents was originally under the care of his mother, who was the eldest lady in the family. If you cross the mother, not only will it be inappropriate, but the mother will also complain that she doesn't take her to heart and disrespects her like a father. Thinking of the troubles and the nagging and tearful faces of my mother, I suddenly felt a pain in my head.

"What Zhongming said is very true, then go to my mother first, and then inform my father when I understand my mother. Minghan, take them, go now", after speaking, he got up and walked out of the study, followed by a group of people.

Through the corridor and pavilion, walking across the courtyard, Li Zhongming and his party soon came to the main room in the backyard, because it was led by Gu Lingqing, so everyone entered the courtyard without reporting, followed by Gu Lingqing entering the inner report, and the rest of the people were waiting outside for the summons.

Staying in the courtyard, not long after seeing Gu Lingqing enter, there was a sound of porcelain breaking in the originally quiet room, and then Li Zhongming heard a woman's cursing voice, and later it was replaced by a woman's sobbing voice, and finally after gradually calming down, the door opened, and I saw the eldest lady's personal grandmother come out to summon Li Zhongming and the three of them to enter, and the rest of the people continued to wait outside.

As soon as he stood still in the house, he heard the eldest lady sitting on the top slapping the table and shouting: "The three of you will carefully explain the beginning of the matter and tell it as it is." ”

Li Zhongming and the three of them had to repeat the matter carefully, with Lu Qi and Dan Shu speaking, and Li Zhongming adding on the side. The three of them spoke quickly, very well-organized, and the logic was very complete. After listening to the three of them, I saw the eldest lady suddenly stand up and walk back and forth: "I know that the matter of the jade pendant must have little to do with the three girls." Although she is not easy to get close to people on weekdays and is a little withdrawn, she has always adhered to the rules of the house and has never done anything to stand out. I just said, why did you suddenly have a private meeting with a foreign man? It must be Gu Lingze, a prodigal son, who plays banquets all day long, and stays with those unserious men and women every day, he must have learned the bad habits outside the house, and now he actually hides his own sister's personal jade pendant, and it is still unknown to outsiders. I see how she Qin Lianyue teaches her son on weekdays? How arrogant will I be when I see her facing me in the future? Mama Hu, go, you go, go and invite the lord to come here, and the lord will definitely be judged by the lord tonight. Now that the truth is clear, I think the lord should favor this bastard boy or not. And after inviting the lord to come, I pressed Gu Lingze over to me, so as not to let this kid find out the news and run away secretly. Go, go. ”

Then, Li Zhongming and the three of them were taken to the back hall to take care of them, and then Mama Hu led the maids and servants, and first went to ask for Gu Qian, and then divided people to escort Gu Lingze.

After a while, Gu Jing was surrounded into the house, and as soon as he sat down, he listened to Gu Jing and said, "Madam, what's the big deal?" I have to come at this time to invite me, why did someone come and tell me that it was related to the jade pendant incident in the house? Have you made a new discovery? Or is someone sensationalizing and taking advantage of the opportunity? ”

"My lord, I have investigated this matter clearly, and the truth of the matter has been revealed. Today, you must give me an explanation, otherwise you let the eldest girl of our family, how can she marry in style, and how can she gain a foothold in her husband's family? The eldest lady became angry as she spoke, and suddenly began to cry.

Seeing her eldest lady crying, she had to hurriedly comfort her, and asked the son next to her, "Qing'er, I heard that it is related to the companion reading around you, what is the matter?" Let someone tell me what happened, and you should advise your mother not to cry anymore. Why don't you let me figure things out first? Otherwise, who am I going to deal with? Madam. ”

After Gu Lingqing heard this, he persuaded the eldest lady to let the personnel finish talking first.

Then Li Zhongming and the three of them were led out, brought to the front, and told the story again, under these many inquiries, the three of them spoke more and more completely, more and more proficient, and almost restored the situation of the day of the incident. After hearing what was going on, he asked the three of them to retreat to the back hall.

After listening to the story of the three of them, they were also furious, and they had sent someone to investigate the Yupei incident for several days, and even outside the mansion were sending people to secretly inquire about the news. The anger in his heart had just decreased, but now he had come to tell him that the incident had not only been investigated, but also related to his second son, although there was no conclusive evidence yet. However, the current human testimony and the process of all events have made it clear that the truth must be so, even if there is a deviation, but it is only a few corners.

However, after the anger, Gu Gu calmed down, suppressed his anger, took a sip of tea, and smoothed his breath. said to the eldest lady: "Madam, don't worry, when I call Lingze here, after confronting her, I will definitely deal with it heavily, and it will not affect Hua'er's marriage, I will definitely let her walk out of the Gu Mansion in style." ”

"Father, mother has already sent someone to invite the second brother, it is estimated that the second brother will arrive in a while", Gu Lingqing reminded.

As soon as he said this, Gu Lingze was invited into the door, and first saluted Gu Jing, the eldest lady and his brother, and then Gu Lingze said: "Summoned late at night, I don't know what my father and mother are talking about?" ”

"Rebel, you kneel down for me, your matter has already happened, tell me honestly, how did you bring your sister's jade pendant out of the house?" , asked sharply.

Just this sentence was like a thunderbolt in Gu Lingze's ears, his knees softened, and he immediately knelt down. However, he didn't have time to hide his pale face, so he still pretended to be calm and reluctantly coped: "Father, why do you ask your son so much?" The third sister's jade pendant, how could it appear in my hands? And how could I take my third sister's jade pendant out of the house? Why do I want the jade pendant of the third sister? Who else said that the third sister's jade pendant is in my hand? Can you find your father? ”

Seeing that the second son in front of him was still a dead duck with a hard mouth, and still refusing to admit it, he put down the tea bowl in his hand and said, "Come out." ”

Then Li Zhongming and the three of them came out in turn and told the incident again. Seeing that Li Zhongming appeared here, Gu Lingze knew that no matter how much he quibbled, it would not work. However, he still said stiffly: "Father, how can Li Zhongming be sure that the jade pendant he picked up is the third sister's, just based on the words between them?" After all, the jade pendants between our two siblings are quite similar, how can he tell if it is mine or the third sister's that he has picked up? ”

Hearing Gu Lingze's final defense, Gu Guan knew that although the matter was still clear, Gu Lingze's final speech was quite reasonable, which had to make him cautious. If there is a case, if it is wrong, it is really embarrassing.

Seeing that Gu Qian hesitated after listening to Gu Lingze's words, Li Zhongming could understand his concerns. After all, Gu Lingze's last words still seemed to make a lot of sense.

At this time, Li Zhongming also had to be glad for the caution at that time, and he also had to be happy with the caution when he set off, so he stepped forward and said, "Lord, there is still something to distinguish here. As he spoke, he took out the paper from his bosom that had depicted the jade pendant and handed it to the visitor.

took it from the hands of the subordinates, looked at the paper in his hand depicting the appearance of the jade pendant, and listened to Li Zhongming continue to say: "Lord, the villain only saw the appearance of the jade pendant with his own eyes on the night when the jade pendant was lost. Later, I liked the pattern on it, so I drew it and collected it. I think that the Lord only needs to look at it today and immediately understand the truth of the matter. ”

As soon as he saw the pattern on his hand, he immediately recognized that this was the appearance of his daughter Yu Pei. Suddenly, he threw the pattern in front of Gu Lingze, slapped the table, and yelled loudly at Gu Lingze: "What else do you have to say, son?" ”。 As he spoke, he stood up and kicked Gu Lingze while scolding him.

And when Gu Lingze saw the falling paper, he completely knew that the overall situation had been decided, and he couldn't turn over at all. I had to let the situation go out and release my anger.

Seeing such a look in the hall, Li Zhongming and the three of them retreated to the hall with interest, and then waited for the summons. In the end, I only heard Gu Lingze's cry for help, Gu Lingqing's angry scolding, and Gu Lingqing's plea, and later the reluctant voice of the eldest lady. I thought that the final result was still not satisfactory, but in order not to expand the matter, I had to reluctantly agree.

Later, the three people that Gu Lingqing met again told Li Zhongming, Lu Qi and Dan Shu not to talk about this matter with others, everything was treated as if it had not happened. If there are waves outside the house again, just ask the three people. In the end, let the three of them go back.

When Li Zhongming heard this, he knew that the matter was over and the turmoil had passed. However, the other two daughters only cared about Gu Xuejian, and did not hear the news that Gu Xuejian was going to be released immediately, so they immediately became anxious. Gu Lingqing saw their expressions, and knew what they were worried about, and waved his hand to say that Gu Xue would be able to leave the Buddha Hall tonight, so let them pick them up, not too late.

Hearing that Gu Xue saw that she would be released from the Buddhist hall tonight, the second daughter hurriedly saluted Gu Lingqing to express her gratitude, and then retreated to the Buddhist hall. And Li Zhongming had long been anxious for the right and wrong in front of him, and he also proposed to retire when he saw the stitches.

Maybe Gu Lingqing still had something to do, so he didn't embarrass him, and waved his hand to signal that he could leave. However, when Li Zhongming left, he looked at Li Zhongming's back as he left, and he didn't get up to leave for a while.

At this time, only the candle flame was burning quietly in the room, and all the people were gone, all busy with their own affairs, and tonight may be a sleepless night for some people, some people are happy, some people are sad.