C47

Chapter 47 - Joint acting

After the brunch passed, Yun Qianliang went to her study room to stay for a while. When she came out, she held a piece of paper in her hand.

"Fourteen." Yun Qianliang shouted.

Gu Shisi who was guarding the courtyard walked in quickly, "What orders does Madam have?"

"Send this slip of paper to Jing Zhao Mansion." There was a slip of paper between Yun Qianliang's forefinger and middle finger. The elegant little boy wrote two lines of words loosely, "Let them come with more heroic spirit."

Gu Shisi took two steps forward and accepted the slip of paper. After looking at the contents, he rolled up the slip of paper and said, "This subordinate will go right away."

Yun Qianliang was slightly surprised, he slowly retracted her hand, "Are you in a good mood?"

Last time, when she was doing something, she had said that one of the two needed to stay by her side, so she sent Gu Shisan out to watch over him.

"As usual." Gu Shisi replied with a rule.

"That means I'm different today." Yun Qianliang saw through his change in just one sentence. Thinking about what he had gotten in the early morning, Yun Qianliang took off the jade pendant with labyrinth patterns on it. He flung it with his fingers, "Because of this jade pendant?"

Gu Shisi looked at the dancing jade pendant, he suddenly knelt down on one knee and asked anxiously: "Where did Lady Jade get this from?"

When Qiu Yue heard that, he became extremely angry, and bellowed: "Imperial Guard Gu, what do you mean by that? My Young Miss is a dignified Right Premier of the direct daughter. She has seen many precious things, but would she steal a jade pendant from the Gu Xiangfu? "

"Madam, this is definitely not my intention." Gu Shisi quickly explained, "It's just that this jade pendant is really special. The Prime Minister never leaves his side, which is why this subordinate was rude and offended the Madam."

He only obeyed Yun Qianliang's words because of the orders that she received from the Lord this morning. She wanted to act according to the Lady's wishes, but she did not expect Yun Qianliang to have a secret token.

According to legends, this object was an important keepsake for three generations. It was truly difficult to imagine it appearing in the hands of another.

"Don't worry about it. It was given to you by your master in law. You can ask if you want to." Yun Qianliang stopped swinging his body and returned it to her waist so that it wouldn't break the precious jade pendant.

"This subordinate does not dare, and since Madam says yes, of course I do. This subordinate does not dare to doubt you." Gu Shisi quickly expressed his opinion.

Giving the secret message to Yun Qianliang meant that the Lord Prime Minister approved of her identity. As his subordinate, he had no right to question her! Must obey.

"Hurry up and do something." Yun Qianliang waved her hand.

After Gu Shisi left, Yun Qianliang couldn't help but place her hand on the jade pendant. From Gu Shisi's attitude, it was as if she was holding the jade pendant to make her subordinate see Gu Yicheng himself, why would he give it to her?

The benefits of being with someone on one's own?

Compared to Yun Qianliang who still had the mind to tangle with a piece of jade, the lady in Yun Xiang Mansion was like an ant on a hot pan.

After the Qin family learned that the assassination attempt had failed, and Yun Qianliang was still alive and well, she felt extremely high in her heart, and it was difficult for him to land on the ground.

And from that day onwards, Ji Qichi who had just entered the Palace never returned. She had the heart to ask for help, but he could do nothing about it.

For two consecutive days, the Qin family struggled to sleep, night after night.

"Mother, many years have passed, and the evidence is long gone. You don't have to worry too much, it's not worth hurting your body." Yun Qingyan supported Qin family to walk in the garden, comforting his gently.

"Yan Er, there are a lot of things that you don't understand." Qin family patted her hand and looked ahead. She was anxious, the scenery around her still did not dispel the gloom, but as time passed, she became more worried.

In the past, it was hard for Yun Qianliang to make a sound, but he held it tightly in his palm and did not do anything. But now that Yun Qianliang was leaning on the big tree that was the adulterer, Minister Zuo, she had to be on guard and make his plans earlier.

It wasn't easy for her to stabilize her position as the Right Premier's wife, so how could she let others pull her down?!

Seeing that the worry on the Qin family's face had not disappeared, Yun Qingyan said, "Mother, if you are worried that Yun Qianliang will discover the truth, why don't I secretly pay a visit to the Jin Mansion and beg the Jin Wang?"

"Absolutely not." "In the heart of the Jin Wang, you are like a fairy that does not touch the mundane world. You are gentle and kind, how can you let that slut dirty your own hands? You definitely cannot do such a thing."

"I will not directly ask Jin Wang to kill Yun Qianliang, as long as..." Yun Qingyan leaned towards Qin family and whispered a few words into her ear.

After he finished speaking, Yun Qingyan's face was full of confidence and a smile, but Qin family was a little hesitant.

"Will doing this affect how Jin Wang thinks of your father?" The Qin family was worried.

"With the Jin Wang's disgust towards Yun Qianliang, this matter can only be blamed on her. Father is merely forced to be helpless." Yun Qingyan laughed like a cunning fox. Her smile did not match her gentle and gentle appearance and was rather cunning, "Leave this to me, Mother. Don't worry."

"Fine." The Qin family nodded reluctantly.

Yun Qingyan was decisive in her actions. Once she made a decision, she immediately asked her personal servant, Ming Liu to deliver a greeting letter to Jin Mansion.

Zhao Guangxian led a team of Prefecture servants to the Gu Xiangfu. Seeing how grand the battle was, the Steward Gu immediately understood and went out to welcome them.

"I wonder why Master Zhao is here today?"

Zhao Guangxian raised his hand to stop the convoy, and replied: "I came here today to investigate, for the sake of the Steward Gu."

"Master Zhao, please." Steward Gu retreated to the side and invited him into the residence.

After waiting for people to enter, he called for a servant to instruct him to report to the Green Pine Academy.

Zhao Guangxian left his subordinate outside and led Zhao Yuanqi into the domain clearing hall.

Yun Qianliang walked into the domain clearing hall in his purple silk dress. He walked over leisurely, his atmosphere was graceful and her entire body was cold, but when he saw the corner of his mouth rise, the coldness and alienation on her body instantly shattered and disappeared without a trace.

"Master Zhao, Young Master Zhao." Yun Qianliang nodded politely.

"Greetings Madam Gu." The father and son duo stood up to greet him.

Yun Qianliang smiled and made a gesture to sit up.

"It's been hard on the Master Zhao regarding Xiao Cui." Yun Qianliang said meaningfully: "Steward Gu, find all the people within the residence who are familiar with Xiao Cui here."

Steward Gu was clever and alert, upon hearing the meaning behind Yun Qianliang's words, he knew that Yun Qianliang had already started meddling in this matter, and the main character of this show was the graceful and calm lady sitting in front of him.

"This old servant will do it now." Steward Gu withdrew.

Roughly a quarter of an hour later, Steward Gu brought a servant from his residence over, and quite a few Singer Dancer s were invited.

Before even entering the domain clearing hall, Wen Meng saw the officials standing in two rows outside of the hall, her heart was thumping hard, even her breathing had become hurried, causing her to slow down, and the people behind her to slow down as well.

"Miss Wen Meng, please." Steward Gu warned him in time.

Wen Meng calmed her spirit down, sped up her footsteps and took the lead to enter the domain clearing hall.

"Master Zhao, Young Master Zhao, this is Xiao Cui's previous master — — Wen Meng." Yun Qianliang said as he pointed to the person who had stepped across the threshold.

The Zhao father and son turned to look at the person. The person was beautiful, wearing a beautiful dress that wrapped around her body. As she walked, her waist gently swayed, as if she was walking in the middle of the water.

Zhao Guangxian took a glance at it as per usual, and did not dare to look any further.

Everyone knew that the Gu Xiang had not gotten married yet and had raised a group of Singer Dancer s within the palace. After getting married with Yun Qianliang, Ye Shengge did not even kick the Singer Dancer s out of the palace. Although there was a rumor that the Gu Xiang doted on the newly married wives, which woman would tolerate her husband leaving behind a group of beautiful women within the palace?

Thinking about it this way, even the prettiest girl, Zhao Guangxian, would not have the heart to look, for fear of angering the main character.

Zhao Yuanqi looked at Wen Meng twice, but when he looked at Wen Meng, he did not seem perverted or prejudiced at all, instead, he looked extremely comfortable.

The people who came were mostly women, with three attendants standing at the end.

Yun Qianliang's eyes swept across Wen Meng and landed on the lady beside her. She was not familiar with the Singer Dancer and had met a few times during her walk in the flower garden.

Amongst all the Singer Dancer s, she was not the most beautiful, the most talented. Her actions were no different from the others, but this girl's eyes hid an unyielding gaze.

Wen Meng also would not admit defeat, but the difference between the two was too huge.

Su Qing's refusal to admit defeat was because she was strong in her heart and did not lose herself, but Wen Meng's refusal to accept defeat was equivalent to using any means possible to climb up!

"Xiao Cui is dead." Just like how Yun Qianliang told Wen Meng yesterday, she spoke the truth calmly.

With that said, the domain clearing hall was in an uproar for a moment, before calming down.

Su Qing frowned, and subconsciously looked at Wen Meng.

Wen Meng was guilty, seeing Su Qing's direct reaction, she became angry in her heart, and asked with an impatient tone: "What are you doing?"

"Nope." Su Qing retracted her gaze and did not say anything.

Wen Meng was nervous in her heart, and an evil thought arose in her mind.

Yun Qianliang coughed lightly, and swept Wen Meng with a warning gaze.

Wen Meng quickly lowered her eyes and collected her emotions.

"These two are Jing Zhao Fu Yin and Young Master Zhao." Yun Qianliang laughed as she identified herself as one of the two uninvited guests in the hall, "Master Zhao came here today to investigate the matter of Xiao Cui's death, so the two of you must answer truthfully in a moment, you can't hide it from me, otherwise, I won't be able to protect you if something happens."

When Yun Qianliang said this, the Jing Zhao Mansion began to handle the cases in accordance to normal procedures, and started to interrogate him one by one.

During this time, Yun Qianliang quietly sat and drank her tea, not interfering with the interrogation.

Xiao Cui had been in the Gu Xiangfu for more than five years, and was familiar with most of the servants in the palace. Within the Gu Xiangfu, there were two batches of servants, and after a few people, there were still new people who filled in the gaps.

Su Qing was Xiao Cui's previous master, so she had entered the house earlier than the other dancers, and was the first one Gu Yicheng brought back.

After Wen Meng entered the house, she became deeply loved by Gu Yicheng and gained the authority to manage the household. Wen Meng immediately took Xiao Cui away and became a first-class slave in the Hibiscus Courtyard, serving him closely.