Chapter 137 The Couple's Fun
Gu Huan called Chi Yan as soon as she returned home.
"What happened to Yifengtang? I heard that their headquarters was cleared out, and only the leader has not been caught?"
Chi Yan pondered for a moment.
"The Lord ordered the Duchy to stay out of this matter and let the Inspection Office handle it. I am just following. What was cleared was not their old nest, but just one of their strongholds. The Inspection Office exaggerated to win credit. They did catch a dozen people, but they all committed suicide by taking poison on the spot. Now the whole city is looking for the remaining criminals and their leaders."
Gu Huan was so shocked that she sat up straight: "Suicide? Ordinary bandits wouldn't do that."
Chi Yan paused. He shouldn’t have said it, but since it involved the villain who kidnapped the lady, it would be better to explain it clearly so that the lady would be more vigilant.
"They are not ordinary bandits, but spies from southern Xinjiang."
"Spy!"
Gu Huan stood up in shock and quickly lowered her voice: "Then are they kidnapping Gu Wanru to threaten the Lord?"
Chi Yan shook his head: "That's not the case. In addition to spying on military intelligence, they also take on some secret business, such as collecting money and killing people. This was done by someone who gave them money."
"Then have you checked who gave the money? I asked Madam Lu, and she didn't know. But it was Gu Wanru and Mu An who dragged me away."
Gu Huan frowned and thought for a moment: "Could it be... Jiang Ruoxi?"
Chi Yan was somewhat impressed.
Madam is not stupid.
All the captured criminals committed suicide on the spot, and there were no witnesses.
But the master had long suspected that it was Jiang Ruoxi who did it.
Gu Huan was still immersed in thought: "Then, maybe they still have a base in Bianjing City."
Chi Yan gave her a thumbs up in his heart.
But he couldn't go into the details, so he just nodded and said, "Madam, please be careful when you go out."
"Okay, got it." Gu Huan was a little nervous.
After all, the kidnappers were ferocious and vicious, and the young master who could intimidate them must be a ruthless person.
If the whole city is wanted, then he will be hiding and difficult to find.
Gu Huan was very confused about one thing, why did she always think of those strange and complicated eyes.
Why do I feel a sense of déjà vu?
But she had never had many opportunities to go out and meet people in her two lives, so how could she possibly meet someone like this?
"By the way, do you know who the owner of Yichunyuan is?"
Gu Huan suddenly changed the subject.
Chi Yan's eyebrows twitched, and he asked tentatively, "What did Madam notice was wrong with Yichun Courtyard?"
On the day Gu Huan was kidnapped, they planned to take the opportunity to encircle Yichunyuan and arrest a few people for interrogation, because when they were tracking down spies, they found that a lot of military intelligence of the Mu family army in the Western Regions was leaked from here.
But the robbers had kidnapped Gu Huan, and Prince Jiang and Mu An were inside, so they did not move in order not to alert the enemy.
In addition, the lord had to go to war ahead of schedule due to a sudden military incident in southern Xinjiang, so the lord ordered his troops to stay put and have Chiyan monitor them secretly.
They naturally checked the bosses behind Yichunyuan and knew that one of them was Prince Jiang.
But it has not been discovered what the connection is between Crown Prince Jiang and the spies, or is it that Crown Prince Jiang himself is collaborating with the enemy?
If this is true, then it is obvious what the Jiang family's plan is.
This matter is of great importance. Until there is solid evidence, my lord has ordered that no action be taken for the time being.
Chi Yan didn't expect Gu Huan to think of this.
He thought about it and told the truth: "Prince Jiang has a share."
"Prince Jiang? No wonder, every time Mu An went to see him, he was at Yichun Courtyard."
Gu Huan's face darkened.
It seems that Yichunyuan is the gathering place of Prince Jiang.
She remembered that Yaoyao also came from there.
Mu An?
Gu Huan was slightly surprised.
Mu An is so close to Prince Jiang, and Yaoyao was redeemed by him from Yichunyuan, so why did Prince Jiang pull the powerless Mu An aside?
The more Gu Huan thought about it, the more she felt that this matter was not simple. She said to Chi Yan sincerely, "If you find out anything, please let me know in time. Now my master and I are a family. The rise and fall of the Yongguo Mansion is also related to me."
Chi Yan was stunned. He didn't expect the lady to talk about this.
He thought about it and nodded solemnly: "I will tell you what my master tells me to say."
Gu Huan was stunned for a moment, then she understood and didn't embarrass him: "Okay, thank you."
Just as they were about to have lunch, Zhou Zhilan came over with her maid carrying food boxes.
Zhou Zhilan smiled and said, "I'll add more food for you today."
Donghua Dongqing quickly set the table and helped serve the food.
"What good news?"
Gu Huan was happy to see her. She saw the maid taking out lotus chicken, crab stuffed with orange, and crystal sashimi from the food box.
"Wow, that's good."
"It's the crab season now, and we got some crabs in. I'm afraid you might have a cold, so I made this with oranges. Am I good to you?"
Zhou Zhilan smiled and pulled her to sit down: "I want to eat with you, too. I can't let you eat alone."
"With my sister eating with me, I can definitely eat an extra bowl of rice."
Gu Huan smiled.
"Does the old lady have any?"
"The old lady likes to eat steamed ones. I have sent her six, which is enough for her."
The two sisters finished their meal happily, and Zhou Zhilan pulled her to lean on the soft couch with a large pillow.
The maid handed over tangerine peel, wolfberry, brown sugar and ginger tea.
Zhou Zhilan took the teacup with one hand and handed Gu Huan a booklet with the other: "The business and profits of those four shops are all here."
Gu Huan quickly put down the teacup and opened the booklet to take a closer look.
“It’s not very profitable.”
Zhou Zhilan smiled and said, "It's not that it's not high, it's that someone embezzled money."
"Ah? Embezzlement? Are you saying that the store manager embezzled and the silver he handed over was insufficient?"
"Yes. Before, the shop was fine in Pei's hands. She was a good manager. But after it was given to Gu Wanru, she didn't know how to do it. She couldn't even read the account book."
Zhou Zhilan turned the book to the back and said, "This is the revenue of the shops after Gu Wanru got married. The total revenue of the four shops is two hundred taels less than the previous month. Gu Wanru has been married for more than half a year. Can you calculate how much she has embezzled?"
"Oh my god, it's at least more than 1,600 taels. Did Nanny Chen embezzle money?"
"It must be more than that. The shopkeeper, the waiter, and Nanny Chen are in collusion with each other to be able to embezzle so much money so boldly."
Gu Huan couldn't help but clap her hands: "Thank you so much, sister."
"By the way, the owner of this ironware shop has changed his name to someone else. This person is not from Bianjing, and his identity has not been verified yet."
"You mean Gu Wanru sold the shop?"
"I've asked Dong Mo to go to the government office to check the documents and see what the registered name is. Then we can check the household registration and we'll know everything. Then we can find a way to meet the boss and ask him and everything will be clear."
Gu Huan gave her a thumbs up.
"By the way, Sister Zhilan, I want to learn martial arts from you."
"Ah? Why? Practicing martial arts is very hard, and your small body can't stand it."
"If you can do it, I can do it too. Even though I'm not as strong as you, I can protect myself. If anything happens again, I don't want to cause trouble for others."
Zhou Zhilan looked at her seriously: "Are you serious?"
Gu Huan said seriously: "Really."
"Okay. From now on, I'll come to see you at the beginning of the morning hour every day."
Gu Huan was startled: "The beginning of the morning? So early? It's not even daybreak yet."
"What? Can't get up?" Zhou Zhilan glanced at him.
"I can get up." Gu Huan nodded vigorously.
I didn't expect to receive the dagger sent by Mu Junyan in the evening.
"Let me learn martial arts?" Gu Huan's eyes widened.
Dong Mo nodded: "That's what the visitor said. Maybe things have been a bit unsettled lately, and the master is worried about you?"
Gu Huan pulled out a sharp dagger and muttered, "You dislike my lack of martial arts, don't you?"
Then practice it for him to see!
snort!
"Madam, do you want to give the master anything else?" Dong Mo looked at her.
The master left on the first day of his marriage, and the two of them had a deep relationship because of their frequent interactions.
"There's nothing to give away." Gu Huan said with a snort in her tone.
"Oh." Dong Mo had no choice but to leave.
Gu Huan angrily threw the dagger onto the table.
She worked so hard to sew him a set of pajamas and even embroidered bamboo on it, but why didn't he say a word of thanks or praise?
He must have forgotten everything because he was holding my late wife’s poetry collection!
Even though she was thinking about him wholeheartedly, he didn't care.
"Donghua, I want to take a shower and go to sleep." Gu Huan said angrily.
Donghua was surprised: "So early?"
"I have to get up at the beginning of the Mao hour to practice martial arts, so I have to go to bed early."
"Oh, okay."
Donghua and Dongqing became busy, and they whispered to each other.
"Madam is angry?"
"It seems so."
"Didn't you just receive a gift from the master? Why are you still angry?"
Dong Qing pursed her lips and smiled: "This is called interest."
"Ah? How can you still be interesting when you're angry?"
Donghua murmured, this kind of interest is really strange.
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