Chapter 297 Seeking Peace

If Huatang was not a powerful character, he would not have come up with the idea of ​​letting his son replace Qiu Lingwei. However, it was still a bit difficult to make him believe that his father could do nothing to his son.

After Wang Qinghuai left, he thought for a while and went to Marquis Lu An's Mansion.

Marquis Lu An was looking at his chief steward in disbelief: "You mean, the Duke of Dongping won't agree to release the man?" He asked again, unconvinced, "Even if I guarantee him, he still won't agree to release him?"

Just this morning, his close attendant was arrested by the people of Shuntian Prefecture for being suspected of being involved in the fire at the Duke of Ying's Mansion. He was not familiar with Huang Qi, so he wrote a letter and asked his chief steward to find the Earl of Dongping, hoping that the Earl of Dongping could help to intercede and release the person.

The chief steward couldn't help but droop his eyelids and whispered, "The Earl of Dongping said that the emperor has set a deadline for the arrest of the murderer, and he and Lord Huang will bear joint responsibility. He is too embarrassed to ask Lord Huang about this matter. He also said that you should go and find the prince of the Duke of Yingguo to try. The emperor gave the sword used by Emperor Taizong to the prince of Yingguo and asked him to urge the Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntianfu to arrest the murderer. Besides, he is the victim. If he can help to say a word, the Earl of Dongping and Lord Huang will also be able to speak up..."

Before he could finish his words, Marquis Anlu's face turned pale and he smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground with a "bang".

"They arrested my personal attendant without asking any questions. Not to mention that he has nothing to do with the Duke of Ying's Mansion, even if he was involved, they shouldn't have slapped me in the face like this. Now they want me to find a younger person to plead for them. What do they mean? Do they think I'm a sick cat because I can't show my power?" At this point, he coldly ordered the butler, "Call the guards in the mansion, and let's go to Shuntian Mansion. I don't believe that Huang Qi dares to stop me!"

The steward shuddered.

If we forcibly take people away from Shuntian Prefecture, things will get out of hand.

He was so anxious that he could not think of any words of advice. He accidentally saw a trusted servant peeking out of the door. He immediately felt like he had seen a savior. He thought that no matter what the matter was, he would first hold the Marquis of Anlu, and then take this opportunity to inform the Madam. With the Madam's support, the Marquis dared not disobey. He immediately shouted at the place where the servant was hiding: "Who is peeping outside?"

The servant ran in tremblingly: "My Lord, the commander of Weizhou, Lord Hua, wants to see you!"

Marquis Anlu frowned and was about to say "no", but the chief steward said, "Isn't the Hua family going to marry the Song family? Maybe Lord Hua has good news to bring?"

Marquis Anlu thought about it and nodded slightly.

The steward breathed a sigh of relief and immediately invited Huatang in.

Hua Tang and Anlu Hou sat down as the host and guest respectively. Hua Tang hurriedly told Anlu Hou the purpose of his visit in a tactful manner: "...I don't know much about the situation in Kyoto, and I have no way of judging what the Marquis of Yan'an said. I don't know whether it is true or false, so I came here to ask the Marquis for advice."

Anlu Hou was hot-tempered and careless, and usually didn't care about these rumors. He was stunned when he heard this, and thought of his loyal servant being arrested...

Could this matter be related to my matchmaking for the British prince?

The thought flashed through his mind, and he quickly rejected it.

Even so, the Prince of England is still just a teenager, how could he possibly order the Earl of Dongping and Huang Qi to work for him?

"Don't listen to the nonsense of those young people." He said carelessly, "I can't control my son? There is no such thing in the world! Don't worry, wait for me to come back from Shuntian Prefecture, and we will discuss it carefully and decide who to bring your lawsuit against, and find a way to settle this matter."

Huatang felt relieved after hearing this. He thanked him repeatedly and stood up to say goodbye.

Marquis Anlu immediately led his guards to Shuntian Prefecture.

By the time the chief steward and the wife of Marquis Anlu arrived at the hall, Marquis Anlu and his guards had already disappeared.

Huang Qi was the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, and his jurisdiction also included Daxing, Wanping and other counties. He had just taken office and had not yet visited the areas under his jurisdiction. It was impossible for him to sit in the yamen every day waiting for news about the fire in the Duke of Ying's Mansion.

When Marquis Anlu arrived in Shuntian Prefecture, Huang Qi happened to have gone to Daxing and was not in the government office.

Marquis Anlu was even more reckless. He just had a few disagreements with the Tongzhi of Shuntian Prefecture and started to snatch people away.

The Tongzhi of Shuntian Prefecture was so angry that he was shaking all over. Although he resisted the yamen runners for a while, he did not dare to hurt Marquis Anlu. He ordered his yamen runners to quickly invite the Earl of Dongping to come over.

Gu Yu, who was drinking tea in a teahouse across the street from Shuntian Mansion, saw that Coke had gone bad. He smiled to his personal bodyguard, "Brother Tianci really predicted it. The Anlu Hou family would impulsively come to Shuntian Mansion to snatch people." He waved his hand, "Let's go, it's our turn!" His excitement was beyond words.

The two guards looked at each other and had no choice but to follow. From a distance, they heard Gu Yu shouting loudly: "Where is the thief who eats at home and eats outside the mansion of Anlu Marquis? Brother Tianci asked me to take him to the Duke of Yingguo's mansion to interrogate him and see who instructed him!"

When Marquis Anlu saw who was coming, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He shouted, "Gu Yu, what are you doing here? Be careful or I'll tell Earl Yunyang!"

"Huh!" Gu Yu's eyes widened. "So uncle is here too! I've been helping out at the Duke of Ying's Mansion these days, and my grandfather knows it. Why is uncle here? You're not here to rob people from Shuntian Mansion, are you? It will be a disaster if the emperor finds out! Instead of leading people to attack Shuntian Mansion in private, uncle might as well go to the palace to file a complaint! At least he won't be impeached by those historians for crimes like 'contempt of the court'..."

Marquis Anlu's eyes were red, but Gu Yu's words also reminded him, and he had to admit that Gu Yu was right.

He snorted coldly a few times and left Shuntian Mansion with his guards.

Gu Yu stepped forward and patted the shocked Shuntian Prefecture Tongzhi on the shoulder: "I am going to the palace with Marquis Anlu to fight the previous lawsuit. You should quickly tell Lord Huang. Even the emperor has his own priorities." He reminded him, "If anyone escapes from prison, you can kill them without mercy!"

The Tongzhi of Shuntian Prefecture cast a grateful look towards Gu Yu, clasped his fists subconsciously and said "thank you".

But as soon as he finished speaking, he realized that this matter was actually instigated by Gu Yu. If it weren't for him, how could Marquis Anlu think of going to the palace to complain? Why should he thank him?

A breath of air stuck in my chest.

Gu Yu had already left Shuntian Prefecture with his guards in a grand manner.

The Tongzhi of Shuntian Prefecture had no choice but to send someone to inform Huang Qi as quickly as possible.

When they arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the Duke of Dongping, Huang Qi, and the Marquis of Anlu each had their own opinions. Gu Yu stood aside and muttered, "Can the nobles who have made great contributions ignore the rules of the court and do whatever they want? Then can the princes order the six ministries and three departments to do things for them at will?"

The emperor, who had been half-closed his eyes and didn't want to pay attention to the Duke of Dongping and others, suddenly had a gleam of light in his eyes, and suddenly said lightly: "Fine Anlu Hou for one year's salary." The noise in the hall stopped abruptly, as if cut off by a knife, and became silent. "Fine Dongping Bo and Huang Qi for one month's salary." As he said that, his eyes fell on Gu Yu, "You will be grounded for two months!"

"Ah?!" Gu Yu was stunned, his face fell, and he pouted and muttered, "What does it have to do with me?"

The emperor glanced at him sternly.

He immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

That's the conclusion!

Dong Pingbo and others followed suit and knelt down, saluted respectfully, and retreated in a stream.

Marquis Anlu glared at Gu Yu fiercely and walked away.

Gu Yu couldn't help but touch his nose and said to Dong Ping Bo aggrievedly: "Tell me, who did I accuse?"

Looking at his handsome face, Dong Pingbo and Huang Qi couldn't help laughing.

Gu Yu was very proud when he saw Song Mo: "Brother Tianci, what do you think? I said good things to the emperor, right? Now I wonder where Marquis Anlu's face will be! Going against us, hehe..."

Song Mo was speechless.

If it weren't for these few words of yours, how could you have been grounded? !

I can only teach him slowly in the future.

He said, "In two months, it will be the Chinese New Year. You should practice your calligraphy these days and write a few characters for blessing for the Empress. When the Emperor sees your improvement in calligraphy, his anger will naturally subside."

Gu Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Tianci, you don't have to worry about me. If you can handle the matter well, it will be worth my being locked up for two months."

Song Mo patted Gu Yu's shoulder.

Marquis Anlu was so angry that he beat and kicked the servants at home.

Hua Tang, who came to inquire about the news, was silent for a while after learning about it. He went back and wrote a letter and sent someone to deliver it to the Duke of Ying's Mansion.

Song Mo opened the letter and saw that it was a letter refusing marriage due to incompatibility of horoscopes.

He delivered the letter to Yan Chaoqing.

Yan Chaoqing smiled and said, "We should help Lord Hua deliver the letter to the Duke."

"Leave this matter to Mr. Liao!" Song Mo said with a smile, "You are still busy distinguishing the genuine thieves here."

Liao Bifeng gladly accepted it, and within a few days, the lawsuit against Huatang's eldest son was settled privately, but Qiu Lingwei lost his job as a captain.

Huatang hastily resigned from Marquis Anlu and returned to Weilan with his son in shame.

Marquis Anlu remained silent.

After thinking it over all night, he went to the Duke of England's mansion.

Song Mo Ke received Anlu Hou politely, saying that it was all a misunderstanding and that he would personally go to explain the situation to Dongping Bo, so he asked him not to worry.

Marquis Anlu left the Duke of Ying's Mansion with a gloomy face.

The next day, his close entourage was released.

Soon, all the wealthy families in Kyoto knew about this.

Some people were shocked, some sighed, and more people were thankful: "Fortunately, we didn't offend the British prince."

Fearing that Song Mo would come looking for him, Chen Jiaque, who had taken leave and was hiding in the suburbs of Beijing, could no longer sit still.

He called his brother who had been with him through thick and thin: "No matter what, you have to help me find out where the Prince of England is. I must see him!"

After two or three days, he got the news from Song Mo: "The Duke of England has not been out for the past two days. I heard from the people in the Duke of England's mansion that the Duke of England is helping his wife to turn the soil and prepare to plant flowers and plants in the small garden for autumn planting."

Chen Jia was stunned.

Would Song Mo, who is so ruthless, help a woman plant flowers and plants?

He couldn't help but think of the rumors about Song Mo in Kyoto and the surprise he felt when he first met Song Mo.

Song Mo Song Yantang, what kind of person is he?

Chen Jia looked at the gloomy sky at noon and fell into deep thought.

Dou Zhao felt sorry for Song Mo's body covered in dirt, so he personally fetched some water to help him clean his hands: "Go ahead if you have something to do, I'll be here with a few maids and servants."

Song Mo has been very busy these days and often doesn't come back until the middle of the night.