When his subordinates reported that Lord Gu had invited him for drinks, General Peng Si could hardly believe it.
General Peng Si was only a year older than Peng Yizhu, in his early thirties. He was the most handsome of the four Peng brothers, unlike his older brothers who looked like tough men; he had a scholarly air about him.
He was comforting Madam Peng at that moment.
Because of Peng Mu's incident and the fact that she can't be found, Madam Peng, the mother, has been in low spirits for a long time.
Upon hearing that Lord Gu was inviting her to drink, Madam Peng grabbed General Peng, refusing to let him leave: "Husband, if we can't find Mu'er, Lord Gu will definitely take his anger out on you. Don't go. I've lost Mu'er, but I can't live without you!"
General Peng patted her hand: "Don't overthink it. Besides, a father is to blame for his son's misbehavior. This is indeed Mu'er's fault. A real man who doesn't fight for a girl he likes, and then takes his anger out on innocent people after his beloved girl marries someone else, is a coward! As his father, I should take responsibility. I couldn't do anything about Lord Gu refusing to see me before, but now that Lord Gu has invited me, I must go. No matter what Lord Gu does, I, as his father, have to endure it!"
Madam Peng Si shook her head, tears streaming down her face, and said, "Husband, it's not your fault, it's mine. I didn't teach Mu'er well, and I didn't stop her from expressing her feelings for Xiao Yu. I thought Xiao Yu was the daughter of a fugitive official and not good enough for our Mu'er, so... if I had known that Mu'er would do this for Xiao Yu, I should have just told Fifth Sister to arrange for Xiao Yu and Mu'er to get engaged."
General Peng Si was also hearing his wife say this for the first time, and he was somewhat displeased, but he did not scold Madam Peng Si.
He gently comforted her, "Things are already like this, there's no point in saying more. Stay home and look after Xiao Ba, don't wait for me, I might be back a little late."
Madam Peng wiped away her tears, and seeing that he was determined to leave, she dared not say anything more.
After General Peng Si left, he first went to see General Peng Lao before going to the restaurant for the appointment.
When he arrived, Gu Shouxin had already ordered the food and drinks and started drinking by himself.
"Lord Gu, I..." General Peng Si was interrupted by Gu Shouxin before he could finish speaking.
"Drink, and don't say anything. I don't want to hit you either." Gu Shouxin threw a jar of wine at him.
General Peng Si took it, opened the jar, and said, "Good!"
He tilted his head back, drank it all in one gulp, and then sat down at the table.
The two of them started drinking.
Finally, General Peng Si couldn't stand the strange atmosphere any longer and began to speak.
He was the worst drinker among the brothers. When he got drunk, he would start apologizing. When Gu Shouxin didn't say anything, he would just keep talking.
Gu Shouxin handed him the wine while mentally calculating the time.
Once he felt it was about time, he began to subtly probe for information.
As a result, he got everyone drunk to sleep, and he didn't get much information out of them, but fortunately, he did get a few pieces.
He learned how General Peng Si and his wife met, about Madam Peng Si's ancestral home and family, and about what Madam Peng Si did after marrying into the Peng family.
After carrying General Peng Si to the Peng family's doorstep, Gu Shouxin went back to summon people and instructed them to investigate.
At the same time, he also wrote a letter to the emperor, reporting all the information that Lu Zheng had obtained.
As for Peng Mu, everyone speculated that he might go to Jiangnan to find Cheng Huaiyu, and then travel by water from Fuzhou to Langge Kingdom, where the emperor had already sent people to guard him.
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