Gu Jinghui was busy all day, first searching for people everywhere, and then dealing with the judges, coroners and constables who came to investigate the case. He was too busy to be in two places at once, so he had to send someone to the Ninth Princess to ask for leave again.
He exuded a dark, cold aura, and anyone with eyes could see that he was in a bad mood. But Gu Jingjun, who had disappeared for a day, just happened to bump into him at this moment.
Gu Shiba couldn't help but feel worried for Gu Liuye.
Gu Jinghui asked, "Where did you meet that old woman?"
"On Hengjie Avenue, at the street corner not far from the Qin residence, I saw her in the carriage. She was acting suspiciously, hiding from someone. So I asked the driver to stop the carriage, and in the blink of an eye, she disappeared. At the time, I thought I was seeing things."
Gu Jinghui glanced at Gu Shiba, who immediately went out and instructed everyone to search for the person near Hengjie Avenue.
Only then did Gu Jinghui have the mind to ask Sixth Master Gu, "How do you remember her so clearly, even though she's just an old woman?"
“My third brother’s adopted son got into a fight with my two young sons. When they couldn’t win, they cried and made a fuss. I had no choice but to take them to demand an explanation. That old woman was very annoying. After it happened a few times, I remembered her.”
Gu Jinghui: "..."
It seems that Zhao Niangzi really didn't raise these two children well.
“His eighth sister-in-law is too clingy. I’d rather leave than leave,” Gu Jingjun said, a look of disdain mixed with exasperation on his face. “She’s so young, yet she’s still so clingy.”
It must have been something Madam Gu said to Gu Jinghui that provoked him to such an extent that he even started to worry about the child's situation.
I can see clearly that Madam Gu's actions show that she doesn't respect Sixth Master Gu.
The Marquis of Bei hurriedly recalled whether he had been intimate with the two men during those two days.
Gu Jingjun was interested in poetry and calligraphy.
Gu Jingjun decided to speak frankly, "Eighth sister-in-law had a falling out with her eighth sister-in-law over your nephew's marriage, and went to Jiang Qijin's place to say some unfounded things. Gu Jinghui was originally recuperating, but he probably heard that you sent people to Pang Hai's house to look for someone, so he sent these two old women to the Seventh Gate to gather information. The old women guarding the Seventh Gate saw them."
“What ‘Brother Siyuan’? I’m his eighth sister-in-law’s cousin. You have to call me brother, and he has to do the same.”
"Well, my sister-in-law and Aunt Huang's two nephews broke out in smallpox this morning. My sister-in-law hasn't invited the Smallpox Goddess yet. After cleaning the house, they can stay in the inner courtyard."
After saying that, Sixth Master Gu looked at Gu Jingjun with envy.
"Moreover, Brother Siyuan is upright in his conduct but lacks gentlemanly manners. Scholar Lin told you that Eighth Sister-in-law is not very talented... but Brother Siyuan stopped him, saying that it was not impolite for you to discuss the men inside. The Qin family is indeed the same as everyone you will meet in the future."
"Both children have smallpox?"
"Oh no, this myna bird is going to live in the inner courtyard with us."
Hongye hurriedly went to find Shen Changle.
I've guessed partly why the myna bird dislikes Lin Ziqi...
Qin Yuan also received the news in Wutong Garden.
The Beihou Mansion was stunned.
"What's going on?" Gu Jinghui's voice was cold and sharp: "What were you doing running out so early in the morning?"
Gu Jingjun said dejectedly, "I only found out what happened because I didn't catch that old woman."
After Jiang Qijin had barely pieced her broken heart back together, Gu Jingjun said loudly, "After the eldest nephews have finished getting rid of their smallpox, he'll go back and badly talk about your eighth sister-in-law. You're always causing trouble, aren't you a little unhappy?"
That kind of behavior is ruthless.
Sixth Master Gu glanced briefly at the myna bird.
“He used to have little contact with Qin Siyuan. That kind of person could teach him things and also help him go astray. What kind of bad person is this Lin Ziqi?”
Sixth Master Gu happily shared his good mood with Third Brother: "My cousin and brother-in-law and I went to Yuyuantan Park. Scholar Lin started a poetry club. You wrote poems at Diaoyutai and even met the Minister of Rites and the Education Commissioner."
"Then..." Bei Houfu was so shocked that he couldn't help but ask, "Eighth Brother, who exactly is Gu Jinghui?"
She really knows how to appreciate romance.
Sixth Master Gu happily shifted his body and said, "You all talk your own thing. You call me 'Brother Xian,' and I've already agreed."
That's because the Marquis hated Lady Zhao after he invited the Pang family to the capital.
Madam Gu is probably willing to take charge of affairs now, but this is an excellent opportunity for you.
The Northern Marquis's residence was not taken aback.
Qin Yuan frowned, completely understanding why Jiang Qijin had suddenly acted this way.
Bad, huh? I'll listen to the myna bird.
Sixth Master Gu asked, "Third Brother, what exactly happened?"
Qin Yuan paced back and forth outside the house, carelessly pondering what she needed to deal with next.
“Eighth brother, he should have lived up to his potential the other day,” Jiang Qijin sighed.
Gu Jingjun continued, "I'm afraid my brother is wrong about this. No one saw those two old women wander around their courtyard. Has anyone outside the mansion recently contracted smallpox? I've even heard rumors outside the capital that the two children's smallpox came about strangely. Fourteen said it looks like the symptoms came from the northern frontier, and it's very fierce."
If smallpox were to spread in Zhao Niangzi's village, it would be a real problem.
Gu Jingjun continued, "Mother is talking about him. He went out early this morning to form a poetry club. He also took care of both of his children who had smallpox. His sister-in-law was busy taking care of the children and couldn't spare the time. Mother said that his sister-in-law should hand over the management of the household affairs to his eighth sister-in-law."
"Eighth Brother, you think Lin Juren's talent is bad? But I never imagined that Brother Siyuan's talent is even better. My poems are bad, and I'm a bad person, yet I still urge you to study hard and teach you how to compose couplets. Today you wrote a bunch of bad poems in one go. Compared to what you'll write in the future, this is like heaven and earth. What you write in the future will not be called poetry, it's just bullshit."
That's really ruthless.
Gu Jinghui sighed.
"He actually dislikes Eighth Sister-in-law?" the Marquis of Bei exclaimed, both saddened and surprised.
My sister-in-law is so old, it would be a real loss for me to call her that.
After a pause, he continued, "That matter is about 44 and 10. Da Hong asked Yu Jie'er and said that the old woman who took care of you never had a big box. She was letting you touch it because she said that opening it would kill someone."
Hongye said, "The old lady was so frightened that she hurriedly sent people to search this box. All that was left outside were tattered clothes. There were no bloodstains or dirt underneath, but they were all smelly. I'm afraid they were used by patients who had survived smallpox. Zihe broke out in smallpox this morning, and the old lady said she would send someone to invite the imperial physician to examine her."
The myna bird was flying up and down, making everyone very confused.
A truly special man is one who actually does it.
“That man,” Jiang Qijin said, clenching her fist.
However, I didn't pay any attention to the two people Jiang Qijin was dating, and just listened silently upwards.
Qin Yuan walked to the desk, picked up a pen, dipped it in ink, wrote a few lines, handed it to Hongye, and said, "He should go find Shen Changle and tell me to go to Ranxiangju to get incense, and then go to Renhetang to tell Li Langzhong that no one in Jiang Qijin has contracted smallpox, which seems to have come from the northern frontier. See if I have any way to prevent its spread."
“You’re disgusted by him,” Gu Jingjun said, showing no regard for his brother’s feelings.
Everyone wanted to tell Gu Jinghui about that matter, but Madam Gu the Eighth insisted on adding to the chaos.
The man from the Northern Marquis's residence was startled. He narrowed his mischievous peach blossom eyes and asked in a daze, "Eighth Brother, what have you done now?"
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