"You two are welcome to take a seat." Then Chen Qiu sat directly on the main seat.
"It's the New Year's Eve, and all the families are very busy. That's why I'm two days late. Please forgive me, Madam." Although Madam Gu came from a scholarly family, her husband's family was a businessman. She didn't speak as dignifiedly as Gu Ruojin, and she put herself in a very humble position.
It's strange to say, Gu Ruojin came from a merchant family, but he always spoke and acted with dignity, while Mrs. Gu, who came from a scholarly family, had a sense of inferiority.
"That's right. I just came back from Wuzhou these two days. An An was poisoned and had a close call with death. Fortunately, two friends who know medicine can detoxify her. Otherwise, my husband and I might have turned this Kyoto city upside down in the past two days." Ye Chen deliberately let Chen Qiu say this.
If someone else said this, people might think that person thinks too highly of himself. But if Ye Chen and his wife said this, no one would disbelieve it. If An An really couldn't wake up from now on or really became stupid, then the whole city of Kyoto would be turned upside down.
Gu Ruojin and Madam Gu glanced at each other secretly, but even though they took advantage of the time when Chen Qiu was drinking tea, they were still seen by Chen Qiu. They were so focused on looking at each other that they didn't notice that Chen Qiu didn't drink the tea.
"The young master was poisoned? If the madam hadn't said it, we outsiders wouldn't have heard a word about it. What's the situation now?" It was Gu Ruojin who spoke.
"It's okay, the murderer has been brought to justice. It's just that we haven't been able to find out who ordered her to do so. Once we find out, I will make him regret coming to this world." Chen Qiu said something half-truthfully. Although she came from a military family, she was not a vulgar person, nor did she have the pampered nature of a young lady from a wealthy family.
Chen Qiu spoke softly but not delicately, but Madam Gu trembled slightly. Chen Qiu saw that her hands, which were folded in her legs, were now clasped together, and her knuckles were beginning to turn white.
"Yes, to attack a child, is there some deep hatred? No matter what, the child is innocent." Gu Ruojin was obviously much calmer than Mrs. Gu.
"Fortunately, everything is fine now. The young master will have a blessed future, so don't worry too much, madam." Gu Ruojin continued to comfort Chen Qiu.
In fact, Chen Qiu has never had any hostility towards Gu Ruojin. Although she and Ye Chen had a past, since Ye Chen and she got married, the two of them had no private contact, let alone did anything inappropriate. It can be said that Gu Ruojin is a very clear-headed person in this regard.
In her heart, she hoped that An An’s matter had nothing to do with Gu Ruojin.
"Yes, thank you Madam Chen for your comfort. My husband and Lord Chen are officials in the same court. It's better for our two families to visit each other more often, don't you think?" Chen Qiu looked at Gu Ruojin with a smile, and Gu Ruojin also responded with a smile, like two good friends.
After chatting about family matters for a while, Gu Ruojin and Mrs. Gu said goodbye and left. As they left, snow began to fall from the sky.
As soon as they left, Ye Chen came back after a while, "They left?" Ye Chen walked in and handed the cloak to Jin'er. Jin'er shook the snow off the feathers and then hung it on the catwalk.
"Well, I just left for a while. Is there anything going on in the palace?" Chen Qiu and Ye Chen sat on the couch by the window.
"Well, a lot of news has been reported back in the past two days. The emperor and I went to sort it out and adjust the deployment. Some things are simpler than we expected." Ye Chen picked up the teacup and drank tea.
"Did you notice anything about them?"
"That's what I was going to tell you."
"I told you half-truths about some things in the mansion as you said. It seems that Gu Ruojin is the one who is in charge of everything between them. I can't see through it, but I have a feeling that Gu Ruojin's status in Luojiazhuang is much higher than we thought." Chen Qiu expressed what he had observed and what he thought.
"Well, that's the information we got. According to what we found out, the Gu family should be the core personnel of Luojiazhuang. Now it's found that the Gu family is the second former Shen family. The Shen family was used by others, but the Gu family has problems of its own." When Ye Chen said this, his eyes darkened. Maybe the result was really what he least wanted to see.
"Well, no matter what, we have taken this step. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. No matter what the result is, I will face it with you." Chen Qiu knew what Ye Chen was thinking. All she could do was to stay by his side. No matter when he looked back, she would be by his side and not let him be alone.
"I know, Qiu'er, thank you for knowing what happened between Gu Ruojin and me. I..."
"You didn't remember me at that time, and you didn't marry me. It's not your fault. Everyone will like good people when they see them. It's just that I am luckier than my husband. I have always liked you, and later I married you." Chen Qiu interrupted Ye Chen before he could finish his words. No one's past is wrong. Although they were not together, the heartbeat at that time was real, and the memory was real.
"I'm the lucky one." Ye Chen put Chen Qiu's hand on his face and stroked it again and again.
The people sent out by Ye Chen quickly collected a lot of information. In the past two days, all the brothels in Kyoto City were basically monopolized by Ye Chen's killers. It happened to be the New Year's Day, and the farms and shops under the various mansions would come to Kyoto to hand in the account books for the year to their masters. At this time, there were many strangers coming and going, which also provided the best cover for Ye Chen's people.
In a few days, all the brothels and casinos in Kyoto City, whether open or hidden, big or small, were searched by Ye Chen's men. The inner courtyards of each mansion were also searched by the 300 female Black Cloud Guards that Ye Chen got from the emperor.
"Remember who they are and take care of them all at once on the day we close the net."
"Master, Senior Xiao, what news do you have over here?" Ye Chen is now getting more and more comfortable using Bai Li and Xiao Mu. Yan Guqi's martial arts skills are not high, so Bai Li ordered him to stay at home and not make trouble. This prince of the fallen country listens to Bai Li's words the most.
"We haven't found much here, but it's definitely the most useful. Here..." Bai Li handed Ye Chen a scroll.
Ye Chen slowly opened it and found that this map was really the most valuable thing. It marked the locations of all the Luojiazhuang villages and the distribution of their forces in the city where the Luojiazhuang villages were located. It was simply a living map for wiping out the Luojiazhuang villages.
"Master, where did this come from? Is it accurate?" Ye Chen couldn't believe it. He had already prepared for a protracted fight with Luojiazhuang, and even thought about checking every place one by one. He didn't expect Bai Li to get this.
"This was obtained by Xiao Mu, let him speak!"
"I saved the leader of a martial arts sect before. They were sworn enemies with Luojiazhuang. I thought they might have some clues, so I went to look for their leader. Unexpectedly, he had quite a complete collection of information. These were all collected by them, and I copied a copy." Xiao Mu explained the origin of the scroll, but did not say which martial arts sect it was that had a grudge against Luojiazhuang.
"Well, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and the one who knows me best is not my friend but my enemy. The things in this picture should be very credible." Ye Chen stood up and bowed to Xiao Mu, "Thank you for your help, senior."
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