The man knelt on the ground, head bowed, and answered seriously, "The midwife fled overnight. She seemed to have known someone was going to kill her, so after taking the silver, she didn't stay and took her whole family to a small town in the south of the Yangtze River to hide. That's how she avoided the murderers and saved her life."
"I followed the clues and found Jiangnan. Sure enough, I saw the midwife. She was reluctant to admit it at first, but it wasn't until I took out the swaddling clothes that she finally had nothing to say."
"She admitted that such an incident did happen. They stole a baby girl from a farmer's home and brought her to the general's mansion. As for what happened afterwards, she wasn't very clear."
"I asked her if she knew the identity of the baby girl. She said she didn't know, but she figured a child from a poor farmer's family wouldn't have a good life if she stayed. They even left a considerable amount of money for the family, as... money to buy the child."
After saying this, the man lowered his head tightly, not daring to look at Gu Huaizhi who was sitting in the upper seat, for fear that Gu Huaizhi's anger would implicate him.
Gu Huaizhi clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white. He waved his hand and threw the coffee table next to him away.
The coffee table hit the wall with a deafening crash, and the flying fragments scratched the back of the man's hand.
But the man still kept his head down, not daring to face Gu Huaizhi's anger.
Gu Huaizhi's entire body tensed up, his breathing becoming rapid and heavy. After a long moment, he turned his anger into laughter, "Okay, okay, this is a great way to buy a child. Where's the midwife?"
"I have brought the person back and am waiting for the prince's decision."
The man's voice trembled slightly. He felt as if the air around him seemed to have condensed with Gu Huaizhi's anger. The air was filled with tension and oppression, and a chill swept through his whole body.
He barely controlled himself from shaking.
"Sir, do you want to go and take a look?"
Gu Huaizhi's eyes were as sharp as a knife, and his eyes flashed several times in succession. "First, keep an eye on him and keep his life. Don't let him die. I have more important things waiting for you here. Go and take care of this matter first."
"Yes, please give your orders, my lord."
Gu Huaizhi took a few steps closer and whispered something in the man's ear.
The man was stunned at first. He subconsciously raised his head and met Gu Huaizhi's cold eyes. He shuddered all over.
Gu Huaizhi glanced at him lightly, "Is there a problem?"
The man quickly shook his head, "No, no, I'll do it right away."
After saying that, he quickly got up and left, not daring to delay for a moment.
After that day, Gu Huaizhi also learned that the rumored traveling doctor Shang Zhou was also in Prince An's Mansion. In an instant, his eyes when he looked at Jun Moyi became a little subtle.
At that time, Jun Moyi was drinking tea. After noticing his gaze, he didn't even look up, but just asked softly, "Why are you looking at me like that, Prince?"
Gu Huaizhi raised his eyebrows. "It seems that I have a deep misunderstanding of His Majesty. I didn't expect that His Majesty would even invite someone like Shang Zhou."
"It's just a coincidence." Jun Moyi didn't intend to say too much about the story between him and Shang Zhou.
He simply gave Gu Huaizhi a steady look and said, "Now, my lord, you should understand why I told you about Wanwan."
If Jun Moyi invited Shang Zhou and still told him that Sang Liwan was poisoned, it would mean that the poison was so difficult that even Shang Zhou was helpless.
The expression on Gu Huaizhi's face became unpredictable, and even the hand holding the fan bone was exerting a little force.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have already asked someone to investigate this matter, and there should be results soon."
Jun Moyi didn't expect Gu Huaizhi to move so quickly. He looked at him deeply, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Gu Huaizhi smiled and said, "Why is your Highness looking at me like this?"
Jun Moyi shook his head, "The prince seems to be very concerned about the princess's affairs."
It's hard to tell the tone of the person who said this, but if you know him, you'll know that he's probably not in a very good mood at the moment.
Even if Gu Huaizhi doesn't know Jun Moyi well enough, he is not a fool.
There was no way to tell him the truth now, so Gu Huaizhi could only say vaguely: "Perhaps there is a connection between me and Princess An."
At this point, he saw that Jun Moyi obviously didn't listen, so he added: "If Princess An is willing, you can recognize me as your sworn brother."
The words sounded true and false, and only Gu Huaizhi himself knew that after he said this, he was not at peace.
Jun Moyi raised his eyebrows slightly at these words. He glanced at Gu Huaizhi thoughtfully and said tentatively, "So the prince actually has such thoughts in mind. He wants me to call you uncle?"
Gu Huai was stunned, then burst into laughter.
He unfolded his folding fan and placed it across his chest. He narrowed his eyes and suddenly looked at Jun Moyi meaningfully, "Your Highness Prince An, perhaps one day, your words will come true."
Hearing this, Jun Moyi's eyes flickered slightly, and then he looked at Gu Huaizhi inquiringly.
Gu Huaizhi did not dodge or evade, but let him look at him openly.
After a long pause, he sneered, "It seems the prince really has big plans."
…
Chen Yan never dreamed that everything he had planned in the enclosure not only failed to overthrow General Sang, but instead allowed the emperor to lift his house arrest.
Ever since Xu fainted, the emperor never asked General Sang to go back to the prison car.
After the imperial carriage returned to the capital, although General Sang was not reinstated, the issue of house arrest was not mentioned again.
In other words, General Sang can enter and leave the general's mansion freely.
So, the first thing he did when he returned to Beijing was to go straight to the alley to find Yunniang and his son, whom he had been missing for a long time.
Looking at Yunniang, who looked even more haggard than when he left, General Sang almost felt his heart bleeding.
The woman in front of him was so thin and frail that she looked like she could be blown down by a gust of wind.
When he saw the person coming, tears welled up in his eyes, and he looked incredulous and almost staggered.
General Sang was so frightened that he didn't even dare to speak louder for fear of scaring her.
"Yun, Yun Niang?"
Although his voice was very soft, Yunniang still heard it.
She seemed to be suddenly brought back to her senses, and a tear fell from the corner of her eye. "General? It's you? You're back?"
Like every wife waiting for her husband to come home, Yunniang waited day and night for him to come home, but when he really stood in front of her, she couldn't believe it.
She stretched out her hand tremblingly, wanting to touch General Sang's face, but then she shrank back timidly out of homesickness.
But it was quickly grabbed by someone.
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