As soon as Beilin entered the house, he immediately called over his trusted deputy general.
"General." Yan Liben saluted and stood respectfully below.
"Liben, I have something for you to do. This must be done in secret, and absolutely no one else must know about it."
Seeing his solemn expression, Yan Liben understood the importance of the matter. "I will absolutely keep this secret and not let anyone else know."
"Help me investigate a woman." Beilin said in a deep voice.
When Yan Liben heard the word "woman", he was slightly stunned.
"Gu Pianran, the daughter of the imperial merchant Gu family."
He and his father were away from home all year round, leaving only his mother and sister in the capital. They learned a lot about things through intelligence. After Yu Tang's death, his first reaction was that it was impossible.
He didn't believe that Yutang died of illness, so he secretly sent someone to check on Tang Jingyu, and everything was normal.
All the evidence proves that Yutang died of illness.
However, deep down, he still couldn't accept this reason. Today, after watching the interaction between Tang Jingyu and Gu Pianran, an idea suddenly struck him. Since Tang Jingyu couldn't find any clues, he would investigate Gu Pianran.
"She has a close relationship with Tang Jingyu. You should focus on investigating the matter between them. The more detailed the better." Bei Lin ordered in a deep voice.
There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and there is no absolute secret.
Following Gu Pianran's clues, he would see if Yutang really died of illness. If that was the conclusion he came to, he would accept it.
Yan Liben originally thought that the general was attracted to the girl, but he didn't know that it was because of the young lady's affairs.
Yan Liben knew the importance of the matter and responded solemnly, "I will proceed with caution."
"Yeah. Go ahead."
After Yan Liben left, Beilin put away the portrait on the table. The woman in the painting was extremely beautiful and looked 30% like him.
"If he betrays you, I, as a brother, will risk everything to seek justice for you." A hint of cruelty flashed across Beilin's eyes.
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Gu Pianran did not return to the Gu family until noon the next day.
No one in the Gu family dared to ask why she had not returned all night. The servants and maids all pretended not to see anything and continued to do their own work.
Gu Pianran returned to the study, where a group of stewards were already waiting outside. After meeting the stewards and finishing the tasks at hand, she thought of Gu Qing and Bingji Cream.
So much time has passed and there is still no news, which makes Gu Pianran very dissatisfied.
"Someone come here." Gu Pianran shouted outside the house.
Soon a maid hurriedly pushed the door open and came in, "Miss."
"Xinghua, order someone to deliver the letter to Gu Qing as quickly as possible." Gu Pianran ordered.
Xinghua took the letter and immediately turned around and left.
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In an inconspicuous town in the Great Zhou Dynasty, thousands of miles away, a mother and son were carrying baskets on their backs as they headed home. As they reached the door, they saw Aunt Xu from next door come out.
"Sister, sister." Aunt Xu stopped her as soon as she saw her.
"Sister Xu, what's the matter?" Bei Yutang asked with a smile.
Aunt Xu asked mysteriously, "You probably don't know about Master Zhang yet, right?"
"Didn't Master Zhang run away?" Bei Yutang said pretending to be confused.
Aunt Xu smiled mysteriously, "That's all old news. Let me tell you, Master Zhang is dead."
Bei Yutang looked at her in feigned surprise, "How did she die?"
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