Chapter 779 781. Targeting
Gu Wenheng naturally knew this, otherwise he would not have made this trip today.
It's just that the other party has targeted Jin Qianqian for no reason several times, so this account can be settled. "Of course, I am willing to believe Madam Liang, but I am a little curious, why didn't he start from somewhere else? And let the old woman beside you jump in?"
Liang He: "..." Of course she had been too obvious in targeting Jin Qianqian this year. If she had known that this would be known and used by others, she should have restrained herself earlier.
In front of Governor Liang, she really couldn't answer, so she could only point at Mrs. Dong and angrily scolded, "You are getting more confused as you get older. You dare to follow someone and spread rumors without even seeing them clearly.
Now that you have committed a crime, you should go and confess your crime to Lord Gu and Madam Gu, otherwise I will never let you off easily."
After hearing this, Mrs. Dong knelt down in front of Gu Wenheng and kowtowed repeatedly, "Sir, it's all my fault. It's all because of my chattering. I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me, sir..."
Jin Qianqian pulled her husband aside and stood in front of Mrs. Dong, "What wrong have you done that can be solved with just a few words of apology?
I think if you are willing to spread rumors, you should also be able to quell them."
Jin Qianqian looked up at Liang He again, "Madam Liang, you should discipline your servants. If someone doesn't know, they might think my husband and I are bullying you by taking advantage of our power."
Liang He's face looked unnatural. She really had such an idea. In front of the couple, she had to give them some face. She couldn't just beat the man to death.
As long as they have concerns, the matter will be resolved in the end and it will be over.
I didn't expect this Jin guy to be so difficult to deal with. He wasn't as kind as he used to be.
"Mother Dong, what are you doing?" Liang He had to scold her, "If you want to atone for your sins, quickly find the person who harmed you, otherwise no one will forgive you."
Gu Wenheng smiled and said to Governor Liang, "Sir Liang, what should we do now? We can't investigate this matter any further, and we don't know if what this woman said is a lie."
Liangshi didn't expect things to get stuck here. Although Gu Wenheng was of a lower rank than him, he really didn't want to be enemies with Gu Wenheng.
Gu Wenheng has been in close contact with Shangjing this year and has several powerful backers behind him, none of whom he can afford to offend.
He also wanted to use Gu Wenheng to move forward, secretly hating his wife for not controlling the servants well, and now he was being chased by others.
He wanted to ignore it. Even if Gu Wenheng held a grudge, he would not dare to do anything to him for the time being. But this went against his original intention.
After thinking it over and over again and weighing the pros and cons, he said,
"Master Gu, this matter was caused by the people below who talked too much. I will continue to have people investigate.
As for this old woman, I will temporarily detain her in the prison. If I cannot prove her innocence, I will naturally hand her over to Master Gu to deal with her."
Gu Wenheng received such a reply and knew Governor Liang’s choice, “Thank you Sir Liang for handling it impartially. If it is true as this woman said, then the other party had a premeditated plan to cause a conflict between you and me.”
If the matter had not been made public today, the two governments would really have become enemies because of it.
It's not that he and Jin Qianqian didn't have their suspicions that all this was instigated by Liang He, but on second thought, unless one is stupid, one would not make things so obvious.
Besides, if the Feng Shui theory is widely spread, it will not do any good to the Liang family. After all, Governor Liang has bought such a large piece of land opposite them, with so many shops and houses for rent. The real losers are them.
Liang Shi was even more dissatisfied with Liang Heshi. He didn't manage the backyard well and his business was not successful. If he had just stayed there honestly, it would have been better. He didn't expect that this would bring him trouble.
After sending the Gu family couple out, Liangshi's face darkened, "Take good care of the backyard. You asked me to hand over the power of the entire backyard housekeeper to you before, so what now?
If you can’t manage it, I’ll find someone who can.”
When Liang He heard this, her face changed. The so-called person who could manage people was just her stepson and daughter-in-law who were older than herself. If she really let her take over, what prestige would she have in the mansion?
"This has nothing to do with me. They are obviously coming for the master..."
"You're still making excuses here," Liangshi felt a headache again. Why did his family find him such a wife? He didn't ask her to help, but at least she shouldn't cause trouble behind his back.
"What are you still standing here for? Go clean up the backyard right now. Look at what a mess you've made of it. The last time I got poisoned, I had to apologize everywhere. It's only been a short while..."
Liangshi felt that if he stayed any longer, he would definitely burst into swearing, so he turned around and left without saying a word.
At this point, Liang He could no longer hold back her tears.
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The rumors in Yongchang County have been temporarily controlled now, but Jin Qianqian and the others have not relaxed their efforts. They continue to have people keep an eye on the situation and suppress it immediately if there is any sign.
And they did not stop looking for the mastermind behind the scenes. It was obvious that he had ill intentions towards them. If they did not find him out, who knows how much trouble it would cause in the future.
"Find someone to investigate the caravans that came to Yongchang County during this period," Jin Qianqian suddenly reminded.
Gu Wenheng, "...I'll send someone over in a moment. Do you suspect it's an outsider?"
"It's not impossible. After all, you've been too conspicuous in the past few years..."
"If they were outsiders, they would have united with the locals, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many rumors overnight."
Gu Wenheng thought more. After serving as an official for so many years, there must be many people who disliked him and even had grudges against him.
If someone really came, who provided him with the information and help?
But this is also a direction. The couple looked at each other and ordered their men to start working.
But obviously, they found the right direction this time.
It took less than two days to find out some clues.
Two traveling merchants said they came from Shangjing and arrived just a few days before the rumor appeared.
There are relatively few merchants coming from Yongchang County, and street vendors will pay attention to strangers, so many people have an impression of them.
And what a coincidence, the other party found the escort agency under Jin Qianqian and planned to leave in two days.
Minghai has already arranged people to follow them and find out who these two people have contacted or what they have done in the past few days.
Tiezhu and Lu Sui, who were unaware that they were under surveillance, were sitting in Tianle Restaurant and looking at Tianfu Restaurant from afar.
Tiezhu, "We have put so much effort into this, but have accomplished nothing. The master should punish us when we return."
Lu Sui touched the bump on his arm and said, "It's not a good time to stay here for long. I have a bad feeling. How about we not follow the escort agency and go to the next city by ourselves, and then find the escort agency to leave with us."
(End of this chapter)
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