Chapter 227: Doctor Gu takes Jing Yang as his adopted daughter
The news of Qi Yunshen's marriage to Manager Jing quickly spread throughout the capital.
On the second day after Xu Jingyang returned to Jing Mansion, Doctor Gu came to Jing Mansion. Doctor Gu had bought the mansion next door from a dental clinic in advance and asked Xu Jingyang to move there.
With only twenty days left, the dowry preparation was very tight.
Doctor Gu decided to adopt Xu Jingyang as his adopted daughter. "Once a teacher, always a father. I am the only one in your family."
The deceased Crown Prince's wife Xu Jingyang was originally a disciple of Doctor Gu. It would be unreasonable to accept Jingyang as a disciple now, and it would make Jingyang's identity even more suspicious. Doctor Gu always treated Xu Jingyang as his daughter, so he took this opportunity to propose to adopt her as his adopted daughter.
Xu Jingyang's eyes were red: "Master..."
Doctor Gu: "I've already had your room taken care of, you can just move in."
Doctor Gu had saved a lot of money over the past few decades. He joked, "I, old man, will have to rely on you for my retirement."
Xu Jingyang knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to Divine Doctor Gu: "Adoptive father."
When Qi Yunshen came over at night, he was not shocked by this.
When Xu Jingyang woke up that day, Qi Yunshen and Doctor Gu looked at each other, and Doctor Gu had already come up with this plan.
The eldest princess also asked the Imperial Observatory to calculate other auspicious days. Except for the fifteenth day of next month, the other two days are three months and six months later. Qi Yunshen cannot wait that long.
On the second day after Xu Jingyang moved to the Gu Mansion next door, something urgent happened at the teahouse, so Xu Jingyang went out early in the morning, with another carriage following behind her.
Hou Yue: "There's someone following behind, it's Qi Yanyu."
In the middle of the process, Qi Yanyu poked her head out and was noticed by Hou Yue.
Xu Jingyang hummed, "Don't worry about it."
In the carriage at the back, besides Qi Yanyu, there was also Xu Mianmian.
Jiang Yunzheng's death dealt a heavy blow to the two of them. They both lost a lot of weight visibly, but life had to go on. The eldest brother was about to get married, and Qi Yanyu wanted to see what her future sister-in-law looked like.
Someone was causing trouble in the tea house, saying that the tea they bought from the tea house had problems and that someone had died from drinking it, and they wanted the tea house to be held responsible.
The troublemaker was named Cheng Zhi. He said that his father died immediately after drinking the tea. The manager of the teahouse secretly sent someone to Cheng Zhi's home to investigate and found out that Cheng Zhi was a servant of a family named Cheng in the suburbs of Beijing. He lost money gambling and wanted to blackmail the teahouse.
The problem was discovered during the investigation. The secret sentry of the teahouse found a lot of weapons in a small house in the backyard of the Cheng family. Most of them were produced under the supervision of Chen Defu, the former Minister of War.
Cheng family.
Chen family.
Now that the prince is recovering, it is a natural progression for the crown prince to succeed to the throne, no doubt about it. But what is worrying is that there are still troublemakers making trouble.
The manager of the teahouse was worried that the matter would become too serious, so he notified Xu Jingyang.
After listening to this, Xu Jingyang's face darkened slightly.
Although the prince was demoted to a commoner, Emperor Jingming did not really ignore him and secretly had many guards guarding him.
If it was really the King of Zhou who colluded with the Chen family, Emperor Jingming could not have been unaware of it.
Xu Jingyang didn't say anything. She asked Qi An to tell Qi Yunshen the news directly.
"Where is Cheng Zhi?"
"In the backyard."
When Xu Jingyang approached, Cheng Zhi was still shouting, "Why are you locking me up? I'm going to sue the authorities!"
An old man was lying next to Cheng Zhi, constantly complaining about stomachache, his eyes gleaming with cunning.
Xu Jingyang smiled: "Okay, report it directly to the police."
The manager was shocked, but quickly reacted and sent someone to report to the police.
Cheng Zhi was stunned, his face paled instantly: "I...if you give me some compensation, I won't bother with you."
Xu Jingyang: "That won't do. Let's make a fuss."
There is nothing more appropriate than having the government officials conduct the search directly.
The old man panicked and said, "I don't want to report it to the police. I don't want to report it to the police. Give me some money."
Xu Jingyang said calmly: "Watch carefully."
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Next, they waited for the government to investigate. Xu Jingyang did not stay in the teahouse. She walked out of the gate. Qi Yanyu's carriage was still waiting outside. When she came out, the coachman immediately said something inside.
Qi Yanyu coughed lightly, straightened her dress, lifted the curtain and looked forward.
The next moment, her body froze, and the blood in her body seemed to flow backwards...
Qi Yanyu blurted out: "Sister-in-law."
Xu Mianmian: "There's no need to be so active."
Qi Yanyu cried out and got off the carriage, holding up her skirt.
Xu Jingyang was about to get in the car when a voice came from behind him: "You...you stop!"
Xu Jingyang turned around, a puzzled look on his face: "Is there something wrong with this lady?"
Qi Yanyu looked at Xu Jingyang's face, her eyes gradually turned red, and tears fell down.
"Sister-in-law, is that you?"
Qi Yanyu couldn't help but look at Xu Jingyang again. Are there really people in the world who look so similar?
No wonder my brother wants to marry her...
Xu Jingyang felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. She suppressed the tears in her eyes and smiled faintly, "Miss, did you recognize the wrong person?"
Xu Mianmian didn’t have a deep impression of Xu Jingyang before. She only vaguely remembered that the Crown Prince’s Consort was an extremely beautiful woman.
Xu Mianmian pulled her sleeve and asked, "Did you recognize the wrong person?"
Qi Yanyu came back to her senses and whispered, "Did you admit your mistake?"
Xu Jingyang didn't respond.
The voice, appearance and smile of her sister-in-law in her memory gradually became blurred, and Qi Yanyu's heart couldn't help but be worried. Could it be that... she really made a mistake?
Qi Yanyu's gaze fell on Hou Yue who was standing aside.
Is Hou Yue working for Jing Yang now?
Xu Mianmian was also shocked.
Hou Yue nodded: "Princess, Miss Xu, long time no see."
Now that Jiang Yunzheng is gone, there is nothing wrong with Hou Yue finding a new master.
Xu Jingyang: "If this lady has nothing to do, I will leave first."
Qi Yanyu moved her lips: "Wait! Do you know who I am?"
There was a faint smile in Xu Jingyang's eyes: "I don't know."
"I am Princess Xingrui, the younger sister of General Qi Yunshen."
Xu Jingyang's lips curled slightly, very calmly: "The princess is fine."
Qi Yanyu bit her lip and said, "I am just passing by today and came to see you."
Xu Jingyang smiled faintly and asked Hou Yue to go to the teahouse to get two boxes of tea.
"A small gift."
Qi Yanyu didn't move, and Xu Mianmian took it over.
Xu Mianmian gave Qi Yanyu a look.
Qi Yanyu sighed inwardly, and the two of them left.
On the way back, Qi Yanyu looked depressed.
Xu Mianmian comforted her: "It seems that we are easy to get along with."
Qi Yanyu punched her thighs with both fists: "If she treats Zhenzhen badly, I'll teach her a lesson."
Xu Mianmian: “…”
That afternoon, Cheng Zhi and his father were brought to the government office. The Cheng family was still unaware of the incident. When the government sent people to search, the Cheng family thought the matter was exposed, so they picked up weapons and rushed towards the soldiers.
How can this be tolerated?
Qi Yunshen and his men arrived in time and the Cheng family was arrested on the spot.
The head of the Cheng family is Chen Chao, the illegitimate son of Chen Defu who was living away from home. Since he was secretly raised in luxury since childhood, he was the son of a concubine and few people knew about him. He was not found when the house was searched.
Chen Chao was filled with hatred when he saw Chen Defu's tragic death. Later, he was found by Chen Defu's subordinates who had escaped and survived. After some instigation, Chen Chao took out the private property that Chen Defu had secretly left to him and decided to help King Zhou seize the throne again.
Chen Chao brought Chen Defu's subordinates to buy this house and changed its name to Chengjia.
The Chen Dynasty was renamed the Cheng Dynasty.
If we win, it will be the merit of following the dragon, and the Chen family will regain its reputation.
Even if you lose, the worst that can happen is death.
No one expected that the failure would be caused by Cheng Zhi!
Cheng Zhi was a slave that Cheng Chao bought from a human trafficker after he purchased this mansion, and he changed his surname to Cheng.
In the government office, the Chen family's eyes were bloodshot, and they wished they could eat Cheng Zhi and his son alive. They hadn't even been able to contact King Zhou, and Cheng Zhi and his son had already ruined their plans.
"This matter has nothing to do with Xiao Chengxu."
Xiao Chengxu is the name of the former king of Zhou.
"Nothing? I want to see how loyal you Chen family are. Go and bring Xiao Chengxu here."
Emperor Jingming had arrived outside the government office at some point, his majestic majesty evident, his face gloomy and his expression grim.
Chen Chao's face turned pale. It was over, completely over this time.
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