Madam Zhan and Dai waited at the door for half an hour but still did not see Sang Zhi. The courtyard was silent.
Even though Madam Zhan knew from Zhan Chi that the Eighth Prince listened to Ye Qianning very much, she still couldn't help but worry. After all, it was not appropriate for an unmarried man and an unmarried woman to stay together.
When she was in trouble, the maid came hurriedly and said, "Madam, there is a lady outside who wants to see Miss Ye."
Dai was delighted when she heard this: "Whose daughter is this?"
"She said her surname was Xiang, and the person escorting her seemed to be the guards around Master Xiang."
Towards?
The joy on Madam Zhan and Dai's faces froze. They had originally wanted to go in and take a look under the pretext of someone visiting, but after hearing the surname "Xiang"...
The two ladies looked at each other and also paid attention to the Eighth Prince in the courtyard.
"Let's go and take a look." Madam Zhan spoke first.
Dai nodded, her face becoming a little serious.
Outsiders did not know that the second branch of the Xiang family was brought back to the capital by the emperor, but both the Gu and Zhan families knew about it, and subconsciously classified the second branch as part of the royal party.
Besides, the mess that the Xiang family had suffered back then was still fresh in people’s memory. It was not a good thing for the daughter of the second branch of the Xiang family to find Ye Qianning.
When Dai and Madam Zhan arrived at the gate, they immediately saw the weak Xiang Zhenzhu standing at the door.
Xiang Zhenzhu, who was almost sixteen years old, was skinny and had a dark face. She wore ill-fitting clothes. Two tall guards stood beside her, making her look even thinner.
Madam Zhan had met Xiang Zhenzhu several times in the past. The little girl at that time was fair and cute. Now seeing Xiang Zhenzhu like this, her heart softened a little.
Seeing that the two ladies were elegant and noble, Xiang Zhenzhu felt a little uneasy and couldn't recognize who was greeting her. "Greetings, ladies."
"No need to be so polite." Madam Zhan spoke gently, looking at the two guards behind her.
"Old Madam, Miss Xiang is in danger in the west of the city. The master said that the eldest lady is in the west of the city, so he asked his subordinates to bring her here." The guard reported.
Madam Zhan frowned slightly when she heard this. She didn't know what Marquis Xiang Ming meant. Why did he send her to the Gu family instead of just sending her to the Xiang family because of their blood relationship?
It was even delivered right under Qian Ning's nose.
"Since you are going to explain to the Xiang family, just go in and tell them." Dai said with a smile.
"Thank you, ma'am." Xiang Zhenzhu replied softly.
The two guards brought the person there, saluted towards Dai and Madam Zhan, and then turned and left.
Xiang Zhenzhu followed the two ladies into the gate.
At the entrance of Gu's alley, a figure showed joy when he saw Xiang Zhenzhu entering the Gu family's gate. It seems that the Xiang family still values Xiang Zhenzhu, that dead girl.
As long as he goes to Zhenzhu, he will have the opportunity to contact Ye Qianning.
Wang Yong touched his cheek excitedly. With this face of his and some tricks to coax women, he didn't believe that he couldn't control a woman.
In the Gu family's living room, Dai had someone serve tea to Xiang Zhenzhu.
"Miss Xiang, please wait a moment. I have sent someone to call Qian Ning." Dai said with a smile.
"I can go find my sister." Xiang Zhenzhu was shocked when she heard this. Since the last time, she was afraid of Ye Qianning from the bottom of her heart and did not dare to let Ye Qianning come to see her.
"No problem. Miss Xiang, I heard that you just arrived in Beijing recently?"
"yes."
"Where do you live now?"
"North of the city."
"The north of the city is quite far from the west, and the streets are not peaceful right now. Miss Xiang, is there something you need to do in the west alone?"
Xiang Zhenzhu held the cup in her hand, a little flustered. "Yes... I heard that the people living in the west of the city are all scholars. I haven't read much since I was a child, so I wanted to come and see them."
"I see." Dai saw her panic.
She felt very uneasy at the Pearl Table and looked towards the door from time to time.
Soon, the maid who went to deliver the message came back.
"Madam, the eldest lady is taking a lunch break."
Dai nodded and said apologetically, "Miss Xiang, look..."
"I can wait, ma'am, I'll wait for my sister to wake up." Xiang Zhenzhu said hurriedly.
"All right."
The housekeeper hurried in from outside the door: "Second Madam, Lord Xu from the Rongchang Earl's Mansion has arrived."
Both Mrs. Dai and Mrs. Zhan were shocked.
"Please come in quickly, and please ask the master to come back quickly." Dai stood up and ordered.
"yes."
Dai frowned. The Earl of Rongchang's Mansion was now notorious. Xu Hongwen and He Sangzhu were demoted to commoners and were still imprisoned in the Sky Prison. Their life or death was unknown.
Xu Chang came to the house at this time. Could it be that he came to ask Ye Qianning for mercy?
"Don't panic, let's see why he came." Madam Zhan was calm.
Dai nodded and looked at Xiang Zhenzhu who was standing beside her: "Come here, take Miss Xiang to the side room to rest for a while."
"yes."
Xiang Zhenzhu stood up and said, "Thank you, Madam."
The housekeeper came with Xu Chang.
Dai and Madam Zhan went out to greet them and pay their respects.
"There's no need to be so polite, ladies." Xu Chang looked haggard and unshaven. In just half a month, he seemed to have aged twenty years.
"Please take a seat, sir. Your husband will be back soon." Dai made a gesture of invitation.
"No need. Madam Gu, is the Eighth Prince at home?" Xu Chang went straight to the point.
Dai was slightly stunned: "My Lord, are you here to look for the Eighth Prince?"
"Yes, please let Madam Gu pass on the message." After Xu Chang finished speaking, he even bowed.
Dai was startled: "Your Excellency cannot do this."
Madam Zhan secretly observed that Xu Chang no longer had the arrogance he used to have, and his face was full of vicissitudes and sorrow.
"Madam Gu, let's be frank. The spies in the palace found out that the eighth prince married into the Gu family, so we made this rash visit. Please, Madam Gu, pass on the message." Xu Chang pleaded.
Dai was in a dilemma. Since the Eighth Prince didn't go through the main gate, they couldn't just go and invite him.
"Please ask Madam Gu to pass the message on for me." Xu Chang knew that it was very abrupt, so he bent down and was about to kneel.
Seeing this, Dai suddenly came to his senses: "No, my lord, you can't do this."
The housekeeper was a smart man and immediately supported Xu Chang who was about to kneel down.
Xu Chang used his strength to stand up, his body slightly hunched, his eyes slightly red. "I am dissatisfied with you two ladies. My wife's life is hanging by a thread, and all the doctors in the capital are helpless."
Dai felt a little sympathetic when she heard this. "My Lord, are you going to ask the Eighth Prince to treat Madam Ling?"
"I dare not. A few days ago, the Eighth Prince came into the palace with a woman by his side. The woman is a doctor, and I only ask the Eighth Prince to tell me the name of the miracle doctor." Xu Chang regretted it when he thought of that day.
If he had listened to that woman, his wife might not have suffered this torture.
When Dai and Madam Zhan heard this, they immediately thought of Ye Qianning.
"Madam Gu, I really have no other choice..." Xu Chang saw the embarrassment on her face and was about to kneel again.
"My Lord, wait a moment. I will send someone to inform the Eighth Prince." Dai gave him a false support and turned around to tell the maid to go to Ye Qianning's courtyard.
The housekeeper pulled Xu Chang up again.
"Thank you, Mrs. Gu." Xu Chang expressed his gratitude.
"Sir, please have a cup of tea and wait a moment." Dai Shi couldn't let anyone wait at the door.
Xu Chang nodded
The butler helped him into the hall and sat him in the guest seat.
Madam Zhan and Dai entered the hall together.
Neither of them expected Xu Chang to go to such lengths for his wife, and they admired him for it. (End of this chapter)
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