Chapter 18 Birthday Banquet for Marquis Pingyang's Wife
"But two days ago, many guards in the mansion saw them walking around and on duty normally." Gu Chenran said truthfully.
If someone saw them two days ago, then they must have been dead less than two days ago.
Wen Ling held his chin and analyzed: "I just wanted to see their bodies to see if their ghosts were still around.
Generally, the soul of a person will linger around the body for seven days after death, especially for those who died suddenly.
But I just went to see them, and they were very clean, without any spirits, so I couldn't see anything either.
Otherwise, if their souls are still there, I can directly see from their souls what happened to them during their lifetime. ”
So things came to a standstill.
Wen Ling is indeed very powerful, but her abilities are also limited.
Gu Chenran comforted: "It's okay, we are still investigating the two people here. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. As long as you do it, there will always be traces left."
Wen Ling nodded in approval.
This is also the reason why she admires humans in some ways when she is a word spirit.
It is obvious that ordinary people are fragile and small, they have no magic power or super abilities.
But they can use their wisdom to accomplish many things that are beyond human control.
There are even many people who can rival gods with their mortal bodies.
Originally, Gu Chenran was still thinking about how to establish connections with those families who might have treasures.
Unexpectedly, the opportunity came to me the next day.
The next morning, a servant from the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion went to the Chen Prince's Mansion to politely deliver an invitation.
Wen Ling opened the post and saw that it was about the wife of Marquis Pingyang’s fiftieth birthday, and they were planning to hold a grand birthday party.
It was probably because she and Prince Chen had just gotten married two days ago, and she had made a presence in the capital. She had sent invitations to every prince, and it would have been inappropriate not to send them one, so this invitation was sent over.
Wen Ling always felt that the name Pingyang Hou sounded familiar.
After knowing this, Gu Chenran said, "God is really helping me. The Millennium Ice Purple Light Cup is in the Pingyang Marquis's Palace. This is a good opportunity to see if we can get in touch with it and see if it is the treasure we need."
Soon he became distressed again: "But the Marquis of Pingyang has a very good relationship with the emperor. The two have been close friends for so many years. The Marquis's mansion must have everything. If it is really the treasure we want, what can we use to exchange it?"
Just when Gu Chenran was distressed, Gao Yueyuan crawled out from the wooden sign.
There was a hint of resentment on her chubby little face. She said angrily, "Sister Wen Ling, have you forgotten that Pingyang Marquis's Mansion is my home, and the one who's having a birthday is Yuanyuan's mother..."
Wen Ling slapped his head and remembered: "Oh, right, how could I forget that I promised to send Gao Yueyuan home?"
Gu Chenran was a little confused when he saw Gao Yueyuan suddenly appear: "Is there something I don't know about this?"
Wen Ling then remembered that although she had asked Gao Yueyuan to scare Gu Chenran, she had never told her about Gao Yueyuan.
She briefly recounted Gao Yueyuan's story.
Gu Chenran suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Although I haven't been active in the capital in recent years due to my madness, I have heard about the disappearance of the daughter of the Marquis of Pingyang three years ago.
Zou Miu was the daughter of the Pingyang Marquis and his wife, who were born in old age. The couple usually treated their daughter as precious as their own eyes.
The wife of Marquis Pingyang fell ill after her daughter went missing. If she hadn't been so worried about finding her daughter, she might not have survived.
This time, the Marquis of Pingyang held a grand celebration for his wife's 50th birthday, probably for the purpose of bringing good luck and hoping that his wife would cheer up again. ”
Gao Yueyuan's eyes turned red when she heard that her mother fell ill, but she was a ghost, and ghosts could not shed tears.
She was very sad: "I knew that my mother would be worried and sad if she couldn't find me. I want to go back early to let my mother see me. I want her to live a good life."
She actually wanted to stay with her mother as a ghost.
But Wen Ling told it that it was now a ghost, and if a living person stayed with a ghost for a long time, they would be unlucky, get sick, and their lifespan would be shortened.
So it wanted to go back and say goodbye to its mother, who had brothers and sisters, so that its mother could live a good life in the future.
Three days later, the birthday party for the wife of Marquis Pingyang arrived.
Because Marquis Pingyang was a close friend of the emperor, and several members of his family held important positions in the court, they were highly valued by the emperor.
It can be said that the Pingyang Marquis' family is a true relationship between the emperor and his subjects, and a family of confidants that the emperor trusts.
Almost everyone who received an invitation to the Marquis's fiftieth birthday came.
But when everyone saw the carriage of Prince Chen's mansion appear at the door and Prince Chen and Princess Chen both appeared, everyone was shocked.
I never expected they would actually come.
Everyone's first reaction was surprise, and then they started talking.
He said he didn't know if Prince Chen would suddenly go crazy, and what if he ruined other people's birthday party.
Wouldn't that be a disgrace to the royal family? The emperor should confine Prince Chen to his home.
Some people also noticed Wen Ling and found that Wen Ling was lively and was pushing Gu Chenran forward. He did not look stupid at all.
Everyone started talking about it again, saying that they didn't expect that Wen Ling would return to normal after getting married and the rumors that she was no longer stupid were actually true.
Wen Ling noticed that from the moment she entered, a man had been staring at her with a very complicated look, showing a lack of confidence and unwillingness.
Wen Ling turned around and saw a handsome man with a strong scholarly air. He was dressed in a low-key manner, but both the jade pendant around his waist and the folding fan in his hand were of great value.
She always felt that the man looked familiar, and after careful recollection, she finally remembered him.
Isn’t this the top scholar Bai Yonghan whom she rescued by the river when she was still stupid?
At that time, he was not yet the top scholar, but just a scholar who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination.
It seemed that he was pushed into the river by someone out of jealousy before the scientific expedition, and was fished out by Wen Ling who sneaked out.
At that time, Bai Yonghan was very grateful and said that after he passed the imperial examination, he would definitely go to the Wen family to propose to Wen Ling.
Later, Bai Yonghan passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar. He married the eighth princess and became the son-in-law of the princess.
Wen Ling couldn't figure it out at that time, so she ran to find Bai Yonghan.
As a result, Bai Yonghan said that Wen Ling should have self-awareness. She was a silly girl, so how could she be worthy of him, the top scholar?
He also had Wen Ling beaten out.
Then why is he looking at me with such complicated eyes now?
That’s right, Bai Yonghan regretted it.
He looked at his wife not far away, the fat, bloated and strong Eighth Princess, and then looked at the smart and beautiful Wen Ling after she had returned to normal.
The imbalance in my heart could not be shaken off.
Wen Ling's gaze only stayed on him for a moment, and then she looked away.
There was no other unnecessary expression on his face throughout the whole process.
Bai Yonghan felt even more upset. Is it true that he really had no trace at all in Wen Ling's heart?
Wen Ling really didn't take this kind of person seriously. He was just an ungrateful villain who would get his comeuppance in the future.
She didn't know that she had withdrawn her gaze, but Gu Chenran followed her gaze and met Bai Yonghan's gaze.
The moment Bai Yonghan met Gu Chenran's gaze, he felt as if he had fallen into a cold pond, and he shivered in fear from his sinister look.
But when he looked over again, he saw Gu Chenran looking up at Wen Ling and smiling gently, without any of the gloomy look he had just shown.
Bai Yonghan felt even more upset. The silly girl who was abandoned by him in the past couldn't even look at him for another second now.
He clenched his fists secretly.
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