Chapter 386: Did you find any surprise?
Song Yu slept in the room with Xiao Xue Gao in his arms for the entire afternoon.
It was really tiring after filming for seven days.
Song Yu woke up only when the sun was setting.
"Miss, you're awake." Bai Lan came in carrying a large book bag. "It's filled with colorful gold threads. Tomorrow's embroidery class is all day long. Everything is ready for you."
"Ah? Are we going tomorrow? Can't we go the day after tomorrow?"
"No, Madam just told you to go to school. Besides, you've missed several days of classes. You still have Old Master Jiang's calligraphy class the morning after tomorrow. Don't worry, the mastermind will definitely be caught before you go to school."
Song Yu got out of bed and went to the dressing table. "I really want to go to the ancestral grave and help arrest people."
"Goodbye, if you go, the master will be distracted to protect you."
Song Yu said, "I was just saying it casually. Can we catch him tonight?"
"They've already gone to Chen Chunhua to inquire, and Master Jiang's men have discovered it. They'll definitely suspect you discovered the Master was poisoned, and they'll definitely investigate to see if he's truly dead."
"Then I'll just wait patiently. By the way, why didn't Qi come back to report in the past few days?"
"I've reported that Du Zhihuan is either at the academy or the Song residence. There are no abnormalities at the moment."
Song Yu said, "There are no classes at Fenggong Academy today. Please be sure to let me know when Ah Qi comes back in the evening."
"Okay, your aunt will be in labor in seven days, and Prince Xiao's grandparents will also be back around this time."
Song Yu: "I'll go back to the Du Mansion tomorrow and take a look at the picture album that my grandmother has treasured."
"Oh, Miss, you still need the old lady to arrange someone for you!"
The entire top floor of Yunqi Inn was reserved by Xiao Yanxu.
Gu Yining and Xiao Yanxu stayed in the largest private room with good soundproofing.
When Xiao Yanxu personally brought in dinner, Gu Yining was lying on the couch, his mind wandering.
Xiao Yanxu glanced at Gu Yining's expression, gently placed the dinner on the table and arranged it, then walked over with light steps, "Ning'er, what are you thinking about?"
Gu Yining didn't dare tell him that whenever she closed her eyes, the masked man would appear in her mind.
"Nothing, just closing my eyes and resting."
"Then come and have dinner. Cuiyun bought some ingredients and cooked them in one of the inn's small kitchens. They're all your favorites."
Gu Yining sat down and savored the food slowly and leisurely.
"Ning'er, shall we return to the palace in seven days?"
Gu Yining paused while picking up the food. "Going back half a month earlier doesn't mean arriving home half a month earlier."
"When will you return?"
"Let's do it seven days in advance. If we don't come back for eighteen years, the people in the mansion may not all listen to us. There may even be a lot of new faces."
Xiao Yanxu frowned. "Even if Ah Yi has the intention to rebel, the most he can do is disobey you and me! You must be tired. You have too much in your heart. Empty yourself a little and relax."
"It's not possible! You have the same dream every night. Do you think you'll start to overthink it? To be honest, I concealed some of the emotions in the dream."
Xiao Yanxu was surprised, "What are you hiding? Tell me quickly."
Gu Yining lowered his voice and said, "In my dream, I saw our son and grandson. I felt fear and resentment in my heart."
"Resentment?" Xiao Yanxu couldn't understand. "Even if our sons and grandsons wanted to rebel and drag you and me into it, we would at most be angry and call them traitors, not resentful. It should be anger, not resentment, right?"
Gu Yining covered his chest and looked a little uncomfortable.
"Ning'er, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me."
"I'm fine. I just feel uncomfortable here because of the emotions in my dream."
Xiao Yanxu sat over and comforted her, "You doted on Ayi the most when he was a child, but now that he's a father, he's really not that lovable anymore. No matter what, we raised Ayi, so how could you possibly resent him? You must have misunderstood in your dream. You were just angry that he disobeyed you and me, not resentment."
Gu Yining frowned and thought, "Did I really perceive it wrongly?"
"Yes, if you perceive it wrongly, you will be angry. Don't think about it. Don't worry, even if there are new faces in the mansion, Ayi can't stop us if he wants to rebel. Let's eat. The food is cold."
After the meal, Gu Yining called Cuiyun in and said, "I'll conduct a thorough and secret investigation of all my properties, including the shops and farms, to see if the various managers have been replaced by Ayi's men. If not, we'll find evidence of corruption. On the day we return home, you'll take the men and arrest the dishonest ones and hand them over to the authorities."
Cuiyun was surprised for a moment, but then she didn't find it strange anymore when she thought of Gu Yining's dream. "Okay, Madam, I want to go to the pawnbroker to pick someone. Even though the mansion hasn't changed people for so many years, they still listen to the little princess."
Gu Yining's expression brightened. "Okay! Select more people. Oh, and also, carefully check all the properties under the prince's name, especially the monthly cash flow."
"Yes." Cuiyun turned and left, then returned. "My uncle always comes to the mansion to give dividends every quarter. He must have given quite a bit of money over the years."
"I will talk to my eldest brother the day before he returns home."
The dividends given by the eldest brother over the years were a huge sum of money, and Ayi probably used it privately to support others.
How can we rebel without money to support people?
When Xiao Yanxu saw Gu Yining's arrangements, he quickly followed suit.
As usual, Ah Qi came back before Song Yu went to bed.
"Miss, Du Zhihuan went to the flower farm outside the city today. I quietly went in to check, but didn't see anyone suspicious. I returned to the city that afternoon and went directly to Zhiji Huanzhang Tavern. I had dinner there and then returned to the Song Mansion."
Song Yu: "Are you sure she was at Zhiji Huanzhang the entire afternoon and didn't go anywhere else?"
"I also checked the back door, and there were no suspicious people in the tavern."
Song Yu was a little annoyed. There was no progress after so long!
Chunhua stepped forward and said, "Tomorrow, the four of us will take turns with Ah Qi to monitor Du Zhihuan. An extra pair of eyes will definitely keep a closer eye than just two."
Upon hearing this, Song Yu was shocked to realize that the lack of results was all his fault.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. Oh, by the way, I've also asked Prince Mu to arrange for someone to keep an eye on them. If you notice anyone else, don't be too alarmed."
At the same time, Mu Jingxing arranged for the spy to return to the Dali Temple.
"Sir, Du Zhihuan went to the Du Family Flower Farm in the suburbs this morning. In the afternoon, she went to the Zhiji Huanzhang tavern under her name to check the accounts. After dinner, she returned to the Song Mansion."
Mu Jingxing: "Have you ever been out with your close friend Huan Zhang?"
"No, she did her homework after checking the accounts."
Mu Jingxing frowned and thought for a moment, "Have her maids and guards ever left?"
The Mu family spy quickly recalled, "No, but two groups of people left the tavern through the back door this afternoon. One was the tavern owner returning to his residence, and the other was the tavern's cook and servant going to the vegetable market to buy ingredients for the evening market."
"Are you sure the waiter and the cook in the tavern aren't Du Zhihuan's close associates?"
"No, the cook got into the carriage with both roughness and skill, and they came back with a cartload of food."
"The people assigned by Miss Song are still watching?"
"That's right."
"Okay, go down and rest, we'll continue tomorrow."
"Oh, by the way, there's another group of people following Du Zhihuan."
Mu Jingxing was very surprised, "Who is it? Is it Prince Xiao's men?"
The Mu family spy shook his head. "That man is older, with a big, untidy beard. I've never seen him before."
"Let Ah Xian go with you tomorrow. I want to confirm the identity of this person."
"yes!"
It was quiet at the Jiang family's ancestral tomb, and the only sound was the whistling wind.
"Master, it's already midnight. The person behind the scenes won't not come, right?"
Song Mingen: "Of course I will come. The quieter the night, the better. Everyone should pay attention to your breathing and don't expose yourself."
"yes."
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