The emperor was getting older and had begun to consider appointing a crown prince. If bad things happened to the Qingping Marquis' Mansion at this time, as an outsider family, it would affect the reputation of Prince Ning. Therefore, the Qingping Marquis' Mansion was afraid that she would make the matter a big deal and would certainly not dare to refuse compensation.
The third son continued, "Oh, by the way, Madam, when I just left the Marquis of Qingping's residence, I saw a group of officials rushing in aggressively."
"Oh?" Su Li seemed to be thinking about something. She calculated the time. If she guessed correctly, the people going to the Earl of Qingping's Mansion at this time should be Wang Yushi's men, right?
She said, "Let's go out and ask around this afternoon..."
Logically, if Censor Wang had already taken action, there should have been results within the next two days.
Xiao Sanzi replied, "Yes, ma'am..." and then turned and walked out.
The weather was so hot and humid that even though there was ice in the room, Su Li still broke out in a thin layer of sweat. She picked up the round fan on the table and fanned herself, saying, "Xiao Wu, bring some more ice into the room..."
The weather was gloomy and hot all day, and at night it finally started to rain heavily. The heavy rain did not stop until the next morning.
Having found out nothing yesterday, the third son left home early in the morning, intending to inquire more about the affairs of the Marquis of Qingping's mansion.
Near noon, Xiao Sanzi had not returned yet, but an uninvited guest came.
The main hall.
Liu Furong brought a lot of valuable gifts. She changed her previous hostility towards her and said with a smile: "Ali, it's really like a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple. I didn't expect that we are actually a family. I was wrong about the previous incident in the shop. I apologize to you here. Please don't hold it against me..."
Then he continued, "These things are my little token of apology to you..."
Su Li raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "Whatever Madam said, that's all in the past. If Madam hadn't said it, I would have forgotten it..."
But in his heart he thought that the weasel had no good intentions in paying New Year's greetings to the chicken.
Not to mention that Pei Ji became the eldest son of the Duke of Ji's mansion after recognizing his relatives, which hindered Liu Furong's interests, just looking at Liu Furong's personality, she doesn't seem like someone who would sincerely apologize to her.
She wanted to see what her purpose was.
Liu Furong looked around the hall and asked, "Is living in the Zhuangyuan Mansion okay? If you need anything, please let me know. Don't be polite with me. After all, we are all family now..."
Tsk tsk!
These caring words and the affectionate tone made it seem as if he treated her as a real family member. Su Li didn't believe that there was no purpose.
She cooperated with her very well: "There is nothing missing in the house, thank you madam."
"Why are you being so polite? By the way, when do you and Master Pei plan to move back to the Duke's Mansion? The old lady is looking forward to you returning to live here. It would be lively for the whole family to live together, right?"
Su Li replied, "As a woman, I can't make the decision. Let's wait until Pei Ji comes back."
Liu Furong quickly agreed: "That's right..."
He paused and continued, "By the way, Lord Pei left the capital on business. Did he bring any bodyguards with him? Don't overthink it."
He sighed pretentiously as he spoke, "Because the Duke was almost poisoned, I'm a little worried. Your uncle now has secret guards around him whenever he travels, fearing he might run into something like the Duke. Before I left, he also told me to ask you if you should send someone to protect him on the road."
Su Li raised his eyebrows and realized that he was here to "spy on military intelligence."
But she couldn't help but wonder, logically, the Duke didn't suspect Ji Jingxu was involved in the poisoning, and wouldn't be on guard against him, so why would he hide the fact that he gave the secret guard to Pei Ji from him?
Or did she actually misunderstand?
They knew how many secret guards the Duke had given Pei Ji, but they didn't know if Pei Ji had any other men, and how many men he had.
A look of worry flashed across her face, and then she pretended to be embarrassed and said, "I don't know about this either. Pei Ji never tells me about official business, and even if he did, I wouldn't understand. How about I go to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow and ask my grandfather for his advice?"
She didn't know this and didn't understand that. A country woman just couldn't show up in public. If her husband hadn't asked her to find out about Pei Ji's situation, and if it hadn't been for Xuan'er's future, how could she have grovelled and apologized to this bitch?
"Uh! Haha!"
Liu Furong laughed dryly and said, "Why bother with so much trouble? How about this? When I get back I'll have my husband ask the Duke if he wants the Duke's Mansion to send secret guards to protect Master Pei."
What a joke! Of course she wouldn't let her ask the Duke. What if the Duke got worried and changed his mind and sent secret guards to Pei Ji? It would be difficult for them to kill him.
Su Li still looked worried and said gratefully, "Thank you so much..."
"Alright," Liu Furong was too lazy to act anymore after finding no useful information. "I'll go back and talk to my husband about this. I won't stay any longer..."
"I'm sending my wife off..."
The two men stood up and walked out. Su Li escorted them out of the hall according to etiquette, and then instructed Xiao Wu to escort them out of the mansion.
She turned around and entered the hall, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, thinking about what Liu Furong had just said.
She just said: Why bother with so much trouble? Let me ask my husband to ask the Duke when I get back to see if he wants the Duke's Mansion to send secret guards to protect Lord Pei.
Does this mean that she and Ji Jingxu didn't know that the Duke had sent secret guards to Pei Ji?
Could it be that Duke Ji hid it from them?
Or did they never ask the Duke at all?
Regardless of which one it was, Liu Furong's behavior today was most likely a way for her and her husband to gather information beforehand in order to get rid of Pei Ji. She had to send Pei Ji a message, reminding him to be careful...
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