Gu Qinghan frowned, thought for a moment, and then lowered his voice and said: "Canghai, from now on, people in the house are strictly ordered not to go out at will. If you need to buy something, you must be careful when going out." He asked Qi Feng again. He said: "Qi Feng, you have an acquaintance in Kyoto. Let's find out what happened."
The two of them raised their hands and said yes, Qi Feng said: "Third Madam, if something really happened in the palace, the officials of Kyoto Prefecture were only ordered to patrol the streets. I don't think they know why this happened."
"Qi Feng is right." Duan Canghai said: "The Imperial City mobilized Black Knife Camp and changed the defense of the Imperial City. This shows that the palace intends to block the news. It is difficult for us to find out what happened in the palace at the moment. "
Gu Qinghan pondered for a moment before asking: "Is the capital city closed?"
"Not yet." Qi Feng said: "But looking at the situation, it is very likely that the whole city will be under martial law tonight. Once the city is under martial law, a blockade of the capital will be inevitable."
"But the general will have a funeral in two days. Once the capital is blocked, how will we get out of the city?" Gu Qinghan said worriedly: "The day of the funeral is held according to etiquette, but if there is a mistake, not only the feng shui will be affected, but also the etiquette will be violated. System, maybe someone will take advantage of this to cause trouble."
Duan Canghai said: "Third Madam, don't worry, the capital is still in the hands of the Tiger God Camp. The commander of the Tiger God Camp is an old subordinate of the general. I will go back to him and ask him what the situation is. No matter what, I must ensure that the general A smooth funeral.”
Gu Qinghan patted her plump chest and smiled slightly, "You see, I got confused when I was in a hurry. Commander Xue is still the commander of the Tiger God Camp. With him here, there should be no problem in the general's funeral." Then there was a look of worry on his eyebrows. : "No wonder the palace hasn't sent anyone over for a long time. Sure enough, something went wrong...!"
Yang Ning was silent and listened to the conversation between several people. It was already clear that the capital was not peaceful now.
"By the way, Third Madam, when we came over, we saw that Marquis Wuxiang had just left. His face was not very good-looking, and... and he was muttering...!" Duan Canghai hesitated, and finally said softly: "He seems to be... I’m quite dissatisfied with you, did something happen?”
There was disdain in Gu Qinghan's beautiful eyes, and he sneered: "What good things can you do if you think he is here? They say that a tiger father has no dog son, but this saying is really ineffective when it comes to the Marquis of Wuxiang." Thinking of Yang Ning, Being around him, it seemed that he couldn't say much, so he said to Yang Ning: "Ning'er, don't worry about other things. Please handle the general's funeral first, and we'll talk about other things later."
Yang Ning nodded slightly, knowing that these things were coming one after another, and Gu Qinghan was probably upset now.
Something unexpected happened in the capital, and Young Master Gu Qinghan had no choice but to report it to Mrs. Tai. After Gu Qinghan left, Duan Canghai gave Qi Feng a few words, and Qi Feng quickly left.
"Your Majesty, if the Marquis of Wuxiang said something unpleasant, you don't have to take it to heart." Duan Canghai saw that Yang Ning's face was not very good-looking, and he just thought he had been wronged in front of the Marquis of Wuxiang, so he consoled him: " The Marquis of Wuxiang has always been informal, and sometimes his words are too...too straightforward."
Yang Ning smiled strangely and said, "He is here to terminate the engagement today."
"That's also...!" Duan Canghai was about to persuade him, when his body suddenly shook and he lost his voice: "What? Cancel the engagement? Master, you... are you kidding me?"
Yang Ning shrugged and said, "Do you think I'm joking?"
"How is this possible?" Duan Canghai said in shock: "This marriage was decided upon by the two old marquises when they were still alive. Both the Marquises of Jinyi and Marquises of Wuxiang are hereditary marquises of Dachu, with noble family backgrounds. The engagement you made, let alone a family like ours, even... even if it is an ordinary family, it will never be broken easily."
Yang Ning smiled and said: "Didn't you say that the Marquis of Wuxiang is informal? You are indeed right. When he said that he wanted to terminate the engagement, it was like tearing up a piece of waste paper."
Duan Canghai's eyes showed anger, he clenched his hands into fists, and said angrily: "The general has not yet left for the funeral, but he...he has betrayed his trust. What does our Jinyihou Mansion mean to him?"
Yang Ning touched his chin and said: "He said that there is no man in our Qi family who can stand alone. He also said that a fool like me is stupid and incompetent and not worthy of their daughter."
Duan Canghai took a deep breath and said with unconcealed anger in his voice: "Su Zhen is adding insult to injury, he...!" He was so angry that he was shaking all over and was speechless for a moment.
Yang Ning raised her hand and patted his arm, and said with a smile: "Actually, it doesn't matter. Like father, like daughter. Such an unfaithful father will probably not be able to give birth to any good daughters." He paused. , lowered his voice, and said with a sly smile: "Second Uncle Duan, have you seen the daughter of their family, what does she look like?"
Duan Canghai said: "I've never seen that before, but Wuxiang Hou... Su Zhen's appearance is not bad. Mrs. Wuxiang Hou's wife was also a famous beauty back then. Their daughter's appearance should not be bad either." He said in a deep voice: "Master Shizi , he wants to break off the engagement, have you agreed?"
"Sanniang said she would report it to grandma." Although Yang Ning despised Wu Xianghou's actions, he didn't care about the marriage. "Look back and see what grandma says."
Duan Canghai was still angry and sneered: "Although Su Zhen is frivolous, he didn't expect that he would dare to change such a big matter at his word. It's true that people's hearts are unpredictable. I think back then...!" At this point, he hesitated and finally said No further words were said.
Yang Ning smiled and said, "Does Second Uncle Duan know Su Zhen very well? I know very little about this father-in-law."
Duan Canghai knew that the prince was ignorant in the past. Although he was not an idiot, his brain was indeed not very bright. Now he seemed to be stimulated to become smarter and began to understand the world. After hesitating, he explained: "When Su Zhen was young, He is a well-known dandy in the capital. He hangs around in romantic places all day long, drunk and dreaming. The Marquis of Wuxiang is away from home all the time and neglects to discipline him...!"
Yang Ning couldn't help but curse in his heart. Previously, Su Zhen acted like a gentleman and scolded Qi Ning for lingering on the Qinhuai River. Now it seems that he himself is a senior Fengyue.
"When the third master got married, Su Zhen came to attend the wedding banquet, and...!" Duan Canghai clenched his fists, then shook his head and said, "It's all in the past, so don't mention it."
However, Yang Ning's curiosity was aroused and she asked: "Second Uncle Duan, what happened? Isn't it possible that Su Zhen will cause trouble when Third Uncle is getting married?"
Duan Canghai sneered and said: "The prince is really right. During that wedding, Su Zhen and several dandy boys sneaked into the bridal chamber. They said they were going to cause trouble in the bridal chamber and behaved frivolously. When the third master arrived with his people... !" At this point, Duan Canghai showed a strange smile on his face: "When the Third Master arrived, Su Zhen was covered in blood and had already fainted."
"Ah?" Yang Ning became even more interested. Hearing that Su Zhen was unlucky, she was quite excited: "What's going on?"
Duan Canghai looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "It's fine if the prince knows, but don't tell anyone about it. Although many people know it, they don't dare to talk about it now." After a pause, he smiled. : "Although we didn't see it, we all guessed that Su Zhen must have a frivolous temper and wanted to tease the third lady in the name of having a wedding, but the third lady stabbed him in the thigh with scissors. Although Su Zhen is Su The eldest son of the old Marquis, unfortunately, did not inherit the bravery of the old Marquis Su, so he fainted from fear on the spot."
Yang Ning couldn't help laughing, and now she understood why Wuxiang Hou Suzhen was quite afraid when he saw Gu Qinghan before, but it turned out that such a thing happened back then.
I couldn't help but smile when I thought of Gu Qinghan's delicate appearance but fierce and tight attacks.
"Although Su Zhen's actions are ridiculous, I never thought of breaking off the engagement without authorization." Duan Canghai sneered: "This person is eager for quick success and quick success. Think about how heroic Mr. Su was back then. He was also a man who kept his word. But I didn't expect...!" He shook his head, "Since the title of Marquis of Wuxiang was inherited by Su Zhen, its prestige has plummeted. When people mentioned the four great marquises, many secretly laughed at the fact that Marquis Wuxiang was unable to compete with him. The other three marquises are on par with each other, but the general does not dislike him and still abides by the engagement he made back then."
"Second Uncle Duan, Su Zhen came to break off the engagement, naturally because of his father's death." Yang Ning said slowly: "He only thought that the Jinyi Hou Mansion had declined since then, so he didn't want to get married to us. I heard you mention this person's past It’s not a strange thing to do something like this.” After a pause, he said: “I’m just wondering now why he chose this day to come here to break off the engagement, and his father has not yet been buried, so he came here to mention this matter. , He naturally knows that he is breaking up with our Jinyihou Mansion, and anyone with a shred of brains would not be so confused."
Duan Canghai frowned and said: "It is indeed strange for the prince to say this. Although Su Zhen is a frivolous person, he is not a stupid person. Logically speaking, even if the engagement is to be terminated, it should wait until a certain period of time has passed. But it’s really strange that we came here on the eve of the general’s funeral.”
Yang Ning rolled his eyes, lowered his voice, approached Duan Canghai, and asked, "Second Uncle Duan, do you think there are any other reasons behind this? I always feel that the termination of the engagement was not just Su Zhen's impromptu decision."
Duan Canghai thought for a moment and then said: "It's hard for us to guess this kind of thing." Then he frowned and said: "But if the engagement is really terminated, the reputation of our Jinyihou Mansion will be greatly ruined."
"They are breaking the engagement, and they are the only ones whose reputation will be ruined." Yang Ning sneered, "If you fail to keep your word, the name Wuxiang Marquis will be ruined in the future."
"Master, you don't understand." Duan Canghai said with a bitter smile: "Our Jinyihou Mansion is currently in a difficult situation. Many people are waiting and watching. Although the Su family's dissolution of the engagement will greatly damage their reputation, our Jinyihou Mansion is in trouble." The reputation of the mansion will inevitably suffer. Think about it, the Su family took the initiative to terminate the engagement. In the eyes of outsiders who don’t know the truth, they just think that even the Su family looks down on us, and they will think that our Jinyihou Mansion is in decline. In this way, I'm afraid more people will fall into trouble." He said in a low voice: "Once the engagement is terminated, the Su family will lose face, and our Jinyihou Mansion will most likely lose face."
"That's it!" Yang Ning narrowed his eyes, thoughtfully.