The so-called Mr. Gao is his son-in-law Gao An. The two have got married a few days ago. Gao An is now the legitimate son-in-law of Lord Liu. For this son-in-law, Lord Liu also gave him a house and two shops. He thinks highly of Gao An and thinks he will have a promising future.
When Gao An came over, he went straight to the study to see Lord Liu.
"Father-in-law." As soon as he entered the door, Gao An bowed to Lord Liu with great respect.
Lord Liu was very satisfied after seeing this. He felt that he had made the right choice in choosing this son-in-law, who was a grateful one.
"Just now, the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, Yue Wenhan, came to the mansion to investigate." After letting Gao An sit down, Lord Liu frowned, "The matter of the Northern Frontier delegation has been investigated in the Liu Mansion."
"How could it be?" Gao An was shocked. He wanted to make his fortune by relying on the Liu Mansion.
"When the assassin attempted the assassination, an earring dropped. I heard that there was a word 'Qin' engraved on it." Lord Liu said with a gloomy face.
"What does this have to do with... the Liu Mansion?" Gao An asked, not knowing some of the old stories.
"At the beginning, the Qin King's daughter, Princess Xian'an, married the old Duke's brother. Some of her dowry items had such inscriptions on them. Afterwards, something happened to the Duke of Qi's Mansion, and almost even the old Duke was lost. Afterwards, the Emperor bestowed some of the Duke of Qi's Mansion's old items back, including Princess Xian'an's dowry." Lord Liu said briefly.
He was aware of these old things.
"Madam Qi said that some old items were awarded to the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess said that these old items fell into the hands of Madam..." Lord Liu's heart skipped a beat when he said this. He had asked Gao An to come to discuss the matter before because he felt that Yue Wenhan had gone too far, using chicken feathers as a token of authority. This was a deliberate humiliation to his wife and a loss of face for himself.
The purpose was to vent his aunt Xiao Yue's anger.
But now he felt vaguely uneasy, his brows were furrowed, his face became increasingly gloomy, and he couldn't continue talking.
"Father-in-law, this thing is in the hands of the lady... She... Could it be that she is related to the incident with the Northern Frontier Mission?" Gao An has also entered the court as an official. Although he is still a small official in the initial stage, he is clear about this matter. This is a big case. Many people have been questioned and investigated because of this matter.
Lord Liu didn't know whether Qi Xiejiao had any connection with the Northern Frontier delegation, but since so many people from the Northern Frontier had been found in his own mansion, how could Lord Liu not know
"This matter... should not have anything to do with Madam. Yue Wenhan is just asking a routine question. When the Duke of Qi's mansion was in turmoil, who knows how many jewels were lost. No one can say for sure who these earrings belong to." Lord Liu said vaguely.
"Father-in-law, do you want to tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this?" Gao An asked uneasily. He clung to the Liu Mansion in order to climb up the ladder, but he didn't want to be implicated. This matter sounded like a big deal.
He stole a glance at Lord Liu's face and saw that he was silent. He felt uneasy. Could Madam Liu really have something to do with the Northern Frontier Mission? Where did those people under her come from? The prince's people
"There's no need to rush this matter. We need to think about it carefully." Lord Liu finally spoke and shook his hand.
"The Dali Temple came to investigate, but they didn't find anything, right?" Gao An asked with concern.
"I didn't find out anything, I just asked." Lord Liu coughed, "It's not a big problem, I'm just afraid that Yue Wenhan will keep staring at this matter. His aunt's matter was also related to Madam."
After all, this kind of thing is not so glorious. As an elder, Lord Liu couldn't bring himself to say it.
"This matter is a matter of coincidence. No one is to blame. It is wrong for Lord Yue to abuse his power for personal gain. Father-in-law, as long as you act uprightly and stand upright, nothing else should happen. Even if he says something excessive, he cannot really do anything excessive. After all, the Crown Princess is here."
Gao An naturally said nice words to please him.
Lord Liu felt relieved to hear these words. He had been having a hard time recently and he used to hear such comforting words everywhere. But now he had only this son-in-law who was the most considerate, who knew how to behave and do things, and who spoke nicely.
"That's all I can think of. There's nothing else to do now. I just want to remind you that if Yue Wenhan comes to you, you should know what to do. Don't confront him. He's talking about official business now, and no one can help." Lord Liu warned.
Gao An responded repeatedly.
Not to mention that his current qualifications are not as high as Yue Wenhan's, he is also not as good as Yue Wenhan in other aspects. He would not overestimate his own abilities and confront Yue Wenhan. When he heard that Lord Liu did not want him to confront Yue Wenhan, he felt relieved.
When he came, he was worried that Lord Liu would ask him to do this or that, but he didn't expect that there was nothing to do and he was just asked to go back.
When Gao An arrived at the gate of Liu's mansion, he still couldn't figure out why his father-in-law asked him to come here today? Why did he ask him to come here with such fanfare, just to tell him a few words
This feels a bit strange...
But no matter how strange it was, Gao An had to leave. After thinking about this matter, he felt that he had to report it to the prince. He and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince both married the daughter of Liu, so their relationship was naturally special. It also meant that he stood on the side of the Crown Prince and should do things for the Crown Prince Pei Luoan. Although the Crown Prince rarely saw him, the Crown Princess saw him more often.
Gao An asked the carriage to turn a corner and ignored Lord Liu's instructions. He went to the East Palace. Even if he couldn't see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he had to send a message to the Crown Princess. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became...
As soon as Gao An left, the two masters in the Liu Mansion became busy.
Not only Lord Liu, but also Madam Liu. After the two of them sat in the front and back yards for a long time, Madam Liu took action first...
Under the cover of night, two people came out from the backyard of Liu's mansion, one in front and one behind, and took advantage of the darkness to drive a small carriage parked at the back door. The small carriage made a few turns outside, passed through some small alleys, and then went in another direction. There were rarely any carriages in such small alleys.
As the carriage passed, no one was found following it, so it stopped at a place that turned out to be a small yard, a very ordinary small yard.
There are many inconspicuous courtyards like this in the capital.
Two men got out of the carriage from the back door and got in. The carriage stopped in the dark alley with lights on inside.
"Madam Liu." A smiling old woman stood in the room and saluted Madam Liu. Her figure was slightly taller than that of the average woman in the Great Zhou Kingdom.
He is someone close to Prince Qilie.
"Where is your prince?" Madam Liu asked with a gloomy face.
"It's not convenient for our prince to travel right now. There are people watching everywhere. Not to mention coming to see you, even going out is heavily guarded now." The old woman said with a smile.
"What's going on there? How could an assassin drop his earrings? Who are you targeting?" Madam Liu said unhappily.
She came here today to question Prince Qilie.
This place was a meeting place specially left behind after the two sides took over last time. It is not very convenient to go to Liu Mansion or to the place where the envoys from the Northern Frontier live.
"Madam, it's not our prince who is plotting against anyone, it's someone who is plotting against our prince and the princess." The old woman said hurriedly.
Madam Liu shook her hand unceremoniously: "I won't say anything empty to you. No matter who you are plotting against, it's not okay to involve me in this matter now."
She didn't believe what the old woman said at all. With such a big fuss, who knew whether Qi Lie had intervened.
"It involves the lady?" The old woman was shocked.
"Today, the Dali Temple found our wife and asked her some questions. The earrings with the Chinese character 'Qin' were originally Princess Xian'an's dowry. When the Duke of Qi's mansion was in trouble, it was in chaos and many things disappeared. Some of them were left. Some are in our wife's hands, and some have been sent to the Northern Frontier."
The maid who came with Madam Liu explained in a low voice.
"This... there are so many things going on." The old woman took a breath, "Madam, don't worry, I will report this matter to His Highness and ask him to investigate it thoroughly."
There was too much information here, some of which even Prince Qilie didn't know, so how could the old woman dare to agree to it
"Tell him to act quickly so as not to implicate me." Madam Liu snorted coldly. She was very dissatisfied with Prince Qi Lie. Nothing had been accomplished and the situation was still a mess.
"Yes, madam, I will definitely explain this matter to His Highness." The old woman said repeatedly.
Prince Qi Lie was not here, and Madam Liu did not want to stay here any longer, so she turned around and left after saying this.
The maid escorted the person to the back door, and only closed the door after she saw Madam Liu get on the carriage...
This time, Mrs. Liu's carriage did not circle around any more. Instead, it found the shortest route and returned to the back door of the Liu Mansion.
As soon as I entered the back door, I saw the old woman guarding the back door circling around. When she saw Madam Liu coming in, she hurried forward and said, "Madam... something bad has happened. The master is looking for you!"
"When?" Mrs. Liu was surprised.
"Just now, I have been looking for you in the Man Mansion. You should be sitting in your yard now." The old woman said anxiously, sweating profusely.
Madam Liu nodded and walked towards her yard with a gloomy face.
Her yard was originally close to the back door, so no one could be seen when going out of her yard. For convenience, she had it turned into the main yard.
He took the maid back to his own courtyard. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the maids and old women kneeling all over the courtyard. His face immediately turned ugly.
Pushing open the door of the main room, I saw Lord Liu sitting in the middle with a gloomy face.
"Where did the madam go?" Lord Liu asked coldly.
"Sir, why do you care where I go or what I do? Wasn't I always accompanying your concubine in the past?" Madam Liu said disapprovingly and walked in.
The maid helped her take off her outer cloak.
"Qi Xiejiao, are you really related to what happened before?" Lord Liu suddenly stood up and slammed his hand on the table.
"What nonsense are you talking about." Madam Liu waved her hand, and all the maids in the room retreated, leaving only the servant beside Lord Liu.
The servant looked at Madam Liu, then at Lord Liu, and then, at the sight of Lord Liu glaring at him, he quickly retreated.
The door closed slightly, and the couple was the only ones in the room.