Jiang Hongwen smiled bitterly.
What should he do? He probably couldn't do anything but watch from a distance, just like he did many years ago.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Zhao Jingyan clenched her fists and smiled lightly, "I accept this marriage to the Gu family."
"What?" Jiang Hongwen was shocked and subconsciously touched his butt. The pain from the kick was still there.
Zhao Jingyan had a secret affection for Gu Qingwan. Once she agreed to the marriage, Gu Qingwan would have no choice but to marry her. In this case... Jiang Hongwen did not dare to think further.
Zhao Jingyan sat him down on the chair, with a bitter smile on her lips, "Why would I want to?"
He was bound to win that woman, but compared to this matter, he could still clearly distinguish what was important. So he didn't want to miss the opportunity.
"Tinglin, please explain clearly what is going on."
Zhao Jingyan took a deep breath, put the two teacups together, pointed and said: "In front of us are two enemies. We are one against two, and the odds of victory are too small. We can only defeat them one by one."
Jiang Hongwen's brows tightened, and light burst out from his eyes.
Zhao Jingyan took away a tea cup and said: "With our ability, we can hardly win against a tea cup. What if we secretly unite with another one?"
"You mean, join forces with one of them, kill the other first, and then turn around..."
"Smart. That's why I want you to agree to this marriage." Zhao Jingyan's eyes were deep.
"Why is this?" Jiang Hongwen was puzzled.
"It's very simple. Just like what the world thinks, the Jiang family extended an olive branch to the second son and we all stood in line. But my father only thought that the ancestors were messing with the mandarin ducks. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Zhao Jingyan played with the glass cup in his hand. The wine as red as blood reflected his handsome face, but the aura exuding from his body was extremely cold.
He has been looking for an opportunity, an opportunity that can conceal the truth from the outside world, but secretly break the balance quietly. The marriage between Hongwen and Gu Liu is the opportunity he wants.
Jiang Hongwen is also a smart man, and he quickly understood the beauty of this matter. It is like an umbrella, covering the emperor's lofty gaze, but there is another world under the umbrella.
Jiang Hongwen was shocked, "So, the person we deal with first is the King Xian?"
"On the contrary!"
Zhao Jingyan sneered twice, "The first person I have to deal with is my second brother!"
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Hongwen almost couldn't help but jump out. This... was too unexpected for him.
"Why!"
"Because he is the strongest, because of what happened back then, he has the biggest dissatisfaction, and because I promised her to uproot the Gu family."
Jiang Hongwen fell into his chair with a look of shock.
This man is indeed an old fox!
The night falls little by little, like a densely woven net, spreading quietly around the world.
The wisteria flowers are in full bloom, the leaves are green and the flowers are luxuriant, and a faint fragrance floats in the air. Su Ziyu stood in front of the wisteria with her hands behind her back and stood motionless for a long time.
Yang Rui came over in a hurry, "Commander Su, I've already found out who he is."
"oh?"
Su Ziyu looked back, put down his robe, sat down, pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Come and tell me."
"Gu Qingwan, fourteen years old, is the daughter of the second wife of the Gu family. She has been foolish and occasionally crazy since she was a child. When she was eight years old, her biological mother Qian died."
"How to die?" Su Ziyu asked.
Yang Rui raised his eyes and said, "In name, he died of illness, but in reality he was poisoned by the Gu family."
"Poison to death." Su Ziyu gritted his teeth.
Yang Rui nodded.
"Since then, she has been neglected by the Gu family and placed in a small courtyard in the mansion. She is only served by two personal maids, Yueniang and Chunni. Last summer, she bit the Queen and was thrown to the village to fend for herself by the Gu family. Later, there was a At night, if you fall from a height, your life will be at stake.”
Su Ziyu's hand behind his back shook slightly. Yang Rui didn't realize it, so he thought to himself: "The loyal servant Yueniang took out the one hundred thousand taels of silver left by Qian during her lifetime, and asked the famous Jiangnan doctor Jin Shenjin to save her life and cure her madness. Years ago, She went to Beijing with the Gu family. Because of the Qian family, she fell into the eyes of the ancestors of the Jiang family. The ancestors took pity on her.
At a young age and with a pitiful background, he was often ordered to live in the house for a short period of time. "
Su Zi said: "Besides, what else is there?"
Yang Rui hesitated for a moment and said: "There's nothing else around, but..."
"But what?"
"But something happened today, which is a bit strange."
"Tell me in detail."
Chen Ping said: "Today the Jiang family sent someone to pick up Miss Sixth, and I happened to see her. She did not go to the Jiang Mansion, but to a house in the north of the city. She did not leave until the afternoon."
"Which mansion does that house belong to?"
"Historical Courtyard."
Su Ziyu clenched her fists instantly and said, "But Mr. Shi has entered Beijing?"
Chen Ping was surprised and asked, "How did Commander Su know that Mr. Shi had entered Beijing?"
Su Ziyu smiled bitterly, "You just say yes or no."
"Indeed. I inquired about it, and it turned out that it was Duke Dingguo's fiftieth birthday. The uncle of the Shi family came to Beijing to celebrate his birthday, and he took his wife and children to live in the Shi family's courtyard."
"She and she... have always been good friends!" Su Ziyu murmured in a low voice.
"Ah... Commander Su, what did you say, about her and her?" Chen Ping didn't hear clearly.
"nothing… "
Su Ziyu was stunned, waved her hands and said, "Is that all?"
"That's all. I stayed in the Gu Mansion for two days, and the servants all said that Miss Six rarely left the house except when the Jiang family came to pick her up. By the way, the Jiang family sent a matchmaker to the Gu Mansion today to ask for Miss Six's hand in marriage for Mr. Jiang Qi. ”
Su Ziyu's eyes flashed, but there was not much emotion on his face.
The ancestor of the Jiang family was indeed a temperamental person. Back then, only the Qian family's daughter could diagnose her pulse, but now she takes care of the younger generation openly, turning a blind eye to the strange looks from others.
"Commander Su, do you want to follow me again?"
Su Ziyu thought for a while and said: "No need. Send someone to the British government to reveal the news to the prince, so that he can give up his mind."
"good!"
"Buy some good shops and land for me in Beijing, and put them all in Miss Sixth's name. I'll give her a makeover in the future."
Yang Rui was startled and blurted out: "Zi Yu."
"They can all take care of it. I can't say nothing at all. Just do as I say."
Su Ziyu looked at the wisteria flowers quietly, her eyes blurred and sad, but her face remained calm.
Yang Rui gritted his teeth and swallowed the words.
Qingwan didn't see Jiang Hongwen after all.
Chen Ping replied that Master Qi could not be found, as if he had disappeared, and even Zhao Jingyan could not be found.
Qingguan gritted his teeth secretly, thinking that he would run away after doing something bad. What kind of virtue is this? It would be better to tell him in advance than to be confused like now.
What's more, the princess wanted to marry Wu Yanling to the Jiang family, and she blocked her way. From then on...
Qingguan stroked his smooth forehead and felt that his head was a little big.
Seeing that the young lady's face was not very good, Qian Fu glanced at Yinzhen and said: "The car must have a road to the front of the mountain. Master Qi will come to see the young lady sooner or later. The young lady is also making money for him."
"That's right, miss. When it comes to discussing marriage, the important thing is the word "negotiation". Whether the negotiation can be successful or not is still two different things."
Yueniang also changed her words. The young lady has not even smiled on her face since she returned home. She has always been calm, but now she is a little anxious. It seems that she must not want to marry into the Jiang family.
Qingguan looked at the nervous expressions on the two people's faces and let go of the irritability in his heart. He sighed softly: "Ignore him. Later, it will be Qingming and everything is ready."
Fu Qian said hurriedly: "Miss, the carriages and horses are all ready. Let's travel at night."
"Miss, I want to go too." Yinzhen said crisply.
"what are you going to do?"
"I'm going to burn the paper money for the lady. The lady's hand is so delicate. If it gets burned by the fire, the silver needle will hurt."
"What a fool."
"Miss, I want to go too," Yueniang said.
"Yue Niang, you must go. After all, you are also a member of the Qian family."
Qingguan smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, you two go and watch outside. Uncle Fu and I have something to say."
When Yueniang heard this, she looked a little nervous and said: "Miss..."
"I'll discuss with Uncle Fu to see if it's better for us to marry into the Jiang family or not to marry." Qingguan deliberately relaxed her expression.
Seeing the smile on the young lady's face, Yueniang felt relieved and walked out holding the silver needle.
Qian Fu and others left and said, "Miss, I also think the Jiang family is pretty good."
Qingguan shook his head and said, "Uncle Fu, why would a person like me bother to implicate others?"
Qian Fu was shocked and understood immediately.
In these years, the young lady has only been thinking about the revenge of the Qian and Sheng families. This is a road with no end and no idea of success or failure. So the young lady doesn’t want to involve the Jiang family.
"Miss..." Qian Fu's voice choked with sobs.
Qingguan smiled and said: "Uncle Fu, you are always sentimental now, and you are becoming more and more fragile."
"Miss, this old slave is getting old. Although he hates her in his heart, nothing is as important as the young lady. As long as the old slave looks after the young lady, that's enough."
Qingguan is very aware of Qian Fu and Yueniang's dependence on her, but she doesn't know that she is also deeply dependent on them and cannot live without them for a day.
"Uncle Fu, I know everything well. Today I went to the Shijia Courtyard and heard some things..."
"Miss, tell me."
Gu Qingguan lowered his eyes and leaned his head over.
The candlelight in the flower hall danced slightly, and the dim light shone on her face. There must have been tiny streams of light passing through, making her dazzling.
In the dark night, a slender figure was hidden behind a tree, stretching his neck to look at the yard, but the shadows of the trees were dancing, and nothing could be seen.
The Jiang family proposed marriage to her, and if nothing else happened, she would definitely accept it. Cao Ziang lowered his head in frustration.
"Brother, what are you doing here?"
The voice from behind sounded, and Cao Ziang was startled, with a look of panic on his face, and said, "No... I didn't do anything."
Cao Zixi moved forward and said with anger in her almond-shaped eyes: "Is the Sixth Miss inside?" "Okay... It seems so. It's getting late, so I'll go back and rest first." Cao Ziang trembled, fearing that others would see the clues, and he was anxious About to leave.