With the consent of the emperor, Ji Yueqin and Nan Xuanyu went out of the palace gate in a carriage.
The Chu Mansion was a little far from the imperial palace, but the horses used in their carriage were all pure-bred green chicong, and the speed was faster than that of a normal carriage.
In less than an hour, Ji Yueqin and the two arrived in front of the Chu residence.
The two of them got off the carriage and stood at the door waiting for someone to come and report. The servants outside the door saw that the two were very powerful, and also understood that the two were either rich or expensive. After carefully looking at the markings on the carriage, they found that the two were actually from the palace, so they hurried into the palace and went in to communicate.
"Ouch - you are unlucky, there are ghosts chasing you behind you!" Butler Chu Zhongtian was hit by the servant who came in and told him.
"Chu... Butler Chu." Jia Ding ran out of breath and shouted out of breath.
"What are you doing! I still don't understand the rules, are you trying to hit me to death! What are you running around!" Chu Zhongtian was almost knocked to the ground, angrily pointing at Jiading's nose and scolding.
"It's not... Butler Chu, it's like this, two people came from outside the door, as if they came from the palace—" the servant said with his head lowered after hearing Chu Zhongtian scolding him.
"What!" As soon as Chu Zhongtian heard it, he realized that there were two nobles outside the door, and hurried to the door.
The butler walked in a hurry, suddenly remembered something, and shouted to the servant: "You go and report to the master, so that the master will be ready! I will go to meet the two nobles!"
Jiading also knew that the situation was urgent, so he just answered the housekeeper's words with a sigh, and hurried to tell the master.
Ji Yueqin and Nan Xuanyu didn't wait long before the housekeeper of Chu Mansion rushed over.
I saw that the two of them were set off by their noble temperament, and their eyebrows seemed even more decisive. The Pingping Tingting woman stood there dignifiedly, and the white jade pendant on her forehead made her skin look like snow.
The man's imposing manner was even more extraordinary, and the sense of dignity revealed in his eyebrows could not help but convince people. Seeing this, the butler knew that these two must have a good position in the palace, so he hurriedly welcomed the two into the palace.
Chu Huai listened directly to the servants, and some monks Zhang Er were confused, not knowing which noble person in the palace came to look for him.
When he saw Ji Yueqin and Nan Xuanyu entering the hall, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Wei Chen has seen His Royal Highness the Prince, this noble person is..." Chu Huai saluted respectfully, not knowing why the Prince came to him, he couldn't help but stunned, because Ji Yueqin was not in the crowd. It had appeared before, and Chu Huaizhi didn't know who the woman in front of him was for a while.
Before Ji Yueqin could speak, Nan Xuanyu avoided Chu Huaizhi's courtesy and said to him, "There is no need for more courtesy at Lord Chu's mansion, this is the Lord of Anning County."
After hearing this, Chu Huai realized that the woman in front of him was the newly promoted Anning County Lord, so he immediately bowed to Ji Yueqin and said, "Wei Chen has seen Anning County Lord."
Ji Yueqin held up Chu Huaizhi's hand, smiled slightly at Chu Huaizhi, and said, "Master Chu, why do you need to be more polite, it is the first time that An Ning has come to Master Chu's mansion, please forgive me for the inconvenience caused to him. "
Chu Huai saw that the Anning County Master was well-mannered and had an extraordinary bearing, so he also thought about letting his daughters get acquainted.
But after thinking about it, I don't know why the prince and the county master came to their mansion, so they asked aloud: "How can the prince and the county master come to Weichen's mansion today?"
Nan Xuanyu just smiled lightly and said to Chu Huai, "Ben Gong is just accompanying Sister Yue, so don't be nervous, Lord Chu."
Chu Huai had always heard that Nan Xuanyu was called Sister Deyue instead of Sister Anning, and he had some thoughts in his heart, and even more wanted to let his daughter get to know the Princess Anning.
Chu Huaizhi had long forgotten what Chu Qingtang told him yesterday about traveling with the county master, and hurriedly asked, "Why did the county master Anning come to my mansion."
Ji Yueqin listened to Chu Huai's direct question, so she didn't go around with him. She smiled and said to Chu Huai, "An Ning came here today because she heard about Qingtang's illness, so she came to the mansion to see Qingtang."
Chu Huai suddenly remembered what Chu Qingtang said to him yesterday, his face turned pale, and he said to Ji Yueqin with a stiff smile: "Yesterday, the little girl was favored by the county master, but she didn't send someone back to report it. —”
Chu Huaizhi didn't finish his sentence, but Ji Yueqin also understood what he meant. It was probably the aunt in the Chu residence who was playing tricks. She sneered in her heart but didn't break it, just looked at Chu Huaizhi with a smile.
"How could this happen? An Ning personally sent someone to Lord Chu's mansion yesterday to report, but the Lord did not know that when An Ning went back today, he would definitely punish the palace servant, which made the Lord worry." Ji Yueqin just said with a smile, her tone was calm.
Chu Huai heard it and understood that Ji Yueqin was referring to Sang and scolding Huai, saying that his housekeeper was not good! But he could only bite the bullet and fake a smile: "The county master said that Wei Chen will now let the county master take the county master to Qingtang's yard."
Ji Yueqin nodded, and said to Nan Xuanyu in a warm voice, "Brother Yu, just stay here to discuss political affairs with Master Chu, and I will go by myself for the affairs of our daughter's family."
Nan Xuanyu listened to Ji Yueqin's words, and nodded, indicating that she should go alone.
Ji Yueqin followed the girl sent by Chu Huai to Chu Qingtang's yard. Here, Qian Shi learned that Anning County Master had actually come to the mansion, and he also rushed to Chu Qingtang's mansion. "Remind" Chu Qingtang, and by the way, she dressed up Chu Qingtang well, so as not to lose the face of Chu Mansion.
When Ji Yueqin stepped into Chu Qingtang's yard, she knew how unhappy Chu Qingtang had been in this mansion.
In Chu Qingtang's Yutang Garden, golden fallen leaves piled up in a corner of the yard, and there were no girls or guards standing in the yard. It looked like an abandoned yard, and no one had taken care of it.
"Qingtang, are you there?" Ji Yueqin called softly towards the room.
"Hey, Yueqin, why are you here?" Chu Qingtang's voice was a little hoarse, and it came from the room far away.
"Didn't I come here to see you? I heard from the person sent by your house that today you are in trouble, and I will come out of the palace to see you if I have nothing to do." Ji Yueqin stepped into the courtyard, facing towards Walk into the house.
"Yueqin-, wait a second." Chu Qingtang's voice was a little anxious, she heard Ji Yueqin walking towards her room, and hurriedly stopped her.
"My house is a little messy, let me clean up and invite you in, okay?" Chu Qingtang heard Ji Yueqin stop and said warmly.
"Then I'll wait for you at the door." Seeing that Chu Qingtang didn't want to let her in now, Ji Yueqin stood at the door and waited for Chu Qingtang.
Chu Qingtang moved quickly, and Ji Yueqin didn't wait long before Caiwei opened the door and welcomed Ji Yueqin in.
"Caiwei has seen Princess Anning." Caiwei lowered her head, stood by the door in a strange posture, and saluted Ji Yueqin.
Ji Yueqin nodded and walked in.
"Qingtang, what's wrong with you?" Ji Yueqin saw that Chu Qingtang's pale face had no trace of blood, but she was sitting upright on the couch in a fancy dress.
"Qingtang has seen Princess Anning, please forgive Qingtang's neglect." Chu Qingtang said with an apologetic tone.
Ji Yueqin helped Qingtang up, looked at Chu Qingtang with some blame, and said, "Qingtang, what are you talking about, do you not recognize me as a friend?"
"Qingtang, how dare you, it's just that the etiquette is indispensable, otherwise others will see it, and I don't know how to make a fuss about it." Chu Qingtang said with a smile, staring into Ji Yueqin's eyes.
Ji Yueqin also understood Chu Qingtang's intention, and stopped saying more and just asked kindly, "Qingtang, I heard that you are ill."
"Thank you for your concern, Qingtang is fine, just a little cold." Chu Qingtang smiled at Ji Yueqin, and did not tell Ji Yueqin that she was abused by Qian's yesterday.
"The county master—" Caiwei seemed to want to say something to Ji Yueqin, but was stopped by Chu Qingtang's look.
"Caiwei, don't be rude! Hurry up and show the county master some tea!" Chu Qingtang looked at Caiwei coldly, for fear that Caiwei would say something terrible.
When Ji Yueqin saw this, she also knew in her heart that this matter was definitely not what Chu Qingtang said. On the surface, she was calm, but she continued to talk with Chu Qingtang as if she hadn't heard it.
Caiwei poured tea for the two of them tremblingly, and then stepped aside without saying too much.
Ji Yueqin sipped the tea in the cup, but found that this cup of tea was a top-quality oolong, but thinking about what Chu Qingtang and her said, she understood that Chu Qingtang was forced by others, and pretended not to notice anything inappropriate.
Ji Yueqin is so smart. When she helped Chu Qingtang up, she found that Chu Qingtang's face was even paler, but she didn't say anything.
Ji Yueqin held the tea in her hand, but accidentally slipped her hand, and the tea in the cup splashed onto Chu Qingtang's sleeve.
Seeing this, Ji Yueqin hurriedly took out the handkerchief and wiped it off where Chu Qingtang was wet. She quietly lifted Chu Qingtang's sleeve, only to see a few scarlet marks on Chu Qingtang. hand.
Seeing that she couldn't hide from Ji Yueqin, Chu Qingtang put down her sleeves with a pale face, squeezed out a smile and wanted to say something to Ji Yueqin, but was held back by Ji Yueqin's cold face.
"It must be Qian's masterpiece, is it related to the fact that I told you to go to Ganxi Palace yesterday?" Ji Yueqin's tone was as cold as the cold wind in winter, which made people feel chilly.
Chu Qingtang sighed, seeing that Ji Yueqin couldn't hide it, so she nodded silently and lowered her head.
"If that's the case, why didn't you tell your father. My aunt dared to do something to the daughter-in-law in the mansion. I don't think Dayu has a trace of royal law!" Ji Yueqin said coldly.
"Yueqin, don't be angry, I really don't mind..." Before Chu Qingtang could finish speaking, Ji Yueqin forced her to walk into Chu Huaizhi's hall.
The two of them hurriedly walked down the path, and Chu Xiangyu, who was not far away, saw the two men rushing into the hall aggressively, so she also rushed to Qian's house anxiously.
"Mother, it's not good! Chu Qingtang was taken to the hall by that Anning County Master!" Chu Xiangyu shouted before she got to Qian's house.