Hu Huanxi said: "You didn't investigate Wu Yanzu clearly? You just brought him back like this? It's too dangerous."
Zi'an said, "Old Seven has ordered people to investigate. He saved me in Qingzhou, so I didn't think too much about it because he saved my life."
"You'd better go back and pick it up and ask carefully. If there is really something wrong with him, you will be in danger." Hu Huanxi said solemnly.
"Okay, I'll go back right away." Zi'an said.
Rouyao quickly put the letter away and said, "I'll go back with you. If this guy dares to say that I told him, I'll break his legs."
Zi'an brought Rouyao back home and asked the nanny to find Wu Yanzu immediately.
The nanny said, "After you left, Doctor Wu also went out and hasn't come back yet."
"Then you wait and see. When he comes back, ask him to see me." Zi'an said.
"What happened?" When the nanny saw her coming back and looking for Wu Yanzu with a very serious expression, she asked worriedly.
"I have something to discuss with him. By the way, Ma'am, has there been any unusual behavior during the past few days when he was in the mansion? For example, did he go to meet someone, or did he ask anyone about something?" Zi'an asked.
The nanny thought for a moment, "No, at least he didn't ask me anything. Instead, he kept pestering Wan Jing and asked her to settle accounts with him. Wan Jing didn't like him either, but she knew he was your benefactor, Princess, so she tolerated him."
"Is it just to ask Wanjing to settle the score?"
"I asked Wanjing to come over. Wanjing is the most familiar with him. He almost always pesters Wanjing during the day. One night, he even went out to play with Wanjing. However, Wanjing couldn't resist him."
"Okay, call Wanjing over."
Wanjing has not been in the mansion for long, but she is in charge of the accounts. Wu Yanzu doesn't bother anyone else but Wanjing. Could it be that he wants to check the accounts
But what is there to check in the palace's internal accounts? Could it be that they want to check whether the seventh brother has embezzled money? But if he has embezzled money, these accounts will not be included in the palace's internal accounts.
Moreover, the Seventh Brother never embezzled money. Who in the Zhou Dynasty didn't know that? If he really wanted to accept a favor, giving him a jar of good wine would be more effective than giving him silver.
Mammy turned around to look for Wanjing. When Rouyao saw her leave, she said to Zi'an, "Speaking of which, Wu Yanzu is really very strange. He cured you in Qingzhou and then wanted to worship you as his master. Ordinary people, after knowing the identities of Lao Qi and you, would not dare to pester you endlessly? But he is not like that. He pestered you and wanted to be his master. I remember that when I said I wanted to be your master, he rushed over from nowhere, knelt down and acknowledged you as his master. You refused to accept him, but he even bought a donkey and followed us back to Beijing. Now thinking back, he is really shameless."
Although Zi'an felt that Wu Yanzu was somewhat suspicious, when he thought back on his various actions, he did not have any malicious intent. In fact, the words he said to him today seemed to be intentionally misleading.
"Don't jump to conclusions yet. Wait for Wanjing to come and ask clearly." If he wanted to get close to Wanjing, he would definitely ask about the things in the account book, or investigate the palace through Wanjing. However, even Wanjing didn't know about the life-same-life Gu. He had just arrived in the capital and had never met her before. How did he know about the life-same-life Gu
Nanny brought Wan Jing over. Wan Jing was now more plain and simple, wearing the same clothes as the maids in the mansion. She bowed as soon as she came in, "Princess, you call me a servant?"
"Wanjing, are you familiar with Doctor Wu?" Zi'an asked.
A trace of embarrassment and annoyance appeared on Wan Jing's fair face. "To answer your question, Princess, I'm not familiar with you."
"Mammy told me that you and he had gone out together before. If you are not familiar with each other, wouldn't you be afraid of attracting criticism if you go out alone?" Zi'an brought over a cup of tea and gently stirred the tea foam, but his eyes were fixed on Wanjing.
Wan Jing bit her lips with her pearly teeth, tears welling up in her eyes, "I don't want to go out with him either, but, he..."
"What's wrong with him?" Zi'an was very confused. Seeing Wanjing looking so aggrieved, could it be that Wu Yanzu could force her to go
Wan Jing said: "He said... He said he was the princess's benefactor, and I am a servant in the palace. The princess cannot repay her kindness, so she asked me to repay her kindness."
Rouyao was furious, "What a frivolous playboy, what did he do to you?"
Wan Jing quickly shook her head, "Please calm down, County Lady. That's not the case. He just asked me to accompany him for a walk. He said he wanted to get familiar with the capital."
"That's it?" Rouyao was stunned.
"Yes."
Zi'an asked, "Did he ever ask you about the palace?"
Wan Jing nodded, "I asked."
"What are you asking?" Zi'an's eyes flashed coldly, as expected...
Wan Jing said: "He asked what the princess likes to eat, what she likes to do on weekdays, and what she likes to do. He was just asking about your affairs."
"That's all you're asking? Have you ever asked about the account book or other matters like the prince?"
Wan Jing shook her head and said, "That's not the case."
Zi'an and Rouyao looked at each other and asked only her
Wan Jing thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Yes, I remember that he asked about the prince once."
"What did he ask?" Zi'an looked at her.
"It was when we went out for fun that day. We were drinking tea in Wujing Courtyard, and he asked me why the prince married a princess. He also asked if the prince had any concubines since he got married."
"Asking these?" Zi'an was very surprised. These could only be considered as idle chat, because whether Murong Jie had concubines in the past, or whether he had maids and concubines now, could be known by just asking any servant. It could not be considered as inquiring.
Rouyao asked unwillingly, "Think about it carefully. What else did he ask? Account books? The farm? The warehouse?"
"These are not asked. Even if they were asked, I would not tell them." Wan Jing said.
The nanny overheard the conversation between the three and felt something was wrong, so she asked, "Princess, is Doctor Wu suspicious? Isn't he your benefactor?"
Zi'an said: "It's true that he saved me, so he can be considered my benefactor, but..."
Zi'an couldn't explain it either. Wu Yanzu was indeed suspicious, but whether he had malicious intentions or ulterior motives was unknown.
We have to wait until he comes back to find out everything.
Zi'an pondered for a while, then said to Wanjing, "In the future, if he asks you to repay him, tell him to come find me. He saved me, so I can't ask you to repay him."
Wan Jing breathed a sigh of relief. "I really don't like to associate with him. This man... this man is a scoundrel."
"Rogue?" Rouyao looked at her and asked, "How rogue?"
Wan Jing's face flushed immediately. "Well, well, he said before that if I held his hand for a moment, he would not ask me to repay you in the future. But I believed him and held his hand, but he still threatened me with this."
Rouyao pouted, "Just say he's a frivolous playboy, and you just defended him."
Wanjing's face turned redder and she dared not say a word.
Seeing this, Zi'an smiled and said, "Go ahead. If you don't like him in the future, just stay away from him."
(End of this chapter)