In less than half an hour, Wen Qingzhu and Pei Zhixuan left the Zhou family together.
After saying goodbye to Wen Qingzhu, the maid helped Pei Zhixuan get into the carriage.
As soon as he got into the car and lowered the curtain, Pei Zhixuan's face suddenly darkened.
She clutched the handkerchief tightly, and the scene of Su Huo guarding her appeared in front of her eyes.
She knew very early on that she and Suho were impossible.
But in the past, they could still get along like ordinary friends, and the friendship between gentlemen was as light as water.
"Bitch!" Pei Zhixuan couldn't help but cursed when she thought of the person who bewitched her.
After watching Pei Zhixuan leave, Wen Qingzhu turned around, smiled and said to Fu Lie, "It's not easy for me to investigate matters in the palace, but the Zhou family is very good at investigating this time."
In the next two days, all the news about the import and export of medicinal materials in the capital was sent to Xue Mansion.
After Wen Qingzhu saw it, he directly targeted Jiang Guogong's mansion.
Lu Tao's voice came from outside the door to persuade Xi'er.
"You better go see him, otherwise he will come here every day."
"I'm not going! Even if that idiot says it, he won't understand."
"You will accompany the young lady to Lingcheng soon. For the sake of his stupidity, go and meet him."
Xi'er didn't say anything, and she was also very confused.
She had never thought about feelings before.
When they arrived at the house, Lu Tao and Xi'er each held a brocade box in their hands.
After delivering it to Wen Qingzhu's desk, he opened the box. On the left was a luminous pearl bracelet, and on the right was a fine ink stone.
"Miss, let's see, what do you think of these two gifts?" Lu Tao pointed and explained, "Mrs. Qiao likes the luminous pearl bracelet, and the inkstone is for Master Qiao."
"It's okay. Have you contacted Qiao Hu?" Wen Qingzhu nodded and thought about the next thing. He might need help from the Qiao family, so it would be best if Qiao Hu goes there with him.
Lu Tao shook his head: "Jasmine is already in contact, but there is no news yet."
The next steps were all trivial matters. After Lu Tao reported them one by one, Wen Qingzhu just asked her to prepare.
Finally, his eyes stopped on Xi'er: "Jin Yuanbao is here again?"
Xi'er's face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head and whispered yes.
Wen Qingzhu chuckled: "That's just right, I'm free to go with you now."
Xi'er suddenly raised her head: "But isn't the lady going to Fengguo Temple?"
"I just received the news last night that Master Jiudeng has wandered away again."
Wen Qingzhu stood up, walked out from behind the desk, and picked a good propaganda pen from the bookshelf next to him.
He turned around and handed it to Xi'er: "What do you think of giving this to Mr. Jin?"
"Gold ingot?" Xi'er was stunned, "Why did you give him this?"
"I have worked so hard to give you fish soup for almost a month. You are not allowed to give me a gift in return. I heard last time that he was still using his brush until it became frayed. This will definitely work for him. superior."
Before Xi'er could regain her senses, Wen Qingzhu turned around and left.
Lu Tao reminded her with a smile: "Miss thinks he is pretty good. Don't worry, Miss has good taste."
As soon as these words came out, Xi'er's face suddenly turned red and could bleed.
When they arrived at the front hall, Jin Yuanbao was happy when he saw Xi'er walking out first.
When he was about to rush over, he found Wen Qingzhu coming out right behind him.
He immediately stopped and said hello politely: "I've met Miss Wen."
"Tch!" Xi'er couldn't help but rolled her eyes.
Wen Qingzhu held back his laughter, stepped forward, invited Jin Yuanbao to sit down, and assigned the little girl to serve tea again.
When the tea was served, Wen Qingzhu looked sideways at Xi'er.
She reluctantly took out the pencil case and stuffed it into Jin Yuanbao's hand: "It's for you!"
"What is this?" Jin Yuanbao opened the pen box doubtfully, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Isn't this a propaganda pen that he saw many times and couldn't bear to buy
He raised his head, stared at Xi'er with burning eyes, and asked excitedly: "Did you give it to me?"
"Yes." Xi'er didn't want to admit it, but when she thought of the young lady's words, she reluctantly admitted it.
Jin Yuanbao immediately stood up, held the pencil case in his arms, and shouted in surprise: "You are so kind to me!"
"Huh." Xi'er couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw his arrogance.
But when I saw his sparkling eyes, the joy inside almost overflowed.
Xi'er's heart couldn't help but be touched.
She quietly glanced at Jin Yuanbao, as if he was okay.
Wen Qingzhu, who was sitting at the main seat, had been drinking tea quietly. Jin Yuanbao slowly calmed down when he found out that Xi'er was called away by Lu Tao.
She then put down the cup and asked him with a smile: "I will take Xi'er to leave the capital for a while in two days. I will give her a day off today. You can go out and play."
"Ah? Where are you going?" Jin Yuanbao was stunned immediately.
Wen Qingzhu did not say it directly: "I was too tired the past few days. Uncle Zhou has an old friend in Lingcheng. Jiangnan has beautiful scenery. I just happened to go over and have a look."
After all, after staying in Yushitai for more than a year, Jin Yuanbao still had some political sense.
He stared and thought for a moment: "Are you the only one going there? Is there anyone else?"
"No, it's just us." Wen Qingzhu looked at Jin Yuanbao. He could adapt to the trend of the capital so quickly. In addition to the full training of Li Wu and Lei Xiao, the most important thing was his thorough mind.
People who have been in office for many years may not be able to understand this point clearly.
Jin Yuanbao felt that Wen Qingzhu wanted to go to Jiangnan, or to go to Lingcheng specifically. He was definitely not just for sightseeing.
However, he didn't point it out and changed the topic to talk about the major and minor matters in the capital.
Seeing him taking the initiative to tell him about the trends in the capital, Wen Qingzhu sighed inwardly. Lei Xiao's eyes were indeed vicious.
A person who seems very unsuitable for the Yushitai is unexpectedly suitable for the Yushitai.
After chatting for more than half an hour, Jin Yuanbao finally talked about what Wen Qingzhu wanted to know.
"... Also, there is something going on in Jiang Guogong's house recently. The shops under his family's name have had troubles one after another. Either a worker broke his leg or the goods sold were cut corners."
"This is normal, maybe it's just unlucky."
Wen Qingzhu knew in his heart that these things were all done by Jiang Zi'ang, and these were just the beginning.
Who knew that Jin Yuanbao shook his head with certainty: "It's definitely not that simple. After Jiang Ziang was expelled from the Jiang family, he left the capital directly, but then I accidentally discovered that he was still in the capital."
"Why are you so sure?!" Wen Qingzhu was surprised.
Jin Yuanbao hesitated for a moment, then turned to look behind him to make sure no one was coming. Then he covered his mouth with his hand and whispered: "During that time, I was wandering around the brothel and happened to find Jiang Zi'ang. That man was too arrogant. In the crowd I can tell at a glance."
"Oh." Wen Qingzhu understood and looked up at the door.
Xi'er was outside the door, just standing there without moving.
Her hearing was also good, and she could hold her breath to stay calm before, but now her breathing started to become rapid.
It seemed she heard it too.
Jin Yuanbao glanced at the door with some doubts, and asked strangely: "Why does Miss Wen keep looking outside?"
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps sounded outside the door.
He walked away thumpingly.
Jin Yuanbao finally noticed something and turned around in shock: "Was Xi'er outside just now?"
Wen Qingzhu sympathized with him and could only nod silently.
In an instant, Jin Yuanbao jumped up from his chair, looked outside the door, and then at Wen Qingzhu.
Seeing his hesitation, Wen Qingzhu waved his hand: "Sit down, explain it carefully when the time comes, and continue to tell me about the capital."
"Oh." Jin Yuanbao sat down, but he was obviously a little absent-minded.
But the good thing is that he answers whatever Wen Qingzhu asks.
"Then have you found out who Jiang Ziang has been in contact with?"
"Very few, but Mr. Li said he was in the capital, so someone must be covering him."
"That's it. Is there any other news about the Jiang family?"
"The news about the Jiang family's placement in the widow's home has begun to spread again. I heard that the Jiang family wants to force the widows in the clan to enter that place. The people at Yushitai have collected evidence."
Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment and laughed silently.
As expected, this Jiang Zi'ang still has some abilities. He has been expelled from the Jiang family, and he can still cause trouble.
"What's the evidence?"
"Yes -" Jin Yuanbao was about to say, but suddenly raised his eyes and looked at her warily, "I can't tell you this for the time being. The evidence we collected still needs to be confirmed."
"Okay then." Wen Qingzhu smiled, knowing what she should know.
What happened to the Jiang family's shop is a small matter, but forcing widows in the clan not to remarry is a big deal.
After chatting for a while, Lu Tao came back dragging Xi'er.
Under Wen Qingzhu's instructions, Xi'er reluctantly followed Jin Yuanbao out.
Looking at their leaving figures, Wen Qingzhu frowned slightly and told Lu Tao: "Go find Yang Liu. I always feel that something will happen sooner or later if Jin Yuanbao stares at Jiang Zi'ang like this."
After finding Yang Liu, Wen Qingzhu asked him to assign two people to secretly protect Jin Yuanbao.
Unexpectedly, Yang Liu said something strange: "The master told me the same thing, but I sent two people there before and found that the Lei family's secret guards were also secretly protecting him. Later, the master asked us to retreat."
"When did this happen?"
"Just two days ago." Yang Liu looked puzzled, "What is so special about that kid? Why do you all value him so much?"
Wen Qingzhu smiled and said: "You will know in two years. Only with him around can the people of the capital live better."
Since he was protected by the Lei family, Wen Qingzhu let Yang Liu forget it.
However, Wen Qingzhu found it incredible when he thought that the Chiang family still maintained a widow's home.
Everything about the Jiang family is good, but there is only one thing that makes them criticized.
When the late emperor was still alive, he even held Duke Jiang to account for this matter, but after Jiang Yue succeeded to the throne, he didn't think there was anything wrong with the Jiang family's matter.
On the contrary, he implicitly supports this kind of thing.
In the afternoon, Yang Liu sent news that Jiang Ziang appeared in the south of the capital.
Without any hesitation, Wen Qingzhu immediately took Lu Tao and went out in a carriage.
With Jiang Ziang's personality, if he knew that she was going out alone, he would definitely not miss such a good opportunity.
Arriving on the street in the south of the city, it was confirmed that Jiang Ziang was in a certain inn.
Only then did Wen Qingzhu bring Mi Lei.
When she got out of the car, she deliberately lifted up the gauze, revealing half of her face.
Regardless of whether Jiang Ziang could see it or not, at least the pedestrians around him could see it.
The plague was rampant in the south of the city before, and almost all the people here knew her.
Sure enough, someone recognized her in the next quarter of an hour.
"Doctor Wen!" The person who spoke was the owner of a tea shed on the roadside.
He asked enthusiastically: "Do you want some tea?"
Lu Tao smiled gently and said: "No, boss, please keep quiet. Our young lady is here to meet an old friend."
"Okay, okay." The tea shed owner agreed immediately.
Wen Qingzhu and Lu Tao walked directly towards a spice shop next to the inn in front.
As soon as she arrived at the door, the boss recognized her immediately and invited her into the store.
There were not many customers at this time, so Wen Qingzhu took off his clothes and wandered around the store.
The owner of the incense shop was waiting behind him: "What did Miss Wen come here to see?"
"Of course not. Isn't your big boss still unreachable?" Since Wen Qingzhu is here, he naturally wants to inquire about Qiao Hu's whereabouts.