Until late at night, Jiang Ziang didn't wait for Yingge and was so angry that he turned over the table.
After a crackling sound, a voice came from outside the door: "Master."
"Come in!" Jiang Ziang immediately calmed down his temper and said with his back to the door.
A man who looked like a waiter gently opened the door and came in.
After closing the door, he said respectfully: "Miss Yingge went to Xue Mansion and hasn't come out yet."
"You haven't come out yet!" Jiang Ziang turned around suddenly, "Don't you think you can go in and find out the news?"
This man felt bitter in his heart, but he still said on his face: "Over there are the places where noble families live, not to mention the Pingguo Marquis' Mansion opposite, so little people can't get in at all!"
"Trash!" Jiang Ziang slammed the table in anger.
The person behind him immediately knelt down.
On the second day, Shaoyao kept pulling Yingge to learn makeup.
Someone came with news, and someone was lingering at the front and back doors.
Wen Qingzhu laughed and asked Lu Tao to take out the last jar of peach blossom wine.
In the afternoon, Wen Qingzhu brought Peach Blossom Wine to find Yingge.
She smiled and ran into the house: "Sister Yingge! Today I am going to visit a grandpa. Can you help me put on makeup?"
"Okay." Yingge agreed.
Half an hour later, Wen Qingzhu and his party got into a carriage and headed to Duke Jiang's Mansion.
The post was sent yesterday, so as soon as they got out of the car, there was a steward waiting at the door.
"Ms. Wen, please come inside."
Yingge was stunned for a moment, but Wen Qingzhu directly pulled her in together.
Walking on the road, compared to the exquisite elegance of the Xue Mansion, this place is dignified and grand, and it looks like an old house for many years.
"Sister Qingzhu, where is this place?" Yingge swallowed. The plaque she saw just now when she got out of the car was the Jiang family.
Are there any high-ranking families in the capital with the surname Jiang
"Sister Yingge, don't worry. If you are still too scared, I can ask Lu Tao to accompany you." Wen Qingzhu comforted her while looking at the yard in front.
After entering, the steward said respectfully: "The master is in the backyard. He only wants to see you. Please ask Miss Wen and the villain to go there alone."
"Okay." Wen Qingzhu handed Yingge to Lu Tao, gave instructions and left here.
As soon as Yingge's sight left, Wen Qingzhu instantly returned to his former cold and calm appearance. ,
The pace also slowed down.
Under the corridor in the backyard, there is a small table with a chessboard on it.
Duke Jiang sat in the middle, playing chess with his left and right hands.
Wen Qingzhu stopped in front of him, raised his hands and asked in greeting: "Sir Jiang."
Duke Jiang didn't even raise his eyes, he just stood up and sat on the left, pointing to the seat on the right: "Sit down, if you beat me, I will tell you everything you want to know."
Wen Qingzhu didn't hesitate and sat down cross-legged.
In front of her was a box of black stones, and she was currently in a slightly advantageous situation.
"Master Jiang, are you sure you want me to play the black piece?" Wen Qingzhu took out a chess piece from the chess box, held it between his fingers, and did not play it immediately.
Jiang Guogong raised his eyes and looked over: "Girl, I know you are good, but when it comes to chess, except for that boy from the Ji family, I have never been afraid of anyone!"
Ji family!
Wen Qingzhu's heart skipped a beat. She calmed down and started looking at the chessboard.
After half an hour, the position was decided.
Jiang Guogong followed Luo Zi, almost without hesitation for too long.
This move directly revealed that Jiang Guogong's chess style had changed drastically.
Wen Qingzhu did not hesitate and opened and closed directly.
The two sides started fighting directly, and Bai Zi lost in less than half an hour.
But it was not that there was no room for loopback, but Jiang Guogong put down his chess pieces and admitted defeat directly: "You win."
"not necessarily."
Jiang Guogong looked at the gloomy sky outside and said with some sadness: "Even if I can still win, I have lost too much. If I lose, I lose."
"Then Mr. Jiang, can you tell me everything now?" Wen Qingzhu also put down the chess piece.
"What else do you want to know?" Jiang Guogong noticed something strange.
Wen Qingzhu smiled and looked sideways at the flowers and plants in the courtyard, which were neatly tidied up.
"It's nothing. I want to ask, why do you Jiang family insist on keeping the widow's home?"
As soon as the words fell, Jiang Guogong's movements immediately stopped.
After a long while, he slowly raised his head: "You don't ask who stole the phoenix seal, you don't ask about your majesty, the general of the Yue Kingdom, and you don't ask why you chose me."
"Master Jiang, I brought someone here. Her name is Yingge. She is a girl from Fengya Building from other places. Do you know why she found me?"
Jiang Guogong frowned: "Is it Xiao Liu?"
"Isn't Mr. Jiang waiting for him at home?"
Wen Qingzhu smiled, but Jiang Guogong's hand suddenly tightened.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Jiang Guogong closed his eyes as if destined: "I will take you to see Xiaoliu's mother."
Following Jiang Guogong, Wen Qingzhu observed along the way.
She found that there seemed to be very few people in the Jiang family's mansion. From the time she came in until now, except for the steward who led the way and the maids Lu Tao and Yingge who left behind, she had never seen anyone else.
We walked through flowers and willows, walked past pavilions and waterside pavilions, and slowly walked into a gloomy path.
The trees here are messy and dense, blocking most of the sunlight and making the trail in front of you look very deep.
About a quarter of an hour later, they finally stopped in front of a courtyard with tall walls.
The one in front of me is an iron door, without a lock or door handle, and it is as tight as a single piece of iron.
There is a small square door above that door.
I saw Jiang Guogong walking forward, raising his hand and knocking on the small door.
After waiting for a moment, the small door opened, revealing a pair of dark eyes.
"It's me." Jiang Guogong said.
But the man moved his gaze to Wen Qingzhu, and his gaze was like a sharp blade, piercing straight to the bottom of her heart.
Wen Qingzhu felt very uncomfortable and subconsciously wanted to avoid it.
But she didn't avoid it, but looked at the man.
Finally, the eyes inside made a hoarse voice: "There is only a quarter of an hour."
"Thank you."
Although Jiang Guogong made no move, Wen Qingzhu heard a hint of respect in his tone.
The iron door was opened, only half open.
Duke Jiang took the lead, followed closely by Wen Qingzhu.
As soon as I walked in, the man who opened the door before disappeared.
She subconsciously looked to the left, and Jiang Guogong reminded: "It's best not to look at things you shouldn't look at."
Wen Qingzhu smiled noncommittally and quickly followed Jiang Guogong inside.
Arriving at the door of an old house, Jiang Guogong pushed the door open and was greeted by a musty smell.
Wen Qingzhu's expression remained unchanged, but she caught a glimpse of the woman chained up.
Even though she only showed half of her face, Wen Qingzhu could still tell her apart at a glance.
This woman is Jiang Ziang's mother.
After walking in, the woman finally heard the movement and slowly opened her eyes.
When he saw Jiang Guogong, his pale lips with a layer of dead skin trembled non-stop.
Jiang Guogong stood with his hands behind his hands and looked at her condescendingly: "I have given him a chance, but he is still stubborn."
The locked woman became excited instantly and pulled hard to hold her hands tied by the chains. Her wrists were already bleeding and scabbed.
With this movement, blood spilled out again.
Wen Qingzhu didn't say anything, and only listened to Jiang Guogong continue: "But it's okay, he at least remembered to save you."
The excited woman suddenly stopped struggling, lowered her head and sobbed softly.
Suddenly the woman raised her head, revealing her whole face. There was a rose-red tattoo on the right chin of her face, which looked like a rose flower.
wrong!
Wen Qingzhu squinted his eyes. This red tattoo should be to cover up the original tattoo.
"So is she..." Wen Qingzhu turned his head and looked at Jiang Guogong.
"Yeah, so is she."
Wen Qingzhu was shocked by Jiang Guogong's affirmative words.
If that's the case, wouldn't Jiang Zi'ang also--
"Not only that, my three daughters-in-law are all descendants of the Yue family."
"What!" Wen Qingzhu was even more shocked. Is this the reason why the Jiang family keeps a low profile
But if there are so many people in the Jiang family who are survivors of the Yue Kingdom, why does Jiang Yue still trust his family so much
Wen Qingzhu suddenly remembered the former Yue general.
While still in the Manlu Hall, Jiang Yue was surprised to see the Yue general.
But judging from the age of that man, he was definitely not the same age as Jiang Yue.
Duke Jiang slowly turned around with a deep look in his eyes: "I shouldn't tell you this, after all, it involves the secrets of the past, but for the sake of rehabilitating General Yang, it's better to tell you."
Looking into Duke Jiang's eyes, Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but feel his heart beat.
If he knew that he was investigating this matter, wouldn't Jiang Yue—
"Don't worry, Su Huo will cover it up for you, and the emperor won't know."
As soon as he said this, Wen Qingzhu became even more vigilant.
Could it be that Jiang Guogong has been investigating her
As if he understood her thoughts, Jiang Guogong smiled slightly and relaxed the atmosphere: "You girl is too deep-minded. You are indeed better at understanding the emperor's temper than us old men, but don't forget that the capital There are a lot of old things in there.”
"Yes." Wen Qingzhu felt a little uncomfortable, and suddenly thought of Mrs. Wei and his wife from before, as well as Mr. Lei Xiaolei.
When I met them before, they didn't seem to know what they were going to do.
But following the clues from then to now, Wen Qingzhu suddenly felt that maybe they all knew.
"Little girl, we have lived decades longer than you, and have gone through everything we need to go through. We supported him to ascend to the throne just because he was the only prince. The prince in the south is the third generation, so no one can rest assured. of."
Wen Qingzhu was silent, and suddenly remembered what the teacher once said.
"You go to take revenge. Jiang Yuancheng is the only prince left in the entire capital. Do you think those people will let you succeed in revenge?"
At that time, Wen Qingzhu didn't quite understand who those people the teacher was talking about were.
Now that Jiang Guogong said this, Wen Qingzhu suddenly understood.
She looked into Jiang Guogong's eyes and saw him continue: "Back then, the late emperor originally wanted to take over the country of Yue peacefully, and even asked Mr. Zheng to marry a female general of the country of Yue. But then the old master of the country of Yue died, and Xin The newly appointed Imperial Guard broke the agreement and launched a massive attack on Daqi.
The late emperor sent troops to suppress it, and the Xin family's army showed great success, directly seriously injuring the former Yue general. Mrs. Zheng went to the palace overnight to guard the northwest in exchange for the life of her former Yue general.
Later, various princes competed for the title of heir, and Jiang Yue unexpectedly won. The survivors of the Yue Kingdom were ready to make a move, and the Xin family's army captured the general of the Yue Kingdom alive again. Before Mrs. Zheng arrived, Marquis Fushun killed him under the emperor's order.
From then on, the Yue survivors and Da Qi were at odds with each other, and more and more Yue survivors sneaked into the capital. We, the Jiang family, were the most seriously invaded, and it was General Yang who warned them in advance, but because they were forced to do so, they all gave birth to children, and they were willing to die to prove their innocence. "
Having said this, Duke Jiang looked at the third wife of the Jiang family with complicated eyes.
He continued: "Later, Mrs. Zheng came forward to save the three wives of the Jiang family, designed to purge the Yue survivors in the capital, and captured the three-month-old son of the former Yue general, but -"
Jiang Guogong's tone suddenly became painful, and his clenched hands tightened.