Rebirth of marriage

After receiving the bond of sale, he was freed from slavery. In the future, his younger brother would be able to study. Even if he failed the imperial examination, he would be able to find an easier job if he gained knowledge.

Xing'er boldly looked at Duke Zhen Guo and saw that his face was majestic and righteous. After a slight hesitation, she said what Mrs. Qian usually said to Nihuang.

She comforted herself that although she was sent to the princess to take care of her, she was a slave of the Zhenguo Duke's mansion, and the Zhenguo Duke was her real master. She said that these things were not considered betraying the master.

Especially what Mrs. Qian said to the princess today frightened her. She was worried that if the princess caused any trouble again, she would be the first to die.

But when she finished speaking, she saw that Duke Zhen Guo remained silent, and she felt uneasy again. Just when she was so frightened that her back was covered with sweat, Zheng Guo publicly said, "Get up, don't do these things to others again." Say, go pack up with your parents and brothers, and someone will take you away later."

Xing'er was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly to express her gratitude. When she stood up, she wanted to raise her head to look at the Duke. She didn't know if it was her own imagination, but she heard a hint of pity in the Duke's tone.

But she finally didn't dare and exited the study with her head lowered. In any case, her life was saved.

"Mrs. Qian actually let the second sister have contact with the man next to her in private. Grandpa, she is not allowed to have contact with the second sister in the future." Zhao Qingyun said angrily. Those words were simply morally corrupt and offensive. How could he come from Mrs. Qian's mouth? come out.

Duke Zhen Guo did not expect that Song Nianru would instill such an idea in Nihuang. Listening to her words, it seemed that she did not want Nihuang to marry Prince Xiao, but wanted her to marry the third prince. How dare she, a little woman, dare to do this to her? The prince is picky, what does she want to do?

He recalled the impression he had when he first met Song Nianru. He was restless!

Maybe the first impression is the real her, and it's how she let them see her in the following years.

If this is the case, then things are not simple.

He remembered the story about the real and fake princess and the jade pendant for thanking the wine, closed his eyes and sorted out all the things in his mind, connecting them bit by bit, and finally said to Zhao Qingyun, "Go and find out the doctor who protected Song Nianru's pregnancy, and The midwife who delivered the baby."

"Grandfather is suspicious?" Is the second sister her child?

Xie Jiu went to pay homage to his uncle and the others, as well as what Mrs. Qian said to the second sister, which made Zhao Qingyun think that the second sister in the house was fake.

"Let's check first. The contrast between Song Nianru and what we usually see is too great. When a person shows two sides to others, there must be something wrong."

Even if it was finally found out that there was no problem with Nihuang's life experience, Song Nianru had been closely associated with their house over the years, and they would not be allowed to be careless.

"Grandpa, could it be that Xie Jiu has gone to check on Mrs. Qian before us?" Zhao Qingyun said suddenly.

After all, everything seems to be guided by Xie Jiu. Although the secret guards in their house are not weak in Kung Fu, their Xiao Wang Kung Fu is one of the best among the younger generation in Beijing. They also have many years of experience in being assassinated. Such people are the most astute. It’s possible that he didn’t realize that the secret guard was following him.

The Duke of Zhen Guo nodded, "We have to investigate what we should investigate."

If that girl was a child from Huai'an, she would be a little smarter than Huai'an. With just a jade pendant, she would make their grandfather and grandson very busy, leading them to investigate on their own, and they would be able to check everything before her. In front of others, it is easier and more convincing. Huai'an likes to use four ounces to move a thousand pounds when doing things.

He said to Zhao Qingyun, "Hurry up and do it. I'll go to your grandmother's place."

Zhao Qingyun nodded, not daring to delay, and immediately sent out his personal guards.

As Zhao Qingyun guessed, Xie Jiu had already traced the doctor who protected Mrs. Qian's pregnancy and Po Wen who delivered the baby. However, Po Wen died many years ago, but he found the doctor who returned to his hometown to open a medical clinic.

However, Lou Qi said regretfully, "Our people first found the doctor's son. When we followed his son to the hospital, the old doctor was already dead. A sword penetrated his heart. Has our whereabouts been discovered? ?”

"Withdraw the people who checked Po Wen and the doctor." Xie Jiu pressed his forehead. He sent people to check these things before, mainly because he wanted to know how he got to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Now that my mother has made it clear in the letter, there is no further investigation. It's necessary.

The doctor was killed, either by Mrs. Qian or by someone who was accomplices to her. The possibility of Jiuxiao Pavilion's whereabouts being exposed is relatively small. They have always acted cautiously, and they are in secret and are not easily discovered.

Xie Jiu was inclined to tell the story about the real and fake princess, which made them feel guilty, so they eradicated the problem.

"Find some more people to keep an eye on the Qian family's servants."

Since Mrs. Qian had the ambition to subdue her, it was impossible for her to live in the back house as they found out. She must have had some secret passage, but it was impossible for her servants to know about this secret passage.

If you can't keep an eye on her, then find a breakthrough from the servants.

She didn't expect the results to come out so soon.

Among the industries that Boss Lu opened in the capital, he included a pawn shop.

Mrs. Qian's maid Qinglian was stared at by people from Jiuxiao Pavilion as soon as she went out. She followed her all the way to the pawn shop. The people who were following her recognized it as their pawn shop in Jiuxiao Pavilion. When Qinglian left, the people who were following her went to find the pawnshop owner. .

It happened that Mr. Lu and his wife were patrolling the store, and they heard that Xie Jiu wanted something. Mrs. Lu personally delivered it to Xie Jiu, "Pavilion Master, the material of these clothes is very good, and it is not something that a maid can afford with her moonlight. And I ask According to the shopkeeper, in the six months since our pawn shop has been open, the maid has gone to pawn clothes twice, and both sets are not cheap."

If the maid couldn't afford it, then Mrs. Qian would be the only master in the entire Qian family.

It is thought-provoking that the neatly dressed widow actually wears such a bright red dress in private.

Xie Jiu looked at Madam Lu, "Madam, could you please check which shop this dress was bought from and who bought it."

This was not difficult for Mrs. Lu. She hurriedly agreed and said with a smile, "I don't deserve to be called Madam, Master of the Pavilion. Just call me by my first name."

Xie Jiu waved his hand, "You are always much older than me, and your allegiance to Jiuxiao Pavilion cannot be disclosed to the public for the time being. When Madam comes here, she will say that we met at Yuyouguan, and Madam is considerate of me, a junior, so she often comes here to walk around. .”

Mrs. Lu saw that Xie Jiu had thought carefully about her Lu family, and said sincerely, "Thank you, Master."

His son Lu Zhuo is now following the old censor, and his husband said that with the progress he has seen, he will surely have a prosperous career in the future.

The master of the pavilion also asked the second and third eldest children to dress up and use pseudonyms when they went out to do business. The relationship between the three Lu family brothers and Jiuxiao Pavilion might not be able to be hidden for a long time, but Xie Jiu was willing to think about their Lu family.

The Lu family has learned a lesson once and never wants to get involved in the matter of seizing the heir again. They only look forward to the day when the relationship between the master of Jiuxiao Pavilion and Prince Xiao is known to the world, and the succession of Prince Xiao to the throne is a foregone conclusion.

Yes, the candidate that the Lu family is most looking forward to is King Xiao.

Xie Jiu knew what the Lu family was thinking and could understand. Once bitten by a snake, he would be afraid of the well rope for ten years. At that time, Mr. Lu was not only the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but also the brother-in-law of the first prince. The Lu family was extremely prosperous.

However, due to the defeat of the former crown prince, he fell from the clouds and fell into the mountains for more than ten years. He finally returned to the capital and saw hope in Lu Zhuo. If he was implicated in the crown prince matter again, Mr. Lu's coffin might not be able to hold it down.

It's just that no one can predict what will happen in the future. Xie Jiu can only try his best to keep the Lu family from getting involved, but if it is inevitable, let the Lu family repay her for saving her life that night.

According to the trajectory of the previous life, the Lu family was killed, and Lu Zhuo became a knife in the hands of the third prince. After Mo Li and the others invaded the imperial city, they would not be able to tolerate Lu Zhuo alive. Now at least he is alive, Xie Jiu comforted himself like this.

After suppressing his thoughts about traveling, Xie Jiu asked some more business matters, and then Mrs. Lu left with the clothes.

In the evening, Li Sheng came to report that someone else from the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion went to visit Nihuang, and it was Mingyuan Hou and his wife who went there.

The Mingyuan Marquis Mansion was the natal family of the old lady. It was originally a mansion that was on par with the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. However, later on, the descendants were not very promising. In addition, the two generations of descendants were dying badly, and the Mingyuan Marquis Mansion became more and more in decline.

The current Marquis Mingyuan is the nephew of the old master. He is the only one left in his generation, so the old lady loves this only nephew very much.

When Mingyuan Hou was a child, he was often picked up by the old lady to live in Zhen Guo Gong's mansion. When he got older, he asked Zhen Guo Gong to take him with him. He also went on several expeditions with Zhen Guo Gong, and now he is under Zhen Guo Gong's command. hold office.

He was in the military camp during the day, and only had time to take his wife to visit Nihuang at night.

People who are close to each other are not bound by the rule of not being able to visit patients at night.

When they arrived, Mr. Zhen Guo was in the old lady's room and was so angry that she jumped up and down.

He originally wanted to test his old wife about the birthmark on Nihuang, but unexpectedly, from the moment he stepped into her house, she kept crying and holding on to him about taking Nihuang to the military camp for training.

She didn't give him a chance to speak at all, but her caring attitude towards Nihuang made Duke Zhen feel that he was overthinking, and that Nihuang should be the child from Huai'an.

Otherwise, who else is worthy of her protecting her like this?