The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

The direct line of the Gu family has lived in the capital for a long time, and the master is away, so there are not many servants in the old house in Huzhou. However, the flowers, plants and trees in the old house have always been carefully taken care of, and each yard is regularly cleaned and maintained by servants. It was dirty, but the maid quickly cleaned up the yard.

After more than half a month on the boat, everyone was a little tired and went back to their residences to rest. Zhou Yun and Yu Chuan stayed in the front yard. Qingqiu and Chan'er stayed with Meng Jinyao and his wife in Qinyaxuan in the backyard, serving Meng Jinyao personally.

Qinyaxuan has an elegant layout, with sparse flowers and trees in the courtyard, all kinds of flowers blooming, exuding a light fragrance, and a bluestone road winding through it, graceful and elegant.

The furniture in the house is all made of pear wood. Antique porcelain is placed on the ancient shelves on the side. A blue and white porcelain vase is placed on the round table in the middle of the room, filled with fresh flowers.

The curtains are thin gauze curtains that swing gently in the wind, reflecting the dappled sunlight.

After Meng Jinyao took a bath, she lay down on the bed and fell asleep. Although she had a regular schedule on the boat and there were no waves on the canal, there was the sound of water outside the boat and the boat was shaking slightly. The bed was small and the board was hard. In the past half a month, I couldn't sleep well and had a sore back and back. Now that I finally have a comfortable bed, I naturally want to have a good sleep.

Gu Jingxi also took a bath and saw that his young wife had fallen asleep. He had no other arrangements for the time being, so he also lay down on the bed to rest first.

The couple slept until dusk before getting up, washed their faces, dressed up, and went out to prepare for dinner.

Housekeeper Liu didn't know Meng Jinyao's food preferences, so he specifically asked Qingqiu before deciding on the dinner menu. He was afraid that she wouldn't be used to Huzhou's taste, so he asked the chef to make three special dishes from Beijing, as well as Huzhou specialties. The dishes are steamed Taihu white fish, mutton with Deqing sauce, and Taihu braised white shrimp.

Meng Jinyao has never been picky about food. She can accept any taste, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty. She likes all the delicious food. Looking at the dishes on the table, her index finger is moved. In addition, she has been on the ship for more than half a month. The food on the ship The taste was ordinary, not to say unpalatable, but not delicious. Now that she had delicious food, she ate an extra bowl of rice, and she was full.

Gu Jingxi originally saw that she was eating happily and did not stop her. When he saw that she was full, he ordered the kitchen to cook sour plum soup for digestion, and then took her outside for a walk to digest.

After standing up, Gu Jingxi saw that her belly was protruding a little. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to touch her belly and laughed out loud: "Ayao, take it easy next time. People who don't know may think I've treated you harshly. I never gave you a full meal before.”

Meng Jinyao slapped his hand away in shame: "It's been a long time since you've eaten something delicious?"

Gu Jingxi said warmly: "It's because my husband didn't think carefully. When I return to Beijing, I will ask the maid to make something durable and buy some snacks to eat on the way."

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It's three quarters to one hour, and it's getting late, but I've had a nap in the afternoon and I don't feel sleepy now.

Meng Jinyao rolled on the bed and suddenly thought of Gu Xiuming's parents and asked: "By the way, husband, I heard that Xiuming's biological father is an official in his hometown. Which county in Huzhou Prefecture is he an official in?"

Gu Jingxi was stunned for a moment, then answered: "He is not in Huzhou Prefecture, but he is close to his ancestral home. He is the magistrate of Tongxiang County, Jiaxing Prefecture, next door to Huzhou Prefecture. Tongxiang County is very close to Huzhou."

Meng Jinyao nodded, and then asked: "Husband, you said that two of your entourages left early to come to Huzhou. Why didn't you see them today? They couldn't have arrived later than us, right?"

Gu Jingxi replied: "They arrived earlier than us, but I asked them to investigate some things secretly, and they haven't come back yet."

Hearing this, Meng Jinyao nodded clearly, and then asked: "Husband, what case do you want to investigate this time?"

Gu Jingxi did not hide anything from her, and said calmly: "The magistrate of Deqing County, a county under the jurisdiction of Huzhou Prefecture, died suddenly and unexpectedly due to an emergency. Later, the new magistrate of Deqing County was sent to Deqing County to take up his post. However, the new magistrate did not take office. He died suddenly and mysteriously not long after, but there were no problems during the autopsy. Later, rumors spread that the Deqing County government office was haunted, scaring the county magistrate to death."

"For this reason, the imperial court sent people to investigate the case. The official responsible for the case also died in the county office of Deqing County. It is said that the servant that day really encountered a ghost and was frightened and fainted. The ghost story was spread widely, and even There were also encounters with the jailers guarding the prison. Later, the court sent people to investigate the matter, but found nothing unusual. They only invited a master to perform rituals. The county government in Deqing County has not seen any hauntings again, and the case has ended. Finished."

After hearing this, Meng Jinyao's expression became solemn: "Husband, I don't think this is a ghost, but someone is behind it, using rumors of a ghost to cover up the crime of murdering the imperial official."

Gu Jingxi nodded and said, "So I'm going to investigate the case and overturn it."

Meng Jinyao's face became more serious. Two county magistrates had died, and even the people sent by the court to investigate the case had died. Only those sent the second time survived. Those who could survive would prove that nothing was found, and the ones who died were Prove that they know something or have some evidence, and these will pose a threat to some people, so they get rid of them.

Thinking of this, Meng Jinyao suddenly worried about her husband. The officials who knew something before had suffered mishaps. If her husband found any evidence that was unfavorable to some people, some people would probably find ways to silence her. Although her husband's trip was on the surface, It is an ancestor worship, but there are certain dangers.

Gu Jingxi saw her frowning and her face was solemn, and said in a gentle voice: "Don't worry, Ayao, it's just a case to be investigated. The cases investigated before were much more dangerous than this one."

Meng Jinyao warned: "The husband should be more careful."

Gu Jingxi replied: "I will do it, Ayao, don't worry."

After a moment, Meng Jinyao asked again: "Husband, do you know anything about this case?"

Gu Jingxi said: "There are suspected candidates, but there is no evidence. Everything will have to wait until a secret investigation to find out what happened."

He was afraid that A Yao would be worried, so he began to think wildly, and immediately changed the subject: "It's getting late, let's go to bed first, and get up early tomorrow. Let's go out for a walk. We don't have many things with us when we leave Beijing this time. Let's see what we need to buy tomorrow. of."

Meng Jinyao responded and found a comfortable position in his arms. She said no more and closed her eyes to prepare for sleep.

The next morning.

Meng Jinyao and Gu Jingxi had breakfast, then left the house to go out and buy some things, including seasonal ready-made clothes, jewelry, rouge, gouache, face cream, and some interesting-looking gadgets.

For three days in a row, the couple played and did nothing.

In the eyes of outsiders, it seems that the couple really just returned to their hometown to worship their ancestors and travel around.