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

Gu Jingxi came out of the study room in the front yard and met Butler Liu.

After Butler Liu saw him, he quickened his pace and walked towards him, thinking that he wanted to see him for something.

When Butler Liu approached, Gu Jingxi waved his hand, indicating that Butler Liu didn't need to be polite, and asked directly: "Steward Liu, is there something wrong?"

Butler Liu replied: "Master Hou, the Gu family's branch in Huzhou learned that you returned to your hometown to worship your ancestors, and came to ask if you can go together to worship your ancestors on that day."

Originally, he shouldn't bother the Marquis about this kind of thing, but going to worship the ancestors with the Marquis has a different meaning. The branches of the Gu family who stayed in Huzhou are all hopeless and live a stable life in their ancestral home. This time with The marquis went together to visit the graves of their ancestors, so that the news would gain face and improve their reputation in Huzhou.

After hearing this, Gu Jingxi replied without thinking, "Of course."

The ancestors are not just his ancestors. Although the relationship between those side branches is far away and they have no contact with each other, they are the same ancestors as the direct line of the Gu family. He originally returned to his hometown for the reason of worshiping his ancestors. The better it is if more people come to visit the graves of their ancestors with him. The greater the momentum, the better it will be for him to cover up another thing.

Butler Liu nodded and said, "The young man will send someone to deliver a message later."

Gu Jingxi said a faint "hmm" and asked again: "How are you preparing for the ancestor worship?"

"It's almost ready. Lord Hou, don't worry. Everything will be ready the day after tomorrow. It won't affect the ancestor worship." Butler Liu replied respectfully. The master has finally come back once, so he naturally has to work hard to perform. The ancestor asked Hou in his dream. He returned to his hometown to pay homage to his ancestors. He not only had to handle such a big thing, he also had to handle it decently.

After a while, Butler Liu asked again: "Master Hou, a collateral clan member of the same generation as you. His eldest grandson will serve the full moon in ten days and send an invitation. After he was selected as a scholar, he did not go any further. Now Become a teacher in the academy." After saying this, he handed over the invitation in his hand.

Gu Jingxi took the invitation, looked at it, and said, "I won't be in Huzhou City in ten days, so you can prepare a gift to send over."

Butler Liu responded: "Yes, Lord Marquis."

Gu Jingxi suddenly remembered something and ordered: "Madam likes Taihu whitebait, ask the kitchen to buy some for lunch or dinner."

Butler Liu replied: "Master Hou, this little one was purchased yesterday, and it has probably been bought back now."

Hearing this, Gu Jingxi glanced at him unexpectedly and praised him without hesitation: "Well done."

Butler Liu was happy. If he could win his master's favor, he would have to work hard. In the past few days, he had also noticed that the Marquis treated his wife very well and put her first in everything. The dishes were also based on her preferences. If you are happy, the Marquis will naturally be happy.

Therefore, after he learned that his wife liked Taihu whitebait, he immediately asked people to buy them. Not only Taihu whitebait, but also Taihu white shrimp, Taihu whitefish, and some Huzhou-style snacks, which she also liked very much.

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In the next two days, Gu Jingxi took Meng Jinyao out for fun, taking her to visit local attractions and experience the local customs.

Meng Jinyao also had fun these two days. Huzhou Mansion is far away from the Imperial City, and the rules and regulations are not as strict as those in the Imperial City. The folk customs are more open and relatively free than those in the Imperial City.

But there's another bad thing.

Yu Chuan had been staring at Mr. Wei for the past two days, stubbornly trying to find out something from Mr. Wei, but he did not expect to make any progress. Instead, he listened to the gossip for two days.

Since their Marquis and his wife attended Mrs. Wei's birthday banquet, and on the night of the birthday banquet, Mr. Wei and Mrs. Wei had quarreled four times, and each time it was related to their Marquis.

If you don’t know, you would think that their Marquis did something to seduce Mrs. Wei.

This Mrs. Wei is real. She has been married for so many years, and she still wonders about what the Marquis is doing? He would really arouse hatred for their Marquis. Every time he would exalt the Marquis and belittle him in front of Mr. Wei, making Mr. Wei very angry, and at the same time he would also bear a grudge against the Marquis.

But what I have to admire is that this couple is different from other couples. Other couples who argue tit-for-tat will definitely never have sex again, and they don’t even feel disgusted when they meet, but this couple is different. You can still have sex in the same room after the quarrel, or even during the quarrel.

Of course, this was Master Wei's initiative and force. Mrs. Wei did not resist. She only ridiculed Master Wei afterwards, making Master Wei so angry that she secretly took medicine in advance the next time.

As a bystander, he was confused. What kind of crazy couple were these?

They all hate each other, but they can still do this kind of thing. Mrs. Wei cares about others, and has also done things to murder her children and concubines. Mr. Wei knows clearly that he should divorce her and marry a truly virtuous and virtuous woman. , to ensure the peace of the queen's house, but Mr. Wei did not, and had to get entangled with each other to torture each other.

In this room, Gu Jingxi listened to Yu Chuan's gossip about Mr. Wei and Mrs. Wei, and felt more and more depressed. How could he, who was so good, become the main reason for other people's marital discord?

Master Wei was useless, Mrs. Wei mocked Master Wei, but in the end he was pulled by Master Wei to back him up, and he was called a waste by Master Wei.

He said with a sullen face: "Yu Chuan, can't you ask about other things? Whether they quarrel or not is none of my business?"

Yu Chuan looked at him and replied uneasily: "Master Hou, their quarrel is all about you. Mrs. Wei likes you. Mr. Wei thinks that you have deep affection for his wife, and you also said that you are a couple. A dog and a woman who are destined to be together."

Gu Jingxi: "..."

He had seen a couple who were inseparable from each other, but he had never seen an unfamiliar couple, let alone this person.

After a moment, he replied: "That's because they were delusional. Apart from that, you didn't find out anything else?"

Yu Chuan replied: "Young man secretly sneaked into Mr. Wei's study and searched carefully. There are no secret compartments in the study. He must be a cautious person. There are some letters in the study, but there are only letters between relatives and friends. , nothing about anything else.”

Gu Jingxi's brows furrowed slightly. He knew that Mr. Wei had taken advantage of others to facilitate others. Even if he knew this, it would be difficult to prove it, unless he found a private account. All property is recorded in the ledger, and each item has its source. However, some property is obtained from corruption or bribery, and it will appear in private accounts. Generally, officials who are not honest will have a private account. This private account is the real account book, not a public false account.

Forget it, let’s put it aside for the moment whether we have found any evidence that Mr. Wei accepted bribes. The matter in Deqing County is more important. If we find clues there, if the clues point directly to Mr. Wei, we can naturally follow the clues and investigate further.

Yu Chuan suddenly said: "By the way, Lord Marquis, Mr. Wei also asked his close associates what you have been doing and where you have been in the past two days. Mr. Wei knows the whereabouts of you and your wife."

When Gu Jingxi heard this, his expression paused. He asked about his whereabouts. Could it be that he had something secret in his heart and was afraid that he would investigate?

He said softly: "I know, you don't need to tell me about the bad things that happened to them as a couple in the future."

Yu Chuan: "Yes, Lord Marquis."

At first, he was disgusted with the gossip about Mr. and Mrs. Wei, but after listening to it a few times, he suddenly found it interesting. Every time the couple quarreled, their marquis suffered. If Mrs. Wei praised her, Mr. Wei would scold him. .

Gu Jingxi's face darkened: "Yu Chuan, what are you thinking about?"

Yu Chuan hurriedly said: "Master Hou Mingjian, I don't think about anything."

Gu Jingxi warned: "Control your mind, don't think about things you shouldn't think about, and don't spread it to Madam and taint Madam's ears. Otherwise, I will find you a woman with Madam Wei's temperament and marry you." past."

Yu Chuan: "..."

Such a cruel punishment, how could the upright Marquis do such a thing? Can ordinary people endure Mrs. Wei's kind of lunatic temperament? Unless that person is Mr. Wei.

Gu Jingxi half-squinted his eyes and asked in a faint tone: "Yu Chuan, do you understand?"

Yu Chuan nodded like a fool: "I understand, Mr. Hou, don't worry. I only want to dig up Mr. Wei's background and am not interested in other things."

Gu Jingxi said calmly: "Okay, please step back."

After Yu Chuan stepped back and left the study, the scene of Master Wei and Mrs. Wei quarreling flashed in his mind. Thinking of what the Marquis had just said, he felt a chill and completely lost interest in this kind of gossip.