Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

After some polite exchanges, Qin and Gu Xiling said goodbye and left, allowing Gu Xirong to have a good rest.

At the same time, he also warned the servants of the Xie family to serve Gu Xirong well.

Steward Xie took 12,000 taels of silver, along with the escorts, as well as the stewards from the Marquis of Jingyang's Mansion and the Marquis of Changning's Mansion, and went to redeem Old Madam Xie.

Also going there was Nanny Zhang.

Nanny Zhang's package contained white silk, which was specifically used to end Madam Xie's life.

The Marquis of Changning has been keeping a very low profile recently and rarely goes out.

Finally, I received a reply from Marquis Changning, "Don't be hasty, wait and see what happens."

Therefore, Zhou Jin continued to send people to keep an eye on the temple where the Queen Mother was.

The Empress Dowager did not notice anything unusual, or maybe there was something unusual, but because it was too secretive, the people in Changning Marquis' Mansion could not discover it.

However, those children of high-ranking officials who had contracted heart diseases and recovered had some unusual behaviors.

The thorn that Changning Marquis's Mansion had planted around Wang Shiwen finally came, and news came that Wang Shiwen had become humane again.

He took medicine from a wandering Taoist priest and recovered, but then he did whatever he wanted with his concubine at home.

Through Wang Shiwen, the Taoist Xuan Mingzi also privately came into contact with other people who had recovered from heart diseases.

Yuan Zhen is one of them.

However, Yuan Zhen pretended to agree. Although he was a playboy, he also knew that the matter was of great importance.

How can there be such a good thing in the world?

Yuan Zhen wanted to complain directly to the emperor, but he had now been removed from his official position, and his father at home had become seriously ill and was unable to attend court.

If you can penetrate deep behind enemy lines and perform meritorious service, even if you cannot be reinstated, you can at least get a new assignment.

In addition, direct reporting can easily lead to leakage.

Who to call?

Wang Shiwen, that bastard, is afraid of death and has probably been instigated by those people. He must not be allowed to pass through the Wang family.

Suddenly, he thought of Zhou Jin who once scolded him.

When he was young, he and Zhou Jin were good friends, but because Zhou Jin thought he was too much of a jerk and scolded him, but he refused to change his ways, so Zhou Jin stopped associating with him.

Thinking of this, Yuan Zhen chose Zhou Jin for help.

However, Zhou Jin usually stayed in the government office and then went home, sitting in a carriage during the journey.

These are too eye-catching.

Yuan Zhen also discovered that Zhou Jin rarely went out, but Zhou Jin's wife often went to the shop to hang out.

So Yuan Zhen found an opportunity and took the opportunity to put the letter on Gu Xiling's carriage.

After seeing it, Gu Xiling was quite surprised. She opened it and didn't know whether the contents were true or false, so she hurried home.

When Zhou Jin returned home in the evening, as soon as he entered the door, he was informed by the servants to go to Zizhu Garden immediately.

Zhou Jin did not hesitate and quickly came to Zizhu Garden, "Madam, what do you want?"

Gu Xiling took out the letter and handed it to Zhou Jin, "Husband, someone left a letter on my carriage today. It should be for you, but it seems that it is inconvenient for him to find you."

"Who is it?" Zhou Jin asked as he opened the letter.

"Yuan Zhen!"

Zhou Jin was startled, and quickly read the letter to identify the handwriting. "You know what, it's really Yuan Zhen. He asked me out, saying he has something to ask for, and needs to meet me privately, fifteen miles outside the city. Shall we go?"

Gu Xiling blinked her eyes. "Tomorrow is a day off, so we can go outside the city. As long as it is confirmed to be Yuan Zhen, I think we should go. First, we found out that there are Taoist priests who have come into contact with people who have recovered from internal diseases, and Yuan Zhen is one of them."

"You also said that Yuan Zhen is a very smart person, but he is not doing his job properly. Now that he has encountered a disaster, he will naturally not give up, and he certainly does not want to be used by those people. He came to you, perhaps to get your help."

Zhou Jin took a deep breath, "Could it be that Yuan Zhen knew that I sent someone to investigate secretly?"

Gu Xiling pondered for a moment, "I may not know, but he wants your help, that's for sure. Maybe he just wants you to help pass on the message. After all, Yuan Zhen's three brothers are sent out and are not in the capital."

"He has been dismissed from office, and old Master Yuan is ill in bed. There is no one he can trust in the court, and the emperor has heard about it. Our Changning Marquis Mansion is quite respectable in front of His Majesty, and you have no connection with Honglianfang, so it is impossible for you to betray him."

Zhou Jin considered carefully, "My wife's words make sense. Anyway, I will send people to the surrounding area in advance, so there shouldn't be any danger!"

Gu Xiling thought for a moment and smiled, "It just snowed heavily. How about we go out and enjoy the snow? I heard that in some places in the north, people tie two wooden boards to their feet so that they can slide on the snow."

"Why don't we give it a try? What if we are sent to the northwest or north in the future? It would be convenient for us to travel by skiing!"

Zhou Jin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he thought it was interesting. "My wife's suggestion is very good. When I was a child, I liked to skate on the ice. I accidentally fell into an ice hole and was beaten by my father. Since then, I have never played with snow or ice!"

Gu Xiling smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I will go with you and ensure your safety."

The next morning, Gu Xiling and Zhou Jin came to the main room, greeted their mother-in-law and grandmother, and said they wanted to go outside the city to enjoy the snow.

Song chuckled. After all, they were young and it was nice to go out and have fun.

"Bring enough guards with you, and be careful! Just play around on the official roads, don't go to dangerous places!"

Zhou Jin agreed, "Yes, mother."

Half an hour later, Gu Xiling and Zhou Jin appeared outside the city.

They continued driving for another fifteen miles, then the two men came down, tied wooden boards to their feet, and learned to ski.

After stumbling and falling, we finally arrived at the agreed place.

Yuan Zhen, wearing a cloak, walked out from behind the big rock, "Zhou Jin, you are here as expected!"

Zhou Jin looked at Yuan Zhen, "It's so cold, why did you ask me to come here?"

Yuan Zhen replied: "An old Taoist named Xuan Mingzi cured Wang Shiwen's impotence and introduced him to me for treatment. Not only did he introduce him to me, he even introduced him to other people!"

Zhou Jin was slightly startled, "Is it really cured?"

Yuan Zhenlian blushed slightly. "It's not completely cured. I just can't have children, but I can still have sex. For those who already have children, this is a blessing in disguise."

"I always feel that this is too coincidental. I haven't agreed yet. I always feel that there is no such thing as pie in the sky. The whereabouts of those gentlemen in Honglianfang are still unknown."

"I am particularly worried that this old Taoist priest is colluding with the Red Lotus House to frame us. In addition, I also found that Wang Shiwen's behavior is sneaky, so I want to turn to the light."

"Can you help me pass this letter to His Majesty? I know that Brother Zhou is loyal to His Majesty and is also a gentleman. He will not reveal my secrets, so I told Brother Zhou directly that the letter says that I surrendered to His Majesty and went undercover to infiltrate the other side to find out the truth."

When Zhou Jin heard this, he felt that this matter would also be beneficial to the Changning Marquisate, so he nodded and said, "Now that you have the intention to be loyal to the Kangguo court, I will pass this letter on for you."

"If you have anything to do in the future, you can go to Yuelai Teahouse and give the message you want to pass on to Shopkeeper Zhou. There is no need to go through so much trouble."