C97 (1/2)
Gu Yun was in a rather sorry state, the rain had only stopped when it was almost daybreak, and the soil in the field was extremely muddy. When he rode in, the horse that could be considered as a good mount had already turned into a piece of clay, but of course, Gu Yun himself was not much better off, as half of his body also seemed to have just been dug out from the ground.
”Eldest Young Master …” How have you been? ” One could tell that he had been subjected to inhuman treatment. ”Even if Eldest Young Master is able to come in, if we were to walk on our own, we would sometimes accidentally sink into the mud.”
Gu Yun nodded at him, ”This horse's legs are pretty good, it can endure it.”
Naturally, Housekeeper Yan could tell that this was a good horse that was hard to come by. It was just that it was too wasteful to use it in muddy water, so he took it to the stable to clean it.
Seeing him in such a sorry state, Xie Jingxi looked at him accusingly, ”Why are you still running over here, don't you need to go to work?”
When Gu Yun saw her, he immediately relaxed, and habitually sized up her expression. He saw the exhaustion in her eyes at first glance, and knew that she must have not slept well, but he didn't ask any questions, and only held her hand while stroking, ”I already rushed over when we were at the morning assembly. I was afraid that you might suddenly be afraid of a different place, so I ran over without thinking too much.”
Xie Jingxi looked to the side shyly, ”I'm not a child, I haven't eaten breakfast yet. On the road, is it good to walk?
The two of them had not seen each other for a night, and their conversation was almost like asking a three-year-old child a question. When they reached the end of the conversation, they both felt that it was too much for them to bear, and couldn't help but laugh. Gu Yun pulled her hand and sat down to eat breakfast together.
Even though he said that, before the sun rose, he still couldn't easily take the road. Butler Yan brought a few safe men to lead the way, and after waiting till noon to leave, it could be said that it took a lot of effort for them to get out of the carriage. After returning home, Gu Yun rushed to Ministry of Justice without stopping, while Xie Jingxi took the brush and wrote Shen Huanzhi a letter.
Thinking about what happened last night, Xie Jingxi suspected that there was some kind of secret passage in the manor, it was just that how many people knew where the passage to, and what did it have to do with Gu Heng, and whether Gu Yun knew what it had to do with rushing over so early in the morning, it was clear that Fang Dai had told him last night that he was safe, it was clear that he was busy with more important matters, and everything was suspicious.
Xie Jingxi wanted to ask Shen Huanzhi to investigate secretly, although she was not sure if Shen Huanzhi could help, as such a thing was difficult for him.
To Xie Jingxi's surprise, Shen Huanzhi had already replied his in less than two days, and he had already found out the identity of the so-called rich merchant in Jiangnan. She was extremely shocked, what was Shen Huanzhi doing now, how did he find out his identity so easily?
The matter was extremely important, so Xie Jingxi did not dare to hide it. On the same night, she informed Gu Yun, ”The crown prince and Feng Wannian really have some tricks up their sleeves, do you remember the few mansions the crown prince has, which were given to him by that so-called wealthy merchant in Jiangnan, who is actually an old man from Feng Wannian's hometown.”
Gu Yun replied and looked at her curiously, ”You guessed it?”
”It was indeed my guess in the beginning, but I couldn't confirm it, so I asked Shen Huanzhi to help me investigate it. It's just that I didn't expect him to look into it carefully, other than finding out the evidence that the wealthy merchant in Jiangnan secretly linked to Feng Wannian, I also found some evidence that Feng Wannian secretly accepted secretly with the crown prince.”
Xie Jingxi rarely talked to him seriously about matters of the Imperial Court. Other than when it was necessary, she wasn't willing to use the things she knew in her previous life to tell him. Other than the last time when she had no other choice in the matter of Zhang Family, she had also harmed the Fang Family.
This time, it was also because Gu Yun was involved and also because of the crown prince's ill intentions. She was afraid that Gu Yun would suffer a loss, which was why she intentionally or unintentionally mentioned him, but it seemed as if he had touched some unknown side of Shen Huanzhi.
Gu Yun looked at her for a long time before speaking, ”It's all thanks to you this time, Feng Wannian is very cunning, I am afraid that in the short term, he will not even be able to touch seven inches of his strength, thus Feng Chen's matter is only a matter of time, the His Majesty placed a huge amount of pressure on everyone, but they were unable to find any evidence.”
Xie Jingxi lowered his eyes, ”Yes, it's good that I can help you, but actually it's also because I went to the manor that day, which is why I thought of it when Butler Yan mentioned it. Oh right, I still have something I haven't told you, I suspect that there's something wrong with the crown prince's manor, and it's most likely that it's where they raise their own private troops.”