Wei Yuanchen got off the horse at the door of the Gu family, looked up at the lintel above the "Gu Mansion", then brushed the snowflakes on his robe, and then followed Gu Chongyi in.

In the past, he had always been here to come to visit him by himself. Today, this is the first time that Gu Hou asked him to invite him to the Marquis of Huaiyuan. Thinking of this, Wei Yuanchen looked at Chujiu. Chujiu hurriedly bent down and shook off the dirty things that should not be there on his body, and almost wiped the soles of his shoes clean, for fear that the Third Master would be dissatisfied.

Gu Chongyi and Wei Yuanchen took off their cloaks under the corridor and walked into the study.

The manager brought two cups of tea and closed the door gently.

Gu Chongyi then looked at Wei Yuanchen: "Tan Dingfang said that someone had dealt with him secretly. Tan Zigeng was wronged. He also mentioned the battle of Old General Zhao in Daning, which was roughly consistent with what the Ministry of War found at that time. At that time, Old General Zhao ordered him to guard Gubeikou, and he used the firearms from Gubeikou to resist the Tatars. He knew so much that the firearms were all because of Bai Guanzheng's daughter, Miss Bai."

Gu Chongyi carefully recalled Tan Dingfang's expression. When he said these words, Tan Dingfang didn't seem to be lying, but...

Gu Chongyi said: "It can be seen that Tan Dingfang also concealed some internal information, which should be related to Daning. After the rebellion of King Liang, the Great Zhou army and military capital were insufficient, and the city was not repaired in time and the garrison was rectified. Tan Dingfang handed me the documents from the Ministry of Revenue. There was almost no harvest near Daning. If there was Daning in the northern border, it would be possible to be with Datong and Xuanfu. After losing Daning, the northern border would inevitably be unstable."

Tan Dingfang has been talking about the defense of northern Xinjiang, and is obviously very worried about the northern Xinjiang.

The lamp on the table reflected Gu Chongyi's eyes, and he looked at Wei Yuanchen for a while: "It sounds really hard to tell whether it is true or false."

"Mr. Marquis," said Wei Yuanchen, "Do you know where King Huai's uncle serves?"

Gu Chongyi only thought about the important areas of the northern border garrison. Wei Yuanchen suddenly mentioned the uncle of Prince Huai. The mist in Gu Chongyi's mind seemed to be blown away by someone, and his eyes lit up.

Wei Yuanchen said: "King Huai's mother's uncle Liang Zhian once served in the Ministry of War, and was later promoted to the Ministry of Works. Now he was the prefect of Yongping Prefecture at the time. After the court gave up Daning, the defense line would move south and northeast line? Yongping Prefecture was the first to be hit? Every year, the court will allocate a large amount of military funds to strengthen the defense of Yongping Prefecture to strengthen the city walls and refine weapons? More troops and horses will be sent to guard it."

Gu Chongyi looked at Wei Yuanchen: "Tan Dingfang held on to Daning? Blocked Liang Zhian's way, so Liang Zhian tried to get rid of Tan Dingfang?"

Gu Chongyi was delighted? He stretched out his hand and patted Wei Yuanchen. Now he thought about this. When he left the Tan family, he also told me to contribute to the great border.

The mother of Princess Huai was in Yongping Prefecture. Although Princess Huai's mother went there early, the Liang family was not a famous daughter like the Wei family? But her origin was higher than the second prince and the concubine. Before the Eastern Palace was deposed, King Huai studied knowledge in the mansion all day long, and the Liang family naturally returned to Yongping Prefecture. If the Great Zhou garrison moved south, Yongping Prefecture would become more important? Wei Yuanchen investigated the case in Shanxi, involving Yulin Town? From this perspective, Datong, Xuanfu? In addition to Yongping Prefecture, is someone attacking the entire northern border? After King Huai became the Eastern Palace, he had such an uncle to help him? He will definitely consolidate his foundation and compete with the imperial concubine party in the future.

My thoughts were sorted out little by little, and Gu Chongyi was not as anxious as before. Then he remembered to instruct: "Kuairan will bring the prepared meals. Let's have a meal first, and then continue."

Gu Mingzhu watched the manager take out a food box from the kitchen and send it to the study in the front yard. Although the food was not very grand, the chef made it fine, especially the osmanthus cake, which was also a layer of glutinous rice on it, which was not so sweet and a little soft.

While the manager's mother was not paying attention, she could sneak to the front yard with her foot lifted, but the study outside the front yard was too cold and it was really not suitable to hide there and eavesdrop.

Gu Mingzhu couldn't help but frown. This is her own home. Why do you envy Lord Wei who is sitting in the study?

Baotong whispered: "The eldest lady should eat more snacks next time she goes to the Wei family." Lord Wei ate too much, and she always feels that the eldest lady is losing money when she comes to her house frequently.

"Let's go," Gu Mingzhu said, "Let's go to the small study in the backyard." After Mr. Wei talked to his father, he would come to the study to find her. Now that the case is at a critical moment, he always has to pass all the information he has found.

Gu Mingzhu thought of taking Baotong all the way to the backyard.

Mrs. Lin couldn't find Zhuzhu in a blink of an eye, and couldn't help but sigh. She couldn't restrain Zhuzhu in other people's houses, let alone her own home. Zhuzhu probably knows her own yard better than her. Except for her own walls, Zhuzhu may have traveled all over her.

Mrs. Lin was about to return to the main house to rest when she saw the manager coming over: "Madam, Dingning Hou and Mrs. Zhang are here."

Mrs. Lin looked at the snowflakes, and Brother Zhen was probably thinking about the Lotus Hutong.

"Go and tell the Marquis quickly," said Mrs. Lin, "Please invite Mrs. Zhang to my room."

The Marquis secretly brought people back, but now she was blocked. No matter what the Marquis wanted to deal with it, she was going to neglect Master Wei San to talk to Brother Zhen first, or simply pull them together, and it was decided by the Marquis.

...

Cui Zhen took Mrs. Zhang into the Gu family.

Walking to the Hanghuamen, Cui Zhen stopped and told Zhang: "Tell me carefully about the cause and effect with my aunt."

Zhang nodded, and as Cui Zhen was about to leave, she hurriedly said, "Mr. Marquis, don't you blame me?"

Cui Zhen met Zhang's gaze, and a gentle flashed in his deep eyes: "I know you are kind-hearted, go ahead, don't take it to heart."

Zhang's eyes trembled and he saluted Cui Zhen: "Thank you, Marquis." After that, he picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes.

Cui Zhen looked at Zhang who was leaving and frowned slightly. He heard that the marriage between Tan Zigeng and Hehua Hutong was mentioned by Zhang first, and his heart couldn't help but sink. When he talked to Zhang, he was a little heavier, which made Zhang cry, and then begged him to come to Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion to explain the matter clearly.

Zhang was in charge of the inner house and had never left the house for many banquets before. He didn't even interact with his parents' family. He didn't think so much when introducing the Tan family to Hehua Hutong. Cui Zhen thought of raising his foot forward. He thought of getting along well with Zhang. Maybe the family was uneasy recently and it was inevitable that he did not do it well.

"Marty Dingning," said the manager of the Gu family, "My Marquis invites you to the study."

After the manager finished speaking, he walked to the side to guide the way, but still did not forget to explain clearly: "There are other guests in the master's study."

Cui Zhen subconsciously stopped: "Who is it?"

The manager said: "The Third Master of the Wei family."

Cui Zhen narrowed his eyes, Wei Yuanchen? At this time, my uncle met Wei Yuanchen, but for the case of Hehua Hutong? Does my uncle trust the Wei family so much now?

...

Mrs. Zhang walked into Mrs. Lin's yard and took off her cloak at the door before Mrs. Zhang walked into the door.

A chill was wrapped in the outer room by Mrs. Zhang. Mrs. Zhang immediately said, "I'm here to talk to my aunt when I go to the inner room."

“Not so many things.”
Chapter completed!