The first thousand one hundred and twenty-two chapters
Xue Tao walked into her husband's study with a cup of tea. She saw her husband standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, staring at the night sky outside the window. Xue Tao gently put down the tea cup, walked to her husband, and held his hand.
.
"Husband, don't blame yourself too much!"
They have been married for so many years, Xue Tao knows her husband too well, and she knows that her husband is full of self-blame for the death of Du Lingqiu.
Guo Song sighed softly, "I was the one who took it lightly. He could have survived."
"Husband, you can't cover everything. Even wooden barrels sometimes leak, let alone people. There are always things you can't think of."
Guo Song nodded, "I really didn't expect that they would attack Dugu Xiangguo. I thought they would only attack me and my family."
Xue Tao said a little worriedly: "Could it be that Dugu Xiangguo was assassinated because he is Youlan's father?"
"I feel like it has nothing to do with this."
Guo Song kissed his wife on the forehead and smiled: "Don't worry, your parents are safe!"
"I also know, husband, how about... how about you ask her to move to Prince Jin's Mansion?"
Does Guo Song know who his wife is referring to? Guo Song shook his head, "She doesn't like to be restrained. Besides, she also has to protect the safety of the Queen Mother and the little emperor. I just ask Yu Niang to move into the mansion. She is now
His martial arts skills are very superb."
Since her husband objected, Xue Tao no longer insisted, so she said to her husband again: "Youlan is back, go and see her!"
"How is she?" Guo Song asked.
"I cried a few times and my mood was relatively low. I was afraid that she would be too lonely alone in Dugu Mansion, so I had someone take her back."
Guo Song nodded, pleased with his wife's thoughtful consideration.
"I'll go see her!"
Guo Song took two sips of hot tea, then left the study with his wife and went to Dugu Youlan's room.
It was very dark in Dugu Youlan's room. He saw Dugu Youlan sitting alone at the table, looking at her thin shoulders. Guo Song suddenly felt an indescribable pity and guilt in his heart. Thinking of her loneliness and helplessness? This
I have indeed neglected her a bit over the past few years.
He walked behind Dugu Youlan and put his hand gently on her shoulder. Dugu Youlan's body shook slightly. She smelled a familiar scent. She immediately stood up, threw herself into her husband's arms and cried sadly.
Guo Song didn't persuade her. He just gently stroked her hair and let her cry as much as she wanted.
After a while, Dugu Youlan finally stopped crying. She choked and whispered: "I'm much better. Thank you husband for coming to visit me."
"Isn't this what you should say?"
Guo Song smiled and said: "I will accompany you well these days. Don't you think I'm annoying? Just drive me away."
A smile appeared on Dugu Youlan's face? "Min Qiu also said that he would come to accompany me!"
"Then...then let her accompany you!"
"no!"
Dugu Youlan hugged her husband's waist tightly and pressed her pretty face against his chest, "I want you to stay with me and stay with me more, otherwise I will feel really uncomfortable."
At this time, Guo Songruo felt something. When he turned around, he saw Xue Tao waving to him at the door. He smiled and said, "Then go and tell Min Qiu! I'll go first and come with you in the evening."
Dugu Youlan wiped away her tears. Her husband's tenderness made her feel better. She nodded. "I'll tidy up a little and then go find Min Qiu. Husband, please go and do your work first!"
Guo Song kissed her pretty face, then turned and walked out of the room, only to see Xue Tao standing outside the door with a faint smile.
"What's the matter?" Guo Song asked a little embarrassed.
"Just now, a palace maid came to report that Commander Wang is here. She said there is something urgent and she is waiting at the Qilin Hall!"
"Then I'll go take a look!"
Guo Song knew that Wang Yue came to him at this time, and it must be for the assassination case, so he quickly arrived at the Qilin Palace under the guidance of two palace maids.
Wang Yue stood at the door of Qilin Hall. Seeing His Royal Highness King Jin arriving, he quickly stepped forward and saluted, "See you, Your Highness!"
"What's the emergency?"
"Your Highness, I'm going to Dugu Mansion to find someone, but Dugu Mansion won't let us in. I need His Highness the Jin King's gold medal!"
Guo Song raised his eyebrows, "Tell me the reason?"
"Your Highness, the humble investigation found that the assassin knew that Dugu Xiangguo was coming to Xianyang today two days ago and had made preparations early. However, the steward of Xianyang Sugar Refining Workshop only knew last night that Dugu Xiangguo was going to come to Xianyang early this morning, which means that Dugu Xiangguo was coming early this morning.
His itinerary has not been made public, so who leaked Prime Minister Dugu’s itinerary two days in advance?”
"You mean, there is a ghost in Dugu Mansion?"
"Bizhi felt that he was not only a mole, but also someone close to Prime Minister Lonely and someone who knew his itinerary. Bizhi went to Dugu Mansion to investigate the case, but was rejected by Dugu Dashi and we were not allowed to enter the mansion."
Among Dugu Changqiu's two brothers, the second brother, Dugu Changqiu, is very kind and generous, but the third brother, Dugu Dashi, is as his name suggests, cold and hard, and difficult to deal with.
Guo Song took out the gold medal and handed it to him, "You go investigate first and report the situation to me tomorrow morning!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
Wang Yue took the gold medal, bowed, and hurried away. Guo Song looked at his back and shook his head.
In fact, he also had some doubts to ask Wang Yue, such as the poisonous crossbow, which reminded him of the assassination of Min Qiu's brother Zhang Daqi. It was very similar. Are the two related?
However, Guo Song could sense that Wang Yue was anxious, so he did not waste his time and let him go first.
...........
Wang Yue was really anxious. During his investigation, he found that the other party knew everything about Dugu Mansion's itinerary. He immediately realized that there must be an insider in Dugu Mansion. This was an extremely important clue. He rushed to Dugu Mansion with a group of brothers, but was
Dugu Dashi flatly refused, not allowing them to enter the house and refusing to receive them, which made Wang Yue both angry and helpless.
It seemed that they could only be suppressed by using Jin Wang's gold medal. After obtaining the gold medal, Wang Yue led thirty of his men on horseback and galloped all the way, arriving at Dugu Mansion in a short time.
At this time, Dugu Mansion was hung with mourning flags, and a mourning shed was set up in the front yard of the mansion. There was an endless stream of people coming to pay their respects. Guo Song and the prime ministers from the political hall had been here in the afternoon.
Guo Song ordered that Du Guqiu's funeral be handled with the courtesy of a county king, which satisfied the Dugu family very much. This meant that Dugu Guqiu would soon be posthumously named a county king.
Many Guanlong families sent their legitimate sons as family representatives to lead Du Guqiu. Of course, this was also because Du Guqiu was the leader of the Guanlong family and had a high status. His death caused the Guanlong family to lose its backbone for a while.
Wang Yue arrived with his men. A servant had already run to report Dugu Dashi, and Dugu Dashi came to the door angrily.
Dugu Dashi once served as General Qianniuwei in Chengdu, but he was also squeezed out by the eunuchs, causing him to lose his military power. Later, he returned to Chang'an. He was old and no longer served as an official. Instead, he grew flowers and vegetables in his mansion to support his family.
Year.
Although Dugu Dashi has a bad temper, he is still relatively upright. The reason why he has a bad attitude towards Wang Yue is largely because he feels that they failed to protect his brother, which led to his assassination and death, which is really unacceptable to him.
"What are you doing here again?" Dugu Dashi asked very dissatisfied.
Wang Yue didn't hesitate, and directly showed the gold medal of King Jin, "I came here to investigate the assassin on the order of King Jin!"
No matter how angry Dugu Dashi was, he would not dare to confront King Jin Jin. He said angrily: "I don't understand why Dugu Mansion needs to investigate?"
Wang Yue saw that he was relieved, and then he said: "We suspect that there is an assassin in your mansion who leaked the whereabouts of Prime Minister Dugu in advance."
Dugu Dashi was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked his family: "Go and invite the eldest son here!"
The family hurried away, and Dugu Dashi asked: "Does Commander Wang know who leaked the news?"
Wang Yue shook his head, "We have no clue at the moment!"
Not long after, Dugu Mingren, dressed in heavy filial piety, hurried over, "Third uncle, are you looking for me?"
"Please receive Commander Wang, they are investigating the case, and they have the gold medal of King Jin!"
After saying that, he glared at Wang Yue, turned around and walked away. He was obviously dissatisfied with Wang Yue's use of the King of Jin gold medal to suppress him.
Dugu Mingren is the eldest son of Dugu Qiu. He is about forty years old. He is currently serving as the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple and is highly regarded by Guo Song.
The five sons of Dugu Qiu are all very good. Needless to say, the eldest son Dugu Mingren, the second son Dugu Mingyi will be the governor of Qing, the third son Dugu Mingli will be appointed as the Yangzhou city ambassador, and the fourth son Dugu Mingxiao is currently serving as a scholar at Guozixue.
Doctor, the fifth brother, Dugu Qian, has a close relationship with Guo Song. He has not become an official and is currently in charge of the family business together with his second uncle, Dugu Changqiu.
Because Guo Song does not have a very close relationship with the Guo family, and the Guo family currently only has one Guo Shu serving as the Minister of Rites, he has always relied heavily on the Dugu family.
Dugu Mingren invited Wang Yue to sit down in the VIP room. He said apologetically: "I owe you great filial piety. Please forgive me for any rudeness, Commander Wang!"
Wang Yue waved his hand, "I'm here to handle the case. You're welcome. Time is tight, so I'll get into the case directly."
"Commander Wang, please speak!"
"That's what happened. Today we discovered that the assassin knew the schedule of Dugu Xiangguo very well. Someone in your house must have leaked it. Who do you think it could be, Shaoqing?"
Dugu Mingren was startled, and he said to the maid who brought the tea: "Go and find the Fifth Young Master quickly, and tell him that there is something urgent!"
The maid agreed and went quickly.
Dugu Mingren added: "My fifth brother is usually responsible for my father's itinerary arrangements. Commander Wang's suspicions are indeed reasonable. My father is very particular about planning in advance, and his itinerary will definitely be planned in advance."