Chapter 352 – One Step After Another

Zhao Su received Wang Yin’s case file and watched him stride out the door, then also walked towards the Da Lisi’s Young Secretary’s room.

Inside the Young Secretary’s official room, Marquis Jingnan was seated with a staring brow, a portrait in his hand was fixedly flicked by him as if it was glued to his hand.

The young secretary said: “This reward notice, but really have clues, really surprising. Could it be that the Marquis has seen this person before?”

Marquis Jingnan slowly put the portrait down, “No. I haven’t seen him. I have not seen him. I just seem to have also heard somewhere that there are merchants who commit murders.”

Shaoqing looked over deeply, “In the wanted notice approved by the palace a few days ago, there was a merchant with the same characteristics.”

Marquis Jingnan looked at him, “What case was involved in the notice a few days ago?”

“It was directly decreed by the Qianqing Palace, we do not know. However, it is said that two days ago, between the Ministry of Industry’s Minister Cheng Lang and the Ministry of Revenue’s Minister Tang Yu seemed to be under the Empress Dowager’s mediation, the faults have been dissolved, this matter has no head and no tail, I am afraid that it is not that the Qin criminal has some relationship with the grudges of the two of their families.”

“You mean, the contradiction between the two families of Tang Cheng is intentional?”

“As a minister of the trial, I dare not say anything without evidence. However, both Tang Cheng families are the Empress Dowager’s people, and the Eldest Princess is also a member of the royal family, as well as a rare and outstanding woman in the world, and this person is targeting the Empress Dowager, and appeared under the notice posted by Marquis Weiyuan, so isn’t this sign of ill-will revealed?”

Shaoqing made two low related sounds, then picked up his tea.

Marquis Jingnan looked at him for a moment, then said, “Your honor seems to know some inside information?”

Shaoqing stopped moving and glanced at him, then put the lid on the tea bowl and turned his elbow sideways towards him, “I heard that there was a problem on the Cheng family’s side regarding the marriage contract between the Cheng and Tang families. As for what problem, it’s not important. The important thing is that they chose to start with these two families. In terms of status, these two families can’t make a big difference in the court, but in terms of the Empress Dowager – Marquis, think about it, is this hand of theirs aimed at the Empress Dowager?”

Marquis Jingnan looked at him fixedly, seemingly holding his breath.

“My lord, Miss Su from the Marquis of Qingyun is here.”

The magistrate walked in to inform them, interrupting their conversation.

The two of them looked towards the doorway, and saw Zhao Su walking in with a smile on her lips. Seeing Marquis Jingnan in the room, she paused, two points of surprise surfacing in her eyes before she smiled and greeted, “Marquis is also here.”

Marquis Jingnan stood up and nodded, his gaze moving down to the dossier in her hand, “Something wrong?”

“Oh,” Zhao Su handed the dossier to Shaoqing, “I met General Wang Yin just now, he was in a hurry and asked me to hand it over to His Excellency on his behalf.”

Marquis Jingnan said, “You are familiar with Wang Yin?”

“Not very well acquainted, probably just because I am trusted as a young lady of the Marquis of Qing Yun.”

Zhao Su pulled the corner of her mouth and laughed.

Marquis Jingnan didn’t say anything and looked at Shaoqing, “You guys chat, I have something to do, I’ll leave first.”

Zhao Su saw that he didn’t chat further, so he eyed him out the door before turning back. He smiled at Shaoqing again, “My lord?”

……

Marquis Jingnan exits the Da Lisi Yamen, faithfully mounts his horse and moves forward along the stream of people, he pauses when he passes in front of the Huo family’s door before continuing on and returning to the Yu family.

Marquis Jingnan’s wife is in Yu Qingtong’s room, and when she hears that he has returned, she quickly welcomes him out. She was in such a hurry that her demeanor was a bit disorganized, but Marquis Jingnan didn’t care, but went straight into the study and silently unclasped her cloak and handed it to her.

Mrs. Jingnan Marquis unavoidably some currying favor: “Master with meals have not?”

Marquis Jingnan sat down, gazing at the eyebrows and pondered for a while, “You have been out of the door these days?”

Mrs. Jingnan Hou did not understand what he meant, did not answer. Marquis Jingnan then said, “You go out, have you heard any rumors?”

Mrs. Marquis Jingnan still didn’t react and said, “About whom?”

“The Weiyuan Marquis’ residence.” Marquis Jingnan said, “Didn’t you say you wanted to get closer to the Huo family’s girl? You haven’t gone recently?”

Marquis Jingnan’s face was embarrassed for a moment. She did have this idea all along, wanting to familiarize her daughter Yu Qingtong with Huo Xiu through contact with Huo Mingyu. But the Huo siblings acted in a dripping manner, and she hadn’t found an effective way to bring them closer together so far.

“I haven’t been out much lately. But the county princess hasn’t been out much either.”

Marquis Jingnan squints at her, “I heard that Yanping fell and hurt himself two days ago, in the end, our two families have a very close relationship, if you guys have nothing to do, you can go and take a look instead of me.”

Mrs. Marquis Jingnan did not expect to get this permission from him, and immediately said, “Is there even such a thing? I didn’t know! Then naturally, I must go and take a look. –I’ll lead Sister Tong to prepare a few gifts to pay a visit.”

Marquis Jingnan gave a hmm.

Mrs. Marquis Jingnan did not hurry to leave, stood in place, she looked at his expression and said: “Master, there is something I do not know when to ask or not to ask.”

Marquis Jingnan looked at her.

Mrs. Road: “You and I husband and wife for more than twenty years, each other are well aware of the affairs of the dynasty house affairs are closely related, and therefore from the past, the master but there is something is also with me to speak freely, but recently about the Weiyuan Marquis, the master but …….

The rest is not necessary to say more, she believes he understands.

Sure enough, the Marquis of Jingnan collected momentum back, brows tightly knotted for a while, said: “Their family this time out of a strange thing. And, is more and more strange.”

“Exactly where is it strange?”

Marquis Jingnan looked at her, “You don’t know anything else, some days ago before and after they entered the capital, the streets and alleys everywhere are talking about the merits of the eldest princess, this thing you always heard?”

“…… heard of it.”

“This means that there are still people fighting for the Eldest Princess.”

Lady Marquis Jingnan froze, “Are you saying …… that it’s the Huo siblings?”

“Who knows?” Marquis Jingnan stood up and paced to the window with his hands on his head, “Anyway, if she hadn’t died back then, there would be a female Prince in the dynasty today. When she died, everything changed.”

Mrs. Jingnan Hou’s expression immediately changed: “So His Highness’s death is really different? …… Who did this?!”

The Marquis of Jingnan was silent and speechless.

“Master ……”

The Marquis of Jingnan did not return, “It’s not early, you should go and get ready.”

Mrs. Jingnan Marquis was suddenly stunned, finally subsided and walked out.

Marquis Jingnan looks out the window at his retinue, “Send a post to the Huo family, say that I’m inviting the marquis for tea.”

……

Huo Xiu received Marquis Jingnan’s post in the evening.

Long San said, “He’s most likely inviting an appointment for the information the marquis threw out, will the marquis go or not?”

Huo Xiu sweeps his heavily bandaged arm and his bloodless face, but asks, “Where is Duan Shu?”

Long San paused slightly, “He’s already left, Yao Lin sent him out of the city.”

A hint of despondency surfaces between Huo Xiu’s brows, “Sister Yu also has to leave. When I find an opportunity, you can leave with her.”

“…… The palace is only afraid that it won’t release anyone.”

“That’s why I said to find an opportunity.”

Long San was silent. A moment later, he said, “With us all gone, is the marquis planning to fight alone?”

“At this moment in time, it’s not a solution to remain dormant.”

“Then what does Marquis intend to do?”

Huo Xiu faced the window and stared for a long time, slowly said, “First tear open the Flower Moon Society this cloth of shame, so that the world can see this so-called government office for the welfare of the world’s women, in the end, how useless it is.”

“Does Marquis have a plan?”

Huo Xiu lowers his head and gazes at the post sent by the Marquis of Jingnan, then flicks it to the side and says, “The case of the crippled armor should be closed. When it was made known to everyone, the closure of the case must also be a little bit of noise in order to justify it. Let Yao Lin go back to the Marquis of Jingnan words, say children’s night, I invited him to eat tea at the Seven Stars House.

“This side of the Flower Moon Society, again, have some people keep an eye on it, and find out some cracks in them.”

“Yes.”

Long San retreated.

Huo Xiu looked at the empty garden for a while, also stood up and went out.

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