Chapter 196: I hope I saw the right person

Chapter 196: I hope I saw the right person

Chapter 196 I hope I saw the right person

Taking Mingxin along the river bank towards Hengqiao, looking at the crowded road, Ye Minghao really suspected that everyone in the city was out, and told Mingxin: "Look carefully to see if there is anyone familiar with it." people?"

Ming Xin bowed and responded: "Don't worry, I'm watching."

The master and servant walked to Huang Jidu Shengyuan, and Mingxin called out: "Sir, Uncle Lin from the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion and the Second Master Shi Mansion."

"Where?" Ye Minghao asked, standing on tiptoes and looking in the direction of Mingxin's finger.

“Under the willow tree by the bridge.” Mingxin replied.

Ye Minghao nodded, walked through the crowd, walked to Lin Wangshu and Shi Hechang, and bowed his hands to the two of them.

After Lin Wangshu returned the gift with his hand, he said to Ye Minghao: "I should listen to you and book a restaurant earlier. It would be more comfortable to sit in the private room and watch the dragon boat."

 The annual Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race is an unprecedented grand event in Beijing.

 One month, or even two or three months in advance, teahouses and restaurants along the Jinming River begin to pre-sell private rooms.

 If you are a little later, you won’t be able to book a room.

Ye Minghao smiled and said, "I just remembered that you didn't book a private room, so I came to look for you."

Lin Wangshu suddenly became energetic and asked: "What? Zhifei has booked a room?"

Ye Minghao nodded, "Yes, Chang'an Restaurant, let's go there now."

When shopkeeper Miao saw the three people coming, he personally greeted them and let them into the private room on the second floor.

Ye Minghao took advantage of the two of them standing in front of the window to watch the dragon boat, and walked out together with Shopkeeper Miao, and handed the letter to Shopkeeper Miao at the corner.

He explained: "Ziqin asked me to give this to you, and asked you to go find Li Tao, the second young master of the Li Mansion in Baokangmen, and ask Li Tao to forward the letter to Gu Huayu in Wutong Lane."

Shopkeeper Miao put away the letter and asked in a low voice: "Did something happen to Mr. Liu?"

Ye Minghao said: "It's not a big deal. I was grounded by the British Lord. I won't be able to come out until the day after tomorrow."

Shopkeeper Miao leaned forward and said, "Don't worry, sir. I'll go find Mr. Li right now."

Li Tao rested his hand on the handrail of the Seven-hole Bridge, looking boredly at the dragon boats in the Jinshui River.

 In previous years, he would go to the King of Qi to sit there, then sneak out and wander around with his little followers.

This year King Qi invited him, and King Xian also invited him. However, the two princes were fighting openly and secretly, and they were incompatible with each other.

Li Tao originally wanted to see how his brother would respond, but his brother left with the envoy the day before yesterday.

 In order not to offend others, he could not go anywhere.

 “Hello, Second Master.”

Li Tao turned his head to look at Shopkeeper Miao and asked, "Who are you?"

Shopkeeper Miao withdrew his eyes from Jin Minghe, looked at Li Tao and replied: "Shopkeeper Miao of Chang'an Restaurant is entrusted by someone to ask the second master to forward a letter to Miss Gu Huayu of Wutong Lane."

Li Tao looked at Shopkeeper Miao and asked: "Who entrusted me to you? Why did you entrust me to you?"

Shopkeeper Miao looked at the dragon boat in the river and whispered: "I was entrusted by the British Duke Lu Liuye. I don't know the reason."

Li Tao heard that Lu Ziqin had entrusted him and asked, "Where is Mr. Liu? What's wrong with him?"

Shopkeeper Miao said: "I have been banned by the British Lord and cannot come out for a while."

 Li Tao thought about the marriage between the two houses of King Lu, and he roughly understood it. He didn't ask any more questions and just said: "Where is the letter?"

Shopkeeper Miao handed the letter into Li Tao's hand and said: "Sixth Master said that for the safety of Miss Gu, the fewer people know, the better. After I leave, the Second Master will leave. The Second Master must pay attention to the surroundings and make sure No one is watching, so go look for Miss Gu."

 Li Tao nodded, "I know."

 After Li Tao waited for shopkeeper Miao to leave, he watched the dragon boat for a while before leaving from the bridge.

　　I raised my voice and called a few servants to the restaurant for dinner. I made sure that no one was watching me, and then I went to Wutong Lane.

When the porter saw Li Er, he leaned over and said, "Second Master, my lady has gone to Zhuangzi to celebrate the festival."

Li Tao asked: "Where is Zhuangzi?"

 The porter told Li Tao the location of Zhuangzi.

Kuanzi asked: "Sir, shall we go?"

 Li Tao said: "Nonsense, let's go!"

Li Tao took Kuanzi and rode towards Mingyue Villa.

 Gu Huayu, Gu Chengjuan, Wan Shi, Wang Qin, Shi Niang, Liu Ma and Chen Xue sat around making dumplings.

Gu Huayu looked at a dustpan full of brown rice and said, "Mom, is that enough? There is another pot in the pot."

Wanshi used chopsticks to insert the glutinous rice in the palm leaves and said: "It's not much. There are many of us. If there is less, there won't be enough for everyone."

The servant came over and said, "Miss, a man named Li Tao wants to see the lady."

Gu Huayu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Li Tao?"

The servant bowed and said, "Yes, I am bringing a young boy named Kuanzi with me."

Wan asked: "Xiaoyu, who is Li Tao?"

Gu Huayu stood up and replied: "A friend, Aniang, I'm going to have a look."

Wanshi raised her head and looked at Gu Huayu, "Since we are friends, please come in for a cup of tea and two rice dumplings."

Gu Huayu smiled and responded, "Okay, listen to my mother-in-law."

Gu Huayu went to the entrance of the villa and saw Li Tao sitting on the bench, crossing his legs and chatting with the concierge.

Seeing Gu Huayu coming over, Li Tao stood up and said with a smile: "Gu Xiaoyu, your place is pretty good."

Gu Huayu smiled and asked, "How did you find this place?"

Li Tao said with a playful smile: "I'm worried about you. Your sick appearance yesterday was really scary. I went to your house, and you came here when you weren't here. What's wrong? You're not welcome? Someone is watching."

Li Tao raised his eyebrows at Gu Huayu as he spoke, and the last sound was so low that only Gu Huayu heard it.

Gu Huayu nodded and said with a smile, "I didn't welcome you, so you went back?"

Li Tao said: "If you don't go back, I've come all the way here to ask for a cup of tea!"

“Then please come in.” Gu Huayu said and stepped aside.

Kuanzi called from behind: "Master, where is the younger one?"

Gu Huayu turned around and said, "Come in and give the horse to them."

Kuanzi responded: "Thank you, Miss Gu."

Li Tao entered the villa, his eyes widened in shock at the sight before him, and he asked in surprise: "Gu Xiaoyu, your place is as neat as a fairyland!"

Gu Huayu smiled and said nothing. When he stopped, she asked, "Are you really worried about me?"

Li Tao took out the letter and handed it to Gu Huayu, and replied: "I was entrusted by someone to come here."

Gu Huayu's heart ached as Li Tao's words came up, and she asked nervously: "Who is entrusted by me?"

Li Tao glanced at Gu Huayu and said, "Lü Liubai, he has been banned by the British Duke.

I don’t know how he handed over the letter. Shopkeeper Miao of Chang’an Restaurant forwarded it to me and asked me to forward the letter to you. There are people watching at your door. "

 Gu Huayu took the letter but did not open it immediately. She put it into her purse and said, "I know, let him stare if you like. Let's go in and have a cup of tea."

Gu Huayu brought Li Tao to the living room. When Gu Dechang and Gu Chengliang learned that guests were arriving, they came over to accompany them.

After Gu Huayu made the introduction, she said: "Li Er, you sit down for a while, and I'll get you some rice dumplings."

Li Tao joked: "You did it!"

Gu Huayu smiled and said nothing, turned around and left the living room.

Gu Chengliang asked with a smile: "Er Master Li also knows that Xiaoyu can make brown rice? Let me tell you, the bacon and egg yolk brown rice made by Xiaoyu is very delicious."

Li Tao didn't expect that Gu Huayu was really good at making dumplings. He said with a smile: "Hearing what you said, I was looking forward to it."

 Gu Huayu walked to the corridor and finally couldn't hold it back. She opened the letter and saw four words written on it, "Xiaoyu, believe me."

Gu Huayu turned the letter over and saw a line of small words, "Don't go out alone, pay attention to safety."

Gu Huayu turned over the letter and read it several times before folding the paper and putting it away.

 “Lv Liuye’s letter? What did you write? It made the young lady beam with joy.”

Gu Huayu looked up at Wang Qin who was not far away and said, "I won't tell you."

Wang Qin curled her lips, "I would know even if you don't tell me. It's just that Mr. Six asked Mr. Li to send a message to Miss Pegasus, so that Miss will believe him."

"How did you know?"

Wang Qin clasped her hands on her chest and joked: "Young lady, that's on her face! Are you in a good mood after receiving Master Six's letter? Are you not angry with him anymore?"

Gu Huayu glanced at Wang Qin and nodded, "Well, okay, don't be angry anymore."

Wang Qin raised his eyebrows and asked, "You just forgive him? He's engaged to be engaged, maybe even the wedding date has been set."

Gu Huayu glanced at Wang Qin. Said: "So what? He didn't do it voluntarily."

Wang Qin let out a long sigh, shook his head, and said, "Miss, you're done."

Gu Huayu looked at Wang Qin, "Tell me clearly, what have I done?"

"You have become unprincipled when facing Mr. Lu Liu. In the morning, you said you would never pay attention to him again. He asked someone to send him a letter, and you read it again and again as if you had found a treasure." Wang Qin pretended to be disgusted.

Gu Huayu took Wang Qin's hand, rested her head on her shoulder, and said, "Aunt Wang, what should I do? I seem to be really finished.

　　When I just saw Li Er taking out the letter, my heart was in my throat.

　　After reading his letter, there were only a few words in it, but my heart was filled to the brim, and the previous sadness and sorrow was gone. "

Wang Qin turned her head to look at the little head of the house who was leaning on her shoulder, her face was full of the shyness of a little girl, she raised her arms and hugged Gu Huayu lovingly: "Miss, what I just said was a joke, don't take it seriously.

 We are children of the world, we dare to love and hate.

 Since you like it, just let go and like it boldly. I support the lady below.

Mr. Lu Liu doesn’t look like a swinger, so he probably wouldn’t do anything to disgrace the lady.

If one day Mr. Lu Liu makes the young lady sad, the next few people will not go around him lightly. "

Wang Qin said something that made Gu Huayu feel sad, and she responded in a low voice: "Okay."

Wang Qin saw that Gu Huayu's eyes were red. She was most afraid of people's tears and least able to comfort people, so she hurriedly said: "The pot of rice dumplings was cooked before. Go get it quickly. It's too late."

Gu Huayu raised her head and looked at the sky, and then said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Wang Qin watched Gu Huayu leave and said, "I hope the lady didn't see the wrong person."

Hua Da walked out from behind the pillar, stood next to Wang Qin, looked at Gu Huayu's back and said, "Master Lu Liu has traveled all over Daxing to find the lady. He should not let the lady down."

Wang Qin nodded and said, "I hope so! Have you found out? How many people are there?"

Hua Da replied: "There are two more than in the morning. They should have followed Mr. Li here. A few of them were sitting together and chatting. It seems that they are in the same group."

“What should I do? Let them stare?” Wang Qin asked.

Hua Da said: "Don't worry, let them keep an eye on you first. Let's go and eat rice dumplings."

Li Tao stayed at the villa for a long time. After dinner, he returned to the city with Gu Chengliang and Gu Chengjuan.

Gu Huayu stayed and rested for two nights at the villa, and returned to the city with Hua Da and Wang Qin the next day.

Wang Qin asked: "Hua Da, no one is following you?"

Hua Da looked around and Gu Huayu said, "Don't worry about driving, no one is following you."

Wang Qin opened the curtain to take a look, turned around and asked, "Has the lady checked before?"

Gu Huayu shook her head, "No!"

“How did the lady know?” Wang Qin asked.

 “Hearing by ear!”

"Hear it? Miss, are your ears so good? Do you have good ears?" Wang Qin asked while looking at Gu Huayu's ears.

“That’s about it, Uncle Hua, how’s Liu’s grocery store going?”

Hua Da replied while driving the carriage: "All the goods in the shop were destroyed. Mrs. Liu got the news and rushed to check. When she got out of the car, she stepped on her weak foot and fell off the carriage. The horse pulling the trailer stepped back and broke her right leg. "

 “Is anyone suspicious?” Gu Huayu asked.

Hua Da thought for a while, "Probably not. When Hua Ruiming took people over to check, he treated the matter as an accident."

Wang Qin asked: "Isn't Commander Xiaohua's brain not very good?"

Gu Huayu said casually: "It's not that he has no brain, it's that his brain is not used in the right place."

Hua Da took the words and said, "Yes, his thoughts are all on women."

Gu Huayu turned the topic to business: "Uncle Hua, let's check the Liu family line next.

 I have an intuition that back then, Hua Xu was just a puppet, and there was a hand behind him controlling him. Moreover, this person's power is extraordinary. Let's start with the British public investigation. "

Wang Qin asked: "Why did Miss say this?"

Gu Huayu leaned back and said, "The British Duke's engagement to Qingyan reminded me of him.

 Mr. Liu and Mrs. Li Er are cousins, and Hua Ruiming happens to be about five years older than me.

 In total, Hua Xu married the Liu family exactly during the two years when Long Yingwei pushed her from the dark to the light. There must be something we don't know about this. "

Hua Da patted his head and said, "Yes, why didn't I think of this? I only focused on Hua Xu and Chen Song, and I immediately arranged for people to investigate."

Gu Huayu warned: "This person has been able to hide for more than 20 years. It's not easy. Be careful when checking so that no one notices him."

Hua Da bowed and responded: "Okay, I understand."

Gu Huayu thought for a while and said: "As for the bank and restaurant, we need to work harder and strive to open at the end of the month. We will cut off the financial path of Guiyunge and Baofeng Bank. Let's see, what will Long Yingwei do if there is no money? Nourish people.”

Hua Da nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll keep an eye on it in the next few days and try to open it by the end of the month."

Wang Qin asked: "Miss, if Duke Ying is the one who harmed the head of the family and his wife, then you and Mr. Liu..."

 Wang Qin did not say the next words.

 Gu Huayu thought for a while, shook her head and said, "I don't know. Let's check it out, and then we'll talk about it. Take one step at a time and see."

Gu Huayu didn't want to think too much. She hoped that this guess was wrong.

After the car entered the city, Gu Huayu said: "Go to Mingyue Pavilion on Yongchun Road."

Hua Da responded and drove the car to Mingyue Pavilion on Yongchun Road.

As the carriage entered the backyard of Mingyue Pavilion, Gu Huayu said, "You two go back and act as planned."

Wang Qin hesitated and said, "Miss, do you want me to stay and take care of you?"

 (End of this chapter)