"Yongcheng Houfu..."
Mrs. Zhu rubbed the jade bracelet on her wrist with a gloomy expression. She stood on the street for a long time before walking in the direction Xie Wanzhou left.
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Yongcheng Houfu
Fang Xu was sitting high on the table, with a delicate hand stove on his knees. He picked up the tea cup on the table with his bare hands, brushed off the foam on his face, and said lightly, "Have you seen the Liu family?"
"My slave just came back from there. The battle in the Marquis was huge. Mr. Liu was forced to do nothing. For the sake of his own face, he had to do his best to organize Mrs. Liu's funeral." Bai Ji stood behind her and gently squeezed her shoulders. "Madam, don't worry, Ye Ming is watching over you."
"That's good." Fang Xu was satisfied and took a sip from the tea cup. "If he hadn't done anything, he wouldn't have wanted this reputation."
"Madam, you didn't see it. When the servant led people over, Master Liu and his cousin's faces were a bit darker than charcoal." Bai Ji couldn't help laughing, grinning, "Now Master Liu is boasting about Haikou in public, even if No matter how ambitious his cousin is, she can only stop at being a concubine."
Hearing this, Fang Xu raised the corners of his lips slightly, turned slightly sideways, put the tea cup in his hand on the table, and asked casually, "I asked you to find out where Peng Xiuying came from. Do you have any clues?"
Bai Ji looked troubled and whispered, "I don't know what kind of big shot she is. I've searched for her and spent a lot of money, but I can't find any information."
"I only know that she is from Wujia Village in Jiangling. I sent people to the village to ask, and everyone was fine. But when the word Peng Xiuying was mentioned, everyone in the village changed their expressions and said they didn't recognize her."
Fang Xu's fingertips paused for a moment, and then he spoke calmly, "Throw more money in there. As long as the money is in place, there is nothing that can't be pried open."
"Madam..." Bai Ji pursed his lips angrily, looking like he was hesitating to speak.
Fang Xu glanced at her and said softly, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you so hesitant?"
"Ms. Peng poses no threat to us, so why would Madam spend so much money to investigate a little guy?" Bai Ji asked in a low voice with a worried look on his face.
Hearing this, Fang Xu slightly raised the corners of his lips, "Do you think Peng Xiuying is a small role?"
After a pause, he subconsciously replied, "Could it be..."
Fang Xu looked away and said calmly, "When you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather. Although Liu Chuanzhi said that his character was not good, he did not treat Fanyin harshly. As soon as Peng came, he actually had the idea of selling his daughter for glory. If it weren't for Pillow wind, how could he change so much?"
Bai Ji was stunned and reacted.
"This Peng family is by no means a fuel-efficient lamp." Fang Xu lowered his eyes and said softly, "She wants to control Sanskrit music, but she also wants to see if I agree."
"I hold grudges very much. If she bullied someone in the Marquis, I will destroy her."
He has no other merits than protecting his calves.
Bai Ji understood and nodded heavily, "Madam, don't worry, even if she jumped out of the raw stone egg, I will definitely find out which stone is responsible for the evil, and I will never let the young lady suffer the injustice in vain."
Fang Xu found it funny and glanced at her. Just as he was about to make a joke, he saw Su Zi walking into the room in a hurry.
Su Zi stopped and called out in a low voice, "Madam, the Duke of Qi is here."
"Zhu Yan?" Fang Xu raised his eyebrows, with a hint of surprise in his tone, "What is she here for?"
Su Zi shook his head, looked serious, and whispered, "I don't know, I don't know. She didn't make any excuses, she just said she had something important to do."
Fang Xu sat up straight and said slowly, "Please go to the front yard."
"Yes." Su Zi turned around and walked out of the house quickly.
Lobby
Mrs. Zhu sat upright on the chair, folding her hands on her knees, her head slightly lowered, and her expression could not be seen clearly.
"Mrs. Duke of Qi."
Fang Xu's voice came from the front, and Zhu raised her head in a daze, her eyes falling on her bright and moving face.
Fang Xu looked at her quietly with a smile on his lips.
Mrs. Zhu slowly stood up and nodded politely, "Yongcheng is waiting for you, Madam. I have admired your name for a long time."
Fang Xu Qing sat down, his eyes fixed on her, and his tone was gentle, "I wonder what important matter Mrs. Qi Guogong is here for today?"
Mrs. Zhu smiled bitterly and lowered her head slightly, "I'm only a few months older than you, just call me Zhu Yan."
Whoever loves the title of Duke of Qi wants it!
Fang Xu's expression remained unchanged, even the smile on his lips remained intact. He stared at her, as if waiting for the next step.
With a calm look on her face, Zhu Yan took off the jade bracelet on her right wrist, placed it on the table beside her, and whispered, "This was given to me by my father for protection before I got married. I will give it to you today."
"With this bracelet, you can come in and take out all the Zhu family's property at will without taking any money."
Fang Xu was stunned for a moment, with a flash of interest in his eyes, "As the saying goes, no reward will be given without merit. Sister Zhu Yan spent a lot of money this time, so she must have encountered great difficulties."
Zhu Yan's expression paused for a moment, then she said softly after a while, "I want you to help me...divorce my husband."
"Divide your husband?" Fang Xu raised his eyebrows, looking surprised, "Sister Zhu Yan wants to divorce Duke Qi?"
Su Zi and Bai Ji behind him were also shocked and couldn't believe their ears.
"That's right." Zhu Yan looked up with firm eyes, "It's not about reconciliation, it's about divorce."
Fang Xu rubbed his fingertips, met her eyes, and whispered, "Why?"
"There are rumors in the capital, how come they don't reach you?" Zhu Yan smiled bitterly, with a look of sadness, "You know the truth in your heart, but you insist on me telling it myself."
"Everyone knows that Qi Chong and Duanyang are cheating on each other. I have lost all face and become the laughing stock in the capital. Why bother with him?"
"If she were an ordinary woman, I might be more generous and take her into the house as a concubine, but she is a princess, and she is a princess who intends to rebel and disrupt Chao Gang!"
Zhu Yan held her forehead, a flash of pain flashed in her eyes, "I married far away from the capital, and I don't even have anyone around me who can speak my mind, let alone someone who can make suggestions for me. Now I really have no choice, so I came here as a last resort. Looking for you..."
Fang Xu saw the bitter look on her face and said calmly, "There is a huge crowd in the capital, why did Sister Zhu Yan choose me?"
Zhu Yan pursed her lips, her fingertips trembling a little, "Half a year ago, the war king and his wife reconciled, which caused a sensation in the capital."
"Fang Lan is a social butterfly in the capital. I have met her several times. She has a good temper, but she is also weak. Because she has nothing to do, she was squeezed hard by her mother-in-law. She even asked herself to go to court."
"Unexpectedly, the war king refused and got very angry, so he suppressed the old princess's idea of divorcing her son's wife. At that time, everyone was envious of Fang Lan for marrying a good man, and everyone in the court was full of praise for him. Word……"
Zhu Yan sighed softly and shook her head helplessly, "On the day when the two of them reconciled and left, I also got the news. I heard that it was the queen who rescued Fang Lan. But the queen has been living in the palace for a long time. If there is no one else to pass on the news, what will happen again?" How could you know?"
"I knew early on that you must have played a role here. If it weren't for you, Fang Lan would never have been able to escape from the wolf pit. I'm afraid the King of War would have been tied up for the rest of his life, serving as his shield in vain."
Fang Xu's expression changed slightly. He looked at her for a long time before he chuckled softly and said, "Sister Zhu Yan believes in me so much, which makes me feel flattered."
"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. You are so smart. Since you saved Fang Lan, you should also find a way to help me."
Zhu Yan bit her lower lip, almost begging, "Please help me... As long as I can divorce him, I am willing to pay any price..."
