After handing over the housekeeping rights, Shen Tianshu's life became regular and clean again, but soon she received an invitation from Guo Xintong, inviting her to meet at Jingguang Courtyard on the outskirts of the city tomorrow, and saying that she was welcome to stay if she was free.
Shen Tianshu counted the days and it should be around the time Guo Xintong came to Kwai Shui this month.
It's normal for her to stay in the hot spring villa during this period, but if she can invite herself over for a small gathering, it seems that she will be in better condition this time than last month.
Now that Mr. Xu has resumed his role as housekeeper, if Shen Tianshu wants to go out of the city or even stay overnight, he must say hello to Mr. Xu.
"Guo family?" Mrs. Xu looked at the greeting card presented by Shen Tianshu with some confusion, "When did you and Guo Xintong become friends?"
"A few years ago, the Guo family hosted a banquet at a hot spring courtyard on the outskirts of the city. My daughter went to the banquet. She and Miss Guo hit it off as soon as they met, and their relationship became close."
"It stands to reason that the Guo family is the richest man in Yongzhou Prefecture. As the daughter of the prefect, you should not have close contact with her family." Mrs. Xu said in a tone of voice, "But considering that the Guo family is a wealthy businessman, it is not Being rich and unkind, every time the city needs to build bridges and roads, or provide porridge and medicine, the Guo family has always set an example for other merchants, so there must be no problem with the family tradition and tutoring. Now that you have given the invitation, if I don't let you go, It seems that I am being unkind."
"My daughter knows that there is nothing more kind-hearted than a mother." Shen Tianshu had a perfect smile on his face from the moment he entered the door, as if he was not worried about Mr. Xu's disapproval at all.
As Xu himself said, the Guo family has always been very supportive of Shen Zhonglei during his tenure in Yongzhou Prefecture, whether it was fundraising or fundraising for various charitable causes in the city, and he also set an example for other wealthy businessmen in the city.
This year is also the most critical year for Shen Zhonglei's performance evaluation and promotion. If he wants to make political achievements, he will definitely need the support of the Guo family.
Therefore, as long as Mr. Xu still has brains, there is no way he would not allow Shen Tianshu to attend the appointment.
She was like this just because she felt unhappy and wanted to show off her power as a mistress.
After returning to Shuangtangyuan, Mingyu couldn't help but said: "Madam, I'm afraid she has forgotten how she tried every means to get the second girl to get acquainted with Miss Guo in the past two years. She didn't get to know Miss Guo, but now she meets Miss Guo He takes the initiative to make friends with girls, but his words always have a sour taste."
In fact, Shen Tianshu was a little surprised by Guo Xintong's invitation to stay overnight. Although the two of them had good words when they last met, they didn't seem to be on such good terms.
So this time, instead of saying that Guo Xintong invited her, it was more like Mrs. Guo using Guo Xintong's name to find something to do with her.
Thinking of the greeting cards he got back from Jiang's house, one of which was from the Guo family, Shen Tianshu felt that this would be better than visiting the house on his own initiative.
She ordered: "Minghui, bring the medicine box and two more clothes."
Minghui immediately understood and went to prepare.
Sure enough, the next day, after arriving at Jingguang Courtyard, Shen Tianshu didn't see Guo Xintong at all, but directly saw Mrs. Guo.
"Mrs. Guo, long time no see."
"Miss Shen." Mrs. Guo nodded reservedly and said, "Thank you very much for Xintong's illness. It has improved a lot now."
"Mrs. Guo is so polite. It's just a small effort, and Miss Guo and I already have a good rapport."
Mrs. Guo looked at Shen Tianshu calmly.
To be honest, when she first met Shen Tianshu, she didn't take her too seriously.
She knew that Princess Gaoyang had helped many young girls back then, and had also taught them more or less medical skills based on their talents.
When Shen Tianshu came to see her and said those words, she only regarded Shen Tianshu as one of the anonymous disciples of Princess Gaoyang.
Because it brought back memories of those years and my grief for Princess Gaoyang, I asked my family to take more care of her.
But after Mrs. Guo returned home and calmed down, she sent someone to start to understand Mrs. Tong's behavior.
As the richest man in Yongzhou, the Guo family is not as convenient as the official family, but they still have their own way.
So after learning that Shen Tianshu was related to Prince Rui's Mansion, and even making a private trip to the Jiang family's old house, Mrs. Guo finally began to take a serious look at Shen Tianshu.
"I didn't expect that Miss Shen would have such superb medical skills at such a young age." Mrs. Guo said, "I invited Miss Shen here in the name of Xintong today because I actually want to help a friend with his medical treatment."
"Mrs. Guo, it's easy to talk about medical treatment. Don't worry, I want to show you something."
As he spoke, Shen Tianshu took out a greeting card from his sleeve, put it on the table, and pushed it in the direction of Mrs. Guo.
Mrs. Guo glanced at it and saw that it was a greeting card regulated by the Guo Mansion. She had little doubts in her heart, but she still picked it up.
But the moment she opened the greeting card, her expression suddenly froze on her face, and her lips trembled a few times unnoticeably.
This is a greeting card from more than three years ago. The name of Guo Xiangming, the eldest father of the Guo family, is clearly written on the signature line. The time was exactly ten days before the Jiang family's accident.
She quickly scanned several secret notes on the greeting card, and she could basically confirm that it was not Zuo Wei, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous in her heart.
"Since the old lady is so sad and unable to let go of the murder of the Jiang family, she will definitely not forget that the eldest son of the Guo family visited the Jiang family ten days before the murder, right? I don't know the last time we met, but when I revealed my identity to you, When you said you would do your best to help me, why did you miss such a crucial piece of information?"
At this time, Mrs. Guo had already collected her emotions and gently put the greeting card back on the table. She straightened her back and said, "If you didn't tell me about this matter, I would have forgotten it. Back then, Quanzi went to attend the meeting on business. Tianfu, I asked him to stop by Doctor Jiang and Princess Gaoyang. It was just a courtesy visit. I didn’t even know the time he went there. If Miss Shen hadn’t mentioned it today, I wouldn’t have remembered it at all. Already."
As she spoke, she raised her eyes to look at Shen Tianshu and asked sharply: "Why, does Miss Shen suspect that the Guo family is related to the Jiang family murder case?"
"Although I have never had the honor to come into contact with Mrs. Guo before, the princess can still trust your character, and I have never had any doubts." Shen Tianshu met Mrs. Guo's eyes calmly, " But it has nothing to do with the murder, which doesn’t mean Mrs. Guo didn’t conceal the facts.”
"What do you mean by this?"
"Don't Madam Guo want to know how I got this invitation after more than three years?"
Mrs. Guo remained motionless, but her left hand, which had been hidden under the table, had quietly tightened her grip.
Shen Tianshu stared at Mrs. Guo without blinking and said: "This greeting note was properly kept in a secret compartment in the study by the miracle doctor Jiang Suijiang, and then discovered by me by chance, which is enough to show its importance. Isn’t it?”