The old Prime Minister Ming held the handle of the chair, his chest rose and fell rapidly, and he took a few breaths to stabilize his body.
Mrs. Ming's expression changed drastically. Not to mention her, even the rest of the Ming family were frightened.
When my eldest granddaughter saw her savior, my family members were about to faint. Wouldn’t that be a joke?
Gu Qingyuan also felt a little inexplicable. She lowered her eyes and looked at what she was wearing today, and it didn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary.
The hair accessories on her head today are also very simple. Except for a hairpin that Mrs. Qin left for her back then, the rest are just a few small beads.
After the old prime minister of the Ming Dynasty drank a cup of hot tea, he returned to normal.
"Hey, I'm getting old, and I can't stand it anymore when I encounter a happy event. Little girl from the Gu family, don't mind..."
Gu Qingyuan was slightly blessed and said in a soft voice,
"No way. It's the junior who came to the door today and was abrupt."
The old prime minister of Ming Dynasty sighed and said,
"It was just my imagination in the past. My granddaughter cannot control the three boys of the Pei family."
"The little girl, Sir, did not argue with her or embarrass her. The old man is very grateful."
Mrs. Riming also said this when she came to the door.
Gu Qingyuan did not take this matter to heart and said,
"Sir, you don't have to be so polite. It's just a trivial matter. Your family is thanking you one after another, which scares my little girl..."
Perhaps he was feeling uncomfortable, so Prime Minister Ming sat in the hall for a while and then let his old servant help him back to the courtyard.
Although Gu Qingyuan felt strange when she first saw that scene, she only thought it was because Old Prime Minister Ming was too old and too excited.
That's when I lost my temper.
As everyone knows, after the old Prime Minister Ming came out of the main hall, he immediately pushed away the old servant's support and supported himself on the hanging flower door.
"Tell me, did I see it wrong? Why does she look like that?"
Old Prime Minister Ming took a breath, looked at the old servant, and murmured.
The old servant stood aside with his hands down,
"Master, there are many people who look alike in the world. Maybe you are overthinking it."
Prime Minister Ming tightened his fingers bit by bit,
"She's not Gu Shao's daughter, is she?"
That incident was well known to everyone in the capital, and the old Prime Minister Ming had naturally heard about it.
At that time, it was just treated as a joke and passed over after hearing it.
When he saw it today, he was horrified.
Prime Minister Ming closed his eyes, "Go...check...check the origins of the Qin family, check the origins of that child..."
With red eyes, he looked at the old servant fiercely,
"We must find out. Especially the Qin family, we must find out. That Ruan family is just a superficial woman and can't play any tricks."
Seeing the change in his master's expression and his intense emotions, the old servant bowed and accepted the order. Before retreating, he helped Old Prime Minister Ming back to the courtyard.
Pei Mansion. After Pei Jinting came back from the investigation outside, He Zheng immediately said,
"Sir, today the young lady went to the Ming Mansion. The moment the old Prime Minister Ming saw the young lady, he was very rude..."
He Zheng reported on Gu Qingyuan's visit to the Ming family, and then secretly felt worried for the Ming family.
Pei Jin's face instantly turned cold, and she leaned back on the chair, feeling unhappy.
What's going on with the Ming family? Can't you bear Gu Yuanyuan's life-saving grace? Or do you feel guilty?
Pei Jinting tapped her slender white knuckles on the table, her tone condensed,
"Go find out about the old prime minister. Keep an eye on the people around him."
As he spoke, his eyes were filled with coldness.
He Zheng knew that his young master had smelled something fishy from the old Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Afraid of affecting the young lady and causing harm to the young lady.
At that time, the young lady was caught off guard and was unable to deal with it.
However, Pei Jinting's expression did not relax.
The old prime minister of the Ming Dynasty had been an official in the court for many years and had an excellent reputation among the scholars.
How could you not stand up to such a scene?
Although it shows that the old prime minister is very fond of Ming Wei, his granddaughter, it is not that important yet.
On the way back, Gu Qingyuan thought about it and always felt that the behavior of Prime Minister Ming was unusual.
In her opinion, Old Prime Minister Ming was not a person who could not hold his temper. Even if she saved Ming Wei, the Ming family had already come to thank her.
I invited her to my home today, and I think it was more because of her father, Gu Shao.
Through her, he became friends with his father.
No matter what the reason was, Gu Qingyuan was worried about it.
After returning to the Zhenguo Palace, Gu Qingyuan asked the concierge and learned that Gu Shao was at home, so she turned around and went to the study in the outer courtyard.
After listening to Gu Qingyuan talk about the Ming family, Gu Shao looked at Gu Qingyuan for a while and paced back and forth in front of the desk.
Long eyebrows frowned deeply, "As for this matter, just leave it to my father."
After thinking about it for a while, he said again,
"What friends did you have in Kyoto in the past? If you want to say goodbye, you can take advantage of these few days."
Gu Qingyuan listened to the meaning of his words and understood that he was about to leave soon.
She thought about it, but she didn't have any friends to say goodbye to. Some things were left at Pei's house and she needed to get them back.
Before Gu Qingyuan went to Pei's house, she received something from Pei Jinting.
It seems that since Cherry Crisp Mountain, the man seemed to be inspired and sent some small items from time to time.
Every time it's nothing valuable, sometimes it's a stack of flower paper, or maybe it's a cute little lantern.
For example, today, what he sent was a fiery red acacia fruit.
Along with it, there is a short note,
"Yuanyuan. Autumn has not yet arrived, but the autumn tiger goes first. Take care. The red bean trees in the courtyard are luxuriant, and this one is blooming particularly well."
"I will be defeated in a few days. I would like to invite you to watch it together, can you?"
Gu Qingyuan threw the letter and the eye-catching red bean branch aside.
The yew trees are indeed beautiful, like a fire burning in the cold winter, burning people's hearts.
Pei Jinting did not appear in front of her, but his presence became stronger day by day.
This time the letter was longer than the previous ones, and there were a few sentences of his complaints at the end.
When Yan was interrogating enemy spies, she encountered a sneak attack and injured her arm. Now it is very inconvenient for her to wash herself. If she were usually in the house, someone would help twist the handkerchief.
Now when he returns home, all he faces is a deserted room.
This is the first time in so many days that Pei Jinting mentioned the days when the two were together.
Tell her directly and clearly how sad you are.
This is clearly Pei Jinting's plan to boil the frog in warm water. You see, she originally rejected Pei Jinting's letter. Today, when she saw him saying that his arm was injured, her heart twitched inexplicably.
Gu Qingyuan thought that she could not go on like this.
She threw the red bean branch into the wastebasket, called the porter, and said with a cold face.
"We are not allowed to accept things sent by Pei Mansion in the future."
Not only that, she looked at the day and went to Pei's house while Pei Jinting was on duty.
After putting away the things in the yard, she remembered that there were two more things in the study.
There was someone guarding the study, but when he saw her, he didn't stop her at all.
Gu Qingyuan did not go in, but stood by the wide open window and looked in.
In my mind, I suddenly remembered that before Shuangzhi left that day, he said that there was a secret in Pei Jinting's study.
Gu Qingyuan didn't pay attention, her eyes fell on the book desk. The secret compartment underneath was wide open. She saw a wooden box with Lingxiao flower. The box was half open, and the letterheads with Lingxiao flower seal were neatly stacked inside...