"Pei Min, Minister of Rites?! I have no grievances with his family in the past and now, why did he do such a cruel thing to my daughter behind my back!"
Although Chang Kuo is a bit reckless at heart, he is not a brainless person. He cursed and shook his head: "No... this is still wrong!"
Although he was defeated by the Cui family, the Pei family was also from an aristocratic family, so why would he attack a little girl?
But this just proves one thing...it is indeed a big snake.
"Even if it may not be Pei Min -" Chang Suining took the letter and looked down, thinking: "But since the other courtyard here belongs to him, the murderer must be someone very close to him."
Yu Zeng probably had this thought, so he wrote a detailed list of Pei Min's close associates and his family members in the letter.
He is worthy of being the head of the Pei family who is responsible for spreading the branches and leaves. Although Pei Min is already sixty years old, his youngest son is only ten years old. From this, it can be seen that he has many children.
Chang Kuo obviously noticed this, and his thick eyebrows were frowning: "This old guy is not idle..."
In front of the children, it is difficult to say much else.
"We need to investigate as soon as possible!" Chang Kuo said, summoning Manager Bai, handed over the list, and explained: "...Be sure to be careful and don't let go of any clues or suspicious points."
Manager Bai responded seriously and stepped back to make arrangements for the matter.
Chang Kuo was not idle either, and took Chang Sui'an to the study. Before leaving, he told Chang Sui Ning lovingly: "Now that we have a new look, Sui Ning can just rest in peace and recuperate. I will leave the rest to my father and you."
That’s it, brother!”
Chang Suining nodded outwardly, but his inner thoughts did not stop.
Back at the hospital, she asked Xi'er some past events about "herself" in an attempt to find some clues.
Pei family...
Chang Sui Ning stood by the window and was lost in thought.
Could it be that Mr. Pei knew something?
But even so, why did Pei Min want to kill Ah Li?
Let's pay someone to kill someone. This kind of behavior... How could the dignified head of the Pei family use such methods?
Paying a murderer to kill someone is an extraneous act, not to mention choosing a scholar like Zhou Ding who is not guaranteed to succeed. Although it can be used to frame the blame once the incident occurs, it would appear that it was Pei Min who did it.
This family owner is really not very clever.
All in all, the person behind this has methods, but not many - at least not ones that Pei Min can use.
Who could that be?
Thinking of the densely packed names of people he had just seen, Chang Sui Ning felt like a mess.
At this time, Magpie walked in with an invitation in his hand.
Seeing that his girl was looking out the window with her arms folded, Que'er silently saluted and handed the post to Xi'er as usual.
Just as he was about to retreat, he saw the girl who was originally facing the window turn back and her eyes fell on Xi'er's hand: "What is it?"
It was an ordinary two-word question, but Que'er was inexplicably nervous and he quickly replied: "Miss, it's an invitation to the flower party."
"Hua Hui?" Chang Suining's eyes moved slightly.
"Yes, girl, it's spring, and ladies from all the houses are starting to hold flower-viewing parties." Xi'er said, "It's just that girls don't like to join in the fun, so I put these posts aside as soon as I sent them. There were two more in the past few days.
It’s sealed.”
These ladies pay attention to getting even rain and dew when sending posts. Although their girls are not the best among the noble ladies in the capital, they are still ranked high, and they have never been left behind when sending posts from various prefectures.
It's just that the girl has almost never been there, and these invitations are always just a formality.
"Choose the one that is the most decent and lively." The girl by the window said, "We will go there then."
Xi'er was stunned, but she didn't ask any more questions. She said "yes", looked at the invitation in her hand, and said, "If it's the most lively one, then this one is probably the most lively one."
Chang Suining stretched out his hand.
Xi'er handed over the post.
This flower post is extremely exquisitely made, with water-wave dark pattern paper, smoked with precious incense, and the hairpin flowers and small regular script are neat and beautiful.
But these are not the point. The point is the person who posted the message——
"Mrs. Zheng Guogong's flower-viewing banquet is very famous. It has been held for many years. Whenever the powerful people in Beijing have free time, they will go to the banquet."
Xi'er was afraid that her daughter would not remember Mrs. Zheng Guogong, nor would she remember the flower-viewing banquet, so she explained beside her.
"..." Chang Sui Ning silently closed the invitation and let out a complicated sigh in his heart.
How could she forget her only close friend in the past?
I'm going to see old friends again.
——With this picture, she was seven years younger than she was when she died, but a whole generation smaller than her former peers.
…
The day before Mrs. Zheng Guogong’s flower-viewing garden banquet was the day when Chang Kuo and Cui Jing entered the palace to meet the emperor.
The army returned in triumph, and in the Hanyuan Hall, the Holy Emperor Long Yan was overjoyed.
Before Chang Kuo returned home, the servants had delivered cart after cart of generous rewards to General Xingningfang's mansion, attracting many onlookers.
Chang Kuo was not in the mansion, so it was natural that Bai Guanshi Chu Xing and others would take the Chang family brothers and sisters to receive the reward and express their gratitude.
Listening to the eunuchs loudly chanting the edict of praise, and looking at the rewards that were almost filling the front yard, Chang Suining bowed his head and thanked everyone.
After the chamberlain left, Steward Bai asked Chang Suining with a smile: "Let me see if there is anything I like. If so, I will send someone to the women's courtyard."
This is a long-standing custom in the house. If you get a gift or something good, anything that can catch the eye of your daughter's family must be given to the girl. If the girl doesn't like it, keep it.
There is no second female family member in the left and right houses.
Chang Sui'an also said: "Yes, sister, look and see if anyone can sleep."
Chang Suining glanced at it and said, "No need. Since it is a gift from the emperor, we should take it to the warehouse and place it properly."
With that said, he left the front hall.
"Ning Ning, where are you going?" Chang Sui'an hurriedly followed.
"Martial Arts Arena."
"Ah? You have to practice more... Then how about I accompany you?"
The two brothers and sister walked towards the martial arts field together.
On the road, the girl walked very fast.
Changsui An inexplicably felt that her sister was a little unhappy. Although she didn't understand why, she didn't dare to ask more questions. She could only say something casually: "...Actually, apart from this battle with the Nanman, my father has not been there for several years."
We have been on the battlefield, and our family has not received such a generous reward from a saint for many years."
Chang Suining's steps suddenly slowed down: "Is it because... of the leg injury?"
"That's right." Chang Sui'an's tone was rare and serious when mentioning this old incident: "My father's leg disease was left over from the battle with Beidi twelve years ago... My sister was still young at that time and could not remember anything.
Yes, my eldest sister is two years old, so she has some vague impressions, and I also heard Uncle Chu and the others secretly say——"
"I heard that in that battle, my father became red-eyed for some reason. He attacked fiercely on the battlefield as if he was desperate for his life. He refused to listen to advice at all. He personally led his followers to attack several times. In the end, the battle was won, and my father was also a victim.
He was seriously injured... and then the Beidi Khan surrendered and asked for peace, saying that he should no longer fight, but my father, without being ordered by the court, actually beheaded the Beidi Khan himself in front of Xuance's 100,000 soldiers!"
