At this time, Chen Qushui was sitting at the home of his friend Wu Zhipeng.

Wu Zhipeng was five years older than him and was in the same juren as him. Because of his wealth, although Wu Zhipeng failed repeatedly in the exam, his family still kept supporting him until he passed the Jinshi when he was fifty-one. However, he had no intention of career, and his two sons also passed the Jinshi one after another. He simply became an old master at home.

Chen Qushui's family was in ruins back then, so he came to Kyoto to surrender.

Seeing Chen Qushui, Wu Zhipeng sighed and sighed: "Since you are still alive, why don't you come to me? I heard that Duke Ding was going to kill Zhang Kai's sacrificial city, and I thought you would have died with you." He also said, "If I had known this, I would not have introduced you to Zhang Kai. At that time, Mr. Ye appreciated you very much. If you stayed in the Ye Mansion, even if you had no hope of career and had a master of the state, you would have no problem in training. You were also unlucky. I didn't expect that not long after you left the Ye Mansion, Mr. Ye would enter the cabinet and become a Grand Secretary!"

The Duke of Ye he mentioned was Ye Shipei, former cabinet minister.

"How can you blame you for this?" Chen Qushui felt a little embarrassed when talking about the incident back then, "I just blame me for being young and energetic. I heard that Zhang Kai was guarding Fujian and was determined to fight against the Japanese. When he arrived at Zhang Kai's mansion, he revealed things that had been appreciated by Ye Gong everywhere, which aroused Zhang Kai's disgust. Not only was he not valued, but he was rejected by Zhang Kai. Over the years, whenever he thought about this, he felt ashamed of his love for Brother Zhipeng, and he had no face to see Brother Zhipeng."

"You and I are friends for many years, so it's too flirting with them." Wu Zhipeng said as he looked at Chen Qushui's clothes. Although his clothes were not very gorgeous, they were simple and generous, with exquisite materials. A piece of Hetian jade pendant on his waist was delicate and white, and it was not an ordinary person. He thought that he should have lived a good life in the past few years, but suddenly came to him. He probably didn't go around for the sake of silver. He said bluntly, "You came to me, but what was the dilemma?"

He is a Kyoto native and charitable. He has two sons as the prefect of Jingzhou, Huguang, and the other as the county magistrate of Tongxiang, Zhejiang. He has three Jinshi, and many of them are in the same subject and age. His friends are even more like a cross-border carp. When nothing happens to him, he will not be able to defeat him. Many friends from other places who come to Kyoto will like to ask him for help.

Since Chen Qushui came to meet Wu Zhipeng, he had already made up his plan to ask for help, so he did not hide it. He told Wu Zhipeng how he was returned to his hometown from Fujian, how he got to know Dou Zhao, how he became Dou Zhao's aide, how he was easily married, how he made a marriage with Song Yantang, the prince of the British Duke's mansion, etc., and talked to Wu Zhipeng one by one.

Beilou Dou family and Wu Zhipeng had not had any relationships. He was shocked when he heard this and said, "Why is Lord Dou so confused! Even so, you can't marry your daughter casually." He also said, "Since you are an aide in the Dou family, you must have inquired about the prince of the British Duke's Mansion - then the prince of the British was not crazy about gaining and losing his heart, how could he kill all his guards for no reason? It was not long after he lost his mother. It can be seen that something shameful happened in the mansion, and killing people to silence him. How could the Dou family be willing to let him do it.

My daughter is going to marry into the Song family?" said again, "I think you might as well take this opportunity to resign. Although I am a farmer, I don't need you to eat in one bite. If I feel uncomfortable living in me at this time, I will introduce you to Yao Shizhong Yao Ge Lao's mansion to be a mat. Yao Ge Lao is from Jingzhou Prefecture, Huguang. Under my son's rule, I am very close to the chief manager of Yao Ge's home. They just lack a mat. They teach a few young masters who are in charge of elementary school. They have little work and are generous in their work. The Yao family still gives me this little face."

Chen Qushui is very grateful.

Although he knew the inside story of Song Mo's murder, it was important and it was Song Mo's business. It was difficult to mention it to Wu Zhipeng, and said, "The fourth lady of the Dou family has a kindness to me. If the fourth lady of the Dou family is married well, I can take the opportunity to resign, but now it is difficult to say such things." He politely rejected Wu Zhipeng's kindness.

"You!" Wu Zhipeng shook his head, half regretful and half admiring, "It's still the temper I used to be, and it hasn't changed at all."

Chen Qushui smiled embarrassedly and said, "I came to find Brother Zhipeng for the sake of the prince of the British Duke's Mansion!"

"Oh?" Wu Zhipeng looked at him in confusion.

Chen Qushui smiled and said, "Three people become tigers. I also think the matter of the prince of the British Duke's Mansion killing the guards is very strange. I would like to ask me to ask the prince's wet nurse for helping me find out about the prince's childhood."

"This is easy to handle." Wu Zhipeng smiled, "A powerful and powerful nobleman like the Duke of England's Mansion, most of the wet nurses choose from the ** Mansion to Daxing. Wanping knows it just by asking. But I don't know what you are going to ask?"

Chen Qushui knew that he had found the right person as soon as he heard it.

** House selected the milkman from Daxing and Wanping. He had already found out who Song Mo's wet nurse was. However, he was sensitive and was too familiar with Song Mo's subordinates. He was afraid that Duan Gongyi and others would be sent to inquire, which would attract Song Mo's attention and mistakenly thought it was Dou Zhao's intention, which aroused Song Mo's suspicion, which would be more than worth the loss.

After thinking about it, he had to ask Wu Zhipeng to come forward.

"As the saying goes, it's good. I'm three years old. I want to ask if there are any unusual things that happened when the prince was born? How did Mrs. Jiang treat the prince's prince after the prince's birth? So what did the British treat the prince's prince? Why did the prince send him to the Jiang family to practice martial arts at a young age? Could it be that the prince was too naughty and had to give him to the Duke of Destiny? How did the prince treat the people around him..."

"Wait," Wu Zhipeng listened, laughing and interrupted him, "How can you ask about something? You are interrogating others' assets! I am old now, and I can't remember what you say to me. OK, I'll call Wu Sheng, and if you have anything to do, I'll explain to him personally!"

Wu Sheng is Wu Zhipeng's personal follower. He is quick-witted and has a steady attitude. He will come forward to any major events in the Wu family. Chen Qushui naturally knew about this person and hurriedly thanked him.

"What are you doing now? Mom-in-law and mother-in-law!" Wu Zhipeng cursed with a smile, "If you do this again, get out of here."

Chen Qushui accused him of another crime, but his expression became a little more casual and less polite.

After exposing the inquiry to Wu Sheng, Wu Zhipeng said: "Do you still remember Xiao Shuqin? He is now an aide in Changxing Marquis' Mansion. After you left Kyoto, he often came to me to sit here. It is rare that you come to your house, so why not call him here, how about we have a drink together?"

Xiao Shuqin met when he was an aide in Kyoto, and it has been more than 20 years since we met.

When Chen Qushui heard that he was an aide at the Changxing Marquis' Mansion, he moved his heart and stroked his hands to say goodbye, urging Wu Zhipeng to invite someone.

Wu Zhipeng ordered and talked about Xiao Shuqin to Chen Qushui: "...... He doesn't have the talent of you. He has been in Changxing Hou Mansion for seven or eight years. He just helped write eulogies and invitations on his behalf, but he never could not squeeze into Changxing Hou's side, that is, he was just a waste of time!"

Chen Qushui smiled and said, "The family of the ministers is not as good as the family of officials. The family of the officials can also find a background. Sometimes the family of the ministers cannot find a job, let alone help the aides to find a background. It can be seen that Brother Shuqin is really tired of being an aide in the official family and is preparing to retire in the Changxing Hou Mansion."

Wu Zhipeng thought for a while and said with a smile: "Your words make sense. I think he is doing nothing and is very leisurely."

Chen Qushui followed this topic and asked about the nobles in Kyoto, and finally the topic turned to British Duke Song Yichun: "...I heard that he had the reputation of a scholar, and he was in charge of the seal of the former army of the Governor's Office just after thirty years. It can be seen that this man is still quite talented!"

Civil officials sent generals, and military officials dispatched troops.

Although the Minister of War was a civil servant, he had to move troops through the Governor's Office of the Five Army. The five Governors in charge of the Tiger Talismans appointed by the emperor were the emperor's true confidants.

"It's true that you can write two wrong poems." Wu Zhipeng did not have a high opinion of Song Yichun. "Being able to be the governor of the seal is due to his gentle temperament and loyalty to the British Duke's Mansion for generations."

"Oh!" Chen Qushui smiled, "How do you say this?" He looked very interested.

Wu Zhipeng thought that Chen Qushui might go to the Duke's Mansion with the fourth lady of the Dou family, so it was not difficult to understand Chen Qushui's curiosity.

He smiled and said, "This is to say that the Duke of England is born..."

While drinking tea, the two of them set up the dragon gate formation. When Xiaoshuqin came, the tea had been changed several times. When they met for many years, they were excited and had a lot of excitement. Who would still talk about the affairs of the Duke of England?

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Chen Qushui got drunk and slept in Wu's mansion until midnight before getting up to bed.

The hangover made him look like a big head, his mouth was bitter and astringent. When he was rubbing his temples, Wu Zhipeng walked in with a smile on his face: "Qu Shui, Chun Lin and the others knew you were still alive, and they were rushing towards this side. Liang Zhu even booked a private room in Zuixianlou to wash your schedule. You should wash it quickly, Chun Lin and the others are coming."

Chen Qushui smiled bitterly.

It was hard to refuse the kindness. That night, several people got drunk in the Zuixianlou.

When Chen Qushui woke up the next day, he was about to say goodbye, but Wu Sheng, who went to inquire about the news, came back.

Chen Qushui poured two cups of cold tea and talked to Wu Sheng in the guest room.

It was not until the sun set that Wu Sheng came out of the guest room.

Wu Zhipeng didn't ask what they said, and warmly welcomed him for dinner with Xiao Shuqin who rushed over. After Chen Qushui repeatedly resigned, he sent a sedan chair to the Bimo Shop on the street under the Gulou.

Sulan has been waiting here for a day.

Seeing Chen Qushui, she couldn't help but say coquettishly: "Mr. Chen is really. I don't leave any words to anyone else, so that the lady can wait."

Chen Qushui was shocked and felt that it was already August 16th, and it was only eight days before Dou Zhao got married.

He apologized repeatedly: "I don't know what the lady is asking me for?"

"I don't know either." Su Lan smiled, "It's very urgent anyway. I sent me here yesterday, and the sir is not here."

Chen Qushui didn't care that it was getting late, so he changed his clothes and followed Su Lan to Jing'an Temple Hutong.

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Make up for the June 2 update.

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PS: Normal time updates at night.
Chapter completed!