"I also asked Han Xiu Niang about this. She said she didn't know what happened. When she got up this morning and went to the front yard, she found that it had been smashed." Yingchun shook her head and said.

Gu Qinghe thought to herself that the embroidery workshop was a place where she could provide shelter for helpless girls after her rebirth, so there were definitely no old enemies, only new hatreds.

The embroiderers stay in the embroidery workshop and rarely go out, so they should not offend anyone. Especially since this man only smashed things and did not hurt anyone, it further confirms this speculation.

Then, this person must have been offended by himself or his father, but his father had only been back to Beijing for half a year, so it was highly unlikely that he would offend someone to this extent. Moreover, such low-level means would not be so naive as people in politics.

Who have you offended?

Gu Qinghe pondered this problem but couldn't find a clue for a moment. The only person she had seriously offended was Lin Fan, but Lin Fan's leg was broken, and he didn't dare to do this because of his father. So who could it be?

"Take three hundred taels of silver notes and let's go take a look." Gu Qinghe ordered.

*

East Palace

Xiao Jingheng was just thinking about asking Gu Qinghe out to sit down and talk about their past and present lives when he heard Han Desheng jogging back with a "huffing and puffing" sound.

Baoshun was also surprised. His master, who always stayed away from the palace, must have encountered something special today.

"Your servant pays his respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Han Desheng said in a hurried voice with an unstable breath.

"What's the matter? Is there a problem with father's new prescription?" Xiao Jingheng's tone was also anxious.

"No, the emperor has been taking new medicine for a few days and said he feels much better." Han Desheng bowed and replied.

"What I want to say is that Miss Gu San, the embroidery workshop she funded was discovered to have been smashed this morning. She reported it to the authorities, but they couldn't find out what happened."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingheng frowned and said in a deep voice, "You haven't found out yet? Ask the prefect to come over."

Han Desheng agreed and was about to walk to the door when he was stopped by the prince, "He is on duty, I will go there."

Han Desheng was a little surprised. Was this a big case? Did His Royal Highness need to go and check it out in person? It was just an embroidery workshop that Third Miss Gu helped run. It wasn't like Third Miss Gu had gotten into trouble. He could probably just send someone over and solve it.

He followed behind the prince, quickening his pace, thinking: If anything happens to Miss Gu San, the prince will have to fly over, right?

Bah, bah, bah, what are you thinking about?

Xiao Jingheng decided to go there in person, mainly because he thought that based on Gu Qinghe's personality, she would definitely go over and take a look. What if they met?

*

When Gu Qinghe arrived at the embroidery workshop, the plaque hanging on the main entrance was already crooked and the words on it were splashed with black paint. Walking further in, the water tanks in the yard were also not spared and the ground was also wet.

The several embroidery frames placed under the tree were also in pieces.

"Aunt Han, have the works of the embroiderers in the room been damaged?" Gu Qinghe asked.

"It's strange to say, there are more than 20 works in the room, and only Master Yuping's 'Magpie Climbing the Branch' and 'Small Success' were damaged, while the others are all in good condition." As she spoke, Han Xiu Niang led Gu Qinghe inside.

Gu Qinghe came into the room and found that there was indeed nothing wrong with the arrangement of things, except for the things on the two embroidery frames, which were terrible to look at.

After walking around, Gu Qinghe headed out. As she passed behind a door, she saw a piece of cloth hidden behind the hinge. She handed it to Han Xiu Niang and asked, "Whose wedding was this damaged piece used for? And from which embroidery workshops was it selected?"

Han Xiu Niang looked at the strip of cloth in her hand and patted her forehead. "Miss, I know who made this. This is the cloth worn by the servants of the Ruan family's embroidery workshop. They also wanted to compete for the job of marrying a daughter-in-law for the Wang family. Unfortunately, Master Yuping's craftsmanship is so good that they gave it to us."

Gu Qinghe smiled playfully when he heard this, Ruan family?

"Is it Ruan, the Minister of Rites?" Gu Qinghe asked calmly.

"That's right. Because of the Ministry of Rites' reputation, many people come to work for them. They're not satisfied here, and they're trying to swallow up business that doesn't belong to them, not afraid of being overwhelmed." Han Xiu Niang said angrily, "The head lady of the Ruan family is the best at winning people over. When it comes to the younger generation, she uses moral blackmail and uses etiquette and law to justify her actions."

Gu Qinghe kept a faint smile on her face. After listening to what Han Xiu Niang said, she did not comment, because she had never come into contact with Madam Ruan, but she believed that what Han Xiu Niang said was true, because she had a lot of dealings with Madam Ruan's daughter and Madam Ruan's sister, Concubine Li, and they were almost the same kind of people.

Birds of a feather flock together. I think Mrs. Ruan should be a similar person.

"Okay, no need to tell others. Take the things and go to the government office again. Keep a portion for yourself so that the government won't lose the evidence." Gu Qinghe said with a smile.

"Yes."

"I brought some silver with me this time, just to give you some small support." As Gu Qinghe said this, Yingchun handed over the purse in her hand.

"You guys pack up well, I should go back too." Gu Qinghe said as he was about to leave, but he heard a neighing sound coming from outside, and someone stopped a horse in front of the door.

"Sir, our boss said that men are not allowed to enter this embroidery workshop." A little girl spoke timidly at the door, and Gu Qinghe was very satisfied to hear it.

Han Desheng was indignant when he heard this, and was about to step forward to argue, but was stopped by the folding fan in the prince's hand, "Okay, then wait, but I came here to help you investigate the case."

The little girl looked inside the door and raised her chin. "Humph, our boss has been here for a long time. I guess he already knows who is behind this."

"Your boss is so powerful, he can also investigate cases?" When Xiao Jingheng heard her mention Gu Qinghe, he also talked to her patiently, trying to get some information out of her.

"That's right. Our landlord is kind-hearted. Seeing us wandering the streets, they paid for an embroiderer to teach us embroidery, saying that we could support ourselves in the future. More than ten girls here listen to her." The little girl said as she was about to retreat back into the door and close it.

Xiao Jingheng naturally saw the little girl's intention. He smiled and did not stop her. Gu Qinghe would still come out of the gate anyway. She couldn't fly...

Sure enough, before the little girl closed the door, Gu Qinghe walked out with an expressionless face, walking forward without looking around, as if he didn't see Xiao Jingheng and his group at the door.

Gu Qinghe just heard someone talking outside the door. From the first sentence, she knew that it was the Dog Prince who came. However, what he came to do had nothing to do with her. She said goodbye to Han Xiu Niang and walked out. She just thought there was a dog standing at the door.

Seeing her ignoring him, Xiao Jingheng felt like there was a pot of hot water in his heart, about to boil. He stretched out his folding fan and blocked Gu Qinghe's way, "Say a few words to me."

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. What may I do for you?"

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