The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

After everyone left, Qiu Tang asked worriedly, "Miss, how did these two get here? Will it be dangerous if we keep them here?"

If it is someone with ulterior motives, then it would definitely not be safe for him to stay in the general's mansion or by his side.

"It's okay. The person behind them is Lord Shi." Gu Fanchu couldn't guess what Shi Jinyan was thinking, but there was nothing on her that he could covet. Because of what happened in the previous life, she trusted him absolutely.

Qiu Tang didn't expect that it was actually the person sent by Master Shi. With mixed feelings in her heart, she asked doubtfully, "Miss, is Master Shi treating you..."

It is not surprising to have such speculation. Not only Qiutang, but many people outside are also speculating like this. After all, these actions really cannot explain the reasons.

"Okay, what are you thinking about? Send the two maids to Wang Ma's place. There are so many people in the courtyard all of a sudden. Prepare some small change and buy them some clothes and supplies. Remember, if you want them to do their job well, you can't be stingy with the people in your own courtyard. Let them get ready and go out later."

She had to go and see Meng Qingwen's miserable condition with her own eyes. In her previous life, he had drugged her with his own hands, and the scene of her being defiled was still vivid in her mind. In this life, she had to see his miserable condition with her own eyes.

After informing the housekeeper, Gu Fanchu took Qiutang, Amber and Liuli out in a carriage.

She first went to the pharmacy and bought some necessary medicines. After she came back, she didn't have the chance to make some poisons, but she didn't dare to buy something too obvious directly. Later, she asked someone to go to a few more pharmacies.

Then he parked the carriage at a teahouse near Lanyuan Street.

She put on a veiled hat, got off the carriage with the help of a maid, and went upstairs to reserve a room, which just happened to have a view of Meng Qingwen's house. They sat down patiently, drank tea, and waited.

Not far away, Shi Jinyan saw the Gu Mansion's carriage and frowned.

After the incident of the sunset, Shi Jinyan sent people to investigate. He always felt that Gu Fanchu was a little strange.

She acted strangely when she saved him, and she also showed some unusual behavior when she was in the villa that day. Combined with her true identity, it made him a little curious.

So he sent people to keep an eye on Gu Fanchu.

When his subordinates came back to report that she had sent people to Moqi Pavilion to buy guards, he didn't know what was going on in his mind, so he sent two trained female guards over.

The Moqi Pavilion was originally his private business. On the surface, it sold some rare weapons needed by the people in the martial arts world, but in fact it rented out guards to outsiders.

All of these guards were specially trained by him, and they could help him collect some useful information by visiting some wealthy families.

Furthermore, although Princess Hejing was detained in the palace by His Majesty, she had a group of secret guards around her who were used by His Majesty to protect her. If she still refused to reform, she might attack Gu Fanchu.

Therefore, it is normal for me to protect her out of kindness and not want her life to be threatened because of me.

She went out recently and was in this place again. I guess it was because she found out about Meng Qingwen.

She's clever, but I don't know what she's going to do. Is she angry about what happened that day? She's a vindictive person, but she's not careful enough. She parked the general's carriage here so blatantly. If Meng Qingwen wanted to investigate, he would definitely implicate her.

But...what does this have to do with me? If it really comes to that, she should have a way to deal with it.

Shi Jinyan sat in the carriage, his eyes deep, his hand stroking the warm jade at his waist, as if lost in thought. He did not ask the guards to drive the carriage away, but simply stayed there quietly.

The guards outside the carriage were a little confused. What happened to the lord? Wasn't he busy returning home? Why was he no longer in a hurry?

However, since the adults asked us to stop here, there must be a reason for them!

Soon, Lanyuan Street became lively, and people kept shouting: "Fire, help, fire!"

Lanyuan Street itself is inhabited by wealthy people. The environment is quiet and elegant, and it is two streets away from the main street.

So people left slowly, but when they heard about the fire, the originally quiet streets were soon crowded with onlookers, and there were only a few people who actually put out the fire.

Only one house caught fire, and the fire spread quickly. After a while, several figures came out of it. The first to come out was a man and a woman with disheveled clothes and blackened faces.

When everyone looked over, they saw that the woman's outer robe was untied, just wrapped around her body, revealing a pink bellyband with a pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water, which barely covered the fullness of her chest. The man was better off, at least his shirt was neat.

However, those with sharp eyes noticed that the man was not even wearing pants.

Now, everyone's eyes became more meaningful.

In broad daylight, this man and woman must be a loving couple with deep affection and strong love, otherwise they would not be so anxious to commit adultery in broad daylight.

Following behind the two men were two maids, one with an adult and one with a child, who must be the family's children.

Gu Fanchu, who was sitting in the teahouse, looked at those embarrassed figures, his lips curled up in sarcasm, what a pair of dogs.

She looked at Bai Li and asked, "Have you asked someone to prepare it?"

"It's ready, don't worry, miss." Bai Li replied.

Someone in the crowd suddenly uttered a puzzled sound: "Hey, why do I look a bit like the Marquis of Dongqing Marquis Mansion?"

There was a voice, and then another: "Yes, I think so too. I went to the Marquis's Mansion a few times to deliver fruits and vegetables, and I have seen the Marquis a few times. Although his face is stained, he does look like the Marquis."

"Tsk, that's impossible. I've seen the Marquis' wife before. She's from the General's Mansion, not this woman."

"Oh, could this be the mistress kept outside?"

"You know what? That makes sense. No wonder he rolled into bed in broad daylight. He must have been in a hurry because he rarely comes out."

"Then...are those two children the Marquis's? They look quite old!"

"Doesn't the Marquis' Mansion already have two concubines? Why are they still keeping one outside?"

"Hey, you don't understand, a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a secret lover. Men like to keep a little lover outside, it's fresh."

"Yeah, that makes sense."

In the crowd, because someone deliberately led the way, everyone recognized that the dusty man was the Marquis. Various speculations and ridiculing voices fell into Meng Qingwen's ears, and he felt a pang of fear.

Oh no! It’s over, it’s over. My reputation is completely ruined! Meng Qingwen’s face turned pale, and he thought to himself, this is not good.

His Majesty attaches great importance to reputation, and the same is true for his ministers. This is especially true for those officials who are neither high nor low in rank, who are given even greater weight during assessments.