Chapter 363: Chapter 290: Time Always Brings Change_2
Liang Zhi jumped up in surprise: "Why do you keep hitting me?"
Fu Zhen sat down: "Didn’t Old Five ask you and Old Seven to guard the city gate for him? Why are you here?"
Liang Zhi sat down: "The emperor might not be aware, but aren’t we aware? There isn’t really an assassin, Old Seven being there is enough."
"You still can’t neglect your duties. What if something goes wrong?"
"I know," Liang Zhi said, "I wouldn’t have come here, but I saw He Qunying."
Fu Zhen looked up: "What about him?"
Speaking of the cause of Mr. Ning’s death, it was initially revealed through He Qunying.
But since he came asking the Ning Family to borrow a boat last time, after the boat was given to him, there’s been no further news.
Thinking of this, Fu Zhen asked Mrs. Ning: "After He Qunying borrowed the boat, did anyone on the boat send any messages over?"
"No," Mrs. Ning frowned and said, "He honestly loaded two boats with silk, and there were no other contraband discovered. The dockworkers suggested that our account people should follow, and they didn’t oppose."
This was strange. Could it be they initially misunderstood He Qunying?
Fu Zhen looked at Liang Zhi again: "Finish what you were saying."
Liang Zhi said, "Actually, it’s nothing too serious, I just saw him riding a fast horse out of town, then his father’s guard commander closely following with a group of people chasing after him!"
Fu Zhen was stunned. The grudge between the He Family father and son was no secret, but before it was just behind closed doors, why were they now chasing each other on the street?
She said, "How do you know they were chasing He Qunying?"
"At the city gate, the guard was inquiring with Old Seven’s men, asking if He Qunying had left the city. Upon hearing he did, they immediately left two men to report back to the manor, while the rest chased after him. Isn’t that clear?"
"What’s all this commotion about again!"
Nobody in the Liang family wanted to get involved with the He family matters.
But thinking about how the He Family father and son have now allied with Xu Yin, she added, "Did you send someone to keep an eye on them?"
"Didn’t go outside the city. Firstly, can’t catch up, and secondly, the target is too obvious. If they recognize the Liang family is tailing them, it might lead to conflicts.
"But I had Old Seven go to the He Family to inquire, we should have news soon."
As Liang Zhi spoke, he took a sip of tea.
"Master, someone outside is seeking an audience with General Liang?"
Someone came upstairs to report.
Liang Zhi immediately stood up: "Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives! — Let him come up!"
Footsteps thudded on the stairs, and his personal guard Xiao Si came up.
"Master, found out that the He Family father and son have fallen out, apparently over He Qunying opening a silk worm factory in the south. He Qunying actually sold their shared assets and converted them into his private property for this business, which the He Family concubine discovered and reported to He Huan.
"He Huan was furious, and for some unknown reason, He Qunying, after enduring for years, couldn’t hold back this time and clashed with his father."
Everyone in the room looked at each other, feeling incredulous.
They knew He Qunying wasn’t a good person, but didn’t expect him to stoop so low, wasn’t he clearly a family thief?
Fu Zhen was about to drop the matter but lifted her head again: "Since opening the silk worm factory wasn’t his own private affair, why did he go through so much effort?"
"Exactly!" Mrs. Ning said, "This defies logic, even if he wanted to profit, there’s no reason to go so far to open a factory."
Liang Zhi immediately said: "Looks like those two boats of He Qunying are worth investigating!"
Mrs. Ning nodded: "I will make arrangements right away!"
After some more casual conversation, noticing it was getting late, Mrs. Ning urged Fu Zhen to take Brother Xuan back, conveniently with Liang Zhi for escort.
On the way back, Liang Xuan fell asleep leaning against Fu Zhen’s arm, reminding Liang Zhi of a time in the past when Liang Ning held Liang Xuan in the same way.
He asked Fu Zhen: "How are Aunt and Old Five doing nowadays?"
Fu Zhen gently stroked Liang Xuan’s hair, replying absent-mindedly: "Still the same?"
Pei Zhantian still had that shameless demeanor, with so many important affairs before them, Fu Zhen was too lazy to take him seriously. As long as he didn’t break the rules they set, she turned a blind eye.
"Will Aunt leave the Pei family then?"
"What else?" Fu Zhen raised her head, "Wasn’t this agreed from the start?"
Liang Zhi opened his mouth but hesitated to speak.
Indeed, that was what was said back then, but time brings changes!
In the dim alley, there was only the sound of wheels and horse hooves, and for a while, no one spoke.
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After a day and night, the people in the capital city gradually accepted the sudden changes at Prince Rong’s Mansion.