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Chapter 85 You Must Help With This
Disappointed, the group opened the hall door and walked out.

The Second Master Liang, who was waiting outside, immediately came forward and said solicitously, "This humble official has already ordered a banquet to be prepared. I hope Your Highness and the Marquis will do me the honor of having a few drinks."

Gu Xizhi declined, saying, "I'm sorry, Lord Liang, I have matters to attend to at the Marquis's residence and cannot stay any longer."

Master Liang followed behind: "My daughter and I came to see Your Highness a couple of days ago, but Your Highness was not available at the time."

"Is there something you need?" Gu Xizhi asked casually, without stopping.

"Regarding the matter of when Your Highness asked me to ask Madam Liu for an embroidery piece, I have fortunately fulfilled my mission."

Unfortunately, Madam Liu didn't have an embroidered image of Guanyin; she only requested a double-sided embroidery of a hundred birds amidst flowers, which she wished to personally present to Your Highness for your review.

Gu Xizhi paused, "Thank you for your trouble, Lord Liang and Miss Er. However, I have already stated that I only wish to request an embroidered image of Guanyin. This 'Hundred Birds Among Flowers' may not suit her taste."

"This 'Hundred Birds Among Flowers' embroidery is absolutely stunning and no ordinary piece. My daughter is waiting in the front yard. Shall I call her over now and present the embroidery to Your Highness for your perusal?"

“No need,” Gu Xizhi refused outright. “I feel bad for troubling you with this trip. Just tell me how much silver you need, Lord Liang.”

Master Liang was a little disappointed, but said obsequiously, "It is my honor to be able to help Your Highness with your worries. How could I possibly accept Your Highness's money? But my daughter says that this embroidery is absolutely a masterpiece. Your Highness should at least take a look at it yourself. What if it suits your taste?"

Gu Xizhi was somewhat impatient.

The matter at the Marquis's residence was urgent, and I had been running around for two or three days, almost exhausted. I really had no mood to care about these trivial matters.

But this Mr. Liang seemed to lack discernment, rambling on and on.

He waved his hand: "Please thank the Second Miss on my behalf, Lord Liang. I appreciate your kindness. I will have the silver sent to your residence later. As for the embroidery, the Second Miss may keep it if she likes it."

After bidding farewell to Lady Liang and the others, they left the Duke's mansion directly.

Liang Su hid behind a pillar not far away and waited for a long time. When he saw the group leave without looking back, his plans were in vain. Out of modesty, he couldn't show himself. When he saw Master Liang Er return from seeing off the guests, he went up to greet him and couldn't help but complain.

"Didn't Father mention this embroidery to the Prince?"

"Of course I said so, but the prince has no interest."

Liang Su was so anxious she wanted to stomp her feet: "I went through so much trouble to find him, and he didn't even show his face. Did he just dismiss me with a single sentence?"

Liang Jiang passed by and found it amusing, but dared not laugh.

Does a prince have to kowtow to you and personally express his gratitude?
They had already stated that it had to be a Guanyin painting, but you insisted on sending them a nest of birds instead.

Master Liang sighed, "Never mind, it's just an embroidery design. If you like it, you can keep it."

"Is this all about an embroidery?" Liang Su stamped her foot. "I've heard there's more to this Empress Dowager's birthday banquet than meets the eye. Doesn't Father know?"

Could there be some other purpose behind the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet? And what does it have to do with Liang Su?
Liang Jiang didn't listen any further. She picked up her medicine box and returned to the backyard with Madam Liang.

Madam Liang sighed softly, "I hope the Marquis's mansion can turn misfortune into good fortune this time. Otherwise, the death of a child by a parent would be half the life of the Marquis's wife."

Liang Jiang comforted her, "Mother, you are overthinking it. It was indeed Xie Shizi's carelessness that led to the robbery of the birthday gifts. But how could the Emperor really take his head over such a trivial matter? The Prince of Pingxi would not sit idly by either."

Lady Liang sighed, "That's because you don't understand the current emperor's thoughts. Never mind, let's just hope that the Marquis's mansion can turn the tide. There's really nothing I can do to help."

Then, she gently scolded Liang Jiang, "You're so ignorant. Those longevity pills and fire cloud pills must have been given to your grandmaster by your Uncle Baili. Why did you eat them?"

Liang Jiang was a little embarrassed that her words had hit the nail on the head.

"But my junior uncle said that as long as I am happy, my master will be happy; as long as my master is happy, his gift is worthwhile."

Every year on his master's birthday, he would go to Yuhua Mountain, kneel at the foot of the mountain for an hour, and kowtow several times towards the mountain. But his master ordered the mountain gates to be tightly closed, forbidding anyone to pay him any attention or accept his gifts. Losing them would be a waste.

Liang Jiang explained, feeling wronged.

Lady Liang said helplessly, "Although Baili Shouyue is a ruthless killer with a long list of evil deeds, he is a man of great loyalty and righteousness."

"I also think he's a nice person. So my senior brothers and uncles all ignored him, but I was the only one who dared to secretly run down the mountain to talk to him."

He gave me the same birthday gift he gave to his master every year, saying it was the same as the gift he gave to his master.

“He knows your two grandmasters dote on you.” Madam Liang’s heart stirred. “It seems your two grandmasters’ birthdays are in a month or two. Could it be that he wants this golden Buddha to give to your grandmasters?”

Liang Jiang tilted her head and thought for a moment: "No way, a golden statue of the God of Longevity, that sounds pretty boring."

"The fact that he could send a tiger cub up the mountain means those things were originally meant for you. Now you're no longer on the mountain..."

Lady Liang was speaking when she suddenly stared at Liang Jiang.

Liang Jiang was puzzled by the look: "What's wrong?"

Why didn't you say this when Marquis Huaiyuan was here?

"Nobody asked, so what's there to say?"

Lady Liang said solemnly, "If you and your Uncle Baili really have this kind of relationship, then you need to go there in person to help the Marquis's mansion get through this crisis."

Liang Jiang was very unwilling: "I don't want to get involved. I still have a lot of mess to clean up myself."

"After robbing the birthday gifts, these people immediately gave them to your Uncle Baili, and they even spread the word to the Prince of Pingxi so quickly. They clearly had ulterior motives and wanted to frame you and get your Uncle Baili into trouble."

“If he dares to take it, then he’s not afraid,” Liang Jiang blurted out.

"But if he really sends this birthday gift to Yuhua Mountain, wouldn't that make your master look unrighteous and immoral? Moreover, Prince Xie will be punished for it."

Jiang'er, back when your father was still an unknown soldier, he stood up for the villagers and was framed by the prefect of Fucheng. It was thanks to the old Marquis that he was saved. We must repay kindness.

So your mother hopes you can make the trip yourself; even if you can't help, you should at least do your part.

Liang Jiang thought about it and decided that she should make this trip just because of all the nice things that Uncle Baili had given her over the years.

We can't let these people use underhanded tricks and harm our junior uncle.

He was momentarily stumped: "But how would I know where he is?"

“Since these people want to use this matter to get rid of your Uncle Baili, they will definitely expose his whereabouts to the Marquis of Huaiyuan’s residence or the Prince of Pingxi. Go to the Prince of Pingxi, and you will definitely be able to find him.”

Liang Jiang was a little worried about her: "But we just returned to the Duke's mansion. If I leave and leave you at home alone, I'm afraid they will take the opportunity to make things difficult for you."

Lady Liang smiled and said, "If there are any difficulties, isn't there Star Wars?"

Liang Jiang knew that time was of the essence, since the round trip would probably only take a few days anyway. So she immediately dispatched four skilled and intelligent maids from Fengying Pavilion in the capital: Yu Tan, Yu Qi, Yu Shu, and Yu Hua.

She arranged for Yu Tan, Yu Qi, and Aunt Yu to stay behind to take care of Madam Liang and protect her safety.

Using the excuse of needing to return to Fucheng, Liang Wenshi and the others took Yu Shu and Yu Hua and rode directly to the Prince of Pingxi's residence.

(End of this chapter)