All the plans were proceeding in an orderly manner, and the news that Xie Jiuan and Xie Chengrui would get married at the same time had spread throughout the capital. However, something unexpected happened.
Mu Xia was supposed to be Xie Chengrui's concubine, but the legal wife was someone else, and both the legal wife and the concubine would enter the mansion on the same day. For a moment, everyone was speculating about who the legal wife of Xie Chengrui really was. Even Gu Jiangyue and the others were in the Azure Water Cloud Residence. Xie Jiuan, Gu Jiangyue, and Ji Yunsheng were sitting together, their expressions solemn. Suddenly, the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.
"Everything was going well. How come there's suddenly someone else? Jiangyue, do you know who the legal wife is?"
Ji Yunsheng nudged Gu Jiangyue with his elbow, hoping to get some clues from her, but saw her shaking her head.
"I'm not sure either. This person seems to have emerged out of nowhere. There are no clues at all."
Gu Jiangyue was really in a difficult situation this time. In both her past and present lives, she really couldn't think of anyone around Xie Chengrui who he would marry as his legal wife. Fortunately, Xie Chengrui hadn't come to look for Gu Jiangyue recently.
"Who on earth is she? The whole capital is in an uproar now, and Xie Chengrui hasn't come forward to answer. We can't even guess, let alone know the details of the other party."
Ji Yunsheng was as boneless as if his body had melted, and he just slumped on the table, sighing deeply.
"For Xie Chengrui to marry her at this time, she must be no ordinary person."
Xie Jiuan thought for a while but still couldn't come up with anything. He didn't have much interaction with Xie Chengrui, and he had no time to gather intelligence recently.
"Why don't you go and ask the emperor? He must know. I think he'll tell you."
Ji Yunsheng had a sudden flash of inspiration and looked at Xie Jiuan. After all, everyone could see how much the emperor doted on Xie Jiuan.
"The emperor has been controlled by Xie Yuwen. Since the day the emperor spat blood in the court, I've gone to see him, but I was always stopped outside the palace by Xie Yuwen, who said that the emperor was ill. I guess he poisoned the emperor with a Gu."
A look of surprise flashed across Gu Jiangyue's eyes, but she quickly suppressed it and said.
"They've already started to act. It seems that if we don't stop them on the wedding day, the whole world will surely be in chaos."
Gu Jiangyue slapped the table, then stood up, looking serious.
"No, I have to find out the details of that legal wife. Just because we don't know doesn't mean others don't. Tomorrow I'll go and ask Mu Xia. Of all people, Mu Xia must be the most dissatisfied with what Xie Chengrui has done."
Mu Xia was never an easy person to deal with. Gu Jiangyue was right. Mu Xia had gone to great lengths to get close to Xie Chengrui. She surely wouldn't let it go easily. There should be some news from her side.
"You must be very careful. I guess Mu Xia must be under Xie Chengrui's surveillance."
Xie Jiuan didn't object either. He knew he couldn't stop Gu Jiangyue.
Gu Jiangyue nodded and then got up and left directly.
Gu Jiangyue dressed in men's clothing and left the Azure Water Cloud Residence. Maybe Xie Jiuan was right these days. Mu Xia was under Xie Chengrui's surveillance, so she hadn't sent any letters to Gu Jiangyue.
Gu Jiangyue wasn't sure where Mu Xia was now. She first went to the brothel where Mu Xia used to stay.
The girl who received Gu Jiangyue was the same one as last time.
"I wonder if Miss Mu Xia is still here recently?"
Gu Jiangyue unconsciously lowered her voice. She took out a silver coin from her purse and put it directly into the girl's palm.
"Mu Xia left a long time ago. It was the Second Prince who picked her up. But..." She paused for a moment, looked around, and after making sure no one was paying attention to them, she carefully continued.
"When Mu Xia left, her eyes were listless, and she looked extremely reluctant, which was very different from her usual boastful appearance. Many of her sisters were scared by her appearance."
Gu Jiangyue already had a guess in her heart. It seemed that Mu Xia already knew that another woman had taken her place as the legal wife. Mu Xia had been proud all her life. How could she be happy to end up as a concubine?
"Where is Miss Mu Xia living now?"
Gu Jiangyue continued to ask.
Hearing this question, the girl frowned and thought for a while. It seemed that she remembered something and replied.
"Mu Xia never mentioned this. But I heard from other sisters that it's probably near the East City. You can go and look for it, sir. The matter between Mu Xia and the Second Prince has been making a lot of noise. The Second Prince shouldn't place Mu Xia too far away."
Xie Chengrui was always like this. In order to maintain his face, then why didn't he just take Mu Xia back to his side? Gu Jiangyue was puzzled and simply asked.
"Aren't they going to get married? Why didn't the Second Prince take her into the palace but instead arranged a new mansion for her outside? Isn't this more troublesome?"
This time, the girl answered quite simply. She leaned closer to Gu Jiangyue and whispered.
"Xie Chengrui originally wanted to take Mu Xia there, but that legal wife didn't seem to be willing. She directly ordered Xie Chengrui to drive Mu Xia out. Xie Chengrui obeys that legal wife. It's estimated that that legal wife is not easy to deal with."
Gu Jiangyue listened carefully. For Xie Chengrui to be so afraid and willing to take the risk of being called a heartless man and just casually place Mu Xia, that legal wife must be no ordinary person. Gu Jiangyue only felt that the image of that person in her heart was becoming more and more blurred.
"Thank you for your help, miss. I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first."
Gu Jiangyue had asked all the questions she wanted to know. The girl didn't seem to know much about who the legal wife was either. So Gu Jiangyue simply bowed and then left directly.
After Gu Jiangyue left the brothel, she directly headed in the direction of the East City. She was eager to get some news now.
Sure enough, Xie Chengrui didn't place Mu Xia too far away. Gu Jiangyue walked along the street for a while and then saw a mansion.
The mansion looked very new. Gu Jiangyue had no impression of it. It seemed to have been newly built recently. The peddlers near the mansion seemed to have been driven away. There was hardly anyone around, and the empty mansion stood out on the street very abruptly.
Gu Jiangyue took a look. There were two or three guards standing at the door. If she tried to enter from the main entrance, she definitely wouldn't be able to get in. So Gu Jiangyue simply gave up this method.
She first walked around the house and then found a relatively low wall and prepared to climb over it.
Gu Jiangyue had learned a lot of real skills from Ji Yunsheng. This kind of wall was nothing to her. Gu Jiangyue grabbed the top of the wall with both hands, kicked hard with her feet, and then flipped over.
Gu Jiangyue walked extremely carefully along the wall. She looked around but didn't find any guards.
Only then did Gu Jiangyue realize that the guards at the door were not to prevent people from entering but to prevent people from leaving. It seemed that Mu Xia was under house arrest.
Xie Chengrui didn't place too many people in the yard. The yard wasn't big either, so Gu Jiangyue easily found the room where Mu Xia was.