The princess's house is not magnificent, hidden deep in the alley, much smaller than the Zhao family. The advantage is that it is relatively close to the imperial city. The neighbors on both sides are either rich or noble, and any small family is a small family. The person who comes out of it may be the person in charge of a certain yamen.

Wei Ying even took a lighter pace when she walked here and whispered: "This is the last time I would like to remind you that as a friend, please make less trouble."

Hu Guiyang smiled and said, "I've come here, so I have to knock on the door and ask."

"The princess is new and widowed. Even if she comes to visit, she should choose a time." Wei Ying looked up at the sky, and it was less than half an hour before it was completely dark.

"It's okay, it's better to have a day than choose a date. Start with the most difficult place. Wei Baihu doesn't have to go forward."

Wei Ying smiled and didn't really follow him.

Hu Guiyang came to the door and saw no sign of a funeral. He raised his arms and brewed for a moment, pounded the door, and then waited silently without knocking again.

After a long time, a voice inside finally asked, "Who?"

"Hu Guiyang, the captain of the Xichang factory, ask for a meeting if you have something to do." Hu Guiyang did not mention the word "princess".

"Oh." The person inside responded ambiguously, without saying anything, and without opening the door.

Hu Guiyang waited for a while, turned around and smiled at Wei Ying, "I guess I'm going to find someone."

Wei Ying nodded and said that she would not ask any more.

After a long time, the gate of the courtyard finally opened, and an old woman in the palace dress walked out, with an angry face and looked up and down at the visitor.

Hu Guiyang smiled and bowed, and was about to speak, the old woman scolded her head and said, "It's true, it's really a rebellion. There are no rules under the feet of the emperor? No matter what, the princess is still His Majesty's girl..."

"You misunderstood, I'm not..."

"Ph." The old woman didn't give the visitor a chance to speak at all. The spitting stars were more lethal than the weapons of the master. Hu Guiyang had to retreat and avoid it, wanting to open his mouth but couldn't wait for the opportunity.

"What is the West Factory? My princess doesn't leave the gate and doesn't walk. She turns a blind eye to the outside of the window. She doesn't know what a rare factory or a thick factory is. We don't even give porridge here. If you want to see the princess, you can get the imperial edict from the palace. If there is no imperial edict, even the prime minister in power cannot enter this place."

The old woman claimed that she didn't know the West Factory, but knew Wang Zhi, "Wang Zhi was a little kid who had been favored for only a few days, and she dared to send someone to humiliate the princess. If this continues, will even the prince have to kowtow to him? Tell you, the old woman is 47 years old this year, and she has no children. Apart from the princess, she has no desire to live. Don't mention you are a lieutenant, even if your master comes to the door personally, I can afford my life!"

The old woman is full of fighting spirit and speaks more and more dirty words. She is full of tricks, so she has to be reluctant to give up when she comes.

After a full quarter of an hour, the old woman was completely tired, probably because she felt bored, suddenly shut up, turned around and slammed the door.

Hu Guiyang didn't say a complete sentence, raised his hand and wiped his face, turned around and smiled at Wei Ying, "The old woman is so energetic. If the princess has such a person to rely on, she will definitely not be bullied."

"Hey, the only one who can bully the princess is the people around you... Huh, let's go, this road is not open, but you won't give up investigating the case because of this."

"Of course, what's this difficulty? I'm embarrassed to mention it to the factory. Let's go, let's come again tomorrow."

Wei Ying was stunned for a while, Hu Guiyang walked out of the alley, and he hurriedly caught up, "So come? Are you addicted to being scolded? Although the old woman is a shrew, her words make sense. If you want to see the princess, you must get the imperial edict from the palace."

"Don't give orders, it's too formal, it's not good for the princess and it's not good for us."

"It's mainly not good for you." Wei Ying reminded that she didn't want to tie Hu Guiyang too tightly.

The others were holding horses outside the alley. When they heard the old woman's scolding, they laughed secretly in their hearts and turned their heads. They were not Hu Guiyang, but Wei Ying, a hundred-household family.

Hu Guiyang got on his horse and looked into the alley, "Where is sincerity, the metal and stone are blooming, the old woman always scolds her for being tired, and I will come to visit her in the morning in the future."

Wei Ying shook her head. If she didn't persuade her, the others would not talk much, and she felt even more ridiculous.

"What's next?" Wei Ying asked, curious about how Hu Guiyang could investigate the case.

"Walking in the two lines at the same time, the road on Lou Fuma is temporarily blocked. Let's go to check Tong Feng, do you still have time to go to Wuque Hutong?"

"I have time to leave the city and not too late to return to the city. I have tried all the people on Wuque Hutong. What do you want to know?"

"Who killed Tong Feng?"

"Ha, I don't know this."

"It is said that after Tong Feng became an alien, he was able to control his daughter. Is it true?"

"Uh... let's talk about it later." Wei Ying really didn't want to talk about this in front of others.

"Okay, go back to Zhao's house first, and then go to Wuque Hutong tomorrow."

Hu Guiyang took the lead, and Wei Ying shook his head slightly to his subordinates. So far, he had not seen any unique means of investigating the case, but felt that he was a waste of time.

Lady Hua prepared dinner, enough for more than a dozen people to enjoy, and even Wei Ying praised it.

Wei Ying stayed in Zhao's guest room and said to Hu Guiyang: "We are now on the same boat, so we must be honest. Captain Hu can investigate the case anyway, but he must take me with him. Even in the middle of the night, you can pull me out of bed. Nothing else, I'll thank you here first. Don't embarrass me in front of the factory. Let's talk about the situation in Wuque Hutong tomorrow."

"Don't worry, my people have made contributions in the end." Hu Guiyang said shamelessly, as if he was a hundred households, and the other party was a famous lieutenant.

Wei Ying didn't care, and nodded with a smile. When Hu Guiyang left the house, he realized, "What does it mean to make a contribution in the end?"

Another school captain who had dinner with him replied: "I recognize Yuan Mao. He followed Captain Hu for a while. It was indeed the 'final' that he made great contributions. He went through a lot of hardships during this period, so it would be fine if he didn't say it. But Yuan Mao was just a civilian at that time, and the 100-household lords should be fine."

Wei Ying laughed dryly, not thinking that the position of "Hundred Houses" would have an impact on Hu Guiyang.

In the bedroom, the hot water is ready, and Hu Guiyang can still soak his feet after washing his face. Brother Hua is very diligent, but he is just a shady mouth and is curious by nature. He asks everything, especially paying attention to all aspects of the Jinyiwei.

Hu Guiyang answered a few questions and smiled bitterly: "Tell me the truth. I am the captain of Jinyi, but I am not welcome. I have never been to the yamen several times. I know very few people, I don't know any inside information, and I don't even know where to get my salary."

Hu Guiyang was originally leaning on the chair, then sat upright, raised his hand and slapped his forehead, "Yes, why haven't I received my salary? I have to ask for money from the West Factory every time!"

Brother Hua laughed and said, "I have never seen an official like you, and I don't even care about my salary. When I take over my post, the first thing I do is to figure out how much salary I have and where to receive it."

Mrs. Hua happened to enter the house and scolded, "You have become a servant, what position do you still attack? A hundred households are called attacking. You are just a soldier. You will be a soldier in the future. You either work hard on the battlefield or work hard for the powerful and nobles, and you will not make money. Next year I will spend money to quit your household. In the future, farming and doing business are better than being a soldier. If it really doesn't work, just be a servant for the rest of your life."

"I am not a servant for a lifetime. I came to help because of my relatives. I am not a servant and it will not affect my son's inheritance of his father's business in the future. I will go to the garrison to make meritorious service, and then become a hundred households and thousands of households in the Jinyiwei, so that my son can take office."

Lady Hua laughed loudly, and Brother Hua was so angry that he slammed the door and left.

"This child is not serious when he is in his teens, so he has to beat him up from time to time." Mrs. Hua explained.

Hu Guiyang nodded. He had no objection to this, but just felt that he should not be scolded in front of him.

"I'll tell you something serious." Lady Hua brought a stool and sat opposite Hu Guiyang.

Hu Guiyang was upright, "You are the one who decides everything in the house. You can spend money at will. If it is not enough, I will ask for it from the West Factory again. I should not have paid me a year's salary."

"I have enough money. I mean you are not young anymore. Thirty-nine is already married. When will you get married?"

Hu Guiyang was stunned. He went to knock on the princess' door. Others thought it was strange. Now facing the questioning of Mrs. Hua, he felt that this was the even stranger. "Uh... wait, there are so many things happening recently, and I don't have this plan yet."

Mrs. Hua shook her head, "Others are as old as you, and children can walk. I remember that when I got married, I was only in my teens. We don't know our exact age. Your brother Hua is less than 20 years old. He is a short-lived ghost. It seems that he is just to let me give birth to a son for him..."

Hu Guiyang took the opportunity to change the topic, "By the way, why did the adoptive father mess with you back then? He didn't even go back to his parents' home."

"Make me? He has offended all the adopted daughters." Grandma Hua raised her eyebrows, "Zhao Ying... Forget it, he raised me and called her adoptive father. The adoptive father is unfair. He treats you forty boys as your own sons, but treats dozens of us girls as burdens. He hopes to get married soon, regardless of whether we want to or not, appoint a husband today and let his daughter go out tomorrow, just like selling people."

"I heard that the adoptive father gave every daughter a lot of dowry."

"Hey, why don't you mention the dowry he wants? More than dowry. In order to marry me, the Hua family owed a lot of debts and I had to repay it with the dowry." When the eldest lady Hua mentioned the past, she still couldn't let it go. "The adopted mother is a good person. She cried so hard for every daughter to get married. She wanted to stay for more days, but her adoptive father disagreed. Since that's the case, why should we adopt us? Later, my life was better because my adopted mother secretly helped her. Unfortunately, she passed away early and did not enjoy the benefits of us daughters."

Speaking of Mother-in-law, Madam Hua was very sad.

Hu Guiyang regretted mentioning this topic, "The adoptive father's temper is indeed a bit strange."

"That's why he raised forty strange adopted sons. Once he died, only two were left. Thirty-nine even changed his surname. Even if he didn't change, he wouldn't recognize me as his sister. What about you? Do you recognize it or not?"

"Acknowledge it." Hu Guiyang immediately responded, vaguely feeling that Uncle Sun recommended Grandma Hua to teach him a younger generation, "But... I really have no intention of getting married now."

Grandma Hua frowned, "Then when are you going to get married? Are you fifty or sixty?"

"Haha, it's not that late. Please wait for another half a year, at least I will finish the official business at hand."

"Hey, you didn't treat me as your sister at all, just as a servant who cooks and cleans up the house."

"Of course not." Hu Guiyang had a sudden whim, "Tomorrow morning, go with me to see the princess."
Chapter completed!