Yingbao suddenly thought of the fat boy Xiao Chengyu and his mother Xiao Wangshi, and sighed: "It's not the Marquis of Changshou, it should be the second son of the Marquis of Changshou, Xiao Chengjun."
Changshou Hou has a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, and can't speak clearly. He only thinks about saving his life every day. How could he have the time to hire someone to hurt someone
Even Xiao Mo now turns a deaf ear to what is happening outside the window and takes a moment to relax.
In the Xiao family, only Xiao Chengjun and Chen Tiantian, mother and daughter, are hostile to him, and they are his mortal enemies.
"Okay." In fact, Wei Zhan and Xiao Chengjun have no blood relationship.
The only one who is truly his cousin is Xiao Chengyu.
The next day, the Dali Temple sent many detectives to inquire about the situation and ordered people to carry away the three bodies.
Then Yingbao followed the officials from the Dali Temple to the Xiao family.
Wei Zhan and Jiang Wuhuzi also went with them.
The gate of the mansion was ordered to be opened, and the bailiff showed a sign and rushed straight into the mansion.
The servants in the Marquis' Mansion did not dare to stop them and could only run to the inner courtyard to tell Mrs. Xiao Wang.
But Mrs. Xiao Wang didn't care at all and took her son to eat in the house.
The servants also moved aside when they saw this, thinking out of sight, out of mind.
Under the guidance of the servants of the Xiao Mansion, a group of yamen runners went directly to Xiao Chengjun's yard.
Xiao Chengjun was dressed neatly and was sitting on the Arhat couch, looking towards the door.
A bright and beautiful girl in a simple dress walked out from among the yamen runners and looked at him coldly: "Xiao Chengjun, why do you want to send assassins to commit murder in my Jiang family?"
Xiao Chengjun said expressionlessly: "I don't understand what you are saying."
"Don't make excuses." Jiang Wu pointed at him and said, "Some assassins have confessed that they kidnapped my sister on your orders."
Xiao Chengjun was surprised, but said calmly: "I have no official position, and I can't afford to support assassins. Don't accuse a good person."
The Dali Temple official said, "In that case, you should come with me to the Dali Temple. You can tell our husband whether you are guilty or not."
Xiao Chengjun stood up and said, "Well, the innocent will be innocent, I will go and explain it clearly."
Ying Bao sneered: "Where's Chen Tiantian? Take her with you."
Xiao Chengjun turned his head and looked at her: "Jiang Yingbao, do you want to take revenge?"
Yingbao: "You are still trying to argue when the evidence is right in front of you. Xiao Chengjun, I just want to ask, what is the grudge between you and me that you would send assassins to kidnap and assassinate me?"
The corners of Xiao Chengjun's mouth twitched, and he was speechless for a moment.
Those assassins were indeed sent by him. They originally wanted to abduct Jiang Yingbao to a secluded place and interrogate her on how she managed to steal other people's lifespans, but it turned out that they were useless.
The assassin who escaped last night had been executed by him and thrown into the incinerator in his secret residence, where they could not find him.
As for Tiantian and her daughter, they were there too of course. He originally wanted to see how Tiantian and Jiang Yingbao exchanged their lifespans, but things were messed up by those idiots.
But he was not in a hurry, because the Dali Temple would not find evidence to prove that they were the employers of those assassins, because those assassins had taken poison before going on the mission. As long as they did not come back on time to take the antidote, they would soon die of the poison.
It's daybreak now, they should have died long ago.
Xiao Chengjun's lips curled up.
Without witnesses, they couldn't keep themselves locked up for too long.
After all, my father is the Marquis of Changshou. Even the emperor cannot convict him for no reason.
Wei Zhan and Jiang Wu led people to search the yard, but they couldn't find Chen Tiantian and her daughter. Only the little boy was with Xiao Chengyu.
"It's possible that he was hidden by Xiao Chengjun." Jiang Wu said.
There was no sign of her and her daughter in the entire Xiao Mansion. The servants didn't know either when asked. They must have been sent away early by Xiao Chengjun.
Jiang Wu captured a few old servants and asked them whether there were any basements or cellars in the mansion, but they all said no.
That's a bit strange.
Inside the room, Yingbao looked at Xiao Chengjun, and Xiao Chengjun was also looking at her, and both saw contempt in each other's eyes.
"Take him back to Dali Temple for interrogation."
The official from the Dali Temple waved his hand, and the bailiffs carried Xiao Chengjun away.
Ying Bao, Wei Zhan and others followed the crowd out and unexpectedly met Xiao Mo halfway.
Xiao Mo was sitting in a wooden wheelchair, looking at her quietly.
Yingbao glanced at his legs covered with fox fur and turned her face away.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Mo became a cripple who could not walk.
No wonder Master Zhou Wuchang was confident in raising the Xiao family in the capital and even conferred the title of marquis on his father.
I see.
I was wondering why the Xiao family let the idiot Xiao Chengjun be the head of the family. It turned out that his brother was disabled. This was the main reason.
... ...
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the imperial decree granting Yingbao's marriage finally arrived.
However, the imperial edict only granted the marriage but did not specify when she would get married.
This is not surprising. The Wei family is not in the capital, and his parents are thousands of miles away. Since the only legitimate son is getting married, he must wait for his parents to come before he can discuss the wedding date.
After receiving the imperial edict, Wei Zhan’s betrothal gift also arrived.
Since the Wei family also owned two or three shops in the capital, he had no shortage of money for the bride price.
Chunniang was stunned when she saw the boxes of silk, cloth, gold, silver, jade, jeweled head ornaments, pearl waistcoats, etc. being carried into the house.
Did Wei Zhan deliver all the goods from his shop
This... this is too much. Even if all the money in my family is converted into dowry, it may not be even 20% of the bride price.
Yingbao looked at Wei Zhan, who looked very smug, and was speechless.
Do his parents know about his generosity
"I bought these two wild geese at a high price, one male and one female. You can clip their wings and keep them in the yard. Maybe they can give birth to a nest of wild geese in the future." Wei Zhan held the wild geese in front of Yingbao as if he was presenting a treasure.
Yingbao touched the frightened wild geese and said, "Okay, we can just tie their legs with ropes when we get back. There's no need to clip their wings."
Wild geese are meant to migrate. After they lay eggs and hatch their chicks, we let them fly far away.
Next, the emperor's reward arrived, a whole cart of silks, satins, jewelry, and various utensils for the wedding.
The most important thing is that the county lord’s mansion has been renovated and is ready for occupancy.
The county princess's mansion consists of three courtyards and dozens of houses of varying sizes.
There are not only maidservants' and servants' yards, but also guard rooms, stables, kitchen yards, etc.
The kitchen courtyard was very large, with a well inside and a river connecting to the water pavilion. The maids washed clothes and vegetables in this river.
There are two small vegetable plots in the kitchen, as well as a chicken coop and a sheep pen.
It seems that this was once the residence of a wealthy family.
Yingbao took her family around and decided to stay.
The Jiang family's house was temporarily left for my second cousin and his soon-to-be grandparents to live in.
"Yingbao, you need to raise the wall around your house."
Ever since the assassin appeared on the night of the Lantern Festival, Wei Zhan has been very worried and has wanted to sleep next to Ying Bao for the past two days.
Yingbao looked at the wall and said, "Okay, let's talk about it after the first month of the lunar year."
She wasn't too worried about herself, but she couldn't ignore the safety of her mother's brother. Although the wall was a little higher than Jiang's house, it was still not enough.
"Okay then, I'll go outside the city to order the bricks and tiles, and then we can start the work directly." Wei Zhan secretly pondered whether he should live in the county lord's mansion or in his own home after getting married.
Otherwise, why not build a wall around your house
Jiang Jie said, "Sister, there are regulations on the height of the mansion walls. I will go to the Ministry of Works to ask how high it should be to avoid violating the regulations. Also, I have news to tell you. Xiao Chengjuan has been released."
Yingbao turned to look at her brother: "Is he released?"
"Yes." Jiang Jie said, "Several people in the court spoke up for him, and the Dali Temple couldn't produce any evidence. Besides, the boy kept his mouth shut and refused to confess even under torture, so we had no choice but to release him."