Mrs. Zhao kept saying that Wei Changying was the one who harmed Zheng Cuiye in eight out of ten, but when she actually entered the Shen Mansion, she was infected by the atmosphere accumulated over hundreds of years. When she arrived in front of Wei Changying, she actually said: I don’t even dare to say it!
This made Mrs. Gao, who had been urging her to talk nicely on the way, relieved.
"The two ladies are in a hurry. What's important?" Wei Changying came out with the young daughter Shen Shuyi in his arms, so he asked and apologized, "I was coaxing the little girl just now, so I put her down rashly. I'm afraid she might cry too much, so I hope you two ladies will forgive me for bringing her out to meet the guests!"
"Mrs. Wei, you're so polite." Mrs. Gao was not in the mood to care about a child, so she said politely. Seeing Mrs. Zhao following her step by step, her expression stiff and at a loss, she secretly thought that Mrs. Zhao was too incapable of taking the stage - knowing that Mrs. Zhao was now With no hope, Mrs. Gao had to come by herself, "We do have something to trouble Mrs. Wei here."
Wei Changying asked them to sit down, and he also sat down on the main seat, patted Shen Shuyu gently, and said kindly: "Ma'am, please speak!"
"Have you heard about what happened last night?" Gao thought for a moment and decided to test Wei Changying first.
Wei Changying asked in confusion: "Last night?" She thought for a moment and asked, "Did anything happen in the city last night?"
The servants on the left and right shook their heads: "The servants have never heard of it."
"Can you please give me some advice from Mrs. Gao?" Upon seeing this, Wei Changying asked Mrs. Gao.
"The daughter of Duke Lu, Miss Zheng, disappeared last night." Mrs. Gao felt that she was not pretending, so she sighed and said.
After saying this, Ms. Zhao finally said timidly: "Mrs. Wei, do you really not know that my niece is gone?"
Wei Changying asked in surprise: "Why should I know?" She frowned and then said, "I'm sorry, I spoke a little hastily just now. But I don't seem to have seen my niece Ling, and my niece is gone... This... It’s really sad to be young, but I don’t understand what Mrs. Zhao means?”
Before Mrs. Gao could smooth things over, Mrs. Zhao said bluntly: "I heard from a daughter from a distant branch of the Liu family that it was Mrs. Wei who killed my niece!"
The captain of the guard, Master Ying, and his servants were all astonished!
"The daughter of the distant branch of the Liu family?" Wei Changying frowned and said, "Isn't this impossible? I have never even met my niece Ling, what can I do to her? And my nephew has just been engaged to Miss Liu's family. In autumn, We are about to get married, why does the daughter of the distant branch of the Liu family say this?"
Gao originally planned to test Wei Changying's reaction step by step to confirm the authenticity of her words. After all, there is only one side of Liu Ruoye's words now. As Wei Changying, even if the queen comes forward, it is impossible to drag her to be tortured. If her expression does not reveal any flaws, can she still be identified like this
Who would have thought that Mrs. Zhao felt very awkward since she entered the Shen Mansion, and without saying a few words, she explained her purpose as if she were pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
Now Gao couldn't take her words back, so she had to say: "To be fair to Mrs. Wei, we actually heard what the woman said and came to ask. After all, the woman kept saying that it was related to you..." She thought of her reply When the family was changing clothes, her husband Bo Xi asked her what had happened and asked her to get out for Wei Changying. It was not that Bo Xi had a good impression of the Shen family or the Wei family, but that now she heard that Yaozi was not in the imperial capital and Wei Changying was. The identity of the Shen family is so important. If she is found guilty of murdering Zheng Cuiye's reputation, should she be dealt with or not
If we don't deal with it, Zheng Sanya and others in front will refuse to agree or speak out, and the face of the imperial court will be lost!
But if it were to be dealt with, could the Shen family not misunderstand that the imperial court was going to take action against them? How could Bo Xi not know why Liu Binger made a promise to Shen Shuming before? At that time, I am afraid that the Liu family and the Su family will not be able to feel at ease!
Now that the war in the southwest is still going on, the three powerful families in the country cannot rest at ease... Who knows what troubles these families will cause if they are really anxious
Wen Yaozi wants to be in the imperial capital, and he has the final say in everything. As long as the ministers follow the holy will, no matter what happens, Wen Yaozi will be there to support him - but now Wen Yaozi is not here, Bo Xi and Gu Xinian The shameless Gu Xinian, who is responsible for presiding over political affairs, usually seems to be quite reliable. But this time when something happened, he showed his brotherly demeanor. Almost at the same time that Bo Xi sent someone to invite him to discuss with him, the servants of the Gu family rushed to Bo Fu reported that Gu Xinian fell ill for one reason or another!
Gu Xi Nian escaped due to illness, and Bo Xi had to hold on even if he was really ill. The most important issue before him now was not to find out the truth about Zheng Cuiye's death so as to comfort the Zheng family, but how to ensure that he would not be dragged into the trap. !
He finally became the founding hero of the country and has only enjoyed wealth for a few days, but he doesn't want to fall into trouble! Even if wealth is in danger - but thinking of Xiliang Shen, who has stood among the six clans in the country for hundreds of years, and Fengzhou Guards, who was so prominent in this dynasty at least in the early years... Bo Xi felt that he still tried his best to ensure everything in the imperial capital. It's safe to be safe... Even if something happens, it's a trivial matter that has nothing to do with the wealthy family.
Therefore, even though he personally prefers the Zheng family, he still confesses to Gao in private: "Whoever harmed Zheng Cuiye Ducheng must not be Mrs. Wei!"
At this moment, Mrs. Gao said, "Sister-in-law Wang was so sad last night... This is the first time we have encountered such a thing. No, we don't know what to do. I can only ask you based on what the woman said - We come from a small family and don’t know the rules. Don’t be offended if I offend you!”
Wei Changying smiled and said: "It's nothing. Although I have never met Miss Zheng, I heard that Duke Lu died in battle in his early years and had such a daughter at his knees. Now Mrs. Wang's white-haired girl is giving away her black-haired girl. This feeling I can understand." Her eyes turned slightly red when she said this, "That year when the imperial capital fell into the hands of the Rong, my second son also narrowly escaped death. At that time, I was..."
Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Zhao had to shed tears with her and comfort her.
"I made you two laugh. You came here to tell me sad things, but now it's me who recruits you." Wei Changying took the handkerchief from Lianju and wiped his face while saying guiltily, "I can guarantee that Miss Zheng's death has absolutely nothing to do with me! If the two ladies don't believe it, I am willing to confront the Liu family woman and the people around Miss Zheng!"
Mrs. Gao hurriedly said: "There is no need for this. How can we not believe Mrs. Wei?"
Unlike Mrs. Gao, Ms. Zhao was ordered by her husband to ensure that everything in the imperial capital was smooth and smooth. She was eager to explain the death of her niece to her husband. Even though she was frightened by the atmosphere of the Fanyu House, she still mentioned it at this moment: "Since Mrs. Wei is like this He said, "You are well-informed about your background. I wonder if you can give us some ideas on how to investigate this matter?"
"I am willing to do my best, but apart from the fact that Miss Zheng is gone, I don't know anything now?" Wei Changying did not refuse and said cheerfully.
Mrs. Gao hurriedly said: "Miss Zheng died of intestinal disease. The problem is that she has always been in good health, so she would not be prone to intestinal disease."
"The things she ate last night didn't conflict with each other." Ms. Zhao added, "Because she drank some wine and went back to her room to sleep after dinner."
Wei Changying muttered: "I'm afraid I have to wait for Xinmiao to recover and ask her for advice." At this point, he suddenly frowned and said, "I remember that intestinal disease does not cause sudden death, there is always a process of attack... Xinmiao has been in the past two days. Because the snake poison is bedridden, it is difficult to bear the responsibility of visiting the doctor. But why didn't Lu Guogong come to our house last night? Although Aunt Huang next to me is not as good as Xinmiao and the others in the Tai Hospital, she is good at treating intestinal diseases. I have some experience because my second aunt suffered from intestinal carbuncle, and I was mistaken for intestinal disease in the early years... "
Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Zhao looked at each other and said nothing, thinking in their hearts: "We originally suspected that Duanmu Xinmiao was bitten by a snake recently. Did you want to harm others and deliberately let her find excuses to avoid it?"
Now that Wei Changying had spoken first, Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Zhao had nothing to talk about. After a moment of silence, Mrs. Gao forced a smile and said, "Aunt Huang... we actually forgot!"
At this time, Wei Changying asked again: "By the way, the daughter of the distant branch of the Liu family mentioned by the two ladies, has Mrs. Zhou confirmed it? Of course I am not doubting the two ladies, but... you know that our family is only married to the Liu family. . Let me tell you the truth, don't worry about it: ordinary friends will occasionally protect each other, let alone the in-laws? My family is a man, so the Liu family slanders me like this, so they don't worry about it being difficult for their girls to marry. ?"
"That Zhuangzi is the Zhuangzi of the Liu family, and the servants over there also say that she is the clan sister sent there by Duke Jingguo himself." Mrs. Gao and Ms. Zhao frowned and said, "There should be no mistake..."
Gao and Zhao had also heard about the rift between Liu Xixun and Liu Ruowo, but if there was any rift, their surname was Liu. What's more, the one assigned to Shen Shuming is only Liu Xixun's niece, not his daughter. Here Liu Bing'er just got engaged, and over there Liu Ruowo's group started to offend her husband's family. Isn't this setting Liu Bing'er up for death? The clan will definitely not tolerate this kind of practice - Liu Ruowo's faction can instruct others to do this and can operate behind the scenes, but they can never go into battle in person!
After all, the Liu family just got married to the Shen family, and now the Liu family jumped out to testify against the mistress of the Shen family. Such an unreasonable thing... Logically speaking, a famous family would never want to lose face like this!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Gao and Ms. Zhao felt shocked!
"You two haven't asked Mrs. Zhou for advice yet?" Wei Changying frowned and said, "Isn't this not good? You two also know that there are many people like us in the family. Even if you are a family member, you can only remember one Our sect and some of its branches met people with the same surname outside. Without going into detail about their origins, we couldn’t be sure that they were from the same clan. As for the Zhuangzi who belonged to the Liu family, there were so many Zhuangzi from the Liu family that I’m afraid Mrs. Zhou and the others would be together all their lives. I might not take a look in person! Besides, the servants in Zhuangzi... I just thought that something happened to Miss Zheng at Duke Lu's mansion. Could it be that something happened to her in Zhuangzi outside the city? But Zhuangzi is also in Duke Lu's mansion? Yes, why is she in the Liu family's village?"
Before Mrs. Gao could speak to Mrs. Zhao, Wei Changying said again, "Since it is a matter involving the Liu family, why don't you two ladies ask Mrs. Zhou? Mrs. Zhou is also a lady of our family."
"... It's time to ask, but... your home is close, so I came here first." Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Zhao were in a very embarrassed state at the moment - in fact, Mrs. Gao would not make such a mistake with her calmness, but Mrs. Wang After listening to Liu Ruoye's words, if they want to cause trouble, they must first ask Wei Zhangying for an explanation - they are afraid that the Wang family will come to the Shen Mansion and make a big fuss. If they really want Wei Zhangying to do it, forget it. If not, Shen Jiawei It is no small matter to offend a family with a family like this.
Now hearing the sarcasm in Wei Changying's words, both of them could no longer sit down and left in a hurry -
After they left, Wei Changying handed Shen Shuyu to the wet nurse and called Mrs. Huang into the room to talk: "Then how did Zheng Cuiye die? It couldn't have been intestinal disease, right? How could it be such a coincidence?" (To be continued)