Thinking of this, Su Yao knocked on the wall of the car. When she heard Li Rui responding from outside, she asked Li Rui to call Yu Dong over. Since she became the housekeeper, Yu Dong and Hu Ying could legitimately work in the mansion. Whenever she went out, Hu Ying and Yu Dong always followed her.
As soon as she spoke, Yu Dong quickly called out to the girl outside: "What do you want?"
Su Yao saw that Old Lady Su was also looking at him, so he nodded slightly at her and told Yu Dong: "Go follow Wen Shichang and see where he will go and who he will meet later."
Yu Dong was a little surprised. Wen Shichang was such a failure. Even his subordinates looked down on him. Now that they had finally gotten rid of this annoying guy, Su Yao actually asked him to follow him again
But although he was surprised, he quickly came to his senses and quickly agreed to go.
Su Yao was satisfied - now Yu Dong and Hu Ying were able to do everything according to her instructions without any compromise, which saved her a lot of trouble.
Old Madam Su found it a little strange. She asked Su Yao thoughtfully, "Do you mean that Wen Shichang will go to meet the person behind the scenes?"
"Who knows? But what if?" Su Yao's smile gradually faded, and his face became solemn: "It's always better to take precautions before they happen."
Old Mrs. Su didn't ask any more questions.
It was already late when they got home. Mrs. Su was old and seldom went out. She felt a little tired after going out, so she asked Su to go back and not come to pay her respects again.
Su Yao agreed and returned to his own yard.
Just after entering the yard, Jinping, who stayed at home, heard the voice and came out. When she saw Su Yao, she came forward and whispered, "Miss, Ruan Xiaojiu just sent a message in, saying that he wants to see you."
Su Yao had already entered the room while they were talking. She held a handkerchief to her face for a moment, then opened her eyes in the heat. "Tell him to wait in the side room of the meeting room. I'll be there soon."
Jinping went to pass on the message. Mother Shen came in with a pile of cloth. Seeing that she was changing clothes, she couldn't help but say, "You never have time to sit down all day. Look, the in-laws sent so much cloth, but she still hasn't had a chance to measure you, let alone choose a style."
Su Yao couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Ever since she went to the He family, Mother Shen became timid. Even though she later brought Mother Shen back and let her become the housekeeper again, it was still difficult for Mother Shen to let go completely and she was always cautious.
I didn’t know this before, but after experiencing many things, I realized that such complaints also carry the precious flavor of human nature.
She softened her voice unconsciously, just like when she was little, saying, "Don't be angry, Mom. Sister Wang's coming-of-age ceremony is coming soon. I'll be busy these few days, but I'll be able to relax in a few days."
Mother Shen couldn't do anything about her. She sighed and handed the cloth to Yancao who came up with a smile. She helped Su Yao tidy up the wrinkles on her clothes and said softly, "You have to come back early. There are newly bought crucian carps in the kitchen. They said they were fished out of the fish pond and sold. You've been going out early and coming back lately, and you've been very busy. I specially didn't ask them to pinch your gallbladder and stewed it into soup."
Speaking of which, this was Shen's mother's habit when she was in Anhui. She would catch the small crucian carp in the rice fields to help her children reduce internal heat and dryness, and it was very effective.
So much so that after the Shen couple had Su Yao, Mother Shen always made this soup for her and Shen Jiayan.
Su Yao felt nostalgic thinking about the past, and she missed the Shen family and Shen Jiayan even more. She hummed and told Shen's mother: "If you have time, you can go to the Shen family. A few days ago, my eldest brother gave me a piece of Huizhou Wencai Yuanyang ink, which I don't need. You can bring it to Ah Yan when the time comes."
In the past, she had to worry about Mrs. Su San not liking her, but now there was nothing to worry about. Mother Shen agreed happily and sent Su Yao out.
Ruan Xiaojiu had been waiting in the side hall, and when he saw Su Yao, he stood up quickly.
Su Yao waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need to be polite, and sat down at the top seat, then asked him, "How is it?"
Ruan Xiaojiu hesitated, but still told Su Qing the truth: "Miss, I am incompetent. I was a step too late. Cheng Dingan is already dead."
"Dead?!" Su Yao frowned.
She now had some understanding of King Zhuang's character. He was a very hypocritical man. Cheng Shouwang had already taken all the blame. No matter what, given King Zhuang's tendency to win people's hearts, he shouldn't have killed Cheng Dingan.
Then who would attack Cheng Dingan
She tapped her fingers on the black lacquered tabletop and looked up at Ruan Xiaojiu in front of her: "Besides this, have you found anything else?"
Seeing that Su Yao had no intention of blaming him, Ruan Xiaojiu breathed a sigh of relief and explained to Su Yao, "Originally, Cheng Ding'an was to be exiled. Logically, he should have left yesterday. I followed your instructions and waited at the post house yesterday, but when I found that the prisoners were coming, Cheng Ding'an was not there. I found out after asking around that Cheng Ding'an had committed suicide in prison last night out of fear of punishment. It was said that he could not bear the hardship of exile."
Suicide
Su Yao sneered and just used this to fool people. Cheng Dingan was a man who valued his life the most. Even if he was sentenced to death, he would not submit to death until the last moment. What's more, he was only sentenced to exile this time.
There must be something fishy going on here.
Su Yaozheng's face darkened: "Go check again, be careful not to be discovered, bribe some of the jailers on duty, and ask them how he died and if they can see the files."
Ruan Xiaojiu knew that Su Yao cared about this matter very much, so he quickly agreed.
After a while, Yu Dong also came back. When he saw Su Yao, he said, "Miss, Wen Shichang first handed the body of the wife of the Loyal and Brave Marquis to the old servant of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's mansion, and then sat under the archway on Zhengyang Street for a long time, until it was almost dark, and then went into a dim sum shop on Zhengyang Street to buy some dim sum, and then went straight back to the inn where they stayed, and never left the room again."
Su Yao didn't believe that there was no one behind Wen Shichang. Any normal person would know that the Su family must hate the Wen family to the core at this moment. He was not a fool. Wasn't he afraid of angering the Su family and making them even more angry
Unless someone promised him some benefits behind his back, he would not continue to disgust the Su family regardless of the consequences with the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
"Do you know who owns that dim sum shop?" Su Yao suddenly asked.
I've only been to dim sum shops. It can't be such a coincidence that I would still be in the mood to buy dim sum after my mother died, right