When Jiang Tan and his party went there, they didn't know where He Shuijin was now, so they were afraid of missing him, so they looked for him all the way, which was slow. Returning to the capital was much faster - originally they had to leave the city with one person and multiple horses, but now they would take turns changing horses and galloping, and they entered the city in just two days and one night!
He rushed to the jewelry store "Linlangji" where Shuijin was married. He didn't care that the shopkeeper here was a delicate little daughter-in-law. He rushed in like a wolf and dragged the person away, and returned to the Duke's Mansion to return to his life without taking a breath!
Jiang Yashuang and Qiu Yilan were waiting for news about them. They were surprised when they heard this: "Bring the person and the hairpin here, let's see what she says!"
After a while, the disheveled and embarrassed female shopkeeper was brought up. She was still crying and complaining. Seeing Qiu Yilan, she cried even more sadly: "Don't you recognize the 19th Young Lady? The nu family is..."
"Look at this!" How could Qiu Yilan and his wife be in the mood to listen to her wordy words? He directly took out the hairpin that He Shuijin had given to Jiang Tan - and then the female shopkeeper's crying stopped abruptly! In just two breaths, not only did she quickly straighten her dress and smooth her temples, but her expression also changed from a weak little daughter-in-law to a calm and professional shopkeeper in an instant.
"My young lady once warned me, but someone came to see me with this hairpin and asked me to regard him as a young lady to my face! Now that this hairpin is in the hands of the Nineteenth Young Madam, please do whatever you say!" Because "Linlang Ji" is a dowry property. , and it was a shop that He Shuijin opened with his own makeup money before he left the cabinet. The female shopkeeper was not serving in the Duke's mansion, so she still called He Shuijin "Miss."
Qiu Yilan didn't go into details, and simply explained the cause and effect: "... But I don't know what you have to say to clear all suspicions for your young lady?"
The female shopkeeper showed a clear look of astonishment when she heard this, but after thinking for a moment, her eyes suddenly lit up: "The slave family knows what the lady means!" She requested, "This matter should not be heard by many people..."
"Everyone here is trustworthy!" Qiu Yilan had already cleared up the situation when she was brought here. Now, in addition to the couple, Jiang Tan and Su He are confidants. Lian He Shuijin did not give a credible statement. , even if she can handle the task of letting her taste the pain of losing a child again, what else can she not hear
So he said calmly, "Just say it!"
The female shopkeeper bit her lip and didn't force it. She just said: "The reason why the young lady avoided going to Gyeonggi for abortion is known to the Nineteenth Young Lady, so I won't say anything more." After saying this, he replied, "Why doesn't the young lady have a first child? The Nineteenth Young Madam thinks she also knows the reason?"
Hearing this, Qiu Yilan's heart moved.
Sure enough, the female shopkeeper followed up and said: "Only parents can understand the pain of losing a child! Although that person is both an elder and a blood relative, she was the one who took the lead. My young lady always thinks about the lost love. Son, I have to take action to seek justice for the innocent Mr. Sun!"
... He Shuijin used Mrs. Zhuang to achieve the purpose of leaving Beijing. He was indeed planning to kill two birds with one stone. One was to avoid the He family and safely prepare for the pregnancy; the other was to avenge the miscarriage of the past and give the He family a good life. Send a big gift!
It is still the difficulty that has been mentioned repeatedly: in view of the aunt-nephew relationship between the two, this revenge should not only make the He family deserve what he deserves, but also cannot implicate the He family or the He family's children! You have to hide it so that no one finds it out!
Fortunately, when He Shuijin was settling the accounts of "Qing Feng Ji", he found a glimmer of light: a box of Youmian Incense!
Without hesitation, she sent her confidants to the place recorded in the account book to take away the things, and she found an opportunity to burn the account book when no one was around!
Anyway, there are so many account books in "Qingfeng Ji", even if it is a relatively important one, it is not obvious that one or two are missing. I really saw that He Shuijin and his wife had been destroyed and all traces of them were gone. She said she didn't see it. After all, she was working "while sick" during those days. As long as she ensured that there were no big mistakes in the accounts, no one would blame her - stuff. If it's gone, of course it's because the people below didn't take care of it or didn't put it away properly. What does it have to do with her
"...According to the young lady's instructions, after the New Year, he used the excuse that there was a big problem in the accounts to lure the third lady out of the house and sit in the most important shops for a few days. Then he would quietly light up the candles beside her. This box of incense!” the female shopkeeper said truthfully, “The reason why we order it at that time is because the lady’s delivery date is in the first month of the year, and she will naturally return to Beijing after giving birth, so she can take over the job at that time. Stay round!”
"Second, it is necessary to visit relatives during the first month. Among the female relatives of the third room, the sixth lady is a widow. It is not suitable to go out or go to the shop during the first month. The young lady is not in the capital. If the third lady has to go to check the accounts, it will be impossible to bring the only one to the house. You can bring the Seventh Young Madam who is visiting each house for New Year greetings on behalf of the Third Fang! It is impossible to bring the Eighth Madam... This way, accidental injuries can be avoided!"
The female shopkeeper breathed out and said solemnly: "Miss, she has even considered the Eighth Madam and the Seventh Young Madam, so how can she be detrimental to their beloved sons?" Then she talked about Youmian Xiang, the account books that were prepared, and The house prepared for calculation and calculation means that Jiang Yashuang and his wife can check and confront them at will.
These are all in the capital. With the guidance and cooperation of the female shopkeeper, they were all checked in one afternoon.
Not to mention other things, just talking about the account books used to defraud He into the shop, they were over a foot high and appeared to be well made. Qiu Yilan, an ordinary housewife, took out one and read it for herself. Suddenly she felt that the problem was serious. If it was true, she would definitely rush to the shop immediately to find a solution to the problem with the stewards!
None of this can be accomplished in just a few days.
After all, even if He Shuijin gives birth in the first month of the year, he will return to Beijing in the first month at most, and then he will personally take over these account books. But based on the issues listed in these accounts, would other members of the Jiang family not pay attention to such a big matter
These false accounts and the aftermath accounts need to be completely consistent, and the operations in between must be reasonable to erase the flaws that He Shuijin made. Qiu Yilan feels that even if He Shuijin is good at accounting, he needs to worry about this. , it would not cost less than Jiang Jinglang's participation in this calculation.
Qiu Yilan originally suspected that He Shuijin was involved in the murder of her son, because she thought she wanted to use her husband's help to deal with the He family. Qiu Yilan is very clear about the effect of Youmianxiang, the method of revenge she is confessing to Shuijin now!
Think about the days before General Ruan died. It is not an exaggeration to say that life is worse than death!
With such a method, wouldn't it be unnecessary to borrow Sifang's knife
Therefore, it was confirmed that what the female shopkeeper was hiding was indeed the Youmian Incense. The quiet room that He planned to use for checking accounts in the first month of the first month was newly decorated not long ago. All the decorative items were made in duplicate, and one is used now. After exchanging one copy afterwards to prevent anyone from noticing the traces of the sleeping incense being burned in the room, both Qiu Yilan and his wife acknowledged He Shuijin’s innocence: “We were also confused, and that’s why we offended the Fourteenth Sister-in-law. Now that I can’t get away, I’ll wait until Sister-in-law Fourteen comes back to apologize to her!”
Asking Jiang Tan to run another leg means that the two of them should first calm down the anger with Shui Jin.
As for He Shuijin's plan against the He family - the two of them returned the Youmian Xiang to the female shopkeeper as if nothing had happened, and asked her to send some jewelry in two days: "For the public, it is because my uncle has gone, to prevent people from wearing bright jewelry. I want to buy some silver hairpins and rings from you. Because the quantity is relatively large, I asked you to come over in person. "
The female shopkeeper tacitly understood, carefully put away the sleeping incense, and said respectfully: "The young master and the young lady are so pure and filial, and they are so considerate to the servants. They are really good people that can never be found in the world..."
After saying a few compliments, he excused himself calmly.
The remaining couple sighed: "It's not Sister-in-law Fourteenth...who is that? Who is it?"
We can't go into a big fight to investigate, and we can't just threaten and intimidate everyone in private, right? It’s just a matter of paying back the water and gold, why shouldn’t the others immediately report it to the Duke of Qin? That's no different from not agreeing to Uncle Jiang's request!
"If nothing else, I have to go to my grandmother to ask for something for my 14th sister-in-law!" Qiu Yilan stood up sadly, "She has to come back to express condolences this time, and she might be plotted by the He family! For the sake of the reputation of the He family, we can’t publicize it... I’m going to beg my grandmother to see if I can ask her not to go back to the third room and stay in the Hou Mansion as an excuse! I hope she won’t annoy us less.”
Even if he is a little busier in the Hou Mansion, He Shuijin's ability will not be something he can't handle. Especially the busiest and most chaotic time of the funeral has passed. It's better than going back to the third house and having the reputation of "you can finally raise your baby with peace of mind" but walking on thin ice to guard He's family, right
Who would have thought that when they arrived at the door of Mrs. Tao's house, Chu Yitong's eyes were red. Seeing that she seemed a little embarrassed, she forced a smile: "How is Lang'er?"
"It's better, thank you sister-in-law for your concern!" Qiu Yilan nodded. She was not very familiar with Chu Yitong. Although she saw that the other party had a different expression at the moment, she didn't want to ask more questions. She just pretended not to notice and exchanged a few pleasantries. Afterwards, Chu Yitong said there was something else going on in the room and left.
Qiu Yilan watched her go away, then turned around and entered the house. As soon as she entered, Mrs. Tao, who was sitting at the top, said: "You came just in time. I have been to your eighth sister-in-law a few times in the past two days. Bring something small with you when you go, so that the outside world will know that there is no rift between you and your sisters-in-law!"
"But someone said that? It's really unfair! How many days have it been since the eighth sister-in-law came in? Although she hasn't become familiar with her yet, she doesn't have any resentment!" Qiu Yilan said in confusion.
Mrs. Tao sighed: "She just finished serving tea after passing the door. Your uncle is not well. Then something happened to Lang'er. There were people talking about her bad life. She came in and brought all these things to our family." —You also know that even though your mother has cleaned up your backyard, it is still unclean!"
"So that's what happened!" Qiu Yilan felt speechless, but she promised, "My granddaughter-in-law will ask someone to make some snacks soon and take her to visit the eighth sister-in-law." She was very fond of the previous eighth sister-in-law, Xiao Tao. I am sympathetic, but little Tao's tragedy has nothing to do with Chu Yitong, so I have no objection to the new eighth sister-in-law, let alone think that her son's poisoning was caused by the new eighth sister-in-law.
After listening to Mrs. Tao's explanation, she thought that Jiang Yadan's wife was indeed not made by a human being, so she asked someone to arrange her as soon as she entered the house. How lively the days to come will be!
Mrs. Tao said: "I know you are a sensible person. You just told the child not to take it to heart. You will definitely not blame her." Then she asked, "You are not guarding Lang'er now to look for me." , is there something going on?"
"I have something to ask my grandmother!" Qiu Yilan thought carefully about her words. Because it was difficult to publicize what He had done, she wanted to persuade Mrs. Tao to talk to Mrs. Ou and leave He Shuijin at the Hou Mansion to avoid it. Mr. He, it was really difficult to say this - I had just thought of a sentence, and just before I came to my lips, a servant hurried in to report: "The Fourth Master heard that the Marquis was gone, so he left the army and rode up in person. I went back to Beijing to express my condolences, leaving the fourth lady behind!"
Mrs. Tao was startled, but immediately said: "He is not the only one in charge of the Zhenbei Army. Isn't there Uncle Jing who is also in charge? This child is full of filial piety..." She felt that this person was too indifferent. Everyone was on the road. Well, what if we tell you this news later? As for rushing in like this, is it scary
As a result, the servant said anxiously: "But madam! The news that the fourth master personally returned to Beijing to express his condolences was somehow known to Beihu on the day the fourth master left! The news sent by Xinying said that the news of the fourth master's return to Beijing in person was reported to Beihu on the same day as the fourth master's departure! Hu Bibing invaded - but the envoy stopped the Fourth Master on the road and asked him to return to the army to take charge of the overall situation. The Fourth Master said... said... that he would take back Northern Xinjiang after he was gone, but he must come back to see the old man for the last time... the old man! I fainted from anger!"