When Yue Wenhan arrived at the Ling'an Earl's Mansion, he was received by the second master of the Ling'an Earl's Mansion, Ji Yongan.
After the greetings, both parties sat down and the servants served tea.
Yue Wenhan picked up the teacup in his hand, skimmed off the foam with the lid, blew on it, took a sip, and slowly put it down, the smile on his face fading.
Ji Yongan's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but he still put on a smile and looked nervous.
It doesn't seem like a good thing to have the Junior Official of the Dali Temple come to visit, especially since Yue Wenhan is wearing his official uniform today and looks like he's doing his job properly.
"Master Ji, there is something I wanted to ask you today." Yue Wenhan said in a deep voice.
"What is Lord Yue talking about?" Ji Yongan became more cautious and said with a smile. He did not dare to call Yue Wenhan nephew. With his elder brother not around, he did not have the confidence.
Now even the Xiao family, who used to help him with strategies, is gone. Ji Yongan has not had an easy time recently.
Not only did she lose the official position that had been agreed upon before, but even her daughter was demoted to a concubine. It was said that Xiao had gone crazy, and Ji Yongan had not visited her until now. After hearing that she had gone crazy, he only hated her for being a demon, otherwise she would not have implicated her daughter. He wished he could divorce Xiao.
Because of Xiao's affairs, he was even more ridiculed by some Yun nobles. Even if they were not doing their jobs properly, the Yun nobles still had a circle. Ji Yongan's life was now worse than before.
Be extremely careful in dealing with Yue Wenhan.
"The Ministry of Justice came to your house to find Miss Xiao before, to inquire about some details of the case. Does Master Ji know anything about it?" Yue Wenhan asked slowly, his eyes falling on Ji Yongan's face, observing his reaction.
Being stared at so closely by him, Ji Yongan felt weak in the back and inexplicably uneasy. He turned his head to think about it and laughed dryly twice: "Yes... I know something, but it's not a big deal. It's just that I saw a piece of my niece's old clothes. People are similar, and these clothes are even more similar. It's nothing to worry about... Haha, nothing to worry about!"
"Not worth worrying about? Master Ji II thinks the matter of the former Crown Princess is not worth taking to heart?" Yue Wenhan's face was as gloomy as water as he pressed on.
"No... no, that's not what I meant. I said this matter... is not a big deal, just a piece of clothing." Ji Yongan hurriedly shook his hands and explained anxiously.
"A piece of clothing? I heard from the Ministry of Justice that my cousin might still be alive, so they released this piece of clothing on purpose to attract the attention of the government. Maybe my cousin has been kidnapped." Yue Wenhan had no intention of letting him go just like that, and his eyes became sharper.
"How... How is this possible?" Ji Yongan was stunned, not understanding how he could come to such a conclusion.
"Why not? The Ministry of Justice also said that my cousin might have been abducted. Didn't you say that my cousin had an acute illness, but in fact, my cousin eloped with someone?"
These things had a reason behind them, and Yue Wenhan, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, naturally knew about it.
"This... This is a misfortune for our family..." Ji Yongan lowered his head and said vaguely.
"It is indeed a misfortune for the family. A young lady from a noble family has disappeared at home. The people in the mansion don't say how to find her, but say that she eloped with someone. Who did she eloped with? When did they meet? Where is she from? How could she let a man enter the inner courtyard? How did she know my cousin?"
Yue Wenhan asked.
His official uniform represented official authority, meaning it was an official question. Even if Ji Yongan wanted to evade the question, he couldn't.
"This... this matter... I'm not too sure. It was... Xiao who saw it. She should have evidence. I just took a look and thought that the person was gone. In order to preserve the reputation of our family, I had to do this!" Ji Yongan pushed everything onto Xiao's shoulders. He didn't know how to respond to Yue Wenhan's words.
"The Xiao family has evidence. Where is that evidence? What is it? Master Ji II must know, right?" Yue Wenhan ignored Ji Yongan's excuses.
"This... Xiao's is in charge of this matter... You have to ask Xiao's." Ji Yongan spread his hands and said, "In fact, I have also looked for my niece privately, but I couldn't find her no matter how hard I tried. I guess she might have left Beijing. Come to think of it, if it is true... why would she stay in Beijing? Isn't it inevitable that she will be found?"
Seeing Ji Yongan's expression that Xiao Shi had gone crazy and he had no way to deal with it, Yue Wenhan sneered and lifted the lid of the teacup again, "Don't you think your cousin is being held hostage? Who would secretly escape when her own sister is getting married, and she's still a child, right?"
Ji Yanyue is really young.
"This... isn't possible, that's what Xiao said." Ji Yongan shrank his neck, a little panicked, this kind of thing was just a notification to him.
He really didn't know what exactly it was.
All we know is that Ji Yanyue is dead. It doesn't matter what the explanation is. Of course, there must be a reason for a daughter of a noble family to disappear. The reason of elopement is not quite accurate, but there is no other reason for a young lady to leave secretly on her own. If she didn't leave secretly on her own, the next step would be a large-scale investigation.
What Ling Anbo's Mansion fears most is repeated investigations.
"Is what Xiao said true? If he said that my cousin is dead, would Master Ji believe it?" Yue Wenhan stared at Ji Yongan sharply and asked word by word.
These words were almost heart-breaking. Ji Yongan couldn't help but shudder and his face changed.
"Second Master Ji, Xiao Shi harmed Qu Fu's cousin this time. Is it possible that she also harmed Ji Fu's cousin last time? With Xiao Shi's character, she could even harm Qu Fu's cousin, who had nothing to do with her. Then what about Ji Fu's cousin? What if she got in her way?"
Yue Wenhan's smile was chilling.
As the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Yue Wenhan has seen a lot of blood on his hands. When this fierce murderous aura came over him, it was as if he was at the scene of a trial when the evidence was conclusive.
"This... This is impossible!" Ji Yongan's face turned pale, his fingers gripping the corner of the table, trembling a little, trying hard to control a smile, trying to appear innocent, but showing impatience was not so useful.
"Why not? When Xiao Shi harmed Qu Fu's cousin before, she used a topic related to men, and she used it very skillfully. It can be seen that it was not the first time she used it. If Qu Fu's cousin is also Ji Fu's cousin, she is young and listens to her elders, what the final result will be, it is hard to say!"
Yue Wenhan continued to dig deeper into this topic.
Some things do have similarities, and if you look aside, you can actually find some clues that are often overlooked.
"Master Yue... Xiao is crazy now. What's the point of you saying all this?" Ji Yongan tried hard to calm his panic, and his breathing became heavier unconsciously.
He was afraid that Yue Wenhan would accidentally notice other clues.
"Master Ji, is it true? This matter really needs to be summarized from other places. I will go to the Ministry of Justice now. The next time I come,
, it may not be that simple, just asking a few questions. "Yue Wenhan stood up, flicked his sleeves and left.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned to Ji Yongan and said, "Second Master Ji, I think my cousin has been kidnapped. I will go to the Ministry of Justice to change this missing case to a kidnapping case. Isn't a kidnapping case more reasonable than a missing case?"
After saying that, he turned around and strode away.
Ji Yongan watched Yue Wenhan leave with his whole body stiff, his hands shaking as he gripped the corner of the table, his eyes staring blankly in the direction Yue Wenhan left. He wanted to call Yue Wenhan, but Yue Wenhan's aura was too strong and he didn't dare to.
His eyes fell directly on Yue Wenhan's back, and until the figure disappeared, he was still standing there stiffly.
"Second Master?" The servant who was serving on the side saw that he was still pale and stiff, and whispered.
"Let's go!" Ji Yongan stood up and stood for a while holding on to the chair, but he didn't stand up. The servant hurriedly helped him up.
Standing up, Ji Yongan calmed himself down, pushed the servant away, moved his stiff legs and feet, turned around and went to the inner courtyard. He couldn't bear this matter and had to talk to his mother.
Xiao was not in the house, and he had lost his backbone. He didn't know what to do next! He couldn't manage things. How could he manage things? He was just a useless playboy. If there was no Xiao, if there was no daughter...
When he arrived at Madam Ji's courtyard, Ji Yongan heard that she was in the small Buddhist temple. He hurriedly asked someone to invite Madam Ji over, and he paced around the room alone.
When Mrs. Ji came over, Ji Yongan hurried forward to salute: "Mother, Yue Wenhan is here just now!"
"He's here, so there's no need to make a fuss. It's not like he hasn't been here before." Madam Ji said disapprovingly. She looked very good. When she heard that there would be good news from Ji Youran, all the discomforts she had felt before disappeared, and she seemed to have aged a few years.
I didn't take Ji Yongan's words to heart.
The current decline is only temporary. There will be plenty of times when the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion will prosper in the future. There is nothing to be afraid of.
"Mother, he is here to talk about Yanyue's case." Ji Yongan stomped his feet hard and said anxiously.
"What happened to Yan Yue? Wasn't she gone? What's the use of talking about it? This time and twice, did she really think our house is nothing?" Madam Ji's face turned cold, the Buddhist beads in her hand slipped between her fingers twice, and she waved her hand. Everyone else retreated, leaving only the mother and son in the room.
"Mother, the Ministry of Justice is asking about Xiao Haitang, and has called Yue Wenhan here. He said he thinks Yan Yue was kidnapped, and wants to report the case to the Ministry of Justice again as a kidnapping case." Ji Yongan said it all in one breath in a hurry.
"What did you say?" Mrs. Ji didn't believe what she heard, she was stunned for a moment and asked.
"He said he would go to the Ministry of Justice and change the case of Yanyue's disappearance into a case of kidnapping. He said that a skirt similar to Hanyue's had appeared, which might be news that Yanyue secretly sent someone to rescue her. This... How did he think of this..." Ji Yongan said angrily, shaking his hands.
"How dare he... This is our family's business, he... How could he do this!" Madam Ji was almost choked by Ji Yongan's words. She slapped the table hard twice before she recovered. For a moment, her face turned red.
"That's what he said, mother...what should I do?" Ji Yongan didn't want to ask Yue Wenhan if he had any reason to do this, he just wanted to know how to solve this problem.
There is an inexplicable feeling that a disaster is about to happen...