Those maids and servants who had been following the rules respectfully suddenly disappeared without a trace. Only a fool would believe that there was nothing strange.
Wei An sneered, knowing that the only clue now was the little girl in front of him, so he followed the girl's words and asked: "Since Han Bo told you so, did he say anything else? What happened today? Why are everyone in such a hurry?"
The little girl lowered her eyebrows and eyes, acting calm and composed. She stared at her toes and replied to Wei An: "Princess, I don't know about these. I only know that Han Bo is a close person to the Marquis. He came to pass on the message, and that was the Marquis's intention."
After she finished speaking, she looked up at Wei An and said urgently, "Princess, it is not suitable to stay here for long. You see, the servants have already left. Something big has happened to the Xu family. If we delay, it may affect you. Please come with me quickly."
Wei An didn't move, just said "oh", and couldn't help but feel that the Xu family was cunning.
This little girl is good at talking, and she knows the situation around Shen Chen very well. She knows that Han Bo is Shen Chen's capable person and that it was Han Bo who followed him today. At least 70% of what she said is true.
In addition to Madam Xu's behavior just now, Xu Zhenniang deliberately made an excuse to leave. This little girl brought up Shen Chen at this time, which was indeed very convincing.
The previous scenes were performed very well.
But the question is, how exactly do the Xu family want to play this out
Although the information he knew was very limited, Wei An still quickly grasped some useful things from the words just now spoken by Madam Xu and the little girl.
She thought about it, then frowned and asked in panic, "Did something happen? When I came here this morning, I heard that someone had sneaked into the city and seemed to be being arrested by the Ministry of War?"
The little girl quickly looked up at her, then lowered her head and shook her head: "I don't know about this, I only know that something is wrong with the Xu family... Princess, please come with me quickly, or it will be too late."
Wei An hesitated and refused to move forward: "Just now, Miss Xu asked me to stay here and wait for her. She said that when Miss Xu Er gets better, she will take me to find the sisters who went to Yanziwu earlier. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to leave now. Why don't I go and say goodbye to Miss Xu first?"
The little girl finally couldn't help it and said impatiently: "Princess, the Xu family has many people and they are talkative. You'd better come out with me quickly. The Marquis is still waiting!"
I still have to go out, it seems the killer move is yet to come.
Wei An almost understood what was waiting outside - first there was the commotion of searching for suspects in the morning, then the Xu family deliberately led her away, trying to leave her alone without leaving any trace, and then Madam Xu came in and said something about Madam Wei being in trouble. Wasn't it just to make her panic and lose her own opinion, so that she would be fooled by the little girl who appeared next
Combining these two things, Wei An already understood who was waiting for him outside.
I'm afraid that the person this girl wants to take her to see is not Shen Chen, but the 'suspect' who is being pursued
When she really gets out, no matter what the suspect says, whether he is a member of the Xu family or not, she will never be able to clear herself of the charge of colluding with a fugitive.
If the Xu family continues to manipulate her, she might even be charged with treason.
Maybe if the Xu family had a bigger temper and a deeper hatred towards her and Shen Chen, they might kill her on the spot along with the suspect, and then they would just say that the Wei family girl was with the suspect... .
With the testimony of this little girl and the girls from the Xu family, her death would have been in vain. Even if Shen Chen, the Wei family, and Prince Zheng wanted to vent their anger for her, they didn't know how.
Especially now that Prince Linjiang was angry because Shen Chen had secretly bypassed him and asked Emperor Longqing to grant the marriage again and urge the wedding to be held as soon as possible, such an incident would undoubtedly prove that Prince Linjiang's original dissatisfaction with Wei An was justified.
The timing was just right.
The Xu family is really vicious enough.
Wei An understood why Shen Chen asked her to come. Since the Xu family had invested so much money and made such a big fuss, if she pretended to be sick or made up an excuse not to come this time, even if she escaped this time, there would be a second time. Or the Xu family would ask the Wei family's shop or even the Wei family's farm to have more people of unknown origin.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and glanced at the little girl, then suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, take me there."
The little girl breathed a sigh of relief. Just a moment ago, the expression on Wei An's face made her almost think that all her thoughts were seen through by her right under her nose.
She couldn't wait to bow and quickly took over the conversation: "Yes, Princess, please follow me quickly, otherwise it will be too late!"
She said, running forward without hesitation.
Wei An followed behind, looking at the arch bridge that Xu Zhenniang had brought her across before, and suddenly asked her: "Where is Shen Chen waiting for me?"
The little girl was obviously prepared. As if she knew she would ask this question, she immediately replied, "It's next to the small courtyard next to the hanging flower gate. The Marquis is good friends with the Third Young Master. The Third Young Master listens to him and does whatever he says. He is in the Third Young Master's courtyard."
The more you speak without hesitation, the more it shows that you are telling the truth.
Obviously these people really understand this.
Wei An followed her for a few steps, then suddenly bent down and cried out, his face pale.
The little girl stopped suspiciously and looked at her impatiently. Seeing that she was really bent over and couldn't stand up, she asked: "What's wrong with you? Is it serious? We are in public here, and there are many eyes. If you can still hold on, you should hurry up and follow me. Don't delay. If you are discovered, even the Marquis will be in danger."
She laughed with some sarcasm, and even looked down at Wei An and said condescendingly: "The Marquis has taken a risk to come in now. You know, the Marquis has a special and noble status. He sneaked into the inner courtyard. Even if the Third Young Master is willing to solicit for him, it will be very bad for his reputation. Now the Marquis is going to be entrusted with an important task. If he is affected by this, it will not be good, don't you think?"
What a sharp-tongued girl! Wei An showed an angry and offended look on his face: "Why are you so disrespectful?! Why would Shen Chen ask you to pick me up?!"
As soon as she got angry, the little girl reluctantly put away her contemptuous expression, exhaled impatiently, and slowly walked to Wei An's side. (To be continued)