Lin Hai walked back to his room with his hands behind his back. Seeing his son looking at him hesitantly, he smiled at first, then stopped smiling and instructed his son: "Do you know why the girl wants you to pass on a message to He Zhizhou?"
Lin Yue shook his head, waited for a while and then asked tentatively: "The girl said that she asked He Zhizhou to ask the yamen runners to go to the next door to ask if anyone went to Pingxi Village last night..."
He stopped, thought for a moment, and then said, "It was said that it rained last night and there was a purse at the door of the witch's house. I asked if anyone had lost a purse..."
He understood a little, but still didn't seem to understand. He looked at his father blankly, and after a while he jumped up: "The girl is trying to trick them!"
Lin Hai raised the corner of his mouth. He had worked hard all his life and built up a family fortune. Following the Dingbei Marquis Mansion for so many years, he not only had a good life, but also acquired a lot of properties. He was in no way inferior to the wealthy men outside.
But there was only one headache, which was that I had raised several children before, but was unable to keep them alive.
As for Lin Yue, he was brought up through all kinds of hardships. This son was smart and sensible. Although he didn't study, he was smart and hardworking. If he stayed with Wei An for a few more years and accumulated some affection, Wei An might be willing to release him. When he was freed from slavery, Lin Yue would have children, and they would be able to study and take the path of imperial examinations...
Now, seeing that Lin Yue was following Wei An, he felt relieved, so he nodded and said, "The girl has her own ideas about doing things. You should follow her and learn more. It will be your destiny in the future."
After lunch, Wei An heard that there was a commotion next door. Bailiffs came with search warrants and wanted to search the servants who followed the group of nobles.
Because human lives are involved, we have to investigate.
This title became known, and since Emperor Longqing had just had a son, no one dared not to respond. Usually there were always one or two people who wanted to be very proud, but this time no one said a word of objection.
The bailiffs checked one by one and said they would specifically pick out the servants who were about eleven or twelve years old. They also solemnly asked people to look through the servants' clothes, saying that they wanted to check the purse picked up in front of the witch's door to see if there was any clue.
It was not until now, after hearing the reports from outside, that Yuan Hongwen and the others realized that the murder case in Wei'an Mansion was so deeply involved, and they could not help but be shocked.
Yuan Hongwen stroked his chin and was confused: "What is this for?"
I don’t know what she was talking about what the person who scared Madam Xu to death wanted to do, or what Wei An wanted to do.
When the yamen runners searched around and found nothing and were about to go somewhere else, he stood up and said, "It's boring. Stay one more night and go back tomorrow."
He was really afraid that someone in this house would send servants to Pingxi Village to report the news.
The room was full of old friends, and he didn't think any of them looked like someone who would do such a thing, but what if there really was one
If there really is... .
He glanced at the seat and could see nothing.
However, the Lady Xianrong behind him knew what was going on.
As soon as Yun Que said that Li Gui Niang went to the front to invite Li Shao, she felt something was wrong - she didn't even eat dinner last night, and didn't even look at the prey that was served to her, but went to invite Li Shao. And before that, she had deliberately mentioned the matter of Wei An, so she didn't even need to think about it to know why Li Gui Niang went to invite Li Shao.
When she heard that Li Gui Niang had sent a little maid out in the evening, she also asked Yun Que to send a little maid out to follow her around.
Li Gui Niang has useful people around her. Princess Changying loves her. It is said that some of the maids around her are actually the daughters of the guards and know martial arts.
The little girl went out to find her brother who was among the servants escorting her, and then asked her brother to visit the Wei family before coming back.
Since Li Gui Niang could find out, Xianrong County Lady could naturally find out as well. When she knew that the head of the Wei family had run away with the money, her first reaction was to laugh.
With Li Guiniang's temper, she would not be able to bear it any longer and would definitely cause trouble.
When they found out that Li Gui Niang had handed over Li Shao, they realized that the matter could not be made into anything, which was a pity - Li Gui Niang would make a fuss, but Li Shao was a very cautious person. Even if he did something bad, he would do it without any loopholes and would not give anyone to catch him.
If Li Shao did this for Li Gui Niang, maybe it would work.
She felt pity for only a moment, but then she felt happy when she thought about Wei An's misfortune.
Li Gui Niang could still say that since she was also the daughter of a princess, she needed her to be careful and submissive from time to time, and that it was a sisterly relationship, but what about Wei An
What Li Gui Niang said was harsh, but it was not without reason. The lowly man born to a humble woman was able to stand on equal footing with Li Gui Niang just by chance, and stepped on her inferiority. It was impossible for her to convince herself.
What's more, Wei An has a sharp tongue and is indeed hard to like.
No matter what, she didn't suffer any loss when Wei An fell into trouble. Instead, she was happy to watch the show.
Who would have thought that today I heard that a farmhand's daughter-in-law of the Wei family had indeed died, but it had nothing to do with the Wei family. Someone from the prefectural government came and said that someone had instigated the woman to commit suicide and cause trouble for the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion... ..
Princess Xianrong understood what was going on and laughed.
She would have been even happier if she didn't know that Li Shao was cautious by nature and must have made thorough preparations.
It's a pity that Li Gui Niang didn't suffer any loss, and Wei An didn't suffer any loss either, so this show is not good at all.
She sneered and told Yun Que, "Go to Gui Niang and see what she is doing now. Ask her what she wants to have in the evening. There is osmanthus wine on the farm now. If she likes it, dig out a bottle of wine and eat it with deer meat in the evening."
Yun Que went as she was told, but she came back in less than half a cup of tea and shook her head at Xianrong County Lady: "I don't know why the princess is so angry and is mad at Sister Chunxing in the room. When I went over, Sister Qiuxin waved her hand and told me to go back later. I'm afraid I won't have dinner with you tonight."
They are just having a quarrel. The Fairy Princess curled her lips, stood up, and then for some reason her mind moved and she stopped.
The Wei family definitely doesn't know who is plotting against them behind the scenes.
But... ...
What if they knew
Once this thought came to her mind, she could no longer suppress it. It took her a while to calm down again. She said to Yun Que, "I understand. Since Gui Niang is not coming, you go ask Xian Ning and the others if they can come. If they do, we will have a banquet in the yard as usual. Let my brother and the others bring in the grill, and we can eat barbecue and drink osmanthus wine. And let someone invite the sisters from the Peng family as well..."