The marriage between Zhengyuan Hou and Xin Kangbo had many twists and turns. Although Yu Lanyan lost all her reputation and was exterminated, Xin Kangbo's affectionate and loyal prince was also very suspicious, especially the part in the street. According to people who were present at the time
People said that before the Second Young Master of the Xin Kang Bo Mansion appeared, this Prince Xin Kang Bo had a conniving attitude towards the things that everyone suspected about the Second Young Master, which was very suspicious.
When the funeral was held in Zhengyuanhou Mansion, some strange things were also reported. Many people felt that there was something wrong not only with Yu Lanyan's affairs, but also with the death of Mrs. Zhengyuanhou and Lanxuan County Lord.
However, apart from the two people who are close relatives in the Zhengyuanhou Mansion, there is only one, the Crown Prince of the Marquis of Zhengyuan. I heard that this Crown Prince is still in Jiangnan and is in poor health. I am afraid that he still doesn't know about this.
Since the people did not complain to the officials, there must be no close relatives to stand up for them, but the people became more and more suspicious of this matter.
But at this time, news came out that the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion was sealed. Before everyone could figure out the reason, there was news about the assassination of Prince Zhongshan. The incident happened just after Prince Zhongshan entered the capital.
At night, the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion was ablaze.
Fortunately, King Yong, King Duan and Prince Qi sent people there, otherwise Prince Zhongshan might have lost his life that night, and Prince Zhongshan lay down the next day.
The emperor angrily rebuked the Ministry of Punishment, and Jing Zhaoyin asked them to find a day to find the assassin, and ordered King Duan and King Yong to arrest him together, so that the person who secretly carried out the assassination must be caught.
Several more guards were added in front of the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion. The servants were trembling when being questioned. If they slacked off even a little bit, they were immediately taken aside for questioning again.
Yu Zhongyang and Mr. Ning never expected that things would get to this point. Yu Zhongyang was so anxious that his mouth was blistered, and he led people to the side door in a hurry.
In front of the side door, a woman was guarding her. When she saw Yu Zhongyang approaching, she hurriedly saluted.
Yu Zhongyang waved his hand impatiently: "Is Marquis Xuanping here?"
"I don't know, but I have asked the person on the other side to come over and report it." The mother-in-law said respectfully.
Yu Zhongyang anxiously walked around in circles a few times. After the door was blocked before, he just scolded Yu Ruiwen secretly, but he was not as anxious as now. Now the front door is getting tighter and tighter, and his people can't get out at all.
Yu Chengxuan hasn't been found yet, and he can't wait any longer.
After going around a few times, Yu Zhongyang ordered his mother-in-law to knock on the door.
The mother-in-law stepped forward in response to the order, and after knocking twice, she heard a voice coming from the other side: "Brother, what do you want from me?"
At the sound of Yu Ruiwen's voice, Yu Zhongyang waved his hand, and the mother-in-law stepped back and stepped forward: "Marquis Xuanping, can you take a step to speak?"
"I'm afraid this won't work. The gate of Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion is under supervision. The reason is the crime of assassinating the royal prince. Xuanping Marquis Mansion cannot bear this responsibility." Yu Ruiwen said calmly on the other side.
"Marquis Xuanping, I don't want to leave you, I just have some things that I want to trouble Marquis Xuanping. I wonder if Marquis Xuanping can trouble him?" Yu Zhongyang calmed down and said in a good voice.
"Brother, what do you need to do?" Yu Ruiwen was surprised.
"My sister-in-law and my niece Lan Xuan are no longer here, and now I am about to have my seventh birthday. This requires a lot of things, whether it is paper money, yellow paper, or a paper man or something like that. Our house is not fully equipped.
Can't I borrow the road from your house to send some over?"
Yu Zhongyang smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't expect such a thing to happen at that time. I didn't have enough spares before."
"Brother, why don't you go through the front door?" Yu Ruiwen's voice came from behind the door.
"There are guards guarding the front door. It's really inconvenient to bring something like this in and out, and you may not agree with it. The yamen sometimes stick to the rules when doing things. Marquis Xuanping should also know that." Yu Zhongyang said helplessly.
"If Qianmen doesn't agree, I'm afraid it won't work here either. The Prince of Qi came here specifically to give instructions before." Yu Ruiwen's voice behind the door was also extremely helpless.
"Prince Qi...the Crown Prince sent someone here?" Yu Zhongyang was surprised.
"Yes, so I can't do anything here. If my brother wants to leave, he'd better go through the front door. Our family is so small and powerful that we really don't dare to take on such a big responsibility." Yu Ruiwen said, and the sound of footsteps leaving unexpectedly
He immediately left Yu Zhong here. Yu Zhongyang was so angry that he stamped his feet heavily, but had no choice but to turn around and leave.
This time he went to find the Ning family.
As soon as he entered the door and waved his hands, all the servants went out. Yu Zhongyang sat down on the chair in the middle, his face was ashen.
Mrs. Ning stepped forward to salute, looked at his face and said cautiously: "Master, did you go to the side door to ask?"
"Yu Ruiwen is useless." Yu Zhongyang pointed in the direction of Xuanping Hou Mansion and cursed, "He is still the son of the eldest princess and the leader of the Yu clan. Just because of his appearance, the Yu clan will not be ignored by others.
All destroyed."
Yu Ruiwen's face was livid just now because of his anger, and now he vented his anger.
"Master, please calm down. Marquis Xuanping is useless. It's not the first day you know that I have been looking for my cousin since the very beginning, but it's of no use. But don't worry, Concubine Ning will definitely let us go immediately.
" Ning poured a cup of tea and comforted Yu Zhongyang.
"It's been a few days since your words were circulated. How come there's no news at all about Concubine Ning?" Yu Zhongyang took the tea and drank it all in one gulp. The teacup fell heavily on the table.
"Don't worry, sir, Concubine Ning will definitely find a way. Prince Qi is so rude and rude that he locked up us who have nothing to do with us. These few days should be enough for him to calm down." Ning said softly.
This sounded reasonable, and Yu Zhongyang's expression finally softened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Then continue to wait."
"Master, what's going on with Yu Chengxuan?" Ning asked in a low voice. She couldn't do anything in the past two days, and she was getting more and more panicked just because she was locked up in the house.
Yu Chengxuan is like a sharp sword hanging over their heads. It will never be stable until it falls.
"Didn't you also spread the news?" Yu Zhongyang took a quick breath and glared at Ning.
"I'm just afraid of trusting Prince Kang Bo... He doesn't know Yu Chengxuan, so he may not be able to find it." Ning stuttered. She sent someone to secretly go out. There was not a lot of security in front of the mansion before, but now it's nothing.
News, I don’t know what the outcome is now!
The person sent by the Ning family was maid Hongxi, and she was sent to Xinkangbo Mansion. She is now regarded as the person who followed Yu Lanyan into Xinkangbo Mansion...
"Third Miss, no one came to see Lao Feng, and Lao Feng didn't go to see anyone. An Xin is recuperating these days, and his mood is much better." Manager Qi was reporting to Yu Xijiao.
The matter of Xiyi Zhai has been cleared up by Yu Ruiwen, and he also knew that Xiyi Zhai was in the hands of Yu Xijiao, so he agreed to Yu Xijiao's request. He has been checking the accounts these days, and Manager Qi will come with him from time to time.
The account books are here, and some old accounts and some bad debts have to be dealt with.
Yu Lanxuan had not dealt with it before, but in Yu Xijiao's hands, she felt that it should be dealt with.
This matter was told to Yu Ruiwen, and Yu Ruiwen also thought it was reasonable. After changing his master, he naturally changed his style of conduct. This kind of bad debt should be settled, but if it really cannot be settled, then it can only be dealt with again, leaving Yu Xijiao
Make a tally of what she can't handle, and he'll handle it all together when the time comes.
Hearing what Steward Qi said, the corners of Yu Xijiao's lips curled up slightly, and she felt a little relieved. The servants around Yu Chengxuan had changed their minds. Uncle Feng had also changed. She really didn't dare to bet. Now it seems
The people left behind by my father are trustworthy, but the servants my brother has kept by his side since he was a child are not trustworthy.
"Is the place where Uncle Feng lives safe now?" Yu Xijiao asked.
"Girl, don't worry, it's very safe. There are a lot of people renting there, and there are a lot of changes in the yard. Old Feng rented here and it's not eye-catching. He said he was sick since he moved in, and he never came out. Only the doctor came from time to time.
, the medicine was also delivered to him by his subordinates." Manager Qi said.
"Is it okay if I stay here for another ten days?" Yu Xijiao asked again, thinking that her body should be well-rested in the next ten days or so and she would be ready to go on the road.
"Third Miss, don't worry, there will be no problem." Manager Qi said. After finishing speaking, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Miss, there is a woman who appears in the shop from time to time these days. She looks familiar.
.”
Yu Xijiao's heart moved: "The maid of Zhengyuan Hou Mansion?"
Maid Hongxi?
Manager Qi clapped his hands and said happily: "Yes, she is the maid of Zhengyuan Hou Mansion. She seems to be the personal maid of the county king. I must have seen her before, but now she has changed her clothes and I haven't seen her for a long time.
I didn’t recognize it right away.”
Xiyi Zhai belongs to Yu Lanxuan, but in the past three years, Yu Lanxuan has been observing filial piety and living in seclusion. Basically, steward Qi comes to the government once a year to report the accounts. When reporting the accounts, An family is the main one. Sometimes Yu Lanxuan is there, sometimes not.
As for the maids around her, the same is naturally true.
Basically, it's Hongxi, and Hongxi, the maid, should be sent by the Ning family.
The corners of her lips curled up silently, and there was a coldness in her eyes. This maid came just in time...
"Girl, isn't it that the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion has been sealed? We are investigating the assassination of Prince Qi. How did this maid get out of the house and have been around the shop these days?"
Manager Qi suddenly asked again. This was another reason why he never thought of Hong Xi's identity.
"She should live in Xinkangbo Mansion. This maid is Yu Lanyan's dowry maid." Yu Xijiao thought for a while and said, "Did you alert her?"
"No, I just feel suspicious. This girl appears in the shop from time to time, but she doesn't buy anything. She just looks here and there, from downstairs to upstairs, and sometimes goes to the private room.
He looked suspicious, as if he was looking for something, so my subordinates paid special attention to it."
Take care of things together.
"When does she usually come over?" Yu Xijiao nodded with satisfaction. It was best not to alert the snake.
"Sometimes I come here in the morning, some at noon, and some in the afternoon. The time is not certain. Occasionally I will pick out simple things and buy some, and they are all very cheap." Qi Guanshi thought for a moment and said.
It was actually not appropriate to find out among the female guests. It was because of what Yu Xijiao had recently ordered him to do that he discovered such a person with a little more caution.
"Qi Guang goes back first. I will bring the account books over in the afternoon. I also have to ask Mr. Accountant in person about some of the things in Xiyi Zhai's account books." Yu Xijiao patted the account book at hand, which was meaningful.
She said that she was not sure whether she could meet Hongxi today. She wanted to check the venue first and arrange some follow-up matters about Xin Kangbo Mansion...
There are a lot of rumors outside, but there has been no movement in Xinkangbo Mansion for the past two days. If it goes on, it will be uncontrollable...