Chapter eighty-fifth, paradoxical, the reason for walking
"This... is too precious!" Ning declined politely.
"Originally, it was given to Lord Lanxuan. Now that the Lord is away, the gift cannot be discarded. Let's use it as a token of gratitude from the Xie family. It should be enshrined in front of the Lord's spirit first, and then be used as a funeral object." Leshi said.
Several maids stepped forward one after another, put down the gift boxes, and retreated.
"Then thank you so much, Madam Second." Mrs. Ning reached out and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, sighing, "Lan Xuan has been a kind-hearted and sensible person since she was a child. I never expected that she would end up like this."
"Have you found the reason for the leak in the house?" Leshi said bluntly, not intending to watch Ningshi act.
"It was a servant's mistake." Ning said in a low voice.
"Where is that servant?" Le asked bluntly.
"My servants also died in this fire." Ning sighed.
"Are the Marquis Zhengyuan's wife and the county prince both sleeping so deeply? Such a big thing was leaked, and no one discovered it early?" Leshi continued to ask.
"This matter is indeed strange. Logically speaking, with such a big fire, it is impossible for the sister-in-law and the county king to sleep so deeply. But, the fact is like this. Mother also checked it specially and found that the county king has been sleeping so deeply in the past few days.
Everything is normal with you, and you are happily preparing to marry into the Xinkangbo Mansion, your sister-in-law... She is not emotionally stable."
Ning shed tears and wiped them away while saying.
"Why is Mrs. Zhengyuanhou's mood unstable?" Leshi always strikes directly. She just came from Jiangnan and she doesn't know anything. It's normal.
"Mrs. Xie Er may not know that something happened to my sister-in-law's natal family a few days ago, and her sister-in-law was very upset about it. At that time... she was almost in trouble, but luckily she was saved. Now... now... who would have thought that it would happen?
Having come to this point, my niece Lan Xuan is also a miserable person."
Mrs. Ning continued to cry, with tears streaming down her face. It was obvious that she was heartbroken.
Yu Xijiao looked at Ning's performance coldly, a sneer flashed in her eyes, her reaction was really quick, and it didn't take long before she pushed the matter to her mother.
She said her mother was emotionally unstable. She and her mother had been living in a small courtyard and didn't even know what happened at her grandfather's house. Where did her emotional instability come from?
Ning is quite capable. In just a few days, he came up with such a more convincing argument.
"Mrs. Ning means that the cause of the leakage has something to do with Mrs. Zhengyuanhou? It is probably something that Mrs. Zhengyuanhou did because of her emotional instability. Since she thinks there is a problem, go to the Yamen to report the case and let the Yamen investigate.
That’s it!” Leshi was silent for a moment and then suggested.
Ning's expression changed and she shook her head hastily: "Mrs.
How long will you sleep?"
How dare you bring this matter to the Yamen?
The specious explanation, without explaining it clearly, just makes you feel suspicious. Ning's move is very beautiful, and he puts all the problems on An's body.
Coupled with the fact that everyone in the Anguo Mansion was executed, it is easy for people to think that An was stimulated, became emotionally disturbed, and did something that caused both mother and daughter to be burned to death.
But this is not true. Everything is speculation. Although this guess may be true, no one will bring it up openly and it is impossible to go to the Yamen. However, it can explain other people's doubts.
"Where are the people waiting around? Are there so many people who have no voice, not even one person who is awake? Are so many people waiting around dead?" Le asked, raising an eyebrow.
"There were not many people waiting at the time, and they were not in the main courtyard. That place was originally a small courtyard specially left by my sister-in-law for peace and quiet." Ning said vaguely.
"Why does Mrs. Zhengyuan live in a small courtyard, and Mrs. Dangtang does not live in her main courtyard, but goes to live in a small courtyard?" Leshi did not intend to let Ning go so much, and picked up the tea cup at hand to drink.
He took a sip and put it down heavily, "Is it possible that Mrs. Zhengyuan Hou was imprisoned in her own house?"
These words hit Ning's heart directly, frightening her pupils to tremble, and she hurriedly said: "Since Mr. Hou passed away, in order to better observe her filial piety for Mr. Hou, my sister-in-law lives alone in that small courtyard. From time to time, she lives alone in that small courtyard.
When I offer incense to the Marquis, there is only one person waiting at my side."
"Then why was Lanxuan County Lord there at that time? Could it be that Lanxuan County Lord also changed his residence in order to observe his filial piety to his father?" Leshi said.
In fact, there is no need to change the courtyard to keep one's filial piety. As long as there are few outsiders and no entertainment, there is no need to change the place of residence. It is enough for An's family to live alone. It is even more unreasonable to have her daughter together.
"Of course not, Lan Xuan is about to get married, and the sister-in-law is reluctant to let her go, so she invites her to stay for one night. Mother and daughter stay on the bed and talk all night." Ning was anxious and panicked, but she had to answer.
When Leshi revealed her identity, explained that she was here for Yu Lanxuan, and gave her a big gift, she was qualified to ask Ningshi such words.
Ning Shi only regretted that she had been blinded by the gift before and had no excuse for suspicion. Now she had to be led by Le Shi.
But she was not willing to be questioned all the time. She didn't care about such small details at first, because she was afraid that if Leshi continued to ask questions, something would be discovered.
Pressing her face with a handkerchief, she cried and sobbed: "Second Madam Xie, this matter... is all my fault. I should have stopped the county king that day. Who would have thought... who would have thought that such a person would be here?"
In the end, it was all my fault."
As he spoke, he patted his chest hard and burst into tears.
Seeing that she was crying like a tearful person, her voice was hoarse and she was filled with grief, Le Shi sighed and her expression softened: "Mrs. Ning, please forgive me."
"Thank you...Thank you...Second Madam." Mrs. Ning burst into tears.
"In that case, I'll take my leave first." Leshi stood up and said, and then said to Yu Xijiao: "Jiao'er, give me a gift."
"Yes!" Yu Xijiao also stood up and left behind Le Shi.
The wives of the Marquis of Zhengyuan wanted to see each other off, but Yu Xijiao waved her hand, indicating that they did not need to accompany them.
"Jiao'er, things in the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion are not simple. You are still young, so don't get too involved." After seeing that there was no one else around, Leshi warned in a low voice.
Although she came to give gifts according to Yu Xijiao's wishes, she was very worried.
"Second aunt, I know. I just hope that if there is anything related to the county king in the future, I can intervene legitimately, but I will not act rashly. Besides, the county king's rescue of me is true. I originally wanted to give a gift, but...
…The county prince is no longer here.”
Yu Xi said softly.
The gift was indeed prepared in advance, and it was two pieces. After Yu Xijiao came to Beijing, she was originally going to marry Yu Lanxuan, but she had just come to Beijing at that time, and she didn't know much about the rules of the capital. She didn't know if she could get married before
She added makeup on the same day, but later it was Le's wish to give it to Yu Lanxuan in private a few days later, and just thank her in person for saving her life.
Everyone knows it without making it public.
But now Yu Xijiao must let everyone know about this life-saving grace.
"Why did you add those two boxes of powder?" Seeing her solemn assurance, Leshi felt a little relieved, took her hand, and asked again. In fact, it was not just the two boxes of powder, but also this screen, such a precious screen.
It is Mrs. Xie's collection. Because Yu Xijiao liked it, Mrs. Xie specially asked her to take it back to Beijing to play with. Unexpectedly, she added it to this gift. The most important thing is that Mr. Lanxuan County is no longer here, so...
Pity!
"The two boxes of powder were specially sent by my grandmother. I heard they are extremely rare, so I gave them to Lanxuan County Lord together with the screen. As long as Lanxuan County Lord knows about them underground, it will not be a pity."
Yu Wan explained.
These two items are extremely important, and usually they will not be dismantled. They were sent to Ningshi specially. With Ning's greedy temperament, how could she let them go...
Leshi was happy because her niece was a person who valued affection and righteousness, but she still warned her: "You must not interfere too much in the affairs of the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion."
"Why did the second aunt say that? Could it be that she found something wrong?" Hu Wanxi tilted her head cutely and said.
"I just think this matter is suspicious. Madam Zhengyuanhou and Lanxuan County Lord are both gone. It's up to them to tell what happened. The cause of the fire was strange, and the deaths of the two people were also strange. Besides, there are other things that happened later. Ning
His daughter married into the Xin Kang Bo Mansion instead, which makes people even more suspicious."
Leshi also inquired about it later. Although she didn't know the matter clearly, she felt that there was something wrong with it based on her induction. She was afraid that her niece would not know anything and would stupidly rush in and someone would take advantage of her. So she specially gave more instructions.
After saying a few words to Yu Xijiao, she could see in the past few days that her niece was completely different from before.
This time something happened at Zhengyuan Hou Mansion, and her niece grew up all of a sudden. Leshi was both happy and sad at the same time.
When this child was in Jiangnan, why did he need to worry so much?
"Second aunt is leaving Beijing tomorrow. Tomorrow is the day of the funeral at Zhengyuan Hou Mansion. You don't have to come. If there is a chance in the future, second aunt will definitely come to Beijing to see you." Leshi took Yu Xijiao's hand.
The road of reluctance.
"Second aunt..." Yu Xijiao's nose couldn't help but feel sour.
"Originally, we were about to leave before now, and the letter has been sent back a long time ago. If I come back late, I'm afraid your grandma will miss her." Leshi stood still and stretched out his hand to wipe away a trace of tears on her tender face, "In the future, in the capital,
Don't be willful like in Jiangnan. Go to An and the eldest princess to say hello, and report anything to the eldest princess. I think the eldest princess likes you very much."
With An and the eldest princess here, they can at least ensure that the niece will not be bullied. As for Xuanping Hou, the father, Leshi does not have much hope for him.
"Second aunt, I know, please be careful all the way to the second aunt." Yu Xijiao nodded, her eyes full of nostalgia, but the second aunt really couldn't delay it any longer, "That old friend will not follow the second aunt to Jiangnan. She
If you find your relatives, you must follow them and leave."
Anshi has already rearranged his plans and is going to Qidi, a safer place.
"Okay, you just have to arrange this." Le Shi frowned, but still added, "Your cousin Xie Feng may return to Beijing after a while. If something happens, just go and find help then."
Xie Feng is the legitimate son of Xie's family, and he is also the top scholar with a criminal record. He went to a place before, and Yu Xijiao heard from her grandmother that she would return to Beijing this year.
In fact, she was not close to this cousin, but now she lowered her head and responded obediently: "Yes!"
After giving instructions, Leshi took the people out of Zhengyuan Hou Mansion and left. Yu Xijiao stood at the door, looking at the direction in which Leshi's carriage was leaving, and did not return to her senses for a long time.
"Jiao'er?" Suddenly, a surprised voice came from the side.