This was the first time for the third elder to show his emotions in front of A-Lan. He did not expect that the third elder would be so resistant to the government.
Every time A-Lan saw the third elder, he always had this smile on his face and never changed his face with anyone. But this time, the third elder looked a little abnormal.
"Why is the third elder so excited?" Alan asked.
"Alan, you misunderstood, how can I be excited? I just think that we are a family, how can you go to the government? If you have any difficulties, you can ask us to discuss, we are your uncles after all, right?" The third elder
He said with his usual smile restored.
"It turns out that it's really hard for the elders to care about the Leng family's affairs these days. Ah Lan couldn't bear to let the elders worry about it, so she handed it over to the government." Ah Lan also said with a smile.
"Alan, what you said is wrong. We care about the Leng family's affairs because we are also members of the Leng family. You think the second wife is just a concubine, but she is your father's equal wife. So, you still don't
You can be disrespectful to her," the great elder said.
"Let me tell you, the Great Elder is still concerned about the affairs of the Second Madam. Is it because of the Second Madam that I came here today? She is in the backyard. If the elders want to see her, Ah Lan can arrange it." Ah Lan said with a smile.
.
"Who said we care about the Second Madam? We care about you. Big brother always talks like this. Don't mind it, Ah Lan. His intention is not for the Second Madam. You are the head of the Leng family. If this kind of thing spreads, what will happen to the Second Madam?
What influence can Madam have? He is actually worried about you, isn't he, eldest brother?" The third elder took over the words and finally asked the eldest elder.
The great elder nodded sharply after hearing this and said: "The third child is right, I just don't know how to express myself. In fact, I do it all for your own good."
"How could I not know about the great elder's kindness? If the elders are here today just because of the Second Madam's affairs, then I already know it. If I have nothing else to do, I will go back to the study. Although I have handed over the matter to you in the past few days,
The government, I have no choice but to continue the investigation. Please forgive me, elders, I am really sorry." A Lan said politely.
"Of course we are here not because of the Second Lady's affairs, but because of the tea garden. I think it's better to do this. Since you have no clue, how about we investigate together?" The third elder took the opportunity to say.
"Really? This is a good idea, but I'm just worried that it will be very hard for you." Alan said.
"No, no, why is it so hard? This thing is really strange. The Leng family has never encountered anything like this before." The third elder said.
"In that case, I'll bother the third elder." A Lan said respectfully.
"Then tell us what places you have checked." The third elder asked.
A Lan thought for a while and said: "Actually, I felt something was wrong these days, so I went back to the warehouse in the tea garden. I found that there was no sign that the warehouse had been locked, which made me what the elder said. The warehouse was stolen.
Not everyone can enter this kind of place, and those who can enter must have the key. And the great elder’s suspicion is not unreasonable, and I think so now."
"Do you have the same idea as me?" the great elder said with some surprise.
"Yes, two incidents happened in the tea garden, both of which were very strange. This makes me have to say that the incident in the tea garden was caused by man-made things, otherwise it would not be such a coincidence." A Lan said.
The third elder had other opinions and said to Alan: "I think differently from you. I think these two things are not related in any way."
"The third elder seems to believe that everything that happened is just a coincidence, right?" Alan asked.
"Yes, I think these two things are coincidences. Last time it was for money, and this time it was to make the Leng family look bad." The third elder said.
"The Leng family has made a fool of themselves? Rumors have spread around the Leng family some time ago. The family has already made a scandal. Why else do you want the Leng family to make a fool of themselves?" A Lan said helplessly.
From an outsider's point of view, it is indeed just a coincidence that the two things happened one after another. The third elder's analysis is not wrong, but the recent rumors about the Leng family are all caused by them, so the last sentence was said by the third elder.
Extremely ridiculous.
The smile on the third elder's face was very unnatural. He thought that A Lan didn't know and was just talking about the matter. But after hearing this, he felt that what he said was indeed a bit ridiculous.
"There are rumors about the Leng family. Isn't it caused by you after you came back? Why are you venting your anger on the elder?" The elder said anxiously when he saw A Lan's bad attitude.
"Great Elder, I'm just talking about the rumors. Why are you so excited? I don't know why you thought you were the one who spread the rumors." A Lan said.
"You..." The eldest elder was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He was about to scold him but was stopped by the third elder's look.
"Okay, everyone, please stop talking. Things are all rushing together, which is really stressful. Alan, let's go back first. If you have any difficulties, remember to come to us." The third elder stood up and said.
Seeing that the third elder was about to leave, the other two elders also got up and followed the third elder out of the Leng family.
"Alan, I still didn't believe what you said before, but now I really believe it. The third elder is really eager to help you find the culprit." Ayu said with a smile.
"He is more anxious than me because he is worried that his conspiracy will be exposed." Alan said.
"Did you really report to the police?" Ayu asked.
A Lan nodded and said with a smile: "How can you not report such a big thing to the officials? However, I said hello that we would investigate on our own. Naturally, the officials were unwilling to get involved in this matter, so they acquiesced.
accepted my proposal."
"I'm going to investigate the shopkeeper Jin Yuzhai, and I'll leave the matter of those old guys to you." Ayu smiled and left the Leng Mansion.
Ah Lan knew in her heart that she had not done anything in the past few days, but it made the third elder anxious and unable to sit still.
You should report yourself to the official. The third elder is not worried that the Leng family's scandal will spread, but because he is worried that what he has done will be known to the clan.
The Third Elder City Palace is very deep, and I am afraid that even the First Elder and the Second Elder are not aware of what he has done. I am afraid that he is behind the scenes regarding Jin Yuzhai.
Uncle Ren has not been to the antique shop these days, and no one has seen him leave Leng Mansion.
The three elders' mansions were connected together, so after leaving Leng's mansion, they went to the elder's mansion to discuss matters.
After entering the mansion, the housekeeper told the elder that the man guarding the door of Leng's mansion had been here before because they had just left, so he hurriedly left the elder's mansion.
The great elder knew that it must be to send news to A Lan, so he asked: "What did he say?"
"He said he saw the young master and Master Ayu getting into the carriage together. He followed the carriage all the way and found that they went to the lake," the housekeeper said.
"Went to the lake? What else did he say?" the great elder asked.
The housekeeper said: "When he saw that you were not there, he didn't say much, so he hurried back."
"Went to the lake? Is there someone we need to meet at the lake?" the third elder asked doubtfully.
"Go and have someone bring him back quietly." The great elder ordered.
"Yes." The housekeeper responded and hurriedly left to let others go and take the others.
"Third brother, are you thinking too much? If he wanted to meet someone, why would he choose the lakeside? Then he would be discovered immediately?" the elder said.
The third elder did not want to say more to the elder because he felt that A Lan would not go to the lake for no reason.
Several elders were drinking tea in the front hall and waiting for this man. In about two-quarters of an hour, this man returned to the great elder's house again.
"Great Elder." The man guarding the door said respectfully.
"No need to be polite, tell me who they met and what they did when they went to the lake." The elder asked anxiously.
"Back to the elder, after the young master arrived at the lake, he and the young master Ayu got on a boat. It looked like a lake cruise," the servant said.
"Wandering around the lake? Are there just the two of them?" the great elder said.
"Yes, there were only two of them on the boat. When I saw the boat leaving the shore, I ran back to report to you," the servant said.
The great elder asked his servants to go back first. He ran out of ideas and asked, "It seems that the third child didn't guess correctly. They didn't have an appointment by the lake."
"Even if there are only two of them on the boat, isn't there still a boatman? Besides, after their boat left the shore, your people rushed back to report the news. Who knows if there are other boats rowing over to meet A-Lan?" The third elder said
said.
"I still think the third child's thinking is too complicated. Even if A-Lan goes to the lake not for swimming, then who is the person he wants to see?" the elder said.
It stands to reason that the third elder's suspicion is right. A Lan has many opportunities to meet others. After all, their people do not know what happened after boarding the ship.
But this time, the great elder was wrong. Because he thought things were simple, he guessed that A-Lan and A-Yu went to the lake just to find a quiet place to talk. They had already discovered that someone was guarding the door of Leng Mansion.
and followed them all the way. So, after they got on the boat, they ordered the boatman to row the boat out first. After the man left, they returned to the shore.
It’s just that the third elder thinks that the elder has no brains and thinks everything is too simple. Ah Lan is not a simple person. But the elder thinks that the third elder thinks things are too complicated. Maybe Ah Lan just wants to go out and relax.
"With such a big thing happening in the tea garden, do you think he would like to visit the lake?" asked the third elder.
"Perhaps I went to the lake to relax because I had no clue." The great elder said.
"Brother, you can't think of things so simply. A-Lan is not as simple as you think. Maybe it's very inconvenient for this person to get in and out of Leng's house, so he asked A-Lan to meet outside. I think today's meeting
The matter must be related to the tea garden." The third elder said.
"Third brother, after all, I am also your eldest brother. Do you have to refute me when I say something?" the elder said.
These days, whenever the Great Elder speaks, he will be refuted by the Third Elder. He has endured it for a long time, and this time, he could not hold it back no matter what.
"Brother, I'm not refuting you. Judging from A-Lan's daily habit of dealing with things, his trip to the lake this time must not have been for fun." How could the third elder admit defeat?
The first elder snorted and said nothing. He knew that if he continued to speak, the third elder would not agree with his thoughts. Because the third elder despised him from the bottom of his heart.