The six sons had been arrested long ago and were now locked up in another courtyard. Shopkeeper Liu did not come out because he was at home, so it would be a mistake. Allan only asked people to stay near shopkeeper Liu's house. If shopkeeper Liu just believed in the third elder, he would go to the elder every day.
The government reported that A Lan would not deal with Shopkeeper Liu. However, Shopkeeper Liu poisoned him for his own benefit and almost killed Shopkeeper Li. He could not ignore this matter, and he had to handle Shopkeeper Liu's affairs personally.
To be honest, he didn't understand what Shopkeeper Liu did, and he didn't know why he poisoned Shopkeeper Li. If he hadn't arranged for someone to follow them early in the morning, Shopkeeper Li would have gone blind.
"You mean we handle Shopkeeper Liu's affairs ourselves? Does the clan leader still not know about this? You must know that Shopkeeper Liu and the others stayed in the Elder's Mansion only because of the elder's words." Ayu said doubtfully.
"Don't rush to tell the clan leader. I believe that the clan leader knows that the three shopkeepers go to the elders' mansion every day. Let's take shopkeeper Liu back first. I really want to know why he poisoned shopkeeper Li."
Lan said.
"Since he gave the poison to Liuzi and asked Liuzi to poison Shopkeeper Li, how could he easily admit that he was the one who ordered it?" Ayu asked, shaking her head.
A Lan smiled and said: "Bring him back first. Even if he doesn't admit it, doesn't he still have six sons? Then we'll see how he quibbles."
The two people went to shopkeeper Liu's door and knocked on the door. The servant opened the door for Ah Lan. When they saw that the person who came was Ah Lan, they were very surprised because they did not expect that Ah Lan would come in person. Ah Lan
Lan has never been to Shopkeeper Liu's house. If it wasn't something important, why would A Lan come over?
After the servants invited A-Lan to the front hall with great enthusiasm, they went to report to Shopkeeper Liu. Shopkeeper Liu was naturally more surprised than the servants when he heard this. Shopkeeper Liu walked out bravely. When he saw A-Lan, his face changed.
With a long-lost smile, he said, "Master, why are you here?"
"I don't know how Shopkeeper Liu is doing these days, so Ayu and I came here to take a look. We just went to visit the other shopkeepers. It seems that among the four shopkeepers, only you and Shopkeeper Tang are okay. I don't know if Shopkeeper Qi and Shopkeeper Tang are doing well.
Who did Shopkeeper Li offend? How could he be poisoned for no reason?" A Lan said anxiously.
"Poisoned? Shopkeepers Qi and Li were poisoned?" Shopkeeper Liu asked.
"It seems that shopkeeper Liu knows their situation very well. That day, the third elder and the second elder went to Leng Mansion. It turned out that he wanted me to ask the young master of the Nan family to diagnose the pulse of the two shopkeepers. After Nan Qing diagnosed their pulse, he found that they were indeed
It's poisonous, and it's all pollen from northern Xinjiang." A Lan said.
"They were poisoned by the same poison? How is that possible?" Shopkeeper Liu asked in surprise.
"Does Shopkeeper Liu have any questions? Among the four shopkeepers who left, only two of them were poisoned. So what's so surprising about being poisoned by the same poison? I'm just curious about how the poisoner got the poison.
Yes." Alan said.
Shopkeeper Liu looked a little nervous, because he only poisoned Shopkeeper Li, and Shopkeeper Qi’s poisoning had nothing to do with him. However, if A Lan knew that he had poisoned Shopkeeper Li, even if he admitted that he only poisoned Shopkeeper Li, A Lan might not
He would believe it. So, this time he was not pretending, but was really surprised.
"Really? No wonder they asked a doctor to check the pulse, but the doctor found nothing." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"Because the shop is too busy, I plan to ask you to go back and continue to take care of the shop. Who knows that the two shopkeepers can't afford to be sick now. Now only you and shopkeeper Tang are left. I wonder if you can come here." A Lan.
said.
"Master, what do you mean... you hope that Shopkeeper Tang and I can join the shop and continue to run the shop?" Shopkeeper Liu asked doubtfully.
He couldn't believe his ears and thought he heard wrong. So, he wanted to confirm again whether what A Lan said was true.
Ah Lan sighed and said: "I know you will definitely not want to go back. After all, the elders have always complained that I have done something wrong, and they are very protective of you."
Shopkeeper Liu couldn't figure out what A-Lan meant. He didn't know how to answer the question for a moment, so he just stood there blankly.
Seeing that Shopkeeper Liu was silent, A-Lan knew that Shopkeeper Liu was planning something in his mind. So, A-Lan pretended to regret and said to Shopkeeper Liu: "I know you won't forgive me for not retaining you in the first place. If it were me, maybe
I won’t forgive myself either. The third elder was right, but it’s a pity that I didn’t listen to his advice.”
Ayu then asked: "Master, what should we do next?"
"Uncle Ren can't handle it alone. In addition, three of the waiters in the shop have left, and he is already in a state of distress. Fortunately, shopkeeper Tang is willing to go back. I think it's better for you to go and look at the shop early tomorrow morning," said A-Lan.
"Master, you want me to do business? No, no, no, I can't do it." Ayu's face changed greatly after hearing this.
"If you don't go, let me go and look at the shop myself?" A Lan said.
Shopkeeper Liu then recovered and said to A-Lan: "Master, you misunderstood. We have never complained about the master. We were the ones who proposed to leave in the first place. The master was not wrong. If you don't mind, I will
Go back and take care of the shop."
Shopkeeper Liu was eager to return to the shop and continue taking care of business for the Leng family. Since he couldn't wait for the third elder to speak, it would be best for the young master to speak in person.
"Are you really willing?" Alan asked.
"Yes, since the young master came to see me personally, how could I not agree?" Shopkeeper Liu said.
"In this case, please shopkeeper Liu and I will come to Leng's Mansion. There are some things that need to be explained. Don't worry, a carriage will be arranged to take you back then," said A-Lan.
"Young Master makes the decision," Shopkeeper Liu said.
Shopkeeper Liu didn't think much about it, thinking that A-Lan really planned to reuse him. Before leaving, he briefly explained some things to his wife and followed A-Lan on the carriage back to Leng Mansion.
After entering the front door of Leng Mansion, A-Lan said a few words in the butler's ear, and the housekeeper nodded and left. A-Lan invited shopkeeper Liu to the front hall and had someone serve him tea.
Shopkeeper Liu took a sip of tea after sitting down. He remembered why he was the only shopkeeper, so he asked, "Master, where is shopkeeper Tang? Why haven't you seen him?"
A Lan said: "I didn't invite Shopkeeper Tang to come over."
Shopkeeper Liu thought he was coming back with the young master, and shopkeeper Tang would have to wait for a while before he could come. But he never expected that the young master would tell him that shopkeeper Tang would not come here today. Why would A-Lan invite him to Leng Mansion alone?
"It turns out that the young master only invited me. I wonder what the young master plans to discuss with me?" Shopkeeper Liu asked.
"You'll know in a moment. Shopkeeper Liu, don't be impatient. Just drink some tea and wait." A Lan said.
Shopkeeper Liu felt something was wrong. A-Lan's attitude was a little different from when he was at their house just now.
It's just that they kept sitting in the front hall, and A-Lan didn't have anything to say to herself. Shopkeeper Liu became more and more uneasy as he sat there. Where could he drink tea?
So, he asked again: "Master, are we waiting for someone?"
"Shopkeeper Liu is right, we are just waiting for someone," A Lan said.
Shopkeeper Liu was about to leave, but just when he was about to speak, the housekeeper came in and said a few words in A-Lan's ear. A-Lan asked the housekeeper to go down first and said to Shopkeeper Liu: "Shopkeeper Liu, there is something I want to ask clearly. No.
Do you know if you can answer me truthfully?"
"Excuse me, young master." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"Just now we mentioned the poisoning of Shopkeeper Li at your home. Now we have arrested a person. He admitted that he was the poisoner, but he said that you ordered him to do it." A Lan said.
When Shopkeeper Liu heard this, his heart skipped a beat, because he knew that the person A-Lan was talking about was Liu Zi. But how did A-Lan find out? How could A-Lan discover that Liu Zi poisoned the elder's mansion?
"What? I ordered him to poison Shopkeeper Li? How is that possible? Why should I poison Shopkeeper Li? What good will it do to me? Who is slandering me? Who is it?" Shopkeeper Liu asked excitedly.
"Steward, bring in the man named Liu Zi." A Lan said.
Shopkeeper Liu didn't expect that it was really Liuzi. He sipped his tea in a panic and sat there at a loss.
The housekeeper asked Liu Zi to be brought in, but he was brought in tied up. Liu Zi lowered his head and did not dare to look at Shopkeeper Liu.
Shopkeeper Liu took a step ahead of A Lan and said to Liu Zi: "It turns out to be Liu Zi. I thought I had taken care of you at the beginning, so why did you frame me?"
Liuzi shook his head and said: "Shopkeeper Liu, conscience of heaven and earth, how could I frame you up? It was indeed you who asked me to poison Shopkeeper Li, otherwise how could I have poisoned him? Besides, you didn't give me the powder.
There is no way I can get that kind of powder to harm people."
"You're talking nonsense. How could I give you poison to harm people? Master, this man cannot be trusted. He lies all day long and is not worthy of belief at all. He only does things lazily. By the way, Renzi scolded him several times in the shop before.
In other words, he ran away with a grudge. Thanks to me for taking him in and giving him money. He actually repaid kindness with hatred. It's simply not worth helping him." Shopkeeper Liu said angrily.
"How did Shopkeeper Liu know that Ren Zi scolded him? It turned out that you took him in after he ran out of the shop, and Uncle Ren had to look for him everywhere," A Lan said.
"I, after I left the shop, I was actually worried that Ren Zi was not treating the waiters well. Who knew that when I went back that day, I happened to catch Uncle Ren teaching them a lesson," Shopkeeper Liu said.
"Liuzi, don't you have anything to say?" A Lan asked.
Liu Zi begged for mercy and said: "Master, although I, Liu Zi, like to lie, I have not lied at all in this matter. I have already admitted that I was the one who gave the poison to Shopkeeper Li, but this poison was given to me by Shopkeeper Liu, who asked me to
I poisoned Shopkeeper Li because he was worried that the elders would take advantage of other elders, so he came up with this plan."
"Liuzi, I'm not too weak to lead you, why do you say that?" Shopkeeper Liu said excitedly.
"Shopkeeper Liu, isn't what Liu Zi said true?" A Lan asked.
"Master, Liuzi lied. What he said is not true. He is lying. Master, please believe me." Shopkeeper Liu said worriedly.
"But, I don't think he's lying, and you don't look like you're lying to me, so what should I do?" A-Lan said.
"Young master, he is lying. I have worked in the Leng family for so many years, how could I lie to the young master? The sixth son has also worked in the Leng family for several years, and he likes to be lazy in the shop on weekdays. He suddenly framed me and then
He didn't show up at the Elder's Mansion, could it be because of the money?" Shopkeeper Liu said.
"Shopkeeper Liu, you asked me to poison Shopkeeper Li. Later, you said you were worried that I would be discovered, so you asked me to go back to my hometown to rest for a few days. After listening to your suggestion, I packed up my things and went back. I didn't think of you.