"How is the investigation of the old housekeeper's murder going?"
Mu Siyu pulled Lu Yi to sit down and pressed his shoulders to relax his muscles and bones.
"We examined the body and found that the old housekeeper's death was caused by a landslide. He was first hit by a rock above and fell unconscious on the spot. Then he soaked in the heavy rain for a long time and was not treated in time, so he died tragically in the wild. It was true some time ago
There was a landslide, so this all seems to make sense. But someone sent his body to the gate of Prince Li's Mansion, which is a bit strange."
"The old butler worked hard at Prince Li's Mansion for more than ten years, and now he died tragically in the wild. It's not surprising that someone recognized his identity and sent him to the door of Prince Li's Mansion. Do you think there is anything wrong?"
"Maybe it's the intuition for handling cases. You women don't talk about women's intuition. I also have the intuition for handling cases. I always feel that the person who sent him here did it on purpose, just to show me."
There is indeed nothing suspicious about the old housekeeper's body, and it stands to reason that he can be treated as an accidental death. However, Prince Li's Mansion seems to have paid special attention to the death of the old housekeeper. Prince Li was seriously ill and sent him three times for questioning.
The progress of the case, both inside and outside the words, was that the old housekeeper should be buried in peace and did not want to delve into the matter further. How could he not be suspicious?
"By the way, King Zhong is here." Lu Yi said, "The relief team stopped in Zhuangyu City. He came to Licheng quietly. I will be with him these days."
"I know." Mu Siyu stopped, "Then this birthday banquet..."
"Since you are invited by the prince, let's go together! The Zhao family is a big family in Licheng and is in charge of a lot of business. It is only beneficial to have a good relationship with the Zhao family. Of course, if you don't like it, just go and eat.
Let’s just run away after eating, and there’s no need to deliberately socialize with them.”
It was Mrs. Zhao's sixtieth birthday, and all the prominent people in Licheng came.
King Li, who had not been seen for a long time, also came to the door dragging his sick body. However, his face was too ugly, so he only showed his face and went to the backyard of Zhao Mansion to rest.
When Princess Li appeared with Fan Shiyou, all the female relatives present saluted and said hello.
As a follower of Princess Li, Mu Siyu also attracted the attention of many people. When she learned that she was an official wife, her eyes lit up, and various entertainments followed.
"Sister Mu," Ye Yingge came up to say hello, "There is a pavilion over there. It's quite quiet. I'll take you over and sit there!"
"You said Mrs. Zhao is your aunt, why haven't I heard you say that before?" Mu Siyu followed Ye Yingge towards the pavilion, chatting a few words.
"I'm not afraid of your jokes. In fact, I'm acquainted with each other." Ye Yingge said, "Half a year ago, my business was not doing well, as you know. I went home to visit relatives, and when I passed by Qishan Temple, I wanted to burn incense sticks.
I pray to gods and Buddhas to bless my daughter and I to have a safe and smooth life. I never imagined that Mrs. Zhao would be chased by bandits. At that time, I brought more than a dozen servants with me and saved Mrs. Zhao."
"So you got to know each other and then recognized her as your aunt?" Mu Siyu said, "Then you are very lucky."
"Mrs. Zhao is very kind. She heard that I was living alone with my daughter and felt sorry for my misfortune, so she stayed with me for a few days in Licheng and introduced me to many businesses."
"I remembered, it was also at that time that your business was getting better and better, and it didn't take long before you became a well-known wealthy businessman in Hubei City." Mu Siyu has been very busy in the past two years, but he still knows what he should know.
"That's right." Ye Yingge said with a smile, "I have a hard life, but I have good luck. I always meet noble people. Before, it was you and Brother Xuan, and now it's my aunt."
"I can't be considered your nobleman either." Mu Siyu smiled lightly.
"Why doesn't it count? After I met Sister Mu, I realized that women can still live such a vigorous life. Although I am not as smart as my sister, I also want to follow her and follow a different path."
"Madam..." Ye Yingge's maid came over, "Mrs. Zhao is looking for you."
"Then I..." Ye Yingge stood up, "Sister, I'll come as soon as I go. Do you want to go talk to others?"
"I want to be clean for a while," Mu Siyu said, "To be honest, I've been suffering from the cold recently and have a bit of a headache."
"Okay, then sister will come to me later." Ye Yingge took the maid away.
Mu Siyu leaned against the pavilion pillar.
It's finally clean.
Zisu and Ziyuan also felt relieved.
"This Mrs. You has changed a lot," Ziyuan said. "Every word she says is very rigorous, and it's impossible to tell what she is thinking. Her smile is also very beautiful, but it is fake."
"Isn't this normal? Our wife can be quite fake sometimes." Zi Su muttered beside her.
Mu Siyuliang glanced at Zisu: "Have you gained weight recently?"
"No!" Zi Su touched her belly, "I can't get fat with my physique. Besides, I follow my wife to many places every day, so I have absorbed all the food I eat."
"Really? I think you have gained some weight, so you can no longer eat sweets recently. Besides, you are an unmarried girl and you can't use that much money. This month's bonus is gone."
Zisu: "..."
He is simple, not stupid.
This is 'revenge' from the madam.
"Madam..." Zisu tugged at the corner of Mu Siyu's clothes.
Mu Siyu leaned there and said lazily: "It's useless to say nice things."
"No, look over there..." Zisu pointed not far away.
Mu Siyu looked in the direction she pointed.
I saw Fan Shiyou hugging a man dressed as a scholar.
Mu Siyu: "..."
My little princess, can you find a room? It’s so blatant, so you’re worried that others won’t see it, right?
"Madam, what should I do?" Zi Su said in a low voice.
"This is the Zhao Mansion. If the two of them do something scandalous here, I'm afraid..." Mu Siyu said, "But it's not okay for us to make noises like this. It's easy to make people hate us. This is the only way..."
Mu Siyu quietly left the pavilion with her two maids, walked through the side path, and pretended to be looking for a hut. She looked around and said, "Zhao Mansion is so big that even if you want to find a hut, you can't find it. Zisu,
Didn't you just ask the girl in the house how to get there?"
"It's not like Madam didn't know that she didn't care about anything except eating all day long. When she asked the little girl, her eyes were fixed on the snacks she was holding, and she probably didn't even hear a word.
" Ziyuan complained.
Fan Shiyou heard the voice and took the scholar to hide in the rockery.
After they walked over, Fan Shiyou came out: "Su Lang, it's not safe here, let's go separately first!"
"Shiyou, are you still planning to come with me?" Su Tingzheng took Fan Shiyou's little hand, "If you are willing, come with me today!"
"Today? Now?" Fan Shiyou was stunned.
"I don't want to wait any longer." Su Tingzheng said, "I found a corpse that looked very much like you. Then I disfigured the face and threw it into the well. No one would be able to tell that it was not you."
