On the second day of the stove party, the snow still didn’t stop.
The road was slippery in the snow, and Shen Xiu felt a little light-headed when she got up in the morning. Perhaps she was suffering from a cold, so she planned to rest at home for the day.
After Rou Niang brought the medicine, Shen Xiu drank it in one gulp. In order to remove the smell of the medicine in the room, she threw the remaining orange peels into the charcoal basin, and a faint fragrance filled the room.
She was in a daze in front of the charcoal basin when Rou Niang came in and said, "Ms. Shen, the baby is back and said she wants to see you."
"Let him in quickly." Shen Xiu knew that Liu Hao must have found out something, so he wanted to see her.
After Liu Hai came in, Shen Xiu asked Rou Niang to pour him a cup of hot tea.
After Liu Hao finished drinking tea and became a little warmer, Shen Xiucai asked, "How is it? What did you find out?"
Liu Hao put down his teacup and said, "The lady that Qin Zhifu remarried is named Gu, and everyone calls her Mrs. Gu. This Mrs. Gu is not from a high family background, and her family only has a small amount of property."
Magistrate Qin is already over fifty years old, while Mrs. Gu looks like she is only in her twenties. Thinking about it, when Mrs. Gu married Magistrate Qin, Magistrate Qin was probably over forty.
Men of this age are no longer considered good marriage partners. Better families would not be willing to marry their daughter to a man who is nearly half a century old as a second marriage.
Only people like the Gu family, whose family background is not very good but are willing to cling to the powerful, would be willing to marry their daughter to the prefect of Qin as a continuation of their marriage.
Shen Xiu was not surprised by Mrs. Gu's family background.
She listened quietly to Liu'er's talk.
Liu Hai said: "I inquired for a long time and found out that Mrs. Gu is related to the owner of Nishang Embroidery House. Also, Nishang Embroidery House will go to the government office every few months to tailor clothes for Mrs. Gu."
Shen Xiu had already heard about Nishang Embroidery Workshop from the young lady, so she was not surprised by this.
"Is the owner of Nishang Embroidery Shop one of Mrs. Gu's cousins?" Shen Xiu asked.
Liu Hao was a little surprised: "Ms. Shen, do you know the relationship between Mrs. Gu and that ancient man?"
Shen Xiudao: "I went to see Mrs. Gu yesterday and accidentally learned about it from other people."
Liu Hai said: "The owner of the Nishang Embroidery Shop, Gu Ye, is indeed Mrs. Gu's cousin. However, this cousin had never had any contact with the Gu family before Mrs. Gu got married. When Mrs. Gu married the prefect of Qin, This cousin just showed up."
Shen Xiu understood that although Mr. Gu was Mrs. Gu's cousin, he was a distant relative. If Mrs. Gu hadn't married Magistrate Qin, Mr. Gu would not have interacted with her at all.
But what does Mrs. Gu want to let go of her arrogance and interact with such a distant relative?
Shen Xiu thought about what Liu Hai had just said, that the Gu family only had a small amount of property, and she understood.
Since the Gu family does not have much wealth, Mrs. Gu will definitely not have much dowry when she gets married.
And Shen Xiu heard Wei Yan say that the Qin magistrate was relatively clean as an official, and the eunuch's purse was not rich.
The prefect of Qin only had an only son, and most of his future property would be left to this son.
Mrs. Gu, as the successor, had no children. When she got married, her stepson had grown up. Therefore, if Magistrate Qin passed away in the future, it would be fine if her stepson had a conscience. If he did not have a conscience, then she would not be able to escape the end of being kicked out. .
As a result, Mrs. Gu naturally has to consider her livelihood for the rest of her life.
She interacted with Nishang Embroidery House, and it was probably Nishang Embroidery House that gave her a lot of money, and for this money, Mrs. Gu had to do things for Nishang Embroidery House.
Shen Xiu understood the reason why Mrs. Gu went to the Nishang Embroidery Workshop, and then asked Liu Hai: "Apart from these, what else did you find out?"
Liu Hao said: "According to your instructions, Mrs. Shen, I gave two little beggars a little money and asked them to help keep an eye on shopkeeper Zhang of Nishang Embroidery Workshop. Just yesterday, two little beggars told me that they were keeping an eye on Zhang. After a few days, the shopkeeper discovered that he occasionally went to Jixiang Inn. But he didn't stay long, only half an hour at most."
"Jixiang Inn?" Shen Xiu asked: "Did the two little beggars really say that?"
Liu Hai nodded and said: "They did watch shopkeeper Zhang enter the Jixiang Inn. I was afraid that they would admit their mistake, so I asked them to take me to that inn. It is indeed the Jixiang Inn."
"Is there a pharmacy next to Jixiang Inn?" Shen Xiu asked.
Liu Hai nodded and was a little confused at the same time, "Ms. Shen, do you also know this Jixiang Inn?"
Shen Xiudao: "I was just guessing at first, but now that you have said it, I am sure."
The inn that Lianniang went to that day was the Jixiang Inn.
Afterwards, she asked Shopkeeper Fan and found out that the businessman named Qin did live in Jixiang Inn.
By now, Shen Xiu knew very well what the Nishang Embroidery Workshop had planned.
That Lotus Lady was a spy sent by them to give Fan Guangzu a blow, and then do things that were detrimental to the embroidery workshop.
However, Shen Xiu couldn't guess what they were going to do yet. But they first allowed Fan Guangzu to take such a big advantage, and then they didn't make any move, which showed that their plan was very big.
Shen Xiu withdrew his gaze from the charcoal basin, and then looked at Liu Hao, "I want you to help keep an eye on a person. I want to know where he has been and what he has done every day. Can you do it without disturbing him? Please help me find out these?"
Liu Hao thought for a while and nodded without hesitation: "I can do it."
Thanks to his wandering life for several years, Liu'er's ability to survive is very strong, and his adaptability is better than that of ordinary people. Therefore, it is not difficult for him to find out information about a person.
"As long as you can do it." When Shen Xiu heard Liu Hao's answer, she couldn't help but sigh. She was right to call Liu Hao from the county seat.
"The person I asked you to inquire about is named Qin, and he is said to be from Jiangnan. He is currently staying at Jixiang Inn."
When Liu Hao heard that the man was staying at Jixiang Inn, his face became more confident.
"That's no problem. One of the waiters at Jixiang Inn has been bribed by me. I plan to ask him to help ask the shopkeeper to let me work in the inn for a few days."
Shen Xiudao: "Your idea is good, but you have to be careful and don't let Qin notice anything."
The safety of keeping children is one thing, and alerting others is another.
Liu Hao said: "Don't worry, Mrs. Shen, I will be careful."
Shen Xiu originally didn't trust a half-year-old child to do such a thing, but there was really no one at hand, so she had no choice but to let him do it.
After leaving the baby, Shen Xiu felt sleepy and took a nap again.
When she woke up, it was already afternoon.
Just as she was about to call Rou Niang and ask her what time it was, she saw the maid at home coming in and saying, "Ms. Shen, please go and have a look. Mr. Wei seems to be injured."
What, Wei Yan was injured, Shen Xiu didn't care that she was still suffering from the cold, and walked out of the room without even putting on her cloak.