Chapter 48: A Wave of Unsettled Waters (2)
Although she was just an unfavored and almost crazy aunt, this incident still caused an uproar in the Prime Minister's Mansion. When the matter reached Xie Qi's ears, Xie Qi still got up in a hurry and went straight to the courtyard of the fourth aunt.
Even Xie Qi arrived, so the others naturally couldn't help but come.
Huo Qing ordered two subordinates to move the body of the fourth aunt down. Jiang Wan watched from the sidelines, and the four aunts didn't know how long they had been dead, and their faces were still rosy.
"Sir, how should this be?" Huo Qing came to ask Xie Qi what he meant, about the burial of the fourth aunt, it was necessary to follow Xie Qi's meaning.
Xie Qi looked at the corpse of the fourth aunt, and finally felt that it was someone who followed him, and said, "Since it is from my prime minister's mansion, it is natural to be buried in the ancestral grave of the Xie family." ”
"Yes, sir!"
"Carry it away." Huo Qing ordered someone to lift the body of the fourth aunt, but at this time, a letterhead fell out of the fourth aunt's clothes.
"Sir, it's like a letter." Huo Qing picked it up.
"Bring it."
Huo Qing handed the letter to Xie Qi, Xie Qi opened it and looked at it, his eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Master, what did this sister write on it?" Wang Ying came over curiously and asked.
Xie Qi directly stuffed the letter to Wang Ying, "You can see for yourself." ”
Wang Ying opened it to take a look, and when she saw it, she hurriedly said, "This, this must be someone who harmed the concubine." Xiangye, you are the master of the concubine! ”
Xie Qi said, "It's clearly her handwriting on it." Did she use her own death to harm you? ”
"No, master, she ......" Wang Ying was speechless, and didn't know what to say for a while.
Xie Yubing saw his mother like this, so he walked over, looked at the letter, and said, "Dad, someone must have instigated the fourth aunt." How could my mother have something to do with the death of the twins back then? ”
Xie Qi said, "Instigation? Can you afford to lose your life? The events of the day, Ben Xiang has always felt that something is wrong. Helplessly, no one believed her words, only thought that she was thoughtful. But I don't want to, it's you poisonous woman......"
Wang Ying was so shocked that she took a few steps back and said, "Master, the concubine is really wronged...... Why did my sister die, and she still wronged me! ”
"Dad, how can my mother be convicted of a crime based on a letter from the fourth aunt? If she really has evidence, why not testify against my mother while she is alive? ”
Xie Yubing just expected that there was no proof of death now, so he said this.
"Sir, you really can't convict Madame of guilt just by relying on this letter! Even if the fourth aunt is alive, she has to come up with a proof! Huo Qing said for Wang Ying on the side.
Xie Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't think this matter is that simple. Since she is determined to die, this matter must be investigated to the end. is not only to give her justice, but also to give an explanation to the pair of children who died in their own appearance. Huo Qing, you called all the relevant people involved in the year to the prime minister. ”
"Yes. But after so many years, I'm afraid some people have ......"
"As long as they are alive, they will call them to their true nature."
"Yes. It's just that the fourth aunt ...... right now."
"Let's bury it first."
"Yes, sir."
"Master......" Wang Ying called.
Xie Qi glanced at her coldly and said, "Before this matter is clarified, you should rest in the house now." If you let Benxiang find out that this matter is related to you, don't blame Benxiang for not caring about the relationship between husband and wife. ”
"Master......" Wang Ying's face turned pale.
Everyone dispersed, and Jiang Wan couldn't help but glance at Wang Ying. Just looked at Xie Yubing supporting Wang Ying, as if she was comforting her.
"Fourth sister, let's go back." Xie Wenxuan urged Jiang Huan.
"Hmm."
The next morning, I was supposed to go back. But Jiang Wan doesn't want to go back for the time being, she still has to watch this scene. Because the matter of the fourth aunt directly involved Wang Ying, Xie Yubing naturally couldn't leave immediately. Simply Jiang Wan continued to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion in the name of accompanying Xie Yubing. And the Prime Minister's Mansion was in trouble, Xie Wenxuan was worried about Xie Wu, and he was not in a hurry to go back.
Jiang Wan originally stayed to watch the play, so she was also idle. It's just that Huo Qing is busy, and Xie Qi's words turned Huo Qing upside down. After so many years, some of the maids who served the fourth aunt back then have died, and some have left the Prime Minister's Mansion, so it is not easy to find.
"Fourth sister, do you think you can still find out what happened back then? It's been all these years. Xie Wenxuan asked in the house.
"Actually, many people are not important, but the most important thing in my opinion is the first person to find out that the two children are dead, and the person who examines the two children. If there is really something strange, then they must have hidden something back then. ”
As soon as Jiang Huan's voice fell, she saw that the tea in the teacup in front of her had overflowed.
"Firefly, the water is full."
Liuying was stunned, hurriedly lifted the teapot away, and said, "Miss, I'm sorry, it's the slave who didn't pay attention." ”
Jiang Wan looked at Liuying and said, "You seem to be a little absent-minded." ”
"Slaves don't."
Jiang Wan got up and said, "Since there isn't, then go outside with me to buy some things." Suddenly, my mouth was a little greedy. Sister, do you want to go out with me? ”
Xie Wenxuan shook his head with a smile, "Later, Shen Lian will send Gong'er over, and I won't go." ”
"Then my sister will go first."
Out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Liu Ying asked, "Miss, what do you want to eat, the slave maid will buy it for you, why do you have to come out in person?" ”
Jiang Wan smiled slyly and said, "Who said I want to eat." I'm just going to a place myself. ”
Hotaru asked, "Miss, where are you going?" ”
"You'll find out when you go." Jiang Wan pretended to be mysterious.
Jiang Wan went not elsewhere, but in the suburbs. She decided that the old lady in the maid's mouth knew something. She has been taking care of the fourth aunt, but suddenly she is not in the prime minister's house for no reason, there must be some reason.
On the way, Liu Hotaru kept asking, "Miss, where are we going?" Seeing that I want the city, I'm afraid it's too late to go back, right? ”
Jiang Wan didn't care about her and kept walking outside the city. When they got to the outside of the city, they found the nearest village. Jiang Wan vaguely remembered that the old lady was surnamed Zhang, so she found someone and asked, "Do you know an old woman surnamed Zhang?" ”
The man shook his head and said, "The old women in this village all follow their husbands' surnames, and I really don't know whose surname is Zhang." ”
Jiang Wan felt that it was the same, and if she asked like this, she would definitely not be able to ask anything. She thought for a moment and asked, "Is there an old woman in this village who is serving in the Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”
When the man heard this, he said, "You're talking about her!" Just ahead, there is a fenced yard with a jujube tree in the yard. ”
"Thank you."
"Miss, you wait for the slave." Seeing Jiang Wan walking ahead, Liu Ying hurriedly chased after him.
"Miss, it's better for the slave to go ahead, you should be careful." In front of a fence yard, Liuying said to Jiang Huan.
"Hmm."
Liuying walked in front of her, and shouted a few words inside, "Is anyone there?" Is anyone there? ”
After a few calls and no one answered, Liuying turned to Jiang Wan and said, "Miss, maybe Mama Zhang is not at home, why don't we come back another day?" ”
Jiang Wan looked at the door and said, "The door is not locked, the person must not have gone far, and he will come back after a while." We've all been here, so there's no reason to go back so quickly. Go, go in and wait. ”
"Miss, this ......" Liuying knew that Jiang Wan was not a person who was obsessed with subtleties, so naturally she couldn't stop her, so she had to say, "Then Miss, the slave will open the door for you." ”
Liuying pulled the door in front of Jiang Huan, and then led Jiang Wan in. Jiang Wan looked at Liuying, stunned, and then walked in slowly.
The furnishings inside are very simple, Mama Zhang is just a subordinate after all, and the family is not rich.
Jiang Wan looked around when she entered, and Liuying hurriedly said, "Miss, let's just sit and wait, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to walk around in someone's house like this, right?" ”
Jiang Wan said confidently, "I'm just looking around, and I don't steal or rob, what's wrong?" ”
Jiang Wan saw that there was a small room on each side, and there were beds in the room. She opened the closet again and looked at it, and she wanted to say something, but she had to stop.
Jiang Wan entered the kitchen and saw that there was still food on the stove, so she picked it up and sniffed it. After putting it down, Convection Hotaru said, "Forget it, let's go." ”
"Miss, aren't we waiting?"
Jiang Wan shook her head, "Don't wait." I can't wait until I can't wait. Let's go. ”
Liuying didn't know what Jiang Huan was aware of, so she had to follow Jiang Huan out of the fence courtyard again. After walking for a while, Jiang Wan suddenly stopped and said to Convection Firefly, "You wait for me here, I have a question for the folks here." ”
"Miss......"
Liuying called, and Jiang Wan had already run away. She asked a few questions from the man who had just shown her the way, and then came back.
"Miss, what are you asking?"
Jiang Wan smiled, "It's nothing, it's just that if they see Mama Zhang coming back, remember to go to the Yuwang Mansion to talk to the princess." ”
"Oooh!"
Jiang Wan and Liuying rushed back to the city and prepared to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion. It was getting dark, and the streets were thinning out.
"Miss, the slave and maid have been running away for a day, let's go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to eat more, the slave and maid are hungry." On the road, Liu Ying and Jiang Wan were talking this, she inadvertently looked forward, and suddenly said, "Miss, isn't that a screen in front of you?" ”
Jiang Wan followed Liuying's line of sight, and really saw Ping'er walking not far ahead. She seemed to walk very carefully, looking left and right, back and forth. Fortunately, the sky was dark, and Jiang Wan and Liuying walked on the side again, and they were not discovered by Ping'er. After a while, a carriage drove in front of Jiang Wan and stopped in front of Ping'er. Ping'er got into the carriage.
"Miss, this ...... Ping'er, how could she ......" Liuying looked at Jiang Wan in confusion.
"It's okay, let's go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion first."
returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jiang Wan still lived with Xie Wenxuan. In the middle of the night, Jiang Wan felt thirsty, so she got up and poured a cup of tea. Sensing someone moving outside, she called softly, "Liuying? ”
But there was no one outside.
Jiang Wan opened the door and looked at it, and saw a figure in front of her, if she was not mistaken, it was Liuying. She seemed to have something in her hand.
It's so late, where are you going?
Jiang Wan put on a dress and quickly followed.
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