Nan Xi walked over and asked, "Is the eldest lady you just mentioned Guan Wanqing?"

Caiying collapsed and cried, subconsciously nodded, and after Hanlian and Shaoyao let go, her whole body collapsed on the ground.

She was still desperate, but she no longer had the courage to die.

People are like this. It is true that they want to die, but after experiencing it once, they will be afraid and want to live even more.

Nan Xi waited until she had cried enough and the tears on her face were almost dry, then asked Shaoyao to get her some water to soothe her throat, and asked: "You are Guan Wanqing's maid, so when something happens to her, will you be there?" Where?"

Caiying looked at Nanxi and the others and asked, "Who are you?"

Only now did she become wary.

"My name is Nan Xi, and I am a temporary employee of the government office." Nan Xi said.

"What?" Caiying didn't know what she was thinking of, but she suddenly swallowed the words that were on her lips, "I still have errands to do, so I have to go back first."

She wiped the tears from her eyes and stood up to leave.

Shaoyao stopped her, "We saved you, and you didn't even say thank you. Instead, you treated us like thieves?"

This person is too ignorant.

Shaoyao was very dissatisfied.

Caiying retorted: "I didn't ask you to save her."

She originally wanted to die.

If you can't die now, you have to live and suffer.

Thinking of this, she actually felt resentful towards Shaoyao and Hanlian, rolled her eyes at them angrily, and then left quickly.

"Hey!"

Shaoyao put her hands on her hips, angrily, and wanted to catch the person back, "This person doesn't know what is good or bad, she."

Nan Xi stopped her, "Forget it, she doesn't want to say it, it's useless no matter how hard we force her."

Hanlian looked at Nan Xi: "Girl, she must know something. Why don't you let Master Tang ask? I'm sure you can find out something."

Nan Xi had the same plan and nodded, "Go and inform Master Tang. Shaoyao and I will wander around to see if we can find any other clues."

"Yes, girl."

Before Hanlian left, he repeatedly told Shaoyao to carefully protect Nanxi's safety.

Nan Xi knocked on the door of a nearby neighbor's house with peony and asked about Caiying's situation.

"Oh, you are talking about the wealthy wife. She seems to work for a wealthy family and only comes back once every few days. When they first got married, the couple had a good relationship, but they seem to be always quarreling recently."

The person who opened the door for Nan Xi and the others was an old woman. Her eyesight was not very good, but her ears were sharp and she knew a lot of things.

She was very enthusiastic, maybe because she was too lonely alone, so she took Nan Xi and Shaoyao to sit down, and even poured tea for them.

"Mother-in-law, we're not thirsty, so you don't have to be busy." Nan Xi helped her mother-in-law sit down, "Mother-in-law, did you hear what they were arguing about?"

The mother-in-law nodded: "I heard it. I'm getting older, I don't sleep much, and I sleep lightly. When they quarrel, I wake up."

After a pause, she took a sip of tea and continued: "It's probably because Da Cai's wife always doesn't come home. Da Cai suspects that she has something to do with her master. It's always because of something like this. Oops, young people just don’t know how to cherish, and no matter how deep the relationship is, they will be noisy, not to mention they have only been married for a short time."

"When did they get married?" Nan Xi asked.

The mother-in-law thought for a while, "It seems to have been less than a month. I heard that the wealthy wife used to marry out of town with the master's family. She just recently divorced and returned to Beijing. The master's family is also very kind. I told her about the marriage and paid her a dowry."

Nan Xi and Shaoyao visited two more houses and got similar information.

"Girl, it seems that Miss Guan is quite nice to her maids. She is not as bad as the rumors say."

Nan Xi chuckled: "So, never mistake your ears for eyes. What you hear is false, and what you see may not necessarily be true."

The two of them arrived near Guan Mansion and happened to meet Tang Jingjing, who was called to Guan Mansion by Hanlian to inquire about the situation. "Master Tang." Nan Xi walked over.

Tang Jingjing got off the carriage and said, "Miss Nan, is the prince in good health?"

Nan Xi: "Master is fine, but he needs to stay in bed for the past few days. If Master Tang has anything to do, you can go to the palace to find him."

Tang Jingjing said "Okay", and then said: "If Miss Nan has time, you can go to the Guan Mansion with me to investigate. I admire Miss Nan's talent in handling cases."

"Master Tang, you're welcome."

Nan Xi didn't refuse and followed him in.

As a rich man, Guan Mansion is very large and impressive.

There are dozens of servants cleaning and doing work in the courtyard alone.

Nan Xi and Tang Qingqing followed the housekeeper of Guan Mansion to the front hall for reception, where white silk was laid out and a memorial tablet was placed, with Guan Wanqing's name engraved on it.

There is also a big word "Dian" hanging on the wall.

Only the remains were missing.

Kneeling on both sides were some servants wearing sackcloth and mourning. They were crying frequently. It was not clear whether they were really sad or had to shed tears.

Guan Yuansheng was wearing a plain brocade robe with a sad look on his face. After seeing Tang Zongzong, he hurriedly greeted him out.

"I'm sorry, Master Tang. I was busy with my little daughter's funeral and didn't go out to greet her."

Naturally, Tang Jingjing would not care about such a trivial matter. He waved his hand and said comfortingly: "Other than the customs officer, my condolences."

Guan Yuansheng hugged his fists, and then led them through the corridor to the next room.

The servants served hot tea.

"Master Tang, are you here today?" Guan Yuansheng asked.

Tang Jingjing got straight to the point: "Of course it's Miss Guan's case. I need to go to her boudoir to take a look. In addition, I have some questions to ask her maid."

Guan Yuansheng paused for a moment, then said "Oh" and asked the housekeeper to take them there.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Tang, I really don't dare to go to Qing'er's residence. It would hurt my feelings. Her death was so tragic. Every time I pass by there, I can still hear her laughter. "

Tang respectfully expressed his understanding, nodded, and agreed to let the butler lead the way.

Nan Xi looked back in Guan Yuansheng's direction and cried.

She must really feel sorry for what happened to her daughter.

"Girl, what's wrong?" Han Li was attentive and noticed Nan Xi's mood swings.

Nan Xi shook his head and continued to follow Tang Jingjing.

If she also had a father, he would probably feel so sorry for her.

Of course, the selfish adoptive parents of the original child do not count.

They only have Nan Mingkun in their hearts, and they don't care about the original life or death at all.

Qingyin Garden, Guan Wanqing’s residence.

The breeze blows, and the flowers and trees sway with the wind, blowing a light fragrance.

The road is paved with green bricks and occasionally decorated with fallen leaves.

There was a civet cat in the yard looking in the direction of the door. When it heard someone coming from behind, it jumped up in shock, then trotted away and soon disappeared.

After passing the exquisite pavilion, we came to the main house of the courtyard.

Several maids were standing in a row. They must have received the news in advance and were waiting here specially.


Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like