Houmen Yixiang

Chapter 263 Knowing What Happened in Suyifang

Lu Xinyan said: "That counterfeit is fake, and the people who did these things know it well, as long as Ah Xue reveals her true face..."

Leng Xun frowned and said, "Didn't you say this is too dangerous? I don't agree!"

"That's why I need Uncle Leng's help." Lu Xinyan said: "My solution is, you and A Xue pretend to come from other places to find relatives, and accidentally let Wen Ruxiang and the counterfeit see it, so they will definitely send someone to assassinate A Xue. Let's take this opportunity to grab their painful feet and expose their true colors! With Uncle Leng protecting Axue, and Prince Xiao secretly sending someone to follow, everything will be fine!"

Lu Xinyan's method is indeed the best way to break the deadlock, but Leng Xun still doesn't want to agree, "I still don't agree!"

Although Yao Xue is a righteous daughter, in his heart she is no different from her own daughter!
If the Yao family doesn't recognize her, he is willing to raise her for the rest of his life!

"Father, you often tell Xue'er that if you don't enter the tiger's den, you will become a tiger!" Yao Xue said firmly: "Xue'er wants to try, Xue'er wants to know if she is the daughter of the Yao family, if not, Xue'er immediately returns to Heishui Village with you, and will never look for her parents again."

There was a look of begging and yearning in her eyes, the eyes of a poor child who really wanted to know who her biological parents were.

Leng Xun couldn't refuse.

"Xue'er, foster father promises you, but you also have to promise foster father, be obedient by foster father's side, don't walk around casually, you understand?"

"Thank you foster father!" If Lu Xinyan and others were not present, Yao Xue would definitely rush up and hug Leng Xun's arm to act like a spoiled child.

Leng Xun looked at her fondly, "Princess, when will it start?"

"Tonight, I'll have someone send Axue out of the city to a nearby town, where you, Uncle Leng, will meet Axue." Lu Xinyan said: "When the time comes, you will pretend to meet Wen Ruxiang to arouse her suspicion and force her to take action." , and then lead her into the trap, every step must be careful. In the days to come, even if we meet by chance, we have to pretend we don’t know each other, and all news and deployments are carried out in secret.”

After discussing the details for a while, Leng Xun got up and said goodbye.

Before leaving, he suddenly said: "It will probably take some time for Xueer's matter this time. I want to deal with some private matters in these two days. Can I send Axue away tomorrow instead?"

Lu Xinyan was stunned, "Okay, no problem."

When Leng Xun came, he jumped in from the window, and when he left, he also jumped out of the window.

Seeing that he kept avoiding the crowd, Lu Xinyan was suddenly a little worried. She remembered that Leng Xun seemed to have an official, when Xiao Yichen asked Jin Zheng to change the identity of the people in Heishuiya, Leng Xun and Zhang Daqian, Xiao Yichen did not report up.

"Sister, don't worry, foster father will disguise himself." Yao Xue was used to Heishuiya, so she didn't think there was any problem.

"Axue said so."

After Leng Xun left from the window, he lowered his head and hurried forward. When an old man with weak legs and feet passed by him, he suddenly fell down. Leng Xun hurriedly supported him.

"Old man, are you all right?"

"It's all right, thank you big brother."

The old man quickly thanked him, Leng Xun raised his head and gave him a worried look, when he turned his head, the face without the beard covering it happened to fall into the eyes of an old woman holding an umbrella to shade her at the corner not far away.

The woman couldn't believe it, when Leng Xun realized that someone was watching him raise his head, the umbrella just dropped down, blocking Leng Xun's gaze.

Leng Xun quickly glanced around and found no suspicious person, pressed his hat, and left quickly.

After he walked away, the woman tremblingly raised the umbrella in her hand, looked at Leng Xun's back, and fell into some kind of reminiscence.

"Nurse Xu, I've finished shopping, it's time to go back to the palace." It was a little maid who came running.

Xu Momo regained her senses, and scolded with a straight face: "How many times have I told you, we must not let others know our identities!"

The little maid seemed to be very afraid of her, trembling with fear when she heard this, "Nurse, it's time...to go home..."

Only then did Nanny Xu retract her eyes, and hummed through her nasal cavity, "Let's go."

After Leng Xun left, Lu Xinyan and the others sat for a while, drank some tea and ate some pastries before leaving.

The carriage stopped outside Liu's Restaurant, but Little Monkey and Xiao He were nowhere to be seen.

Qingtong shook her fist, "This little girl, if I catch her, I must teach her a lesson!" There are opposite sexes, but inhumanity!
"Axue, wait in the car, I'll go to the nearby Suyifang branch to have a look."

Now that she has figured out a countermeasure, the less Yao Xue shows up, the better.

"Sister, you go, if the little monkey and Xiao He come back, I will let the little monkey call you."

Lu Xinyan and Qingtong walked a few steps, and met Wen Ruxiang and 'Yao Xue' who came out of another restaurant.

Although Lu Xinyan couldn't be humiliated that day, no matter what, she, Wen Ruxiang, had the upper hand in this matter.

"Princess, how leisurely you are!" Wen Ruxiang pretended to be generous with a bit of pride.

Seeing the two of them, Lu Xinyan smiled sarcastically, "Hello Miss Wen, Hello Miss Yao."

Wen Ruxiang only thought she was pretending to be calm, and smiled softly: "Princess, we are all adopted daughters of adoptive mothers, why not call us sisters?"

Lu Xinyan said: "I can't afford it."

'Yao Xue' snorted coldly, "You're smart!"

Lu Xinyan smiled lightly, "Miss Yao seems to have misunderstood me. I said you guys can't compare to me."

Wen Ruxiang's complexion immediately turned ugly, and 'Yao Xue' turned pale, "Princess Zhuzhu, don't bully me too much!"

Lu Xinyan shrugged, "I'm just telling the truth, I'm Princess Zhuzhu personally appointed by the emperor, and my husband is a general of the Second Rank Fuguo, the future Duke of the First Rank Town! What about you, even though you are in the Second Rank Marquis Mansion, , but the position of Lord Marquis has nothing to do with your third wife, and the other, the adoptive father resigned his official position for the sake of the adoptive mother, and now he is just an idler, why do you deserve to be called my sister?"

Wen Ruxiang felt humiliated, and her eyes shone fiercely, "Princess Zhuzhu, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, the days to come are still long, one day, I will trample you under my feet!"

'Yao Xue' rolled his eyeballs, "I can use it later, I can use it now!"

After she finished speaking in a low voice, she suddenly burst into tears, "Sister Wen, that's the woman who pushed me out. I'm scared when I see her now. Take me away, I don't want to see her! Woooo ..."

She was originally very beautiful, and when she cried, it was like pear blossoms and rain. Many people gathered to ask what happened.

'Yao Xue' cried and explained her identity intermittently. In fact, under Wen Ruxiang's deliberate promotion, her story has spread all over the streets and alleys of the capital after yesterday.

Seeing the exotic face of 'Yao Xue', many of the onlookers already guessed her identity.

Now that she is crying bitterly, many people are filled with righteous indignation.

"Princess Zhuzhu, everyone knows that if you do something wrong, you have to admit it. You are a noble person, so you should set an example and do such an unrighteous thing. Shouldn't you give Miss Yao an explanation?"

"Yes, Princess Zhuzhu, if you can kneel down and beg Miss Yao for mercy in public, I believe Miss Yao has a lot of people, and I will definitely forgive you for your young mistakes!"

"That is, you were young at the time and were too afraid of human nature, so we didn't ask you to do anything. As long as you admit your mistake now, we will persuade Miss Yao to let this matter pass like this. I believe Miss Yao thinks the same way. "

"Princess Zhuzhu, admit your mistake~"

Seeing that all the onlookers were standing by their side, Wen Ruxiang showed a smug smile, approached Lu Xinyan, and whispered in her ear in a generous tone: "Princess Zhuzhu, as long as you provide me with the styles you design in the future, I will I am willing to share [-]% of your pure profits and relieve you of your current danger."

Lu Xinyan looked at her like she was insane, and Wen Ruxiang would sell the styles she designed in the future, and only get [-]% of the net profit?Has Wen Ruxiang lost his mind?There is also a tone of charity!

Seeing her surprised expression, Wen Ruxiang's brain flashed, and she said in disbelief, "You don't know what happened in Suyifang, do you?"

"Suyifang? What happened?" Lu Xinyan also heard someone say that when she was in Yao Mansion yesterday, but she was distracted by the fake Yao Xue at that time, and then completely forgot about it.

Wen Ruxiang couldn't help but covered her mouth and laughed so hard that the corners of her eyes were filled with tears, "I thought... I thought you and Master Ye were in a cooperative relationship. You have the right to speak in Suyifang. Now it seems that you clearly You just got emptied out, you don’t even know about such a big thing happening in Suyifang, hahaha, I’m really laughing to death!"

Lu Xinyan's heart skipped a beat, and her face sank, "Please tell me clearly, what's going on?"

Wen Ruxiang laughed again for a while, finally stopped laughing, and gracefully wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, "You should check this out yourself. I am very satisfied to see your expression today! Waiting for you to check it out." After you have made it clear, you should think about it carefully. With your current reputation, cooperating with me is the best choice! I will give you three days, and if you agree after three days, the conditions I just made will be valid. If you still want to take Joe , Just pretend I didn’t say anything, just wait for the Suyifang to disappear!”

Lu Xinyan guessed that there was nothing to ask from her, so she told Qingtong: "Go, go and find Aunt Ye."

"I said princess, you want to leave like this, at least apologize first before leaving!"

"Although you are a princess, you can't bully people like this, regardless of etiquette."

The onlookers seemed to want to surround her, and they insisted on forcing Lu Xinyan to admit her mistake before letting her go.

Qingtong's eyes turned cold, and as soon as the aura of a master was released, the people around suddenly felt an invisible coercion overwhelming the sky and covering the earth, and retreated involuntarily.

"In public, do you want to kill someone to silence it?" someone murmured unconvinced.

Lu Xinyan, who was walking away, heard this, retracted her feet, looked at a group of unknown people who were easily incited, and said loudly: "What happened back then is right and wrong, not only the parties know, but also God, the earth Know! My husband has re-investigated this matter, and I will give everyone an explanation in a short time!"

Her eyes glanced at 'Yao Xue' inadvertently, "My husband's ability is well known in the world, so I advise those who cheat and fabricate the facts to stand up and clarify the truth as soon as possible, my husband and I will definitely be lenient, otherwise When he finds out the truth, he will never tolerate it!"

Her clear voice was full of trustworthiness, making people believe what she said unconsciously. The onlookers were shocked and watched the master and servant leave.

"Is there... is there something else hidden?"

"Forget it, forget it, the affairs of rich and noble families have nothing to do with us ordinary people, let's go to the theater."

After discussing a few words, the onlookers dispersed one after another.

'Yao Xue' was very angry when she saw that Lu Xinyan turned the situation around with a few words, and said a little puzzled: "Sister Wen, didn't you say that she pushed people out back then? But I saw her deny it several times, even Xiao Shizi believed it. Will..."

She is not really 'Yao Xue', she will believe whatever Wen Ruxiang tells her, but now, she has doubts.

Wen Ruxiang snorted coldly in her heart, Lu Xinyan, you are really good enough to make this idiot believe in you!
She gently held the arm of 'Yao Xue', "Sister Axue, what happened back then is naturally true. But do you know why the princess keeps denying it again and again?"

"why?"

"If she admits it, what do you think will happen to her?"

'Yao Xue' said without hesitation: "Aniang won't forgive her, and uncle won't let her go. The Duke of Zhen's mansion can't tolerate her, and everyone in the capital will spurn her."

Wen Ruxiang persuasively said, "So if it were you, would you admit it, or would you die desperately trying to hide it?"

'Yao Xue' was thoughtful, "Sister Wen is right, she is on the verge of riding a tiger, so I can only desperately deny it!"

"The mother-in-law is still waiting for us at home, let's go back."

"Okay, Sister Wen." The two walked towards the carriage hand in hand, 'Yao Xue' worried voice came from afar, "When I reported to Nanny Xu just now, I saw her expressionless face, could it be that she is dissatisfied? Yesterday's result? If she is not satisfied, will the Empress and Princess Changping also be dissatisfied?"

Wen Ruxiang couldn't help scolding with a cold face, "Don't you see where this is? Can you talk about it here? What if someone overhears it?"

Have a little brain, okay? You're really stupid like a pig!

'Yao Xue' murmured: "I'm sorry, I know I was wrong."

After Lu Xinyan and Qingtong got into the carriage, Little Monkey and Xiao He came back, "Go to the main store of Suyifang."

"Miss, it's getting late, you have a different status now, why don't you go back to your residence first?" Qingtong said.

The main store of Suyifang is a bit far away from here, so I went there to find out the truth of the matter before returning to the Duke's Mansion, I'm afraid it's already late at night, it's not appropriate for a bride to come out, and I'll go back when it's dark, I'm afraid the elders in the mansion will have some opinions.

Lu Xinyan thought for a while, "Then go home first."

He said again: "Call Xing Luo Xiazhi immediately after you go back!"

From Wen Ruxiang's tone, what happened in Suyifang didn't happen in the past two days, and it was not a small matter.

Whether it is Ankangbo Mansion or Linlang Pavilion, how could there be no news at all?

Lu Xinyan thought about everyone's reactions after she came back, Xing Luo, Feng Shi, Wu Zhen, Yan Qingruo, etc., and suddenly felt that it was not that they didn't know, but they were deliberately hiding it from her!
Because it was only a few days before the wedding!
Wu Zhen and others from the Feng family, including Lu Ziyi and others, they kept it from her, and it was understandable, probably because they didn't want her to be distracted when they got married!

But what she couldn't bear was that the Linlang Pavilion she founded and the people in Huanxiyuan actually kept it from her!
"Xiao He, do you know about Suyifang?"

"Suyifang? What's the matter?" Xiao He looked confused, "Has something happened to Suyifang? Is Master Ye okay?"

Lu Xinyan glanced at Xiao He, and guessed that she was not lying. Xiao He and the little monkey went to the village village, and they came back only when they knew she was coming back, but it was only two days before her.

"It's nothing, let's talk about it when we go back."

Xiao He patted her chest, "Miss, don't look at me like that, I'm so scared~"

She was frightened by Lu Xinyan's serious look.

Lu Xinyan opened the corner of her mouth and smiled, which made Xiao He even more frightened: Miss, you better stop laughing!

Back at the Duke of Zhen's mansion, Lu Xinyan's dinner was useless, so she called Xing Luo Xiazhi into her room.

She stared at the two of them expressionlessly without making a sound. Xing Luo Xiazhi asked what was going on with a smile at first, but gradually felt that the atmosphere was not right, and her legs trembled uncontrollably.

In the end, Xing Luo couldn't resist the pressure, and pulled Xia Zhi to kneel together, "Miss, if Xia Zhi and I have done something wrong, please point it out, and we will definitely correct it."

Lu Xinyan lowered her eyes and said lightly: "What did you do wrong, don't you know?"

Xing Luo's back felt cold, "Miss, please... expressly..."

"Heh~" Lu Xinyan snorted lightly, with a cold tone, but after finishing snorting, she stopped making any sound.

The room was eerily quiet, making one feel panicked.

Xia Zhi couldn't bear such suffering, and said, "Miss, we have something to hide from you."

"Xia Zhi." Xing Luo whispered.

Xia knew: "Xing Luo, I kept this matter from the young lady before because I thought it had already happened, and it would not be resolved for a while. I was afraid that it would affect the mood of the young lady's wedding. Now that the young lady has been married for a few days, it is time to tell the young lady. .”

Xing Luo then shut up.

Lu Xinyan glanced at the two of them, but didn't make a sound, only listening to Xia Zhi continue talking.

"Miss, the thing is like this. Half a month after you left the capital, Qin Fang, the apprentice of Master Ye, suddenly stood up and accused Master Ye, saying that Master Ye used his fame to steal the secret weaving and dyeing recipe passed down by their Qin family. , and the new brocades weaved and dyed in the past few years are all made by her! He also said that Ye Dadao robbed her of her secret recipes and achievements, and treated her harshly, treating her like a maid, and when she wanted to stand up and expose the truth At that time, I wanted to kill her to silence her!"

Lu Xinyan didn't believe it at all, how could Ye Shuang be such a person? "Did Aunt Ye not refute?"

"I can't refute it. Qin Fang found all the people to testify, and in front of everyone, dyed all the new styles developed by Ye Dajia in the past few years. On the other hand, the dyed by Ye Dajia... is not as good as it is." Qin Fang's!"

"how can that be!?"

"All of us didn't believe it. Later, when we asked Mr. Ye, we found out that she had accidentally injured her left hand not long ago, and her daily life was not affected, but she couldn't do it if she had to work hard. Dyeing cloth requires a lot of effort. Stop stirring, Ye Dadangjia couldn't dye the best effect, so everyone called her a liar and thief. Ye Dadangjia suddenly fell ill, and there was no one to take care of the Suyi workshop. The business plummeted and losses were huge. The steward took the lead in causing trouble, and Ye Da had no choice but to sell the store. In the end, Wen Ruxiang sent people to sell the store and all the goods.

After Wen Ruxiang bought it, she took Qin Fang together to laugh at Master Ye. Master Ye knew that he had been tricked, and was betrayed by his most beloved apprentice and trusted steward. Under the triple blow, he collapsed all at once!But even so, she still told everyone, let us not tell the young lady about the Suyifang, saying that the young lady is in Jianglin, and the distant water cannot solve the near fire, which will only increase the trouble of the young lady. Let the lady know after she gets married. "

Lu Xinyan remembered that when she was in Jianglin, she once wrote a letter to Ye Shuang because of the rainbow brocade. Ye Shuang quickly replied, and the letter was as usual. Now it seems that something happened at that time , but Ye Shuang resisted alone, she just didn't want to disturb her family relationship with her grandfather's family.

"Anything else you're hiding from me?"

"No more." Xia Zhi lowered his head, "There is nothing else except this matter. I am the young lady's maid, and I should tell the young lady as soon as I know about this, and let the young lady make her own judgment instead of making the decision for the young lady! I Knowing that I did something wrong, please punish me, I am willing to be punished!"

"It's sympathetic, but its crime is inevitable! For the sake of you knowing where you are wrong, I will fine you half a year's silver and ten boards!" Lu Xinyan said calmly: "If there is a next time, you can leave by yourself, don't Let me speak!"

"Understood, Miss." Xia Zhi trembled all over, it was the first time she saw such a majestic Lu Xinyan, and she felt more and more awed in her heart.

"You go down."

"Yes, ma'am."

After Xia Zhi left, only Xing Luo was kneeling on the ground in the room.

Xing Luo leaned on the ground with his upper body, "Miss, I know I was wrong. I ask for a heavier punishment than Xia Zhi. If there is a next time, I will leave on my own initiative!"

"Do you know where you went wrong?"

"I know that Miss is my master, no matter what the purpose is, I shouldn't know it and not report it."

Lu Xinyan glanced at her faintly, "Is your master me?"

Xing Luo's whole body froze, "I... I don't know what miss means?"

Lu Xinyan sneered and said: "You are the person that Uncle Tian found. Since you came to me, you have been doing a good job, careful and loyal. I have never doubted you! But just now, you stopped Xia Zhi in front of me. Tell me the truth! Why? Do you want to ask your real master's opinion before deciding whether to tell me the truth?"

Xing Luo was lying on the ground, his fingers tightened suddenly, "Xing Luo's master is only young lady!"

"Really?" Lu Xinyan looked down at her fingers, and said casually: "The suspect doesn't need it, the employer doesn't doubt it. Now I have doubts about you, I can't afford you, please choose another high branch! Qingtong..."

"Miss, don't drive me away, please, miss!"

"Then tell me, who is the master behind you? If you tell me, I might keep you here. If you don't tell me, I'll ask Qingtong to send you out immediately!"

Her words were unrepeatable, Xing Luo didn't dare to take chances, and whispered: "Yes...it's my uncle!"

"Xiao Shizi?" Lu Xinyan was taken aback, "How could it be him?"

"At the beginning, the young lady wanted to set up the Linlang Pavilion. After the uncle knew about it, he asked Commander Qi to pick ten experts from Zhuquetang to give to the young lady. It's irrelevant! So I really only have Miss as my master!"

Lu Xinyan didn't know whether to be angry or angry, no wonder Linlang Pavilion was established so smoothly, after a long time, it was Xiao Yichen who contributed behind the scenes!
She clenched her back molars, "Then what happened to Suyifang this time?"

"Zhuquetang told my uncle about this early in the morning, and it was my uncle's intention to delay telling Miss. Xia Zhi and Mother Lu, including everyone who knew, acted according to my uncle's wishes indirectly."

"Who are the remaining nine people?"

"Ziyan..."

"Ziyan too?" Lu Xinyan really laughed angrily now, Uncle Xiao, you really have a good intention!
Xing Luo said the names of eight more people, and Lu Xinyan sounded familiar. After thinking about it, they were all praised by Uncle Tian in front of her.

Grandma, I'm so pissed off!Fortunately, she was still complacent, thinking that she had built a very high-end Linlang Pavilion, and after a long time, it was just a branch of Suzaku Hall!

"Xia Zhi's punishment just now has been doubled! I hope you will remember in the future who is your master!"

"Yes, Miss!" Xing Luo said gratefully, "Thank you, Miss, for your kindness!"

"Where is Xiao Shizi? Go and call him!" The culprit must settle the account with him tonight!

"Uncle came back in the afternoon and went out again, without saying where to go."

"Okay, you can go out and let Madam Cheng bring the dinner."

"Yes, ma'am."

Lu Xinyan originally wanted to call everyone in the courtyard and reprimand them one by one, to let them know who is their real master!

But once the Linlang Pavilion incident happened, she just wanted to settle the score with Xiao Yichen first!

However, Xiao Yichen was not around, so she had nowhere to vent her anger!I had no choice but to turn my anger into appetite, and ate a hard meal!
After eating and washing, he sat on the bed gnashing his teeth and waited for someone to come back to settle accounts, but Xiao Yichen was still nowhere to be seen.

Lu Xinyan's anger began to turn into worry, if she didn't come back so late, would something unexpected happen?
As soon as this idea came up, Lu Xinyan quickly threw it away, what was he thinking, he is so good at it, if any accident happened, it would be someone else!
After heaving a sigh of relief, his mind calmed down, and he began to think wildly again.

It is said that men don't know how to cherish after they get it. She has only been married for five days, and he won't come home at night...

Could it be that you are looking for some little goblin?
Thinking of this, Lu Xinyan's whole body was in a bad mood, she jumped off the bed, walked around the room, restless, she wished she could rush out to find Xiao Yichen to settle the score!

Dare to find a goblin? !Not only did she castrate him, but she also turned his head into an oasis!
Lu Xinyan gritted her teeth and showed her claws.

They hadn't had a good night's sleep in the five days since they got married, and at the end they were so exhausted that they fell asleep by the bed.

In a daze, someone carried her to bed.

Lu Xinyan kicked hard, "If you dare to find the little fairy, I will destroy you!"

I don't know where the kick went, there was a faint gasp, and Lu Xinyan soon fell asleep again, completely unconscious.

When he woke up again, it was already dawn.

Lu Xinyan looked down, very good, it's time to settle accounts!
Lu Xinyan turned around and poked at the man beside her with her finger.

"Don't make trouble, sleep again."

"Xiao Yichen! I have something to ask you!"

"Can I be late?"

"no!"

"Then you ask." Xiao Yichen opened his eyes, because he hadn't slept enough, his glazed eyes lost focus for a moment, coupled with that perfect handsome face, he was so damn handsome and cute!

Lu Xinyan was so spineless that she almost forgot what she was going to say, until Xiao Yichen met her suspicious eyes, and asked a question: "Xing Luo Ziyan, are you the one who planted beside me?"

Xiao Yichen smiled suddenly, like a hundred flowers blooming together in the morning, "The token of Zhuquetang was given to you a long time ago, Zhuquetang belongs to you, Linlang Pavilion also belongs to you, transfer a few people from Zhuquetang to Linlang Pavilion, call for personnel transfer, How do you call it An Chi?"

Although there is a difference in time, the result, isn't that the case?
When he said this, Lu Xinyan was speechless.

"Then where did you go last night?" Lu Xinyan held her breath, and stared at Xiao Yichen nervously, if Xiao Yichen dared to say that she was looking for some little fairy, she would bite him to death immediately!
"Imperial Palace!" Xiao Yichen said: "The guards in the Imperial Palace are twice as strict as before. My people can't see Bai Zhi, so I went there myself."

Lu Xinyan breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that she went to find Bai Zhi.

"Have you seen Bai Zhi? What did she say? How is the emperor's illness?"

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