Chapter 236 Suspicion
Now that she has been married for ten years, the jewelry, utensils and fabrics are almost used up. Where did she get ten thousand taels of silver?
It turned out that she just deceived the Xu family a little, and as she guessed, the ten thousand taels of silver belonged to the Xia family, not the Xu family.
But Mrs. Xu used it to buy a dowry shop for Xia Ziying. She obviously wanted to keep the money for herself and then find a way to get the money from her.
This Xu family would dare to do anything for the sake of money.
Mrs. Zeng just worriedly told her, "Ms. Xu will not give up so easily. You must be careful not to be tricked by her in the future."
"Well, don't worry, grandma, I will keep a close eye on my things and won't make them easier for outsiders."
"As long as you understand."
After Mrs. Zeng went to take a nap, Xia Zihan returned to his yard.
Chu Cong had been waiting for her in the room for a long time. When he saw her coming back, he quickly reported to her, "I have already investigated clearly. Captain Xiao happened to be patrolling the area near Cuiyuxuan last night. But before the incident in Cuiyuxuan, A family on that street The Silk Satin Mansion also happened to enter Xiaoxiao. They stole the money from the Silk Satin Mansion and were discovered by Captain Xiao's patrol team when they left. Captain Xiao led the patrol team and chased after him. When something happened to Cuiyuxuan, Captain Xiao did not Appear.”
"County Master, I have checked that the silk and satin shop is the dowry of Mrs. Lu Guogong."
Xia Zihan was not disappointed with the information Chu Xing investigated.
Xiao Zhenfeng is a shrewd man. He knows very well that something happened to Cui Yuxuan late at night. If the Flying Tigers did not show up, no matter what the case is, the Flying Tigers will not be able to escape the responsibility of dereliction of duty.
Once Cuiyuxuan reports to the police, as the captain of the guards patrolling that area, he will definitely be involved.
That's why he deliberately planned a theft case at a silk and satin shop before Cuiyuxuan's incident happened, so that if something happened to Cuiyuxuan, Xiao Zhenfeng would be able to plunder him cleanly.
No one in Xiao Zhenfeng or the Lu family was a fool.
But Xia Zihan sent Chu Cong to investigate Xiao Zhenfeng not to find evidence that Xiao Zhenfeng had defected to the Lu family. She just wanted to identify Xiao Zhenfeng, the person on duty last night.
After confirming that the person on duty was Xiao Zhenfeng, she was sure that her previous guess was true.
After Xiao Zhenfeng played this golden cicada escape scheme, she became even more convinced that he was a close associate arranged by the Lu family to join the Flying Tigers.
And the emperor didn't know this news.
If...she sells this news to Chu Xuanyu, and Chu Xuanyu is the emperor's confidant, it is equivalent to her selling the news to the emperor.
However, his night patrol team was arranged by the Lu family to be a close confidant. I believe that even if the emperor doted on Concubine Lu, he would not allow his own cake to be eaten by others.
What's more, the Flying Tigers, like the Golden Lin Guard and the Silver Lin Guard, are the Emperor's trusted bodyguards and the Emperor's life-saving talisman.
Even the emperor wouldn't be happy if a corner of his life-saving amulet was torn off, right?
Xia Zihan laughed and wrote a letter immediately... After thinking about it, he burned the letter and told Chu Cong, "Come to Prince Chu. I have something to ask him."
Writing a letter to your uncle can easily leave people with clues, so it is better to pass it on directly orally.
Chu Cong went out, and it was not until evening that Chu Jingqi hurried over.
He sat down opposite her and said, "I went to Zhuangzi very early in the morning. It was only at three in the afternoon that the head of the village who returned to the city said that something had happened in Cuiyuxuan. Has anyone been caught?"
"No." Xia Ziying shook her head, "I suspect that it was the Lu family who did it."
She had nothing to hide from Chu Jingqi, so she directly stated her guess.
Chu Jingqi's face turned dark and she said solemnly, "Are you sure Xiao Zhenfeng is from the Lu family?"
"Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?" Xia Zihan sneered, "Half a cup of tea before the incident in Cuiyu Xuan, something happened to Mrs. Lu Guogong's silk shop, and she was discovered by Xiao Zhenfeng's patrol. Aqi, one of the patrols was two Ten people just saw two thieves running out of the silk shop. Do you need all twenty people to chase the thieves? If you were Xiao Zhenfeng, would you arrange it? "
Chu Jingqi remained silent.
If he were Xiao Zhenfeng, the captain of the patrol team, he would not send all twenty people to chase the two thieves. He would only send six or ten people to chase them, and the rest would continue to patrol.
Therefore, Xiao Zhenfeng's decision was abnormal.
But just relying on his abnormal decision cannot be used as evidence to say that he is the person placed by the Lu family in the Flying Tigers.
In front of the emperor, personal and material evidence is the most convincing force.
"Ayu, I heard that the Lu family is going to marry the Dai family recently." Chu Jingqi suddenly said.
"Who?"
"The fifth girl of the Dai family."
I heard that after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Dai Dai and Miss Dai Wu will return to Beijing. The Dai family has asked someone to go to the Lu family for testing. I heard that the Lu family has no objection. The second young master Lu is also a soft-spoken person who cannot live up to expectations. The Lu family can take it. His marriage to the Dai family was the only advantage that Lu Er had less than the Lu family.
Furthermore, the Dai family has repeatedly wanted to marry the Lu family, but the Lu family has already rejected it once. The last time was because the person the Dai family wanted to marry was Prince Lu, and Dai Yumin, a broken-shoe married woman, was not worthy of being the future leader of the Lu family. The Duke's wife, and the fact that the Lu family wanted to marry the Yujun Prince at that time, refused the Dai family's marriage proposal.
But this time it was different. The person the Dai family proposed to marry was the second young master Lu who was the most unlucky in the Lu family. After investigating Dai Yuqian, the Lu family knew that the fifth girl of the Dai family was a pretty decent woman, not as despicable as Dai Yumin. Dangyang. The second young master Lu married her. He was considered a bastard and a perfect match. The Lu family nodded in agreement at that time. However, the marriage was not openly discussed until Dai Dai and Dai Yuqian arrived in the capital.
Just...
"One more thing, Dai Yumin's reputation is too bad. The Lu family has one requirement for agreeing to this marriage, which is that they hope Dai Yumin leaves the Dai Mansion." Chu Jingqi said.
Dai Yumin is now like a rat in a stinky ditch, with a notorious reputation. It's strange that the Dai family can tolerate her.
After learning that Dai Shaomin was caught at the scene because of his affair with Dai Yumin and was beaten to death by Mr. Dai, Dai's family began to hate Dai Yumin.
Not only did he hate Dai Yumin, he also hated Master Dai and Mrs. Dai.
The accident happened to Dai Shaomin and Dai Yumin, but Master Dai beat Dai Shaomin to death in order to protect Dai Yumin.
You know, Dai Shaomin was the most learned and promising of his generation, but he was beaten to death by Master Dai just to protect the humble Dai Yumin. How could the Dai family be willing to obey Master Dai?
Nowadays, Dai Yumin's life in the Dai family is not as easy as being a rough servant.
It can be said that life is worse than death.
But even so, Dai Yumin gritted her teeth and kept on living. She had already sent someone to secretly send a letter to Yi'an in Jiangnan to ask for help.
Now she was hoping that Mrs. Dai would send someone to take her back to Yi'an City.
She couldn't stay in this capital any longer.
"Dai Yumin will be like that for the rest of his life." Xia Zihan didn't care about Dai Yumin's ending.
Dai Yumin could end up like this because she brought it upon herself and no one else should be blamed.
If she hadn't considered others first, how could she have ended up where she was today.
If people do not seek death, they will not die.
Dai Yumin is just so good at making things.
But Chu Jingqi's next words made her furious.
"I suspect that the man in black who appeared during this year's Lantern Festival was Dai Yumin's handiwork. She wanted to destroy you."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Xia Zihan glared at him, "When did you know about it?"
Chu Jingqi laughed and said, "I'm just guessing, didn't the fox always follow you secretly during that period? The man in black appeared a few times, but his Qinggong was so good that the fox came back empty-handed every time he chased him. Since the incident between Dai Yumin and Song Huai, the man in black has disappeared inexplicably and has not appeared for almost several months."
"I thought about it based on the people you offended at that time, and I think the person with the greatest suspicion is Dai Yumin."
Xia Zihan has not offended a few people in total. Except for Dai Yumin, he only offended Shi Wenting and Pei Yajing because of Song Huai.
But these two people, firstly, do not have the guts to pay for murder and destroy others, and secondly, with their little family background, they cannot afford to support a black-clad killer with strong martial arts skills.
There is only Dai Yumin. Mr. Dai has made a lot of money in Yi'an, Jiangnan in the past few years, and has raised a group of killers secretly. Dai Yumin came to Beijing alone, and it is impossible for Mrs. Dai not to send a secret guard to protect her.
With Chu Jingqi's explanation, Xia Zihan felt that his guess was good.
"The killer in black has disappeared for so long, I suspect he has left the capital." Chu Jingqi said.
"Are you suspecting that the man has returned to Yi'an in the south of the Yangtze River, and that Mrs. Dai is not only here to arrange a home for Dai Yuqian, but also for Dai Yumin?" Xia Zihan frowned, and the more she guessed, the more frightened she became.
No wonder, the Dai family members were treating Dai Yumin like this, but Dai Yumin didn't do anything. She tolerated everything honestly. It turned out that she was waiting for the opportunity to fight back.
"Aqi, that's a wolf. Even if it's dying, it will jump up and bite someone before it dies."
Therefore, Dai Yumin cannot live.
That night, Xia Zihan, who got a map of the Dai family that Chu Jingqi took out, changed into black clothes and left the Chu family quietly.
As soon as she flew out of Chu's house, a dark shadow chased her.
Xia Zihan walked into Dai's house and found the yard where Dai Yumin lived according to the marks on the map.
What surprised Xia Zihan was that it was already midnight and Dai Yumin was still not asleep. She had heard the sound inside just under the window.
"Qing'er, I'm hungry, go to the kitchen and find some food." Dai Yumin's weak voice came softly outside the window.
The window was not closed, and Dai Yumin's voice was not loud, but Xia Zihan still listened to every word.
"Slave... I'm afraid. Last night, I went to the kitchen to steal food. Mrs. Geng was waiting there and beat me. My legs are still hurting now."
A voice as small as a mosquito came, the voice trembled slightly, and the owner of the voice seemed to be scared.
Her disobedience completely angered Dai Yumin.
(End of chapter)