Chapter 282: Feeling uneasy
"Miss, no matter how sad you are, you have to rest. When the housekeeper comes back today, you will feel more relaxed."
Luo Ying is the number one maid around the original body. , was supposed to have died last night, but now he was instructing his little master to neatly comb Lianyi's hair, put on his inner clothes, then put on the outer linen clothes, and tied a filial piety belt around his waist.
Luo Ying quickly took care of her little master, without stopping to speak:
"Miss, I asked Luo Huai to make porridge. You can drink some first to satisfy your stomach."< br>
"Well, maybe after a long sleep, I feel a little hungry. Make me another vegetarian dish and boil an egg!"
Lian Yi ordered calmly.
When Luo Ying heard that Lianyi said she was hungry, Luo Ying breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said:
"I'll go give instructions to the kitchen right away. Miss, please wait."
After saying that, he brought the warm honey water to Ripple.
Wu Youcai is just a small fortune in the eyes of outsiders, but Lianyi's food is the best, but he is very low-key. The high-grade wild honey he gets every morning is not something ordinary people can afford.
After Ripple drank the honey water and went out to Gong again, Luo Ying and Luo Huai set up breakfast in the dining room.
"Miss, you ate too little yesterday. I was afraid that you would feel upset to your stomach, so I specially cooked millet porridge, fried a dish of celery and lily, and a small plate of pickled radish."
"You don't need to accompany me anymore. Go down and have breakfast. Let everyone at home have breakfast instead. Don't leave anyone at the door."
Ripple had already dug a spoonful of porridge into his mouth and ordered his two The eldest maid also went to prepare.
"Yes, Miss!"
This time the two of them did not hesitate, and both exited to make arrangements, leaving two old ladies at the door to wait on them.
After breakfast, Lianyi went to the mourning hall, waiting to greet the guests who came to express their condolences.
The neighbors came yesterday, and Wu Youcai's business partners should be here today. I just hope that the housekeeper can come back soon. She is a girl who has not reached hairpin (ji), and she does not know how to deal with business matters.
Not long after Lianyi knelt down, the housekeeper Wu Zhong hurried into the yard. His face was very bad, his eyes were all green and black, and his navy blue robe was stained with dust.
The first thing I did when I entered the yard was to confirm that Ripple was still there. Then I breathed a sigh of relief, then approached Ripple and whispered:
"Miss, I have something important to tell you. "
It just so happened that no one came to express condolences at this moment, so Lianyi nodded, and after being helped up by Luo Ying, went to the side hall.
"Steward Wu, thank you for coming back all night! Have you settled all the things your father asked you to do?"
Lianyi pressed the corners of her eyes with the snow-white silk handkerchief in her hand and whispered.
"Don't worry, Miss, everything has been taken care of! After the master is laid to rest, the miss can live in the Hot Spring Villa in the name of keeping filial piety. The master has arranged it in advance, with sufficient manpower and effective guards."
"Well, dad told me that we will do as you say. After the suspension of the spirit is over, we will set off."
"Miss, this is exactly what I want to tell you."
Wu Zhong said with a frown.
“That’s what you say.”
"Miss, the mansion originally planned to put the master to rest for seven days before sending him away, but something has happened now. I think that after three days of the coffin, the master should be sent to his grave! I'm afraid something will happen if the coffin is suspended for too long."< br>
“What do you say?”
“The Li family is here!”
“Are they here for a funeral?”
“Yes and no! ”
"Steward Wu, just say so!"
"Miss, after I arranged things at the villa yesterday, I came back overnight. As soon as the city gate opened, I entered the city, and the carriage hadn't arrived yet. I was stopped at this street intersection, saying that there was a murder on the front street, and fifteen or six masked men in black were killed.
I was in a hurry to get back, so I asked the carriage to go back slowly. No, Wu An and I were walking back. The government officials had surrounded the street and the autopsy was being performed. I only took a quick glance at it." At this point, Wu Zhong's voice became even lower.
“I found a familiar person who looked like the young master of the Li family’s eldest son. I was afraid that I had seen the wrong person, so I took Wu Fang and pretended to watch the fun and moved to the front. After taking a closer look, I found that it was indeed Li Jizu, the eldest son of the Li family, so I left Wu An there to watch while I came back first."
"Butler, is the person you are talking about my cousin? Are you sure?"
Ripple asked with a small frown.
"Miss, I'm sure. When I first moved to Jiangnan, I was the one who went to the capital to deliver New Year's gifts. Once, the young cousin met me in person, so I remember it very clearly."
"My cousin is so strange. His father passed away yesterday and he came to attend the funeral that night. Who informed him? How could he arrive at this time? And you said they were all wearing black and died so far away from us. Such a close place, this"
Lianyi pretended to be surprised, brought out all the doubtful points, and said them together.
Sure enough, the steward's face turned from red to white, then to blue, and his breathing became a little louder. Then he raised his head and looked at his young lady and said:
"Miss, I'm afraid this person is not malicious. If the Li family knows, If the young master dies near our house, they will definitely blame the young lady.”
“But don’t worry, housekeeper, let’s see what Wu An has found out before we make a decision.”< br>
“Yes!”
Wu Zhong saw that his young lady was stable, so he didn’t say anything more.
At this time, Luo Huai outside the door reported:
"Miss, Wu An wants to see you!"
"Let him in!"
Ripples nodded to Luo Ying beside him head.
The conversation between Lianyi and Manager Wu just now did not avoid Luo Ying. Luo Ying understood the danger involved, and her hands and feet were a little weak, but she still took two quick steps to open the door and let Wu An in.
"Wu An has met Miss."
"How did the Yamen judge what happened at the street entrance?"
Steward Wu asked directly.
"The young man knew Na Sun, the head catcher, and asked around. He said that these people were killed by two masters. There were two kinds of wounds on the bodies. They should be protecting someone from being chased. , ended up dying here, and they had nothing on them to prove their identity.
The head catcher, Brother Sun, suspected that they were dead soldiers raised by officials. It was difficult to find out their identities. They could only do it after an autopsy. He sent it to the government office first and posted a notice to see if anyone would come to claim the body
He said that the possibility of being recognized was low, and the murderer could not be caught. In the end, these corpses would be sent to Yizhuang. Now that it was entering the third twilight period, the government office did not have so many corpses to keep in ice. "
Although Wu An is only eleven years old, he is articulate and clever. In just a short time, he has found out so much information.
"Luo Huai, Anzi has an errand. Well, let him go to the kitchen for breakfast and give him two more eggs. "
"Thank you, miss! ”
Wu An happily went to the kitchen to eat.
This time the door was open, and Lianyi took out a handkerchief, wiped the corners of his eyes and said:
"Manager Wu, we are having a funeral at home, because my father left suddenly and there was no one idle at home. That masked man We only heard about the murder, and we don’t know much about it, don’t you think?”
Wu Zhong immediately became excited and understood what his lady meant. This was not planned at all. Go and identify the body.
"Don't worry, miss, I know what to do, but"
"It takes more than a month to go back and forth from the capital to Jiangnan. By then, the corpse will stink. Who can recognize it?"
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(End of this chapter)