Shunyi Marquis Mansion

Heng Youyi kept vomiting, and the news that the Marquis's wife was pregnant spread throughout the mansion. The old lady, who had looked down on Heng Youyi before, now had a favorable impression of her.

"Where is the Marquis?" The old lady held her daughter-in-law's hand, her face full of smiles, and turned her head to look at the servants.

"The Marquis is handling official business in the study." The maid reported truthfully.

The old lady frowned slightly, and Mrs. Zhao stepped forward and said, "Old lady, the master is busy with official business, and he will definitely come to visit you when he is free."

The old lady smiled and said to Heng Youyi, "Just take care of your pregnancy. If you need anything, talk to the accountant. Don't overwork yourself. From now on, you can let Butler Wang take care of your shops. He is quite capable and will definitely be able to manage the business well."

Butler Wang is the old lady's confidant, and he wants to take over all her shops.

It sounds nice to say that she will let him manage it for the time being, but once the shop is handed over to him, it will become the old lady's private property and the family business of the Marquis' Mansion. For her, she will have nothing.

She thought that the old man was so kind to her for the sake of the child, but it turned out that he was taking advantage of her pregnancy to take away her dowry. He was really shameless.

"Mom, don't worry about this. The shop owners can handle it on their own. I don't need to worry about it." Heng Youyi refused with a smile.

However, Madam Fu could not hear the hidden meaning, or rather, she ignored her words and made up her mind.

"Child, if those shopkeepers don't keep an eye on you, they will surely pocket the money, and your shop will then become their private property. The government should send someone to keep an eye on you. You don't have to worry about this matter. I'll arrange it for you, and you can just rest assured and take care of your pregnancy."

This is determined to take away her shop.

Heng Youyi sneered in her heart, "How can a daughter-in-law let my mother worry about these mundane things for me."

"You belong to my mansion, and you are carrying a child for the mansion, so it is normal for me to worry about you. Just rest assured and take care of the baby."

Having said that, Heng Youyi couldn't refuse anymore and nodded in agreement.

"Those shops are all profitable shops. Mother, you must ask Manager Wang to keep a close eye on them to make sure no one takes advantage of them and steals money."

Since you want it, take it.

Anyway, she had already made preparations. The shops they got were all those that looked gorgeous on the outside but were empty on the inside. When the shops were at a loss, she would see how the old man would explain it. By the way, she could also sow discord between the old man and her confidants.

When Mrs. Fu saw that she agreed, she felt very proud. After saying a few more words, she got up and left.

In the study of the Marquis' Mansion, someone came to inform Fu Wenlin early in the morning that Heng Youyi was pregnant. He did not show any joy at all, but instead felt a sense of impatience.

When Fu Wenlin thought about the stupid things he did that night, he felt extremely guilty towards Xu Lanzhi and felt that he had betrayed her.

He was in pain, but couldn't help but recall the taste of that night.

He shook off the memory of that night and shouted to the man on the roof, "Jiuyou."

Jiuyou came down from the roof and stood in front of him.

"Why hasn't the Dark Chamber found out who did this yet?"

Jiuyou replied expressionlessly, "Master, there are too many refugees. It is too difficult to identify them one by one. This will take a lot of manpower and time."

It's not that easy.

There are so many refugees now, and who knows who did it.

Fu Wenlin didn't care about that. "Give the Dark Chamber more money. As long as they provide useful clues, I want to see the news within half a month."

"As you command."

Jiuyou left, and Fu Wenlin paced back and forth in the study room in annoyance.

When Jiuyou came out, he happened to meet the guard Chang Lin who had been looking for Xu Lanzhi.

"Would you like to go out for a drink?" Guard Lin invited.

Because of Xu Lanzhi's death, he was dismissed from his post as the captain of the guard and became an ordinary guard. He was also disliked by the Marquis and his future was bleak.

Jiuyou is different, he is deeply trusted by the Marquis.

If he wanted to be favored by the Marquis, he had to rely on Jiuyou's good words. Xing'er and the two of them had some friendship.

"OK."

Seeing that he did not refuse, Guard Lin was very happy.

The two men left the mansion and went to a tavern in the east of the city. They drank and chatted about all sorts of things, and the topic unknowingly shifted to Xu Lanzhi.

"Why did Miss Xu give up her good life and get angry with the Marquis? It would have been fine if she was just angry, but she chose to run away alone. The official road is full of refugees, how dangerous it is."

"She met a group of refugees who took her in before, so she didn't get into trouble. We waited to find her. I didn't expect her to run away the second time. This time, she just..."

Jiuyou got the point. "You just said that some refugees had contact with Miss Xu before?"

"yes."

"Draw a portrait of the group of refugees who took in Miss Xu. Tell me all the details in detail." Jiuyou's tone became serious.

Guard Lin noticed it and was very surprised, "Jiuyou, is there a problem?"

Jiuyou shook his head. He had a hunch that if he found that group of refugees, he might be able to find the people who had last contact with Xu Lanzhi, and among these people there might be the murderer, or they might have seen the murderer or encountered the murderer.

If we have these clues, and hand them over to the Dark Cabinet, with their intelligence network, it will be easier for them to find those refugees than for them.

"Don't ask, just tell me."

Since he said so, Guard Lin naturally told him everything honestly.

If what I said can help them find the person who killed Miss Xu, then I will have made up for my mistake and perhaps have a chance to be valued by the Marquis again.

Jiuyou frowned after hearing what Guard Lin said, "Have you never carefully checked those people?"

"I checked and found no problem, so I rushed to catch up with her."

"She is a woman, and she can't walk far no matter how fast she walks. Even if you run back and forth, she won't be lost. The only possibility is that she was hidden by someone, and someone took her away, and the person who took her away had a carriage."

As Jiuyou analyzed the situation, Guard Lin broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead.

If the Marquis knew about this, I'm afraid he would go down to accompany Miss Xu.

Guard Lin pleaded nervously, "Jiuyou, can you keep this a secret for me?"

Jiuyou hesitated for a moment, then nodded at him, "Okay."

"Thank you, thank you so much."

Guard Lin hurriedly stood up to pour him a glass of wine. When he sat down, he glanced at the corner of the street and saw a vaguely familiar figure.

“Huh.”

"What's wrong?"

Guard Lin stood up and wanted to take another look, but the man had already disappeared around the corner.

"It's okay, it's okay. I just saw a figure from afar. He looked like the family that took Miss Xu in."

Jiuyou stood up suddenly, "Where is that person?"

Guard Lin pointed in the direction the man disappeared, "Over there."