Chapter 41 Han Fang

Before meeting Miss Chen, Lin Hao decided to check out Zhao Jincai, the son of Marquis Pingjia.

She didn't know much about the man who had been her brother-in-law.

During that dark period of her previous life, she had only met Zhao Jin twice: once on the day her eldest sister got married, and once when her eldest sister returned home on her third birthday.

Not long after that, she fled the Wen Mansion and did not learn of her elder sister's death until she returned to Beijing three years later.

Lin Hao went to the front yard.

In front of the woodshed, an old man in his early forties was chopping firewood.

He was a little fat, with a kind face. Occasionally he would pick up a short piece of wood, and his whole movements were full of laziness.

"Uncle Liu." Lin Hao shouted and walked over.

Uncle Liu put his axe on the ground and asked with a smile, "It's dirty here, why is the second girl here?"

Lin Hao pulled over a stool and sat down, resting his chin on his hand. "I came to watch Uncle Liu chop wood."

Uncle Liu smiled and said, "Then the second young lady will take good care of it."

A short piece of wood was placed in front of him. He turned the axe in his hand, and with a flick of the axe, the short piece of wood became neat strips.

Lin Hao clapped his hands: "Uncle Liu, you have great skills!"

Uncle Liu stared at the scattered wooden strips and sighed in his heart.

Now he can only chop wood.

"Miss, would you like to try it?" Uncle Liu suddenly handed over the axe.

Lin Hao smiled and said "OK", took the axe, and imitated Liu Bo's previous action, turning the axe and chopping down at the short wood.

With a few crackling sounds, the short wood was split into several pieces of even width.

Uncle Liu nodded approvingly: "The second young lady hasn't forgotten the skills taught by the old general."

"Grandfather taught me, of course I can't forget it." Lin Hao put down the axe and looked at Uncle Liu eagerly, "Uncle Liu, I want to ask you for a favor."

Uncle Liu smiled: "What's the matter?"

Of course, the second girl didn't come to see him just to watch him chop wood.

"I want to confirm the identity of a woman."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Liu stopped laughing and asked, "Who does the Second Miss want to investigate?"

Could it be that bastard Wen Rugui has something else to do?

Thinking of Wen Rugui, everyone in the general's mansion was filled with hatred.

"I only know that the woman's name is Hanfang, and she's the one favored by the Prince of Pingjia."

"Who?" Uncle Liu thought he had heard wrongly.

Isn’t it Wen Rugui?

"Prince Pingjia."

Liu Bo's expression suddenly became subtle: "The Prince of Pingjia Marquis... sounds like a young man."

"Well, I just got engaged to the eldest daughter of the Huai'an Marquis's Mansion."

Liu Bo's look was even more strange.

Engaged to the girl from the Marquis of Huai'an's mansion?

What does this have to do with the second girl?

"I am friends with the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Huai'an. I happened to hear that the son of Marquis Pingjia likes a girl named Hanfang. I am worried that my friend will suffer in the future, so I asked Uncle Liu to investigate." Lin Hao explained.

Uncle Liu's expression relaxed slightly: "So that's how it is."

I hope the second girl isn't involved in this mess.

"Is Hanfang a maiden name, or is it a female surname like 'Han'?"

Lin Hao shook his head: "Then I don't know, I just happened to know the name."

On the day when the eldest sister returned home for the third day, she was smiling, with sweetness in her eyes and eyebrows. Zhao Jincai was polite and courteous, and showed his consideration for the eldest sister in every way.

Her happiness for her elder sister only lasted until her elder sister and Zhao Jin were about to leave.

The eldest sister held her hand to say goodbye, and Zhao Jincai waited with a smile. She suddenly heard Zhao Jincai say in his heart: It's really annoying, Hanfang must be waiting anxiously.

She suddenly looked at him, and there was no trace of impatience on her face with a faint smile.

At that moment, she felt cold all over and grabbed her sister's hand, hurting it.

She held her sister back and refused to let her leave, but she couldn't utter a word and was so anxious that she burst into tears.

What did Chang say at that time?

She still remembers the curve of her lips and the meaningful smile in her eyes.

"Ah Hao is such a little girl, she can't bear to see her elder sister return the golden beans."

After hearing what Chang said, the eldest sister was worried that she would give the impression of being ignorant in front of outsiders, so she let go of her hand.

This letting go means a farewell to death.

Hatred rushed into his heart, but was suppressed silently by Lin Hao.

Without high official positions, generous salaries, luxurious houses and beautiful clothes, Chang will not have an easy life following her father, and the prince of Pingjia who caused the tragic death of her sister has not yet received retribution.

"Don't worry, second lady. I'll check it out for you right away." Seeing that Lin Hao looked depressed, Uncle Liu readily agreed.

"Thank you, Uncle Liu."

Uncle Liu chuckled, "I just can't guarantee that I can find anything."

Lin Hao waved his hand: "If Uncle Liu can't find out, I'll give up."

Liu Bo had been a scout under his grandfather's command, and after being injured, he returned to the general's residence to retire. Lin Hao had no one he could use, and trying to find someone on his own based on a name in just a few days was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Perhaps asking Liu Bo for help would yield some results.

Lin Hao made the right move. Just one day before the birthday party of the little princess Qi Qiong, Uncle Liu got the news.

"The person Second Miss wants to investigate is definitely called 'Hanfang', right?" Uncle Liu looked a little strange.

Lin Hao said affirmatively: "Sure."

She wouldn't be wrong.

"The Prince of Pingjia knows someone named Hanfang, but this Hanfang... is not a woman."

Lin Hao's eyes widened a little, unable to hide his surprise: "Not a girl?"

Uncle Liu nodded: "He is a man."

man……

This result shocked Lin Hao so much that he felt dizzy.

"Could it be..." After a long while, Lin Hao came back to his senses, "Prince Pingjiahou likes men?"

Liu Bo was silent.

He was still thinking that it was not easy to tell the second girl about what he had found out. How could the second girl say such words without changing her expression?

"Uncle Liu, is that so?"

Uncle Liu nodded with difficulty: "It seems so."

Lin Hao was fed up: "Uncle Liu, this concerns my friend's life, I can't just say it."

Seeing that Lin Hao wasn't being coy at all, Uncle Liu spoke bluntly, "This person's surname is Miao, Miao Hanfang, and she's the owner of a study. The son of Marquis Pingjia often visits that study, and I saw with my own eyes yesterday that they were acting somewhat... intimately."

At this point, Uncle Liu sighed deeply: "Second Miss, if your friend were to marry into that family, I'm afraid her life would be difficult."

Back when he was in the barracks, a group of men would take a second look at a female fly that flew in. Now, these young men don't care about delicate young ladies anymore, they care about men instead.

What a world this is.

"It's not easy..." Lin Hao pursed his lips, his face as cold as ice.

No wonder Lianxiang said that Zhao Jin became increasingly cold towards her after her elder sister had a miscarriage. No wonder a husband would treat his wife as a plaything and give her to other men.

He never regarded his eldest sister as his wife, but as an object to carry on the family line of the Pingjia Marquis Mansion.

Marquis Pingjia and his wife were undoubtedly well aware of their son's behavior.

It is no wonder that he asked to marry the eldest sister in his previous life and Miss Chen in this life. It was because they had no mother to protect them. When he found out the truth, he could only swallow his anger.

She couldn't imagine what kind of life her elder sister was living in the Pingjia Marquis Mansion.

"Uncle Liu." Lin Hao shouted.

Uncle Liu looked at her.

The girl's eyes were deep and her tone was calm: "I want to bring ruin to the reputation of the Marquis of Pingjia. Please help me."