"It doesn't matter. Since the ladies have concerns, we should take them seriously."

Wen Shirui said in a gentle and elegant manner.

Ever since the three men appeared, there was a flash of amazement in the eyes of all the young ladies present, and then they subconsciously adjusted their clothes and hair accessories, wanting to leave a good impression on their future husbands.

Of course, this does not include Lianyi and Hong Linger.

Hong Ling'er was pretending to be shy and lowered her eyes, but a blush flew up her cheeks, giving people a feeling of shyness and immaturity.

Lian Yi looked at the three of them without hesitation and was the first to speak:

"I am Hua Lianyi, the daughter of the Hua family in Liuxian City. Only you can enter my room to check. After all, you are my future husband, and this is in accordance with etiquette."

After Lian Yi finished speaking, she curled her lips and smiled at Wen Shirui, certain that the other party would not reject her.

The corners of Wen Ruan's mouth twitched, and he felt that this young lady from the Hua family was really bold and shameless.

Wen Shirui was obviously stunned for a moment, and before he could speak, Wen Shixuan said:

"How does Miss Hua know that you will definitely marry my eldest brother?"

"I like him, so I naturally want to marry him."

Ripple said with a smile.

"Humph! My elder brother doesn't fancy you!"

"How could that be? He was smiling at me, and he was willing to personally check my residence to protect my reputation. Isn't that obvious enough?"

Lian Yi said this and winked at Wen Shirui.

“Ahem!”

Wen Shige coughed lightly to cover up his laughter.

Wen Shixuan was shocked by Lianyi's narcissism and self-talk, and did not respond for a while.

The other ladies secretly glared at Lian Yi hatefully, thinking that she was shameless, but they also secretly hated themselves for missing a good opportunity.

Wen Ruan's eyelids twitched. She didn't expect the young lady from the Hua family to be so proactive.

Wen Shirui looked at Lianyi and did not respond to Lianyi's words. He just said to Wen Ruan:

"Madam Wen, please ask the Fifth Aunt from the inner courtyard to come and check the ladies' residences with you.

Miss Hua is right. We still have to avoid suspicion before we get married."

"Yes, young master!"

Wen Ruan immediately nodded in agreement.

Lianyi sighed with regret, then walked directly to Wen Shirui, took off the blood jade pendant carved into a red lotus hanging from her waist, stuffed it into his hand, and said with a charming smile:

"My Lord, Lianyi likes you very much. Please accept my kindness."

After saying this, without giving the other party a chance to reply, she ran back to her maid with a sweet smile.

Wen Shirui held the jade pendant in his hand, his expression startled, but he did not choose to return it.

This inadvertently sent a signal. The other young ladies in the yard exchanged glances and followed Lianyi's example. They began to pick up purses, jade pendants, and handkerchiefs, and then rushed towards the young man they liked. Since they were going to get married, they must choose the one they liked.

There was some chaos in the small courtyard for a while, until Wen Ruan invited the fifth concubine from the inner courtyard, and everyone returned to normal. However, the three young masters already had their hands full of handkerchiefs, sachets and jade pendants.

Lianyi pursed her lips and smiled secretly, and said to Lichun and Xiazhi beside her:

"Whose family is that lady in the lotus pink skirt from? She gave gifts to all three gentlemen. She has taken a liking to all three of them. She is planning to cast a wide net and focus on training them!"

Lichun and Xiazhi were both very upset, but they also saw what the lady did, so they could only say that Lianyi had not started well.

The Fifth Aunt was a bright and attractive woman. She walked into the residence of the bride-to-be in the outer courtyard with a graceful figure like a willow, then bowed politely to the three young masters. Then, accompanied by Wen Ruan, she began to check each room.

The three young masters of the Wen family gave the things in their hands to the servants beside them, but did not leave in a hurry, as if they wanted to know the result first.

Lianyi looked at the Fifth Aunt's back thoughtfully, then turned to ask Lichun:

"Who is this Fifth Aunt?"

"The Fifth Aunt is Master Wen's fifth concubine. Her surname is Hu and her name is Die'er. Before she married into the Wen family, she was a female doctor. Because she saved someone, she offended an official's wife. When she was being hunted, she happened to meet Master, who rescued the person.

To repay the master for saving her life and to seek shelter, Doctor Hu married my master and became his fifth concubine.

Lichun’s answer was quite satisfactory.

Xia Zhi on the side added in a low voice:

"In fact, I heard from the guards in the mansion that it was not the Fifth Aunt who offended the official's wife. It was the official who was attracted by Doctor Hu's beauty and wanted to take her as a concubine. However, she disagreed, which angered the official. The official, with the idea of destroying her if he couldn't get her, sent people to hunt down the Fifth Aunt in the name of his wife."

"I see. I said the master of Wenjiabao shouldn't be a womanizer."

"That's right. The master has a concubine on the surface, but in fact, the fifth concubine is the exclusive female doctor of Wenjiabao, specializing in treating female relatives. If he encounters something like today, he will ask the fifth concubine to take action."

"Master Wen is so righteous!"

Ripple sighed.

While the three were talking in low voices, Hong Ling'er's room had been checked, and then Hu Die'er entered Lianyi's room.

A quarter of an hour later, Butterfly came out of Lianyi's room. After glancing at Lianyi, she continued to check the remaining rooms. After she had checked all the rooms, she whispered a few words to Wen Shirui, then left with her personal maid.

"We have checked the rooms of all the young ladies. There is nothing wrong. You can go back and rest. We will definitely find out the cause of Miss Liu's death. Sorry to bother you."

Wen Shirui bowed and left with his two younger brothers.

Lianyi then took her two personal maids back to her room.

The room was very tidy and did not look like it had been searched. However, Lianyi found three new scratches on the window, pointing in one direction. She narrowed her eyes and pretended to look away as if nothing had happened. She instructed Lichun and Xiazhi:

"Beginning of spring, I want to take a bath."

"Yes, miss, I'll send for some water right away."

Lichun replied respectfully.

The three young masters of the Wen family who had left the outer courtyard had now returned to the meeting room in the inner courtyard and were talking about what had just happened.

"Brother, what do you think of that Miss Hua?"

Wen Shixuan was the first to ask.

Because he saw that his eldest brother was holding the jade pendant given by Hua Lianyi in his hand.

"She should be a good match for me."

Wen Shirui said after thinking about it.

"Oh? Really?"

"She can suppress your cold poison?"

Wen Shixuan and Wen Shige spoke at the same time, but their focus was the same.

"Um!"

Wen Shirui nodded. He was a little hesitant, not knowing whether this was a coincidence or someone had arranged it on purpose.

"What did Fifth Aunt say?"

"She said Hua Lianyi, Hong Ling'er, and Song Jia all understand pharmacology."

Wen Shixuan frowned after hearing this and said:

“The poison in Miss Liu’s body was very strong, and it almost killed her the moment it entered her body, but we can’t find any trace of the poison.

All her food, clothing and daily expenses were controlled by the Wen Family Castle, so the person who poisoned her could not have done so through these means that it could only be someone who had contact with her who poisoned her.

But I have examined the corpse, and apart from the blood coming out of the seven orifices, there is no broken skin. Could it be that the poison was fed directly into her mouth?" (End of this chapter)