Chapter 38: Big Sister Wei Shiran

In the Anyuan Marquis Mansion.

Wei Qingyan calmed Yan Lan down and was talking to her.

Du Xueyi came over and said, "Yan Lan, Madam Gong wants to see you. Are you willing to go?"

Then he looked at Wei Qingyan and said, "Why don't you go with us? Madam Gong misses the general and is crying a lot. You can help Yan Lan to comfort her."

Wei Qingyan understood that he was indirectly revealing Mrs. Gong's situation, asking her to consider whether to meet her.

In my impression, the eldest sister Wei Shiran is a wealthy and well-maintained person.

But the woman in front of him had no makeup on, her face was dark yellow, her body was thin, her eyes were swollen from crying, and she looked haggard.

My brother-in-law Gong Mingcheng next to me still looked gentle and elegant, but there was an unconcealable weariness in his eyes.

Wei Qingyan looked at the two of them inconspicuously, then bowed together with Yan Lan.

Wei Shiran looked at Yan Lan and said, "I have heard about you. Your father brought you to the Wei family and you have been there for many years. I am considered your sister.

Now there are only a few servants left in the Wei family. Would you be willing to follow me back to the Gong Mansion?"

Neither Wei Qingyan nor Yan Lan expected that Wei Shiran would make such an invitation.

Neither of them reacted for a moment.

Wei Shiran glanced at her husband and continued, "This is what we discussed on the way here. Before, you were in Linzhou and I couldn't take care of you. Now that you've divorced the Luo family and returned to Beijing, I can't just ignore you."

She lowered her voice, "Otherwise, my brother and father will probably blame me."

Gong Mingcheng also nodded.

Yan Lan had no contact with Mrs. Gong. Regardless of whether her invitation today was sincere or false, Yan Lan could not remain calm.

She had been fortunate enough to receive a lot of kindness recently, and was willing to take Mrs. Gong's words as sincere.

But he still bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Sister Wei. It's just that Miss Chang and I get along well, so it's nice for me to live here.

After a few days, I will find someone to clean up the Yan family, and then I can go back home and live there."

She also wanted to investigate the matter between her brother and Qingyan with Miss Chang and the others, and was destined not to be an ordinary woman in the harem.

"Miss Chang?" Wei Shiran looked slightly surprised.

Du Xueyi hurriedly introduced Wei Qingyan to the two of them, "My sister, the one who was lost that year, is now back home."

Wei Shiran looked at her husband again and saw him nod.

He apologized, "I am sorry for being rude. I didn't know your daughter was back. I am really sorry."

Du Xueyi looked at her dazed look and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

Wei Shiran then took a serious look at Wei Qingyan and saw that she was a girl with clear features.

He nodded and said to Yan Lan, "Since that's the case, I won't force you. If you have any problems in the future, send someone to the Gong Mansion to let me know. You don't have to be polite with me."

Before, I just thought that Du Xueyi had lost his wife, Yan Lan was a divorced woman, and there were no elders in the house. It was not good for a single man and a single woman to live under the same roof.

Since Du Xueyi's sister is here, that would be better.

She also knew that Yan Lan was not familiar with her, and she would probably not feel comfortable living with her back in Gong Mansion.

The topic was brought up and he asked more about Yan Lan's situation.

Finally, she said, "You are a good girl. Even in such a difficult situation, you still thought of offering memorial tablets for my father and brother. I am grateful to you.

Fortunately, that evil man still had some sense of shame and knew to end his own life. But I hate that Wu Yuchu, who caused my brother to be isolated and helpless, and died on the battlefield at a young age.

If I had known earlier, I should have gone to Wu's house today. I should have gone to his funeral hall and spit at him."

"Okay, okay, don't be sad. You will have a headache again later. Your husband promises you that he will spit a few times for you when he is buried tomorrow." Gong Mingcheng stroked his wife's shoulder and advised softly.

Wei Shiran raised her hand to press her solar plexus and shook her head. "No, it's easy for him to spit. You should report Wu Yuchu and the Wu family. He harmed my brother. Even if he dies, his descendants will never be well."

"Yes, yes, yes." Gong Mingcheng agreed repeatedly, looking at his wife with worried eyes, "Did it happen again?"

Wei Shiran clenched her fists against her temples and clenched her teeth.

Seeing this, Gong Mingcheng knew that she was in great pain again, and hurriedly said to Du Xueyi and the others, "My wife's old illness has recurred, I will take her back home first.

Regarding what I mentioned earlier, I hope that the Marquis will keep me updated on what you have."

He glanced at Yan Lan again and said, "Your sister is speaking the truth. She doesn't have many relatives in the capital now. If you have time, please visit her mansion often."

After saying that, without waiting for anyone to react, he bent down, picked the person up horizontally, and walked quickly towards the door.

"What happened to her?" Wei Qingyan frowned slightly as he looked at the two people who left in a hurry.

She was not an expert in medicine, but she could see that her elder sister was not feeling well.

Du Xueyi sighed, "I heard that her youngest son fell into the water two years ago, and she's been sick ever since. Perhaps out of worry about him, she also developed a headache not long after. She's rarely been out and about these past two years."

Seeing that the general did not have a close relationship with the Gong family, I did not say anything.

Wei Qingyan glanced at him and asked, "What did Lord Gong tell you?"

Du Xueyi felt the general's displeased gaze and quickly told the truth, "They learned about Luo Chengzhou's blood letter. They want to find evidence of Wu Yuchu's murder and avenge the Protector General."

Wei Qingyan remained silent.

She prided herself on having some judgment in judging people, and her elder sister and her husband did not seem to be pretending. When they heard her calling them "brother", she could feel the blood relationship and the pain of losing her brother.

However, her elder sister was not close to her in the past.

"Let's find a chance to go to her house and take a look."

She just saw that there was some dark energy on both the husband and wife's heads.

Yan Lan was still there, so Du Xueyi didn't ask too much and just made a note of it.

Wei Qingyan asked him to send someone to keep an eye on Madam Wu, and then returned to Feng Xiaoyuan.

At night, he changed into night clothes and left the Anyuan Marquis Mansion.

As soon as we arrived at Qingtai Lane, Shi Yu appeared.

"Now that Luo Chengzhou is dead, the prince will be the first person to be suspected. He comes out at night, isn't he afraid of being caught?" Wei Qingyan glanced at the man whose hair and face were covered.

This time I knew how to cover it up a little.

Shi Yu smiled, "Who has evidence?"

Then he pointed to the Wei Mansion and said, "Find a quiet place. I have something to tell you."

Both of them were familiar with the Wei Mansion and soon settled down in an empty courtyard. Shi Yu told Wei Qingyan what he had found out.

Wei Qingyan looked at Shi Yu, "Who might be able to harm Concubine Shu?"

The person who harmed Concubine Shu while she was giving birth was most likely the one who switched the two children.

Shi Yu's eyes lit up slightly. She always got to the point and explained, "At that time, there were already quite a few people in the Crown Prince's harem, and the rest had no children. Anyone could have murdered Concubine Shu.

The ones who were most likely to take action and had the ability to do so should be the Crown Princess and another concubine at the time. Concubine Shu was already favored, and the birth of two more children would pose the greatest threat to them.

However, that concubine is no longer with us, and I have ordered people to investigate starting with the Queen."

The current queen is the niece of the queen mother, and Shi Yu's cousin. Many years have passed since the incident, so it is not easy to investigate her.

Wei Qingyan half lowered his eyes, "Thank you."

Shi Yu's lips twitched slightly, "Going to Wu's house again?"

Wei Qingyan inexplicably felt that Shi Yu would go with her, so she chose to tell the truth, "There's something strange going on with Lord Gong and his wife, and I want to go check it out."

Shi Yu immediately understood that it was related to the mysterious arts, "Sister Shi Ran, is there anything wrong?"

"Are you very familiar with Madam Gong?" Wei Qingyan was surprised.

I have never heard Shi Yu call me "big sister" like this before.

Shi Yu's eyes were deep, and he nodded slowly, "We became acquainted after Qingyan died in battle."