They are called "noble ladies", but in fact they are the wives of some minor officials in Beiguan City, or the wives of officers stationed in the north. Among them, the one whose father has the highest official position should be Miss Qiu, the daughter of the Beiguan military supervisor, who is surrounded in the middle, and the other one next to her, Miss Lu, the daughter of the border guard who was newly transferred last year.
The question "Why isn't Miss Wei here?" was asked by Miss Lu just now.
"Ms. Lu has met Miss Wei?" Qiu Yuehua raised her eyebrows.
After the hunting incident at the Nanjiao Forest Farm, she had a good impression of Wei Yunlan. Miss Lu's words seemed to have hidden meanings, which made her frown immediately.
"It seems that Miss Lu just arrived at Beiguan before the New Year?" The daughter of Lord Zhou, the Beiguan Farm Envoy, who was standing not far from Qiu Yuehua, also spoke up and looked at Miss Lu in confusion.
It had only been a year since Guard Lu was transferred to the Northern Army. I remember that the young lady of Guard Lu's family and other family members of the Lu family arrived a few months later than Guard Lu, and only settled down in Beiguan City near the end of the year.
Miss Lu's mother was a sociable person and she took Miss Lu to many banquets before the New Year. So when Qiu Yuehua mentioned it, everyone remembered it.
When Miss Lu came to Beiguan, Wei Yunlan had already stopped socializing. No one had seen her for a long time since the beginning of winter. Logically speaking, it was even more impossible for Miss Lu to have seen her.
Looking at the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Miss Lu smiled and explained, "I used to live in the capital with my mother, and I have heard a little about Miss Wei. After coming to Beiguan, I have heard some of her deeds. We have known each other for a long time... It's a pity that I have never seen her out, so I asked everyone."
"I see." Miss Zhou suddenly realized what was going on, then shook her head regretfully, "It's a pity that Miss Wei has been ill since the beginning of winter. Madam Wei and the eldest young lady of the Wei family have rarely come out to banquets this winter to take care of Miss Wei. I guess Miss Wei is not well yet, so Miss Lu will not be able to see Miss Wei for the time being."
"Mrs. Wei and the eldest young master's wife rarely come out this winter?" Miss Lu's eyes flashed with surprise, and then she asked everyone in confusion, "Since they don't leave the house... then have you ever visited Miss Wei at the Wei family's house?"
Everyone looked at each other.
This indeed never happened.
Most of them didn't have a deep friendship with Wei Yunlan, and when they learned that she was ill in bed and the Wei family closed the door to visitors, they didn't think of visiting her. The few young ladies who had some friendship with Wei Yunlan had sent people to the door to deliver gifts to comfort the patient, and when they learned that the Wei family closed the door to visitors, they were quite sensible and didn't forcefully disturb her.
The atmosphere became quiet. Miss Lu showed a trace of embarrassment on her face. She lowered her voice and said, "I heard that the Wei family was demoted to Beiguan because of a crime. The family members of criminals are not allowed to leave Beiguan City... You say, Miss Wei hasn't appeared in Beiguan for a long time, could it be..."
Miss Lu said 70% and kept 30%.
But who can guess what the remaining three points mean?
It was obvious that he guessed that Miss Wei could not stand the cold and hardship of Beiguan, so she had already concealed her tracks and quietly left the city of Beiguan.
"With your sweet words and white teeth, you are trying to slander Miss Wei?" Miss Zhou has a quick temper.
Moreover, the Yingtian Envoy and the Northern Garrison Army are not in the same official system, so she does not need to be afraid of Miss Lu.
"That's not slander, I was just saying it casually..."
"How can you just say that?" Miss Zhou's side, another lady who had once competed with Wei Yunlan in riding at the Nanjiao Forest Farm, frowned and said.
Miss Lu was attacked by everyone and stamped her feet in anger. "What are you all saying about me? Since you think I am slandering Miss Wei, why don't we all go over together and visit Miss Wei who is still ill?"
Qiu Yuehua subconsciously wanted to refute, but her personal maid pulled the corner of her clothes.
Among the people at the gathering, there were also a few who were interested in visiting Wei Yunlan. It was not because they had not seen her for a long time and missed her, but they wanted to confirm whether it was really as Miss Lu guessed, that Miss Wei, who claimed to be bedridden, had actually fled Beiguan City a long time ago...
If that is the case, the Wei family knowingly committed the crime and intentionally covered up the crime, which is an even greater crime.
The Wei family members who had originally been exempted from hard labor by making meritorious contributions while serving their sentences will probably not be able to escape punishment this time.
"You guys are just bored." Qiu Yuehua rolled her eyes in annoyance.
Although she has a bad temper, she has always disdained to do things that harm others and benefit herself.
After thinking for a while, she called a maid beside her and ordered, "Go to General Huang's house and tell Miss Huang that someone wants to cause trouble for Miss Wei. Ask her to find someone to inform them immediately."
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Wei Yunlan didn't know that he was almost being targeted.
The group crossed the Dan River and were riding at full speed back to Beiguan City.
In the Wei family courtyard in Jingping Lane, Wei Maolin had just returned from duty when he saw a strange maid appear in his courtyard.
He had just finished talking to his wife, knelt down and bowed, preparing to leave.
After seeing him, she bowed respectfully and then left the yard under the leadership of Guixiang.
"Whose maid is that?" Wei Maolin sat down on the armchair next to Gao.
"From the residence of Mr. Huang, the deputy commander of the Northern Army."
"It is said that someone doubted Lan'er's illness and is on the way to visit her." Gao frowned slightly, then relaxed her brows and said with emotion: "Fortunately, Lan'er was well prepared. Not to mention, the girl arranged by Tianshu Pavilion has a figure very similar to our Lan'er, but she is too thin, almost unrecognizable..."
In this way, combined with the art of disguise, the fake can be mistaken for the real thing.
After all, he had been ill for several months, so it was understandable that he had become thin and unrecognizable.
"Can you tell me who suspected Lan'er?" Wei Maolin was not worried that the fact that his daughter was not in the city would be exposed.
What he was worried about was that someone was deliberately targeting the Wei family.
Normally, they had been keeping a low profile since arriving at Beiguan...
"It seems that she was new last year, the border garrison commander of the North Gate, and the daughter of Garrison Lu was the head of the group." Gao said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Maolin frowned deeply.
"Lu Shouzhong?"
Wei Maolin's face became serious, and he said with a sense of self-blame, "I'm afraid that Lan'er's matter was implicated by me this time."
"What do you mean?" Gao looked at Wei Maolin with concern.
She knew how cautious Wei Maolin, as the head of the family, had been since the family came to Beiguan.
It is absolutely impossible to take the initiative to provoke others and bring trouble to your family.
In this case, it could only be that Lu Shoubei, there is something wrong with me...
As a couple for many years, they can understand each other's thoughts with just one look. Wei Maolin nodded heavily and whispered, "I saw that Lu Shoubei was secretly copying the Beiguan border defense map."
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