"Ah Xu, take care of him, come out quickly."
Su Luo, perched on a tree outside the Xie family mansion wall, tossed a bottle of corpse-dissolving liquid to A Xu.
The guard who was hit by her hidden arrow was paralyzed and fell down, but he did not die.
Both of them turned to look at Su Luo. A Xu stepped forward, slashed Su Luo's throat with his sword, and then poured on the corpse-dissolving liquid.
The Xie family's wrongful conviction is no simple matter. So many people in the Xie family have already died. If this is discovered again, they will be the ones to die.
Ah Xu led Xie Wanwan over the wall, and a large group of footsteps could be heard coming from inside the wall.
"Anyone who dares to trespass into the residence of a disgraced official will have their life spared if they come out on their own."
"Old Wang!"
"Old Wang, where are you? What are you yelling about? Where's the thief?"
"What is this? Old Wang, you dare to urinate anywhere, you're too bold."
"Old Wang! Old Wang!"
After Su Luo and the other two came out, all they heard were these sounds and the puddle of water that the guards had stepped on.
It's just a reaction left over after the body-dissolving liquid melts.
Back at the Du residence, Ah Xu and Xie Wanwan finally took off their night clothes.
"Madam Su, thank you for tonight, but how did you know we went to the Xie residence tonight?"
Xie Wanwan still felt a chill run down her spine when she thought about it. If she were discovered, her revenge would be over before it even began.
"Just a guess!"
Su Luo noticed that she had also brought out a scroll and asked a question.
"Have you found a useful clue?"
Xie Wanwan unrolled the scroll in her hand, and only then could she see the full picture of the painting.
"I think this clue is correct. I need to find this person."
Xie Wanwan pointed to the name of the person who signed the painting.
"Zhang Tian? Is this person related to the Xie family's case?"
Ah Xu had never heard of this name in the capital.
"I'm just guessing, I'm not sure yet."
Xie Wanwan looked at A Xu. Even though he knew she was the daughter of a disgraced official, he still helped her without hesitation.
"Ah Xu, aren't you going to ask me what I'm really trying to do?"
Given all this, what else doesn't Ah Xu understand?
"You want to reopen the Xie family's case."
"Yes! My father was wronged. My family has been struck by misfortune. As long as I, Xie Wanwan, am alive, I will make sure the truth is revealed."
When the incident occurred at the Xie family residence, Ah Xu and the young master were in Yongle County and only heard some rumors about it.
What the world sees is not the whole picture.
Judging from Xie Wanwan's reaction now, many details have been erased.
"Miss Xie, I believe in you. Do whatever you want to do. If you need my help, I will definitely help you."
Ah Xu did not hesitate at all in this matter.
Xie Wanwan removed her veil and looked at A Xu with eyes full of gratitude.
Even with her face like this, you can still feel that Ah Xu likes her.
Standing by the fire, how could she not feel the heat!
She simply couldn't respond to Ah Xu because she hadn't avenged her great grudge.
"Ah Xu, thank you! And thank you, Madam Su!"
The three sat at the table, leaving aside how Xie Wanwan found the artist of the painting "Drinking Wine Under Peach Blossoms".
Su Luo could only warn the two that the hidden danger had already begun.
"Wanwan, Axu, a guard at the Xie residence died tonight. They'll find out soon."
The Xie residence was infiltrated by outsiders.
Or they took something away; was that what they wanted?
They were willing to destroy the entire Xie family for this thing.
If they can't find the guard's body, they'll become suspicious, and this matter can be kept secret for another two or three days at most.
Once the person behind you discovers this and becomes alert, it will be difficult for you to investigate.
If you need to find someone, the best time is in the next couple of days, and you need to act quickly.
Su Luo's words were not without reason; such concerns were inevitable.
“I know what to do. Tomorrow I will go to the peach grove in the west of the city and ask. Zhang Tian should live nearby.”
If two families can bury their Daughter's Red wine together, the distance between them must not be very far.
Xie Wanwan is sure she can find this person by asking around the area.
"Okay! It's too late tonight, let's get some rest."
Ah Xu reassured Xie Wanwan and promised to accompany him to find the talent and return home the next day.
Seeing that everyone had returned safely, Su Luo went back to sleep.
Before leaving, she lent her hidden sword to Xie Wanwan.
...
The next morning, Su Luo woke up late and found that Xie Wanwan's room was locked again.
She went out again, leaving only the melodious sound of a zither coming from Yi Huan's room.
However, with a sudden sound, the music became shrill, and soon Yi Huan came out carrying the zither.
She ran up to Su Luo and said with a wronged expression, "Mother, the zither string is broken."
Su Luo took Yi Huan's small hand. The string was broken, so be it. As long as Yi Huan wasn't hurt, that was all that mattered.
"It's alright, Mother will take you out to buy a new string, and we'll change it for you when Teacher Xie comes back tonight."
"good!"
The streets of the capital are very large, so the mother and daughter walked out and strolled around the market.
The streets were filled with the sounds of vendors hawking their wares; anything that could be sold for silver could be found there.
There are also shops here that specialize in selling soy sauce. The sign above says "Shen Family Chamber of Commerce." The soy sauce inside is clearly priced at eighty coins per catty, which is much cheaper than what other merchants bring.
“Mother, Master Xie brought Huanhuan here to buy the zither last time.”
When they arrived at a shop, Yi Huan pointed it out to Su Luo. The shop's signboard read "Zhiyin" (meaning "soulmate").
"Go and see. If they can sell this kind of instrument, they must have the corresponding strings."
After Su Luo took the zither inside and asked around, the shop owner said that it was the best zither in their shop, and the strings were made of the finest silk.
"Madam, you've come just in time. We don't have any silk strings left this year. This is the last one in our shop. It costs ten taels of silver."
I had heard Xie Wanwan mention this silk string before. It was made little by little from thousands of silkworm threads and required boiling fish glue. The process was complicated and expensive.
Ten taels of silver per stick was reasonable. Su Luo was about to take out the silver to pay the shopkeeper when suddenly her hand was pushed, and all ten taels of silver flew out.
"Wait, I want these strings."
A young woman, about the same age as Su Luo, entered the Zhiyin store. She was domineering and arrogant, and her eyes seemed to be glued to her forehead.
When Yi Huan saw that her mother had dropped her silver, she quickly went to the corner to pick it up.
“Madam Jiang, this lady bought these strings first. Our shop cannot be dishonest in business.”
Lian Rongrong glanced at Su Luo sideways and said disdainfully, "You... give me that silk string, and I will not hold it against you for offending me."
Su Luo looked at her with a mocking gaze, wondering where this woman had come from.
"First come, first served. Why should I give it to you?"
Lian Rongrong, as if her hair had been blown off, slammed her hand on the cabinet in front of the shop owner and roared, "How dare you talk to me like that? Do you know who I am? I am Madam Chiang Kai-shek..."
Chiang?
I've been hearing this surname Su Luo a lot lately: "What's your relationship with Jiang Shun from the Ministry of Rites?"
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