Chapter 43: Getting lost
Looking at the tragic look on the face of the little woman in front of him, Xie Mubai was in a good mood.
This was the first time he laughed so happily since the incident at the Duke's Mansion.
"I really have to punish you." He stretched out his slender white fingers and tapped her forehead lightly. "You're so old, yet you still get fooled. You won't learn your lesson unless I beat you!"
"You've dragged the IQ of our Duke's Mansion down to rock bottom!"
What?
Got cheated?
It wasn't a case of a stolen kiss?
Shen Wan looked confused.
"What are you thinking about?" Xie Mubai deliberately teased her with a wicked smile, "Aren't we talking about the same thing?"
When Shen Wan heard this, she nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice.
Yes, yes, it must be!
As the two were talking, suddenly, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside.
Xie Mubai winked at Shen Wan.
Shen Wan understood and quietly slipped out the door.
In the pale moonlight, she clearly saw Aunt Zhou and the old housekeeper hurriedly walking out of the granary.
No way, just finished work during the day and continue again at night?
This old butler's physical strength is too good!
Shen Wan curled her lips.
She slightly hid her figure and hid in the space, following him unnoticed.
The old housekeeper took Aunt Zhou into a warehouse, which was filled with a lot of weeds and had very poor lighting.
"Come here quickly." The old butler lowered his voice and urged.
Shen Wan’s face flushed.
Damn, he’s so impatient even at his age. She doesn’t want to see these dirty things.
Since it wasn't something secret, she decided to leave.
Just as he was about to turn around, he saw the old housekeeper pushing away the weeds on the ground and lifting a heavy bluestone slab with great effort.
Shen Wan was shocked.
Looking along the cave entrance, there was a long tunnel underneath.
It turns out that there is something else hidden in this warehouse!
The old housekeeper helped Aunt Zhou down, and Shen Wan hurriedly followed.
After passing through this long tunnel, the view suddenly opens up and a huge courtyard suddenly appears in front of you.
If I'm not mistaken, this should be the front yard.
The old housekeeper first took Aunt Zhou to bathe and change clothes, then brought her to a room and then left.
I have to say that the refreshed Concubine Zhou is still very beautiful.
Although she is old, she still has charm.
That's right, if she had been a little uglier at the beginning, she wouldn't have bewitched the Duke of Zhenguo so much.
Aunt Zhou tidied her clothes and then pushed the door open.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to open the door, Shen Wan also quietly followed in.
As soon as I entered the door, I was hit by a strange fragrance.
The room was very large. On the long table against the wall were placed a pile of famous calligraphy works and several precious inkstones. Various brushes were inserted in the pen holder like a forest. On the opposite wall hung an authentic painting of Tang Bohu. A white ink painting curtain hung over the bed. It was obvious at a glance that the owner of the house had good taste.
"Zhou Caiqing, I never thought we would meet again."
While I was looking around, I heard an old man's voice coming from the tent.
Aunt Zhou's eyes reddened, and tears rolled down like pearls from a broken string: "Brother Lin, do you know how much pain I feel?"
"Bitter?" the man sneered, "How can a concubine of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion be miserable?"
"Do you think being a concubine is so easy?" Aunt Zhou cried, tears streaming down her face. "I don't want to talk about the past, but I swear to heaven that I have never forgotten you all these years."
Shen Wan was so shocked that she almost cried out when she heard it.
The affair between Zhao and Scarface had not yet been clarified, but Aunt Zhou had already cheated on her husband.
While I was lost in thought, I heard the man sigh deeply: "I really can't do anything about you."
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
After hearing this, a sinister light flashed in Aunt Zhou's eyes.
She gritted her teeth and said viciously, "I want you to kill Xie Mubai and that bitch Shen Wan, and then stay here and don't leave!"
"Anyway, I've gotten quite a bit of money from the Xie family over the years, enough for us to live on for the rest of our lives."
Most of this farm is her property, so she is naturally the mistress here.
Although Linjiazhuang is not as prosperous as the capital, being a landowner is much better than being exiled to the northwest.
After hearing this, Shen Wan suddenly realized.
No wonder Aunt Zhou was in such a good mood on the road. It turned out that not only was her old lover in Linjiazhuang, but even the stolen property was stored here!
"That's not difficult." The man laughed strangely, "But if you want to live here for a long time, would you consider becoming my Mrs. Lin?"
"You bastard!" Aunt Zhou blushed and scolded in a delicate voice, "You are already old and still so frivolous."
Having said that, she still took off her shoes and got into bed.
Soon, an unbearable sound came from the tent.
Shen Wan’s face flushed and she hurried back to the warehouse.
"How about it?"
Xie Mubai sat in the shadows in the corner, his cold voice without a trace of emotion.
"Mrs. Zhou went to the front yard to meet Mr. Lin." Shen Wan glanced at the villain and said hesitantly, "They... they are doing that."
Xie Mubai's beautiful brows frowned slightly, but he said nothing.
Ever since the Qian incident, scandals have plagued the Xie family one after another, and it seems that having one more concubine committing adultery is no big deal.
It's just a pity for the Duke of Zhenguo. He doted on Concubine Zhou for so many years, but he didn't expect that there was already a green grassland above his head.
"Anything else you found?" Xie Mubai asked calmly.
Shen Wan looked around, then lowered her voice and told everything.
"The thing is indeed here!" Xie Mubai smiled coldly.
Shen Wan was slightly stunned and asked in surprise: "You knew it a long time ago?"
Xie Mubai said "hmm".
Yes, he had guessed it long ago.
Aunt Zhou is so lazy that she is usually too lazy to even take one more step.
But today, she quickened her pace, contrary to her usual practice. There was no doubt that this village had what she had been longing for.
And what she wanted was definitely the money stolen from the Duke's Mansion.
Xie Mubai slowly lay down next to the wall and said calmly, "Okay, it's getting late, let's get some rest."
"They are about to take action, how can you still sleep?" Shen Wan was extremely anxious.
Xie Mubai slowly raised his head and his eyes fell on the faint halo around the moon. He thought that the wind would be quite strong tomorrow.
"Don't worry, it's not time yet." He said thoughtfully.
The next morning, everything was the same as before.
There was no wind and no murder. Aunt Zhou changed into her old clothes and did not go to the front yard.
She sat at the door of the warehouse with a straw in her hand, playing with Dabao, and seemed to be in a good mood.
Zhao's face looked very bad, and she looked dazed. No matter who spoke to her, she did not respond.
Her expression only fluctuated when she saw Scarface passing by.
Everything is very peaceful.
In the middle of the night, the wind started to blow.
Looking at the branches swaying fiercely outside the window, Xie Mubai raised his eyes to look at Wang Qi: "Pack your things. We won't sleep here tonight."
"The wind is so strong, where should we go?" asked the big girl's mother anxiously.
Although this granary is simple, it is at least a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
"Anywhere is fine." Xie Mubai said coldly.
Although Wang Qi didn't understand what she meant, he still looked at Da Niuniang and said, "It's right to listen to the prince."
Taking advantage of the dead of night, the group slipped out of the warehouse without anyone noticing.
"You guys go first, I'm a little urgent." Shen Wan rolled her eyes and said to Wang Qi.
Although Wang Qi's legs were not very convenient, he still carried Xie Mubai on his back: "Then hurry up."
Shen Wan nodded and quietly returned along the same route.
Before he could stand firmly, he saw a group of servants sneaking in.
They came to the warehouse where Xie Mubai was waiting and poured several large barrels of tung oil on it.
When everything was ready, a servant lit a tinder and threw it on the ground.
Soon, a raging fire began to burn.
There was no gasoline in Shen Wan's space, but there was a lot of alcohol.
She sneered, poured alcohol on the warehouses full of food and set them on fire.
Since that kind-hearted Mr. Lin likes playing with fire, let him play with it to his heart's content!
The fire grew bigger and bigger, and spread to the backyard with the strong wind.
Fearing that others would be in danger, Shen Wan deliberately smashed all the jars piled in the corner.
Hearing the sound of the jar breaking, Hu Dahai immediately woke up from his sleep.
Upon discovering the fire, he immediately evacuated with the fugitives, while the servants of the Lin family also pretended to come and put out the fire.
For a moment, the backyard was in chaos.
Shen Wan loves chaos the most.
When no one was paying attention, she slipped into the front yard and took away all of Mr. Lin's property.
Since you want to kill her, how can you not teach her a lesson!
Besides, this belongs to the Xie family, so of course she has the right to take it away!
The wind was so strong that after a night of firefighting, the fire was put out, but the Lin family's granary was reduced to ruins.
Hu Dahai also suffered considerable losses, and the few belongings of the convicts were all burned.
Dengtuzi's family was only concerned about escaping for their own lives and actually left him in the warehouse.
So he also died.
"How could this happen?" The old housekeeper's face turned pale with anger. "It must be you guys who did it!"
"You can't say that," Hu Dahai said coldly with a gloomy face. "I'm very sad about the fire in your house, but you can't just say it was us without any evidence!"
The convicts had finally found a place to stay, so how could they bear to burn it down?
What's more, the food was sent by the Lin family, so they don't have to cook on their own. This matter has nothing to do with them in any way.
"You dare to say it wasn't you!" the old housekeeper cursed fiercely, his eyes red. "Our house has never had a fire in years. How come you just came and burned everything down?"
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