Chapter 256: Mr. Hong is dead
When Wen Zhenyi brought in the longevity noodles, he saw several people from the Lei family staring at each other, and none of them picked up their chopsticks.
She placed the longevity noodles in front of Madam Lei: "Madam Lei, is the food not to your taste?"
Madam Lei then turned to look at her, her face full of smiles: "No, no, it's just that these dishes look really good, and I can't bear to destroy them."
"If you don't eat it now, it will get cold and the taste will be much worse."
"Is that so?" Old Madam Lei was still a little reluctant.
"Why don't you eat this bowl of longevity noodles first."
Mrs. Lei looked at the longevity noodles in front of her. It didn't look greasy at all, but refreshing. She picked up her chopsticks and started eating.
The portion Wen Zhenyi made was not large, just enough for a few bites.
I originally thought that they had eaten a lot and couldn’t eat much of the longevity noodles, but who would have thought that they hadn’t eaten yet.
Madam Lei finished her longevity noodles and gave Wen Zhenyi a thumbs-up: "This is the best longevity noodles I have ever eaten."
"Thank you for your compliment. Please try and see if these dishes suit your taste."
"Wen girl, tell me what these dishes are called."
Wen Zhenyi smiled and nodded as he introduced her: "This dish is called 'Peace Every Year'. It's made with applesauce. I hope you and your family will be safe and sound every year."
Mrs. Lei's smile became more genuine. She took a bite and said, "It's delicious. It smells like roses."
Wen Zhenyi went on to introduce her, "This dish is called Fish Paste Tofu. People often say that eating more tofu can prolong life, so I also hope that you can live a long life and also wish you many children and grandchildren."
"Okay, okay, you are such a smart girl."
Wen Zhenyi smiled and introduced the Buddha's Hand Hundred Wealth to her: "This place is a homophone, white cabbage means Hundred Wealth, I hope you will never lack money in the future."
Mrs. Lei never let go of the smile on her face.
Wen Zhenyi introduced these dishes to them one by one, as well as some simple effects and therapeutic effects. After the introduction, she said goodbye to them.
Madam Lei wanted to keep her for dinner before leaving, but knowing that she was busy, she could only say with some regret: "Miss Wen, if you are not in a hurry to go back, come over and sit more often."
"Okay." Wen Zhenyi bowed and said goodbye to County Magistrate Lei and the others. When she left, a servant handed her the silver for today's banquet.
Wen Zhenyi went back to the kitchen to pack up his things and then hurried back to the Ma family.
Geng Ru and the others had returned and were sitting in the yard with sad faces.
Wen Zhenyi probably knew what they were worried about. She looked around but didn't see Axiang, knowing that she hadn't returned yet: "Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle, Aunt, Cousin, what are you doing?"
When Mrs. Ma saw her coming back, she waved at her and asked, "Have you not eaten yet?"
"No."
"Have a rest while you sit down. There's some food left for you in the kitchen. I'll bring it out for you." Geng Ru said as she went to the kitchen.
Wen Zhenyi walked over to Old Lady Ma and sat down: "Is it because of the Qian family's matter?"
Ma Yuruo was now filled with anger: "Cousin, is there really nothing you can do about him?"
"Cousin, don't be so anxious. This person has done too many bad things. He will eventually get his comeuppance. It's just a matter of time."
"But, we can't keep going like this."
"If you were engaged to Miss Qian, I think he would be more restrained."
When Old Lady Ma heard her talk about this, her anger escalated. "This matchmaker is truly heartless! How could he do such a thing?"
"Grandma, you have to know that the arm can't twist the thigh, and they are afraid of causing trouble for themselves."
Old Mrs. Ma sighed deeply. Not to mention the matchmaker, even they couldn't do anything about it. But now that they were really going to get engaged to the girl from the Qian family, wouldn't that be going against Hongli?
This is also what the Ma family is worried about. Now they can neither advance nor retreat, and they are in a difficult situation.
When Geng Ru and the others heard about Hongli, they didn't take it to heart. After all, they seldom came into contact with official affairs and knew little about the forces behind these people.
Now they feel like they are being roasted on fire, neither up nor down.
Wen Zhenyi looked at Old Man Ma and his uncle: "What do Grandpa and Uncle think?"
Ma Can looked at Ma Yuruo and said, "The county magistrate wants us to take our time with the marriage proposal, and he will go and handle it for us."
Ma Yuruo looked at Ma Can: "Are we just going to let him get away with it?"
"Those arrested today have all changed their stories. They'll never admit they were ordered to do so. So even if we sue them, what good will it do?"
Ma Yuruo opened his mouth and swallowed the words back. They had no evidence to prove that Hongli was responsible for this incident, and the most they could do was to sentence the person who was caught.
Even after these people were sentenced, he would still hire other people, and they would still have no way to deal with him.
Wen Zhenyi looked at Ma Yuruo and said, "What the county magistrate said is unreasonable. Miss Qian is in the county now, so he has to be cautious if he wants to take action. Besides, the county magistrate also said that he will try his best to find a solution. Let's just wait and see."
Geng Ru brought out some food and placed it on the table in the yard: "Yi Yi, come and eat first."
Wen Zhenyi returned to his room, put his things away, washed his hands, and went to eat.
She did not fully expect County Magistrate Lei to do anything about Hongli. After all, what she had to do was to completely solve the problem.
When she came back today, she brought a message to her family, saying that she would stay for a few more days.
Axiang came back in the late night.
As soon as she came back, she heard Zhenyi already knew: "Axiang."
"Master." A Xiang stood in the dark room.
Wen Zhenyi could find her location very accurately: "Is everything done?"
"His house is in chaos now."
"No one has discovered it."
"No."
"That's good. Go to bed early." Wen Zhenyi said, turned over and continued to sleep.
The next day, before dawn, the gate of the Ma family's courtyard was banged on.
Ma Can put on a coat and walked out: "Who?"
"Boss, it's me. Something happened."
Ma Can quickly opened the gate and looked at his two sweaty subordinates standing outside: "What happened?"
"Mr. Hong died last night."
"Dead?"
"Well, dead."
"How did he die?"
"He was killed by his concubines. Now the master wants us to arrest them."
Ma Can frowned and said, "Wait for me, I'll change my clothes and come right over."
The two yamen runners nodded and stood outside the courtyard gate.
Wen Zhenyi was already awake when the bailiff arrived. He turned to look at Ah Xiang, who was also awake: "Did you do this?"
"I just think this way is better."
"How?"
"Bewitched."
"Has anyone seen you?"
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