Chapter 411 The Partial Fourth Master
"My Lord, there are only a few people who have handled the soup. Princess Liu drinks soup every day, so this person must go to the kitchen every day. I think it won't be difficult to find out." Ulanara said with a smile
The Fourth Master tapped his fingers casually on the table twice and said, "Then go check it out."
It wasn't long before Nanny Sun returned with a stern face, "To answer Prince Beile's wife, I've inquired and found out there are only two people who go to fetch soup every day. One is Miss Xunfang from our courtyard, and the other is Xiaodouzi from Miss Wen's courtyard. Also, there are Zhao Quan and Sun Dazhi, who are in charge of the soup. I've already brought them all with me."
I saw several people kneeling on the ground behind Nanny Sun.
Wen Jiu took a look and saw that half of them were his own people. Not to mention Xiaodouzi, she had always been his. Sun Dazhi was also close to him now, so he had put some thought into dealing with her.
Fu Jin looked at the person and said, "My Lord, you know what I have here. Not to mention this three-hundred-year-old ginseng, I don't even have any that's over a hundred years old. Sister Wen, do you have any?"
Wen Jiu met Ulanara's eyes, which were full of smiles. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the Fourth Master say, "How could a little girl like her have something that even the Concubine Fujin doesn't have?"
The smile on Ulanara's face suddenly froze, and her fists were clenched tightly in her sleeves.
How could there not be?
She took some effort to find the Fourth Master's book. He had just received a batch of medicinal herbs, and she had set her sights on the two ginsengs, thinking she could eventually get one. She had boasted about it, thinking of honoring her mother, but who knew that the Fourth Master would send them all to the wine-warming yard.
Not only ginseng, but also deer antlers, ganoderma lucidum and other precious medicinal materials were nowhere to be seen.
How could she not be angry?
How could a lowly thing like a maid deserve such precious things?
Now, the prince's words clearly showed that he was protecting her. Ulanara wished she could use thousands of heads to tear Wenjiu's face to pieces.
It's all because of this foxy look that has captivated my soul.
Still somewhat rational, Ulanara said with a forced smile, "Lord Beile, since you're suspicious of Sister Wen and me, why don't you check out both of our courtyards? That will put Sister Liu at ease."
"No need to search. A concubine should behave like a concubine. The yard cannot be searched at will. There is no need to mobilize a large force for this matter." said the Fourth Master.
"My Lord, I am fine. As long as we can find this villain, I don't mind suffering some grievances. As the legitimate wife, I should set an example." Ulanara said righteously.
The Fourth Master glanced at her and said calmly, "What the Lady said is true."
Ulanara was delighted to hear this, but then she heard the Fourth Master say, "It would be inappropriate to ask Fu Jin to investigate further now. Su Peisheng, you should go back and investigate carefully."
The Fourth Master's gaze fell indifferently on Liu, and he said, "Liu is not feeling well, so you should go back first. I will give you an explanation for this matter. However, I cannot let you off the hook for taking food from others. I will punish you by confining you to your room and copying 100 Buddhist scriptures to calm your mind."
"My Lord, I refuse to obey!" Liu said, stiffening her neck. "She warmed my wine and even poisoned my food. How can she not be punished?"
Wen Jiu raised his eyebrows: "When did I..."
"When did she poison? What kind of poison did she use? Did you see her poison it?" Before Wen Jiu could finish his words, the Fourth Master spoke first.
Seeing the Fourth Master coldly standing in front of her, Wen Jiu couldn't help but be stunned.
When Liu was asked this by the Fourth Master, she was stunned for a moment: "It's obviously her..."
"What's wrong with her?" The Fourth Master narrowed his eyes slightly.
Seeing the Fourth Master's expression, Liu finally realized that she couldn't warm the wine at this moment, so she knelt down and said, "Thank you, Lord Beile. I will go back now."
"Wait!" Ulanara finally couldn't help but shout, "My Lord, I just remembered something. Maybe it will help with today's incident."
Seeing the Fourth Master looking over, Ulanara said, "I remember that our mansion registered two ginsengs a while ago. They should be 500 years old. Did you give them to someone else, Prince?"
The Fourth Master said as if it were nothing unusual: "No, I'm staying peacefully in my warehouse. How come Fu Jin even suspects me?"
"I dare not." Fu Jin bowed slightly and glanced at Nanny Sun.
"My Lord, I remember now." Nanny Sun immediately knelt down and said, "When Fu Jin was cleaning the storeroom earlier, she glanced at the bill. It seems that the ginseng was given to Miss Wen by you, my Lord."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around immediately shifted their attention to Wen Jiu.
"Wenjiu, it turns out you're the one who harmed me! I just ate a meal with you, and you want to kill me. You have such a cruel heart!"
Liu's eyes widened in shock, and she actually rushed towards Wenjiu.
But before he could get close, he was captured by Su Peisheng.
The Fourth Master subconsciously protected the warm wine behind him and frowned, saying, "How foolish! Take him away."
When Liu was dragged away, her eyes were filled with disbelief. However, she couldn't make a sound, as Su Peisheng had already blocked her mouth.
The Fourth Master had a hint of impatience on his face, and he pulled the hand that was warming the wine: "Come on, follow me back to Qingliang Pavilion."
Ulanara came back to her senses, her pupils shrank, and she suddenly said, "My Lord, you really don't doubt Wenjiu? She's the only one in the whole mansion who has ginseng!"
The Fourth Master glanced at Fu Jin and said, "I will investigate thoroughly. It's getting late, Fu Jin, please get some rest."
Throwing down these words, the Fourth Master turned and walked out. Everyone around him noticed that the Fourth Master was in a bad mood, and for a moment, they were all lonely and chilled.
Wenjiu was also confused when he was dragged out by the Fourth Master.
Is this the Fourth Master she knows?
The Fourth Master usually hated women talking about trivial matters, but now, he actually listened to them for an entire hour in Lady Fu's courtyard.
Even without saying a word, the Fourth Master directly blocked everything out.
Wenjiu used to be reluctant to let the Fourth Master get involved in women's affairs, but in fact, who doesn't want to be pampered and cared for?
A warm feeling flowed through his heart, and Wenjiu thought that she was actually easy to coax. As long as someone was willing to stand in front of him, he would also be willing to stand in front of him.
"Why are you staring at me without saying anything?" Seeing Wen Jiu looking troubled, the Fourth Master couldn't help but ask, "Are you disgusted with me meddling in your daughter's affairs?"
I remember she seemed to have told him not to get involved in daughter's affairs.
Wen Jiu was stunned when he heard this, and immediately shook his head: "No."
"Are you scared?" The Fourth Master asked softly, "It's okay, I'm here."
He just wanted to let them all know that he favored the little girl and that he would be leaving for a southern tour soon, so if others really had any bad intentions, they would have to think twice.
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