Chapter 8 Catching an adulterer

Jian Zhang rushed out in one breath and headed straight for Wei's Dongguang Cottage.

There was a peach tree planted in the front yard of Dongguang Cottage. It was planted by Wei himself when Wei first came.

Recalling the sweet time, Jian Zhang felt that his deep affection had been wasted.

When the soil was dug up, there were indeed drug residues buried underneath.

Presumably, the child buried in Wei's belly was not his.

Jian Zhang was furious!

But based on his inner voice and drug residues alone, the evidence was not enough to convict Wei.

Jian Zhang called his confidant Chang Fu: "Collect the drug residues and let people see what they are used for. This matter cannot be made public."

Chang Fu has been with Jian Zhang since he was a child. Even Min couldn't be summoned. Jian Zhang was very relieved when Chang Fu was doing things.

~

Jian Zhang left in a hurry and in a hurry. After he left, a group of maids were left staring at each other in Xixiayuan.

Min was brought up in a strict family. Her father was the Minister of Rites of the current dynasty. She was steady and generous, and very patient. Seeing Jian Zhang leave, she was still as calm as a mountain.

However, Min was a little itchy.

She endured it and decided to see if there were really drug residues buried in Wei's yard.

"You wait here for the master. I'm going out for a while." After giving instructions, Min took two maids and went straight to Wei's Dongguang Cottage.

If Wei really buried the drug residue under the peach tree in the yard, it means that Jian Ruonan's information is indeed true, and Xilu's marriage should be carefully considered.

She was not here to read gossip, but to confirm the authenticity of her heart.

Jian Xilu was deeply taught by Min, and was dignified, generous and calm.

After Mrs. Min left, as the eldest daughter of the family, Jian Xilu was the most respected master in the room.

Jian Xilu had been with Mrs. Min to manage the household for a year, and she was a little bit polite in front of the servants, who were all waiting for her to speak.

In the past, she would definitely keep calm and wait for her father and mother to come back.

However, she really wanted to confirm the accuracy of her thoughts.

"I remembered something. You guys wait here for the lady and the master." After saying this, Jian Xilu also left with her personal maid. Jian

Xilu was not here to read gossip, she was also for her own happiness in the second half of her life.

Jian Ruonan:? ?

Why are you all gone?

What are you doing?

Mrs. Wei is still lying here?

Mrs. Wei was also confused. She held her belly, not knowing whether she should continue crying.

Min brought her maid to Wei's Dongguang House. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Jian Zhang holding a hoe and digging under the peach tree. Chang Fu was holding a pile of medicinal residues with soil on them, which were obviously just dug out of the soil.

Jian Zhang: "..." Min

: "..."

When Jian Xilu came over, she saw her father holding a hoe and looked at Min.

"Dad and Mom, what are you doing here?"

"Xilu, what are you doing here?"

"Min, why are you holding a hoe?"

"Xilu, why are you holding a hoe too?"

"Dad, did you dig up the medicinal residues?"

The three of them thought about it and understood in an instant. It turned out that they could all hear Jian Ruonan's thoughts.

Jian Zhang: "..."

It turned out that I am not the chosen son.

Xilu: Great, everyone can hear it, I don't have to be afraid anymore.

Min: I hope Nannan will tell more truths.

~

After digging up the medicinal residue, Changfu took it out to find someone to identify it.

Jian Zhang took Min and Jian Xilu back to Xixiayuan again. When Wei saw Jian Zhang coming back, she looked at him affectionately, holding her stomach with one hand and supporting her body with the other.

That frail look really made me feel pity.

In the past, Jian Zhang would have been fascinated by Wei, but now he feels annoyed when he sees Wei, "What are you doing lying here, why don't you go back!"

Min: "Grandpa, where will you offer the "Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva" after copying it?"

[My father is really particular, he even prays for the children of a wild man, 66666! ]

Min: "..."

I can't bear it anymore.

Jian Xilu: Puff——

Jian Zhang: “…”

“What are you copying? I won’t copy anymore!”

“Bad luck!”

[Ah? Why aren’t you copying anymore? ]

[Why is my dad so fickle? Is it my great aunt who is here? ! ]

Jian Zhang: “…”

What is this great aunt?

The tone of his voice doesn’t sound good.

Wei was shocked.

What’s wrong with the eldest master? He was so affectionate to her just now, but why did he turn his face and ignore her after he went out?

After Wei left, Jian Chuxue became lively again. She looked at Jian Ruonan: “Mother, who is this sister?”

Jian Ruonan was a little nervous, because this was the heroine.

As the heroine, she has some halos around her, such as her family. Even though everyone knows that Jian Ruonan is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, everyone still treats Jian Chuxue as the legitimate daughter. Min is afraid that Jian Chuxue will feel uncomfortable, so she even treats Jian Chuxue better.

Jian Ruonan has never thought of competing with Jian Chuxue for favor. She just wants to eat and wait for death in the Marquis's Mansion, lie down and eat melons in her spare time.

So she didn't have much hope for Min's introduction of herself.

Who knows, Min grabbed her in her arms, her voice as gentle as water, "This is your fifth sister, Ruonan."

Jian Chuxue saw that Min and Jian Ruonan were so intimate, and she was a little unhappy and said, "Which concubine's courtyard is the fifth sister from? Why haven't I seen her before?"

Min: "The fifth sister is born by mother."

Jian Ruonan: ! !

Was she recognized so easily? !

[As expected of my mother, blood is thicker than water! ]

[My mother YYDS! ! ]

[My beautiful mother, I LOVE YOU! I will support you! ! ]

Min: "......"

Jian Chuxue: "Really? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"That's because..." The results of the investigation haven't come out yet. Logically, she shouldn't be so anxious to recognize her, but the more Min sees Jian Ruonan, the more she likes her, and she is a little eager to recognize her.

Although the results haven't come out yet, Jian Ruonan's background is almost certain.

Mrs. Min looked at Jian Zhang and threw the pot away, "Ask your father."

Everyone's eyes fell on Jian Zhang. Jian Zhang coughed and said, "Go back and be under house arrest first. I have something to discuss with your mother."

Jian Chuxue: "..."

Jian Zhang sent Jian Xilu and Jian Chuxue away, and then looked at Jian Ruonan carefully. Jian Ruonan had fair skin and a pair of big wet eyes. She looked exactly like Mrs. Min.

It's just that the two have different temperaments.

Mrs. Min is dignified and generous, a typical mistress of a marquis; Jian Ruonan is timid and submissive, a country girl who has never seen the world.

But Jian Zhang has heard her inner voice and knows that she looks timid but is very lively inside.

Jian Zhang and Mrs. Min came to the inner room and asked Zangchun and Zangqiu to take Jian Ruonan to rest in the green gauze cabinet.

"Master, how should this matter be handled?" asked Mrs. Min.

"Tell the outside world that Ruonan is in poor health, and Master Chengyuan of Baoguo Temple said that she should be sent to Jiangnan to be raised before the age of ten to avoid disasters and pray for blessings. Now that she is ten years old, she has been brought back. Madam, you can teach her some more rules and take her out for a walk."

Daxia Kingdom believes in Buddhism, and Master Chengyuan is well-known far and wide. With the name of Master Chengyuan, no one should question it.

He just needs to make arrangements in advance.

"I'll go talk to mother."

The old lady is superstitious. At that time, the old lady was critically ill and almost died. Later, a wandering monk came to the mansion and said that Jian Ruonan was unlucky. After sending Jian Ruonan away, the old lady miraculously recovered.

I am afraid that after Jian Ruonan comes back, the old lady will have a headache and all will be blamed on Jian Ruonan

. The matter of the wandering monk must have been Zhou's doing.

"What about Chuxue?" Min was a little confused. She loved her little daughter dearly, but suddenly she knew that she was not her own flesh and blood, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

When Jian Chuxue called her mother just now, she felt very uncomfortable.

"If you feel uncomfortable, from now on, avoid her. She will be married off in a few years with a wedding dowry." Jian Zhang said, "Where will Nannan be placed?"

"Nannan, live with me first." Min wanted to personally educate her biological daughter who had been separated for ten years.

~

Jian Ruonan slept soundly in the green gauze closet. When she woke up, it was time for dinner. In the upper room of Xixiayuan, the maids had prepared the meal.

After washing her hands, Jian Ruonan sat down at the Luohan table inlaid with gemstones.

Jian Zhang and Jian Xilu were both present for Jian Ruonan's first meal after returning home. Min had four children in total. In addition to two daughters, there were two sons. The eldest son Jian Huayuan was on a business trip and would not be back for a few days. The youngest son Jian Huateng was in the Imperial College and would come back once a week.

Two concubines were helping to serve the dishes.

[How many concubines does my father have? ]

[All men are big pig trotters. ]

Jian Zhang: "..."

Where did the pig trotters come from? Aren't there only pheasants?

Min picked up a piece of pheasant and put it in Jian Ruonan's bowl, and told Zang Chun to prepare a dish of snow pea stewed pig's trotters tomorrow.

As Jian Ruonan was eating, a familiar mechanical sound rang out -

System: [There is a melon.]

Jian Ruonan: [Eat.]

The other three people at the table moved.

Jian Ruonan chewed pork ribs, savoring the food while eating the melon.

[Wei is so bold! She actually met her lover in the small woods at the west corner of the yard!]

[She was so impatient after the baby was aborted?!]

[Oh, so she was hugging her lover to complain about her grievances!]

[Wei cried so hard, who could stand it?!]

Jian Ruonan took a mouthful of rice and raised her head.

[Hey, why is my father missing again?! 】

Min and Jian Xilu looked at each other and complained in their hearts: They went to catch the adulterer.

Damn, they also wanted to go and see.