At this time, a maid was sent over!

Xu Lingyi and Shiyi Niang were both a little surprised.

Eleventh Lady thought that Madam Wen was also a member of the main house, and her heart moved slightly. She ordered the little maid: "Let her in!"

The little maid responded and brought Donghong in.

"My Lord, Madam." She trembled with fear, her eyes only looking at Xu Lingyi with a frightened look.

Eleventh Lady smiled at Xu Lingyi and beckoned Donghong: "Come, come to me."

Donghong walked up to Shiyi Niang as if she was facing an abyss.

"Madam Wen asked you to come and see me!" Eleventh Lady took her hand affectionately.

Donghong nodded hurriedly and her eyes drifted towards Xu Lingyi again.

Xu Lingyi clearly understood. He coughed and went to the east room.

Donghong saw that she and Shiyi Niang were the only ones in the room, and she felt relieved. She couldn't help but let out a long breath and whispered in Shiyi Niang's ear: "My aunt told me to just tell Madam. A few days ago, Aunt Qin asked her to help exchange a lot of gold. In just two or three months, the total amount was more than 200 taels. I don't know what Aunt Qin wants so much silver for?"

Shiyi Niang was slightly startled. Seeing Donghong carefully looking at her, she quickly smiled and said, "Go tell Aunt Wen that I know."

Donghong felt relieved, smiled, knelt down and saluted, then retreated.

Xu Lingyi came in.

Eleventh Lady told Xu Lingyi what Donghong said.

When Xu Lingyi heard this, his brows furrowed tightly: "Qin?"

"Hmm!" Eleventh Lady groaned, "Madam Wen has always been very good at dealing with people. I'm afraid it's not that simple to pass on such a message at this time!"

Xu Lingyi nodded slightly and was about to say something when he heard hurried footsteps outside.

The little maid guarding outside the door just called out "Fifth Master" when the curtain was lifted and Xu Lingkuan rushed in.

His head and body were wet, and his face was ashen. As soon as he entered the room, he called out "Fourth Brother" with a slight pursed mouth. Just as he was about to say something, he looked up and saw Eleventh Lady. He pursed his lips and swallowed the words. Then his expression paused slightly, and he slowed down his voice, respectfully calling her "Fourth Sister-in-law".

"Fifth Master!" Eleventh Lady greeted him with a smile and asked Amber to serve tea.

Xu Lingkuan looked at Xu Lingyi, a hint of anxiety flashing in his eyes, and it was obvious that he had something important to say to Xu Lingyi.

"I'll tell the maid to get a basin of hot water for the Fifth Master to wipe his face!" Eleventh Lady heard the voice and found an excuse to go to the east room.

As soon as she stood still, she heard a "bang" from inside, and the sound of porcelain being thrown.

"What did you say!" Xu Lingyi's low voice was as thick as a dense dark cloud. Even through the curtain one could feel the oppression pressing down on him.

Eleventh Lady's heart trembled, and she listened attentively, but she only heard Xu Lingkuan's unclear syllables.

Amber had already brought in hot water with her maid.

Eleventh Lady signaled her not to go in, and the two of them waited in the east room.

As the steam rising from the copper basin gradually dissipated, the curtains dropped lightly, and there was no movement in the room.

Eleventh Lady was secretly anxious and couldn't help but start to think wildly.

What did Xu Lingkuan find out? It could have made the usually calm Xu Lingyi so angry. He hadn't shown up for so long. Was the evidence against Yanrong? Or against Concubine Qin? Or was there a new discovery? And Concubine Wen, who anxiously asked Donghong to pass on this message to her, was she reminding her to pay special attention to Concubine Qin? What did Concubine Wen find out? If she asked her, she might tell him everything... If Concubine Qin really did it, how did she do it?

She thought of Aunt Tong's death, Xu Lingyi's words "I owe Biyu" when he hugged her, Qiu Luo's death, Qiu Luo's son's death, and even Yuan Niang's death... In the past, she thought that as long as she didn't curiously flip through those yellowed memories, these things would slowly disappear with the passage of time. But now, it seems as if there is a thread that connects the past and the future, making it impossible to escape or avoid.

While he was thinking, the curtain was drawn aside. Xu Lingyi and Xu Lingkuan, both with solemn expressions, walked out one after the other.

"My Lord!" Eleventh Lady stood up involuntarily, with some worry in her eyes.

Xu Lingyi saw it clearly, nodded to her in a comforting tone, and said, "Xiaowu found a little man with a needle and Zhun Ge's birth date written on it by the steps at the back door of my mother's house."

Witchcraft!

The first name that came to Eleventh Lady’s mind was Aunt Qin.

She looked at Xu Lingyi inquiringly.

Xu Lingyi's eyes were cold and his expression was stiff, and it was impossible to tell whether he was sad or happy.

Xu Lingkuan's eyes dimmed slightly.

"Sister-in-law, this matter involves a lot of things." He whispered, "You are pregnant now, don't worry about these messy things, I and Brother are here to take care of it! It's getting late, you should go to bed early!"

Eleventh Lady bit her lip.

Finding out the villain who stabbed people with needles was completely different from pretending to be a ghost to scare people. Even if the prince was involved, he would be deposed. No wonder Xu Lingyi was furious. It was indeed not appropriate for him to intervene in this matter!

She nodded to the Xu brothers and was about to state her position, but Xu Lingyi, with a cold look on his face, suddenly explained to her: "Those things must be hidden in a secret place. The best way is to search the house carefully inside and outside. But if you just search randomly, you may not find anything. That would be a big joke. We are going to ask the lady to call Yi Niang to ask her if she knows anything!"

Eleventh Lady understood immediately.

Although they suspected Qin Yi Niang, it was only a suspicion after all. They dug deep to find evidence, that was right. If they could not find any evidence, it was because the Xu brothers were incompetent. Maybe there would be rumors that the Xu brothers did this to clear Shiyi Niang and frame Qin Yi Niang. How would Xu Siyu, who was far away in Le'an, feel if he knew about this? And it would alert the enemy, and maybe the caster of the witchcraft would never be found.

The best way was to start with Yi Niang, who was on good terms with Qin Niang. However, Yi Niang was from the third house, so it was not appropriate for the brothers to ask her in person. They had to ask the Tai Madam to come forward. Even if Yi Niang was wronged, it was the Tai Madam who asked her to come for questioning. Not to mention that Yi Niang was only the concubine of one son, even if she was the daughter-in-law of the third wife, the Tai Madam could only endure the grievances given by her, and it would not appear too rude.

Since the lady is going to come forward, who will take care of the unconscious Xu Sizhun?

Eleventh Lady pondered: "What about Brother Zhun..."

"There's Mama Du." Xu Lingyi said, "You better take a good rest! Don't let that guy fall down again before he wakes up!"

Xu Sizun's kick always made him feel a little uneasy.

That's right. Everyone is busy at this time, so not causing trouble for them is helping them.

"Then I'll trouble the Marquis and the Fifth Master!" Eleventh Lady exchanged a few cordial greetings with Xu Lingkuan, and then went to the East Room accompanied by Amber.

When something so big happens at home, even a blind person would know to be cautious.

The lady's residence was so quiet that even the slightest sound was amplified.

Eleventh Lady was lying on the beauty couch in the east room. She heard the little maid report, "Madam Yi is here," the lady's vague scolding, and Madam Yi's frightened arguments and sad cries... When things quieted down over there, it was already Yinzheng of the next day.

"Madam, I'll go see what's going on!" Amber's heart was in a knot, hoping that this matter would have a result soon. Otherwise, as time went on, the news of Yan Rong's detention would spread like wildfire, and even if they didn't do the thing of scaring Xu Sizhun, it would be said that they were the ones who did it.

No matter what time it is, everyone loves gossip. Especially when it comes to the secrets of a wealthy family involving the fight for titles, inheritance, murder, etc. between stepmother and legitimate son. Naturally, the sooner there is a conclusion, the sooner it is settled and the situation is controlled within a certain range, the better.

"Be careful!" Eleventh Lady warned her, "Don't force it!"

So as to avoid seeing something you shouldn’t see or hearing something you shouldn’t hear, and getting yourself into trouble.

"That's for my use!" Amber nodded in understanding and tiptoed out of the door.

About half a cup of tea later, she turned back.

"Madam!" Her eyes sparkled, her face full of joy, "The Marquis and the Fifth Master went to Concubine Qin's place."

This means that Xu Lingyi and Xu Lingkuan have already obtained the evidence.

"Oh!" Eleventh Lady perked up and pointed at the small stool in front of the beauty's bed. "Tell me quickly, what's going on!"

Amber half-sat on a small stool and whispered, "When the Madam loses her temper, Aunt Yi tells everything like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube..."

According to Yi Niang. Qin Yiang had always been thinking about Xu Siyu who was far away in Le'an, so she wanted to ask someone to perform a few rituals for Xu Siyu to bless him to be safe and smooth in a foreign land. But the Queen Mother fell ill, and Jining Nun Tai was invited by the Marquis of Jianning and was busy. Qin Yiang accidentally talked to her about it. She thought about Zhu Dao Po, who used to hang out with the mother of the third lady. She was good at asking for peace amulets and chanting the mantra of purifying the heart. She was highly respected by the mother of the third lady, and her price was much cheaper than that of Jining Nun Tai. So she introduced Zhu Dao Po to Qin Yiang. As a result, Qin Yiang and Zhu Dao Po hit it off and often visited each other. Qin Yiang often added some incense money to Zhu Dao Po's Taoist temple, and Zhu Dao Po helped Xu Siyu light the ever-bright lamp and chanted the peace mantra for Xu Siyu every morning and evening.

Because Xu Lingyi didn't like Qin Yi Niang burning incense and worshipping Buddha, Qin Yi Niang didn't dare to bring Zhu Dao Po to live at home, and only met her at the back door. Sometimes it was inconvenient, so she asked her to be the middleman to help pass on a message or pass on the incense money.

Later, for some reason, Aunt Qin suddenly began to reward Zhu Dao Po with hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver. She became suspicious and after several inquiries, she discovered that Aunt Qin had installed several shrines behind the shrine in the warm room according to what Zhu Dao Po had taught her.

She was also an expert in this field, and knew at a glance that it was a spell cast. She was terrified. After several persuasion, Aunt Qin remained silent. She wanted to tell the Madam about this, but she was afraid of being implicated, thinking that she was the one who introduced Aunt Zhu to Aunt Qin. She hesitated and dragged on.

Last night, Aunt Qin came to visit her room, and she persuaded Aunt Qin for a long time. Aunt Qin became impatient and left after sitting for less than half a cup of tea.

When Xu Lingyi sent someone to ask, she didn't know what it was about and didn't think much about it, so she just responded vaguely.

"That is to say, this matter has nothing to do with her at all!" Eleventh Lady smiled, with a hint of sarcasm flashing across her lips, "Not only has it nothing to do with her, she even tried to persuade Concubine Qin earnestly!"

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The update is a bit late.

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PS: The duplicated chapter has been corrected. Please forgive me for the inconvenience. I will pay attention to it in the future and will not make the same mistake again.