Finally, Wei Ersao finished her work and quietly left the warehouse. Lu Jin waited until her figure completely disappeared from his sight before slowly walking out from behind the rockery.
She straightened her back, a smug sneer on her face, the look on a hunter's face when he sees his prey fall into a trap.
She quickly pulled out a handkerchief from her sleeve and covered the lower half of her face tightly with it. She then took a flower from her hair bun and pinned it on her chest. She adjusted her posture slightly, making herself look like a completely different person.
She pretended to be panicked, moved through the crowd, and finally found a busy maid.
Lu Jin grabbed the maid's arm, her voice trembling with nervousness: "Miss, Miss! Come with me quickly! I just saw someone in the warehouse, acting suspiciously, looking inside. I'm a woman, and I'm really scared. Go and see what's going on!"
The maid was startled by her sudden action and almost dropped the tray in her hand.
She looked at Lu Jin in shock, only to see that Lu Jin's eyes were panicked and beads of sweat were oozing from his forehead. He didn't look like he was lying.
The maid said quickly, "Oh, this is terrible! I must go and tell the lady first."
Lu Jin's heart tightened, but he pretended to be anxious and said, "Yes, yes, yes, then go quickly! I'll stay here, what if that person runs away! Go find Su Huaiyue and ask her to come quickly!"
Looking at the maid's hurried departure, Lu Jin's mouth curled up slightly, and a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.
She pretended to be calm as she paced around, but her eyes were searching the crowd for the people she had brought with her.
After a while, she saw the confidant standing in a corner of the garden, seemingly admiring the flowers in the garden, but actually waiting for her instructions.
Lu Jin walked towards his confidant with elegant steps, seemingly casually.
She glanced around to make sure no one was paying attention, then quietly approached her confidant. She leaned slightly to the side and said in a low voice, "Go report this to the authorities right now. Accuse Meiyan Pavilion of falsifying accounts. The evidence is in the warehouse. Have the officials investigate!"
There was a hint of urgency in her eyes, and she spoke much faster than usual.
The confidant frowned slightly, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes: "Madam, isn't this too risky? What if we are discovered..." Lu Jin glared at him fiercely and scolded in a low voice: "What do you know! This is a great opportunity to bring down the Wei family. If you miss it, there will be no such good opportunity in the future. Just do it, and I will take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"
Although her voice was not loud, her tone was filled with unquestionable authority.
The confidant was frightened by Lu Jin's eyes and tone, and nodded quickly: "Yes, Madam, I will go right away."
Lu Jin looked at him and warned him, "Remember, you must speak seriously so that the officials will take it seriously. Also, don't let anyone know that you are from our Lu family. After the matter is accomplished, you will definitely benefit from it."
As she spoke, she took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and put it into the hand of her confidant.
The confidant took the silver, a greedy look on his face, and quickly hid the silver: "Don't worry, Madam, are you still worried about me doing things? I promise there will be no mistakes."
Lu Jin nodded with satisfaction: "Go ahead, hurry up."
The confidant bowed slightly, turned around and left quickly.
Lu Jin looked at the direction he left, his eyes full of calculation: "Wei family, let's see how you can turn things around this time!"
Back at the banquet, Lu Jin's face immediately put on a concerned smile, as if nothing had just happened.
She walked to Su Huaiyue and said softly, "Miss Su, today's banquet is really unique. Everyone is having a great time."
Su Huaiyue responded with a smile: "As long as Madam Lu likes it, as long as everyone can have fun, our goal will be achieved."
At this time, the lantern riddle guessing and leaf-playing games at the banquet were in full swing.
The guests were either racking their brains over the riddles, or concentrating on playing card games at the card table, and laughter echoed throughout the hall.
Wei Che stood aside, watching the lively scene, but he always felt vaguely uneasy in his heart.
His eyes unconsciously searched the crowd and finally fell on Lu Jin. Although Lu Jin was smiling and talking to the people around her, Wei Che always felt that her smile was a little stiff and there seemed to be some secret hidden in her eyes.
At this moment, cheers broke out in the area responsible for guessing riddles.
It turned out that a guest guessed a difficult riddle and won everyone's applause.
Seeing this, Su Huaiyue walked up to him with a smile and gave him a facial mask as a prize, and the atmosphere on the scene reached a climax.
However, just as everyone was immersed in joy, a maid rushed in, her face pale and panicked, not even bothering to greet them. She gasped and shouted, "Madam, Master Wei, this is bad! A lot of soldiers are coming outside, saying... they want to seal off Meiyan Pavilion and say we've done something illegal!"
This news was like a bolt from the blue, instantly quieting the entire banquet. Everyone looked at each other, with expressions of horror on their faces. Su Huaiyue's heart tightened, and her face turned a little pale, but she still pretended to be calm and said, "Don't panic, I'll go out and take a look." Wei Che immediately walked to Su Huaiyue's side, his eyes firm, "Sister-in-law, I'll go with you."
The two of them walked out of the hall quickly, only to see a group of soldiers holding weapons, surrounding the Wei family like ferocious monsters. The leader of the soldiers this time was not He Er.
The other man was a burly man with a face full of flesh and a look of arrogance in his eyes. He held a long sword in his hand, the blade flashing with a cold light, as if ready to swing at anyone who resisted.
Seeing Su Huaiyue and Wei Che coming out, he took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Are you Su Huaiyue and Wei Che? Someone reported that your Meiyan Pavilion is suspected of illegal operation, falsifying accounts, and seeking huge profits. Now I have been ordered to seal up the Meiyan Pavilion. You all should behave yourself!" The voice resounded like a bell, startling the birds in the trees to flap their wings and fly high.
Upon hearing this, Wei Ersao's face instantly turned pale as paper, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but fear choked her throat. Her eyes were wide open, filled with fear and panic, and her gaze shifted from looking at the soldiers to Su Huaiyue and Wei Che. Her hands clutched the corners of her clothes tightly, her knuckles turning white from the strain.
She knew in her heart that the falsified account books mentioned by the officers and soldiers were most likely related to her own secret changes to the account books.
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