Chapter 143 Birds of a feather flock together
"It seems that you said Yuan Hongyang was doing things behind your back, but you also have things you're hiding from Yuan Hongyang. You're both equally guilty."
The couple both believed that they and their son had kept it a secret from each other.
Little did they know, the couple were completely fooled by their son.
Wei Jingchen revealed a disdainful expression and laughed, "When you think about it, your son is much smarter than the two of you."
"What do you mean?"
Madam Yuan looked at him in astonishment.
Yun Zhao looked at her curiously: "Auntie, didn't you know? The bad uncle is dead~"
"Your bad brother ran off with someone else~ That's why we came looking for you~"
"What did you say? Who ran away?"
She completely ignored the news of her husband's death; her first reaction was disbelief that her son had run away.
Wei Jingchen kept a watchful eye on things and didn't answer her directly.
"What a pity. I wanted to use you to lure your son into a trap, but he's vanished without a trace. I couldn't even catch him."
Madam Yuan's face turned extremely ugly.
She never imagined that her son would abandon his mother like this!
"Zhaozhao, let's go find the secret room. Maybe we can find something there!"
Wei Jingchen waved his hand, and Yun Zhao clapped his hands and cheered excitedly.
As Lu Xinnian listened to their back-and-forth exchange, she quickly understood their intentions after a moment's thought.
"Don't worry, I'm an expert in Qimen Dunjia. Finding a secret room is no problem for me. You don't need to interrogate this woman anymore."
"Alright, let's go!"
Wei Jingchen made a move to leave, and Madam Yuan immediately shouted.
"etc!"
Everyone stopped in their tracks. Wei Jingchen smiled, but when he turned around, his expression had turned serious.
What you want to say may not be what I want to hear.
"I can tell you everything, but I have conditions!"
"Tell me about it first."
"Let that adult come! What right do you kids have to make decisions?"
Ultimately, Madam Yuan didn't trust these children.
"Just tell me, I can make the decision."
Wei Jingchen glanced at the officer beside him, and the officer immediately nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Young Master Wei is capable of making the decision!"
Anyway, back in the county, their magistrate said that since he wasn't there, they should listen to Master Wei and his young master.
"Take them away."
Wei Jingchen immediately ordered his men to take Madam Yuan away.
Some things are better left unsaid.
Lu Xinnian spoke up at the right moment: "Young Master Wei, let's split up into two groups."
Madam Yuan glanced at her subconsciously and immediately recognized her as the woman her son had taken away.
"It's you!"
"Madam Yuan has a good memory; she still remembers me, an ordinary citizen."
Lu Xinnian laughed mockingly, nodded slightly to Wei Jingchen, and then turned and left.
Xu Yiyan subconsciously followed, then quickly stopped.
"Zhaozhao, shall we go with your third uncle?"
"Zhao Zhao is going to help Brother Jing Chen interrogate the criminals~ Uncle, be good, go with Sister Lu."
"Sister Lu, could you help Zhaozhao take care of her third uncle?"
Yun Zhao said cheerfully, making Xu Yiyan blush, which immediately amused Lu Xinnian.
"Alright, Sister Lu will take care of your uncle! Young Master Xu, this way please?"
Lu Xinnian turned to the side with an air of nonchalance, while Xu Yiyan himself seemed a little embarrassed.
The secret room where Lu Xinnian was imprisoned was dug under the eaves of the main courtyard, but Yuan Hongyang was unaware that there was an underground secret room there.
This indicates that the couple's relationship was not good, and apart from bringing his mistress to seek excitement, he never went to the main courtyard.
The couple had a bad relationship, and Yuan Hongyang didn't care much about his son.
Therefore, the east wing where the eldest son lived should also have a hidden room.
With that thought in mind, Lu Xinnian headed towards the east wing.
Madam Yuan's expression immediately became somewhat tense, and Wei Jingchen took in all of this.
After leading the person into the main hall, Wei Jingchen did not rush to ask any questions.
"Zhaozhao, has Huahua eaten today?"
Yun Zhao raised an eyebrow in suspicion.
Why did he suddenly ask that?
"No~ I'm still hungry!"
Wei Jingchen nodded knowingly.
"Someone, bring in a few live chickens! The little princess's tiger wants to eat!"
Yun Zhao blinked and nodded, "Yes, yes, Hua Hua wants to eat, hurry up and bring the chicken up!"
The officials outside, unaware of the situation, had no choice but to actually buy a few chickens and deliver them to her.
When the tiger chews, it makes a crunching sound.
That was the sound of a tiger crushing bones, a sound that sent chills down one's spine.
Madam Yuan watched as they seemed genuinely unhurried, as if they were simply waiting for Lu Xinnian to find the evidence in the secret room, unconcerned about whether she confessed or not.
After a long silence, Madam Yuan finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "What exactly do you want to know?"
Wei Jingchen calmly said, "You know very well what we want to know. If you don't tell us,..."
"Then we'll wait and see what we find in the dark room before deciding what to do with you."
Madam Yuan trembled slightly in fear.
"My son has some unusual habits, as you probably know, but actually..."
He didn't have this habit before; it only developed after he studied in Jiangnan and met several young men.
Those young masters all had a taste for this, but they didn't like going to male prostitutes, feeling it lowered their status.
They would specifically seek out children from impoverished families who were literate. Although An County was poor,
However, because it is relatively close to Yangguan County, a trade stronghold in Jiangnan.
Therefore, many children from impoverished families would live in An County for the convenience of attending school.
Wei Jingchen frowned involuntarily.
It's not easy for poor families to have a child who can study, yet these people treat these children like playthings—it's simply too much!
"These people are all somewhat arrogant and aloof, but their families have little influence, making them easy to manipulate, so..."
At this point, Madam Yuan paused for a moment.
Wei Jingchen continued for her: "Therefore, Yuan Shijie, as the son of the magistrate of An County,
So, shall we select some suitable candidates here and send them over to them?
Mrs. Yuan nodded awkwardly.
The Du family were just ordinary people; they had never done anything like this before.
This kind of fetish is not exactly respectable, and they also force others to do things.
Even Madam Yuan herself felt ashamed when she heard it.
But seeing their family's life getting better and better, how could they bear to give it up?
"So you took advantage of your position as county magistrate to do such a thing, but in fact, Yuan Hongyang was completely unaware of it."
Madam Yuan nodded: "My son has a talent for business, and the family business is doing well."
He passed the imperial examination and became a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations). Yuan Hongyang doted on him and rarely interfered with his studies.
Even if something goes wrong, they will actively cover it up for him.
His so-called business acumen was probably just the reward those young masters gave him for delivering people for them.
Wei Jingchen's face was rather unpleasant, while Madam Yuan kept her head down, not daring to utter a sound.
Do you know which young masters are among them?
Upon hearing this, Madam Yuan's face turned pale.
Even if she knew, she couldn't possibly report these people.
This could be fatal!
"I don't know, I don't know, you'll have to ask my son!"
Yun Zhao fed the tiger the last chicken, pondering his memories of his past life.
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