The Xi family was a well-known name in Yongsui, so Wan Sheng couldn't have been unaware of such a major incident. However, Xu Jiang had never heard anyone talk about the Xi family while at the Wan family, nor had she heard Xi Zhi or Wan Qingmiao mention it.
Based on Xu Jiang's superficial understanding of Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng must have deliberately concealed this matter.
Xu Jiang stayed at the Wan family for more than a month without hearing a single word of news. The secret was kept so tight that Xu Jiang couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
It is no small matter for a citizen to sue an official, let alone lose the case. The Xi family and the Wan family are married, and even if Wan Sheng wanted to hide it, he couldn't hide it so thoroughly unless he got the news first and made sufficient preparations.
Xu Jiang couldn't help but ponder. The Xi family, having relied on selling their daughters for profit, must have been financially exhausted. How could they have afforded to bribe Zhang Shitao and buy a government position for Xi's eldest son? And why, knowing it would be a mutually detrimental move, did they have the nerve to sue Zhang Shitao? And why did they choose to do so just when their superiors were on an inspection tour?
Is this really a coincidence? Or is it man-made? If it is man-made, what role does Wansheng play in this?
"Ajahn?"
Xu Jiang was brought back to her senses by Liu Mei, and then she heard Shan Bo say, "Now that the evildoers have suffered their consequences, there's no need to delve into this further."
The two exchanged a glance, and Xu Jiang knew that Shan Bo had noticed that there was something else going on.
Xu Jiang said, "We only came back to pay our respects. We won't ask about anything else that has nothing to do with us, or anyone who has nothing to do with us."
Shan Bo was relieved and then said, "I also inquired about your original residence. It has been vacant for a long time since the fire. Later, someone said that the feng shui of the place was good, and donated money to build a Wenchang Temple there. I heard that it is still very popular."
Wenchang Temple? Xu Jiang was stunned. Who would build a Wenchang Temple there?
Shan Bo continued, "I think the morals here are not very pure. Let's go there early tomorrow to pay our respects, and leave as soon as we're done."
Xu Jiang nodded, "That's exactly what I was thinking."
"It would be nice to have a temple built," Shan Bo sighed. "It would be convenient for us to worship there." Then he stood up and said, "It's getting late. You should all get some rest. We'll set off early tomorrow."
"Okay." Xu Jiang and Liu Mei escorted Shan Bo out the door. "You should get some rest early. You've been traveling for several days, and I'm sorry to bother you gathering information for me."
Shan Bo waved his hand and smiled, then went back to his room.
Liu Mei closed the door, and the two of them washed, blew out the lights, and went to bed together. Soon, Xu Jiang heard a soft snoring sound in her ears.
She couldn't help laughing, then she pulled the quilt for Liu Mei, leaned against her and closed her eyes.
Before falling asleep, she thought vaguely, Wenchang Temple... Who would build a temple there?
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