Chapter 318: Hey, the charcoal has arrived
The troublemaker left.
Wen Yan also breathed a sigh of relief.
Pei'er said with some worry: "We have disturbed the Queen just now. I hope she won't punish us."
Wen Yan made a closure gesture towards her, "By the way, I have something to tell you."
Wen Yan whispered to Pei'er: "Go quickly and come back soon."
Pearl nodded and ran out the door quickly.
After the eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang family caused trouble, Wen Yan not only strengthened the number of maids guarding Yaoyue Residence, but also directly sealed the three moon gates leading here.
Only after the entire Yaoyue Residence was guarded tightly did Wen Yan feel relieved.
Fortunately, the whole afternoon went smoothly and no accidents occurred.
After the hour of You, the queen prepared to leave.
Wen Yan walked into the house with her head lowered: "I have disturbed the queen today. I deserve to die."
After saying that, she knelt down and apologized.
Her foot tripped on the hem of her skirt, and her knee hit the floor with a crisp "dong" sound.
The queen, her mother and her two children all widened their eyes at the same time.
This sound is so painful to hear.
This Boss Yan is really too honest.
Wen Yan gasped and rolled her eyes in pain. Fortunately, she lowered her head and the Queen couldn't see it.
"Lan Xin, help her up quickly, don't hurt her knees."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wen Yan stood up.
The Queen's attitude seems to have excused her from her previous guilt!
As expected, the Queen did not mention the matter again and left with the two little princes.
Wen Yan respectfully escorted him all the way to the back door.
I handed a large bundle to Aunt Lan Xin and said, "This contains the new styles from Sister Chi Fei's shop. Sister Chi Fei specifically asked me to send one to the Empress and the two princes."
Meng Chifei has been gone for several days.
The Queen received the invitation yesterday and decided to come today on a whim.
It was not her turn to deliver the gift that Meng Chifei wanted to give.
He was just sending gifts in the name of Miss Chi Fei to please the Queen.
However, Aunt Lan Xin did not expose it, but took the things.
After seeing off the Queen and her entourage, it was time for the shop to close.
The first day of opening went by without any major incidents.
Because the park is open to the public for free today, there is no revenue from the operation.
After closing the store, the table Wen Yan had ordered from the restaurant was delivered.
"Today is the first day of business, and everyone is nervous and busy. I'm going to treat everyone to a good meal today."
"Thank you, boss." Although they were very tired, they were all tired and happy. The dinner was delicious, and everyone was very happy. After rewarding the employees, Wen Yan and Pei'er returned some ink.
"Pei'er, let's go to bed early. We have to get up early tomorrow morning to do some work."
"Okay!" Pei'er quickly brought hot water and asked Wen Yan to wash up first while she went to make the bed.
After a while, Wen Yan and Pei'er lay down on the bed to rest.
Perhaps Pei'er was frightened by the conflict at Yaoyue Xiaoju during the day.
In the second half of the night, Pearl suddenly began to have nightmares and talk nonsense.
Wen Yan got up in the middle of the night to make soothing tea for her and light soothing incense.
After finally coaxing her to sleep, it was time to leave.
Pei'er finally fell asleep. Wen Yan couldn't bear to wake her up, so she rode out alone.
The capital city was exceptionally quiet before dawn.
The clatter of horse hooves seemed to echo in the empty streets.
The deep streets were getting darker and darker, with only a few lanterns occasionally emitting a deep, dim light.
The scenery before my eyes was particularly strange.
Wen Yan gently squeezed the horse's belly to make it go faster.
The streets were soon filled with fog.
The sound of armor clattering came from the fog.
"Oh my god, this is weird. Could it be that we have encountered some ghost soldiers who are passing through here?" After hearing this, she felt a chill on her back and broke out in a cold sweat. She wrapped her cloak tighter, rode her horse, and took refuge in an alley nearby.
The 'ghost soldier' quickly revealed his true form and spotted Wen Yan: "Who are you? Why are you wandering around outside instead of going home?"
It turned out to be a patrol officer. Wen Yan scared himself.
She quickly replied, "I went to the General's Mansion for something, I didn't mean to wander around."
The servants were the ones who delivered the messages.
The person in front of him was a woman, dressed in luxurious clothes. He felt embarrassed and had no intention of visiting him in person in the middle of the night.
The patrolman did not believe Wen Yan's words and sent three people to personally escort Wen Yan over.
Fortunately, the Meng family’s house was not far away, and they arrived there quickly.
I saw Meng Xiyan and his men were already waiting outside the door.
"Brother Xi Yan." Wen Yan took a few steps forward to greet him.
Meng Xiyan glanced at the patrolmen: "What's wrong with them?"
"It was the patrol officers. They were worried that it would be inconvenient for a weak woman like me to travel alone, so they sent three people to protect me."
"Thank you all very much." Meng Xiyan nodded to them.
"I'm deeply grateful for your help to the younger generation in my family."
As he said this, he cast a look at the servant beside him.
The servant immediately stuffed a purse into his hand.
The patrolman felt a weight drop in his hand when he received the purse. He was overjoyed and quickly saluted, saying, "Don't worry, General. We didn't see any women during our patrol today."
"Thank you." Meng Xiyan bowed and they left.
After the people walked away, Meng Xiyan immediately frowned and stared at Wen Yan: "Why did you come here alone? Why are your dark circles so heavy? They are almost hanging down to your chest."
Wen Yan: "... Pei'er was frightened, I didn't call her. Besides, I got here safely!"
Meng Xiyan sighed and swallowed the words he had used to scold her.
Wen Yan saw that he was angry and quickly changed the subject: "Well...it's getting late. The city gate will open soon. Let's go do our business first."
"Let's go."
Meng Xiyan led the way and they soon arrived in front of a house.
Wen Yan looked around and sneered, "That mother and daughter really aren't shy at all. This is the dowry house that Jiang Xinkui gave to Wen Ruyue."
"This mother and daughter are indeed arrogant. Aren't they really afraid of being investigated?"
"So what if they find out? They have a thousand excuses to justify themselves. If all else fails, they can even use filial piety and gratitude to pressure me."
Meng Xiyan didn't say anything, but he snorted, expressing his disdain for Jiang Xinkui and her daughter.
"Is everything okay over there in Zhuangzi?"
"All the arsonists have been apprehended."
"So when do we act?"
"Most of their goods haven't been brought in yet. Wait a little longer. Once the city gates are opened, they'll bring in the coal before daybreak. We'll close in then."
They found a rooftop sheltered from the wind and waited quietly.
Not long after.
Faint voices could be heard from the direction of the city gate.
After a while, rows of carriages were seen driving towards this side, and finally stopped in front of Wen Ruyue's dowry house.
After exchanging a secret signal with a knock on the door, the door of the house opened from the inside.
The farmhand carried bags of charcoal into the yard.
More than an hour later, when the sky was getting light, the charcoal transporters finished transporting the last batch of charcoal.
A leader, carrying an account book, went around in circles several times before heading towards Wen Mansion.
Wen Yan and the others started to take action.
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