"ah……"
Gu Mei covered her mouth with a look of shock.
"Your Majesty, do you really suspect General Lin? But General Lin is far away at the frontier. How could he know about the affair between Wu Lang and his cousin Qu? This matter has been kept a secret in our family and has never been made public. How could General Lin possibly know?"
"The servants at the Lin residence have also been interrogated one by one. Some suspect Mrs. Lin of having an affair, but they don't know if it's Han Wulang," Xu Yousi said. "Madam, are you sure no one in your residence has leaked the information?"
"Of course not..."
Gu Mei stopped talking before she finished speaking.
"Madam, did you remember anything?"
Gu Mei's face turned pale. "Come here, invite the Fifth Young Madam over. Tell her I have something important to discuss with her."
Han Wulang's wife, Jiang, has been depressed since she learned of Han Wulang's death.
She didn't feel sorry for Han Wulang.
There is no love between her and Han Wulang.
She just felt sorry for herself, becoming a widow at such a young age and not knowing what to do in the future.
The Crown Prince's wife invited me, saying that she had something important to discuss, so I couldn't refuse and had to come to the hall.
"Sister-in-law sent for me. What do you want?"
Gu Mei got straight to the point, "Fifth brother's wife, there's something I've been holding in my heart for a long time, and I want to ask you in person."
"Sister-in-law, please speak."
"Wu Lang and Cousin Qu are having an affair. Have you ever told anyone about this? For example, your family? The Lin family?"
"What do you mean, sister-in-law?" Jiang's hair stood on end in an instant, and she looked at Gu Mei warily.
Gu Mei said solemnly: "Cousin Qu is dead!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang laughed out loud, "Good death!"
"She was murdered, and the authorities haven't caught the murderer yet."
Jiang sneered, "Why are you telling me all this, sister-in-law? As long as she's dead, I'm satisfied. As for who the murderer is and whether he can be caught, I don't care."
"No! You should care. The government now suspects that the man who killed Cousin Qu was her husband, General Lin."
Jiang was stunned. "That's not right! General Lin is on the frontier. How could he appear in the capital thousands of miles away and kill people?"
Seeing that she was still pretending to be confused, Gu Mei reminded her, "Wu Lang is also dead. He was shot in the back by an arrow. Fifth brother's wife, who did you tell about Wu Lang and cousin Qu?"
Jiang's expression changed drastically, her eyes blazing with fire, her features twisted and ferocious, "What do you mean, sister-in-law? What do you want to say?"
Gu Mei said word by word, "The person who killed Wu Lang and Cousin Qu are most likely the same person. He first shot Wu Lang with an arrow in the army, then secretly left the team, secretly returned to Beijing and hid at home, taking the opportunity to kill Cousin Qu. Why did he kill two seemingly unrelated people? He must know something, such as something we have been hiding."
Jiang retreated repeatedly, "No, you're talking nonsense! It must be nonsense! Impossible!"
Gu Mei stepped forward, grabbed Jiang's wrist, and shouted, "Fifth sister-in-law, you must tell me, who did you tell about Wu Lang and cousin Qu?"
Jiang covered her eyes and burst into tears.
"I, I asked someone to send a package to the northwest under a false name, with a letter hidden inside. I just gave it a try, not expecting him to receive the package. I didn't expect that Sanhe Express, with such a long distance and so many soldiers, could deliver the package to the person in question without error. I didn't intend to harm Wu Lang, I just wanted to teach that bitch named Qu a lesson. Really! Sister-in-law, you have to believe me."
"You're confused!" Gu Mei was heartbroken. "Even if you wanted to complain, you should have waited until General Lin returned to the capital. He's in the army, and so is Wu Lang. You think the military camp is big, but it's actually very small. As long as you put your mind to it, you can always find someone you want. In the army, there are countless opportunities to kill someone. You, you're confused!"
Jiang burst into tears and pulled Gu Mei's sleeve. "I really didn't expect the package to be delivered to him. I just gave it a try. I really didn't intend to harm Wu Lang. I didn't know that Wu Lang and he were in the same unit."
"We're all at the border, so it's only a matter of time before we meet."
"Wulang has personal guards around him. I didn't expect anything would happen to him." Jiang burst into tears.
Gu Mei sighed, "What's the point of saying this now?"
"It's useful, it's useful. Sister-in-law, can you keep it a secret for me? Don't tell my parents-in-law. I don't want to be kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion. Please help me. I really didn't mean it. I just wanted him to teach that bitch surnamed Qu a lesson, not to harm Wu Lang. A mere military family is far inferior to the Marquis' Mansion. How could he have the guts to harm the son of the Marquis' Mansion? He shouldn't have such courage!"
Chiang still couldn't believe that General Lin had the guts to kill Han Wulang with a sneak attack.
Where does he get the courage?
It shouldn't be!
Gu Mei said coldly, "What makes you think he's cowardly? He's in the army, fighting every day, full of murderous intent. He suddenly found out he was cuckolded, and the adulterer happened to be in the army. With his blood, how could he not take action? Do you think the soldiers in the army are like the young men in the capital, only able to bully the weak and fear the strong?"
"Doesn't he know the consequences of killing Wu Lang? Wu Lang is a nobleman! Can he afford the consequences? Even if he doesn't think about himself, shouldn't he think about his family and his children?"
Jiang asked questions one after another.
Gu Mei sighed, "Not everyone thinks before making a decision. We don't know what kind of personality General Lin has. You rashly wrote him a letter and told him the truth, which was very risky. And Wu Lang happened to be in the army, and we were also in the northwest, which gave him the opportunity to strike. Perhaps he also knew that he would have no chance to kill Wu Lang after returning to the capital, so he killed Wu Lang and his cousin Qu without hesitation to relieve his hatred!"
Jiang burst into tears.
"I didn't mean to kill Wu Lang! I didn't expect he would actually dare to kill someone!"
"He's a soldier, leading troops into battle, killing people everywhere. How could he not dare to kill?" Gu Mei scolded sternly, "What are you doing as a soldier? If a soldier doesn't dare to kill people, is he still a soldier?"
Jiang burst into tears, "What should I do now? Sister-in-law, you have to help me, you must help me. Please keep this a secret from me, okay? Don't tell the Marquis and his wife, I'm afraid they will kill me."
Gu Mei felt exhausted. "I will keep this matter secret for you for now. If the authorities eventually find out that it was indeed General Lin who murdered someone, then I'm afraid your story will no longer be concealed. You, take care of yourself."
Jiang's face turned pale. She struggled and said, "Maybe this is all a misunderstanding. It wasn't General Lin who killed the person, but someone else."
"We are sisters-in-law. I advise you not to rely on luck."
Jiang burst into tears, "What should I do? What should I do? I want to go back to my parents' home. Yes, I want to go back to my parents' home. Wulang is gone, I am a widow, I want to go back to my parents' home and remarry."
"If you want to go back to your parents' home, you have to go through negotiations with the elders of both families before you can remarry," Gu Mei reminded.
Jiang was so sad that she could not even cry. She lay on the table and cried bitterly.
"What should I do? How should I explain myself when my family asks? Sister-in-law Li, can you please teach me? I don't want to be held responsible for Wu Lang's murder, and I don't want to be resented by the Marquis' wife!"
Being hated by the head of Daihou Mansion, Jiang could imagine her miserable life in the future.
Even if she could remarry and leave the capital, her departure would be utterly disastrous. She would live in fear for the rest of her life.
Just ask, how many people in this world dare to compete with the Marquis' Mansion?
If she remarried, she could only marry a family whose family background was far inferior to that of the Marquis's.
How could such a family dare to offend the Marquis' Mansion?
The Marquis' Mansion only needs to say a word, and her husband's family can torture her to death.
She doesn't want to die!
I don't want to live in a nightmare all my life.
"Sister-in-law, you're the only one who can help me now! Please help me! I'll repay you."
"Things haven't gotten to the best point yet, Fifth Brother's wife, please don't scare yourself. Go back to your room and calm down before you plan for the future."
Gu Mei called the servants and sent the crying Jiang back to her room.
Xu Yousi came out from behind the screen, listened to the whole thing, and said, "Stupid woman!"
Gu Mei smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect my fifth sister-in-law to be so confused!"
The servants of the Lin Mansion vaguely suspected that Cousin Qu was having an affair, but they did not dare to report it to General Lin rashly. They must have had some concerns in their hearts.
Just to vent his anger, Chiang rashly wrote a letter to General Lin to tell him the truth, regardless of the consequences.
Perhaps when Jiang sent the package, she was really not sure whether the other party could receive it.
There is an inner conflict: I want the other party to receive the package, but I also want them not to receive the package.
How could she know that as long as there is a name and address, Sanhe Express can deliver the package to the recipient even at the ends of the earth.
Sanhe Express is so awesome.
At that time, Dai Hou himself issued a gag order, forbidding anyone to discuss the matter or leak the news.
You can block their mouths, but you can't block the hatred in your heart.
Gu Mei rubbed her brows, looking exhausted. "I'm really sorry to have asked Eunuch Xu to make such a difficult trip. Please ask Eunuch Xu to thank the Empress on my behalf. I'm really ashamed to have caused Her Majesty to worry about my family's troubles."
"You're welcome, Madam! Madam, please take care of your household affairs. We'll take our leave!"
"I'll see my father-in-law out."
I present a purse filled with silver bills as a thank you gift.
Xu Yousi took the purse generously and pinched it casually with his fingers. He found that there was a silver note with a face value of one hundred taels in the purse, and it was a silver note from the Shaofu Money House.
He said cheerfully, "Madam, please go back! I have to hurry back to the palace to report!"
"Take care, father-in-law!"
"Madam, this is bad!"
Just as Xu Yousi was sent away, the old woman came to report in panic.
"Madam dragged the Fifth Young Mistress out of the room, saying she was going to enforce the family rules!"
Gu Mei felt dizzy and wished she would faint immediately.
"Why does mother-in-law want to enforce family rules on my fifth brother's wife?"
"I don't know! Madam, please go quickly. If you are late, the Fifth Madam might not be able to bear the family punishment and will..."
Gu Mei hurried towards the ancestral hall.
All the way, I was wondering who leaked the information and told the Marquis's wife.
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