Chapter 97 Discovering Madam’s Talent
Liu Xu had been experiencing great joy, great sorrow, tension and fear from last night until now. When she suddenly heard the good news, she finally couldn't stand the excitement and fainted.
Fortunately, Jiang Xinyu quickly caught the person, otherwise he would have hit the ground hard and might have suffered a concussion.
Mrs. Wang was also startled. She shouted to the maids and servants to call a doctor immediately. The room suddenly became busy.
It was definitely inappropriate for Liu Xu, a foreign man, to stay in the lady's yard all the time. After the doctor examined him, he said it was no big deal. After acupuncture to wake him up, Liu Xu returned to his own yard.
Jiang Xinyu knew that he should not be stimulated any more, so she assigned two people to take care of him and asked the doctor to prescribe tranquilizers for him. Only after she finished the work did she have time to ask her aunt for the inside story.
Mrs. Wang was also sighing in her heart. She never expected that her lively and lovely nephew in childhood would become like this.
How could she tell her cousin?
Even if my cousin can accept it, can my cousin's husband's family accept it?
I'm afraid they would rather the child died outside to avoid bringing shame to their ancestors.
But if I don't tell her, my cousin has been bedridden for the past few years and has been worried about her son. She misses him so much that she almost cries until her eyes go blind.
How could she bear to let her cousin continue to be separated from her family when she had already found someone?
Jiang Xinyu felt helpless after listening to Mrs. Wang's crying.
"Aunt, why are you so stubborn?
There's no indenture of sale engraved on Liu Xu's face, so why not just cover up his past?
There are always more solutions than problems. Can a living person die from holding his urine?
I will ask your nephew and son-in-law to find a way to get a new household registration later.
Then let someone teach him hunting and archery, and then go to a remote mountain village with him to stay there for a year or so.
Don't worry, after running around in the mountains and fields, your hands will be tanned and your skin will be suntanned. I guarantee that all the dust on his body will be gone.
As long as he doesn't say it himself, even his former benefactors won't be able to recognize him.
There are many small villages that are flooded or buried by heavy snow during famine years. If you make up a story in advance, it will basically not be exposed.
But I am more concerned about something else.
Aunt, have you ever thought about this? Since Liu Xu's family is also a wealthy family, they must have countless slaves and servants.
He was so favored, how could he be easily kidnapped by a kidnapper?
Another point is that kidnappers kidnap children just to sell them for money. It is normal for them to run away a hundred or two hundred miles for fear of being caught. If they run away for more than that, it will be a loss.
Not to mention that it is easy to be exposed when moving with children, the travel expenses are not cheap.
Why do you kidnap a child from Jiangnan and sell him to Beijing?
Such a young child is the most difficult to raise. If he dies of illness halfway through, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?”
Mrs. Wang also realized that something was wrong.
"You mean, there's another story behind Yu'er's kidnapping?"
Jiang Xinyu was stunned, "Who is Yu'er?"
"Liu Xu's real name is Zhang Yu, but that's not the point."
Mrs. Wang poked her niece's forehead helplessly.
"He has an older brother and sister who are much older than him, and his family is harmonious, and he has no illegitimate brothers or sisters.
My cousin and her husband have always been kind to others and I have never heard of them having any enemies. This..."
Jiang Xinyu smiled coldly, "It may not be an outsider, I think it is 99% likely that it was committed by an acquaintance, and someone who knows their family very well.
Aunt, don't think of it as a deep hatred.
Jiang Wanqiu and I have no hatred or grudge against each other, but she just wants me dead.
Sometimes it was just jealousy, or maybe Zhang Yu's existence alone was an eyesore to someone.
It is impossible to bring a 4-year-old child from Jiangnan to Beijing by land.
A real kidnapper would not kidnap just one child, let alone spend money to take a long-distance merchant ship.
Just think about it, who benefits the most from Zhang Yu being kidnapped?
Once you have a suspect, continue digging deeper into the people around him, and you will definitely find something."
Mrs. Wang didn't think so at first, but after hearing her niece's analysis, she was so shocked that she broke out in a cold sweat.
"No, I have to send a letter to my cousin.
If that person sent Yu'er to Nanfeng Pavilion on purpose, he would be exposed sooner or later even if he changed his appearance.
This child has suffered enough, and he must not be criticized for the rest of his life."
Mrs. Wang had just stood up and quickly held her niece's hand and gave her instructions.
"My cousin is a very nice person. When your mother was still married, I often brought her to the Zhang family to play.
It is not convenient for me to take Yu'er away now, good child..."
Jiang Xinyu quickly raised her hand, "Don't worry, aunt, I will take good care of cousin Yu."
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang slapped her in the face with a serious look.
"You told me to stay away from him.
I was so focused on Yu'er just now that I forgot to mention you. You're a grown-up girl, but you're still talking so many vicious words.
Knowing that her husband is a jealous person, she always takes the initiative to avoid suspicion. Seeing that Yu'er has gone through so much hardship, she cannot let him die in your hands.
It's rare that Lord Xiao favors you so much, you just live a peaceful life, do you hear me?"
“Yes, yes, yes╭(╯ε╰)╮”
Jiang Xinyu had just COSed a famous detective and was feeling very proud of herself, but she didn't expect to be scolded by her aunt again.
As expected, all parents are good at spoiling others' fun. If she told Xiao Yuan her reasoning, she would definitely be praised for being smart.
Jiang Xinyu's guess was correct. Although Governor Xiao was only at the level of an elementary school student in coaxing his wife, he was still good at exaggerating.
And the lady's reasoning does make sense.
He was used to handling cases, and after listening to the general situation, he came to the conclusion that the crime was committed by an acquaintance.
Xiao Yuan also gave a lot of suggestions from his professional perspective, which made Jiang Xinyu's eyes sparkle.
My husband is so handsome, and he looks so sexy when he’s planning something.
They are men and women and grew up in different environments, so it was difficult for them to have a common language. Now they have found a common hobby.
In order to please his wife and also to show off his prowess, Xiao Yuan told stories about some of the strange cases he had handled in the past.
He originally wanted to show off his military achievements to make his wife like him more, but he didn't expect to be shown off by his own wife.
Xiao Yuan suddenly realized that his understanding of Jiang Xinyu was just the tip of the iceberg.
His wife, who never leaves the house, actually has an extremely sharp insight into criminal cases.
The Dongchang department is indeed quite odd. It seems like there is nothing in the world that they don't get involved in.
But one thing is certain, the cases that can alarm Dongchang are all major ones.
I handle cases that others cannot handle.
I can do what others can't do.
The emperor's direct subordinates are one level higher than the officials.
Although Dongchang has a bad reputation, its ability to handle cases is unmatched by any other government office.
In particular, all the cases handled by Xiao Yuan were major and strange cases, and the intricate conspiracies and schemes involved were enough to overwhelm many veteran criminal investigators.
But Jiang Xinyu can always guess the murderer and even point out the murderer's loopholes at the critical points.
And, if she was the one doing this, what should she do to avoid being discovered?
What’s even more frightening is that the method she mentioned is indeed very feasible.
If they really do what she says, it will be very difficult for them to catch the murderer.
Xiao Yuan suddenly felt a little scared.
He thought his wife was joking when she said she could write a book about how to kill husbands, but now it seems that it may not be impossible.
The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became. My neck felt chilly.
Xiao Yuan turned over, hugged the wife who had taught him about murder, and kissed her little mouth.
He didn't stop until Jiang Xinyu was panting and looking seductively at him. He put one hand into the lady's clothes to take advantage of her and didn't forget to arch her neck to act coquettishly.
"Madam, I'm good and obedient!"
Subterfuge: Don't kill people, I'm afraid!
Jiang Xinyu chuckled, took over the situation and pinned Xiao Yuan down, saying viciously,
"If you hadn't told me otherwise, I would have forgotten that we haven't settled today's bill yet.
Did you go to Nanfengguan to learn a craft?
Why don't you just tell me?
What have you learned?
Xiao Yuan blushed, "Well... let me show you how to do it."
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