Chapter 38 Trouble Comes Knocking
"It was a few days ago, the day I went to the Wu family, do you remember?"
Zheng nodded: "I remember."
"On my way back, I passed by Jiuzhou Dim Sum Shop and ran into them at the entrance."
He was in a hurry to buy peach shortbread and bumped into me.
I saw him again at the Wu residence today, and only after hearing Sister Xue's words did I learn his identity.
This was our third meeting, that's all.
Upon hearing this, Madam Zheng asked again, "Sister Xue?"
"Xue Weiyang, the ninth daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, is Yu Min's best friend."
The three of us played together for most of the day today.
Zheng was quite satisfied with what she heard.
"It's good to get out and about, make some friends, instead of just staying at home all day reading books and looking at accounts."
Xie Yunyu nodded perfunctorily and said, "Yes, I understand, Mother."
Back at her residence, Xie Yunyu was tired, so she went to rest in her own courtyard.
Qingchen also relayed Xie Yunyu's schedule for the day to Xiao Ling.
Xiao Ling looked at the message in his hand with a displeased expression.
"What exactly does this 'Leaf Realm' mean?"
Qingfeng, who was listening nearby, interjected, "Who? Ye Jing?"
Xiao Ling nodded.
"Alas, my lord, your worries are unnecessary."
Ye Jing only likes men and not women, so he probably doesn't have any designs on Xie San Niangzi.
Xiao Ling turned to look at Qingfeng, looking puzzled.
"My lord, you must not know this."
Seeing Xiao Ling's puzzled expression, Qingfeng explained, "This Ye Jing, the heir of the Marquis of Guangping, is in love with the illegitimate son of the Vice Minister of Rites."
That guy's name is... his name is... Chen Jiatao, or Chen Taojia.
Anyway, it's Chen Heng's second son, born out of wedlock.
"Oh." Xiao Ling nodded.
"Do many people know about this?" Xiao Ling asked.
"not much.
But last year, when I went out to run some errands at night, I saw the two of them, completely in love...
Oh no, if they're mutually attracted, you'll know.
Xiao Ling asked, "You said he's been appearing frequently around Third Sister Xie lately, what's the reason for that?"
Qingfeng touched his nose and said awkwardly, "Cough, could it just be a chance encounter?"
Xiao Ling replied, "Let's wait and see. If it keeps appearing, then it must have a purpose."
Qingfeng listened and nodded seriously.
Xiao Ling then asked, "As for the matter between the Wei and Xue families that they mentioned, what do you think?"
Qingfeng shook his head and said, "That Wei Shiyilang has two siblings. One is an older brother, and the other is a younger sister."
His mother died shortly after his younger sister was born.
When Wei Shiyilang had his accident, his younger sister was only three years old.
It shouldn't have been Wei Shiyilang's mother or sisters who did it.
Xiao Ling then asked, "Can we rule out the Wei family as a suspect?"
"No," Qingfeng shook his head.
"Although Du Shaoqing has quite a few enemies in the capital, they are all political enemies, not mortal enemies."
The Wei family is undoubtedly the most suspicious party in this matter.
After finishing his sentence, Qingfeng asked Xiaoling, "Should we go and inform Du Shaoqing?"
Xiao Ling said, "No need. Our household has no connection with him, so let's not cause trouble."
Qingfeng nodded in agreement.
The next day, Xie Yunyu didn't go anywhere and planned to rest at home for a day.
But just as it was time for lunch, someone came to report that something had happened at Jiuzhou Dim Sum Shop.
Gu Yu hurriedly said, "Miss, a person came to the entrance of Jiuzhou Pastry Shop and said that someone died after eating our pastries."
There's trouble at the gate right now; the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture have already gone there.
Upon hearing this, Xie Yunyu immediately went out to Jiuzhou Dim Sum Shop.
When I arrived, I saw a large crowd gathered in front of Jiuzhou Dim Sum Shop.
From afar, I could hear the sound of an old man crying.
"My daughter had her birthday yesterday and wanted to eat the pastries from this shop, so I came and bought a pack."
But who knew that my daughter would die right after eating it...
This is the shop; their food has killed people.
The Xie family's servants led the way, and Xie Yunyu followed from behind.
The pastry shop owner, Madam Wei, has already been arrested by the people of the Jingzhao Prefecture and is about to be taken away.
Seeing Xie Yunyu approach was like seeing a savior.
"Boss, boss, save me, save me..."
Manager Wei's cook was crying with tears streaming down her face.
After hearing his words, everyone turned to look at Xie Yunyu.
Xie Yunyu calmly stepped forward, looked at the crowd, and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am the owner of this Kyushu Dim Sum Shop."
Xie Yunyu bowed to everyone and said, "I apologize for disturbing you all. I am very grateful."
After speaking, Xie Yunyu looked at the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture.
"Why don't you all examine the corpse on the ground first and see if it was poisoned?"
"What kind of logic is it to arrest my shopkeeper without even asking any questions?"
Upon hearing Xie Yunyu's words, the leading captain of the Jingzhao Prefecture sneered:
“If someone pleads for help, we should come and arrest them. Isn’t that the only right thing to do?”
"Royal family members are subject to the same laws as commoners. The highest-ranking official in your Xie family is only a sixth-rank official. Do you think murderers don't have to pay with their lives?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Yunyu realized that this person clearly knew it was Xie family property, yet still came to take people away, knowing that the highest official position in the Xie family was only the sixth rank.
Judging from his tone, he came prepared and has no intention of a peaceful resolution.
He then smiled and said, "It seems you all came prepared."
The leader arrogantly said, "So what?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Yunyu addressed the crowd around her, preemptively saying:
"As you all have heard, today's scene is nothing more than a trap set up for the Xie family by someone."
The captain admitted it; everyone can testify to that.
The onlookers around them started whispering among themselves.
"Hmph, stop spreading alarmist rumors."
"We are here today under orders. Even if you, Madam Xie, utter a single flowery phrase, we are taking this person away."
Xie Yunyu smiled and said, "My family's shop never gets into trouble, but when it does, it's a big deal."
I know it perfectly well.
So before I came here, I asked the coroner from the Dali Temple to come and examine the body together.
If it is confirmed that the person was poisoned, then we will go with them to the Jingzhao Prefecture.
If the person wasn't poisoned, then it's none of our business.
Who knew that the old man on the ground heard this and started crying again:
"Oh dear... my daughter, your life is so hard."
They were poisoned to death, and then their bodies were dissected. How pitiful are ordinary people!
You officials protect each other, you have no conscience...
As soon as the old man started crying, some of the onlookers began pointing and whispering about Xie Yunyu again.
The people from the Jingzhao Prefecture didn't mince words when they heard this:
"Now that this case has come to the hands of our Jingzhao Prefecture, how could we let the Dali Temple interfere? Madam Xie is too naive."
Xie Yunyu sneered, "The corpse is right there. You can easily see the clues with just one glance."
This captain's current attitude makes me suspect there's something shady going on.
To everyone's surprise, the man became even more arrogant: "Madam Xie, you're mistaken. We just don't take your Xie family seriously."
Xie Yunyu was even angrier and was about to start a fight.
Suddenly, a man stepped out from the crowd and said, "Since your Jingzhao Prefecture is so confident, why won't you let the coroner examine the body?"
Xie Yunyu looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Ye Jing, the heir of the Marquis of Guangping, again.
Xie Yunyu felt somewhat relieved upon seeing the person who had arrived.
He bowed to Ye Jing and said, "Greetings, Young Master Ye."
Upon seeing Ye Jing, the Commandant of the Capital Prefecture bowed respectfully and then said:
"Greetings, Young Master Ye."
Ye Jing waved his hand, telling him to dispense with the formalities, and then said:
"Please, for my sake, don't make things difficult for Lady Xie today."
The captain shook his head and said, "Young Master Ye, I suggest you don't get involved in this mess."
Xie Yunyu was shocked. If even the heir of the Marquis of Guangping was not enough to get involved, could it be that those princes were going to deal with the Xie family?
After careful consideration, Xie Yunyu finally set her sights on the Crown Prince.
Could it be because I rejected Xiao Ling and angered the Crown Prince that he is planning to use this method to control our Xie family?
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