As for Tan, she also stopped her activities. She felt so bad that she didn't dare to move and just waited for her son to come back.
As soon as Wen Yu went out and arrived at the store, Song Shang came over and said, "Yesterday morning, Song Tao went to the south city, entered a small courtyard, and came out half an hour later. My people waited for a long time before a middle-aged man came out. We followed him for a long distance, and he entered a courtyard in Zhaijia Hutong in the east city.
After asking around, I found out that the man was a doctor from the Ministry of Personnel, surnamed Wang. I also asked around the courtyard where they met, and they said that no one lived there on weekdays. It seemed that it was just a place for them to meet.
"Your method seems familiar." Wen Yu then told him what happened yesterday: "That Fanghua Temple was just a meeting place. As you said... could these be the same group of people?"
Song Shang nodded: "I have heard of someone who can help others with things. The fee is not low, and there are some rules for accepting the job, but once you accept it, it can basically be done. Could it be this person?"
"It's possible. As for this person here, we can determine that he is of a certain age, has money, status, and people. Most likely, he is an old acquaintance of the Tan family."
"But Tan, didn't she say she was a poor girl?"
"I don't know. My husband said that the Marquis was in danger very suddenly, and that he met Tan Shi by chance. It didn't seem like it was planned. Moreover, she became the Marquis' wife later, but it wasn't something she planned alone."
"You were so unreasonable yesterday, it was really unfilial! Didn't she tell the Marquis when she returned?"
"She hasn't told me yet. Isn't that strange?! We have done such a terrible thing, but she actually tolerated it. Something must be wrong! She is probably waiting for her son to come back and take over the title of Marquis. I am waiting for Mu Bo to come back... I am just worried that they are so rigorous in their work and it has been so many years, so they won't be able to find anything..."
"If that's the case, what will you do?"
Wen Yu pondered for a while, "If Qi Youduan gets the title, then we will be too passive. There is the Qi family army in the northwest. If he really wants my husband to go there for training, it will be hard to resist. If he really goes, I'm afraid he will be unable to control himself. So, we can't follow them."
Song Shang nodded: "You know what? Song Tao is trying to persuade Song Chihan."
"What do you want to persuade her about?" Wen Yu asked in surprise.
"No one heard what they said specifically. However, Song Chihan had been making a fuss since Wei's death. But since they finished talking, she has been much quieter."
Wen Yu smiled: "It's probably about your marriage, right? Your stepmother is going to come into the house soon, which girl wouldn't be afraid?"
"Ayu, you were also like that at that time, right..."
"I am different from Song Chihan. Is there anyone of yours around her?"
"Almost all of them are my people. When Wei Xiangyu left, she left a few of them to her, but after Wei died, there was no one left to take charge. Those people have been much more obedient these days."
"Song Tao, I don't know what you are thinking?"
"Take control of the Song family!" Song Shang sneered.
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Master Qing's wound healed and the scab fell off, but he was still not awake. The business in the shop must have been affected. Yi Bai was becoming more skilled at his work and was slowly figuring out new things, but he was still far from Master Qing's level. Besides, he couldn't show up in the shop.
And even Wen Yu couldn't compare to Master Qing's way of treating people.
However, now that things have come to this, I can only take fewer jobs and produce quality products. I will work hard and then let it go!
That day, Zhang Jiangqing came to see Wen Yu.
"Brother Jiang Qing, how is it?"
Zhang Jiangqing was not in a hurry. After he finished eating and drinking, he said, "We went into the mountains to check the records and found the woman's family. We found out that she was divorced and remarried in Tongzhou. So we went there again. We met her and asked about the past. She recalled for a long time before she remembered something.
She remembered that the courtyard was rented to a woman named Li, who said she was a relative of the Marquis's mansion. She lived in the mansion for a while, but because she was a widow, it was inconvenient for her to stay there for a long time, so she moved out.
At that time, Li had two maids and several old women to take care of her. She could not say that she lived a rich life, but she was not worried. Someone sent her grain, oil, meat and vegetables, and the monthly wages for the servants were also paid by people from the Marquis's Mansion.
Li is pretty and honest, and rarely goes out on weekdays.
"Later, I heard that the mother-in-law's son was injured in the northwest and she had to go home to take care of him. The Marquis's Mansion didn't have anyone to replace him at the moment. So her mother-in-law had the opportunity to chat with Li, and gradually they became familiar with each other. Then she begged her to find a job for her son.
Unexpectedly, after some time, it really worked. But the place was far from home, and it was difficult to travel back and forth without a car or a horse. So she lived there, but not long after, her husband hooked up with someone there and went home to divorce her.
She felt ashamed and remarried secretly.
As for Li, her mother-in-law said that she was usually taciturn, but occasionally when she was happy, she would talk about how luxurious their life was at a relative's house in the south. She said that they built a wooden platform by the river, set up a roof, hung tents, repaired the road and laid fine stones, and spent half a month just for the girl in the family to play by the river for a day...
For example, there is a dish at home made of duck tongues. Dozens of ducks are needed for this dish, but only the tongues are needed. Nothing else is needed. It is so extravagant! Every young lady’s shoes at home take up half of the room, and they are often worn once or twice and then thrown away... and so on.
But her mother-in-law thought that the woman was confused and was bragging.
Later, Li was often ill, and when she was ill, she would cry non-stop and say some inexplicable things. Once, her mother-in-law asked about Li's granddaughter, saying that the Marquis' Mansion was also the territory of Feng Gao, and a little girl there would inevitably be bullied even if there were maids and servants to serve her. It would be better for Li to go in and stay with him. In the end, Li said: It doesn't matter, I have my mother. "
"Her mother?!" Wen Yu was stunned. "You mean Tan is Aunt Xiuyun's mother? Then who is her father? The Marquis? No! It's a man who smokes incense...ah!"
Wen Yu screamed and Zhang Jiangqing was startled.
"I figured it out!" Wen Yu's eyes lit up and she was very excited: "Tan is Xiuyun's mother, and her father is Mr. Bai... No wonder she looks exactly like Yibai! Oh my God! Xiuyun and Yibai have the same father but different mothers!"
Zhang Jiangqing didn't even come around, "I've never seen the Aunt Xiuyun you mentioned, so I have no idea. But if you say they look so similar... look at Master Qing and Yibai. If you look closely at their noses and mouths, they can't be said to be exactly the same, but that aura makes them look like a family!"
"Yes, yes!" Wen Yu stood up and walked back and forth, "But Master Qing said that her eldest brother has many beautiful women, and he has brought some of them home. But he will discuss it with them in advance and tell them not to have children. If they don't want to, they can leave at any time, and he will give them a generous dowry."
Zhang Jiangqing coughed a few times, but Wen Yu ignored her, stopped, and said with a wicked smile: "Guess, does the Marquis know about this? The fact that he became a cuckold?" She felt very relieved when she said this.
But Zhang Jiangqing started coughing again.
"It shouldn't be like this?! If Tan is not a virgin..." Wen Yu was still muttering.
When Zhang Jiangqing heard this, he almost coughed up a lung.
"Don't make trouble!" Wen Yu's thoughts were interrupted by him, and she became impatient. "Then even if the Marquis is grateful for saving his life and promised to marry her, bringing her back to take care of her and making her a concubine is already a compliment. It's impossible to marry her as a wife! Besides, the Marquis' wife wouldn't agree to not having Yuanpa on the wedding night! I don't know how Tan did it..."
Zhang Jiangqing finally said helplessly: "Wen Yu, why do you say everything in front of me!?"
Wen Yu finally reacted and felt a little embarrassed, "Don't I treat you as an outsider?" This sentence was also somewhat ambiguous.
She quickly said, "Don't disrupt my thinking. Oh my God! If this is true... I will go and tell the Marquis now! That will be a lot of fun!" After that, she laughed.
Zhang Jiangqing poured cold water on her: "Without any evidence, how can you testify? If it is really exposed, no matter whether the Marquis was deceived or knew about it and was willing, he will not admit it now. If he was indeed deceived, he would rather kill her than admit that he was fooled by a woman all his life."
Wen said in a snorting tone: "If the news gets out, she will be finished."
"What good can you do for me? The Marquis may even kill you!"
"He dares!" Wen Yu said stubbornly, "Then let's keep our troops in place and wait for the news that Mu Bo has returned. No matter what... since I know about this matter, I must make use of it."
"By then, the Marquis' Mansion will become a laughing stock in the capital."
"To be honest: It's just a joke, I don't care!"
The worm is not in good condition, I feel dizzy and nauseous, and my brain is not working. I got up early and couldn't type a word while sitting. I haven't eaten breakfast yet...
I will post one chapter first, and then the other one. It may be late, very late...
I'm sorry everyone.