Chapter 127 Yunlai Inn
The people in each courtyard of Xie's mansion are simple, and the servants in the front and back yards are basically family-born children.
In the past two years, no maids or servants have been bought from outside.
Since the masters of the Xie family were not concentrated in the Xie Mansion in Bian Jing, except for Xie Ting and a servant, Xie Yi's courtyard was usually cleaned by maids arranged by Mother Sun.
The maids in the big kitchen are all servants of the Xie family. Dong Qing asked a few of them privately, and they all said that no one other than the Xie family had entered or left the big kitchen recently.
Even when going out to buy things, no one asked about the master of the Xie family.
Nor would he be stupid enough to talk about the master's family affairs with outsiders.
If the familiar servants had not encountered the kind of thing Xie Rongying described, then they were not these servants.
Two hours passed without any trace of any clues.
Cuizhi said in a slightly impetuous tone, "Miss, since the Madam knows this news, she must know who sneaked into the mansion to inquire about the news of the Master and the Madam."
"Didn't I say I lost him?" Dongxue retorted.
"But Madam said that the people behind the scenes have come to the mansion in the past few days. Madam's people must know who is colluding with those who are inquiring about the master's deeds behind the scenes." Cuizhi also retorted.
"Okay, she doesn't know." Xie Rongying's expression darkened. Her mother told her the news because she was her daughter. If something happened to the Xie family, it would not be good for her as a daughter.
As for who it was, I guess my mother really hasn't figured it out yet.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been allowed to come back today.
Just then, Mother Sun came in and said, "Girl, there's news."
Upon hearing this, the master, servant and the other two all showed a hint of joy on their faces.
"Miss Mei from the master's courtyard went out of the house two days ago and went to our cloth shop. She talked about the master and his wife's deeds with the shop's manager Qian." Mother Sun said in a deep voice.
"Miss Mei?" Xie Rongying had no memory of this person at all.
Grandma Sun said, "Miss, have you forgotten that when you were thirteen, the Lord brought you back to Bianjing from Chenjun? At that time, you even said that Miss Mei had her eyes on Madam."
Xie Rongying frowned. When she was thirteen...
Apart from decades of resentment and the final unwillingness, she had already forgotten many things about her previous life.
"Just now, Shopkeeper Qian came to check last month's accounts with the accountant, and I happened to be there asking the accountant. Shopkeeper Qian asked me why I suddenly asked this, and then told me that Miss Mei had also asked about the master and the mistress."
If the information was leaked by the woman in Xie Jing's harem, then it can be explained.
If the person behind this really tried to find out from the mouth of Xie's son, he would definitely be discovered by the master of the Xie family.
But if she is Xie Jing’s woman, especially one who has not been favored in recent years.
"Has father neglected this woman for a long time?" Xie Rongying asked.
Mother Sun said with a slight surprise: "Before the young lady got married, she had some conflicts with this Miss Mei. Because of what you said about the master, the master never set foot in Miss Mei's yard again."
Xie Rongying really had no impression of it.
She said, "Dongxue, take Guxun with you to keep an eye on Mei Xiaoniang's yard."
"yes."
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The beginning of the afternoon.
Xie Rongying originally thought that there would be no news today, or that the person behind the scenes had noticed something and would no longer go to the Xie Mansion.
Unexpectedly, when she was about to return to the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, Dongxue rushed into Shi'an Hall in a hurry.
"Girl, we've caught him!"
Xie Rongying stood up suddenly. She glanced at Old Madam Xie who had also stood up and told Madam Sun, "Madam Sun, you stay with Grandma. I'll go take a look."
"Rong'er." Old Madam Xie said worriedly.
Xie Rongying said soothingly: "It's okay, grandma, it's just a concubine, I know how to deal with it."
Madam Xie sat down again, sighed, and said, "I've always advised your father not to be so persistent. What's the point of finding a woman who looks like your mother? She's not your mother, but your father just won't listen."
Hearing this, Xie Rongying lowered her eyes and said, "Grandma, I'll be going first."
"Go ahead." Mrs. Xie said with a sigh.
After Xie Rongying left the back hall, Mother Sun spoke: "Old Madam, the young lady can handle it, don't worry."
"I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about her father." Old Madam Xie shook her head as she thought about her eldest son's marriage.
Grandma Sun comforted her, "The master has become much more indifferent to it, so please don't worry too much."
It takes about a cup of tea.
Xie Rongying led a group of people to Maple Forest Garden.
At this time, Fenglin Garden had already been surrounded inside and outside by the servants of the Xie family.
She walked towards the main house.
Gu Xun stood at the door. Seeing Xie Rongying approaching, he reminded her, "I caught and tied up the man after I found him. If I have offended the master, I will apologize first."
Upon hearing this, Xie Rongying's eyes flashed with surprise, and then she walked into the room.
No wonder Gu Xun said it would pollute her eyes. Looking at the disheveled man and woman on the bed, she walked up with an expressionless face.
There was a hint of embarrassment on Cuizhi and Dongxue's faces.
"Miss Mei?" Xie Rongying walked forward and looked at the woman with messy hair and a flushed face. She reached out and lifted the hair that was blocking Mei's face.
Looking at this face, some vague fragments seemed to emerge in Xie Rongying's mind.
"You really have such a refined taste. You're a man and a woman alone in broad daylight, and you let me, a junior, catch them in the act."
Mei Xiaoniang looked at Xie Rongying with fear in her eyes, but she never looked away. "I told your father a long time ago that I wanted to leave the mansion, but he didn't want me to. Since he doesn't like me, why does he want to trap me in this small place? Am I supposed to die in this yard for him?"
Xie Rongying's gaze fell on the man on the other side who was only wearing an outer robe. She chuckled, as if mocking what Mei Xiaoniang said.
"Xie Rongying!" Mei Xiaoniang saw Xie Rongying walking towards the man and said, "Don't hurt him. I seduced him!"
"Shut up!" Dongxue pointed at Mei Xiaoniang and scolded her, "You have no sense of shame!"
Mei Xiaoniang's attention was on Xie Rongying. When she saw Xie Rongying pull out a dagger from her waist and lift it up to the man's chin, she screamed, "Xie Rongying! I told you it's all my fault!"
However, Xie Rongying turned a deaf ear to Mei Xiaoniang's words. With one hand, she removed the cloth that was blocking the man's mouth, and with the other hand, she pointed the dagger at the man's throat: "Who sent you?"
The man stared at Xie Rongying, a mean smile on his face: "To get a concubine for a powerful man, who else do you need to send?"
Xie Rongying was not affected by the man's gaze at all. She moved her hand holding the dagger upwards and pointed the dagger at the man's face.
She repeated, "Who sent you?"
"I told you everything...ah!"
The man hadn't finished speaking when he cried out in surprise at the pain in his left ear.
Mei Xiaoniang screamed when she saw the man's left ear fall so neatly onto the quilt right in front of her eyes.
The room was instantly filled with the smell of blood.
The man was horrified and frightened. He could feel the blood flowing down his neck to his collarbone.
"Who sent you here?" Xie Rongying asked with a smile.
"Hurry up and tell me, do you want to die?" Mei Xiaoniang knew that Xie Jing's daughter was cruel and ruthless: "If you don't tell me, she will really take your life!"
At this moment, the man's entire body began to tremble. He looked at Xie Rongying, his voice trembling, "I, I don't know who she is, but, but every time I get something from Mei'er, I go to Room C of the Yunlai Inn to see her."
"When do you meet?" Xie Rongying played with the dagger in her hand and smiled faintly: "Are you going to meet a man or a woman?"
"It's a woman, it's a woman. It's usually at midnight. Today she asked me to find out what Mrs. Xie likes from Mei'er."
When Xie Rongying heard this, the smile on her lips faded instantly, and the dagger in her hand was neatly inserted into the scabbard at her waist.
He turned around and told Dongxue, "Take Mei Xiaoniang to grandma and let her decide her fate."
"yes."
"Gu Xun, take this man to Yunlai Inn."
"yes."
"Cuizhi, arrange for father's men to secretly surround that room in advance."
"yes"
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Late at night, the Chinese lanterns in Bianjing City were lit, and the Yunlai Inn was bustling with people.
Xie Rongying brought Cuizhi into the inn.
The waiter came forward to greet her, but before he could say anything, Xie Rongying said, "The room has been booked."
"Okay, ma'am, please."
Xie Rongying and Cuizhi went straight to the second floor, looking at the house number in front of the door and walked slowly past.
Until it stopped at the door of Room C.
Xie Rongying raised her hand and knocked on the door.
A woman's voice came from inside: "Come in."
Xie Rongying pushed the door open and walked in.
Wen Zi, who had just picked up the wine glass, looked cold when she saw Xie Rongying appear at the door.
She put down the wine glass in her hand and watched Xie Rongying walk into the room with only a maid. The coldness deep in her eyes slowly turned into a smile.
"Xie Rongying." Wen Zi naturally knew that Xie Rongying could find this place, and it must be that the people she arranged were discovered.
After Xie Rongying walked into the room, she stared at Wen Zi indifferently. She said in a gentle voice: "It seems that you not only understand the Xie family, but also understand me very well."
"Why are you pretending?" Wen Zi smiled and looked at Xie Rongying: "Didn't we meet that day when Shangguan Yao wanted to tell you about Xie Lin?"
What he meant was that he had known you, Xie Rongying, since he was at the Marquis Yongyi's mansion.
Xie Rongying smiled and said, "No, I knew you before that."
"Before that?" Wen Zi raised an eyebrow and said lazily, "When? Was it in Wanmiao Village?"
Xie Rongying's slightly curved almond-shaped eyes looked even sharper under the light. She said, "It was the night Shangguan Jing was imprisoned and you went to Linfeng Garden to meet Shangguan Yao. You made Qin Junyi accept Qin Junchen's death and made him run around for Shangguan Jing."
Hearing this, Wen Zi's expression grew serious, and the hand holding the wine glass tightened a lot: "What are you going to do?"
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