Chapter 134 Closing the Net
"What's the matter?" When Su Qianqian asked, Su Ye had already brought the cloak over.
"Madam, the Third Old Lady came to our courtyard suddenly for some reason. The gatekeeper wanted to report it, but the Third Old Lady refused to allow it. She happened to see Su Zi bringing a change of clothes to Miss Xuan Niang, so she barged in."
Su Qianqian secretly felt it was strange. The Third Old Madam would not come to her yard easily, and even if she did, she would never force her way in. It was always the old women and maids who reported to her and then Su Qianqian went out to meet her. What happened this time?
Su Qianqian walked into the guest room in the wing. Su Zi was still standing at the door of the inner room with clothes in his hand, looking awkward, not knowing whether he should take them in. The third old lady was sitting next to them, and it was unclear whether she was happy or angry.
Su Qianqian signaled Su Zi to go in and deliver clothes. The person inside must be naked and dare not come out. The water must be cold by now.
"Why are you here, Aunt San? Why don't you come to my room and sit for a while?" Su Qianqian sat down and motioned Su Mu to serve tea.
"I heard that there was a distinguished guest in your courtyard, so I hurried over to meet him. I don't know if he is someone I know, so I don't want to be impolite."
Meng said indifferently, obviously having heard something.
"Third Aunt, even if you don't come, I will report this matter to Grandmother and the elders. After all, it concerns our Wuning Marquis Mansion."
At this time, Su Qianqian heard the sound of footsteps in the inner room.
"Xuan Niang is not dead, but Zhang Yong pretended to be dead and took her to another courtyard for imprisonment. We at Wuning Marquis Mansion will not sit idly by and watch this happen."
Meng's expression changed to a serious one at this time: "You mean it wasn't someone else who rescued her, but Zhang Yong..."
"Third aunt, before we talk about this, I want to ask you, how did you know about this?" Su Qianqian interrupted Meng.
Meng's expression froze, and she stammered unnaturally: "It's not a big deal, actually. It's just that the nanny beside me accidentally saw you bringing people back to the yard and hiding it, so she asked the maid who carried the sedan chair, and she said she heard you call Xuan Niang..."
Su Qianqian nodded. After all, Meng was straightforward and did not hide anything. However, these two servants must be punished, otherwise the rules of the Marquis' Mansion would be broken and nothing could be kept.
"Sumu, go ask which woman is so industrious, send her to the Punishment Hall, get ten strokes of the cane and drive her out of the mansion, and don't miss out on the monthly salary you should pay. If she is a family slave, send her directly to the farm to do hard labor."
Su Mu agreed and went out.
“It’s not appropriate to ask about Third Aunt’s aunt’s niece-in-law, but this family has family rules. If you pass on information and instigate others among the masters, what will happen if you encounter someone who doesn’t understand the situation?
We should have kept our mouth shut about what happened today, to prevent Zhang Yong from finding out and causing more trouble. However, a fight almost broke out because of one or two servants. My niece-in-law cannot make the decision on this matter, so we should ask my grandmother to make the decision. ”
Su Qianqian was still smiling, but what she said made Meng break out in a cold sweat. She was most afraid of her mother-in-law. Although she had never beaten or scolded her, or set rules for her, she had majesty in her bones.
"Qianqian, it was Third Aunt who was rash. She lost her temper when she heard the word 'Xuan Niang'. My nanny should be punished for her mistakes. Third Aunt will never cover up for her. But please don't let your grandmother know about this, okay?"
Meng begged for mercy in a low voice, completely losing the majestic demeanor she had when she broke into the yard.
"Third Aunt, how can your niece-in-law have such a big face? When you enter my yard, you can enter whenever you want, and you can break into the guest room whenever you want. It's like your own yard here, so why do you need your niece-in-law to protect you?"
Su Qianqian took the opportunity to set rules that even elders could not break the rules at will, otherwise her yard would become a back garden that anyone could enter and leave at will.
"Qianqian, it was Third Aunt's fault. I won't do that again. Let's go report it to your grandmother so as not to delay important matters."
Meng immediately admitted her mistake, quickly stood up and pulled Su Qianqian to change the subject.
"Aunt San, don't you want to meet the distinguished guest?" Su Qianqian gestured to the inner room.
"No, no, there's nothing to see. Seeing each other is just uncovering scars..." Meng looked lonely and walked out.
Su Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief. This trick of replacing one thing with another was quite useful. If Meng kept harping on the past and blamed Su Qianqian for bringing people into the house to humiliate her, she would be in a passive position even if she could explain.
On the way to Fushoutang, Su Qianqian told how she met Xuanniang and how she escaped the disaster. Meng Shi complained to Su Qianqian again and again, saying that she should have taken her with her when she went out.
When they arrived at Fushou Hall, without waiting for Su Qianqian to speak, Meng hurriedly told the story first, trying to cover up the fact that she had come to their house.
"Zhang Yong thinks that our Wuning Marquisate is too big to attract enemies easily. After two attempts, he saw that we did not cause him any trouble, so he became even more arrogant. This time, let's see how he escapes."
Madam Qin said coldly, unconsciously carrying a hint of murderous intent.
"Don't worry, grandma, he can't get away!" Qin Hanzhang's voice was chilly as he walked in from outside, followed by Qin Hanyue and Qin Hanjin.
When Qin Hanzhang came in, he first glanced in the direction of Su Qianqian, then bowed to Madam Qin and the three old ladies.
“I already know what happened today. Even if this didn’t happen, Zhang Yong still can’t escape the blame. Ever since he killed the person who blackmailed Han Jin to silence him for the first time, I have had people secretly investigate and collect evidence of his crime. In the past few days, we have all the evidence, which is enough for him to be exempted from office and punished.
He had not mentioned it before because he did not want to alert the enemy and intended to play the long game to hook the bigger fish. This time he would make a show of force and see what the people behind him would do. ”
So that's why. No wonder he said that Zhang Yong couldn't get the position of Shaoqing. It turned out that it was premeditated. The incident with Xuan Niang was another charge against him.
"I heard from Xuanniang that Zhang Yong left the villa in a hurry last night. Something big must have happened recently. It's better to be careful."
Su Qianqian thought of what Xuan Niang said, and felt that she should remind Qin Hanzhang not to try to catch the rabbit but end up being kicked by the rabbit.
"Last night? I heard last night that a minor official from the City Patrol Department died suddenly on the street, but they didn't find any injuries. They reported it as a sudden heart attack. Zhang Yong might have rushed back because of this."
"That's right, but this little yamen runner helped Xuan Niang..." Liu said, and then quickly stopped to peek at Meng.
"It's okay. You're talking about serious matters. I won't take it to heart." Meng said it frankly.
At this time, the maid at the second gate came in to report that there was a letter for Su Qianqian, saying that it was specially delivered by the waiter of Anmin Teahouse, and was sent here directly for fear of delay.
Su Qianqian took it and found that it was indeed sent by the wife of Mr. Sun. She asked Su Qianqian to dress up as a man the next day, claiming to be a close friend of Mr. Sun regardless of age difference, and take him to Madam Shaohua's Xie Fangyuan.
Su Qianqian put the post away as if nothing had happened. The Qin family looked at them eagerly but didn't dare to ask too many questions, so Su Qianqian didn't say much.
Qin’s family: That’s so unfair! Do you know how painful it is when your curiosity is not satisfied?
"There is another matter that has attracted much attention. I heard that the two young ladies of Prime Minister Xue's residence are going to discuss marriage!"
Qin Hanzhang said this lightly, but scared Su Qianqian so much that she almost knocked over the tea bowl!
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