On both sides of the long street, on the walls in front of dozens of shops belonging to her, there was a big red word "cheap" written on them.
"When I arrived this morning, I saw this scene." Su Er said.
Su Li frowned and asked, "Do you know what material those words are written with?"
The third son replied, "I have checked it, it is blood, both chicken blood and duck blood."
Su Li breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that. As long as it was blood, it could be easily wiped off. If it was paint or ink or something, she would have to repaint the wall, which would take a lot of time. The dance hall was about to open, and she didn't want to delay or affect the rental of the shop because of this kind of thing.
"Let's talk inside."
Su Li said this and took the lead to enter the shop where Su Er had been staying for the past few days.
Su Er and others immediately followed him into the shop.
"Madam, should we report to the police?" Su Er asked.
Su Li shook her head. "The shop isn't damaged at all, and the words on the wall are easy to wipe off. Overall, there's no loss. It's just annoying. Even if the government comes, they won't do anything about it."
Moreover, she probably guessed who did it. During the days she came to the capital, the only person who had caused trouble for her was Liu Furong. Moreover, writing the word "cheap" on the wall seemed to be an act of resentment towards her. Apart from Liu Furong, she really couldn't think of anyone else who could have done it.
But she has to catch her to confirm whether she did it and to get the interest back.
Then he ordered, "Little Sanzi, go get some water and wash off the writing on the wall. Remember, while you're washing, you have to complain, like, 'Madam, don't want to cause trouble, don't report it to the police,' 'We have to rent it out quickly and can't delay,' 'We have to clean it up quickly.' Just complain like that, okay?"
Several people were puzzled, and the youngest asked, "I am a stupid servant, why did Madam do this?"
Su Li explained, "The people who did this are obviously trying to make things difficult for us. They might be watching us anxiously from the dark right now. If we give them the illusion of admitting defeat and then clean the wall, they'll probably come back and make things difficult for us again. Then, we can catch them in the act."
This way we can determine who did it.
Everyone understood what she meant and prepared to wash the walls.
Su Li instructed, "Leave as soon as it gets dark. At night, have someone stay here and watch until they fall into the trap. Also, if they come, wait until they finish writing before arresting them."
If it was really Liu Furong who did it, with her persistent behavior, she would know that she thought she was unlucky and would definitely make things difficult for her again. She was not afraid of not being able to catch her.
"yes!"
Several people answered in unison.
After giving the instructions, Su Li took a carriage back to the mansion.
The next morning, Xiao Mu came back from Jinxiu Street and reported: "Madam, no one came last night."
Xiao Mu is good at martial arts, so he is the most suitable person to catch people. So he volunteered to go to Jinxiu Street to keep an eye on it last night.
"I understand. You go down and rest first. I'll keep an eye on you tonight." Su Li was not surprised by this. Even if the other party wanted to continue to make trouble for her, no matter how stupid he was, he would be more cautious than the first time. It was normal that he didn't go last night.
"yes……"
As soon as Xiao Mu left, Xiao Ye came into the room and said, "Madam, the master is back."
Su Li nodded: "Let's go."
Today is Pei Mingheng's wedding day. The Ningyuan Marquis Mansion has sent them wedding invitations. Pei Ji has a relationship with Pei Chuan, so it is reasonable for Pei Ji to attend his wedding.
Pei Ji has been living in Dali Temple these days. On the day the wedding invitation was delivered, she sent someone to Dali Temple to inform him. Pei Ji also said that he would come back today to go with her. Unexpectedly, he came back on time. What a workaholic.
When he came out of the west wing and went to the main room, Pei Ji was already waiting for him in the hall.
"Pei Ji, let's go."
Pei Ji looked at her for a long moment before responding, "Yeah."
In the carriage, Pei Ji looked at Su Li and thought for a long time before speaking: "A Li, why don't you live in the main house?"
Because he was anxious to investigate the case, he had been living in the Dali Temple. He had not lived in the Zhuangyuan Mansion for several days since he moved in. He had just found out that Su Li did not live with him in the main house, but in the west wing.
Su Li knew what he was thinking and played dumb, saying, "There are only three rooms in the main house. Apart from your bedroom, study and living room, there are no extra rooms. I can only live in the west wing."
Pei Ji frowned slightly, not understanding her meaning for a moment, but he was usually used to speaking directly when he had doubts: "We are husband and wife, we should live in the same... house."
"Ah?" Su Li continued to play dumb, "But isn't this how we always do it?"
She was telling the truth. Since Pei Ji and the original owner got married, except for the wedding day, they have always lived separately. The couple did not get along as well as neighbors.
Pei Ji was stunned, and finally understood what she meant. Yes, they had always been like this, he had forgotten.
Indeed, he could not really remember how he and her got along in Taohua Village. He only clearly remembered her vivid figure on the way to Qiongzhou. From then on, he would be attracted to her all the time.
Sometimes, he would also feel annoyed, annoyed that he had not spent more time with her in Taohua Village, and had not really understood her. If he had not, he would have discovered this vivid and lively side of her earlier...
After a while, the carriage stopped and Ah Fu's voice came from outside: "Sir, Madam, we have arrived at the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion."
As the two men got off the carriage, a luxurious two-horse carriage came towards them. The carriage stopped and a young man quickly jumped out from it. It was Ji Tingyou. Soon, an old man in his fifties or sixties got out from it.
Ji Tingyou said, "Grandfather, be careful."
grandfather?
It turns out that this is the Duke of Ji.
Su Li turned her head to look at Pei Ji and found that they actually did not look alike. Instead, Ji Tingyou looked very much like Duke Ji, especially his eyebrows and eyes.
Pei Ji took her towards the grandfather and grandson.
Su Li was not surprised. In the original novel, when Duke Ji saw Pei Ji during the palace examination, he felt like they were old friends at first sight. He said that Pei Ji looked very much like an old friend of his, and he took good care of him afterwards.
She thought that the old friend must be Ji Jingsheng, the eldest son of Duke Ji who died early. But who would have thought that Pei Ji was Ji Jingsheng's child and the eldest grandson of Duke Ji.
"Duke." Pei Ji bowed in greeting.
Just as Su Li was about to bow, Ji Tingyou said in surprise, "Sister Su! You're here too?"
Then he looked at Duke Ji and excitedly introduced: "Grandfather, this is Sister Su, the one who saved me in Guangning!"
Pei Ji raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Su Li. When had she saved the grandson of Duke Ji in Guangning? How come he didn't know?
"Oh?" Duke Ji asked in surprise, "Are you Madam Su?"
Su Li bowed and said, "Su Li greets the Duke."
Duke Ji said with a smile, "No need to be so polite. Why? You two..."
Pei Ji said, "We are husband and wife."
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