Chapter 319 The two bad guys haven't broken up yet
Wen Zimei's heart sank, and her expression changed when she looked at Ye Lanxin.
What does she know?
If she knew, wouldn't everyone know?
Concubine Wen also had some doubts as to whether Ye Lanxin had deliberately said such words to provoke her sister.
"Madam Hou, are you trying to comfort people or to cause trouble for them?" she asked unhappily.
Ye Lanxin immediately said, "I don't understand what Concubine Consort said. We are all members of the Zhou family. Why would we be causing trouble for each other? I just remembered that my nephew from my mother's family also met with an accident a few days ago. I feel that someone must be plotting against us. Looking across the entire Imperial State, there is only one person who hates both of our families to the core..."
Wen Zimei had thought about Gu's soft words, especially the Gu family deliberately released the news that they were going to the Five Dragon Palace, which fooled his mother-in-law.
But she always felt that things that were too superficial could not be trusted.
Especially Ye Lanxin’s logic just now has a fundamental problem.
Someone who hated both the Zhou and Ye families did these two things... But Ye Chenglei did it himself...
She knew it very well in her heart, so she felt that Ye Lanxin's words were meaningful.
"What my sister-in-law said is not without reason..."
She could only give a perfunctory response; the testing between them was not over yet.
The conversation between them was not sincere to either side.
But who among the people present didn’t have their own thoughts?
"I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Duan has already received the Princess and the Crown Prince, and they should have returned to the palace now. The Concubine is not at the palace, so she should be fine, right?"
Ye Lanxin asked, and her expression of pretending to be concerned made Concubine Wen feel angry.
"The princess has always been virtuous. Knowing what happened to my aunt, she naturally won't pursue it. I believe that when the marquis' wife learned that something happened to her family, the marquis did not stop her from going back to check."
Lu Ennan remained calm and never lost control because of their words.
With her son's example, Wen Zimei forced a smile. She knew very well that in this situation, any loss of composure might become a clue for others to discover that her sister was the mastermind behind the incident.
She said slowly, "Yes, the princess is virtuous and is a blessing to us. I am also really worried about my sister. I can't feel at ease unless I see her in person. The Marquis's wife has been my sister's sister-in-law for many years, so she should do her best."
Seeing that she suddenly calmed down, Ye Lanxin did not continue to pursue her.
After all, they haven't fallen out yet and are still a family to the outside world.
"What the Concubine said is true. My master didn't sleep at all last night, blaming himself for not protecting the only blood left by my eldest brother. He's very disappointed in himself. It was all because of those hateful people who dared to attack the Zhou family. If I knew they were really in cahoots with Cheng Lei's people, I would definitely not let them off easily. The people behind them will also pay the price. What kind of person would deliberately target Cheng Lei and let Yu Zhi go? Shouldn't such a person have no descendants?"
The implication of this sentence is even stronger.
If Wen Zimei still doesn't understand, then he is a fool.
Her guess just now should have been confirmed now.
"Sister-in-law, what do you want to say?" Her face changed again.
Seeing her guilty expression, Ye Lanxin changed her tone and said, "It's nothing. I just feel sorry for these two children. What kind of person could do such a thing? Now that even the palace has been alarmed, I'm afraid this won't end well."
Wen Zimei didn't respond. Instead, Concubine Wen said, "Isn't this as it should be? Now that the Marquis has gone to the government office, there should be some latest news... We'll just wait here. I don't believe that the government would give him a perfunctory treatment and not share any details with him."
Lu Wenxue also said: "That's right. Since the government officials said they have new clues, they must be sure of it. When they find the murderer, I'm afraid they will be very uneasy."
Wen Zimei's expression changed slightly, as if he had thought of something, but was not sure.
She pursed her lips, her eyes moving back and forth between Ye Lanxin and Concubine Wen, and finally chose to remain silent.
Seeing this, Ye Lanxin curled up the corners of her mouth into a barely perceptible smile. She gently stroked her sleeves and continued, "Actually, I'm worried too. After all, Qingdai lost her father when she was young. It was my sister-in-law who raised her with great difficulty. She finally found a good family and got pregnant, but she had a miscarriage. Now her husband's family doesn't despise her and is ready to live a good life with her. But something like this happened. Sigh... It's a human life..."
Wen Zimei felt very painful in her heart and wanted to yell at Ye Lanxin to shut up.
But that would be fooling her, and she wouldn't let Ye Lanxin succeed.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and then a scary man hurried in, reporting in a panic: "Madam, it's bad, the Marquis has returned from the government office, and his face is very ugly..."
When everyone heard this, they became even more curious about what news Zhou Zhili brought back from the government.
"Sister-in-law, Concubine, since the master is back, let's go to the front hall."
Ye Lanxin said that she was not worried about what would happen, after all, their plan was very thorough.
From the beginning to the end, the Zhou family had no involvement in it, it was entirely the Ye family who was in control.
And when Ye Chi was designing it, he had already cleared himself of all responsibility.
Wen Zimei suppressed the panic in her heart, managed to control her expression, and nodded: "Okay, let's go to the front hall."
Everyone immediately stood up and followed Ye Lanxin to the front hall.
Along the way, Wen Zimei's heart was beating like a drum, up and down, and he was very nervous.
Concubine Wen also looked solemn, obviously worried about the news Zhou Zhili brought back from the government.
The most important thing is that the servant just now looked really flustered.
Only Ye Lanxin remained calm and composed. After all, everything was under her control.
When he arrived at the front hall, he saw Zhou Zhili sitting in the main seat with a sullen face and a fierce look in his eyes. It seemed that what he heard today could not make him feel at ease.
Everyone was shocked and became more convinced that the news he brought back from the government was of great significance.
Even Ye Lanxin felt that something was wrong, and that what they had thought of before might not be realized.
Wen Zimei forced himself to remain calm and stepped forward to ask, "Second brother, you're back. What did the government say?"
Zhou Zhili looked up at her, then at Concubine Wen and the others. A complex emotion flashed in his eyes, and then he slowly said, "The government has collected a lot of things at the crime scene, but they are very strange..."
"Weird? What does that mean?" Wen Zimei didn't understand.
Ye Lanxin also heard a sense of surprise in Zhou Zhili's words. There must be some uncertain factors.
Concubine Wen, on the other hand, remained silent for a long time. She knew her identity and it was not appropriate for her to say much at this time.
Zhou Zhili couldn't believe it himself and said, "We found things from the Ye family, things from the Zhou family, and even things from Prince Duan's mansion..."
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