Wei Yuanchen looked at a greeting post left by Nie Chen, which clearly stated Nie Chen's name. People who have been doing detectives all year round can know by asking a little in Taiyuan City, so Nie Chen dared not lie.

The real problem is what Nie Chen has never said, such as how to get this map and who got it from.

The truth and lies are not important now, and they will be revealed in the future.

"San Master," Chu Jiu said, "I'll ask someone to check the details of that person."

Wei Yuanchen threw the map in his hand to Chujiu: "Go here to check it first."

Nie Chen didn't say what the map was for, and he probably had a guess.

The Yamen caught those people in Yong'an Lane. If they were thieves and bandits, they had to find the property they robbed. How could they convict those people without these things?

The place marked by this map is outside the city, not far from Yong'an Lane.

What is the thing the yamen wants most now?

Thieves.

Nie Chen also had such speculation that he would throw the map to him. If it was really a stolen person, only he would dare to go over the yamen to get these things, because he was secretly ordered to investigate the case and it was natural to intervene in the case.

He got the evidence, even if he had taken control of the entire case.

It seems that Nie Chen came to surrender with something important, but in fact his identity, official position, intention to come to Taiyuan Prefecture, and even the relationship between the Wei family and the prince were all plotted against.

Wei Yuanchen narrowed his eyes, so this was not his unilateral profit, but a mutually beneficial transaction.

...

Gu Mingzhu slept for a long time, and when she woke up, Baotong had already brought back the news about Nie Chen.

Gu Mingzhu sat in front of the mirror table, Baotong used a sandalwood comb to help Gu Mingzhu go through her hair, and Gu Mingzhu began to read the letter written by Nie Chen.

She guessed it, and the man was indeed the third master of the Wei family.

The girl took a candied fruit and stuffed it into her mouth, and began to think about what she should do today.

After three candied fruits were laid, Baotong had already tied the ears on her head. She looked even more immature with such silk ears, and she was two years younger than her whiteness.

Gu Mingzhu got up and went to Mrs. Lin's room.

Mrs. Lin was talking to the manager's mother and learned that the yamen caught someone in Yong'an Lane last night.

The manager's mother looked happy and said, "It's such a great thing, the Marquis may be fine."

Mrs. Lin was very nervous, happy and a little worried, and always felt that things were too simple.

"I don't know how the trial is. Is it a horse thief?" Mrs. Lin murmured.

She caught people so easily? Are the horses there? She should go to Cui's house to inquire about the news.

As soon as Mrs. Lin thought about it, the curtain was lifted and Gu Mingzhu walked in.

"Zhuzhu, I got up so early today," Mrs. Lin looked at the manager's mother, "I'll tell you to cook the kitchen!"

Gu Mingzhu happily walked to Mrs. Lin, and the mother and daughter sat at the Eight Immortals Table outside.

The kitchen brought the porridge, cakes and side dishes. As soon as she picked up the chopsticks, Mrs. Lin couldn't help but frown. Gu Mingzhu seemed to accidentally push the plate of fried citrus citrus in front of Mrs. Lin to the side. The citrus citrus citrus scented with a special taste. My mother felt uncomfortable when she was pregnant, and then she picked up a piece of meat patty in Mrs. Lin's bowl.

Looking at the meat pie in the bowl, Mrs. Lin felt warm and reached out to touch her daughter's head. Today she felt like she was being taken care of by her daughter.

The mother and daughter happily had breakfast. Mrs. Lin was about to ask someone to prepare a carriage and horse to go to Cui's house, but the manager came in and reported: "The message from the Dingning Marquis Mansion is coming. Please come with the lady, saying that Mrs. Dingning Marquis will be here today."

"Is the eldest sister coming to Taiyuan?" Mrs. Lin unexpectedly said, "Didn't it say that Mrs. Dingning Hou is sick and needs the eldest sister to take care of her at home?"

Mrs. Lin waved her hand and ordered the manager to go down and prepare, and turned to look at Gu Mingzhu: "Zhuzhu, do you still remember the Cui family's aunt?"

Gu Mingzhu's eyes were confused.

Mrs. Lin smiled and said, "It's okay, we will go to see my aunt later. You must salute you."

After saying that, Mrs. Lin went to the inner room to change her clothes.

Gu Mingzhu sat on the swing in the yard, looking at the Lin family's servants coming and going, with a smile on her face. Of course, she remembered the wife of Dingning Hou Mansion, Cui Zhen's mother, and the elder who looked very kind.

The lady once held her hand and called her affectionately: Rujun.

Mrs. Lin once said: "This child is familiar to me as soon as I meet him. Unfortunately, there is no such beautiful girl in my family."

Mrs. Lin has the same clan as her mother, and she has really become the girl in Mrs. Lin's family.

I don’t know if Mrs. Lin is satisfied or not.

...

The Cui family became busy in the morning.

After Mr. Cui Si was called away, Mrs. Cui Si's heart was in his throat. She sat beside the bed and stared at her little daughter on the bed, and sat until dawn. She was about to ask for information, but a manager came to report: "Mrs. Lin will enter the city today."

Mrs. Dingning Hou was admitted to the Hui tribe, but Mrs. Cui Si was not prepared at all before. Mrs. Cui Si had to put aside her worries and get busy with the women in the tribe.

At the end of the Si period, Mrs. Lin's carriage was parked at the door of the Cui family's old house, and Mrs. Cui immediately stepped forward to greet her.

"Madam, please wait," Mrs. Cui Si stepped forward to support her, "Why didn't you let me know in advance?"

Mrs. Lin looked at Mrs. Cui Si's slightly red and swollen eyes and frowned slightly: "I'm afraid you're too tired for me, so you don't need to make such a big fuss when you go back to the tribe."

Mrs. Cui Si hurriedly said, "It's the lady who feels sorry for us."

After returning to the inner house, Mrs. Cui Si served Mrs. Lin to wash, and invited Mrs. Lin to sit down in the main hall, and asked the juniors of the Cui family to come to pay their respects.

Mrs. Lin's eyes flashed across everyone: "Where is the fourth brother? Why don't you see others? Where have Brother Zhen and Brother Wei gone?"

Mrs. Cui Si pursed her chapped lips: "The Marquis and the Master have both gone to the yamen."

The two brothers Cui Zhen and Cui Wei have official positions, so they went to the yamen for official duties. What did the fourth son of the clan do in the yamen? Mrs. Lin thought of Mrs. Cui Si’s strangeness: "What happened? I won’t explain it to me clearly."

Mrs. Cui thought about what the master said, and her eyes turned red, and she said everything she knew.

"What are you crying?" Mrs. Lin suppressed the surprise in her heart. "In a while, someone will come to the Marquis of Huaiyuan's mansion. Let's cleanse your face and then speak."

Mrs. Cui Qun quit.

Mrs. Lin ordered her mother to take charge of the affairs: "Go to the yamen to see if Brother Zhen is busy, let Brother Wei come back. I have something to ask him." She did not let anyone know Brother Zhen when she came back, because she was afraid that Brother Zhen would stop her back.

She was not at ease in Beijing and always thought of Zhou's tomb. The tomb was not arranged well, which suppressed the fortune of the Cui family, so Brother Zhen's children could not grow up safely.

She has to do this in person so that she will not cause trouble in the future.

"Madam," Mrs. Cui Si returned and hurriedly ran into the door and knelt on the ground. "Madam, you have someone go and ask the marquis, what's wrong with my master and why he was imprisoned."

"What?" Mrs. Lin looked surprised.

Mrs. Cui seemed to have no strength all over her body: "I just sent a message saying... My master was related to the bandit case and has been taken to prison.

It must be someone who wants to frame us. You watched you grow up and have been kind since childhood. How can you do such a thing?"

Mrs. Lin (Note 1) Before she could understand this, she looked up and saw the clan girl standing at the door.

Mrs. Cui didn't know how to face Mrs. Huaiyuan. She held hands and spoke kindly before, but in a blink of an eye, the master was involved in the bandit case, but she still believed in the master's character. The master went to the nursing home to deliver clothes and food to those poor people in the cold winter. After several troubles, he had frostbite on his hands. During the drought, he even donated rice and grain from his home. These were all seen with his own eyes. Are they all fake?

Mrs. Cui Si said confidently: "My master was wronged."

Mrs. Lin glanced at the mother in charge of the business, and the mother in charge immediately helped Mrs. Cui Si up: "Madam, don't be anxious first. The Marquis is in the yamen and will definitely check it out."

Mrs. Cui Si held the veil tightly, and she hoped that it would be the case, but the master seemed to have expected what he said before leaving. If he asked her to take care of her two children, would he feel that he could not come back?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Cui Si's eyes turned dark.

"Mother, mother..."

Seeing Mrs. Cui Si staggeringly falling down, two small figures immediately surrounded her. Mr. Cui Si's two children were seven years old and five years old. They were both young and could only cry and call their mother. The little hand tightly pulled the corner of Mrs. Cui Si's clothes, looking panicked.

The manager's mother brought someone to help Mrs. Cui Si and the two children of the Cui family. The main hall suddenly became quiet. Originally, the two families were in-laws, and the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion came to Shanxi to ask the Dingning Marquis Mansion for help. After investigation, the case was actually on the Cui family. Mrs. Lin couldn't help but feel her face was lost.

"Don't worry," Mrs. Lin looked at Mrs. Lin, "If the Cui family's children are really not good, Brother Zhen and I will definitely not be able to spare them. I dare not say anything else. Brother Zhen will never be favored. Such a big case is related to the Marquis of Huaiyuan's Mansion, so we must make it clear."

Mrs. Lin nodded: "What the elder sister is saying."

Mrs. Lin's eyes fell on Gu Mingzhu, and she saw Gu Mingzhu busy playing with her purse. What happened just now seemed to have nothing to do with her.

Mrs. Lin stood up and said, "I'll go see the fourth wife." After coming to Cui's family, Mrs. Cui has always taken good care of them. At this time, she should go and have a look, so that Mrs. Cui can also feel at ease. As for other matters, it's not too late to talk about it after the case is found out.

Mrs. Lin sighed: "Go, it's okay to ask carefully."

Mrs. Lin looked at Gu Mingzhu.

Mrs. Lin said, "Let Zhuzhu be here to accompany me!"

When Mrs. Lin left the door, Mrs. Lin called Gu Mingzhu to her: "Come here, let me see."

Gu Mingzhu walked over with her purse.

Mrs. Lin carefully looked at Gu Mingzhu's eyebrows and eyes. Just looking at her appearance, Gu Mingzhu was very beautiful, but her expression was dull like a puppet without anger, and she could only be at the mercy of others. Even if she was beautiful, she had no use. She used to think that Zhuzhu's illness would be better and asked her to marry Brother Wei, but now Zhuzhu is becoming more and more useless. Brother Wei has a bright future. Even if she wants to be biased against her parents' home, the gap between the two children is too big.

"I don't know what your mother is thinking," Mrs. Lin sighed long, "I haven't planned yet. If I follow me, I must not continue like this."

Gu Mingzhu has always been quiet, and Mrs. Lin suddenly felt that this was also very good: "I'm obedient."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the manager's mother exclaim: "Miss Cousin, please throw away the things in your hand."

Gu Mingzhu ignored her and still quietly fiddled with her purse.

"What are you calling?" Mrs. Lin frowned and scolded her mother in charge, "Why are you so unruly?" Zhuzhu has been very quiet since she came in, and suddenly scolded her fiercely. If someone heard it, she would still think that they were deliberately bullying Zhuzhu.
To be continued...