[4900 words, two in one]

Daiyu was eager to go south to serve her illness, and Jia Lian was eager to go south to earn money.

After spending two days working hard in one place, and with Lai Da secretly adding fuel to the fire, it only took three days for everything to be ready for the trip south.

On the morning of the tenth day of the lunar month, a team of more than a hundred people, surrounded by twelve carts, left Rongguo Mansion and meandered to the outside of Dongbian Gate, where they performed a farewell play at Datong Bridge Pier.

During this whole process, Laishun watched and listened in all directions, hoping to catch a glimpse of Daiyu's true appearance.

Unfortunately, he still failed to get what he wanted until the two passenger ships set sail.

In the end, I can only comfort myself. The eleven-year-old girl hasn't grown yet, so what can she do to look good?

It's better to keep some sense of mystery first, and wait for her to grow up slowly, maybe it will bring bigger surprises.

With this kind of Ah Q's spirit, on the way back to Laishun, he was completely dejected and began to miss Xue Baochai again.

Due to the impact of the trip south to Yangzhou, the 'new product' launch conference originally scheduled to be held on the ninth day of the lunar month had to be moved to the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Aunt Xue and Xue Pan will definitely be there by then, but I wonder if Baochai will show up.

…………

Let's not mention the dirty thoughts of coming to Shun and not getting to Long, but looking back at Shu.

However, in the past few days, Rongguo Mansion has been very busy, but the atmosphere in the boiler room has become colder and colder day by day.

The vulgar comments made by the handymen on weekdays are almost no longer heard, but the looks they occasionally look at Pan Youan are full of meaning.

Of course Pan Youan understood what these people were expecting.

Although he had nothing to do with the boiler room's use of shoddy goods to enrich his own pockets, his act of seizing the coal ash and cinders and selling them privately was still a minor crime.

Once someone from above is sent to inspect the boiler room, they will inevitably pull out the carrots and bring out the mud.

By then, not only will the position of the young steward be unsafe, but he might even be kicked out of the house...

Pan Youan shudders every time he thinks about this kind of outcome. If he really gets to that point, not to mention ruining his future, he is afraid that even his marriage to his cousin Siqi will be completely ruined!

Naturally, he was not willing to just sit back and wait for death.

So when I first got the news, I thought about asking my uncle Qin Yi for an idea - it would be best to try to get myself out of the boiler room before the incident broke out.

Who would have thought that after the Qin family heard about it, they found out that Qin Yi and Zhou Rui had gone to Zhuangzi outside the city to collect the income that was to be handed over to the government years ago. They would not be able to come back until at least the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

My patron was not at home, but my aunt Wang asked me when I would be willing to take action against Laishun.

Although Pan Youan was disappointed, he did not give up the struggle. Instead, he placed the key to breaking the situation on Deng Haoshi.

After all, according to common sense, if the superiors really carry out a strict investigation, the supervisor Deng Hershey will be the first to bear the brunt - if nothing else, he is also the mastermind behind using inferior products to enrich himself!

Therefore, Pan Youan originally thought that the two of them would definitely be able to form an alliance and work together to deal with this sudden crisis.

However, what Pan You'an didn't expect was that despite his repeated hints, Deng Haoshi still had an attitude that it had nothing to do with him, as if the rumors in the house had nothing to do with him, Butler Deng.

On the tenth day of the lunar month, seeing Jia Lian and Daiyu sent away, the government was free to start investigating the boiler room at any time.

Pan You'an was so worried that he couldn't care less about covering up anything anymore. He planned to make the matter clear to Deng Haoshi directly to see what he had to do to deal with it!

I never thought that this time it would come to nothing.

Wang Zhuer only said that Butler Deng had important matters, but he never mentioned where Deng Haoshi was.

This is the time.

Pan Youan also vaguely noticed something strange, so when he returned to the boiler room, he was as panicked as an ant on a hot pot. At noon, there was no water or rice.

In the afternoon, he thought he was lucky and wanted to find Deng Haoshi to find out what happened.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he passed through the corner gate of the private alley and entered the Rongguo Mansion, he bumped into his cousin Siqi.

"Cousin, you..."

"Shh!"

Siqi looked panicked and made a silent gesture, swept his eyes left and right, and pulled Pan Youan onto a nearby rockery.

It's a coincidence that this is where Laishun was captured by Yang, and it's also where all the stories begin!

"Goodbye!"

When they arrived at the pavilion on the top of the mountain, Siqi asked impatiently: "I asked my aunt to send you a message the day before yesterday, how come you never got a reply?!"

"I……"

“We’ll talk about this later!”

It was obviously Si Qi who started the conversation, but Pan Youan was about to explain, but was immediately interrupted by her, and Si Qi asked irritably: "Tell me first, what happened to the boiler room shoddy stuff?"

Does it have anything to do with you?!"

Seeing her eager look, Pan Youan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly grabbed her wrist and asked without answering: "Good sister, you...did you hear something else?!"

"Didn't Miss Lin leave today? Seeing that the old lady was not in a good mood, the second wife specially asked several girls to go over and talk to the old lady..."

But it turned out that because Siqi accompanied Yingchun to the old lady's house to fulfill his filial piety, he happened to hear Lai Da report to Jia's mother that the boiler room had been enriched by shoddy goods.

Then Lai Da took the initiative to propose a thorough investigation into the matter, and said that those greedy silverfish must not be spared lightly!

Let’s briefly explain the cause and effect.

Si Qi said anxiously: "Well, Deng Haoshi was originally a confidant of General Manager Lai, but now he has repeatedly said that he will be severely investigated and punished. He has probably turned against you. But you were promoted by Deng Haoshi. Don't be fooled."

Got involved and got implicated by him!"

After saying this, she realized that Pan Youan's face was ashen, and his lips were trembling between his teeth, almost bleeding from the bite.

"What's wrong with you?!"

Si Qi hurriedly supported him again, and asked with concern and anxiety: "Could it be that you...you have been involved in it a long time ago?!"

Pan Youan shook his head with difficulty. Just when Siqi breathed a sigh of relief, he gritted his teeth and said, "I finally understand now that this...this is actually all their fault!"

"What's the meaning?"

"There is no antagonism at all! The reason why Lai Da said he wanted to investigate strictly was actually because he wanted to put the matter on my head!"

As he said that, he suddenly threw away Siqi's support, smashed his fist on the red lacquer pillar, and said angrily: "No wonder he suddenly wants to promote some small manager, it turns out that he wanted me to be the scapegoat from the beginning!"

When Siqi heard this, although he didn't fully understand what happened, he also realized the seriousness of the situation.

Without thinking, he stepped forward and put his cousin into his arms, dragging him to the center of the pavilion: "Don't hurt yourself! Since we know the matter in advance, it proves that there is no unstoppable path for us.

As long as you think hard, you will definitely be able to find a solution!"

The solution?

Pan Youan's face was full of bitterness. If he had noticed all this earlier, he might have been able to figure out a way to deal with it, but now he was afraid that it was too late!

Seeing that he was silent, Si Qi first put forward his own idea: "You have been working as a manager in that boiler room for almost two months. There must be some familiar people, right? Can you let them come forward to testify and expose the situation?

What about Deng Hershey’s vicious plan?”

Pan Youan's face became increasingly bitter.

In the past two months, he had been pretending to be in charge, so how could he have any friendship with those vulgar handymen?

Besides, what if there is some friendship?

"It would be fine if only Deng Hershey paid it back. Now that Manager Lai has come forward, which servant dares to confront him?"

When Pan You'an said this, he smiled bitterly and said: "Besides, since it was Lai Da who took the initiative to conduct a strict investigation, aren't all the people sent to verify it? Even if those handymen are willing to testify for me, the news

I’m afraid it won’t reach the top!”

After saying these words, Pan You'an didn't know why, but he suddenly froze.

Siqi's eyes lit up, he pushed him gently and asked, "You'an, did you remember something?"

"nothing."

Unexpectedly, Pan Youan looked weird and shook his head.

"It's already here, what else do you have to hide from me?!"

Seeing that he was still hesitating at this time, Si Qi suddenly became a little annoyed and shook his small body a few times. Pan You'an was stunned as he shook.

"I said, I said it's not enough!"

Pan Youan had no choice but to beg for mercy, and said with a wry smile: "There is really someone in the boiler room who dares to challenge Deng Hershey. He even has a ready way to pass the news to him!"

"You said..."

Siqi's beautiful eyes widened when he heard this, and he blurted out: "Isn't it that Laishun?!"

"It's that Laishun!"

Pan Youan nodded in frustration, feeling extremely regretful in his heart.

If he had known this earlier, he would never have tried to deter the Yang family. Instead, he wished that his second aunt would get out of the way quickly and hook up with Lai Shun.

That way, he can use this as a lever to blackmail Laishun into testifying for him, and then easily resolve the crisis!

pity……

It's too late to regret now.

Although Si Qi didn't know the details of this, he understood that given the relationship between the two parties, it would be good if he followed suit and didn't add insult to injury. How could he take the risk of offending the Lai family and come forward to testify for Pan You'an?

I couldn't help but feel anxious now.

"Since this method doesn't work, what should we do?!"

She let go of Pan You'an and paced back and forth in the pavilion. Suddenly she gritted her silver teeth and said decisively: "Why don't I accompany you to find the old lady and make everything clear about this matter? Let's see how they can keep it a secret."

Down!"

"this……"

Pan You'an subconsciously took half a step back, shook his head repeatedly and said, "If you really want to do this, I'm afraid there will be no room for change."

"So what?!"

Siqi said without hesitation: "In the worst case, we will die together with them!"

Pan You'an took another half step back and said in a trembling voice: "Why is this so, so so! Cousin, please don't be anxious, let me think of something else."

After a pause, he couldn't help but explain in a low voice: "Actually, what can you do even if you see the old lady? If you only report Deng Haoshi, Lai Da will probably come forward to verify it; if you also report Lai Da, you will be the boss.

Does Madam trust us more, or the Lai family more?"

After saying this, Si Qi was also a little discouraged, but she had always been a fierce person, so how could she be willing to back down?

Then he gritted his teeth and said: "Then let's go find the eldest master, the second master, or the second wife, or the second grandma! I don't believe there is no place in Rongguo Mansion to reason!"

Her grandfather Wang Shanbao was a close confidant of Mrs. Xing, but she did not mention Mrs.

Pan Youan heard his cousin yelling louder and louder, but he was so frightened that he hurried forward to cover her mouth, and said in a changed voice: "Stop shouting, let me think about it again, let me think about it again, I will definitely be able to think of a way."

of!"

Siqi shook his head vigorously, rubbing two streaks of red on Pan Youan's palm, and then lowered his voice slightly, but could not hide his anxiety: "But who knows when Lai Da's people will find you?! At the latest

Tomorrow, if I can’t think of a way again…”

"cousin!"

Pan You'an didn't dare to listen anymore, and sat slumped on the railing, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Please let me think about it again, let me think about it alone - I beg you!"

The anxiety and anger in Siqi's heart were no less than his. It could be seen that Pan You'an looked so helpless, but he still managed to calm down his emotions and said helplessly: "Then I will go to the backyard to inquire first and see if there is any new news."

Pan Youan did not answer, but raised his hand feebly.

Si Qi stamped his foot and said: "It doesn't matter whether you come up with an idea or not, but you must tell me. I will be with you whether you live or die!"

Then he hurried down the rockery.

After Siqi left, Pan sat on the railing of the pavilion again, just like a clay-embedded wood sculpture, and remained stunned for who knows how long.

It wasn't until the stiffness in his neck became unbearable that he slowly shook his head.

At this moment, the bright red color in the palm of my hand happened to come into view.

Pan You'an felt as if his eyes were burned, and he jumped up from the railing tremblingly. After confirming that it was not blood, but rouge, he regained his composure slightly.

However, this small episode also made him firm in his belief that he must not lose his life in vain!

But now there is really no way to break the situation.

The only way to survive before him seemed to be...

…………

But when Siqi came down from the top of the mountain, he hurried to the old lady's place to find out the latest news.

The result was nothing.

Returning to Yingchun Courtyard, she endured it for an hour as if on pins and needles, but in the end she still couldn't worry about her cousin, so she confessed to Jia Yingchun and left the house privately to find Pan You'an.

However, first they arrived at the boiler room, and then at Pan Youan's home, but there was no trace of Pan Youan.

She didn't give up and returned home on the way to ask her mother if she had seen her cousin.

But Wang is not at home either.

Si Qi leaned against the locked door of his house, thinking about his cousin's situation at this time, as if someone had pinched his heart and soul, and even his heartbeat and breathing became difficult.

"Siqi?"

Just at this time, someone in the west room poked his head out and asked doubtfully: "Why are you back at this time? Did something happen in the house?"

In fact, the voice was not very sincere, but in the ears of the extremely helpless Siqi, it sounded as beautiful as the sound of nature.

"Auntie!"

Without thinking, she rushed to hug Mr. Yang and cried, "It's You'an, my cousin... he's in great trouble!"

Yang was a little caught off guard at first, but when she heard that Pan Youan had encountered a huge difficulty, her eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance, and she hugged Siqi's shoulders and said softly: "What's going on? Come on, let's talk in the house.

."

How could Siqi know about the feud between Yang and Pan Youan?

Hearing Yang's soft words, I felt more and more supported, so I followed Yang into the west room and told her the story without waiting for her to speak.

When Yang heard that Pan You'an was in such a desperate situation, her heart was full of gloating.

And when I heard my niece keep saying that she wanted to live and die with Pan Youan, her joy was mixed with jealousy and sadness.

She and Qin Xian were married blindly, and they had never experienced such a life-and-death bond - let alone the fact that the couple were now separated day and night, almost like strangers.

In contrast, Yang felt that she was the most pitiful one.

She was feeling mixed feelings and feeling sorry for herself, when Si Qi stopped talking and looked at her expectantly, obviously hoping that she could come up with a solution.

"In this urgent moment, I can..."

Yang subconsciously wanted to deal with it, but as soon as she started talking, a thought suddenly came to her mind: Why does the scene in front of her always feel familiar?

Yes!

Aren’t there similar scenes in those ‘plays’ that I came up with at the beginning?!

And what I did at that time was...

Yang's heart was beating wildly, and she was hesitating whether to turn her imagination into reality. Si Qi, who was opposite him, saw that her expression was strange, but he couldn't wait to ask: "Auntie, have you thought of any idea?! Hurry up!

Tell me, as long as I can do it, I can fight through mountains of swords and seas of fire!"

"this……"

Urged by her, Yang finally made up her mind and gritted her teeth and said, "Originally, I shouldn't have told you these things, but now I can't care less."

As he said that, he described the things that had come to successfully seduce and coerce him, and described them with added detail.

Naturally, she would not tell Si Qi that she had been entangled in every possible way, and even tended to trade her body for benefits, but it was all because of Pan Youan's obstruction that she could not reach a deal.

Instead, in front of Siqi, he established himself as a model of righteousness and perseverance. Even if he was obsessed with Na Laishun, he never wavered in the slightest!

After hearing these words, Siqi was shocked beyond measure at first, and then he began to look forward to it.

Without waiting for Yang to finish speaking, she pushed down a mountain of gold like a jade pillar, knelt down in front of Yang, and begged: "Auntie, now only Na Laishun can testify, can my cousin be cleared. I
Chapter completed!