The first elder originally thought that they could return home after following them to the tea garden. However, the third elder proposed to follow A-Lan back and wanted to ask him about Yueyao.
So, the three of them followed A-Lan back to Leng Mansion.
Facing A Lan's doubts, the first elder looked at the third elder, but saw that the third elder did not seem to notice his gaze, so he took the lead and said, "We came back to ask you about the second lady."
A Lan couldn't hold back his laughter. He asked doubtfully: "The elders don't seem to care about such a big thing happening in the tea garden. They only care about the affairs of the second wife of the Leng family. What's more, my concubine can't even enter the ancestral hall.
They don’t even care about how many concubines my father has taken, but the elders are so concerned about my father’s concubines, which is really puzzling.”
The third elder's expression changed. Ah Lan was indeed right. The clan didn't care how many concubines they had. But they were chasing Ah Lan because of Yueyao's affairs. This was indeed not the elder's responsibility.
matter.
"What we are concerned about is not the concubine. Is the second lady an ordinary concubine? We saw the bruises on her face, shouldn't we ask what happened?" The elder couldn't hold his breath and saw the three men.
The elder did not speak,
"Isn't the second lady just an ordinary concubine? The elder seems to know the identity of the second lady better than I, the young master of the Leng family, which really opened my eyes. The bruises on her face were caused by me, she is just one of my father's
Concubine, what will happen if I beat her?" A Lan said with a smile.
"You, you are so disrespectful. She is also your stepmother after all. How can you do something to her?" the elder asked anxiously after Alan.
Of course, the third elder did not expect that the great elder would ask this question, and once again tried to stop him but was unable to do so.
"First elder, the mistress of the Leng family, my mother is still alive. Besides, my father has never divorced his wife. Where did I get my stepmother? What's so disrespectful about me taking a concubine? I heard that
Something happened in the Elder's Mansion a few days ago, and a concubine was carried out. I don't know, is this disrespectful to my cousin?" A-Lan said.
"You, what are you talking about? It was her dirty hands and feet that stole something. My family dealt with her according to my family's laws. What does it have to do with your cousin?" the elder said with a guilty conscience.
It would be fine if the Great Elder did not explain. This explanation would be a sign of guilty conscience.
A-Lan didn't speak after hearing the great elder's explanation, but just smiled at the great elder.
"Brother is just kind-hearted, so he asked you a few more questions. What we are most concerned about is your father's safety. We know that your father has not cared about you since you were a child, but you can't put your father under house arrest. The business was previously handed over to your father.
, because you disappeared for no reason. But now that you are back, the business will naturally be returned to you, and you don’t need to put your father under house arrest." The second elder said to the elder elder to relieve him.
"I have said that my father is currently recuperating in the Fengtian Sect and will be back in a few days. It's just that you don't believe me. Why are you still slandering me and putting your father under house arrest? I already explained this to you last time.
, and now I still have to mention it." A Lan said.
"Alan, you can't blame us for this. Rumors have continued since you came back, and now there's something going on in the tea garden. If you were interested, how could someone take advantage of the Leng family's business?" the third elder continued.
"When I came back from the tea garden, didn't I just want to investigate the matter of the lost goods in the tea garden? If the three elders hadn't been sitting here questioning me, they might have already investigated it clearly." A Lan shrugged and said.
"We are also concerned about the tea garden. The tea garden belongs to the Leng family, otherwise why should we worry about it?" the elder said.
"In that case, please elders, please go back to your home. I have to do business. Of course, if the elders want to stay for dinner, I don't mind. Elders, please help yourself. I will go back to the study first." Allan shrugged.
After shrugging and giving Uncle Ren a wink, he left the front yard.
The third elder still had a smile on his face, the second elder's expression did not change much, only the eldest elder's expression did not look good.
He couldn't hold it back and whispered: "This Ah Lan is really too much."
"Brother, let's go. Third brother, I want to go to your house to eat delicious food." The third elder said with a smile.
Although the elder was very angry, he still listened to what the third elder said. When he heard what the third elder said, he had no choice but to wave his sleeves and the three of them got into the carriage together.
As soon as the carriage set off, the third elder said, "When did Ren Zi get on A Lan's carriage?"
The second elder said: "It should be that Ren Zi didn't go to the tea garden on the way back."
"Before A-Lan went to the tea garden, someone notified Ren Zi. Fortunately, this matter was not done by us. If we really did it, we should not be able to hide it from A-Lan. The reason why he let us leave is because he did not suspect us.
Otherwise, do you think he will let us go before he investigates clearly?" the third elder murmured.
"He still wants to put us under house arrest? Isn't he afraid that the clan will ask him for help?" the great elder said angrily after hearing this.
"Brother, if we do something that affects the Leng family's business, do you think the clan will let us go?" the third elder said.
Although they are the elders of the Leng family, there are other people in the clan. Moreover, even the elders cannot affect the Leng family's business because of their selfish desires. If the clan knew that they deliberately destroyed the tea garden business in order to deal with A Lan, the clan would definitely
They will be punished severely.
And just now, A-Lan clearly had the opportunity to keep them and put them under house arrest in the Leng Mansion. Even if it weren't for them, the clan would not reprimand A-Lan for them. A-Lan actually had no intention of putting them under house arrest to vent their anger. It seemed that A-Lan had no intention of letting them out.
No clue.
"It was not us who did it in the first place. He put us under house arrest, and the clan would definitely not agree to it," the great elder said.
"Brother, what the third child said is right. Even if we didn't do it, A-Lan can still put us under house arrest to investigate this matter. The clan has always been business-oriented and won't care how A-Lan investigates. A-Lan can also take advantage of this time
Opportunity trapped us in Leng Mansion, but he didn't do it," the second elder said.
"Is the tea garden issue very difficult?" the great elder asked,
The third elder said: "This is not the first time something has happened in the tea garden. He must have thought that what happened before was also very strange."
"What happened before was really strange. Who was going against the Leng family? He actually plucked all the tea in order to cause trouble to the Leng family." said the second elder.
"It doesn't matter if you pay for the money. The Leng family is not short of the money. It's just that the reputation of the Leng family has been affected. No one will believe that the tea leaves in the tea garden will be harvested overnight. Instead, they say that the Leng family will do anything to do business.
I made a promise, but after a certain period of time, the tea leaves were not ready to be picked, so I lied." said the great elder.
"So, the eldest brother and the second brother suspect that these two incidents were done by a group of people?" said the third elder.
"Don't the third brother think so?" the second elder asked.
The third elder thought for a while and said: "At first I thought it was a group of people who did it, but after thinking about it carefully, I felt that this matter was not simple. My cousin just took over the Leng family's business, and many people knew about it.
It’s not impossible for someone to fish in troubled waters.”
"Fish in troubled waters? Do you mean that someone really wants to defraud the Leng family of their money? How dare they do this? How can the Leng family be taken advantage of by them?" the elder said.
"Brother, don't forget that our cousin knows nothing about business. It's not uncommon for someone to fish in troubled waters. Didn't he end up losing a sum of money? There must be someone behind that boss. But this time, it seems a little different. We can't offend the Wu family.
, but the person who stole the goods wanted us to offend the Wu family. If the Leng family offended the Wu family, the tea garden's business would plummet," said the third elder.
The second elder understood what the third elder meant and said: "The previous time was a coincidence. Someone wanted to take the opportunity to trick my cousin. But this time, it is obviously aimed at the Leng family, hoping that the Leng family will not gain a foothold in the capital."
"Alan understands this truth, so he doesn't make things difficult for us. In fact, I really want to investigate with him. I am very curious about who is causing trouble behind the scenes." The third elder said.
"I originally planned to mention the Second Madam's matter, but I didn't expect that what A Lan said would be so unpleasant." The First Elder said angrily.
"You can't blame him. He already hates the Second Madam, and we always go to see him about the Second Madam's affairs," the third elder said.
"The injury on the second lady's face, wasn't it caused by him? Let's just forget it?" asked the elder.
"There is nothing wrong with what A-Lan said. My cousin did not divorce his wife. Calling her the second wife is just to sound nice. In fact, she is just a concubine who can't even enter the ancestral hall. The eldest young master of Leng Mansion takes a concubine, and we
It really doesn't matter. At first he didn't admit it because he didn't want to cause trouble, but even if he admitted it, it wouldn't matter. But just now he admitted it because he felt that the tea garden was much more important than having a concubine," said the third elder.
"Do the people in the backyard still need to keep an eye on the Second Madam?" the second elder asked.
"Actually, I can't figure it out. The person guarding the backyard never heard Ah Lan attack the second lady, and the injuries on her face were inexplicable. But she did hear Ah Lan threatening the second lady." The elder said.
"She used to serve the second lady closely, but for some unknown reason, now she can only do odd jobs in the yard. Sometimes, she can't always stare outside the house, and it's not impossible that she misses Ah Lan and takes action." The third elder said.
"Did A-Lan find something wrong with her?" the elder asked.
"It's impossible. After the Second Madam followed A-Lan back home, she was arranged to stay in the backyard. The maid who is now taking care of the Second Madam is said to be A-Lan's. A-Lan replaced the person next to the Second Madam. It is very likely that she is
For this reason." The second elder said.
"Tell her not to act rashly, it's better to be careful. Is there anything unusual about the housekeeper?" asked the third elder.
"There is nothing unusual about the housekeeper. If there is any news, it will come out as soon as possible. We threatened him with his little grandson, but he did not dare to tell A Lan. After all, he has betrayed the Leng family once. If it is exposed,
, How could A-Lan spare him? I heard that the third brother meant to doubt the housekeeper?" said the second elder.
"A-Lan is always cautious in doing things, and the rumors outside are true. He will definitely become suspicious that someone from the Leng family spread the news. If he finds out, I'm worried that the housekeeper will..." said the third elder.
"The third brother was originally worried about this. Don't worry, the housekeeper will not betray us for the sake of his grandson. What's more, a pill has been prepared for him a long time ago. He knows what to do." The elder said.
"If the third brother is worried, it is better to suppress the rumors first. Anyway, the tea garden incident should already make A Lan very worried." The second elder said.
"That's fine, it would be bad if the investigation into the tea garden would be traced back to us," the third elder said.
