After hearing Ah Wei's words, the housekeeper was so frightened that he could not speak. In other words, Ah Wei went to dig a grave in the suburbs last night and found that the coffin was empty.
No wonder Mr. Luo didn't believe him, so he asked this young man to take him to Luo's house for questioning today.
They thought they had found Wen Yuan's tomb and gave up. Unexpectedly, they dug up all the other people's graves.
He knew that Mr. Luo was cruel and ruthless, and he didn't know how he planned to deal with him. Sitting in the carriage, he kept feeling uneasy. Mr. Luo wanted to investigate the cause of his mother's death, but why did he suddenly ask about Wen Yuan? Wen Yuan's matter had already been resolved.
It has been several years, what does it have to do with mother's death? It was not until he arrived at the gate of Luo Mansion that the housekeeper recovered his thoughts.
He followed Awei into Luo's house and was taken to Mr. Luo's study by Awei. Mr. Luo was reading in the study. After the housekeeper was brought in, the second master didn't say anything and continued to read. The study was a little stuffy, but the housekeeper
As soon as he came in, he started to sweat on his head. He was so nervous that he kept wiping the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.
Less than half an hour later, the second master raised his head and said, "You already know, why did I call you here?"
"It's the second master." The housekeeper said respectfully.
"Do you have anything else to say about Wen Yuan?" the second master asked.
"I understand what the second master means. The second master is willing to bring the slave to Luo Mansion for questioning, just to give the slave a chance. However, what the slave said yesterday is true. Miss Wenyuan has really passed away. At that time, the slave in the mansion
Even the old people can prove it. Back then, a few of us accompanied my mother to the countryside, so we are very clear about it. We also watched her burial with our own eyes, and we really did not lie to you," the housekeeper said.
"You really didn't lie to me?" Er Ye asked.
"Second Master, how many of my servants dare to lie to you? We are all Second Master's people, so naturally we should listen to Second Master's words. I really have nothing to hide, Second Master, please believe what I say." The steward said.
"Then tell me what happened back then," the second master said.
The housekeeper recalled it and said: "Second Master, actually I didn't hide it from you yesterday. Miss Wenyuan had been lying on the bed for several years. Her mother tried her best to cure her, but she finally passed away. On the day of burial
, several of us went there and watched Miss Wenyuan being buried with our own eyes. My mother was so sad that she even fainted."
"Did you really watch Miss Wenyuan being buried?" the second master asked.
"Yes, before we left the yard, we saw with our own eyes that it was Miss Wenyuan lying in the coffin." the housekeeper said.
"Well, Ah Wei, send the housekeeper away," the second master said.
"Yes." Awei said.
"Second Master, I can go back alone, there is no need for Mr. Awei to send me away," the steward said.
"I'd better give it to you," Awei said.
"It doesn't matter." said the steward.
"Forget it, come and send the housekeeper out," the second master said.
After the housekeeper went out, the second master said, "Awei, secretly follow the housekeeper to see if he returns directly to the house."
"Yes, Second Master." Ah Wei said.
Ah Wei thought that the second master would believe what the steward said, but he didn't expect that he still didn't believe what the steward said. As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Wei followed the steward out.
Ah Wei followed the housekeeper all the way, thinking that the housekeeper would go somewhere sneakily. In the end, the housekeeper really just treated it as a walk and walked back to the house.
Aweite flew up to the roof, wanting to know if the housekeeper would reveal his true colors when he returned to the house. As a result, there was nothing unusual about the housekeeper after he returned.
Seeing that he could not find any clues, Ah Wei had to return to Luo's house.
"Second Master, that's it." Ah Wei said.
"Awei, do you think he lied or not?" the second master said.
"Second Master, the housekeeper does not look like he is lying. After all, not everyone dares to lie in front of you. How courageous do they have?" Ah Wei said.
"What if this Wen Yuan still lives in the house?" asked the second master.
"Second Master, even if Wen Yuan is still alive, how could she be so bold and continue to live in the house?" Ah Wei asked.
"All the slaves came out yesterday, and none of them looked like Wen Yuan. But that was what the butler said.
,What if the housekeeper lied?"
The second master said.
"But, you walked around the whole house yesterday, and there was no such person as Wen Yuan at all." Ah Wei said.
"Tonight, you go to the house again. This time you go secretly to see if there are any clues." The second master said.
"Yes." Awei said.
Less than a quarter of an hour after Mr. Luo met the housekeeper, the housekeeper of Luo Mansion came over and reported: "Second Master, the young master of the Zhao family is here. He seems to be very anxious."
"It's bad. I promised to give him an answer in the next two days, but I almost forgot. I'll go over right away." The second master said.
The second master immediately got up and rushed to the front hall. When he saw the young master of the Zhao family, he quickly apologized and said, "Brother Zhao, I have been so busy these two days that I almost forgot about serious matters."
"In the past few days, the steward told me that I could go out on the ship. When I saw that there was no news about the second master, I hurriedly came to visit." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Mom is gone, and there are a lot of things going on in Lichun Courtyard. In addition, I have to explain to the people in the house, so I have been busy with these things these days." The second master said.
"No wonder the second master is not in a hurry to rush me. I am not in a hurry. I will have time in two or three days." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Then I can rest assured. The goods will be ready soon. I will contact you immediately when the time comes." The second master said.
"That's good, have the affairs in the house been settled?" the young master of the Zhao family asked.
"Well, I don't plan to sell the house, and I can't bear to get rid of them, so I will keep these slaves." The second master said.
"Well, Yunhe also told me that he wanted to visit the house. Because he missed his mother, he wanted to take something from her back as a souvenir," said the young master of the Zhao family.
"It's better to choose a day than to hit the sun. Let's take today. You go get Yun He out, and then we go to the house together." The second master said.
"Is this really good?" the young master of the Zhao family asked.
"Yunhe has a deep relationship with his mother, I can understand it," the second master said.
"Then let's not go back and forth. Could you please follow me back to the other courtyard first?" asked the young master of the Zhao family.
"Of course it's no problem." Second Master said.
The young master of the Zhao family didn't even drink a sip of tea, so he and the second master got on the carriage and returned to the other courtyard. When they arrived at the gate of the other courtyard, the second master stayed on the carriage waiting, and the young master of the Zhao family entered the other courtyard alone.
The young master of the Zhao family went to Yun He's yard. When he saw Yun He, he said, "Second Master agreed."
"Won't he suspect something?" Yun He asked.
"I always feel that he seems to be investigating something, and it should be related to the house. But without delaying our business, I think if the second master sees you, he may threaten you, so you still have to be careful." The young master of the Zhao family said.
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"yes."
Yun He had already made preparations when the young master of the Zhao family went out. They were sure that the second master would agree. Therefore, there was no need to tidy up his clothes. He got up and left the other courtyard with the young master of the Zhao family.
The young master of the Zhao family sent Yun He to another carriage, and then got into the second master's carriage. Soon, they arrived at the door of the house.
The boy heard the knocking on the door. After opening the door, he was dumbfounded. He didn't expect the second master to come again.
I was a little nervous for a moment. After welcoming the second master into the door, I hurriedly reported it to the housekeeper. After hearing this, the housekeeper hurriedly ran out and said respectfully: "Second master, why are you here in person? If anything happens, you can call
I will go over and ask questions."
"It's nothing. The main reason is that Miss Yunhe misses her mother and wants to take something back from her mother's house." The second master said.
"It turns out that Miss Yunhe is here. Please go to the front hall to rest," the housekeeper said.
The servants in the house got busy and hurriedly made tea for several nobles and sent it over.
Before entering, the young master of the Zhao family held Yun He's hand and said, "Go ahead. The second master and I are waiting for you here."
"Yes." Yun He said.
Yun He took the maid beside him to the main courtyard. After entering the house, Yun He sat aside blankly. In fact, she didn't need to take anything with her. All her mother's things should be in Li Chun Courtyard. Before, she
After leaving, her mother also gave her a lot of her savings. As for how many valuable things there are in the house, it actually doesn't matter to her. As long as her mother
Mom is still alive, even if she doesn't have a tael of silver, she is content.
After sitting in the room for a quarter of an hour, in order not to make the second master suspicious, she went into the inner room and opened the drawer of the dresser. There were very few things in the dresser. After all, her mother rarely lived at home.
Yun He saw a peach wood hairpin in the drawer. It seemed that her mother had never worn a peach wood hairpin, but she thought it was very fresh. In addition to the peach wood hairpin, there were some gold hairpins and pearl jewelry in the drawer. Yun He was familiar with other things.
I didn't take it, I just took this peach wood hairpin as a souvenir.
When they returned to the front hall, the young master of the Zhao family and the second master were chatting animatedly. The second master noticed that Yun He was back and said, "I was worried that Yun He would cry again, but now it seems that I am relieved."
"Thank you for your concern, Second Master. Yun He was indeed very sad before, but Yun He figured it out. Only by living well can his mother feel at ease." Yun He said.
"What did you take?" asked the young master of the Zhao family.
"I sat in my mother's room for a while and took this hairpin from the drawer of the dresser." Yun He took out the peach wood hairpin and said.
"Peach wood?" said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Well, just to keep in mind, it doesn't matter what it is." Yun He said.
The second master looked at the peach wood hairpin and felt that it was a bit unfamiliar, so he said, "I have never seen my mother wearing this hairpin. I found it in the main courtyard?"
"yes."
"It's nothing, let's go back?" the young master of the Zhao family asked.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Yun He said with a smile.
"I have troubled the second master today, and he even came here specially." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"What's the trouble? You can go first. I happen to have some things to deal with," the second master said.
"I also want to invite the second master to have dinner with me at the restaurant next to Yixiang Pavilion. The second master is very busy," said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Listening to what you said, it reminds me of their signature dishes. Why don't Brother Zhao and Yun He wait for me in the front hall with a cup of tea and I'll be back soon?" the second master said.
"Of course we are not in a hurry to go back, so just listen to the second master and stay in the front hall to drink tea. The second master can go and get busy." said the young master of the Zhao family.
The second master left the front hall, found the butler and said, "Butler, ask someone to prepare some tea and fruit to send over."
"Don't worry, Second Master, the kitchen is preparing it and it will be delivered soon," the housekeeper said.
"Well, I want to go to the main courtyard. Please arrange for a servant to lead the way." The second master said.
