Mrs. Pan Er, who fainted from fright, and Mrs. Pan Jiu, who was crying stupidly, were carried back to their villa. Mrs. Fu hurriedly asked a doctor to give them soothing soup. Mrs. Shi called the people who followed them to inquire.
After all.
Mrs. Pan Er woke up soon. While crying, she grabbed Mrs. Shi and asked the little lady what grievances she had, whether she survived, and whether she could help her.
The Pingjiang dialect she could understand was extremely limited, and she didn't understand a word of the young lady's accusation.
Mrs. Shi gave a few perfunctory words and ordered the benzoin to be lit. Mrs. Pan cried bitterly for a while and then fell asleep.
Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Shi came out, and Mrs. Fu asked: "What's going on?"
"She is the youngest daughter of Chen Zhengyan, chief silk officer of the Customs and Excise Department. She also came on the day the prince gave the banquet."
Mrs. Shi paused in her words, thinking about the dazzling cat's eyes, and then continued for a moment: "It is said that their father and brother were taken away and their family property was confiscated because the nobles were fighting for power..."
Mrs. Shi whispered Mrs. Chen's accusations, and Mrs. Fu frowned when she heard them.
"...I asked the grandmother and the guards who accompanied me to write down in detail what they heard and saw. You have to write a letter to the prince and tell him about this. This is a big deal."
Mrs. Shi looked at Mrs. Fu and said.
"Okay." Mrs. Fu patted Mrs. Shi gently.
Although Mrs. Shi was the one who inquired about this matter, it was not appropriate for Mrs. Shi to write this letter.
"Your second aunt..."
"We can't tell her." Madam Shi replied immediately.
"That's what I mean." Mrs. Fu sighed, "Mrs. Chen, since four generations of her family have been in the Customs and Excise Department, doesn't she know how much the salary of the Customs and Excise Department is? How much property does her family have? Where is it?
Come here, doesn’t she know how much money is needed for food and clothing at home? Alas!”
"It has been four generations, and it has been taken for granted for a long time." Mrs. Shi's tone was indifferent.
"I don't know if there will be any trouble after Miss Chen's death. I have already told Uncle Hong to arrange for him to arrange for people to pay attention to the movements in Pingjiang City. There is Yang Wu in Linhai Town, so we don't need to worry about it.
"But I have to rush back to Hangzhou early tomorrow morning. The prince will arrive in Hangzhou the day after tomorrow. If something happens here in Pingjiang City, can you hold on for a while? I will ask the fourth sister to stay with you.
." Mrs. Fu looked at Mrs. Shi and said.
"Okay." Mrs. Shi agreed readily and simply.
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The theater where Miss Chen's accident occurred is the most luxurious and lively theater in Pingjiang City.
Pingjiang City Silk Shop is one of the two major silk shops in the south of the Yangtze River. In addition to its numerous weaving mills, it is also a distribution center for silk from all over the country as far west as Huizhou. There are countless people outside the city who are dependent on the silk business.<
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On the night when the prince gave a banquet to the guests, Pingjiang City seemed to be swept by an invisible storm. The theater the next day was almost empty, but the restaurants and teahouses were full of people coming and going, but almost all the guests came and went with solemn expressions and hurried steps.<
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In the restaurants and teahouses full of people, there was no hustle and bustle of the past, and the entire Pingjiang City seemed to be enveloped in a layer of solemnity and depression with an unknown future.
After copying several officials working in the Customs and Excise Department, and then serving the Crown Prince, he left Pingjiang City and went south for inspection. The depression that enveloped Pingjiang City was relieved, and the theater became lively again.
On the day of the accident, the theater was performed by famous actors and actresses who had been hired with a large sum of money by the shop owner. The seats were packed upstairs and downstairs. After Mrs. Chen accused her of stabbing herself to death, the theatergoers dispersed in droves.
This incident was far more exciting than the drama. The person who stabbed him in public was a young and good-looking lady, and she was also the person involved in the Silk Case of the Customs and Excise Department, which touched the hearts of Pingjiang City the most. It had almost all the important points that touched people's hearts.
This incident spread throughout Pingjiang City faster than the wind as the theatergoers dispersed, and then spread outwards.
As for what happens after word of mouth spreads, the variety is definitely not enough to describe.
The first version Li Xiaonan knew was passed down by Sister-in-law Yin.
Sister-in-law Yin was so sweaty that she rushed to Li Xiaonan, her eyes widened.
"Something happened, something big happened!"
"Ah! That's terrible! What happened!" Sister Mei's face turned pale with fright.
Sister-in-law Yin is a very knowledgeable and stable person. She is so anxious. This is so scary!
"Sister Mei, pour a cup of tea for Sister-in-law Yin." Li Xiaonan hurriedly patted Sister Mei, and then motioned to Sister-in-law Yin, "Sister-in-law, take a breath first, sit down and talk."
Sister Mei quickly poured a cup of tea and delivered it to Sister-in-law Yin.
Seeing Sister-in-law Yin talking in a hurry, Li Xiaonan waved to her and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't be anxious, have a sip of tea first."
Sister-in-law Yin took the tea, drank it one sip after another, breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Sister Mei and said with a smile: "We, grandma, can still keep calm."
"Grandma is amazing!" Sister Mei continued with a smile, took the cup, poured another cup of tea, and placed it in front of Sister-in-law Yin.
"What a big deal! It's a life!" Sister-in-law Yin slapped her thigh hard, "A little lady stabbed herself to death on the stage of Tianyun Theater. There was blood everywhere!"
"Oh!" Sister Mei exclaimed.
"Tell me first who told you, and how did the person who told you know?" Li Xiaonan frowned slightly.
"I'm a little anxious." Sister-in-law Yin took a deep breath, "It's Grandma Sun who delivers snacks from the pastry shop next to our cloth shop. Grandma Sun delivers snacks to Liu's house two streets away.
"The old lady of the Liu family is a theater fan. Today the opera performers in the Tianyun Theater are the Mei Jia Troupe. The old lady must listen to any Mei Jia Troupe's plays. She went to listen to the opera early this morning.
"Grandma Sun said that as soon as she put down the snacks, she said that the old lady of the Liu family was being held by two women and rushed home in a panic. She didn't leave in a hurry. She heard what the old lady of the Liu family went to the theater with.
of.
"The woman said that she was leaning against the wall and listening to the play. The hat show just started on the stage, and suddenly there was a commotion. She heard a woman's voice crying about injustice, saying that she was a girl from the Chen family, and that her family
Four generations of people have been working in the Customs and Excise Department, saying why their house was confiscated, and saying that her mother-in-law saved many people.
"The woman said she was short and her eyes were blocked by others. She didn't see how the little lady died. She asked the people in front of her and said she stabbed her to death."
After Sister-in-law Yin finished speaking, she looked at Li Xiaonan.
Li Xiaonan frowned.
Four generations of the family have been in the Customs and Excise Department. The family whose house was confiscated now is not an ordinary family. Even if the house was confiscated, there are still some people who have some eyes.
Why did you choose today and Tianyun Theater?
Mrs. Pan from bieye likes to listen to operas the most.
"It's not relevant to us, but please pay attention to this matter. If someone comes to talk about this matter, just listen to what she says, and then ask her where she heard it from." Li Xiaonan thought for a while and gave the instruction.
Sentence.
"That's good." Sister-in-law Yin breathed a sigh of relief.
From the day she heard that many people from the silk shop had taken possession of it, she had been thinking about it. Their fine cloth business was also a business within the silk shop.
When she heard Grandma Sun talking about this incident, her heart was pounding. Now that Grandma says she can't get along, that means it's okay, and there's no need to worry about this matter.
"Don't worry, I'm good at listening to gossip. When I go back, if there's no important gossip, I'll come back tomorrow. Your family moved here, and it won't be as convenient for me to come here as before."
Sister-in-law Yin stood up as she spoke.
Li Xiaonan stood up and, together with Sister Mei, sent Sister-in-law Yin out of the hospital.
