Zhangjia Jinzhi

Chapter 151 Suspicion
After seeing Mrs. Li and the others away, Li Taiwei took Nian Xia directly to the gatehouse, and after asking, she found out that Li Yao left the mansion in a carriage before dawn.

"Can you see how many maidservants the Fourth Miss brought with her?"

Li Taiwei thought for a moment, then frowned and asked.

The porter boy bowed and said:
"Back to the princess, the fourth girl only brought two maids with her this morning."

two?

Li Taiwei's heart moved, and then asked:

"Which two maidservants did you bring, can you see their faces clearly?"

The servant seemed not expecting Li Taiwei to ask such a question, he was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly:
"Back to the princess, this... I didn't see it clearly, it was still before dawn..."

"However... the fourth girl said that she sprained her ankle this morning, and ordered the carriage to be driven to the car on Wufuxuan. The younger one also heard from the driver Ding Liu that the fourth girl took two people to leave the house..."

Sprained your foot?
Mrs. Li pursed her lips slightly, her eyes were slightly cold.

Wufuxuan is a pavilion connected to the corridor, backed by a rockery, if you hide behind the rockery when the sky is not bright, you will be invisible...

The coachman can be sent away by any excuse, and it is easy to hide one more person in a carriage.

"Okay, let's go down."

Mrs. Li raised her eyebrows slightly, and the servant bowed and retreated.

"Go to Qiutang Courtyard and ask the nanny in charge quietly to see which two Miss Four brought to the Bai family this morning. You need to find a reason for this, and don't alarm others."

Li Taiwei turned to Nian Xia and ordered.

When Nian Xia heard this, she immediately felt overwhelmed and said in surprise:

"The princess means..."

Li Taiwei winked at her, stopped her words, and instructed:
"Go and come back quickly, don't startle the snake..."

Nian Xia didn't dare to say anything, nodded repeatedly, and went to Qiutang Courtyard with the corner of her skirt.

Just as Li Taiwei was about to turn around, there was a rush of horseshoes sounding outside the main entrance, and when they reached the entrance, the horse neighed and asked someone to stop, obviously the man came in a hurry.

Li Taiwei leaned over in surprise, before the concierge could question him, Lu Xiao casually raised a Jin Wuwei waist card, and rushed in like a gust of wind.

When I ran into Li Taiwei who was dressed in brocade clothes, he almost stopped in his tracks. He looked at her nervously, with a bit of murderous look in his eyes, and asked in a tight voice:
"How? Can anyone be caught?"

Li Taiwei didn't expect him to come so quickly, he was stunned for a moment before shaking his head.

The porter narrowly caught Lu Xiao's waist card, glanced at it, hurriedly handed it to Lu Xiao, and called Lu Shizi with a pale face.

Lu Xiao didn't raise his eyes to look at him, but kept his eyes on Li Taiwei. Seeing that she didn't make a sound, he couldn't help worrying:
"What? Did it startle you last night?"

In front of the doorman, Li Taiwei gave Lu Xiao a shameful look, curled her lips, and pretended to say:

"Lu Shizi, today's visit is at the order of the empress, to find the princess to discuss the case?"

Only then did Lu Xiao glance at the servant, and clasped his fists at Li Taiwei and said:
"Exactly, bothering the princess."

Only then did Li Taiwei's eyes show some satisfaction...

As soon as the words fell, Dafu also rushed back on horseback.

As soon as he entered the door, he looked at Lu Xiao with bright eyes, and said to Li Taiwei excitedly:

"Princess Princess! Lu Shizi's equestrian skills are amazing!"

Mrs. Li gave her a slight glance, and seeing her expression, she covered her forehead, and almost had the word "promising" engraved on her forehead!

Seeing this, Lu Xiao restrained his hostility, and looked at Li Taiwei proudly.

Li Taiwei was very helpless, so he had no choice but to lead him into the front hall, and asked the maidservant to serve tea, and set out several dishes of tea and fruit.

After eating a cup of tea, Li Taiwei told Lu Xiao about what happened last night in detail, and Lu Xiao's face was very gloomy after listening.

"Since the matter of Bai Shi and Hongzhu happened last time, my father has strengthened the guards in the mansion. It stands to reason... there should be very few people with such abilities, and it is the freedom to come and go in my house..."

Li Taiwei said seriously,

"Except for my own people in the mansion, I can't think of anyone else who can sneak into my yard quietly... What's more, it just so happens that Ying'er is also missing at this time..."

Lu Xiao put down the teacup and looked at her fixedly:
"It's a bit of a coincidence..."

Li Taiwei looked up, and then Lu Xiao continued:
"Yesterday in the afternoon, the Empress issued a decree asking you and me to thoroughly investigate the matter of Xu Liangyuan's falling into the well. You saw a figure at night and were shocked..."

"If you weren't vigilant, I don't know what incidents would have happened last night. If it gets out, I'm afraid someone will make a big fuss about it!"

Li Taiwei frowned upon hearing this:

"You mean... this matter can be involved in the palace?"

Lu Xiao was silent for a moment, then shook his head lightly:
"It's hard to say about this matter, but Chang Ping was startled by the ghost image, and you met again last night, this matter... always seems strange..."

"Besides, if Ying'er really did this, can you be sure who ordered her to do so?"

Li Taiwei nodded, and when she was about to speak, Nian Xia came in with her skirt lifted.

Seeing Lu Xiaoduan sitting opposite Li Taiwei, Nian Xia froze in his footsteps, and looked at Li Taiwei with some inquisitiveness.

"It's okay, let's come in and talk."

Li Taiwei nodded at her, his expression normal.

Nian Xia paused for a moment, then bowed in, stepped forward to salute Li Taiwei and Lu Xiao.

"How to say?"

Li Taiwei asked anxiously,
"What can be found out?"

As soon as Lu Xiao heard this, he knew that most of it had something to do with what happened last night, so he turned to look at Nian Xia.

Nian Xia clenched her fingertips, frowned and said:

"Going back to the Princess, the maidservants have just inquired. The fourth girl did indeed bring two maidservants to the Bai family this morning."

"One is Xiangling who is serving Miss Fourth personally, and the other is Mama Song who was sent by Mrs. Bai's family to pick Miss Fourth yesterday."

"I heard that Mother Song just came to the Qiutang Court yesterday when she was lighting the lanterns. She took care of the fourth girl to pack some clothes and jewelry. She accompanied the fourth girl back to Yongpingbo Mansion early this morning..."

Is it actually a servant of the Yongping uncle's mansion?
Li Taiwei's face darkened slightly, and his heart hung up again.

In this way... Li Yao has been cleared of suspicion...

If she really had the courage to hide Ying'er in the carriage privately, Mama Song alone would not be able to pass this test... Besides, if she was asked to be held accountable, Mama Song, a servant of a foreign family, would definitely not keep her mouth shut for her!
This matter... Could it be that she was thinking too much?

After hearing Nian Xia's words, Lu Xiao roughly guessed what Li Taiwei meant.

He twisted the jade pendant around his waist with his fingertips, and looked at Li Taiwei thoughtfully:
"If it's really not Li Yao...would it be related to the Yongping uncle's mansion?"

Li Taiwei raised his eyelids, confused in his eyes:

"Do you suspect it's Mother Song?"

Before Lu Xiao could reply, Mrs. Li thought for a while, shook her head and said:
"Looking at it, it seems unlikely... She is an elderly mother in charge. If she enters my yard, someone will notify her. Besides, after I was noticed last night, how can she get out of our yard with a face?"

Lu Xiao nodded, but still said after hearing the sound:

"Whether it's true or not, I'll ask someone to check the details of Mother Song first..."

(End of this chapter)