Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 186 Where is Miss Lin’s loyal servant? (Please subscribe)
On the carriage, Yuan Wenshao looked at Hua Lan, who looked a little strange, and asked doubtfully: "Madam, what's wrong with you? Why do I feel like you have something on your mind?"

Hua Lan hesitated for a moment and said, "Guardian, my grandmother said she wanted Sixth Sister to be your concubine."

"What?" Yuan Wenshao was stunned and said in disbelief: "How could grandma have such an idea?"

"It's not because of the rumors outside. Grandma said that this can restore the reputation of the sixth sister, otherwise the sixth sister will have to become a monk." Hua Lan sighed.

Yuan Wenshao shook his head and said: "This is absolutely impossible. Grandma is dealing with Lin Xiaoniang's affairs now, and it is not convenient for us to go back. I will go and make it clear to grandma in person tomorrow."

It would be false to say that he had no thoughts about Minglan at all.

But he knew that it was impossible for the two of them, and he never thought about it.

Hua Lan and his wife have developed a deep relationship over the years.

If he takes Minglan as his concubine, how will Hualan deal with herself in the future?

"But if you don't like Sixth Sister, is it really possible for her to become a monk?" Hua Lan said unbearably.

"Have you forgotten that I told you that Gu Tingye intends to marry his sixth sister?" Yuan Wenshao reminded.

"But Gu Erlang still has two years of filial piety. Given the current situation, Sixth Sister cannot wait that long. Moreover, Gu Erlang's relationship with his stepmother will not be approved by his stepmother," Hua Lan said.

"Then let's get engaged first. Counting the time, it's been almost a year since Mr. Gu passed away. After one year, we can settle the engagement first." Yuan Wenshao said.

In ancient times, the rules for observing filial piety were very strict. Husbands and wives needed to live apart, and unmarried people were not allowed to marry or betrothed.

But this is an ancient ritual. According to the original filial piety rules, children have to marry and live in a house in front of their parents' graves.

But now almost no one does this, and they all observe filial piety at home.

Within three years, those with official status cannot marry, but the requirements for those without official status are not so strict. Generally speaking, after one year of filial piety, it is still possible to get engaged, but it cannot be done in a big way, such as giving betrothal gifts. It must be done after the filial piety period.

To put it simply, it can only be decided verbally.

Yuan Wenshao's intention was to let Gu Tingye go to the Sheng family to settle the marriage after one year of filial piety.

"But what if his stepmother doesn't agree?" Hua Lan asked worriedly.

"Haha, do you think Gu Tingye cares about this? When Mr. Gu was still there, he dared to go to the Yu family by himself. Now that his father is gone and the stepmother keeps plotting against him, he doesn't even care about that stepmother. Okay. You don’t have to worry about this matter, just leave it to me." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Yeah!" Hua Lan nodded.

If possible, she would not want Minglan to be Yuan Wenshao's concubine.

Moreover, Minglan being able to marry Gu Tingye, the legitimate son of the Hou family, was much better than being a concubine.

……

"Mom, it's not good."

Xue Niang ran into Lin Qige with a panic look on her face.

Lin Xiaoniang looked at her face in the mirror, picked up a piece of lipstick, and said casually: "What are you so worried about?"

"My dear, my servant's man was taken to Shou'an Hall by someone sent by the old lady." Xue Niang said anxiously.

"what?"

Lin Xiaoniang was so shocked that the lipstick on her hand fell to the table, she stood up and said, "Do you know why?"

"The concierge who was on duty with Chi Wu came over to report the letter. He didn't know the specific reason. He only said that the house mother next to the old lady led someone to take him away. He also said that you can't protect him, my dear." , what should we do now?" Xue Niang asked anxiously.

"What are you panicking about?"

After hearing the news, Lin Xiaoniang was very panicked. She became even more irritable after being urged like this.

Lin Xiaoniang quickly calmed down and said: "No matter what, the important thing now is to find out why the old lady suddenly took Chi Wu away. Come, follow me to Shou'antang."

Chi Wu had helped her do a lot of shady things, and she was afraid that Chi Wu would tell everything out of fear.

Lin Xiaoniang and Xue Niang hurried to the Shou'an Hall. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, they saw several rough ladies blocking the door of the Shou'an Hall.

"Get out of the way! I'm going to see the old lady." Lin Xiaoniang shouted.

"Miss Lin, please come back. The old lady has long said that you are not allowed to enter the Shou'an Hall. What's more, the old lady has just ordered that no one is allowed to enter the Shou'an Hall today without her permission." A rough messenger The mother-in-law smiled.

"I have something urgent to do with the old lady, please get out of the way."

When Lin Xiaoniang heard what the rough lady said, she felt even more anxious and wanted to force her way in.

"Miss Lin, please don't embarrass us. If you do this again, we won't be polite."

Several rough ladies quickly blocked Lin Xiaoniang and looked at her with unkind eyes.

"You dare to attack me? Be careful and wait until the master comes back. I will report to the master and let him sell all the dirty bitches like you." Lin Xiaoniang said with an ugly face.

"Miss Lin, it's enough to scare others with your words. The master is doting on you, but this is Shou'an Hall. Even if the master wants to betray us, the old lady has to nod."

The rough ladies didn't care at all. They had served the old lady for many years and knew some things about the Sheng family. They were not afraid of Xiaoniang Lin's threat.

It's true that Sheng Hong is the head of the family, but the people in the old lady's courtyard, from procurement to training, are all arranged by the old lady, and the deeds are also in the hands of the old lady.

"you…"

When Lin Xiaoniang saw that several people were reluctant to enter, she said coldly: "Let's go!"

After speaking, he took the people away.

"Mom, are we leaving like this? What should we do about Chi Wu?" Xue Niang asked anxiously.

"Why are you panicking?" Lin Xiaoniang said, "Hurry up and send someone to bring the master back. As long as Chi Wu doesn't betray me, I will naturally keep him safe."

"Don't worry, little girl, we, husband and wife, are loyal to you and will never betray you." Xue Niang said quickly.

"Of course I believe you. You should quickly arrange for someone to invite the master back." Lin Xiaoniang said.

"Yes." Xue Niang responded and hurried away.

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Shou'an Hall, main hall
The old lady looked at Chi Wu who was kneeling on the ground and said, "You don't want to say it because you think Miss Lin can save you, right?"

"Old lady Rongzhen, I really haven't done this before." Chi Wu kowtowed.

"Okay, very good." The old lady said with a cold face: "I have not cared about family affairs these years. You really treat me as a Bodhisattva. Do you think I am easy to talk to?"

At this moment, Fang's mother walked in, came to the old lady, and whispered: "Old lady, Miss Lin came here just now and tried to force her way in. She was stopped and has left now."

"Hmph! It seems that she can't sit still." The old lady snorted coldly when she heard this, looked at Chi Wu and said, "Miss Lin came just now. She probably wanted to save you, but she was blocked by the people I arranged. .I heard that you and Xue Niang have a son and a daughter, and the son is already married and is working as a steward in a village owned by Lin Xiaoniang, right?"

A flash of panic flashed in Chi Wu's eyes, and he said: "Old madam, I really haven't done this before. Please be aware of everything."

"You are so clear-eyed. You are just a slave. You have signed a contract and your life and death are in the hands of your master. You are nothing more than a little money. You still think of yourself as a good citizen, and you expect me to tell you the evidence, right? But I will do it today. Let me tell you the evidence." The old lady sneered and said, "Have someone bring those two people in."

"Yes!" Fang's mother responded and walked out.

After a while, Fang's mother walked in with a few servants and two men.

The two men, one in his 30s and the other in his 40s, looked panic-stricken.

As soon as he entered the door, he knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Old madam, this matter has nothing to do with us. We just use money to do things. Before this, even the sixth girl of the Sheng family had never heard of it."

"Don't worry, our Sheng family is also a family of officials, and we will not break the law. You are good citizens, and you will be handed over to the government if they are to be dealt with. I invite you here this time just to let you recognize me. Just take a look and pay for it. Is he the one who spread the news?" the old lady said.

"Chi Wu, take a look at these two people. Do you recognize them? Don't say that I wronged you."

The two people quickly got up and stepped forward, taking a look at Chi Wu who was kneeling on the ground.

Chi Wu recognized the two of them when he heard their voices, and he knelt on the ground without daring to raise his head.

"Come here, ask him to raise his head and look." The old lady said.

"Yes." Two servants stepped forward, lifted Chi Wu up, and faced the two of them.

"It was he who gave me ten taels of silver and asked me to spread rumors about Miss Sheng Liu."

"Yes, he taught us those words and asked us to say them."

"What are you talking about? I don't know you at all." Chi Wu retorted in a panic.

"You fart, you even treated us to a drink that day, the waiter at that wine shop can testify." The older man scolded.

"Okay." The old lady waved her hand and said, "Take them down first."

"Old Madam, you said you would let us go as long as we recognized the person."

"Yes, our family has been unable to find us, so they will definitely report it to the police."

"Don't worry, I will need you to testify later. I will let you go then. You go down and rest first," the old lady said.

After the two were taken away, the old lady said coldly: "Now that we have a witness, you still don't admit it, do you?"

"Old madam, the younger one was wronged. I don't know those two people at all." Chi Wu said quickly.

He knew that based on the things he had done for Lin Xiaoniang, if he admitted it, he would definitely die.

On the contrary, if he bites him to death and refuses to acknowledge it, Lin Xiaoniang might still be able to save him.

"Okay, do you think that if I ask someone to confront you, the old lady won't do anything to you if you don't admit it? Or do you think that Miss Lin can save you?"

The old lady said coldly: "If you tell everything, I will sell your family far away at most, and at least save your life. If you still refuse to tell me, I will have your son and daughter brought here now." Beat you to death with random sticks, and then beat you to death."

"Old madam, I really don't know them." Chi Wu still felt lucky.

"What a loyal servant!" The old lady sneered: "Go and have Chi Wu's son and daughter beaten to death with sticks."

Chi Wu and Xue Niang were both servants of the Sheng family. Their children were born in the family and were also servants of the Sheng family. If they were beaten to death, it would be nothing more than keeping them company.

"Please be kind to the old lady, I'm willing to say it." Seeing that the old lady was really going to attack his son and daughter, Chi Wu finally couldn't stand it any longer and said hurriedly: "It was Miss Lin who instigated me to find someone to spread rumors about the sixth girl. I also have no money." It’s all given by Miss Lin.”

"Why did she do this?" the old lady asked.

She had never thought about this. Although Lin Xiaoniang killed Wei Xiaoniang, she had not attacked Minglan for so many years, which showed that she did not regard Minglan as a threat.

She asked people to spread news about Minglan, which also had a great impact on the Sheng family's reputation, which was not good for her at all.

"I don't dare to ask any more questions, but I heard from Xue Niang that my mother has always wanted the fourth girl to marry into the Earl of Yongchang. Not long ago, Xiaotao, the maid next to the sixth girl, said that the sixth girl wanted to marry into the Earl of Yongchang. Lin Xiaoniang is so I did this to ruin Miss Six's reputation," Chi Wu said.

The old lady was stunned and soon understood that this was probably what Minglan had deliberately told Xiao Tao to say.

But just because of this, Lin Xiaoniang let people do this, which shows how vicious her thoughts are.

"Besides, did Miss Lin ask you to do anything else?" the old lady asked.

"No...no more." Chi Wu shook his head quickly.

"Really? I heard that more than a year ago, what did Yue Yu do in your house? Based on what you just said, there is no possibility for Miss Lin to turn around. Do you still want to cover up for her? Even if Miss Lin is fine , do you think you betrayed her, can she let you go?" the old lady said lightly.

Chi Wu hesitated for a moment and said, "It was Miss Lin who asked me to go to Yangzhou that time."

"What are you going to Yangzhou for?" the old lady asked.

"When Wei Xiaoniang was pregnant, Lin Xiaoniang was worried that Wei Xiaoniang would give birth to a brother, which would threaten her status, so she asked the doctor who diagnosed Wei Xiaoniang's pulse to tell her that Wei Xiaoniang was weak and needed to take more supplements, hoping that Lin Xiaoniang would have a difficult delivery. The child cannot be born.”

"That time when Aunt Wei came over, Xiaoniang Lin was a little suspicious and asked me to follow her and go to Yangzhou to find the doctor to see if the events of that year were leaked."

"I went to Yangzhou to search for a long time, and found out that the doctor left Yangzhou not long after Wei Xiaoniang's death and his whereabouts were unknown, so he came back to resume his life."

Chi Wu poured out the beans and told him everything that had happened.

The more the old lady listened, the uglier her face became. Even though she had heard this from Minglan before, she was still angry at Lin Xiaoniang's cruelty.

"Old lady, the master is back and is taking Xiaoniang Lin to ask for an audience outside the courtyard." Fang's mother said.

Hearing this, the old lady sneered and said, "I wanted someone to go find him and come back. Unexpectedly, she sent someone to call him. Let Sheng Hong come in, and Miss Lin asked her to wait outside the hospital."

The old lady directly called Sheng Hong by his name, which showed how angry she was.

Lin Xiaoniang was able to act so boldly not because of Sheng Hong's favor.

It was Sheng Hong's indulgence again and again that made Lin Xiaoniang become more and more courageous.

Sheng Hong also has a big responsibility for what Lin Xiaoniang did.

"Take him down first," the old lady said.

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