The wife of the power minister's family

Manager Cao quickly lowered his head and said cautiously: "This... villain is not very clear..."

At this time, the boy who had just brought Manager Dou over said, "Ms. Tao was severely scolded by Sanniangzi earlier. As a result, every time she saw Sanniangzi, Tao Niang was so angry that she didn't dare to express herself. Manager Cao forgot ?”

Manager Cao was stunned for a moment, patted his head and said with a look of realization: "Yes! There is such a thing. Look at this villain's brain. He usually has too many things to do, and he actually forgot about it.

That was more than two years ago. Sanniang was just pregnant at that time and couldn't smell meat. Once she went back to Xu's house. There were eggs in the meal Tao Niang made for Sanniang. Sanniang immediately vomited and was very violent afterwards. After reprimanding Mrs. Tao, Madam was very angry and deducted three months of Tao Niang’s monthly payment..."

The boy on the side looked like he was younger and couldn't hide anything. Hearing this, he couldn't help but muttered: "Ms. Tao seemed to be very wronged that time. You kept saying what you didn't say, how could I know, so there were also rumors among the servants. , Actually it was Sister Tan Yun who was beside Sanniang who forgot to tell Niang Tao that Sanniang couldn’t even eat eggs, so Tao Niang put the eggs in..."

Manager Cao's expression changed slightly, as if he wanted to say something. Xu Jing glanced at him coldly, "Mr. Cao, is your little master more important now? Or are these private matters in the house more important?"

Manager Cao's face turned red immediately, but he was completely unable to refute Xu Jing.

Xu Jing simply ignored him, turned to the boy and said, "Besides Tao Niang's matter, do you also know if there are any other disputes between Xu Sanniang and Xu Sanniang?"

The boy seemed a little nervous, and thought hard and said: "Little man... I am not familiar with Zhang Huwei, and I don't know much about Zhang Huwei. I only remember that one time the rabbit raised by Sanniang ran away, and Zhang Huwei was asked to take the people. She went to look for it but couldn't find it. The third lady seemed very unhappy.

As for Manager Yang... he is a very nice person. His wife and Sanniangzi also value him very much and often call him to help them with work. Manager Yang and Sanniangzi should have never had any disputes. "

Xu Jing had to be grateful that the Xu family was not here. If they heard this, she didn't know how angry they would be.

Xu Jing's eyes flashed slightly and she said, "Your wife and Third Lady... think highly of Manager Yang?"

"correct."

This boy probably came to the Xu family after the original owner got married, so he didn't recognize Xu Jing. He nodded and said, "It is said that Manager Yang came to the Xu family more than five years ago. In just a few years, he became a Steward of the kitchen! But Steward Yang is a good person and very capable, so even though he became the steward so quickly, many people still admire him.

But there were also some people who were jealous of Manager Yang, and secretly spoke ill of Manager Yang, saying that all of this... was the result of his betrayal of his original master, but Manager Yang didn't take it seriously.

But no matter what others say, it can't change how much Madam and Sanniang regard Manager Yang. Madam has to ask Manager Yang to visit her at least once every month. "

Xu Jing raised her eyebrows slightly.

This young man obviously admires Yang Quanfu.

Xu Jing looked at Manager Cao, "Madam calls Manager Yang to her place every month. What is it usually for?"

If Mr. Wen wants to find someone to do something, who can’t he look for?

Moreover, there is something wrong with summoning people so regularly.

Manager Cao had a stern look on his face, shook his head and said, "I don't know about this. Every time Madam asks Manager Yang to come over, she will hide everyone around her, leaving only Madam herself and Madam's personal maid."

Xu Jing raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at him thoughtfully.

Manager Cao's statement is quite interesting.

He may not really know about it, but he said it in such detail, clearly saying that no matter how many things he said, he would not tell them. If they wanted to know, they could go directly to Mrs. Wen and her personal maid.

It seems that there is really some secret in the fact that Wen summoned Yang Quanfu once a month.

She remembered that after Mrs. Wen came back from the government office, she said she felt unwell and went back to her room to rest.

Xu Jing didn't doubt that she was lying. Her youngest son and eldest daughter had accidents one after another, which normal people couldn't bear.

Xu Jing then looked at Yao Shaoyin, who nodded and said, "We want to talk to your wife, please lead the way."

Under the leadership of General Manager Cao, several people quickly arrived at Wen's yard.

When Mrs. Wen was helped out by the maid beside her, her face was as pale and ugly as a ghost. When she saw Xu Jing, her eyes were as hateful as ever.

Xu Jing was too lazy to care and said straight to the point: "It is said that Mrs. Wen calls Manager Yang to your side at least once a month. I wonder why Mrs. Wen calls Manager Yang?" Mrs. Wen's pupils trembled slightly and she held her hand. The hand of the handkerchief suddenly tightened, and his voice was tight and he said: "What does this matter have to do with finding Guang'er? Why don't you quickly find out the whereabouts of me, Guang'er, and ask these questions..."

"We ask these questions just to investigate the case!"

Xu Jing raised her voice impatiently and interrupted Wen's words, and said coldly: "The kidnapper is probably someone who has a grudge with Xu Sanniang for a long time, so he has been secretly monitoring Xu Sanniang and learned that Xu Sanniang wanted to kidnap Wang Xiaolangjun and Xu Xiaolangjun. this matter.

Now the servants who are not in the house are suspected of kidnapping! Manager Yang is also one of the suspects! "

Wen's eyes suddenly opened and she murmured: "How could...how could..."

Yao Shaoyin also said: "For the sake of Mr. Xu Xiaolang's safety, we also ask Mrs. Wen to cooperate with us in investigating the case. What is the purpose of Mrs. Wen summoning Manager Yang every month?"

Wen's face was lost, her eyes were confused, and she seemed to be struggling.

After opening and closing her mouth several times, she finally seemed to make up her mind, closed her eyes suddenly, and was about to speak.

At this moment, an anxious male voice suddenly came from outside——

"No...it's not good! Just now, another little beggar from nearby sent a letter, and this time there is a wooden box!"

Everyone was startled.

Xu Jing and Yao Shaoyin looked at each other and walked out quickly almost at the same time.

Logically speaking, it was already past curfew time, so the kidnappers should not be able to come in and deliver things.

The only possibility is that he gave the things to the little beggars nearby before the curfew and asked them to wait for the time to deliver them.

As soon as they walked into the front hall, they saw Xu Guangyi, who was slumped on the couch with a pale face. On the small table next to him, there was an unfolded letter and an opened wooden box. .

Xu Jing walked forward quickly. When she saw the contents of the wooden box, her face darkened.

What was inside was... a bloody severed finger! Look, it’s a human’s little finger!

Several maids sent by the Wen family to check the situation suddenly screamed in fright. Several of them collapsed on the ground and said in trembling voices: "This... this can't be Xiao Langjun's finger..."

"No."

Xu Jing took out her handkerchief, picked up the little finger under the shocked gaze of everyone, looked at it carefully and said: "Look at the size of the finger, it is an adult's finger, and there is a thin callus on the finger, it should be It is the finger of a martial arts practitioner or manual worker.

I guess it belonged to one of the guards who was captured.

Moreover, looking at the cross section of the finger, that person’s finger was cut off while he was still alive..."

Xu Guangyi stared at Xu Jing beside him in stunned silence, almost suspecting that he was dreaming.

Yao Shaoyin's face turned dark, "Our people asked the little beggar just now. Just like the previous time, he said it was sent to him by a man with a face covered and a cloak, except that the man was a man. He couldn't say anything except that he was very tall and had a strange voice. The man had a strange voice, and he probably changed his voice on purpose.

But why did the kidnapper send such a finger! "

Xiao Yi on the side picked up the letter and said: "The letter only said that the ransom should be prepared as soon as possible and delivered the day after tomorrow. The delivery location will be notified later."

Yao Shaoyin couldn't help but asked: "Could it be that the kidnappers were worried that the Wang family and the Xu family would delay in doing things, so they sent such a finger to urge them?"

"If it's just for urging, just send another letter. There is no need to specially send a finger. With those two children in their hands, how dare the Wang family and the Xu family not care about them?"

Xu Jing frowned slightly and said: "If I guessed correctly, the Wang family also received the same thing. This is not so much an urging as... a shock."

Haha, small cases are never as fun to write about as big cases!