Splendid Abandoned Wife

Chapter 377 Encounter

Master Rong chuckled and said: "Sir, you are too nervous. The Emperor sent people to investigate overtly and covertly last year, but no flaws were found. Why waste more effort and time? Besides, even if the Emperor really wants to continue the investigation, Then we need to send someone more powerful than Qiu Heilian. How can we get a dandy young master? Pan Shizi's luck may be rare in the world, but Jinshan may still be hit by luck. He can still burn things that have been burned to ashes. Did you pick it up? What else can he do without evidence?"

"That's right. The prince also said that Pan Shizi only needs to provide for him, but he should be careful when talking to Xiao Feng." Prefect Wang nodded. The most important thing is that Commander Jin also looked down on Pan Jiaming, so he only said Follow him, don't arouse his domineering and fearless nature, and don't violate the Queen's taboo and use women to dig a hole for Pan Jiaming, lest the Emperor follow the Queen's wishes and send someone to investigate thoroughly, and get burned in vain. , then he would just have an excuse to dig three feet into the ground of his mansion.

Therefore, although he understood his wife's desire to marry the British prince and agreed with it with both hands, he still repeatedly warned his wife that she could only use the brightest methods and never resort to shady means.

It's a pity that, let alone Pan Jiaming, even Xiao Feng, who was second in the list, was too arrogant and didn't even pay attention to the girl they selected from thousands of people, as if they were hiding something dirty.

"That's it," Master Rong said, feeling honored to have the same opinion as the prince hero. "But it's the fifth aunt's matter. You still have to handle it with caution. It's best to keep it secret for the time being." After such a commotion, there are still constant rumors in Changyang City. If the incident of Wu Yiniang committing suicide by swallowing gold is made again at this time, everyone will probably have more associations.

Wang Wenshan understood the meaning of Master Rong's words, but he really loved Wu Minjun.Wu Minjun looked exactly like a woman he had once dreamed of, and her eyes were even more lively and fresh. When he was in court, he just took one look at her, and his heart became concerned. Later, he was bought and secretly changed her name. She was sent to his house with a different surname and became the fifth aunt, and her nephew persuaded her for several days with his sharp tongue and knowledge of Wu Minjun, before Wu Minjun completely accepted his fate.

It has been almost two years, and with Wu Minjun blooming like a flower in his arms, he feels like he has returned to the youthful and vigorous state of 20 years old. In addition to restricting Wu Minjun from leaving the house, he is also extremely doting on this innocent and lovely fifth aunt. , he was really dizzy when he heard the maid come to report early this morning that Wu Yiniang had passed away.

"It is impossible not to mourn," Wang Wenshan shook his head firmly. "After all, he has been with me for nearly two years, and he is also half the master of the house. It would be too cold to bury it so quietly. But only those who know that she committed suicide by swallowing gold The two maids beside her were sent underground to continue serving Wu'er. Many people in the house knew that Wu'er had been unwell for the past two days, so it was reasonable to say that his condition suddenly worsened and he died, and there would be no bad words spread. .”

"Hey, it's my fault too," he was really regretful. "I had noticed that she had been in a bad mood for the past two days, but I didn't think much about it. I didn't expect that yesterday was the life sacrifice of the green calyx. When Wu'er died, she had a hand in her hand. Still holding the green calyx pearl hairpin."

"So that's it," Master Rong seemed to have figured out the key point at once, "after all, they are sisters. What Lu'e said at that time must have hurt Fifth Yiniang's heart and left a knot in her heart. Sick Women are the most vulnerable, and it just so happens that Lu E's sacrifice is happening. I'm afraid I'm thinking of the past again and can't bear it for a while, so..."

Isn't it?With these words, the dreamer was awakened, and the little confusion in Wang Zhifu's heart was completely gone: "So I can't treat her badly. I must choose a good cemetery and bury her in a serious manner." That's right. By the way, let's adopt Sanlang into Wu'er's name. Even if she has a son who beats flags and throws basins, someone will also offer incense to him in the future."

Anyway, Saburo was originally a concubine, so what did it matter which concubine he was named under?As for Sanlang's biological mother, the third aunt, she will have another one in the future. No matter what, she still has a daughter.Speaking of which, Wu Minjun's family was ruined and he owed her a debt, but who made the Wang brothers so ignorant that the lord had no choice but to be cruel.Moreover, the second son of the Wu family discovered a loophole in the salt tax account. If he was not eliminated at that time, he and Dai Pinchao would be in danger.

Master Rong was shocked. It seems that the Lord is really sincere towards Wu Yiniang. Perhaps, there is also the common mentality of people who have done something wrong. He hopes that Wu Yiniang will not resent him when he becomes a ghost because he treats her sincerely. he.However, for Wu Yiniang's age, that son was a bit too big, only less than ten years younger than her.

In fact, he said, this is no wonder, sir. Officialdom is like a battlefield. Either you die or I live. Who makes Wu Laoer not on the road?Why do you want to be an official? Isn't it just to gain power and wealth?

"By the way, sir," Master Rong dutifully brought the topic back to business, "Last night, we have found out everything about the flooding in the Second Young Master's yard, and there is really no doubt about it. Before the incident, Prince Pan and the people in the yard None of them have been out. Pan Shizi probably went to Dayun Mountain for hunting during the day and was tired, so he went to bed very early. Xiao Feng was not asleep yet and was reading in his room." In order for Pan Shizi to stay in Changyang, or rather, To stay in the magistrate's house for a longer period of time, the adults are very resourceful and come up with all kinds of tricks.Hearing that Pan Shizi liked hunting, they specially praised Dayun Mountain as a rare hunting place, and specially summoned several princes from official families and royal merchants who were good at hunting to accompany him.

"I'm just paranoid," Wang Zhifu sighed. "I have carefully checked my study and bedroom. Nothing is missing, and there are no traces of rummaging. Besides, I also thought differently before. Even if someone really I took advantage of that time to interrogate Wu'er about the truth about those letters from the Wu family, which led to Wu'er committing suicide. It was useless, right? There was no evidence, and it also forced my concubine to death. No matter how hard you reason, it's all on my side. .”

"Speaking of which, Sir, you are wise," Master Rong never spared any effort in flattering him. "Why keep the account books? They are all hidden dangers. However, since Mr. Dai was so unwilling at that time, we can be sure that he has also burned the account books. ?"

"It should be... burned... right?" Wang Zhifu frowned, "Last year, the limelight was so tight, Dai Pinchao was not very courageous." However, the lord did not seem to be so reassured about Dai Pinchao, so at that time, the three books The ledgers are kept in three places just to keep them in check.Because he had someone to rely on, he could ensure that the Wang family would not be treated as a useless chess piece by the lord, but Dai Pinchao probably didn't, and maybe he was really unwilling to burn the account book.No, he would have to warn Dai Pinchao again sometime.Well, since he was burned, why should Dai Pinchao keep it?As for the third book, he doesn't have to worry, those two people are not simple.

Here Wang Wenshan and his staff had completely dispelled their suspicions about the many coincidences last night, but little did they know that Pan Jiaming, whom they determined to be a harmless dandy, had actually picked up the account book they thought they had burned long ago, along with more information. There are three autographed letters that serve as testimonies, and the innocent and lovely Wu Yiniang, whom Wang Wenshan claims to have treated with great care and kindness, is the initiator of this "accident".

Pan Jiaming's skill in shopping and shopping made people who recognized him and knew his identity couldn't help but sigh, "He is indeed the number one dude, and he doesn't know how to use money to spend money!".Even Xiao Feng couldn't help but look him up and down: "Are you excited? Are you looking for gold? We seem to be going south. Are you planning to buy another carriage to carry the things you bought today?"

"Stupid!" Pan Jiaming sneered, "Have you never heard of Shunfeng Escort Agency? Don't you want to send things back first? Uh, part of it is sent to the capital, and part of it is better to leave it in Luo City first. Let Manager Xu collect it for us first. Just stay here." He just wanted to buy something today, so having money is a big deal, right?He is really not short of money compared to anyone, and his taste is not worse than anyone else!

"The problem is," Xiao Feng shrugged his eyebrows, "This snow lotus hairpin is beautiful, tsk tsk, it doesn't have a cold, uh, hint of softness, but it doesn't suit our little Ling'er, right? Little Ling'er At present, it is still suitable to wear those kind of beaded flowers, or silk flowers." Speaking of which, Mingzi is really discerning, this hairpin is almost tailor-made for Miss Yin, hehe, no wonder he took one look at it as soon as he entered the Zhenyu Pavilion. When I saw this hairpin, my eyes lit up, as if I saw Miss Yin.

Pan Jiaming snorted: "I'm willing to collect it first, okay? Don't you know that good jade jewelry has collection value in addition to wearing it?"

"That's right, that's right. This young master really knows the goods." The shopkeeper looked at the attire and demeanor of the two people in front of him and guessed that they were the nobles that the chief steward of the prefecture had just come to tell him to pay attention to.

"This hairpin is famous for its Tianshan Jade Snow. It was carved by Bai Xiaolang, a famous jade carver, from a whole piece of top-quality mutton-fat white jade. It is the only one in the world." The shopkeeper introduced enthusiastically, "Young Master knows jade, and he will definitely be able to do it. It can be seen that this jade is delicate, transparent, and as white as fat. It is the highest quality jade that can be found but not found. Coupled with Bai Xiaolang's carving, it is really a rare treasure. Even in our Zhenyu Pavilion, we do not often see such treasures. Young Master probably doesn’t know that less than a quarter of an hour after this hairpin was put up, you are the first guest to see it, which can be regarded as a kind of fate.”

The shopkeeper is really not lying. This hairpin is too expensive. They are worried that some ladies who are not willing to spend such a large price to buy a hairpin will ask to take it out to look at, play with, or even try it on, which will damage the quality of the hairpin. If it happens again, Even if there is a little bump in the road, who will bear the responsibility?You know, the snow lotus flower on the top of this hairpin is so realistically carved, and the petals are as thin as real petals. You can’t take risks!
Therefore, generally they will not display such particularly valuable goods directly outside. They will only take them out and recommend them when they meet customers who are extraordinary and have the purchasing power and willingness to buy them.That is to say, they just heard that Pan Shizi was shopping in a shop and only bought the best and most expensive ones, so they quickly put out the Tianshan Jade Snow and several other valuable goods, and then he, the big shopkeeper, personally guarded the items. Stay here in case anything goes wrong.

Unexpectedly, Pan Shizi's vision is really vicious. As soon as he entered the shop, he saw this mutton-fat white jade hairpin, which is currently the most expensive in the shop. Tsk, so the first dude is not without merit. At least he has been used to it since childhood. All kinds of good things, the vision is incomparable.

"No wonder," Pan Jiaming was even more satisfied after hearing the shopkeeper's introduction, "It turned out to be Bai Xiaolang's handwriting." He carefully raised the hairpin and looked at the light. Sure enough, there was a "lang" carved in a special font at the bottom of the hairpin. You have to look very carefully to identify it.

Bai Xiaolang is the most famous jade carving craftsman in Daying. He carves different things according to the size, shape and quality of the jade material. They may be jewelry, jade pendants, pen washes, snuff bottles, table screens and other ornamental objects, or even vases. Large pieces, not specialized jewelry.Bai Xiaolang doesn't like repetition. His works are usually unique, but all of them are engraved with the same logo, which is only the word "lang" the size of an ant.

Looking at Pan Jiaming's movements, the shopkeeper knew that he must have owned or at least seen many of Bai Xiaolang's jade carvings. He took out this hairpin and saw that he had got it right.

Just as the shopkeeper was about to speak again, he heard a voice saying, "What a beautiful hairpin! Can I have a look?"

Looking up, they saw an extraordinary-looking young man wearing a golden fire-shaped mask and a sky-blue brocade robe walking toward them. Behind him was a woman also wearing a golden mask, who looked like she might be a maid.

The shopkeeper couldn't help but blurt out, "Qi Mubai? Mr. Qi..." Has he seen someone alive?As expected, it is as elegant as a direct immortal, and its charm is noble.Well, his Zhenyu Pavilion is really full of distinguished guests today!

"Exactly," Zhiruo said with a smile without being pretentious, "Master, do you want this hairpin? Can I take a look at it too?" She looked at the two young masters in front of her who probably hadn't bought the hairpin yet. I don’t know if I still have a chance.As soon as she entered the shop, she saw the snow lotus hosta being held up for inspection, and she couldn't take her eyes away immediately.What a beauty!Like a fresh snowdrop about to bloom.

"No, first come, first served, I've already taken my fancy," Pan Jiaming refused without turning around, looking arrogant, "Shopkeeper, help me wrap it up, be careful not to get it knocked. "What about Qi Mubai?"If it weren't for Qi Mubai, I might even let you take a look.

Only Xiao Feng, who was laughing secretly at the side, could see clearly. When he heard Qi Mubai's praise, Pan Jiaming was obviously very happy and prepared to turn around to watch. There was a kind of excitement of "heroes cherish heroes".People are like this. If someone else also likes something that they like, or speaks highly of it, they will naturally feel an instinctive excitement.

However, it happened that at this moment the shopkeeper shouted "Qi Mubai".
(End of this chapter)