Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 214: Murder and silence?
Li An's condition has not changed, but Sheng Changjin's condition has improved.

Wei Xiaoniang and Minglan stayed by the bed all night. When it was almost dawn, Sheng Changjin woke up for a while, ate some porridge, and fell asleep again.

After dawn, the doctor came to check her pulse and said that Sheng Changjin's fever had subsided, and she would be fine after taking her medicine normally and recuperating for a few days.

After seeing the doctor off, Wei Xiaoniang looked at her haggard daughter and said, "Tomorrow, Jin will be fine. You have to keep watch all night. Go back and rest."

"Mom, I'm not sleepy. You've been watching all night. You can go and rest. I'll take care of my brother here," Minglan said.

"Be obedient, the old lady is probably worried too. Go back and tell the old lady that Jin'er is fine, so that she can rest assured. Your brother can survive this time, thanks to the Li family brother. You can see him later. Thank him for my good fortune." Wei Xiaoniang said.

"Mom, I'll go and replace you later."

Minglan thought about it and felt that it was time to report to the old lady, and she wanted to ask how the investigation was going.

She had actually guessed that it was related to Lin Xiaoniang, but Lin Xiaoniang was a beloved concubine and gave birth to a son and a daughter. If there was no proof, there was nothing she could do against Lin Xiaoniang.

"Go and have a good rest. I will switch guards with Xiaodie here, so you don't have to worry." Wei Xiaoniang said with a smile.

And the only one she can trust is Xiaodie.

Wei Xiaoniang has been observing for a few days and she is quite honest. She has already told Xiaodie that she will be released after the new year.

"Thank you, grandma!" Minglan said gratefully.

"What are you talking about? How can a woman not marry? You have to have your own life. Now I have no choice but to spend more time thinking about you." Wei Xiaoniang said.

"Grandma, how is the investigation going on my brother falling into the water? Is there someone behind it?" Minglan asked.

……

Wei Xiaoniang didn't dare to hand over her son to her.

"I'm not doing this for you, but for the Sheng family. Judging from the look on your face, you probably haven't slept all night, right? Over at the school, I'll ask someone to take a leave of absence from the master, have a meal with me, and then go back to the room to have a good rest. Rest." Old Mrs. Sheng said.

Although Sheng Changjin woke up for a while, he was still in a daze and couldn't speak clearly.

In addition, she was too happy to ask about the situation at that time.

Old Mrs. Sheng shook her head and said, "We haven't found any evidence yet. Don't worry. I will definitely investigate this matter. No matter who does this, the Sheng family will not tolerate her."

Minglan nodded, bowed, and walked out.

"My dear, I wish I could stay by your side forever." Xiaodie said happily.

"Yeah." Minglan nodded.

"That's good. Brother Jin will survive this disaster and things will go smoothly in the future." Old Mrs. Sheng said with a smile.

So Mrs. Wang bought one casually.

The addition of a new family member to the family will not be until later in the year, but since Xiaoniang Wei only has one personal maid, Xiaodie, and she has to be released to get married, a replacement must be arranged.

Even if there was another reason for what happened this time, even if Cui'e would not be beaten to death, she would not be able to stay in the Sheng family.

Minglan returned to Shouantang and told the old lady Sheng Changjin that her condition had improved.

Watching her daughter leave, Wei Xiaoniang looked at Xiaodie apologetically and said, "I planned to let you go back to get married after the new year, but now it seems that I have to keep you for a little longer."

As a result, something like this happened.

Mrs. Sheng had breakfast passed around, and she and Minglan had breakfast together, then sent her to rest.

After Minglan left, the old lady asked someone to go to the academy to ask for leave from Zhuang Xuexue.

Near noon, Fang's mother walked into the hall, came to the old lady, and whispered: "Old lady, there is news. I followed your instructions and found a painter to draw a portrait, and asked someone to call Lin Xiaoniang's name. The Zhuangzi I worked for inquired about it and found out that the maid is indeed a tenant in the Zhuangzi."

"Where are the people? Have you brought them back?" Old Mrs. Sheng said. "No, the woman's father died of illness last year, and she and her mother were the only two people left in the family. Life was very difficult. Yesterday afternoon, the mother and daughter went out. People in the village met and asked, and they said they had gone to live with relatives. ." Fang's mother said.

There is a big difference between being a tenant and selling yourself.

Tenants refer to people who have lost their fields and rely on renting and farming them for a living. In fact, they are still good people.

For people who have land at home, whatever is left is theirs after exorbitant taxes and levies are removed.

But tenants are different and have to pay rent to the landlord.

The host families I met were better and they could still make a living.

If the owner is cruel, he may starve to death.

Without the man, it is really difficult for the mother and daughter to live, so it is okay to seek refuge with relatives.

But after hearing this, Mrs. Sheng's face darkened.

She knew that the mother and daughter were in danger.

If the mother and daughter had relatives they could seek refuge with, and the man in the family died of illness last year, they would have gone. It was impossible to wait until now.

Of course, it's also possible that he took Lin Xiaoniang's money and didn't want to be a tenant anymore, so he left.

But Mrs. Sheng felt that she was more likely to be silenced.

If you really take the money and leave, you can leave immediately after finishing your work yesterday.

"What a means, what a cruel heart." Old Mrs. Sheng said with an ugly expression.

Mrs. Sheng was a little frightened by Miss Lin's cruelty.

However, now that the person pretending to be the maid cannot be found and there is no definite evidence, it will be difficult to deal with Lin Xiaoniang.

"Keep sending people to look for it." Mrs. Sheng had no choice but to continue looking.

……

At noon, Liu Waner came to Shou'an Hall for dinner and asked Mrs. Sheng why Minglan didn't go to class.

It was Li An who saved Sheng Changjin from falling into the water. Considering the relationship between Li An and the Liu family, there was no need to hide it.

However, Mrs. Sheng didn't say much, only that Lan took care of her younger brother last night and stayed up all night, still resting.

Liu Waner said in surprise: "No wonder this morning, a servant from brother Ziqian's family came to say that brother Ziqian was ill and has been unconscious."

"Are you saying that Brother Li is sick? He's still in a coma. Don't you believe it?" Mrs. Sheng said in surprise.

"Yeah." Liu Waner nodded and said, "Early this morning, Ziqian's brother's servants came over and said, but they didn't say the reason. I originally wanted to take a look, but my mother asked me to come to study, and she came over. .”

"Third Miss, this girl is still sleeping. I've asked someone to clean up a guest room for you. You can make do with the guest room at noon today," Old Mrs. Sheng said.

Liu Waner usually takes a lunch break here and sleeps with Minglan.

Mrs. Sheng was afraid that she would disturb Minglan's rest, so she ordered people to clean up the guest room early and prepare a brazier.

"Thank you, Mrs. Sheng, for causing you trouble." Liu Waner saluted.

"Our two families have had contacts in Yangzhou. We have known each other for so many years, so we are considered family friends. You are welcome."

Old Mrs. Sheng ordered someone to take Liu Wan'er to the guest room. She pondered for a while and said to the room's mother: "Go and tell Brother Bai and ask him to take a leave of absence, give him a generous gift, and go see Brother Li."

Li An rescued Sheng Changjin, but he himself fell ill, and he had to go visit him both emotionally and rationally.

(End of this chapter)