The emperor's uncle is the only favorite: the mysterious doctor's crazy concubine is going

Chapter 138 Encountering Difficulties
  The room on the second floor of Renxintang was specially set aside by Shen Zhuoxi for her own use. No one would approach it without her instructions.
  After entering the house, Wei Zhiting got straight to the point and said, "I came here to ask what the second young lady said to me on the day of the Mid-year banquet. Can you be more specific?"
  "I can tell. I told you last time." Shen Zhuoxi poured a cup of tea and handed it over, saying, "What happened to Miss Wei?"
  Wei Zhiting frowned closely, nodded and said: "It's just like what the second lady said, the maid next to me has second thoughts."
  "The one we saw last time?" Shen Zhuoxi asked, "What happened?"
  Wei Zhiting sighed and said: "Exactly, her name is Hongrui, she has been serving me for many years. I have always treated her as my sister. Her brother in the family caused trouble a few months ago."
  "She beat someone to death for a few acres of fertile land. She begged to come to me and wanted me to help her brother. I come from the Zuoxiangfu. How can I get involved in such a matter where human life is at stake? I can only refuse."
  "It is a natural thing to kill someone to pay for their life. It is useless to beg you." Shen Zhuoxi took the words and said: "So, Hongrui hates you because you didn't help?"
  Wei Zhiting shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Hongrui didn't hate me at first. Her brother was the only child in the family, and although the family that was beaten to death were farmers, they were proud. After the man died, his wife touched the pillar in front of the Yamen to complain."
  "The matter has become serious. It is difficult to quell public anger without execution. The Yamen will convict the person and behead him within fifteen days. Hongrui's family still has an elderly father to take care of."
  "I felt sorry for her and gave Hongrui some money to go back and take care of her father. A few days later, she came back with wounds all over her body and said that her father had severed ties with her."
  "Since then, she has been homeless and can only continue to serve me."
  Shen Zhuoxi understood now: "She thinks you didn't help her save her brother's life, so her father blamed her and kicked her out of the house?"
  Wei Zhiting hummed and said, "That's exactly the case, but it was her brother who was at fault in the first place. He was overbearing and overbearing and even accidentally killed people. How could I be partial to him?"
  "She came back to serve her, and her mood returned to normal after being depressed for a few days. I thought she was overthinking it, so I didn't care until you reminded me that day."
  "I kept an eye out and went back to observe carefully. Unexpectedly, I actually discovered that she had taken my things and given them to others!"
  Shen Zhuoxi looked at her chin.
  It still has a faint black color and is still rich.
  "I didn't just take your things." Shen Zhuoxi looked away and said, "I'm afraid I did something bad with your things."
  "She gave my personal belongings to my cousin." Wei Zhiting's eyes were filled with tears: "My cousin is the son of my aunt in Yuzhou. He is two years older than me. He has been very naughty since he was a child."
  "My aunt's family suffered a disaster, and he was the only one who was lucky enough to survive. Seeing that he was young and helpless, his father wanted to discipline him, so he took him to live in the house temporarily. This stay lasted five years."
  "Last year, my father felt that he was too weak to hold up the wall, and there was nothing he could do about it, so he sent him to a village in the outer suburbs and let him fend for himself. He would no longer care about him after he got married."
  "Who knew that my cousin would actually set his sights on me and want to use me to stay in Zuo Xiang's Mansion? How could I agree?"
  Shen Zhuoxi got the general idea: "Hongrui has a grudge against you, so he helped your cousin steal your personal belongings, hoping to ruin your reputation and force the left prime minister to submit?"
  Wei Zhiting wiped her tears and said: "Exactly, Hong Rui is my personal maid, and it's easy to take my things. When I was counting them a few days ago, I took out three of my belongings!"
  "There are also my hairpins and hair accessories. Forget about the rest. How can I give a personal item like my bellyband to my outside husband?"
  "Does Prime Minister Zuo know about this?" Shen Zhuoxi asked softly.
  "I just realized the thing was missing the day before yesterday, so I immediately told my father." Wei Zhiting wiped her tears and said, "My father was furious and sent people to Zhuangzi overnight to capture my cousin."
  "Who would have known that after I went to Zhuangzi, I found out that my cousin had been away from Zhuangzi for a long time and was nowhere to be seen. Now I dare not tell anyone about it. I can't even find him."
  "I've been on tenterhooks these past few days. I don't know how to eat, and I don't dare to sleep. I'm afraid that the dirty thing will take my personal belongings and go out to publicize it. Since the second lady can read faces, can I determine my location?"
  As Wei Zhiting spoke, she knelt down on the ground and said, "Please help me, Miss Second!"
  Shen Zhuoxi quickly helped her up and said, "Miss Wei, I can read faces, but I can't determine the direction. However, I can help you find your cousin."
  "How to lead?" Wei Zhiting looked confused, her nose was red from crying, and she was very pitiful: "Father is secretly looking for him. I don't dare to take this matter aggressively, for fear that if I make my cousin anxious, he will die, and my reputation will be ruined. Totally ruined.”
  Shen Zhuoxi analyzed: "According to what you just said, your cousin took the personal belongings in order to force the Zuo Prime Minister to agree to marry you to him so that he can continue to stay in the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion?"
  Wei Zhiting bit her lip and nodded slightly, her eyes filled with tears again.
  "If this is the case, he should talk to your father as soon as he gets the thing." Shen Zhuoxi took a sip of tea and continued: "But he didn't, why?"
  Wei Zhiting shook her head, tears falling with her movements: "This is what my father and I didn't understand. Maybe he wants more!"
  "No, he's weighing the pros and cons." Shen Zhuoxi had already guessed what her cousin was going to do: "He used something to force the left prime minister. The left prime minister is concerned about your voice, so he won't agree unless he does."
  "What about the future? In this way, even if he stays in Zuoxiang's Mansion, will the Zuoxiang make him feel better?"
  Wei Zhiting's eyes widened as she seemed to have thought of something: "You mean, maybe he doesn't want to use this method yet?"
  Shen Zhuoxi showed a smile: "He may be thinking whether he wants you or money. After all, your personal property can be used for other articles. It can be used as a bargaining chip. How did you deal with it Hongrui?"
  "After all, Hongrui has been with me for many years. Currently, he is only locked up in the firewood shed and has not done anything." Wei Zhiting said suspiciously: "You want to use Hongrui to lure out your cousin?"
  Shen Zhuoxi responded and said: "Since Hong Rui can hand over things to your cousin, he must know where your cousin lives."
  "But, Hong Rui hates me so much that she wants me to fall into the abyss. How can she help me lure out my cousin?" Wei Zhiting hesitated: "Intimidation will definitely not work."
  "Coercion is not enough, inducement is enough." Shen Zhuoxi smiled slyly: "She has served you for many years and knows that you are not a cruel person. You can go back now and let him go."
  Wei Zhiting was a perceptive person and knew the intention immediately: "Luring the snake out of its hole?"
  Shen Zhuoxi smiled even more: "Yes, Xiaozhi used her emotions to reason and said that you don't blame her, but the relationship between master and servant is over. I hope she will change her ways and be a good person in the future."
  "Moreover, everything that was given to her must be confiscated, whether it is clothes, jewelry, or silver rewards."
  "Obviously showing mercy, but actually forcing her to hate me even more?" Wei Zhiting answered.
  "Yes." Shen Zhuoxi took out a handkerchief, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "Just do as I said, Hongrui will help you find your cousin in two days at the latest."
  "Thank you, Miss Second, for your brilliant idea." Wei Zhiting stood up and said, "I'll go back and do as you say."
  (End of this chapter)