The Ups and Downs of Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 49 Clearing the Fog ([-])

When Fang Xiu woke up in the morning, she found that she was on the bed, and it was twilight.I was really ashamed, I said that I wanted to watch the night together, but I went to bed earlier than anyone else, and I was hugged back by He Huai'an.Regarding this, she still has some impressions. She seemed to be in a daze and said something else at that time, and she couldn't remember clearly.

Hearing the movement, Shan Xing got up quickly and wanted to help Fang Xiuyi dress and wash, but she refused.

After tidying up, Fang Xiuyi and He Huai'an had breakfast together.It seemed that He Huai'an really hadn't slept all night. Although his appearance was still handsome, he was a little more tired.

"My lord, I'm sorry, I fell asleep last night." Fang Xiuyi felt ashamed, and prepared dishes and rice for He Huai'an herself, causing Shan Xing and Mama Shi to retreat.

"It's okay. I can't sleep either, why don't you stay with your mother for a while."

"My lord, why not do this. From tonight, I will watch the first half of the night, and you will watch the second half of the night. We should all take a rest, otherwise there will be too many things to do during the day, and I am afraid that the body will not be able to bear it." Fang Xiuyi is very self-aware, she probably can't do it. She didn't want to sleep all night, but she didn't want He Huai'an to suffer from health problems.

"Okay." He Huai'an said indifferently, he couldn't sleep at night anyway.He knew that Fang Xiuyi was worried about him, and he also knew that Fang Xiuyi was worried about him because he was afraid that his big tree would fall.But even so, he appreciates it.

"My lord, I suddenly thought of it this morning. This unknown person should be a murder case. Since it is a murder case, the government must investigate it, not to mention your factor in it. Although I am the official's wife, I am also a person involved in the case. After all, I personally chose this tomb and buried it. If the government has something to ask, do I need to go to the government?" Yesterday was too shocking to think about it, but today she was refreshed and thought of it Problems, we should not embarrass others because of identity problems.Moreover, maybe the clues I provided could help this case be solved earlier.

He Huai'an re-examined Fang Xiuyi again. In fact, yesterday the government hinted whether he could ask Fang Xiuyi a few words, but he refused.He didn't want Fang Xiu to be involved in these troubles again and again, and he was very sure that Fang Xiuyi must be innocent, and she definitely didn't do it.Since he is a local, the government should find out soon, and then investigate the relationship between the characters, and the case will be solved. There is no need for Fang Xiuyi to come forward.

However, He Huai'an once again recognized a fact: Fang Xiuyi didn't seem to need his protection, and she was not suitable to be a caged bird. She had her own ideas and the courage to act daringly.

"No. If you want to help, I'll just let them come here." He allowed Fang Xiu to come forward, which was already a concession, why would he let her go to the yamen again?
"Okay! My lord, you should eat more. You need to make up your mind during the day and work hard at night. I'll ask Mother Shi to explain the kitchen later." Although it was a temporary place, He Huai'an didn't save money, so he rented a special place for comparison. Big yard, "Also, my lord, if there is anything I need to do, you must tell me, I don't want to be a person who opens his mouth and stretches out his hands for a meal. Tell you, I can also chop wood. If there is One day, we go to live in the mountains and forests, and I will definitely be able to live like a fish in water."

"I know." He Huai'an ate very slowly, and his appetite was not good, but Fang Xiuyi's bared teeth and claws seemed to allow him to eat two more bites.The woman liked to talk a lot while eating, and sometimes she couldn't stop laughing.I don't know if she knows the rule of not talking when eating or sleeping?
Before noon, Ban Xia came to ask Fang Xiuyi to come over, saying that several adults had already come.

"Ma'am, do you want to put on the veil?" Mother Shi asked Fang Xiuyi, and she also found that Fang Xiuyi was a woman with her own ideas.

Fang Xiu thought for a while and said, "No need, my lord is by my side. Besides, people can't see me, so how can they believe what I say?"

She changed into plain and dignified clothes, only let Shan Xing put a hairpin on her head, and wore a pair of drop-shaped white jade earrings.She was a little nervous on the short walk to meet several adults in the past, even more nervous than meeting the emperor.The emperor just wants to use her, and these people may be very strict in questioning. She has never dealt with such people.

In the reception room, He Huai'an sat at the head, four officials were already seated next to him, and a middle-aged man was seated at the bottom, who looked like a record official.

"Mrs. He!" Several officials stood up and greeted Fang Xiuyi.Although Fang Xiuyi was ordered by the emperor to be the first rank, it did not have much deterrent effect on the magistrates, but He Huai'an himself was a second rank official, and he did not look at the face of the monk or the face of the Buddha.

Fang Xiuyi didn't dare to accept all the gifts, she just treated herself as an ordinary official's wife, and solemnly bowed to everyone.

"Thank you, my lords!" She saw that the chair next to He Huai'an was empty, thinking it was for herself, she gave He Huai'an a smile, and sat down beside him.

"My lords, my wife is willing to fully cooperate with this investigation. If there is anything you need to say to my wife, please tell me!" Because there was no servant in the room because of the special situation, He Huai'an spontaneously poured Fang Xiuyi a cup of tea.

Several adults looked at each other, and the chief envoy sitting on the left asked: "Then please forgive me for being rude!"

"Your Majesty Wang, you are welcome!" The day before, He Huai'an had already told her about the situation of several important officials.The chief political envoy is about forty years old, with a white face and beardless, with a kind face and kind eyes, but a pair of small eyes are piercing, as if he can read people's hearts.

"Madam, when was the tomb erected?"

"The fifth day of February in the second year of Taisho." Just after the first month of that year, my mother-in-law died of illness.

"When was the last time Madam worshiped?"

"The eighth day of November in the second year of Taisho."

"Is this time accurate?"

"Exactly. I left Jiangning with my child on the ninth day of November."

"May I trouble Madam to recall a moment or two, and was there anything wrong at that time?"

Fang Xiu took a look at He Huai'an, who nodded and said to her, "Just say what you remember."

"It was very cold that day, and it was raining and sleet. I hired a carriage and took my two children to worship. I also told the old lady that we are going to the capital. We will come back to pick up her old lady when we have a chance." Fang Xiuyi Thinking, if she knew that this kind of thing would happen to her one day, she must have investigated carefully at that time, "At that time, it was raining and snowing, and the children were very cold, so my attention was all on the children. After the worship, we left in a hurry I did. Didn't notice anything wrong."

The chief envoy nodded, and he didn't think about how much Fang Xiuyi could remember, but he had to ask some.

"Madam said just now that a carriage was hired. Do you still remember whose carriage was hired?"

"Remember, because we also hired his car when we went to Beijing. It's Boss Dong on Jixiang Road in the west of the city."

"Madam, why did you leave Yingtian Mansion?"

He Huai'an frowned, of course he knew, but he didn't want others to ask.

"Is this relevant to the case?"

"Your Excellency, calm down, the lower officials are also habitually asking questions. Madam, there is no need to answer." Although Lord Wang's tone was terrified, his face did not change much. His official position is not much lower than that of He Huai'an, and he is also the boss here, and he has no regard for He Huai'an. So awed.

"It's okay." Fang Xiu smiled at He Huai'an, indicating that she had nothing to do with her, "My lords, I think you all know my name. At that time, I was working in Yingtian Mansion for food and clothing, and I lived on Yanxiang Road in the west of the city. With an old man and two children, the adults can go to investigate. Later, because of some accidents and coincidences, there were rumors that I was not an auspicious person, and I could not gain a foothold here, so I left here."

"My lords, if you still want to ask such a thing, I can tell you that my wife doesn't need to say anything." He Huai'an stood up and wanted to help Fang Xiuyi to leave.

But the inspector next to her hurriedly stopped her. This lady is so important, how could she just leave like this.

"Lord He, Mrs. He, please don't mind. I implore Madam to stay a moment longer."

Fang Xiuyi was very happy to see that He Huai'an was able to protect her, so she happily comforted He Huai'an back to the seat, and then said: "I don't mind, Mr. He is just eager to protect his wife, and you are laughing at me!"

What they said, everyone had weird expressions on their faces, especially He Huai'an, who was a little bit hesitant.This is the first time for these officials to hear a lady who has ordered her to say in public that her husband is eager to protect his wife. Which lady is not implicit?

"Hehe, hehe, Mrs. He is really quick to talk!" The inspector was a little embarrassed, as if the person who said that was his wife, "In this case, I still have a few questions for my wife."

"Master Jiang, please tell me." This procurator, Mr. Jiang, is estimated to be in his 30s, with a rough appearance and a burly figure.

"Madam, who was the person who helped Madam repair the tomb?"

"I hired two brothers, Li Shengjin and Li Shengyin from Jixiang Street." All the poor families lived in the west of the city, and they took some humble jobs every day to earn meager living expenses.

"Excuse me, does anyone else know about Madam's land?"

"I bought it from Boss Zhang of Yongji Coffin Shop. He said he had a cemetery and the price was right, so I bought it. The Li brothers were also recommended by Boss Zhang. I can't think of anyone else who knows about this thing."

"Excuse me, ma'am, did you have any grudges with others at that time?" This was asked by another Lord Fuyin.This Master Ye is the oldest, probably in his 40s, with a goatee and a very cold expression.

Fang Xiu thought about it. At that time, she only cared about making money to support her family, and put her posture underground to live every day. How dare she have any grudges with others.

"No."

There was a moment of silence at the scene. If it was an ordinary person, these adults might have started threatening and intimidating, and they might even be able to ask if they had an affair with someone, but this woman in front of her is too special. The character is higher than them, even if they have thoughts in their hearts, they dare not reveal the slightest.

Several adults just asked a few simple questions, and then left one after another. He Huai'an stared at him, and they couldn't ask anything else.

"Thank you sir!" Fang Xiuyi said to He Huai'an with a smile.

"Yeah." He Huai'an looked at Fang Xiuyi as if he didn't care about everything, "Actually, you don't have to say that much."

"I'm fine, my lord. As for me, I'm just an ordinary person now, and it's my duty to cooperate with them in investigating the case. Besides, if these things are still useful, we can return to Beijing sooner." In the previous life, all of these It is the obligation of citizens, "By the way, has the identity of that unknown person been found out?"

"It should be soon, Mr. Wang said, the owner of the shoe shop is checking the previous records."

"I don't know when it happened, and whether we can find any records." Fang Xiuyi suddenly felt very frightened, "My lord, isn't it possible that he was already inside Yingtian Mansion before we left?"

"Probably not, Wu Zuo said that this person has been dead for almost a year."

Oh, one year, they have been in the capital. "What else did you say?"

"This person had a leg injury before, and he should have broken his leg. The cause of death was severe head injury and excessive blood loss."

"Great!" Fang Xiuyi stood up and walked around the room, "The local is rich, has broken his leg, and probably his family members have also reported him missing, wouldn't he be able to find out who it is soon?"

"I asked them to report as soon as they have news."

But before the news came, several visitors came in the afternoon.

"Ma'am, Mrs. Chief Envoy, Mrs. Chancellor, and Mrs. Fu Yin are here to visit. This is their post." Fang Xiuyi was thinking about writing another letter to the children, and when Mother Shi came in, she handed her a few name cards. .

Fang Xiuyi was flustered and nervous for a moment. When she met those adults in the morning, she felt that it was business affairs. With He Huaian by her side, she was not afraid. Who hasn't dealt with leaders in the workplace?But these are the ladies who come down, who knows what they are going to say.Moreover, she really has no experience dealing with these people.

"What does your lord say?" Fang Xiuyi wanted to hear He Huai'an's opinion.

"My lord said, it's just a normal visit."

Ordinary visits, that is to say, they come to visit?

"Mother Shi, please invite the ladies to the front hall for tea. Shan Xing, help me dress up." Although Fang Xiuyi's current attire is already very formal, it's not like she used to be at home, wearing a loose tracksuit and hair. Tie it casually, how comfortable it is.But now he wants to see the wives of other high officials, not only for his own face, but also for He Huai'an's face.

Fang Xiuyi was wearing a light blue dark-patterned white slanted skirt and a white skirt, with milky white jade decorations on the placket, and a silver hairpin with twining patterns inserted obliquely on her head.The whole person is dignified without losing vitality, clean without losing his identity.

When Fang Xiuyi entered the living room, several wives got up to greet her. Although Fang Xiuyi was a little uncomfortable, she still had to carry it.

"Sorry for keeping you ladies waiting."

"Mrs. He is polite. We were in a hurry." It was a very rich middle-aged woman who spoke, "my husband is the chief envoy, and my maiden name is Liu. This is the wife of the inspector, and this is the government official. Madam Yin."

It may be that everyone knows that the remains of He Huai'an's mother are parked in the backyard, so these ladies are very elegantly dressed.

"I'm here to thank the three ladies. Originally, my lord and I came here for private matters, but I didn't expect these accidents to happen. I'm bothering you to work hard. I'm really sorry."

"Where is Mrs. He, it is our blessing that Mrs. He and Mrs. He can come here, so why not talk about hard work?" The wife of the chief envoy smiled and said some compliments.

"What Mrs. Wang said is that we are still looking forward to someone from the capital to come and bring fresh knowledge." According to the inspector's wife, she looked more flexible and younger.

Mrs. Fu Yin may be due to her low status, she always smiles and doesn't say much, "Yes."

Fang Xiuyi smiled, "You really think highly of me. I think you all know that I, my wife, only got a name recently. I really don't know much about those experiences."

"I heard that Mrs. He bravely rescued the chief minister of the court, and the emperor greatly appreciated it. We deeply admire it." According to the inspector's wife, they changed the topic, and they already knew a little about Fang Xiuyi's experience.

"Hehe, to tell you the truth, it was just a coincidence. It's just that His Majesty loves the people of the world and can't bear the suffering of the people, so he got these rewards. But I really deserve it!" Fang Xiuyi recalled the rumors in the capital, This place is so far away from the capital, so I don't know how the rumors have changed here.

"Your Majesty is a wise king. Since Madam He can be appreciated by Your Majesty, it must be because Madam He is worthy of reward." Madam Wang said with a smile.

"That's right, what Mrs. Wang said is very true." Mrs. Fu Yin agreed.

"Madam He is coming to Jiangning for the first time. I don't know if Madam He would mind going outside to have a look." According to the suggestion made by Mrs. He.

Fang Xiu looked at the wives, and wondered if they didn't understand her previous situation here, or if they knew clearly but had some other purpose.

"Jiangning is indeed a good place. In fact, I have lived here for more than a year." Fang Xiuyi said frankly.Women are good at gossip, the more they deny it, the more others gossip about it.

This made the three ladies unexpected.They thought, Fang Xiuyi's previous experience was disgraceful no matter what, and now he has become a first-rank imperial order. They definitely don't want anyone to mention the past, but they didn't expect him to take the initiative to admit it.

"You don't have to worry about it. In the past, I took my mother-in-law and children to many places and did a lot of things. It's the same in Jiangning. Maybe the wives will hear someone talk about it someday." Fang Xiu thought for a moment, Such a big event might have already spread among the circle of friends of these noble ladies.

"It's a pity. I didn't know Mrs. He in Jiangning before. Listening to Mrs. He's words, she is really a bold person." Mrs. Chan seems to be good at talking.

"I feel the same way. Since this is the case, how about I hold a flower viewing party. I don't know if Mrs. He will show her face. It just so happens that the flowers in my garden have been blooming beautifully in the past two days." Mrs. Wang suggested.

"That's really good. I've wanted to go to the mansion to enjoy the flowers for a long time." The wife of the inspector replied.

Fang Xiu thought for a while, but she still refused straightforwardly, "I'm afraid I'm going to spoil Mrs. Wang's kindness. You also know the purpose of my trip with my lord, and now there is another accident like this, so I have no intention of appreciating it." Hua, I just want things to end as soon as possible."

"Where is Mrs. He, it is precisely because of depression that I want to look at the flowers more. There are not many people, just a few friends I made on weekdays." The wife of the inspector wanted to persuade Fang Xiuyi.

However, Fang Xiu made up her mind, "I'm sorry, I really don't have time to take care of it. If there is a chance to come to Jiangning again, even if the ladies don't invite me, I will lick my face."

Madam Wang looked at the two ladies next to her, and Fang Xiuyi said: "Madam He, you don't have to feel sorry. Let me know, old lady, is it okay?"

Fang Xiu was stunned for a moment, He Huai'an didn't explain this, but as far as she knew, those adults didn't worship, and He Huai'an probably rejected them.

"Thank you, ladies, for your concern. It's just that my lord has already explained that I refuse to worship, so I can't refute his meaning." Fang Xiuyi said apologetically.

The wives didn't show much embarrassment, they were repeatedly rejected by Fang Xiuyi, and they might have been instructed by the adults in the family before they left.

"Then please Mrs. He express our condolences for us at the old lady's death, and also Mrs. He and Mrs. He express their condolences!"

"Thank you ladies!"

Just as Fang Xiuyi was about to go over to have a chat with He Huai'an after seeing off the wives, an unexpected message came.

(End of this chapter)