Mistress

Chapter 11

Zhang Yuliu saw that her father seemed to have a plan in his mind, so he asked anxiously, "What trick did Daddy get?"

Her father stroked his beard and said, "You don't need to worry about this. Father has already sent someone to chase Dr. Xu and Sun Deng on fast horses early in the morning. If it goes well, I guess they will become dead souls today. Listen to father, Hurry up and go back later, you don't need to think about anything, just wait happily for Xu Cheng to return to the mansion. Father will find a way to settle the case, and then transport the gold, silver and jewels back to the prime minister's mansion, saying it is an investigation. We arrived at the place where Dr. Xu and Sun Deng hid the stolen goods."

Aunt Zhang was still worried, "What if we let the two of them escape?"

Her father sighed with regret: "When Dr. Xu and Sun Deng succeeded that day, we should have dealt with them immediately! If we didn't catch up and let them escape, they would have become a disaster."

Zhang Yuliu bit her lip tightly, feeling a little scared.She has a deep understanding that in the future, she must not be soft-hearted in everything, and the roots must be eradicated, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

Mr. Zhang saw that his daughter was nervous, and said, "Both of them have shallow eyelids. It's the first time they see so much money. They must still be enjoying it on the road. It shouldn't take too much effort to catch up. With the two of them With a little bit of ability, I never thought that we would catch them again."

Zhang Yuliu nodded slightly, still preoccupied, thinking that once the master came back, everything would be the same and she would not be able to make a big deal, so she said harshly: "How about... I will kill Li Nianyun first before the master returns home! "Her eyes were bloodshot, this time she really made up her mind, although she was still a little scared, mainly because she was afraid that Xu Cheng would find out.

Unexpectedly, her father shook his head this time, "It's better to transport the gold, silver and jewels back home first, and then think about other things after this matter is settled. If Xu Cheng finds his wife dead as soon as he comes back, what will he do?" I will definitely investigate it myself, it is easy to reveal flaws, we can only make plans when he travels next time, there is no need to worry about this matter."

Zhang Yuliu knew that her father was a veteran in the officialdom, and he had never seen any intrigues before. He was definitely not as good as her father in this respect, so he nodded and agreed, "Dad, I have to go back quickly, you must make that case perfect, so I can feel at ease!"

"Don't worry, father has handled hundreds of cases in his hands. When did something go wrong?" Chief Zhang was talking when he heard a strange movement outside the door.

Chief Zhang immediately responded, "Come in!"

A middle-aged man dressed in black came in with a mysterious look on his face.Seeing Zhang Yuliu present, he didn't say a word.

Chief Zhang motioned to him: "It's okay, you don't have to avoid suspicion in front of Miss."

The middle-aged man looked very capable. He made a report to Zhang Yuliu, and then reported to Chief Zhang: "Doctor Xu and Sun Deng ate and drank all the way before they walked out of Bailidi. , leaving no trace."

Commander Zhang and Zhang Yuliu finally felt at ease after hearing about it. Now that the murder has been killed, there must be no more troubles.

Only then did Zhang Yuliu leave her father's study, then got into the sedan chair, and ordered the servants to return to the mansion with the money from the pawn.

In the afternoon, Mr. Zhang led a group of people to the prime minister's mansion, brought [-]% of the gold, silver and jewelry, and met Mrs. Tai, saying that Dr. Xu and Sun Deng were in collusion, and they hid the gold, silver and jewelry. In the hole, has been dug out.It's just that Dr. Xu and Sun Deng fled first with [-]% of the money in a carriage. They Chengtian Mansion has sent people to hunt them down by water and land, and it should only take two or three days to catch them back.

Mrs. Tai is a shrewd person, otherwise she would not have given birth to a son like Xu Cheng.She knew that this matter would not be so simple, and there must be someone behind the scenes. She thought that Dr. Xu and Sun Deng would not have such courage. You must know that they usually stutter when they see Xu Cheng so nervous.

It's just that she was suspicious of Aunt Song and Aunt Ji at this time, and she never thought that her niece would do such a dirty thing that would damage the lintel.

Mr. Zhang is her brother-in-law, Mrs. Tai ordered in the tone of a sister: "Go back and arrange more people to investigate the case, and you must not let anyone with ulterior motives go. If other people in the mansion are involved, you must Don't take it lightly!"

Zhang Yuliu, who was standing by, trembled slightly when she heard this, but her father, Chief Zhang, remained calm and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Mrs. Tai, this case will be found out, and no one who caused trouble will be spared. Now Ninety percent of the property in the Prime Minister’s Mansion has been recovered, so it’s time to organize a family banquet to celebrate the Prime Minister’s return to the mansion.”

Speaking of Xu Cheng's return home, Mrs. Tai smiled, "Naturally. Yuliu, I leave this matter to you to arrange. You have to spend some time to make Cheng'er happy. He has been here for the past two months. Li suffered a lot."

Zhang Yuliu blessed her body and took orders to go down.

Mother Cui told Li Yan about Chief Zhang's visit to Mrs. Tai, "I heard from Ma Xing that Aunt Zhang went to her mother's house in the morning. When she went, her face was full of anxiety. When she came back, she was much calmer." In the afternoon, Chief Zhang led people to bring over [-]% of the family property lost by our Prime Minister's Mansion. The case was solved very quickly, but Dr. Xu and Sun Deng were not caught. This is really true Strange!"

Li Yan knew what Nanny Cui meant, but she couldn't be sure that Aunt Zhang did it, so she said: "Master is a sensible person, when he comes back, maybe all the truth will be revealed."

Nanny Cui responded with a smile on her face, she didn't say anything, she was already planning to find someone to collect evidence for Aunt Zhang.

And Li Yan's most urgent task is to find a good strategy to deal with Xu Cheng easily, so that he must not let him see that she is not Li Nianyun, and must not show any flaws.He is the prime minister, can he escape his wise eyes?And to her, he was just a strange man.

According to her vague memory, Li Nianyun is indeed a good wife and mother, she is very good at caring for her husband and teaching her children, and also knows some ways to balance, so that she can get along well with the aunts and concubine children in the mansion, and they have lived in peace for several years .

When it comes to the relationship between husband and wife, she loves and respects Xu Cheng, her husband, and is extremely affectionate, not only in her heart, but also in her daily life.She would undress him, serve him tea, without hesitation that these should be the work of servants.In her free time, she would sit down and talk to Xu Cheng about the trivial matters in the mansion, but she couldn't speak sweet words.

Under normal circumstances, Xu Cheng would listen to her quietly.Xu Cheng's feelings for her seem to be deep or shallow, and it is quite difficult to figure out. He is a person who is good at hiding things, including feelings.

Other than that, there doesn't seem to be much in-depth communication between them.

How can Li Yan not be in a hurry, she has to show that she is not too different from the previous Li Nianyun, this is really not easy.

Li Yan got up early the next day, but she didn't sleep well all night, so she just got up early and sat down.At this time, she was sitting in front of the dressing table and Qi Er was dressing her up.

Qi'er studied Li Yan's panda eyes for a while, thinking about how to apply makeup.She smiled shyly: "Ma'am, you spent the whole night on the warm kang last night and still refused to let us come to accompany you. You must be too happy to sleep because the master is going back home soon."

This remark wronged Li Yan a bit, it would be more appropriate to replace the word "happy" with "worried".Li Yan followed Qi'er's words, smiled and pretended to be angry and said: "You little girl, you have learned to figure this out at a young age. I haven't seen the master for a long time, so I am naturally happy, but... it seems that I am not restrained enough, lost my integrity Mrs. Shi should have a sense of propriety, which makes you laugh."

Nurse Cui, who was at the side, hurriedly said: "Where did Madam say that the master is out of danger, you are so happy for a whole night just shows your deep love for the master. You were too cautious and restrained before, but this time When the master comes back, you have to get closer to him and say some heart-warming words."

Li Yan was troubled in her heart. She was a typical straight-hearted person in her previous life, she couldn't coax others, and she never said a few heart-warming words when she grew up. At most, she occasionally acted like a baby in front of her parents, and that was something she did when she was young.Now if she wants to treat a strange man tenderly and considerately, she probably has to abide by the three obediences and four virtues. Alas, it seems that she has to learn to "pretend".

There is no way, the luck is bad, if you want to make a living here, how can you do whatever you want.She gave Nanny Cui a comforting look, "Don't worry, Mammy, I will..."

Before she finished speaking, Qing'er ran in in a panic, "Ma'am! Ma'am! Zhang Chun returned home early, saying that the master has already entered the capital, and now he is in the face of the saint. I can go back home!"

Mammy Cui immediately urged Qi'er, "Hurry up! Dress Madam quickly, Madam has to go to the door to meet Master!"

Seeing how anxious they were, Li Yan couldn't help laughing, "Isn't there still half an hour, take your time, don't be in a hurry."

Nanny Cui walked towards the closet and said, "How can we not be in a hurry, the master has not seen you for a long time, you should dress up so that the master can look at you pleasing to the eye."

Li Yan thought to herself, Nanny Cui must know how to deal with it better than her, and she also understood Xu Cheng's preferences and temper better, so she didn't stop her and let them fuss.

Qier combed a peony hair for her, put a white jade peacock hairpin on it, applied thin powder on her face, lightly applied lip balm, and light makeup, which seemed to be nothing but brighter than plain makeup, except for dark circles still.

In fact, Qi'er originally planned to use fine powder to cover Li Yan's dark circles, but after careful consideration, she felt that it was unnecessary. This was Madam's affection for the master, so why bother to cover it up.

Li Yan couldn't but secretly sighed at Qi'er's dexterous hands. If she were to be a make-up artist in modern times, she would definitely be a top expert, a little celebrity who was looted by the entertainment industry.

Nanny Cui and Qing'er almost emptied out all the clothes in the big wardrobe. They took out all the good-looking clothes and went through them. Although Li Nianyun was usually frugal, he made six new styles every season. clothes.

The two of them took out all the previous years' sets to have a look, and felt that they were a bit old, so they finally put them in the closet, and took out the six sets of this winter for comparison.Because Li Nianyun had been lying on the kang for two months, he never wore these new clothes once.

Mammy Cui was discerning, she picked out a thin silver brocade padded jacket and a thin padded skirt with wishful cloud patterns.After they helped Li Yan put these on, they looked around at her for a while, and then nodded with satisfaction.Li Yan thought to herself, could it be that she is born with a good foundation and looks good in everything she wears?

At this time, they put on Li Yan's peacock dark pattern feather satin cloak, her figure suddenly became much taller, and her aura became stronger.Li Yan stood in front of the mirror and "looked up" to herself for a long time, she is not bad, she is such a dignified and elegant lady.

(End of this chapter)