Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 326 Who is it?
Seeing Cao Xueqin's solemn expression suddenly changed, Mai Xiang looked at Liu Huilan as it was obvious that something serious had happened.

"Your husband knows who leaked the manuscript of the manuscript."

"Who?"

These days are busy with Huaici's going to Xinjiang, Mai Xiang and Huaici have completely ignored this matter, the public version of the novel "Dream of Red Mansions" has no Zhizhi, and those who have read Zhizhi's version are close people .

Liu Huilan sighed, and said, "It's your home, the manuscripts flowed from your home."

"My family? Who is my family? How is it possible? I haven't lent the manuscript to anyone else?"

She recalled carefully, and she had no impression of lending the book to Wan's family. Her manuscripts were always kept beside her pillow, and she had never taken them out. Moreover, her house had never been broken by anyone. How did you get the manuscript?

While recalling, Mai Xiang sent the maids to look for the manuscripts. The problem is that both sets of Zhiping manuscripts in Mai Xiang's hands are complete. She copied one set and Huaici also copied the other.

"We don't know how they got your manuscript, but Wan Zhigao's mother secretly gave it to Mrs. Pei. After reading the manuscript, Mrs. Pei organized someone to copy a few copies and gave them to her husband's former colleagues. , so there will be discussions in the court." Liu Huilan said.

Seeing Mai Xiang blamed himself, Cao Xueqin hurriedly said: "Actually, you are not entirely to blame for this matter. There is another important person among the people who complained, that is, Prince Shuncheng. Without him, this matter would not have happened." It aroused the attention of the emperor. The Pei family knew that you and Changling had a festival, and the manuscript was also given to the king of Shuncheng. The king of Shuncheng knew that I had become famous in the past few years. He asked for the old things of our Cao family, so he filed a complaint with the emperor. He is quite clear about the affairs of the royal family and the Cao family, so he can naturally understand the metaphors in the book. In addition, by doing so, he can take the opportunity to solve Huai Ci , to avenge his brother's broken leg, and if he's lucky, he can even touch Prince Li."

"Isn't he a serious relative of your Cao family?" Mai Xiang asked.

"What about serious relatives? If they weren't ruthless and ungrateful back then, the Cao family would not have fallen to the point of complete defeat. Back then, the old lady calculated that the Cao family would be in trouble, so she hurriedly sent some important things in the family to the two counties. In Wang's house, the two aunts were still there at that time, but who would have thought that after the two aunts left, the branch of Shuncheng County King would not accept it, not only that, but also made things difficult and humiliated us." Liu Huilan recalled the past, Still a little excited.

"Forget it, there's no need to say these words anymore. Mai Xiang, you have to be more careful in Wanjia in the future." Cao Xueqin said.

He was worried about Mai Xiang's situation, Huai Ci broke his face with Wan Zhigao and Jiang's, made Wan Zhigao lose face, and made Jiang's dismissal, this tone, Wan Zhigao and Jiang's would not just swallow it.Now that Huaici is not around, who knows what tricks the other party will make. Others don't know, but Liu Huilan and Cao Xueqin are very aware of the dark affairs of this mansion gate.

This incident is a good example. I don't even know how Mai Xiang's manuscript was lost. I was plotted against and I was still kept in the dark.

"Understood, I usually rarely go to Wanjia. They asked me to move back, but I didn't agree. Originally, I wanted to go back to the countryside for a few days and come back after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now that I'm talking about it, I have to go back first." Go to Prince Li's Mansion."

Mai Xiang knew that Yong En had been favored for several great achievements in recent years, and naturally he was also excluded by some clan relatives. This Shuncheng County King had such thoughts.

If "Story of the Stone" is really classified as anti-book, Yongen will definitely be implicated. Although Qianlong may not cut Yongen's title, but in order to silence everyone, he will definitely take away Yongen's job.

Prince Zhuang is a good example. Prince Zhuang used to be the prime minister and in charge of the Ministry of Industry.

"Okay, you go, I'm going to see a friend, Minglin sent someone to tell me these things, he is now the emperor's bodyguard, as long as you know it in your heart." Cao Xueqin urged a few words.

After returning from Prince Li's Mansion, Mai Xiang immediately went to Wan's family. One was to tell the elders of Wan's family that she would go back to her mother's house in the countryside for a while, and the other was that she wanted to see Kang Yi.

Mai Xiang analyzed for a long time, and the ones who stole her manuscript were none other than Jiang, Wan Zhigao, and Kang Yi. These three people had also been to the small courtyard where Mai Xiang lived. Wan Zhigao is now in the academy, so it is unlikely. Big, if he got the manuscript before that, if he wanted to take revenge, he could have taken out the manuscript earlier, why bother to make so many things later.

The rest are Jiang Shi and Kang Yi. In Mai Xiang's impression, Jiang Shi only went to her own room once, and there is no chance to steal the manuscript, unless she bribes the maid around her. Another possibility is that Kang Yi stole the manuscript to give Jiang's, so the first person Mai Xiang wanted to test was Kang Yi.

When Mai Xiang entered with Xiao Yu'er in her arms, Wan's family was going to the room to prepare dinner, and Kang Yi and Wan Baocai's two concubines were setting the meal. Seeing Mai Xiang enter the door, Kang Yi was stunned for a moment.

"Sister-in-law, it seems that I came here at a bad time." Mai Xiang smiled, knowing that the other party thought she was going to move back, Mai Xiang didn't explain.

"What the second brother and sister said, it's too late for the sister-in-law to be happy. Knowing that the second brother is leaving today, I originally planned to go to see you, but my grandmother cried all morning because of the second brother, so I didn't dare to move. Come on, Sister-in-law will serve you dinner." Kang Yi was as enthusiastic as ever.

"Then thank you, sister-in-law." After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she handed the child to Feng Ye, and found a seat for herself to sit down.

After the meal, Kang Yi personally served a cup of tea for everyone, and then Mai Xiang explained her intentions.

"Go back to your mother's house?" The old lady showed displeasure.

"It's only temporary. I haven't gone back to see them much this year, and they can't come to see me. My parents miss me, and my younger brothers and sisters are growing up one after another. It won't be long before they should leave the cabinet." Now, the days when the sisters get together will definitely be less and less, and it happens that the husband is not at home, so I want to take this opportunity to go back and get together with them."

"That's the reason. It's just that you have to come back before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and you have to go back to reunite with your family during the festival." Wan Baocai said, it's better to go back to her mother's house than to go out alone.

"Success, thank you grandfather for complete success."

"Since that's the case, after Zhiyuan's daughter-in-law returns to the countryside, she will go to worship the Buddha and make a wish, and see if Zhiyuan can come back sooner." Thinking of this, the old lady had a gleam of joy on her face.

"Okay, that's what I mean too."

After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she looked at the sky and said goodbye. Before going out, Mai Xiang pretended to remember suddenly, looked at Kang Yi and asked, "Sister-in-law, I lost a few books, which are manuscripts. Has sister-in-law seen it?"

Something flashed in Kang Yi's eyes. If Mai Xiang hadn't been alert beforehand, she wouldn't have noticed her abnormality at all. Could it be that she really did it?If this is the case, her scheming is too deep, much deeper than Jiang's, and Jiang's actually became her pawn.

"Manuscripts? What good books have been lost? I have seen a few booklets on the kang of my siblings, but I haven't paid attention to others." Kang Yi's answer was very decent.

"We have never lost anything in our house. The maids and women have clean hands and feet. Besides, if you want to steal, you have to steal something valuable. Who would steal a book? There are so many things in your house that you can't keep them all. It was put in a corner when we moved." The old lady said.

"That's what the old lady said. I'll look for it later." Mai Xiang didn't dare to conclude that Kang Yi did it based on this abnormality.

She didn't want to believe from the bottom of her heart that Kang Yi, whom she had treated sincerely, would in turn stab herself.

After leaving the upper room, Mai Xiang turned to Ziju's room. Ziju was eating and was very surprised to see Mai Xiang.

"Why did you eat so late?" Mai Xiang looked at the sky outside.

"Hey, it's not caused by that dead woman. Don't look at her as an aunt, but she still thinks of herself as a wife in her heart. Now I can't handle my grandma, and I can't handle those concubines. Just take us younger generations. My aunt vents her anger, and I have to serve her every meal. You see, she pinches me, and she always vents her anger on us. These two women are of the same virtue." Ziju put her own The sleeves were stretched up, and the arms were covered with bruises and purple spots.

"Is Wan Zhigao still like this?"

"He? He hasn't been back since the accident."

"Do these old ladies and gentlemen know?"

"What's the use of them knowing? Last time I heard that the old man wanted to send the dead woman to the ancestral home in the country, but the old man refused. He knelt down and begged the old lady, and the old lady asked her to stay."

"What else?" Mai Xiang really didn't know, it seemed that Wan Chengyao really didn't have any old feelings for the Jiang family.

"Hmph, she thought it was before, but now the master doesn't come into her room at all..."

"By the way, Ziju, do you have the impression that you have seen some manuscripts from Wan Zhigao or Kang Yi?" Mai Xiang interrupted her when she saw that Ziju was complaining endlessly.

"Manuscript?" Ziju shook her head, she was illiterate and never paid attention to these things.

"Think about it again."

"I have never paid attention to the study of the uncle. The house of the young lady is rarely let us in, and she is annoyed when she sees us. There are a lot of books in the study, and I don't know whether to copy them by hand or not." Ziju Still shaking his head.

Mai Xiang was a little disappointed, when she was about to leave, suddenly the maid beside Kang Yi came to find her and took her to Kang Yi's yard.

"Brother and sister, what do you mean by throwing away books just now? Is it a very important book?" Kang Yi asked.

"Well, it's a set of handwritten ancient books. I bought it from the market with great difficulty. It cost me a full 80 taels of silver. The person said it was a lonely copy. I don't know if it's true or not, but now the books are gone. , It doesn’t matter if it’s true or not.” Mai Xiang also lied.
She was a little suspicious of Kang Yi.

(End of this chapter)