The Pretty Wife of General Jinxiu Huanian

Chapter 82 Yunxi's Response

After Yunxi and the prince came out of the yamen, they hurried without stopping for a moment and headed straight for the marquis's mansion.

As soon as they entered the Marquis' Mansion, Yunxi frowned and said to the prince anxiously, "Prince, there must be something fishy behind this matter. We must make a long-term plan."

The prince nodded repeatedly, his face solemn, and replied, "Madam, what you said is absolutely right, but the mastermind behind this is very well hidden, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to investigate."

Yunxi's eyes were determined, his hands clenched into fists, and he said, "No matter how difficult it is, we must investigate. The Marquis' Mansion cannot suffer this injustice in vain."

After saying that, Yunxi flicked her sleeves, turned around and strode into the study. She walked to the desk, picked up a pen, and wrote on the paper, listing all the things that had happened in the past few days.

At this time, the maid Xiao Cui came in quietly with tea, with a cautious look on her face, and said softly: "Madam, have some tea and rest first."

Yunxi didn't even raise her head, reached out to take the teacup, took a sip, and continued writing.

Xiao Cui stood quietly by, not daring to utter a word. Yun Xi would occasionally stop writing, chew the tip of the pen, and then write a few quick strokes again.

Suddenly, Yunxi raised his head abruptly, his eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something important, and said to Xiaocui, "Go call Li Fu."

After a while, Li Fu came hurriedly, panting, with beads of sweat on his forehead. "Madam, are you looking for me?"

Yunxi put down the pen in her hand, frowned, and said anxiously, "Li Fu, think carefully, have there been any suspicious people around the Marquis' Mansion during these incidents?"

Li Fu raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face, frowned, narrowed his eyes, and thought hard for a moment before saying, "Madam, I remember something.

A few days ago, when the incident at the silk shop happened, I saw a strange face peering furtively at the door of the Marquis's mansion.

When Yunxi heard this, her eyes lit up immediately. She leaned forward and asked anxiously, "Then did you see what that person looked like?"

Li Fu shook his head, his face full of annoyance. "The man was wearing a bamboo hat, so I couldn't see his face clearly. But he was short and dressed in black."

When Yunxi heard this, she stood up and began pacing back and forth in the study, her hands folded in front of her, her steps hurried. "That's a clue."

At this moment, there was a noise outside, so loud that it seemed to be about to blow the roof off.

Yunxi and Li Fu looked at each other and hurried out.

I saw two servants arguing with each other with red faces and thick necks, and they looked like they were about to fight.

"What's going on?" Yunxi asked loudly, his face full of majesty.

The servant said first, "Madam, he said that on the day he saw someone causing trouble at the grain store, a man in black entered the alley next door."

The second servant hurried forward and said anxiously, "Madam, it's absolutely true. I saw it with my own eyes."

Yunxi's heart moved, and he flicked his sleeves and said decisively: "Come on, take me to that alley to have a look."

Li Fu hurriedly led the way, Yunxi followed closely behind, and several servants followed behind them.

Along the way, Yunxi looked serious and walked hurriedly.

At the entrance to the alley, Yunxi stopped and took a closer look. The alley was narrow and dark, with little sunlight coming in. The walls on both sides were covered with moss and exuded a damp, musty smell.

Yunxi stepped into the alley and walked carefully, afraid of stepping on something dirty.

Li Fu was standing in front of us, carefully reminding us: "Madam, please be careful with your steps. The road is not smooth."

Yunxi waved her hand, signaling him not to say anything more, but her eyes kept looking around.

A group of people walked slowly in the alley, and their footsteps echoed in the narrow space.

Yunxi walked while observing the surroundings, not missing any corner.

Suddenly, a mouse ran past his feet, scaring the servant next to him and making him scream.

Yunxi glared at the servant and said, "Look at what you've accomplished!"

Continuing to walk forward, I saw that the deep part of the alley was filled with miscellaneous items, broken wooden boards, and rotten baskets, piled up in a mess, with almost no place to stand.

Yunxi stopped and said thoughtfully, "This place is so messy, maybe we can find some clues."

After saying this, he ordered Li Fu and the servants to search carefully.

The group carefully searched for possible clues in this narrow and dark alley.

The group came to the alley, only to find it was narrow, dark, and filled with debris.

Yunxi looked around carefully and suddenly found a piece of black cloth on the ground.

"This cloth..." Yunxi squatted down, frowning, picked up the cloth and examined it carefully, "It's similar to what the man in black that Li Fu mentioned was wearing."

As he was speaking, a disheveled, ragged beggar passed by. Yunxi quickly stood up, took a few steps in front of the beggar, and asked anxiously, "Sir, may I ask if you have seen anyone coming in and out of this place frequently in the past few days?"

The beggar glanced at Yunxi sideways, then looked up and down at the people following her, and then he spoke slowly: "Madam, I did see a short man in black entering the house at the end of the alley."

Yunxi hurriedly thanked him, took out a few copper coins from his pocket and stuffed them into the beggar's hand, then led everyone straight to the door of that family.

When she arrived at the door, Yunxi raised her hand and knocked on it. "Bang, bang, bang," the knocking sound was particularly loud in this quiet alley, but after waiting for a long time, no one answered.

Yunxi's expression grew increasingly serious, and she turned back and winked at Li Fu. Li Fu understood, rolled up his sleeves, stepped forward, and gave the door a hard kick. With a clang, the door was kicked open.

The room was filled with a stale smell and was empty with no one in sight, but there were some letters on the shabby table.

Yunxi walked over quickly, picked up the letter and looked at it, her face changed drastically.

"It turned out to be him!" Yunxi said gritting her teeth, her eyes full of anger.

It turned out that the letters were signed by a distant cousin of the Marquis's family named Liu Quan. Yunxi recalled Liu Quan's daily misdeeds and could not help but feel furious.

Liu Quan was an idler, uneducated, and only knew how to hang around the streets. He had come to the Marquis's residence many times with a smug look on his face to borrow money. The Marquis's residence, considering their kinship, initially lent him a few times, but he would squander the money on drinking, whoring, and gambling.

Later, the Marquis's Mansion stopped lending him money, so he became resentful and started speaking ill of the Marquis's Mansion everywhere.

"He must be harboring a grudge and deliberately framing the Marquisate." Yunxi clenched her fists in anger. "Our Marquisate has treated him well, yet he has done something so ungrateful!"

Li Fu was also so angry that he stamped his feet, "Madam, this Liu Quan is such a jerk, we can't let him off so easily!"

Yunxi took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. "Put these letters away first, and we'll make a long-term plan when we get back."

Just then, footsteps were heard outside.

Yunxi and others hid in the house when they saw Liu Quan walking in with a few thugs.

Liu Quan wore his hat askew, his chest exposed, and looked arrogant, cursing: "Humph, this time the Marquis' Mansion is going to be in big trouble. Let them know the consequences of offending me!"

His triangular eyes rolled around, revealing a sinister and vicious look.

At this moment, Yunxi stepped out of the house, folded his arms across his chest, and looked at me fiercely, "Liu Quan, your conspiracy will never succeed."

Liu Quan was startled, his eyes widened, and he stammered, "You, why are you here?"

Yunxi sneered, her chin raised slightly, "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Liu Quan, do you think you can hide this little trick from everyone?"

When Liu Quan saw this, his face turned pale instantly. He turned around and wanted to run, his legs as weak as sieve chaff.

But before he took two steps, he was stopped by the people brought by the prince.

The prince had a sullen face, waved his hand, and said sternly, "Catch them all."

Those men immediately pounced on Liu Quan and his thugs like wolves and tigers and tied them up tightly.

Liu Quan was like an eggplant hit by frost, wilting and drooping, still mumbling, "Let me go, let me go!"

Soon, Liu Quan and others were tied up and taken back to the marquis' mansion.

In the hall of the marquis's mansion, Liu Quan knelt on the ground, his body trembling constantly, his head drooping, like a stray dog.

Yunxi walked up to him, looked down at him, and said sternly, "Liu Quan, why did you frame the Marquis' Mansion?"

Liu Quan lowered his head, not daring to raise his eyes, and his voice was as soft as a mosquito's hum: "I... I..."

The prince slammed the table and shouted angrily, "If you don't tell the truth, I will not forgive you!"

Liu Quan shuddered, and then he said tremblingly: "Yes, I am jealous of the current prosperity of the Marquis' Mansion, and I resent you for not lending me money, so..."

Yunxi was so angry that her eyebrows were raised, and she pointed at him and cursed, "You ungrateful thing, the Marquis' Mansion treated you well, but you repay kindness with hatred.

When I lent you the money, wasn't it all in the hope that you would mend your ways and live a good life? But you squandered it all on drinking, whoring, gambling, and drinking!

Now you still do such a despicable thing!"

The prince snorted coldly and said, "Send him over to the authorities and deal with him according to the law."

Upon hearing this, Liu Quan collapsed to the ground with a plop, tears streaming down his face, and begged, "My Lord, spare me, my Madam, spare me!

I don't dare anymore! "

But no one paid attention to his pleas for mercy, and he was soon dragged away.

After Liu Quan was taken away, peace finally returned to the Marquis' Mansion.

Yunxi and the prince looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.