The Reckless Girl
Wen Xian heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Xie Qin was fine.
However, he was also worried. "It seems that we have underestimated that prince. After going around in circles, he actually sowed discord between us."
Uncle Wang said, "It was too dangerous just now. If you hadn't appeared in time, I wouldn't have been able to hide the secret passage and pretend to fall to deceive that guard."
Thinking about it now, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Wen Xian looked at the dark sky outside and narrowed his eyes. "Now that we have aroused their suspicions, we must be careful in the future. Nothing must go wrong with the grand plan."
And —
Uncle Wang said, "Young Master, actually these days … I have sensed that someone has been secretly watching us."
"Watching us?" Wen Xian's expression suddenly changed.
"It's just a feeling, but I can't be sure. I have deliberately paid attention to it, but I didn't find anything. Maybe I was overthinking, but it's also possible that those people secretly watching us are all experts, so they hid very well, so I couldn't find any traces of them."
Ah!
"Experts?" Wen Xian thought, "So, they had already noticed us before the assassination?"
Uncle Wang was shocked. "Young Master, is it because …"
He didn't finish his words.
He was interrupted!
"Don't panic. If they had enough evidence, they would have come to arrest us long ago. Why would they hide in the dark and watch us? In short, you must bear in mind that this is a silk shop, a place for merchants to buy and sell goods. Open our doors, and do business openly and aboveboard. We are also honest merchants. "
Although he was also worried, his tone sounded very calm.
Uncle Wang said in a low voice, "Yes."
"Also, take good care of Xie Qin. During this time, you must hide him well."
"What if …"
"There is no 'what if'. Don't they want evidence? Then I want to see how they can find it. "
… …
Anchang Court.
The guard was the first to come back to report, explaining everything that happened when Xie Qin woke up in the mass grave and went to the Si Residence.
Everything was clear!
In the hall, Jing Rong, Ji Yunshu, Mo Ruo and Tang Si were all there.
"This subordinate saw him go in with our own eyes. Before he went in, he said a few secret words. The person who came out to receive him was the old man in charge of the Si Family Silk Shop. That's why Guard Lang asked this subordinate to report to His Highness." “
Jing Rong's gaze turned cold. "Si Family Silks Shop! It's the Si Family Silks Shop again! “
He drummed his fingers on the table.
He began to ponder.
Si family?
What is that place?
Why did Jing Rong have such an expression?
Ji Yunshu and Mo Ruo, who was sitting opposite her, looked at each other. They both understood the meaning behind the words' Si Family Silks', but they tacitly stayed silent.
However, Tang Si wanted to be different and put on a high-spirited appearance. "In my opinion, it must be that Si family that sent assassins to kill you guys. I say, you guys are wasting too much time. If it were me, I would directly bring people over and destroy that place. Then, we'll find the person who was thrown into the mass grave. When the evidence is conclusive, let's see how they can deny it."
She didn't know the crux of the matter, so it was easy for her to speak.
Mo Ruo glared at her. "Just shut up and sit down, or get out."
"I'm just giving you some advice."
"No need!"
"You …"
She was furious.
He could only sit there sulking.
Ji Yunshu asked Jing Rong, "Si Family Silks? What kind of place is that? Why are you reacting like this? "
Jing Rong answered, "Because when we were investigating the disaster relief silks, we found the Si Family Silks."
"The Si family is related to the disaster relief silks?"
Astonished!
Jing Rong nodded and continued, "What a coincidence, the assassination this time is also related to the Si family."
Isn't this too strange?
Mo Ruo pondered, "Could this matter be a maelstrom?"
The maelstrom was getting bigger and bigger!
Tang Si didn't understand and became even more impatient. She looked at them with disdain and raised her butt with an expression that said, "You guys are idiots."
"Are you guys stupid? Isn't it obvious now? Those people robbed the disaster relief silks and were worried that you guys would find out, so they sent assassins to silence them. That must be it. Now is the best time for you guys to send people over. When the time comes, we'll find the disaster relief silks and then find the assassins. The evidence is conclusive, enough for them to die a hundred times over. "
"Imbecile." Mo Ruo threw out these words.
"What did you say?"
"I said you're an imbecile!" He casually said, "If a man is an imbecile, then a woman is, of course, an imbecile."
Oh my god, that's a good word!
Tang Si glared at him fiercely. "I'm just giving you an idea. It's fine if you don't take it, but if you don't know what's good for you, I'd rather be a reckless girl. It's better than you brainless people who only know how to talk."
After saying that, she turned and walked out.
She stood in the courtyard outside, plucking the leaves and venting her anger on them.
It would be great if things were as simple as she thought!
The atmosphere in the hall was heavy.
Mo Ruo was also sober for once and looked at Jing Rong, who had a heavy expression on his face.
"What do you think?"
Jing Rong said, "If these two incidents are really related to the Si family, then there must be a lot of people behind them. After stealing the disaster relief silks, they were still able to open a silk shop in Yufu County for so many years and remain unscathed. Moreover, they're just a single merchant, but they're able to mobilize so many experts to work for them. This is definitely not a simple matter."
The fog was thick!
Not long after, Lang Po arrived.
He recounted everything that happened at the silk shop in detail.
"Wen Xian?"
"Yes!"
Everyone was shocked that Wen Xian was actually the owner of that silk shop.
Jing Rong said, "In fact, when we investigated the disaster relief silks, we found out that the Wen family's cloth came from the Wen family. At that time, we already felt that it was strange. Now, I'm afraid it makes sense. I just didn't expect that the Si family's silk shop would belong to Wen Xian."
Ji Yunshu said, "The whole matter … might also be related to the Wen family's embroidery workshop."
"It's not 'might', it's definitely."
"But when those assassins tried to assassinate us, he saved us."
"But the person who was thrown into the mass grave did enter the Si family, and he just happened to appear there. Isn't it strange that the trail ended the moment he appeared?"
Ji Yunshu was speechless.
Jing Rong turned to Lang Po and asked, "Are you sure you searched that room?"
"I'm sure, but there's really nothing. This subordinate also saw that person go in with my own eyes."
"There must be a secret passage in the room, you just didn't discover it."
"Then, Your Highness, what should we do now?"
"Although things are as we have analyzed, to catch a thief, one must find the stolen goods. We haven't seen the disaster relief silks, and we haven't found that person. Moreover, there are still many things that we don't understand. How did they transport the disaster relief silks away? Why did they steal the disaster relief silks? Why did they assassinate this prince, but not kill Teacher Ji, and even ran over to save him? There are too many suspicious points in this. "
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