Li Qingyi listened to her question, looked at the scroll in his arms and sighed, "You must have heard about what happened to the young Marquis of Yongping Marquis Mansion, right?"
Wei Jiaoer's head was nodding like a chicken pecking at rice, "I heard that Mr. Song Xiaohou was unjust and the murderer of Lin Ji was his second brother Lin Yi!"
"Yes! This Lin Yi not only killed his younger brother, but also had people steal the short arrows of Lord Song Xiaohou to frame him. And the maid Lu Tao who he ordered to steal the arrows was the daughter of Lord Song Xiaohou's wet nurse. She died from a wolf when she was on the run, and was bitten beyond recognition. You must have heard that people become ghosts after death. If you don't know your name or appearance, you cannot be reincarnated..."
Wei Jiaoer had goosebumps all over her body when she said it, "It seems... there is such a saying, what about this portrait?"
"It's Green Peach."
Li Qingyi said something and then explained: "Although Lu Tao made a big mistake, Mr. Song Xiaohou had a deep relationship with his wet nurse and couldn't bear that her daughter would end up like this. For the sake of his wet nurse, he planned to bury her alive." , and drew a portrait of her to be buried with her, but the paper was easily perishable, so Princess Ronling asked me to help her and asked the embroiderer from Cuijin Tower to embroider a portrait in the shape of a green peach."
Wei Jiaoer was greatly surprised, "This is a good idea. I didn't expect Mr. Song Xiaohou to look careless, but he is actually kind-hearted."
"No, I didn't expect that Princess Rongling said that he couldn't bear the wet nurse and her daughter not being able to recognize each other underground."
When Wei Jiaoer heard this, she sighed again.
Wei Lan'er had been listening silently, until then he couldn't help but speak, "When did Sister Li and Princess Rongling become so close? I remember that before the tea party in the mansion, Princess Rongling didn't even Contact us."
Li Qingyi smiled when he heard this and did not deliberately look at Wei Laner's expression. He responded casually: "Princess Rongling is my aunt after all. We were estranged in the past because we didn't see each other very often. In the future, we will just keep in touch with each other more often."
When Wei Laner heard this, his fingers holding the handkerchief couldn't help but crush together, and the peony flowers embroidered on it were wrinkled.
Chang Lan has been following the crowd at the end, carefully watching the expressions and movements of Wei Lan'er and her maid, Xindao girl 80% guessed it right!
While they were talking, they went up to the second floor of Cuijin Building. The big shopkeeper saw Li Qingyi and came to inquire about her needs. Li Qingyi asked: "I don't know if Mrs. Su is free recently. I have something to trouble her with."
When the big shopkeeper heard that she was looking for Mrs. Su, he quickly called her over.
Su Xiaoyan knelt down and said with a smile: "Miss Li, what's the matter with calling the slave over?"
Li Qingyi asked her with a smile: "Ms. Su, can you embroider portraits?"
Su Xiaoyan nodded: "I have embroidered portraits, but it depends on the difficulty of the painting. I don't dare to guarantee the girl."
Li Qingyi unfolded the scroll, revealing the appearance of a green peach, "This is the one, take a look."
Not only Su Xiaoyan, but everyone also looked at the portrait after hearing this.
No one else had any special expressions. Only Wei Laner's maid, Jin Shu, showed a hint of astonishment at first, and then gradually gathered doubts and panic.
Although she quickly covered up the past, Chang Lan stood on the "outside" and saw clearly.
Wei Jiaoer was the first to speak, "This Lu Tao was quite a pretty girl, but it's a pity that she has passed away."
Su Xiaoyan was a little surprised when she heard this, so Li Qingyi explained to her about Lu Tao.
Su Xiaoyan said: "It's really time to restore her appearance. Don't let her be a fool down there and don't even know what she looks like."
"As long as you're not afraid." What Li Qingyi said was not a lie. After the portrait was embroidered, it was indeed going to be buried with Lu Tao.
Li Qingyi handed the portrait to Mrs. Su, and then asked the shopkeeper to come over to choose clothes. From the beginning to the end, he did not pay any attention to Wei Laner's master and servant.
It wasn't until she left Cuijin Tower and returned to Wei Mansion that she asked Chang Lan, "How was it?"
Changlan's eyes flashed, "Young lady asked the slaves to keep an eye on Miss Wei San, master and servant. They are really fishy! Miss Wei San heard what you said about Princess Rongling. Although her face didn't change, her whole body was absent-minded. She didn't even pay attention to Miss Wei Wu's overt and covert thorns. That Jin Shu is even worse. Ever since she saw Lu Tao's portrait, she has been sweating on her forehead from time to time."
Li Qingyi was greatly surprised, "It seems that my guess is probably true..."
Combined with the fact that Jin Shu's uncle went to inquire about the Yongping Hou Mansion, it is not difficult to guess that the man and woman who came into contact with Lan Xin were Jin Shu and his uncle Liu Yong.
Liu Yong went to the Yongping Marquis Mansion a few days before Song Yang was arrested. He must have been looking for opportunities to steal Song Yang's short arrows. Immediately after Lin Wenye beat the drum to sue Song Yang, Liu Yong went to Yongping again. The Pinghou Mansion wanted to use the opportunity of giving money to silence "Lv Tao". However, when they heard that Lu Tao had run away, they hurried back to report the news to Jin Shu. After Wei Laner learned about it, he asked him to find a way to find "Lv Tao". Peach".
Everyone was also surprised. Chang Ning twisted her eyebrows and said, "Miss Wei San has actually fallen in love with Mr. Song Xiaohou, and she went to such a roundabout way to please the Yongping Houfu?"
"It's indeed circuitous..." Li Qingyi thought: "Like his father-in-law, Prince Lian, Yongpinghou dislikes dealing with people like Wei Shicheng who are involved in the center of power. I'm afraid he doesn't want to get married to the Wei family, so Wei Lan'er That’s why we made this decision.”
"It seems that Miss Wei San is very fond of Mr. Song Xiaohou. Otherwise, she would not take this risk. If the Yongping Marquis Mansion finds out, she and Mr. Song Xiaohou will be completely in trouble."
"If you don't do this, there's no chance. Let's just give it a try. If it works, Wei Laner will have the opportunity to marry into the Yongping Marquis Mansion. Even if someone finds out in the future, the family scandal must not be made public, and the Yongping Marquis Mansion will not be able to Spread the word, if Wei Laner gives birth to a son and a half daughter, who can hold her accountable for this matter?"
The girls all nodded.
This deal is still a good deal.
"But now that the girl finds out about this, what should she do?"
Li Qingyi had nothing to hesitate, "Of course to be honest, can I still turn my elbow outward?"
Princess Rongling was her aunt, and she had reconciled with her mother, Princess Yuanheng. She was considered one of her own, so she couldn't watch her being cheated and remain silent, right?
Besides, if Wei Lan'er is so careless, marrying him in the future will only cause trouble for his mother-in-law, Princess Rongling.
Chang Ning "tsk", "Princess Rongling has been to the Li family several times before to express her wishes to you, girl, for Lord Song Xiaohou. If Miss Wei San was interested in Lord Song Xiaohou, wouldn't she have hated the girl long ago? This time the girl went to expose her shortcomings again, and the trouble was really big!"
Li Qingyi almost forgot about it, "Can you blame me? Before a person does something, he should know that there is a possibility of failure. If you can't bear such a risk, then don't do it."
"The main thing is that Rongling County knows the truth. With her temperament of not accepting any grievances, she won't hit the door, right? Will Miss Wei San be so ashamed and angry that she will hit a pillar on the spot or something?"
Li Qingyi shook his head, "Although Wei Lan'er is young, she is not a delicate flower that falls down when the wind blows or falls down when it rains. She is very aware."
Chang Ning has always been straightforward in his speech, "Girl, just say that she is thick-skinned and won't lose her life because of such a trivial matter."
Li Qingyi was funny, "That's what I meant."
Silan came over and asked, "What will happen to the Yongping Marquis Mansion?"
"What else can we do? Although Lu Tao is not a dispensable maid to Princess Rongling, in the eyes of outsiders, she is just a girl. Is it possible that the Yongping Houfu can let Wei Lan do it for a girl? It's impossible to pay for it with your life. Even if it's for Guo Shangshu's sake, the Yongpinghou Mansion won't do anything to Wei Lan'er, but the Guo family will in turn owe a favor to Yongping Hou."
Changlan saw everyone talking enthusiastically and couldn't help but remind him: "This is all for later. Jin Shu saw Lu Tao's portrait today. She must know that the maid she had contact with before was not Lu Tao. Will she go there again? Silence?"
Li Qingyi asked: "If it were you, would you go to Lan Xin to silence him?"
Changlan curled his hair tangledly, "If it's a slave, I won't go. From Miss Wei San's point of view, she doesn't know if Lan Xin has already recruited her. If Lan Xin has already recruited, she will let her go. To kill someone is to throw yourself into a trap! If Lan Xin didn't do anything, then she went to kill Lan Xin. Wasn't it just to tell people clearly that there was another hidden reason in this matter? But, she kept Lan Xin and always let her go. People’s hearts are not at ease…”
Li Qingyi spread his hands: "So, I don't know what Wei Lan'er will choose. In short, let's tell the Yongping Marquis Mansion about the matter first, so that they can be aware of it and make preparations."
*****
Tinglan Pavilion.
Wei Laner looked at Jin Shu who was kneeling in front of him, and his eyebrows suddenly knitted together, "What is a green peach but not a green peach? Why is a green peach not dead?"
It was the first time that Jin Shu spoke so harshly, "Slave, I don't know, I don't know what's going on. The Lu Tao I saw before is not the same person as the one in Miss Li's portrait today!"
"How can it be?"
"This slave doesn't understand either. Lu Tao is obviously dead and the body has been bitten to bits. My uncle saw the people from Dali Temple carrying the body back with his own eyes..."
Jin Shu was puzzled and her whole body was still numb!
Wei Lan'er was much smarter than her, "The painting Li Qingyi is holding was painted by someone from the Yongping Marquis Mansion. It must be Lu Tao, but you said the person in the portrait is not the Lu Tao you have seen." Tao...that is to say, the person you met must be an imposter!"
"False name?" Jin Shu always felt that the matter was strange, and the hairs all over her body stood up. "Young lady, you mean that the maid you contacted just assumed the name of Lu Tao?"
"There is only one possibility." Wei Laner narrowed his eyes and analyzed: "Since the maid is pretending to be Lu Tao instead of pretending to be someone else, it means that she is usually at odds with Lu Tao, so she immediately used her name to resist It is dangerous, and those who can have interests entangled with Lu Tao are probably the same first-class maids as her."
Jin Shu suddenly realized, "I will go and find out who that person is!"
"Wait!"
