Madam Zhuang checked for a long time before she finished checking all the white powder, rouge and gouache.
She said to Jiang with a solemn face: "Mrs. An, these things are all of poor quality."
She paused and pointed to several broken boxes of white powder, rouge and gouache and then said: "This pile is all toxic and will disfigure your face if you use it. The ones here are all low-quality and will cause allergies if you use them. It can cause skin irritation if you use it." Itchy, it won’t cause problems in a short time, but long-term use will make the skin rough and aging.”
Jiang was covered in a cold sweat. No wonder her face was always itchy for no reason during this period. She thought it was caused by the getting hotter weather, but she didn't expect that she was almost disfigured. At this moment, she was very grateful to Lin Yanyun for proposing to investigate the matter thoroughly, otherwise she would Not even his face.
Not only she, but also Yu Lan and An Shian were shocked. Everyone thought it was Lin Yanyun who did this, but unexpectedly there was a big reversal.
Unable to suppress her anger, Mrs. Jiang politely asked Madam Zhuang to be sent away, and then she furiously ordered: "Call the warehouse manager!"
The warehouse manager, Mama Liu, came soon after. She purchased all these things, and the maid was responsible for transporting them and counting them in the warehouse.
Jiang asked Liu’s mother: “What’s going on with these things!”
Mother Liu had a clear conscience. She did not do any tricks and answered without any panic: "Madam, there is an account for every transaction of these things. There is no reason for me to pass them off as inferior ones for your review."
After saying this, Mother Liu handed the account to Jiang. Jiang did not believe these superficial skills and scribbled through the account.
This kind of eating inside and outside is not uncommon.
An Shian ordered: "Go and invite the shopkeeper who sells these rouge and gouache."
Shitou received the order and immediately went out to do things.
Jiang was filled with righteous indignation and scolded the two of them: "Only you two have dealt with these things, not who you two are! You are so good at eating the food inside and outside. Looking at the whole Jingyang, which maid has as high a monthly salary as you, you are unfamiliar with it and you look at it with blank eyes Wolf."
The kneeling maid lowered her head guiltily, her fingers couldn't help but tremble, and she was at a loss for words.
Mother Liu didn't panic at all and said firmly: "Madam, I didn't do anything. If Madam doesn't believe you, report it to the official for investigation, I have a clear conscience."
At this time, the shopkeeper came, and An Shian asked him to identify whether these things were sold by his family. The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "These things are never sold in my shop. Although they are good imitations, they are all of inferior quality. It cannot be used on the face. My ancestors have been in the rouge and gouache business for three generations, and there has never been any adulteration, let alone so many inferior products."
"Businessmen pay the most attention to integrity. There is no way that I would cut my own way out and shoot myself in the foot to ruin my reputation. To be serious, these problematic rouges and gouache have violated the laws of our country. I suggest that Madam should file a complaint." Let the officials handle it."
An Shi'an saw that the shopkeeper didn't look like he was lying, so he said, "Just report it to the official."
The panicked maid couldn't hold it in any longer, and tears were streaming down her face. She begged for mercy in fear: "Madam, I made a mistake. I deserve death. Please, Madam, don't let me go to court. I made a mistake. I will definitely change my mind." ."
If she goes to court, she will definitely be beaten to death, and the torturers will be either humans or ghosts. The thought of this girl makes her extremely frightened.
Mrs. Jiang angrily slammed the table, pointed at the maid and cursed: "You are such a wolf-hearted thing, you are seeking wealth and murder!"
The maid cried and said, "My slave is wrong. My parents are seriously ill. I have no money to treat them, so I came up with the idea of making a batch of rouge and gouache. I sold the good rouge and gouache to exchange money for medical treatment for my family."
"My slave didn't mean to harm anyone. The person who sold these things to me said they were just ineffective and would not be dangerous if used. That's why I believed it. Madam, my slave really didn't want to harm anyone..."
The maid kowtowed and confessed: "Please sir, please forgive me this time. I will never dare to do it again."
Jiang's face turned red with anger and asked angrily: "Who is the person selling your things? Find her!"
"She's a Taoist nun from Gumu Village. Her surname is Chen Nunu. This is all she knows."
An Shi'an immediately ordered Shitou to find the Taoist nun.
The maid kept begging for mercy, but Jiang became so angry that he slapped her in person.
"You bitch is trying to kill us all!"
The maid kept crying, and now she had no choice but to beg for mercy.
After a while, Shitou hurriedly came back and reported: "Madam, uncle, the Taoist nun is dead. The villagers said she was killed by a wild boar when she went to the mountain to collect fungi."
An Shi'an, I feel that there is something fishy about the death of this Taoist girl. Most of the matter has been revealed. He ordered: "Send the person to the Yamen and ask for another investigation."
Shitou: "Yes."
The maid screamed for help but to no avail and was dragged down.
Mr. Jiang patted his frightened heart and said luckily, "Fortunately, Yanyun asked Yanyun to investigate this matter thoroughly, otherwise my face would be ruined."
Lin Yanyun was extremely happy. This incident had already made Jiang and An Shian change their views on her.
"Madam, this is what a poor concubine should do."
Jiang's eyes couldn't help but soften a little when looking at Lin Yanyun.
Yu Lan felt a sense of crisis in her heart. She clearly felt that Lin Yanyun was starting to hide the knife secretly...
She was feeling uncertain and uneasy, so she sent her maid to the palace to ask An Qien to come back.
Yu Lan didn't believe that this matter had nothing to do with Lin Yanyun, but all the evidence so far proved that she had cleared herself.
An Qi'en was reading in the study when Qingbi came in through the curtain and reported the matter: "Princess, something happened in An's house."
An Qien was startled, and raised his eyes from the book to look at Qingbi.
Qingbi continued: "Princess, do you still remember that there was something wrong with the white powder used on the wedding day?"
"What's wrong?"
"Now the government has found out that the maid in the warehouse transferred the package and passed it off as substandard. This matter has been reported to the Yamen. Mrs. An feels that the matter is not that simple and wants you to go back and have a heart-to-heart talk with you."
An Qien put down the book, and she didn't expect that this matter would turn around.
Then he went to Anfu.
After arriving at An's house, she learned that her brother and sister-in-law were sleeping in separate rooms. Yu Lan's face was full of sorrow and she could only talk to An Qien to relieve her depression.
She lamented: "Sister, you don't know that she has become a completely different person during this period. Not only does she please her mother in everything, but she is also very caring about her uncle. Recently, she has been waiting for him in the middle gate in the dark every day. You said What does she want to do?"
An Qi'en could hear Yu Lan's jealousy. The reason why she looked so sad was because she was worried that An Shi'an would have an affair with Lin Yanyun during the period of separation.
Although Lin Yanyun was An Shian's concubine, it was normal for him to live with Lin Yanyun or have affairs between men and women.
But when she thought of the man she was involved with doing to another woman what he had done to her, she felt extremely unhappy.
An Qi'en listened for a long time. There was nothing suspicious about Baifen's matter for the time being. The matter had been reported to the official and was waiting for the Yamen to handle it.
She had nothing to do with the matter of sleeping in separate rooms. First of all, she was a married daughter, and it was generally not her turn to interfere in the affairs of her mother's family. Moreover, this matter was requested by the Jiang family. An Shi'an was a filial son and would not regret it since he agreed.
She had no choice but to comfort Yu Lan: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, my brother knows your good intentions."
Yu Lan was still extremely worried. Men were the most uncertain, and Lin Yanyun was a restless guy. What she feared most was that Lin Yanyun would rush to seduce An Shian.
She couldn't say these sour and jealous things, otherwise she would get a reputation of being jealous.
She could only pretend to smile and say: "Now, I just hope that the child will be born safely."
The topic became much more relaxed at this point, and the two chatted about some more cheerful topics, and Yu Lan felt much better.
After coming out of Yu Lan's house, Lin Yanyun went to An Shi'an's house and happened to see An Shi'an and Lin Yanyun walking out of the house.
On the surface, it seems that the relationship between the two has eased.
An Shi'an didn't know that An Qien was coming, and was obviously taken aback. Then he smiled and asked enthusiastically: "When did my sister come? Why didn't anyone tell me?"
"Brother, I have been here for a while. I chatted with my sister-in-law for a while. I was planning to go back, so I thought I would say hello to my brother before I left."
An Qien replied in the same tone as usual.
"Hail, princess."
Lin Yanyun bowed respectfully and said hello.
An Qien raised his eyelids and glanced at her lightly.
An Shi'an said enthusiastically: "Why are you leaving in just a moment? Let's finish the meal with my brother and then go back."
"Okay." An Qien smiled slightly.
An Shi'an immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare An Qien's favorite dishes. Lin Yanyun said wisely, "I'll take my leave now."
An Qi'en also felt that Lin Yanyun seemed to be a different person now. She did not believe that Lin Yanyun would have true feelings for her brother.
Although Lin's death was self-inflicted, most of the evidence in it was found by her brother, leaving Lin with no excuse and finally died to apologize.
A normal woman would not have feelings for a man who indirectly caused her mother to die, let alone Lin Yanyun.
She used to love the prince and wanted to be the princess, even if she knew the current affairs, she would be considered a hero.
An Qi'en also didn't believe that she had no ulterior motives.
Meals were prepared in the small kitchen, and the family sat around the original solid wood table. Jiang, grinning from ear to ear, served An Qien the dishes.
At the dinner table, Mrs. Jiang kept talking about the white powder, and finally said in summary: "Aunt Lin's child is very pitiful now. It's not her fault that she has a mother like that. She, a rich young lady, has now become a Concubine, it’s really hard for her to live a life of fear every day.”
She sighed and continued: "She has been honest since she came to the house. It's all thanks to her for today's incident. Otherwise, my face and Lan'er's face would be gone. She has made up for it."
Jiang paused, looked at Yu Lan and continued: "Lan'er, she is just a concubine. You two will live in harmony from now on, and forget about the past."
"Yes, mother." Yu Lan bowed her head respectfully and responded.
An Qien knew Jiang's temperament, and she was soft-hearted and loved giving opportunities to people who made mistakes. As long as it wasn't too much, it didn't matter to her.
So as a concubine, she has been treated like a legitimate daughter over the years.
