After seeing that the entire house was blocked again, Liang Jiunan and Yu Langya followed the Yang family to the outer courtyard hall where they received guests.
Several oil lamps were placed around, as well as several exquisite lanterns, but they still made the hall look dim.
With the cold wind coming in from time to time, the already not bright hall looked even more eerie.
"Two adults, please take a seat."
After Yang Yun's father received the two of them and sat down, he and Mrs. Yang sat at the main table.
Opposite him was Yang Yun, whose face was pale.
Liang Jiunan glanced at Yu Langya, who shook his head slightly, obviously not seeing any mystery through the Qi-gazing technique.
"Mr. Yang, why don't you...please tell me what happened at the Yang Family Villa?"
"What's going on with those sharecroppers?"
Facing Liang Jiunan's inquiry, Yang Yun's father nodded with a look of helplessness:
"If you tell me, the two adults may not believe it."
"It's just... we really don't know what happened."
"Half a month ago, my daughter said that there was some trouble in the Pei family, and she was very scared, so she came back to avoid it."
"When we went up the mountain, everything was normal. Even... the tenant farmer greeted my daughter."
"But on the third day after my daughter went up the mountain, it was supposed to be time to collect the rent. The people I sent down the mountain to collect the rent never came back."
"In the past... this happened occasionally. Servants who did not sign a death contract would take away the silver and run away in the name of collecting rent."
"So, we didn't take it too seriously at first."
"I just asked the butler to go down and find out."
"I never thought...I never thought...but I saw the body of the servant!"
"He was so bloody...and fell on the mountain road!"
At this point, Yang Yun's father's face was full of fear, and he probably choked on the wind and began to cough violently.
Mrs. Yang stood up quickly and patted his back gently: "Husband, please speak slowly..."
Seeing this, Yang Yun took over the conversation and clutched the brocade handkerchief in her hand in fear:
"Let me continue."
"We asked a capable servant to check the body of the domestic servant, and found that it was very badly bitten, as if it had been bitten by a wild animal."
"So, we suspected that a wild wolf might have entered the villa, so we sent some young and strong men to do some patrolling outside the villa."
"As a result... I met a tenant farmer who was crazy!"
"These...these sharecroppers are all sallow and thin, as if they haven't eaten for many days!"
"Then when he sees us, he starts slashing like crazy!"
"Some will even go crazy and bite living people!"
"Those who escaped by chance, after returning to the villa, had to guard the inside and outside of the house, and then... they persisted until now!"
"But...but...no matter how hard you persist, there isn't that much food in the house!"
"In the past half month, the house has been basically empty!"
"We also sent some people to leave the villa from all directions, but so far there is no news!"
There is nothing wrong with the narratives of the father and daughter.
After Liang Jiunan thought about it in his mind, he asked:
"Mrs. Yang, you mentioned just now that you came from the Pei family to avoid danger."
"I don't know...what happened to the Pei family that makes you want to go back to your parents' house to avoid danger?"
On the side, Yu Langya's eyebrows moved, but he didn't say a word.
She understood that Liang Jiunan pretended not to know and asked, obviously to deceive Yang Yun.
After all, from the perspective of the three members of the Yang family, the two of them were here to investigate the affairs of the Yang family villa, not the Pei family.
If Yang Yun's answer deliberately avoids the Pei family, or obscures some details of her return to her parents' home, it is natural to speculate that there is an element of lying in it.
At this time, Yang Yun was indeed a little hesitant when facing the inquiry, and she seemed to be holding the brocade handkerchief nervously.
On the side, Mrs. Yang seemed to be unable to stand it anymore:
"Yun'er, since the master of the Demon Subduing Division is here, you should speak up!"
"Tell me about the Pei family, how they bully you on weekdays!"
"And you lost a child!"
Liang Jiunan and Yu Langya were both a little surprised.
Yang Yun also lost a child?
It sounds like...it's still because of Pei?
In this way, it is not a lie to say that there is animosity between Pei and Yang Yun.
At this time, Liang Jiunan was thinking quickly in his mind.
If Yang Yun really has something shameful, she must know what the Pei family is like now, so when faced with her own inquiry, at least she will not tell her about the conflict with the Pei family.
This is human nature.
The more crisis occurs, the more you have to remove yourself from this matter!
But from the perspective of Mrs. Yang's words, it is equivalent to confirming that Yang Yun and the Pei family have a grudge.
This undoubtedly aggravated Yang Yun's suspicion.
Could it be that... about Yang Yun's situation, he was really misled?
Thinking of this, Liang Jiunan also said:
"Mrs. Yang, if you have something to say, it's okay to say it."
"Even if it is not under the jurisdiction of the Demon Subduing Division, I can help you convey it to the local government office afterwards, or... Mr. Pei!"
Yang Yun nodded, with a very natural look, as if she really didn't know that Pei Ji had died tragically.
"Actually, I came in earlier than Mr. Pei."
"The day I got pregnant happened to be when Mrs. Pei came to visit!"
"She likes to worship gods and Buddhas on weekdays. She seems to have a bodhisattva heart!"
"Actually...she is extremely harsh on others!"
"Especially the concubines and concubines in Pei's house, she can't stand it."
"Ms. Pei always said that those concubines and wives want to give birth to boys and make a future for themselves in this family!"
"But...the concubine and the first-in-law are slaves. If a child is born, it will be in her name. Why should she do this?"
"At that time, I had a maid who was carried into a concubine and had a child. But not long after, she had an inexplicable tire slip. When the Pei family went out to visit the lake, she gave birth to the child directly in the middle of the lake. !”
"I was upset at the time, thinking it was her problem, so I argued with her, and the result... the result..."
Yang Yun seemed to be talking about something sad, and kept wiping tears:
"I will come back this time because a roommate died suddenly in the house, and his death was miserable."
"Ms. Pei then cursed me, saying that I was the one who pestered the master all the time. She also said that my personal ethics were bad and my destiny was bad. I was afraid and angry, so I came back to my parents' home."
Liang Jiunan and Yu Langya were stunned.
How could this so-called maid in Yang Yun's mouth...
"May I ask Mrs. Yang, what is the name of your maid...?" Liang Jiunan asked.
Yang Yun wiped her tears: "Her name is Cui Huan. I don't know...if Ms. Pei bullied her after I left!"
On the side, Yu Langya couldn't help but ask: "Wait, but... isn't Cui Huan the Pei family's maid?"
Liang Jiunan's heart skipped a beat, thinking something bad was going to happen.
After all, whether Cui Huan is Pei's maid is an internal matter within the Pei family.
Saying it now is equivalent to telling the other party that the Demon Subduing Division is connected to the Pei Mansion.
But then, Yu Langya added naturally:
"When we went to Qianku Temple to visit Taoist Master Yunhe, we happened to see Cui Huan crying there alone."
"The Taoist priest said she is the wife's maid?"
Liang Jiunan breathed a sigh of relief.
Startled.
I almost thought Yulangya was about to reveal her secret.
But... this is a serious lie, and the tone is so precise, uh... is this a bad lesson from myself?
Unexpectedly, when this question was raised, Yang Yun's expression changed, with a hint of sarcasm in her sad expression:
"Yes, the royal wife!"
"But who outside knows...the wife of the Pei family was never her Pei, but my sister Yang Lian!"
