Xiao Yuchen could only think about it.
If he dares to go, that sharp-tongued woman will dare to kick him out... She can't afford to lose that man.
"That's all..."
He waved his hand and was about to tell people to leave, when he suddenly remembered something.
"Didn't I ask you to deliver two meals a day to Wutong Courtyard? Just keep everything simple and ensure that she doesn't starve to death?"
"How dare you go so far as to show off? There are vegetables and meat in her courtyard, as well as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and spices! Who gave you the courage?!"
The servants did not dare to speak, and the room was silent.
The woman in charge of this matter was shaking like chaff.
Xiao Yuchen's eyes fell on her.
The mother-in-law kowtowed quickly, "To answer what the prince said, it is true that we have two meals a day, only steamed buns that have been left to cool and the leftovers from the previous day..."
The mother-in-law spoke softer and quieter.
Xiao Yuchen's eyes were so gloomy that ink dripped from his eyes.
"Do you think there is something wrong with my eyes?"
"I don't dare! I don't know why...the meals are delivered through the door every day, and the door is never even opened."
Xiao Yuchen understood that there must be something fishy here.
But now, he doesn't really want to hold his subordinates accountable.
"When did she have a child in her yard?" He stared at his mother-in-law, this was what he wanted to ask.
The mother-in-law trembled even more, "I, I don't know very well... I guess it was about five years ago. Someone reported it at that time, but the prince said that as long as the person is still alive, he doesn't want to hear any news about Wutong Courtyard... so Just suppress this matter..."
Xiao Yuchen had no impression at all.
He asked people to call in the servants who knew about this, "especially those on duty at the back door."
Ji Feng called someone.
Xiao Yuchen looked at this group of people, each of them looked stranger than the last, wearing coarse and old clothes, so shabby that they didn't even look like servants in his house.
He looked at Ji Feng suspiciously and asked with his eyes: Where did you find such a down-and-out servant? Fool him?
"The prince knows that the servants at the back door of Wutong Courtyard are basically the lowest servants in the house, and they do the most menial and menial jobs."
Ji Feng said, "If they don't work hard to climb up, they will basically never have the chance to see you once in their lives."
Xiao Yuchen nodded... No chance to see him?
But why did he feel that these people looked at him with hostility?
"I would like to ask you, in what year and month did Wutongyuan have a child? Where did so many flowers and plants come from? How did the meat, eggs and vegetables in the kitchen get delivered?"
After Xiao Yuchen asked, the servants lowered their heads and said nothing.
He glanced at Ji Feng.
Ji Feng understood this and immediately brought a mahogany tray with a plate full of shiny silver ingots!
Xiao Yuchen picked up a round and fat silver ingot, tossed it up and caught it again. The silver was shining and heavy.
He curled his lips and said, "Did you see it? Whoever answers first will be rewarded."
The wages of avarice is death.
He didn't believe it and couldn't get the answer he wanted.
"No one is willing to tell?" Xiao Yuchen was a little surprised and even increased the stakes. "If anyone can tell clearly, I will transfer him to the study courtyard as an errand."
This is a straight line promotion.
From never having the chance to see him in my life, I suddenly got promoted to being able to see him every day.
There are many opportunities to meet the Lord, and there are countless opportunities to be promoted, receive gifts, and receive benefits.
Xiao Yuchen's expectation of breaking his head and rushing to explain... did not appear.
The room was still quiet.
This group of most poor and low-class slaves actually shows the character of "cannot be moved by poverty and inferiority, and cannot be surrendered by force"?
"Then when did the child from Wutong Courtyard come about? How did he come about?" Xiao Yuchen asked with a frown.
At this time, an elderly woman finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Your Majesty! Although this old slave is a low-class slave, the princess treats her slaves well. The princess treats us as human beings!"
"The princess's life is not like that of a human being! You ask that child? When the princess gave birth, the front and back doors were closed tightly, and no one dared to go in to help her!"
"A woman giving birth is like going through the gate of hell! The princess risked her life to give birth to the child! She gave birth alone, cut the umbilical cord alone, took care of the child and was given confinement alone... She crawled out of the gate of hell!"
As the mother-in-law spoke, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Ji Feng scolded angrily, "Bold slave! Who are you criticizing?!"
Xiao Yuchen was completely shocked - what on earth did Wen Jin do? How could these humble servants not hesitate to offend their master so that she would not be deceived by money?
As long as I asked about the specific date five years ago, no one remembered... He couldn't ask anything, so Xiao Yuchen waved them away.
"Remember, that child is a relative of Wen Jin's mother's family. We call her aunt. Do you understand?"
In the last sentence, he did mean well, to protect the child.
But these slaves looked at him with disdain, as if he was a scumbag and a heartless man! hateful!
