Yannianyuan.
Du found a painter and finally painted a portrait of a man according to Bao's description, but...
Du Shi looked left and right, always wondering why this man looked so awkward.
"Are you sure that person looks like this?"
Mrs. Bao looked at it and nodded: "I don't say ten points, but seven or eight points."
Does he look like this when he is seven or eight years old?
If it's ten points, this man doesn't look like a man, he's obviously a woman.
Du Shi wanted to ask again: "Are you sure you read it correctly? Is it really a man?"
Mrs. Bao nodded firmly: "There can be no mistake, it's him!"
In the portrait, a man pursed his lips slightly and raised his eyes slightly, as if he was smiling, but he seemed not to be smiling.
The more Du Shi looked at it, the weirder she felt. She felt like she had seen him before somewhere, but she couldn't remember where. She had to wave her hand and let Bao Shi go down first: "You have to see this person again next time. To delay, I will Someone will be sent to catch him!"
"Hey, okay. Thank you, madam." Mrs. Bao smiled happily.
"Chen Mianmian entered the house thanks to Xu Wanning. She entered the house on the front foot, and you punched her on the back foot. Isn't it a bit unethical?" Du said quietly.
"Madam and Xu Wanning have been mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for so many years, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is so normal. It seems that Xu Wanning is not liked by madam. If madam doesn't like it, we naturally don't like it either."
Mrs. Bao not only pleased Mrs. Du, but also made it clear that she was not ungrateful. Mrs. Du did not make things difficult for her anymore and let her go.
As soon as Mr. Bao left, Mr. Du's eyes fell on the portrait again.
"Axia, do you think the person in this portrait looks familiar?" Du asked.
Aunt Xia shook her head and brought a cup of freshly brewed tea to Mrs. Du, "I have no impression."
Du took a sip of tea, which was her favorite Dahongpao. "That's because I'm overthinking it. Asia, you're making good tea, and you're getting better and better."
Aunt Xia smiled: "Thank you, madam, for the compliment."
Where Du Shi couldn't see her, the smile on Grandma Xia's face disappeared instantly.
Compliment her on her tea-making skills?
Grandma Xia has waited for so many years and finally heard this sentence, but what's the use of saying it now?
She no longer needs to hear good things.
Everyone in the Hou Mansion has their own plans, and whose hand holds the last thread?
Xu Wanning picked up the pen and wrote a few words.
Walk to a waterless place and sit down to watch the clouds rise.
It’s not just about writing a few words, it’s also a state of mind.
When Pei Heng wrote these words, what was he thinking about?
When the officials rushed into the Hou Mansion to arrest people, Xu Wanning just put down her pen.
Du stood at the front, her face full of pain and disbelief: "How is it possible? An Ning, tell me quickly, how could you kill someone!"
But the official had a dark face and said businesslikely: "A rotting corpse was found on the outskirts of the city. After someone identified it, it was your maid Ji Xiang. Now someone is accusing you of murder. Xu Wanning, please come back to the county office with us." "
Cui Yunfeng stood in front of Xu Wanning: "It's impossible. How could my wife kill someone? An Ning, what did Jixiang do wrong? You want to kill her! A maid, just sell her if you don't like it. I really I just can’t figure out why you want to kill her.”
This is not an attempt to defend Xu Wanning, it is clearly an act of forcing a cow to drink water.
Xu Wanning smiled at Cui Yunfeng: "I can't figure out why she died. Can you figure it out?"
Cui Yunfeng's sad face collapsed: "..."
Xu Wanning sneered silently and followed the people from the county government.
Mrs. Du followed her all the way out, running and shouting: "My daughter-in-law will not kill anyone. My daughter-in-law will not kill anyone."
The officer who was the leader suddenly stopped and gave her a fierce look: "Madam, we just suspect that Xu Wanning is related to this case. None of us have ever said that she killed anyone. Madam, please stop talking nonsense, so as not to cause unnecessary confusion for everyone." misunderstanding."
Du Shi: "..." But she felt happy in her heart.
If you don’t say it, don’t say it.
When Xu Wanning walked around Yancheng, many people speculated that she was a murderer, including her.
Think about how she went to the county government office last time...
Haha, Du Shi's heart will bloom with joy.
Outside the gate of Chengyang Hou Mansion, there were already many people pointing at the door.
Du Shi longed for more.
"An Ning, go to the county government and confess. If you do something, admit it. But if you didn't do it, don't admit it!" Du made a pun at the end.
It doesn't matter if you don't want to admit it, the body has been found. As long as Jixiang doesn't show up and Jixiang's parents bite him to death, that's Jixiang, and Xu Wanning can't escape his involvement.
It doesn't matter if Jixiang really shows up. It doesn't matter who makes Jixiang's parents love their daughter so much. It doesn't matter if they identify the wrong body.
The main theme is that if one can pull Xu Wanning into the water, she will never be allowed to paddle.
Xu Wanning turned around and smiled at Mrs. Du: "Don't worry, mother, how could I admit it if I didn't do it? Mr. Wang won't accuse anyone unjustly, right?"
The yamen officer nodded: "We will not let a bad person go, nor will we wrongly accuse a good person."
Du Shi: "..." When death was imminent, he still spoke harshly.
I'll see you embarrassed in front of the whole city later.
only……
After the chief yamen officer arrived outside the Hou Mansion, he changed his posture of walking in front of Xu Wanning and actually fell two steps behind Xu Wanning and followed her.
After walking down the steps, he unexpectedly ran up to Xu Wanning and led her to the sedan. He respectfully opened the curtain and bowed to invite Xu Wanning: "Young Madam, please get on the sedan."
Du: "..." Why is this treatment different from the last time she was taken to the county government?
Aren't you going to be escorted around the city by the government officials to show off?
Why are you still riding in the sedan?
The head of the Yamen Lift the sedan curtain for her?
No, the people lifting the sedan were actually government servants wearing black clothes embroidered with red thread.
Before Xu Wanning got on the sedan, she looked at Qing Xing who was following behind her.
Chang'an also wanted to follow, but Xu Wanning asked Hongmei to guard him in Ningyuan and not allow him to show up.
"What about my maid?"
"Young lady, just take it with you."
Qingxing immediately stood beside the sedan, her hands clenched into fists finally loosened.
Before Xu Wanning got on the sedan, she glanced at the people on the steps.
Xu Jia was looking at her worriedly, and Xu Wanning smiled, suddenly walked a few steps quickly, and gave Xu Jia a deep blessing: "Doctor Jia, Brother Ping will be entrusted to you."
Xu Jia responded with a big gift: "Please rest assured, young lady."
The two looked at each other and understood.
The leader of the yamen led the way and asked everyone to get out of the way: "The government is handling the case. Anyone waiting here, please get out of the way quickly."
The people onlookers whispered to each other: "This is not to handle a case. This is Mr. Wang's invitation to have tea, right?"
"It must be. Look, all the people carrying the sedan chair are government servants. If something happens, how can there be such a big party?"
"The young lady of the Marquis of Chengyang Mansion has a good reputation. She always rides in a sedan when going to the county government office. Do you still remember how Madam Marquis of Chengyang went there last time?"
"Of course I remember. When I looked at her like that, I wanted to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it."
When Mrs. Du heard this, her face became hot and she glared at the few people who were gossiping about her, but they turned around and walked into the crowd, and couldn't find her even if she tried to look for them.
Du: "..."
how so.
Cui Yunfeng was also shocked.
She killed someone, but she could still ride in a sedan to the county government office?
So is this killing someone or saving someone?
"Feng'er, didn't you say that the arrangements have been made? Didn't you see that she was sitting in a sedan chair carried by the government servants in all her glory? She was so ostentatious that your mother was about to be ridiculed to death." Mrs. Du said. Crying.
Cui Yunfeng was also puzzled, "Mom, don't cry yet. Maybe Mr. Wang made a mistake. Don't worry, I'll send someone to the county government to have a look."
Cui Yunfeng was also very impatient and annoyed by Du's crying, so he ran away immediately.
Du Shi was still crying.
A person who is almost forty years old. Although he is well-maintained and time has favored him, he is still almost forty years old after all. This cry...
Aunt Xia stood a few steps outside and muttered something like "You deserve it."
