Li finished the snack in her mouth and took another sip of tea before continuing.
"You didn't see it today. Although Miss Su is dressed as a village girl, her little face is not what I said. She is almost as good as a noble girl in Kyoto City. She is also a sharp talker. When she heard that I am the wife of the Zhang family, , directly used Da Zhou's law to suppress me, saying that someone like me who follows Da Zhou's law will even have to suffer with your eldest brother. Who gave her the courage to say this? It's so big.
"Sister-in-law, I really don't know about this. I'll ask Brother Zheng later. If it's really Miss Su, I'll ask her to apologize to you."
"No, I can't bear that Miss Su's apology. Just ask her to be kind and stop scolding me."
Mrs. Li had been in Yu Mansion for more than half an hour, and she had given enough eye drops to Mrs. Zhang. When Mrs. Li left, she suddenly felt refreshed, and she couldn't even imagine how easy it would be for others.
She has never thought highly of the master's concubine. If she hadn't used some tricks to hook up with Yu Huai, or else she would have been married to a poor scholar by her mother-in-law, how could she have soared into the sky and become the leader of the Yu family now? Because of this matter, my mother-in-law is still worried about it, so Aunt Zhao left early. Even if her mother-in-law wanted to get angry, she couldn't find anyone.
As soon as her eldest sister-in-law left, Mrs. Zhang notified Manager Ma of the outer courtyard. Manager Ma was her confidant, and Manager Ma helped her run errands for everything outside.
"lady."
When he saw Mr. Zhang, Guan Ma saluted Mr. Zhang in advance.
"Go and check for me whether Yu Zheng's fiancée has come to Kyoto City. A family named Su appeared in Jinxiu Cloth Village today. You can start from this aspect."
"Yes, ma'am."
Seeing that Ms. Zhang didn't have any instructions, Manager Ma bowed and retreated.
Today it was just her sister-in-law's guess. She had to confirm whether the woman had come to Kyoto City. It was hard to do anything now. She had to wait to find out the rest first.
Manager Ma is in his forties and has been with Zhang for more than ten years. He was Zhang's dowry steward. He arranged everything about Yu Zheng's return to Yujiacun, and even the person who was sent to monitor Yujiacun. The two old couples were also arranged by Manager Ma. He was quite familiar with the affairs of Yujia Village. He knew that there was a person like Su Yu, and that the family raised ducks and made bacon for eating and selling. There were too many things that he didn't know because Beidi is quite far away from here, and the two sides don't often write letters, so I only know a rough idea.
But that's it, Manager Ma was very easy to investigate. He first checked the eldest son's whereabouts in the past few days, and then found out that when Yu Zheng and Ping Si went to a restaurant for dinner, Ping Si brought his whole family there, and that The family happened to be named Su, which was the family the Madam mentioned. Then Manager Ma sent someone following Yu Zheng to guard the city gate. That person had seen the Su family's carriage.
What a coincidence. There are four gates in Kyoto City. The people of the Su family usually go to the north gate. The people sent by Manager Ma to guard the city happened to be guarding the north gate. Early in the morning, Liu He saw When the Su family's carriage entered the city, he didn't step forward and followed it from a distance. Because the city was too noisy, Bai Mo didn't notice anyone following him at first. When Bai Mo delivered the brine to the Imperial College, he left the city. When we got to the official road, we found someone following us.
Bai Mo immediately increased her vigilance, found a relatively secluded place, knocked the person unconscious and threw him in the woods. With her identity, she did not dare to kill people casually. Bai Mo didn't know where this person came from. In the end, The best way is to knock the person unconscious. You have to talk to Uncle Wang about this when you get back.
When Liu He woke up, it was almost dark, and the city gate had already been closed. He could only stay outside the city for one night. He waited until the city gate opened the next morning before entering the city. When he returned, he immediately went to see Manager Ma. .
"Liu He, I sent you to find someone, not to let you lose control of your lower body and find a prostitute. If you don't want to do it, get the hell out of here!"
After knowing that Liu He didn't come back last night, Manager Ma was very angry. He expected that Liu He would go to find a secret prostitute again. He didn't know what time it was. He didn't finish what the wife told him. He was still in the mood to find a secret prostitute.
Liu He had a grimace on his face.
"Guanshi Ma, you really misunderstood me. I didn't go to find a prostitute last night. Instead, I froze outside the city all night."
As soon as Liu He said that, Manager Ma noticed that Liu He did have some frostbite on his face.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"Yesterday, I followed your instructions and guarded the North City Gate early in the morning. Unexpectedly, not long after the city gate was opened, the carriage that the family was riding in yesterday entered Kyoto City. I followed all the way to the Imperial College to see It looks like he is delivering food to the Imperial College."
Speaking of this, Liu He swallowed his saliva. He went to the city early this morning and came here without even having breakfast. When he said this, he thought of the smell he smelled yesterday. It wasn't that he was greedy, but the smell was too fragrant. .
"Then I followed him all the way. Not long after I left the North City Gate, I was knocked unconscious."
"You were knocked unconscious. Did you clearly see the person who knocked you out?"
Liu He shook his head.
"Didn't see clearly."
"Take two more people with you today. Check from the direction of the North City Gate. The family's carriage entered the city not long after the gate was opened. I guess they live not far from Kyoto City. From a few nearby Check the village."
"Okay, I'll take someone to check it out right now."
With some clues, Manager Ma also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he knew some information about the Su family girl, Kyoto had a large population and it was really difficult to check people if they lived in the city. He should be able to find out whether that family is the eldest young master’s fiancée’s family.
Liu He and his people didn't find Jinjia Village, but they found it in Wu Village next to Jinjia Village. They spent a few coins to find out everything that happened after Su Yu came to Jinjia Village. The most important thing was Su Yu. It is relatively famous in several surrounding villages, and is developing in the direction of local rich people.
Although all he found were superficial and deeper, Liu He was afraid of alerting others, so he did not go to Jinjiacun to investigate. He did not forget how cruel the person who knocked him out yesterday was, and he remained unconscious from morning to afternoon.
After listening to Liu He's words, Manager Ma came to the main courtyard.
"Madam, Manager Ma wants to see you."
Zhang didn't expect that Manager Ma would have something to look for so quickly.
"Let him in."
"Yes, ma'am."
Soon steward Ma came in.
"Madam, I have already found out that the Su family brother and sister came to Kyoto City more than two months ago. The eldest son of Su is now a scholar and is currently studying in the Imperial College."
It’s not a big surprise that the eldest son of the Su family, Zhang, is a scholar. He is just a scholar. The most indispensable thing in Kyoto is the scholar. However, the eldest son of the Su family is studying in the Imperial College. You don’t need to think about it to know whose handiwork it is. The Su family has not yet With such great ability, there was no one else but that little beast to send his own son to the Imperial College.
"I heard that the Su family bought hundreds of acres of fields when they first came to Jinjia Village. Later, the government bought stones from Jinjia Village and paid ten taels of silver for each mu of land. The girl from the Su family was also very lucky. In a few days, The money he spent to buy the land came back, and he also made a few thousand taels. The Su family and his wife arrived a few days ago, and now their family is renting in a villager's home. They plan to build a house after the new year. It seems that they want to be long-term. Staying here in Kyoto City, and his family raised a lot of ducks, the people in Jinjia Village also raised a lot of ducks.
As for other things, no matter how many horses were in charge, Liu He would only find out so much.
(End of chapter)
