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Chapter 134 The Cold-blooded Supervisor of the East Factory vs. the Vicious Aunt in the Deep Palace
Ayuan looked at her mother in confusion.
Yingsi nodded: "I will, I promise."
After getting the guarantee, Aunt Qian sighed and then told the truth of what happened that year with tears in her eyes.
It all started when Gu Chengze, the master of the Gu family, met a foreign businessman by chance and negotiated a deal with him. Everything was going smoothly, but suddenly one day the foreign businessman was reported for smuggling military pay. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the only family that sold him the goods was the Gu family.
Naturally, Gu Chengze would not do such a thing, but it was so strange that when the prefect investigated the case, he had all the evidence, including the cargo list and all the money transactions.
So no matter how much the Gu family defended themselves, it was useless. Once the report was made, the emperor was furious and ordered the entire family to be executed on the spot.
After the incident with the Gu family, one day when Aunt Qian was cleaning the study for the prefect, she accidentally heard the voice of the foreign businessman and the laughter of another adult coming from the study.
She had originally planned to wait until they finished talking before leaving, but she heard them mention the Gu family, so she listened out of curiosity.
Only after hearing this did I realize that these three people had conspired to harm the Gu family.
The Gu family was the richest family in Chuzhou, and their prestige was even greater than that of the prefect at the time. So the three of them planned such a tragic case to destroy the Gu family and bring down the family. The silver, real estate and industries all over the country obtained from the confiscation of their property were divided among the three of them.
Yingsi was a little angry after hearing this, but she still asked calmly: "Besides the governor, did you hear any details about the other two people?"
Aunt Qian thought about it carefully and replied, "I have heard the voice of one of the masters before. It was Li Taiwei who was in charge of Chuzhou at that time."
The Li Taiwei of those days...
A flash of inspiration came into her mind, and she suddenly clenched the envelope in her hand.
She quickly helped Aunt Qian up and asked, "Do you know any evidence to prove that he was involved?"
Aunt Qian shook her head.
Ying Si's heart sank as well. She was anxious. Even if there was evidence, it would be difficult to preserve what happened more than 20 years ago.
What's more, since it is such a big case, the person who framed the person must be dealt with cleanly.
Since there is no evidence, there is no point in asking for witnesses. If they find out that there are still people alive who know the inside story, I'm afraid that Aunt Qian and her daughter will not survive.
Thinking of this, Yingsi stuffed the silver note into their hands and called the waiter up.
The waiter looked at the mother and daughter and bowed respectfully to her: "What do you want, young lady?"
"Send someone to send them to Lianzhou and ask the prefect to take good care of them."
The waiter looked at them in surprise again, and finally nodded.
Aunt Qian knelt down again: "Thank you very much, young lady, for your kindness."
Yingsi quickly helped her up and said, "I shouldn't have disturbed you. This is our problem. Just follow them to Lianzhou. The prefect there is very nice and will take good care of you."
Only after watching the carriage carrying the money-giving lady and her daughter go away did Yingsi turn around.
When she turned around, she found that Wei Xuanzhi had been standing behind her for an unknown period of time.
She wanted to make a joke, but when she thought of the miserable situation of the Gu family, she suddenly lost interest. She bowed to him and planned to go back.
Wei Xuanzhi's eyes turned and he suddenly raised his hand to stop her.
Yingsi raised her head slightly: "What's the matter?"
He looked at the tire tracks in the distance and said in a cold voice, "What did you ask?"
Ying thought for a moment and asked him, "If you want to know, can't you ask yourself?"
This was considered a provocation, but Wei Xuanzhi obviously did not intend to pursue it. He retracted his gaze and said in a deep voice, "Aren't you looking for your relatives?"
If he hadn't mentioned it, Yingsi would have almost forgotten about it.
"Let's talk about it later. There's no rush." After saying that, she was about to leave.
Wei Xuanzhi said, "Two families in Yun County lost their daughters. One of them had ancestors who made jade buttons."
He raised his hand and gently took out the emerald jade button she was wearing around her neck: "It's somewhat similar to yours."
Yingsi lowered her eyes to look at her jade button in surprise, then raised her eyes to look at him.
Has he always remembered about his search for his relatives, even Yukou? Could it be that he had thought of all this since the beginning when he agreed to bring her to Chuzhou?
After all, it is a bit outrageous to find family members just by relying on a button, and it will not be possible to find clues in a day or two.
No matter how you look at it, he isn't that kind of person.
She couldn't understand, so she looked at him longer and longer, until Wei Xuanzhi took her hand and walked out.
She blinked and asked, "Where to?"
Wei Xuanzhi lowered his eyes and looked at her, his eyes questioning: "You are the one who wants to come to Chuzhou to look for your relatives, but I see that you have no intention of looking for your relatives."
Yingsi reacted and immediately replied: "Are you taking me to find them now?"
Wei Xuanzhi snorted, "That family is coming into the city to purchase goods today. If we are lucky, we can run into them."
This can be regarded as his concern for her. Yingsi tugged at his hand, and when he turned back, she curved her lips and said with a smile: "Thank you, sir~"
Wei Xuanzhi didn't buy it, but he didn't let go of her hand either.
It was already past noon, and the bustle in the city had died down a little. The vendors were starting to take a nap or were preparing to close their stalls.
Seeing that he was very familiar with the routes in the city, Yingsi couldn't help but ask tentatively: "Does your Excellency come to Chuzhou often?"
Wei Xuanzhi's face was calm, and he replied lightly: "When the East Factory investigates a case, they must remember all the details."
Yingsi continued: "I heard that there was a big case in Chuzhou before. Have you heard about it?"
Wei Xuanzhi seemed to have noticed something and suddenly looked at her: "Which one do you want to ask?"
Yingsi pretended to be nonchalant and said, "I heard that the Gu family in Dongcheng was once the richest family in Chuzhou..."
The hand holding her suddenly let go.
Yingsi raised her eyes and saw Wei Xuanzhi looking at a sealed-off house on the side of the road. It was quite old and the plaque on it had disappeared, but the fallen large stone pier in front of the door still showed that this was once a wealthy family.
"This is……"
Wei Xuanzhi blinked lightly, his eyes looking deep.
"Dongcheng, Gu family."
Yingsi was startled and couldn't help but take two steps forward.
The words on the seal have weathered, and there are still some words left on the mahogany door by someone in the past. Upon closer inspection, there are words such as "traitor" and so on.
When I looked at Wei Xuanzhi again, he had already withdrawn his gaze and walked away.
It will still be touching, after all, it is my childhood home.
She took one more look and followed him.
"Sir, I don't really want to find my relatives." She deliberately tried to find a topic.
He lowered his eyes: "Why."
Ying thought for a moment and replied, "I wasn't stolen or robbed, I was abandoned. I don't want to forgive them for any reason."
Wei Xuanzhi paused, turned around, and looked at her steadily: "If you have family to rely on, you will have a way out in the future."
Yingsi was startled for a moment, then laughed, "Even if I don't have any family, the Queen will still treat me well."
His face darkened slightly, and he said in a calm tone: "If she can't protect herself, what are you going to do?"
Yingsi blinked and smiled heartlessly, "Don't you still have me, my Lord? You promised me that you would protect me when we return to the palace."
Wei Xuanzhi snorted and turned around.
"You should find an honest man to marry."