Chapter 144: Being Wronged

Shang Ji was not a soft-hearted person, so after taking a sip of the tea at hand, he spoke.

"Xue Niang's letter to my grandmother has been replied to. She said she would go north, so I talked to my cousin Zhao yesterday and asked him to take Ping'er with him."

Du Jingyi has been "recuperating" these days, so he has not had the opportunity to meet and talk with his sister-in-law.

Unexpectedly, her husband was quick and finished the work in a hurry, so she asked curiously.

"Did your sister-in-law agree so quickly?"

"Maybe she also realized that we are going to deal with the courtyard next door. Staying in Sui'an City may not be peaceful, so it's better to leave."

Du Jingyi also thought it made sense.

In the past, there was no condition to send him away, but now it's just a matter of following Xing Zhao.

At most, he will be back in a month, so the sister-in-law Liu did not object much, but thought it was a good thing.

So, "seriously ill" is "seriously ill", but still packed the luggage for her son.

And those things had been sent out a few days ago under the pretext of moving.

At that time, Shang Zhiping only needed to follow Xing Zhao.

The two talked about this for a while, and soon, housekeeper He rushed in with a hurried look.

"General, Madam, I'm reporting that something happened in Taoyuan."

"Oh? What did you find?"

Housekeeper He looked serious and answered Shang Ji.

"Many witchcraft dolls were found in the third old master's room, including those of the Duke, our East Garden, Yunjin Courtyard and West Garden. In short, almost every master with a name has one."

Du Jingyi raised her eyebrows and glanced at her husband, but didn't say much.

Madam Wei was good at diverting troubles, and it seemed that she also wanted to kill the people in the third room with one blow.

"What else, is there?"

"There are two thousand five hundred taels of unknown silver notes in the room of the second young master's wife."

Du Jingyi knew about this money.

That was what Shang Liuniang sent to the third room to buy dowry for Shang Si Niang when she came last time.

Now only five hundred taels have been spent?

Their family really only cares about their own life and death.

Shang Liuniang deducted some, Erlang's wife deducted some, and in the end, Shang Si Niang, who really had to suffer, only got a small fraction.

It's really pitiful to think about it.

"What did she say?"

"She hesitated, and I didn't give a precise answer before I came."

Then Butler He seemed to remember something and added.

"The third young master did scold a few words, but he didn't point it out specifically."

It seems that everyone in the third room knows that Erlang's wife is doing something.

It's really a mess inside without the disaster coming.

"What did the people from the Jingji Division say?"

"It is said that the old servant who bribed the assassin has been found. It is Qin Mama, who is next to the second young master's wife."

Qin Mama?

Du Jingyi had some impression of her.

But her figure and age are not much different from what the assassin said. No wonder Madam Wei used her as a scapegoat.

"How did the deputy commander determine it?"

"It is said that Qin Mama found an excuse to go to the firewood room and looked around for a long time. If it were not for the tight guard of our Dongyuan people, I am afraid she would have been silenced long ago and would not have waited for the counterattack."

Hiring a killer to kill, unknown money, witchcraft puppets.

Although Madam Wei's trick is cliché, it is very useful.

Especially since the person who came is her own brother, he is naturally biased. With such a series of designs, the third house has no chance of turning over.

Du Jingyi looked outside calmly, and then said to Shang Ji.

"The fire is burning so fiercely, let's help it, and don't let Madam Wei live too comfortably."

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Shang Ji's eyes, but it disappeared quickly.

Then, the dead branches outside were broken by the wind and snow.

They fell to the ground, and they looked the same as the people from the third room who were struggling to death on the ground just now.

In Baotao Courtyard, the crying was louder than the other.

The third old master was now confused. When did he hide these things in his room?

If this is not a blatant frame-up, what is it? He started to curse at once.

"Which shameless thing dared to do this to me! We are all relatives in the same house, why should I curse them!"

Unfortunately, the person standing in front of him now was not a relative of the Duke's Mansion.

But Wei Mingxian.

So he looked over coldly, and saw two or three soldiers came forward and slapped him a few times, making the third old master dizzy and his face burning.

"You dare to talk nonsense in front of the master? Slap them ten times to set an example."

Last time, they were dragged back to Baotaoyuan by Shang Ji's people. Although it was a bit ugly, they were not really hurt.

But now, the solid injuries of the Third Old Master scared everyone in the Third House.

They are not from the Duke's Mansion, so they will not show mercy.

So, everyone hid like a turtle, and no one stood up for the Third Old Master.

Erlang's wife, who usually has the sharpest mouth, also cried out that she was wronged.

Mother Qin beside her did nothing, so why was she accused of hiring a murderer?

Besides, if the Duke died, what good would it do them?

So even if the people were tied up, they still cried and shouted.

"It's unfair, it's unfair, my lord, you have to be more careful, Madam Qin didn't do anything, how could she hire someone to kill her uncle!"

"She didn't do it, could it be you who did it?"

Wei Mingxian didn't care about that, he would nail one to death if he could.

The people involved were all from the third house, so he said with a murderous look on his face.

"I think she is the most suspicious, take her away with that old slave, and the third old master, please, go to the Jingji Division to explain where these things came from!"

After saying this, he glanced at his men.

Erlang's wife, Madam Qin, and the third old master were all tied up and taken away directly.

During the process, they did struggle.

But struggling was useless.

Without the support of the Duke's Mansion, they were just civilians.

As the saying goes, people don't fight officials, let alone officials who want to put them to death.

"Take them away!"

The people from the Jingji Division came in a hurry and left with a full load.

When they left, many people gathered at the gate of the Duke's Mansion, all of them came to join in the fun.

Seeing that someone was really taken out, they rushed forward one by one, muttering something.

"No way, is there really a traitor?"

"It seems to be someone from the third room."

"How do you know?"

"The old one is the third old master in the Duke's Mansion. He often came to our teahouse to drink tea!"

After hearing the man's explanation, everyone rushed out and started to say all kinds of things.

The three people who were taken away had rags stuffed in their mouths. They also wanted to defend themselves, but it was useless.

The people from the Jingjisi left, leaving a mess.