Chapter 10 "Pink Rui"
Changle Marquis Mansion in Beijing
With a "pop" sound, the sound of porcelain pieces breaking was heard.
"A bunch of useless people! You can't even find a person, what's the point of keeping you good-for-nothings?" Butler Lin Xiaozhi knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe. He let the porcelain pieces fly under his feet, his heart beating violently, fearing that the next sentence of the master would be: take him down and beat him to death.
The door was pushed open with a creak, and a beautiful woman with a graceful temperament like an orchid in a valley walked in from outside. It was Jiang Lanyan, the second wife of Marquis Changle. Lin Xiaozhi breathed a sigh of relief, he was saved.
With a glance of her beautiful eyes, she took in everything that was going on in the room. Then, she walked up to Changle Marquis Lin Zhiyuan with a sweet smile and asked, "My Lord, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?"
Lin Zhiyuan glanced at the beautiful woman, and really didn't want to lose his temper in front of his beloved woman, so he waved his hand and asked the butler to leave. He stood up and helped his wife sit on the chair.
"It's all because of that wooden sign," Lin Zhiyuan got angry when he talked about this, "I've been searching for several years but there's still no clue. I don't know where that little bastard ran off to!"
Jiang was also a little anxious. Her daughter was about to reach marriageable age, and if she didn't fight for it, she would have to marry down.
If the old lady hadn't intervened and forced her cousin to marry Chang, and if she hadn't wanted to be humiliated by Chang, she wouldn't have just found someone to pretend to be a couple, and now she can only control the mansion as the stepmother.
The title of stepdaughter was already enough to make her daughter feel wronged, how could she compromise on marriage! Besides, based on her daughter's appearance and talent, she would still marry her even if she was from the royal family. Thinking of this, Jiang's hatred for Chang's mother and daughter intensified.
"Cousin, please think of another way!" Although he knew that the existence of "Fen Rui" in the Chang family was a step towards success, he did not expect that he could not find him even after searching every corner of the Chang family. The old fox in the Chang family really cannot let people rest in peace even after his death.
"Yan'er, don't worry, I will pave a path to heaven for our daughter at all costs." Lin Zhiyuan embraced his wife, his tone full of determination and decisiveness. I thought that marrying Chang was just to get a fortune, but I didn't expect that the Chang family actually had such a big treasure as "Fenrui".
Lin Zhiyuan was so excited just thinking about the possible benefits of saving the prince, but it was a pity that after searching for so long, he only got a hint poem.
The wooden sign reflects the peony in the mountains and waters.
Space treasures can solve the crisis.
The powder cures all diseases.
Life or death, meat or nothing, all can be at peace.
The literal meaning is clear. Fenrui should be hidden in a wooden sign, and there are landscape paintings and peony pictures on the wooden sign.
Lin Zhiyuan guessed that there must be a hollow space in the wooden sign with something hidden in it. However, although this old saying has been passed down in the Chang family, it is puzzling that over the years, no one has ever heard of the Chang family using this "Fenrui" to gain any benefits.
Although Lin Zhiyuan was confused, it did not stop him from trying his best to gain benefits from this matter. Now, Lin Zhiyuan has searched all the places where the Chang family has been, but he still couldn't find the wooden sign with "Fenrui" hidden.
Lin Zhiyuan had to turn his attention to the little bastard born to the Chang family again. Since he couldn't find her anywhere, then as the last person in the world who was related to the Chang family, the wooden sign must be on that girl.
It seems that we need to send more people to find that girl! Lin Zhiyuan thought to himself while stroking his wife's soft hair.
Then I heard my wife say, "Oh, by the way, cousin, the servants who came back from the south said that they saw embroidery that looked like Xi Yatou's in Longshan County. The servants were not sure, so they reported it to me."
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Knowing that there was such a big enemy lurking in secret, Shen Minghui did not dare to take it lightly, and he went directly to the head of the Shen family the next day and asked for the address of Shen Wenwu, the only official in the court of the Shen family.
Speaking of Shen Wenwu, he is also a prominent figure in Shenjia Village. He started as a small farmer's family and worked his way up through the imperial examinations into an officialdom. Even after he became rich, he never forgot to give back to his clan. He not only invested in building a clan school, but also bought a large amount of land to use as sacrificial fields, and funded students in the clan who were in need to go back to school.
Soon a package was delivered to Weiyuan Escort Agency, and then it rushed towards the capital in a mighty manner.
Hope everything goes well! Shen Minghui watched the team escorted by the old owner walk away, and walked away quickly. The crisis is imminent, so it is safer to improve the strength.
Shen Minghui walked towards the medicine shop without stopping, as it was time to arrange the medicinal bath.
On the other side, Shen's
Everyone was looking at Shen Mingzhu cleaning with a confused look on their faces.
"Sister-in-law, what's going on? Mingzhu has been busy since early morning, right?" The third son's wife, Zhao, felt frightened when she got up today. Shen Mingzhu, who used to have to be urged many times and sleep until noon, got up early today for the first time.
"I don't know! What has stimulated her?" The eldest son's wife, Mrs. Li, was also resting in the old house yesterday. Who knew that she would see such scenes when she woke up early in the morning? How long has it been since she came back? Is her sister-in-law so diligent at home now?
The second son's wife was also frowning, thinking that something must be wrong, and she didn't know what the sister-in-law was going to do. "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, let's get busy too. If we keep going like this, I'll have to finish all the work today by myself!"
"Yes, yes, get busy!" My second sister-in-law (my younger brother's sister-in-law) is smart. No matter what she does, we are not idle.
"Sister-in-law, I'll do the laundry. You've finally come back, so why would I ask you to do the laundry?"
"Second sister-in-law, I've prepared the meal. My parents haven't eaten the meal I cooked yet, so I want to show my filial piety to them."
"Third sister-in-law, I'll clean the table. You can sit down and take a rest. You've been busy for so many years, and you still don't want me to help you!"
Looking at Shen Mingzhu who was smiling and constantly snatching work, the sisters-in-law didn't say anything and silently did other work. If they want to do it, just do it. If they can't hold on any longer, they will know what's wrong.
"Oh, my little ancestor, who asked you to work!" As soon as Old Mrs. Shen came out of the room and saw her daughter working, she was so angry that her lungs were about to explode. They were asking for death. How dare these little bitches order my daughter to work?
Old Lady Shen grabbed Shen Mingzhu's hand and looked at her white and tender little hand, which was now wrinkled by blisters. Her mouth trembled with pain. When she saw her daughters-in-law standing by, she was about to curse, "You're asking for death..."
But just as she said this, she was stopped by her beloved daughter, who said coquettishly, "Mom, don't blame my sister-in-law and the others, I wanted to do the work myself."
Shen Mingzhu hugged Old Lady Shen's arm and acted coquettishly, her tone was also delicate, "I know you love me, but I love you too. I want you to taste the food I made myself, and wear the clothes I washed myself."
"I know I am not able to afford anything now, and I can't buy good food, clothes, or things for you, but this is all from your heart, so please don't stop me, or I will be very upset!"
Old Mrs. Shen held her daughter in a daze. When she came to her senses, she couldn't help but burst into tears, "Ah... my darling..."