Chapter 47 Dog thing
Seeing Uncle Ye's unhappy expression, Ye Qiongying asked:
"What's wrong, Uncle Ye?"
"Young lady, was this given to you by that little beggar just now?" Uncle Ye held the paper bag with a look of disdain on his face. "Did she say anything else?"
"No," Ye Qiongying shook her head, "She just handed the thing to me while taking the silver, and then she got up and ran away. I saw that she was acting strangely, so I deliberately hid the thing and brought it up."
As she spoke, she was about to open the remaining rolled-up note in her hand.
Uncle Ye quickly stopped her: "Miss, let me open it. That thing just now was not a good thing. Who knows if there is something else fishy in it."
"What was that just now?" Ye Qiongying couldn't help but ask.
"Yes……"
Uncle Ye looked embarrassed, but after thinking about it, he finally spoke.
"Forget it. You may encounter many troubles in the future, so it's better to know in advance. The paper just now contained a love potion specifically for women. If you really get it, the consequences will be disastrous. It is something that the royal family of the previous dynasty used to train slaves."
Ye Qiongying couldn't help but frown as she listened:
"If that's the case, then a little beggar wouldn't have many chances of getting one. Those who can have this thing are probably nobles or royal families."
Could it be that the answer given at the Summer Solstice Banquet a few days ago offended the emperor?
No, it's impossible.
As soon as this conjecture came out, it was denied by Ye Qiongying.
Although the current emperor has the reputation of being a tyrant, he basically acts in an open and aboveboard manner and never bothers to use such petty tricks that are not worthy of being used in public.
If she really angered the emperor, it would be more likely that a team of soldiers would come to confiscate her house than that the emperor would have someone drug her.
Who is that?
The note in Ye Qiongying's hand had been taken away by Uncle Ye.
He carefully unfolded the rolled-up note and quickly read the contents. He immediately became furious:
"How dare you, Shuzi!"
Ye Qiongying took the note and read it. There were a few lines of small words written on it:
"Wait in ambush at the Ye residence, trip up the eldest daughter of the Ye family, and take the opportunity to drug her.
After the task is completed, you will receive fifty taels of silver, and you can collect your reward under the golden Buddha in the ruined temple."
The handwriting didn't look like it was written by the dominant hand. It was crooked and the strokes were incomplete. One could only roughly make out the shape of the characters, but it was difficult to figure out who wrote it based on such handwriting.
"It seems like he's an acquaintance..." Ye Qiongying raised her eyebrows.
If it was a stranger, she wouldn't be able to recognize who it was even if the person wrote it in a handwriting that was familiar to him.
Only if the other party knew that she could recognize handwriting would she deliberately cover it up just in case.
and also……
She pinched the texture of the paper, then put it under her nose and smelled it gently.
Just because the handwriting is unrecognizable doesn’t mean there aren’t any other signs that might give you away.
"Miss, do you know who did this?" Uncle Ye couldn't help but ask when he saw Ye Qiongying's actions.
A cold look flashed across Ye Qiongying's eyes:
"It's the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion."
Yin Xu probably didn't expect that using the rough paper from the servants' room would expose his identity, right?
During these three years, Ye Qiongying was in charge of all the expenses of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion.
Although she paid for it, she was not a sucker. She recorded every expense clearly, just in case.
The IOU that Yin Xu wrote when they divorced came from this.
The paper used by the masters in the mansion is specially made high-quality paper, but Yin Xu probably doesn't know that the paper used in the servants' room was also specially ordered by Ye Qiongying from her own shop.
There is a special material inside. Outsiders may not know it, but Ye Qiongying can tell it just by touching it.
Coincidentally, the shop that was now sold to Leng Qianqian used to sell paper products.
The ink used is even easier to distinguish. The fragrance in it is very light and blends into the scent of ink. It is estimated that a grown man like Yin Xu would not notice such details.
Uncle Ye was even angrier than Ye Qiongying, and said angrily:
"What? It's the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery Mansion? How dare Yin Xu, that bastard! Or maybe I didn't beat him lightly before. Let's see if I don't take him with me when I go back... cough cough cough."
Uncle Ye was halfway through the conversation when he remembered that he shouldn't have mentioned this matter. He suddenly looked embarrassed and secretly glanced at the older girl.
Ye Qiongying looked at Uncle Ye with a half-smile:
"Uncle Ye, did you secretly hire someone to beat him up? I noticed something was wrong with his face during the Summer Solstice Banquet. He was wearing makeup. Could it be that you caused the wound?"
"That..." Uncle Ye hesitated.
"Hahahahaha,"
Ye Qiongying smiled.
"It's okay, Uncle Ye. I've wanted to beat him up for a long time, and you helped me vent my anger. However, don't do this in the future. He is still a marquis after all. If you are found out, grandma will blame you again!"
"Well... I won't do that again," Uncle Ye muttered, "I only beat him twice, and a grown man put on makeup to cover up his wounds. It's really... Don't worry, young lady. We were very careful and made sure he didn't see who it was."
He actually hit me twice.
Ye Qiongying now understood why Yin Xu came to her house like a beggar that day.
Seeing that Uncle Ye had already promised, Ye Qiongying didn't mention it any more.
But Uncle Ye was still angry:
"Yin Xu is such a bad bastard, he even uses such dirty tricks on you, young lady. Are we going to endure this?"
Looking at him like this, if he wasn't afraid of implicating the Ye family, he would probably want to grab a knife and rush to the Marquis' Mansion to chop people up!
Ye Qiongying also saw what Uncle Ye meant, but this time she did not stop him. Instead, she smiled and said:
"Uncle Ye, after we finish our business, let's go to the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion!"
"Ah?" Uncle Ye looked at Ye Qiongying in surprise, "But didn't you say..."
Ye Qiongying pointed at the medicine bag and the note:
"Before, there was no reason. But now... he has given himself the chance to attack. This time, I can beat him up openly."
Uncle Ye was overjoyed when he heard this:
"That's great! Miss, let's just..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt the carriage suddenly shake and then make an emergency stop.
The two people in the carriage grabbed things on the seats and managed to steady themselves.
"What's going on today? They keep bumping into us one after another, right?" Uncle Ye angrily opened the curtain and was about to jump out.
But the coachman in front turned around nervously:
"Ye...Uncle Ye...it seems like this guy...was really hit."
"what?!"
Uncle Ye and Ye Qiongying both got off the carriage quickly.
Then he saw a thin young man lying in front of the carriage. The fabric and workmanship of the clothes he wore were quite good. Although they were not top-notch, they were definitely not something ordinary people could afford. He was also different from the beggar in front.
Was this also done by Yin Xu?