Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 14 Interrogation
"Dong dong dong..."

"Dong dong dong..."

At night, the Sheng Mansion, which had been quiet, suddenly became bustling with activity. A large number of servants and laborers were all busy moving about the vast mansion.

"what happened?"

The eldest son of the Yuan family, Yuan Wenchun and his wife, who had come to handle the Sheng family's betrothal ceremony, were temporarily staying at the Sheng family's residence. Upon hearing the commotion, they were somewhat puzzled.

"Why are you making so much noise so late?"

Yuan Wenchun and his wife exchanged a glance, each seeing a hint of mockery in the other's eyes.

"Hey!"

"This time, there's going to be a good show!"

Yuan Wenchun sat upright in his armchair, shaking his head and sighing as he looked at the chess score.

"Yes!"

While doing her needlework, Yuan Lishi struck up a conversation.

"The Sheng family is certainly having a lively time!"

She ran the needle tip through her hair, smiled coquettishly, and secretly provoked, "I wonder who exactly is behind this grand performance, and what stories they're telling!"

Which songs to sing?

Yuan Wenchun's right hand, which was holding a chess piece, suddenly paused for a moment, then he turned around to look at his wife, finding it somewhat amusing.

They've been married for so long, they know each other perfectly well!

Judging from her tone, it seemed she wanted to explore the story behind it more closely.

"hehe!"

"Want to know the story behind this? That's easy!"

Yuan Wenchun didn't expose her, but instead smiled and said, "Why don't you send Yuan Yi out to investigate and find out?"

Before Yuan Li could even speak, Yuan Wenchun loudly called out to his attendants.

"Yuan Yi!"

At a shout, a young servant dressed in a blue robe opened the door and came in.

"uncle!"

Yuan Wenchun's close follower, Yuan Yi, responded respectfully.

Yuan Wenchun lowered his voice and instructed, "Go out and take a look in a little while, and see what exactly the Sheng family is up to."

"Come back and report to us once you've figured it out!"

Upon hearing his master's instructions, Yuan Yi naturally understood Yuan Wenchun's thoughts and immediately and cleverly agreed.

"Yes, sir!"

As a servant of the Earl's mansion, Yuan Yi clearly had exceptional abilities; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become the eldest son of the Yuan family and his close follower.

Besides being clever, Yuan Yi's greatest skill was taking advantage of the chaos to gather information.

"Sir, don't worry! I guarantee I'll get to the bottom of this!"

Yuan Yi patted his bony chest forcefully and readily agreed.

Hearing this, Yuan Wenchun laughed!

Hey! You rascal!

"If you fail, see if I'll skin you alive!"

"how come?"

"Sir, you are such a kind-hearted person, how could you skin me alive?"

Because Yuan Yi and Yuan Wenchun were very close, or rather, Yuan Yi was Yuan Wenchun's most useful servant, he dared to take advantage of their relationship and deliberately try to please Yuan Wenchun.

"If I couldn't find out anything, there would be no need for you to take action, sir. I would have skinned myself rather than dirty your hands!"

"Alright!" Yuan Wenchun didn't want to dawdle any longer, so she waved her hand and gestured, "Go!"

Seeing his master's impatient expression, Yuan Yi immediately bowed respectfully and obediently withdrew. "Alright!"

He turned around and said something to Yuan Lishi.

"Just wait, we should have news soon."

……

Outside the house, there was a great commotion. The huge Sheng Mansion seemed to have returned to daytime for a moment. All kinds of maids and servants were running around and searching everywhere, as if they were looking for something.

Meanwhile, inside the host's house, a small court hearing was beginning.

The spacious room was brightly lit, with layers of candlelight illuminating the entire room as if it were daytime.

The Sheng Hong couple sat in the main seats, and several other parties involved were also invited to the hall. However, because Wei Xiaoniang was pregnant and lived in a relatively remote area, only Lin Qinshuang was present at this time.

"My lord, my lady!"

Lin Qinshuang bowed respectfully to the two of them and slowly walked to the lower seat.

Wang Ruofu glanced at "Lin the Bitch" with displeasure, suppressed her disgust, and looked at Sheng Hong.

"She's here, aren't you going to say anything?"

The blatant sarcasm in his eyes made Sheng Hong blush, and he involuntarily turned away, seemingly to express his attitude.

"You are in Christ, you are in charge."

Having received Sheng Hong's hint, Wang Ruofu had no choice but to turn around again and look at Lin Qinshuang.

She was dressed in a bright red cotton-padded jacket, with a gold and glass belt around her waist. She held a handkerchief with mandarin ducks playing in her hand, and a bluebird hairpin in her hair. Every move she made exuded the gentle and considerate charm of a woman from Jiangnan.

"Humph!"

Seeing her affected manner, Wang Ruofu felt as if she had swallowed a dead fly, her heart filled with an unbearable discomfort.

"During the daytime!"

"Your son lost the betrothal gift for my Hua'er in a bet."

Wang Ruofu looked at the composed Lin Qinshuang and questioned her, "And you yourself secretly kept all of Wei Xiaoniang's charcoal food!"

"There's always someone better!"

After she finished speaking, Madam Wang stopped talking and waited to see how this slut would explain herself.

really!

"what?"

Lin Qinshuang was quite "shocked". She did not expect that someone would "slander" her in front of her husband.

"Madam!"

Lin Qinshuang raised her handkerchief, covered her mouth with it, and retorted with extreme grievance, "You can't just make baseless accusations and slander someone's innocence!"

As she spoke, she placed her hopes on Sheng Hong beside her, turning her gaze toward him.

"To smear your innocence?"

Wang Ruofu sneered, saying with a hint of disdain, "What innocence do you have left?"

"There's not a drop of charcoal or tea in Wei Xiaoniang's room!"

"If it weren't for today, when you caught a cold at her place, that fool would still be keeping it from you!"

Wang Ruofu pursed his lips, indicating that he couldn't understand what was going on in Wei Xiaoniang's mind, that she was willing to suffer herself rather than expose this sordid and filthy affair.

In fact, this is because the two people came from different backgrounds, which led to different worldviews.

Wang Ruofu herself came from a noble family. Her father was a prominent figure in the world who had entered the Hall of Famous Ministers. Her family had an extraordinary background and great influence. Usually, she was the one who angered others. Who would dare to wrong her?

But Wei Shuyi was different!
Her family had long since declined, and she only had one older sister, who was just an ordinary person with no power or influence, and it was difficult for her to get any help.

So, with no one to turn to and no one to lend a hand, what could Wei Shuyi do but swallow his anger?
Moreover, if one insists on standing out, one will often end up dragging oneself down, making oneself unlucky, or even suffering misfortune!

Thus, having grown up facing setbacks, Wei Shuyi naturally developed his current indifferent and unambitious nature, making him worldly different from Wang Ruofu.

(End of this chapter)