Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 201 Night Detective

Chapter 201 Night Detective
Sheng Changquan glanced once more at the two girls sleeping in the outer room and smiled silently.

"You two should just get some sleep!"

Sheng Changquan thought to himself, then lightly leaped out of the open window next to him.

Because Zeyutang was a converted courtyard, Sheng Changquan specifically reserved a window in the inner room so that he could freely enter and exit in the future.

Just like today.

Although it is February, the season of early spring, Sheng Changquan has always been indifferent to heat and cold. To be more precise, he dislikes summer and prefers winter. Compared to the heat of summer, he is more adaptable to the cold of winter.

After all, Sheng Changquan had active blood and a robust physique, so this little bit of cold air couldn't make him feel uncomfortable, unlike in summer when the more vigorous his blood and energy were, the hotter he felt.

"tread!"

Outside, Sheng Changquan landed safely on the ground. Then, using the faint moonlight, he dodged several stewardesses who were on night duty by lamplight, and quickly crossed several paths, arriving at Lin Qinshuang's Linxi Pavilion with practiced ease.

However, just as Sheng Changquan reached the edge of Linxi Pavilion, he saw Zhou Xueniang hurrying in from the outer room.

Seeing the other person's hurried steps and anxious expression, Sheng Changquan suddenly smiled and said, "Hehe!"

"Looks like I've come at just the right time!"

Sheng Changquan quietly walked to the corner of the wall, grabbed the roof under the eaves with his right hand, pushed off with his feet, and suddenly leaped into the air!
"call!"

A gust of wind blew by, and Sheng Changquan, as nimble as a cat, climbed onto the roof.

Sheng Changquan kept his body low to the ground, trying to remain inconspicuous. At the same time, his hands and feet moved nimbly along the roof tiles, inching forward to find a suitable spot to steal information.

"Huh? Here!"

Listening to the faint voices below, Sheng Changquan finally pinpointed the location.

"Shh!"

Gently pulling out a corner of the tile, Sheng Changquan focused all his attention on it and listened intently.

"...What discovery?"

It was Lin Qinshuang's voice, and Sheng Changquan knew it immediately.

"Young lady, they didn't do anything today."

Then, Zhou Xueniang's voice came up from below.

"They first went to Fanlou, ate something, and then split into two groups. One group continued to wander around outside, while the other group went back to their residence to rest."

"Huh? Who's back?"

"It's the Sixth Miss. I heard she wasn't feeling well, so she went back to bed and rested!"

Zhou Xueniang had investigated thoroughly, and she continued, "As for the Wei family, they continued to stay outside with Seventh Brother. My husband said that they first sat in the teahouse for a while, and then went to Xishuimen in the west, where they rented a courtyard."

"courtyard?"

Lin Qinshuang's voice sounded strange: "What courtyard? What are they trying to do?"

"Could it be that Sheng Changquan is planning to stay outside?"

"Little girl!"

After calling out "Master," Zhou Xueniang paused before continuing, "My servant inquired and found out that the person renting this courtyard isn't Seventh Brother, but rather the one from the Wei family!"

"They said it was to bring the Wei family's children to study in the capital, and renting this courtyard was just for convenience."

"Wei family?"

Lin Qinshuang's voice suddenly became much calmer, as if she had let go of something in her heart.

"If that's the case, then it means the Wei family came to the capital just for their child's education, and not to discover anything?"

Lin Qinshuang seemed to be asking Zhou Xueniang a question, but also seemed to be saying to herself: "So, we don't need to worry anymore?"

"Little girl!"

Sheng Changquan, who was on the roof, noticed that Zhou Xueniang's voice seemed to have suddenly become much lower. If he hadn't been so good at hearing, he probably wouldn't have been able to hear her clearly.

"Young lady, that's indeed how it is. You can finally rest assured!"

"Reassured?" Lin Qinshuang sneered and retorted, "Even if you're reassured now, so what? There's still a possibility of being exposed, isn't there?"

"Only when their entire family is dead can we truly rest easy!"

It is obvious that "they" refers to Aunt Wei and Minglan and her brother.

"Little girl!"

Zhou Xueniang remained calm: "Actually, we don't need to worry too much. Think about it, besides us, who else remembers what happened back then?"

"After Wei Xiaoniang had a difficult childbirth, the master immediately sold off a lot of people. Xiaoqin and the others who were involved in the matter back then were all kicked out of the manor!"

"Now, who in the manor still remembers this matter?"

As Zhou Xueniang spoke, she felt more and more justified, and unconsciously her voice grew louder.

"Hmm, that's true... but that's not right!"

Lin Qinshuang nodded first, and then suddenly spoke.

"Xue Niang, is there still someone in this family who remembers this?"

"Who?"

Zhou Xueniang was a little confused by Lin Qinshuang's words and asked unconsciously, "How come I remember that all the people we assigned back then were kicked out?"

"should……"

"...Is there no one here?"

"No!"

Lin Qinshuang shook her head and said, "Xue Niang, have you forgotten? Dong Rong, who is by Hong Lang's side, once passed on a message to us!"

"He might not be unable to guess what happened back then!"

"Dong Rong?"

As Zhou Xueniang pondered the name, she suddenly realized that Lin Qinshuang was indeed right.

After all, back then, Lin Qinshuang deliberately withheld the charcoal from Wei Xiaoniang's courtyard, with the aim of getting rid of the child in her womb, preferably causing Wei Shuyi to miscarry due to the cold!
This scheme was undeniably ruthless, but unfortunately, it was because of Sheng Hualan's engagement with the wild goose that Minglan gained attention and had the opportunity to complain to Sheng Hong. If Dong Rong hadn't been there to relay messages to Lin Qinshuang and the others, Lin Qinshuang would have really suffered some losses.

Of course, thanks to Sheng Hong's favor, Lin Qinshuang is not worried about completely falling out of favor. However, if the matter really comes to light, she will definitely not be able to take action again.

At the very least, it cannot be done as casually and secretly as it was back then, eliminating Wei Shuyi and causing her to have a difficult childbirth.

Therefore, Dong Rong deserves some credit for the success of that matter back then. Similarly, Dong Rong himself probably realized some of it, and it's not impossible that Dong Rong guessed everything.

"Young lady, there's no need to worry about Dong Rong!"

Zhou Xueniang thought about it again and calmed down.

"Because over the years, I've kept a record of everything he's done for the lord, and once it's exposed, his fate won't be much better than ours!"

Zhou Xueniang sneered: "So, even if you kill him, he won't dare to say anything!"

"Um, really?"

"..."

on the roof.

"Dong Rong?"

Sheng Changquan looked at the master and servant in the room, a strange expression flashing across his face.

"Dong Rong..."

……

I didn't get home until 10:40 PM, so busy...