my grandmother

Chapter 198 The Origin of the Story

Mrs. Pan, who fainted from fright, and Mrs. Pan Jiu, who was crying stupidly, were carried back to the other industry. Mrs. Fu hurriedly asked for a doctor to pour soothing soup on them. Mrs. Shi called her followers to ask what happened. .

The Second Mrs. Pan woke up soon, and while crying bitterly, she grabbed Mrs. Shi and asked the little lady what wronged her, whether she survived, and whether she could help her.

The Pingjiang dialect she could understand was extremely limited, and she didn't understand a single word of the young lady's accusation.

Mrs. Shi made a few perfunctory words and ordered to light the benzoin. Second Mrs. Pan wept bitterly for a while and then fell asleep.

Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Shi came out, and Mrs. Fu asked, "What's going on?"

"It's the youngest daughter of Chen Zhengyan, the Silk Director of the Customs Department. She also came on the day the crown prince gave the banquet."

Mrs. Shi paused, thinking about the dazzling cat's eye, and then continued for a moment: "It is said that their father and brother were taken, and their family property was confiscated, because the nobles fought for power..."

Mrs. Shi whispered about Mrs. Chen's accusations, and Mrs. Fu frowned.

"...I asked Bieye's nuns and guards to write down what they heard and saw in detail. You have to write a letter to Shizi and tell him about it. It's a big deal." Mrs. Shi looked at Mrs. Fu and said.

"Okay." Mrs. Fu patted Mrs. Shi lightly.

Although Mrs. Shi asked about this matter, it is inappropriate for Mrs. Shi to write this letter.

"Your second aunt..."

"You can't tell her." Mrs. Shi replied immediately.

"That's what I mean too." Mrs. Fu sighed, "Miss Chen, since her family has worked in the Customs Department for four generations, doesn't she know how much the Bureau's salary is? How much property does her family have? Come on, doesn't she know how much money the family spends on food and clothing? Sigh!"

"It's been four generations, and it's taken it for granted." Mrs. Shi said indifferently.

"Miss Chen's death, I don't know if there will be any troubles. I have already told Uncle Hong to arrange for people to pay attention to the movement of Pingjiang City. There is Yang Wu in Linhai Town, so we don't need to worry about it.

"But I have to go back to Hangzhou early tomorrow morning. The prince will arrive in Hangzhou the day after tomorrow. In case something happens here in Pingjiang City, can you hold on first? I will let the fourth sister stay with you .” Mrs. Fu looked at Mrs. Shi and said.

"Okay." Mrs. Shi agreed straightforwardly.

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The theater where Miss Chen's accident happened is the most luxurious and busiest theater in Pingjiang City.

The Pingjiang City Silk Shop is one of the two major silk shops in the south of the Yangtze River. In addition to the large number of weaving workshops, it is also a distribution place for silk from various places west of Huizhou.

On the night when the crown prince gave a banquet, Pingjiang City seemed to be swept away by an invisible storm. The next day, the theater was almost empty, but the restaurants and teahouses were full of people coming and going, but almost all the guests who came and went were dignified and hurried.

In the restaurant and tea house full of people, there is no hustle and bustle in the past, and the whole Pingjiang City seems to be enveloped in a layer of dignified depression with an unknown future.

After copying several officials who worked in the Sea Taxation Department, and then leaving Pingjiang City to serve the Crown Prince, the prince left Pingjiang City and went south for inspection.

On the day of the accident, the performers in the theater were well-known actors and actresses hired by the shopkeeper with a lot of money. There were no seats upstairs and downstairs.

This incident was far more exciting than a big drama. The person who stabbed her in public was a young and good-looking lady, and she was the person involved in the silk case of the Customs Department of Pingjiang City that most affected the hearts of the people.

This incident spread throughout the entire Pingjiang City faster than a gust of wind, and then spread outwards.

As for what happened after word of mouth, the variety is definitely not enough to describe.

The first version Li Xiaonan knew was passed on by Mrs. Yin.

Sister-in-law Yin was sweating profusely, and rushed to Li Xiaonan, her eyes widened.

"Something happened, something big happened!"

"Ah! That's terrible! What happened!" Sister Mei turned pale with fright.

Sister-in-law Yin is a very knowledgeable and stable person, she is so anxious, this thing is too scary!

"Sister Mei pours a cup of tea for Sister Yin." Li Xiaonan hurriedly patted Sister Mei, and then motioned to Sister Yin, "Sister-in-law take a breath first, sit down and talk."

Sister Mei quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it to Sister Yin.

Seeing that Sister-in-law Yin was in a hurry to speak, Li Xiaonan waved her hand and smiled at her: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, drink some tea first."

Sister-in-law Yin took the tea, drank it one gulp, breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Sister Mei with a smile, and said, "It's better that our aunt can hold her breath."

"Ah Nan is amazing!" Sister Mei answered with a smile, took the cup, poured another cup of tea, and placed it in front of Sister Yin.

"It's a big deal! A human life!" Sister-in-law Yin slapped her thigh fiercely, "A little lady stabbed herself to death on the stage of Tianyun Theater, blood all over the place!"

"Ouch!" Sister Mei exclaimed.

"First tell me who told you, and how did the person who told you know?" Li Xiaonan frowned slightly.

"I'm in a hurry." Sister-in-law Yin took a deep breath, "It's Grandma Sun who delivered the goods from the pastry shop next door to our cloth village, and Grandma Sun delivered snacks to Liu's house two streets away.

"The old lady of the Liu family is a fan of operas. The Mei family troupe is singing in the Tianyun theater today. The old lady must listen to the plays of the Mei family troupe. I went to listen to the opera early this morning.

"Grandma Sun said that she had just put down her snacks and said that the old lady of the Liu family was being held up by two wives and rushed into the house in a panic, so she was in no hurry to leave. of.

"The woman said that she was leaning against the wall to listen to the opera, and the hat show started on the stage, and suddenly there was a commotion, and she heard a woman's voice calling for grievances, saying that she was a girl from the Chen family, and that their family Four generations have worked in the customs department, saying why their house was raided, and that her mother saved many people.

"The woman said that she was short and was blocked by others, so she didn't see how the little lady died. She asked the people in front and said she stabbed her to death."

Sister-in-law Yin finished speaking and looked at Li Xiaonan.

Li Xiaonan frowned tightly.

The four generations of the family have been in the Customs Department, and the family that ransacked their home is not an ordinary family.

Why did you pick today and Tianyun Theater?
Mrs. Pan in Bieye likes to listen to operas the most.

"It's not compatible with us, but you should pay attention to this matter. If someone talks about this matter, just listen to what she has to say, and then ask her where she heard it from." Li Xiaonan thought for a while, and ordered sentence.

"That's good." Sister Yin breathed a sigh of relief.

Ever since the day she heard about the people who bought a lot of silk, she has been thinking about it. Their fine cloth business is also a business in the silk industry.

Just now when Grandma Sun said this, her heart was pounding, but now that Ah Nan says it won't work, it's okay, and there's no need to worry about it.

"Don't worry, I'm good at listening to gossip. I'm going back. If there's nothing important to gossip about, I'll come back tomorrow. Your family moved here. It won't be as convenient for me to come here as before."

Sister-in-law Yin stood up as she spoke.

Li Xiaonan stood up and, together with Sister Mei, sent Sister-in-law Yin out of the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)