The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 224 The Wen Family

Butler Wang's legs and feet were so weak that he could hardly stand. He could not help but beg, "Sir, please be kind and give me the antidote. I swear I will never tell anyone what happened tonight."

Fu Wu and Fu Liu ignored him, walked straight out of the house, climbed onto the roof and left.

Butler Wang was silent for a while, then slumped down on the ground.

I quietly returned to the Princess's Mansion. Only Muxiang was still waiting, and everyone else had fallen asleep.

Only Mu Xiang knew that Jian Yue had gone out, and no one else knew. She did not completely trust the people in the Princess's Mansion. No one could tell if there were spies from other families.

After letting Muxiang go to rest, Jian Yue lay on the bed, her mind echoing with what Butler Wang said about the Xie Mansion sending a large sum of gold and silver to the Taiwei Mansion every year.

Xie Mingzhi was only a minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Although his position was lucrative, he did not dare to do anything too much under the emperor's watch. From what Wang Guanjia said, the Xie family lived a very extravagant life. So even if they made some extra money, they could only squander it on the whole family. Where did the gold and silver that the Xie family gave to the Taiwei Mansion come from? And why did they give it to the Taiwei Mansion every year?

That night, Jian Yue couldn't sleep.

The next day, Jian Yue got up at dawn. She called Fu Wu and Fu Liu and asked them to check the Xie family's assets. She also asked Fu Yun to check the places where Xie's father and son often went.

Since the Xie family has helped her, she should reciprocate, right?

Doctor Mao also learned about Jian Yue's horse fright in the palace, and insisted on leaving the palace despite Emperor Jingzhen's obstruction. Emperor Jingzhen had no choice but to ask Eunuch Fu to prepare a gift to calm Jian Yue.

The queen also prepared a gift and sent her maid, Liang Ma, to deliver it to the princess's mansion.

Jian Yue received Nanny Liang politely and asked her to convey her gratitude to the Queen.

Doctor Mao was very angry. Just a few days after he arrived, someone dared to attack his own disciple. This was not taking an old man like him seriously. It was really too much!

"Girl, do you know which wicked person did this?" asked Doctor Mao.

"We already found out last night, it's the Xie family."

Doctor Mao frowned: "Which Xie family?" For a moment he really didn't expect it to be Xie Chujiao's mother's family.

"Xie Mingzhi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is Xie Chujiao's maiden family."

Doctor Mao became even angrier: "Although you and Xie Chujiao are at odds, it is not her family's turn to take action. What does the Xie family mean? Do you think I am dead?"

Jian Yue suddenly had an idea: Yes! Since ancient times, there have been few stepmothers who have gotten along well with their stepchildren. This is a common occurrence. As long as no one dies, or the family is not overly doting on their daughter, the married daughter's family will not ask even if she suffers a little grievance. Is the Xie family so eager to take action just to vent Xie Chujiao's anger?

If it wasn't just to vent Xie Chujiao's anger, then what was the purpose?

Xie Chujiao, who was in Shangshu Mansion, was furious when she learned that Jian Yue had escaped. However, she was not worried that her family would be found out. Because it was the people from Taiwei Mansion who really frightened the horse, and the people sent by her father were just assisting the masters of Taiwei Mansion.

That little bastard offended the Taiwei Mansion, so he won't be able to be proud for many days. Oh, and the Wen family. Yan Lingchun took away the Wen family's business in Yanling Mansion, so why has the Wen family been silent?

Xie Chujiao didn't know that Concubine Wen was under house arrest, nor did she know that the atmosphere in the Wen family was depressed at the moment.

The first time Concubine Wen and Jian Yue clashed, the Emperor put her under house arrest. It would be a lie for the Wen family to say they were not nervous. It was okay that they could not suppress Princess Mingyue for the time being. What the Wen family feared most was that Concubine Wen would lose the Emperor's favor.

Concubine Wen has no son, only a seven-year-old princess. She is favored because the Wen family is the emperor's money bag and because she is beautiful and can guess the emperor's mind. However, this time she hit a wall. The head of the Wen family had to re-examine the importance of Princess Mingyue in the emperor's heart.

However, among the four brothers of the Wen family, the most capable fighter, Mr. Wen San, broke his leg, and the most strategic Mr. Wen Si suffered a stroke and became paralyzed. The root of all this lies with Doctor Mao and Princess Mingyue.

At first, the head of the Wen family really thought that his fourth brother was paralyzed because of a cold. However, after he asked the ghost gate poison doctor to see him, he found out that it was caused by poisoning. And because he missed the best period for detoxification, Fourth Uncle Wen could only lie on the bed with a crooked mouth and squinting eyes, unable to move.

The head of the Wen family put the blame on Doctor Mao's apprentice. Of course, he, like everyone else, believed that the poison was made by Doctor Mao, and his young apprentice Jian Yue was at best an executor who used the poison. But it did not prevent the Wen family from hating Jian Yue. If you can't touch the old one, you can touch the young one, right? Otherwise, how can you vent your anger?

Wen Yuanxi was certain that Jian Yue was responsible for Rong Yao's broken leg. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that Rong Yao fell down from the building the day after a conflict with Jian Yue. In order to absolve himself of responsibility, he told Rong Yao about this suspicion.

The more Rong Yao thought about it, the more he felt that what Wen Yuanxi said made sense, so he told General Rong again. After hearing Rong Yao's doubts, General Rong just sneered a few times. Then, Yan Xiuyuan waited for a long time but still could not get the notice to take up the post.

Mrs. Liao, the wife of the head of the Wen family, invited Xie Chujiao to have tea, and Xie Chujiao gladly accepted the invitation.

Jian Yue asked Steward Lei to go to the pharmacy to buy some herbs, and then locked herself in the pharmacy to make medicine. The servants of the Princess's Mansion were not allowed to approach the pharmacy, and no one knew what she was doing inside.

Fu Yun did not return until almost evening and found out several places that Xie Mingzhi and his son often went to after their shifts.

"Princess, Xie Mingzhi and his son both have mistresses outside, and they both have children."

Jian Yue's eyes lit up: "I just wonder if the legitimate wife of the Xie Mansion knows about their existence?"

Fu Yun asked tentatively: "Why not give it a try?"

"Okay, write a little note and find a way to send it to the woman from the Xie family."

After Fuyun went out to do some work, Qiufeng brought in a note: "Princess, this is a note sent by Madam Yan."

Jian Yue took it and looked at it, and couldn't help but sneer.

The sun really rose from the west. Xie Chujiao actually invited her to have tea at Fuqing Teahouse. It was obviously a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken, with no good intentions. However, if Xie Chujiao really invited her, she wouldn't mind going. After all, she had been looking for an opportunity to be alone with Xie Chujiao.

Jian Yue decided to keep the appointment.

"Go tell the person who delivered the invitation that I will arrive as promised." Jian Yue instructed Qiu Feng.

After Qiu Feng came back with the letter, Jian Yue asked her to disguise herself and wait in Fuqing Teahouse the next day to see if Xie Chujiao really went there.

Around the hour of Xu, Fu Yun returned after completing his mission: "Princess, the small note has been successfully delivered to Yan and Rong."

Yan Ruolan was Xie Mingzhi's wife, while Rong was Xie Rui's wife, the youngest illegitimate daughter of General Rong.

"Always keep an eye on the Xie family. If the Yan family and the Rong family don't quarrel, then expose the fact that the Xie family father and son have a mistress." If there is a quarrel...