Does your husband only love his wife?I turned around and left the house to marry a villain

However, as the business of selling illegal salt was exposed, the emperor made a big fuss to investigate the case, which made Wen Rongchang feel like a sword was hanging over his head, making him feel uneasy.

At this time, Nanny Xi was eager to show her loyalty to Wen Rongchang, saying, "Before Madam married the Marquis, I could only obey Madam's words. After Madam married the Marquis, not only I have to obey the Marquis's orders, but Madam has to obey the Marquis's words too. A woman obeys her father before marriage and her husband after marriage. This is an unchanging law from ancient times to the present. Even if Madam knows, I will still do good for Madam and the Marquis. When our Master Lin was alive, he showed kindness to many people and made many good friends. Now that Master can use them, it is a great blessing for them."

Nanny Xi was so cunning and good at talking that she made Wen Rongchang feel relaxed.

He also enjoyed the feeling of being sought after, and no longer had to be so careful to please and serve others.

"Yes." Wen Rongchang responded, "Tell your son Xigui not to take any more business from outside these days and stay out of the spotlight. I will arrange someone else to be the scapegoat."

"Yes, I will tell the wedding cabinet."

After saying this, Nanny Xi left. Not long after, Wen Rongchang also secretly took away 12,000 taels of silver from Lin Xing'er's shop.

In less than half a month, news came out that the real culprit behind the salt smuggling had been caught.

"Caught them?" Gu Changning frowned deeply as he looked at the list of several vendors captured in Baixiang Town.

Jiang Huai said, "The general caught them at the dock in Baixiang Town. They were trying to sneak salt bags onto the boat under the pretext of transporting grain, but someone accidentally knocked the bags apart, causing a lot of salt to spill out. The general happened to be patrolling the dock with his men, and that's how they caught them."

Just by chance? By such a coincidence, the salt bag was knocked apart and was touched by Xie Ci, who caught him red-handed.

There are so many good-for-nothings among those salt smugglers. This is a capital crime.

Seeing that Gu Changning didn't say anything, Jiang Huai continued to report: "The woman named Bai Dingxiang on the list is a distant cousin of Madam Li's natal cousin. She kidnapped many relatives and went to Jiangping County to do business with Madam Li a few years ago. Because she took away the Li family's business, Madam Li cut off contact with Bai Dingxiang. I suspect that Bai Dingxiang knew that the Li family was smuggling salt, so she used this as a threat to take away the Li family's smuggling business and started her own business."

Gu Changning raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Huai: "What you said is not unreasonable. Where is Bai Dingxiang now?"

"He has been captured by the general and will be sent to Yanjing City soon." Jiang Huai said.

Gu Changning turned around and looked at Xie Jinyun who was sitting beside him reading a book: "Madam."

When Xie Jinyun heard Gu Changning's call, he put down the book in his hand, stood up and walked to Gu Changning's side.

Gu Changning asked: "What do you think about this matter?"

"The case went smoothly and the real culprit behind the scenes was caught in no time. Congratulations to my husband for completing another major case and bringing peace to the people." Xie Jinyun said.

Gu Changning stretched out his hand and pinched her little face and said, "Stop joking, speak properly."

"Then I have a question for the Emperor."

"You ask."

"Have you found the real culprit who poisoned the Li family's mother and two children?" Xie Jinyun asked.

When Gu Changning heard this, his eyes darkened: "Not yet."

"The person who poisoned the three members of the Li family has not been found yet, but the mastermind behind the salt smuggling has been found. This is the suspicious point. Would the mastermind be so careless as to let the salt spill out casually?" Xie Jinyun asked again.

Gu Changning frowned slightly and replied, "I also think that this is too coincidental and not normal."

Xie Jinyun nodded slightly and said, "Since the emperor himself feels that it is not normal, then this matter is not that simple. We can throw Bai Dingxiang to the Dali Temple, not try her, not kill her, just put her in the cell and continue to do our work. In ten days or half a month, Master Kunling will also arrive in Yanjing. Before that, we can use the wedding of Sang Wan and cousin Jia to spread a rumor at the wedding banquet."

At this point, Xie Jinyun came close to Gu Changning and whispered in his ear. After listening, Gu Changning took the opportunity to hug Xie Jinyun into his arms, turned around and said to Jiang Huai: "Tell the general that after Bai Dingxiang and others are brought back, there is no need to rush to interrogate them. The Dali Temple must be strictly guarded and no one is allowed to visit the prison."

"Yes."

Six days later.

The sky was just getting light, and the deafening sound of firecrackers and the sound of gongs and drums suddenly woke Wen Rongchang up from his nightmare.

He jumped up from the bed, and then fell heavily to the ground, waking up Lin Xing'er who was sleeping next to him.

She woke up and saw Wen Rongchang fell to the ground, holding his waist with his hands, and called out in surprise: "Husband, why did you fall?"

Lin Xing'er lifted the quilt, got up from the bed, and helped Wen Rongchang up.

Wen Rongchang said, "What's that noise outside? I was awakened from a good sleep."

No, he was awakened by the scenes in his nightmare.

He dreamed that he was on the guillotine, and Xiao Sangwan and many ordinary people were standing in the audience, cursing him and wishing him a "bad death".

The butcher raised his knife and chopped off his head.

At the same time, the sound of firecrackers rang out outside, and he was frightened awake. He rolled under the bed in a daze. His heart was beating wildly, and he was panicked and uneasy, causing his face to look pale and ashen, which made Lin Xing'er very worried.

"Husband, have you forgotten that today is the wedding day of cousin Xiao and Boss Jia? At this time, it should be the time for the groom to pick up the bride." Lin Xing'er counts the days of Xiao Sangwan's wedding every day, hoping that Xiao Sangwan will get married as soon as possible to prevent Xiao Sangwan from having other intentions towards her husband and causing trouble.

After hearing Lin Xing'er's words, Wen Rongchang turned around and looked at Lin Xing'er: "Is today the day when cousin Xiao gets married?"

"Yes, husband, have you forgotten?"

Wen Rongchang has been paying attention to the smuggling of salt recently, so he has no time to care whether an orphan girl can get married.

He rubbed his brows and said, "I haven't forgotten. I just had a nightmare and was panicked and distracted."

Lin Xing'er personally made a pot of tea for him to wake him up, and rubbed Wen Rongchang's shoulders and back, gently comforting him: "I see that my husband has been staying in the study a lot recently. I'm afraid that he is too busy with government affairs, which has caused him to be nervous and stressed. My husband should also relax and relieve his emotions."

Wen Rongchang drank the tea prepared by Lin Xing'er, and his mood had recovered a lot. His pale face had regained some vitality. Then he looked up at Lin Xing'er and said kindly, "Thanks to your advice, I feel much better. I will accompany you to the Xiao Mansion to attend the wedding banquet in the morning. You will personally deliver the gift to Xiao's cousin, and let her see the thoughtfulness of your cousin. By the way, what gift have you prepared?"

Lin Xing'er listened to Wen Rongchang's words silently, but analyzed every word of Wen Rongchang carefully. She felt more and more that Wen Rongchang's behavior was due to the fact that he could not get the love from Xiao Sangwan.

She already knew everything about the relationship between Wen Rongchang and Xiao Sangwan. The two families had agreed on a marriage, but Xiao Sangwan suddenly went back on her word. Wen Rongchang's proposal failed and he was heartbroken by Xiao Sangwan. Now her husband paid so much attention to what gift to give Xiao Sangwan, which made Lin Xing'er feel choked up and uncomfortable.

But she couldn't reveal any clues and had to pretend that she knew nothing. She smiled and replied, "I chose a set of jade headpieces from my dowry and gave it to cousin Xiao as a gift. Do you think it's okay?"

"Women like either gold and silver or these expensive accessories the most. Wearing them can show off their status and status. The jade headpiece you prepared is enough for her to show off." After Wen Rongchang finished speaking, he lowered his head and took a few sips of tea.

But after hearing what he said, Lin Xing'er felt even worse.

What she heard was not Wen Rongchang mocking Xiao Sangwan for being vain, but Wen Rongchang's angry words about how he couldn't get Xiao Sangwan's love.

Her husband still has Cousin Xiao in his heart...