Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Li Yu remembered that Xie Youlan was about five feet tall (1.66 meters), and her personal maid was a little shorter than her.

But looking at the two charred corpses on the ground, one was more than five feet tall, and the other was half a head shorter than the other.

Moreover, the finger joints of the two charred corpses did not look like those of women, but more like those of men.

Li Yu lowered his eyes, and an absurd but reasonable idea formed in his mind.

*

"Madam, why are you here? You can't look here." A maid came over and said anxiously, "Go somewhere else quickly, otherwise our lady will see us and scold us."

Li Yu looked up and stared at her.

The maid was frightened by being looked at, and said: "This lady..."

Li Yu pointed at the wife of the Marquis of Changqing and said, "Your wife is very sad and can't take care of me for the time being. I am only asking you a few questions on behalf of Princess Jianing. You must answer me truthfully."

How could she not tell the princess when she asked? The maid swallowed her saliva and said in a panic, "Madam, please ask."

Li Yu pointed at the charred corpse on the ground and said, "Didn't you notice the fire at night?"

The maid shook her head and said, "The fire started in the middle of the night and no one noticed it. By the time we found out, the fire had already grown quite big."

Li Yu hummed, "Have you found out the cause of the fire?"

"Not yet, but the housekeeper said it might be because the candle in the eldest girl's room was left out. Last month, the eldest girl accidentally fell asleep while reading and forgot to blow out the candle, and she almost set the table on fire."

Li Yu looked around and said, "Why is your wife the only one in the courtyard? Where are the other people in your house? Aren't they sad about the death of your eldest daughter?"

"How can we not be sad?" The maid said, "The eldest lady is in trouble, and the masters in the mansion are all very sad."

"So where are they now?"

"They are all in their own courtyards." The maid said, "Master Bo said that the eldest girl is a woman, and if the elders and brothers and sisters gather together to cry, it will reduce the eldest girl's blessings. In the next life, she will not be able to be reborn into a good family like the Bo's Mansion."

Li Yu: “…”

*

After Princess Jianing finished listening to the chatter of Marquis Changqing's wife, she walked towards Li Yu with heavy steps.

Li Yu caught a glimpse of her figure out of the corner of his eye and hurried forward to help her.

"She..." Princess Jianing looked at the dark figure and suddenly burst into tears.

Li Yu raised his handkerchief to wipe her tears, and leaned close to her ear and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Princess, let's leave first. I just made a new discovery, but we have to talk outside."

Princess Jianing suddenly looked up.

Li Yu's eyes were gentle, "It's a good thing."

Princess Jianing looked at her for a while, and finally nodded blankly.

*

The two of them went out together.

But as soon as he left Xie Youlan's yard, he ran into Earl Changqing head-on.

Although Changqingbo was less than 40 years old, he looked seven or eight years older than his actual age, which might be related to his habit of eating indiscriminately for many years.

Li Yu heard from Nanny Tian that the couple of Lord Changqing believed that praying to the gods and Buddhas could change their fate, and they liked to listen to the words of Taoist priests or monks, especially those who were a little famous. As long as the Taoist priests and monks said it, they would believe it without a doubt.

Chang Qingbo stood in front of the two of them, ignoring Li Yu and being respectful to Princess Jianing. "The princess cares about Youlan and comes to see her off in person. It's a blessing for her. I think Youlan will be grateful to the princess in the underworld if she sees her like this."

Princess Jianing said calmly, "My Lord, I am so sorry. I have seen it and will leave now."

Changqing Bo: "Princess, will you stay a little longer? There is tea in the house."

"No need." Princess Jianing waved her hand. "The mansion is busy today, so I guess they can't take care of me."

"Then we won't keep the princess." Earl Changqing stepped aside to make way.

Princess Jianing took a few steps, pursed her lips, turned around and asked Earl Changqing, "Since it has already happened, why did the Earl's Mansion still keep her in the courtyard?"

Changqing Bo explained: "Regarding Youlan's matter, I asked Taoist Chen about it. He said that Youlan died before the age of 20, which was not auspicious. If she were buried according to the usual procedures, it might cause trouble to other people in the family in the future.

In order to ensure the safety of Youlan and everyone in her family, Youlan must be exposed to the sun for an hour at noon before she can be buried."

Li Yu was speechless after hearing this.

Princess Jianing was very angry. It was absurd that Earl Changqing talked about Taoist priests and monks all day long and dared to do so even at his daughter's funeral. But the man in front of her said that he was Xie Youlan's father, so she held back her anger and didn't vent it.

Not wanting to look at Chang Qingbo's irritating face anymore, she walked away without looking back.

Li Yu bowed to Marquis Changqing, then left with Princess Jianing.

*

There were still quite a few people at the side door. When they saw the two people coming out, they wanted to go up and ask them, but they were afraid of offending them, so they hesitated and did not dare to move.

Under normal circumstances, Li Yu might say a few words to these people, but the current situation is special and she can't take care of them.

After helping Princess Jianing sit in the carriage, she whipped the carriage and did not stop until it was out of the area of ​​the Marquis of Changqing's mansion.

After parking the carriage on the side of the road, Li Yu got in and told Princess Jianing his discovery directly without beating around the bush.

"The two bodies in the yard don't seem to be Miss Xie and her personal maid."

Princess Jianing was crying, but her tears stopped the instant she heard those words.

"You...are you serious?"

Li Yu nodded and then expressed his doubts.

Princess Jianing's eyelashes trembled, "Then where did she go?"

Li Yu: "I don't know either, but I suspect she ran away on her own and was not caught, nor was she hidden by anyone else."

Because the crying of Lady Changqing was so realistic, and the sadness and panic of the maid who was talking to her were not fake.

Princess Jianing: "..."

There were footsteps outside, Li Yu shut up instantly and went out to see what was going on.

Seeing that the person coming was just a bunch of idiots, she felt relieved.

Princess Jianing also saw the people and said after thinking for a while: "Let's go first, and we can talk about other things after we return to the mansion."

Li Yu nodded.

*

The two quickly returned to Prince An's Mansion.

Princess Jianing asked about the details again in detail, and Li Yu did not hide anything and told her everything.

Princess Jianing: "After listening to you, I also suspect that she is actually fine, but what about the fire, and who are the two people carried out of her room."

The Li language does not know.

The two of them were guessing randomly. After an unknown amount of time, Qingbi came in holding a letter and said, "Princess, a beggar just came to the side door and said someone asked him to give you this letter."

Princess Jianing looked at Li Yu, took the letter, tore open the envelope, and took out the letter.

Li Yu was not comfortable reading her letter, so she turned her head and looked away.

Unexpectedly, after reading it, Princess Jianing took the initiative to hand the letter to her, "It's a letter from Xie Youlan, take a look."

Li Yu was stunned, and after a moment, he took the paper.