I'm already dressed like a fool, what's wrong with taking the regent into the bridal chamb

"It's not that cold..."

Wang Yi said in a low voice.

Wen Qingzhi turned around and glanced at him. "Go find Sister Li later and ask her to give you two sets of clothes. They're so thin, how can you not be cold?"

As she spoke, she tightened her cloak around her.

Fortunately, there was a fire nearby and it was far away from the front, so the wind and snow could not reach it.

It’s a pity for the group of people singing in front of me.

In the cold winter, people still have to endure the cold to make a living.

She didn't know how grateful the troupe was to her.

At a time when grain is worth more than gold, it is truly a gift from heaven that someone is willing to pay a high price to invite them to perform!

Wang Yi did not refute. He didn't know how to refute Wen Qingzhi, so he could only say "yes" timidly.

Soon, the show began.

The babbling sound reached her ears. Wen Qingzhi adjusted her sitting position, changed into a comfortable posture, closed her eyes and listened to the opera.

This play is about a fox marrying off his daughter, and tells the story of an old fox in the mountains who marries his daughter to a scholar from outside in exchange for thousands of acres of fertile land.

The fox family was overjoyed and married off their daughter, hoping to exchange her for good farmland and a good life.

The result? Less than two months after her daughter's marriage, she was beaten back to her original form and skinned alive.

Her father went to visit his daughter, but he only saw from a distance that the family had married a new bride. The bride was wearing her daughter's skin...

After the play, while the troupe prepared for the next act, Zheng Shu wiped her tears and said, "This is too tragic."

"He still had some conscience. He didn't kill the woman's family, and he didn't take the land back."

Wen Qingzhi said slowly, "Perhaps, the man's motives were impure from the beginning, and he married her just to peel her skin off and pass it on to the next person?"

Zheng Shu's face turned pale instantly, and her voice trembled: "Then, then doesn't it mean——"

"That's just my guess."

Wen Qingzhi looked over and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, it's just my guess."

Zheng Shu nodded without saying anything.

"So, when Fourth Sister gets married in the future, she must choose a good husband's family. Marriage is a woman's second life, so she must seize the opportunity."

Wen Qingzhi joked, looked at Zheng Shuhong's red face and said "mother" in a coquettish tone, then laughed out loud.

"Mom? What your third sister said is right! You must know the other person well and he must be a good person. You are not young anymore, and you will get married sooner or later. If you fall in love with a young man in the capital, you must tell your two sisters."

"After the New Year, your parents and your brother will be going back. If you have anything to say while you're here, you must tell your sister, okay?"

"If you marry in the capital, your parents will be too far away. If anything happens, we won't be able to help you..."

At this point, she glanced at Zheng Yue, eyes full of heartache, "Just like your second sister, how much suffering has she endured?"

"Ah~"

Zheng Yue smiled bitterly and looked at them, "Mom, why are you talking about me when everything is fine?"

She looked at Zheng Shu and said, "Don't be afraid. If you really want to marry in the capital, I will find one for you. After all, I've been in the capital for many years. Even though I haven't had a good life, I still have some connections."

"That's it."

Wen Qingzhi continued, "If that man dares to change his mind and treat you badly, I will poison him for you."

They all thought Wen Qingzhi was joking, only Chang Yan had a strange look on his face.

She knew that Wen Qingzhi was telling the truth, the absolute truth.

Looking at the united Zheng family, Chang Yan couldn't help but think of her mother, and a wry smile appeared on her lips.

This is what a family is, pulling in the same direction. What kind of family is hers?

When she looked up, Wen Qingzhi noticed Chang Yan's discomfort. The bitterness at the corner of her mouth was too obvious, and it made people feel distressed.

Everyone followed Wen Qingzhi's gaze and noticed Chang Yan's sad expression.

The moment they looked over, Chang Yan noticed that many eyes were coming towards her, and her expression instantly changed to happiness. "What's wrong?"

Everyone shook their heads and did not reveal her scars.

At this moment, Wang Yi suddenly looked up and asked Wen Qingzhi, "Master, why don't you invite the young lady and the others to come and watch the show?"

"..."

The people who were talking and laughing suddenly had their mouths drooping, their faces moved, and they didn't know what to say.

Finally, their eyes fell on Wen Qingzhi.

Wen Qingzhi smiled and said, "Aren't they going out to give alms today? I thought they were not in the mansion, so I didn't invite them."

She turned her head and looked at Wang Yi, "Didn't you go?"

Wang Yi paused, his eyes shifting. "Is that so? I guess I forgot."

He thought that Wen Qingzhi didn't know that Jiang Nian and the others were in the mansion at the moment.

"It's ok."

Wen Qingzhi turned around and continued watching the show.

...

This play in the Marquis' Mansion lasted for three days.

On the first day, there were rumors on the streets that the Jiang family was a kind-hearted family that had mobilized the entire family to rescue the refugees.

The people in the Marquis' Mansion naturally knew this, but seeing that Jiang Yao still refused to move, no one spoke up to make trouble.

On the second day, the bad news suddenly spread among the people that the refugees who had eaten the Jiang family's food all suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, and were suspected of being poisoned.

That afternoon, officers and soldiers came and surrounded the marquis's mansion.

"Miss, it's bad! The police have come and blocked the door to our mansion!"

Wen Qingzhi was reviewing medical and poison techniques when she saw Chunyu running over in a hurry. She accidentally bumped into the corner of the table and tears welled up in her eyes. Only then did she frown and put down the book.

"How can you behave in such a panic?"

Chunyu immediately knelt down, "Miss, calm down!"

Wen Qingzhi shook her head helplessly, "Get up, I don't blame you, why are you kneeling?"

She stood up, walked to Chunyu's side and lifted her up. "Why are the officials surrounding us? What's the reason?"

Chun Yu was sweating profusely at this moment. "Yes, it was poisoning."

"What? Poisoning?"

Wen Qingzhi sneered, "What kind of poison is this? Where can you get it?"

"They said that the poisoning of refugees in the capital was caused by our Marquis' Mansion."

"is it?"

Wen Qingzhi said calmly and calmly, "Let's go out and take a look."

She called out to Chunyu to get up and wipe her tears, "Don't cry, I'm not mean to you."

After a few words of comfort, the master and servant walked out.

On the way, Zhang He and Zhang Liang followed them and arrived at the door with them.

As soon as the gate opened, they saw a row of people from Zhentian Mansion standing outside. When they saw Wen Qingzhi, they were quite polite.

"Miss Wen."

The leader was Han Shuo.

"What does this mean?"

Wen Qingzhi said.

Han Shuo said calmly, "Someone sued the Marquis' Mansion, saying they poisoned the refugees' food."

"hehe!"

Wen Qingzhi laughed out loud, and looking at the many people gathered outside, she raised her voice, "The Zhenguo Marquisate has always put the people of Beiming first. My ancestors have protected the vast land of Beiming for countless generations! My father, mother, and brother all died fighting for Beiming!"

"You said the Marquisate would poison the refugees' food. Do you believe that?"

She shouted loudly, then looked at the people watching the excitement, "Do you believe it?"

Almost the next second after she finished speaking, people started shouting, "We don't believe it!!"

"The entire Zhenguohou family died fighting for Beiming. If they wanted to kill us, they wouldn't have to fight so hard!"

"Yes, the peace in Beiming over the years was all earned by the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion at the cost of their lives!"

"That's right! No matter what they say, we don't believe that the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion will harm us!"

"That's right! We don't believe it!"

"We don't believe it!"

In the audience, the people of Beiming all supported the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion. They did not believe that the people from the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion would poison the refugees!

Indeed, the poison was not administered by Wen Qingzhi.

Wen Qingzhi looked at Han Shuo with pride, "Does Brother Xiao Yi know that you're here? Or did he send you here?"

Han Shuo lowered his head instantly and said, "Someone has reported the crime, and it's only right that Zhentian Prefecture should go there."

"Then do you have any evidence?"

Wen Qingzhi walked towards Han Shuo, and with every step forward, Han Shuo's heart lifted a little.

The delicate little feet, wearing shoes embroidered with snow lotus patterns, walked towards Han Shuo and stopped in front of him.

Han Shuo looked at her skirt covering her feet, and the tips of his ears turned red. "The food donated came from the Marquis' Mansion."

"Ok?"

Wen Qingzhi said softly, "The Marquis' Mansion is giving alms, but the person in charge is not me, but my sister-in-law."

After saying this, she asked, "Why, didn't my sister-in-law come with you?"

Han Shuo shook his head and said, "There is no young lady from the mansion present. It's someone from the Jiang family."

"A member of the Jiang family?"

Wen Qingzhi pretended not to understand and looked at Chunyu in confusion, "That means my sister-in-law is still at home. Chunyu, go and invite her."

"Yes."

Chunyu bowed to Han Shuo and said, "Please wait for me. I will go and get the young lady right away."

"Thank you."

Han Shuo clasped his fists towards Chunyu as a polite gesture.

After Chunyu left, Wen Qingzhi sighed helplessly, the sound neither loud nor soft, just enough for everyone to hear.

She said, "Han Shuo, I'm not a fool. How could I lift a rock and drop it on my own feet?"

"My sister-in-law has spent all her family's wealth to save the refugees, why would she poison them?"

She looked embarrassed and aggrieved, which made people feel distressed.

"To be honest, my sister-in-law moved all the food in the mansion away to save the refugees."

She looked at everyone and said sadly, "Right now, I don't know how to feed the people in my mansion. To be honest, I'm ready to go to Brother Xiao Yi to borrow food."

"what?"

As soon as she said this, the crowd erupted again. Someone started to say, "The Marquis's Mansion has used up all the food for disaster relief. What are they going to do?"

"How could someone who donated all their rations poison their own food and feed it to the refugees? Someone must have been unable to bear the consequences and framed the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion!"

"That's right, someone must have framed the Marquis' Mansion!!"

The public's voice gradually grew louder, and they all expressed their discontent for the Zhenguo Marquisate. Seeing this, Han Shuo raised his head and met Wen Qingzhi's calm and gentle gaze, his heart trembling.

He seemed to understand something.

Wen Qingzhi did it on purpose.

But how did she do it?

The Zhentian Mansion was responsible for monitoring the influx of refugees in the past few days, as well as several mansions that might be able to make a name for themselves. The Zhenguo Marquis Mansion was the focus of surveillance. In the past few days, apart from the opera troupe entering the mansion, no one else had left.

So...how did you do that?

Could it be that I was just wrong?