Chapter 792: A Sudden Calamity

ey had to clean up their own house, as well as the courtyards of Young Master Ye and Madam Cui.Li Lao Tai was washing the new kang mat she had bought, drying it in the sun.Jia Yin sat on the doorstep,...Both assassins today were disguised, posing as a wife of the Zheng family and a maidservant of the Chu family.

They had to explain the situation to the two people now, otherwise, when they went home and found their servants missing, it would be easy to cause trouble.

Li Laer is good at socializing. He didn't beat around the bush and directly said to the two: "Brother Zheng, Brother Chu, my family is busy today, there are some minor things, I plan to talk to you about them, so I'll keep you here for a while longer."

Lord Zheng and Steward Chu were puzzled, wondering what relation Li family's "trivial matter" had to them.

But the two still nodded. Zheng DaRen said, "Sir, please speak your mind."

Li Lao'er then said, "Today, Zheng Brother's house has a woman secretly slip to the kitchen, wanting to poison the soup pot."

A maidservant in Chu Ge's household brought a ring that could fire poisoned needles, intending to assassinate the county princess.

"What!" Zheng Da Ren and Chu Yuan Wai both stood up in alarm, nearly knocking over their teacups.

"Impossible!" Zheng DaRen refuted first, "I have no grievances with my uncle, and I didn't order anyone to poison him!"

Chu Yuanwai was also waving his hands frantically, explaining: "That's right! I and Zhen Sheng have been good friends for many years, always getting along very well. How could he possibly harm the County Princess!"

Li Laoer quickly soothed Zheng DaRen, "Zheng brother, don't be impatient, I haven't finished yet."

Li Zhensheng also pulled Chu Yuanwai down and said, “Chu brother, please calm down. Listen to a few more words.”

Although Zheng and Chu had sat down, they were still uneasy in their hearts.

Their family wasn't without a background, but compared to the Li family today, they were still far behind.

The Li family excelled in both divine favor and worldly prestige.

If the Li family believes they were murdered, their lives will be incredibly difficult from now on!

Li Lao'er saw that their expressions were not good, and quickly said: "I had people check, the woman and maid are both disguised as someone else."

That is to say, the servants in your household are probably going to die soon.

"Who poisoned our family, we will find out, but after you go back, please help us cover it up and don't make too much noise."

Disguise and impersonation

Zheng and Chu let out a long sigh of relief, the cold sweat on their backs finally ceasing.

Unless they truly become enemies with the Li family.

Mr. Zheng was the first to speak up, "Master Uncle, rest assured, this matter boils down to our family not being careful enough, allowing someone to exploit a loophole and almost causing trouble for your esteemed household.

"After I go back, I will handle it properly. I won't let anyone suspect anything, and I won't make too much of a fuss."

Chu Yuan closely followed suit, stating, “Me too, Master. Rest assured.”

Li Zhensheng smiled and clasped his hands together in a gesture of gratitude, adding earnestly, "Our family hasn't figured out the situation yet, so we don't know who is behind this elaborate scheme. We kindly ask you both to keep it confidential."

"When things are settled, I'll host a banquet to apologize for the inconvenience caused. After all, it's because of our family that you two have had to go through so much trouble."

"No, no, Master Zheng is too kind." Both Lord Zheng and Mr. Chu said in unison.

Actually, both of them disliked such a sudden misfortune.

But with such politeness from the Li family, any discomfort they felt in their hearts dissipated.

After chatting for a few more moments, the two of them bid farewell and left.

To avoid attracting attention from outsiders, the two left one after the other. Their steps were unsteady, making it seem to anyone who saw them that they had been delayed because they were drunk.

As expected, the woman in their carriage was sitting there with a frown.

Mrs. Zheng was a cold and aloof person. Her relationship with Mr. Zheng wasn't good, so she didn't say much before ordering the carriage to leave.

Instead, Madam Chu was soft-tempered and relied on her husband for everything. When she finally saw her husband return home, she quickly said, "Master, one of my maidservants is missing.

"What should we do Should we tell the Li family and ask them to help look for him Maybe he fell into the water, or got drunk from drinking too much and passed out somewhere"

Old Master Chu waved his hand, putting on an impatient expression, and said in a gruff voice: "A slave, lost is lost, what's the rush He might have gone somewhere to slack off, and he'll come back on his own later."

"Go home quickly, I had too much to drink, my head hurts so badly, make me a bowl of hangover soup!"

Chu Fu-ren did not dare to say any more, so she quickly took care of her husband and went home.

Wagons lined up before the Earl's mansion, coming and going continuously. Even a street vendor selling miscellaneous goods at the corner finally packed up his stall...

The noon meal was abundant, but in order to entertain the guests, the Li family, young and old, didn't eat well.

At this moment, Shuiyun cooked some small wontons. Everyone had a bowl, and after eating, their stomachs felt warm and they regained some energy.

Old Mrs. Li had been entertaining guests in the house all day, unaware of the commotion that was about to occur. She inquired, "Where are Zhen Sheng, Lao Er, and Jia Ren Have they perhaps had too much to drink"

Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru didn't know how to tell the old woman, so they looked at Jiayin.

In Jia Yin's heart, grandma is an unyielding mountain, having weathered countless storms and trials. How could she be fazed by such a small matter today

So she said directly, "Grandma, there really were bad people who came to cause trouble today.

One tried to poison the soup, but was caught by his second sister-in-law. After much struggle, he was captured, but unfortunately, he committed suicide by taking poison.

"Taking advantage of my being alone, someone tried to attack me. I sprinkled some powder and caught him."

"What!" Old Mrs. Li exclaimed in surprise.

She had just thought that the banquet today was going very smoothly, who would have thought that there were so many things happening behind her back.

Mrs. Wen and Wan'er also changed their complexion.

Tao Hongying only knew about things in the kitchen, how could she know that there was a maidservant who almost hurt her daughter.

She pulled her daughter into her arms and examined her carefully, "Funiu'er, are you hurt"

Jia Yin quickly shook her head and comforted her mother, "Mother, don't worry, Shui Ling was there at the time too. I didn't get even a single hair hurt."

At this time, Li Zhensheng, Li Lao Er, Li Lao San, and Mr. Wen, as well as several brothers from the Jia Ren family, came in from outside.

Faced with the gazes of everyone, their faces were filled with trepidation. They all clearly knew that someone had come to cause trouble, and there was no need for them to hide it.

Li Laoer said, "Those two women and the maidservant were replaced by imposters. The real ones were probably killed. I've told their masters."

Besides, the maid that Funiu ventured to capture was also sent back to the village. In a while, we're going back. With a divine doctor here, I presume we can extract quite a bit of useful information.

Li Zhensheng also said, “I want to hear, what reason could there be for such cruelty towards our family and Funiu’er!”

The older Mrs. Li thought more and more, the more flustered she became. Her family hadn't slacked off on arrangements these past few days, yet someone still managed to sneak in.

Again, poisoning or a direct attack, whichever happened would be a devastating blow to the Li family.

The city is too unsafe, it's better to be in the village. Hundreds of villagers gather together, anyone who wants to make a move has to think twice!

Especially now with young and old at home, women and children make up the majority.

If someone comes looking for trouble at night, it's a lose-lose situation. I would hate to hurt anyone.

"Come on, let's go home. Let's all head back to Suijin Beach together. Living in the city isn't comfortable. All the wedding celebrations are over, there's nothing else going on." Li Lao Tai immediately started making arrangements.

The sun hasn't set yet, so it's not too late to set off.rd before returning to the Marquis' mansion.Everyone had a great time playing, and they were exhausted after a long day. They slept soundly all night.The second day was the opening day of Luo'an Acade...