Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 716 Grand Finale (20)
Feng Xuxu suddenly had an epiphany, and when she looked at her husband, she saw his eyes light up. Without a care for the little daughter he was holding, he immediately called for Xuan Yue, "Go investigate Zi Weijiang thoroughly. I want every detail of his life scrutinized."
"Yes, Master." Seeing the urgency on her master’s face, Xuan Yue dared not treat the matter lightly and hurried off to carry out her master’s orders.
By evening, Feng Xuxu released the Little Yunques from the space, instructing them to secretly investigate the Nangong Xiu household. She also released Xiaojin to stealthily follow Nangong Xiu to see if things were as she suspected.
Days flew by. Since the mulberry saplings had been burnt, Xiu Bingxi, consumed with guilt, felt even greater self-reproach. After returning to the Mulberry Garden, he quietly began to investigate everyone in the garden. Gradually, he found more and more suspicious individuals and captured them all. The investigation revealed that almost all were spies, mostly from merchant families, seeking to steal techniques for their own businesses’ growth.
Despite uncovering these spies, Xiu Bingxi was not pleased; none among them were arsonists. This meant deeper-hidden spies were still concealed within. Heart aching as if cut by knives, he clenched the confessions in one hand and stormed out of the room, pacing in the quiet courtyard, his mind racing with how to unearth those who lay buried even deeper.
Over half a month later, Zi Weijiang sat comfortably in his residence’s garden, surrounded by beauty and sipping wine handed to him by lovely women. He chuckled to himself, satisfied that his single move had burnt the mulberry saplings, imagining Feng Xuxu in a state of frenzy. Meanwhile, he basked in leisure, thinking, even if they knew it was his doing, what could they do? The arsonist was already silenced by him, leaving no evidence behind. What could the Empress do, suffer silently? He scoffed, thinking, you should have cooperated with me. This is only the beginning. I, Zi Weijiang, the richest man in Luo County, am not to be underestimated. This was merely the first lesson I’m giving you, teaching you that ’when in Rome, do as the Romans do, even a dragon cannot suppress a local snake.’ 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Little Yunque at the Nangong Residence was rather undisturbed, spending days pretending to sleep on a branch and not uttering a single chirp until it was time to fly away at certain intervals.
Every evening, Feng Xuxu busied herself, checking the messages from Little Yunque, which really made her want to curse. Regarding Nangong Xiu, there wasn’t much progress, but the secret strife among the concubines, aunts, and mistress of the residence was endless.
Fortunately, Xiaojin, perched on a roof beam, discovered a secret passage in Nangong Xiu’s study. After he left, Xiaojin transformed into human form and followed Nangong Xiu’s actions, vigorously twisting a vase on the shelf, which opened the doors of the secret passage. She darted inside and walked through the passage for a long while until reaching a roomy area that resembled a bedroom with ample clothing. After searching a bit with no trace of any letters found, she was about to search the other side when she heard footsteps approaching rapidly. In a moment of panic, Xiaojin transformed back into a small snake, quietly lying under the bed.
Nangong Xiu entered the secret chamber, sat on the bed, and gently activated a mechanism, causing the bed plank to fall inwards, revealing a square hole. He swiftly jumped in.
Xiaojin quickly slithered up and, after a moment’s hesitation, coiled herself and rolled into the hole. After countless dizzying spins, she came to a halt, bumping against an earthen wall. Recovering for a moment, she then crawled towards a place where light shone through.
