The Pretty Wife of General Jinxiu Huanian

Chapter 164 Ancient Dissolution

On this day, the Marquis' Mansion was no different from any other day, but at this ordinary moment, an uninvited guest arrived.

Yunxi was quietly sorting through medical books in her study when Xiangling, frantic as an ant on a hot pan, rushed in, shouting, "Madam, something's wrong! A strange young man has come to the front hall. He's very aggressive and wants to demand an explanation from you."

After hearing this, Yunxi slowly put down the book in his hand, frowned slightly, and asked, "Can you tell me what it is?"

Xiangling shook her head repeatedly, her hair tumbling in disorder, and panted heavily as she said, "That young master is very tight-lipped. He refused to speak, saying he would only tell you when he saw you."

After hearing this, Yunxi straightened her sleeves, stood up, and said calmly, "Let's go and take a look."

When I arrived at the front hall, I saw a young man in gorgeous clothes standing there upright. His face was very long and as black as the bottom of a pot.

He folded his arms across his chest, legs spread apart, and looked furious.

There were two followers beside him. They also had fierce looks on their faces. One of them had his neck tilted and the other had his eyes slanted. They looked like they were not good people.

Yunxi walked forward calmly, bowed slightly, and said politely, "I wonder why you are looking for me, sir?"

The young man snorted coldly, "Are you Yunxi?"

Yunxi nodded, "It is me."

The young master took a big step forward, looking so aggressive, as if he wanted to eat Yunxi alive.

"I am Zhang Cheng, the eldest son of the Zhang family. I heard that my concubine is seriously ill. Are you unwilling to help her?"

Zhang Cheng's eyes widened, almost popping out, and the veins on his face throbbing.

Yunxi was startled, but quickly regained her composure, her expression remaining calm.

"Mr. Zhang may have misunderstood. I have never heard of this matter." Yunxi raised her head slightly and looked at Zhang Cheng with a firm gaze.

When Zhang Cheng heard this, he became even more furious. His eyes widened like bells and his face flushed red.

"Don't try to quibble. Someone saw you refuse to go to Zhang's house to rescue him."

He pointed at Yunxi, his fingers trembling constantly.

Yunxi was neither humble nor arrogant, she straightened her back and spoke in a clear and loud voice.

"Master Zhang, I've been in the Marquis's mansion every day, and no one has ever asked me to go to the mansion to rescue anyone."

At this time, the sharp-nosed and monkey-faced attendant beside Zhang Cheng came up to him, with a flattering face, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Sir, don't waste time talking to her, just take her away."

The follower squinted his eyes and stared at Yunxi fiercely, muttering to himself.

Yunxi's eyes glared at the attendant like a knife, and he shouted, "Master Zhang, the Marquis' Mansion is not a place where you can act recklessly."

Zhang Cheng didn't care about that. He waved his hand and shouted arrogantly, "Search for me. I don't believe we can't find evidence."

Following his order, the two followers he brought with him rolled up their sleeves and prepared to rush in.

How could the guards of the Marquis' Mansion tolerate their insolence? They quickly surrounded them, holding sticks in their hands and glaring at them.

For a moment, the two sides were on the verge of a fight, and the atmosphere was so tense that it was hard to breathe.

Yunxi folded her hands over her chest and raised her voice, saying, "Master Zhang, we must be reasonable in everything.

If someone really came to ask me to save someone, how could I refuse? There must be a misunderstanding here."

Zhang Cheng simply refused to listen and jumped up and down, yelling, "Stop talking nonsense and search!"

He was so arrogant that he seemed to want to turn the mansion upside down.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate and the situation was about to break out, a steady and powerful sound of footsteps was heard.

The prince strode in with great strides, and his aura seemed to be able to intimidate the entire audience.

The prince's face was gloomy. "Zhang Cheng, you are so bold to cause trouble in the Marquis' Mansion."

When Zhang Cheng saw the prince, his aura suddenly weakened a bit. His originally held high head drooped unconsciously, his eyes became evasive, and he no longer had the arrogance he had before.

He clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and his voice became trembling: "Your Highness, this matter..."

The prince interrupted him, "No matter what happened, it's not your turn to come to the Marquis' Mansion and act wildly."

The prince put his hands behind his back, straightened his back, and stared at Zhang Cheng with a sharp gaze, as if he could see through Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, and said: "Your Highness, this matter concerns human life. I hope Your Highness will understand it clearly."

As Zhang Cheng spoke, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and glanced at the prince from time to time, revealing a bit of caution.

Yunxi said, "Your Highness, I really don't know about this." Yunxi bowed slightly, with a look of grievance on her face, her brows slightly furrowed, and her beautiful eyes looked at the prince, full of innocence.

The prince looked at Zhang Cheng with a sharp gaze, "Zhang Cheng, if you can't produce evidence, I will not let you off easily for what happened today."

The prince's voice was deep and powerful, revealing unquestionable majesty.

Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment, his face full of conflicted expression, as if he was making a difficult decision.

Finally, he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, can you give me three days? I will definitely find evidence."

When Zhang Cheng spoke, his eyes were full of eagerness and anticipation.

The prince snorted coldly, "Alright, I'll give you three days. If you can't find evidence, come to the Marquis' Mansion to apologize."

The prince flicked his sleeves, turned around and sat down on the chair. His imposing manner made the atmosphere in the entire front hall solemn.

Zhang Cheng and his followers walked away in disgrace. Zhang Cheng's steps were hurried, and he didn't dare to look back. The two followers also followed Zhang Cheng with their heads lowered and their necks hunched, like two dogs with their tails between their legs.

Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief, shook her body, and said, "Your Majesty, I am truly wronged in this matter."

The prince held Yunxi's hand, his eyes full of concern, "Don't be afraid, Madam. I believe in you."

The prince held Yunxi's hand tightly, giving her strength.

The three-day period passed quickly, but Zhang Cheng did not show up.

Yunxi and the prince were discussing this when Xiangling arrived to report, "Prince, Madam, Zhang Cheng wishes to see you."

Yunxi and the prince looked at each other and came to the front hall.

Zhang Cheng looked guilty, his head lowered almost to his chest, "Your Majesty, Madam, I misunderstood.

Someone is deliberately instigating this, trying to frame the lady." Zhang Cheng's voice was filled with regret, and his face looked like an eggplant hit by frost.

Yunxi asked, "Do you know who it is?"

Zhang Cheng shook his head, "It hasn't been found out yet."

I saw that his brows were furrowed, the veins on his forehead were bulging, and his eyes were bloodshot, full of anxiety and helplessness.

Yunxi pondered for a moment, "Master Zhang, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."

Yunxi frowned slightly, her eyes full of thought, and one hand unconsciously pinched the handkerchief.

The prince said, "No matter who it is, if they dare to cause trouble in the Marquis' Mansion, I will not let them go."

The prince folded his hands over his chest, straightened his back, his eyes were full of majesty, his chin slightly raised, and his face was full of determination.

Yunxi said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter may be related to the hostile forces of the Marquis' Mansion."

Yunxi bowed slightly, her eyes full of worry, and her voice unconsciously lowered.

The prince nodded and said, "Madam, what you said makes sense." The prince stroked his beard with a serious expression.

At this moment, the housekeeper came to report, "My Lord, Madam, there is a problem with the silk shop in the Marquis' Mansion."

The butler jogged all the way, panting, sweat dripping down his face.

Yunxi and the prince hurried to the silk shop.

When I arrived at the silk shop, I saw a group of people gathered inside and making a lot of noise.

A customer exclaimed, "This silk is of terrible quality. It's already torn apart."

The customer was a middle-aged man with a sturdy build and a red face. As he spoke, he waved the torn silk in his hand.

The shopkeeper looked helpless and said, "Sir, our silks are all top quality. There can't be any problem with them."

The shopkeeper was so anxious that he stamped his feet and kept bowing to the customers to apologize.

Yunxi walked forward, picked up the piece of silk and examined it carefully. She squinted her eyes, gently stroking the silk with her fingers, her expression focused.

"This silk seems to have been tampered with." Yunxi said. Yunxi raised her head and looked at everyone with a firm gaze.

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "The Hou Mansion is selling fake goods, don't buy them."

The person who was shouting was a thin man with a pointed face and a cunning expression. He was fanning the flames among the crowd while shouting.

Yunxi said loudly, "Everyone, please be patient. The Marquis' Mansion will definitely give you an explanation."

Yunxi raised her voice and stretched out her hands, trying to calm everyone down.

The prince ordered the guards, "Seal up all these silks and find out their source."

The prince waved his hand and spoke in a loud voice, and the guards immediately took action.

Yunxi looked at the chaotic crowd and said to the prince, "Your Highness, I'm afraid someone did this on purpose to ruin the reputation of the Marquisate."

The prince's face was gloomy. "Hmph, if I find out who it is, I will not let him off easily."

Yunxi turned to look at the shopkeeper, "Has anyone suspicious come here in the past few days?"

The shopkeeper made a bitter face, thought for a moment and said, "Madam, there have been so many guests these days that I can't remember them all at the moment."

Another customer in the crowd complained: "The Marquis' Mansion is bullying us ordinary people. They bought fake goods and they won't admit it."

Yunxi hurriedly said, "Everyone, the Marquis' Mansion would never do such a thing. Please believe me."

At this time, an old man stood up and said, "Madam, we came here to buy silk because we trusted the Marquis' Mansion. Now that something like this has happened, we must give you an explanation."

Yunxi hurriedly said, "Don't worry, old man, the Marquis' Mansion will definitely get to the bottom of this matter."

Yunxi said to everyone again: "Everyone go back first. I will inform you as soon as there is any news."

Everyone was still somewhat reluctant, so Yunxi persuaded them with some kind words, and then everyone slowly dispersed.

The prince said to Yunxi, "Madam, what do you think about this?" Yunxi frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Prince, I think we should start by investigating the source of the silk."

The prince nodded and said, "Well, I will send someone to investigate right away."

After a few days, the people sent out came back to report that they still had not found any useful clues.

Yunxi paced anxiously in the room, "What should I do?" The prince consoled her, "Don't worry, Madam. There will always be a way."

Just when everyone was at a loss, a servant came running and said, "Your Majesty, Madam, I have found some clues."

Yunxi asked hurriedly, "Tell me quickly." The servant said breathlessly, "I noticed that one of the guys has been acting suspiciously these past few days."

Yunxi and the prince immediately had the servant brought in. When the servant was brought in, he was trembling with fear, "Prince, Madam, spare my life."

Yunxi said sternly, "Tell me the truth, what happened?" The clerk replied tremblingly, "Someone gave me money and asked me to tamper with the silk."

Yunxi asked, "Who ordered you to do this?" The man lowered his head and didn't dare to say a word.

The prince slammed the table and said, "If you don't tell the truth, I will not forgive you."

The man collapsed to the ground in fear, "It's...it's someone from the Li family."

The prince shouted angrily, "How dare the Li family do this?" Yunxi said, "Prince, let's not alert the enemy yet. Let's make a long-term plan."

Yunxi comforted the customers, "Don't worry, if it's a problem with the Marquis' Mansion, we will definitely compensate you for your losses."

After some investigation, it turned out that one of the servants in the mansion was bribed.

Yunxi raised her eyebrows and said sternly, "Bring that fellow up here!"

Soon, the guy was brought to the front by two strong servants like a chicken.

The guy was thin and small, his face was pale, his whole body was shaking like a sieve, and his legs were so weak that he could hardly stand.

"Tell me, who ordered you to do that?" Yunxi stared at the waiter with a sharp gaze, as if he could see through him.

The waiter trembled and said, "It's...it's Shopkeeper Wang."

Yunxi and the prince looked at each other, and a hint of understanding flashed in their eyes.

This shopkeeper Wang is an old rival of the Marquis's Mansion in the business world, and he often tries to trip them up.

The prince was so angry that he slammed the table and shouted, "Report this to the authorities and let them handle it."

After resolving the silk shop incident, Yunxi and the prince had just returned to the mansion. Before they had time to catch their breath, another servant came running in in a panic to report, "Prince, Madam, the food in the kitchen has been poisoned."

When Yunxi heard this, her expression changed instantly and she said anxiously, "Go check if anyone is poisoned."

For a moment, the mansion was in chaos, and the servants were running around.

After a long while, a man who looked like a housekeeper came over and said, "Madam, fortunately no one was poisoned."

Yunxi finally breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Get rid of all the ingredients and buy new ones."

The prince frowned and paced back and forth in the hall, saying bitterly, "This series of incidents must be caused by someone behind the scenes."

Yunxi stood aside, holding a handkerchief in her hand. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Your Majesty, I feel that we cannot continue to respond passively. We must find a way to find the person behind this."

The prince stopped, looked at Yunxi and asked, "What do you think, Madam?"

Yunxi came close to the prince and whispered a few words in his ear.

As the prince listened, a smile gradually appeared on his face. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Madam, this is a very good plan."

According to Yunxi's plan, the Marquis' Mansion released the news that they had found a secret recipe for treating difficult and complicated diseases.

The news spread like wildfire and quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys.

Sure enough, a few days later, a sneaky and mysterious man sneaked into the marquis's mansion under the cover of night.

Many guards had already ambushed in the marquis's mansion, waiting for him to fall into their trap.

As soon as the mysterious man landed, he was rushed by the guards and pinned to the ground.

The mysterious man tried to struggle and resist, cursing. Yunxi and the prince rushed over after hearing the news. Yunxi said coldly, "Tell me the truth, who sent you?"

The mysterious man remained stubborn, his mouth tightly shut, and he said nothing. The prince snorted coldly and said, "You're not going to say anything, are you? Take him away and interrogate him."

After being tortured severely, the mysterious man finally couldn't bear it anymore and confessed everything.

It turned out that he was sent by the mastermind behind the scenes.

Yunxi and the prince followed the clues and finally found out the person behind the scenes.

It turned out that he was a distant relative of the Marquis's Mansion, who was idle and had no proper job on weekdays.

Looking at the splendor and wealth of the Marquis' Mansion, he was extremely jealous and wanted to bring it down so that he could benefit from it.

The prince was furious. He waved his hand and said, "Lock him up and punish him severely."

After all this trouble, the Marquis' Mansion finally returned to its former tranquility.

The prince punished him severely, and peace finally returned to the mansion.