mtl008 Chapter 219 Meeting
Chapter 219 Meeting
Inside the dark and damp cell.
He Yuyan cowered in a corner of the cell in fear.
She didn't understand what was going on.
The crown prince had clearly pleaded for her before leaving, so why did the emperor still punish her?
Who is the person who wrongly accused her of poisoning?
Who is controlling all of this?
Because of the incident at Wei Garden, there are now too many people in the capital who want her dead.
But she had no idea who wanted to harm her.
Is it Xie Ningxin?
Or is it Wu Weiwei?
Or perhaps it's Qin Baihe?
Could it be one of those officials?
The images of these people overlapped in her mind, and He Yuyan felt dizzy.
There was a "whoosh" sound.
Something brushed past her feet.
He Yuyan was startled.
She nervously observed her surroundings.
Just when she thought it was just her imagination, she saw a fat rat scurrying toward her.
"Help! There are rats!"
When Granny Zhang arrived, she saw her cousin scrambling around, trying to avoid the rats.
"Young lady!"
Seeing He Yuyan's panicked appearance, Zhang Mama couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
……
During dinner, Wu Weiwei was invited over by the old lady.
"Auntie, I heard that Granny Zhang just returned from prison an hour ago."
It's said that he was delivering clothes to his cousin...
right?
Wu Weiwei frowned.
Did the female lead say something that made the old lady suspect her and thus send her over for a confrontation?
Wu Weiwei arrived at Yong'an Hall with doubts.
"Weiwei greets the Old Madam!"
The old lady raised her eyes and glanced at her indifferently.
"Get up!"
The old lady's sharp eyes swept over her.
"Wu, I've heard that you have a relationship with Consort Jing?"
Wu Weiwei looked up in surprise.
"Grandma, what makes you say that?"
Where did she get this information from? Naturally, it was information she obtained from elsewhere.
The old lady stared at her and said earnestly:
“Ms. Wu, I have always known that you are a magnanimous person.”
Although your relationship with Yan Yatou doesn't seem very harmonious on the surface.
But as you know, Ting'er only has you and Yan'er as his two concubines.
If Yan'er is executed by the Emperor, Ting'er will probably go mad when he returns!
The old lady looked at Wu Weiwei, and her eyes suddenly became kind.
"If possible, I hope you can go to the palace to see Consort Jing and plead for Yan'er's life..."
Upon hearing this, Wu Weiwei took a sip of tea.
After putting down the cup, he then said:
"Grandma, Wei'er only met Consort Jing once while hunting in Qingshan!"
I don't know who spread the rumor that I had a relationship with Consort Jing..."
Wu Weiwei smiled and curved her lips into a slight smile.
So it turns out the old lady summoned her here so that she could go to the palace and plead with Consort Jing.
Haha, he finally managed to get the female lead into prison, how could he possibly go and save her?
Upon hearing this, the old lady's expression turned stern.
It is said that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.
Wei, don't hold a grudge against the He family for your past arguments.
When Ting'er comes back, I will make sure he treats you well.
Even if that girl from the Xie family marries into the family and becomes the mistress, your grandmother will definitely stand on your side...
The old lady assured her.
As Wu Weiwei listened, she couldn't help but chuckle to herself.
The old lady must value He Yuyan so much that she made a promise to herself for her sake.
He saw the old lady looking at him expectantly.
Wu Weiwei pondered for a moment.
Then he agreed, "Grandma, if that's the case, then Weiwei will give it a try!"
The old lady took her hand.
"Good, good, Wei is so filial!"
When Wu Weiwei left, the old lady had Zhang Mama bring out a lot of gifts for her.
We left Yong'an Hall.
Wu Weiwei instructed Wanqiu: "Tomorrow, submit a visiting card to the palace, saying that I request an audience with Consort Jing!"
"Aunt..."
Wanqiu looked puzzled.
"Are you really going to go to the palace to plead for Miss Biao?"
"It's just for show!"
Even if she did plead with Consort Jing, would Consort Jing give her face?
Haha, her face isn't that big.
After returning from Yong'an Hall, I saw Little Stone coming over.
"Master, I just intercepted Dingxiang's distress message."
Wu Weiwei was surprised.
"Is it addressed to the Crown Prince?"
"Not at all."
Little Stone took out the letter.
Wu Weiwei opened the letter.
The more I looked at her, the more amazed I became.
She looked at the little stone.
"Has Miss Cousin been in contact with Shen Bazhi all along?"
"should be!"
The letter was sent to a man named Huang Ming from Yutong Trading Company in Wei County.
However, the plea for help inside was addressed to Shen Bazhi.
What does Yu Tong Trading Company do?
Wu Weiwei had never heard of this business.
Little Stone looked at him strangely and said:
"Master, Yu Tong Trading Company is not a trading company that actually does business."
He was actually running a human trafficking business…
Little Stone told Wu Weiwei.
The young master's abduction was actually related to a company called Yu Tong Trading Company.
Yu Tong Trading Company was merely one of their bases in Yu County, a suburb of Beijing.
They also had other strongholds in the Great Wei Dynasty and even in other countries.
These people will appear in various places throughout the Great Wei Dynasty.
They called it doing business, but in reality, they were just looking for goods.
They will select suitable people from these goods and train them to work for them.
Young girls or boys are usually subjected to discipline and training.
Those who disobeyed would be sold to brothels or auctioned off in underground markets for the amusement of the wealthy.
Those who are considered worthless—the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled—are sold to remote areas to do manual labor or engage in other occupations.
"So that's it."
Seeing that Wu Weiwei looked thoughtful.
Little Stone added, "Master, I've discovered something else!"
"Ok?"
Wu Weiwei looked at him.
"Didn't you ask me to investigate the Xie family mansion before?"
"I've actually uncovered some clues these past few days, and this matter is even related to Yu Tong Trading Company..."
"Oh? What did you find out?"
Little Stone told Wu Weiwei.
It turns out that all the girls Xie Ningxin trusted were actually provided to her by Yu Tong Trading Company.
Therefore, as long as the details of Yu Tong Trading Company are thoroughly investigated, we may be able to find evidence of Xie Ningxin's crimes.
Wu Weiwei listened, her eyelashes curving upwards.
"Good job, Little Stone, you did a great job!"
Tell me! What reward do you want?
Wu Weiwei once said this at a meeting at Yudie Garden.
She likes her employees to let their performance speak for itself.
She will not hesitate to reward whoever does the job well and beautifully.
Hearing Wu Weiwei's praise, Xiao Shitou scratched his head.
He said apologetically, "Master, I don't ask for any reward."
Little Stone would be content just to stay by your side and do things for you.
Seeing Xiao Shitou's clever look, Wu Weiwei smiled.
"Since you have no other requests, I will reward you with five hundred taels of silver!"
She had heard some things about Xiao Shitou from Ling Fu.
He was good to his subordinates.
He also often buys food to give to the poor people in the surrounding area and some poor beggars.
As a result, he often spent his monthly salary of two hundred taels of silver before the end of the month.
Such people are rare, whether in modern times or in ancient times.
This fully demonstrates that Xiao Shitou is not only of good character, but also a loyal and good subordinate.
Two days later, the palace sent a reply.
Consort Jing summoned her to the palace for an audience.