noffsinger Chapter 533 Nanfeng Pavilion
Chapter 533 Nanfeng Pavilion
Hearts nodded in agreement, "Very likely."
Du Mingxian disagreed, saying, "The relationship between the Prefect and the Prince Ming's Mansion doesn't need to include the Tian family's relationship. The Prefect governs the prefectural city and all the places under its jurisdiction."
“But these places are all Prince Ming’s fiefdoms, so they would naturally be very close.”
"Then I don't know why Master agreed to this. Madam was strongly opposed, but Master insisted on agreeing no matter what. This has never happened before." Hongguo was particularly curious this time.
She was worried about her mother's safety, and also wanted to try her luck. If she was lucky, she could tell her master about it when he returned.
Du Mingxian thought, "There must be something we don't know about this. Hongtao, please pay close attention when you get back. If anything unusual happens, please come out and tell us."
"Yes." After replying, Red Peach asked cautiously, "Madam, is there any progress on my sister's matter?"
"Somewhat, but not entirely certain, so you should be prepared."
Hongtao hurriedly said, "I can accept whatever the outcome, but I want to know who was so cruel as to kill my sister."
“All the evidence I’ve found points to Miss Tian. Your sister worked at the Prince Ming’s mansion the whole time. Even if she died, she should have died in the prefectural city. But your sister just happened to die in the county. During that time, the only person who was most likely to be in the Prince Ming’s mansion was Miss Tian, and Miss Tian just happened to be home visiting her grandmother at that time.”
"Everything matches up, but... I regret to inform you that it will be very difficult to kill Miss Tian. We can't even investigate her. She has extremely powerful guards protecting her, and we can't get close to her."
Hongtao had considered all possibilities, but never suspected Miss Tian. Now that it was confirmed to be Miss Tian, she didn't know what to say.
"If it can be confirmed, I want to find a way to avenge my sister myself."
The lady is a good person. Her mother and nephew will have no problems following her. She can go and avenge her sister with peace of mind.
Du Mingxian hurriedly stopped her when she saw that she had such thoughts, "Absolutely not, you can't have such thoughts. Live well, there are many ways to get revenge."
Hongtao stared blankly at Du Mingxian.
"Think of your mother. After your sister died, she could no longer bear losing any of you. I will find an opportunity to avenge your sister. It may not be quick, but I will definitely find a way."
Before Hongtao could say anything more, Chunfeng gently patted her shoulder. "You should trust Madam and me. Madam never lies. If she says it's possible, then it's definitely possible."
Hongtao, who originally intended to go after Hou Chou herself, immediately gave up her plan after being persuaded by the two women.
"Alright, I'll do as you say, Madam."
"That's the right way to think. Live well. Your mother can't bear the thought of an older woman outliving her younger one."
"Ah."
Just as Madam Dong was about to come and call them for dinner, she heard what the group was saying and tears streamed down her face. She was truly grateful to the lady.
If she knew who her enemy was, she could find a way to deal with it herself, but she absolutely could not let anything happen to Hongtao. She really could not bear to see her child die before her own parents.
Wiping away her tears, she pretended to be nonchalant and continued to call them to eat.
After having her meal here, Hongtao went back. She couldn't stay any longer; she couldn't get enough leave from the manor.
After Hongtao left, Dong tried to speak several times, but Du Mingxian directly dissuaded her, saying, "You have already signed a contract of servitude. You have to work hard. If you want to seek revenge for Hongguo, then after you leave, your grandson will be left to wander the streets."
"Don't even think about me helping you. I won't help you. Forget about it. I know you were outside when I was talking to Red Peach. I can promise you revenge, but I refuse to let you use the most foolish method."
Tears welled up in Madam Dong's eyes again. She knew her mistress was doing this for her own good, and she was filled with gratitude. "Thank you, Madam. I won't do anything foolish."
"It's better not to."
Du Mingxian felt her mind was constantly occupied; she still needed to find a way to investigate the Tian family.
The Prince Ming's Mansion and the Prefect's side are all connected to the Tian family, so there must be something about the Tian family that she hasn't found out or doesn't know.
With a direction in mind, things became easier to investigate. Du Mingxian sent people out to investigate the Tian family, including Mr. Tian's students, Miss Tian, and Mrs. Tian.
Everything seemed fine with the Tian family, except for the heinous things their wife's family had done, which only made things more puzzling.
Several days passed, and Chunfeng began to doubt whether they had made a mistake in their investigation. "Madam, shouldn't we have stopped investigating the Tian family? They're just a small schoolteacher. We've been investigating them for a while now, and all we've found are the same things. There's nothing wrong with that."
“No, I have a feeling that something is wrong with their family, but I just can’t find out.” Du Mingxian said in a deep voice, “Chunfeng, sometimes the more perfect something is, the bigger the problem is.”
Chunfeng hesitated before speaking, "Then what do we do next? Should we continue the investigation?"
"Don't investigate for now. We won't find anything here. Why waste manpower? Let them continue investigating the Prince Ming's Mansion. I'll investigate the Tian family's place."
Chunfeng hurriedly stopped her, "Madam, you can't do that. Your health is the most important thing right now. You can't take any risks. If you go to investigate yourself, the master will definitely be angry."
"He's not in the city, so what's there to be afraid of? As long as you don't say anything and I don't say anything when we get back, no one will know."
Chunfeng was truly in a dilemma. How could no one know about such an important matter? She... she dared not let her mistress take the risk.
"Madam, there are other people in the city."
"Then you'll cover for me; you'll be the only one by my side."
Chunfeng: "..." This is so difficult. If the madam doesn't listen, the master will be angry when he finds out. What should I do?
Du Mingxian thought for two days but couldn't come up with a good solution, so in the end she could only wander around the city with Chunfeng.
As they strolled around, they came across Prince Ming, surrounded by a group of followers, as the entire group headed towards Nanfeng Pavilion.
"Now even the Crown Prince of Ming doesn't bother to hide it anymore?" Du Mingxian watched the Crown Prince of Ming leave, feeling that she had truly broadened her horizons. The Ming King and his wife didn't care about their son at all.
Chunfeng shook her head. She wouldn't understand the affairs of her master's family, after all, she had never been a master herself.
After Du Mingxian took Chunfeng to buy new clothes and change their appearance, she planned to take a knife to Nanfeng Pavilion. Chunfeng was terrified and said, "Madam, you can't! Nanfeng Pavilion is full of men, and... their behavior is improper."
"How will we know what's going on inside if we don't go in? Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Chunfeng, don't be afraid of anything. Let's go in together."