Haitang remembered that Xue Niang had indeed said that when someone asked, she said that General Shao was her sister. When she was sick, she asked General Shao to replace her and go out with Xue Niang.

It has been a while since the incident, and she didn't remember it very clearly. General Shao's wife had successfully left the city and was back safely now. She thought that all this had passed and naturally wouldn't remember too much of those lies. Now the master suddenly mentioned it. She was not prepared for a while and seemed a little panicked. This panic was only a moment. After calming down, she felt that there was no need to be afraid.

This matter has passed, so what if someone knows it? General Shao’s wife was not invaded by the imperial court. In the chaos in Yancheng, General Shao made contributions to quelling the wife. She also made contributions to help General Shao’s wife, and she could not be punished for it. Of course, it is not easy for Zhang Yang to go out to receive the merits. This also involves Princess Ding. To put it in a big way, it may be the connection between Prince Ding’s Mansion and Shao’s family.

Having been in the house of the princes, Haitang also knew about the party disputes in the court. The little bit of interaction between these powerful people may involve the overall situation and arouse unreasonable suspicion from others. I believe that the friendship between General Shao and Princess Ding must not be known to outsiders, so it is better to say less.

"How can I never get married for the rest of my life? My little brother's family is really good and his character is good. Otherwise, Miss Haitang, you tell me the residence of your sisters, and I will ask the official media to come to the door to talk about peace." The master chased him and took advantage of Haitang's trance and pressed him step by step.

Haitang was already vigilant and realized that the master seemed to be a little drunk and was not willing to tell the truth, let alone the truth, so he simply lowered his face and said, "Official, are you coming to ask about the case? Or is a matchmaker? I have already said everything I know. If you are a matchmaker, please prepare enough etiquette from the matchmaker to invite a serious matchmaker to come again. Sorry, I still have something to do and I will not accompany you. If there is any situation, let the shopkeeper in our store come to tell you."

Haitang said, then got up and walked out.

The master did not stop him. Everything he said just was just a test. Now that the purpose is achieved, it is not advisable to press forward step by step, so as not to force people in a hurry. What is wrong with the truth before it is known.

After the master left, Haitang thought about it alone for a long time, thinking that it would be fine if this master was really a matchmaker for others, so he was afraid that he would have no intention. Should he notify General Shao of his wife or Princess Ding? It’s just that with his own identity, it is not advisable to climb to the gate of Prince Ding or General Shao’s mansion.

After thinking about it, Haitang decided to talk to Xue Niang. It would be more convenient for Xue Niang to tell Princess Ding to say that it would be more convenient.

So Haitang cleaned up and came to Xue Niang's shop. Xue Niang was busy in the shop. She was very happy to see Haitang and pulled Haitang into the inner room to talk.

Haitang didn't have the time to chat, afraid that there would be someone in the house to talk a little, and after confirming that Xue Niang was the only one in the house, she lowered her voice: "Xue Niang, I'm here today, I have something to tell you. I don't know whether it's important or not, but it's better to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Xue Niang looked a little solemn and nervous when she saw Haitang.

Haitang looked around in a habit, and said, "Today, the master of Yancheng Government Office came to me. He started by asking about the looting of the nearby shops. Then he pulled it around and told me about sending General Shao out of the city that day. At the beginning, he mentioned the matter of your husband's nephew Huang San. I thought he was a little meddling in business, but who knew that he was also involved in another soldier guarding the city, saying that the soldier was interested in Mrs. Shao who pretended to be my sister and went out of the city with you that day. He wanted to be a matchmaker and asked me for the address of his sister. I felt something was wrong."

"What did you say?" Xue Niang's face changed slightly.

Haitang said, "I don't know how to say this. For a moment, I can't make up any lies. I'm afraid that I won't say it later, so I just don't say it and leave in anger. When I thought, there seemed to be something wrong. A master, even if he is idle and meddling in other people's business, shouldn't be investigating such a thing. Look, is there something happening?"

Xue Niang's face became a little heavier again, shook her head and said, "I don't know either, but... maybe you don't know yet. The government has made a conclusion about General Shao's disappearance, saying that Mr. Shao and his wife intended to murder General Shao's wife, and sent the case to Yancheng Government Office, and asked Lord Zhu to convict him. I heard from Liu'er that Lord Zhu seemed to think Mr. Shao was wronged, and the case was always suppressed, and the outsiders didn't know."

"I haven't heard of such a thing. Did you deliberately hide the news?" Haitang was surprised. She worked in a teahouse, and the teahouses and restaurants always talked the most, but she didn't hear any news.

Xue Niang sighed, "It probably isn't true. Some time ago, Yancheng was in chaos. There were a lot of troubles in many families, and there were too many troubles. There were more things to talk about after the heating and dinner, so this matter could not be revealed. In addition, the Shao family has never been ostentatious, and this is also a family scandal after all, so not many people know it."

"Do you want to tell Princess Ding? I'm worried that the people from Yancheng Government will come to me again. How should I answer at that time?" Haitang was really worried. If she said the wrong thing, would there be big trouble? If she really wanted to cause trouble, she, a little singer, could not afford it.

"It's good to tell me, but Princess Ding should have already known the news." Xue Niang thought about it and suggested, "In this way, I will find an opportunity to hand over this matter to the people in the royal family. If you are afraid of saying the wrong thing... it's better to avoid it. The government has not officially summoned you to ask questions. There is no problem avoiding it. Even if it is officially rumored that you are alone and cannot find you, they can't post a captive document."

"Is this okay? Wouldn't it seem guilty when you avoid it?" Haitang hesitated. She also had a concern. Mrs. Quan Si's condition was very bad recently. She originally wanted to open a store alone, but seeing Mrs. Quan Si's appearance, she didn't want to leave when Mrs. Quan Si's time in trouble, so as not to be said to be ungrateful. Besides, Yancheng has just stabilized, and many people are still nervous, especially those who open a store, who want to take the store away. Now she wants to leave, I am afraid that Mrs. Quan Si will be more careful.

"This is also impossible. Besides, you haven't committed any trouble, so it's okay if you don't feel guilty." Xue Niang held Haitang's hand and said sincerely, "We are like a mustard of life. We were probably a life that was ordered to be called out for the rest of our lives. We were blessed by the princess, so we have freedom and have a future in life. It is equivalent to living again. We should be grateful for being a human being. There is nothing we can do now. Protect yourself and don't cause trouble to the princess. It's just a reward."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." After Haitang said, he thought of another thing, "But where did I avoid it? I have no relatives or reasons, and no one knows me?"

Xue Niang said, "It's okay. There are a lot of people released in the royal palace over the years. When I was in charge of Liuliyuan and Linglong Pavilion, I met many girls. Some of them are still in contact now. Find a convenient family for you. You can stay for a few days and avoid it.

After the discussion was made, Haitang went home and waited for news.

On the other side, at Yancheng Government Office, Zhu Ying heard the situation of spying on Haitang as his master told me, and his thick eyebrows frowned again.

The master said, "Sir, this Haitang seems to be really a problem. Even if the woman was not General Shao's wife last time, there must be a problem inside. Now she has already alerted the snake. Should I summon Haitang to ask?"

"It's not time yet." Zhu Ying shook his head, still frowning. It was actually a last resort to take this step. Although Haitang has a great role in this matter, it is just a chess piece. If he digs further, it is very likely to have a huge impact on these miserable women who have just had new hopes in life.

He didn't know what kind of person Princess Ding was. Although this princess, who was born in a concubine, seemed to be a bodhisattva, how could she be alone in such a position? I'm afraid that at a critical moment, she is also a master who is prone to sacrifice others. Once something happens, the first thing that will be the poor women.

To be fair, these women have a humble identity and don’t know what happened at all. Perhaps in their hearts, they were entrusted by the noble man to send a noble lady General Shao out of the city. These people who play power tricks and stand at the peak of power may not tell the truth about these women with humble identity and are treated like chess pieces, but once something happens, these women will be the first to be affected.

Zhu Ying has actually been struggling these days. He wants to solve the case and find out the truth. He does not want to be merciless at the mercy of the powerful and obeys other people's instructions. In order to reveal the truth, he is not afraid of hardships or personal safety, but what he fears the most is to hurt the innocent.

Once he continues to investigate, he is certainly in danger, but there is another possibility. After all, he is the prefect of Yancheng. It is not easy to ask a prefect at the foot of the emperor to disappear, and it is not easy to induce a charge. He is not a person who can be easily replaced, and the court is now divided into several forces.

If someone wants to suppress him for his own selfishness, there will inevitably be another force to protect him in order to compete with him. Especially when he is not at fault, protecting him is the most harsh blow to his opponent, which is much better than framing him.

In this way, he will be used invisibly. Of course, he doesn't care so much about whether it is used or not. All he cares about is whether it will cause greater injustice.

As the master persuaded earlier, Mr. Shao and his wife were not kind, they were indeed malicious, otherwise General Shao might not have done so well.
Chapter completed!