Chapter 219 Whistleblower
The sun was blindingly white, and the thick snow on the ground reflected the sunlight, making it so bright that people could hardly open their eyes.

Taking advantage of the good weather, Nanny Wang asked the maids to shovel and sweep the snow in the yard.

At this time, Xiao Ni came out of the living room, bowed slightly to Nanny Wang, and then said, “Mammy, the young lady asked me to go to the storehouse to get a thirty-year-old mountain ginseng.”

“Yes.”

Nanny Wang answered, but she felt a little reluctant in her heart. Her young lady was too kind-hearted. The money given by the second branch of the Xue family was enough for her to use for ten years. This was something that the second master bought specially at a high price to prepare medicinal food for the young lady. It was very precious.

“The Second Master is back.” Xiao Ni whispered in Nanny Wang’s ear.

Nanny Wang came to her senses and looked towards the moon gate of the courtyard, and Li Hu strode in.

The women who were shoveling snow nearby immediately bowed to Li Hu and said, “Second Master.”

Then, the maids in the yard bowed one after another: “Second Master.”

Li Hu smiled and nodded.

Nanny Wang came over and bowed, “Second Master.”

Xiao Ni bowed and saluted: “Second Master.”

Li Hu smiled and said, “Just leave these matters to the wives in charge. Why do you have to watch over them yourself?”

Nanny Wang smiled and replied, “You can leave the front yard matters to them. I will personally take care of the matters in the Second Master and the young lady’s yard.”

Li Hu couldn’t say anything more to her, so he looked at Xiao Ni and said, “Today is your day off, go home.”

Xiao Ni was startled: “Second Master, what am I going home for?”

Li Hu smiled: “Jia Yun is back.”

Xiao Ni blushed: “Whether he comes back or not is none of my business.”

Li Hu wanted to tease her, so he said to Nanny Wang, “Since Xiao Ni said it’s none of her business, tell someone to chase Jia Yun away and stop him from hanging around outside our house. It’s useless to wait.”

Nanny Wang smiled secretly and replied, “Yes.” She was about to turn around and leave, but Xiao Ni grabbed her hand.

Xiao Ni blushed and looked at Li Hu: “Second Master.”

Li Hu smiled and said, “Go ahead.”

Xiao Ni took a step forward with a red face, knelt down in front of Li Hu, and said softly, “Thank you, Second Master!”

Li Hu nodded with satisfaction: “You don’t have to come tomorrow.”

Xiao Ni: “Yes. I’ll go with the girl.”

Li Hu waved his hand and said, “I’m in charge.”

Xiao Ni replied, “Yes.” She turned and walked towards the gate of the courtyard, her steps getting faster and faster, as if someone was chasing her.

Looking at Xiaoni’s back gradually disappearing outside the courtyard gate, Li Hu suddenly thought of Xiaohong. What a pity.

Nanny Wang spoke: “Second Master, the girl is out.”

After hearing this, Li Hu turned around and saw three pretty girls standing under the eaves outside the main hall, looking at him: Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and a girl with a unique beauty who looked like a foreign beauty. Was she Xue Baoqin? She was indeed pretty, no wonder even Big Face Bao was amazed.

Thinking of this, Li Hu strode over.

Seeing Li Hu coming, Xue Baochai walked down the stairs.

Xue Baoqin hurriedly followed her sister Xue Baochai down the stairs.

Xue Baochai knelt down before Li Hu and said softly, “Uncle!”

Xue Baoqin followed suit and saluted: “Uncle!”

Li Hu smiled and nodded: “Don’t be polite.”

Lin Daiyu came over with a smile and asked, “Why did you come back so suddenly?”

Li Hu didn’t respond to the conversation and said with a smile, “You two can go inside and talk. I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do.”

Xue Baochai replied, “It’s getting late, we should go back.”

Lin Daiyu smiled and nodded, saying, “Let me see you off.” Then she said to Li Hu, “Go inside and sit for a while.”

Li Hu nodded and said, “Let my personal soldiers take it there.” Then he went into the house.

Waiting is always boring. Li Hu had finished half a cup of tea before Lin Daiyu came back.

Lin Daiyu sat down next to him on the kang and asked again, “Didn’t you say you were busy and wouldn’t be back today?”

Li Hu put down his tea bowl and told her about the prince’s change of mind.

Lin Daiyu nodded and said, “Alright. This kind of thing, no matter how perfectly it is done, there may be a day when it will be exposed.”

Li Hu nodded and asked, “That little girl is Xue Ke’s sister, right?”

Lin Daiyu said “hmm” and saw a blood stain the size of a button on Li Hu’s cuff. She felt nervous and asked, “Did you kill someone?”

Li Hu took a look and said with a smile, “It’s not blood, it’s rouge.” “Rouge? What do you buy rouge for?”

“It wasn’t me, it was Jia Yun who bought it for Xiao Ni. This kid was in a rouge shop for the first time, he was timid, and he insisted on dragging me and Daniu along.”

Lin Daiyu then felt relieved and wiped it for him with her own handkerchief.

Li Hu suddenly remembered: “Hey, why are the sisters here?”

Lin Daiyu smiled and replied, “You were not at home when you were conferred the title, so there was no big celebration. When the concubine heard that you were back, she sent Sister Bao and Sister Qin over, saying that the day after tomorrow would be good, so she sent a new play to congratulate you.”

Li Hu nodded and smiled, “That’s perfect, let’s sing in the newly built theater.”

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes and said, “It’s so cold, and the theater is so empty, people will freeze to death.”

Li Hu smiled.

“I’ve thought about it. I’ll set up a few tables for a family banquet in the newly built large hall and invite the old lady, my aunt, my second sister and the others, as well as Xiangyun.”

“Okay, let’s make it more lively.”

“By the way, Miss Feng is pregnant again.”

“Oh, Jia Lian is really good! He made Feng Lazi swell again.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Please rub it for me. My head hurts a little from thinking about what happened a few months ago, or even a year or two ago every day.” Li Hu was not lying, he did look a little tired.

Lin Daiyu hummed slightly, turned her body sideways, let Li Hu lie down with his head resting on her legs, then placed her soft and warm little hands on Li Hu’s head and began to rub it slowly.

Li Hu rested his head on Lin Daiyu’s legs, feeling Lin Daiyu’s soft little hands gently kneading his head. He closed his eyes comfortably, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

Looking at Li Hu’s expression, Lin Daiyu smiled and shook her head. While kneading his flesh gently, she said softly, “That person is just watching you for that person and passing on some important things. He won’t take action easily. There will be no threat for the time being. Don’t be anxious yet.”

Li Hu closed his eyes slightly: “I already have a few targets. I will test them one by one. Wang Daniu will be the first one.”

Lin Daiyu paused while rubbing Li Hu’s temple, and continued after a while, saying, “This is good. Now that we have investigated it, we can all feel at ease.”

Li Hu said “hmm” and stopped talking.

Lin Daiyu stopped talking and massaged his head attentively.

After a while, Li Hu began to snore softly.

Lin Daiyu reached out and touched Li Hu’s face, and a gentle smile appeared on her face. Then she dragged the fox fur mattress from the kang over and gently covered Li Hu with it.

The door curtain was lifted and Zijuan walked in holding an envelope.

Lin Daiyu raised her hand to signal Zijuan to keep quiet.

Zijuan understood, walked over silently and handed the letter to Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu took the letter, tore it open and read it, but after reading a few lines, she couldn’t help laughing and shaking her head. This Kong Qingxiang was really a troublemaker!

At this time, Li Hu said “hmm” and said in a daze: “Why don’t you press it?”

Lin Daiyu placed the letter on the table, then touched Li Hu’s forehead with her slender fingers and began to rub it slowly.

Zijuan smiled with her hands covering her mouth, then retreated quietly.

Meifu Living Room
Mei Hanlin’s wife was sitting on a chair and crying loudly!

Mei Hanlin walked back and forth in the middle of the hall with his hands behind his back. When he reached the table, he suddenly stopped, slammed his palm on the table, and shouted loudly: “Cry, cry, cry! You still have the nerve to cry! If it weren’t for your indulgence, he would have made such a big mistake!”

Mei Hanlin’s wife took a deep breath and said, “If not, let’s go and ask the Rongguo Mansion for help.”

“What did you say?!” Mei Hanlin, with red eyes, looked particularly scary at this time.

Mei Hanlin’s wife was frightened, but she still gritted her teeth and said, “Does the master really want to see our only son go to jail?”

“The Jia family just ruined my future!”

“The Xue family, aren’t they relatives of the Jia family? For the sake of my son, let her be a merchant’s daughter!”

“I have already inquired about it. Not only the second branch of the Xue family, but the entire Xue family has fallen into decline. All business in Jiangnan has stopped. The Xue family never had an official position or title, and now they have even lost their money.”

“Which is more important, your son or your future?”

At this moment, the housekeeper hurried in with a letter and said to Mei Hanlin, “Master, your letter.”

Mei Hanlin: “Whose letter is it?”

Housekeeper: “I don’t know. It was brought by a kid from our alley. He said that a man in a cloak gave it to him.”

Mei Hanlin frowned, took the letter, tore it open and read it. His eyes suddenly widened!

Mrs. Mei and the housekeeper were both shocked by his demeanor.

After reading the letter, Mei Hanlin’s eyes flashed with coldness, thinking: God has opened his eyes! He has delivered the evidence of Rongguo Mansion so quickly! Lending money at high interest! Very good!

Thinking of this, his eyes flashed, “Don’t you want to be a judge? I wonder if you dare to investigate!”
(End of this chapter)