Chapter 541: 541: Stepmother’s Difficulty

The road to the small town was an official road up ahead, and it was easy to follow the people behind. Further down was the main road with few pedestrians, making it easy for the trackers to reveal their targets.

Liu Sisi, who had been resting her eyes, nodded lightly: “Mm, Old Cheng takes a detour to the manor.”

The carriage quietly stopped in front of the manor, and Liu Sisi got off.

Inside the manor, two men soon appeared. They were Zhao Dun, Zhao Wu, and Zhao Xian, the father and sons trio.

“Quick, move the things inside and hide them well.”

“Yes, Madam.”

The three of them moved quickly, making two trips to move all the items from the carriage.

Liu Sisi rode the carriage again and took the road back home.

Those were some grains and the like, mixed with some weapons from this era. Most importantly, there were some raw materials Liu Sisi had collected for making gunpowder.

No wonder she was so ruthless, she had long prepared for a desperate situation!

If anything happened to Di Yelei, none of the people who hurt him would escape!

This side of Liu Sisi’s movement naturally reached the hands of the County Magistrate Su through various channels.

“Do you think Liu Sisi has a brain problem? Otherwise, why does she have the leisure to go to the official residence every day to supervise the work instead of trying to save that guy surnamed Di?”

Xin Quan frowned, unable to understand the situation.

County Magistrate Su threw the official document in his hand on the table casually and looked up at Xin Quan.

“Didn’t the servant report that it was the task assigned by that surnamed Di before he went to the prison room?”

“Do you believe that?” Xin Quan said with a disdainful look on his face.

“Of course I don’t believe it, haha! However, what does it all matter? Just wait two more days and there should be news from the city. When that time comes, hehehe…”

County Magistrate Su felt more and more happy about the situation, and couldn’t help but laugh proudly.

Speaking of this matter, Xin Quan also seemed much happier: “Your words are true. By the way, has any news come from the Seventh Prince?”

“Don’t worry! The Seventh Prince is busy dealing with the Fourth Prince at the moment. You and I may not be valued by the Seventh Prince, but with your uncle, the Garrison Commander of Gongzhou City… He will definitely make a statement.”

County Magistrate Su was quite clear about this matter.

“But… if we place our bets on the Seventh Prince and he loses, then…”

Xin Quan was, after all, a bit more cautious.

“Since ancient times, winners have become kings and losers have been outlaws. Now that we have come this far, do you still have delusions of turning back?” County Magistrate Su couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

“Yes…”

Xin Quan said indifferently, secretly making up his mind to find another way out.

A cunning rabbit has three burrows, can’t people also leave themselves a way out?

…

Liu Sisi returned home and unexpectedly found that Liu Zhi’er had closed shop early today.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Zhang Peng and Guihua in the residence and raised her eyebrows in surprise.

“Brother Zhang, Sister Guihua is here, please sit.”

“Sisi, how could you let such a big thing happen and let Zhang Peng hide it from me? If I hadn’t gone to the fair today, I wouldn’t even know that something happened to your family. Do you still consider me your sister?”

Guihua looked reproachful as she stepped forward and grasped Liu Sisi’s hand.

“Sister Guihua, it’s not that Sisi doesn’t regard you as a sister, but telling you about it wouldn’t help besides making you worry. Besides, Brother Zhang has been busy running around helping out recently. If I let you help too, I’d really feel bad.”

“What’s there to feel bad about? You’re just too clear-cut in dividing everything, it’s not good!”

Guihua’s floodgate of words opened up: “By the way, before I came out, I heard your Second Sister-in-law spreading rumors in the village. I couldn’t stand it, so I scolded her fiercely to quench her arrogance. Guess what happened?”

“What happened?” Liu Sisi didn’t want to refute her face, so she asked immediately.

Guihua looked very pleased: “As a result, everyone in the village pointed at her and cursed! Let’s see if she dares to swagger around in the future!”

“You mean everyone in the village has helped out?” Liu Sisi quickly grasped the main point in just one sentence.

“Isn’t that right? If you don’t believe me, you can ask your Brother Zhang. He won’t lie!”

Guihua looked excited and grabbed Liu Sisi’s hand: “Sisi, when your family was in the Upper Village, you did a lot of good things for everyone. How was Brother Ye Lei? Over these years, can’t everyone figure out who he was? If they say he killed someone, and even worse, raped before murder, I, Guihua, would be the first not to believe it!”

Zhang Peng beside them nodded continuously: “Sisi, don’t worry! Justice lies in everyone’s heart. I already went to find Constable Zuo. He promised to investigate the case thoroughly, not letting go of any clues, and make sure to find the real murderer!”

When Liu Sisi heard Zuo Xingyu’s name, her eyes flickered.

“Sisi, I naturally trust what Brother Zhang says. However, there is something I’d like to ask Sister Guihua for help.”

Guihua hurriedly sat up straight: “Just say what you need, Sisi.”

“Well, actually, there is no one more suitable than Sister Guihua for this job.”

Liu Sisi gave a bitter smile and sighed: “It’s about Xuan’er. With Ye Lei in trouble, I haven’t had the energy to teach him properly recently. And it seems that he has listened to Second Sister-in-law’s instigations. If I am the one to say it, it would feel like everything I say is wrong. So, I thought of asking Sister Guihua to enlighten Xuan’er a bit. At least don’t let him go down the wrong path.”

“Your Second Sister-in-law again! Just mentioning her makes my blood boil!”

Guihua waved her hand casually: “Don’t worry! I’ve watched Xuan’er grow up since he was a child. If he listens to Ms. Wang’s instigation, it must be because he is too anxious and is seeking help in haste. Leave this matter to me!”

She patted her chest as a guarantee.

“Thank you, Sister Guihua.” Liu Sisi also put down the heavy burden in her heart.

The three of them chatted for a while, and then Guihua went to talk to Di Xuan.

What the two talked about in detail, Liu Sisi didn’t ask, and Guihua and Di Xuan didn’t say, but Di Xuan’s attitude towards Liu Sisi did change a lot.

The little hedgehog-like appearance had disappeared.

However, this matter actually left a small shadow in Liu Sisi’s heart, as it seemed that the saying “stepmothers are hard to please” was indeed true!

All the credit for this went to Guihua.

As Guihua watched the day gradually darken, she hurriedly ate dinner and had Zhang Yun stay with Di Xuan before she and Zhang Peng hurried home.

Liu Sisi greeted Zhang Yun and urged the two to study until the agreed time. Only then, pretending not to see Di Xuan’s hesitant expression, did she return to her room on her own.

Tomorrow is the most critical day. If all goes well, there should be information from the state city about how to deal with Ye Lei.

May everything go smoothly! There must be no mistakes!