Chapter 149: Brother’s Wisdom Breaks Yin’s Plan

Chapter 149

Two pieces of snowy white fabric, clean and soft, exuded a faint womanly fragrance. Several small characters were embroidered in gold thread at the cuff of the pants.

Before Zheng Ruqian could make out what was embroidered, Xu Mo, who had come over upon hearing the commotion, yelled, “Second brother, close your eyes!”

Trust made him immediately close the windows to his soul. He shakily held out his hands, “I won’t look, I won’t look. I won’t touch either. Little Jiang Sheng, come get this.”

Jiang Sheng was startled, but instinct still made her whirl over like a tornado to take the two pieces of fabric and hide them against her chest.

Only then was Zheng Ruqian greatly relieved. He scurried away to a distant spot, breaking out in cold sweat.

That thieving rascal!

These vegetables were newly delivered, and normally wouldn’t be inspected. If they were just sent to You Ran Ju like this, they would definitely be discovered when unloading.

By that time, Zheng Ruqian would truly be caught with his pants down—whether shit or mud.

His heart was condemnable, his intentions sinister and ruthless.

“Who could it be, in the end?” Fang Heng yelled in anger, “Plotting against my siblings over and over, if he won’t stop, we’ll stake our lives against each other in a fight to the death. That’s still better than being caught off guard like this.”

“Third brother, don’t be impatient,” Chang Yan placated him. “The most important thing now is how to resolve these two pieces of fabric.”

If he hadn’t guessed wrong, these should be the missing intimate garments of the county magistrate’s wife.

Having them in hand was like holding a hot potato.

If County Magistrate He found out, he would definitely blame everything on them and seek thunderous revenge. for new novels

“I think we should just throw them away,” Zheng Ruqian piped up at this time, having calmed down. “Or just burn them directly, pretend we don’t know anything.”

This would both make the rascal’s plot come to nothing, and also keep them out of the storm.

But still, it would not solve the root of the problem.

Who knows which cart might have another piece of intimate clothing tucked away some other day? Or perhaps some other private item altogether.

Xu Mo knitted his brows, glancing at Chang Yan. He discovered his younger brother was also looking up at the same time, his dark pupils tranquil.

The two brothers locked eyes, seemingly able to guess each other’s thoughts, while also sounding out the other’s opinion.

“Although County Magistrate He is of a different camp than us, this concerns a woman’s reputation. I suggest returning these intimate garments,” Xu Mo said heavily. “Father once said, a gentleman knows what he should and shouldn’t do. We can match wits and strength with him, but we cannot stoop to shameful, bottomless means.”

The scene flashed back to little Xu Mo being educated by his father, the county magistrate, with the goat beard.

Although he didn’t agree with big brother’s handling, as his brother, he would always stand by big brother through stormy weather.

Jiang Sheng rushed forward, standing on tiptoes with difficulty to bang on the door.

Very quickly, the county magistrate estate’s servant came to open the door. Seeing these three siblings, he was somewhat stunned. “May I ask who you’re looking for?”

“This student Xu Mo, bringing my younger siblings to pay respects to County Magistrate He,” Xu Mo greeted with simple propriety.

The servant instantly became wary. “Please wait here.”

Then he went in to report.

Not long after, the county magistrate estate’s gates were thrown wide open. Three servants came to lead Xu Mo and his siblings to the main hall.

There, a gloomy-faced man sat.

Seeing Xu Mo, he didn’t even lift his eyes, only coldly asking, “What business?”

It seemed the recent events were truly difficult to handle, exhausting the new county magistrate.

Xu Mo didn’t beat around the bush. He directly had Jiang Sheng take out the two pieces of intimate clothing, heavily saying, “Bringing gifts for the county magistrate.”

He Chengzhang was startled. His gaze slowly dropped to the cuffs of the garments, and his eyes suddenly sharpened.

He didn’t call for any maids, but directly rushed to little Jiang Sheng’s side. He looked about to snatch them, but seeing the intimate garments in Jiang Sheng’s tiny hands, he slowed down.

The man gently took the garments, staring at the markings that belonged exclusively to his wife. His eyes roiled with complex emotions.

After a long time, he softly asked, “Just these two?”

“We found them in my younger brother’s donkey cart. Just these two,” Xu Mo sighed slightly. “Unfortunately County Magistrate He, we didn’t find the third.”

He Chengzhang nodded again. “There really were only two, because that third one was mine.”

Outsiders only knew three pieces of intimate clothing went missing from the county magistrate’s estate, naturally assuming they belonged to his wife. No one expected one of them was the county magistrate’s.

Luckily, none of that mattered now.

As long as his wife’s garments could be returned, where the county magistrate’s own intimate clothing ended up wasn’t important.

Use it to wipe a child’s bottom, let dogs tear it up, even if courtesans used it as a handkerchief, anything was fine.

He Chengzhang heaved a long sigh of relief, turning to look at the three siblings standing in the hall. A fleeting complexity flashed through his eyes.